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571,498 | 4,248,714 | 261,475 | 9 | Hollywood Greats | I started taking notice of this programme ( in 2006 ) when they really started paying attention to the fantastic actors of Hollywood . Basically for three episodes , at least twice a year , Jonathan Ross gives all all the information we would want to know about an actor / actress , and why they were / are so admired / acclaimed by other actors , and the public . The only three episodes , or rather focused stars , I have seen so far have been Harrison Ford , Jack Lemmon and Marlon Brando , but all have been really good with attention to detail concerning their histories . I really look forward to each programme and which star is going to be discussed and focused . Very good ! |
570,964 | 4,248,714 | 218,760 | 9 | Don't Try This at Home ! | This used to be one of the best shows on a Saturday night ! Davina McCall hosted a show where basically they bring in professionals , and sometimes an audience member to perform something that should not be attempted at home . They even got someone to pick one of three envelopes for a special challenge near the end of the show . They had people lying on nails , walking on hot ashes , swimming with sharks , going across a rope bridge in a car , climbing very high mountains , eating breaded sheep's testicles , eating live maggots , and getting people over their fear of bugs , snakes , and bananas ? ! There were many other nasty or disgusting things to " NOT " do on the show . Very good ! |
573,235 | 4,248,714 | 443,453 | 9 | Borat | This is way better than Ali G's movie , I wish he or Bruno were in it somewhere . This is a fantastic Mockumentary comedy with " Yuksmash " Borat Sagdiyev ( Golden Globe winning Sacha Baron Cohen ) of Kazakstan explaining his home life and traditions , including " Running of Jew " , they fear the Jews . Basically he travels to America , New York to film his journeys to learn the American way . He changes his mind of filming there though , when he discovers his wife has died , and finds a new love , CJ Parker / Pamela Anderson from Baywatch . So he begins a long journey to Hollywood , California , with his friend Azamat Bagatov ( Ken Davitian ) to find Pamela , and along the way encounters many hilarious antics including punks , cowboys , politician types , drunk jocks , almost insane Christian believers , and Jews ( he is obviously frightened ) . This is an unmissable film , and I have honestly never laughed so much at a film so much , at the moment when Borat and Azamat are naked and rolling around fighting and running around the hotel . It was nominated the Oscar for Best Writing , Adapted Screenplay , it won the British Comedy Award Ronnie Barker Award ( writing ) , and it was nominated the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy . Sacha Baron Cohen was number 8 for Ali G on The 100 Greatest TV Characters , Borat was number 24 on The 100 Greatest Funny moments , along with Bruno at number 77 and Ali G at number 6 , Borat was number 17 on The World's Greatest Comedy Characters , with Ali G at number 6 , and Sacha Baron Cohen ( as Ali G ) was number 12 on Britain's Favourite Comedian . Very good ! |
572,966 | 4,248,714 | 144,084 | 9 | American Psycho | Based on the popular novel by Bret Easton Ellis , this is a great satirical black comedy horror drama , from ( female ! ) writer / director Mary Harron . Basically Patrick Bateman ( a brilliant Christian Bale , with a convincing American accent ) is a successful , wealthy twenty-seven-year-old Wall Street businessman with quite a good reputation , and he takes good care of himself to maintain good looks and health . No-one would suspect that he was a psychotic serial killer , but after viciously killing an innocent tramp and his dog , and then the annoying workmate , you know it . As the film continues , local cop Donald Kimball ( Willem Dafoe ) is questioning Patrick for a reliable alibi , while Patrick is having " fun " with prostitutes ( that he first whips , and later kills ) , watching pornography , and being irritated by his apparent fiancée Evelyn Williams ( Reese Witherspoon ) . Also starring Super Mario Bros . star Samantha Mathis as Courtney Rawlinson , Chloë Sevigny as Jean , Mulholland Drive's Justin Theroux as Timothy Bryce , Josh Lucas as Craig McDermott and Guinevere Turner as Elizabeth . The memorable moments for me are Patrick explaining his routine for good living ( including the poster picture of him wearing the blue ice pack mask on his eyes ) , the sleazy threesome , the human head in the fridge , Patrick running naked through the corridors with a chainsaw to kill the whore , and the murder of Paul Allen ( Jared Leto ) while talking about music ( his passion ) . The dialogue is very witty , the violence is really cool , and Bale has never been better . The ending , after his breakdown and confession of his horrific crimes , is a bit weird , you see the words " This is not an exit " on the wall , and you don't know if it is his imagination , or an insignificance to other characters , but apart from this weird ending , the rest is a must see . Very good ! |
572,164 | 4,248,714 | 109,686 | 9 | Dumb and Dumber | This is one of the best comedies by the Farrelly brothers . Jim Carrey as Lloyd Christmas and Jeff Daniels as Harry Dunne are one of the best duo I have known in a film or a comedy . Mary Swanson ( Lauren Holly ) is on the way to the airport and she leaves her briefcase on the floor . Lloyd is determined to drive 2000 miles to Aspen to return it to her . On the way Harry and Lloyd cause many hilarious problems for themselves and others . For example , when Lloyd needs the toilet they don't stop and he pees in beer bottles , a one is drunk by a cop pulling them over . This hilarious hit comedy really made Jim Carrey a favourite . Jeff Daniels is pretty good too , particularly when he drinks laxative and craps himself in a broken toilet . It was number 17 on The 50 Greatest Comedy Films . Very good ! |
572,185 | 4,248,714 | 875,057 | 9 | Bo ! in the US | It did have exactly the same buzz or humour as the original show , but it was still a good show . Basically Avid Merrion ( Leigh Francis ) with his wife / sister Sacha ( Barunka O'Shaughnessy ) are now living in America and own The Merrion Hotel in Los Angeles , they have also brought some celebrity guests along with them . These include old favourite characters The Bear , Keith Lemmon , Craig David , George Michael and Elton John ( new mask ) , and in their individual bits there is also Mel B , Michael Jackson , Corey Haim the film lover ( from A Bear's Tail ) , Jimmy Carr , Trisha Goddard ( new mask ) , Marilyn Manson ( new mask ) and Mick Hucknall . There are also great new characters , including Simon Cowell , Gordon Ramsay , Chris Martin from Coldplay , Pete Doherty , Alan Carr and Justin Lee Collins on The Friday Night Project , Dido , Pamela Anderson on Baywatch , Oprah Winfrey , Madonna and Dr . Huxtable from The Cosby Show , with spoofs of films Ray with Jamie Foxx , Walk the Line with Reese Witherspoon and Donnie Darko with Craig David as the rabbit . Guests included Holly Valance , Verne Troyer ( Mini Me in Austin Powers ) , Shannen Dogherty , Jenny McCarthy , Jade Goody and her Mum Jackiey ( Budden ) , Cleo Rocos , a band called Cherry Black Stone , Justin Timberlake , Fabio ( male model ) , Victoria Silvstedt , Shannon Elizabeth , Steve Guttenberg , Dean Cain , Richard Blackwood , Traci Bingham , Emma Bunton , Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Dominic Monaghan . Avid Merrion was number 27 on The World's Greatest Comedy Characters . Very good ! |
572,959 | 4,248,714 | 40,662 | 9 | Oliver Twist | I've seen the Ron Moody musical version , and I saw the Sir Ben Kingsley / Roman Polanski version , but this of course is the most acclaimed version of the classic Charles Dickens tale , from director Sir David Lean ( Great Expectations , The Bridge on the River Kwai , Lawrence of Arabia ) . You probably know the story pretty well already , but just in case , I'll go through it . Basically , a Mother ( Josephine Stuart ) struggled to give birth in the workhouse , but she did , and died shortly after . 11 years later , the boy , Oliver Twist ( John Howard Davies ) is the orphan living with many lonely children , and Mr . Bumble ( Francis L . Sullivan ) sends him to a work house after he said " Please , sir , I want some more " ( gruel ) . After a little while he runs away and ends up in London , soon meeting pick pocket , the Artful Dodger ( Anthony Newley ) who takes him to the " care and comfort " of Jewish criminal Fagin ( Sir Alec Guinness ) . The rest of the film sees Oliver trying to pick pocket , and getting to many scrapes , with the likes of Nancy ( Kay Walsh ) and her abusive lover Bill Sikes ( Robert Newton ) , Chief of Police ( Maurice Denham ) and Police Official ( Henry Edwards ) , and many others , till he finds his real place of comfort , and all the bad people get what they deserve . Also starring Ralph Truman as Monks , Henry Stephenson as Mr . Brownlow and Diana Dors as Charlotte . Apparently Guinness's portrayal of Fagin was considered anti-Semetic , being banned in America , I think it is the best portrayal of the character , " My Dear " , lol . Other cast members , including young Davies ( who would go on to produce and direct shows such as Fawlty Towrers and Mr . Bean ) are very good , the story is very well put together and feels very dark , a very good adaptation by one of the finest British directors . It was nominated the BAFTA for Best British Film . Sir Alec Guinness was number 12 on The 50 Greatest British Actors , he was number 2 on Britain's Finest Actors , and he was number 11 on The World's Greatest Actor . Very good ! |
572,050 | 4,248,714 | 116,996 | 9 | Mars Attacks ! | Tim Burton directs an all-star cast of actors to face a load of Martians attacking the earth . Jack Nicholson is President James Dale ( and Art Land ) , who tries to make peace with the Martians , but after two attempts he decides that they are hostile . People in the White House are trying to help him , including Prof . Donald Kessler ( Pierce Brosnan ) , General Decker ( Rod Steiger ) and Jerry Ross ( Martin Short ) . Elsewhere , people are trying to survive , e . g . Byron Williams ( Jim Brown ) is trying to get back to Louise ( Jackie Brown's Pam Grier ) and her two boys . Also , the Martians are taking people and animals , they take Natalie Lake ( Sarah Jessica Parker ) and put her head in place of her dog's . Also starring Glenn Close as First Lady Marsha Dale , Annette Bening as Barbara Land , Danny DeVito as Rude Gambler , Michael J . Fox as Jason Stone , Lukas Haas as Richie Norris , Natalie Portman as Taffy Dale , Lisa Marie ( Burton's fiancée at the time ) as Martian Girl , Sylvia Sidney as Grandma Florence Norrie , Jack Black as Billy Glenn Norris , Joe Don Baker as Richie's Dad and Sir Tom Jones , who was number 87 . Martians were number 27 on 100 Years , 100 Heroes & Villains . Very good ! |
572,395 | 4,248,714 | 105,695 | 9 | Unforgiven | One of the best westerns , from an actor / director made famous by some , Oscar and Golden Globe winning , and BAFTA nominated Clint Eastwood . Basically the normal life in the town of Big Whiskey is being threatened by relentless and vicious Sheriff ' Little Bill ' Daggett ( Oscar , BAFTA and Golden Globe winning Gene Hackman ) , and the whores , along with most town people , are trying to get by , but soon are desperate for some form of help after one whore is cut up . The whores put a bounty on the cowboys , i . e . will reward whoever kills them , and this attracts ' The Schofield Kid ' ( Jaimz Woolvett ) , and eventually ageing retired assassin William ' Bill ' Munny ( Eastwood ) . They also get help from Will's old friend and partner , Ned Logan ( Morgan Freeman ) , and all three ride off to kill ( two for the last time , one for the first ) . Meanwhile , back in town Bill is still causing distress for people , including ( for a while ) English Bob ( Richard Harris ) . Eventually Will's gang meet Bill , and this triggers a mini-battle , that will in time end with some deaths of key characters , in this case , first Ned , and finally Bill . Also starring Saul Rubinek as W . W . Beauchamp and Titanic's Frances Fisher as Strawberry Alice . Filled with great battle scenes , interesting chats and a great cast , this is an essential western . It won the Oscars for Best Film Editing and Best Picture , and it was nominated Best Art Direction-Set Decoration , Best Cinematography , Best Sound and Best Writing , Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen , it BAFTA Film Award Best Cinematography , Best Original Screenplay , Best Sound and Best Film , and it was nominated the Golden Globes for Best Motion Picture - Drama and Best Screenplay . Gene Hackman was number 42 , Morgan Freeman number 27 , and Clint Eastwood number 18 on The 100 Greatest Movie Stars , Eastwood was also number 61 on The 100 Greatest Pop Culture Icons , and Hackman was number 31 on The World's Greatest Actor , and the film was number 98 on 100 Years , 100 Movies . Very good ! |
572,694 | 4,248,714 | 88,011 | 10 | Romancing the Stone | From director Robert Zemeckis , this is a fantastic adventure with a great jungle treasure hunt and some great tongue-in-cheek gags along the way . Basically Joan Wilder ( Kathleen Turner ) is a romance novelist , and one day receives a treasure map from his recently murdered brother-in-law , she also finds out her sister Elaine ( Mary Ellen Trainor ) and taken to Colombia , and the villains she go there to exchange the map for her sister . She gets there alright , but she finds herself stranded in the jungles , but she finds help with soldier-of-fortune Jack T . Colton ( Michael Douglas , also producing ) who agrees to bring her back to civilisation . Soon enough the villains start coming after them , and Jack now also has to deal with that , i . e . killing them and rescuing Joan . These villains include Ralph ( Danny DeVito ) and Ira ( Zack Norman ) who are determined to get that map , with hardly any concern for the ransom exchange . Soon enough Joan and Jack know that if they get to the treasure on the map first , the villains will have nothing to look for , but Ralph is on to them with that plan . Also starring Alfonso Arau as Juan , Manuel Ojeda as Zolo , Holland Taylor as Gloria , Eve Smith as Mrs . Irwin , Joe Nesnow as Super and José Chávez as Santos . The action you can't take your eyes off of , the stars all have their great giggly moments , this is just great fun ( Indiana Jones , eat your heart out ) ! A sequel , The Jewel of the Nile , followed in 1985 . It was nominated the Oscar for Best Film Editing , and it won the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture - Comedy / Musical . Michael Douglas was number 100 on The 100 Greatest Movie Stars . Outstanding ! |
572,058 | 4,248,714 | 52,561 | 10 | Anatomy of a Murder | This is one of the greatest courtroom dramas I've ever seen , from Golden Globe nominated director Otto Preminger . Basically army lieutenant Frederick Manion ( Ben Gazzara ) is arrested for the murder of a bartender , Barney Quill . He claims Quill raped and beat up his wife Laura ( The Omen's Golden Globe nominated Lee Remick ) , she supports his story , but the police surgeon finds no evidence of rape . Menion is defended by humble small-town lawyer Paul Biegler ( Oscar and BAFTA nominated James Stewart ) , and during the course of interviews , he discovers Monion's possessiveness and jealousy , and his wife apparently gives favours for other men . Paul realises the prosecution , Claude Dancer ( Patton's Oscar nominated George C . Scott ) will try to make the court believe Laura was the bartender's lover , and that Menion killed him when he saw them together . Manion pleads not guilty , but Paul who knows the case is weak needs a witness to save Manion . Also starring Oscar nominated Arthur O'Connell as Parnell Emmett McCarthy , Eve Arden as Maida Rutledge , Kathryn Grant as Mary Pilant , Orson Bean as Dr . Matthew Smith , and BAFTA and Golden Globe nominated Joseph N . Welch as Judge Weaver . Apparently the film was controversial in its day for using the words " panties " and " spermatogenesis " , but today it is one of the few comedic moments of this brilliant film . It was nominated the Oscars for Best Cinematography , Best Film Editing , Best Writing , Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium and Best Picture , it was nominated the BAFTAs for Best Film from any Source , and it was nominated the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture - Drama . James Stewart number 12 on The 100 Greatest Movie Stars , he was number 3 on 100 Years , 100 Stars - Men , and he was number 13 on The World's Greatest Actor . Outstanding ! |
572,262 | 4,248,714 | 182,576 | 10 | Family Guy | If there was no Simpsons or South Park , this could probably be the best cartoon series ever created . Creator Seth MacFarlane , who also voices Peter Griffin , Brian Griffin , Stewie Griffin , Glen Quagmire and Tom Tucker and many others has created a great adult comedy cartoon . Also starring Alex Borstein as Lois Griffin and Loretta Brown , Mila Kunis as Meg Griffin , Seth Green as Chris Griffin and Neil Goldman and regular guest Jennifer Tilly as Bonnie Swanson . Basically it's the same format as Simpsons , a family that have misadventures , a fat dad and each member having their own individual happenings . The only difference is that it has a baby and a dog , that can actually talk . And it's like South Park because of some bad language and violence included . Guests have included Drew Barrymore , Haley Joel Osment , Jay Mohr , Gene Simmons , Carrie Fisher , Patrick Duffy , Mary Kay Bergman and Will Ferrel . It has won 2 Emmys for Outstanding Music and Lyrics and Outstanding Voice-Over Performance , and it has been nominated for 3 Outstanding Animated Program ( For Programming Less Than One Hour ) awards and Outstanding Music and Lyrics . It was number 5 on The 100 Greatest Cartoons . Outstanding ! |
571,009 | 4,248,714 | 944,829 | 10 | The 100 Greatest Sexy Moments | This is probably one of the best countdowns for sex and nudity fans , it is a countdown of all the sexy moments on television , film and music videos . Narrated by Anna Chancellor , it is a list of popular choices including ( you can probably guess most of the moments ) : Deadly Weapons starring Chesty Morgan , The Fabulous Baker Boys for Michelle Pfeiffer on the piano , And God Created Woman , Jism ( Body ) ; Blow Up ( where Austin Powers ' photography was inspired ) , One Million Years B . C . ( bikini ) , Get Carter , To Catch a Thief , Carry On Again Doctor for Barbara Winsdor on the operating table , The Tall Guy for the sex scene with Jeff Goldblum ( interviewed ) and Emma Thompson , American Gigolo , Amélie for the 15 orgasms , Hammer Horror's Vampire Lovers ( lesbians ) , From Here to Eternity , The Hunger with Susan Sarandon ( interviewed ) as a lesbian vampire , The Mask for Cameron Diaz's sexy introduction entrance , Saturday Night Fever , David Cronenberg's Crash , The Lover's Guide , My Beautiful Laundrette for Daniel Day-Lewis's gay sex , Caligula , The Talented Mr . Ripley , Moonlighting , Don't Look Now , Nigella Bites for her sexy cooking , Risky Business , The Wicker Man ( nudity ) , Footballers ' Wives , Secretary for the bum smacking scene , Lady Chatterly starring Sean Bean and Joely Richardson , Mulholland Drive ( lesbians ) , Body Heat , Thelma & Louise ( sex ) , Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Spike together , Trainspotting ( sex and nudity ) , The Piano for Harvey Keitel rubbing Holly Hunter , Bound ( lesbians ) , True Lies ( bikini dance ) , Dangerous Liaisons , American Beauty for Kevin Spacey in bed with Mena Suvari above and petals falling , Shakespeare in Love ( sex ) , Boogie Nights ( sex ) , Women in Love ( nudity ) , Barbarella , Xena : Warrior Princess , Wild Things ( threesome ) , Ghost for pottery scene , Top Gun , Baywatch , Fatal Attraction ( sex ) , The Seven Year Itch starring Marilyn Monroe , Showgirls , Cool Hand Luke ( wet tee shirt and car ) ( also clips of One Night at McCool's with John Goodman and Liv Tyler and Janine flirting with Barry in EastEnders ) , American Pie ( nudity ) , Emmanuelle , Who Framed Roger Rabbit ? with Jessica Rabbit voiced by Kathleen Turner , Queer as Folk , 9 ½ Weeks with Kim Basinger , Basic Instinct ( up the skirt ) , Out of Sight , From Dusk Till Dawn with Salma Hayek , Cruel Intentions ( lesbian kiss ) , and winner Dr . No for the great entrance by Ursula Andress ( interviewed ) in the bikini ( she made herself ) . With contributions by Emily Booth , Jackie Collins , Bo Derek , Duran Duran , Stephen Frears , David Hemmings , Sylvia Kristel , Karen Krizanovich , Adrian Lyne , Maitland McDonagh , Jane Russell and Paul Verhoeven . Outstanding ! |
571,289 | 4,248,714 | 372,743 | 10 | The 100 Greatest Movie Stars | This was probably one of the most essential 100 Greatest that I can remember , I just needed to know who the public ( including me ) had voted as the greatest movie star . Narrated by Richard E . Grant , and appearing contributions from some of the stars themselves , and Gabriel Byrne , Colin Farrell , Stephen Frears , Peter Howitt , Mark Kermode , James King , Kyle MacLachlan , Michael Madsen , Christopher Nolan , Bryan Singer , Martin Scorsese and Ray Winstone . Stars in the list are Michael Douglas , Halle Berry , Burt Reynolds ( interviewed ) , Wesley Snipes , Uma Thurman , Leonardo DiCaprio , Kevin Costner ( interviewed ) , Julie Christie ( interviewed ) , Gerard Depardieu , Gwyneth Paltrow , Juliette Binoche ( interviewed ) , Winona Ryder , Grace Kelly , Daniel Day-Lewis ( interviewed ) , Doris Day , Ralph Fiennes ( interviewed ) , Judy Garland , Fred Astaire , Dennis Hopper ( interviewed ) , Vivien Leigh , Oliver Reed , Dame Elizabeth Taylor , Richard Gere , Meg Ryan , Angelina Jolie , Hugh Grant , George Clooney , Woody Allen , River Phoenix , Eddie Murphy , Gene Kelly , Cameron Diaz , Clark Gable , Robert Downey Jr . , Robert Redford , Jude Law , John Malkovich , Meryl Streep , Peter Sellers , John Wayne , Kate Winslet , Arnold Schwarzenegger , Harvey Keitel , Sidney Poitier , Will Smith , Sir Charlie Chaplin , Bruce Lee , John Cusack , Jim Carrey , John Travolta , Sir Michael Caine ( interviewed ) , Jack Lemmon , Gene Hackman ( interviewed ) , Jackie Chan ( interviewed ) , Gary Oldman ( interviewed ) , Marilyn Monroe , Katherine Hepburn , Cate Blanchett ( interviewed ) , Humpherey Bogart , Bruce Willis , Christopher Walken ( interviewed ) , Nicholas Cage , Tom Cruise , Christopher Lee ( interviewed ) , Marlon Brando , Julia Roberts , Denzel Washington , Morgan Freeman ( interviewed ) , Russell Crowe , Susan Sarandon ( interviewed ) , Dustin Hoffman , Jodie Foster , Johnny Depp , Nicole Kidman , Sigourney Weaver ( interviewed ) , Robin Williams , Clint Eastwood , Mel Gibson , Brad Pitt , Steve McQueen , Audrey Hepburn , James Stewart , Samuel L . Jackson , Cary Grant , Ewan McGregor , Sir Sean Connery , Sir Anthony Hopkins , Jack Nicholson , Harrison Ford , Kevin Spacey , Tom Hanks , Robert De Niro , and the deserved number one Al Pacino ( interviewed ) . Outstanding ! |
571,522 | 4,248,714 | 405,159 | 10 | Million Dollar Baby | The meaning of the title is more obvious in what is pretty much the " second half " , and it might make you cry more than The Bridges of Madison County . Personally , I think Clint Eastwood deserved his Oscar and Golden Globe for Best Director much more than Unforgiven ( even though that's great too ) , and it deserved Best Motion Picture of the Year as well . Basically Maggie Fitzgerald ( Oscar and Golden Globe winning Hilary Swank ) wants to become a professional female boxer , with the help of trainer and ex-manager Frankie Dunn ( Eastwood , Oscar nominated for acting ) . Frank for a while refuses to train a girl , and only his sidekick Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris ( Oscar winning , and Golden Globe nominated Morgan Freeman ) sees a good opportunity , but eventually Frank agrees to teach her the basics , just till she gets a proper manager . However , when a manager does come along , Frank sees that she is not remembering the techniques , and stays with her throughout all her fights . She starts well and continues , knocking many out in the first round , till she is taught to leave a knockout longer . Eevntually she reaches the bigger stadiums , and a after one or two fights , she faces the Billie ' The Blue Bear ' ( Lucia Rijker ) , the most aggressive fighter known to Frank , and she is pretty hard to beat . The unexpected ( first time you see it ) moment though is when Maggie turns with Billie looking finished , and Billie throws a final blow and Maggie lands on the resting corner chair , cracking her neck and permanently damaging her spine . This is where the film gets really emotional , as Maggie , kept alive 24 hours a day by breathing apparatus , and Frank struggling to cope with the fact that he was a little responsible for getting her to the ring . After a little while , Maggie does the unthinkable and wants Frank to kill her to end her pain ( euthanasia ) . He refuses , and to try and do it herself she bites her tongue ( twice ) , and Frank eventually decides to carry out her wish . Swank and Freeman perform worthy Oscar winning performances , Eastwood is great acting and directing , it is just essential viewing for the boxing , acting and emotional power . It was nominated the Oscars for Best Editing and Best Writing , Adapted Screenplay , and it was nominated the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture - Drama and Best Original Score for Eastwood ( ! ) . Morgan Freeman was number 27 , and Clint Eastwood number 18 on The 100 Greatest Movie Stars , he was also number 61 on The 100 Greatest Pop Culture Icons . Outstanding ! |
572,337 | 4,248,714 | 352,110 | 10 | Harry Hill's TV Burp | I just love this show , it is simply the best comedy show I have ever seen with the wild and eccentric but excellent comedian Harry Hill . I am just always wondering which programme will be joked about on this programme . Basically he takes clips from recent shows in the last week and turn them into the joke . He takes the soaps ( EastEnders , Coronation Street ) , the dramas , the documentaries ( Wife Swap ) , the reality shows ( Big Brother , I'm a Celebrity ) , he just takes everything you can think of on TV . He always says something before or after the clip , and when it shown that is the joke . Harry Hill is brilliant and deservedly won a British Comedy Award , and the show won Best Comedy Entertainment Programme . There was also a Christmas TV Burp in 2006 . Harry Hill was number 26 on The Comedians ' Comedian . Outstanding ! |
571,072 | 4,248,714 | 95,705 | 10 | The Naked Gun | Based on the TV Series Police Squad , this is another successful spoof movie with a spy , but made by the geniuses who created Airplane ! Basically it is another excellent opportunity to see complete stupidity at it's best , or worst if you think about it from the hero's point of view . Leslie Nielsen as our " hero " , Leiutenant Frank Drebin is just the perfect idiot for the job , comes up with some stupid ideas , have stupid adventures and always causes a really terrible incidence , for himself and many others involved . This character is basically what makes the film such an excellent comedy to watch nearly again and again , he just doesn't realise how idiotic he is . Two sequels followed that are almost just as funny . Detective Frank Drebin was number 47 on The World's Greatest Comedy Characters , and the film was number 14 on The 50 Greatest Comedy Films . Outstanding ! |
570,949 | 4,248,714 | 21,884 | 10 | Frankenstein | Based on the story by Mary Shelley , this is probably the most well known of all the film adaptations , from director James Whale . Basically Dr . Henry Frankenstein ( Colin Clive ) wants to build a man made of dead bodies , so he and assistant Fritz ( Dracula's Dwight Frye ) steal a couple of bodies , and Fritz also steals an abnormal criminal brain ( after dropping the normal one ) from Frankenstein's former teacher Dr . Waldman ( Edward Van Sloan ) . Frankenstein has completed his construction , and he is ready to bring his creation to life , with the help of electrodes and the incoming storm ( lightning ) . Worried for him , Henry's fiancée Elizabeth ( Mae Clarke ) , along with best man Victor Moritz ( John Boles ) and Dr . Waldman go to see Frankenstein , and they too witness the experiment completion . There is movement from this creature , and a few minutes later , you see The Monster ( Boris Karloff ) in person . At first , it seems very slow and obedient , but it becomes apparent that it is very aggressive , and they have to lock in a cell , which after killing Fritz , he does manage to escape from . While Frankenstein tries to proceed with his wedding , the Monster is " playing " with a little girl , who he throws in the water thinking she will float , but in fact he drowns her , and her father joins the villagers to get the Monster . Frankenstein finds it , and it takes him to the near windmill , where Henry is thrown over the side - lucky to be alive - and it appears that the Monster is burned alive in the tower . Even with it's simplicity , it is still a creepy and influential horror film , and Karloff's image is still as iconic as ever , one of the great classics of cinema . It was number 49 on 100 Years , 100 Quotes ( " It's alive ! It's alive ! " ) , it was number 72 on The 100 Greatest Scary Moments , it was number 56 on 100 Years , 100 Thrills , it was number 100 Years , 100 Movies . Outstanding ! |
572,555 | 4,248,714 | 281,735 | 10 | Comic Relief 2001 | Comic Relief 2001 had everything you could want for comedy and charity together , especially from so many generous comedians and celebrities . I'm sure you see that I've already talked about Have I Got Buzzcock's All Over . But the segments that really stuck out for me were : Ted & Ralph - New Replacement starring Paul Whitehouse , Charlie Higson and Robbie Williams . Popsters starring Lenny Henry , Simon Pegg , Rowan Atkinson , Smack the Pony's Sarah Alexander , Coronation Street's Debra Stephenson and Peter Serafinowicz . EastEnders - Who Shot Phil Mitchell Exclusive starring all the EastEnders cast and Mel Smith , Harry Enfield , Bill Oddie , Danny Baker and Smack the Pony's Sally Phillips . Celebrity Big Brother starring Davina McCall , Vanessa Feltz , Chris Eubank , Claire Sweeney and winner Jack Dee . Finally , there was the wonderful Ali G ( Sacha Baron Cohen ) interview with David and Victoria Beckham , my favourite part . Also starring Jonathan Ross , Graham Norton , Zoë Ball , Harry Hill , Billy Connolly ( going nude ) , Alan Partridge ( Steve Coogan ) , Peter Kay , Frank Skinner , David Baddiel and many more generous celebrities . Outstanding ! |
572,427 | 4,248,714 | 35,093 | 10 | Mrs . Miniver | 17 years before the 11-Oscar-winning Ben-Hur , Oscar winning director William Wyler created this superb wartime melodrama , Winston Churchill even praised it . Basically , the Minvers are an English " middle-class " family living in World War II . Throughout the film they have to put up with dodging bombs , the Miniver's son Toby ( Christopher Severn ) is trying to get with the granddaughter of Lady Beldon ( Oscar nominated Dame May Witty ) , and a contest for the person with the best rose , one being named after the film's heroine , Mrs . Kay Miniver ( Oscar winning Greer Garson ) against Lady Beldon's . The film is basically made up of many social conversations , wartime incidents and trauma , and great sentiment . Also starring Forbidden Planet's Oscar nominated Walter Pidgeon as Clem Miniver , Oscar winning Teresa Wright as Carol Beldon Miniver , Reginald Owen as Foley , It's a Wonderful Life's Oscar nominated Henry Travers as Mr . Ballard , Richard Ney as Vin Miniver and Henry Wilcoxon as Vicar My favourite moments include the escaped German threatening Mrs . Miniver with a gun for food , only to be arrested , the bomb raid where the Miniver family are in their shelter , Travers winning the rose competition , and many plane crashes . Great acting , great effects ( for the time ) and great period drama , even the tag-line says " voted the greatest movie ever made " , I can agree it is a must see . The sequel , The Miniver Story that followed in 1950 is meant to be poor . It won Oscars for Best Cinematography , Best Writing , Screenplay and Best Picture , and it was nominated for Best Special Effects , Best Film Editing and Best Sound . Greer Garson was number 40 on The 50 Greatest British Actrsses , the film was number 79 on The 100 Greatest War Films , it was number 50 on The Ultimate Film , and it was number 40 on 100 Years , 100 Cheers . Outstanding ! |
571,702 | 4,248,714 | 26,138 | 10 | Bride of Frankenstein | Director James Whale returned four years later with this follow up to the adaptation of the famous Mary Shelley story . Basically , Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley ( Elsa Lanchester ) reveals to Percy Shelley ( Douglas Walton ) and Lord Byron ( Gavin Gordon ) that neither Doctor , now Baron Henry Von Frankenstein ( Colin Clive ) , nor his Monster ( Boris Karloff ) did not die , Henry survived the fall , and the Monster went into the water . Henry wants nothing more than to relax with new wife Elizabeth ( Valerie Hobson ) , but former mentor , sinister Dr . Pretorius ( Ernest Thesiger ) shows up wanting him to help create life again , he even shows him some miniature people he has created , but Henry refuses . His monster meanwhile saves a girl from drowning , then forms a friendship with a blind Hermit ( O . P . Heggie ) who teaches him to talk , before hunters chase him away . The Monster shows up at Pretorius's place , and he thinks that Frankenstein's creation can help him with his plan . The Monster kidnaps Elizabeth , and Pretorius blackmails Henry to help him build a friend , i . e . a female creature , or a bride . So the same methods to bring the creation to life are used , electrodes and a storm ( lightning ) , and the experiment is successful . The Monster's Mate ( Lancaster again ) looks around in wonder , and then Frankenstein's Monster enters excitedly and reaches to touch her , but she screams in rejection , and after Henry gets Elizabeth , the Monster tells them to leave , while he pulls the lever to destroy the laboratory and tower . Karloff is still very engaging as the Monster , especially after learning to speak , Thesiger gives an ingenious portrayal of the perverse Professor , and the image of Monster's Mate , with that bizarre electric hairdo , is just as iconic as Karloff . The original is a fantastic , creepy influential horror classic , this sequel in my opinion is much more more brilliant , with a much more effective story , and more dark and poignant moments to enjoy . It was nominated the Oscar for Best Sound . It was number 97 on The 100 Greatest Films . Outstanding ! |
571,402 | 4,248,714 | 167,261 | 10 | The Lord of the Rings : The Two Towers | The second part to the J . R . R . Tolkien book based film trilogy is more darker than the first . The fellowship is broken , Frodo ( Elijah Wood ) and Sam ( Sean Astin ) travel to Mordor accompanied by the treacherous Gollum / Sméagol ( Andy Serkis ) . Merry ( Dominic Monaghan , now known in TV's Lost ) and Pippin ( Billy Boyd ) have been kidnapped by the Urukhai , but get rescued by Treebeard ( John Rhys-Davies ) , and they plan their battle with other Ents . Aragorn ( Viggo Mortensen ) , Legolas ( Orlando Bloom ) and Gimli ( Rhys-Davies ) have joined forces with the King Theoden of Rohan ( Bernard Hill ) . Gandalf ( Sir Ian McKellen ) , now a White wizard has returned , and with Thoedon's bunch they plan the battle of Helm's Deep against Orcs and Uruks sent from Isegard by traitor White wizard Saruman ( Christopher Lee ) . BAFTA and Golden Globe nominated director Peter Jackson has done another fantastic job , and the big battle is spectacular . Also starring Liv Tyler as Arwen , Cate Blanchett as Galadriel , Hugo Weaving as Elrond , Miranda Otto as Eowyn of Rohan , Brad Dourif as Wormtongue , David Wenham as Faramir , Karl Urban as Eomer and Sean Bean as Boromir ( flashback ) . Featuring the song " Gollum's Song " by Emilíana Torrini . It won the Oscars for Best Sound Editing and Best Visual Effects , and it was nominated for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration , Best Editing , Best Sound and Best Picture , it won the BAFTAs for the Audience , Best Special Visual Effects and Best Costume Design , and it was nominated for the BAFTA Children's Award for Best Feature Film , Best Cinematography , Best Editing , Best Make Up / Hair , Best Production Design , Best Sound , the David Lean Award for Direction and Best Film , and it was nominated the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture - Drama . Christopher Lee was number 31 on The 100 Greatest Movie Stars , he was number 13 , and Sir Ian McKellen number 4 on The 50 Greatest British Actors , and McKellen was number 5 on Britain's Finest Actors , the film was number 85 on 100 Years , 100 Quotes ( " My precious . " ) , it was number 22 on The Ultimate Film , and as part of the trilogy , all three films were number 11 on The 100 Greatest Family Films . Outstanding ! |
571,403 | 4,248,714 | 167,260 | 10 | The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King | The third and final part of J . R . R . Tolkien's most celebrated trilogy is by far the best of the three films . Oscar winning director Peter Jackson has touched hearts and created many emotions in this outstanding ending to the film . Frodo ( Elijah Wood ) and Sam ( Sean Astin ) are near to Mordor , but are heading for danger by the devilish Gollum / Sméagol ( Andy Serkis ) , the most convincing CGI character in film . White wizard Gandalf ( BAFTA nominated Sir Ian McKellen ) , Aragorn ( Viggo Mortensen ) , Legolas ( Orlando Bloom ) and Gimli ( John Rhys-Davies ) have found Merry ( Dominic Monaghan , now in TV's Lost ) and Pippin ( Billy Boyd ) and are all preparing for war against Mordors many terrifying Orcs and other beasts . I can admit the ending does drag on with teary moments , but it still manages to make me cry . Also starring Liv Tyler as Arwen , Cate Blanchett as Galadriel , Hugo Weaving as Elrond , Bernard Hill as Theoden , Sir Ian Holm as Bilbo Baggins and Sean Bean as Boromir ( flashback ) , no Christopher Lee ( at least not in the cinema version ) . This film won 11 well deserved Academy Awards ( all nominated ) , equalling Ben-Hur and Titanic . These were Best Sound Mixing , Best Art Direction-Set Decoration , Best Costume Design , Best Editing , Best Makeup , Best Music for the powerful score by Howard Shore , Best Song for Annie Lennox's fantastic " Into the West " ( also won the Golden Globe ) , Best Visual Effects , Best Writing , Adapted Screenplay and Best Picture , it won the BAFTAs for the Audience Award , Best Special Visual Effects , Best Cinematography , Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Film , and it was nominated for the Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music , Best Costume Design , Best Editing , Best Make Up / Hair , Best Production Design , Best Sound and the David Lean Award for Direction , and it won the Golden Globes ( all nominated ) for Best Motion Picture - Drama and Best Original Score . Sir Ian McKellen was number 4 on The 50 Greatest British Actors , and he was number 5 on Britain's Finest Actors , the film was number 19 on The Ultimate Film , and as part of the trilogy , all three films were number 11 on The 100 Greatest Family Films . Outstanding ! |
571,630 | 4,248,714 | 52,618 | 10 | Ben-Hur | This was the first film to do it , with Titanic and The Lord of the Rings , all three have won the record of 11 Oscars . From Oscar and Golden Globe winning director William Wyler , the story seems to be about both Jesus ' life , as well as the main character , it may be almost four hours , but it is worth it . Judah Ben-Hur ( Oscar and Golden Globe winning Charlton Heston ) is the hero who disagrees that slavery should continue , Quintus Arrius ( Jack Hawkins ) obviously thinks differently . Anyway , soon enough Judah is sentenced for attempted murder of the Govenor . When he is a slave rower it is quite a powerful scene watching him and all other made to row faster and faster , and he doesn't stop . But the best scene by far is the chariot race , no other scene of the film grips you as much as that . Although , it is really good when an unseen ( by face ) Jesus gives Judah water , and towards the end Judah tries to do the same before his crucifixion . Also starring Haya Harareet as Esther , Stephen Boyd as Messala , Oscar winning Hugh Griffith as Sheik Ilderim , Martha Scott as Miriam , Cathy O'Donnell as Tirzah , Sam Jaffe as Simonides , Finlay Currie as Balthasar / Narrator , George Relph as Tiberius Caesar , Robert Brown ( M in James Bond ) as Chief of Rowers and Dad's Army's John Le Mesurier as Doctor . It won the Oscars for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration , Best Cinematography , Best Costume Design , Best Special Effects , Best Film Editing , Best Music for Miklós Rózsa , Best Sound and Best Picture , and it was nominated the Oscar for Best Writing , Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium , it won the BAFTA for Best Film from any Source , and it won the Golden Globes for Best Motion Picture - Drama and a Special Award . It was number 21 on 100 Years of Film Scores , it was number 49 on 100 Years , 100 Thrills , it was number 30 on The Ultimate Film , it was number 56 on 100 Years , 100 Cheers , and it was number 72 on 100 Years , 100 Movies . Outstanding ! |
572,259 | 4,248,714 | 61,418 | 10 | Bonnie and Clyde | Based on two real robbers , this film really illustrates the world of villains and makes us think of them nearly as heroes because of what they get away with . Basically snooping around her house , Bonnie Parker ( BAFTA winning , and Oscar and Golden Globe nominated Faye Dunaway ) meets Clyde Barrow ( Oscar , BAFTA and Golden Globe nominated Warren Beatty , also producer of the film ) and they instantly feel something , not that romantic though . Soon enough they have a love for robbing banks and stealing cars . Throughout the whole film this continues , and they are joined by C . W . Moss ( BAFTA winning , and Oscar and twice Golden Globe nominated Michael J . Pollard ) , brother Buck Barrow ( Oscar nominated Gene Hackman ) and Blanche ( Oscar winning Estelle Parsons ) . There are times where they get too close to arrest or death , but they beat it . Until the great ending where our two anti-heroes are gunned down by machine gun , they deserved it . Also starring a brief introduction by Gene Wilder as Eugene Grizzard . It won the Oscar for Best Cinematography , and it was nominated for Best Costume Design , Best Director for Arthur Penn , Best Picture and Best Writing , Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen , it was nominated the BAFTA for Best Film from any Source , and it was nominated the Golden Globes for Best Motion Picture - Drama , Best Director and Best Screenplay . Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were number 32 on 100 Years , 100 Heroes & Villains , the film was number 41 on 100 Years , 100 Quotes ( " We rob banks . " ) , it was number 65 on 100 Years , 100 Passions , it was number 13 on 100 Years , 100 Thrills , it was number 27 on 100 Years , 100 Movies , and it was number 66 on The 100 Greatest Films . Oustanding ! |
571,440 | 4,248,714 | 112,691 | 10 | Wallace & Gromit : A Close Shave | Another sequel to the Plastercine animated success was brought to us at Christmas . Wallace the inventor and Gromit return as window cleaners working for Wallace's new love interest Wendoline Ramsbottom . Wallace ( voiced by Peter Sallis ) falls in love with Wendoline ( voiced by Anne Reid ) basically because she looks like him , except with hair . They don't know it , but Wendoline and her evil dog are sheep hustlers stealing their wool . The little sheep , Shaun , is also in their house eating everything he sees , well , and around to help . Preston the robot dog is brilliant animation and Wallace and Gromit are just classic comedy from Aardman Animations . They are now in their own full length movie as well ! The quality of this animation is obviously the fact that everything moving is made of Plastercine ! It won the Oscar for Best Short Animated Film , and it won the BAFTA for Best Animation . Wallace and Gromit were number 11 on The World's Greatest Comedy Characters , and they were number 15 on The 100 Greatest Kid's TV Shows , and as part of Aardman Animations , they was number 15 on The 100 Greatest Cartoons . Outstanding ! |
571,877 | 4,248,714 | 30,341 | 10 | The Lady Vanishes | For an old film this is a very good mystery film with only one necessary location . The fact that this is a film directed by Sir Alfred Hitchcock is even better . Basically Iris Matilda Henderson ( Margaret Lockwood ) makes a friend with old dotty Miss Froy , Governess ( Dame May Witty ) on a train going through Europe . All of the sudden after the woman has fallen asleep , this old woman has vanished . So basically most of the film is the woman trying to find her new friend , asking people where they last saw her , and finding the reason for her vanishing . Gilbert Redman ( Sir Michael Redgrave , father of Vanessa ) is the only man who mostly believes her and is determined to help her . Hitchcock creates the idea that this woman never existed , because of the other passengers confusion , the only one thing he doesn't explain is why she vanished , and what was going on when they were being shot at when they stopped the train . But apart from that very tiny problem , the rest of the film is perfect , although I would benefit from seeing it again . Hitchcock's cameo is the man in Victoria Station , wearing a black coat and smoking a cigarette . Sir Alfred Hitchcock was number 75 on The 100 Greatest Pop Culture Icons . Outstanding ! |
570,974 | 4,248,714 | 108,771 | 10 | The Fast Show | This was the sketch show inspired by Harry Enfield . It is obviously called the Fast Show because of the speed that each sketch goes . Starring some fine comedians this is a fer-nominal comedy , it's made live shows , specials and recently had a farewell tour . These comedians include BAFTA and British Comedy Award winning Paul Whitehouse as Rowley Birkin , Ted , The 13th Duke of Winburne , Ken ( Suit You ! ) , Chris Jackson ( the one that nicks things ) , Brilliant , Unlucky Alf , Monster , Arthur Atkinson , Lyndsay Mottram , Ron Manager and many more . Charlie Higson as Colin Hunt , Ralph , Swiss Toni , Bob Fleming , Johnny the Painter , Simon Bush and many more . Simon Day as Billy Bleach , Carl Hooper ( That's Amazing ! ) , Dave Angel , Monkfish , Competitive Dad , Tommy Cockles and many more . Mark Williams as Jesse , Kenneth ( Suit You Sir ! ) , Patrick Nice , The Headmaster and many more . John Thomson as Louis Balfour ( Jazz Club ) , Professor Denzil Dexter , Chip the Deaf Stuntman and many more . And there's Arabella Weir as No Offence , Insecure Woman ( Does My Bum Look Big In This ? ) and many more . There are also characters by Rhys Thomas , Paul Shearer , Eryl Maynard and Caroline Ahearne . Guests included young Amy Winehouse and Johnny Depp . It won and was nominated the BAFTA for Best Light Entertainment ( Programme or Series ) , and it won The British Comedy Awards for Best Comedy Show and Best Comedy Series . Paul Whitehouse was number 48 on The Comedians ' Comedian , Ted and Ralph were number 19 on The 100 Greatest TV Characters , and they were number 28 on The World's Greatest Comedy Characters , the Christmas Specials were number 38 on The 100 Greatest Christmas Moments , the first Suit You sketch was number 20 , and Ted and Ralph's Drinking Game number 9 on The 50 Greatest comedy Sketches , and this appeared twice in The 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches . Outstanding ! |
572,802 | 4,248,714 | 108,778 | 10 | Friends | This is probably one of , if the not the best sitcom about friendship ever made . With the lovable characters living their New York lives and having wonderfully crafted scripts and story lines , this is simply the best . The six friends are all recognisable now for doing ten years of Friends . These six are three girls : the charming Rachel Green ( Emmy winning and four-time nominated , and Golden Globe winning and nominated Jennifer Aniston ) , the sensible Monica Gellar Bing ( Courteney Cox Arquette ) and simple Phoebe Buffay ( Emmy winning and five-time nominated , and Golden Globe nominated Lisa Kudrow ) ; and three boys : the smooth Joey Tribbiani ( three-time Emmy and twice Golden Globe nominated Matt LeBlanc ) , the simple Chandler Bing ( Emmy nominated Matthew Perry ) and the nervous talking Ross Gellar ( Emmy nominated David Schwimmer ) . Throughout the ten years that they did they had love stories , children stories , specials and the relationships between the friends . They have also had some good celebrity guests including : Jon Lovitz , Helen Hunt , George Clooney , Dan Castellaneta , Julia Roberts , Brooke Shields , David Arquette , Billy Crystal , Robin Williams , Jennifer Saunders , Emmy nominated Tom Selleck , Emmy nominated Christina Pickles , Emmy winning Bruce Willis , Emmy nominated Susan Sarandon , Denise Richards , Winona Ryder , Emmy nominated Gary Oldman , Sean Penn , Emmy nominated Brad Pitt , Alec Baldwin , Emmy nominated Hank Azaria , Emmy winning and nominated Christina Applegate , Scary Movie's Anna Faris , Emmy nominated Danny DeVito and many others . After ten years they finally did a brilliantly funny and an emotional final hour-long episode . The spin-off for Joey is nowhere as good as his original show . It won the BAFTA for Foreign TV Program Award , it was nominated The British Comedy Award for Best International TV Comedy , it won 6 Emmys ( from 65 nominations ) , it was nominated for 5 Golden Globes for Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy , and it was nominated 3 National Television Awards for Most Popular Comedy Programme . It was number 27 on The 100 Greatest Pop Culture Icons , and it was on The 100 Greatest TV Treats programmes for 2002 ( when Brad Pitt was in it ) and it even got to number 1 in 2004 when it ended . Outstanding ! |
571,739 | 4,248,714 | 83,866 | 10 | E . T . the Extra-Terrestrial | I remember seeing it as a kid , and the ending making me cry , and seeing it again ( properly ) , it is a great film from Oscar , BAFTA and Golden Globe nominated director Steven Spielberg . He based it mainly on his childhood , the divorce his parents and wanting a friend . Anyway , an alien is left behind on Earth , and young Elliot ( BAFTA and Golden Globe nominated Henry Thomas ) befriends him , along with his older brother Michael ( Robert MacNaughton ) and younger sister Gertie ( 7-year-old BAFTA nominated Drew Barrymore ) . They teach him how to speak and keep him safe from harm of the adults ( who you see from the point of view of E . T . or a kid , i . e . mainly just legs ) . E . T . unfortunately has some kind of accident and is discovered by the government who try to save him . The bicycle flying is wonderful , especially across the Moon ( which became Amblin Entertainment's logo ) , the Oscar winning music by John Williams is magical , and E . T . is a very lovable character . The extra footage put in , and some reconstructed as part of the 20th anniversary re-release is also quite fun . It won the Oscars for Best Sound Effects Editing , Best Visual Effects and Best Sound , and it was nominated for Best Cinematography , Best Film Editing , Best Writing , Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen and Best Picture , it won the BAFTA for Best Score , and it was nominated for Best Cinematography , Best Film Editing , Best Make Up Artist , Best Production Design / Art Direction , Best Screenplay , Best Sound , Best Special Visual Effects and Best Film , and it won the Golden Globes for Best Motion Picture - Drama and Best Original Score , and it was nominated for Best Screenplay . Steven Spielberg was number 56 on The 100 Greatest Pop Culture Icons , the film was number 15 on 100 Years , 100 Quotes ( " E . T . phone home . " ) , it was number 14 on 100 Years of Film Scores , it was number 44 on 100 Years , 100 Thrills , it was number 1 on The 100 Greatest Tearjerkers for the ending , it was number 1 on The 100 Greatest Family Films , it was number 31 on The Ultimate Film , it was number 6 on 100 Years , 100 Cheers , it was number 25 on 100 Years , 100 Movies , and it was number 21 on The 100 Greatest Films . Outstanding ! |
573,203 | 4,248,714 | 105,236 | 10 | Reservoir Dogs | This debut from cult director Quentin Tarantino was very well received , and he was even nominated the Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize Dramatic . The story may be mixed up with the continuing warehouse scene , and flashbacks of each individual group member , but you can give it a chronological order . Basically crime boss Joe Cabot ( Lawrence Tierney ) hires six criminals , strangers to each other , gives them false names so they don't get attached to each other and concentrate on job the diamond robbery . They are sure it will go without a hitch , but the police show up and the group members panic , shooting them and some civilians . The police did manage to kill two of them , the others are all getting together , slowly , in the rendezvous point ( the warehouse ) , and begin to suspect that the one member shot , slowly dying , is an undercover cop . Starring Harvey Keitel as Mr . White / Larry Dimmick , Tim Roth as Mr . Orange / Freddy Newandyke , Michael Madsen as Mr . Blonde / Vic Vega , Chris Penn as Nice Guy Eddie Cabot , Steve Buscemi as Mr . Pink , Edward Bunker as Mr . Blue and Tarantino as Mr . Brown . The film only had a $1 . 5m budget , and it took only five weeks to shoot , and it grossed millions worldwide , cool ! It was number 64 on The 100 Greatest Scary Moments , for the infamous ear cutting scene with the song " Stuck In The Middle " playing ( juxtaposition ) . The other great song of the film is " Little Green Bag " when introducing the actors and opening credits . Harvey Keitel was number 53 on The 100 Greatest Movie Stars . Outstanding ! |
571,741 | 4,248,714 | 52,357 | 10 | Vertigo | This is meant to be one of the great films directed by Sir Alfred Hitchcock , after Psycho of course . James Stewart plays Detective John ' Scottie ' Ferguson , he used to be a cop until he discovered his fear of heights , acrophobia which gives him Vertigo . He has tried to get rid of this fear but he can't . He is asked by Gavin Elster ( Tom Helmore ) to keep an eye on his mysterious wife , Madeleine ( Kim Novak ) . As he gets to know her , he sees resemblance to a woman from the past in a painting she stares at . He also falls in love with her , but their romance is cut short when Mr . Elster makes John believe that Madeleine committed suicide . After a little while , he sees a woman that bares a very close resemblance to Madeleine , Judy Barton ( Novak , of course ) . He becomes very obsessive turning Judy into Madeleine , he moves quite far from his Mr . Nice Guy image . A very imaginative story that will chill and touch . Hitchcock's cameo is a man that walks past in a grey suit carrying a small trumpet . It was nominated the Oscars for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration and Best Sound . Sir Alfred Hitchcock was number 75 on The 100 Greatest Pop Culture Icons , James Stewart was number 12 on The 100 Greatest Movie Stars , he was number 3 on 100 Years , 100 Stars - Men , and he was number 13 on The World's Greatest Actor , the film was number 12 on 100 Years of Film Scores , it was number 18 on 100 Years , 100 Thrills , it was number 18 on 100 Years , 100 Passions , it was number 61 on 100 Years , 100 Movies and it was number 29 on The 100 Greatest Films . Outstanding ! |
571,441 | 4,248,714 | 108,598 | 10 | Wallace & Gromit : The Wrong Trousers | This sequel to the original 1993 adventure where the man and the dog go to the moon is even funnier than ever . It is Gromit the dog's birthday and Wallace , the inventor , has a big surprise for him . The only problem that Wallace is having before giving presents is money . He has bought Gromit a new collar , and a pair of Techno Trousers . These trousers can walk on ground , walls and ceilings . One day they have a lodger wanting to rent a room at the house , but this lodger , a penguin , instead takes Gromit's room . Wallace doesn't know it , but he is the victim to stay in the trousers and help this evil and scary looking penguin steal a diamond . The train sequence is just classic comedy . The quality of this animation is obviously the fact that everything moving is made of Plastercine ! It won the Oscar for Best Short Animated Film , and it won the BAFTA for Best Animated Film . Wallace and Gromit were number 11 on The World's Greatest Comedy Characters , and they were number 15 on The 100 Greatest Kid's TV Shows , and as part of Aardman Animations , they was number 15 on The 100 Greatest Cartoons . Outstanding ! |
572,808 | 4,248,714 | 121,955 | 10 | South Park | This is probably the second or third greatest cartoon ever made , after The Simpsons of course . It's also the best adult cartoon . Filled with swearing , violence , weird and wonderful ( sometimes nasty ) stories , this is a great show . The show revolves around four eight-year-old kids who live in the mountain town of South Park , Colorado . They are the sensible Stan Marsh , the sensible Jewish Kyle Broslofski , the shy , easily amused and clever Kenny McCormick , and of course , the fat , horrible , violent , ignorant and offensive , but lovable bastard character I know , not just on the show but probably on TV , Eric Cartman . Every episode they have the same kind of formula , the kids try to do something , Cartman is stupid and horrible , the towns people are stupid , and Kenny dies . There are other good characters including the slutty Mrs Cartman , the disgusting homosexual Mr . Garrison , the sociable Mr . Mackey ( always says Mmmkay ) , Big Gay Al , the festive Mr . Hankey the Christmas Poo ( yikes ) , Terrance and Phillip , Wendy , Butters , Tweek , Timmy , Officer Barbrady , Jesus , Satan , Saddam Hussein , Tom the News Reporter and many more . Creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone do almost all voices , along with Mary Kay Bergman ( till her suicide ) and Mona Marshall , and singer Isaac Hayes as Chef , guests have included : Sir Elton John , Meat Loaf , Ozzy Osbourne , Jennifer Aniston and a couple of others . But when they did have most celebrities , creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker voiced them their selves . This is just the best adult cartoon I know , and when they end it , I hope Cartman pays for everything he's done . Winner of and nominated for numerous awards including 6 Emmy nominations ( one of them won ) ! Eric Cartman was number 5 on Top Ten TV Bastards , Mr . Hankey the Christmas Poo was number 21 on The 100 Greatest Christmas Moments , and along with the film , it was number 3 on The 100 Greatest Cartoons . Outstanding ! |
570,904 | 4,248,714 | 43,456 | 10 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | I first saw this classic film on a poster in McDonalds and thought it looked pretty cool , especially the thought of our planet stopping ( imagine the consequences ) . Of course when I actually saw the film it wasn't what I had in mind for the Earth standing still , but it was pretty freaky . Anyway , basically an alien craft from a distant place lands in a football field , and Klaatu ( Michael Rennie ) is the human looking alien that comes out , as well as his spooky robot Gort ( Lock Martin ) who can zap things and make them vanish . Anyway , Klaatu pretending to be Carpenter to all who don't know him , befriends some people including cute Bobby Benson ( Billy Gray ) , but he isn't on Earth to make friends , he needs to warn that the planet is in danger . To make his point and show what he is capable of to Prof . Jacob Barnhardt ( Sam Jaffe ) he freezes all electricity in the world ( apart from needed ones like hospitals and airports ) for half an hour . It nearly looks like he dies , but in the end everyone hears him out . Also starring Patricia Neal as Helen Benson and Hugh Marlowe as Tom Stevens . It won the Golden Globe for Best Film Promoting International Understanding , and it was nominated for Best Score for Bernard Herrmann . It was number 82 on 100 Years , 100 Thrills , and it was number 67 on 100 Years , 100 Cheers . Outstanding ! |
573,032 | 4,248,714 | 56,923 | 10 | Charade | From Stanley Donen ( Gene Kelly's co-director of Singin ' in the Rain ) this is a superb film with enough suaveness , sophistication and " cool " you need for a film , especially with a BAFTA and Golden Globe nominated Cary Grant . Regina ' Reggie ' Lampert ( a great BAFTA winning , and Golden Globe nominated Audrey Hepburn ) has recently found out that her husband ( that she was going to divorce ) has been murdered ( thrown from a train ) . She is now trying to find a quarter of a million dollars that he apparently left for her . During this she meets Grant , who does give himself five different names , but the cast list reads only Peter Joshua ( the first name he gives ) . They encounter other people who knew her husband as part of an organisation , including Tex Panthollow ( James Coburn ) , Herman Scobie ( George Kennedy ) and Leopold W . Gideon ( Ned Glass ) . One by one they get murdered by an unknown killer as they continue the search for this money , but H . Bartholemew ( a serious Walter Matthau ) is by their side to help sometimes . With some great moments , including Grant's shower still clothed , and the climax of Grant chasing Hepburn , and you don't know if he's good or bad , but don't worry , you will . Grant died two more films after this , and this I have to say was probably one of his best ! It was nominated the Oscar for Best Song for " Charade " . Audrey Hepburn was number 13 , and Cary Grant number 10 on The 100 Greatest Movie Stars , Grant was number 19 on The 50 Greatest British Actors , Grant was number 4 on Britain's Finest Actors , Hepburn was number 3 on Britain's Finest Actresses , Hepburn was number 3 on 100 Years , 100 Stars - Women , Grant was number 2 on 100 Years , 100 Stars - Men , and he was number 23 on The World's Greatest Actor . Outstanding ! |
571,167 | 4,248,714 | 338,616 | 10 | I'm a Celebrity , Get Me Out of Here ! | This is probably the second best reality show I know ( after Big Brother ) . They put ten-twelve celebrities and dump them in the middle of an Australian jungle , there is a camp where they eat and sleep . Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly host this show , and they also tell the celebrities who is doing the special Bushtucker trials and who is leaving , and make good gags . They have had some good celebrities , but most of the time we don't know them , they just want to boost their careers . They have had : Siân Lloyd , Christine Hamilton , Uri Gellar , Nell McAndrew , Tara Palmer-Tomkinson , winner Tony Blackburn , Daniella Westbrook , Toyah Willcox , Anthony Worrall Thompson , John Fashanu , winner Phil Tufnell , Jordan ( Katie Price ) and Peter Andre ( who are now married ) , Johnny " Rotten " Lydon , Jennie Bond , winner Kerry Katona ( McFadden ) , Natalie Appleton , Paul Burrell , winner Joe Pasquale , David Dickinson , Jimmy Osmond , Sid Owen , Sheree Murphy , winner Carol Thatcher , Toby Anstis , Jason Donovan , David Gest , Myleene Klass , winner Matt Willis and many more . Jordan ( Katie Price ) was number 2 on The 100 Worst Britons , the programme was number 40 on The 100 Greatest Funny Moments , it was number 6 on ITV : 50 Greatest Shows , and it has been on all 100 Greatest TV Treats programmes so far . Outstanding ! |
571,290 | 4,248,714 | 294,238 | 10 | The 100 Greatest Kids ' TV Shows | This was the very first and quite essential 100 Greatest list I saw on Channel 4 . The quite good and amusing Jamie Theakston hosted the list to find the most popular kids ' show for the public . It had some interviews from Gerry Anderson , Todd Carty , Dan Castellaneta ( Homer Simpson's voice ) , Fred Dinenage , Anthony McPartlin , Declan Donnelly , Cat Deeley , Ricky Gervais , Geoffrey Hayes ( from Rainbow ) , Terry Jones , Casey Kasem , Timmy Mallett , Neil Morrissey , Nick Park , Chris Tarrant , Burt Ward and many more . The shows that appeared on this brilliant list included Button Moon , The Herbs , Sesame Street , Bob the Builder , Teletubbies , Tweenies , The Snowman , Captain Scarlet , Thunderbirds , Scooby-Doo , Batman , Postman Pat , Doctor Who , Tom and Jerry , Wallace and Gromit , Worzel Gummidge , Rainbow , The Muppet Show , and the obvious and deserved winner , The Simpsons ( not just for kids ) . Outstanding ! |
572,614 | 4,248,714 | 78,713 | 10 | Worzel Gummidge | When I was a kid , and still now , the story of the walking , talking scarecrow is still quality entertainment . The story begins with John and Sue the children and their Dad travelling to Tenacre Farm ( to live ) . On the way they meet the Crowman , played by Geoffrey Balydon , and ask him for directions , he seems weird . Later , it happens , John and Sue eventually meet a new friend who knows the Crowman . They meet Worzel Hedgerow Gummidge played by the brilliant Jon Pertwee . Throughout the show Worzel and his friends have many adventures concerning the village , members of the local community , e . g . Mrs Bloomsbury-Barton , the farm with Mr and Mrs Braithwaite , and with Worzel's love interest , Aunt Sally ( Una Stubbs ) . They had guests such as Barbara Windsor , Mike Reid and Billy Connolly . It was number 20 on The 100 Greatest Kids ' TV Shows . Outstanding ! |
573,062 | 4,248,714 | 74,285 | 10 | Carrie | Director Brian De Palma ( The Untouchables , Scarface ) adapts the first Stephen King book to the screen very well indeed . It is a very convincing creepy story of a very troubled girl . Basically this is the story of Carrie White ( Oscar nominated Sissy Spacek ) , the non-threatening ( until threatened ) girl that is horribly treated by other people . Carrie doesn't know it until she researches , but when she gets angry she can create incidents , i . e . telekinesis . Her psychotic religious mother Margaret ( Oscar and Golden Globe nominated Piper Laurie ) punishes her for some of the smallest things , that could be part of why she has developed this power too . Anyway , she goes to the prom , and she doesn't know it , but the girl who hates her most has planted a bucket of pig's blood above the stage , and she gets it poured over her head , during her winning moments as the prom's Queen , that is when Carrie goes insane . She makes doors close , people get electrocuted , ceilings collapse and kill people , and a car crash and blow up . When she gets home , her mother does too go insane , and ends up with her daughter having to kill her , and the house finally coming down on them . But it doesn't end there , there is a final moment where Carrie's mourner places flowers , and Carrie's bloody arm lunges out of the rubble , a nightmare , that probably haunts her for ages . Also starring Amy Irving as Sue Snell , William Katt as Tommy Ross , Betty Buckley as Miss Collins , young John Travolta as Billy Nolan , Halloween's P . J . Soles as Norma Watson and One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest's Sydney Lassick as Charlie Cheswick ( same surname as Cuckoo's Nest ) . A very disturbing but brilliantly creepy film . It was number 46 on 100 Years , 100 Thrills , and it was number 27 on The 100 Greatest Scary Moments . Outstanding ! |
572,193 | 4,248,714 | 56,869 | 10 | The Birds | This is one of the most terrifying films I have seen in years , and what's great about it is that it's a work by one of the greatest cinema directors , Sir Alfred Hitchcock . The story is that Melanie Daniels ( introducing Golden Globe nominated Tippi Hedren ) meets Mitch Brenner ( Rod Taylor ) in a bird shop where is trying to buy love birds for his little sister's birthday . So Melanie decides to take some to him herself . Suddenly before returning to shore after delivering the birds she is attacked . Not long after birds start to attack many other innocent people , until finally the entire town of Bodega Bay is overrun by these horrifying birds . A gripping story with some blood involved and some very good effects . Hitchcock himself said that this is probably his most terrifying film ever ! Also starring Driving Miss Daisy's Jessica Tandy as Lydia Brenner , Suzanne Pleshette as Annie Hayworth , Alien's Veronica Cartwright as Cathy Brenner , and Hitchcock's cameo is the man leaving the pet shop with two white Sealyham terriers past Hedren . It was nominated the Oscar for Best Special Visual Effects . Sir Alfred Hitchcock was number 75 on The 100 Greatest Pop Culture Icons , the film was number 43 on The 100 Greatest Scary Moments , and it was number 7 on 100 Years , 100 Thrills . Outstanding ! |
572,504 | 4,248,714 | 324,692 | 10 | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway | Hosted by PJ and Duncan of Byker Grove and the stars of SM : TV Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnely , this is brilliant . They do many hilarious and wonderful things to themselves , celebrities , the audience and us at home . There is always the chance for us at home to win fantastic prizes in Grab The Ads or Jiggy Bank , and to get into the studio audience to Win the Ads , or even get picked out for something . There has been many good things on the show . Little Ant and Dec interviewing many famous people . The part of the show unrehearsed or trained for called What's Next ? and Ant vs Dec . And already-filmed parts , Ant & Dec Undercover , where they set up a famous person in disguise , and Beat the Boys , where TV duos race the boys . A brilliant show that deserves it's awards and hosts credit . With Ant & Dec there would be no Saturday night in ! It was nominated the Lew Grade Award at the BAFTAS , it won 3 British Comedy Awards from 4 nominations , and it won 3 National Television Awards from 4 nominations . Ant and Dec were number 56 on The 100 Worst Britons ( why ? ) , and they were number 7 on TV's 50 Greatest Stars , the programme was number 87 on The 100 Greatest Funny Moments for the Simon Cowell Undercover , it was number 2 on ITV : 50 Greatest Shows , and was number 60 on The 100 Greatest TV Treats 2003 . Outstanding ! |
572,191 | 4,248,714 | 70,047 | 10 | The Exorcist | From Golden Globe winning , and Oscar nominated Willaim Friedkin director ( The French Connection ) , this a masterpiece , and probably the greatest horror film ever made , based on the novel by William Peter Blatty ( also did Oscar winning Screenplay ) . An innocent 12-year-old girl ( Oscar nominated , and Golden Globe winning - and nominated for Best Newcomer - Linda Blair ) is becoming " sick " , then later it becomes more violent and there are no doctors or psychiatrists who can help her . The mother ( Oscar and Golden Globe nominated Ellen Burstyn ) is so upset and horrified by this " sickness " that she tries everything to help her poor daughter . She then hears about " exorcism " and decides to let priest Father Damien Karras ( Oscar nominated Jason Miller ) have a look at her . He discovers the girl is possessed by the devil himself . He gets permission from the church to perform the exorcism with the help of the very old Father Lankester Merrin ( Flash Gordon's Ming , Golden Globe nominated Max Von Sydow ) . An essential film filled with horrifying effects and lots of devilish moments , including projectile vomiting , head twisting , strong swearing ( the ' c ' word ) , masturbating with a crucifix and stuffing her mother's head up her blood covered skirt , pretty hard to deal with , but it is the devil . Some people were so shocked they were fainting and vomiting , or walking out the cinema . It won the Oscars for Best Sound and Best Writing , Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium , and it was nominated for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration , Best Cinematography , Best Film Editing and Best Picture , it was nominated the BAFTA for Best Sound Track , and it won the Golden Globes for Best Motion Picture - Drama and Best Screenplay . Regan MacNeil was number 9 on 100 Years , 100 Heroes & Villains , the film was number 3 on 100 Years , 100 Thrills , it was number 2 on The 100 Greatest Scary Moments , it was number 91 on The Ultimate , and it was number 49 on The 100 Greatest Films . Outstanding ! |
573,205 | 4,248,714 | 82,971 | 10 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | This is the first of the great trilogy by a great director , Oscar and Golden Globe nominated Steven Spielberg . Harrison Ford ( originally meant to be Tom Selleck ) stars as Indiana Jones , a hero with a felt hat and a whip . The film begins with a great scene where Indy tries to get an ancient gold statue . Then obviously the main story comes , some U . S . government have heard that the German Nazis ( oh , this is 1936 , during World War II ) are searching for religious artifacts in Cairo , more prominently the Lost Ark ( the Ark of the Covenant , the chest that carried the Ten Commandments ) . It is Indy's job to stop them from getting this Ark , otherwise they could unleash an unnatural force that can probably wipe out anything and everything . Indy is accompanied by his past girlfriend Marion Ravenwood ( Karen Allen ) who has something to get him started with his search . He doesn't know it yet , but the man mainly responsible for helping out and leading this dig , along with French Major Arnold Toht ( Ronald Lacey ) , is his old enemy ( the one who nicked his gold statue ) , Dr . Rene Belloq ( Paul Freeman ) . What follows is obviously lots of gun play , a lot of German Nazis , some explosions and a little bit of fantasy . Also starring John Rhys-Davies as Sallah , BAFTA nominated Denholm Elliott as Dr . Marcus Brody , Alfred Molina as Satipo and Wolf Kahler as Colonel Dietrich . This is a fantastic start to the great trilogy , the third film is still my favourite , but you must see the one that started it all . It won the Oscars for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration , Best Visual Effects , Best Film Editing and Best Sound , and it was nominated for Best Cinematography , Best Music for John Williams , a Special Achievement Award and Best Picture , and it won the BAFTA for Best Production Design / Art Direction , and it was nominated the Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music , Best Cinematography , Best Editing , Best Sound and Best Film . Steven Spielberg was number 56 on The 100 Greatest Pop Culture Icons , Harrison Ford was number 5 on The 100 Greatest Movie Stars , Indiana Jones was number 2 on 100 Years , 100 Heroes & Villains , the film was number 10 on 100 Years , 100 Thrills , it was number 20 on The 100 Greatest Family Films , and it was number 60 on 100 Years , 100 Movies . Outstanding ! |
571,565 | 4,248,714 | 43,265 | 10 | The African Queen | This is dominated by the two main stars on the boat , but it does not need any other characters as they are so gripping and so brilliant to watch together . Oscar winning , and BAFTA nominated Humphrey Bogart as Charlie Allnut and Oscar nominated Katharine Hepburn as Rose Sayer are just spectacular together as they travel down an African river to destroy a war vessel , the Louisa , planning to attack England or something . Charlie knows a way to make torpedoes from oxygen and timers , and Rose knows where the boat is going . Along the way the encounter rapids , bugs , storms , the Louisa and of course , each other ( both in the good and bad way ) . In the end they do find the Louisa , but are sentenced to hanging . Before they die they request marriage , and there good misfortune , they crash into the wrecked African Queen ( their boat ) and the torpedoes . One of the best film endings ever when they blow up the Louisa and swim away together . Also starring Robert Morley as Rev . Samuel Sayer and Peter Bull as Captain of Louisa . It was nominated the Oscars for Best Director for John Huston and Best Writing , Screenplay , and it was nominated the BAFTA for Best Film from any Source . Katherine Hepburn was number 38 , and Humpherey Bogart number 36 on The 100 Greatest Movie Stars , Bogart was also number 1 on 100 Years , 100 Stars - Men , Hepburn was also number 1 on 100 Years , 100 Stars - Women , Bogart was number 27 , and Hepburn number 9 on The World's Greatest Actor , the film was number 14 on 100 Years , 100 Passions , it was number 48 on 100 Years , 100 Cheers , it was number 17 on 100 Years , 100 Movies , and it was number 89 on The 100 Greatest Films . Outstanding ! |
572,055 | 4,248,714 | 78,748 | 10 | Alien | Director Sir Ridley Scott here creates one of the best science-fiction films ever made , with some horror , action and thriller moments thrown in . Basically , the commercial towing vehicle , Nostromo , is heading back to Earth , when they receive an SOS signal from a nearby planet , and they are under obligation to investigate . They have a bad landing , but three of the crew members , Dallas ( Tom Skeritt ) , Lambert ( Veronica Cartwright ) and Kane ( BAFTA nominated John Hurt ) leave the ship to investigate . There they discover a hive colony of unknown creatures , the computer message was not an SOS , it was a warning . One of the eggs is disturbed , and a parasite ( face hugger ) attacks and attaches itself to Kane's face . Dallas and Ash ( Sir Ian Holm ) do try to get it off , but it's defense mechanism of acid for blood and the possibility of killing Kane ( because it is feeding him oxygen ) stops them . Soon though , he seems fine and this creature has detached and died . The pinnacle scene is where all the crew have dinner , and Kane starts coughing and struggling in pain , till his stomach suddenly gushes blood , and the alien ( or Xenomorph ) is born ( looking pretty phallic ) . It grows very quickly , and Brett ( Harry Dean Stanton ) is first to be attacked by the big , double-mouthed , acid dribbling alien . The crew plan to kill the creature and escape in the shuttle , and one by one die trying to find it . Ash also grossly reveals himself to be a android with the " special order " to bring this alien to Earth for scientific discovery . Eventually the other crew members , Lambert and Parker ( Yaphet Kotto ) are killed , till the commanding officer , Ripley ( BAFTA nominated Sigoureny Weaver ) ( who grew a bigger character as everyone else died ) is the lone survivor , along with cat Jones , and sets the Nostromo to self destruct and escapes in the shuttle . The alien was not destroyed though , but eventually she gets it out of the blast door , sucked into outer space , and blasted by the shuttle rockets . She concludes by making a report of the situation , with hope she will be picked up by the company , and she and Jones go into the pod for hibernation . I have also seen the 2003 Director's Cut version , but the only real major change is seeing Dallas cocooned , and a few chats , and many interesting scenes and moments cut out , I think the original version is much more interesting and essential . It won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects , and it was nominated for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration , it won the BAFTAs for Best Production Design and Best Sound Track , and it was nominated for the Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music for Jerry Goldsmith , Best Costume Design and Best Editing , and it was nominated the Golden Globe for Best Original Score . Sigourney Weaver was number 20 on The 100 Greatest Movie Stars , John Hurt was number 27 on The 100 Greatest British Actors , Ellen Ripley was number 8 ( Hero ) and The Alien number 14 ( Villain ) on 100 Years , 100 Heroes and Villains , the film was number 6 on 100 Years , 100 Thrills , it was number 4 on The 100 Greatest Scary Moments , it was number 11 on Film 4's 50 Films To See Before You Die , and it was number 36 on The 100 Greatest Films . Outstanding ! |
572,440 | 4,248,714 | 22,286 | 10 | The Public Enemy | I always like a good gangster film , e . g . Goodfellas , The Untouchables and The Godfather , and this is one of those classic ones made in the period . Basically it's all about not a man , not a character , but a problem we all have to face , the public enemy . The enemy is Tom Powers , played brilliantly by James Cagney . When he was younger with his brother Mike they were little scoundrels , and as they grew , they became more ruthless . They worked for Putty Nose ( Murray Kinnell ) , killed him after betrayal , shot a horse for killing Nails Nathan ( Leslie Fenton ) and became rich men for doing many other nasty things . Also starring Jean Harlow as Gwen Allen , Edward Woods as Matt Doyle , Joan Blondell as Mamie , Donald Cook as Mike Powers , Beryl Mercer as Ma Powers and Robert O'Connor as Paddy Ryan . It was nominated the Oscar for Best Writing , Original Story . James Cagney was number 8 on 100 Years , 100 Stars - Men , and Tom Powers was number 42 on 100 Years , 100 Heroes & Villains . Outstanding ! |
572,682 | 4,248,714 | 53,125 | 10 | North by Northwest | I had no idea what was going on the first time I saw this " classic masterpiece " from the great Sir Alfred Hitchcock , but paying much closer attention the second time I can see why it is given that title . Basically Roger O . Thornhill ( Cary Grant ) has ended a normal day of work , and suddenly he is abducted at gunpoint by two henchmen mistaking him for a government agent named George Kaplan . After meeting their boss ( unknown for the moment ) , he is intoxicated and put driving in a car . He manages to escape charges , as long as he can prove his innocence , so he is now following all leads and clues that can lead either back to the abductors , or this " Kaplan " . Many crimes happen around him , and he is photographed as being the key suspect , but he manages to find a friendly girl , Eve Kendall ( Eva Marie Saint ) on a train , who is instantly attracted to him and says she will help him with his search for answers . At one point Kaplan passes a message to meet Roger on an almost remote road with some crop fields , and this sees one of the most memorable scenes , with him being attacked by the crop dusting plane . After escaping this , he heads to the hotel where he believes Kaplan is staying , and there he finds Eve again , and this is when he starts suspecting she is part of the act . He is right , there is a point that the villains he met before are with her . But he eventually meets The Professor ( Leo G . Carroll ) who reveals she is working for the government agency trying to find out information about them stealing microfilm secrets , oh , and also that Kaplan is fictional , it's Eve . The conclusion of the film sees Roger going to the house where the villain , Phillip Vandamm ( James Mason ) , and his henchman Leonard ( Martin Landau ) are staying , near the Mount Rushmore monument , and this sees the second most memorable scene , climbing all over the four presidents ( LOL ) . In the end the villains fall to their deaths , the microfilm is recovered , and Roger and Eve are newlyweds . Also starring Jessie Royce Landis as Clara Thornhill , and Hitchcock's cameo is the man missing a bus . Grant is fantastically charming , the direction is impeccable , and it is just a film you can't miss . It was nominated the Oscars for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration , Best Film Editing and Best Writing , Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen . Sir Alfred Hitchcock was number 75 on The 100 Greatest Pop Culture Icons , Cary Grant number 10 on The 100 Greatest Movie Stars , he was number 19 on The 50 Greatest British Actors , he was number 4 on Britain's Finest Actors , he was number 2 on 100 Years , 100 Stars - Men , and he was number 23 on The World's Greatest Actor , the film was number 4 on 100 Years , 100 Thrills , it was number 40 on 100 Years , 100 Movies , and it was number 7 on Film 4's 50 Films To See Before You Die . Outstanding ! |
572,551 | 4,248,714 | 369,200 | 10 | 100 Years , 100 Heroes & Villains | This was like one of those 100 Greatest lists , except with a different title and countdown , this was an essential list counting down 50 great movie heroes , and 50 great movie villains . Hosted by Arnold Schwarzenegger and with contributions by Hayden Christensen ( young Darth Vader ) , Glenn Close , Wes Craven , Geena Davis , Kirk Douglas , Kathy Bates , Robert Englund , Sally Field , Louise Fletcher , Harrison Ford , Milos Forman , Jodie Foster , William Friedkin , Dennis Hopper , Michael Keaton , Frank Langella , Angela Lansbury , Janet Leigh , George Lucas , Roger Moore , Christopher Reeve , Susan Sarandon , Ridley Scott , Sylvester Stallone , Sigourney Weaver and many more . The heroes included General Maximus ( Gladiator ) , Andrew Beckett ( Philadelphia ) , Terminator ( 2 ) , Batman , Zorro , Jimmy " Popeye " Doyle ( The French Connection ) , Obi-Won Kenobi ( Star Wars ) , Tarzan , Marge Gunderson ( Fargo ) , Erin Brockovich , Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein ( All the President's Men ) , Superman , Thelma Dickerson and Louise Sawyer , Terry Malloy ( On the Waterfront ) , Spartacus , Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid , Virgil Tibbs ( In the Heat of the Night ) , Robin Hood , Harry Callahan ( Dirty Harry ) , Han Solo ( Star Wars ) , Oskar Schindler ( Schindler's List ) , T . E . Lawrence ( Lawrence of Arabia ) , George Bailey ( It's a Wonderful Life ) , Ellen Ripley ( Alien films ) , Clarice Starling ( The Silence of the Lambs ) , Will Kane ( High Noon ) , Rick Blaine ( Casablanca ) , James Bond , Indiana Jones and winner Atticus Finch ( To Kill a Mockingbird ) . The villains included Auric Goldfinger , Verbal Kint ( The Usual Suspects ) , Hans Gruber ( Die Hard ) , The Joker ( Batman ) , Tom Powers ( The Public Enemy ) , Joan Crawford ( Mommie Dearest ) , Freddy Krueger ( Nightmare on Elm Steet films ) , Cruella De Vil ( 101 Dalmatians ) , Harry Lime ( The Third Man ) , Frank Booth ( Blue Velvet ) , Dr . Szell ( Marathon Man ) , Count Dracula , Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow , Mrs . Danvers ( Rebecca ) , Travis Bickle ( Taxi Driver ) , Martians ( The War of the Worlds , Mars Attacks ! ) , Jack Torrance ( The Shining ) , Gordon Gekko ( Wall Street ) , Terminator ( 1 ) , Man ( Bambi ) , The Shark ( Jaws ) , Annie Wilkins ( Misery ) , Noah Cross ( Chinatown ) , Amon Goeth ( Schindler's List ) , Alien , HAL 9000 ( 2001 : A Space Odyssey ) , Alex De Large ( A Clockwork Orange ) , Michael Corleone ( The Godfather Trilogy ) , The Queen ( Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ) , Regan MacNeil ( The Exorcist ) , Phyllis Dietrichson ( Double Indemnity ) , Alex Forrest ( Fatal Attraction ) , Mr . Potter ( It's a Wonderful Life ) , Nurse Ratched ( One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest ) , The Wicked Witch of the West ( The Wizard of Oz ) , Darth Vader ( Star Wars ) , Norman Bates ( Psycho ) and the winner Hannibal Lecter . Outstanding ! |
571,830 | 4,248,714 | 462,233 | 10 | Comic Relief Does University Challenge | This was part of the long night of entertainment for Comic Relief 2003 , but I have only seen highlights of it . Angus Deayton hosted the special celebrity edition of University Challenge . The guests that appeared in this show were Clive Anderson , David Baddiel , Danny Baker , Jeremy Beadle , Stephen Fry , Frank Skinner , Johnny Vaughn and Gina Yashere . Basically they just played it like University Challenge , except they added comedy humour to it , since it was Comic Relief . I remember that it was Danny Baker's team that won , I would have thought it would have been Stephen Fry . Outstanding comedy entertainment as part of Comic Relief 2003 ! |
570,919 | 4,248,714 | 29,843 | 10 | The Adventures of Robin Hood | One of the very first films to have Technicolor ( after The Wizard of Oz of course ) , this is a fantastic version of Robin Hood , Prince of Thieves . There is still the question of whether he really existed and the legends are true , but that's not important . Basically it tells the story from the very beginning . Robin Hood ( the well casted Errol Flynn ) and Will Scarlett ( Patric Knowles ) assembled the merry men , including Little John ( Alan Hale ) and Friar Tuck ( Eugene Palette ) . Sir Robin of Lockesley as he used to be known makes an enemy of Prince John ( Claude Rains ) , Sir Guy of Gisbourne ( Basil Rathbone ) and High Sheriff of Nottingham ( Melville Cooper ) . And of course , Robin met the beautiful Olivia De Havilland as Maid Marian . Also starring Ian Hunter as King Richard the Lion Heart . Filled with swashbuckling , a lot of sword fights and arrows flying , a good small amount of a love story and terrific performances , this is essential viewing , kids and adults alike will enjoy it , way better than Disney cartoon , and Kevin Costner's . It won the Oscars for Best Art Direction , Best Film Editing and Best Music , Original Score , and it was nominated for Best Picture . Robin Hood was number 18 on 100 Years , 100 Heroes & Villains , the film was number 11 on 100 Years of Film Scores , it was number 100 on 100 Years , 100 Thrills , and it was number 84 on The 100 Greatest Films . Outstanding ! |
570,944 | 4,248,714 | 95,953 | 10 | Rain Man | From Oscar winning , and Golden Globe nominated director Barry Levinson ( Good Morning , Vietnam ) , this is an excellent road movie and drama film . Basically selfish hustler Charlie Babbitt ( Tom Cruise ) has found out his father , who threw him out as a teenager , has died . He has only left him an antique convertible , and everything else is going to the older brother he never knew he had . His brother , Raymond ( Oscar and Golden Globe winning , and BAFTA nominated Dustin Hoffman ) is an autistic man ( with Asperger's Disorder / Sydrome ) , and he has no knowledge with the concept of money . Charlie is very displeased with no fortune , and a brother his father never told him of , so he decides to " kidnap " Raymond . But Raymond is too scared to fly , apart from Qantas , so they start a long road trip . Along the way Charlie does have his rages at Raymond , but at one point he discovers that he is a friend he thought was imaginary in childhood , the Rain Man , and that he can calculate complicated mathematical problems in his head with great speed and accuracy , he starts to have real affection for his brother . The best scenes are the gambling ( poker ) spree , and those where Raymond and Charlie get on well , the ending of course when Raymond goes back with the carers or whatever is quite emotional . I can have some understanding of the character of Raymond ( not in exactly the same way ) , because I myself have Asperger's Syndrome . Cruise is terrific as the suffering and later loving brother , Hoffman is not only admirable , but he is sympathetic when he is terrified and slapping himself , but also sometimes funny ( I admit that ) with his talking to himself and genius , it is just a great film . It won the Oscar for Best Writing , Original Screenplay and Best Picture , and it was nominated for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration , Best Cinematography , Best Film Editing and Best Music for Hans Zimmer , it was nominated the BAFTAs for Best Editing and Best Original Screenplay , and it won the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture - Drama , and it was nominated for Best Screenplay . Tom Cruise was number 32 , and Dustin Hoffman number 24 on The 100 Greatest Movie Stars , Cruise was also number 25 on The 100 Greatest Sex Symbols , and he was number 81 on The 100 Greatest Pop Culture Icons , and Hoffman was number 21 on The World's Greatest Actor , and the film was number 63 on 100 Years , 100 Cheers . Outstanding ! |
571,031 | 4,248,714 | 57,115 | 10 | The Great Escape | This is best known as one of everyone's favourite war films , not just for the actors but the thought of hope and escape , based on a true story . It is basically all about prisoners in a German PoW ( Prisoner of War ) camp trying everything they can to escape , e . g . hiding in trucks with trees in them , dressing as Russians being released , and many other attempts . Then everyone has the idea of a tunnel , but to make certain they can still escape , they make three tunnels in different locations with different names . Eventually after long hours of digging , keeping quiet , and diversions , they do manage to succeed in getting at least 70 men out , but some are killed , and the ending is a very amusing one . Starring Steve McQueen as Capt . Virgil ' The Cooler King ' Hilts ( most of the motorbike sequence is really him ) , James Garner as Flight Lt . Bob Anthony ' The Scrounger ' Hendley , Lord Sir Richard Attenborough as Squadron Leader Roger ' Big X ' Bartlett , James Donald as Group Capt . Rupert ' The SBO ' Ramsey , Charles Bronson as Flight . Lt . Danny ' The Tunnel King ' Velinski , Donald Pleasence as Flight Lt . Colin ' The Forger ' Blythe , James Coburn as Flying Officer Louis ' The Manufacturer ' Sedgwick and Gordon Jackson as Flight Lt . Sandy MacDonald ( Intelligence ) . It was nominated for the Oscar for Best Film Editing , and it was nominated the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture - Drama . Steve McQueen was number 14 on The 100 Greatest Movie Stars , he was number 49 on The 100 Greatest Sex Symbols , he was number 62 on The 100 Greatest Pop Culture Icons , and he was number 43 on The World's Greatest Actor , Lord Sir Richard Attenborough was number 34 on The 50 Greatest British Actors , the film was number 19 on 100 Years , 100 Thrills , it was number 53 on The 100 Greatest Family Films ( although the list may be confused with Bean ) , it was number 3 on The 100 Greatest War Films , and it was number 39 on The 100 Greatest Films . Outstanding ! |
571,766 | 4,248,714 | 29,747 | 10 | Way Out West | Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy are the most famous comedy duo in history , and deservedly so , so I am happy to see any of their films . Basically Stan and Ollie are heading for the town of Brushwood Gulch to give the deed to a gold mine , property of Mary Roberts ( Rosina Lawrence , also Laurel's female singing voice ) after her father has recently died . Unfortunately they are tricked by bar owner Mickey Finn ( James Finlayson ) and his wife Lola Marcel ( Sharon Lynne ) , pretending to be Mary , to get the fortune for themselves . As they are about to leave , the real Mary Roberts reveals herself , and they realise they have been tricked , and there is a big squabble to get the deed back , before Stan and Ollie are chased out of town by the Sheriff ( Stanley Fields ) who warned them to leave . Just after Stan has eaten Ollie's hat ( which he said he would do if they didn't get the deed back ) , they sneak back into town to try and get the deed back . They do manage to get Mickey to open the safe with it , and it ends with the two boys and Mary riding out of town to head South . Also starring Vivien Oakland as Sheriff's Wife . This is among Laurel and Hardy's greatest films , at sixty minutes it features some of the best sequences and songs ever made , including the dance to " At The Ball , That's All " by The Avalon Boys , their hit song " Trail of the Lonesome Pine " , the ending song " We're Going to Go Way Down to Dixie " , and all the wonderful slapstick and classic comedy you could want from a black and white film , an excellent film . It was nominated the Oscar Best Music for Marvin Hatley . Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy were number 7 on The Comedians ' Comedian . Outstanding ! |
571,607 | 4,248,714 | 1,049,245 | 10 | British Film Forever | To celebrate 100 years of film making from Britain , BBC2 started the Summer of British Film , and this seven part weekly series was the most essential viewing for me , besides the films of course . In this series , narrated by Jessica Stevenson , it looked back on all the great ( and some not so great ) British films according to the specific genres . Guns , Gangsters & Getaways - The Story of the British Thriller included : The 39 Steps , Brighton Rock , Casino Royale , From Russia with Love , Goldfinger , The Ipcress File , The Krays , The Lady Vanishes , The Long Good Friday , The Lodger ; Lock , Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Shallow Grave . Longing , Loving & Leg-overs - The Story of the British Romance included : Alfie , Black Narcissus , Bridget Jones's Diary , Brief Encounter , Darling , Educating Rita , Four Weddings and a Funeral ; Goodbye , Mr . Chips , Gregory's Girl , Love Actually , Notting Hill , The Red Shoes , The Seventh Veil , Shirley Valentine , The Stud , Whistle Down The Wind and Women in Love . Hard Luck , Humour & Working Class Heroes - The Story of Social Realism included : All Or Nothing , Billy Elliot , Billy Liar , A Clockwork Orange , Kes , Nil by Mouth , Saturday Night and Sunday Morning , Secrets & Lies , Sweet Sixteen , This Sporting Life , Trainspotting and Twenty Four Seven . Corsets , Cleavage & Country Houses - The Story of Costume Drama included : Carry On Henry , Chariots of Fire , A Cock And Bull Story , Gandhi , Great Expectations , Henry V ( 1944 ) , Henry V ( 1988 ) , Jude , Lawrence of Arabia , Much Ado About Nothing , Mrs . Brown , A Night To Remember , The Railway Children , A Room with a View , Shakespeare in Love , Tom Jones and Topsy-Turvy . Magic , Murder & Monsters - The Story of Horror & Fantasy included : 28 Days Later , Brazil , Doctor Who and the Daleks , The Elephant Man , many Hammer Horror films , Harry Potter , The Quatermass Xperiment , Shaun of the Dead , The Wicker Man and Witchfinder General . Bullets , Bombs & Bridges - The Story of the War Film included : The Bridge on the River Kwai , A Bridge Too Far , The Colditz Story , The Dam Busters , Dr . Strangelove , Enigma , In Which We Serve , The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp , A Matter of Life and Death , United 93 , The Wooden Horse and Zulu . Sauce , Satire & Silliness - The Story of the Comedy Film included : Bend It Like Beckham , many Carry On films , Chicken Run , many Ealing Studios comedies , A Fish Called Wanda , The Full Monty , Wallace and Gromit and Withnail & I . With contributions from Lord Sir Richard Attenborough , Danny Baker , Mischa Barton , Jamie Bell , Sanjeev Bhaskar , Danny Boyle , Sir Michael Caine , Simon Callow , Andrew Collins , Pauline Collins , Martin Compston , Steve Coogan , Brian Cox , Daniel Craig , Richard Curtis , Jim Dale , Phil Daniels , Amanda Donohoe , Fenella Fielding , Martin Freeman , Mark Gatiss , Lewis Gilbert , Terry Gilliam , Richard E . Grant , Sir Anthony Hopkins , Bob Hoskins , John Hurt , Phill Jupitus , Martin Kemp , Karen Krizanovich , John Landis , Mike Leigh , Malcolm McDowell , Ewan McGregor , Al Murray , Paul O'Grady , Nick Park , Simon Pegg , Leslie Phillips , Guy Richie , Rufus Sewell , John Sergeant , Timothy Spall , Johnny Vegas , Kate Winslet , Sir Norman Wisdom . A brilliant documentary series with fantastic celebrity interviews and clips of some great British films , I loved it ! Outstanding ! |
570,991 | 4,248,714 | 133,093 | 10 | The Matrix | From writers , producers and director Andy and Larry Wachowski , aka The Wachowski Brothers ( Bound ) this was , and still is a milestone with imagination and digital effects technology . Basically Thomas Anderson ( Speed's Keanu Reeves ) lives an ordinary life as a computer programmer by day , and by night as a malevolent hacker known as Neo . Then one day he finds himself warned by Trinity ( Memento's Carrie-Anne Moss ) and chased by police and agents . Thomas has always questioned the reality he lives in , but when he eventually meets like-minded Rebel warrior Morpheus ( Boyz n the Hood's Laurence Fishburne ) the truth is revealed far beyond his imagination . Morpheus tells him he has been living in the artificial reality world of The Matrix , basically everything we see , hear , feel etc is a big program , and the human race are all slaves . Anyway , Thomas , now mainly known as Neo is woken into the real world , a ravaged wasteland with most of humanity captured by the race of machines that live off their body heat and imprison their minds in The Matrix . Neo is taught all about The Matrix , the real world and more importantly trains him to go back into The Matrix to battle with the agents , including leader Agent Smith ( The Lord of the Rings ' Hugo Weaving ) , who are super powerful computer programs dedicated to snuffing out Neo and the entire human rebellion . The Oracle ( Gloria Foster ) at one point in the film told Neo he was not " The One " like Morpheus says , but of course this was to boost his confidence to make him believe more , and confirm that he actually is . Also starring Memento's Joe Pantoliano as Cypher , Belinda McClory as Switch , Julian Arahanga as Apoc , Matt Doran as Mouse , Marcus Chong as Tank , Paul Goddard as Agent Brown , Robert Taylor as Agent Jones and Anthony Ray Parker as Dozer . The action and stunts are fantastic , the actors are all well cast , the use of colour ( to remind you where you are particularly ) is impressive , it is just an unmissable action thriller film for science-fiction fans . It won the Oscars for Best Editing , Best Sound Effects Editing , Best Visual Effects and Best Sound , and it won the BAFTAs for Best Special Visual Effects and Best Sound , and it was nominated for Best Cinematography , Best Editing and Best Production Design . It was number 66 on 100 Years , 100 Thrills , and it was number 15 on The 100 Greatest Films . Outstanding ! |
571,110 | 4,248,714 | 272,697 | 10 | Lenny Henry in Pieces | This is probably my favourite sketch show ever . Lenny Henry acts and shows up telling well written jokes and plays hilarious characters . In the old series Lenny didn't talk to us , but he did in the next . He told really good jokes about getting old , the radio , obesity and many more . The characters he played were just as good as Lenny himself , they really showed his talent . The characters that stick out for me are : " It's cos ' I'm a black man innit " , Donovan Bogard , Gloria the Services Shop Window Woman , Weekend Dad , Inappropriate Fights , the Farting Guys ( that die ) , Grandpa , the Polar Bears , Undercover Cop , Hotel Porters , Homeless Guy , Stuntman , and many other wonderful creations . Also starring Tony Gardner ( My Parents are Aliens ) , Omid Djalili , Roger Griffiths ( has appeared in EastEnders and Holby City ) , Tracy-Ann Oberman ( played Chrissie Watts in EastEnders ) , Gresby Nash , Ellen Thomas , Martin Trenaman and Fiona Welburn . Guest stars have included Uri Gellar and Richard E . Grant . Lenny Henry was number 9 on Britain's Favourite Comedian , and he was number 51 on 100 Greatest Stand-Ups . Outstanding ! |
571,482 | 4,248,714 | 92,005 | 10 | Stand by Me | Following the success of This Is Spinal Tap , Golden Globe nominated director Rob Reiner ( Misery , A Few Good Men ) brought out this fantastic coming-of-age drama . Based on a book called " The Body " by Stephen King , this film has Gordie Lachance , or The Writer ( Richard Dreyfuss ) looking back on his younger days when he and three close friends go on an adventure to find the body of a missing kid , presumed dead . The four characters are all lovable , including leader and best friend Chris Chambers ( Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade's River Phoenix ) , Gordie himself ( Wil Wheaton ) , quite smart glasses wearing Teddy Duchamp ( The Goonies ' Corey Feldman ) , and large wimpy and simple minded Vern Tessio ( Scream 2's Jerry O'Connell ) . Along the way , they encounter the junk yard owner and his legendary dog Chopper , a speeding train on a bridge they are walking on which they jump from , camp fire chats ( including the hilarious Larass barfing story ) , crossing the lake of leeches , and ultimately , they become closer than they did before , if only it lasted . They are also being followed by older boys , trying to get their first , including hateful leader Ace Merrill ( Kiefer Sutherland ) . Also starring Casey Siemaszko as Billy Tessio , Gary Riley as Charlie Hogan , Bradley Gregg as Eyeball Chambers , Jason Oliver as Vince Desjardins and then quite unknown John Cusack as Denny Lachance . They do eventually find the body , but cover it back up and respect it , and all kids hardly see each other afterwards , even after their close bonds . It was nominated the Oscar for Best Writing , Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium , and it was nominated the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture - Drama . River Phoenix was number 69 on The 100 Greatest Movie Stars . Outstanding |
571,957 | 4,248,714 | 47,396 | 10 | Rear Window | Oscar nominated Sir Alfred Hitchcock has created another masterpiece , my second favourite after Psycho . Basically L . B . " Jeff " Jefferies ( the great James Stewart ) is the reporter who is spending his last weeks in his apartment with a broken leg , and all he can do to pass the time is stare out the window watching his neighbours enjoying the hot weather ( with no blinds down ) . During his time though , he is occasionally visited by the nurse Stella ( Thelma Ritter ) , and his model girlfriend , Lisa Carol Fremont ( the beautiful Grace Kelly ) . While he is watching the individual occupants of the windows , he has given them all nicknames and is consumed by their private dramas . But one particularly window has caught his attention , when Lars Thorwald ( Raymond Burr ) is looking very suspicious with knives , saws and ropes , going out late at night , and his nagging wife has disappeared . Jeff is convinced that he has murdered his wife , and is constantly trying to watch the action , and prove Throwald's guilt . Det . Lt . Thomas J . Doyle ( Wendell Corey ) is convinced he is overreacting , but more and more incidents with Thorwald make Jeff , and you ( the audience ) believe this accusation . The best moments are when Jeff gives Thorwald a note and a phone call , the investigation of the patio , and the concluding fight . Hitchcock's cameo is the man in the songwriter / pianist's studio winding a clock . It was nominated the Oscars for Best Cinematography , Best Sound and Best Writing , Screenplay , and it was nominated the BAFTA for Best Film from any Source . Grace Kelly was number 86 , and James Stewart number 12 on The 100 Greatest Movie Stars , Stewart was also number 3 on 100 Years , 100 Stars - Men , Kelly was number 13 on 100 Years , 100 Stars - Women , Stewart was number 13 on The World's Greatest Actor , Hitchcock was number 75 , and Kelly number 92 on The 100 Greatest Pop Culture Icons , the film was number 14 on 100 Years , 100 Thrills , and it was number 42 on 100 Years , 100 Movies . Outstanding ! |
571,602 | 4,248,714 | 52,905 | 10 | The Hound of the Baskervilles | I have seen the Basil Rathbone version , and personally this remake from British Hammer ( Horror ) Studios deserves it's 10 points ( and five stars from critics ) because it is much more exciting ( especially in colour ) , from director Terence Fisher ( Dracula : Prince of Darkness ) . Basically , the Baskerville Manor has had many members of the family being victim to a legendary creature , known as the Hound of Baskerville , and the opening scene with Sir Hugo Baskerville ( David Oxley ) is an example of this monster . Famous detective Sherlock Holmes ( Star Wars ' Peter Cushing ) and his assistant Dr . John Watson ( André Morell ) are brought in to investigate , and keep an eye on who seems to be the last family member , Sir Henry Baskerville ( Christopher Lee ) . As characters ignore the rule of stay away from the moors after dark , more clues emerge in the investigation , and Holmes thinks he is getting closer to finding who , or what is responsible for these attacks and deaths . In the end , there really was a hound ( dog-type creature , I expected a werewolf ) , and Cecile Stapleton ( Marla Landi ) , " feary " daughter of Stapleton ( Ewen Solon ) is part of this terror that hunts the family on the moors , she is also victim to die when the hound is killed and the case is solved . Also starring Francis De Wolff as Dr . Richard Mortimer , Miles Malleson as Bishop Frankland and Dad's Army's John Le Mesurier as Barrymore . Cushing and Morell make a great double act as Holmes and Watson , Lee is good as Sir Henry , and the film has great moments of case solving and questioning with the many clues that pop up . The line I was hoping to hear , " Elementary , my dear , Watson " was in it , and it is number 65 on 100 Years , 100 Quotes . Outstanding ! |
570,950 | 4,248,714 | 117,951 | 10 | Trainspotting | This is the story of some drug takers in Scotland , they live for drugs . They do a bit of train spotting , but only a bit . It's mostly the affects and stories of drugs that are the focus . The film focuses mainly on Mark Renton ( Scotland BAFTA winner Ewan McGregor ) and his attempt to give up his heroin habit , and how the latter affects his relationship with family and friends : Sean Connery wannabe Sick Boy ( Johnny Lee Miller ) , dim bulb Spud ( Ewen Bremner ) , psycho Begbie ( Scotland BAFTA nominated Robert Carlyle ) , 14-year-old girlfriend Diane ( Scotland BAFTA nominated Kelly Macdonald ) , and clean-cut ( only curious about drugs ) athlete Tommy ( Kevin McKidd ) . There are humorous moments , e . g . brown stuff in bed sheets , going down a toilet , and disturbing moments , e . g . the baby dying , and Renton seeing it back from the dead crawling on the ceiling . There's also McGregor naked , and you see him take off a condom , he is very good at not being shy , this was number 36 on The 100 Greatest Sexy Moments . Also starring Shirley Henderson as Gail . It was nominated the Oscar for Best Writing , Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium , it won the BAFTA for Best Adapted Screenplay , and it was nominated for the Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film , and it won the Scotland BAFTA for Best Feature Film , and it was nominated for Best Writer . It was number 1 on The 50 Greatest British Films , and it was number 33 on The 100 Greatest Films . Outstanding ! |
572,557 | 4,248,714 | 452,602 | 10 | Comic Relief Does University Challenge | This was part of the long night of entertainment for Comic Relief 2005 . Angus Deayton hosted the special celebrity edition of University Challenge . The guests that appeared in this show were Smack the Pony's Sarah Alexander , Lenny Henry in Pieces ' Omid Djalili , Stephen Fry , movie star Hugh Grant , Men Behaving Badly's Neil Morrissey , Colin Murray and The Fast Show's John Thomson . Basically they just played it like University Challenge , except they added comedy humour to it , since it was Comic Relief . It was Armando Iannucci's team that won , Neil Morrissey I remember was very disappointed . Outstanding comedy entertainment as part of Comic Relief 2005 ! |
571,959 | 4,248,714 | 278,504 | 10 | Insomnia | Memento was a brilliant inventive thriller from director Christopher Nolan , and this next film from him has the same impact . Basically Will Dormer ( Al Pacino ) is sent from the city to investigate the murder of a teenage girl in a small Alaskan town , along with his accomplice Ellie Burr ( Hilary Swank ) , and partner Hap Eckhart ( Martin Donovan ) . When they go to the scene of the crime , they see a man in the fog , and Dormer follows him in the fog with Eckhart , and unfortunately , he accidentally shoots his partner instead of the man . Instead of admitting to his guilt , he covers his tracks and makes an alibi . As he tries to sleep he is both thinking of his dead partner and what he has done , this is the insomnia . But soon his sleep will become less achievable when the man he tried to shoot , and the teenager's murderer calls and blackmails him . They eventually arrange to meet secretly , the man is local book writer Walter Finch ( a non-comedic Robin Williams ) who claims to share the same problem as Dormer , he accidentally killed the teenager . Also starring Liar Liar's Maura Tierney as Rachel Clement and Nicky Katt as Fred Duggar . There are some fantastic chase sequences , Pacino and Williams chatting , and great concluding scenes where Williams is at his sinister best . Robin Williams was number 19 , and Al Pacino number 1 on The 100 Greatest Movie Stars , Pacino was also number 26 on The 100 Greatest Pop Culture Icons , and number 5 ( along with Robert De Niro ) on The World's Greatest Actor . Outstanding ! |
572,659 | 4,248,714 | 257,295 | 10 | Big Brother | This is just the best reality show that there has ever been . Every show they put in a bunch of people and we watch them 24-7 . They have to also perform tasks to get their rewards , e . g . shopping , food , booze , fags , etc . It is basically like a pantomime , if you are the biggest character in the house it is more likely that you would win the show and £100 , 000 , and you are booed or cheered . All the other house mates get evicted , it's us that decides who stays and who goes . Recently Big Brother turned evil and produced the best of the series so far in BB5 . That is when I started to like it , since BB5 it has still been a great show . BB5 had the courageous winner Nadia , the nudity of Shell and Michelle , the camp Marco , and my favourite Victor , the slick man . BB6 had some okay people including Science , Roberto , Derek , Makosi , Eugene and winner Anthony . BB7 had some fantastic people including Grace , Lea , Nikki , Aisleyne Glyn and winner Pete . I would have loved to have seen Craig Phillips , Nasty Nick Bateman , Brian Dowling , Jade Goody ( who returned in Celebrity Big Brother 2007 with Mum Jackiey and boyfriend Jack ) , Kate Lawler , Alex Sibley and Jon Tickle . Hosted by Davina McCall and Dermot O'Leary , and narrated by Marcus Bentley . Davina McCall was number 95 and Jade Goody number 4 on The 100 Worst Britons , and it has been on all 100 Greatest TV Treats programmes so far . Outstanding ! |
573,121 | 4,248,714 | 117,631 | 10 | Shine | This debut from Australian actor Geoffrey Rush , star of Pirates of the Caribbean , originally a stage actor , is a brilliant one in a fantastic biographical drama . The film tells the story of gifted but deeply troubled Autralian pianist David Helfgott , who's talent grew from childhood ( played by Alex Rafalowicz ) to adolescence ( played by Noah Taylor ) . Hie was driven by his teachers , but more by his strict and abusive father Peter ( Armin Mueller-Stahl ) , who never let him make his own decisions , especially when it concerns leaving home . Finally though David stands up to his father and goes to study overseas , but he suffers a breakdown , and returns to Australia to live life in an institution . Years later , adult David ( Oscar , BAFTA and Golden Globe winning Rush ) , who has developed a very fast vocabulary , is released , and visiting a restaurant one day , he plays the piano again , and his career is reborn , before finally returning to the concert hall , and marrying Gillian ( Lynn Redgrave ) . Also starring John Gielgud as Cecil Parkes , Googie Withers as Katharine Susannah Prichard , Sonia Todd as Sylvia , Nicholas Bell as Ben Rosen , Justin Braine as Tony and Chris Haywood as Sam . Rush is both sympathetic and comedic , and with wonderful piano music , even featuring the real of Helfgott in the background , this is definitely a must see . It was nominated the Oscars for Best Director for Scott Hicks , Best Film Editing , Best Music for David Hirschfelder , Best Writing , Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen and Best Picture , it won the BAFTA for Best Sound , and it was nominated for the Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music , Best Editing , Best Original Screenplay , the David Lean Award for Direction and Best Film , and it was nominated the Golden Globes for Best Director , Best Original Score , Best Screenplay and Best Motion Picture - Drama . Outstanding ! |
572,572 | 4,248,714 | 29,583 | 10 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | This is the very first of the legendary Walt Disney full length animated films . The story of the evil woman who wanted to be " fairest in the land " , and her stepdaughter that was ruining her dream . When the stepdaughter , Snow White finds out that her stepmother , The Queen wants her dead she runs away to hide . She manages to find an empty little cottage in the forest . Later she finds out that it belongs to seven little men , dwarfs . They all have very funny names matching their traits : Doc , Sleepy , Bashful , Happy , Grumpy , Dopey and Sneezy . Living with these seven men Snow White has a lot of fun . But later this fun is ruined when the Queen finds out that Snow White isn't dead and turns herself into a witch to find her . She poisons her with a red apple ( oh , and then dies ) . The dwarfs place her in a coffin , and then the prince rescues her with love's first kiss ( the cure of the poison death ) . A very good film with some very good animation ! Walt Disney deservedly won an Honorary Oscar , accompanied by seven miniature statuettes . The Queen was number 10 on 100 Years , 100 Heroes & Villains , ( " Some Day My Prince Will Come " was number 19 on 100 Years , 100 Songs , the film was number 43 on The 100 Greatest Musicals , it was number 80 on The 100 Greatest Scary Moments for the Queen's transformation , it was number 42 on The 100 Greatest Family Films , it was number 60 on The 100 Greatest Cartoons , it was number 3 on The Ultimate Film , it was number 49 on 100 Years , 100 Movies , and it was number 80 on The 100 Greatest Films . Outstanding ! |
572,579 | 4,248,714 | 117,571 | 10 | Scream | If you like scary movies , then you'll love this homage to them from director Wes Craven ( The Hills Have Eyes ( original ) , A Nightmare on Elm Street ) . It begins with the great opening with Casey Becker ( Drew Barrymore ) having a phone call from an unknown caller ( voiced by Roger Jackson ) that grips you with the words " I wanna know I'm looking at " and ends with her being gutted from the tree swing . Then it moves to the key story in the town of Woodsboro where Sidney Precott ( Neve Campbell ) is . A year ago , in a day's time , her mother Maureen was raped and murdered , and after getting a call from the killer herself she is under close watch by suspicious boyfriend Billy Loomis ( Skeet Ulrich ) , best friend Tatum ( Rose McGowan ) , reporter Gale Weathers ( Courtney Cox Arquette ) and young police Deputy Dewey Riley ( David Arquette ) . It soon turns into a curfew as the cops search for the killer , " Ghostface " . Also starring the humorous Jamie Kennedy as Randy , Liev Schreiber as a brief Cotton Weary , Henry Winkler as Principal Arthur Himbry and look out for The Exorcist's Linda Blair and Craven himself . What makes this a great horror film is not only the comedy elements , but the inter-textual references , i . e . the characters talking about horror films , and they are in one . To be honest , I only knew of and wanted to see it because I saw the spoof in Scary Movie before it . It was number 22 on The 100 Greatest Scary Moments . Outstanding ! |
572,279 | 4,248,714 | 109,831 | 10 | Four Weddings and a Funeral | From BAFTA nominated director Mike Newell , and Oscar , BAFTA and Golden Globe nominated Blackadder writer Richard Curtis comes this excellent all-star cast romantic comedy . Basically the story follows Charles ( BAFTA and Golden Globe winning Hugh Grant ) and his friends , Tom ( James Fleet ) , Gareth ( BAFTA nominated Simon Callow ) , Matthew ( BAFTA nominated John Hannah ) , Fiona ( BAFTA winning Kristin Scott Thomas ) , Scarlett ( Worzel Gummidge's BAFTA nominated Charlotte Coleman , and deaf brother David ( David Bower ) as they repeatedly meet at weddings , and try to find their perfect partners . At wedding one for Angus ( Timothy Walker ) and Laura ( Sara Crowe ) , Charles is smitten by the attractive American , Carrie ( Golden Globe nominated Andie MacDowell ) , and they sleep together . After wedding two for Bernard ( David Haig ) and Lydia ( Sophie Thompson ) , performed by inexperienced vicar Father Gerald ( Rowan Atkinson ) , Charles starts to develop stronger feelings and she tells about all her sex exploits , but she is engaged to Hamish ( Corin Redgrave ) . Wedding three is the one that crushes Charles , Carrie and Hamish , and he didn't interfear . It is also there that Gareth dies ( heart attack ) , and soon after everyone is gathered at the funeral , and Gareth's close friend Matthew is tearfully reading a poem to express his feelings . Eventually , the fourth wedding comes along , it is Charles and Henrietta / " Duckface " ( Anna Chancellor ) , but Charles will be shattered and embarrassed when Carrie shows up and says she has now left Hamish , and he eventually ends the wedding with the ' punch ' . There is the happy ending though , not just for Charles and Carrie , but there are also flashes of photographs from following weddings for the other characters . It was nominated the Oscars for Best Writing , Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen and Best Picture , it won the BAFTAs for Best Film and the David Lean Award for Direction for Mike Newell , and it was nominated for the Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music for Richard Rodney Bennett , Best Costume Design , Best Editing and Best Original Screenplay , it won the British Comedy Award for Best Comedy Film , and it was nominated the Golden Globes for Best Motion Picture - Comedy / Musical and Best Screenplay . Hugh Grant was number 73 on The 100 Greatest Movie Stars , and he was number 8 on The 50 Greatest British Actors , Kristin Scott Thomas was number 22 on The 50 Greatest British Actresses , the film was number 26 on The 100 Greatest Tearjerkers for the funeral , it was number 75 on The Ultimate Film , it was number 36 on The 50 Greatest Comedy Films , it was number 3 on The 100 Greatest British Films , and it was number 42 on The 100 Greatest Films . Outstanding ! |
572,547 | 4,248,714 | 125,439 | 10 | Notting Hill | If you liked Four Weddings and a Funeral , then this follow up from writer Richard Curtis is a fantastic romantic comedy . Golden Globe nominated Hugh Grant returns from Four Weddings and a Funeral as William Thacker , an everyday normal unknown guy who works a pretty ordinary job in a travel book shop with Martin ( James Dreyfus ) , and lives in Notting Hill with a curious flatmate named Spike ( BAFTA nominated Rhys Ifans ) . ( Oh , he had seen her films before he met her ) Then one day the girl of his dreams , American movie star Anna Scott ( Golden Globe nominated Julia Roberts , pretty much playing herself ) walks into the shop , and they meet a second bumping into each other ( and spilling orange juice ) in the street . It is this second meeting that leads her to unexpectedly kiss him . A phone call from her is what allows another meeting , and a chance for them to set a date , when she's not busy , at William's younger sister's birthday , His friends , Max ( Tim McInnerny ) and his wife , disabled sister Bella ( Gina McKee ) , Bernie ( Hugh Bonneville ) , and of course , younger sister Honey ( The Vicar of Dibley's Emma Chambers ) , who is most pleased to meet her . Many of the problems with fame crop up when they are together however , including some bastards ( including Sanjeev Bhaskar ) in a restaurant talking about her , autograph hunters , celebrity interviews , and for a little while worst of all , a secret boyfriend named Jeff King ( Alec Baldwin in a cameo ) . Eventually though she comes back to his place when some new photos appear in all the newspapers , and she wants to escape the press for a while , this is when they get closer ( and finally sleep together ) . But a little Spike chats to some mates in the pub , the press find her again , and they are apart again , it happens again at a film set for a new film where William overhears her shut him out in a conversation with a co-star . In the end though , after he finds his way into a press conference about the new film , he manages to seal their love , and they have a happy ending with a marriage , and all that comes with it , being a celebrity . Also starring , in order of appearance , Dylan Moran as Rufus the Thief , Mischa Barton as 12-Year-Old Actress , and if you look carefully you'll see Simon Callow as Himself in Film within Film , Omid Djalili as Cashier at Coffee Shop and EastEnders ' Michael Higgs as Man at Market . This is not only a great comedy of embarrassing occurrences , involving two great stars , but it is good insight into the life of a celebrity , all that they have to go through in life when they are that famous , tough ! It won the BAFTA for the Audience Award , and it was nominated for the Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film , it won the British Comedy Award for Best Comedy Film , and it was nominated the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture - Comedy / Musical . Hugh Grant was number 73 , and Julia Roberts number 29 on The 100 Greatest Movie Stars , Grant was also number 8 on The 50 Greatest British Films , and the film was number 95 on The Ultimate Film . Very good ! |
572,583 | 4,248,714 | 44,829 | 10 | The Lavender Hill Mob | After seeing Kind Hearts and Coronets , I was definitely looking forward to seeing another Ealing Studios comedy , especially with the great Star Wars star again . Henry Holland ( Oscar nominated Sir Alec Guinness ) is the shy retiring dreaming of riches and a good life , and he has faithfully worked as a bank transfer agent for the delivery of gold . He becomes friends with souvenir maker Alfred Pendlebury ( Stanley Holloway ) and Holland remarks that they could forge gold to look like the Eiffel Tower souvenirs , and smuggle it from England to Paris . They get the help from co-criminals Lackery ( Carry On's Sid James ) and Shorty Fisher ( Alfie Bass ) , but there are many twists and turns when some of the towers fall into the wrong hands . Also starring then unknown Audrey Hepburn as Chiquita . Filled with some good giggles and great concluding chases , this is a fantastic classic comedy . It won the Oscar for Best Writing , Story and Screenplay , it won the BAFTA for Best British Film , and it was nominated for Best Film from any Source , and it was nominated the Venice Film Festival Golden Lion Award for director Charles Crichton ( A Fish Called Wanda ) . Sir Alec Guinness number 12 on The 50 Greatest British Actors , he was number 2 on Britain's Finest Actors , and he was number 11 on The World's Greatest Actor Oustanding ! |
572,277 | 4,248,714 | 71,562 | 10 | The Godfather , Part II | This is equally as great as the first , and another success for Oscar and Golden Globe winning director Francis Ford Coppola ( he could have won the Oscar for the first ) . This film tells two stories of the Corleones , it tells the current events of the new Godfather , Michael Corleone , and the story of young Vito Corleone . BAFTA winning , and Oscar and Golden Globe nominated Al Pacino is brilliant at being a villain , the worst thing he did as the character was to kill his own brother . But it's Oscar and BAFTA winning Robert DeNiro as young Vito that's my favourite of the whole film , because he is very good at impersonating Brando , and being just as mean as him . He is just as good at being the Godfather as the late , great Marlon Brando was . Also starring Diane Keaton as Kay Corleone , John Cazale as Fredo Corleone , Oscar nominated Talia Shire as Connie Corleone , Oscar and Golden Globe nominated Lee Strasberg as Hyman Roth and Oscar nominated Michael V . Gazzo as Frankie Pentangeli . A lot more interesting and complex than the first , a masterpiece sequel , I only wish it was left here and there was no third film . It won the Oscars for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration , Best Music for Nino Rota , Best Writing , Screenplay Adapted From Other Material and Best Picture , and it was nominated for Best Costume Design , it was nominated the BAFTAs for the Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music and Best Film Editing , and it as nominated the Golden Globes for Best Motion Picture - Drama , Best Original Score and Best Screenplay . Robert De Niro was number 2 , and Al Pacino number 1 on The 100 Greatest Movie Stars , De Niro was number 50 , and Pacino number 26 on The 100 Greatest Pop Culture Icons , and Pacino and De Niro together were number 5 on The World's Greatest Actor , Michael Corleone was number 11 on 100 Years , 100 Heroes & Villains , the film was number 58 on 100 Years , 100 Quotes ( " Keep your friends close , but your enemies closer . " ) , and along with the first film , both were number 2 on The 100 Greatest Films . Outstanding ! |
571,274 | 4,248,714 | 358,856 | 10 | Little Britain | There is just no way to describe how brilliant this sketch show is , but it just is . Two of the funniest comedians that have come around in years , BAFTA and British Comedy Award winning and nominated performers David Walliams and Matt Lucas have created the most hilarious and outstanding comedy ever . Basically every episode begins ( and continues ) with Tom Baker's narration , and then we see all the many characters living in Great Britain . The best characters include Lou and Andy , Sebastian and The Prime Minister ( Special Guest Anthony Head ) , Daffyd Thomas ( the only gay in the village , apparently ) , Vicky Pollard , Mr . Mann and shopkeeper Roy , Kenny Craig , Judy and Maggie ( pukers ) , Carol Beer ( Computer Says No ) , Marjorie Dawes , Bubbles De Vere , Harvey ( Bitty ) , Emily Howard ( the crap transvestite ) with friend Florence , Dennis Waterman and Jeremy Rent , and many more . You would be insane to miss this show , I even saw it on stage ! It won the BAFTAs for Comedy Programme or Series Award , Best Make Up & Hair Design and Best TV Comedy , it won the British Comedy Award for Best TV Comedy and The People's Choice , and it won the National Television Awards twice for Most Popular Comedy Programme . There have also been Little Britain Abroad , and the live shows ( including for Comic Relief ) . David Walliams was number 78 on The 100 Greatest Sex Symbols , Daffyd Thomas was number 35 , and Vivki Pollard number 15 on The World's Greatest Comedy Characters , Daffyd's Coming Out was number 17 , Vicky Pollard - Swimming Pool was number 4 and Lou and Andy - Swimming Pool was number 1 on The 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches , and the programme has been on all 100 Greatest TV Treats programmes so far . Outstanding ! |
570,979 | 4,248,714 | 385,401 | 10 | Distraction | This is one of the best game shows there has ever been . One of my favourite comedians , the excellent Jimmy Carr hosts this amazing show . Three contestants are brought in to the studio , we get to know some silly , weird or sometimes gross things about them or their life . Then they go through three or four rounds where they answer simple questions about a chosen topic . The only thing is they are getting " punished " . There is always something sick or hilarious distracting them from answering the questions . These include pressing a prickly buzzer , snapping a ruler in their faces , having bubbles blown in their faces while wearing cheek retractors , being wrestled doing an obstacle course with two or three ugly naked people . The last round is the chance to win cash or a car , if they answer a question about a chosen topic wrong they have something done to their prize , e . g . smashed , sprayed on , burned , thrown in a concrete mixer , etc . It was number 64 on The 100 Greatest TV Treats 2003 . Outstanding ! |
571,736 | 4,248,714 | 109,707 | 10 | Ed Wood | I have always liked director Tim Burton films ( here he was nominated the Cannes Film Festival Golden Palm Award ) , and this biography showing his love for classic sci-fi films is another terrific example of his distinctive style . We saw him in Edward Scissorhands , and then Golden Globe nominated Johnny Depp played director Edward D . Wood . If you have heard of Wood , he considered himself a great director of great films , mostly horror , but in fact he was voted one of the worst film directors of all time . He also had a habit for dressing as a woman , ever since childhood . Anyway , this film basically shows the process of making his ridiculous and utterly awful films , and relationships with people , including his wife ( for a while ) , Dolores Fuller ( Sarah Jessica Parker ) , his new girlfriend Kathy O'Hara ( Patricia Arquette ) , and his favourite actor that he worked with , Dracula's Bela Lugosi ( Oscar and Golden Globe winning , and BAFTA nominated Martin Landau ) . Also starring Jeffrey Jones as Criswell , Vincent D'Onofrio as Orson Welles , Bill Murray as Bunny Breckinridge , Mike Starr as Georgie Weiss , Lisa Marie ( Burton's fiancée at the time ) as Vampira and Juliet Landau ( Martin's daughter ) as Loretta King . Landau is fantastic , Depp is funny and there are some fantastic giggles . It won the Oscar for Best Makeup , it was nominated the BAFTA for Best Make Up / Hair , it was nominated the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture - Comedy / Musical . Johnny Depp was number 22 on The 100 Greatest Movie Stars , he was number 9 on The 100 Greatest Sex Symbols , and he number 2 on The World's Greatest Actor . Outstanding ! |
572,465 | 4,248,714 | 824,747 | 10 | Changeling | The dictionary defines " changeling " as a child surreptitiously or unintentionally substituted for another , a clever title for this drama film from BAFTA nominated director Clint Eastwood . Set in 1920's Los Angeles , this film Christine Collins ( Oscar and BAFTA nominated Angelina Jolie ) , a telephone operator come home to find her son Walter ( Gattlin Griffith ) has disappeared , and it is only in the morning that the police come over for descriptions and stuff . Finally after weeks the police are convinced they have found the boy matching Christine's description , but she knows it is not her son , and she is definite when she sees he is not the right height , and has been circumcised . She also gets confirmation from two people who know him well , his dentist and school teacher , but Capt . J . J . Jones ( Jeffrey Donovan ) thinks Christine is going crazy with her accusations of the police being wrong , they go to extreme lengths to protect their reputation , they place her in a mental hospital under " Code 12 " ( attacking police reputation ) . Eventually she is released after a young boy hands himself into the police , and confesses to helping a man commit brutal murders of young boys , and one of the boys may be Walter ! After released , Christine , with the help of local activist Rev . Gustav A . Briegleb ( John Malkovich ) is determined to punish those imprisoned her and others under Code 12 , and also the man who murdered the young boys , Gordon Stewart Northcott ( Jason Butler Harner ) , oh , and the fake " Walter " gets what he deserves to . In one of the last scenes , Christine sees one of the young boys who escaped Northcott with the police , and he knew Walter , as he was the one who helped him escape , but he never knew where he went , it says in the end text that Christine never stopped searching for Walter . Also starring Colm Feore as Chief James E . Davis , Amy Ryan as Carol Dexter , Michael Kelly as Detective Lester Ybarra , Devon Conti as Arthur Hutchins and Eddie Alderson as Sanford Clark . Jolie is magnificent as the suffering and sometimes hysterical but determined mother , and Malcovich has his moments as the publicist against the police , and of course Eastwood is the perfect director for this very compelling mystery thriller . It was nominated the Oscar for Best Art Direction and Best Cinematography , it was nominated the BAFTAs Film Award Best Cinematography , Best Costume Design , Best Editing , Best Production Design , Best Original Screenplay and Best Sound , and it was nominated the Golden Globe for Best Original Score for Eastwood . Angelina Jolie was number 74 , and John Malkovich number 59 on The 100 Greatest Movie Stars , and Malkovich was number 53 , and Jolie number 1 on The 100 Greatest Sex Symbols . Outstanding ! |
572,054 | 4,248,714 | 90,605 | 10 | Aliens | Director James Cameron ( Terminators 1 + 2 , Titanic ) brought the superlative sequel to Sir Ridley Scott's science-fiction action horror thriller seven years later , and in terms of spectacle , this is much more elaborate . Basically , Ripley ( Oscar and Golden Globe nominated Sigourney Weaver ) is finally picked up by her company , 57 years later , which shocks her , she also has many nightmares of her past experience . But she soon agrees with Carter Burke ( Paul Reiser ) who asks her to be an adviser ( " that's all " ) when a team of heavily armed soldiers are going to the unknown planet ( LV-426 ) Ripley and the Nostromo landed on , which has over the years she has been in hibernation , been colonised ( i . e . made breathable atmosphere and buildings made ) . Their mission seems to be to destroy the aliens ( or Xenomorph ) after contact with the planet is lost , but Ripley is eventually dragged into the action as more and more of the soldiers are being killed . Along the way , they finds a survivor , Rebecca ' Newt ' Jorden ( Carrie Henn ) , and not long after they are stranded on the planet , with no communication to the company , and no shuttle to escape . They do make sure that the doors are secure so the aliens , and parasites ( facehuggers ) cannot get in , while android Bishop ( Lance Henriksen ) tries to get a shuttle to pick them up . They do eventually get close to escape , but Ripley , looking for captured Newt does get to meet the mother alien , destroy her egg nest and sack , before escaping and the place being destroyed . There is one final encounter with the alien mother not long after landing to safety , where in the Exosuit " power-loader " , uttering the great line " Get away from her , you bitch ! " Eventually she gets rid of the alien mother by throwing her into the blast doors and forcing her into outer space ( just like the first one ) . In the end , injured Cpl . Dwayne Hicks ( The Terminator's Michael Biehn ) , ripped-up Bishop , Newt and Ripley are the last survivors , all put into pods for hibernation . Also starring Bill Paxton as Pvt . Hudson , William Hope as Lt . Gorman , Jenette Goldstein as Pvt . Vasquez , Al Matthews as Sgt . Apone , Mark Rolston as Pvt . Drake and Wishmaster's Ricco Ross as Pvt . Frost . The special effects are much more impressive , and the action more intense and gripping , a brilliant sequel . I have also seen the extended 2 and a half hour version , that director Cameron prefers , but the extra material is either unnecessary or ridiculous , e . g . Ripley's dead grandma daughter , and where Newt came from , the original version is much more interesting and essential . It won the Oscars for Best Sound Effects Editing and Best Visual Effects , and it was nominated for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration , Best Film Editing , Best Music for James Horner and Best Sound , and it won the BAFTA for Best Special Visual Effects , and it was nominated for Best Make Up Artist , Best Production Design and Best Sound . Sigourney Weaver was number 20 on The 100 Greatest Movie Stars , and Ellen Ripley was number 8 on 100 Years , 100 Heroes & Villains . Outstanding ! |
572,558 | 4,248,714 | 358,422 | 10 | Comic Relief 2003 | I didn't actually see all the show , but I saw the Comic Relief Highlights show , it was just brilliant . It must have been a brilliant night to raise money with love and laughter brought comedy and so many generous comedians and celebrities . There were many highlights that stuck out : Harry Potter and the Secret Chamberpot of Azerbajan starring Dawn French , Jennifer Saunders , Miranda Richardson , Basil Brush , Robbie Coltrane ( voice ) , Jeremy Irons , Ronnie Corbett and Alex Ferns . Lying To Michael Jackson starring Lenny Henry and Rowan Atkinson . Comic Relief Does University Challenge starring Angus Deayton , Danny Baker , Jeremy Beadle , Gina Yashere , Stephen Fry , David Baddiel and Frank Skinner . Celebrity Driving School starring Paul O'Grady , Simon Day , EastEnders ' Natalie Cassidy , Jade Goody , Gareth Gates , EastEnders ' Charlie Brooks , Paul Whitehouse and Mark Williams . The EastEnders happy edition with all the cast smiling and Singing in the Rain . The lost episode of Blankety Black starring Peter Serafinowicz , Martin Freeman , Sarah Alexander , David Walliams , Matt Lucas , Nick Frost and Simon Pegg . Jack Dee stood on a high pole . And finally the Gareth Gates and The Kumars version of Spirit in the Sky . Also starring Jonathan Ross , Ant McPartlin , Declan Donnelly , Carol Vorderman , Ali G ( Sacha Baron Cohen ) , George Clooney , Richard Curtis ( Comic Relief manager ) , Vanessa Feltz , Robbie Williams , Ricky Gervais , Blue , Julie Walters and many more generous celebrities . Outstanding ! |
571,737 | 4,248,714 | 40,308 | 10 | Easter Parade | From beginning to end , this is probably one of my most enjoyable and favourite musical films ever . There is the wonderful acting , singing , and of course dancing talent of Fred Astaire . There is also the wonderful looks , charm , singing and a bit of dancing from Judy Garland . Basically Don Hewes ( Astaire ) is a theatre producer who is looking for a star for his shows , he obviously chooses talented Hannah Brown ( Garland ) . Together they perform fun filled singing and dancing shows in front of many audiences . The only tiny problem is Hannah worrying about too much fame , and her boss being picky , e . g . about costumes . The beginning sequence where Astaire is buying presents is the best sequence of the film . It won the Oscar for Best Music , Scoring of a Musical Picture for Johnny Green and Roger Edens . Judy Garland was number 82 Fred Astaire was number 81 , and on The 100 Greatest Movie Stars , Garland was also number 85 on The 100 Greatest Movie Stars , and she was number 28 on The World's Greatest Actor , and the film was number 64 on The 100 Greatest Musicals . Outstanding ! |
572,941 | 4,248,714 | 274,294 | 10 | Tom and Jerry | When I was younger , and still today this is one of the greatest cartoons ever . Tom the cat and Jerry the mouse are just the best chase and disaster duo ever created , especially from the imaginations of William Hanna and Joseph Barbera . Every episode is the same concept , Tom tries to catch Jerry , or Jerry does something to get Tom in trouble , but every episode has a new idea , a new disaster and fantastic new gags for kids and adults all over . The other characters were good as well , e . g . the Black woman , and Spike and his son . Tom having something done to his tail and his scream are just terrific . Through 1965-1972 the cartoon duo went through five stages of animation / production , the first ever episode ( where Tom is named Jasper ) by Rudolf Ising , the next 94 episodes all by the legendary Oscar winning Fred Quimby , the next 17 episodes by Hanna-Barbera , 13 episodes after by William L . Snyder ( all directed by Gene Deitch ) , and finally Chuck Jones produced 34 episodes with many directors ( including himself ) , all making 159 episodes in total . Seven episodes have won the Academy Awards for Best Short Cartoon . It was number 14 on The 100 Greatest Kids ' TV Shows , and it was number 2 on the 100 Greatest Cartoons . Outstanding ! |
570,924 | 4,248,714 | 209,144 | 10 | Memento | This is one of the most clever and gripping films I have seen for ages , especially from director / writer Christopher Nolan ( Insomnia , Batman Begins ) . The film starts with the reverse of Leonard ' Lenny ' Shelby ( Guy Pearce ) shooting John Edward " Teddy " Gammell ( Joe Pantoliano ) , which would be the end of the film . Then you see what would be the beginning of the film in black and white . As the the film goes on the colour sections go backwards from a specific moment , and the black and white sections go in the correct order , then both obviously meet to make what would be the middle of the film , but is actually the end . This editing gives you almost an idea of what it is like to be the character Lenny , with his rare amnesia , he forgets things in about 12 seconds . Anyway , the story ( if in the right order ) is that Lenny's wife was murdered by someone , Pantoliano ( obviously ) , and he is using all sources possible , including Natalie ( Carrie-Anne Moss ) , to find the man responsible , not just for his wife , but also his amnesia . It was nominated the Oscars for Best Editing and Best Writing , Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen , and it was nominated the Golden Globe for Best Screenplay . Outstanding ! |
572,996 | 4,248,714 | 101,889 | 10 | The Fisher King | From Monty Python star and Golden Globe nominated director Terry Gilliam this is a great fantasy drama . Basically Jack Lucas ( Golden Globe nominated Jeff Bridges ) is a talk DJ , and was in a TV sitcom , and one night he is almost suicidal , but was stopped when thugs attacked and almost burned him . But he was saved by crazy street living tramp , Parry ( Golden Globe winning , and Oscar nominated Robin Williams ) . Parry tells Jack he is on a quest to find the " Holy Grail " ( a cup trophy ) , but Jack tries to help him by giving him money , that he doesn't know what to use on . Parry also suffers from terrifying hallucinations of a Red Knight , mixed with the memory of his wife's death . But then Parry tells Jack of the woman he has been seeing for so long , the woman he has fallen for and been following for ages . They find out her name is Lydia Sinclair ( Pulp Fiction's BAFTA nominated Amanda Plummer ) , and they convince her she has won a new card , and with the help of Anne Napolitano ( Oscar and Golden Globe winning Mercedes Ruehl ) and her nail varnishing , they set a date for a dinner . Parry and Lydia get on really well , and were practically made for each other with their traits , but it soon goes wrong when Parry's flashbacks come back and he is beaten by the thugs , and put into a home . In the end though , Jack helps him by stealing the " Grail " , from a suicidal man , and both couples , i . e . Lydia and Parry , and Jack and Anne live happily ever after . Also starring David Hyde Pierce as Lou Rosen , Kathy Najimy as Crazed video customer , This Is Spinal Tap's Harry Shearer as Sitcom actor Ben Starr and Michael Jeter as Homeless cabaret singer . With great comedy moments , particularly from the fantastic Williams , this is essential for fans or him and Bridges . It was nominated the Oscars for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration , Best Music for George Fenton and Best Writing , Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen , it was nominated the BAFTA for Best Original Screenplay , and it was nominated the Golden Globes for Best Motion Picture - Comedy / Musical . Robin Williams was number 19 on The 100 Greatest Movie Stars . Outstanding ! |
572,570 | 4,248,714 | 94,226 | 10 | The Untouchables | This is the true and excellent story of the man who wanted to put away a crime king named Al Capone ( a very well cast Robert De Niro ) , from director Brian De Palma ( Carrie , Scarface ) . Eliot Ness ( Kevin Costner ) has been trying to prove that Capone is a bad man for a long time . Now he is assembling a bunch of men to help him prove it once and for all . These men include George Stone ( Andy Garcia ) , Agent Wallace ( Charles Martin Smith ) and the excellently played and very intelligent Malone ( Oscar and Golden Globe winning , and BAFTA nominated Sir Sean Connery ) . Malone is the one with all information of where bad stuff happens , and ways of proving facts about Capone and his empire , they media name them The Untouchables . Unfortunately , when Wallace and Malone are assassinated Ness has to carry out the court case himself with some help from his left over " Untouchable " . An excellent story full of crime , drama , giggles and fantastic actors . It was nominated the Oscar for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration , Best Costume Design and Best Music for Ennio Morricone , it won the BAFTA for Best Score , and it was nominated for Best Costume Design and Best Production Design , and it was nominated the Golden Globe for Best Original Score . Kevin Costner was number 93 , and Sir Sean Connery number 8 on The 100 Greatest Movie Stars , and Connery was number 3 on The 50 Greatest British Actors . Outstanding ! |
572,655 | 4,248,714 | 374,367 | 10 | Bo ' Selecta ! | This is one of my favourite anti-impression comedy programmes . Written by and starring BAFTA and British Comedy Award nominated Leigh Francis as Avid Merrion and many famous masked faces . This is basically a gross impression programme with only a glint of realness to the people . As himself , Avid is a celebrity stalker who keeps Craig Phillips ( from Big Brother 1 ) and his dead mother in his cupboards and always jumps to the opportunity to " meet " a celebrity . He also plays Craig David , The Bear , Mel B , Michael Jackson , Davina McCall , The Osbournes , Sir Elton John , Jonathan Ross ( or " Woss " ) , Vernon Kay , Marilyn Manson , Will Young , Gareth Gates , Jordan or Jodie Marsh's tit , Harry Hill , Kat Slater and many more hilarious and gross celebrities . Guests have included : John Fashanu , EastEnders ' Perry Fenwick , Jordan ( Katie Price ) , Rod Stewart , Rachel Stevens , Kerry Katona ( McFadden ) , the real Jonathan Ross , Drew Barrymore , Edith Bowman , Cameron Diaz , Beyoncé Knowles , Lucy Liu , the real Craig David , Neil Fox , the real Vernon Kay , Meat Loaf , the real Davina McCall , Dermot O'Leary , Emma Bunton , Kirsty Gallacher , Patsy Kensit , Peter Andre , Bob Mortimer , Melanie Brown ( Mel B ) , Jamie Oliver , the real Osbournes ( Ozzy , Jack , Kelly and Sharon ) Mike Read , June Sarpong , Sean Pertwee , Jimmy Carr , Corrie's Samia Ghadie and Suranne Jones , Abi Titmuss , Jodie Marsh , Neil Ruddock and many , many more . It is sometimes disgusting , but still a hilarious entertainment sketch show . It was nominated the BAFTA for Comedy Programme or Series Award , and it was nominated the British Comedy Award for Best TV Comedy . Many spin-offs and special have followed , including Ho Ho Ho Selecta ! which was number 87 on The 100 Greatest Christmas Moments . Craig David on Tour was number 32 and Michael Jackson's Crib number 19 on The 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches , the programme was number 11 on The 100 Greatest Funny Moments , it has been on all 100 Greatest TV Treats programmes so far , and Avid Merrion was number 27 on The World's Greatest Comedy Characters . Outstanding ! |
571,940 | 4,248,714 | 75,314 | 10 | Taxi Driver | It has been described as one of his greatest films , and I could agree that this about BAFTA nominated director Martin Scorsese . Oscar , BAFTA and Golden Globe nominated Robert De Niro plays Travis Bickle , a mentally unstable Vietnam veteran who has taken a job in New York city as taxi driver because he suffers insomnia . He grows increasingly disgusted by the lowlifes , scum and " trash " in the city at night , and this obviously doesn't help his attempt to get somewhere with Betsy ( Cybill Shepherd ) , who represents the vote for Senator Charles Palantine ( Leonard Harris ) , he even takes her to a porn movie on the first date ! He fails also to help 12-year-old prostitute Iris ( twice BAFTA winning newcomer Jodie Foster ) to desert her pimp ' Sport ' Matthew ( Harvey Keitel ) . Driven to insanity of powerlessness he buys four handguns and is intent on assassinating the Senator . Donning a Mohawk hairdo he is ready , but when he can't get close enough , he is gunned down in the end after killing Matthew , oh , he didn't die , and he returned to being a taxi driver . Also starring Peter Boyle as Wizard and Albert Brooks as Tom . I think the main reason to see this film ( and the most memorable and notable scene ) is for the great improvised line when De Niro is talking to himself in the mirror , number 10 on 100 Years , 100 Quotes , " You talking ' to me ? " . It was nominated the Oscars for Best Music for Bernard Herrmann and Best Picture , it won the BAFTA for the Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music , and it was nominated the BAFTAs for Best Film and Best Film Editing , and it was nominated the Golden Globe for Best Screenplay . Harvey Keitel was number 53 , Robert De Niro number 2 on The 100 Greatest Movie Stars , De Niro was also number 50 on The 100 Greatest Pop Culture Icons , and he was number 5 ( along with Al Pacino ) on The World's Greatest Actor , Travis Bickle was number 30 on 100 Years , 100 Heroes & Villains , the film was number 22 on 100 Years , 100 Thrills , it was number 47 on 100 Years , 100 Movies , and it was number 22 on The 100 Greatest Films . Outstanding ! |
572,625 | 4,248,714 | 59,742 | 10 | The Sound of Music | It has been hailed as the greatest musical of all time , it has been on TV every year ( especially at Christmas ) , and it is still one of the most seen films in cinema , from Oscar winning , and Golden Globe nominated director Robert Wise ( The Day the Earth Stood Still ) . The film begins with the spinning and singing " The Hills Are Alive " from Maria ( Golden Globe winning , and Oscar and BAFTA nominated Dame Julie Andrews ) . She is the nun sent by Mother Abbess ( Oscar and Golden Globe nominated Peggy Wood ) to the Von Trapp family to become the new governess , mainly to look after the seven children of Captain Georg Von Trapp ( Christopher Plummer ) . As the story goes , Maria falls in love with the wonderful children , Georg turns from grouchy to cheerful , and of course , he and Maria get married . The film is not all happy though , it is after the wedding that you are reminded of the time period the film is based in , World War II , where Georg refuses to be part of the war , and the concluding scenes have the family escaping the Nazis through the monastery . It won the Oscars for Best Film Editing , Best Music for Irwin Kostal , Best Sound and Best Picture , and it was nominated for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration , Best Cinematography and Best Costume Design , and it won the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture - Musical / Comedy . " Do Re Mi " was number 88 , number 64 for " My Favourite Things " was number 64 , and " The Sound of Music " was number 10 on 100 Years , 100 Songs , other songs include " ( How Do You Solve a Problem Like ) Maria " , " Sixteen Going On Seventeen " , " The Lonely Goatherd " , " So Long , Farewell " and " Climb Ev'ry Mountain " . Dame Julie Andrews was number 6 on The 50 Greatest British Actresses , the film was number 4 on 100 Years of Musicals , it was number 26 on The 100 Greatest Christmas Moments , it was number 27 on 100 Years , 100 Passions , it was number 18 on The 100 Greatest Family Films , it was number 2 on The Ultimate Film , it was number 41 on 100 Years , 100 Cheers , it was number 55 on 100 Years , 100 Movies , it was number 43 on The 100 Greatest Films , and number 2 on The 100 Greatest Musicals . Outstanding ! |
571,175 | 4,248,714 | 335,266 | 10 | Lost in Translation | Oscar , BAFTA and Golden Globe nominated director Sofia Coppola , daughter of famous Godfather director Francis Ford Coppola , has created a very simple but very effective idea for a film . Basically Bob Harris ( Golden Globe winning , and Oscar and BAFTA nominated Bill Murray ) is a famous actor doing photo shoots and adverts in Japan for a scotch drink . During his work related trip he meets Charlotte ( gorgeous BAFTA and Golden Globe nominated Scarlett Johansson ) . They become really close friends , and if they both weren't married there could have been a closer relationship . Also starring Scary Movie's Anna Faris as Kelly and Giovanni Ribisi as John . The best sequences include Murray looking like Roger Moore's James Bond , and getting stuck on the exercise machine . But the intriguing moment is when Bob is about leave , and he whispers something you never hear in Charlotte's ear . It won the Oscar for Best Writing , Original Screenplay , and it was nominated for Best Picture , it won the BAFTA for Best Editing , and it was nominated for the Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music for Kevin Shields and Brian Reitzell , Best Cinematography , Best Original Screenplay , the David Lean Award for Direction and Best Film , and it won the Golden Globes for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy and Best Screenplay . Scarlett Johansson was number 10 on The 100 Greatest Sex Symbols , and the film was number 12 on Film 4's 50 Films To See Before You Die . Outstanding ! |
573,211 | 4,248,714 | 48,281 | 10 | The Ladykillers | This original comedy is one of the early examples of dumb behaviour comedies , kind of like Airplane ! It was also the first Ealing Studios film I ever saw , before the one I knew was one , Kind Hearts and Coronets . Basically , a normal old woman , Mrs . Wilberforce ( Katie Johnson ) , lives in London , she is one day visited by a silly looking man called Professor Marcus ( an excellent Sir Alec Guinness ) . He asks if he and his band can rent the vacant room , and they soon all arrive . The band includes Claude ( Cecil Parker ) , Louis ( Herbert Lom ) , Harry ( young Peter Sellers ) and One-Round ( Danny Green ) . Mrs . Wilberforce doesn't know it , but they are not a band , and they are planning to rob a bank . When she finds out that they have stolen a lot of money , she intends to tell the police . The gang now have to decide who is going to kill her so she doesn't blab . They all die one by one in the process of attempting to kill her , or getaway with the money . Peter Sellers was number 57 on The 100 Greatest Movie Stars , he was number 22 , and Sir Alec Guinness number 12 on The 50 Greatest British Actors , Sellers was number 7 , and Guinness number 2 on Britain's Finest Actors , and Sellers was number 24 , and Guinness number 11 on The World's Greatest Actor , the film was number 43 on The 50 Greatest Comedy Films , it was number 35 on Film 4's 50 Films To See Before You Die , and it was number 23 on The 50 Greatest British Films . Outstanding ! |
572,416 | 4,248,714 | 110,475 | 10 | The Mask | When I was younger this used to be a fantastic family comedy film , and it still is . Basically Stanley Ipkiss ( Golden Globe nominated Jim Carrey is the mild-mannered bank clerk working with best friend Charlie ( Richard Jeni ) , and one day he meets and is instantly attracted to the beautiful Tina Carlyle ( introducing Cameron Diaz ) . They see each other again ( after he has been soaked ) at the Coco Bongo Club , and it is on his way home that he discovers an ancient green wooden mask inhabited by the spirit of mischievous god , Loki . When he puts this mask on , he is transformed into a green faced uncontrollable wacky cartoony alter-ego superhero . When Tina eventually meets " The Mask " , she is instantly attracted to him and has no idea it is Stanley . Meanwhile , Stanley has to deal with Lt . Mitch Kellaway ( Peter Riegert ) who has reason to believe Stanley is this " Mask " . Eventually , Stanley has bigger problems when Tina's villainous gangster boyfriend Dorian Tyrell ( Pulp Fiction's Peter Greene ) gets hold of the mask , and plans to take over Edge City with his new found power . The concluding scenes in the Coco Bongo Club , fighting for the mask , including dog Milo putting it on , are fantastically funny . Also starring Amy Yasbeck as Peggy Brandt , Orestes Matacena as Niko , Nancy Fish as Mrs . Peenman , Jim Doughan as Detective Doyle , Denis Forest as Sweet Eddy and Ben Stein as Dr . Arthur Neuman . The cartoonish special effects are amazing , Carrey is hilarious as The Mask , Diaz's debut is great , this is just a must-see family film . It was nominated for the Oscar for Best Visual Effects , it was nominated the BAFTAs for Best Make Up / Hair , Best Production Design and Best Special Effects . Cameron Diaz was number 65 , and Jim Carrey number 47 on The 100 Greatest Movie Stars , Diaz was also number 26 on The 100 Greatest Sex Symbols , and the film was number 68 on The 100 Greatest Sexy Moments for Diaz's great introductory entrance . Outstanding ! |
572,854 | 4,248,714 | 17,136 | 10 | Metropolis | It was in my book " 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die " , I knew it was a silent film , but when I got the opportunity to try it , I am very pleased I did , from director Fritz Lang ( M , The Big Heat ) . I should mention the film was originally 2 hours and 23 minutes in length when it was released , much of the footage has been lost , but with what has remained , this shortened ( 1 hour and 59 minutes ) version of the sci-fi masterpiece is still an inspiration . Anyway , set in the future ( 2000 , or 2026 , both of which far away back then ) in the city of Metropolis , and the humans are divided into two groups : thinkers ( who enjoy the life in the city , not knowing how anything works ) , and the workers ( who run the city from underground , and achieve all the goals ) . One thinker , Freder ( Gustav Fröhlich ) , son of the city's running man John Fredersen ( Alfred Abel ) , dares to go below after following his love interest Maria ( Brigitte Helm ) , and after experiencing their world for himself , he joins her cause to try and get both worlds together . Meanwhile , Freder's father discovers scientist C . A . Rotwang ( Rudolf Klein-Rogge ) has created a robot , that will take the form of Maria , to get control of the underworld back , and get Freder out the way . The real Maria is imprisoned by Rotwang , while her copy is appearing on stage ( in the city ) as an exotic dancer . Unfortunately the Maria copy returns to the underworld , and plans for all the workers to rebel , and destroy the " Heart Machine " that powers the city . Neither Freder nor Grot ( Heinrich George ) , the machine's foreman , can stop them , and as a result , the machine is destroyed , and the city becomes flooded with both revolting workers and water . In the end , Grot and all the workers finds Maria , who the hold responsible , and they burn her to death , thankfully , it was her copy , and her creator Rotwang also gets what he deserves , and Freder fulfils his role as the " Mediator " . Also starring Fritz Rasp as Slim , Theodor Loos as Josaphat and Erwin Biswanger as worker 11811 . The visuals are magnificent , costing back then an estimated $1 , 300 , 000 ( imagine how much that would be in today's money ) , the cityscapes , underground caverns and little special effects are wonderful to look at , the iconic robot ( which inspired the look for C-3PO in Star Wars ) looks great , and the film features brilliant music by Gottfried Huppertz , one of the best influential silent films ever made . Outstanding ! |
571,407 | 4,248,714 | 55,928 | 10 | Dr . No | Bond , James Bond in his very first outing , unless you consider the new Casino Royale . Sir Sean Connery begins the 007 collection in style and excellence . He is suave and cool , not many gadgets yet , but still cool . Set during the cold war , when spies were most known , an unknown power of S . P . E . C . T . R . E . ( Special Executive for Counter Intelligence , Terrorism , Revenge and Extortion ) is planning to attack US space launches . Dr . No ( Joseph Wiseman ) and Crab Quay are the only links that Bond and MI6 have to go on to solve this investigation . This is probably the Bond film with the best Bond girl , her entrance was number 1 on The 100 Greatest Sexy Moments , Golden Globe winning Ursual Andress as Honey Ryder coming out of the sea in the white bikini . Also starring Jack Lord as Felix Leiter , Bernard Lee as M , Anthony Dawson as Professor Dent , Zena Marshall as Miss Taro , John Kitzmiller as Quarrel , Eunice Gayson as Sylvia Trench , Lois Maxwell as Miss Moneypenny and Peter Burton as ( the original ) Major Boothroyd . A classic story filled with action and adventure for one of the greatest movie heroes . It was number 8 on James Bond's Greatest Hits for the James Bond Theme ( they also mentioned Moby's remix ) , it was number 22 on 100 Years , 100 Quotes ( " Bond . James Bond . " ) , James Bond was number 3 on 100 Years , 100 Heroes & Villains , he was number 21 on The 100 Greatest Sex Symbols , and he was number 21 on The 100 Greatest Pop Culture Icons , Sir Sean Connery was number 8 on The 100 Greatest Movie Stars , and he was number 3 on The 50 Greatest British Actors . Outstanding ! |
570,917 | 4,248,714 | 759,926 | 10 | Lee Evans : XL Tour Live 2005 | I saw him live on stage when he did this tour , so I was obviously going to buy this show on DVD . I thought I heard Lee Evans on Jonathan Ross that he was thinking of quitting comedy , but I was obviously wrong , he returned with this fantastic huge audience stage stand up show . He is still creating some fantastic , true to life and utterly hilarious jokes with both his mouth and his body . Some of the best moments are when he is using his body to do the talking , and he is sweating like mad . When I saw him on stage he was brilliant , and nothing compares to stage , but this straight-to-DVD show is just as good as seeing him in person . Lee Evans was number 23 on 100 Greatest Stand-Ups , and he was number 14 on Britain's Favourite Comedian . Outstanding ! |
572,161 | 4,248,714 | 95,159 | 10 | A Fish Called Wanda | One of the greatest comedy films ever made . BAFTA winning , and Golden Globe nominated John Cleese plays Archie Leach ( Cary Grant's real name ) , a lawyer who has met and fallen in love with Wanda ( BAFTA and Golden Globe nominated Jamie Lee Curtis ) . Archie is defending the man that helped Wanda and Otto ( Oscar winning , and BAFTA nominated Kevin Kline ) with the robbery . Also stuttering Ken ( BAFTA winning Michael Palin ) is trying to kill the woman who was a witness after the robbery . John Cleese has done a very good job of both playing his character and writing ( and directing ) the film . Kevin Kline does an amazing job as the dangerous and hilarious Otto , he deserves his Oscar . Michael Palin has done a very good job of stuttering and having chips shoved up his nose , he deserves his BAFTA . It was nominated the Oscars for Best Director for Charles Crichton and Best Writing , Original Screenplay , it was nominated the BAFTAs for Best Supporting Actress for Maria Aitken as Wendy , Best Direction , Best Editing , Best Original Screenplay and Best Film , and it was nominated the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture - Comedy / Musical . John Cleese was number 14 on The 50 Greatest British Actors , Jamie Lee Curtis was number 52 on The 100 Greatest Sex Symbols , the film was number 23 on The 50 Greatest Comedy Films , and it was number 21 on 100 Years , 100 Laughs . Outstanding ! |
524,927 | 4,445,210 | 105,104 | 1 | Reverse-Racism At Its Most Obvious | Here's a good example of a racist film - reverse racism in which white people are all the villains , portrayed as either stupid rednecks or just plain dumb people from any area of the country . All are talked down to in a patronizing way by the good-guy Wesley Snipes who only respects his black superior . Imagine if this was made with the reverse colors and all black people were made to look stupid . However , in the Liberal PC world of today , racism like this is okay . Go figure . In addition , this is another of these low-grade action films where almost all the characters are what you would NOT find in the real world , such as airline executives looking and talking like low-life hoods . To further insult our intelligence , we have bullet-after-bullet fired at close range at Snipes and never hitting him ! One of the most insulting , stupid movies ever made and an wonderful exhibit of how bad Hollywood can get . |
526,504 | 4,445,210 | 87,995 | 1 | A Good Movie For Punks & Religious Bigots | The release date says " 1984 " but it might as well say some year in the 1970s because it had that sleazy look and hate-filled , anti-religious bias that was so prevalent in films in that decade . It usually didn't take these filmmakers long to get their religious cheap shots in , and that's the case here , too . Within 15 minutes , the was the usual dig against TV evangelists ( give it a rest ! ) and the people who listen to them , three usages of the Lord's name in vain and a ton of other profanities . it had that scummy ' 70s atmosphere right from the start . The lead character , " Otto Maddox , " ( Emilo Estavez ) is a real punk , too . This is another good example of Hollywood's hypocrisy of being " tolerant " to every group but Christians . Even if the bias doesn't bother you , the absence of a plot and the stupid dialog should . This is nothing but garbage . Punk-rockers , and just plain punks , love this film , and that should tell you something . |
522,582 | 4,445,210 | 87,909 | 1 | Weird And Stupid - Don't Be Suckered In | I lost track on how many times I got suckered into renting some movie because Leonard Maltin gave it three stars in his video review book . This was a perfect example , an Italian horror movie from 1984 that stinks . It's plodding , it's stupid and a bit disgusting . A woman who has a strange relationship with insects ? Why oh why did I ever watch this ? Maybe it was to get another glimpse at a young Jennifer Connelly . The facts are that ( 1 ) the dialog is incredibly stupid ; ( 2 ) the acting is horrible ; ( 3 ) the film is just Grade B all the way . . . . . maybe Grade C , if there is such a thing . Sometimes the weirder the movie , the more national critics like it . They have seen so many films that only something totally bizarre excites them . That's my guess here , because I didn't see anything worth recommending this film . . . . especially since we've seen almost 25 years of blood and shock since this was made . It's no big deal . |
525,099 | 4,445,210 | 105,236 | 1 | A ' Disturbing ' Movie For Sick People | You know , I like a good crime movie and not that squeamish about seeing some blood having watched CSI programs for six years . I watched a lot of gangster films from Jimmy Cagney and the early 1930s to what's out there today . I'd have to say this is one of the most disgusting , horrible films I've ever . With all the rave reviews ( which shows you how sick these nationally-known film critics are ) , I gave this a second chance about 10 years later . Same result : couldn't finish the film . You want to take a shower after about 30 minutes of this sordid story by one of the most tasteless filmmakers in Hollywood history : Quentin Tarantino . The latter collected some of the most sleazy actors he could find , too , to fill out the cast , guys like Harvey Keitel , Tim Roth , Michael Madsen , Christopher Penn and Steve Buscemi . Only the latter , because of some animated film voice work , has redeemed himself . These other actors have made a career out of playing ultra-profane low-life's . This movie is so unpleasant to watch - right from the start - I still can't believe it has the following it does . What kind of person sits through nothing but torture , mayhem , screaming , blood everywhere , constant obscenities and horrifying images ? Beware when you see the word " disturbing " attached to a film . It's a sad comment how many disturbing people who are out there who like this movie . No wonder violence is on the rise when it's glorified by sickos like Tarantino . And all that dialog ? Hip , huh ? ? ? No , just sick like the rest of the film . |
525,491 | 4,445,210 | 1,041,252 | 1 | Is ' Ronnie ' Replacing ' Sara ? ' | A minister is a former sex offender and nutcase . Gee , what's new in Hollywood ? Does Hollywood every portray an honest , hardworking , God-like minister ( or priest ) ? Of course not . Here we are again with the bad guy being a pastor . This guy also is a registered sex offender ! Come on . Give me a break . I don't know who the actor is who played him but he looks and sounds a lot like Chris Rock . I'm not even to comment further of the typical bias against clergy shown on TV and in the movies , but this episode is a good example of it . On another note , are we seeing " Sara Sidle's " replacement ? It's getting obvious that Jorja Fox's role here is going to end . . . . . a real shame . We have a new CSI and she's played by the stunningly-pretty Jessica Lucas , a young Canadian actress . She plays " Ronnie . " She's new and idealistic and is given a few constructive lectures by Sara , who obviously is getting cynical about the job . In real life , Sara wouldn't even be working ; she would be taking time off from her horrible recent ordeal in which she almost died . Yet , here she is , working on another case - the second crime story in this episode , and it's not an uplifting one , that's for sure . |
525,448 | 4,445,210 | 113,161 | 1 | A Perfect Example Of How Out-Of-Touch Critics Are | How many times have you read rave reviews - one after the other - and then seen the film and discovered it was horrible ? How many " critics favorites " are total bombs with the public ? ( Answer : thousands . ) This is Exhibit A of that , a terribly incoherent , unappealing , slimy mess of a film that did very poorly at the box office . . . . and was loved by the critics , of course . " Sick , " not " slick " is one adjective to describe this Tarantino-wannabe crime movie . It also smacked of too many " in jokes " in which these snobby Hollywood elitists got their jollies . FACT - Film makers don't care if the public likes their films , only if their peers do . This is why you get so much of this unpopular garbage cranked out every year - they don't care ! That's especially true about films in which Hollywood is part of the story , like this one involving screenwriters . Gene Hackman is one of the finest actors of his day but dark comedy , obviously , is not his forte . Rene Russo's resume says all you need to know about her hard-boiled personality and character as a human being . Ditto for John Travolta , a good actor but a man who will never be mistaken for someone of strong moral fiber . He can smirk , however , with the best of them . . . . as he does in this film . With a hundred f-words and 30 blatant abuses of the Lord's name in vain along with other comedic touches , this is real classy material . As one reviewer here aptly puts it : this is " trash culture at it's peak . " |
522,348 | 4,445,210 | 95,925 | 1 | They Got The Bias In Quickly Here | It didn't take long before the typical Christian-bashing began in this cheap sleazy horror film . Right off the bat , a man is desperately pleading with his neighbor to answer the door and let him in , that his life is in danger . He's begging the neighbor . The guy inside is a Christian . The man outside shouts , " What kind of Christian are you ? " He isn't let in , and minutes later is killed . Here we go - one more example of a needless religious cheap shot by filmmakers , as a Christian is shown in a negative , hypercritical light . Take that , and ridiculous profanity which includes 10 usage's of the Lord's name in vain in the first hour , and this pumpkin VHS was hurled in the garbage can . |
522,580 | 4,445,210 | 87,222 | 1 | My Vote For Most Disgusting & Repellent Movie Of All Time | This is one of the few movies - maybe the only - that truly haunted me for years . It was the first I had ever seen people tortured , so much that blood was flowing of their mouths from gritting their teeth and screaming , etc . It was brutal ; the worst thing I had ever seen on film . Dr . Clement Molloch , played by Joseph Mayer , is still one of the most evil characters I've ever seen on film , and I've viewed thousands . He was so sadistic that I would never watch this movie again , nor would I recommend it . He makes Hannibal Lecter look like Mr . Rogers . If seeing people tortured is not your idea of fun , then stay away from this film . I know there are a lot of sick people out there , many of them professional film critics , who probably enjoyed this sordid , sick story . It's a " B " movie , anyway , with stupid dialog and some wooden acting by Charles Bronson . This is not one of his better efforts . Even if it was , there so many horrendous scenes in here you wouldn't want to watch . Trust me on this one . |
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