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Re: Best British films?
« Reply #15 on: March 02, 2009, 09:01:59 PM »
Quote from: sheateawholepie on March 02, 2009, 08:01:02 PM
Waking Ned Devine is one of my favorites! It gets dusted off and watched at least once a month at my house. :)

That was filmed here on the IOM!!! The white pony in one of the scenes was my step daughters pony....Maisie...I think they call it a donkey in the scene..it is a belter of a movie!
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Re: Best British films?
« Reply #16 on: March 02, 2009, 09:13:32 PM »
Quote from: MeShell on March 02, 2009, 09:01:59 PM
That was filmed here on the IOM!!! The white pony in one of the scenes was my step daughters pony....Maisie...I think they call it a donkey in the scene..it is a belter of a movie!
Apparantly there have been a few movies which are supposed to be set in Ireland which have been filmed (at least in part) on the Isle of Man, because parts of it look like Ireland of a few decades ago.

Another Irish film I love which was filmed on the Isle of Man is The Boys and Girl of County Clare.  Not an excellent movie, but a good one, and there is loads of traditional music in it!
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Re: Best British films?
« Reply #17 on: March 02, 2009, 09:20:25 PM »
Quote from: Andee on March 02, 2009, 09:13:32 PM
Apparantly there have been a few movies which are supposed to be set in Ireland which have been filmed (at least in part) on the Isle of Man, because parts of it look like Ireland of a few decades ago.

Another Irish film I love which was filmed on the Isle of Man is The Boys and Girl of County Clare.  Not an excellent movie, but a good one, and there is loads of traditional music in it!

Oh yes we have had LOADS of them filmed here...one reason the IOM Government give them a HUGE tax break!

Still waiting for the one I was in to get a release date...........

We have some friends in the County Clare movie....

http://www.gov.im/dti/iomfilm/
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Re: Best British films?
« Reply #18 on: March 02, 2009, 09:22:16 PM »
Quote from: MeShell on March 02, 2009, 09:20:25 PM
Oh yes we have had LOADS of them filmed here...one reason the IOM Government give them a HUGE tax break!

Still waiting for the one I was in to get a release date...........

We have some friends in the County Clare movie....

http://www.gov.im/dti/iomfilm/

You must let us know when your movie comes out!  That is so cool that your friends got in the County Clare movie!
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Re: Best British films?
« Reply #19 on: March 02, 2009, 10:06:17 PM »
Quote from: DuckyFuzz on February 28, 2009, 02:00:12 AM
Layer Cake

Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrells

Human Traffic

Snatch

Crank

Notting Hill

Love Actually

About a Boy



Oh my god, I hate every one of those films!  :P

Chariots of Fire is one of my alltime favourites.

Ditto Shakespeare in Love.
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Re: Best British films?
« Reply #20 on: March 02, 2009, 11:01:28 PM »
I thought Calendar Girls was pretty charming. Maybe not one of the best British films ever, but probably worth putting on your LoveFilm list.
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Re: Best British films?
« Reply #21 on: March 02, 2009, 11:05:43 PM »
Quote from: Karrit on February 27, 2009, 02:01:33 PM
Here are some of my personal favourite British Films.  They are all older, from at least 15 years ago, but I think they are glorious movies:

Hope and Glory


I just happened to watch Hope and Glory this afternoon! It was really very good, I thought.
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Re: Best British films?
« Reply #22 on: March 02, 2009, 11:09:23 PM »
It's not new, but If.... is one of my all-time favorites.  Weird, yes, but so, so good!
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Re: Best British films?
« Reply #23 on: March 02, 2009, 11:12:47 PM »
Quote from: Anne1982 on March 02, 2009, 11:01:28 PM
I thought Calendar Girls was pretty charming. Maybe not one of the best British films ever, but probably worth putting on your LoveFilm list.

This is one of my happy movies.  I watch it when I'm feeling a bit down.  Highly recommended.
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Re: Best British films?
« Reply #24 on: March 16, 2009, 01:11:54 AM »
Recent ones I have seen


Sliding Doors
Eden Lake
Last King of Scotland
Four Weddings and a Funeral
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Re: Best British films?
« Reply #25 on: March 16, 2009, 01:51:12 AM »
Quote from: camoscato on February 27, 2009, 04:53:09 PM
This Is England

Shaun of the Dead

Hot Fuzz

The Full Monty

minus The full Monty, Add in Love Actually and also add in Children of Men which is one of my fav. movies, there are some fabulous scenes in that movie.
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Re: Best British films?
« Reply #26 on: March 16, 2009, 02:00:30 AM »
Ohh I watched a really pants film called FLOOD - About the UK being hit by a tsunami and it wiping out London....man it was P.A.N.T.S!!! give that one a miss!
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Re: Best British films?
« Reply #27 on: March 16, 2009, 05:51:15 AM »
I haven't seen it since it was in theaters years ago, but I remember liking Morvern Callar. Interesting story, at any rate. Definitely not light fare, though.

I'll second Love Actually, Notting Hill, About a Boy, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Calendar Girls, and Waking Ned Devine, though. :)
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Re: Best British films?
« Reply #28 on: March 16, 2009, 05:57:36 AM »
Quote from: stephoodle on March 16, 2009, 05:51:15 AM
I haven't seen it since it was in theaters years ago, but I remember liking Morvern Callar. Interesting story, at any rate. Definitely not light fare, though.


i read the book.. didnt see the film.
I'll need to see that one!
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Re: Best British films?
« Reply #29 on: March 16, 2009, 06:16:32 AM »
I forgot it was based on a book! I should read it. :)
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