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Post by sandbachhatter on Apr 10, 2016 20:18:03 GMT
Evening all.
Here's a mixed bag of 'D' films to start you off, but there are plenty more out there for you to choose from!
Dead Poets Society (1989)
Dial M For Murder (1954)
Die Hard (1988)
Dirty Dozen, The (1967)
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Get voting!
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Post by hatter_in_macc on Apr 10, 2016 21:28:43 GMT
Dr. Strangelove, or: How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.
A brilliant political satire that was so good, most of it ended up coming true over the years that followed. Very funny, too - but almost equally as scary!
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Post by gazz on Apr 10, 2016 22:19:13 GMT
Die Hard (1988) is one of my all-time favourite movies ever! However, it would be criminal of me to not vote for 'Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid' (1982) - In my opinion it's Steve Martin's finest hour (& 28 minutes) - not seen it? WHY NOT?!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2016 23:27:40 GMT
I didn't have a clue what Die Hard was going to be about when I went to see it. All I knew was that the guy out of Moonlighting was in it and that put me off straight away. I was on the edge of my seat for 2 hours. Brilliant.
My vote is going for Donnie Darko though, a very strange film but brilliant as well.
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Post by archie on Apr 11, 2016 8:07:39 GMT
I'm surprised that Debbie Does Dallas isn't on the short-list. I haven't seen it so can't comment. Neither have I seen most of the others mentioned so far so I've a personal list of films I enjoyed many years ago: Dark Star - very dark and very funny. Dirty Mary Crazy Larry - a chase movie that is at once moral and amoral. and my vote goes to Dr Terror's House Of Horrors - Lee, Cushing, Donald Sutherland and Roy Castle. What's not to enjoy?
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Post by gazz on Apr 11, 2016 8:19:50 GMT
I didn't have a clue what Die Hard was going to be about when I went to see it. All I knew was that the guy out of Moonlighting was in it and that put me off straight away. I was on the edge of my seat for 2 hours. Brilliant. That is pretty much how it was for me, mate. I wasn't expecting much when I went to see it myself for the same reason you stated, how wrong I was too!
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Post by gazz on Apr 11, 2016 8:24:12 GMT
I'm surprised that Debbie Does Dallas isn't on the short-list. I haven't seen it so can't comment. *cough*..(b*ll*cks)
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Post by archie on Apr 11, 2016 8:57:42 GMT
Yes Mr G, that's definitely a hernia. Next please.
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Post by countyfan on Apr 11, 2016 9:25:07 GMT
It was a close one for me this week, just being pipped to the post though was another Leslie Nielsen film Dracula, Dead and loving it which I still watch over and over again these days, but my winner for the D round is a double D!! Dumb and Dumber. Seen and laughed so many times over the years at this film and still watch it when ever it's on the TV. Jim Carrey and Jeff Bridges work so well together and I don't think i'll ever tire of this film.
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Post by gazz on Apr 11, 2016 10:56:34 GMT
It was a close one for me this week, just being pipped to the post though was another Leslie Nielsen film Dracula, Dead and loving it which I still watch over and over again these days, but my winner for the D round is a double D!! Dumb and Dumber. Seen and laughed so many times over the years at this film and still watch it when ever it's on the TV. Jim Carrey and Jeff Bridges work so well together and I don't think i'll ever tire of this film. You mean Jeff Daniels, matey, but I agree, absolutely side splitting movie. In fact, if there's no outright winner in this one and Dumb and Dumber is in with a better shout than my suggestion, I'm switching votes. Great choice, mate.
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Post by bigfudge on Apr 11, 2016 11:19:08 GMT
A three way tie for me between Die Hard, Dumb and Dumber and Donnie Darko...Die Hard was a great action-packed but clever film and one of my favourite performances from Alan Rickman...Dumb and Dumber is just side-splittingly hilarious...and Donnie Darko is one of the most intriguing but best written films I've ever actually seen, I've seen it many, many times and still I'm not sure what it means with symbolism and clues packed into every scene!
A very close one but I'm going for Donnie Darko!
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Post by marketharborough on Apr 11, 2016 11:26:35 GMT
And I think the early Die Hards were brilliant and thats where the Harborough vote is going!!
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Post by Epworth Hatter on Apr 11, 2016 11:33:56 GMT
Lot's of Ds...
Despicable Me - great film for all the family Dangerous Liaisons - spawning the immortal line: 'it's beyond my control' Dual - on paper a film that shouldn't work, but is amazing for the stress and tension it delivers Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - Steve Martin and Michael Caine slap-stick heaven! The Deer Hunter - hard to imagine a week without either De Niro or Pacino! Dancer in the Dark - almost gets my vote: Bjork is very good, the story is deeply disturbing and the soundtrack is great
But I'm going for The Dirty Dozen - a mission war film with a twist, top cast, great action and brilliant script.
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Post by bringbacklenwhite on Apr 11, 2016 11:49:32 GMT
Dam Busters for me, please.
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Post by sandbachhatter on Apr 11, 2016 12:30:37 GMT
Update:
Donnie Darko is leading the way with two votes, while all of the following have one vote each:
Dambusters, The Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid Die Hard Dirty Dozen, The Dr. Strangelove Dr. Terror's House of Horrors Dumb and Dumber
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