Films you HAVE to watch on TV

fields5069

Duel

Sassafras

On grim, dreary drizzly days like today I like to watch films set in tropical or desert locations.

thermionic

Star Trek - The Voyage Home

midlifecrisis

pulp fiction
bladerunner
erasurehead
brazil
enemy at the gates

breakstuff

The Thing. Lost count of the times I've turned it on after it's started, and had to watch the rest. 

Dominic

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
 Love Actually
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (original)
Forrest Gump

sinbaadi

True Lies!  

jamiexsilver

Robocop.
Jacobs ladder.
any of the predator films even the shit ones.

HAL9000

Terminator 1
Terminator 2
The French Connection
Butch Cassidy
Kelly's Heroes
Where Eagles Dare
Any of the Clint Eastwood westerns

lasermonkey

Alien
Aliens
Forbidden Planet
Sean Of The Dead

Philly_Q

EricTheWeary said:

Jason and the Argonauts.

Yep.  And all the Sinbad films, or anything Ray Harryhausen...
The Vikings
The Black Shield of Falworth
The Untouchables
The Frighteners
Most Ealing comedies
Most Hitchcock films
Any Carry On film
Ice Cold in Alex
You're Next
The Wicker Man
Most Bond films
Anything with Humphrey Bogart or James Cagney

Some things I'd only watch if I can sit and watch from beginning to end, others I don't mind starting mid-film, watching for an hour then missing the end (applies especially to James Bond and Carry On films).

hywelg

Life of Brian

munckee

hywelg said:

Life of Brian

Yep and holy grail. 

I forgot to put a few good men on the list. Tremendous film. 

munckee

Untouchables and Jaws both currently on. I’m in a quandary!

zepp76

O Brother where art thou

 Dirty Dancing

 A good year

 Easy Rider

 The fastest Indian

ALL original Rocky films except 5

 Rambo first blood

The fifth element


Edit: Crikey how could I forget The Karate Kid!

EricTheWeary

Philly_Q said:

EricTheWeary said:

Jason and the Argonauts.

Yep.  And all the Sinbad films, or anything Ray Harryhausen...
The Vikings
The Black Shield of Falworth
The Untouchables
The Frighteners
Most Ealing comedies
Most Hitchcock films
Any Carry On film
Ice Cold in Alex
You're Next
The Wicker Man
Most Bond films
Anything with Humphrey Bogart or James Cagney

Some things I'd only watch if I can sit and watch from beginning to end, others I don't mind starting mid-film, watching for an hour then missing the end (applies especially to James Bond and Carry On films).

The Carry On and Bond films I know well enough that I can just watch a bit ( or in the case of some Carry On films just relieved to get it off the telly). But Carry on up the Khyber has to be watched until the end from wherever as it’s the peak of their craft. 

Philly_Q

EricTheWeary said:

The Carry On and Bond films I know well enough that I can just watch a bit ( or in the case of some Carry On films just relieved to get it off the telly). But Carry on up the Khyber has to be watched until the end from wherever as it’s the peak of their craft. 

Yeah, I'd add Carry on Cleo (although the end is a non-event), Carry on Spying and - of course - Carry on Screaming.

Nitefly

Futtocks End.. Although it will probably never get shown again...

phil_b

Philly_Q said:

EricTheWeary said:

The Carry On and Bond films I know well enough that I can just watch a bit ( or in the case of some Carry On films just relieved to get it off the telly). But Carry on up the Khyber has to be watched until the end from wherever as it’s the peak of their craft. 

Yeah, I'd add Carry on Cleo (although the end is a non-event), Carry on Spying and - of course - Carry on Screaming.

carry on abroad is one I like