I celebrated my fiftieth birthday last week. So, for a bit of fun I set myself a cinema game involving the theme of fifty. I gave myself no more than five minutes to list fifty favourite films. The rules are simple:
Pick 50 favourite films off the top of your head.
Take no longer than 5 minutes.
No checking Imdb.com or other cinema sites.
One film per franchise.
Go with your instinct – don’t overthink it!
Once you have written fifty down – you cannot change any.
Of course, these aren’t necessarily the best films ever, but instinctively films I love. Obviously, I am now kicking myself for the many great works of cinema I have missed. But, it’s just a bit of fun! So, here we go! In alphabetical order – FIFTY FAVOURITE FILMS chosen in FIVE MINUTES to celebrate FIFTY YEARS alive!
Happy belated 50th birthday Paul 🙂 I have seen all of these titles and I love it that some of the titles are from some of my favorite filmmakers. George A. Romero’s Dawn of the Dead and John Carpenter’s The Thing to name just two of many examples 🙂 Pleasantly surprised to see a Mike Leigh film on here (Secrets & Lies) and a Ken Loach one Kes. But then again, you covered those directors in the past, so I should have expected that 🙂 Great list 🙂 Anyway, keep up the great work as always 🙂
On an unrelated note, how does one know If they are in a Dennis Potter play? This youtube video link below gives a perfect example 🙂
Thanks John for the kind and constructive comments 🙂 Yes, these are favourite films written down instinctively, so some mild surprises and glaring omissions – Taxi Driver, Shawshank Redemption and NO Kubrick films. What sacrilege!
And I will check out the link now – always loved Spitting Image and Dennis Potter 🙂
Thanks very much! I watched Casablanca again today. The dialogue and plotting alone are superb, not to mention the great characters. Also, to think they made it during the war, so the political subtext is palpable even watching it today. A true cinema classic.
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Happy Happy 50th Paul. And I wish you 50+ more! (I am printing your list to make sure I have seen them all)
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And I am starting on 50 list TODAY!
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Thanks very much- all the best with your list x
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Those are some great film choices. I’ve seen 34 out of 50. Happy 50th Birthday Paul!
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Thanks very much and happy film watching! Cheers for reading 🙂
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Happy belated 50th birthday Paul 🙂 I have seen all of these titles and I love it that some of the titles are from some of my favorite filmmakers. George A. Romero’s Dawn of the Dead and John Carpenter’s The Thing to name just two of many examples 🙂 Pleasantly surprised to see a Mike Leigh film on here (Secrets & Lies) and a Ken Loach one Kes. But then again, you covered those directors in the past, so I should have expected that 🙂 Great list 🙂 Anyway, keep up the great work as always 🙂
On an unrelated note, how does one know If they are in a Dennis Potter play? This youtube video link below gives a perfect example 🙂
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Thanks John for the kind and constructive comments 🙂 Yes, these are favourite films written down instinctively, so some mild surprises and glaring omissions – Taxi Driver, Shawshank Redemption and NO Kubrick films. What sacrilege!
And I will check out the link now – always loved Spitting Image and Dennis Potter 🙂
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Great list! I was thrilled to see so many classic films on there, including Casablanca.
Belated 50th Birthday wishes!
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Thanks very much! I watched Casablanca again today. The dialogue and plotting alone are superb, not to mention the great characters. Also, to think they made it during the war, so the political subtext is palpable even watching it today. A true cinema classic.
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