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THE GREAT DIRECTOR’S CHECKLIST SERIES - Volume #3 - The Films of DAVID LEAN
Figured I’d throw up a bonus one today. Rank ‘em, rate ‘em, review ‘em or whatever.
DAVID LEAN
A Passage to India (1984)
Ryan's Daughter (1970)
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Summertime (1955)
Hobson's Choice (1954)
The Sound Barrier (1952)
Madeleine (1950)
The Passionate Friends (1949)
Oliver Twist (1948)
Great Expectations (1946)
Brief Encounter (1945)
Blithe Spirit (1945)
This Happy Breed (1944)
In Which We Serve (1942)
The Collection (Blu-Ray High Definition/DVD)
Pre-orders - BLU-RAY: Akira, Casino, The Dark Knight, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Death Proof, Dr No, For Your Eyes Only, From Russia With Love, Hellboy 2: The Golden Army, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Incredible Hulk, JFK, La Femme Nikita, Live and Let Die, The Matrix (Ultimate Collection), Planet of the Apes (Evolution Collection), Planet Terror, Poltergeist, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, The Third Man, Thunderball, WALL E DVD: Budd Boetticher Collection, Icons of Horror: The Hammer Collection, Popeye the Sailor Vol #3, Warner Gangster Collection Vol #4
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04-30-2005, 04:42 PM
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The Collection (Blu-Ray High Definition/DVD)
Pre-orders - BLU-RAY: Akira, Casino, The Dark Knight, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Death Proof, Dr No, For Your Eyes Only, From Russia With Love, Hellboy 2: The Golden Army, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Incredible Hulk, JFK, La Femme Nikita, Live and Let Die, The Matrix (Ultimate Collection), Planet of the Apes (Evolution Collection), Planet Terror, Poltergeist, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, The Third Man, Thunderball, WALL E DVD: Budd Boetticher Collection, Icons of Horror: The Hammer Collection, Popeye the Sailor Vol #3, Warner Gangster Collection Vol #4
Last edited by Jim_K : 08-24-2008 at 10:05 AM.
Reason: update
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04-30-2005, 05:04 PM
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Ranking:
1. Lawrence of Arabia
2. Great Expectations
3. Brief Encounter
4. The Bridge on the River Kwai
5. Ryan's Daughter
6. Oliver Twist
7. A Passage to India
8. Doctor Zhivago
9. Summertime
10. Blithe Spirit
Last edited by Kirk Tsai : 10-04-2007 at 06:44 PM.
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04-30-2005, 07:01 PM
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I'm not as keen on Lean as most. I love one, but find others ranging from OK to vastly overrated.
DAVID LEAN
Seen: 7
Like: 1
Own: 1
Rank order:
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Great Expectations
Brief Encounter
Dr. Zhivago
Summertime
In Which We Serve
Lawrence of Arabia
"Movies should be like amusement parks. People should go to them to have fun." - Billy Wilder
"Subtitles good. Hollywood bad." - Tarzan, Sight & Sound 2012 voter.
"My films are not slices of life, they are pieces of cake." - Alfred Hitchcock
"My great humility is just one of the many reasons that I am vastly superior to everyone else." - Ramrod Clerk
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04-30-2005, 08:07 PM
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05-01-2005, 01:51 AM
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1. Lawrence Of Arabia - A
2. Bridge On The River Kwai - A
3. Brief Encounter - A
4. Doctor Zhivago - A-
5. Summertime - B+
6. Oliver Twist - B
7. Great Expectations - B-
I'm not so keen on the Dickens
Own: 3
Yes, Captain Hammer's here, hair blowing in the breeze. The day needs my saving expertise! - Captain Hammer, Corporate Tool
2002 Sight & Sound Challenge: 313 Last Watched: Time of the Gypsies
Last 10 Films Watched:
Diary of the Dead - B+ / The Invisible Man - B+
Inside - B / The Crazies - B
Lost Boys: The Tribe - C+ / The War of the Gargantuas - B
Thousands Cheer - C+ / Dead Man - C+
A Zed & Two Noughts - B+ / Leaves from Satan's Book - C
DVD BEAVER My Collection
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05-01-2005, 01:57 AM
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