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post #1 of 391
10/6/03 at 6:04am
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The Greatest BRITISH (BFI) Film Tournament


I’ve included the BFI Top 100 film list, so we need 28 more films for a complete field.

Rules:

British films ONLY

Theatrical films ONLY

Obscure films that get no votes will be thrown out & replaced with one of the Wild-card films that I’ll hold in reserve.

If you have to abstain, please name the film that you haven’t seen.


MASTER LIST

Black Narcissus
The Ladykillers
Lawrence of Arabia
Lord of the Flies (1963)
The Man in the White Suit
The Third Man
A Matter of Life and Death
The Red Shoes






4TH ROUND Winners

A Clockwork Orange
Hope and Glory
Horror of Dracula
Monty Python and the Holy Grail


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post #2 of 391
10/6/03 at 7:00am
Nominations:

Contraband
49th Parallel
I See A Dark Stranger
Odd Man Out
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post #3 of 391
10/6/03 at 7:01am
Take these as suggestions or nominations or whatever—I have not order them so if are limited nominations, let us know and I’ll pare them down.

.I Know Where I’m Going

A Passage to India

2001: A Space Odyssey (if it qualifies)

Barry Lyndon

Eyes Wide Shut (see 2001)

Brief Encounter

Nanook of the North

Man of Aran

Belles of St. Trinian’s
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post #4 of 391
10/6/03 at 7:36am
What's scary is that I've only seen 17 on the BFI list (maybe 18, can't remember if I've seen Draughtsman's Contract or not).

Nominate:
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Pink Floyd: The Wall
Chicken Run
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post #5 of 391
10/6/03 at 9:12am
Nominate
The Ruling Class
Blackmail
How To Succeed In Advertising

2nd
I Know Where I'm Going!
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post #6 of 391
10/6/03 at 9:38am
Goody...I've seen 97 of those films

Nominate:
The Devils
A Kid for Two Farthings
O Lucky Man!
Britannia Hospital

Who am I kidding...doubt many here have seen these!

I'll 2nd

Barry Lyndon
The Cook, the Thief, his Wife and her Lover
Eyes Wide Shut if it qualifies for inclusion
2001: A Space Odyssey (ditto)


Other potential nominations...

Ladybird, Ladybird
The Mission
Naked
The War Zone
Sweet Sixteen
Georgie Girl
The Ruling Class
Ratcatcher
The Entertainer
Horror of Dracula
Equus
The Tales of Hoffman
The Company of Wolves
The Boyfriend
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Deep End
The Baby of Macon
Whistle Down the Wind
Seance on a Wet Afternoon
Our Mother's House
The Cement Garden
Edward II
King & Country
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post #7 of 391
10/6/03 at 10:52am
I'll third 2001

I'll second

Chicken Run
Odd Man Out

I'll nominate

Help!
Blackmail
A Christmas Carol or Scrooge (1951)
Dr. Strangelove
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post #8 of 391
10/6/03 at 11:27am
Second:
Scrooge
The Ruling Class
The Cook the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover
How to Succeed in Advertising
Dr. Strangelove
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post #9 of 391
10/6/03 at 11:37am
I'll second:

Brief Encounter
O Lucky Man! :p)

I'll third:

Chicken Run
The Ruling Class


I'd third The Cook, the Thief... but it's already been seconded twice.

Two seconds and two thirds left.

Someone nominate Seance on a Wet Afternoon!
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post #10 of 391
10/6/03 at 11:58am
Brief Encounter is already on the BFI list.
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post #11 of 391
10/6/03 at 2:22pm
Thread Starter 
Lew,

Everyone gets 4 noms, seconds & thirds.

I took Lew's first 4 nominations only. So if you've seconded or thirded one of the others you still have those to use.


Nominations

Barry Lyndon *
Blackmail
Britannia Hospital
Contraband
The Devils
Dr. Strangelove *
49th Parallel
Help!
How To Succeed In Advertising *
I Know Where I’m Going *
I See A Dark Stranger
A Kid for Two Farthings
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Odd Man Out *
O Lucky Man! *
A Passage to India
Pink Floyd: The Wall
Scrooge (1951) *


* seconded & in need of a third
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post #12 of 391
10/6/03 at 2:59pm
I'll second Monty Python & the Holy Grail
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post #13 of 391
10/6/03 at 3:15pm
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Since we're getting close to Halloween here's some prime british Horror that I'll throw in the nomination pool.

Alien
The Haunting
Horror of Dracula
The Innocents
Night of the Demon
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post #14 of 391
10/6/03 at 4:40pm
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Bonus Time!!!!!!!!

The next 3 posters get 1 Automatic but there's a catch..........................


You only get the automatic once you've used up ALL of your noms, seconds & thirds.
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post #15 of 391
10/6/03 at 5:16pm
Well here I am to be one of the next 3 posters. After I've used up all of my noms, 2nds and 3rds I'll select my automatic.
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post #16 of 391
10/6/03 at 5:21pm
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Sorry George there's no guarantee by just marking your spot.

Squatters are discouraged here.
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post #17 of 391
10/6/03 at 8:09pm
Second:

A Passage to India

Pink Floyd: The Wall

Third:

Odd Man Out
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post #18 of 391
10/6/03 at 8:11pm
And taking Bill's lead, I nominate:

The Mission
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post #19 of 391
10/6/03 at 8:32pm
Okay, I have three seconds and two thirds left.

I'll second:

Barry Lyndon
Horror of Dracula
The Innocents

I'll third:

I Know Where I'm Going!
Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Automatic: Seance on a Wet Afternoon

Alas, it'll probably get thrown out.
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post #20 of 391
10/6/03 at 10:42pm
I'll 2nd Blackmail, though actually I already nominated it and George's should count as the 2nd.

I'll 3rd Barry Lyndon
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post #21 of 391
10/7/03 at 3:05am
Sorry Brook, I missed that.
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post #22 of 391
10/7/03 at 4:38am
Thread Starter 
MASTER LIST

Alfie
Barry Lyndon
The Belles of St. Trinian's
Billy Liar
Black Narcissus
Blow Up
Brassed Off
Brazil
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Brief Encounter
Brighton Rock
Caravaggio
Carry On Up The Khyber
Chariots of Fire
Chicken Run
A Clockwork Orange
The Commitments
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover *
The Cruel Sea
The Crying Game
The Dam Busters
Darling
The Day of the Jackal
Distant Voices, Still Lives
Doctor Zhivago
Dr. No
Don't Look Now
The Draughtsman's Contract
Educating Rita
Elizabeth
The English Patient
Far From the Madding Crowd
Fires Were Started
A Fish Called Wanda
Four Weddings And A Funeral
The Full Monty
Gandhi
Genevieve
Get Carter
The Go-Between
Goldfinger
Goodbye Mr. Chips
Great Expectations
Gregory's Girl
Hamlet
A Hard Day's Night
Henry V (1944)
Hope and Glory
If....
I Know Where I’m Going
I'm All Right Jack
In Which We Serve
The Ipcress File
The Italian Job
Kes
The Killing Fields
Kind Hearts and Coronets
The Ladykillers
The Lady Vanishes
The Lavender Hill Mob
Lawrence of Arabia
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Life is Sweet
Local Hero
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
The Long Good Friday
The Madness of King George
A Man For All Seasons
The Man in the White Suit
A Matter of Life and Death
Mona Lisa
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Monty Python's Life of Brian
My Beautiful Laundrette
My Left Foot
My Name is Joe
Nil By Mouth
Odd Man Out
Oliver!
Oliver Twist
Passport to Pimlico
Peeping Tom
Performance
The Railway Children
The Red Shoes
The Remains of the Day
Room at the Top
A Room With A View
The Ruling Class
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
Seance on a Wet Afternoon
Secrets & Lies
Sense and Sensibility
The Servant
Shakespeare in Love
Small Faces
Sunday, Bloody Sunday
A Taste of Honey
The Third Man
The 39 Steps
This Sporting Life
Tom Jones
Trainspotting
2001: A Space Odyssey
Whisky Galore!
The Wicker Man
Withnail and I
Women in Love
Zulu

19 spots open

Nominations

Alien
Blackmail *
Britannia Hospital
Contraband
The Devils
Dr. Strangelove *
49th Parallel
The Haunting (1963)
Help!
Horror of Dracula *
How To Succeed In Advertising *
The Innocents *
I See A Dark Stranger
A Kid for Two Farthings
The Mission
Night of the Demon
O Lucky Man! *
A Passage to India *
Pink Floyd: The Wall *
Scrooge (1951) *

* needs a third

Once 2 more people use their automatic (see post #14) I'll hand out more noms, seconds & thirds.
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post #23 of 391
10/7/03 at 4:55am
Second:

Alien
Brittania Hospital
The Haunting
Help!

Third:

Dr. Strangelove
How to Get Ahead (?) in Advertising
The Innocents
Pink Floyd: The Wall

EDIT: If Time Bandits qualifies, please consider that my "auto-pick". If not someone else can have it.
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post #24 of 391
10/7/03 at 9:23am
I'll 3rd Horror of Dracula
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post #25 of 391
10/7/03 at 3:31pm
Thread Starter 
Scott

I counted Time Bandits as one of your 4 noms. You have to use up all of the noms before you get an auto.

5 more nominations for everyone & unlimited seconds & thirds


List updated

Nominations

Alien *
Blackmail *
Britannia Hospital *
Contraband
The Devils
Dr. Strangelove *
49th Parallel
The Haunting (1963) *
Help! *
How To Succeed In Advertising *
The Innocents *
I See A Dark Stranger
A Kid for Two Farthings
The Mission
Night of the Demon
O Lucky Man! *
A Passage to India *
Pink Floyd: The Wall *
Scrooge (1951) *
Time Bandits
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post #26 of 391
10/7/03 at 4:32pm
Nominate:
Wish You Were Here
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post #27 of 391
10/7/03 at 9:25pm
Second:

Night of the Demon
Time Bandits

Third:

Britannia Hospital
The Haunting
Scrooge

Nominate:

The Asphyx
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
Dead of Night
Lair of the White Worm
Quatermass and the Pit
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post #28 of 391
10/8/03 at 4:51am
I'll nominate

Yellow Submarine
From Russia With Love
Gaslight
The Horse's Mouth
The Mouse That Roared
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post #29 of 391
10/8/03 at 4:56am
Thread Starter 
More nominations

And Now for Something Completely Different
The Collector
Curse of Frankenstein
The Elephant Man
The Hit (1984)
Jason and the Argonauts
The Man Who Would Be King
Matthew Hopkins: Witchfinder General
The Mummy (1959)
Night Train to Munich
Quatermass II: Enemy from Space
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
Straw Dogs
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
Village of the Damned (1960)
Watership Down


I'll second
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
Dead of Night
From Russia With Love
Lair of the White Worm
Quatermass and the Pit
49th Parallel
The Mission


I'll third
Pink Floyd: The Wall
Time Bandits

Current nominations


Alien *
And Now for Something Completely Different
The Asphyx
Blackmail *
The Collector
Contraband
Curse of Frankenstein
The Day the Earth Caught Fire *
Dead of Night *
The Devils
Dr. Strangelove *
The Elephant Man
49th Parallel *
From Russia With Love *
Gaslight
Help! *
The Hit (1984)
The Horse's Mouth
How To Succeed In Advertising *
The Innocents *
I See A Dark Stranger
Jason and the Argonauts
A Kid for Two Farthings
Lair of the White Worm *
The Man Who Would Be King
Matthew Hopkins: Witchfinder General
The Mission *
The Mouse That Roared
The Mummy (1959)
Night of the Demon *
Night Train to Munich
O Lucky Man! *
A Passage to India *
Quatermass and the Pit *
Quatermass II: Enemy from Space
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
Straw Dogs
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
Village of the Damned (1960)
Watership Down
Wish You Were Here
Yellow Submarine


* seconded & in need of a third
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post #30 of 391
10/8/03 at 6:06am
I'll second:

The Collector
The Hit
The Horse's Mouth
The Man Who Would Be King
The Mouse That Roared
Quatermass II
Straw Dogs
Village of the Damned
Watership Down
Wish You Were Here

I'll third:

Alien
Dr. Strangelove
From Russia With Love
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