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BFI Tournament - The Greatest BRITISH films - Page 9

post #241 of 391
About a Boy


Among the rest, only seen 28DL and EWS
post #242 of 391
28 Days Later (Lord of the Flies was one of my most disappointing Criterion purchases)
post #243 of 391
Lord of the Flies
Sink the Bismarck!
Eyes Wide Shut
The Duellists
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
post #244 of 391
Lord of the Flies
Eyes Wide Shut
How To Get Ahead In Advertising
post #245 of 391
Thread Starter 
My votes
Lord of the Flies (1963)
Sink the Bismarck!
Eyes Wide Shut
The Duellists
How to Get Ahead in Advertising



Lord of the Flies (1963) over 28 Days Later 5-1

Sink the Bismarck! over Moby Dick (1956) 2-1

Eyes Wide Shut over Pygmalion (1938) 5-1

The Duellists over Chariots of Fire 3-0

How to Get Ahead in Advertising over About a Boy 3-2

Round 2

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

vs.

The 39 Steps

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The Mouse That Roared

vs.

The Ladykillers

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Lawrence of Arabia

vs.

The English Patient

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Barry Lyndon

vs.

Hamlet (1948)
post #246 of 391
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

Barry Lyndon
post #247 of 391
The 39 Steps
The Ladykillers
The English Patient
Barry Lyndon
post #248 of 391
the 39 steps
abstain
lawrence of arabia (tough, very close for me)
hamlet
post #249 of 391
The English Patient (closest call yet)
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The 39 Steps

The Ladykillers
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The 39 Steps
The Ladykillers
Lawrence of Arabia
Barry Lyndon
post #252 of 391
Lawrence of Arabia
post #253 of 391
The 39 Steps
The Ladykillers
The English Patient
Hamlet (1948)
post #254 of 391
Lawrence of Arabia
Barry Lyndon
post #255 of 391
Thread Starter 
My votes
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
The Ladykillers
Lawrence of Arabia
Barry Lyndon



The 39 Steps over The Spy Who Came in from the Cold 5-2

The Ladykillers over The Mouse That Roared 5-0

Lawrence of Arabia over The English Patient 5-3

Barry Lyndon over Hamlet (1948) 5-2


next (since it's Halloween)

Don't Look Now

vs.

Peeping Tom

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Horror of Dracula

vs.

Quatermass II: Enemy from Space

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The Innocents

vs.

The Mummy (1959)

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Quatermass and the Pit

vs.

The Wicker Man
post #256 of 391
Peeping Tom - Tough!
Horror of Dracula - Tough!
The Innocents
Quatermass and the Pit
post #257 of 391
Peeping Tom
post #258 of 391
Don't Look Now
Horror of Dracula
The Innocents
The Wicker Man
post #259 of 391
Thread Starter 
My votes
Peeping Tom
Horror of Dracula
The Mummy (1959)
The Wicker Man



Peeping Tom over Don't Look Now 3-1

Horror of Dracula over Quatermass II: Enemy from Space 3-0

The Innocents over The Mummy (1959) 2-1

The Wicker Man over Quatermass and the Pit 2-1

That was exciting

next

Hope and Glory

vs.

I Know Where I’m Going

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Brazil

vs.

Time Bandits

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Kind Hearts and Coronets

vs.

The Ruling Class

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Black Narcissus

vs.

Eyes Wide Shut
post #260 of 391
Time Bandits

Kind Hearts and Coronets
post #261 of 391
abstain - no Going
Brazil
The Ruling Class
Eyes Wide Shut
post #262 of 391
Hope and Glory
Brazil
The Ruling Class
Black Narcissus
post #263 of 391
Brazil
post #264 of 391
Brazil

The Ruling Class

Eyes Wide Shut
—very hard.
post #265 of 391
On second thought, I’m changing my vote to

Black Narcissus because I don’t consider the Kubrick to be a British film—no matter that it was filmed there in its entirety. Just enough to swing a close decision to P&P.
post #266 of 391
Time Bandits
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Black Narcissus
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Brazil
post #268 of 391
Time Bandits
post #269 of 391
Eyes Wide Shut although I also share some concerns as to whether it should be considered a British film.

Black Narcissus has some of the best cinematography ever put on film, but I found the story to be average.
post #270 of 391
Black Narcissus (agree with Lew)
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