I don't like British films

I'm from Yorkshire: it's genetic.
I'll post a list but it'lll have to be tomorrow 'cos I have to do some work this afternoon.
 
Anything by Danny Boyle. Christopher Nolan's films also have a strong British base even if they're made with American money and crew (Nolan is half British half American). The problem is when you think of 'British film' the bollocks like Richard Curtis's films are what first spring to mind. It's that foppish sensibility that litters them because it's aimed at the American market. The Americans think everyone in the UK is like Hugh Grant or Daphne from Frasier.
 
This is exactly the reason why I much prefer British films, and rarely like Hollywood productions: I like my films to be realistic; if I want to escape I'll read a book and use my imagination;)


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PS How anyone can say "Wish you were here" sucks, I don't know!
 
This is what people need to accept in this thread - it's different strokes for different folks. I and others generally do not appreciate the drama. Other people do. It's the same for everything. Live and let live. :)
 
I agree, with alot of the comments on here. The UK has a habit of producing predictably contrived, American audience friendly dross.

But we have and continue to produce some great films.

If the bigger budget crowd pleaser's don't float your boat then you'd be better off checking out the smaller, more interesting films being produced here by companies such as Film4 Productions for instance.

For those that are interested, found a really good British Film site - I'm pretty sure there's something listed on there for everyone.

http://www.britmovie.co.uk/
 
Out of those, I adore:

This is England
Dead mans shoes
A Room for Romeo Brass
Gangster no. 1
Sexy Beast
The Krays
The Business
Human Traffic
Snatch

Excellent films, though The Business isn't up there but I still enjoyed it.
 
I like Human Traffic. I'm a John Simm fan so I'm possibly biased, but it's a very underrated film and not "up itself" like the more successful films can be.

My mother was really impressed by This is England. I might try it.
 
You need to pick out the wheat from the chaff. There are some amazing British films that frankly only we do best and are classics. Go check out Dead Mans Shoes or The Long Good Friday... or In The Name Of The Father, and then tell me British films suck.
 
It's cool that you don't like the ones you've seen but when you say you've seen enough British films to know they aren't your cup of tea, you're saying there's something inherent in them that make them all in someway similar. Which really isn't the case at all.
 
"A Hard Days Night" is my favourite British film. Makes me so proud to be British!!! :)

But I like a lot of British films generally, such as This Is England, Sweet Sixteen, Kes and Trainspotting. They don't have the same affect but then.. no film can be more delightful than A Hard Days Night and these ones most certainly weren't made with that intention!!
I'd say my top10 list has an equal share of british and american.
 
How can you 'know' that? I mean most British films share nothing in common other than being British...are you saying that Kes is essentially the same film as Shaun of the Dead? That The Third Man is the same as The Life of Brian?

I don't think it is reasonable to make that sort of a generalisation about the British film industry...i venture to say you have a narrow view of what a 'british' film is from your generalisation...perhaps that all British films are like those made by Richard Curtis, for example.
 
Exactly.

Under the Inland Revenue rules at the time, Judge Dredd was regarded as a British film; but Ang Lee's Sense and Sensibility was not.

Even the French have rules: A Very Long Engagement was filmed with an all French cast and crew, in France and in French, but was not regarded as a French film because 100% of the funding came from Warner Bros. :rolleyes:
 
Don't mix up the British film industry with British films; they're not the same thing.
The British film industry helps make films for many countries, it's not its fault that its usually the British ones which suck.
 
I didn't say they "suck", I said I don't like them. There's a difference.

Possibly what might help is getting away from the mainstream British films and checking out less American-friendly, more obsucre films. If anyone has any recommendations I'd be willing to give them a try. I'm not closed-minded; I'm just very frustrated.
 
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