British Reviews

Oh no you are going to think, not a 10 top British films list written by a French girl. What on earth will she be coming up with? Here is my full fat selection (not by order of preference but chronologically sorted). It has been quite hard to choose because I consider British cinema to be one of the most unique in its kind and able to ...  Read the complete review

As a total movie buff, owning well over 2000 movies on video, DVD and VCD, I am hoping that I don't miss out too many classic British movies here. Obviously I havn't watched every British movie that has ever been made, so I will stick to movies that I have watched, and most of all movies that I watch most often. Basically ...  Read the complete review

And yes, it's yet another top ten list brought to you by your favourite Uncle knowledge, with kind sponsorship by Scenic Ridge Australian white wine, sold by my local corner shop! Anyway, British films- what a singularly unique type of thing they are! Every single year we hear exhortations from the media luvvie brigade that the ...  Read the complete review

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Oooooh...a chance to blather on about 10 different movies in one category...is it my birthday?...lol. I watch a lot of movies...no, in fact I watch a HELL OF A LOT OF MOVIES, so the chance to ramble on about 10 of the best British movies around is just perfect. No doubt I'm going to miss off your personal faves here, but that's either ...  Read the complete review

British cinema has always been blighted by a lack of resources. Usually financial resources: there aren't many British blockbusters because they cost too much to make. More recently there seems to be a worrying lack of imaginative resource too. It seems that Britain only churns out 4 types of film these days: terrible "Britcoms", ...  Read the complete review

So what makes a British film different from 'other' films? For me a 'British' film is a film that captures the essence of British life and society. A true British film is one which would be impossible to imagine set in LA or Tokyo and where the characters and settings are very British in style and manner! Britain has ...  Read the complete review

Ten cool British films 1)Educating Rita..........Michael Caine is out classed in this one by Julie Walters excellent performance as a working class Liverpool girl trying to better herself at uni whilst having the baggage of most blue collar families,kids, beer drinking hubby and poor housing. Caine as her boozy lecturer inspires her ...  Read the complete review