3. Alfie 1966

Alfie - Trailer - (1966) - HQ

"Get Your Knee off the steering wheel"
It's hard to believe their was a time when we couldn't watch movies on demand. With the coming of video this was another film that got played to death at my flat in Fitzroy North. Usually watched with a bunch of guys this is one film I found the girls didn't really appreciate. I suppose refering to a girlfriend as "it" didn't adhere the Alfie character to the females in our crowd.Actually I don't think one girl I knew would watch the film all the way through.
another film full of great quotes

Mind you, she came over quite beautified for a while, particularly during the early months. And I told her: I said "Blimey, girl, you ain't as ugly as I thought".


: She's got a little ginger moustache. But I find I'm quite willing to overlook the odd blemish in a woman, providing she's got something to make up for it. Well, that's what we're all here for, innit - to help each other out in this life. 


and so on.


As you can tell by my first choices in favourite films more often than not Michael Caine is in a lot of them. He's made some shockers but when he's in a good movie he's brilliant.
I showed my mate Johnny J this film one day and he was particularly amused to the point of almost choking to death during the scene where Alfie as a black spot on his lung. "God help me!"

2. Quadrophenia 1979

when I got to london in 1979 the first thing I wanted to do was see Quadrophenia. It had already finished it's run at the major cinemas so I ended up going to this cinema in Soho which was in an office building. The place was quite small but packed out. I heard it was good but I wasn't prepared for how good the film was. No wonder Mod took off with this picture. It made being a Mod look very cool. I had the album it was based on but probably the best thing about the album was the photo booklet that came with it. This film could have been based on that.

When I got back to Melbourne the Mods regularly went to to twin screenings of this and The Kids Are Alright the story of the Who. We'd quote the film wherever possible. Scooter runs. At the Locomotion Mod nightclub we'd take turns diving off the speakers to be caught by the crowd. 

Thanks to videos and then DVDs it's a film we can always go back to again and again. Only last year I managed to get a widescreen version.

  "Steph: Going to be one of the faces?
Jimmy: What do you mean going to be? I AM one of the faces!
"

1. The Italian Job 1969

The Italian Job (1969) Theatrical Trailer [High Quality]
"you were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!"
I first heard of this movie watching Graham Kennedy's IMT when he played the whole Mini chase sequence on his TV show. Unfortunately I had to wait for years before it came on the TV. When it did I loved it but it would be more years before it came back on. In the early 70s you couldn't tape stuff. But thankfully they invented video recorders and video libraries in the late 70s. The world of film was ours to ponder.
I guess I've seen this film more than any other. michael caine is my favourite actor. He 's great to watch at all times. It's even great to watch other actors impersonate him.
And the film fairly rattles along with no dull moments. 

Storyline

Charlies' got a 'Job' to do. Having just left prison he finds one of friends has attempted a high risk job in Italy, right under the nose of the Mafia. Charlies friend doesn't get very far, so Charlie takes over the 'Job'. Using three Mini Coopers, a couple of jaguars and a bus, he hopes to bring Torino to a standstill, steal the Gold and escape.