[jambutty]

A good film is one that you can watch once or twice, whilst a great film is one that you can watch over and over and over. Like these:
War films that are as close to reality as you can get without actually having a war have to be “In Which We Serve” made in 1942 and “The Cruel Sea” made in 1953.

For musicals it has to be “The Jolson Story” and “Jolson Sings Again” plus “The Benny Goodman Story” and “The Glen Miller Story”.

Treasure Island with Robert (Arrggh! Jim lad!) Newton is a great kids adventure film.

For comedy it has to be Laurel and Hardy and Buster Keaton.

The Ealing Studios films like Passport To Pimlico and the Lady Killers are classics.

The original “War Of The Worlds” is a classic sci fi.

“The Jungle Book” the full length cartoon is watchable by all ages.

Mystery thrillers have to be the Hitchcock classics.

Westerns - well there is only one John Wayne.

Most of the films since the Hollywood heydays are good films but few are as memorable. Terminator II for its special effects long before CGI was about is one. Good story too.

With nothing interesting on telly tonight I’m having a double feature. Start with a Tom & Jerry cartoon then Way Out West with L & H and then The Jolson Story.

Ice cream and iced lollies will be served during the interval.