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What are your favorite Michael Caine films?

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March 16, 2023, 07:12 PM
Prefontaine
What are your favorite Michael Caine films?
Blame It On Rio.
The Cider House Rules.
Nolan’s Batman Trilogy. Best Alfred of all time.



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March 16, 2023, 11:52 PM
the Hudge
Second Hand Lions.
March 17, 2023, 11:17 AM
rainman64
A lot have already been mentioned.

I want to mention one more Christopher Nolan flick, I thought he was brilliant in:

The Prestige

Every great magic trick consists of three parts or acts. The first part is called "The Pledge". The magician shows you something ordinary: a deck of cards, a bird or a man. He shows you this object. Perhaps he asks you to inspect it to see if it is indeed real, unaltered, normal. But of course... it probably isn't. The second act is called "The Turn". The magician takes the ordinary something and makes it do something extraordinary. Now you're looking for the secret... but you won't find it, because of course you're not really looking. You don't really want to know. You want to be fooled. But you wouldn't clap yet. Because making something disappear isn't enough; you have to bring it back. That's why every magic trick has a third act, the hardest part, the part we call "The Prestige"."

I love when he narrates.


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March 17, 2023, 08:37 PM
Fed161
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
And as others have said, the best Alfred ever in the Batman movies.
March 18, 2023, 12:31 PM
Tailhook 84
Too Late the Hero is one I've always enjoyed watching when I happen to catch it. Second Hand Lions is also fun.




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March 19, 2023, 09:48 PM
Hume
Play Dirty

A Shock To The System

Blood and Wine

Children Of Men

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March 19, 2023, 10:44 PM
xmod
The Man Who Would Be King
March 20, 2023, 06:38 PM
iron chef
I don't have any favorites to add, but I do have a favorite quote. When asked about Jaws 4: The Revenge, he replied, "I have never seen it, but by all accounts, it was terrible. However, I have seen the house that it built, and it is terrific."

That's not the only one. Caine has been forthright about accepting roles simply to remain active, productive, and maintain a steady income. His salary for Jaws 4 was $1.5 million in 1987 dollars, and he got to bring his family w/ him to spend a couple weeks in the Bahamas where it was filmed.
March 21, 2023, 05:33 AM
Captain Morgan
I havent seen all of his films.

Of the ones I did see:
The Prestige
Zulu
Kingsman the Secret Service
Escape to Victory
Mr Destiny

Even though some of these roles arent leading, his parts are nevertheless fine acting.



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March 21, 2023, 01:14 PM
Ogie
Ipcress File
Zulu
March 21, 2023, 07:04 PM
SigSentry
The Ciderhouse Rules and Children of Men.
March 24, 2023, 10:01 AM
AUTiger89
I saw Deathtrap years ago and thought it was phenomenal. I have it recorded on the DVR to watch again, but haven't yet.

My favorite of his is The Fourth Protocol. Excellent spy flick.




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March 24, 2023, 03:40 PM
George43
What's it all about ALFIE......


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March 24, 2023, 05:02 PM
chbibc
quote:
Originally posted by the Hudge:
Second Hand Lions.


I love that movie.

I also really enjoyed "Going in Style"


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March 27, 2023, 06:53 PM
AUTiger89
He wss hilarious in one of the Austin Powers movies.




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May 21, 2023, 01:39 PM
AUTiger89
Finally got around to watching Deathtrap, and, meh.

quote:
Originally posted by AUTiger89:
I saw Deathtrap years ago and thought it was phenomenal. I have it recorded on the DVR to watch again, but haven't yet.

My favorite of his is The Fourth Protocol. Excellent spy flick.





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May 21, 2023, 10:29 PM
sjtill
I was a student at the Free University of Berlin in 1965-66. Once on the campus a movie was being filmed, and I was told by one of the workers it was Funeral in Berlin. But the actor I saw was George Segal, so later I found out it was The Quiller Memorandum. The scene was supposed to be an elementary school, but was really the Henry Ford building IIRC. It's all make-believe, of course.


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May 23, 2023, 09:15 PM
andronicus
A Shock to the System. He just runs over the rest of the much younger cast.
May 24, 2023, 07:33 PM
Butch 2340
The order is hard to place but those are his best 5.

Get Carter

The Man Who Would Be King

The Ipcress File

Zulu

Alfie


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May 24, 2023, 09:35 PM
goose5
The Fourth Protocol. Caine as usual was very good, but I remember this film for the performance of Pierce Brosnan.


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