Reply With QuoteFinestkind-pretty good,compared to the garbage being made these days.
Rebel Moon on Netflix was so draggy. It could have been so much better
Finestkind-pretty good,compared to the garbage being made these days.
Think I went through 4 trending prime films in an hour this week & gave up to do similar.Originally Posted by wileeeeeey
Right, that’s Where Eagles Dare and Die Hard done, today is the 1999 Sir Patrick Stewart version of A Christmas Carol, my personal favourite, link to decent quality copy below:
https://youtu.be/3r7Ldk5Vx6k?si=BBZlNMsSihCmoEUp
We did Die Hard last night, still not feeling festive though.
I excelled with Christmas Carol, the 1935 one , virtually no special effects and very hazy camera work.
On a more modern note watched Steven Marchants Click and Collect, under an hour and very dry humour, some twists but eminently watchable.
This is a a dark one ...
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Watched Dead Man’s Shoes again tonight, that really is a classic
Watched Saltburn last night it's superb!
Not my typical choice of film but thoroughly enjoyed it. The acting performances by Barry Keoghan, Rosamund Pike but especially Richard E Grant were brilliant
I cant recommend it enough
Watched on Friday, he’s a very good, unsettling actor is young Barry, agreed about the others too.
Hotel Transylvania last night, superb fun. Sequel next.
Just finished this. Superb cinematography, editing and acting. Great soundtrack too. Nice to hear one of my favourite tracks 'This Modern Love' by Bloc Party put to good use. Thoroughly recommended.This is a a dark one ...
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Just done that tonight. Brilliant
I saw Sophie in the Village at Latitude in the summer, very close, won’t see that track in the same light again.
Pitch
Barry Keoghan is one of those rare actors that comes along once in a while who have a presence even in silence that captures your full attention.
I think he was standout in “Banshees”
But if you like his work try “Killing of a Sacred Deer” from 2017 went somewhat under radar but worth finding.
Reading this, I thought "I bet that's that Irish lad from Top Boy", and low and behold it was. I agree with you totally.
Just watched The Shepard. Must watch I think for de Havilland fans, but just a lovely short film altogether.
I watched it too, but I though the animated version on YT was better, to be honest.
The aircraft renderings were pretty good, but it seemed a bit thin overall.
M
Breitling Cosmonaute 809 - What's not to like?
Anyone watch Polite Society on Sky?
Good fun action comedy. I thought it was well done - and actually funny, which seems increasingly rare.
Gritty.
Its not Electra Glide in Blue but I enjoyed it.
Three quarters through Philadelphia with Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington. What an incredible film. Free on Prime.
If you need to catch up on your sleep...
I am a huge fan of the real Bernstein, and I fell asleep watching this ?If you need to catch up on your sleep...
Just watched Bridge of Spies again (I'd seen it on a plane somewhere, but my wife hadn't seen it, I tend not to rewatch films) and it was excellent (great performances by Hanks and Rylance, especially).
Put him and Denzel Washington in a film and it's hard to imagine it wouldn't be brilliant, really.
M
Breitling Cosmonaute 809 - What's not to like?
I’ve been dipping back into some classics recently. The French Connection (and French Connection 2). One of those occasions where the sequel is as good if not better than the original.
I watched Killers of the flower moon recently. A very long film, but it didn’t feel it.
It’s a very interesting story that I wasn’t aware of before.
Asking or telling?
Great films. Mad Max 2 is another example of the sequel being better than the original.
Telling. Somehow my laughing emoticon typed from my iPhone turned into a question mark when posted!
Terminator 2 and The Empire Strikes Back being other notable examples
I have to add Aliens (director's cut), true to the book and better than the first which is hard as the first was outstanding.
Strongly disagree. Aliens is good but Alien is the OG superior classic.
Don't agree with T2. Original Terminator is objectively a better film.
Race with the Devil.1975. Peter Fonda, Warren Oates, Loretta Swit and Lara Parker.Excellent.
One of my favourites. Slightly similar vibe to Wicker Man made 2 years earlier. This freaked me out age 13.
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One of mine,too. Got to love R G Armstrong and Jack Starrett.
We watched the latest Kaurismäki film last night, Fallen Leaves. Not much happened, not much was said. It was wonderful.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21027780/
In the Sotadic Zone, apparently.
Quite enjoyed Equaliser 3 last night . Just watching Society Of the Snow, the story of the 1972 rugby team air crash in the Andes. Very well done so far.
Cheers..
Jase
I agree. It's a lot better than Alive, and that wasn't bad.
Don't just do something, sit there. - TNH
It was a trailer when I went to see Saltburn, Napoleon and Killers of the Flower Moon. My immediate reaction was, oh another film with Carey Mulligan playing…….Carey Mulligan.If you need to catch up on your sleep...
( Having said, that she did make an attempt to act in Saltburn, bit of a parody though).
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Just watched Saltburn, what a pile of shit
Strongly disagree plus you appear to have commented on the wrong thread.
Anatomy of a Fall. Wow, just wow. Cannes Palm D’Or and 5 Oscar nominations, for once well deserved. Sandra Huller gives probably the best female lead performance I’ve seen in years.
I likes the first and the second but this one just seemed to much of a muchness (IMO) watched it to the end but.....................
It belongs in both threads - the first 75% of the film was excellent, the last quarter was poo.
Watched 'Hell or High Water' and thought it was pretty good. Almost worth it for the diner scene alone.
Started out with nothing. Still have most of it left.
Another for the future watch list from Guy Ritchie. Features Superman and Aquaman/ReacherGood to see Ritchson getting another movie role.
Godzilla Minus One was fantastic. It was well worth seeing it at the cinema.
Another for the future watch list from Guy Ritchie. Features Superman and Aquaman/Reacher
Also along the Guy Ritchie theme keep an eye out for 'The Gentlemen', the TV series that will be on Netflix. I think it will be starting in March, with an alost totally new cast to the film should be good
The Beekeeper…Stath on stinging form in enjoyable hive hokum that buzzes along…not a classic but an improvement on The Meg.
Is he a fella minding his own business, with a dark past, who ends up saving the day?
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