Reply With QuoteVery pleasant, amusing and touching.
This morning I watched "The Admirable Chrichton" on TV. The acting and characterisation is fantastic. Films this good aren't made today. It's from my year of birth, 1957.
F.T.F.A.
Very pleasant, amusing and touching.
Hi lads
Watched this one last night , bit of an old one now 2003 ! , Life of David Gale, with Kevin Spacey , Kate Winslett
A prisoner on death row story , but with a really good twist of course brilliantly acted and the pace is just right , see if you can see whats coming before the end !
9/10 at least
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0289992/
Cheers
Wayne
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Possibly the porno parody version?
The Imitation game, very interesting/sad story. Also really well acted etc!
I watched this yesterday and thought it was a really good film.
The main guy was perfect for the role.
I found the wannabe 'Plan B' bad guy a bit annoying.
Despite being a good film, with a bit more thought it could have truly been a great film, which was a bit frustrating at times.]
But thanks for the heads up.
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Excellent film!
Pans Labyrinth (again)
Just watched the first episode of the film Longitude.
It's more like a documentary based on Dava Sobel's book about John Harison and his marine chronometer.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0192263/
Whiplash and Birdman were last nights films.
Thought Whiplash was fantastic, J.K Simmons performance is something else.
Birdman wasn't for me I'm afraid.
I saw Joaquin Phoenix (and many others) in "Inherent Vice" on Thursday. I'm glad I read a couple reviews before seeing the film, because they prepared me for the garbled montage of scenes that take you through this dark comedy account of a billionaire's adbuction in 1970 that entangles post-hippie private investigator Phoenix. If you're willing to take the plunge into a film that you likely won't be able to follow very well (kinda like going through a Fun House), it pays off as a sweet and satisfying "trip." Three stars.
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Went to see American sniper last night and thought it was better than expected.
Watched John Wick last night. Well worth a watch.
I second that, not a lot to the story, guys kill his dog, John Wick kills everybody, but the journey is fantastic
I watched Locke at the weekend, it's on Netflix. It's basically a guy in his car juggling personal life and work over the phone while driving a couple of hours to London. Not quite what I was expecting but it was actually a great film in my opinion. I could feel myself getting frustrated at some of the characters he talks to and sort of putting myself in his shoes, imagining how I would react. The idea sounds a bit dull but it really drew me in. Some of the shots were fantastic as well, great cinematography.
Saw 'The Judge' a while ago and forgot to mention how good I thought it was.
Definitely worth a giving a shot.
Thirded - it's all plot and none the worse for it.
I totally agree with above, on paper not something that would be an easy sell to most but Tom Hardy pulls it off.
Extremely well shot, compelling & tense throughout & more than enough going on to draw you in 100%.It was one of my films of 2014 in fact, which if you'd said before watching "it's a bloke driving a car & talking" would have astounded me!
I would say this film every time. Love it.
Watched 'The Drop' the other night, really enjoyed it, which was helped by average expectations.
Films I've enjoyed lately:
Nineth gate
In Bruges
Sherlock Holmes - A Game of Shadows
Rise of the foot soldier
Hi lads
Just a heads up of a film on tonight BBC3 9PM , EAGLE EYE
Sort of a Hitchcock thriller ,fast paced well acted and quite beliveable for a change !! and has Billy Bob Thornton
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1059786/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
8/10
Cheers
Wayne
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The missus had me watch another French language film the other night, I see another tz-uker recommended it back in March;
Untouchable (original title 'Intouchables').
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1675434/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Feel good film, François Cluzet / Omar Sy brilliant. If your stuck for something to watch with the missus and you can access Netflix Canada/Sweden/Denmark/Norway/Finland I recommend.
Agree! Surprisingly good and lots of cringe moments ala taken 1
E.g
Wick: where are they
Baddie: they are at xxxx and they know you are coming
Wick: and it won't matter
Que music and tough walk off screen!
Brilliant!
Also enjoyed recently the equaliser, American hustle and the edge of tomorrow (this is brilliant actually)
Hi Lads
Bit of Nordic Noir tonight fellas , if you like a good story and a well paced thriller well worth a look
HeadHunters BBC4 9PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5am704I0zkM
Cheers
Wayne
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Eden Lake, it's not at all a nice film, but bloody brilliant.
Probably the best British thriller/horror film I've watched.
Free too watch on Amazon Prime. :)
I'm looking forward to this. I would have expected a Pynchon novel to be completely unfilmable.I saw Joaquin Phoenix (and many others) in "Inherent Vice" on Thursday. I'm glad I read a couple reviews before seeing the film, because they prepared me for the garbled montage of scenes that take you through this dark comedy account of a billionaire's adbuction in 1970 that entangles post-hippie private investigator Phoenix. If you're willing to take the plunge into a film that you likely won't be able to follow very well (kinda like going through a Fun House), it pays off as a sweet and satisfying "trip." Three stars.
Best wishes,
Bob
Not a movie, but a new tv show with promise, its called 12 Monkeys. About time travel.
I watched The Babadook last night. i don't normally care for horror films but I found this one entertaining and slightly off the wall.
Don Hemmingway, a odd film with Jude Law playing a just released from prison gangster out to collect his money.. I say odd as I can't work out if it's a good film or not, I think it is, I don't usually like Law but his character is unlike anything I've seen him play before...
Cheers..
Jase
Agree. Different typecast is strange.
Just watched it this evening. Made Taken look like Teletubbies!
Went to cinema for American Sniper this week. The best film I have watched in ages.
If it doesn't win at the Oscars I'll be amazed.
Very touching in places too........
Well I hope you were sitting at the back?
Watched J. C. Chandor's latest, A Most Violent Year. It's superb.
Such a talented director to have done Margin Call, All Is Lost and now this. No similarities between the types of films and all delivered excellently.
An old one that I watched again the other night, "The Hurricane" with Denzel, fantastic and moving film.
Watched Taken 3 last night, great cast, but the franchise has run its course now. Predictable, and clearly rushed.
Me too and I have to agree, it's ik but not as good as the first one, predictable too... I thought Cuba was good though...
Cheers..
Jase
Cuba?
Golding Jnr....
Cheers..
Jase
Didn't know Cuba Gooding Jnr was in Taken 3 ???
Do you mean Forest Whitaker?
Errr maybe..... Oops.. Lol...
Cheers..
Jase
Kingsman: The Secret Service - preview last night, if you like Kick Ass style, Matthew Vaughan films then no complaints on this one, high on swearing, high on stylised (crazy) violence although in all honesty not as bad as I expected as most done in super fast/slow mo where you actually see very little, and a completely ridiculous script then you will love it, loved Colin Firth not so sure about the hammed up Samuel L Jackson but def two hours of fun and stupidity of James Bond on steroids!!!
Taken 3 - should have stopped with the first one, very poor.
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Interstellar - Brilliant!
Watched the Imitation Game the other day. A serious and thought provoking film, a really good watch. Highly recommended.
A couple of good films I´ve watched lately.
The Butler
Dallas buyers club
Flight, with Denzel Washington is also pretty good.
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Watched a few over the weekend, bit of a lazy one! :
Ex Machina - Superb thought provoking film. Really interesting concept and brilliantly put together.
A Theory of Everything - Was very good, especially the acting (got to win best actor for sure!!). Not all together sure I liked Stephen Hawking much or knew much more about him but good non the less. Ending made me a bit sad also.
Also caught Starship Troopers late Saturday night, I forgot how much I loved that movie and just how much fun it is! Shame the director (Paul Verhoeven) pissed off in 2000, he was responsible for some 80's/90's classics (Robocop, Total Recal and the brilliant Showgirls!!)
Weird Science - watched it with my teenage boys which was about the first time I watched it 30 years ago!! Still a great movie and I forgot how stunning Kellt Lebrock was back in the day!!!!!!!
Worth watching just to see the incredibly pert breasts on Dizzy Flores (actress Dina Meyer). Good film to veg out to.
Watched Sin City 2 and enjoyed it but I love these types of films. Bit sad that Brittany Murphy not able to be in it for an obvious reason. But Jessica Alba, Eva Green etc made up for it.
Another round of applause from me for Verhoeven's 'Starship Troopers'. Like the best of Verhoeven's work there's a lot of subversion going on it that film. Looking at it now it's as relevant as ever and it's difficult not to draw parallels bewteen the narrative and recent Western foreign policy. It's no accident that the uniforms worn by the high ranking officials look like Nazi uniforms. The good guys aren't really the good guys. Love it.
EDIT: Verhoeven's 2006 'Black Book' was absolutely awesome so check it out!
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THE ARTIST
Thought it might've been over-hyped with the Oscar wins and all that, but wow what a lovely lovely film!
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