It belongs in both threads - the first 75% of the film was excellent, the last quarter was poo.
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It belongs in both threads - the first 75% of the film was excellent, the last quarter was poo.
Stay to the end - there is a post-credits scene which could hint at a potential spin-off.
Anya Tailor-Joy (sic) wasn't in Anna - it was Sasha Luss.
I forgot to mention, the 'fast lady' in question is a 1927 Bentley 4 1/2. There are also guest appearances from Graham Hill and John Surtees.
If you like School for Scoundrels then I would recommend, if you haven't seen it, The Fast Lady - Leslie Philips, Stanley Baxter and the breathtakingly lovely Julie Christie. Also has James...
Ain't we all. You should check out Bande à Part (the English title was Band of Outsiders), also by Goddard, who was Anna Karina's hubby at the time. Here's a little taster
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I just watched it (it's on Amazon Prime). A very European film (French director, mostly Italian cast) big on cinemaphotography. Scott Glenn does a decent job as an ex-CiA operative suffering from...
Re: Man on Fire, anyone seen the original from 17 years before the Denzel Washington version? Pretty decent cast apparently - Scott Glenn as Creasey with Joe Pesci, Brooke Adams and Jonathan Pryce.
It's pretty good, I enjoyed it although nothing we haven't seen before. 'Newcomer' Florence Pugh playing the sister really stole the show.
The trailer for 'Nobody' makes me think it is very similar to 'The Accountant' with Ben Affleck, rather than John Wick. Is this the case?
Have a look at La Isla Minima (2014) if you haven't already seen it.
Yep, but I prefer the Melville/Delon partnership. It's understandable that so many leading directors from Tarantino to Scorsese to Spielberg to John Woo cite Melville as an inspiration, even lifting...
With the dearth of new releases, I've been watching, and in some cases rewatching, various classics -
The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) - the original with Steve McQueen, a masterpiece from the...
I agree, good film, good cast - Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, Juliette Lewis, Tom Sizemore, etc.
If anyone wants to see this film, I have a DVD (no packaging, just a crystal case - it was a test...
And I'll add 'The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner'. Much more enjoyable in film form that having to read it in O' Level English Lit.
And, of course, 'Billy Liar', with the scrumptious...
If you like the atmosphere of John Le Carré's books and the laconic George Smiley, I can recommend a 1967 Sidney Lumet flick called The Deadly Affair. It is based on Le Carré's first novel - Call...
I agree. I've rewatched the trailerpark scene several times on Youtube. Writer Taylor Sheriden is a master at creating scenes with palpable, sweaty-palms tension - he did the same with the...
Has anyone seen the 1979 Russian Sci-Fi film Stalker? It was made by Andrei Tarkovsky who also made the highly acclaimed Solaris.
Stalker is on many Top 10 Sci-Fi film lists and has dozens of...
The Gentlemen. Tip-top entertainment. Great cast and Guy Ritchie's gift for dialogue is a winning combination.
Fast and Furious - Hobbs and Shaw. Top entertainment - funny script, great performances from the leads and a couple of excellent cameos (won't spoil it for you) and of course thoroughy unbelievable...
Gone Baby, Gone just cropped up on Netflix. I didn't see it when it came out (2007) but gave it a go as it has a decent cast - Casey Affleck, Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris and the lovely Michelle...
Worth the price of entry for the scenes with Jennifer Connelly in stockings and suspenders. And apparently she will be in the new Topgun movie.
Based on your recommendations I had a look on Ebay (France) to see if it is available. Joy turned to disappointment when I found the version they have on offer is a crappy American remake.
On...
John Wick III doesn't disappoint if you liked I and II, and the end leaves the way open for a number 4. Once again some fairly unsubtle product placement for Carl F. Bucherer watches.
Finally watched 'Get Out'. Not bad for a directorial debut, but quickly reminded me of a cult 1975 film (with a bad remake in 2004). I won't mention the name of the film as it might be a spoiler.