Reply With QuoteGood info, thanks.Originally Posted by SimonK
I was unaware there were any books.
It was on BBC late at night.
Cheers,
Neil.
Good info, thanks.
I was unaware there were any books.
Cheers,
Neil.
Oh you must, one of my favourite authors of all time. You can smell New Orleans when he writes.
Just watched the original Korean version of Oldboy (once again thanks to Netflix). Flippin' heck, what a roller-coaster of a movie, my head is still reeling!
Just finished watching 10 Cloverfield Lane
Not sure what to think
Just saw Star Trek - Beyond and really enjoyed it. The cast are pretty good in their roles and the special effects are spectacular - perhaps the best I've ever seen.
I enjoyed it, you don't quite expect that endingJust finished watching 10 Cloverfield Lane
Not sure what to think
Brighty
No you dont. I was expecting the big creature out the first one to appear.
Bastille Day
8/10
https://youtu.be/U5R0bI8EJCQ
Saw Mud the other night and thoroughly enjoyed it. A bit like a modern Huckleberry Finn tale.
The two young lads who were the leads (with Matthew McConaughey (sp?)) were excellent.
Cheers,
Neil.
London has Fallen was quite good, special effects more than anything
I saw it at the cinema. I'm something of a film snob and I really enjoyed it. You will benefit from going in fresh so to speak so for anyone thinking about watching it, save any detailed discussion of the film until after you've seen it.Just finished watching 10 Cloverfield Lane
Not sure what to think
watched the fundamentals of caring last night on netflix and really enjoyed it
Ten out of ten and as good as it gets.
Finally watched Bridge of Spies last night
I really enjoyed it
z
Saw the David Brent movie last week and, as ever, it was a film you couldn't help but watch through your fingers as you watch him dig himself into awful situations everywhere he goes. Very funny and not the huge let down it could have easily been some 12-13 years after "The Office"
The Shallows. exhausting!
Watched a brilliant film the other night on Sky Arts - Lambert and Stamp.
For those not in the know L&S were The Who's managers who decided to film a lot of the '60's goings on.
Two and a half hours long and interspersed with comments from Chris Stamp, Townsend and Daltrey it was rivetting.
Cheers,
Neil.
David Brent - Life on the road, laugh out loud funny
Eddie the Eagle - A very sweet enjoyable film
Last Oct I watched "Ant Man" on the top of a cruise liner in the middle of the Caribbean on an open air cinema, - laying on a sunbed, sipping cocktails.. - amazing...
I've just hired it out again to watch at home - 3D version.
Love it! Great film - funny, really holds my attention - great concept :)
Worth a viewing IMHO
z
Watched a couple of classics for the first time last week, Goodfellas and Casino. Great films.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
via
Great films aren't they Eddie?
Cheers,
Neil.
Do I detect a hint of urine extraction?
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
Yea that is all kinds of messed up. Can't remember the finer details of the story but not sure I'd want to watch it again to fill in the gaps !
I had a few oldies dug out to watch on a plane journey, did Lucky Number Slevin on the way out (gotta love the Kansas City Shuffle) and even more old school with Stand By Me on the way back.
Just watched a real trash John Travolta revenge flick called "I am wrath"
Really crap popcorn movie akin to "John wick" but for old guys.
Absolute sh**e movie, but I really enjoyed it in a guilty-pleasure kinda way!
Just finished watching The boy which was fairly enjoyable (the one with Lauren Cohan)...
No, not at all Eddie.
Actually that was the first time I have used a meme and only because I had seen it used on another forum previously (bit slow on the uptake tech-wise).
Just reminded me of the brilliant part of Goodfellas in the restaurant.
Actually they are both really great films and all the more intense because they are based on true stories.
Glad you enjoyed them. They certainly stand multiple viewings over time.
Cheers,
Neil.
I mentioned it to an American customer who has become a friend and he replied
EddieAHH, first time Scorcese? Check this out ?
OK here is a fact#1 - when I grew up in Staten Island, we had a big mobster who we knew who lived next door. He “worked” in Queens supposedly " selling shoes". He was Henry Hill’s first crew chief in the Mafia! Henry Hill visited next door many times and we had no idea who he was. Mobster was named Alex Nichas
Ok fact #2- Raging Bull - I treated Jake LaMotta’s second wife, who was portrayed in the movie ! She gave me an autographed picture and movie dvd at the time from Jake Lamotta, which I gave to a boxing lover friend of mine who is now a supervisor for the FBI here in NYC.
Goodfellas was filmed partially on Staten Island where I lived.
Goodfellas has two smaller parts played by two NYC ex cops who were actually really hit men for the real mafia when policemen and helped murder a guy around the time the movie was made who lived two doors away from us in Brooklyn when I was very little.
My cousin Paulie the vet lived in Las Vegas for many years as a teen and says Casino is real accurate.
Goodfellas has 2 anachronisms- The cars- its 1978 and there is a 1984 Buick Le Sabre in Joe Pesce’s mother’s driveway. And , there is a skyward scene at the airport where its 1968 and a Boeing 747 is in the sky. Plane did not fly the public until 1970. I actually as a kid was in the first 747 to fly into Bermuda in 1970 and it was a very big deal, people all coming out to the runway, large crowds to see the plane.
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
I enjoyed that too. Kind of like yet another Luther lol
I watched War Dogs which is very much in the style of Scorsese and it was bloody brilliant.
Also watched this yesterday, excellent film! Scary how fat Jonah Hill is right now though............
I watched "The Adjustment Bureau" recently - Oddly I realised quite quickly I'd seen it before, although I didn't remember where, when or how the film ended, so I was able to enjoy it again.
The wife agreed, on all points, so if you've not seen it, it's an OK way to spend a couple of hours, although I guess it must be pretty forgettable!
M
Funnily enough, I saw The Watch and he was a waif but in War Dogs he's a right bloater. Hi co actor was superb. I'd only seen him in Fantastic Four which was dog mess.
Watch the Coen Brother's Hail Caesar! the other night
Very funny - and I loved the references to 50's musicals
I think that George Clooney does commedy quite well - I recall enjoying Brother Where Art Though and Burn Before Reading a while back and he was funny in them - also Coen Brothers films so perhaps their just good at getting this kind of performance out of him
Miles Teller - he was in Whiplash which is amazing and he was superb in that! He is one to watch watch if you ask me.
Sharknado 4. God I love these.
Man Up. Typical Simon Pegg stuff but an enjoyable/passable 90 mins
Well made, very funny & gleefully nasty. Superb...
Watched Triple 9 the other night and quite enjoyed it; has a decent cast - Chiwetel Ejiofor, Woody Harrelson, Anthony Mackie, Aaron Paul, Kate Winslet and Casey Affleck etc. Not a bad way to spend a couple of hours.
I enjoyed Safety Not Guaranteed earlier tonight.
z
I enjoyed (sorry) Sing Street on my flight back from the states - it's my era- prob not everyone's cup of tea
I thought 13 Hours was good too
Watched the new Bourne movie last night, it was OK for action, but the story was flimsy, no depth whatsoever, and the ending didnt really make much sense, why would he go after him?
anyway, not a mark on the other movies.
but you will watch it anyway, because you seen and liked the other ones, and that it was they are depending on here.
Watched 'Bastille day' whilst I was away. Nothing spectacular but worth a watch.
Saw War Dogs last night, quite enjoyable. Actually better than I expected with Jonah Hill in it. I do quite like Miles Teller, thought he was very good in Whiplash.
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I watched Whiskey Tango Foxtrot last night. Stars : Tina Fey, Margot Robbie, Martin Freeman, Billy Bob Thornton.
I was a bit dubious as I'm not the biggest fan of Tina Fey but I thought if give it a go after reading a brief review. I am glad I did. Its well worth a watch.
I watched "The Adjustment Bureau" recently - Oddly I realised quite quickly I'd seen it before, although I didn't remember where, when or how the film ended, so I was able to enjoy it again.
The wife agreed, on all points, so if you've not seen it, it's an OK way to spend a couple of hours, although I guess it must be pretty forgettable!
M
I've watched it a couple of times, that Emily Blunt is a very under rated bit of wrist fodder!
This is one seriously twisted film. I thoroughly enjoyed it, very good indeed and thanks for the recommendation.Well made, very funny & gleefully nasty. Superb...
Watched Selma a couple of weeks ago.Very good.
Also 12 years a slave last Saturday night and that was fantastic but a tad harrowing to say the least.
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