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Post by sorethumbs on Dec 28, 2021 23:34:26 GMT
Boxing Day. Saw this just before Christmas and really enjoyed it. Similar in many ways to Love Actually and other films of that ilk
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Post by LL Cool Dave on Dec 28, 2021 23:35:27 GMT
Oh yeah speaking of film wankery I also watched the Green Knight the other week. Was alright I guess, too slow and artsy for my taste. 4/10, but some will really dig it. Just turned it off after an hour. Slow, shite and could barely see a thing for large portions of it were so dark. Avoid.
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Dec 29, 2021 21:26:19 GMT
Archive, a slow-burning sci-fi about a guy working on an AI to recreate his wife. I thought the sets were great, and it turns out the film was directed by Gavin Rothery who worked on the settings in Moon (one of my favourite films).
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Jan 3, 2022 19:22:40 GMT
Gunpowder Milkshake seemed like a serious kind of thriller for the first half-hour, but then a couple of scenes were the funniest I've seen in a long time - one fight scene was Jackie Chan-esque. Good stuff. Although did think the film had a lot more potential, I still enjoyed it a lot.
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Post by OldStokie on Jan 4, 2022 10:42:46 GMT
Netflix - Don't Look Up. A Satirical look at American politics that pokes fun at all sides. Excellent film and a very good reflection of how media has changed the human race and the way we are being shaped into an even more grotesque species. Watched this last night. A brilliant film. It's a piss-take satyrical look into the depths of humanity when a massive comet is about to destroy the planet. Although plainly stupid, there's a harsh undercurrent of what humanity is really like and what we've become. From the TV anchors needing top ratings from the LCD of society, to a President who is only interested in how far ahead she is in the poll ratings; from the greedy nutcase who reminds me of Elon Musk, to very ordinary people who are so easily brainwashed into accepting how they should behave. Interspersed between this lot is strikingly moving shots of this beautiful Earth and how it's being ignored by the virus that is humanity. Although I chuckled throughout the film, I was left feeling sad that the portrayal of parts of humanity was about as real as you can get. But I wonder if you've seen this film that you watched it right to the very end after the credits had finished? If you didn't, their was a silly sting in the tail that also made me laugh. Power of the Dog. Another brilliant film. Cumberbatch is brilliant as the cow herder. A 'must watch' for me. But my favourite film I watched last year was 'The Ballads of Buster Scruggs'. Pure genius I thought. Give it a try. OS.
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Jan 4, 2022 21:53:55 GMT
Another Round. Four teachers test the theory that men were born with 0.5% too little alcohol in the bloodstream, and that a regular alcohol intake will improve performance in life. Mads Mikkelsen is brilliant in everything I've seen him in, and the whole cast is excellent in Another Round, although that wasn't enough to raise the film into a great one for me - worth a watch but won't stick in the memory.
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Post by JoeinOz on Jan 6, 2022 14:56:40 GMT
Another Round. Four teachers test the theory that men were born with 0.5% too little alcohol in the bloodstream, and that a regular alcohol intake will improve performance in life. Mads Mikkelsen is brilliant in everything I've seen him in, and the whole cast is excellent in Another Round, although that wasn't enough to raise the film into a great one for me - worth a watch but won't stick in the memory. Watched that. Bit of a tragedy really
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Post by JoeinOz on Jan 6, 2022 22:05:08 GMT
Watched The Lost Daughter.
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Post by tommycarlsberg on Jan 7, 2022 0:59:06 GMT
Another Round. Four teachers test the theory that men were born with 0.5% too little alcohol in the bloodstream, and that a regular alcohol intake will improve performance in life. Mads Mikkelsen is brilliant in everything I've seen him in, and the whole cast is excellent in Another Round, although that wasn't enough to raise the film into a great one for me - worth a watch but won't stick in the memory. I thought it was absolutely tremendous personally. One of my all time favourites.
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Post by Rednwhitenblue on Jan 9, 2022 13:18:31 GMT
Went to see The Electrical Life of Louis Wain last night. Was good. Sad but good.
Claire Foy and Congleton Sandbach were the main actors plus the excellent Adeel Akhtar who played Billy in the equally excellent BBC dark comedy Back to Life.
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Post by Rednwhitenblue on Jan 9, 2022 13:21:05 GMT
Netflix - Don't Look Up. A Satirical look at American politics that pokes fun at all sides. Excellent film and a very good reflection of how media has changed the human race and the way we are being shaped into an even more grotesque species. Watched this last night. A brilliant film. It's a piss-take satyrical look into the depths of humanity when a massive comet is about to destroy the planet. Although plainly stupid, there's a harsh undercurrent of what humanity is really like and what we've become. From the TV anchors needing top ratings from the LCD of society, to a President who is only interested in how far ahead she is in the poll ratings; from the greedy nutcase who reminds me of Elon Musk, to very ordinary people who are so easily brainwashed into accepting how they should behave. Interspersed between this lot is strikingly moving shots of this beautiful Earth and how it's being ignored by the virus that is humanity. Although I chuckled throughout the film, I was left feeling sad that the portrayal of parts of humanity was about as real as you can get. But I wonder if you've seen this film that you watched it right to the very end after the credits had finished? If you didn't, their was a silly sting in the tail that also made me laugh. Power of the Dog. Another brilliant film. Cumberbatch is brilliant as the cow herder. A 'must watch' for me. But my favourite film I watched last year was 'The Ballads of Buster Scruggs'. Pure genius I thought. Give it a try. OS. Another excellent Coen Brothers effort. If you haven't seen Oh Brother, Where Art Thou you should give it a go, OS. One of the best, and most surprising, things George Clooney has ever done, imo.
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Post by lordb on Jan 9, 2022 17:58:32 GMT
Watched this last night. A brilliant film. It's a piss-take satyrical look into the depths of humanity when a massive comet is about to destroy the planet. Although plainly stupid, there's a harsh undercurrent of what humanity is really like and what we've become. From the TV anchors needing top ratings from the LCD of society, to a President who is only interested in how far ahead she is in the poll ratings; from the greedy nutcase who reminds me of Elon Musk, to very ordinary people who are so easily brainwashed into accepting how they should behave. Interspersed between this lot is strikingly moving shots of this beautiful Earth and how it's being ignored by the virus that is humanity. Although I chuckled throughout the film, I was left feeling sad that the portrayal of parts of humanity was about as real as you can get. But I wonder if you've seen this film that you watched it right to the very end after the credits had finished? If you didn't, their was a silly sting in the tail that also made me laugh. Power of the Dog. Another brilliant film. Cumberbatch is brilliant as the cow herder. A 'must watch' for me. But my favourite film I watched last year was 'The Ballads of Buster Scruggs'. Pure genius I thought. Give it a try. OS. Another excellent Coen Brothers effort. If you haven't seen Oh Brother, Where Art Thou you should give it a go, OS. One of the best, and most surprising, things George Clooney has ever done, imo. Damn we're in a tight spot
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Post by Bod on Jan 9, 2022 22:14:18 GMT
Another excellent Coen Brothers effort. If you haven't seen Oh Brother, Where Art Thou you should give it a go, OS. One of the best, and most surprising, things George Clooney has ever done, imo. Damn we're in a tight spot Huge Coen brothers fan here. Their filmography is outstanding (we won’t mention Intolerable Cruelty or The Ladykillers!) Oh Brother has so many top-notch performances and is very, very quotable. ‘I don’t use Fop, goddamnit, I’m a Dapper Dan man!’ John Goodman as the toad-killing Big Dan Teague is menacingly glorious. The Coen’s being out the best in Goodman for me. He’s fucking terrifying in Barton Fink. Watched Riders of Justice last night. Weirdly captivating and an interesting way of looking at grief, denial and repression. Best not to know too much about it and just watch it and go with it!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2022 22:18:06 GMT
Another excellent Coen Brothers effort. If you haven't seen Oh Brother, Where Art Thou you should give it a go, OS. One of the best, and most surprising, things George Clooney has ever done, imo. Damn we're in a tight spot Hot Damn it's the Soggy Bottom Boys Lebowski aside their finest work I thought The Man Who wasn't there went under the radar a bit. Fine film.
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Post by noustie on Jan 10, 2022 12:26:28 GMT
Think it's been out a couple of years but The Gentlemen on Netflix is worth a watch - basically you can tell it's a Guy Ritchie gangster film within 5 minutes.
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Jan 11, 2022 22:18:57 GMT
Damn we're in a tight spot Huge Coen brothers fan here. Their filmography is outstanding (we won’t mention Intolerable Cruelty or The Ladykillers!) Oh Brother has so many top-notch performances and is very, very quotable. ‘I don’t use Fop, goddamnit, I’m a Dapper Dan man!’ John Goodman as the toad-killing Big Dan Teague is menacingly glorious. The Coen’s being out the best in Goodman for me. He’s fucking terrifying in Barton Fink. Watched Riders of Justice last night. Weirdly captivating and an interesting way of looking at grief, denial and repression. Best not to know too much about it and just watch it and go with it! What a stunning film - thanks for this one! I have a couple of days left with NowTV, and it turns out Riders of Justice is on there. Everyone in it was brilliant, with Mads Mikkelsen superb as always - I'm starting to think he's the best actor around. Have you seen The Hunt? The only criticism of Riders of Justice for me was that the comedy (while at times hilarious) sometimes felt at odds with whatever else was going on at the time. And if Die Hard is a Christmas film...? Promising Young Woman is another different take on the revenge thriller I've enjoyed recently.
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Post by partickpotter on Jan 14, 2022 19:13:06 GMT
Finally got round to seeing the new Spider-Man film.
My kids loved it, I quite enjoyed it.
It’s one of those nostalgia movies bringing together stuff from all the previous Spider-Man films. A bit like the re-boot of the Star Wars films did when they brought back Hans Solo and the Millenium Falcon. Great if you are a fan-boy. Less thrilling if you’re not. That last matrix film did something similar.
Btw - I retitled the thread as a generic film discussion thread. No need I guess to renew every year.
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Post by lordb on Jan 14, 2022 21:07:43 GMT
Finally got round to seeing the new Spider-Man film. My kids loved it, I quite enjoyed it. It’s one of those nostalgia movies bringing together stuff from all the previous Spider-Man films. A bit like the re-boot of the Star Wars films did when they brought back Hans Solo and the Millenium Falcon. Great if you are a fan-boy. Less thrilling if you’re not. That last matrix film did something similar. Btw - I retitled the thread as a generic film discussion thread. No need I guess to renew every year. The Film Threads is the scariest thing I've ever seen
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Post by partickpotter on Jan 14, 2022 21:15:40 GMT
Finally got round to seeing the new Spider-Man film. My kids loved it, I quite enjoyed it. It’s one of those nostalgia movies bringing together stuff from all the previous Spider-Man films. A bit like the re-boot of the Star Wars films did when they brought back Hans Solo and the Millenium Falcon. Great if you are a fan-boy. Less thrilling if you’re not. That last matrix film did something similar. Btw - I retitled the thread as a generic film discussion thread. No need I guess to renew every year. The Film Threads is the scariest thing I've ever seen The nuclear disaster one from the 80s? I’ve a vague memory of it. Can’t recall though how i felt about it. Mind you, I’m getting old!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2022 21:24:32 GMT
The Film Threads is the scariest thing I've ever seen The nuclear disaster one from the 80s? I’ve a vague memory of it. Can’t recall though how i felt about it. Mind you, I’m getting old! We watched at school Many left the room. Set in Sheffield starring Rhys Dinsdale. I think still on You Tube. Grim as hell but a great watch
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Post by teenagefanclub on Jan 14, 2022 21:44:49 GMT
Think it's been out a couple of years but The Gentlemen on Netflix is worth a watch - basically you can tell it's a Guy Ritchie gangster film within 5 minutes. Great film and hugh grant was brilliant in it
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Post by lordb on Jan 14, 2022 21:49:56 GMT
Think it's been out a couple of years but The Gentlemen on Netflix is worth a watch - basically you can tell it's a Guy Ritchie gangster film within 5 minutes. Great film and hugh grant was brilliant in it I turned it off after half an hour thought it was lazy rubbish Perhaps was in a bad mood, will give it another go
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Post by thevoid on Jan 15, 2022 10:09:53 GMT
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.
One of those films I didn't think would be for me but I didn't want it to end.
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Post by thevoid on Jan 15, 2022 10:10:30 GMT
The Film Threads is the scariest thing I've ever seen The nuclear disaster one from the 80s? I’ve a vague memory of it. Can’t recall though how i felt about it. Mind you, I’m getting old! I'm sure Ken's mum from Early Doors is in it
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Post by tommycarlsberg on Jan 15, 2022 10:11:15 GMT
Watched The Tender Bar on Amazon as Ben Affleck picked up a SAG award nom for it. Directed by George Clooneh. It’s had lukewarm reviews but I thought it was enjoyable, completely inoffensive. 3.5/5 stars. Affleck does carry it though.
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Post by tommycarlsberg on Jan 15, 2022 10:13:34 GMT
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. One of those films I didn't think would be for me but I didn't want it to end. A masterpiece. I went to see his play the year Three Billboards came out. It was called A Very, Very, Very Dark Matter with Jim Broadbent and Phil Daniels. That was incredible too. Half of the audience were in fits of laughter and the other were in stunned silence.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2022 10:37:04 GMT
The nuclear disaster one from the 80s? I’ve a vague memory of it. Can’t recall though how i felt about it. Mind you, I’m getting old! We watched at school Many left the room. Set in Sheffield starring Rhys Dinsdale. I think still on You Tube. Grim as hell but a great watch Slight footnote on Threads. Was a young lad in Haslington outside of Crewe who hung himself, his Dad said he'd been depressed after watching Threads and not been the same since. I just remember it well as was the same age as myself at the time. Was a nuclear war week on BBC2 think it was was another film called something like War Games (maybe slightly different title) and a few other programmes on that week. The same time as threads, the US released a film called 'The Day After'. A bit more high budget and started Jason Robards. Think was set on Oklahoma or Kansas . Seem to remember Steve Guttenburg in it as a young medic. Been an ongoing You Tube debate over which is the better since can remember, both good in their own way but Threads far more gritty. The scene with the woman in the street rocking the baby sticks for me and the bomb going off scene in Sheffield city centre.
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Post by tommycarlsberg on Jan 15, 2022 12:58:51 GMT
We watched at school Many left the room. Set in Sheffield starring Rhys Dinsdale. I think still on You Tube. Grim as hell but a great watch Slight footnote on Threads. Was a young lad in Haslington outside of Crewe who Jing himself, his Dad said he'd been depressed after watching Threads and not been the same since. I just remember it well as was the the age as myself at the time. Was a nuclear war week on BBC2 think it was was another film called something like War Games (maybe slightly different title) and a few other programmes on that week. The same time as threads, the US released a film called 'Yhe Day After'. A bit more high budget and started Jason Robards. Think was set on Oklahoma or Kansas . Seem to remember Steve Guttenburg in it as a young medic. Been an ongoing You Tube debate over which is the better since can remember, both good in their own way but Threads far more gritty. The scene with the woman in the street rocking the baby sticks for me and the bomb going off scene in Sheffield city centre. I’ve never heard of this, I’ll have to give it a go. Anywhere you can watch it?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2022 13:34:46 GMT
Slight footnote on Threads. Was a young lad in Haslington outside of Crewe who Jing himself, his Dad said he'd been depressed after watching Threads and not been the same since. I just remember it well as was the the age as myself at the time. Was a nuclear war week on BBC2 think it was was another film called something like War Games (maybe slightly different title) and a few other programmes on that week. The same time as threads, the US released a film called 'Yhe Day After'. A bit more high budget and started Jason Robards. Think was set on Oklahoma or Kansas . Seem to remember Steve Guttenburg in it as a young medic. Been an ongoing You Tube debate over which is the better since can remember, both good in their own way but Threads far more gritty. The scene with the woman in the street rocking the baby sticks for me and the bomb going off scene in Sheffield city centre. I’ve never heard of this, I’ll have to give it a go. Anywhere you can watch it? Is on a site called Vimeo although don't know much about the site. I think been taken down on You Tube. Might watch again myself this weekend. The Day After was also on You Tube, full film.
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Post by mickmillslovechild on Jan 15, 2022 14:27:01 GMT
Slight footnote on Threads. Was a young lad in Haslington outside of Crewe who Jing himself, his Dad said he'd been depressed after watching Threads and not been the same since. I just remember it well as was the the age as myself at the time. Was a nuclear war week on BBC2 think it was was another film called something like War Games (maybe slightly different title) and a few other programmes on that week. The same time as threads, the US released a film called 'Yhe Day After'. A bit more high budget and started Jason Robards. Think was set on Oklahoma or Kansas . Seem to remember Steve Guttenburg in it as a young medic. Been an ongoing You Tube debate over which is the better since can remember, both good in their own way but Threads far more gritty. The scene with the woman in the street rocking the baby sticks for me and the bomb going off scene in Sheffield city centre. I’ve never heard of this, I’ll have to give it a go. Anywhere you can watch it? That's the link for "The day after" but as jesus says, the full version of "Threads" has been taken down from youtube and you have to create an account with Vimeo to watch. WELL worth watching though. Both very good but Threads is far bleaker, darker and more intense. Certainly a far better entry on Reece's imdb filmography than Home to Roost is the link for Threads Edit: Also worth a watch is
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