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Have skipped 8 years and 5.5k of posts since my last visit, but watched Elvis this afternoon. Enjoyed it, thought Austin Butler was fantastic as Elvis but Tom Hanks just reminded me of Clive James. For a long film I felt some of the storylines were rushed, and the highlight was Butler’s on stage performances. 7/10
Only the 2nd film I’ve seen this year so a see you all in in Nov 2031 :-)2 -
Very good film , I enjoyed itAFKABartram said:Have skipped 8 years and 5.5k of posts since my last visit, but watched Elvis this afternoon. Enjoyed it, thought Austin Butler was fantastic as Elvis but Tom Hanks just reminded me of Clive James. For a long film I felt some of the storylines were rushed, and the highlight was Butler’s on stage performances. 7/10
Only the 2nd film I’ve seen this year so a see you all in in Nov 2031 :-)0 -
Just watched
The Old Oak
Blinding film
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The latest Hunger Games.
i hadn’t seen the old films recently ( my son had recently seen them and also listened to the audio book of this film, which was 16 hours long, so he had completely different expectations to me.
It’s a prequel, and whilst cynical of milking a franchise, it’s an alright movie, no Jennifer Lawrence obviously, who I thought was good in the old film, with out giving to much away, the 2 characters were ok, worth a watch if you enjoyed the old films, although you might fall into the ‘quite cynical camp’.
2.5 hours long, I enjoyed it, but wouldn’t rush back to see it again, will probably wait till it comes out to rent / or watch on Sky Cinema when it comes on.1 -
This was our film of the week in our church cinema with a q&a after with Paul Laverty and David Putnam.Wellred said:Just watched
The Old Oak
Blinding film
I couldn’t make it unfortunately but a real highlight for our wee village xx1 -
Watched the Killer tonight.
I loved it until the end……rubbish ending lol.
I really enjoyed The Smiths though……….if a ten ton truck…………..😁
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I saw this Friday.hoof_it_up_to_benty said:Dream Scenario
Truly bizarre film about the perils of fame and how it can turn sour. Centred around a university professor who enters people's dreams.
Nicholas Cage is excellent in the title role.
8/10
No spoilers from me but if someone can explain the ending I'd be most grateful.
Agree Cage is excellent in the film but coming out I thought wtf ? What was that all.about ? It was as if the director had died half way through and someone new took over & went a different direction.
Either that or I'm missing something.
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I just thought it showed how fame can turn sour particularly when it's underserved. That was my understanding?golfaddick said:
I saw this Friday.hoof_it_up_to_benty said:Dream Scenario
Truly bizarre film about the perils of fame and how it can turn sour. Centred around a university professor who enters people's dreams.
Nicholas Cage is excellent in the title role.
8/10
No spoilers from me but if someone can explain the ending I'd be most grateful.
Agree Cage is excellent in the film but coming out I thought wtf ? What was that all.about ? It was as if the director had died half way through and someone new took over & went a different direction.
Either that or I'm missing something.
An interesting film but weird.0 -
Looking forward to Napoleon coming out next week, to see how historically accurate it will be.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13287846/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
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Really looking forward to it as well, although doesn't sound as though it will be, given Ridley Scott's comments of late... Nor have I liked the reviewsMendonca In Asdas said:Looking forward to Napoleon coming out next week, to see how historically accurate it will be.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13287846/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
Hopefully Spielberg will put together the HBO Series based on Stanley Kubrick's script from years ago - Someone like Napoleon deserves a multi-Episode story, rather than everything squeezed into one film2 - Sponsored links:
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Saltburn.Worth a watch. Bit of a twist.7/100
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Chineseburn is similar2
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Not a new one but watched Greyhound on on AppleTV last night. Tom Hanks WW2 film about a convoy of allied ships trying to cross the Atlantic. An easy watch and the 90 minutes flew by.1
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Yea definitely don't expect it to be historically accurate haha. Ridley scott quipped the other day in response to historians criticisms "Excuse me mate were you there? No? Well, shut the fuck up then"Mendonca In Asdas said:Looking forward to Napoleon coming out next week, to see how historically accurate it will be.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13287846/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
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The Killer and Logan Lucky for me this weekend. Both easy decent watches but nothing spectacular. Probably a 6 and a 7 respectively for me.0
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It made me really want to see a film solely focused on Elvis’ childhood/younger years. Must have been such a unique upbringing which clearly heavily influenced his later musical style. Probably more interesting than the Vegas years stuff.AFKABartram said:Have skipped 8 years and 5.5k of posts since my last visit, but watched Elvis this afternoon. Enjoyed it, thought Austin Butler was fantastic as Elvis but Tom Hanks just reminded me of Clive James. For a long film I felt some of the storylines were rushed, and the highlight was Butler’s on stage performances. 7/10
Only the 2nd film I’ve seen this year so a see you all in in Nov 2031 :-)1 -
Watched The Killer on Friday and didn't think it was great frankly. Probably a 5 or 6 out of 10. Nothing particularly interesting or standout about it. Fassbender was good in the main role but not a lot of payoff overall.
The way everyone was speaking about The Smiths in it I thought the music would play a bigger part as well, like in Baby Driver.5 -
Snow in Benidorm with Timothy Spall.
Don’t bother.355 was ok, easy watch.0 -
What on earth was snow in Benidorm made for. Complete nonsense and rubbish and what a plonker for watching it and hoping it would get better.1
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Absobloominlutely.Addickinedi said:What on earth was snow in Benidorm made for. Complete nonsense and rubbish and what a plonker for watching it and hoping it would get better.
Another plonker here 😩😩😩🤣🤣🤣0 - Sponsored links:
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I blame Mr F for selecting it....plonker !1
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Anatomy of a Fall (Anatomie d'une Chute)I really enjoyed this film. It begins with the mysterious death from a fall of a husband living in a house in the french alps. Superficially a did he fall or was he pushed? (or rather, clumped round the head and tipped out of a window), it turns into a forensic courtroom analysis of the relationship between the suspect (the wife) and the dead husband. As the exploration of the the marriage develops, small things take on a disproportionate significance and a lot of interpretation is applied by the prosecution to make their case.A well-acted, absorbing and cerebral film long on dialogue, about 2/3 in english and 1/3 sub-titled french. 8/10.3
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I agree - a very good 8/10. I thought Sandra Huller (of Toni Erdmann fame) was excellent and I can see why the film won the Palme d'Or. She's also extremely good in Jonathan Glazer's new film, The Zone of Interest, which won the second prize at Cannes.IdleHans said:Anatomy of a Fall (Anatomie d'une Chute)I really enjoyed this film. It begins with the mysterious death from a fall of a husband living in a house in the french alps. Superficially a did he fall or was he pushed? (or rather, clumped round the head and tipped out of a window), it turns into a forensic courtroom analysis of the relationship between the suspect (the wife) and the dead husband. As the exploration of the the marriage develops, small things take on a disproportionate significance and a lot of interpretation is applied by the prosecution to make their case.A well-acted, absorbing and cerebral film long on dialogue, about 2/3 in english and 1/3 sub-titled french. 8/10.
I thought the defence lawyer bore a disconcerting resemblance to Thomas Franks (or at least his barnet !). The inquisitorial French Criminal trial system certainly seems more of a 'free for all' - with the participants chipping in at odd times - than the more structured approach of the criminal courts here.
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Caught up with a few recently. The Exorcist - 5/10 - doesn't stand up to the original. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3. - 7/10 - Rocket's back story saves it. Indiana Jones and the dial of destiny- 7.5/10 - You do get a flavour of the previous (great) films.1
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Just watched Riders of Justice on Film 4.
A Danish film with subtitles.
Best film I've seen in a blooming long time. It has everything. Great acting, great plot, funny, dark, empathy.
Fecking great viewing.2 -
Cheers, @KBslittlesis, just read a guardian review (4/5) and it looks just my kind of thing. One for the weekend!2
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Napoleon, wow , lots of battle scenes , a bit of Kenneth Williams love interest, interesting take.4
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Oh I hope you enjoy it as much as I did 🤗IdleHans said:Cheers, @KBslittlesis, just read a guardian review (4/5) and it looks just my kind of thing. One for the weekend!2 -
Well worth it do you think, or a bit of a disappointment overall?Mendonca In Asdas said:Napoleon, wow , lots of battle scenes , a bit of Kenneth Williams love interest, interesting take.0 -
Was my favourite film of 2020, probably. A great spin on a revenge movie, set up as an action thriller but becoming something much more weird and humane. I think I even preferred it to Another Round, which seemed to touch on the same themes of male bonding.KBslittlesis said:Just watched Riders of Justice on Film 4.
A Danish film with subtitles.
Best film I've seen in a blooming long time. It has everything. Great acting, great plot, funny, dark, empathy.
Fecking great viewing.1
