ATOMIC SUPLEX
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I've had a look and indeed he does.
OK, I have added it to the list.
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OK, I have added it to the list.
spitfire
Walty McWaltface
Ep 6 jumped the shark a bit but worth staying with it.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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Bank of Dave.
Be interested to know which bits (I suspect quite minimal) are part of the true story.
Follows the formula for these things very closely but moves them all along far quicker than is believable (Deciding to get a bank, stiff city boy takes to local charm, romance). I can't see how they could make the progression smoother without making the film long and boring so maybe it's ok. No heavy lifting for the brain or emotions here. . . . which is nice for an afternoon film watch while washing up/cooking.
Be interested to know which bits (I suspect quite minimal) are part of the true story.
Follows the formula for these things very closely but moves them all along far quicker than is believable (Deciding to get a bank, stiff city boy takes to local charm, romance). I can't see how they could make the progression smoother without making the film long and boring so maybe it's ok. No heavy lifting for the brain or emotions here. . . . which is nice for an afternoon film watch while washing up/cooking.
Mrs Miggins
Eternal
He was only 54 when he died. I remember the accident but didn't realise how young he was. So sad because I'd always loved him.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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Blimey. I thought he was an 'oldie'. Probably because I was only a teen. Everyone was old. Now everybody is young. Even Roy Kinnear.
Mrs Miggins
Eternal
Exactly what I thought!!
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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. . . does this mean we are old? Or were we just young and wrong?
It was a documentary series at the time. I remember watching it. It followed him as he went about trying to establish the “bank” (not really a bank).
Bank of Dave (TV Series 2012–2013) ⭐ 8.4 | Documentary
Bank of Dave: With Dave Fishwick. An observational series that will chart entrepreneur David Fishwick's progress as he tries to create a bank from scratch and get it into profit in only 180 days.
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Mrs Miggins
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ATOMIC SUPLEX
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Oh right. I was 16. Pretty sure I thought I was a grown up at that age (playing gigs, going to technical college) but now that my daughter is the same age (and almost certainly more mature than I was) I was clearly not a grown up.
I also believed Roy Kinnear to be old.
Sweet FA
✪ Three rounds Lord, in my .44 ✪
I'd also forgotten how he died.
www.theguardian.com
‘My dad Roy Kinnear died filming a stunt. Why are lives still at risk?’
Decades after the star’s death, safety on set for cast and crew is not the priority it should be, says the award-winning actor Rory Kinnear
Idris2002
canadian girlfriend
British Rock.
German documentary about the UK rock scene circa 79/80. Dubbed into English by what sounds like an Open University lecturer. Features all the names you remember and a few you don't, like Secret Affair, a monument to mediocrity who fortunately passed me by. Bob Geldof turns up doing his "Roy Keane of rock n'roll" bit, and there's lots of Two Tone stuff (this is probably the best thing in it). Chrissie Hynde and Ray Davies feature, apparently before she did her "homewrecker Hynde" thing and dragged him away to her lair.
Madness turn up at one point, all looking about 12. Hard to believe that the Police were considered cool, but apparently they were.
If you remember this stuff (and you do) you'll want to see this, even if it seems like science fiction now, like all the post-war Britain stuff (tower blocks? welfare state? Jesse, wtf are you talking about?). This is a look back to a time when people thought that things might turn out alright in the end, in spite of everything. We learned better since.
German documentary about the UK rock scene circa 79/80. Dubbed into English by what sounds like an Open University lecturer. Features all the names you remember and a few you don't, like Secret Affair, a monument to mediocrity who fortunately passed me by. Bob Geldof turns up doing his "Roy Keane of rock n'roll" bit, and there's lots of Two Tone stuff (this is probably the best thing in it). Chrissie Hynde and Ray Davies feature, apparently before she did her "homewrecker Hynde" thing and dragged him away to her lair.
Madness turn up at one point, all looking about 12. Hard to believe that the Police were considered cool, but apparently they were.
If you remember this stuff (and you do) you'll want to see this, even if it seems like science fiction now, like all the post-war Britain stuff (tower blocks? welfare state? Jesse, wtf are you talking about?). This is a look back to a time when people thought that things might turn out alright in the end, in spite of everything. We learned better since.
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ATOMIC SUPLEX
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That I do remember quite vividly from the news reports. Not sure why it stuck with me so much. . . . . But hang on, does that make Rory Kinnear younger than me? I thought he was an oldie too.I'd also forgotten how he died.
‘My dad Roy Kinnear died filming a stunt. Why are lives still at risk?’
Decades after the star’s death, safety on set for cast and crew is not the priority it should be, says the award-winning actor Rory Kinnear
I beg anyone else reading this to watch the Netflix version !! I watched it recently. I prefer it over the Disney version because it feels more “realistic” and feels less “awkward-childish”. I wish they’d put in the part about the innocent Pinocchio not knowing what a conscious is though... in addition to his rudeness!!
Sweet FA
✪ Three rounds Lord, in my .44 ✪
He's 44. You might be confusing baldy with oldie.
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Since this is the Netflix thread, it is safe to assume that it is that version being referred to.
Yeah I realised immediately after typing that and couldn’t be bothered to remove that part.
But anything wrong with a comparison regardless?
T & P
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It’s not just much better than the Disney version, it’s a fantastic film, period. Astonishing stop-motion animation and cinematography, and a script that manages to deliver a fresh and gripping take on a tale everyone and their dog knows by heart.
Mrs Miggins
Eternal
...which is probably why we all believed Roy to be "old" when he died. We were young. He was bald. And we'd probably seen a lot of him in black and white as well.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
i think I might be, but I did just watch the Bank of Dave. . . I thought he seemed like one of the oldies in it. His young daughter was the love interest and she looked like she was maybe in her 30s. The Male lead had to be at least late 30s.
T & P
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Has anyone checked out yet the new spy adventure series The Recruit? It sounds like it might be likeable fodder of acceptable quality…
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The Recruit (American TV series) - Wikipedia
T & P
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In answer to my own question, I’ve started The Recruit and it’s quite watchable so far as a fast paced thriller.Has anyone checked out yet the new spy adventure series The Recruit? It sounds like it might be likeable fodder of acceptable quality…
The Recruit (American TV series) - Wikipedia
Brainaddict
slight system overdrive
I saw the trailer but realised it wants us to cheer for the bad guys. I've sort of been able to put aside that problem for a good story in the past, but Sicario (which I saw fairly recently) was so morally repulsive that my willingness to do it has disappeared.Has anyone checked out yet the new spy adventure series The Recruit? It sounds like it might be likeable fodder of acceptable quality…
The Recruit (American TV series) - Wikipedia
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
What are you talking about? Plucky underdogs up against unscrupulous corporate big wigs, fish out of water, romance, betrayal, rock concert finale. . . it's so fresh, it's like every Michael J Fox film had a baby with Erin Brockovich, Local Hero and Jack BlackJust finishing Bank of Dave. Wouldn't recommend. Way too formulaic. The real story is probably better. It's got good bits but overall
AnnO'Neemus
Is so vanilla
I didn't know that, hadn't seen that docuseries.It was a documentary series at the time. I remember watching it. It followed him as he went about trying to establish the “bank” (not really a bank).
Bank of Dave (TV Series 2012–2013) ⭐ 8.4 | Documentary
Bank of Dave: With Dave Fishwick. An observational series that will chart entrepreneur David Fishwick's progress as he tries to create a bank from scratch and get it into profit in only 180 days.
I've just looked it up, apparently it was on Channel 4. So I just checked their website and it's not available to watch again on All4, sadly.
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