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What DVD / Video did you watch last night? (pt3)
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Jaws
Possibly the perfect film, let down (perhaps) as time has passed by the mechanics and visual representation of the shark. Nut this film is, in many ways, not about the shark.
Possibly the perfect film, let down (perhaps) as time has passed by the mechanics and visual representation of the shark. Nut this film is, in many ways, not about the shark.
krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
It's a masterpiece. Leone's swansong, a mediatation on time and memory and possibly one of the greatest gangster films, or films about America, ever made.
No. Robert Mitchum and Gregory Peck as the leads -- no-one does scary psycho quite like Mitchum. (See also Night of the Hunter where he's absolutely terrifying.)
binka
!!!!!!!!!
I can see why some might think that it just didn't really do it for me. In the week before I'd also watched The Godfather 1 & 2 and I found them much more engrossing.
Ted Striker
Foot's on the other hand
Which is, tbf, the recipe for not enjoying OUATIA
(i.e. expecting sharp gangster goodness, when it's a 4h+ plodder about life and internal struggles, yadda...
).Please tell me you didn't stop at GF 2 though? GF3 IS a good film!
Ted Striker
Foot's on the other hand
krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
G2 is the best of the 3. G3 is not of the same calibre and that really hits home if you've just watched the other 2. It's not a bad film, if you lower expectations.
I think Leone's films can be seen as slow, compared to "regular" gangster epics and the violence and misogyny in OUATIA is hard to stomach, that's for sure...
Ted Striker
Foot's on the other hand
IIRC, Coppola always wanted GF3 to be titled "The Death of Michael Corleone" (or something) (and not GF3). Naturally the studio didn't let this happen, but I suppose that frames my fondness of it. It's not the last sequel, just has the same characters in. There's a lot of casting (2 obvious ones) missteps that kill it more than anything, but I digress...
krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
IIRC, Stallone wanted to direct it at one stage. Gang of us went to see it when it was released (all fans of the first 2) and the reaction was mixed. I've watched it 2 or 3 times since and I just think Coppola went off the boil with it. I don't hate it... I just don't rate it (in comparison with what went before).
not-bono-ever
meh
Goodbye berlin
A lovely little filum
A lovely little filum
Virtual Blue
ready
American Satan - very bad.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
Black Lightening first three eps
I wasn't expecting much, its CW doing DC again and apart from Legends of Tomorrow its all teen superhero soap opera shite. But BL is not bad, I'd say its the second best DC tv adapt. For reasons I haven't bothered to check its not in the 'arrowverse' so there will be no crossover episodes with supergirl or any of that.
I wasn't expecting much, its CW doing DC again and apart from Legends of Tomorrow its all teen superhero soap opera shite. But BL is not bad, I'd say its the second best DC tv adapt. For reasons I haven't bothered to check its not in the 'arrowverse' so there will be no crossover episodes with supergirl or any of that.
not-bono-ever
meh
Crank2= high voltage
what the fuck was that ?
what the fuck was that ?
The Death Of Stalin (2017)
Very funny - but also quite dark.
9/10
Very funny - but also quite dark.
9/10
rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
Romper Stomper
Grim
Grim
Infidel Castro
Producto Falso
I watched Evil Ed. And it was shit.
TruXta
tired
Brilliant film that.
not-bono-ever
meh
manchester by the sea.
I dunno.
I dunno.
Nanker Phelge
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
In bed with flu.....so:
Heart of the Sea: the story behind the story of Moby Dick, Melville meets a grumpy ol' fella who tells a tall tale of woe and misery wrapped up in class war and sea faring action....Spiderman and Thor are in it.
Jersey Boys - Goodfellas the musical dutifully directed by Clint Eastwood. Like every film about a band, it shows them get together, fall apart and reflect on what could have been....despite all the hits, the money, the dames, the fame, the success....with added Goodfella's because Joe Pesci is actually a character (the real Joe Pesci being played by some bum who actually recites the words 'funny how' - I bet Clint was weeing his pants at that!)
Fury - Brad Pitt plays a slightly less cartoonish, but more intense, version of his Inglorious Bastards character as he leads a tank command as they mooch through Germany whooping ass. He has a young soldier under his wing who learns about War, waste and the human condition. I am glad he did. I didn't.
Deception (AKA The Best Offer) - slightly pervy art-crime thriller with Geoffrey Rush as a dodgy, but world renowned, auctioneer, who has spent his life conning a fab collection for himself. He's called upon to the sell the contents of a property inhabited by (of course) a beautiful woman who hides in a room...in the meantime he is eyeing up the goodies while being slowly seduced by her enigmatic mystery and her vagina. Suffice to say it all goes exactly as anyone with a brain cell would predict. Donald Sutherland is barely in it, but absolutely robs the screen when he is. Rush does a fine job of playing a stuffy cunt, although I suspect it aint much of a stretch. There's a disabled small person in it who is used to dramatically offensive effect (as a freak show in a local bar), and the whole film seems to think it can get away with being so crude because the ultimate victim is a rich selfish prick who doesn't know how to relate to other humans.
I started to watch a film called Andron, but lasted about 10 minutes. It was a sci-fi with one of the Baldwins and a girl from Eastenders, and Skin, from Skunk Anansie (although I didn't watch it long enough to see her or hear her funny squeaky voice!)
I watched an Ep of The Alienist. It was alright. A bit glum, but then cutting child a prostitute's genitals off and carving out his eyes and internal organs shouldn't really be fun should it....?
Heart of the Sea: the story behind the story of Moby Dick, Melville meets a grumpy ol' fella who tells a tall tale of woe and misery wrapped up in class war and sea faring action....Spiderman and Thor are in it.
Jersey Boys - Goodfellas the musical dutifully directed by Clint Eastwood. Like every film about a band, it shows them get together, fall apart and reflect on what could have been....despite all the hits, the money, the dames, the fame, the success....with added Goodfella's because Joe Pesci is actually a character (the real Joe Pesci being played by some bum who actually recites the words 'funny how' - I bet Clint was weeing his pants at that!)
Fury - Brad Pitt plays a slightly less cartoonish, but more intense, version of his Inglorious Bastards character as he leads a tank command as they mooch through Germany whooping ass. He has a young soldier under his wing who learns about War, waste and the human condition. I am glad he did. I didn't.
Deception (AKA The Best Offer) - slightly pervy art-crime thriller with Geoffrey Rush as a dodgy, but world renowned, auctioneer, who has spent his life conning a fab collection for himself. He's called upon to the sell the contents of a property inhabited by (of course) a beautiful woman who hides in a room...in the meantime he is eyeing up the goodies while being slowly seduced by her enigmatic mystery and her vagina. Suffice to say it all goes exactly as anyone with a brain cell would predict. Donald Sutherland is barely in it, but absolutely robs the screen when he is. Rush does a fine job of playing a stuffy cunt, although I suspect it aint much of a stretch. There's a disabled small person in it who is used to dramatically offensive effect (as a freak show in a local bar), and the whole film seems to think it can get away with being so crude because the ultimate victim is a rich selfish prick who doesn't know how to relate to other humans.
I started to watch a film called Andron, but lasted about 10 minutes. It was a sci-fi with one of the Baldwins and a girl from Eastenders, and Skin, from Skunk Anansie (although I didn't watch it long enough to see her or hear her funny squeaky voice!)
I watched an Ep of The Alienist. It was alright. A bit glum, but then cutting child a prostitute's genitals off and carving out his eyes and internal organs shouldn't really be fun should it....?
DexterTCN
Troy and Abed in the morning
Best thing on tv imo. Hardly anyone watches it. An extra episode has been added to this season for some reason.
cybershot
Well-Known Member
Not posted for a while.
Downsizing (2017) - IMDb
A rather messy film that sounds intriguing but achieves nothing. Loads of different sub plots lead to another. Also no idea why Kristen Wiig even bothered with this for the small part she plays.
5/10
Paddington (2014) - IMDb
Charming re-telling of the classic bear found in a train station story.
7/10
Paddington 2 (2017) - IMDb
More capers with the small bear and the brown family as he hunts for a birthday present for his aunt and ends up behind bars.
7/10
All the Money in the World (2017) - IMDb
True story of the kidnapping of Jean Paul Getty's grandson and his refusal to pay a ransom. Kevin Spacey originally starred in this but Ridley Scott decided to replace him in post production and all the scenes had to be re-shot. The film itself isn't really that entertaining, other than providing an insight to a man who was obsessed with possessions.
6/10
Wonderstruck (2017) - IMDb
Mirroring stories of two deaf children some fifty years apart that visit New York. Felt like a missed opportunity.
6/10
Please Stand By (2017) - IMDb
Story of autistic girl who loves Star Trek, and her mission to get a script delivered to Paramount Studios to enter a competition after missing the opportunity to post it. Solid cast.
6/10
Black Panther (2018) - IMDb
Oh dear, oh dear. Yet another over hyped Marvel film where I struggled to keep my eyes open. Why do I keep falling for the hype of these things.
5/10
Downsizing (2017) - IMDb
A rather messy film that sounds intriguing but achieves nothing. Loads of different sub plots lead to another. Also no idea why Kristen Wiig even bothered with this for the small part she plays.
5/10
Paddington (2014) - IMDb
Charming re-telling of the classic bear found in a train station story.
7/10
Paddington 2 (2017) - IMDb
More capers with the small bear and the brown family as he hunts for a birthday present for his aunt and ends up behind bars.
7/10
All the Money in the World (2017) - IMDb
True story of the kidnapping of Jean Paul Getty's grandson and his refusal to pay a ransom. Kevin Spacey originally starred in this but Ridley Scott decided to replace him in post production and all the scenes had to be re-shot. The film itself isn't really that entertaining, other than providing an insight to a man who was obsessed with possessions.
6/10
Wonderstruck (2017) - IMDb
Mirroring stories of two deaf children some fifty years apart that visit New York. Felt like a missed opportunity.
6/10
Please Stand By (2017) - IMDb
Story of autistic girl who loves Star Trek, and her mission to get a script delivered to Paramount Studios to enter a competition after missing the opportunity to post it. Solid cast.
6/10
Black Panther (2018) - IMDb
Oh dear, oh dear. Yet another over hyped Marvel film where I struggled to keep my eyes open. Why do I keep falling for the hype of these things.
5/10
All The Money In The World (2017)
Not a bad film - not a bad film at all.
7/10
Not a bad film - not a bad film at all.
7/10
krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
National Lampoon's Animal House. Wow, that's aged badly. Very uncomfortable with the humour there and misogyny. Watched A Futile and Stupid Gesture after, a Netflix film about Doug Kenney - one of the creators of National Lampoon. What a different world it was back then. Will Forte is ok in it but Domhnall Gleeson as Henry Beard was rather good. Didn't even recognise him!
QueenOfGoths
Fuck you Dave!
"The Angry Birds Movie" - it was alright, there were some middling funny bits and entertained the small one
rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
Breach.
True life tale about the unmasking of an FBI employee who'd been spying for the Russkis for decades
The whole thing was flat. Surprisingly short of tension or excitement
True life tale about the unmasking of an FBI employee who'd been spying for the Russkis for decades
The whole thing was flat. Surprisingly short of tension or excitement
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