What DVD / Video did you watch last night? (pt3)
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Reno
The In Kraut
Does he kickbox sheep in it ?
trabuquera
Modesty Bag
Nope, the sheep are spared. (thankful for small mercies 
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Reno
The In Kraut
I’m currently rewatching all the Bourne films. I’m through the first three and they haven’t really aged that well, despite not being that old. Compared to what the Mission Impossible films do now, the action scenes aren’t much to get excited about. Greengrass’ shakeycam and habit of holding no shot for longer than two seconds has always been an acquired taste and after the (quite likeable) love-on-the-run story of the first movie, there isn’t much to invest in the characters. It’s not like they are bad, I just liked them a lot better when they came out.
Reno
The In Kraut
I’m on a serialised films kick. This tends to happen February/March when I’m fed up with winter and need something to pass the time.Are you on an action kick, Reno, what with all the Rocky films and now Bourne?
Last year it was all the Antoine Doinel and Before Sunrise/Sunset/Midnight films. This year it’s the Rocky films because I’d never seen them and now Bourne, because I’ve never seen the most recent one.
Chz
Stark Raving Sane
I dunno. I mean, I agree that they're not as fresh as when they came out. Sure. But they've only gone from awesome to pretty damned good in my mind. The exception being Supremacy where it took me time to warm to the shakeycam. But having warmed to it, I loved the film and its successor.
Even the new one was pretty good, but there's only so much mileage they can get out of the story.
My viewpoint is coloured by the fact that I can't bloody stand Tom Cruise, though.
Reno
The In Kraut
I'm not of a Cruise fan either but I don't mind him when rather than acting, he mainly runs around. I'm generally not that bothered by movie stars I dislike if I the movie itself is great. The fact that he does his own stunts and pretty dangerous ones at that, it impressive and give the action scenes in the M:I movies a tangible quality. I only really like them from the third one onwards, when they start to surround him with interesting supporting charters. The last three M:I films are among the best action films ever made IMO.
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DexterTCN
Troy and Abed in the morning
This is getting incredibly good reviews!
Reno
The In Kraut
Burning, highly praised, overlong Korean movie (I’d call it a thriller if any of it was thrilling) which didn’t do much for me. The biggest surprise about the film is that there is no surprise. What one suspects happened for over hour, most probably did happen.
The acting is very good and Steven Yeun, who used to be in The Walking Dead, is very good as a character right out of a Patricia Highsmith novel. But why did it all have to take so long ?
The acting is very good and Steven Yeun, who used to be in The Walking Dead, is very good as a character right out of a Patricia Highsmith novel. But why did it all have to take so long ?
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trabuquera
Modesty Bag
I'm All Right Jack (1959) - at first glance you might think it's an heir to the glories of Ealing comedy, sharp British social commentary wrapped up in a bit of slapstick and clowning. In fact it's nasty anti-union propaganda in which a dopy young nice-but-dim toff is manipulated by a scheming, machiavellian union rep, management with no nationalist conscience, the gutter press and some dodgy foreigners. Very much the politics of the 1950s Beaverbrook press, fighting back mightily against Labour and new social mobility. Few good period in-jokes about rock 'n roll haircuts, gossip magazines and rationing. But a lot of it now sails overhead without amusing you. Was Peter Sellers (the union rep, played as a pathetic wannabe Stalinist) ever really funny? Still, has its moments, including gold-plated turns from Terry-Thomas as a right bounder of a factory boss ("they're a shower, an absolute shower... what a shocker!") and Margaret Rutherford doing great posh-but-kindly again. Full of faces you'll recognise from British comedy from the 1950s to the 80s.
The Octagon
Stop...Hammertime
Up to the 3rd episode, it's very good thus far, upped the gore level a tad this week too.
Sign of a good show when your favourite character changes from scene to scene.
I assume it'll hit Netflix before too long.
DexterTCN
Troy and Abed in the morning
Dunno it appears to be coming from a WB pay channel or something. I'll wait till the full thing is out though and prob binge.
The Octagon
Stop...Hammertime
It's the new DC streaming service, but so was Titans and that's on Netflix UK so fingers crossed.
DexterTCN
Troy and Abed in the morning
Ah right, good. cheers
Teen Titans Go! is on Amazon (and some on youtube) and it's still the best of them
Lords of Chaos. Film version of the semi fictional book about the Norwegian Black Metal scene, church burnings etc. I've no idea how much is based on any truth but there are 3 very violent scenes that are prolonged and gratuitous. I didn't find it to be an easy watch.
friedaweed
Me and me girl named Jane
Yeah I thought that was quite good.
Reno
The In Kraut
I carried on with my Bourne rewatch with The Bourne Legacy. I really like this one and think it’s underrated. It’s a great action film and by revealing what Threadstone did, it goes a bit more towards science fiction but that’s not a bad thing. It has a more high stakes plot and I find Renner a more likeable hero than Damon.
The Bourne films have been considered a more modern take on the Bond movies but now they look like a more low key take on the superhero film. These guys are the product of mad scientists and must be on the same superpower level as Captain America.
The Bourne films have been considered a more modern take on the Bond movies but now they look like a more low key take on the superhero film. These guys are the product of mad scientists and must be on the same superpower level as Captain America.
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Idris2002
canadian girlfriend
I came across that one on the telly, without knowing anything about it, and got sucked in pretty quickly. So I agree, underrated is right.
Would it be fair to say that they're Iraq war movies in a certain way?
Under The Tree.
Icelandic film about neighbours who fall out over a tree in one garden that cast shadow on their neighbours'. Starts out quite humorous with some low level neighbour nuisance and escalates beyond what I could've imagined. Meanwhile the son of one set of neighbours moves back in after his wife catches him watching porn. It's a solid 90 minute film...I do like a good 90 minute filler.
Also rewatched Vertigo. My son's doing A level film studies and it's a year or so since we watched it last. I'd like to revisit all of Hitchcock's films, something about good memories from my childhood I expect, my mum loved them. Watching them with my lad is great to see all he's learnt.
Icelandic film about neighbours who fall out over a tree in one garden that cast shadow on their neighbours'. Starts out quite humorous with some low level neighbour nuisance and escalates beyond what I could've imagined. Meanwhile the son of one set of neighbours moves back in after his wife catches him watching porn. It's a solid 90 minute film...I do like a good 90 minute filler.
Also rewatched Vertigo. My son's doing A level film studies and it's a year or so since we watched it last. I'd like to revisit all of Hitchcock's films, something about good memories from my childhood I expect, my mum loved them. Watching them with my lad is great to see all he's learnt.
Reno
The In Kraut
There certainly are hints of that. Greengrass and Damon followed up the third Bourne film with Green Zone, an action film which takes place in Iraq.
DexterTCN
Troy and Abed in the morning
Is that the name of the porn film?
friedaweed
Me and me girl named Jane
I quite enjoyed that. Watched it last night after reading your synopsis on here. Rather good
planetgeli
There's no future in England's dreaming
Watched last night. Good film, some really funny lines and some pretty outrageous ones too.
Border.
Wow!...Fantasy, mystery, romance, crime, horror from the same writer as Let The Right One In. Avoided reading too much beforehand so although I knew the very basics of it I hadn't much of a clue what was about to happen. Gripping throughout, some real wtf! moments, a really good watch.
Wow!...Fantasy, mystery, romance, crime, horror from the same writer as Let The Right One In. Avoided reading too much beforehand so although I knew the very basics of it I hadn't much of a clue what was about to happen. Gripping throughout, some real wtf! moments, a really good watch.
The Lighthouse, cos it was on a last gasp on the iplayer.
It's about the Smalls Lighthouse incident in 1801. Watched it with a right hooley of a storm blowing outside, which was just perfect. The film was great - massively atmospheric, suitably claustrophobic, and I learned a lot.
It's about the Smalls Lighthouse incident in 1801. Watched it with a right hooley of a storm blowing outside, which was just perfect. The film was great - massively atmospheric, suitably claustrophobic, and I learned a lot.
ska invita
back on the other side
Midnight's children film adaptation....I thought excellent, slated by (western) reviewers, reaffirms the maxim always ignore reviews.
Strong acting, beautifully shot, gentle tone, not confusing despite lots of story telling elements.... Maybe a bit boring if watched in the cinema but a great home watch.
Strong acting, beautifully shot, gentle tone, not confusing despite lots of story telling elements.... Maybe a bit boring if watched in the cinema but a great home watch.
That the one on iplayer? Was thinking about watching that.
ska invita
back on the other side
Yes do. Goes off next Saturday
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