Cinema - Film / Movie Talk

[Mike]

2 minutes ago, Peter99 said:

Wow! That's a 10 out of 10 review Mike, at least by the sound of it.

I haven't been to the cinema since 1996! That was also when I last went on holiday.

The film was The DaVinci Code - not great really, although I thought the book was excellent.

Peter 

yep I'd say 10/10 but that would be for the overall experience as for me the visual and audio are a major factor in that rating almost as much as the actual films plot. would doubt that the rating be that high if watching away from the cinema

anyone caught the imax version?

[Simon T]

Lies We Tell

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10406410/

Really enjoyed this!

first half an hour - bit Emily Bronte

second half an hour - which on of those b*stards gets their comeuppance, but when?

last half an hour - oh yes!!!

deffo watching it again

Edited April 8 by Simon T

[Woodbutcher]

Another that slipped under my radar but is a must see film with fabulous performances by among other Timothy Spall , Jesse Buckley and Olivia Coleman.

"Wicked Little Letters"

[Mike]

We caught 'Civil War' last week, 9/10 I'd say, not what I thought it be and as I didn't look at my watch one, it must have been good! Most enjoyable and recommended

Anyone any current cinema tips?

 

[Mike]

23 hours ago, Mike said:

We caught 'Civil War' last week, 9/10 I'd say, not what I thought it be and as I didn't look at my watch one, it must have been good! Most enjoyable and recommended

Anyone any current cinema tips?

 

not a great choice this week here, can't see anything much, have I missed anything?

[Simon T]

On 29/04/2024 at 10:22, Mike said:

We caught 'Civil War' last week, 9/10 I'd say, not what I thought it be and as I didn't look at my watch one, it must have been good! Most enjoyable and recommended

Anyone any current cinema tips?

 

I was looking on IMDB for Blue Lights – series 2 and noticed on the entry for Seamus O’Hara, he was in the recent film In the Land of Saints and Sinners

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15782690/?ref_=tt_urv

 

Pleasantly surprised with it, bit different than I expected.

Apart from having to watch Sarah Greene (yes I’m that shallow), you get a tiny snippet of Marlena Shaw – California Soul
Otherwise, nothing very recent has caught my attention………………

[Chalky]

On 08/04/2024 at 11:00, Mike said:

A weekend trip to the cinema to watch Dune 2

Yep and it's as they say, for us, one of the best cinematic experiences that we have had

blown away

 

Couldn't have been as poor as part 1

[Eddie Hubbard]

On 15/04/2024 at 14:17, Woodbutcher said:

Another that slipped under my radar but is a must see film with fabulous performances by among other Timothy Spall , Jesse Buckley and Olivia Coleman.

"Wicked Little Letters"

Yes really good ,and funny 

[Eddie Hubbard]

Went to the local cinema recently to catch the Cymande - Getting It Back documentary.Excellent and really uplifting ,highly recommended.

[Mike]

50 minutes ago, Chalky said:

Couldn't have been as poor as part 1

I thought 1 was good , not great, but ok, though after watching 2 at a cinema would seriously consider making a cinema visit to see 1 in that enviroment

54 minutes ago, Eddie Hubbard said:

Went to the local cinema recently to catch the Cymande - Getting It Back documentary.Excellent and really uplifting ,highly recommended.

thanks for the heads up

 

[Chalky]

17 hours ago, Mike said:

I thought 1 was good , not great, but ok, though after watching 2 at a cinema would seriously consider making a cinema visit to see 1 in that enviroment

I've been putting off watching part 2 because of how pretty dull and boring the first was....maybe it was just building to something better.  Will watch both together I think.

[Simon T]

Cabrini

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14351082/?ref_=tt_urv

Visually great, reminded me of the beginning of The Godfather part 2.  I didn't know anything about her which was a positive, but at 2 hours plus, I would have  preferred a documentary style format, or a reduction and more on the information in the last 10 minutes,

 

 

[Mark B]

Last night the bike riders really good very enjoyable and some great acting from the stars good soundtrack and not filmed as you would expect. Week before last The watched a typical m knight shymalan film bit think his daughter EPA’s the director not scary but quite suspenseful.

[Simon T]

'The Bikeriders' 2023

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21454134/

For me, dire.  Loads of good actors,terrible script.

[Woodbutcher]

2 minutes ago, Simon T said:

'The Bikeriders' 2023

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21454134/

For me, dire.  Loads of good actors,terrible script.

I'd been eagerly awaiting this one and boy was it a disappointment , the two minute trailer I saw months ago contained absolutely every decent snippet of it , worst thing I've seen for years.

[Simon T]

'Girl You Know It's True'

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21927594/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_girl%20y

I quite liked this.  Reminded me of  when in the the USA, getting some amazing swaps of northern for  their records

Edited July 19 by Simon T

[Peter99]

Good morning all you film buffs. Crying out for a cracking film here; any recent recommendations? Crime thrillers, cops and robbers. International offerings are always interesting.

I've been scrolling, channel hopping, starting/stopping watching, checking in on here. 

What does a man have to do to be able to sit and enjoy a very entertaining film? 

Thank you.

Peter

[Jonko]

Anyone seen KNEECAP yet? Supposed to be the best Indie film around at the moment. Going to see it next week at my local.

[Simon T]

4 hours ago, Jonko said:

Anyone seen KNEECAP yet? Supposed to be the best Indie film around at the moment. Going to see it next week at my local.

I loved it, very funny.

Some great one liners - "I wanna blow you like a Brighton hotel" !

[Jonko]

4 hours ago, Simon T said:

I loved it, very funny.

Some great one liners - "I wanna blow you like a Brighton hotel" !

I'm looking forward to it at the weekend..... 

[Daved]

I finally got around to watching Oppenheimer last week and it is fantastic. Very long, very well acted and needs a lot of concentration but there's no other film maker like Christopher Nolan out there at the moment and his films will be all time classics. I learnt an awful lot too. I'd watch it again.

[Peter99]

1 hour ago, Daved said:

I finally got around to watching Oppenheimer last week and it is fantastic. Very long, very well acted and needs a lot of concentration but there's no other film maker like Christopher Nolan out there at the moment and his films will be all time classics. I learnt an awful lot too. I'd watch it again.

That's some recommendation. Definitely on my watch list for when my powers of concentration and interest return.

Peter

[Simon T]

On 01/09/2024 at 01:33, Peter99 said:

Good morning all you film buffs. Crying out for a cracking film here; any recent recommendations? Crime thrillers, cops and robbers. International offerings are always interesting.

Got a lot of the things you are looking for Peter but certainly NOT for you!!!!

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt25750836/?ref_=tt_urv

Aucun chien n'a été blessé dans la réalisation de ce film

 

 

[Peter99]

19 minutes ago, Simon T said:

Got a lot of the things you are looking for Peter but certainly NOT for you!!!!

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt25750836/?ref_=tt_urv

Aucun chien n'a été blessé dans la réalisation de ce film

 

 

Thanks Simon

I'll check that one out. 

I hope you're ok. I've been grey - just like the weather. There's a good song in there some where!

Your friend.

Peter

[Simon T]

23 minutes ago, Peter99 said:

Thanks Simon

I'll check that one out. 

I hope you're ok. I've been grey - just like the weather. There's a good song in there some where!

Your friend.

Peter

skip the first minutes (dog fighters), but do watch the last minute (comeuppance, happy dog)

 

[Peter99]

On 24/09/2024 at 11:23, Simon T said:

Got a lot of the things you are looking for Peter but certainly NOT for you!!!!

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt25750836/?ref_=tt_urv

Aucun chien n'a été blessé dans la réalisation de ce film

 

 

I'm enjoying this mate. Just having an ice cream interval. The lady hasn't been round with the tray round her neck so I'm having to get my own. 

Some great European things around.

Thanks for the tip.

Peter

[Pigeon Thing]

...off to this next week, with a q&a with the band and Don Letts..looking forward to it..

 

[Simon T]

 

Sing Sing

Really didn't engage with this as not sure what it's all about, sort of half-baked. Based on or true story, I think, but wouldn't bother watching again.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28479262/?ref_=tt_mv_close

The Right to Read

Very interesting, but very alarming too

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14726278/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_The%20Right%20to%20Read

 

Strike: An Uncivil War

A must watch for me. However, you probably need to ignore the 'politics' and concentrate on the peoples' stories.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32043424/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_9_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_strike

 

 

 

[Peter99]

1 hour ago, Simon T said:

 

Sing Sing

Really didn't engage with this as not sure what it's all about, sort of half-baked. Based on or true story, I think, but wouldn't bother watching again.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28479262/?ref_=tt_mv_close

The Right to Read

Very interesting, but very alarming too

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14726278/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_The%20Right%20to%20Read

 

Strike: An Uncivil War

A must watch for me. However, you probably need to ignore the 'politics' and concentrate on the peoples' stories.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32043424/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_9_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_strike

 

 

 

Thanks Simon

I remember travelling through the North Notts/South Yorks minefields and being stopped regularly by the police as being suspected of being flying pickets. Definitely a Thatcher inspired revenge war on the working classes.

I've decided to watch the Fargoe series again - Billy Bob Thornton is one of my favourite actors. Have you seen Swing Blade?

I hope you're well Sir.

[Simon T]

2 hours ago, Peter99 said:

Thanks Simon

I remember traveling through the North Notts/South Yorks

minefields

with Lady Di?

and being stopped regularly by the police as being suspected of being flying pickets.

Only You

Definitely a Thatcher inspired revenge war on the working classes.

thought when i posted to refrain from the 'politics' and concentrate on the people, their stories

 

[Peter99]

3 minutes ago, Simon T said:

 

Not Lady Di, but; on a few occasions me and my mate Terry did act as driver and minders to a male stripper who used to appear at numerous miners welfares throughout North Notts and South Yorkshire. It was an odd job but paid good money. We travelled from Mablethorpe in Lincolnshire. The "artiste" was popular with the ladies but we did occasionally get grief from some of the wives husbands who often turned up to see what the fuss was about.

I did some odd things to earn a crust back in the day. There were police anti flying picket road blocks everywhere - some of the old bill gave us a right hard time.

Pierre

 

[Simon T]

 

[Peter99]

17 minutes ago, Simon T said:

 

That's pretty cool.

[Simon T]

i do love your input,

Edited October 2 by Simon T

[Peter99]

12 minutes ago, Simon T said:

i do love your input, more stories than Andy Rix has copies of the Dream Team

I love having a friend like you Simon. 

You could say that I've been around the block. Some of those blocks have been pretty tough too.

Your mate.

Peter

[Simon T]

 

Edited October 2 by Simon T

[Slippers]

Bastarden (Danish Title) AKA The Bastard or 'The Promised Land' is well worth a watch - first thing to have kept me occupied for 2 hours for since I don't know when.  It's on the BBC Iplayer.

Edited October 3 by Slippers

[Pigeon Thing]

On 26/09/2024 at 06:51, Pigeon Thing said:

...off to this next week, with a q&a with the band and Don Letts..looking forward to it..

 

...This was great...well made film that didn't drag...well worth a watch if you get the chance...q&a was good afterwards...sadly though yet another story of working musicians getting ripped off...Don Letts touched on "authenticity" in the q&a which was an interesting theme which is picked up in the doc... doing the rounds of film fests at the minute but will prob be on streaming things I expect...

[Eddie Hubbard]

Went to see “ Lee “ yesterday,an excellent and at times hard hitting film about Lee Miller ,a WW2 photographer,starring Kate Winslett who also produced it .Recommended….

[Kathryn Magson]

On 02/10/2024 at 12:22, Slippers said:

Bastarden (Danish Title) AKA The Bastard or 'The Promised Land' is well worth a watch - first thing to have kept me occupied for 2 hours for since I don't know when.  It's on the BBC Iplayer.

Thanks for recommending this. True story but it was difficult to watch - sad, violent, brutal, disturbing & thought provoking. Well worth watching. 

[Slippers]

Thanks Kathryn, glad you enjoyed it i(if 'enjoyed' is the right word)  Sort of film related, I'm currently watching 'Better call Saul' on Netflix . Once you get through the first couple of episodes in series one, which to be honest are mildly annoying, it settles down to become a truly great peice of Television.

Back on topic, one of the better films I've seen lately is 'Mr Jones' I think it's on Netflix - not entirely sure, it's all about Stalin's forced starvation of the Ukrainian people in the 1930s.

 

 

 

 

[Kathryn Magson]

15 minutes ago, Slippers said:

Thanks Kathryn, glad you enjoyed it i(if 'enjoyed' is the right word)  Sort of film related, I'm currently watching 'Better call Saul' on Netflix . Once you get through the first couple of episodes in series one, which to be honest are mildly annoying, it settles down to become a truly great peice of Television.

Back on topic, one of the better films I've seen lately is 'Mr Jones' I think it's on Netflix - not entirely sure, it's all about Stalin's forced starvation of the Ukrainian people in the 1930s.

 

 

 

 

I've seen Mr Jones - it's another film well worth watching 

[Jessie Pinkman]

A pleasant surprise on the sound track listing for the 2016 film War On Everyone starring Alexander Skarsgard & Michael Pena

Soundtracks

War on Everyone

Something's Wrong

Written by William Stevenson (aka Mickey Stevenson)

Performed by Chris Clark

Published by EMI Music Publishing Limited/Stone Agate Music

Courtesy of Motown Record Company

Under licence from Universal Music Operations Ltd

It's quite a decent buddy action film.

Edited October 18 by Jessie Pinkman

[Mike]

this did make me laugh...

MARCHING POWDER | Official Trailer (Uncensored) | Danny Dyer, Dir. Nick Love. Only in Cinemas 2025

Age-restricted video (based on Community Guidelines)

 

[Woodbutcher]

23 minutes ago, Mike said:

this did make me laugh...

MARCHING POWDER | Official Trailer (Uncensored) | Danny Dyer, Dir. Nick Love. Only in Cinemas 2025

Age-restricted video (based on Community Guidelines)

 

Really ... ?

He's got to be the lamest , unfunny 'actor' on the planet , this is one I shall be avoiding like an pub oldies night with cheap beer and a buffet thrown in ... 

[Jessie Pinkman]

2 hours ago, Mike said:

this did make me laugh...

MARCHING POWDER | Official Trailer (Uncensored) | Danny Dyer, Dir. Nick Love. Only in Cinemas 2025

Age-restricted video (based on Community Guidelines)

 

That's just tickled me, what a brilliant trailer. Danny answers the door with excess coke sprinkled all

over his bare chest. Hi  ~ YES VERY he answers Thanks Mike that trailers just made my day.

Edited October 19 by Jessie Pinkman

[Mike]

1 hour ago, Woodbutcher said:

Really ... ?

He's got to be the lamest , unfunny 'actor' on the planet , this is one I shall be avoiding like an pub oldies night with cheap beer and a buffet thrown in ... 

yep really x 2

taking the piss out of himself

jog on 

[Peter99]

I just watched an extremely good Polish film - Justice. Highly recommended, some great acting.

 

[Simon T]

IF you like music and films, you might find this interesting:

Music by John Williams

Follows the life of legendary composer John Williams

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26420234/?ref_=tturv_ov_i