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PostPosted: 19:44 - 15 Jan 2020    Post subject: Reply with quote

Heads up! Kind Hearts & Coronets is on Talking Pictures channel at 7pm
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PostPosted: 17:47 - 19 Jan 2020    Post subject: Reply with quote

The Rock 2/10

I'd recorded this ages ago and had some sewing to do so thought why not.

Sean Connery plays ex SAS bloke discarded by British gvt.
The other lead character I recognised but name escapes me plays a FBI chemical weapons expert.

Rogue disenfranchised US Army vet plans to hold hostages on Alcatraz whilst threatening to deploy VX nerve gas over San Fran.

So crap on many levels.

I decided to use double stitch on the pockets of my work trousers and then applied Leder Gris boot polish to the Alt-Berg boots as the film played out.

Connery didn't need the money so why appear in a film like that.
Complete pish.
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PostPosted: 18:22 - 19 Jan 2020    Post subject: Reply with quote

Howling Terror wrote:
The Rock 2/10
Sean Connery plays ex SAS bloke discarded by British gvt.
The other lead character I recognised but name escapes me plays a FBI chemical weapons expert.


That would be Nic Cage. Also stars Ed Harris. It was cool on so many levels. The Brits invented VX gas which was the poison used in the film. I watched a documentary on the cgi used in the film. On of the cgi geniuses stated some of the cooler stuff they did was to reflect the island explosion fires off of the cockpits of the fighter jets, sure enough if you freeze frame it you can see that and many other salient points the documentary showed.

I still rate it as a film. The shower room shoot out is up there with the best of them.
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PostPosted: 21:27 - 19 Jan 2020    Post subject: Reply with quote

King29 wrote:
Howling Terror wrote:
The Rock 2/10
Sean Connery plays ex SAS bloke discarded by British gvt.
The other lead character I recognised but name escapes me plays a FBI chemical weapons expert.


That would be Nic Cage. Also stars Ed Harris. It was cool on so many levels. The Brits invented VX gas which was the poison used in the film. I watched a documentary on the cgi used in the film. On of the cgi geniuses stated some of the cooler stuff they did was to reflect the island explosion fires off of the cockpits of the fighter jets, sure enough if you freeze frame it you can see that and many other salient points the documentary showed.

I still rate it as a film. The shower room shoot out is up there with the best of them.


Yep, a classic. Top tier Cage film.
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PostPosted: 07:41 - 21 Jan 2020    Post subject: Reply with quote

Howling Terror wrote:
The Rock 2/10

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I think its superb, I watched it when it was first out on vhs (remember them things?) and loved it. Sean Connery played James bond with swearing!

Top action, a super fit bird, a good bad guy, Ed Harris is a fantastic actor in everything he does.

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PostPosted: 08:03 - 21 Jan 2020    Post subject: Reply with quote

Howling Terror wrote:
The Rock 2/10


It's a Michael Bay. The best part (IMO) is the secret naval weapons depot with NAVAL WEAPONS DEPOT written on the side in huge letters. It's not highbrow cinema, but it's worth more than 2/10. 5/10 at least for Connery's performance, Cage's craziness and the stoic groundedness of Ed Harris's performance. He always brings it and never phones it in.

And there's the stylist guy, and Connery's terrible singing and the 'Rocketman' joke. It's all not great but that makes it entertaining.

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PostPosted: 02:10 - 22 Jan 2020    Post subject: Reply with quote

Uncut Gems - 8/10

"New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score"


I hate Adam Sandler movies! Except I thought this was pretty good.
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PostPosted: 21:43 - 25 Jan 2020    Post subject: Reply with quote

The good liar 8/10

Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren in a slow burning thriller, very gripping very entertaining. You can spot the ending a mile off BUT was a great watch.
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PostPosted: 17:11 - 30 Jan 2020    Post subject: Reply with quote

Top of the world 8/10

Mid 90's thriller/action staring Peter Weller and Tia Carrera, Dennis Hopper and others.

Casino heist movie, great sound track, fun film to watch. CEX have the DVD for 50p.
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PostPosted: 23:34 - 05 Feb 2020    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hidden Figures 5/10

The real life story is 9/10, the film about it soon became quite saccharine.
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PostPosted: 08:42 - 06 Feb 2020    Post subject: Reply with quote

Howling Terror wrote:
Hidden Figures 5/10

The real life story is 9/10, the film about it soon became quite saccharine.


It is a bit 'white saviour' which is a shame but I think it wouldn't have been a very coherent story in terms of Hollywood formula without it. It's still a good movie though, 5/10 doesn't really do it justice.
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PostPosted: 23:06 - 10 Feb 2020    Post subject: Reply with quote

A bit late to the party but went to watch 1917 at the Imax with wifie.

Brilliant stuff. 9/10 and only dropping a point because, well, nothing is 10 except Nadia Comaneci.

I think that film is a casualty of 'diversity' Puke at the Oscars.

They didn't have a blacks or a womans film so they gave to a yellow persons film instead. Or am I being cynical.
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PostPosted: 14:24 - 15 Feb 2020    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nurse on wheels: 1963.
Run of the mill old romantic comedy, however, Juliet Mills in a nurses uniform! PHWOOOOORRRR!
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PostPosted: 11:23 - 16 Feb 2020    Post subject: Reply with quote

Although he's been around a while now, I think I've only ever seen Jason Statham as Turkish in Snatch, so when Hummingbird * was on a channel I flicked to on the telly (very late last night) I was like "who's that? I recognise the face..." (cos by the time I started watching it he was about to cut off his long hair and have a shave) and it dawned on me who he was.

I understand he does a lot of action/tough guy flicks which are not really my thing (grown out of them I suppose) ... especially when they're doing the "disordered vet returns from war" thing cos I've kind of grown out of that as well. But I quite enjoyed it anyway.

Inscrutable chinamen
Dead prostitutes
Nuns
Street thugs
Fancy arty stuff
Homeless people
Large quantities of cash
Psychotic posh killer
London scenery

What's not to like.
Laughing

I guess I'd probably score it about a 7.


*although it was called Redemption when I watched it, which I see is what they called it in America.
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PostPosted: 19:32 - 16 Feb 2020    Post subject: Reply with quote

We had the grandkids to stay last night so Peter Rabbit was the choice for the Saturday night film.
I enjoyed it tbh, good CGI, funny moments and a good cast.
I'd give it a higher score than 7/10 but James Corden. Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: 01:15 - 18 Feb 2020    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ad Astra - 4/10

Brad Pit attempting to do flawed but determined hero with daddy issues.

Lots of space time with close up shots of his tormented face.

Not a patch on Interstellar, Gravity or The Martian.
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PostPosted: 13:24 - 23 Feb 2020    Post subject: Reply with quote

A Preview...

I'm going to see the new Dr Dolittle film with my grand daughter today and dreading it.

I loved the Rex Harrison film as a kid. I hated the 2/3? however many Hollywood adaptations I was forced to watch with my kids as they were growing up. The so called comedys with Eddy Murphy as Dolittle (early virtue signalling anyone?)

I shall return with a report after if I haven't been arrested for shouting obscenities at the screen.
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PostPosted: 16:09 - 23 Feb 2020    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dolittle 2/10

What utter shite.

I've given it 2 because my grand daughter enjoyed the animals.
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PostPosted: 18:21 - 23 Feb 2020    Post subject: Reply with quote

Uncut Gems
(on Netflix)
Adam Sandler is even more irritating than usual, as a New York jewellery dealer who buys an Ethiopian opal, clearly a bit dodgy because it arrives delivered inside a consignment of salmon.

(a very very beautiful opal - my favourite gemstone, like little galaxies of colour Wub I adore them)

So its something to do with selling it to a basketball star ("LG" , I dunno, just some tall guy Laughing from the Celtics) who clearly feels an affinity with the place where its come from ... and then some other stuff with some rapper ("Weekend") and some guy with dreads who might or might not be famous. I dunno who they are, either but there's a lot of people acting cool, going to parties, ducking and diving in true New York style, some loansharks chasing people, trappings of luxury lifestyle, annoying New York accents, and high level betting, etc.

Almost all the characters are living in what appears to be a very high-end lifestyle, obviously with the jewellery, clothes, the huge banknote wads, etc., but the only one who shows any class about himself is this guy WG who is very self-possessed and under-stated even when he's a bit nervous he is cool. Everyone else is ANXIOUS AND SHOUTY ALL THE TIME.

Despite the high levels of anxiety brought about by Sandler just running from one drama to another (mostly of his own creating), its worth sticking with it because (of course) its all based on the outcome of a basketball game with the guy buying the opal, so it gets to be high tension.

I'm surprised to find myself recommending an Adam Sandler film cos in general I can't stand him. But this was pretty good, actually.

There's a guy in it (plays a henchman chasing money) the actor is Keith Williams Richards but I've never heard of him before, he's excellent, kinda looks like Jerry Reed from Smokey and the Bandit, but meaner), he is really good. And a lot of the supporting cast are good, but you forget to notice them cos Sandler is being a dick all the way through.

But for me, the star of the show is the opal.

There is a decent amount of suspense and the ending is EXCELLENT.

8 out of 10. It would be nine but that's just because no matter what he does, Adam Sandler can't help but be teeth-grittingly annoying.
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PostPosted: 16:31 - 24 Feb 2020    Post subject: Reply with quote

The King 7/10

Quite unusual to see a film about Henry V and Agincourt.

Enjoyed it and the French do not do well in battle.

Not one for historical accuracy though.
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PostPosted: 07:51 - 25 Feb 2020    Post subject: Reply with quote

Anna

A long time ago Luc Besson made a movie called Leon and I never thought he'd ever be able to top that. He#s made some cracking movies but none were up there like Leon.

He not only topped it he made Leon look shit with Anna. The movie follows a russian assassin. The plot jumps back and forward as it unravels what you are watching so it makes sense and there was that many twist and turns I thought I was on a rollercoaster and I never even saw the ending coming.

A solid 11 out of 10 for me. I cant wait to watch it again
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PostPosted: 19:49 - 28 Feb 2020    Post subject: Reply with quote

Guns Akimbo - 9/10

Daniel Radcliffe and Samara Weaving star. Danny boy gives it the big 'un behind a keyboard to the host of a nasty tv show. They kidnap him, enter him into the competition. Much action takes place. Funny, sad, entertaining and worthy of a second watch.

Trailer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JggpSpqxS6I
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PostPosted: 21:16 - 28 Feb 2020    Post subject: Reply with quote

Smoking Guns
(7/10)

I spotted this on LondonLive channel, and got drawn in by the immediate familiarity: scummy estate hoodrats with Cockney accents. I wondered if it was a Guy Ritchie but it wasn't "glitzy" enough (ie. no really well known American faces)

In fact the only well known face took a while to show up, and that was Dexter Fletcher who occasionally turns up in something and improves it vastly with his ageing elven features.

But the story was pretty good and it kept me interested. Hoodrat buys gun and takes out a triple bet. Everything and everyone else sort of staggers around that basic plot. It included skanky-looking glue sniffing types, a dodgy Bubble, a fat blonde and some unpleasant Albanians.

I kept thinking "its getting late and I should be in bed" but I kept staying there watching it. The whole shoddy familiarity of lives at the bottom of the pond amongst the dregs of society was actually well captured. I fucking hate betting shops and the action was mostly based in one, but I still kept watching, because bants Laughing

Another one with an excellent ending. (I might have cried, I might not) Shifty

One or two of the characters were a little too thin on actual character, they could have been fleshed out a bit more, but the acting talent was pretty good and the direction usually brought out the best in them.

I will be looking forward to seeing what else the director to offer.
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PostPosted: 23:01 - 28 Feb 2020    Post subject: Reply with quote

White Boy Rick - 7/10

Young lad ends up being an FBI snitch.

His dad is Matthew McConaughey, small time crook trying to get his slice of the American Dream, but now focussed on his kid.

Side hustle that goes pear shaped.

Not a classic. But luv the McConaughey.

Decent effort, was viewed through beer goggles though.
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PostPosted: 01:29 - 29 Feb 2020    Post subject: Reply with quote

Villain 8/10

Might as well have been called Rise of the footsoldier 5.

Craig Fairbrass is a one trick pony, only able to perform the cockney villain. Usual story, prison release, back into society, family member in a bit of bother; big Craig steps in to sort it all out innit bruv.

Shooters, violence, swearing same old same old. Never really get bored of watching these type of films.
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