What film did you watch last night?

[Lemond]

The Drop....(2014)....Tom Hardy....I liked this a lot, some good acting, nice twists all in all a very good film...8/10

Can only watch Tom Hardy movies with the subtitles on. He's literally made mumbling incoherently an art.

 

[lazybloke]

Had a viewing marathon and watched Everest (2015) and Into the Wild (2007). Tired today!

I wouldn't call true life adventure stories entertainment as such, but both were fascinating and held my interest & attention.
Good scenery too, ITW was visually stunning, but Everest was the more gripping story.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

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Just watched 'Smokey & The Bandit' on ITV4

Even after almost 40 years, it's still one of my favourite films

I meant to edit that, to include a few facts

- Reed was very well-known in music, as he wrote 'US Male', & 'Guitar Man' (both Presley hits, he even played the guitar on 'Guitar Man'), he also wrote 'A Thing Called Love' (as covered by Johnny Cash)
Even Chet Atkins was in thrall of Reeds playing, I'll agree with him, Reeds 'picking' is superb

- Jerry Reed was a friend of Reynolds, & was initially cast as 'Bandit', but showed the script to Reynolds, who said he'd do it
(they'd worked together on two previous films)

- Mike Henry (Junior, in 'Smokey') had played Tarzan in several films, & been HotLips husband in M*A*S*H (TV series, not film)

-Sonny Shroyer (Enos in 'Dukes'), was the motor-cycle cop who ended up in the pond, in 'Smokey'

- James Best was said to have been offered the role of Cledus Snow, but seeing as the film pre-dated the 'Dukes' by well over a year......................
(unless that was during early casting days?)

- Ben Jones (Cooter, in 'Dukes'), was seen, at the beginning of 'Smokey', when the Burdettes are looking for 'Bandit'

- Paul Williams (Little Enos Burdette) is a prolific songwriter, credits include, 'Rainy Days And Mondays', 'We've Only Just Begun', 'I Won't Last A Day Without You' (all 3 for The Carpenters), 'EverGreen' (theme from A Star Is Born, for barbera Streisand)

- In a full circle, between 'Dukes' &'Smokey', Reynolds played Boss Hogg, in the (remake) feature film, with Jessica Simpson, Willie Nelson, Linda Carter &Jonny Knoxville

I think I'll get my coat....................

 

[ianrauk]

Just watched 'The Rack Pack' on BBC Iplayer. A dramatisation of the Alex Higgins/Steve Davis rivalry.
Very well made and told. Well worth a watch even if you're not into snooker.


Linky HERE

 

[Berk on a Bike]

Last night: Charlie Wilson's War. I love this film.

Tonight: 45 Years. Intense, slow paced, tightly-wound drama without resorting to dramatics, I've personally never watched a film like it. Quite blown away really.

 

[AndyRM]

Way of the Gun - 7/10

I'd forgotten how entertaining this film is. Benicio del Toro and Ryan Phillippe play reckless idiots who decide to kidnap a woman (Juliette Lewis) who's being paid by a local gangster to have his child. It's a modern Western that goes pretty much how you'd expect...

Worth watching for the opening scene alone, which has nothing to do with the rest of the film but has some beautifully creative swearing.

 

[Hitchington]

"Marked for Death" another Seagal film. No where as good as "Hard to Kill"
4/10

 

[John the Monkey]

Dredd - the (relatively) new one. Really rather good. Essentially an extended shoot out, but brings out the darkness of the Mega City and Dredd himself. As a fan of the comic strip, I have to say it brought it across well, albeit little comedy. Not for everyone, but a bleak dark film, true to its source, and having something to say. I'm in the minority in also liking the Stallone one, silly though it is and miles off the original comic.

It's great, and its a shame that it suffered so much on release from comparisons to the (also excellent) The Raid. I hope rumours of a Netflix series (this year's Daredevil, perhaps...?) shake out into a good continuation for Mega City One's most feared lawman.

 

[MontyVeda]

not a film... but a few episodes of series 2 of Gotham.... the show that follows Detective Gordon, a young Bruce Wayne and a variety of silly villians as they strive to take control of, and/or cause general mayhem in Gotham City. Far more watchable than all those bog awful films.

 

[Profpointy]

It's great, and its a shame that it suffered so much on release from comparisons to the (also excellent) The Raid. I hope rumours of a Netflix series (this year's Daredevil, perhaps...?) shake out into a good continuation for Mega City One's most feared lawman.

it did seem like a rather good pilot episode to set the scene for a great series. The main villain was particularly good and well acted i thought - cold and determined rather than a psychopath

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

not a film... but a few episodes of series 2 of Gotham.... the show that follows Detective Gordon, a young Bruce Wayne and a variety of silly villians as they strive to take control of, and/or cause general mayhem in Gotham City. Far more watchable than all those bog awful films.

Me too, but looking at the episode synopsis on Wiki, it's going to (sadly) get worse

I had such high hopes for it too

 

[MontyVeda]

Me too, but looking at the episode synopsis on Wiki, it's going to (sadly) get worse

I had such high hopes for it too

I've not seen anything beyond episode 11 of series two... episode 12 is due at the end of Feb. The first series was good until it got into the teens, then it went downhill so didn't have much hope for series 2... but the first 11 eps have been far better than expected. The problem with these 22 episode series is there's always going to be plenty of unnecessary filler. They'd be better just sticking to 10 or 12 episodes, but it's all advertiser led i guess.

 

[swee'pea99]

Sleepers. Of its era. Shawshank-stylie, and quite well done, but for me at least something lacking - especially considering the talent involved. 7/10.

 

[DaggersJeff]

Kajaki - The True Story

Watched this on recommendation of an ex squaddie mate.
Excellent but harrowing film
9/10

 

[Lemond]

Way of the Gun - 7/10

I'd forgotten how entertaining this film is. Benicio del Toro and Ryan Phillippe play reckless idiots who decide to kidnap a woman (Juliette Lewis) who's being paid by a local gangster to have his child. It's a modern Western that goes pretty much how you'd expect...

Worth watching for the opening scene alone, which has nothing to do with the rest of the film but has some beautifully creative swearing.

It's crazy that Christopher McQuarrie hasn't directed more than this, Jack Reacher and the last Mission Impossible. I thought Jack Reacher was a very solid thriller.