What film did you watch last night?

[lazybloke]

The Wicker Man; I love that film.
Saw it the 1st time back in the 80s. Loved the weirdness of Summerisle; the feeling: "what the hell is going on?" as the story evolves towards that shocking ending.
Watched it again 20 years ago on a special edition DVD, and again tonight on iplayer. Looked like a nicely restored version.

My 17 yr old kept drifting into the room during the Britt Ekland scenes...


Am still resisting the temptation to see the Nicholas Cage remake.

 

[Dogtrousers]

My 17 yr old kept drifting into the room during the Britt Ekland scenes...

They put in the ugliest, biggest bottom in the world. Mine was much smaller and much nicer. Britt Eckland.

https://www.heraldscotland.com/default_content/12767429.ekland-reopens-controversy-mystery-rear/

 

[matticus]

They put in the ugliest, biggest bottom in the world. Mine was much smaller and much nicer. Britt Eckland.

https://www.heraldscotland.com/default_content/12767429.ekland-reopens-controversy-mystery-rear/

That whole article is a gold mine!

Spoiler: !

There will also be a third film in the line descending from The Wicker Man, which Hardy said would be a comedy. !

 

[wiggydiggy]

Die Hard 2

The none TV version so all the swearing is kept in 😀

 

[Punkawallah]

Both recent versions of the Sherlock Holme’s franchise, with Downey and Law. Ripping yarns.

 

[wiggydiggy]

Both recent versions of the Sherlock Holme’s franchise, with Downey and Law. Ripping yarns.

What's that on C5 yesterday? I only saw the second and noticed they cut a bit when Holmes get hung from a meat hook.

 

[gbb]

Hell or High Water, on Netflix
Jeff Bridges plays a soon to retire, gnarly, Texts Ranger with a healthy pee taking personality, on the trail of two bank robbing brothers, each with quite different motives and personalities.
Really good, well worth a watch. A neo western I saw it described as...the description fits it well.

 

[gbb]

Pathetic. You're just not trying.

There must have been SOME difference from the book that spoiled it for you!

Personally I found reading a book then watching the film will often lead to disappointment.
When you read a book, the lines are written but you create the character within that. We might all create that character quite differently...and sometimes, the film doesn't portray that character in the way you did.....thus disappointment

 

[bobzmyunkle]

and sometimes, the film doesn't portray that character in the way you did.....thus disappointment

My imagination usually outperforms the director's*. Or maybe it's just the technical and budget limits restraining the director's output.

*IMHO

 

[Punkawallah]

What's that on C5 yesterday? I only saw the second and noticed they cut a bit when Holmes get hung from a meat hook.

Yes, the perennial problem of ‘movies to TV’. They tend to be cut to ribbons.

 

[EltonFrog]

The Equalizer 3:
Where Denzel Washington continues his quest to equalize things, like your expectations for a third installment. This time, he's equalizing the remote control by making sure you press the 'pause' button to appreciate his intense stares. It's a thrilling film where Denzel fights injustice and your desire for a more plausible plot simultaneously. Equal parts action and eyebrow-raising, this movie is the hero we didn't know we needed but are still not entirely sure we deserve. Grab your pot of Hagen Daaz and prepare for the equalization of your disbelief!

 

[Punkawallah]

The Equalizer 3:
Where Denzel Washington continues his quest to equalize things, like your expectations for a third installment. This time, he's equalizing the remote control by making sure you press the 'pause' button to appreciate his intense stares. It's a thrilling film where Denzel fights injustice and your desire for a more plausible plot simultaneously. Equal parts action and eyebrow-raising, this movie is the hero we didn't know we needed but are still not entirely sure we deserve. Grab your pot of Hagen Daaz and prepare for the equalization of your disbelief!

There is a rumour that Mr Washington is the illegitimate love child of Roger Moore and Grace Jones . . .

 

[Beebo]

There is a rumour that Mr Washington is the illegitimate love child of Roger Moore and Grace Jones . . .

Conceived during the filming of View to a Kill?

 

[EltonFrog]

There is a rumour that Mr Washington is the illegitimate love child of Roger Moore and Grace Jones . . .

Conceived during the filming of View to a Kill?
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From the the book My Word is my Bond.
"Then there was singer Grace Jones, who was cast as May-Day. I've always said if you've nothing nice to say about someone, then you should say nothing. So I'll say nothing."

 

[Chief Broom]

WILSON! .....