What film did you watch last night?

[C R]

Not a film but The Expanse is very true to the books.

True to an extent. I watched the first couple of episodes and got irritated by the shuffling of the timelines and gave up on it. I know, I'm a stickler for detail.

 

[MontyVeda]

I've not read the book but the film is brilliant.

...

I can't recommend it highly enough, but it is very very different.

 

[matticus]

It’s Tom Hanks…..more grumbly than sweary, but it was good…..& I had read the book prior to the film….

Here's a Wet Afternoon Challenge: name a film that Tom Hanks swears in. It's gotta be f-word or C-word level.
[Here's a time-saving tip; you can skip all 3 xToy Story

 

[matticus]

Do any films work better than the book ?
Not many for me,rarely does a film do a book I've read justice.

Definitely worth its own thread. Mainly so that I don't have to read all the whining critiques of adaptations.
You all need to meet in a pub and read out the books to each-other. Maybe film it on your iPhones?
x

 

[vickster]

Not last night but I saw Joy as a Sky freebie last Tuesday at the cinema. If you like gentle British true stories, it's a good watch (although I'm not that keen on Bill Nighy as an actor). On Netflix from 22 Nov too

 

[mustang1]

How was it? I've read the book and watched the original Swedish movie. Have they fully sanitised it? I don't understand why they had to change the name of the main character, what's wrong with Ove?

Not read book nor watched the original movie. I think Otto worked quite well though. Maybe it's more appealing to am English speaking audience.

 

[wiggydiggy]

After Watching Aliens (Extended Edition) for the umpteenth time I thought I'd watch Alien: Romulus and I wasn't dissapointed. Some may call it a legacy sequal but though does reference something from most of the main Aliens franchise films I never felt that way. I did feel the cast was too young though, I get that the story required a younger cast but sometimes it felt like "Five have an adventure in space" rather than an Alien film.

8/10.

 

[mustang1]

Lamborghini.

Mostly a waste of time. Thankfully not a very long movie either. I forwarded parts of it.

 

[MontyVeda]

A Russian supernatural folk tale from 1968 called Viy... I guess this is what they were watching when we were watching Hammer Horror. Certainly worth a look if you like vintage horror. It's on YouTube for free

 

[Dogtrousers]

Starve Acre.

Spooky folk horror that reminded me more of Midsomer Murders than The Wicker Man.

Meh

Edit. On second thoughts maybe not quite that bad. Maybe Vera, rather than Midsomer Murders.

 

[ianrauk]

Yesterday at the cinema
Paddington In Peru.
A bit of a jolly hoot as they say.
Olivia Coleman camping it up as a mad nun, what more would you want from a movie 😆
Wholly enjoyable caper.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Yesterday at the cinema
Paddington In Peru.
A bit of a jolly hoot as they say.
Olivia Coleman camping it up as a mad nun, what more would you want from a movie 😆
Wholly enjoyable caper.

A friend has recommended this to me and I plan to watch it. I thought I’d better watch the first two and have to say that, having seen just the first one, I’m underwhelmed. Is the second one any better, or should I just skip to this one?

 

[ianrauk]

A friend has recommended this to me and I plan to watch it. I thought I’d better watch the first two and have to say that, having seen just the first one, I’m underwhelmed. Is the second one any better, or should I just skip to this one?

I loved the second one, a good old prison caper 😀. In fact, to be honest, I loved all three 😀

 

[stephec]

Yesterday at the cinema
Paddington In Peru.
A bit of a jolly hoot as they say.
Olivia Coleman camping it up as a mad nun, what more would you want from a movie 😆
Wholly enjoyable caper.
View attachment 753596

You've sold it to me then. 😊

 

[dicko]

From Russia with Love great story and Robert Shaw plus the lovely Daniela Bianchi too super film