Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
I remember watching the film of 'Quatermass & The Pit' as a kid & being scared to hell by it
It was the same for 'Night Of The Demon' (which was sampled by Kate Bush, for, was it... 'Hounds Of Love'?)
What film did you watch last night?
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It was the same for 'Night Of The Demon' (which was sampled by Kate Bush, for, was it... 'Hounds Of Love'?)
Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
Watched the 1999 Patrick Stewart 'Christmas Carol' earlier
EDIT @ 17:00
Joel Grey ('Cabaret') as Ghost Of Christmas Past, & Richard E Grant, as Bob Cratchit
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CwKkCylyJA&t=30s
EDIT @ 17:00
Joel Grey ('Cabaret') as Ghost Of Christmas Past, & Richard E Grant, as Bob Cratchit
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CwKkCylyJA&t=30s
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StuAff
Silencing his legs regularly
- Location
- Portsmouth
Watched a few over the past few days.
The bad:
F9- gave up after about fifteen minutes. There are lots of dumb stupid action movies that are well-made and are a great watch. This is just dumb and stupid. Lots of characters you're supposed to remember from the previous ones but don't, and don't care, precious little actual explanation of who's doing what and why, and the action sequences haven't so much jumped the shark but jumped the shark on another shark.
Everything else (in no particular order)
Jurassic World Dominion: Watchably daft, with the same flaws as most of the recent predecessors- overkill on the peril, chucking stuff at the viewer like a 50s 3D movie, you know what's going to happen from about thirty seconds in…but it does get the old Neill/Dern/Goldblum gang back together, which is nice.
Everything Everywhere At Once: Bonkers, but brilliant. Plaudits well deserved.
The Green Mile: Despite buying the novel in serial form when it was published, and loving it, the rave reviews the film got on release, and it's only 25 years old…not seen it before. Superb. Modern classic.
Candyman (2021): saw the original on release, not seen it (or any of the sequels) since, but it was terrific and really stuck in the memory (fittingly). This wasn't quite that good, because sequel, but still superb. RIP Tony Todd.
The Naked Gun: Put on film. Start laughing. Continue laughing until film ends.
Gladiator: Imperious, as ever.
Airplane!: It's a classic spoof of disaster movies, but that's not important right now.
The bad:
F9- gave up after about fifteen minutes. There are lots of dumb stupid action movies that are well-made and are a great watch. This is just dumb and stupid. Lots of characters you're supposed to remember from the previous ones but don't, and don't care, precious little actual explanation of who's doing what and why, and the action sequences haven't so much jumped the shark but jumped the shark on another shark.
Everything else (in no particular order)
Jurassic World Dominion: Watchably daft, with the same flaws as most of the recent predecessors- overkill on the peril, chucking stuff at the viewer like a 50s 3D movie, you know what's going to happen from about thirty seconds in…but it does get the old Neill/Dern/Goldblum gang back together, which is nice.
Everything Everywhere At Once: Bonkers, but brilliant. Plaudits well deserved.
The Green Mile: Despite buying the novel in serial form when it was published, and loving it, the rave reviews the film got on release, and it's only 25 years old…not seen it before. Superb. Modern classic.
Candyman (2021): saw the original on release, not seen it (or any of the sequels) since, but it was terrific and really stuck in the memory (fittingly). This wasn't quite that good, because sequel, but still superb. RIP Tony Todd.
The Naked Gun: Put on film. Start laughing. Continue laughing until film ends.
Gladiator: Imperious, as ever.
Airplane!: It's a classic spoof of disaster movies, but that's not important right now.
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wiggydiggy
Legendary Member
Jurassic Park III
Actually the first time I've watched it start to finish all the way through. Really bad and you can see why the series went on hiatus for so long.
Actually the first time I've watched it start to finish all the way through. Really bad and you can see why the series went on hiatus for so long.
Joey Shabadoo
My pronouns are "He", "Him" and "buggerlugs"
Deadpool v Wolverine
I've not watched any of the Marvel films so I feel there were a lot of references I didn't get but a good film nonetheless. Thought the humour was a bit near the knuckle for Disney though.
I've not watched any of the Marvel films so I feel there were a lot of references I didn't get but a good film nonetheless. Thought the humour was a bit near the knuckle for Disney though.
Like most Disney films, then.
Marchrider
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just finished watching Gladiator, what a fabulous movie, and Lucilla (Commodus' sister) she has to be the most beautiful characters ever in a movie, and those dangly earrings. Just couldn't take my eyes off her
But Lucilla aside, what a well put together, well filmed, well balanced (with story and action ) film - Just superb (and I could of well seen it 10 times now)
and lucilla
But Lucilla aside, what a well put together, well filmed, well balanced (with story and action ) film - Just superb (and I could of well seen it 10 times now)
and lucilla
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biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
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- Northamptonshire
The original Sound of music
Oh very near the knuckle - but that's sort of the point. And yes "a lot of references I didn't get" will be the understatement of the year! The film is easter egg Christmas for Marvel nerds.
If you have Disney Plus I'd recommend the "making of" documentary as well - it's a wonderful insight into the film making process and it's surprising just how much in the film was old school real sets rather than green screen CGI.
Beebo
Firm and Fruity
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- Hexleybeef
Better Man. The Robbie Williams Biopic.
The story isn’t a big surprise to anyone who was watching music in the 90s and 00s. But the film’s use of a chimpanzee as the man character is inspired, you forget he’s a monkey within 5 minutes.
It turns a very run of the mill pop star story into something worth watching.
In comparison with other recent films I thought it was better than Bohemian Rhapsody and probably on a par with Rocketman.
The story isn’t a big surprise to anyone who was watching music in the 90s and 00s. But the film’s use of a chimpanzee as the man character is inspired, you forget he’s a monkey within 5 minutes.
It turns a very run of the mill pop star story into something worth watching.
In comparison with other recent films I thought it was better than Bohemian Rhapsody and probably on a par with Rocketman.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
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- Land of confusion
Point break , the " original " 1991 version
Surfs up dude ! , excellent film .
Surfs up dude ! , excellent film .
