What film did you watch last night?

[Richard A Thackeray]

Better Man. The Robbie Williams Biopic.

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.

Does he get upset though, like Terry Pratchetts 'LIbrarian', if you do call him a Monkey?
The big question is why a Chimpanzee, rather than an actual actor?
Am I missing some deep philosophical point here?

The actor, who played EJ, was 'Eggsy' in the Kingsmen trilogy!!
(& also portrayed Edddie The Eagle, in the biopic, with Hugh Jackman)

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

The director said we have more empathy with animals than humans and seeing a chimp doing coke is more likely to have people consider how sad this situation is.

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[ColinJ]

Point break , the " original " 1991 version
Surfs up dude ! , excellent film .

Blimey, is it really that old?!

I enjoy watching it every 6 or 7 years. The last time was only 3 or 4 years ago so I will leave it a while before watching it again.

 

[stephec]

Surf Nazis Must Die

An old Tromavision production from the late eighties.

A young lad is killed by a group of surfers so his grandma breaks out of her retirement home to average him, it's not as good as it sounds. 😂

4/10.

 

[wiggydiggy]

Surf Nazis Must Die

An old Tromavision production from the late eighties.

A young lad is killed by a group of surfers so his grandma breaks out of her retirement home to average him, it's not as good as it sounds. 😂

4/10.

I've seen this years ago, doesn't one of them have a Rosa Klebb style hidden knife in the end of their surfboard?

 

[Adam4868]

Had to finish the year on a high last night....
Planes,Trains and Automobiles 🤣
Never disappoints.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Currently watching: Minder on the Orient Express

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

The director said we have more empathy with animals than humans and seeing a chimp doing coke is more likely to have people consider how sad this situation is.

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Fair enough

 

[icowden]

Watched The Fast and the Furious (2001) yesterday. Very enjoyable and surprisingly not that silly. Made the error of downloading The Fast and the Furious (1954) first which is a *very* different film. Also watched Wallace and Grommit - Vengeance most Fowl which was absolutely brilliant. Lots of easter eggs there and the chap voicing Wallace was superb in his imitation of Peter Sallis. Loved Reece Shearsmith as the Gnomes too.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

The 1970 film adaptation of The Railway Children was on this afternoon (Jenny Agutter/Dinah Sheriden/Bernard Cribbins/etc.....)
I didn't record it, as I've seen it an unknown number of times

Even now, at almost 60, I can't watch the platform scene where Bobbi sees her father, through the steam without my eyes moistening
Come on, admit it, I bet I'm not the only one!!!

The remake with Michael Kitchen as the father, has no effect on me at all

 

[fossyant]

Rocket Man, both recent Mad Max films and a few others.

 

[ianrauk]

M3GAN
Excellent, really great watch. Not what I expected, it's very well made.

 

[The Central Scrutinizer]

Carry-On on netflix.
It's ok if there is nothing else to watch

 

[icowden]

Carry-On on netflix.
It's ok if there is nothing else to watch

They seem to have completely missed the tone of the rest of the Carry-on series of films...

 

[AndyRM]

Surf Nazis Must Die

An old Tromavision production from the late eighties.

A young lad is killed by a group of surfers so his grandma breaks out of her retirement home to average him, it's not as good as it sounds. 😂

4/10.

It's better than you've made it sound.

Troma films are amazing.