Film reviews - old and new

[matty_f]

Watched American History X tonight - hadn’t seen it in years, it’s a terrific film.

[Hibby70]

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Watched American History X tonight - hadn’t seen it in years, it’s a terrific film.

Totally agree, haven't watched it in years so I'll be giving it a go at the weekend. The "pavement" scene is truly shocking.

[Babyshamble]

Watched starred up . Excellent film. Jack O'connell. Just been cast as Blake in the bio about Amy Winehouse. Top actor

[Jones28]

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Totally agree, haven't watched it in years so I'll be giving it a go at the weekend. The "pavement" scene is truly shocking.

That is the single worst noise in cinema.

[Wilson]

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That is the single worst noise in cinema.

Mobile phone going off.

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Saltburn. I was bored for at least the last half an hour.

[Keyser Sauzee]

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Saltburn. I was bored for at least the last half an hour.

Yep, it was pretty clear where the story was going from early on with a few random weird scenes thrown in. Scratching my head at the praise it’s getting.

[WeeRussell]

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Watched American History X tonight - hadn’t seen it in years, it’s a terrific film.

Class film. And one of the main reasons Ed Norton is up there with my favourite actors.

[Dmas]

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Yep, it was pretty clear where the story was going from early on with a few random weird scenes thrown in. Scratching my head at the praise it’s getting.

Huge amount of this with streaming services films and series just now vast majority fail to deliver has to be false social media buzz or something going on to drive views

[Fuzzywuzzy]

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Saltburn. I was bored for at least the last half an hour.

Watched it last night. Lasted a lot longer than necessary. Reminded me of six degrees of separation but darker

Six degrees of separation is a great film

[matty_f]

There's Something About Mary was the wife's choice for movie night last Friday. I remembered it being much funnier than it was watching it again. It hasn't aged well at all. Much like me, to be fair.

[marinello59]

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There's Something About Mary was the wife's choice for movie night last Friday. I remembered it being much funnier than it was watching it again. It hasn't aged well at all. Much like me, to be fair.

Aye, I remembered you as being much funnier.

[easty]

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There's Something About Mary was the wife's choice for movie night last Friday. I remembered it being much funnier than it was watching it again. It hasn't aged well at all. Much like me, to be fair.

Watched it a couple of months back and thought the same.

[matty_f]

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Aye, I remembered you as being much funnier.

There is, I think, a direct link between the length of time one is married with kids and a decrease in how funny they are.


That and I have to worry about infractions and bans now... .

[Oscar T Grouch]

I watched the Beekeeper over the weekend. Very Jason Statham, very OTT, very actioned packed, very violent and very good at what it is. Interesting and talented cast around Statham. Not one for Oscar night but a bloody good and entertaining film that is worth a watch. Some really unintentionally funny lines in it too. Near the start when he meets his landladies daughter, who just happens to be FBI, she goes, " I think I notice a hint of British Isles in your accent". Statham as far as I could tell up to that point was speaking in his usual East London accent goes, "Yeah I was born there". Anyways well worth 2 hours of your time, out on Prime at the moment.

[Hibby70]

Just watched The Holdovers. Good film but enhanced by the fact that one of them has a book called Hibernian Nights. Think it might be David Gray's autobiography.

Seriously though it's very well acted, it's not exactly die hard though.

[Fuzzywuzzy]

Watched zone of interest. After seeing the reviews I actually feel like I should have liked it more than I actually did. Don't get me wrong. I enjoyed it and it's very auditory but I just enjoyed it.

[Hibby70]

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Watched zone of interest. After seeing the reviews I actually feel like I should have liked it more than I actually did. Don't get me wrong. I enjoyed it and it's very auditory but I just enjoyed it.

I started to watch it last night but I started to feel a bit queasy with the noise (and knowing what it was). Definitely going to give it another go though.

[Del Boy]

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Just watched The Holdovers. Good film but enhanced by the fact that one of them has a book called Hibernian Nights. Think it might be David Gray's autobiography.

Seriously though it's very well acted, it's not exactly die hard though.

Watched this last night and really enjoyed it

[matty_f]

Watched Good Will Hunting on Friday night, I realised I hadn't ever seen it all the way through so picked that for our movie night. Terrific movie, Matt Damon and Robin Williams are outstanding in it,

Followed that up over the weekend with The Marvels, not quite in the same league but entertaining enough as these films go.

[Hibby70]

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Watched Good Will Hunting on Friday night, I realised I hadn't ever seen it all the way through so picked that for our movie night. Terrific movie, Matt Damon and Robin Williams are outstanding in it,

Followed that up over the weekend with The Marvels, not quite in the same league but entertaining enough as these films go.

Robin Williams was a great actor, especially GWH and Dead Poets Society

[hibsbollah]

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Robin Williams was a great actor, especially GWH and Dead Poets Society

My favourite Robin Williams role was the baddie in Insomnia, a very underrated cop movie with Al Pacino from about 15 years ago. One of Christopher Nolans first films, obviously now hes become the go to director in Hollywood so its a good opportunity to see his early work if you liked the Dark Knight stuff and of course Oppenheimer.

[CropleyWasGod]

One new, one old.

The Outfit, on Netflix. I was drawn to it by Mark Rylance, who I really like.

It's a gangster-psychological thing, all set in the one place in 1950's Chicago. Fabulous stage-style acting from everyone, with lots of plot twists.

And then there's The Third Man, which has just popped up on iPlayer. I adore that film almost as much as I love Graham Greene. Probably my favourite English writer ever.

[Stairway 2 7]

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One new, one old.

The Outfit, on Netflix. I was drawn to it by Mark Rylance, who I really like.

It's a gangster-psychological thing, all set in the one place in 1950's Chicago. Fabulous stage-style acting from everyone, with lots of plot twists.

And then there's The Third Man, which has just popped up on iPlayer. I adore that film almost as much as I love Graham Greene. Probably my favourite English writer ever.

I change my favourite film weekly but The Third Man, 12 Angry Men and Life is Beautiful, sit on top the most.

The Anton Krass theme tune gives me calm. Masterpiece of a film

[hibsbollah]

Dune 2. Absolutely spectacular.

[Keyser Sauzee]

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Dune 2. Absolutely spectacular.

After watching the first film in September I’ve been really looking forward to this coming out, will hopefully get round to it at the weekend.

[hibsbollah]

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After watching the first film in September I’ve been really looking forward to this coming out, will hopefully get round to it at the weekend.

I liked the first one a lot, and this sequel tops it in my opinion. 3 hours is a long time for me at the cinema but i barely noticed the time go. Some of the visuals are eye-popping.

[He's here!]

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Watched Good Will Hunting on Friday night, I realised I hadn't ever seen it all the way through so picked that for our movie night. Terrific movie, Matt Damon and Robin Williams are outstanding in it,

Followed that up over the weekend with The Marvels, not quite in the same league but entertaining enough as these films go.

Robin Williams...goes without saying how good he was, but Matt Damon's versatility is right up there too, from the Bourne Trilogy to The Talented Mr Ripley.

[J-C]

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One new, one old.

The Outfit, on Netflix. I was drawn to it by Mark Rylance, who I really like.

It's a gangster-psychological thing, all set in the one place in 1950's Chicago. Fabulous stage-style acting from everyone, with lots of plot twists.

And then there's The Third Man, which has just popped up on iPlayer. I adore that film almost as much as I love Graham Greene. Probably my favourite English writer ever.

He plays a tailor in that, yea really good film, watched it last year, took me too long to realise he was the BFG. 😁

[He's here!]

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Just watched The Holdovers. Good film but enhanced by the fact that one of them has a book called Hibernian Nights. Think it might be David Gray's autobiography.

Seriously though it's very well acted, it's not exactly die hard though.

Paul Giamatti is excellent in Sideways, if you haven't seen that.