richinspain Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 On 05/12/2022 at 00:20, AndyinLiverpool said: Lady Chatterley's Lover Starring our our Jack. Watched it for the shagging but found myself taken by the love story. Really good. He is quite cute, isn't he? Comrade 86 and Bob The Badger 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 On 28/11/2022 at 19:48, Unlucky Alf said: Went to watch it...not on Netflix☹️ On 28/11/2022 at 20:13, ramit said: i just checked on Netflix, it is still there. Perhaps you have a different version of Netflix than is offered in Iceland, hopefully someone better in the know can explain this apparent omission. Netflix offerings vary by region. It was actually on iPlayer too that that run has also ended. Easy to find on streaming / torrent sites or you can rent it for about £3 on Amazon. Still good value with the rental fee as @ramitis right, it's an excellent movie. Ram-Alf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram-Alf Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 13 minutes ago, 86 Hair Islands said: Netflix offerings vary by region. It was actually on iPlayer too that that run has also ended. Easy to find on streaming / torrent sites or you can rent it for about £3 on Amazon. Still good value with the rental fee as @ramitis right, it's an excellent movie. I can get it on T TV on my fire TV app, Will bookmark it for viewing at a later date? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostyn6 Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 being forced to watch Christmas Rom-coms lately. Your Christmas or Mine: Amazon British sickly rom-com. Got a few known actors in it. Angela Griffin and Daniel Mays spring to mind. Basically, they took familiar formula and made it more familiar and cliche! Two college students, a couple, say their goodbyes before supposedly departing on trains back to their family homes for Christmas, but both decide last minute to catch the other's train to spend Christmas together. One being posh and privileged, the other being common and chavvy. Neither's family knows about them being a couple. Absolutely no hilarity ensues. Eddie Lewis/10 (it tries hard, but lacks quality and already appears knackered and old.) National Lampoons Christmas Vacation: Chevy Chase (the original Jim Carrey) and his family have extended family over for Christmas day. Lots of things go wrong. Funny in moments without being sophisticated, and the Cat scorch mark gets me every time! Paul Green/10 (does it job, but won't be considered as one of the greats) The Holiday: Cameron Diaz is an American, Kate Winslet is a Brit. They are both unhappy and decide to swap homes/countries over Christmas. Kate Winslet meets Jack Black in America. Cameron Diaz meets Jude Law in England. The most exciting bit for me was realising Rufus Sewell (Man in the High Castle - Obergruppenfuhrer Smith) was in it. Proper chick flick. Jordon Stewart/10 (flatters to deceive but without achieving anything good) I've also been forced to watch Me Time, 50 First Dates, Click, and numerous others. But made her watch Layer Cake, Black Mirror, Football and Football. So it's swings and roundabouts Rev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal is a Ram Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever After the real-life death of the mighty Chadwick Boseman, and the success of the first film, this was always going to be a difficult sequel to get right. It's very easy to dismiss it as 'just another Marvel', but don't. The grief felt very much becomes the central theme, and I think it becomes a more genuine film for it. Fantastic, powerful, standout performances from Angela Basset and Letitia Wright and the supporting cast all play their parts very well. Unconvinced by the 'baddies', which I felt was it's weakest part, but in a strange way, it helps. A long film at 2h40m, bits are slow, again with the whole grief thing that's to be expected, but it didn't feel like a drag. Matej Vydra/10 - takes a little bit to get rolling, unstoppable when it does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 1 hour ago, Mostyn6 said: National Lampoons Christmas Vacation: Chevy Chase (the original Jim Carrey) and his family have extended family over for Christmas day. Lots of things go wrong. Funny in moments without being sophisticated, and the Cat scorch mark gets me every time! Paul Green/10 (does it job, but won't be considered as one of the greats) My favourite Chrismas film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkFruitsRam7 Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 1 hour ago, Mostyn6 said: National Lampoons Christmas Vacation: Chevy Chase (the original Jim Carrey) and his family have extended family over for Christmas day. Lots of things go wrong. Funny in moments without being sophisticated, and the Cat scorch mark gets me every time! Paul Green/10 (does it job, but won't be considered as one of the greats) I've seen a lot of people say this is their favourite Christmas film, particularly in the US, so arguably it is seen as one of the greats. I personally think it's utter crap. Saw absolutely nothing redeeming in it. Waste of time. Jordan Ibe's second spell / 10 Wolfie and Will the Ram 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostyn6 Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 2 minutes ago, DarkFruitsRam7 said: I've seen a lot of people say this is their favourite Christmas film, particularly in the US, so arguably it is seen as one of the greats. I personally think it's utter crap. Saw absolutely nothing redeeming in it. Waste of time. Jordan Ibe's second spell / 10 Comedy has moved on a lot since then. A lot of things I found hilarious from 80s and even early 90s haven't stood the test of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramit Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Hobson's Choice on Netflix (Iceland) A fine old film i was fortunate enough to not have seen before. Charles Laughton was always terrific, but it was John Mills and Brenda De Banzie who owned that show. Enjoyed Mills's performance particularly, even if it was obvious that he had studied every move of the great Stan Laurel. A little musical L&H acknowledgment near the end was a correct tip of the hat in that direction. 8/10 i should say. sage and Crewton 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gee SCREAMER !! Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 8 hours ago, DarkFruitsRam7 said: I've seen a lot of people say this is their favourite Christmas film, particularly in the US, so arguably it is seen as one of the greats. I personally think it's utter crap. Saw absolutely nothing redeeming in it. Waste of time. Jordan Ibe's second spell / 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gee SCREAMER !! Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 On 27/11/2022 at 00:08, ramit said: Eastern Promises on Netflix. Excellent in so many ways, a slow burn at just the right temperature. Viggo Mortensen and Vincent Cassel are standouts in a generally very good cast. Dark and brooding, emotional without sentimentalism, stark and brutal. One scene was unbelievably well done, had me gaping at the realism. Didn't know Cronenberg had this in him. Without hesitation, a 9/10 from me. I believe that Viggo Mortensen's tattoos were so realistic that diners in a Russian restaurant in London he visited saw them and started leaving ramit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWC1983 Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 Watched The Swimmers on Netflix last night. 2 Syrian girls trying to get to Germany as refugees with the dream of competing at the Rio Olympics. It certainly opened my eyes to what these people had to go through. Johnny Russell 8/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 Your Christmas or mine?. (new on Prime) Two young students are reluctantly planning to be apart for the festive period but end up at each other's houses for Christmas due to them both doing a romantic train swap in order to spend it together. Definitely not a classic and much of it should be a Hallmark TV movie on Channel 5. But for a sugary feelgood bit of festive fluff, it does the job. A very generous 5/10 because it's Christmas, after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 (edited) Pinocchio (the Guillermo Del Toro stop-motion version) Utterly spellbinding, poetic and magical - yet very dark and sinister. Charlie George/10. Edited December 13, 2022 by Eddie Comrade 86 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 The Bishops Wife - Prime. 1947 Christmas film starring Cary Grant as a smooth talking angel sent to answer the prayers of a stressed Bishop, who's been neglecting everything but his work. Loretta Young plays the wife, with David Niven as the disbelieving man of the cloth. It's a wonderful film, perfect for this time of year, possibly overlooked because of the similar themed Christmas film released the year before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal is a Ram Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 Violent Night David Harbour (Hopper from Stranger Things) playing a Santa Claus who's utterly done with his job, until he has to save a family taken hostage by Christmas hating John Leguizamo. Not a cinematic masterpiece, but it's not trying to be. It's Home Alone for adults, with a more than a little hint of Die Hard. Harbour is brilliant. Everything I wanted it to be, bloody, funny, just switch off and enjoy. Eiran Cashin/10. Solid, reliable, but not spectacular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram-Alf Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 On 08/12/2022 at 21:10, ramit said: Hobson's Choice on Netflix (Iceland) A fine old film i was fortunate enough to not have seen before. Charles Laughton was always terrific, but it was John Mills and Brenda De Banzie who owned that show. Enjoyed Mills's performance particularly, even if it was obvious that he had studied every move of the great Stan Laurel. A little musical L&H acknowledgment near the end was a correct tip of the hat in that direction. 8/10 i should say. Saw this years ago great movie...so great now watching it on YouTube ? ramit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Wonder Woman 1984 Bloody awful. Like a third rate made-for-TV movie. And it's two and a half hours long. Mick Coop/10 - only because I can't think of anyone worse than Mick Coop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 2 hours ago, AndyinLiverpool said: Wonder Woman 1984 Bloody awful. Like a third rate made-for-TV movie. And it's two and a half hours long. Mick Coop/10 - only because I can't think of anyone worse than Mick Coop. True but Gal Gadot.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dog Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 Avatar in 3 d. Plot is Hales but effects are George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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