Comrade 86 Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 3 minutes ago, Bob The Badger said: Season 2 starts this Sunday so we've timed it nicely. I lack patience so will wait until it finishes and binge it on a cold February weekend ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramit Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Il Posto, Italian film from 1961. On Netflix (Iceland) This is an unusual one, charming, yet disheartening, sad, yet funny and all too realistic. A young man must quit school to support his family and enters the world of the corporate machine. For the kind of film that it is, it could not have been portrayed any better. No music to tell one how to feel during scenes, just up front and thoughtful. Came up in my mind many times after viewing. 10/10 a real gem. Carl Sagan, Comrade 86 and sage 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Unleashed (2005?) Jet Li is raised from childhood as Bob Hoskins' attack-dog/pet, until he escapes following a car crash (involving lots of bullets). He is taken in by blind piano-tuner Morgan Freeman and... etc etc. A really good watch at times but hardly a 'classic'. Richie Barker / 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 On 09/01/2023 at 12:16, 86 Hair Islands said: The Pale Blue Eye - Eery, macabre and well acted murder mystery. 8/10 Thanks for the recommendation fella. Saw this on Saturday & really enjoyed it. Also thought Harry Melling (as the young Edgar Allen Poe) was amazing & matched Christian Bale for acting. I'd only ever seen him before as the Dursley kid in Harry Potter. 8/10. Comrade 86 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 5 minutes ago, Wolfie said: Thanks for the recommendation fella. Saw this on Saturday & really enjoyed it. Also thought Harry Melling (as the young Edgar Allen Poe) was amazing & matched Christian Bale for acting. I'd only ever seen him before as the Dursley kid in Harry Potter. 8/10. Welcome. Yep, he's great. Couldn't think where I'd seen him before. You've a good memory! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 15 minutes ago, 86 Hair Islands said: Welcome. Yep, he's great. Couldn't think where I'd seen him before. You've a good memory! Not at all mate. I knew I'd seen him before somewhere and the IMDB app did the rest! Comrade 86 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Poorly so just started Tulsa King as I've little else to do while recuperating. Quirky and humorous tale of a Mafia capo newly released after a 25 year stretch, whose reward for his silence and loyalty is banishment from New York to Tulsa. Quite good fun without taking itself too seriously and Sly still looking ridiculously buff at 76. Another Taylor Sheridan project (far more light-hearted than Sheridan's usual fare; Sicario, Yellowstone, Hell or High Water, Mayor of Kingstown) and season 2 is already confirmed so interested to see where it goes from here. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16358384/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 16 hours ago, 86 Hair Islands said: Poorly so just started Tulsa King as I've little else to do while recuperating. Quirky and humorous tale of a Mafia capo newly released after a 25 year stretch, whose reward for his silence and loyalty is banishment from New York to Tulsa. Quite good fun without taking itself too seriously and Sly still looking ridiculously buff at 76. Another Taylor Sheridan project (far more light-hearted than Sheridan's usual fare; Sicario, Yellowstone, Hell or High Water, Mayor of Kingstown) and season 2 is already confirmed so interested to see where it goes from here. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16358384/ Soz chaps. Wrong thread and not a great show either ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Sagan Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 Little Fockers. All of them looking so old now, because we all are. And the little fockers themselves seemed miscast. That said, some of the old magic still there, even if it wasn't especially well crafted in terms of how it came together at the end, and various loose ends were left untied. Don Masson/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 Life : Not a masterpiece by any stretch of the imagination. Just about every minute of this movie is straight out of the Alien script, with the aforementioned Alien crossed out and Squid written in in crayon. Don't bother. Clod/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chester40 Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Avatar (Re)watched it with the kids as they were asking to see the sequel at the cinema, so figured it made sense to have them watch the original first. Wow...so slow and boring 2nd time round. Felt like a very very long cut scene from a computer game. Little action, soppy and overly preachy. 3/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gee SCREAMER !! Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 On 18/01/2023 at 01:56, Eddie said: Life : Not a masterpiece by any stretch of the imagination. Just about every minute of this movie is straight out of the Alien script, with the aforementioned Alien crossed out and Squid written in in crayon. Don't bother. Clod/10 I quite liked it. Seen worse. Hulse/10 for me. TimRam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gee SCREAMER !! Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 5 minutes ago, Chester40 said: Avatar (Re)watched it with the kids as they were asking to see the sequel at the cinema, so figured it made sense to have them watch the original first. Wow...so slow and boring 2nd time round. Felt like a very very long cut scene from a computer game. Little action, soppy and overly preachy. 3/10 I'd have given it that when it first came out to honest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 (edited) Medieval The story of 15th Century Czech hero Jan Zizka Low expectations, despite (or possibly because of) the presence of Michael Caine, but in the end it was ok. Ian Buxton/10. Edited January 21, 2023 by Eddie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 2 minutes ago, Eddie said: Medieval The story of 15th Century Czech hero Jan Zizka Low expectations, despite (or possibly because of) the presence of Michael Caine, but in the end it was ok. Ian Buxton/10. It helps if you know something about Zizka, which is a bit of a flaw with the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozza Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 The ratings system used on here confuses me, we all have different opinions on how high/low we rate players. I mean i quite liked Robbie Savage (7). Any chance you lot could put ratings number in brackets?, to give me a better clue as to if it's worth watching or not.. Thought not.. Carl Sagan and Comrade 86 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 1 hour ago, mozza said: The ratings system used on here confuses me, we all have different opinions on how high/low we rate players. I mean i quite liked Robbie Savage (7). Any chance you lot could put ratings number in brackets?, to give me a better clue as to if it's worth watching or not.. Thought not.. Quite liking Robbie Savage automatically excludes you. ? mozza and Jimbo Ram 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 20 hours ago, AndyinLiverpool said: It helps if you know something about Zizka, which is a bit of a flaw with the film. Agreed - and I had never heard of him. I expected Michael Caine to blow the bloody doors off, but once I got past that stereotype, the film got better, at least in what passes for my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jubbs Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 The Banshees of Inisherin Dark comedy about a guy (Colin Farrell) who's best mate suddenly stops speaking to him (Brendan Gleeson). A strange film, although funny, is quite depressing with superb acting from both of them. 8/10 Anag Ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostyn6 Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 On 23/01/2023 at 10:51, Jubbs said: The Banshees of Inisherin Dark comedy about a guy (Colin Farrell) who's best mate suddenly stops speaking to him (Brendan Gleeson). A strange film, although funny, is quite depressing with superb acting from both of them. 8/10 I watched this last night. The blurb doesn't do it justice. The concept sounds awful if trying to tell someone about it. I found it brilliant. Amusing and Saddening in equal measure. Colin Farrell and the young actor playing Dominic (Barry Keoghan) are absolutely superb and Gleeson maintains his high quality. I recommend it. Mark Wright/10 (It's on Disney+) Anag Ram and Crewton 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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