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walpurgis
21-02-2018, 23:47
I'd seen it a couple of times previously and I do have the DVD. But it seems to get better with every watch.
League of gentlemen. Great robbery only caught due to political censorship of the time. These guys would have made it. Lol
Passport to Pimlico
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Great cast
Akira.
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Wow...that was good. :eek:
Not seen this since the first time..
had the VHS from the 90’s, watched it once.
After seeing Blade Runnner 2049 I felt I needed to revisit this.
Stunning....landmark filmaking.
Yes, its a cartoon..and so was Scooby Doo, this is something different. :)
Talk of a long awaited live action remake soon.
Check it out folks.
The Intruder 1953
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As the snow continues to fall here in Wrexham and it looks rather bleak and wintry outside, it's time to cosy up beside the log fire and watch a good movie on the home-cinema system, so I've just selected this from Sky Movies:
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Time to sit back, sip a nice warning cup of Asaam tea, with a slice of Del's homemade fruit cake, and enjoy the film! Laters :cool:
Marco.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes.. Bluray
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Love 'The Untouchables'. Everything about that film is perfect.
It was great, mate. Like you say, ticks all the boxes. Amazing it was produced in 1987... Still looks and sounds great on a 2018 home-cinema system! :)
Marco.
It was great, mate. Like you say, ticks all the boxes. Amazing it was produced in 1987... Still looks and sounds great on a 2018 home-cinema system! :)
Marco.
I used to have the display poster for it, massive, and in Italian. 'Gli Inottociabili' or something very similar. Don't know what happened to that.
Yeah, it's 'Gli Intoccabili', The Untouchables. That would've been a cool poster (and nice to frame up)! :cool:
Marco.
I used to have the display poster for it, massive, and in Italian. 'Gli Inottociabili' or something very similar. Don't know what happened to that.
Someone touched it...(I’ll get my coat)
Or maybe you're just 'touched'?;)
Marco.
red dwarf season 2..netflix. was going to watch the day after tomorrow to cheer myself up but apple tv wont play it. probably 20 million others doing it :D
Just downloaded this from Sky Cinema:
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Settling back to watch it now :cool:
Marco.
Just downloaded this from Sky Cinema:
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Settling back to watch it now :cool:
Marco.
my favourite film... turn sound up
Have done, lol. Didn't know it was your fav film. Can't believe the picture quality from 1968!! :eek::eek:
Who needs HDR?;)
Why is there no 5.1, though?:eyebrows:
Marco.
Have done, lol. Didn't know it was your fav film. Can't believe the picture quality from 1968!! :eek::eek:
Who needs HDR?;)
Why is there no 5.1, though?:eyebrows:
Marco.
bluray has...English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit) maybe not enough bandwidth on download. i know streaming is lower rate than bluray
http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Once-Upon-a-Time-in-the-West-Blu-ray/7740/
Lol, nah was only kidding. Doesn't bother me, as it sounds superb just in stereo. I'm astounded at the picture quality though, from 50-year old technology... I guess some of it would have been valve-driven. The colours are so rich looking and vibrant!
Marco.
the bluray is fantastic. the stream i have from either amazon or apple is very good too but bluray remaster is amazing as you say for a 50 year old film. got soundtrack on cd and vinyl too. both remastered in italy
Might get the Blu-ray... Anyway, what a bastard for shooting that defenceless wee boy, after they'd killed his parents!! :guns:
Marco.
was a great bit of cinema producing mr nice clean cut guy henry fonda as mister evil.. nobody expected it.
Yup, the quality of the cast (and acting) is something else... Paramount must've spend a bomb in those days making it! It would've been big budget.
Marco.
$5 mil budget. Got it back in usa and was most popular in France of all places where folk started wearing duster coats:)
Wow - that would've been an absolute fortune in those days!!
Marco.
most of the location work was in spain and studio work in rome. the hanging scene was done at Monument Valley, Utah
Red dwarf season 3
Netflix
Wow - that would've been an absolute fortune in those days!!
Marco.
A lot of money, yes, but in the context of films, quite cheap. Bear in mind that 'Ben Hur' made in 1925 cost $3.9 million. And that was in black and white with no sound.
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The Hhost and Mrs Muir
walpurgis
01-03-2018, 18:25
Yes. I noticed that was on.
'Went The Day Well' (1943)
Dastardly Nazi paratroops disguised as Polish infantry take over an English village as the spearhead for an invasion.
Top film this and the inspiration for 'The Eagle Has Landed' as well as the original 'Dad's Army' film, which both borrow heavily from it.
By the time in the war this was made the Germans were doing badly on all fronts and there was no longer a danger of an invasion of the UK, so it was more a 'what might have been' than an outright propaganda film.
Obviously it works out for the plucky and resourceful Brits in the end. Great bit at the finish where a bloke takes us to the grave of the Germans in the church yard and says 'This is the only bit of England they ever got.'
Sherlock Holmes and the voice of Terror...
amazon prime.
(used alexa echo to connect the whole thing...cool...handy as Ive lost the remote
Currently this:
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Good stuff! :cool:
Marco.
Amongst my all time favourites, cracking film.
monkeys:eek:.....well apes actually.;)
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2nd in the trilogy.
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War of the Planet of the Apes...
Quick change
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My amazon library
rigger67
03-03-2018, 19:40
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Star Trek. First contact. My Amazon library
walpurgis
03-03-2018, 23:01
Just finished watching '10 Cloverfield Lane' on 4. I'd never heard of it before, but it was pretty good. Way better than the original Cloverfield and totally different.
I didn't realise it was connected to the original Cloverfield or I would have watched it. I like that film a lot.
walpurgis
03-03-2018, 23:09
I liked this much more.
'Battlestar Galactica' on Forces TV
Not the remodel but the proper one with that bloke off of The A Team.
I didn't realise it was connected to the original Cloverfield or I would have watched it. I like that film a lot.
Saw Cloverfield in the cinema when it was out,
Intense doesn’t even begin to describe it...
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Laughter in paradise
Right now this, which ls looking promising:
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Marco.
It's a stonker Marco, brilliant in every way and in my top ten - one day I'll count how many films are in my top ten :lol:
walpurgis
04-03-2018, 21:34
Great movie.
Like 'Pulp Fiction' it leaves you a bit stunned and thinking WOW!
Right now this, which ls looking promising:
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Marco.
got it on dvd somewhere. yup a good film;quite suspenseful
More smeg from the posse.
Red dwarf 3
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Lost in Space
amazon prime
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Lost in Space
amazon prime
well, that was ghastly... le blanc is terrible:D
on to red dwarf and some sanity
Earlier
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Now
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well, that was ghastly... le blanc is terrible:D
on to red dwarf and some sanity
Unfortunate enough to have seen this at the Flicks when it came out and yup, pretty terrible.
Netflix is putting out a reboot of it, trailer looks at least interesting?
https://youtu.be/I5X3vC-XsU0
Oh,
watched Star Wars The Last Jedi last night.
Enjoyed it better than Force Awakens, took some chances and wasn’t what I expected and thats always a good thing.
Always have a chuckle when unhappy fans have thier “childhood robbed”, and a lot of folk did just that.
Yet they complained that Force Awakens was just a remake of the original?
Right now this, which from the description sounds quite cool:
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:cool:
Marco.
Gambit
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Based on the film of the same name, made in 1966 and starring Michael Cain and Shirley MacLain, this ‘scam comedy’, despite being a Coen Brothers’ production is a poor remake of the original. It has its comedic moments but they are few and far between and often slapstick in nature, and the cast comprising Colin Firth, Tom Courtney, Alan Rickman and Cameron Diaz is largely wasted. 4/10
From Amazon:
Pretty much without question, the biggest selling point of caper movie Gambit is the names of the people who wrote it. The screenplay to the film, a remake of the 1966 movie of the same name, was penned by the terrific Coen Brothers, and there are several of their touches quietly dotted right throughout the movie. A full-on Coen Brothers movie though this is not.
Gambit is also a film that's attracted quite a cast. Headlined by Oscar-winner Colin Firth, the line-up also features a wonderful Alan Rickman, a playful Cameron Diaz and an underrated turn from the regularly underappreciated Stanley Tucci. Each turns in good work, and each is great fun to watch.
That said, even with those ingredients in place, there's a sense that Gambit doesn't always quite add up the film you might suspect. It's certainly a lot of fun at its best, and there's quite an old school, traditional feel to it. The humour's variable, but then there's a lot of upbeat positivity underpinning Gambit, that ultimately makes it hard to resist.
It would have certainly been interesting had the Coen Brothers decided to direct Gambit as well as write it. As things stand, though, it's an undemanding, entertaining and re-watchable film, which could have been just that little bit more. Well worth watching, but readjust your expectations accordingly. -- Jon Foster
Stones – Shine a Light (dir. Martin Scorsese)
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This is a film of the concert by the Stones performing at the Beacon Theatre, New York in 2006. Curious mix of a rock video and part documentary, including some very out-dated interviews. Not one of Scorsese’s finest efforts by any means but hugely enjoyable nonetheless. 8/10
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Can't move right now after shower so watching this in Amazon prime
Jungle book
Netflix
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Big ape that. Giganthropithicus lol
Ballou voiced by bill Murray is a scream
Bedtime film. The smallest show on earth
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Forgot how good a film that wags and a stellar cast too.
the pink panther. 1963.
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netflix
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Back to the Future 3
netflix
Right now, this:
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I love my gangster films! :cool:
Marco.
Right now, this:
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I love my gangster films! :cool:
Marco.
Quite liked that one Marco. Good choice.
Got this on again
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Got this on. A bit or arnie does you good
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My Apple library
walpurgis
24-03-2018, 18:49
Good movie. One of Arnie's better ones.
Got this on. A bit or arnie does you good
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My Apple library
IMO a crap screenplay ruining a perfectly decent Philip K. Dick short story.
It's a decent film tbh. May be not Dicks tho.
Now war games from 1983
Netflix
Right now this, which is visually and sonically stunning on Blu-ray, through the home-cinema system:
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Lovin' it! :cool:
Marco.
Right now this, which is visually and sonically stunning on Blu-ray, through the home-cinema system:
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Lovin' it! :cool:
Marco.
Got the 3 film Marco. They are all superb
Nice one, mate. Must try and catch the rest of them :cool:
Marco.
Now onto
The day of the jackal
Netflix again
Now onto
The day of the jackal
Netflix again
A classic. Edward Fox - brilliant in everything he has ever been in. Also a rare case - IMHO - of the film being better than the book.
Great film indeed. Jackal should have turned right to Italy although it would have screwed the story somewhat
Great film indeed. Jackal should have turned right to Italy although it would have screwed the story somewhat
Every time I watch it I hope that this time he will successfully whack De Gaulle :D
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The day After Tomorrow..
my apple library
some like it hot.
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amazon library
Fancied a classic Western tonight, so right now this:
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:cool:
Marco.
Good one too, Marco.
Got this classic on...
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Recorded from moving pics. Been awaiting this coming on lol
Good stuff, mate. Enjoy! :)
Marco.
I did Marco. its one of those greats from the era.
now a more modern near great, The Ipcress File from 1965, and starring Michael Caine.
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'War of the Worlds' (the Tom Cruise one) just started on BBC1, I'll give it a go.
walpurgis
26-03-2018, 07:16
'War of the Worlds' (the Tom Cruise one) just started on BBC1, I'll give it a go.
I started watching that. Gave up. It was more spectacle than substance.
I started watching that. Gave up. It was more spectacle than substance.
Stuck with it to the end, didn't realise it was a Spielberg? Preferred the 50's version with the flying wing in it.
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Star Trek 4. The Voyage Home
My Amazon library
Good one this
Stuck with it to the end, didn't realise it was a Spielberg? Preferred the 50's version with the flying wing in it.
I prefer the Spielberg effort. The '50s one is really lame.
Time to endulge myself with Kelly and his heroes.... 2 of our members had starring roles too. Martin and Anto [emoji6]
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Plus the iconic title tune..Burning Bridges by The Mike Curb Congregation.
'Whaddya mean 'he's all ready to go'? He's a nut!'
I prefer the Spielberg effort. The '50s one is really lame.
But Tom Cruise kills the guy out of Shawshank!
Lol. Lots of great lines in this. Some ad-libbed by oddball.
Hard to pick the best of the 4 tbh. And Carroll O'Conner as the general was great too
Lol. Lots of great lines in this. Some ad-libbed by oddball.
Hard to pick the best of the 4 tbh. And Carroll O'Conner as the general was great too
He's the icing on the cake. He's not in it enough really.
the lavender hill mob... off my new fire stick(lost remote for old one and using a phone was doing my head in lol..this is much quicker too)
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North by Northwest
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Amazon Prime
House of Cards..
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Original and by far the best...Netflix
walpurgis
27-03-2018, 20:17
Excellent. Clever stuff!
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love. One of the great films this....with both a salient point and super humour.
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My Apple Library.
Right now, this:
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Watched it a few years ago and loved it - quite violent in bits! :eyebrows:
Marco.
A classic. Edward Fox - brilliant in everything he has ever been in. Also a rare case - IMHO - of the film being better than the book.
Agreed! :)
Recently watched this:
The Mirror dir. Andrei Tarkovsky
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Probably a bit too 'art house' cinema for some, but I love Tarkovsky and have copies of all his films.
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love. One of the great films this....with both a salient point and super humour.
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My Apple Library.
"Gentlemen - You can't fight in here! This is the War Room"
walpurgis
30-03-2018, 21:49
Classic old British sixties B&W drama on TalkingPictures TV at 11.35 tonight. 'A Taste of Honey' with Rita Tushingham. Some great acting!
I did Marco. its one of those greats from the era.
now a more modern near great, The Ipcress File from 1965, and starring Michael Caine.
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Probably the most accurate depiction of British spy-craft during the '60s (along with 'Callan'); unlike the sheer fantasy of the Bond franchise.
Sidney J. Furie's direction, with his angular camera shots is brilliant, as is the wonderful John Barry music score. The sequel: 'Funeral in Berlin' was also good, but the final part of the Harry Palmer trilogy: 'Billion Dollar Brain', was IMO rubbish.
Classic old British sixties B&W drama on TalkingPictures TV at 11.35 tonight. 'A Taste of Honey' with Rita Tushingham. Some great acting!
"Brown - can't stand brown!"
"Thelonious Monk - you'll like him. Relaxing, very relaxing"
"Rape?" "Not today thank you."
'Beneath Loch Ness' (2001)
What if you decided to make a film but couldn't really be bothered to come up with a story? You'd just pick a story that's already been made, change a few names and then make a very bad film.
In this case the story ripped off is Jaws. Only instead of being a shark that is killing people and scaring the tourists away it is the Loch Ness monster.
Bennet from 'Commando' is in this as is Patrick Bergen and Lysette Anthony (no longer at the height of her powers but you still probably would). But it is indescribably shit. I was up at Loch Ness last summer for a week and although I didn't go everywhere I really don't remember it looking like California. And I've been to California and its similarity to the Scottish Highlands was marked by its absence.
And that is probably the best thing about this film. You get a bit of stock footage of the real Loch Ness then you cut to the actors, who are supposedly standing on its shoreline, and they are in California. Quite obviously, no intention of trying to hide it, they are in California. There are palm trees and everything.
They go to a pub and it is just an American bar, they go to the hospital and all the nurses are wearing American nurse uniforms. The bloke even pays at the bar in dollars. I didn't try that in Scotland but I'm willing to bet that it won't work.
And you may be surprised to learn that the Coastguard is now 'H M Coastguard'. And that their Scottish HQ is located in California.
Kubrick managed to film 'Full Metal Jacket' in London when it was set in Vietnam. And you couldn't tell. So what the problem was here I can only guess at.
In summation, not as bad as 'Stonehenge Apocalypse' in the same way that Bono is not as bad as Bob Geldof.
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Soylent Green...
now with more real people in every bite :eyebrows:
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walpurgis
31-03-2018, 13:05
Great movie. Perhaps not to everybody's taste? :D
Great movie. Perhaps not to everybody's taste? :D
Not sure about it being a "great movie". Based on a story by Harry Harrison: 'Make Room, Make Room', it deviates significantly from the story in that to feed an overpopulated planet, a synthetic food made from soya beans and lentils (hence 'Soylent Green') and not the more sensational idea of using the recently deceased and putting them back in the food cycle. Harrison was so incensed with the change of idea that he refused to have anything to do with the script, and insisted his name be removed from the credits.
Sad that it was Edward G. Robertson's last role.
Not sure about it being a "great movie". Based on a story by Ray Bradbury: 'Make Room, Make Room', it deviates significantly from the story in that to feed an overpopulated planet, a synthetic food made from soya beans and lentils (hence 'Soylent Green') and not the more sensational idea of using the recently deceased and putting them back in the food cycle. Bradbury was so incensed with the change of idea that he refused to have anything to do with the script, and insisted his name be removed from the credits.
Sad that it was Edward G. Robertson's last role.
twas a movie after all, not a book.. they needed a bit of spectacular;)
The Shawshank Redemption
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Not sure about it being a "great movie". Based on a story by Ray Bradbury: 'Make Room, Make Room', it deviates significantly from the story in that to feed an overpopulated planet, a synthetic food made from soya beans and lentils (hence 'Soylent Green') and not the more sensational idea of using the recently deceased and putting them back in the food cycle. Bradbury was so incensed with the change of idea that he refused to have anything to do with the script, and insisted his name be removed from the credits.
Sad that it was Edward G. Robertson's last role.
In the film they are already eating various colours of 'Soylent', only Soylent Green is people. So what is the twist ending in the book then, or does it not have one?
Personally I think it is a good film, maybe not a great one. If you are ever feeling in an overly optimistic mood watch this and 'Silent Running' back to back, that will soon sort you out.
In the film they are already eating various colours of 'Soylent', only Soylent Green is people. So what is the twist ending in the book then, or does it not have one?
Personally I think it is a good film, maybe not a great one. If you are ever feeling in an overly optimistic mood watch this and 'Silent Running' back to back, that will soon sort you out.
Opps - sorry, I mistook the author: it was Harry Harrison, and not Ray Bradbury. :doh: There is no "twist ending" that I know of in the book, but it was a long time ago when I read it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_Room!_Make_Room!
'Silent Running' is a depressing film, but again not a good one IMO.
The Shawshank Redemption
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Now that is a good film!
Met, and shook the hand of Harry Harrison at Albacon, a science fiction convention in Glasgow back in the 90’s.....my signed Stainless Steel Rat books are still pride of my bookcase...aside my signed Harlan Ellison written Batman comic.
Selling THAT when its prised from my cold dead fingers.
(thats a mispaced Chuck Heston referece...wasn’t all NRA at the time, interesting reading...you should look it up.)
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The Death of Stalin.
my Apple library.
Right now this, downloaded from Sky Box Office:
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Marco.
walpurgis
03-04-2018, 19:56
Right now this, downloaded from Sky Box Office:
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Marco.
Just read some reviews Marco. Could be an interesting movie.
It's quite intense!
Marco.
Some Poirot to end the evenings viewing.
Just read some reviews Marco. Could be an interesting movie.
I enjoyed it, but it was a little too short (at 1hr 27 mins) and could've done with being another half an hour longer, to facilitate more unexpected twists and turns! Two hours, or so, for me, is about right for a good film :)
Anyway, there's a sequel, so will catch that next and see what happens! :cool:
Marco.
The only thing Adam did well
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Little nicky.
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The Crossing.. season 1 epp1
walpurgis
07-04-2018, 15:25
The Crossing.. season 1 epp1
Don't know that Grant. But it's just reminded me I've not seen 'Miller's Crossing' for years. I've got the DVD, may dig it out! :)
Don't know that Grant. But it's just reminded me I've not seen 'Miller's Crossing' for years. I've got the DVD, may dig it out! :)
its a new series on amazon..not sure about it yet
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Love and Death
Zoidburg
08-04-2018, 18:58
Blade of the immortal. Superbly gory flix about a vengeful immortal samurai warrior. Right up on my "best of list" from last year. Just released on BR. You will not see a more beautifully violent film this year.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180408/b843f161c6e0b5832f75fb5ceaee5316.jpg
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Like the sound of that, Ben! Will need to check it out...
Right now, we're watching this:
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A decent 'disposable' action movie! Some of the special effects are excellent... :cool:
Marco.
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Love and Death
Without a doubt, THE best film made by Woody Allen! "Sadly no-one will remember the name of Sidney Applebaum"
Zoidburg
08-04-2018, 19:57
Like the sound of that, Ben! Will need to check it out...
Right now, we're watching this:
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A decent 'disposable' action movie! Some of the special effects are excellent... :cool:
Marco.I watched that on Friday night actually Marco, all I can say is I can see why sky released it at the same time as the cinema. So so action flix but some abysmally bad acting and accents from the leads.
Blade of the immortal might be stunningly violent and horrendously gory but its brilliantly acted, directed and best of all has a story & characters you care for.
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I watched that on Friday night actually Marco, all I can say is I can see why sky released it at the same time as the cinema. So so action flix but some abysmally bad acting and accents from the leads.
Yeah, I'd agree, hence why I classed it as "disposable". Good work out for the home-cinema system, though! I'll probably keep it for that reason (optimizing 'bang & crash' settings) :)
Blade of the immortal might be stunningly violent and horrendously gory but its brilliantly acted, directed and best of all has a story & characters you care for.
No doubt, but it's a totally different type of film, with different goals in mind.
Marco.
Fancied a classic Western, for this afternoon, so I'm currently watching this:
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They don't make 'em like they used to! :cool:
Marco.
Tonight, a sci-fi/horror classic:
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Marco.
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Strangely watchable old hokum
Right now this, which is rather good:
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Marco.
Earlier blackadder 3. Now onto series 4.
Top quality comedy
That stuff gets a bit samey after a while. For top quality comedy, did you watch the latest series of Still Game, which has just finished? :)
Marco.
Not seen it yet Marco. The boy saw it but wasn't impressed. I will catch later
Lol - I thought it was brilliant! It was on BBC 1 Scotland, just normal TV for you, so I'm surprised you missed it :)
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Marco.
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Up the jungle
My Amazon library
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Sid James with his big chopper out
My Amazon library
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My apple library
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Tremors
my apple library
walpurgis
20-04-2018, 19:50
Tremors
I like that movie. It's a bit daft, but Bacon and Ward are great!
I like that movie. It's a bit daft, but Bacon and Ward are great!
one of my, and my boy's favorites Geoff
walpurgis
20-04-2018, 20:13
If he likes that, he'd probably enjoy 'Evolution'. Assuming he's not seen it.
If he likes that, he'd probably enjoy 'Evolution'. Assuming he's not seen it.
he does actually :D
I like that movie. It's a bit daft, but Bacon and Ward are great!
Agreed - it's a much better movie than one would expect if taken on face value.
Good charisma between them and the scene stealers. Burt and wife.
Broke into the wrong damn rec room
A few episodes of red dwarf now.
The oft lethal Mercurian boomerang spoons etc. Lol
hornucopia
21-04-2018, 14:11
Screening? NOTHING!
My Kuro started to need re-tuning every time I switched it on.
Pioneer sent a plug-in 'patch' , but unfortunately.....it was for a different model (durrr...) so my Kuro seized up.
"Can you get it to Heathrow (area)?"
(I live in Bristol)....as if.....!
so, eventually, got a pallet, it was collected. Then.....nothing.
Rang DK Audio (the fixers) who couldn't find it! It's only a big pallet with a 50 inch TV in a box, after all.
Eventually (which corner was it abandoned in?) they DID find it.
But, 3 weeks on, STILL no sign!
So I'll be watching the Utd V Spurs game on the iMac.
It's the result of the 'throw-away society'?
Costco usually tell you just to take stuff back and get a new one, for example!
Not good news. Don't have a smart tv so not updates
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On the fiddle
walpurgis
21-04-2018, 21:49
Wow! I've been watching 'Predestination' 2014, with Ethan Hawke and Sarah Snook. The plot is so complex and twisty, I'm going to have to watch this again.
The acting is some of the best I've ever seen, amazing performances. Sarah Snook steals the film from the excellent Hawke. Great stuff!!
Here's a plot synopsis. See if you can figure this out! :lol: http://www.thisisbarry.com/single-post/2015/9/18/Predestination-2014-Plot-Explained
If you like a movie that screws around with your head, You'll love this.
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This movie is superb, everyone should see it.
Messes with your head, in a good way.
Wow! I've been watching 'Predestination' 2014, with Ethan Hawke and Sarah Snook. The plot is so complex and twisty, I'm going to have to watch this again.
The acting is some of the best I've ever seen, amazing performances. Sarah Snook steals the film from the excellent Hawke. Great stuff!!
Here's a plot synopsis. See if you can figure this out! :lol: http://www.thisisbarry.com/single-post/2015/9/18/Predestination-2014-Plot-Explained
If you like a movie that screws around with your head, You'll love this.
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walpurgis
22-04-2018, 10:29
This movie is superb, everyone should see it.
Messes with your head, in a good way.
Just ordered the DVD. I have to see it again! :D
Looks interesting... Although if the plot's too complicated [requires too much concentration] it might not be my thing. When it comes to films, I'm a simple soul!:)
Anyway, just about to watch this, as the description intrigued me:
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:cool:
Marco.
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The wrong arm of the law
Secret of my success
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Sir Bedevere:... How do you know so much about swallows?
King Arthur:..... Well, you have to know these things when you're king, y'know.
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Decent Russian film.
(back in time)
Zoidburg
29-04-2018, 11:20
Watched I, Tonya last night. Great performances all round (especially Margot Robbie) and really well done, enjoyed it a lot. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180429/d327508a4f0d9b9dc420a3755995bcf8.jpg
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Watched Pacific Rim 2 last night.
Enjoyed the first one, thought I’d give it a whirl?
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Terrible.
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Things To Come
walpurgis
01-05-2018, 13:59
Just been watching an episode of the 'House' first series re-runs on Pick.
I had my doubts about Hugh Laurie playing the part of an American when it first came out and medical dramas are not my thing. But I have to say, it was bloody brilliant!
Just been watching an episode of the 'House' first series re-runs on Pick.
I had my doubts about Hugh Laurie playing the part of an American when it first came out and medical dramas are not my thing. But I have to say, it was bloody brilliant!
first few series were good, but it went a bit iffy later for me. he is a decent blues player too
walpurgis
01-05-2018, 14:39
first few series were good, but it went a bit iffy later for me. he is a decent blues player too
I missed the first series and agree about the later ones not being great.
Morning departure
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Lots of stiff upper lips in this with the usual redemption for the one coward who is as usual. Dicky Attenborough
Right now, this:
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Marco.
Liked that! :thumbsup:
Geoff, this would be your thing. Check it out:)
Marco.
walpurgis
03-05-2018, 22:07
Geoff, this would be your thing. Check it out:)
Marco.
Ah. Artistic and deeply intellectual is it? :D
Lol - no, weird and fucked up! You dig?:D
Marco.
walpurgis
03-05-2018, 22:14
Actually, it has some good reviews. I just checked. :)
It's a slow burner to start with, then goes a bit mental at the end. Defo worth a watch :)
Marco.
walpurgis
03-05-2018, 22:32
If it's gritty I'll probably like it...... If it's gritty and unbelievably brutal, my brother will like it! :lol:
Definitely gritty and brutal in parts - quite a dark vibe throughout.
Marco.
walpurgis
03-05-2018, 22:42
Hmm. Sounds interesting.
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Is that John Higgins at the table, Roy?:)
Marco.
Spectral Morn
03-05-2018, 22:48
The Avengers - Infinity War
WOW :eek::D
10 out of 10
Is that John Higgins at the table, Roy?:)
Marco.
Mark Williams playing Barry Hawkins in the world championship semis, finishes tomorrow :)
Ah... Is John Higgins still in it? I always support the Scottish connection!:)
Marco.
Ah... Is John Higgins still in it? I always support the Scottish connection!:)
Marco.
Leading in the other semi.
https://www.flashscore.com/snooker/world/world-championship/
Leading in the other semi.
https://www.flashscore.com/snooker/world/world-championship/
How's joe Davis doing?
Potting black in that great crucible in the sky
How's joe Davis doing?
Don't remember him. When did he play? Only Davis i know is Steve.
Marco.
Don't remember him. When did he play? Only Davis i know is Steve.
Marco.
Dominated the sport back in the day
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Davis
Ah, before my time. Steve Davis is more my era, and he's just officially retired :)
Marco.
His brother Fred was decent too as was the young pretender John Pullman
Independence Day
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walpurgis
05-05-2018, 16:10
I've just finished watching 'Casablanca' (yet again :)) on ITV3. It's still a bloody marvellous film with a fantastic cast.
I checked the reviews on IMDB. It's the only movie I've seen reviewed there with a near endless string of 10/10 scores and well deserved, it's one of the greatest 'classic' films.
One thing I did notice that I'd not registered before. Ingrid Bergman's eyes seem to glow. Very strange and striking too. Nobody else in the film has this.
yes they did that a lot with her. very beautiful girl and good actress... Bogey hated her..lol
walpurgis
05-05-2018, 16:18
yes they did that a lot with her
It didn't look artificial Grant. I think it was just natural.
I just love Bogart movies, sheer class. Think I've got all the best on DVD! :)
Was the way they lit it and others. It was called chiaroscuro. A 3 point system. Of course she was a.m natural behind or in front of the lens.
There is an article by Jason smith that describes the way they filmed Casablanca
walpurgis
05-05-2018, 16:52
Was the way they lit it and others. It was called chiaroscuro. A 3 point system. Of course she was a.m natural behind or in front of the lens.
There is an article by Jason smith that describes the way they filmed Casablanca
Ah. That explains it. You could see the light catching her eyes and I did wonder how they lit the scenes. Very effective.
'Erin Gray In The 25th Century' - on Forces TV.
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Edit: Sorry meant 'Buck Rogers...' etc.
Get Carter
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Spectral Morn
05-05-2018, 22:00
Siren - SciFi channel :)
Carry on Henry also known as mind my chopper
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walpurgis
06-05-2018, 17:01
If anybody is interested, 'Silverado' is on Sony Movie Channel in twenty minutes (6.20). Good movie and the last proper western in my opinion.
Absolutely nothing - TV's packed up!
Absolutely nothing - TV's packed up!
time to get that flat panel then... get a big one up on the wall:eyebrows: they are so thin its like a picture
It is a flat panel - it's my fiancé's telly.
Actually the TV itself is perfectly OK, it is the aerial lead that has broken (don't ask me how) and all the shops are shut. :rolleyes:
Never mind - it's a good excuse to listen to some tunes anyway. :)
Thought you were still using that tube set. Lol
Had a carry on night and also watched cruising and cowboy. Then a bit of poirot.
Time to try sleep again
walpurgis
06-05-2018, 22:37
Hope you're more comfortable tonight Grant.
Film Time... The Outlaw Josey Wales 1976
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The life of brian 1979. I remember the hubbub about this. Silly people. Great laugh this
What is myrrh anyway. It's a rare balm. It's a bomb?
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Blessed are the Cheesemakers.
Blessed are the Cheesemakers.
Crucifixion is a doddle.
Bed time. Lol
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My Man Godfrey.1936.. restored colorized version
For a Few Dollars More (1965)
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Downloaded and ready to watch later in UHD - should be good, to hopefully confound the critics! :cool:
Details of story line here (if you're not already familiar with it): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5397194/
Marco.
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My Man Godfrey.1936.. restored colorized version
Is that some sort of classic, mate? Never heard of it:)
Marco.
Is that some sort of classic, mate? Never heard of it:)
Marco.
My Man Godfrey was deemed "culturally significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.
its what was deemed screwball comedy in the day. it had a serious message re rich and poor etc. it was also of course well made.
a remake was done with niven in the title role in 50-s.. wasnt as good tho/.
I see. Interesting... Not sure it'd be my thing. As long as you enjoyed it, though!:)
Marco.
The ghost and mrs muir. 1947.
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Decent period fantasy film
One of my all time fav's
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Stellar cast and fabulous script
walpurgis
15-05-2018, 18:58
I know I've seen it, but can't remember anything about it.
I know I've seen it, but can't remember anything about it.
3 convicts escape on devils island with a snake. Black comedy at its best
Earlier. The longest day. Another stellar cast
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walpurgis
15-05-2018, 22:22
Just watched '8mm' with Nicolas Cage once again. Grim and powerful stuff. No winners in this story! Quite possibly Cage's best performance.
Just watched '8mm' with Nicolas Cage once again. Grim and powerful stuff. No winners in this story! Quite possibly Cage's best performance.
Not sure Ive seen that one. Must give it a whirl
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Needed a bit of humanity ;)
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some will, some wont... remake of laughter in paradise.
One of the best westerns tonight. Dustin Hoffman in
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Little Big Man
Amazon prime
Kansas raiders. 1950
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Inception 2010
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Been watching this rather superb film, as it was too hot to stay outside:
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Highly recommended!:)
Marco.
'Bladerunner 2049'
Much better than I feared - it does, IMO, need repeated viewing to understand exactly what is going on. (The Extra Features explaining what has happened since 2019 is essential viewing; preferably they should be watched before the main film.) The CGI is superb. It certainly resolves the ambiguity as to whether BladeRunners are specialised Replicants or not.
'Taxi Driver'
Difficult viewing, but a classic nonetheless.
Enjoyed it myself Barry Better imv than the first. Won't be many say that lol
Blackadder series 1. The infanta of Spain. Lol
Right now, this:
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Rather gripping! :)
Marco.
Story line for Identity:
"When a vicious storm breaks out in the Nevada desert, 10 people seek refuge in an isolated motel. At the same time, a serial killer (Pruitt Taylor Vince) under the care of psychiatrist Doctor Mallick (Alfred Molina) -- who has just found the killer's revealing journal -- awaits execution for murdering a group of motel guests. When the storm-stranded travelers realize they are being killed off one by one, limo driver Ed Dakota (John Cusack) bids to stay alive and reveal the murderer's identity."
Trailer:
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Marco.
walpurgis
23-05-2018, 20:54
Seen that a couple of times Marco. Enjoyed it.
Good movie on ITV4 in a minute. 'Payback' with Mel Gibson. Seen it loads of times, but it's always worth a watch.
Yeah, great film, Geoff. Seen it a few times:)
I think you and I have similar tastes. Granty's too into his 'oldies' and Blackadder, lol [not my bag]... I prefer something 'darker':D However, I do like his taste in war films and westerns;)
Marco.
walpurgis
23-05-2018, 21:25
Yeah, 'dark' sums up many of the movies I keep in my DVD collection. :eek:
mightymonoped
23-05-2018, 21:32
Enjoyed it myself Barry Better imv than the first. Won't be many say that lol
I said that as soon as I walked out of the cinema [emoji106][emoji4]
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mightymonoped
23-05-2018, 21:37
Finally got to see this tonight...
Wow!
What an intense and moving film.
Such a great ensemble cast. Well developed characters all.
The kind of film that stays with you for a long, long time.
Loved it.
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walpurgis
23-05-2018, 23:10
Good movie on ITV4 in a minute. 'Payback' with Mel Gibson. Seen it loads of times, but it's always worth a watch.
This was great entertainment. Glad I just watched it again. :thumbsup:
Finally got to see this tonight...
Wow!
What an intense and moving film.
Such a great ensemble cast. Well developed characters all.
The kind of film that stays with you for a long, long time.
Loved it.
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I like the look of that, Tony. Nice one - I'll check it out :thumbsup:
Marco.
My Fellow Americans. 1996
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Great film this
My Amazon library
Just about to watch this:
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Review here: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/creepy/
Think this might be up your street, Geoff... I'll let you know how much of a head-fuck it is;)
Marco.
Coming to America
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Decent comedy this from Murphy and Co.
My Amazon library
Love that movie, one of John Landis' best.
Bit of a guilty pleasure of mine, wheel it out every six months or so...never gets tired.
Next up...Trading Places? :)
How did u guess. Lol
Trading places
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Should really have been other way round
My Amazon library
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