That was good fun. Momma was horrendous! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by struth
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That was good fun. Momma was horrendous! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by struth
Drama now from Ealing.. Basil Dearden's The Captive Heart. 1946.
Stars Michael Redgrave who heads a strong cast with likes of Gordon Jackson and Jack Warner
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Yup an ugly woman. Good fun thoQuote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Spartacus. 1960.. directed by Stanley Kubrick and stars Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier and Peter Ustinov among others..
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The film won four Academy Awards and became the biggest moneymaker in Universal Studios' history, until it was surpassed by Airport
No...
I’m watching Spartacus...
(I’ll get my coat)
Well I'm not Spartacus.. [emoji23]Quote:
Originally Posted by Gazjam
Now The Man Who Knew Too Little 1997 stars Bill Murray.
Quite a good little film this showcasing Bill, s talenthttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...e1f7b94830.jpg
Lawrence of Arabia 1962..(restored Version) Directed by David Lean and starring Peter O'Toole.
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One of the great masterpieces of cinema...
Fierce Creatures 1997.
Follow up to a fish called Wanda., with the same 4 main actors.
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The Terminator 1984. Big Arnie as the cyborg terminator.
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Still the best of them. One classic movie, and probably still a legacy to be saluted.
T2 is great as well but not as nasty.
Maybe watch it later or tomorrow.
Yeah one of my favourite films of all time, never forget the first time I saw it I was about 14 so must have been '87.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
'Day of the Triffids' just started on the horror channel, it's the one with Howard Keel in, I'm recording it for later.
Best take on the Terminator idea, short of Harlan Ellisons Outer Limits episode James Cameron got sued for ripping off..but that’s another story.
A one off, is what it is Horror movie and by far the best in the Series.
T2 was great, an equally good movie, but a different Terminator-verse and very different to this.
This was better.
No high five Asta La Vista’s in this one, if there was a genuine robot apocalypse none of us would be laughing.
We’d be dead.
Its a Horror movie, and it should be.
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Originally Posted by struth
Terminator 2. Judgement Day. 1991.
Quality
Think it was in its day the costliest film ever and one of the best grosser too. Not ofter a sequel gets a higher rating. This did, although the first, for me is just darker.
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One of the great openings too
See No Evil, Hear No Evil from 1989 I think and directed by Arthur Hiller. Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder star. Joan Severance is the georgous gal in red dress.
Beginning my Bond-a-thon tonight,
Set up my Plex Server library again, loads of my old ripped Blu-ray movies and Tv series to plough through.
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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. 2011.
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As part of my Lockdown Bond Marathon took a break and watched this.
It’s very cool and adds to the fun.
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plex is quite a nice system. i dont have any films on an hdd thoQuote:
Originally Posted by Gazjam
Jack the ripper. 1988. Stars Michael Caine.
This is the restored bluray version 2 disc.
Great show this
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Salazar's Revenge..2017
Second disc of this nowQuote:
Originally Posted by struth
Outbreak 1995,directed by Wolfgang Peterson and stars Dustin Hoffman, Donald Sutherland, Morgan Freeman, rene Russo and Kevin Spacy to mention some of the stars.
Quite topical this I guess.
Not a bad film too as a monkey infects a whole population with a deadly virus.
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Decent movie that. The fuel/air bomb blast at the beginning was highly effective.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Yeah quite well done. The witch doc reckoned it was a punishment from the gods. Maybe ours is tooQuote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
A bit lighter now. Battle of the Sexes 1960. Stars Peter Sellers and Constance Cummings. Directed by Charles Crichton.
A quality little ditty of the time where in Scotland men's skirts were shorter than the ladies.
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I've had that on my wanted DVD list for a while.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
The Sweeny (2012)
I'm a big fan of the Sweeny, seen all of them, most of them more than once. There's no bad episodes and lots of brilliant ones. So you've got to wonder what they were thinking with this pile of shite, shite so bad even Ray Winston can't save it.
Of course London is like Disneyland now, all the crumbling Victoriana and the bomb sites surrounded by corrugated sheeting are long gone so it's not possible to create the same atmosphere as the series but even so you have to wonder if whoever wrote this had ever seen an episode. In fact it could just be any generic cop film script with the names changed to Carter and Reagan. I wonder if that isn't what happened. At one point Reagan is asked to hand over his 'badge and gun.' His badge? Where are we now, Dodge City? And the climax to the film takes place in a trailer park.. draw your own conclusions there.
The action scenes are risible, the characters do stupid things just to advance the plot - which is the same tired old shit about Internal Affairs pursuing a maverick cop who gets results. The romantic sub-plot with Reagan is lame and just slows the whole thing down even if you fast-forward through it. The bloke playing Carter looks and sounds like he's drugged-up.
Really it's a total insult to the genius of the writing, directing and characterisation of the original. All copies of this shit should be burnt, blown up and then the remains dumped in the sea.
yep i watch it everyday on itv-4,some things you should leave well alone,this is one example along with the dads army film.
im getting into the 70's series 'rooms',lots of people in it that go on to do good tv.
They were showing the old sixties/seventies 'Public Eye' series last year on Talking Pictures TV channel, with the detective Frank Marker played by Alfred Burke. I really enjoyed those, all low key stuff, but very evocative.
Yep that was rotten too.Quote:
Originally Posted by karma67
the new dads army film is great:ner:
Life of Brian 1979.
Wait until Biggus Dickus hears of this!!!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...dcf322c340.jpg
Are you the Judean People's Front?... Fuck off! ... Judean People's Front.... We're the People's Front of Judea!... Judean People's Front... Wankers. ...:eyebrows:
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Sony Movies +1. 1990 with Liam Neeson. Enjoyed it 30 years ago, might be one that hasn't aged well.
We've been binge watching various TV shows. Any recommendations for British mysteries or comedy series.
Got a free subscription to BritBox, and want to use before I have to pay for it.
People forget how funny 'One Foot in The Grave' was. See if you can find those.Quote:
Originally Posted by Blackdog
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Not sure what to think, to be honest, very topical, but I'm not sure I knew High School Musical Zombie Horror was a thing... Did it enjoy it, though!
McQueen's last film
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(Steve's encounter with Billy Joe at about 4:50 is worth a look)
Good film
The Last Stand. 2013 directed by Kim Jee-Woon and starring Big Arnie.
Not his best but its got some good points...
Amazon prime or Netflix
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Yes that is watchable. He hasn't done many bad films really. Kindergarten Cop is a bit poor but has its moments. Even Jingle All The Way is palatable. Actually I think the only film of his I can't be doing with is Terminator 2. Saw that at the flicks and I would have walked out about halfway through if I hadn't been with friends. Trite and predictable. Oh and True Lies is a bit shit too.
Lol... Bloody hell, sorry, I couldn't disagree more. T2 is one of my fav films! For me, it's up there with the original Robocop. The action sequences are superb, and for me that's what those films are all about. And I also rather enjoyed True Lies.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
Marco.
t2 was a great film for me; it was a milestone, but i still prefer t1.. its a superior film, and much darker. true lies was hokum but i quite enjoyed too i have to say, in no small part to Jamie Lee Curtis's body:eyebrows:Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
His early films were all crap (Conan the Barbarian etc. and the one where the ancient Greek gods come to New York city); Arnie's acting could not have been more wooden. (Not surprising really - his nickname in his bodybuilding days was The Oak.)Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
I didn't like Total Recall either, but then there are very few successful film versions of Philip K. Dick's novels and short stories.
Yeah I know I'm in a minority on that one. I hate films where what I think is going to happen, happens. Like 'Gladiator'; there was a point where I thought ''Oh no, this isn't going to end with him having a fist-fight with the Emperor in the middle of the arena is it? Please don't let it be that shit.''Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
And sure enough that's what happens. Just so tired. Ruined the film for me. Even though otherwise it's excellent. Russell Crow is always at his best when he's doing his Richard Burton impression.
Lol - I getcha. That would kind of spoil it. However, for me when I'm so engrossed in the action sequences (and if they're done well and hold my attention enough), I tend not to think too far ahead about anything else!:)
Marco.
Yes, I'd agree with ALL of that!:DQuote:
Originally Posted by struth
Also, sometimes a bit of hokum is good for the soul... You know me, I can't be doing with anything that taxes my wee brain too much!!
Keep it simple, stupid, or.... :zzz:
Marco.