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Post by klawrencio79 on May 30, 2020 0:26:11 GMT
Definitely recommend 1917; terrific spectacle but with some heart too. George MacKay is great, as always. Yup, I LOVED this movie. I can’t recommend it enough.
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Post by weststigersbob on May 30, 2020 5:29:22 GMT
I’m watching sports. Live sports. The NRL in Australia. My Tigers play tomorrow afternoon. www.nrl.com.auAny punters being admitted into the grandstands? Not yet - July 1 is being mooted though.
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Post by Jep Gambardella on May 30, 2020 11:23:52 GMT
I watched “Witness for the Prosecution” (Billy Wilder 1957) last night. First time watch. Courtroom drama with Charles Laughton, Tyrone Power and Marlene Dietrich, based on an Agatha Christie play. Great movie.
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Post by Carl LaFong on May 30, 2020 11:42:48 GMT
I've mostly been rewatching films recently, but did manage a first time viewing last night, that being Mean Streets, which was ok-ish, but ultimately a tad disappointing. I might watch Casino tonight, but it's three hours long and I'm not sure I have the attention span for that. What kind of mook doesn't fully appreciate the brilliance of Mean Streets?!
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Post by Carl LaFong on May 30, 2020 11:48:22 GMT
Arty farty streaming service Mubi just added "Love" to its film roster last night. Think I'll watch that today. Luckily I bought a big box of tissues in Lidl yesterday! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_(2015_film)
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Post by Carl LaFong on May 30, 2020 15:45:07 GMT
Arty farty streaming service Mubi just added "Love" to its film roster last night. Think I'll watch that today. Luckily I bought a big box of tissues in Lidl yesterday! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_(2015_film)Jesus, what a shite movie! Sex scenes or not, it’s crushingly dull. Noe’s Irreversible is also available on MUBI, but not way I’m watching it now.
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Post by Jep Gambardella on May 30, 2020 21:38:06 GMT
Arty farty streaming service Mubi just added "Love" to its film roster last night. Think I'll watch that today. Luckily I bought a big box of tissues in Lidl yesterday! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_(2015_film)Jesus, what a shite movie! Sex scenes or not, it’s crushingly dull. Noe’s Irreversible is also available on MUBI, but not way I’m watching it now. Irreversible is an unpleasant movie to watch but it is certainly not dull. I hesitate to recommend it, because I am sure many average filmgoers (if such a thing exists) would hate it, but I think it is worth watching once.
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Post by Jep Gambardella on May 30, 2020 21:43:25 GMT
I've mostly been rewatching films recently, but did manage a first time viewing last night, that being Mean Streets, which was ok-ish, but ultimately a tad disappointing. I might watch Casino tonight, but it's three hours long and I'm not sure I have the attention span for that.I find myself in the same situation. Many of the movies in my to-watch list have running times longer than 150 minutes, and I am having a hard time getting in the mood to watch them.
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Post by klawrencio79 on May 30, 2020 22:39:40 GMT
Jesus, what a shite movie! Sex scenes or not, it’s crushingly dull. Noe’s Irreversible is also available on MUBI, but not way I’m watching it now. Irreversible is an unpleasant movie to watch but it is certainly not dull. I hesitate to recommend it, because I am sure many average filmgoers (if such a thing exists) would hate it, but I think it is worth watching once. Similar to my thoughts on Climax, also from Noe, referenced earlier in the thread. Although Irreversible was really tough.
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Post by WullieFort on May 31, 2020 8:12:35 GMT
For the third or fourth time, I watched one of the scariest movies ever.
DUEL
Steven Speilberg's classic take on road-rage between Denis Weaver's compact and a big truck driven by a malevolent nutter who didn't like being overtaken. This cat and mouse duel takes place over (I assume) the Californian plains and the terror is sustained from start to finish. This was Speilberg's directorial debut (he was 26) and was made initially for TV. I can't believe that, apart from a Primetime Emmy award for editing, it got so little recognition. The photography and location are outstanding and amazingly there is little or no dialogue.
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2020 8:16:42 GMT
For the third or fourth time, I watched one of the scariest movies ever. DUELSteven Speilberg's classic take on road-rage between Denis Weaver's compact and a big truck driven by a malevolent nutter who didn't like being overtaken. This cat and mouse duel takes place over (I assume) the Californian plains and the terror is sustained from start to finish. This was Speilberg's directorial debut (he was 26) and was made initially for TV. I can't believe that, apart from a Primetime Emmy award for editing, it got so little recognition. The photography and location are outstanding and amazingly there is little or no dialogue. It's a good film (might dig it out for a rewatch actually). But I don't quite get it. I used to have a little old 1L Micra, and even that would outpace any lorry by a huge amount.
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Post by WullieFort on May 31, 2020 8:19:34 GMT
"But I don't quite get it. I used to have a 1L Micra, and even that would outpace any lorry by a huge amount"
Didn't he suffer car trouble somewhere along the way?. It was a bit of a jalopy
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2020 8:26:52 GMT
"But I don't quite get it. I used to have a 1L Micra, and even that would outpace any lorry by a huge amount" Didn't he suffer car trouble somewhere along the way?. I was a bit of a jalopy Haven't seen it for yonks. I don't recall it being a rent-a-wreck, more like a standard for the time salesman type of car. Either the car driver is driving unbelievably slowly, or I assume the lorry goes so fast in a supernatural way (the driver is never seen after all).
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Post by WullieFort on May 31, 2020 9:00:09 GMT
You need to watch it again, Ned
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Post by Midi-Chlorian_Count on May 31, 2020 9:57:55 GMT
Definitely recommend 1917; terrific spectacle but with some heart too. George MacKay is great, as always. Think this is on Netflix - will give it a watch...
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Post by Midi-Chlorian_Count on May 31, 2020 9:59:57 GMT
I've mostly been rewatching films recently, but did manage a first time viewing last night, that being Mean Streets, which was ok-ish, but ultimately a tad disappointing. I might watch Casino tonight, but it's three hours long and I'm not sure I have the attention span for that. I'd agree with that. Was one of those classic films it took me years before getting around to as well. Was ok but nothing spectacular.
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Post by Midi-Chlorian_Count on May 31, 2020 10:07:57 GMT
Up to date with Fargo now.
Season 3 was a real disaster. Ewan McGregor and David Thewlis were both really good in it but the plot was completely lacking.
Plus having the police chief act in the same was as Bob Odenkirk in season 1 just made no sense. At least Bob's character had a relationship with Lester which understandably skewed his decision making process. Copying it this time around just came across as creating a deliberate male authority figure to hate. Came across too obviously as SJW / feminist shoe horning which took me out of the show.
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2020 10:57:54 GMT
I watched a horror film person going through the film 'Lights Out', and explaining how it is one big metaphor for living with depression.
Yer tis...
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Post by Jep Gambardella on May 31, 2020 11:38:05 GMT
I watched “Streets of Fire” (Walter Hill, 1984) last night, a guilty pleasure of mine. I saw it when it came out and was so blown away by the music and the visuals and just how cool it was that I stayed for the next showing (you could easily get away with that at the time, at least where I lived). I probably did watch it once or twice since then, but not this century.
For those who are not familiar with it, it starts with the up-and-coming rock star Ellen Aim (I never forgot the name), played by Diane Lane, being kidnapped in the middle of a concert by a biker gang led by Willem Dafoe (in one of his first film roles). Her former boyfriend, played by a guy named Michael Paré whom at the time I thought was going to become a huge star but I now realise was the weak link of the movie, is brought in to rescue her. Rick Moranis (remember him?) plays the singer’s agent and current boyfriend.
I am now able to recognise the flaws in the movie that teenage me could not, but it is still a blast. The blu-ray seems to have extensive special features, which I am planning to watch today.
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Post by Aj_June on May 31, 2020 11:40:44 GMT
I watched “Witness for the Prosecution” (Billy Wilder 1957) last night. First time watch. Courtroom drama with Charles Laughton, Tyrone Power and Marlene Dietrich, based on an Agatha Christie play. Great movie. I am rather surprised. Given that you are a big cinema fan I would have assumed you to see that film ages ago. But better late than ever. Laughton was absolutely awesome. Have you seen Hobson's Choice (1954)? if not then I highly recommend.
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