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Post by WullieFort on Jan 6, 2021 13:38:16 GMT
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Post by staggerstag on Jan 6, 2021 17:46:48 GMT
No sign yet of Crock of Gold on the BBC Player which considering the film was funded in part by license payers' money and the film was released a month or so ago is pretty poor show. Available online for about five pounds, I finally tracked down a free viewing of excellent quality.
Julian Temple directs and makes ample use of the animated sequencing and Pathe-style footage employed in The Sex pistols documentary The Filth and the Fury but Shane MacGowan is hardly heard and seen even less in the newly filmed clips. There's a decent perspective of the singer's childhood, a predictable account of his teenage punk years (mostly using footage you've seen many times before - perhaps instead, film of the present-day MacGowan describing those days might have been better, but he doesn't seem very much up for talking at any point in the film beyond precious few recollections) and a passable look at the post-Fairytale years.
The guests in MacGowan's house include a fawning Johnny Depp "How long have we known each other, Shane?" Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie who can't get a word out of the singer and Gerry Adams with whom Macgowan seems to have the best rapport.
You don't know if MacGowan, sat there in his chair largely unblinking, is staring vacantly into nothingness or is transfixed by some heavenly vision which only he can see.
His politics are divisive throughout but the constant is the music, although at one point I felt a complete arse. Years ago they had a Pogues disc in the pub jukebox. I put on a few of the tracks. When 'Fiesta' came on, a young tough growled 'What's this shit? What's this facking shit?' It was The Pogues, it was great, the Pogues loved it and I loved it. 20 years down the road, towards the end of the film as MacGowan describes the direction The Pogues were taking and how different it was to what he wanted, a clip of Fiesta is played : "I didn't wanna sing those songs. I didn't wanna sing Fiesta, it's a shit song."
6/10 but what was I expecting?
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Post by Carl LaFong on Jan 6, 2021 17:51:54 GMT
No sign yet of Crock of Gold on the BBC Player which considering the film was funded in part by license payers' money and the film was released a month or so ago is pretty poor show. Available online for about five pounds, I finally tracked down a free viewing of excellent quality. Julian Temple directs and makes ample use of the animated sequencing and Pathe-style footage employed in The Sex pistols documentary The Filth and the Fury but Shane MacGowan is hardly heard and seen even less in the newly filmed clips. There's a decent perspective of the singer's childhood, a predictable account of his teenage punk years (mostly using footage you've seen many times before - perhaps instead, film of the present-day MacGowan describing those days might have been better, but he doesn't seem very much up for talking at any point in the film beyond precious few recollections) and a passable look at the post-Fairytale years. The guests in MacGowan's house include a fawning Johnny Depp "How long have we known each other, Shane?" Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie who can't get a word out of the singer and Gerry Adams with whom Macgowan seems to have the best rapport. You don't know if MacGowan, sat there in his chair largely unblinking, is staring vacantly into nothingness or is transfixed by some heavenly vision which only he can see. His politics are divisive throughout but the constant is the music, although at one point I felt a complete arse. Years ago they had a Pogues disc in the pub jukebox. I put on a few of the tracks. When 'Fiesta' came on, a young tough growled 'What's this shit? What's this facking shit?' It was The Pogues, it was great, the Pogues loved it and I loved it. 20 years down the road, towards the end of the film as MacGowan describes the direction The Pogues were taking and how different it was to what he wanted, a clip of Fiesta is played : "I didn't wanna sing those songs. I didn't wanna sing Fiesta, it's a shit song." 6/10 but what was I expecting? More like Crock of Shit .... am I right guys?! 😝
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Post by staggerstag on Jan 6, 2021 17:57:54 GMT
More like Crock of Shit .... am I right guys?! 😝 Tit.
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Post by Carl LaFong on Jan 6, 2021 17:59:20 GMT
More like Crock of Shit .... am I right guys?! 😝 Tit. Just joshing around. I’m too bored for my own good. Sorry, stags!
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Post by staggerstag on Jan 6, 2021 18:53:10 GMT
Just joshing around. I’m too bored for my own good. Sorry, stags! Me too. (Not known for petulant name-calling) Anyway, let's not derail his thread. Pogues/MacGowan = divisive!
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Post by staggerstag on Apr 12, 2021 9:42:00 GMT
Me neither, LaFong, I'm already into Amazon for 9 sovs a month. Talking of which, did you watch THEM? There's a thread on the other forum which descended into the usual 'political' sh*tfest. I started watching it and for two episodes it kept my attention. The surreal (or maybe not so surreal back in the day) blatant - almost refined - persecution of the Emory family was strangely engrossing. But as the episodes went on, it became more and more dark and murky as the supernatural aspects surfaced and I found it claustrophobic and a chore to watch to the end : more from a sense of getting my money's worth (which I felt I didn't) than to find out the conclusion. Ten episodes, eight quite the disappointment. Carl LaFong
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Apr 12, 2021 9:49:34 GMT
ZeroZeroZero
Highly recommended
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Post by Carl LaFong on Apr 12, 2021 10:04:39 GMT
Me neither, LaFong, I'm already into Amazon for 9 sovs a month. Talking of which, did you watch THEM? There's a thread on the other forum which descended into the usual 'political' sh*tfest. I started watching it and for two episodes it kept my attention. The surreal (or maybe not so surreal back in the day) blatant - almost refined - persecution of the Emory family was strangely engrossing. But as the episodes went on, it became more and more dark and murky as the supernatural aspects surfaced and I found it claustrophobic and a chore to watch to the end : more from a sense of getting my money's worth (which I felt I didn't) than to find out the conclusion. Ten episodes, eight quite the disappointment. Carl LaFong Funnily enough, I watched ep. 1 of Them last night. Quite enjoyed it and did intend to check out ep. 2. May do that and then jump straight to eps 10 for the conclusion! You just saved me 350 minutes! |
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Post by masterofallgoons on Apr 12, 2021 11:38:53 GMT
ZeroZeroZero Highly recommended I've seen this recommendation from other people, and I've heard that they speht a huge amount of money on it, so it's odd that if it was expensive and if people seem to like it that they'd essentially not promote it at all. It was weird to get that recommendation for this big show and realize that I'd never heard of it at all. |
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Post by Zos on Apr 12, 2021 12:15:16 GMT
No sign yet of Crock of Gold on the BBC Player which considering the film was funded in part by license payers' money and the film was released a month or so ago is pretty poor show. Available online for about five pounds, I finally tracked down a free viewing of excellent quality. Julian Temple directs and makes ample use of the animated sequencing and Pathe-style footage employed in The Sex pistols documentary The Filth and the Fury but Shane MacGowan is hardly heard and seen even less in the newly filmed clips. There's a decent perspective of the singer's childhood, a predictable account of his teenage punk years (mostly using footage you've seen many times before - perhaps instead, film of the present-day MacGowan describing those days might have been better, but he doesn't seem very much up for talking at any point in the film beyond precious few recollections) and a passable look at the post-Fairytale years. The guests in MacGowan's house include a fawning Johnny Depp "How long have we known each other, Shane?" Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie who can't get a word out of the singer and Gerry Adams with whom Macgowan seems to have the best rapport. You don't know if MacGowan, sat there in his chair largely unblinking, is staring vacantly into nothingness or is transfixed by some heavenly vision which only he can see. His politics are divisive throughout but the constant is the music, although at one point I felt a complete arse. Years ago they had a Pogues disc in the pub jukebox. I put on a few of the tracks. When 'Fiesta' came on, a young tough growled 'What's this shit? What's this facking shit?' It was The Pogues, it was great, the Pogues loved it and I loved it. 20 years down the road, towards the end of the film as MacGowan describes the direction The Pogues were taking and how different it was to what he wanted, a clip of Fiesta is played : "I didn't wanna sing those songs. I didn't wanna sing Fiesta, it's a shit song." 6/10 but what was I expecting? Wasn't close to as good as his two Dr.Feelgood docs from the last few years.
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Apr 12, 2021 16:40:03 GMT
ZeroZeroZero Highly recommended I've seen this recommendation from other people, and I've heard that they speht a huge amount of money on it, so it's odd that if it was expensive and if people seem to like it that they'd essentially not promote it at all. It was weird to get that recommendation for this big show and realize that I'd never heard of it at all. Yeah, must have had a huge budget. Location shots in Mexico, Italy, the Sahara Desert. No actors I've ever heard of other that Gabriel Byrne and Andrea Risebrough. But it grabs you from the beginning. And it ended well, not a given anymore, cough, GameofThrones cough.
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Post by klawrencio79 on Apr 12, 2021 17:16:10 GMT
Everyone should watch BoJack Horseman. I'm not kidding, it's fantastic, particularly once you get past the first season and the show really finds its footing. It's silly of course, it being centered around anthropomorphic animals, but it quickly evolves into a meditation on the trappings of fame, about inherited mental instabilities and the constant repercussions of self-sabotage, about complex inter-personal relationships and the consequences of our actions which meander and linger for years. The show is equal parts very funny and gut-wrenching.
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Post by Horselover Fat on Apr 12, 2021 19:43:27 GMT
I have been watching Get Smart for the first time since it came on afternoon TV as a kid. It's a great show. Hymie the Robot was a hell of an athlete.
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