What was the last film you watched?

[Niamh.]

Watched Fear Streets 1 & 2 as well, really enjoyed them both, thought 2 was slightly better, looking forward to part 3 as well, I'd go with Ammi's ratings 8/10 for Part 1 and 8.5/10 for part 2

[Niamh.]

A Long Way Down - This was a nice movie, funny and sad and sweet, It's a few years old but I'd never heard of it 7/10

[MTVN]

Calibre

Has anyone seen this film? (it's on Netflix)

Finished it an hour ago and feel so sorta disturbed by it that I've been thinking about it ever since. A very bleak watch but the series of events seems almost believable with every characters actions and motives being understandable to some extent even when they're plainly wrong

Very well acted and atmospheric as well, haven't seen a film as unique as this for ages

[MTVN]

And in all that I forgot to give a rating but would probably say 8.5/10

[Zizu]

Of Mice and Men ( again)

Fabulous !!


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[Smithy]

The Forever Purge

It was stupid, don’t bother

[Nicky91]

Minutemen (2008) Disney Channel Original (so great all these classics are on disney+ too :flutter:)


remains good fun to watch

[Ammi]

…Fear Street Part 3: 1666…….I enjoyed this one so much..it would be easy to say it was my favourite……Sara Frier losing her hand was grisly, gory and grim but……and that each one was better than the last…?…but I think that it’s more that as the trilogy unfolded, each story gelled and weaved to make the complete thing…so them ‘getting better’ was just more that all 3 need to be watched…so I won’t do a rating just for this one, as I don’t think it’s a slightly higher 9…I’ll rate all 3 as a one trilogy and rate them as 8.5 for all because that was a great value watch…3 for 2 for 1 ….8.5/10….…they were a great idea that worked…:love:..

[bots]

Guns Akimbo on prime, its brilliant 9/10

[Beso]

School of rock, and I cried again.

[LaLaLand]

My Best Friend’s Wedding - 7/10

Rupert Everett was the best part hands down. Did get a bit emosh at the end have to say. But Julia's character was a cow so I'm glad she didn't have her way. :omgno:

[user104658]

…you might like it, it has a reasonable rating on IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes…but I felt no connection with the characters at all and it really wasn't my thing…I forced myself to watch it to the end just because I don’t like to walk away from a movie without seeing it all the way through….


See here’s an example of what was talked about in another thread; Midsommar is an exceptionally well made film. The direction and staging is flawless… really gorgeous film, from an aesthetics standpoint.

However, not everyone will enjoy the plot and the characters are indeed… not very likeable… though I don’t think they’re supposed to be.

It was a solid 8/10 for me but my wife didn’t rate it at all.

[Ammi]

See here’s an example of what was talked about in another thread; Midsommar is an exceptionally well made film. The direction and staging is flawless… really gorgeous film, from an aesthetics standpoint.

However, not everyone will enjoy the plot and the characters are indeed… not very likeable… though I don’t think they’re supposed to be.

It was a solid 8/10 for me but my wife didn’t rate it at all.

…yeah, that’s why I said for Niamh to watch it herself, rather than pay heed to my rating because my rating came from a completely personal perspective…it was a visually beautiful film, I know…I mean, just the big yellow barn itself and all its ritual drawings and symbols inside…just stunning…:laugh:…and I did appreciate the ironies of the storyline as well ….especially…

…as Christian felt ‘drained’ and jolly well put out by the emotional support a partner would hope for from him and that Dani hoped from him…he just wanted the fun times and the romantic/sex times and isn’t that really the ‘perfect’ relationship that he wanted and his friends supported him to have…such ladz….well he definitely got exactly what he wanted in that barn, there was no emotional stuff for him to put up with for sure….oh irony indeed…but though…

…ritualistic killings are so devoid of everything, of any emotion…and when the emotion is taken away then the human aspect is taken away as well..(…for me..)…there is nothing to distract me and divert me…for instance with a serial killer plot, there are usually so many psychological aspects of the ‘mind of a killer’…?…again for me there have to be those because I guess that’s how I divert my attention as well from quite torturous and messed up killings…?…so without that it does become just messed up and torturous killings …even though I guess the balance attempted is by us not connecting with any of those people or the cult people, we’re always watching ‘from a distance, as horrified onlookers’…we never really attach is maybe the key but I just can’t do that, its not a movie for me…I actually really liked the beginning of it…:laugh:…but from the moment that the older couple jumped off the cliff and just about broke every bone in their body and then had their faces smashed in as an add on…?…I kind of felt that I might struggle a bit ….and I know that it might not make sense but maybe if I’d had the distraction of having characters or any one character that I felt connected to in trying to understand and in rooting for, I may have felt differently…but no….

..it was seriously just messed up in a pretty scenic surrounding….and those ever smiling cult people are really quite comparable to monsters who wear masks, which is a no, no for me as well because it masks all emotion and human quality…

[Niamh.]

I'm curious now, I'll have to watch it

[Ammi]

…the controversy of it all…I’ve been cancelled by IMDb…..

[Niamh.]

…the controversy of it all…I’ve been cancelled by IMDb…..

:laugh:

[michael21]

PowerPlay

Staring Shannon tweed :hehe:

[Nicky91]

Fear Street Part 2 1976

great sequel, storyline is very well made, yeah looking forward to next week to watch part 3/last part of this

9.0/10

[Niamh.]

Fear Street Part 2 1976

great sequel, storyline is very well made, yeah looking forward to next week to watch part 3/last part of this

9.0/10

1978* :hee:

[Ammi]

…the Netherlands are two years ahead in their movie streaming release dates…?…

[Amy Jade]

Space Jam: A New Legacy

Awful. It honestly felt like a make for TV remake of the original movie and whereas the original was obviously for a younger audience they managed to make it fun for adults too this one just felt like a kids movie but a bad one. LeBron James wasn't a patch on Michael Jordan. Don Cheadle was an awful bad guy too.

[Niamh.]

…the Netherlands are two years ahead in their movie streaming release dates…?…

:laugh:

[Vanessa]

Another Round.
This was very interesting and Mads Mikkelsen dancing is :lovedup:

[Vanessa]

Memento.
On BBC one. Brilliant.

[I like BB]

Another You with comedy legends Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor.

[arista]

Every Breath You Take

2021 Thriller.

A Psychiatrist's life gets turned upside down.......

8/10

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[arista]

Hunter, Hunter

2020 Thriller

10 Outta 10


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[Nicky91]

yesterday evening i watched 2067 (2020) starring Kodi Smit McPhee, sciencefiction timetravel movie, about being sent 400 years into the future trying to find a cure for earth's oxygen crisis

very enjoyable 9/10



and just now i had seen Vanquish (2021) starring Ruby Rose and Morgan Freeman, about a retired police officer who kidnaps a woman's daughter to get her to do some work for him, to tie up certain loose ends within criminal underworld

also very enjoyable, and even if Morgan gets older and older, his acting skills remain fab

8.5/10

[LaLaLand]

The Great Gatsby

I found this REALLY dull. Nice to look at don't get me wrong, but I just thought the acting and story was just a bit crap. :omgno:

2 hours I'll never get back. Don't know how I stuck it to the end tbh.

4/10 just for the visuals.

[Nicky91]

Fear Street: 1666

great last part of this trilogy, the visuals and attention for detail to that particular decade are also very stunning


conclusion of the story to say without spoilers, simply amazing


and again same as with other parts, i also got that ''stranger things'' vibe from its cast, or at least some similarities in certain scenes


9.5/10

[Vanessa]

Stan and Ollie.
A beautiful homage to one of my favourite comic duo :love:

[GoldHeart]

Stan and Ollie.
A beautiful homage to one of my favourite comic duo :love:

I watched that a while ago,it was very well made I enjoyed it .

[Niamh.]

The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard - I enjoyed it, it was easy watching with a good cast and who doesn't love Ryan Reynolds playing Ryan Reynolds? 6/10

**Ammi there was a lot of gratuitous violence I don't think you would like :p

[Amy Jade]

Old

I rarely agree with critics but this is just as awful as they are saying. I was cringing at pretty much everything.

[Ammi]

The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard - I enjoyed it, it was easy watching with a good cast and who doesn't love Ryan Reynolds playing Ryan Reynolds? 6/10

**Ammi there was a lot of gratuitous violence I don't think you would like :p

…thank you…:love:….I’ll give that one a miss for the moment…


…Jolt……the characters weren't hugely in depth…probably because it was only 90 minutes long so the whole thing felt very zipped through at full speed …it felt quite a lot as though it was a pilot type movie for a series…?..or at the least, it felt laid out for a follow up movie ….it just felt quite ‘condensed’ and low budget…anyways, though…I actually did enjoy it for what it was…Kate Beckingsale was perfectly cast and is always a great ‘tongue in cheek’ actress, so was perfect for the role….she kicked that ass when that ass needed kicking and looked amazing while she was kicking…Stanley Tucci is always a good addition to a movie …and the twist wasn’t WOW, it was a bit predictable…but it was all fun anyway…fun and fast moving and a fairly fine way to spend 90 minutes…6/10…

[Ammi]

Old

I rarely agree with critics but this is just as awful as they are saying. I was cringing at pretty much everything.

…oh I had thought that looked interesting as well in the trailer …:laugh:…I’ll give it a miss now I think…

[Beso]

Jojo rabbit, 8/10..it made me laugh and cry.

[Vanessa]

Riders of justice. Brilliant!

[Smithy]

Escape Room: Tournament of Champions

I hadn’t seen the first, but it didn’t really matter; there was enough flashbacks for me to get the gist, it’s pretty much saw meets the hunger games, decent enough 7/10

[Niamh.]

Escape Room: Tournament of Champions

I hadn’t seen the first, but it didn’t really matter; there was enough flashbacks for me to get the gist, it’s pretty much saw meets the hunger games, decent enough 7/10

Oh I didn't realise there was a second one out, I really enjoyed the first

[Zizu]

No spoilers

The Others ( Nicole Kidman)

Fabulous movie imho

It’s a completely different watch the second time ;)




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[Niamh.]

No spoilers

The Others ( Nicole Kidman)

Fabulous movie imho

It’s a completely different watch the second time ;)




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Yeah I only watched it once, I must do a re watch sometime

[Zizu]

Yeah I only watched it once, I must do a re watch sometime


It’s worth a second watch for sure ;)


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[Ammi]

…Calibre……intense and heart wrenching and terrifying…


…I could not have predicted that ending…because the festival bonfire had been mentioned, I actually thought that Vaughn and Marcus were going to be burned alive on the bonfire…I found the ending really incredibly emotional because these were men who had mad horrendous choices, they were not horrendous men ….

…when Vaughn held his child before the credits and stared ahead, I thought that he was going to see Logan and the others through the window and that they had come for his son…a child for a child…?…


…an emotionally draining 8.5/10….

[Nicky91]

on Disney+'s STAR

The Marine

starring John Cena, Robert Patrick, Manu Bennett


overall enjoyable to watch, felt like a rambo parody


7.5/10

[Marsh.]

No spoilers

The Others ( Nicole Kidman)

Fabulous movie imho

It’s a completely different watch the second time ;)




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One of my favourites.

[Ammi]

…Crawl…ridiculously silly …how many times did she get bitten and it just seemed to be surface type wounds and yet with other bit part actors, those bites were accurately precise and deadly and hugely entertaining with lots of jump moments…a perfect Saturday evening movie.…I really like Kaya Scodelario as an actress, I saw her recently in a series called Spinning Out and she’s someone who’s so very watchable and totally held you to the screen and to those gators snapping at her heels…anyways, don’t live in Florida in the rain, I think…is the moral of the story….great fun with sharp teeth and lots of holding breath moments of suspense so I think maybe a 7.5/10….

[Alf]

Watched "Once upon a time in Hollywood" for the first time last night.

Definitely one of Tarantino's weakest along with Jackie Brown and Death Proof.

[ThomasC]

Red Blood Sky on Netflix.

This is 100% my sort of film... Hyjacking of a plane.

But then it gets ridiculously far fetched, but still fun.

[arista]

Summertime (2019)
during WW2

Starring Gemma Arterton

8/10

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/aug/02/summerland-review-wartime-wonderment-with-gemma-arterton


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[Cherie]

Donnie Brasco

[michael21]

12 hour shift 9/10

On sky movie ondemard thought virgin media 360 box :cheer2:

[Ammi]

…Hold the Dark……I don’t really know how to score this or even how to comment because I’m not entirely sure that I understood it or that what I thought it was all about is actually accurate….I was so completely mesmerised and held, though…by a story that I wasn’t sure what the holy heck and what does that mean and …eh..?…it was cold, it was bleak, it was brutal…Russell Core and Riley Keough were excellent…as was Alexander Skarsgård….I know my own thoughts about what I think the meaning was but I have no idea….

…I’m still going to give it a 7/10 and maybe I’ll raise that to an 8 when I work it all out in my head…a completely engrossing watch…

[Nicky91]

Jungle Cruise (2021)


very enjoyable, maybe my bias since i am a huge fan of Dwayne's acting skills



umm for some reason it also felt like similar to Indiana Jones, certain scenes even the soundtrack very similar


great chemistry between Dwayne and Emily, and Jack Whitehall as usual very hilarious



storytelling is good either, visuals look fab, great attention of detail towards that WW1 time period


9.5/10

[Vanessa]

Young Guns. Such a trip down memory lane :love:

[Crimson Dynamo]

World Trade Centre (Oliver Stone 2006) Nicolas Cage

IMDB only gave it 5.9 but my Leonard Maltin's Movie guide gave it 3.5 stars (4 is the top)

so i watched it and it was really good 7.5/10

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[Ammi]

…The Swarm (2020 version)….this wasn’t a big Hollywood horror swarming insect type movie and it had a completely different vibe to any of the other swarmings I’ve seen because it didn’t follow that formula for such movies…it’s quite a slow build up movie but I was completely absorbed with it and I found the horror part quite horrific in its own understated way…(…maybe horror fans wouldn’t feel satisfied that there was enough horror but as I’ve said before, I’m quite easily pleased with horror….)…I liked it a lot, it really built wonderfully and kept the attention and the cast were all good….I would say around an 8/10….

…although I will say, why did she keep feeding them, was it just to make them bigger for money/income or did they start to possess her…like vampires do….:laugh:…

[Vanessa]

Way out West, Laurel and Hardy.
Absolutely hilarious :joker:

[Niamh.]

Midnight in the Switchgrass - it was watchable but a bit cheesy (odd for the type of film it was) and what was the point of Bruce Willis in it I don't know, boring non character, when he's not doing the main action role it really exposes how bad an actor he is as well 5.5/10

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[Vanessa]

Midnight in the Switchgrass - it was watchable but a bit cheesy (odd for the type of film it was) and what was the point of Bruce Willis in it I don't know, boring non character, when he's not doing the main action role it really exposes how bad an actor he is as well 5.5/10

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Love him on Die Hard. Such a classic!

[Niamh.]

Just watched the New Suicide Squad it was....odd. Not a popular opinion I know but I actually liked the last one, I definitely liked it more than this one 5.5/10

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[Babayaro.]

Watched the new purge film at the cinema last night


rubbish

4/10

[Babayaro.]

World Trade Centre (Oliver Stone 2006) Nicolas Cage

IMDB only gave it 5.9 but my Leonard Maltin's Movie guide gave it 3.5 stars (4 is the top)

so i watched it and it was really good 7.5/10

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I watched the first 30/40 mins of that on nightshift the other night lol

A solid film

[LaLaLand]

I bought a "Film Noir" 4 movie boxset collection today, will start watching one tonight.

Probably Double Indemnity, which I've heard is one of the best noir movies ever.

The other three movies are The Blue Dahlia, This Gun For Hire and The Glass Key.

[Marsh.]

Watched Jungle Cruise just for something mindless.

Spent the first half hour thinking it's a poor recreation of Indiana Jones, The Mummy etc those types or movies (even down to a comedy scene with a library ladder). But it got better as it went and I found it quite enjoyable. Jack Whitehall wasn't as annoying, Dwayne Johnson is always reliable and Emily Blunt is obviously great (although I'm finding her voice quite grating lately, she's developed a really irritatingly transatlantic accent that my ears can barely tolerate :mad:).

[Vanessa]

Watched Jungle Cruise just for something mindless.

Spent the first half hour thinking it's a poor recreation of Indiana Jones, The Mummy etc those types or movies (even down to a comedy scene with a library ladder). But it got better as it went and I found it quite enjoyable. Jack Whitehall wasn't as annoying, Dwayne Johnson is always reliable and Emily Blunt is obviously great (although I'm finding her voice quite grating lately, she's developed a really irritatingly transatlantic accent that my ears can barely tolerate :mad:).
I like Dwayne Johnson.

[Vanessa]

Watched the new purge film at the cinema last night


rubbish

4/10

The last horror I saw was The new Conjuring movie. It was really good. I like that series.

[Ammi]

…Skater Girl…I loved it…:lovedup:…such a moving and touching and affectionate and sensitive movie and such a perfect cast… Rachel Saanchita Gupta, Amy Maghera and Shafin Patel, all wonderful….:love:…

…the story itself didn’t really offer anything that wasn’t predictable but it was still so emotional and so powerful to watch Prerna’s feeling of freedom as she skated….a simple thing that just broke through all of the chain’s that she felt binding her in the life she had and the life that had been ‘mapped’ for her…I love that the actual skate park that was built for the movie is one of India’s largest skate parks and is used by the children of that area every day and by professional skaters also …and that those competitions do take place as they did in the movie and it’s given children that real ‘breakout inspiration’ of being able to achieve…it isn’t just a dream, it’s something that’s become real through the movie’s power and legacy… ….


…I just can’t say enough good things about this movie, it fills your heart so much…9.5/10…:love:…

[Niamh.]

Watched Jungle Cruise just for something mindless.

Spent the first half hour thinking it's a poor recreation of Indiana Jones, The Mummy etc those types or movies (even down to a comedy scene with a library ladder). But it got better as it went and I found it quite enjoyable. Jack Whitehall wasn't as annoying, Dwayne Johnson is always reliable and Emily Blunt is obviously great (although I'm finding her voice quite grating lately, she's developed a really irritatingly transatlantic accent that my ears can barely tolerate :mad:).Yeah it was a decent show

[user104658]

Watched Jungle Cruise just for something mindless.

Spent the first half hour thinking it's a poor recreation of Indiana Jones, The Mummy etc those types or movies (even down to a comedy scene with a library ladder). But it got better as it went and I found it quite enjoyable. Jack Whitehall wasn't as annoying, Dwayne Johnson is always reliable and Emily Blunt is obviously great (although I'm finding her voice quite grating lately, she's developed a really irritatingly transatlantic accent that my ears can barely tolerate :mad:).

She's married to an American, that's what mixed-accent marriages end up doing. My (Scottish) and my wife's (Lancashire) accents have combined in both of us to create some sort of hybrid accent that has, bizarrely, resulted in people asking both of us separately if we're Irish. I've also had "where in Canada are you from"... FROM A CANADIAN PERSON. :umm2:

My theory is that it's the "celticness" of Scottish combined with the long vowels of Lancs.

[Ammi]

…the mutation into hybrid soldiers…

[user104658]

…the mutation into hybrid soldiers…

My eldest sounds a lot like her mum around the house but 10x more Scottish when she's out with her friends :suspect:. A chameleon.

Then again my wife goes full Lancs around her family which is quite amusing.

[Ammi]

My eldest sounds a lot like her mum around the house but 10x more Scottish when she's out with her friends :suspect:. A chameleon.

Then again my wife goes full Lancs around her family which is quite amusing.

…as a general, many children’s accents and inflections are quite changeable, that’s something I’ve found quite a lot through time…it’s all a part of their ‘sponge’ like learning abilities compared to adulthood….I know someone who is Scottish but lives in Spain and has fluent Spanish with a heavy Scottish accent…:laugh:…

[Ammi]

…Hello Dolly…….because it’s on Channel 5 atm…


…it’s too iconic and glorious to rate…Dolly’ll NEVER go away again….:love:…


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[Marsh.]

She's married to an American, that's what mixed-accent marriages end up doing. My (Scottish) and my wife's (Lancashire) accents have combined in both of us to create some sort of hybrid accent that has, bizarrely, resulted in people asking both of us separately if we're Irish. I've also had "where in Canada are you from"... FROM A CANADIAN PERSON. :umm2:

My theory is that it's the "celticness" of Scottish combined with the long vowels of Lancs.

Oh, I knew she married that guy off the Office but the merged accent just sounds really false and off-putting. :fist:

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[user104658]

The Suicide Squad

I really liked it, it's probably the best DC film this side of Wonder Woman.

9/10



Just watched the New Suicide Squad it was....odd. Not a popular opinion I know but I actually liked the last one, I definitely liked it more than this one 5.5/10

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What is the truth :fist:.

Have to admit I’m inclined to believe that it’s OK since Niamh has confessed to liking the first Suicide Squad movie, which was barely watchable :hehe:

[Ammi]

…I didn’t realise that there were two Suicide Squad movies …Suicide Squad and The Suicide Squad, how confusing…it’s been coming up on my Netflix watches and I’ve ignored it, thinking that I’ve seen it before but that’s another version….I’ll give it a watch now that I know…

[Crimson Dynamo]

The Mule

Clint Eastwood (88!)

7/10 imdb
7.5/10 LT

Due to financial issues, horticulturist Earl Stone becomes a courier for a drug cartel. Slowly, he grows closer to his estranged family, but his illegal activities threaten much more than his life.

Really enjoyed this cant believe Clint still acting and directing at 88. Great ending too.


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[Nicky91]

The Ice Road (2021)

starring Liam Neeson

also with Holt McCallany, Laurence Fishburne



okay movie, average storyline but superb acting work as usual from Liam the ICON 7.5/10

[Niamh.]

…I didn’t realise that there were two Suicide Squad movies …Suicide Squad and The Suicide Squad, how confusing…it’s been coming up on my Netflix watches and I’ve ignored it, thinking that I’ve seen it before but that’s another version….I’ll give it a watch now that I know…The one on Netlix is the old one

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[Niamh.]

What is the truth :fist:.

Have to admit I’m inclined to believe that it’s OK since Niamh has confessed to liking the first Suicide Squad movie, which was barely watchable :hehe:I need you to watch it now [emoji28] no one told me they'd cast Patrick from Spongbob in it either

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[Ammi]

…The Girl in the Bathtub….…this was quite weird, it’s hard to know how to feel about it in a movie version like this….it’s something I could more imagine being an ‘unsolved crime’ and as an unsolved crime, it would probably spark lots of thoughts….a bit like the story of Elisa Lam…?…it was bleak, it was dark…there really was no light to be found in it but I was intrigued by the synopsis and it does hold your attention….with it also being a true story…?…it’s very difficult to rate because the ending can’t obviously be anything other than it was and the whole story couldn’t be anything other than it was ….I wanted to see it through and know the story …but…bleak….

[user104658]

There's definitely no studio butchery going on in this one, I feel. It's a lot more cohesive than the first. The first one is fun, but I think looking back, it was a mess.

I feel like the characters are better handled as well. It's a shame it's kinda bombed so far though, but I guess people aren't that excited about DC films given how they're more likely to be stinkers than winners these days.

They probably could do with a reboot at this point, WB needs to find their own Kevin Feige to shepherd a cohesive vision for the DC films really. They should keep a few of the actors on board (I honestly can't see anyone but Margot Robbie playing Harley these days), but they need to clear the board.


I agree although the thing with DC and multiverse is that they can soft-reboot without a full reboot which allows for keeping some actors on. Although, casual viewers (ok viewers who aren’t big ol’ geeks) might struggle to understand that sort of shift compared to full recasting. I think Momoa has really “owned” the Aquaman role too and made a believable superhero out of one that was thought of as a bit of a joke. I also think Cavill is a good superman, although I wouldn’t be totally against a new supes. The suit itself is iconic enough to carry the character.

I strongly suspect they’re doing Flashpoint or something Flashpointesque for The Flash movie so they may well be going down this route. There’s footage going about of them filming a chase scene from The Flash in George Square (Glasgow) recently and it features Batman on a bat-motorbike so pretty much confirmed there will be SOME sort of Batman in that movie - but I don’t think it’s Batfleck.

[Livia]

Porridge, with Ronnie Barker.

My Texan husband recently discovered the TV series and thinks it's the funniest thing he's ever seen, so we found the film. Although dated now, it is still very funny.

[Ammi]

…Extra Ordinary…if there’s something strange in your neighbourhood…who you gonna call…?…really touching and sweet characters and lovely and hugely fun paranormal comedy story…Maeve Higgins, Barry Ward, Claudia O’Doherty../…all gorgeous….:love:…


…7.5/10….

[Tom4784]

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[user104658]

Affleck's gonna be in the Flash film, as well as Micheal Keaton. It's gonna be a very interesting film, since I reckon they will be rebooting and I hope they can do it well.

Hmm, I thought Affleck had huffed his way right out of the franchise :joker:. Maybe they enticed him back with a paycheck and a promise that the reason he's in it is to hand over to his replacement :laugh:.

To be fair though I still think he plays "Batman on the brink of retirement" quite well in Justice League. It was just a bit of an odd decision to go straight into a DC "Movies Universe" with a "late stage" Batman who has already fought and beaten all of his major villains, met, fought alongside and lost his Robins, etc. :think:.

[Zizu]

First ever watching of Sleepless in Seattle !!

7/10


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[Nicky91]

Sweet Girl (2021) Netflix

starring Jason Momoa and Isabela Merced


great quality action-thriller, fabulous acting work


a easy 9.5/10 from me

[Niamh.]

Philomena - Finally got round to watching this, brilliant, very sad with a sprinkling of humour. The church have a lot to answer for in Ireland 9/10

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[Nicky91]

on monday i watched Primeval (2007) on Disney+'s Star

starring Dominic Purcell, Jurgen Prochnow

about a giant croc named Gustave, and a news crew who have to track him down all the while mixed into a civil war of Burundi/Rwanda



very enjoyable overall


9.0

[Amy Jade]

Candyman

Absolutely brilliant. I expected a remake but this was a sequel to the original. I would suggest watching that on netflix first, they explain it well enough if you don't but I watched it and enjoyed this a lot because I was familiar with the original.

8/10

[Vanessa]

Candyman

Absolutely brilliant. I expected a remake but this was a sequel to the original. I would suggest watching that on netflix first, they explain it well enough if you don't but I watched it and enjoyed this a lot because I was familiar with the original.

8/10

The original is brilliant.
It's rare to find a remake that is good.
I really want to watch this now,

[Oliver_W]

I agree although the thing with DC and multiverse is that they can soft-reboot without a full reboot which allows for keeping some actors on. Although, casual viewers (ok viewers who aren’t big ol’ geeks) might struggle to understand that sort of shift compared to full recasting. I think Momoa has really “owned” the Aquaman role too and made a believable superhero out of one that was thought of as a bit of a joke. I also think Cavill is a good superman, although I wouldn’t be totally against a new supes. The suit itself is iconic enough to carry the character.

I strongly suspect they’re doing Flashpoint or something Flashpointesque for The Flash movie so they may well be going down this route. There’s footage going about of them filming a chase scene from The Flash in George Square (Glasgow) recently and it features Batman on a bat-motorbike so pretty much confirmed there will be SOME sort of Batman in that movie - but I don’t think it’s Batfleck.

Affleck's gonna be in the Flash film, as well as Micheal Keaton. It's gonna be a very interesting film, since I reckon they will be rebooting and I hope they can do it well.

The Batman from the Flashpoint comic...
...Wasn't Bruce, but his father Thomas Wayne. In the Flashpoint universe, it was just Bruce who was killed in the mugging. Thomas became Batman, and Martha became
Joker.
Flashpoint is set "now", so Flashpoint Batman is kinda old. Despite being in an aborted timeline, he pops up now and then, trying to make Bruce retire from Batmanning so he can be happy.

Instead of landing on the Kents' farm, Supes ended up being a government test subject D:


Yeah, the ole Weather Butterfly's wingbeats were really messed up by Barry's mum being saved :joker:

[Oliver_W]

Mirage - 8/10

Spanish and subbed, but Netflix does have an English dub if you prefer.

Back in the eighties, a 12 year old boy (Nico) witnesses a murder across the street. He runs out,and gets hit by a car. He used to film himself playing guitar, and had a big suitcase full of tapes.

In the present, a young couple (Vera and David) have moved into Nico's old home. Vera finds his old TV and tapes. They notice the timestamp shows the last tape was from that date, but in 1989.

A friend of the couple knew Nico as a boy, and tells them more about him.

Both of those nights -Nico dying, Vera finding the tapes- are connected by the start of a 72 hour electrical storm. So let's just say three hours into the storm in the present is "the same as" three hours into the storm in the past.

Affected by the story of Nico's death, Vera is re-watching the last tape on his old TV. But the parallel storms mean they can see and hear each other. She earns him that if he leaves the house, he will die.

The next morning, she wakes up to fix everything is different.......

Edited for clarity

[arista]

Phobias
2021

SkyMoviesHD

8/10

[Cherie]

The Mule

Clint Eastwood (88!)

7/10 imdb
7.5/10 LT

Due to financial issues, horticulturist Earl Stone becomes a courier for a drug cartel. Slowly, he grows closer to his estranged family, but his illegal activities threaten much more than his life.

Really enjoyed this cant believe Clint still acting and directing at 88. Great ending too.


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Watched this tonight..loved it...Clint is ancient :laugh:

[user104658]

The Batman from the Flashpoint comic...
...Wasn't Bruce, but his father Thomas Wayne. In the Flashpoint universe, it was just Bruce who was killed in the mugging. Thomas became Batman, and Martha became
Joker.
Flashpoint is set "now", so Flashpoint Batman is kinda old. Despite being in an aborted timeline, he pops up now and then, trying to make Bruce retire from Batmanning so he can be happy.

Instead of landing on the Kents' farm, Supes ended up being a government test subject D:


Yeah, the ole Weather Butterfly's wingbeats were really messed up by Barry's mum being saved :joker:

Wow in the Flash TV show all that really changed was that he somehow inexplicably gender-swapped John Diggle's baby (Sara Diggle was replaced by John Diggle Jr) :think:. Although I think that was actually after he went back and undid it, and came back to find out that everything was "close" to back to normal but some minor changes had occurred that he couldn't fix (which served as a lesson blah blah blah). Although IIRC Oli Queen in post-Crisis Minecraft Creative Mode actually brought back Sara Diggle when he created Earth Prime and they now both exist as twins.

[Livia]

We're currently revisiting the Insidious/Conjuring films ready for Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It which arrived yesterday.

[Vanessa]

It follows.
Genuinely terrifying horror.

[Vanessa]

We're currently revisiting the Insidious/Conjuring films ready for Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It which arrived yesterday.

I love The Conjuring!

[Nicky91]

Crawl (Netflix)


starring Barry Pepper, Kaya Scodelario



quite enjoyable film, about a daughter trying to save her father trapped beneath his house, amidst a hurricane, and many alligators

7.5/10

[Beso]

We're currently revisiting the Insidious/Conjuring films ready for Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It which arrived yesterday.

Insidious freaked me out.

I had to get my ex to come to the toilet with me half way through.

[Josy]

Guardians of the Galaxy 1 & 2

I love them could watch them over n over

[Vanessa]

The many saints of Newark.
Wow, for a massive Sopranos fan like me, this is such a treat!
It's great to find out the backstory of all those great characters.
And Michael Gandolfini definitely has plenty of charm and charisma.
His father would be so proud!

[Cherie]

The many saints of Newark.
Wow, for a massive Sopranos fan like me, this is such a treat!
It's great to find out the backstory of all those great characters.
And Michael Gandolfini definitely has plenty of charm and charisma.
His father would be so proud!

I need to see this ...my son comes home next week will go with him

[Vanessa]

I need to see this ...my son comes home next week will go with him

If you like the Sopranos, you'll love this.
And Michael was great. He's so much like his father it's uncanny!

[Cherie]

If you like the Sopranos, you'll love this.
And Michael was great. He's so much like his father it's uncanny!

Loved it, only just finished the series as well so it’s all fresh in my mind

Do you know James died while visiting Rome and it was Michael found him collapsed in the bathroom...he was only 14 poor kid

[Vanessa]

Loved it, only just finished the series as well so it’s all fresh in my mind

Do you know James died while visiting Rome and it was Michael found him collapsed in the bathroom...he was only 14 poor kid

Omg that's heartbreaking :bawling:

[Gusto Brunt]

The Wrath of Man 2021. Good film. About 7/10.

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[Vanessa]

No time to die.
I loved this. It was brilliant. Action packed, but with a good story as well.
Great acting as well. Loved Rami Malek bad guy. 9/10

[Cherie]

The many saints of Newark.
Wow, for a massive Sopranos fan like me, this is such a treat!
It's great to find out the backstory of all those great characters.
And Michael Gandolfini definitely has plenty of charm and charisma.
His father would be so proud!

Saw this today :love:

Think there will be at least 2 more?

Nice touch playing the Sopranos theme tune at the end :love:

[Vanessa]

Saw this today :love:

Think there will be at least 2 more?

Nice touch playing the Sopranos theme tune at the end :love:

Omg I loved this. Now I need to rewatch the series :love:

[Nicky91]

don't know what i'm going to watch this afternoon (last couple of weeks no movie on sunday because i was watching episodes of Marvel's Runaways but now maybe again a movie but don't know which one)

[Nicky91]

Skyscraper

second time i watched that one now

very solid action movie with Dwayne Johnson



sort of Die Hard meets Towering Inferno

[Vanessa]

Shang Chi and the legend of the seven rings.
Absolutely brilliant! 10/10

[Nicky91]

Predator 2 (1990)

first time me watching it actually


cool movie, also nice seeing Danny Glover in something more sciencefiction than what i know him best from Lethal Weapon, The Color Purple

great effects too for that year either

[Sticks]

Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) 8/10

I first saw this at Tyneside Cinema and yesterday I got the DVD .and watched it. It traces the life of the rock band Queen and Freddie Mercury from 1970, when Freddie joined up to the Live Aid concert in 1985, with references to the death of Freddie Mercury in the early 1990's from AIDS.

It loses a point or so because of claims that it sanitized the life of Freddie Mercury. It is an interesting film for Queen fans, and shows some of the creative process for recording their iconic and groundbreaking hit, Bohemian Rhapsody. I would have liked to see a recreation of how the video was done, but suppose we can't have everything.

One point of note for the DVD, the extra it has is a recreation of the entire performance Queen did at Live Aid, of which only edited highlights made it to the film shown at the cinemas.

[Vanessa]

Dune. It was brilliant! 10/10 from me
Quite a few Italian actors in it. And produced by Dino De Laurentis.

[LaLaLand]

12 Years a Slave. 10/10.

Never seen it before - just gut wrenching throughout, I was a total mess by the end. Deserves every single bit of the acclaim it had. They should show it in schools, History.

[Vicky.]

Chaos walking

Was very odd. But good.

[Livia]

Saw this today :love:

Think there will be at least 2 more?

Nice touch playing the Sopranos theme tune at the end :love:

The band that did the theme... they come from Brixton, did you know? I was surprised... seen them live they're brilliant! But they aren't from Alabama and there isn't 3 of them......

[Babayaro.]

The Last Duel - 8/10

Adam Driver is just fantastic

[Babayaro.]

Currently watching Saving Private Ryan


An ideal way to procrastinate for 3 hours when I have so much course work to do :spin:

[michael21]

The movie that has this girl and people are trying to kill her and she looks after a 8 & 3 quarter year old

[Niamh.]

Venom : Let there be Carnage - not as good as the 1st but still enjoyable. The after credit scene was tantalising [emoji102] 7/10

[Niamh.]

The bad Batch - Great cast, awful film 4/10

Shazam! - This was a rewatch, one of my favourite Superhero movies 8/10

[Glenn.]

Halloween Kills - 5/10

Cringe acting in parts. Films only saving grace was some decent kills.

[Vanessa]

Dune, part one.
Absolutely brilliant. I didn't want it to end. I wanted more!
A very well deserved 10/10

[Nicky91]

my first Halloween watch, on Disney+ their halloween collection

The Pyramid (2014)

starring Denis O'Hare, Ashley Hinshaw, James Buckley


very interesting, nicely made horror for low budget genre, some of filming i especially like with some of characters their camera's


great quality design on the monsters (mini sphinx cats and Anubis)


very enjoyable 9.0 always love love love Denis's acting :love:

[user104658]

Dune, part one.
Absolutely brilliant. I didn't want it to end. I wanted more!
A very well deserved 10/10

I watched it yesterday, I think "wanting more" pretty much describes the main issue with the movie though. It's literally half a movie :joker:.

Coming from the perspective of someone who already knows the Dune story and it's scope, I actually don't even think dividing it in two was enough to capture the scale of the narrative... the first section of the story (from House Harkonnen getting the boot to the fall of House Atreides) is massively condensed here ... there's so much more lore with the Great Houses, and I'm pretty sure that House Atreides is meant to have been on Arrakis for a year or so before the full Harkonnen takeover. I was a bit unclear on the timeline in the film but it felt like it all happened very quickly? Basically I think it would take a full TV season to cover the story without it feeling rushed. I very much enjoyed the film but on balance, I'd have preferred a high-budget Game-of-Thrones-style TV series of Dune than movies. The lore is too expansive for films to do it justice.

But yeah going back to just the film as it is - I felt like it ended just as it was actually starting. The real story only begins with Paul Atreides joining the Fremen... as Zendaya said quite literally as the last line of the film.

Overall though I think it's a sort of brave narrative for a Hollywood film in 2021... the wider story is a scathing critique of religious extremism and dogma gone too far. The Fremen go full Jihad in the name of Paul Atreides, who is (very literally, as they sort of covered in this film) a false messiah... with the entire Fremen civilisation having been manipulated into a belief system surrounding him by the Bene Gesserit. tl;dr the Fremen are desert-dwelling religious zealots and "freedom fighters" ... and they're framed as the good guys.

I wonder how long they'll keep the series going? It descends into quite "hard" sci-fi in the later novels and the story spans thousands of years. Although also... regarding Jason Momoa...

For those who thought he died awful quickly in this for such a currently big-name actor, Duncan Idaho does still continue to play a big part in the saga. He wouldn't be in Dune Part 2 (though I suspect they'll find a way to include him, maybe flashbacks or visions) but after the first Dune novel, he does return, as a "ghola" or "ghost" (essentially, his body was recovered and cloned) who has been sent by some not-very-nice people as an assassin to kill Paul... but Paul manages to restore his memory so he is, effectively, resurrected. If they do make a trilogy I expect this to happen early in the 3rd movie. It's possible they'll rewrite that part and have him sent in Dune Part 2, maybe cloned by the Harkonnens (House Harkonnen has already fallen by the time he reappears in the books).

[Niamh.]

Dune - It was OK and yeah agree with TS, it was just like half a movie, more like a build up to (hopefully) the good stuff in part 2? meh 6/10

[user104658]

Dune - It was OK and yeah agree with TS, it was just like half a movie, more like a build up to (hopefully) the good stuff in part 2? meh 6/10

The thing is it's a very political/slow build story which is why I think it would make an amazing TV series. You could literally have had two or three hour-long episodes before they even landed on Arrakis ... establishing the Houses, the Bene Gesserit, Emperor Shaddam IV, Paul's relationships with Duke Leto, Duncan, Lady Jessica, Gurney Hallek etc. ... and I think vitally, much more depth into what the "spice" actually is and how important it is, how unique that makes Arrakis, etc.

But yeah ... basically I really like the Dune lore but think it would work far better as an extended narrative over a multi-season TV show.

[Niamh.]

The thing is it's a very political/slow build story which is why I think it would make an amazing TV series. You could literally have had two or three hour-long episodes before they even landed on Arrakis ... establishing the Houses, the Bene Gesserit, Emperor Shaddam IV, Paul's relationships with Duke Leto, Duncan, Lady Jessica, Gurney Hallek etc. ... and I think vitally, much more depth into what the "spice" actually is and how important it is, how unique that makes Arrakis, etc.

But yeah ... basically I really like the Dune lore but think it would work far better as an extended narrative over a multi-season TV show.

Yeah, I'm not very familiar with the story and found parts not explained enough for me to care too much , if you get what I mean?

[Vanessa]

Yeah, I'm not very familiar with the story and found parts not explained enough for me to care too much , if you get what I mean?

It's only part one. Second half is yet to come.
I loved it, I thought it was brilliant. I wish they would do a TV series.

[Niamh.]

It's only part one. Second half is yet to come.
I loved it, I thought it was brilliant. I wish they would do a TV series.

I know it's only part 1 and I'm sure Part 2 will be better

[Vanessa]

I know it's only part 1 and I'm sure Part 2 will be better

Definitely. The preview looks awesome!

[Vanessa]

I'm going to the cinema to watch one of my favourite movies ever. Donnie Darko :love:

[Niamh.]

Been years since I watched that, might do a rewatch sometime too

[Vanessa]

Been years since I watched that, might do a rewatch sometime too

Great movie and i love Jake

[michael21]

The owners

It was a good movie 6/10

[michael21]

Sorority row

A prank go wrong in the middle of nowhere and thoses involved are haunted by it a year later

10/10

Available on sky movies only

[user104658]

Sorority row

A prank go wrong in the middle of nowhere and thoses involved are haunted by it a year later

10/10

Available on sky movies only

Is that the one where the guy uses the tire iron to "get the air out"? :joker:

[ThomasC]

Hypnotic on Netflix.

6/10, worth a watch.

A psychotherapist uses hypnotherapy to control the mind and Jeniffer ends up in a deadly game of cat and mouse

[GoldHeart]

Bond - No Time To Die

I don't understand the ending, there's no way he's dead , Bond the character will be back for a sequel ,plus you can't kill Bond

[GoldHeart]

Is that the one where the guy uses the tire iron to "get the air out"? :joker:

That movie is so dumb :bored: , I was so disappointed when I watched it years ago.

[LaLaLand]

Halloween Kills

Literally did what it said on the tin - “kills”. Basically just a filler movie between the previous and next (final) movie and a device to get the kill count ramped up.

Enjoyed the returns of original characters from the original Halloween movie though.

Not much story development at all and not a patch on the previous - hope the next is at that level, needs to be to go out with a satisfying, worthwhile ending to the series.

5.5/10

[michael21]

Is that the one where the guy uses the tire iron to "get the air out"? :joker:

Yes that boy bloody stupid but I am glad he. Kill that girl as she was evil

[Vicky.]

Hunger games with the kids. Because Skye came back from school with one of the books. Shes jumped from Peter Rabbit to Hunger Games overnight and its a little scary and I want her to stop growing up.

[Alf]

Just done a Tarantino double header of "Jackie Brown" and "The Hateful Eight"

Later tonight I shall be watching "Bram Stoker's Dracula" and the epic horror classic "The Shining" for Halloween.

[Vicky.]

Never seen the shining, its on my list of things I must watch at some stage in the future but forget whenever I have time for a film. Which is quite annoying.

[user104658]

Hunger games with the kids. Because Skye came back from school with one of the books. Shes jumped from Peter Rabbit to Hunger Games overnight and its a little scary and I want her to stop growing up.

Not to alarm you but REALLY soon after my eldest's "hunger games" phase, she jumped both feet first into her "Attack on Titan" phase. So it was like 2 years between "sweet bunny friends", and " main character's mother being crushed to death and eaten by giant naked people".

Hunger Games is like a gateway drug.

[Vicky.]

Not to alarm you but REALLY soon after my eldest's "hunger games" phase, she jumped both feet first into her "Attack on Titan" phase. So it was like 2 years between "sweet bunny friends", and " main character's mother being crushed to death and eaten by giant naked people".

Hunger Games is like a gateway drug.

Fantastic. And now I already fed the habit unknowingly :bored:

[Nicky91]

Halloween Kills

previous one was better, but still very enjoyable


death scenes becoming more gruesome than before too, Michael really finds the most disgusting ways to kill someone

[Alf]

Never seen the shining, its on my list of things I must watch at some stage in the future but forget whenever I have time for a film. Which is quite annoying.It's only probably the greatest Horror movie ever made.

[Alf]

Vicky has not seen "The Shining" Niamh said that she had never seen "Schindler's list" (don't know whether that has changed yet?) and I remember Shaun saying he'd never seen "The Godfather"

I think I should do a "100 movies to watch before you die" thread.

[Vanessa]

Just done a Tarantino double header of "Jackie Brown" and "The Hateful Eight"

Later tonight I shall be watching "Bram Stoker's Dracula" and the epic horror classic "The Shining" for Halloween.
I love the Shining. But if I watch that tonight I won't sleep :laugh:

[Nicky91]

Snake Eyes (2021)

very enjoyable G.I. Joe origins movie


nice storyline as well

8.5

[Niamh.]

Vicky has not seen "The Shining" Niamh said that she had never seen "Schindler's list" (don't know whether that has changed yet?) and I remember Shaun saying he'd never seen "The Godfather"

I think I should do a "100 movies to watch before you die" thread.

I watched Schlindlers list since that conversation Alf :hee: Amazing film, I had a totally different idea of what it was going to be about

I thought Schindler was going to be smuggling people out of the country to a safer country

[Niamh.]

Intrusion - It was ok, bit predictable though 5.5/10

Army of Thieves - Prequel to Army of the Dead, I enjoyed this, plenty of action, good cast and good back story for the safe cracker in Army of the Dead, he's a good character 7/10

[Alf]

"The Shining" was the last film I watched on Halloween.

Night off work tonight so I'm gonna do a double bill of Joaquin Phoenix.

I'm gonna watch "Her" which I've never seen before, so hopefully if it's as good as people say than that should be a treat. I'm gonna follow that with "Joker" which I saw at the pictures, but now will give it another viewing on dvd.

[Alf]

I watched Schlindlers list since that conversation Alf :hee: Amazing film, I had a totally different idea of what it was going to be about

I thought Schindler was going to be smuggling people out of the country to a safer countryCongratulations on popping your Schindler's cherry.

[Alf]

Her

Quite boring

[LaLaLand]

The Lighthouse

In a word: mental.

Was nothing like I expected, I don’t know if I’d rush to watch it again but I was gripped throughout totally. Just so weird, kind of like a fever dream. Disturbing and twisted and “odd”.

Visually stunning. Great acting too from Willem and R Patz.

8/10

[Alf]

Joker

Very good film, whether it will go down as an all time classic, I'm not sure about that, but in a very poor era for movies, it's one of the best of its time.

[Nicky91]

The Predator

second time for me watching that

very enjoyable still, and Thomas Jane especially has a amazing role in this how he perfectly plays someone with tourette's

[Beso]

Crying with laughter, amazing performances from the bit part actors.

[user104658]

Fantastic. And now I already fed the habit unknowingly :bored:

To be honest there are positives to just going with it - you don't have to watch just "kid stuff" any more, for one. A couple of years ago it was the computer-generated Addams Family... last year it was Hocus Pocus (which to be fair I still unironically like :laugh: ) but this year... At the weekend for Halloween we watched a South Korean zombie movie (called #Alive, Netflix, actually quite enjoyable). It's actually bizarre how much she's changed in a year. She hated subtitles and refused to watch anything with them a year ago - then she got into anime, then found out that most of the shows she likes are several seasons ahead in Japan and aren't dubbed into English yet, so now it's subtitles all day.

[Vanessa]

Joker

Very good film, whether it will go down as an all time classic, I'm not sure about that, but in a very poor era for movies, it's one of the best of its time.

Joaquin Phoenix was fantastic in it. One of those performances that stay with you.

[MTVN]

Once Upon a Time in America

I've wanted to watch this film for years but at 4 hours long I've never really got round to it. Finally thought I would go for it last night and I was pretty disappointed. Don't know how you have a film that long and have so little character development - supposedly it's some poignant tale of friendship yet we barely see any real friendship between the main characters and 2 of the 4 gang just seem like extras :shrug: even after watching it for four hours I could barely tell you much about the film or recall any memorable scenes

5/10

[Niamh.]

Rite - it was apparently based on a true story, not sure how much of that ****e I believe though, still a good film and Anthony Hopkins was outstanding as always. Such a fantastic actor 6.5/10

[LaLaLand]

Once Upon a Time in America

I've wanted to watch this film for years but at 4 hours long I've never really got round to it. Finally thought I would go for it last night and I was pretty disappointed. Don't know how you have a film that long and have so little character development - supposedly it's some poignant tale of friendship yet we barely see any real friendship between the main characters and 2 of the 4 gang just seem like extras :shrug: even after watching it for four hours I could barely tell you much about the film or recall any memorable scenes

5/10

Same here I’ve wanted to see it for years and didn’t realise how long it was.

I’m about an hour in and not very gripped.

[Alf]

Once Upon a Time in America

I've wanted to watch this film for years but at 4 hours long I've never really got round to it. Finally thought I would go for it last night and I was pretty disappointed. Don't know how you have a film that long and have so little character development - supposedly it's some poignant tale of friendship yet we barely see any real friendship between the main characters and 2 of the 4 gang just seem like extras :shrug: even after watching it for four hours I could barely tell you much about the film or recall any memorable scenes

5/105/10? That's crazy talk. It's a best 1980s mobster film in my opinion, better than Scarface.

[Alf]

Once upon a time in America is like a fairyrale of a gangster film. Beautiful, violent picture.

[user104658]

Watched “They Look Like People” on Prime this morning. Really enjoyed it actually. Low-budget psychological horror but

more “psychological” than “horror” really. Quite an accurate and interesting look at schizophrenia - MUCH more so than how most films that try to portray it.

More specific spoilers spoilers follow, including ending spoilers that ruin the suspense;

i.e. they portray Wyatt as a relatively normal seeming guy the majority of the time, just one with paranoid ideas who hears voices and experiences visual disturbances sometimes, and he often shows self-awareness of his delusions but they “convince” him most of the time.

Also - crucially - he never actually harms anyone and the suggestion seems to be that when it comes right down to it, he isn’t capable of actually harming anyone, even himself. What made this one really fascinating for me was that it’s a horror film where no one, at all, actually gets hurt and ends on a really quite optimistic note.

Very much worth a watch, 8/10

[arista]

Gully
2019.
2021.

SkyMoviesHD

Based in LA
3 lads not doing well
One has a big problem.

The Movie sometimes shows a video game edit


Disturbing LA Film

[Vicky.]

50 shades :laugh:

Its oddly better now than I remember though.

[Alf]

I just bought 1917 and Le Man's 66 I haven't seen either yet

The girl who served me in the shop said that she "absolutely loves that film, and that she's not even into motor racing" referring to Le Man's 66.

I'll watch both later.

[Alf]

I just bought 1917 and Le Man's 66 I haven't seen either yet

The girl who served me in the shop said that she "absolutely loves that film, and that she's not even into motor racing" referring to Le Man's 66.

I'll watch both later.Both very good pictures. I'd recommend both to be watched if you haven't yet. 1917 I enjoyed more, it's probably a film I could watch a few times.

[Mystic Mock]

Blade Of The Phantom Master - It's a Korean-Japanese Anime Film that's in a similar vain to Berserk and Claymore.

To me it's a 10/10 Film it had good characters, two interesting stories (especially the island stuff) the only unfortunate thing is the Film never got a sequel which it clearly needed at the time because it only felt like the story had just started.

Overall though great Film.

[Zizu]

Both very good pictures. I'd recommend both to be watched if you haven't yet. 1917 I enjoyed more, it's probably a film I could watch a few times.


1917 is amazing .. easily one of the best movies I’ve ever seen .

I watched it then watched it again the next evening !


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

[Nicky91]

Broken Arrow (on Disney+'s Star)

The film's main themes include the theft of two American nuclear weapons, the attempts of U.S. military authorities to recover them, and the feud between Travolta and Slater's characters


starring John Travolta, Christian Slater



Travolta in one of his most crazy roles :laugh: also great acting from Christian

[Alf]

1917 is amazing .. easily one of the best movies I’ve ever seen .

I watched it then watched it again the next evening !


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ProYeah it was a very good watch, up there as one of the all time great War movies for me.

[Livia]

A Time To Kill.

Made back in he 90s I've always missed it before. What a film though... Stars Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey Donald Southerland, Kiefer Southerland, Patrick McGoohan, Brenda Fricker... It's a long time since I've enjoyed a film this much. 9/10

[Gusto Brunt]

I tried to watch Dangerous, a 2021 movie starring Clint Eastwood's son, Scott.

I'm sorry to say I am a huge fan of Clint but his son couldn't act for toffee. He has just one expression, bewilderment. Perhaps because he can't believe he's getting paid to act. Also sorry to say Scott is only in movies because of his father. If it weren't for Clint, Scott wouldn't be in films.

But this film Dangerous was awful. I switched it off 30 minutes from the end. No point wasting any more time on it. It was dull, badly scripted and Scott's acting was appallingly bad.

1/10.

[Zizu]

Yeah it was a very good watch, up there as one of the all time great War movies for me.


Fascinating way of filming as well ..

Why did Sam Mendes make 1917 look like it was shot in a single, continuous take ?

The director wanted his World War I drama to feel more like “a ticking-clock thriller” than a war movie.


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[Alf]

I watched "Tenet" last night/early hours of morning.

I fell asleep half way through.


I've decided to take the plunge into the superhero scene and have just bought the four Avengers movies. I will likely watch the first two tonight and the last two maybe on Wednesday night.

[Niamh.]

Tenet was terrible, tried way too hard to be clever

[user104658]

I watched "Tenet" last night/early hours of morning.

I fell asleep half way through.


I've decided to take the plunge into the superhero scene and have just bought the four Avengers movies. I will likely watch the first two tonight and the last two maybe on Wednesday night.


Just a brief warning that the final two Avengers movies won’t make a huge amount of sense without seeing (as a bare minimum) Guardians of the Galaxy 1, Doctor Strange Thor Ragnarok and maybe Ant Man 2. Actually you could probably skip Ant Man 2, the final Avengers film has enough exposition to figure out the basics of what happened there. Maybe even Ragnarok. But Guardians of the Galaxy 1 and Doctor Strange are sort of vital to a lot of the Infinity War and Endgame plot.

I’d say watch the first 2 and if you like them enough to continue, grab those two films before the final two :hee:.

Guardian of the Galaxy 1 is just a fun watch stand-alone anyway, lots of nice early 70’s music for you Alf.

[Alf]

Just a brief warning that the final two Avengers movies won’t make a huge amount of sense without seeing (as a bare minimum) Guardians of the Galaxy 1, Doctor Strange Thor Ragnarok and maybe Ant Man 2. Actually you could probably skip Ant Man 2, the final Avengers film has enough exposition to figure out the basics of what happened there. Maybe even Ragnarok. But Guardians of the Galaxy 1 and Doctor Strange are sort of vital to a lot of the Infinity War and Endgame plot.

I’d say watch the first 2 and if you like them enough to continue, grab those two films before the final two :hee:.

Guardian of the Galaxy 1 is just a fun watch stand-alone anyway, lots of nice early 70’s music for you Alf.Well you've thrown a spanner in the works for me there.

As it happens Guardians of the Galaxy was on my to watch list if I enjoyed the Avengers movies.

Would you say Avengers Assemble is a good enough starting point to get into the Superhero scene, or would you recommend I should watch films like "Hulk" "Iron Man" ect, first?

[Alf]

Tenet was terrible, tried way too hard to be cleverThe audio for the film was terrible, I could hardly understand what was being said and it was being said too quickly.

[Nicky91]

early into the christmas films for me this year

Home Sweet Home Alone (2021) Disney+ original

definitely one of the better sequels in the franchise


also nice fun fact, a small role of one of the original characters Buzz McCallister whom now works as a police officer


very funny scenes throughout storyline a little different than usual in terms of the thieves

9.0

[Alf]

early into the christmas films for me this year

Home Sweet Home Alone (2021) Disney+ original

definitely one of the better sequels in the franchise


also nice fun fact, a small role of one of the original characters Buzz McCallister whom now works as a police officer


very funny scenes throughout storyline a little different than usual in terms of the thieves

9.0It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Scrooge (1951)
A Christmas Story (1983)

The best 3 Christmas films ever.

[user104658]

It’s objective fact that The Muppets Christmas Carol is the best Christmas movie ever made.

[Niamh.]

It’s objective fact that The Muppets Christmas Carol is the best Christmas movie ever made.

I like the 1980's version because it's the one we always watched when i was a kid so it's the most nostalgic but we end up watching the Jim Carey 2009 version most years now because it's the one that my kids grew up with


Finch - I loved this film 8.5/10

[arista]

Bruce Willis in Trauma Center
2019.

SkyMoviesHD.

Great Thriller
Greedy Corrupt Vice Cops.



8/10

[Denver]

Just watched the first 2 Princess Switch Movies on Netflix both pretty good but the first is slightly better so I'll give that an 8/10 and the 2nd 7/10 shall watch the 3rd tomorrow

[LaLaLand]

Parasite

Brilliant - can see why it won the Oscar. Recommend to anyone who hasn't seen!

8/10

[Nicky91]

i'm going to watch Venom 2: Let there be Carnage tonight

[Nicky91]

i'm going to watch Venom 2: Let there be Carnage tonight

was very enjoyable 8.5



hmmm mid-credits scene makes me wonder if Venom is going to make an appearance in the next spiderman film after no way home :think: since Tom Holland's spiderman trilogy was confirmed i read yesterday too and this mid credits scene makes me think about this

[Alf]

My Pixar marathon will conclude tomorrow but for this afternoon and this evening I shall be watching the Frank Darabont prison movie classics, The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile.

[Alf]

Shawshank just finished. No matter how many times you watch that film it's always great. Great films should always be watched multiple times. A film like Shawshank should be watched at least once every couple of years.

Next up, The Green Mile.

[Zizu]

Shawshank just finished. No matter how many times you watch that film it's always great. Great films should always be watched multiple times. A film like Shawshank should be watched at least once every couple of years.

Next up, The Green Mile.


I watched 1917 twice on consecutive evenings ( second time wearing headphones )


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[Nicky91]

Doctor Strange (2016)

in light of this year with the new spiderman: no way home film, i thought lemme watch this one, since i haven't seen that one, and me having disney+


yeah enjoyed it a lot, Benedict Cumberbatch is such a fab actor, great storyline as well


9.5

[Alf]

Last night I watched the best Christopher Nolan film, The Prestige.

[Alf]

Just finished watching Schindler's List.

Probably seen this film in the double figures amount of times but always a great watch. A great way to pass away a cold and wet Tuesday morning.

I'm now trying to decide what film I shall watch this afternoon and then tonight.

[Vanessa]

Just finished watching Schindler's List.

Probably seen this film in the double figures amount of times but always a great watch. A great way to pass away a cold and wet Tuesday morning.

Love that movie,. I'm always a mess by the end :bawling:

[Alf]

Tonight's movie shall be "Inglourious Basterds"

[LaLaLand]

Tonight's movie shall be "Inglourious Basterds"

One of the best.

Probably the most satisfying ending to a movie ever too. I saw this in the cinema on opening night and people were literally jumping out of their seats, cheering and applauding at the movie theatre scene at the end.

Incredible. If only WWII had ended like that eh?

[Alf]

Just watched the best Scorsese film "Raging Bull" this afternoon. Shortly I will watch the second best Scorsese film "Goodfellas" I may then watch "Wolf of Wall Street" to complete a Scorsese triple bill but that will depend on how I'm feeling after "Goodfellas'

[Zizu]

Just watched the best Scorsese film "Raging Bull" this afternoon. Shortly I will watch the second best Scorsese film "Goodfellas" I may then watch "Wolf of Wall Street" to complete a Scorsese triple bill but that will depend on how I'm feeling after "Goodfellas'


Casino is worth watching !


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[Alf]

Casino is worth watching !


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ProGreat film, however it is quite similar to Goodfellas so I won't be watching that today.

[Vanessa]

Great film, however it is quite similar to Goodfellas so I won't be watching that today.

Casino is brilliant!

[Mystic Mock]

Sonic The Hedgehog - It was so nice to watch something from Hollywood that's just fun. Yes it isn't the most profound story (which is to be expected) but it does what it sets out to do really well imo.

I'm giving the Film a 10/10, I really enjoyed the characters, the story for what it was and it did have a really good Sonic vibe to it imo.

But it was a big plus watching something made in Hollywood that weren't overly political or reveling in being depressing & joyless.

[Alf]

Just watched the best Scorsese film "Raging Bull" this afternoon. Shortly I will watch the second best Scorsese film "Goodfellas" I may then watch "Wolf of Wall Street" to complete a Scorsese triple bill but that will depend on how I'm feeling after "Goodfellas'I didn't watch" Wolf of Wall Street" I was too tired after "Goodfellas" for a 3 hour film.

[arista]

Vanquish 2021
Thriller, Corrupt Cops
a Mother and her child are helped
by one injured Cop
after she does some dangerous, pick ups for him.


Ruby Rose & Morgan Freeman

Great Ending.

9/10

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[Alf]

Casino is worth watching !


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ProBecause you've put the idea into my head, I've decided that tonights movie shall be Casino.

[Zizu]

Because you've put the idea into my head, I've decided that tonights movie shall be Casino.


I’m kinda envious ... I’m currently watching The Tudors boxset of an evening .


Although ... Sky now have the Deadwood boxset on demand ... amazing series

Loosely based around actual people and events .. Wild Bill Hickok , Calamity Jane

Features Powers Booth , Ian McShane , Keith Carradine etc

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[Alf]

This afternoon I watched Oliver Twist. David Lean's 1948 version. Bloody fantastic it was.

This evenings film will be Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street.

[Zizu]

This afternoon I watched Oliver Twist. David Lean's 1948 version. Bloody fantastic it was.

This evenings film will be Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street.


Both great movies


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[LaLaLand]

Found my DVD of Dazed and Confused after years of looking for it, so shall be watching that later on. One of my favourites!

[Alf]

Even though I was multi tasking through that film with here and twitter, The Wolf of Wall Street is a classic, one of Scorsese's best. Definitely his funniest.

[bots]

James Bond - No time to die

I enjoyed it ..... but .....


he is obviously not dead or it would have killed the franchise :laugh:

[Nicky91]

The Knight before Christmas (2019) Netflix

very enjoyable christmas film, with Vanessa Hudgens and Josh Whitehouse

about a knight from 1300's Norwich, England travelling through time into 2019 in Ohio


8.5

[Mystic Mock]

Paddington (2014 Film) - I've watched a little bit of Paddington here or there, but I'm more familiar with Rupert Bear if I'm being completely honest.

However I really enjoyed the Film, it was a lot of fun with some likable characters, two things that you ask for when watching a "kids" Movie.

Overall 9/10, I'm not a professional critic so my scores aren't gonna be of that standard.:joker:

So in my eyes Sonic & Paddington deserve their scores.

[Vanessa]

National Lampoon Christmas Vacation. Hilarious :joker:

[bots]

Dune

Having read the books years ago it was much more faithful to the books than the old version with Sting

[Vanessa]

Dune

Having read the books years ago it was much more faithful to the books than the old version with Sting
I thought it was brilliant. Cant wait for part two!

[bots]

"Don't look up". It has a stellar cast, its on netflix and it's brilliant

[MTVN]

Paddington (2014 Film) - I've watched a little bit of Paddington here or there, but I'm more familiar with Rupert Bear if I'm being completely honest.

However I really enjoyed the Film, it was a lot of fun with some likable characters, two things that you ask for when watching a "kids" Movie.

Overall 9/10, I'm not a professional critic so my scores aren't gonna be of that standard.:joker:

So in my eyes Sonic & Paddington deserve their scores.

Saw this for the first time the other day as well and loved it. Always liked the books as a kid and this was pretty faithful to them I think even though it was obviously an original story

[LaLaLand]

Mock & Eddie - you’ll be pleased to know that Paddington 2 is even BETTER than the first! Watch that when you can too. It’s fantastic.

[bots]

"I care a lot" on amazon prime ... a solid 8/10.
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[Niamh.]

That was really good, terrifying thought though, I can imagine this stuff really happens ^^

[Crimson Dynamo]

Watched the first Spiderman last night. A classic

[Crimson Dynamo]

"Don't look up". It has a stellar cast, its on netflix and it's brilliant

There is a brilliant YouTube vid of Prof Brian Cox talking about this film. He loved it

[Zizu]

Just watching the fifth and final Twilight box set !!
Five movies over 5 days

Fabulous movies !!


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[Cherie]

Finally got to the cinema to see the Westside Story remake...wonderful :love:

[Zizu]

Finally got to the cinema to see the Westside Story remake...wonderful :love:


I’ve seen clips and it looks great .,

Did it need a remake though ?


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[Crimson Dynamo]

Finally got to the cinema to see the Westside Story remake...wonderful :love:

the original is amazing, such great songs

[Vanessa]

The Matrix Resurrections.
It wasn't bad, I actually quite liked it
Was it as good as the original? No, but still enjoyable.

[Niamh.]

The Matrix Resurrections.

It wasn't bad, I actually quite liked it

Was it as good as the original? No, but still enjoyable.I really liked it too, surprised how bad the reviews are

[Vanessa]

I really liked it too, surprised how bad the reviews are

I love The Matrix, one of my all time favourite movies.
The two sequels are good fun as well.

[Cherie]

I’ve seen clips and it looks great .,

Did it need a remake though ?


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the original is amazing, such great songs

In all honesty I have never watched the original, I remember it used to be regularly on at Christmas at Home but I never saw it through to the end. Didn't realise so many well known songs came from it :skull:

[Niamh.]

I love The Matrix, one of my all time favourite movies.

The two sequels are good fun as well.The 1st one was the best, I actually enjoyed the new one more than the 2nd and 3rd - unpopular opion I know [emoji12]

[Vanessa]

The 1st one was the best, I actually enjoyed the new one more than the 2 and 3 - unpopular opion I know [emoji12]

I just love all the action scenes. And Keanu Reeves is amazing :lovedup:

[Nicky91]

Crocodile Dundee 1


remains good fun :love:

[Nicky91]

Bait (2012) australian-singaporean horror

starring Julian McMahon (Doctor Doom on Fantastic Four)


shark film, about when a tsunami hits the australian coast and it traps several people in a supermarket which gets flooded with 2 sharks, during a armed robbery



once again, this proves low budget films can be highly enjoyable to watch :love:

[LaLaLand]

Blue Jay on Netflix. Starting Sarah Paulson and Paul Duplass.

It’s about two high school sweethearts who run into each other again back in their hometown after years away. Shot completely in black and white in a sleepy, beautiful little town somewhere in the mountains and lakes of California with just the two of them in the whole movie besides I think one old shopkeeper early on.

Honestly nearly broke me. Really simple yet sweet, touching, heart-wrenching movie about life and all of the ups and downs that come with it, “what could have been” and regret.

9/10. Really good.