Films I watched this week

[FourWheelDrift]

chris watton said:

The Good, The bad and the Ugly.

I haven't wanted to watch this for decades, as I assumed it would ruin my childhood memories of it being fantastic.

last night, whilst channel surfing, bored, I came across this, it had just started, so I left it on until I fell asleep. I ended up mesmerised by it, and any fears I had of it being crap withered away. What a fantastic, sprawling piece of storytelling it is, and the cinematography is superb. I ended up ordering the BR of the movie.

They certainly don't make them like this anymore - and I have no real love for Westerns!

Eli Wallach trying to read a note that Lee Van Cleef left, "See You Later, E-eeee", Clint takes the note, "Idiot, It's For You"

If that was the Sky movies one you watched the extended cut which unlike the one you would have watched before. Using restored film scenes and with Eli & Clint recording new dialogue. Cave scene with Tuco's gang, Angeleyes at the confederate fort/hospital. Tuco on the wagon at night speaking to the fed sarge about where he can take Clint for recovery and Tuco & Clint (clint at the reigns) on the wagon before they swap over and get caught by the union. Might be some other small bits too.

[chris watton]

Cotty said:

I have the Clint Eastwood box set of A fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, The good the bad and the ugly and Hang Them High but not watched them for a while.

I stubmlled upon a song recently called The Ecstasy of Gold, so downloaded the soundtrack for The good the bad and the ugly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-rHdSWZLpQ


This is also quite good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWtqkz6SH1Y

Cheers for the links, interesting.

FourWheelDrift said:

If that was the Sky movies one you watched the extended cut which unlike the one you would have watched before. Using restored film scenes and with Eli & Clint recording new dialogue. Cave scene with Tuco's gang, Angeleyes at the confederate fort/hospital. Tuco on the wagon at night speaking to the fed sarge about where he can take Clint for recovery and Tuco & Clint (clint at the reigns) on the wagon before they swap over and get caught by the union. Might be some other small bits too.

Yes, Sky Movies, and it was the extended English version, as it said so at the end. It looked and sounded great.

[irocfan]

chris watton said:

Cotty said:

I have the Clint Eastwood box set of A fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, The good the bad and the ugly and Hang Them High but not watched them for a while.

I stubmlled upon a song recently called The Ecstasy of Gold, so downloaded the soundtrack for The good the bad and the ugly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-rHdSWZLpQ


This is also quite good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWtqkz6SH1Y

Cheers for the links, interesting.

FourWheelDrift said:

If that was the Sky movies one you watched the extended cut which unlike the one you would have watched before. Using restored film scenes and with Eli & Clint recording new dialogue. Cave scene with Tuco's gang, Angeleyes at the confederate fort/hospital. Tuco on the wagon at night speaking to the fed sarge about where he can take Clint for recovery and Tuco & Clint (clint at the reigns) on the wagon before they swap over and get caught by the union. Might be some other small bits too.

Yes, Sky Movies, and it was the extended English version, as it said so at the end. It looked and sounded great.

May have to watch this tonight: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8XkHsinz7oU

[robemcdonald]

Suicide squad.

Terrible. Not ghostbusters terrible, but terrible.

Nonsense plot (the creation of the squad caused the problem they had to solve)

The only decent thing in it was Bat-fleck (for the 30 seconds he was in it) Will smith was OK as dead shot.

Other than dead shot there were no real character arc or development, which means you don't care what happens to them. This means when someone makes a heroic sacrafice you just don't care. The only reason I knew anything about the characters was from watching the TV show Arrow. (You won't know who the fk anyone is from the movie narrative)

Fan boys are shouting for rotten tomatoes to be closed down for the overly negative review aggregate. They should be shouting for DC to make a decent movie.

Better than Ghostbusters, less boring than Jason Bourne.

3/10

I just want one of the tent pole summer blockbusters to not be st. Is that too much to ask.....

[skeeterm5]

Man From Uncle (Guy Ritchie version)

The wife and I watched this last night, and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised how good it was. By that I mean an enjoyable romp with some very funny moments and the leads were well cast.

Better than I was expecting.

7/10

[Halb]

FourWheelDrift said:

If that was the Sky movies one you watched the extended cut which unlike the one you would have watched before. Using restored film scenes and with Eli & Clint recording new dialogue. Cave scene with Tuco's gang, Angeleyes at the confederate fort/hospital. Tuco on the wagon at night speaking to the fed sarge about where he can take Clint for recovery and Tuco & Clint (clint at the reigns) on the wagon before they swap over and get caught by the union. Might be some other small bits too.

Never even knew this version existed.

[Greenmantle]

The Vambo said:

Halb said:

Flicked it on just in time for the famous line!!!

Was it "I Lied" ?

[FourWheelDrift]

Halb said:

FourWheelDrift said:

If that was the Sky movies one you watched the extended cut which unlike the one you would have watched before. Using restored film scenes and with Eli & Clint recording new dialogue. Cave scene with Tuco's gang, Angeleyes at the confederate fort/hospital. Tuco on the wagon at night speaking to the fed sarge about where he can take Clint for recovery and Tuco & Clint (clint at the reigns) on the wagon before they swap over and get caught by the union. Might be some other small bits too.

Never even knew this version existed.

Here's the cave scene where he gets his old gang together, it's just before he enters town to get Clint when the Fed army is leaving. Explains who the men are on the stairs that Clint hears when the Army stops. All Tucos lines are read by the then elderly Eli Wallach. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdGpayem0jw

Restored Lee Van Cleef (voice actor as LvC died some years before) scene at the Fed outpost - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtVV7LRI1C4


Story about the restoration - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOG-M0lGrV8

[Adam B]

robemcdonald said:

Suicide squad.

Terrible. Not ghostbusters terrible, but terrible.

Nonsense plot (the creation of the squad caused the problem they had to solve)

The only decent thing in it was Bat-fleck (for the 30 seconds he was in it) Will smith was OK as dead shot.

Other than dead shot there were no real character arc or development, which means you don't care what happens to them. This means when someone makes a heroic sacrafice you just don't care. The only reason I knew anything about the characters was from watching the TV show Arrow. (You won't know who the fk anyone is from the movie narrative)

Fan boys are shouting for rotten tomatoes to be closed down for the overly negative review aggregate. They should be shouting for DC to make a decent movie.

Better than Ghostbusters, less boring than Jason Bourne.

3/10

I just want one of the tent pole summer blockbusters to not be st. Is that too much to ask.....

Have to agree with most of this, not into comics so knew nothing of the story, and it was a bit of a mess - too many characters, too frenetic, no likeability. It was if someone was making the first comic based movie and included batman Spider-Man, superman, wolverine and iron man, and expecting it to be a coherent 2 hours.

Will Smith plays his Hancock and has enough camera time to be good , there are a couple of good one liners (but a couple of real clunkers near the end) but it was quite fun. Just needed to be 3 or 4 decent back story movies before bringing the squad together

5/10 (3 of those for Margot's arse)

Edited by Adam B on Monday 8th August 13:45

[FourWheelDrift]

Caught up with some films I hadn't bothered with originally.

The Man From Uncle, didn't warm to this at all. Didn't like the characters or their introduction. Found myself using my phone during it, then finding a video on youtube and then muting the TV to watch the video.

Avengers, Age of Ultron. Gave it an hour before turning off. Ridiculous plot, complete mess.

[smithyithy]

Adam B said:

Have to agree with most of this, not into comics so knew nothing of the story, and it was a bit of a mess - too many characters, too frenetic, no likeability. It was if someone was making the first comic based movie and included batman Spider-Man, superman, wolverine and iron man, and expecting it to be a coherent 2 hours.

Will Smith plays Hancock and has enough camera time to be good , there are a couple of good one liners (but a couple of real clunkers near the end) but it was quite fun. Just needed to be 3 or 4 decent back story movies before bringing the squad together

5/10

Probably setting up for an origin story trilogy of each character featured, so about 16 new films coming in the next few years

[Adam B]

smithyithy said:

Probably setting up for an origin story trilogy of each character featured, so about 16 new films coming in the next few years

Not like the Hollywood accountants to miss a trick I know

But do what Avengers did and start with Iron Man, CA etc then bring them together, voila Avengers was half decent

[moanthebairns]

Finding dory - 8.5/10 I'm 29 and went with the o/h we both really enjoyed it

I mean you knew what you were getting, its been done before but I actually thought this was as good as the first. A solid sequel.

The short animation at the start was breath taking as well. Powerful and moving and the animation is amazing.

Why is it with pixar films I have to tell myself it's a fking cartoon stop feeling bad for that fish or toy, your a grown man. Oh fk it come on dorrrrry

[Antony Moxey]

moanthebairns said:

Finding dory - 8.5/10 I'm 29 and went with the o/h we both really enjoyed it

I mean you knew what you were getting, its been done before but I actually thought this was as good as the first. A solid sequel.

The short animation at the start was breath taking as well. Powerful and moving and the animation is amazing.

Why is it with pixar films I have to tell myself it's a fking cartoon stop feeling bad for that fish or toy, your a grown man. Oh fk it come on dorrrrry

I know what you mean about remembering it being a cartoon. SWMBO won't do anything about ants' nests that we ever find in the garden after seeing A Bug's Life.

[Halb]

That goes for any film that is not a documentary.

[Veeayt]

Jungle Book. Jon Favreau's talent at storytelling just keeps getting better. The proof that some things are be kept simple. Great film 8/10 maybe more

[durbster]

robemcdonald said:

3/10

I just want one of the tent pole summer blockbusters to not be st. Is that too much to ask.....

I know it's obvious to say but it's still true: as long as people are buying the tickets, they'll keep making what they're making.

With these big Hollywood films they're not making art, they're making money. They have no regard for whether these films will be remembered. I'm not sure they even care that they're enjoyed. And critical opinion appears to have zero effect on ticket sales so they don't even care whether they review well (besides, they have strategies to work around that).

A few years back I think most people did genuinely want to make cool films, but it seems since around the turn of the century they stopped bothering with that, and will now just do whatever is required to get you to buy the cinema ticket.

[The Vambo]

Greenmantle said:

The Vambo said:

Halb said:

Flicked it on just in time for the famous line!!!

Was it "I Lied" ?

I eat Green Berets for breakfast (I think)

Its not exactly up there with Commando but Raw Deal is on ITV4

[robemcdonald]

durbster said:

robemcdonald said:

3/10

I just want one of the tent pole summer blockbusters to not be st. Is that too much to ask.....

I know it's obvious to say but it's still true: as long as people are buying the tickets, they'll keep making what they're making.

With these big Hollywood films they're not making art, they're making money. They have no regard for whether these films will be remembered. I'm not sure they even care that they're enjoyed. And critical opinion appears to have zero effect on ticket sales so they don't even care whether they review well (besides, they have strategies to work around that).

A few years back I think most people did genuinely want to make cool films, but it seems since around the turn of the century they stopped bothering with that, and will now just do whatever is required to get you to buy the cinema ticket.

I disagree I think people still want to make cool stuff. The problem is money. Movies are almost made by committees and focus groups. The more the previous movie was a flop the more committees and focus groups are used. Look at suicide squad as an example; reshoots to add levity after accusations that B vs S was too gloomy. Half the scenes from the trailer didn't even make the final cut.
I still think people are trying to make things cool though. Look at TV. I have just finished watching Stranger Things. What a great piece of work that is. Also Daredevil, Game of Thrones all great. it shows it can be done the financiers just need to have a bit of faith.
Thinking about it maybe cinema will go the way of the amusement arcade. I used to go to the arcade to get the latest fix of a technological tour de force that would be unthinkable on a home system. Technology means that that advantage no longer exists and arcade games have become more like amusement rides. With TV now out shining cinema in key areas the movie experience may develop the same way. 4D might be the only option available in a few years....
My hope for the summer now rests on DR Strange. Can marvel pull it off again? I hope so. If not I guess I can give the wire another try.

[Adam B]

The sad fact is people taking more risks in TV than cinema these days, some people are funded to take risks but they are few and far between, eg woody allen