Films I watched this week
Discussion
TCEvo said:
Gold (2016)
Well refreshed prospector Matthew McConaughey & his partner discover a gold mine in an Indonesian jungle. With vast riches promised Wall Street bungs out a soaring IPO. Indo Govt involvement & further mineral investigation follows.
Bonus 944 & an XJ-S in background street scenes as well.
I enjoyed it also, but the part I've cut should really be hidden by a spoiler alert since it kind of gives the game away...Well refreshed prospector Matthew McConaughey & his partner discover a gold mine in an Indonesian jungle. With vast riches promised Wall Street bungs out a soaring IPO. Indo Govt involvement & further mineral investigation follows.
Bonus 944 & an XJ-S in background street scenes as well.
mattyn1 said:
Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah said:
Jackie. The subject is Jackie Kennedy, wife of JF Kennedy, in the period after his death.
Both of us thought it was boring rubbish.
I got to about 25 minutes. The accent was sending me mental. Utter dross.Both of us thought it was boring rubbish.
Alex said:
The Founder
Michael Keaton stars as Ray Kroc, who took the McDonald brothers' fast food concept and turned it into the world's largest restaurant chain.
I really enjoyed this. From what I can tell, the story is pretty accurate. Keaton portrays Kroc as ruthless, but sympathetic.
8/10
Just downloaded this as a freeby from SKY, so will report back when seen.Michael Keaton stars as Ray Kroc, who took the McDonald brothers' fast food concept and turned it into the world's largest restaurant chain.
I really enjoyed this. From what I can tell, the story is pretty accurate. Keaton portrays Kroc as ruthless, but sympathetic.
8/10
I wasn't aware of this until now, but Sky has launched a VIP service for users (customer loyalty thing), if you add sky store to your smartphone they will give you a gift of a free DVD in the post and free download to 4 devices and your SKY box.
jsf said:
Alex said:
The Founder
Michael Keaton stars as Ray Kroc, who took the McDonald brothers' fast food concept and turned it into the world's largest restaurant chain.
I really enjoyed this. From what I can tell, the story is pretty accurate. Keaton portrays Kroc as ruthless, but sympathetic.
8/10
Just downloaded this as a freeby from SKY, so will report back when seen.Michael Keaton stars as Ray Kroc, who took the McDonald brothers' fast food concept and turned it into the world's largest restaurant chain.
I really enjoyed this. From what I can tell, the story is pretty accurate. Keaton portrays Kroc as ruthless, but sympathetic.
8/10
I wasn't aware of this until now, but Sky has launched a VIP service for users (customer loyalty thing), if you add sky store to your smartphone they will give you a gift of a free DVD in the post and free download to 4 devices and your SKY box.
jsf said:
Just downloaded this as a freeby from SKY, so will report back when seen.
I wasn't aware of this until now, but Sky has launched a VIP service for users (customer loyalty thing), if you add sky store to your smartphone they will give you a gift of a free DVD in the post and free download to 4 devices and your SKY box.
Excellent. Didn't know about this. Just used it to get Baby Driver. Cheers.I wasn't aware of this until now, but Sky has launched a VIP service for users (customer loyalty thing), if you add sky store to your smartphone they will give you a gift of a free DVD in the post and free download to 4 devices and your SKY box.
Jaws
Great great film despite Bruce's hammy performance. However we saw it at the Royal Albert Hall with a live orchestra. It was sensational. The obvious "dur dur" was what you'd expect and you end up focusing on the strings but as the film has very little music compared to modern films when there is incidental music, when the town starts becoming busy for the 4th of July for example, it takes a moment to realise that the music is being performed right in front of you.
They have a few films left: Harry Potter and a couple of Star Treks. Link
The Southbank Centre are in on the act too and have ET, Beauty and the Beast and 2001: a Space Odyssey (which I have tickets for). Link
I cannot recommend it highly enough, it's well worth it as a different cinema experience and if you want to see Jaws with the live score it's touring. Bigger Boat etc.
Great great film despite Bruce's hammy performance. However we saw it at the Royal Albert Hall with a live orchestra. It was sensational. The obvious "dur dur" was what you'd expect and you end up focusing on the strings but as the film has very little music compared to modern films when there is incidental music, when the town starts becoming busy for the 4th of July for example, it takes a moment to realise that the music is being performed right in front of you.
They have a few films left: Harry Potter and a couple of Star Treks. Link
The Southbank Centre are in on the act too and have ET, Beauty and the Beast and 2001: a Space Odyssey (which I have tickets for). Link
I cannot recommend it highly enough, it's well worth it as a different cinema experience and if you want to see Jaws with the live score it's touring. Bigger Boat etc.
Quickmoose said:
Jungle
Daniel Radcliffe plays a beardy back packer bloke who goes to Bolivia to have an adventure. Makes some friends who want a similar adventure, meets a bloke who says he can provide the adventure....of they go into the jungle.
And it all goes very, very wrong.
Shades of "The Beach", a couple of stomach churny scenes, but a pretty atmospheric drama/horror/adventure.
And it's based on true events which always helps.
68 out of 100
When I saw the synopsis a few days ago I thought it sounded familiar; turns out it was an episode of a Channel 4 series called Alive.Daniel Radcliffe plays a beardy back packer bloke who goes to Bolivia to have an adventure. Makes some friends who want a similar adventure, meets a bloke who says he can provide the adventure....of they go into the jungle.
And it all goes very, very wrong.
Shades of "The Beach", a couple of stomach churny scenes, but a pretty atmospheric drama/horror/adventure.
And it's based on true events which always helps.
68 out of 100
Each episode featured a dramatised version of a survival story interspersed with interviews from the people involved (assuming they were alive and made it back).
Some absolute cracking episodes with almost all featuring at least one moment where the viewer is left thinking "now why on earth would you do that? Idiots."
The Boys (1962 ) on freeview talking pictures
Dudley Sutton, Jess Conrad, Richard Todd, Robert Morley
Last saw it when it first came out so interesting to see a 150min film about teddy boys, a flick knife, a murder in flashbacks and the court scene with the jury.
A commentary on bleak Britain of the time.
Followed by an interview at the BFI with the survivors 55 years on.
Spoke highly of Morley but not of ,up yours, Richard Todd. Surprising but a spotlight on the time.
Morley didn't take a job when the flat season was on. A true character.
Dudley Sutton ( lovejoys tinker ) on the ad libs and loose script.
7/10 but for movie freaks and historians.
Comment also made on the Leather boys when rockers had gay experiences in the shadowy world of the time. 1964.
Dudley Sutton, Jess Conrad, Richard Todd, Robert Morley
Last saw it when it first came out so interesting to see a 150min film about teddy boys, a flick knife, a murder in flashbacks and the court scene with the jury.
A commentary on bleak Britain of the time.
Followed by an interview at the BFI with the survivors 55 years on.
Spoke highly of Morley but not of ,up yours, Richard Todd. Surprising but a spotlight on the time.
Morley didn't take a job when the flat season was on. A true character.
Dudley Sutton ( lovejoys tinker ) on the ad libs and loose script.
7/10 but for movie freaks and historians.
Comment also made on the Leather boys when rockers had gay experiences in the shadowy world of the time. 1964.
). As 'horror' films go its more of a fun film than scary or creepy, I liked it.
SpeckledJim said:
jsf said:
Alex said:
The Founder
Michael Keaton stars as Ray Kroc, who took the McDonald brothers' fast food concept and turned it into the world's largest restaurant chain.
I really enjoyed this. From what I can tell, the story is pretty accurate. Keaton portrays Kroc as ruthless, but sympathetic.
8/10
Just downloaded this as a freeby from SKY, so will report back when seen.Michael Keaton stars as Ray Kroc, who took the McDonald brothers' fast food concept and turned it into the world's largest restaurant chain.
I really enjoyed this. From what I can tell, the story is pretty accurate. Keaton portrays Kroc as ruthless, but sympathetic.
8/10
I wasn't aware of this until now, but Sky has launched a VIP service for users (customer loyalty thing), if you add sky store to your smartphone they will give you a gift of a free DVD in the post and free download to 4 devices and your SKY box.
king shine boxThe Death of Stalin.
Some great writing and comic overacting, and all the better for NOT using phoney Russian accents. (Although Paul Whitehouse is still too corny for anything remotely dramatic.) It's all played for laughs - especially Zhukov being all Lord Flasheart - so there's no real sense of tension, which had the effect of making the violence seem out of kilter. 6/10
Some great writing and comic overacting, and all the better for NOT using phoney Russian accents. (Although Paul Whitehouse is still too corny for anything remotely dramatic.) It's all played for laughs - especially Zhukov being all Lord Flasheart - so there's no real sense of tension, which had the effect of making the violence seem out of kilter. 6/10
BryanC said:
The Boys (1962 ) on freeview talking pictures
Dudley Sutton, Jess Conrad, Richard Todd, Robert Morley
Last saw it when it first came out so interesting to see a 150min film about teddy boys, a flick knife, a murder in flashbacks and the court scene with the jury.
A commentary on bleak Britain of the time.
Followed by an interview at the BFI with the survivors 55 years on.
Spoke highly of Morley but not of ,up yours, Richard Todd. Surprising but a spotlight on the time.
Morley didn't take a job when the flat season was on. A true character.
Dudley Sutton ( lovejoys tinker ) on the ad libs and loose script.
7/10 but for movie freaks and historians.
Comment also made on the Leather boys when rockers had gay experiences in the shadowy world of the time. 1964.
I've read this three times, still got very little idea what you are on about. Dudley Sutton, Jess Conrad, Richard Todd, Robert Morley
Last saw it when it first came out so interesting to see a 150min film about teddy boys, a flick knife, a murder in flashbacks and the court scene with the jury.
A commentary on bleak Britain of the time.
Followed by an interview at the BFI with the survivors 55 years on.
Spoke highly of Morley but not of ,up yours, Richard Todd. Surprising but a spotlight on the time.
Morley didn't take a job when the flat season was on. A true character.
Dudley Sutton ( lovejoys tinker ) on the ad libs and loose script.
7/10 but for movie freaks and historians.
Comment also made on the Leather boys when rockers had gay experiences in the shadowy world of the time. 1964.
BFI? Morley? Dudley? Flat season?
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