Films I watched this week (NO SPOILERS) (Vol 3)
Discussion
Cotty said:
Double Jepardy
Just had the DVD pop though the letterbox, I remember this being a cracking thriller. only 6.5 on IMDB
"A woman framed for her husband's murder suspects he is still alive; as she has already been tried for the crime, she can't be re-prosecuted if she finds and kills him". Ashley Judd and Tommy Lee Jones
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0150377/?ref_=nv_sr_s...
It’s an easy watch and TLJ is as excellent as ever.Just had the DVD pop though the letterbox, I remember this being a cracking thriller. only 6.5 on IMDB
"A woman framed for her husband's murder suspects he is still alive; as she has already been tried for the crime, she can't be re-prosecuted if she finds and kills him". Ashley Judd and Tommy Lee Jones
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0150377/?ref_=nv_sr_s...
Edited by Cotty on Saturday 20th April 09:03
Crook said:
Cotty said:
Double Jepardy
Just had the DVD pop though the letterbox, I remember this being a cracking thriller. only 6.5 on IMDB
"A woman framed for her husband's murder suspects he is still alive; as she has already been tried for the crime, she can't be re-prosecuted if she finds and kills him". Ashley Judd and Tommy Lee Jones
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0150377/?ref_=nv_sr_s...
It’s an easy watch and TLJ is as excellent as ever.Just had the DVD pop though the letterbox, I remember this being a cracking thriller. only 6.5 on IMDB
"A woman framed for her husband's murder suspects he is still alive; as she has already been tried for the crime, she can't be re-prosecuted if she finds and kills him". Ashley Judd and Tommy Lee Jones
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0150377/?ref_=nv_sr_s...
Edited by Cotty on Saturday 20th April 09:03
cuprabob said:
Yes, it's one of those films that I always watch when I see it's on, despite having seen it many times. The ex Mrs Franchitti is actually quite good in it too.
Ashley had some good roles and did well in them, Weinstein screwed her career somewhat when she told him to fk off.Hopefully she is recovering better from her nasty leg break in Africa, she was in a not great way for a while.
Legacywr said:
Oppenheimer
Not feeling it, it’s pretty slow and dull, I find the score off putting, too.
I haven’t finished it, but will probably return to it at some point.
It was a grossly overhyped movie in my opinion. It appeared like a movie spliced together consisting purely of trailers for the movie in question. We all like different things though thankfully, but I was very disappointed with it. So much so myself and wife left the IMAX after an hour. That hour was torture though. Not feeling it, it’s pretty slow and dull, I find the score off putting, too.
I haven’t finished it, but will probably return to it at some point.
Nobody (Currently on Channel 4 on demand).
A gritty action film starring the actor who plays Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk), and Christopher Lloyd from Back to the Future fame. An easy plot (former agent turned family man gets dragged back into his former life) and an easy watch - which hits the mark for me on action movies and therefore it gets a solid 8 action punches out of 10 fire explosions.
A gritty action film starring the actor who plays Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk), and Christopher Lloyd from Back to the Future fame. An easy plot (former agent turned family man gets dragged back into his former life) and an easy watch - which hits the mark for me on action movies and therefore it gets a solid 8 action punches out of 10 fire explosions.
I've been laid up with a stinking cold all weekend, so I've got through a few films I hadn't seen before.
Amadeus - director's cut. I like films that show me something a bit different, and a film about Mozart is as different as it gets for me. I enjoyed the story, but at three hours it was literally twice as long as it should have been. I thought it would have more humour in it.
Dirty Harry. A classic. The storey is quite simple, but the grittiness and apparent realism was very appealing. I think this might be the first Clint Eastwood film I've ever seen since cop films and westerns aren't my usual thing. I think I will add a few more Eastwood films to my list.
Lethal Weapon. Watching it after Dirty Harry, it seemed a bit daft and intended to appeal to teenagers. It's odd and not very nice to hear a hero character using slurs like "fag" and "chin", but I suppose they are appropriate for the period.
Amadeus - director's cut. I like films that show me something a bit different, and a film about Mozart is as different as it gets for me. I enjoyed the story, but at three hours it was literally twice as long as it should have been. I thought it would have more humour in it.
Dirty Harry. A classic. The storey is quite simple, but the grittiness and apparent realism was very appealing. I think this might be the first Clint Eastwood film I've ever seen since cop films and westerns aren't my usual thing. I think I will add a few more Eastwood films to my list.
Lethal Weapon. Watching it after Dirty Harry, it seemed a bit daft and intended to appeal to teenagers. It's odd and not very nice to hear a hero character using slurs like "fag" and "chin", but I suppose they are appropriate for the period.
Edited by AlexC1981 on Sunday 21st April 18:35
AlexC1981 said:
Lethal Weapon. Watching it after Dirty Harry, it seemed a bit daft and intended to appeal to teenagers. It's odd and not very nice to hear a hero character using slurs like "fag" and "chin", but I suppose they are appropriate for the period.
Ffs snowflake alert. Best then to avoid ALL films made before 2010… I mean Jesus Christ.Edited by AlexC1981 on Sunday 21st April 18:35
trumpton7291 said:
AlexC1981 said:
Lethal Weapon. Watching it after Dirty Harry, it seemed a bit daft and intended to appeal to teenagers. It's odd and not very nice to hear a hero character using slurs like "fag" and "chin", but I suppose they are appropriate for the period.
Ffs snowflake alert. Best then to avoid ALL films made before 2010… I mean Jesus Christ.Edited by AlexC1981 on Sunday 21st April 18:35
Dune 2 - enjoyed Dune 1, and enjoyed the one made back in the 90s - and this was visually great, but missed a beat for me with the 2 main characters - wont talk much here for spoiler reasons, so will just say , its was a 6/10 from (Dune 1 was 8.5/10 for me)
worth the watch for sure.
anyone heard if they are going to cut it into 1 big 4k disc?
worth the watch for sure.
anyone heard if they are going to cut it into 1 big 4k disc?
rider73 said:
Dune 2 - enjoyed Dune 1, and enjoyed the one made back in the 90s - and this was visually great, but missed a beat for me with the 2 main characters - wont talk much here for spoiler reasons, so will just say , its was a 6/10 from (Dune 1 was 8.5/10 for me)
worth the watch for sure.
anyone heard if they are going to cut it into 1 big 4k disc?
Big thread running here: worth the watch for sure.
anyone heard if they are going to cut it into 1 big 4k disc?
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fatbutt said:
stemll said:
Eastwood picks that you won't go wrong with:
Unforgiven
The Mule
Pale Rider
Where Eagles Dare
Gran Torino
Absolute Power
No love for Firefox? Gotta. Think. In. Russian...Unforgiven
The Mule
Pale Rider
Where Eagles Dare
Gran Torino
Absolute Power
fatbutt said:
stemll said:
Eastwood picks that you won't go wrong with:
Unforgiven
The Mule
Pale Rider
Where Eagles Dare
Gran Torino
Absolute Power
No love for Firefox? Gotta. Think. In. Russian...Unforgiven
The Mule
Pale Rider
Where Eagles Dare
Gran Torino
Absolute Power
trumpton7291 said:
Ffs snowflake alert. Best then to avoid ALL films made before 2010… I mean Jesus Christ.
Calm down. This isn't NP&E.pidsy said:
Better not watch Blazing Saddles.
Blazing Saddles is an anti-bigotry film. It's not bad, but given the hype surrounding it, I thought it would be funnier.AlexC1981 said:
Lethal Weapon. Watching it after Dirty Harry, it seemed a bit daft and intended to appeal to teenagers. It's odd and not very nice to hear a hero character using slurs like "fag" and "chin", but I suppose they are appropriate for the period.
They got lighter and more comedic in the later ones but the original Lethal Weapon is very much not a film intended for teens.It's a proper well written classic and dark in a way none of the sequels were.
AlexC1981 said:
Lethal Weapon. Watching it after Dirty Harry, it seemed a bit daft and intended to appeal to teenagers. It's odd and not very nice to hear a hero character using slurs like "fag" and "chin", but I suppose they are appropriate for the period.
I think the sniper in the school should have been included, starts at 2:30 in the youtube link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRA_UU17sWc&ab...
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