Films I watched this week (NO SPOILERS) (Vol 3)

[normalbloke]

phazed said:

Hugh Grant was brilliant, my favourite character in the film.

Nah, Colin Farrell as The Coach. Especially the chip shop scene..

[phazed]

normalbloke said:

phazed said:

Hugh Grant was brilliant, my favourite character in the film.

Nah, Colin Farrell as The Coach. Especially the chip shop scene..

Colin Farrell was very good but Hugh Grant was acting out of his normal box and was absolutely the better for it.

He became the master of sleaze. Must’ve been his outing in that park in America that trained him up

[Carl_Manchester]

Bandit (2022)

A very enjoyable film from start-to-finish. 8.5/10.

And.....Elisha Cuthbert

[thismonkeyhere]

'Weekend at Bernie's'

:rofl; when I saw it at the cinema back in '89.

More of a now.

It's very silly, but a lot of fun.

[parabolica]

Cotty said:

Clockwork Cupcake said:

It was probably super easy for Disney; barely an inconvenience

https://youtu.be/57xcebZlQ0E

Wow wow wow ..................... wow

Why does his videos all have a ringing noise in them. Its here at 1.:07. What are we fking Pavlovs dogs.

Having tried to get past that I keep hearing it a different points.

Edited by Cotty on Friday 23 September 14:23

Answer is at 2m30s. But the whole video is golden.

100th episode special

[Turtle Shed]

parabolica said:

Answer is at 2m30s. But the whole video is golden.

100th episode special

Genius, or at least close to it.

[DodgyGeezer]

just re-watched Shanghai Noon - not as much fun as I remembered it, but still watchable

[Slowboathome]

Barry (Netflix)

Fictional portrayal of Barack Obama's time in New York as a young man. The young lad playing him does an incredible job of getting his voice.

Worth a watch. 7/10.

[biggbn]

phazed said:

fatbutt said:

phazed said:

2fast748 said:

phazed said:

2fast748 said:

Once Upon A Time in Hollywood

Finally watched it last night after recording it ages ago - Hmm, a bit dull but stylish at the same time. The ending could be seen by some to be in poor taste as well. Definite slow burner.

What was possibly bad taste?

Rewriting the history of a brutal murder of several people as a twist ending in a movie.

Does that really matter? Top stand up comedians joke about any subject after a suitable time and audience’s love it, (well mainly in the UK where we have humour pegged).

I remember the Tate murders from when it happened and yes, it was brutal. Probably less brutal than the mass school killings that we still have…

Sadly, most people won’t appreciate the changes as the have no idea about the history. I have had to explain that to everyone who has seen the film, even 50 year + people!

Still enjoyed the film immensely

I've still not watched it for this exact reason. I hated IG because of the "yeee-haw we killed Hitler" ending so wasn't about to watch another episode of "Tarantino fixes history".

,“Once upon a Time in Hollywood and Pulp Fiction“ are streets ahead of IGB. Just my opinion.

Still never watched 'Once upon a time...', but Jacke Brown had been my favourite consistently over the years, Reservoir Dogs second, Pulp Fiction third

[phazed]

Personally, I thought Reservoir Dogs was way down on the list. Pulp Fiction head and shoulders above it.

Everyone is different.

[biggbn]

phazed said:

Personally, I thought Reservoir Dogs was way down on the list. Pulp Fiction head and shoulders above it.

Everyone is different.

I much preferred the pared back script based Reservoir Dogs to the more stylised Pulp Fiction, it was almost like watching a stage show, which I think ot was written as? Brilliant script.

[Pommy]

yesterjay said:

phazed said:

Personally, I thought Reservoir Dogs was way down on the list. Pulp Fiction head and shoulders above it.

Everyone is different.

Did you watch Tarantino's films in the order he created them and at the time they were released?

I think this makes a difference.

I saw Reservoir Dogs at the cinema when it was released in 92 after Barry Norman absolutely raved about it and so went to see it - was blown away as it was so different at the time.

Seeing Pulp Fiction at release less of an awakening, and although still brilliant, was a lot less pure as a viewing experience

[Regbuser]

Hurt locker, never saw it previous.

Boom! Vvg

[phazed]

Pommy said:

yesterjay said:

phazed said:

Personally, I thought Reservoir Dogs was way down on the list. Pulp Fiction head and shoulders above it.

Everyone is different.

Did you watch Tarantino's films in the order he created them and at the time they were released?

I think this makes a difference.

I saw Reservoir Dogs at the cinema when it was released in 92 after Barry Norman absolutely raved about it and so went to see it - was blown away as it was so different at the time.

Seeing Pulp Fiction at release less of an awakening, and although still brilliant, was a lot less pure as a viewing experience

Reservoir dogs was a little boring. Pulp Fiction, by comparison, has a great story line, superb actors and acting and held your attention all the way through.
I usually watch this every three or four years and have not tired of it. I can’t say that of any other film.

[Carl_Manchester]

The French Connection (1971) - 1080p stream.

It's a bit crass in places but it's stunning rendition of '70s new York.

8/10.

[Brother D]

The Woman King


Having read the controversy about being historically inaccurate, with a woke-lead anti-white agenda I really wasn't keen on seeing this.


I honestly have no idea what the negative reviews were talking about. This was a really really good film. Listen, it is not a 99/100 per rotten tomatoes, but it was a solid 8.5 out of 10.

It had some incredibly strong performances, but the single biggest let down was the casting of John Boyeda who just did not cut it as a king.

Quite a few reviews saying the film glossed over that the fact the tribe were slave traders, yet the one of the key story lines was how they needed to stop selling their people?

Anyway ignore what you've seen/read on line, go see it - it's a great way to spend a couple of hours.

[biggbn]

Carl_Manchester said:

The French Connection (1971) - 1080p stream.

It's a bit crass in places but it's stunning rendition of '70s new York.

8/10.

Agree 100%

[waynedear]

Carry On Sergeant.
Bloody marvellous 9 out of 10

[biggbn]

phazed said:

Pommy said:

yesterjay said:

phazed said:

Personally, I thought Reservoir Dogs was way down on the list. Pulp Fiction head and shoulders above it.

Everyone is different.

Did you watch Tarantino's films in the order he created them and at the time they were released?

I think this makes a difference.

I saw Reservoir Dogs at the cinema when it was released in 92 after Barry Norman absolutely raved about it and so went to see it - was blown away as it was so different at the time.

Seeing Pulp Fiction at release less of an awakening, and although still brilliant, was a lot less pure as a viewing experience

Reservoir dogs was a little boring. Pulp Fiction, by comparison, has a great story line, superb actors and acting and held your attention all the way through.
I usually watch this every three or four years and have not tired of it. I can’t say that of any other film.

For me RD was redolent of older films that rely on heavyweight dialogue and characterisation, it gripped me from the first scene, still does, I can watch it again and again but for me once you have watched PF, there are few things hidden. As ever, each to their own, PF IS brilliant, just below RD and Jackie Brown for me

[pidsy]

Leon


Hadn’t watched this for probably 20 years - forgot just how good it is! Jean Reno playing his part really well and a fantastic show by Gary Oldman.