What film did you watch last night?

[wiggydiggy]

Get Carter and The Long Good Friday are bookends to a particular era, most of it during the 1970s. The fact that they made this social commentary through the medium of the gangster flic is commendable.
I think of it as the era that started with exposed water pipes and Ascot gas water heaters in the kitchen, and ended with universal central heating and double glazing.

GC is such an old film really, certain things in it have gone never to return such as him renting the room from and the landlady - it's all Airbnbs now.

I've been watching a few Michael Caine films recently:

Funeral in Berlin
A Harry Palmer film, a series I've never seen. It's really good and I found the plot refreshingly simple for a spy caper despite have it's shares of twists.

Last Orders
I love this type of film, a little road journey between friends and a glimpse into their lives. Nothing much happens but nothing needs to happen, it's just a good film.

The Italian Job
Well you kinda have to watch this if your watching MC films. Some people say the silly jokes that creep in stop it from being an all time great crime film but I say they make the film, it's a perfect blend of seriousness and tomfoolery.

 

[Binky]

Just watched Jay Kelly.

Excellent and fair play Adam Sandler was really good, as of course Clooney.

 

[Adam4868]

Sinners....late to watch this and wasn't really expecting that much but loved it.Gothic horror movie ? Whatever it was thought it was great and definitely worth a watch....do love a good Vampire 😁

 

[Gwylan]

Operation Mincemeat - well done.

 

[Binky]

Sinners....late to watch this and wasn't really expecting that much but loved it.Gothic horror movie ? Whatever it was thought it was great and definitely worth a watch....do love a good Vampire 😁

I saw that a few weeks back and thought it was pretty average at best. A mish-mash but not in a good way.

 

[Animo]

Sicario.

Some extremely tense sequences and very nice to look at. A bit improbable at times. Decent performances from the leads. 7/10.

 

[nogoodnamesleft]

Assassin Club https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassin_Club (on Freeview)

Well enough made, fairly predictable story, predictable from title. Uninspiring violent genre. Nothing original. Script probably pre-AI but these days well within the capability of most AIs.

 

[Binky]

Sicario.

Some extremely tense sequences and very nice to look at. A bit improbable at times. Decent performances from the leads. 7/10.

Sicario 1 and 11 both excellent I thought. Josh Brolin and Benicio del Toro brilliant.

 

[Dave7]

Its all personal i know but last night I 'tried' to watch Crocodile Dundee. It might be me but it hasn't stood the test of time.
I got maybe 1/4 way through. Not wiped it yet so may give it another try.
T'other week i watched Jaws 1 and really enjoyed it.

 

[MichaelW2]

Quigley Down Under
Australian "Western" staring Tom Sellick with his Sharps rifle and Alan Rickman as the Sheriff of Nottingham.
Mildly entertaining.

 

[matticus]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/See_How_They_Run_(2022_film)

How did I miss this at the cinema?!?

Sheer joy; if you want Sam Rockwell and Adrien Brody paired with Brit legends Reece Shearsmith, Ruth Wilson and Shursha* Ronan - to mention just a few of the amazing cast - in a very British period comedy, then this is your film. (And no small dose of Wes Anderson styling.)

*sorry Soirshe

 

[Binky]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/See_How_They_Run_(2022_film)

How did I miss this at the cinema?!?

Sheer joy; if you want Sam Rockwell and Adrien Brody paired with Brit legends Reece Shearsmith, Ruth Wilson and Shursha* Ronan - to mention just a few of the amazing cast - in a very British period comedy, then this is your film. (And no small dose of Wes Anderson styling.)

*sorry Soirshe

Saoirse Ronan

 

[nogoodnamesleft]

3 Days To Kill https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_Days_to_Kill
Sort of action/CIA, light hearted film. Fun. With Kevin Costner. Costner has made some significant flops with some films but even those can be interesting.

3 Days to Kill seems to avoid the obvious scenes eg when many might put in a fight sequence which looks more like a dance, in places they avoid it completely. Fun, adventure, bit daft but good entertainment. I'll likely keep the recording and watch again at some point. I enjoyed it.

 

[mikeIow]

Its all personal i know but last night I 'tried' to watch Crocodile Dundee. It might be me but it hasn't stood the test of time.
I got maybe 1/4 way through. Not wiped it yet so may give it another try.
T'other week i watched Jaws 1 and really enjoyed it.

Caught the last half of Crocodile Dundee 2 yesterday: enjoyed it!

Tonight was F1: The Movie. A decent effort at a F1 film. Preferred Rush, but both decent films.

 

[Dave7]

Caught the last half of Crocodile Dundee 2 yesterday: enjoyed it!

I watched the 2nd half last night and enjoyed it