johnblack
Über Member
- Location
- South Northamptonshire
It was awful, but I kind of liked it.
What film did you watch last night?
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Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
The Bridge At Remagen.
A brilliant performance from Robert Vaughan (excepting his german accent, but who does a decent foreign accent any way?) who plays the intelligent but world weary Wermacht Major tasked with ever so delicately defying Hitler's orders.
Based on a true story, the tale powers along as well as any of the genre, but its Vaughan's sensitive performance that steals the show.
7/10. Not the best war film of the era, but still very decent, with a strong performance by the leading actors. Well worth the time, beer, and Dorito's.
A brilliant performance from Robert Vaughan (excepting his german accent, but who does a decent foreign accent any way?) who plays the intelligent but world weary Wermacht Major tasked with ever so delicately defying Hitler's orders.
Based on a true story, the tale powers along as well as any of the genre, but its Vaughan's sensitive performance that steals the show.
7/10. Not the best war film of the era, but still very decent, with a strong performance by the leading actors. Well worth the time, beer, and Dorito's.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Shooter.
On the one hand it's the sort of manly testosterone infused yarn I love - recon marine scout sniper is famed for attempting to kill the vide president and goes on a violent rampage, first to prove his innocence and then to exact his revenge. Fantastic!
On the other, it's got indifferent acting, aside from Michael Pena who I rate as a versatile actor of surprising quality, and surprisingly dire weapons drills for a film of that sort. And the bit where Mark Wahlberg shoots at the helicopter with the Barrett 99 .50 is a joke - at that range itll knock the tracks off tanks, and would have blown the rotors off a mere helo. Disappointing.
Still and all, I quite like it despite these shortcomings. I'm just a sucker for the predictable violence of films where bad dudes upset special forces/elite operators, who then set put to exact bloody revenge. Boo yah!
6/10
On the one hand it's the sort of manly testosterone infused yarn I love - recon marine scout sniper is famed for attempting to kill the vide president and goes on a violent rampage, first to prove his innocence and then to exact his revenge. Fantastic!
On the other, it's got indifferent acting, aside from Michael Pena who I rate as a versatile actor of surprising quality, and surprisingly dire weapons drills for a film of that sort. And the bit where Mark Wahlberg shoots at the helicopter with the Barrett 99 .50 is a joke - at that range itll knock the tracks off tanks, and would have blown the rotors off a mere helo. Disappointing.
Still and all, I quite like it despite these shortcomings. I'm just a sucker for the predictable violence of films where bad dudes upset special forces/elite operators, who then set put to exact bloody revenge. Boo yah!
6/10
Jenkins
Legendary Member
- Location
- Felixstowe
It's another Tom Cruise action hero sci-fi movie, a bit like Oblivion. I find them both stangely enjoyable hokum.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Ah, but Oblivion gives us a quick glimpse of a nude Andrea Riseborough, which is quite pleasant.
Illaveago
Guru
- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
Saw it in the afternoon.
A really good film with a good story.
It was good to see the correct historic cars being used .
I'll buy the cd when it comes out so that I can watch it again .
9/10
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Primal with Nicholas Cage - blimey he's let himself go. It was watchable. Game hunter transporting animals on a ship, feds transporting a criminal, criminal gets out and releases lots of wild animals.
NorthernDave
Never used Über Member
- Location
- The real Northern Powerhouse
Force 10 from Navarone
Han Solo and Apollo Creed team up to blow up a dam belonging to Mr Bronson from Grange Hill.
Probably the best of the Star Wars / Rocky crossovers
7.5/10
Han Solo and Apollo Creed team up to blow up a dam belonging to Mr Bronson from Grange Hill.
Probably the best of the Star Wars / Rocky crossovers
7.5/10
The Losers, I can't see Idris Elba looking back on this with any great pride.
A CIA special ops team are betrayed by their controller and presumed dead, but here's the amazing twist, they're still alive and out for revenge.
Leave your brain at the door and you should be ok, I only wish the opening credits contained the sentence, 'based on a DC comics,' rather than the closing ones, would've saved me the suffering.
A CIA special ops team are betrayed by their controller and presumed dead, but here's the amazing twist, they're still alive and out for revenge.
Leave your brain at the door and you should be ok, I only wish the opening credits contained the sentence, 'based on a DC comics,' rather than the closing ones, would've saved me the suffering.
Jenkins
Legendary Member
- Location
- Felixstowe
I've just given up on Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets after about 50 minutes.
Goodness knows what it's about.
Goodness knows what it's about.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
The Departed.
Gangsters. Violence. Swearing. Scorcese. Cast of thousands.
Great Performance from Alec Baldwin who hams it up splendidly for his larger than life character, but DiCaprio, Damon, Nicholson, Sheen Sr and even Wahlberg really crank out some juicy performances. And what a twist at the end!
Not for people who eat tofu or think The holocaust should not be taught in schools for fear of upsetting people.
8.5/10.
Gangsters. Violence. Swearing. Scorcese. Cast of thousands.
Great Performance from Alec Baldwin who hams it up splendidly for his larger than life character, but DiCaprio, Damon, Nicholson, Sheen Sr and even Wahlberg really crank out some juicy performances. And what a twist at the end!
Not for people who eat tofu or think The holocaust should not be taught in schools for fear of upsetting people.
8.5/10.
Illaveago
Guru
- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
We had a good laugh watching that film .
