AndyRM
XOXO
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You're missing out the third part of the trilogy? Lady Vengeance is excellent.
Spike Lee's remake of Oldboy is absolutely pointless.
What film did you watch last night?
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You're missing out the third part of the trilogy? Lady Vengeance is excellent.
Spike Lee's remake of Oldboy is absolutely pointless.
Adam4868
Guru
Im not a big lover of remakes in general bit some films shouldnt be touched ! Oldboy being one another one of the top of my head is Let the right one in.Class film that doesnt need to be Amercanised.
AndyRM
XOXO
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- North Shields
See also: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
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- Lancaster... the little city.
Even Burt Bacharach and Hal David's score was dire and reportedly led to the end of their songwriting partnership
...and Max Von-Sydow as... Max Von-Sydow
matticus
Guru
I'm 30m into this, and it's great! But I'm puzzled as to how many actors/stooges are in it. I know Giuliano was pranked, but a lot of the civilians look like they must have been partly in on the joke. Maybe ...
Anyone know for sure? And NO SPOILERs please
Drago
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- Suburban Poshshire
"I put baby on my daughter's stomach!"I'm 30m into this, and it's great! But I'm puzzled as to how many actors/stooges are in it. I know Giuliano was pranked, but a lot of the civilians look like they must have been partly in on the joke. Maybe ...
Anyone know for sure? And NO SPOILERs please
matticus
Guru
... being a prime example!
Drago
Legendary Member
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- Suburban Poshshire
Spectre.
LoB really. Not so much a plot, more a series of set pieces strung together. Terrible weapons drills, an totally unrealistic weapons handling - the Glock 17 has an internal striker, there is no external hammer to 'click'as you cock and de-cock it. Total rubbish.
Interestingly though, Dave Bautistas double barreled automatic pistol is a real weapon, not something made up for the film.
The fight on the train between Daniel Craig and bautista was good though, and very remniscent of Moore fighting Jaws. Enjoyed that.
But all in all a bit sheet. Very slick and glossy, but somehow not very satisfying.
6/10.
LoB really. Not so much a plot, more a series of set pieces strung together. Terrible weapons drills, an totally unrealistic weapons handling - the Glock 17 has an internal striker, there is no external hammer to 'click'as you cock and de-cock it. Total rubbish.
Interestingly though, Dave Bautistas double barreled automatic pistol is a real weapon, not something made up for the film.
The fight on the train between Daniel Craig and bautista was good though, and very remniscent of Moore fighting Jaws. Enjoyed that.
But all in all a bit sheet. Very slick and glossy, but somehow not very satisfying.
6/10.
NorthernDave
Never used Über Member
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- The real Northern Powerhouse
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves - now 30 years old and showing its age. Always worth a watch for Alan Rickmans performance as the Sheriff, although it's difficult to overlook the many flaws - Robin lands in England under the white cliffs of Dover, then travels to Nottingham via Northumberland and North Yorkshire, or that the merry men appear to live in a medieval prototype for "Go Ape".
That said, switch your brain off and enjoy the show for an entertaining enough couple of hours.
That said, switch your brain off and enjoy the show for an entertaining enough couple of hours.
Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
Part of Justice League last night, roughly from Bruce finding Arthur Curry
Two from me -
The Substitute 2
A teacher in a rough school is murdered by a gang of his pupils, so up steps his ex green beret/mercenary estranged brother who wangles himself into his brother's old job to get revenge: fisticuffs, knives, guns, and the good guy wins.
It's in no way connected to the first substitute film, but treat this review as for that one as well if you've not seen it.
5/10.
The Guernsey Literary Club and Potato Peel Pie Society
Without looking back at Netflix I think that's the correct title. The story of a book reading club formed during the nazi occupation, pretty much a love story, which isn't my normal sort of film. But as I didn't know that from reading the synopsis, and because I have an interest in that period, I gave it a go.
A writer goes to Guernsey after the war to write an article on them, and would you believe it, she falls in love with someone when she's already engaged to a US officer. Piss taking aside it's not a bad film, but not as good as Yanks when it comes to WWII romance.
6/10.
The Substitute 2
A teacher in a rough school is murdered by a gang of his pupils, so up steps his ex green beret/mercenary estranged brother who wangles himself into his brother's old job to get revenge: fisticuffs, knives, guns, and the good guy wins.
It's in no way connected to the first substitute film, but treat this review as for that one as well if you've not seen it.
5/10.
The Guernsey Literary Club and Potato Peel Pie Society
Without looking back at Netflix I think that's the correct title. The story of a book reading club formed during the nazi occupation, pretty much a love story, which isn't my normal sort of film. But as I didn't know that from reading the synopsis, and because I have an interest in that period, I gave it a go.
A writer goes to Guernsey after the war to write an article on them, and would you believe it, she falls in love with someone when she's already engaged to a US officer. Piss taking aside it's not a bad film, but not as good as Yanks when it comes to WWII romance.
6/10.
gbb
Legendary Member
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- Peterborough
1917.
Very good representations of the panorama they'd have seen (I'd guess), really quite realistic. It didn't set my world on fire but a good film, I've spent 2 hours watching much worse.
New Years Day morning I was shuffling through the tv before work and happened across '100 Degrees Below Zero'
Dear God, I watched it for 5 minutes and decided what a load of wooden dross it was. I wasnt going going to watch it anyway, work beckoned...but dear God, it really was a bad way to spend 5 minutes.
Very good representations of the panorama they'd have seen (I'd guess), really quite realistic. It didn't set my world on fire but a good film, I've spent 2 hours watching much worse.
New Years Day morning I was shuffling through the tv before work and happened across '100 Degrees Below Zero'
Dear God, I watched it for 5 minutes and decided what a load of wooden dross it was. I wasnt going going to watch it anyway, work beckoned...but dear God, it really was a bad way to spend 5 minutes.
