Drago
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He's good mates with Jeremy Corbyn.
What film did you watch last night?
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AndyRM
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Yep, got em. Love em too.
Is that supposed to be some kind of endorsement?
Adam4868
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Profpointy
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indeed, both are brilliant. I half recall there may have been a poorly regarded 3rd one done by someone else - but not seen it
AndyRM
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Just the two films so far. You'd need to make 10, at a guess, to cover the whole story properly.
LeetleGreyCells
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The two films barely scratch the surface of the full story.
AndyRM
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It's been a while, but from what I remember aren't they pretty much half of the first book?
LeetleGreyCells
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Yes, both films are from the first half of the first book, but with elements of the second book added to the story.
Confusingly, while the plot of the second film is from book one, the second film has the title of the second book.
The opening of the first film - Anton going to the dark one for a love potion; is taken from the second book, but the book has a different character (a woman wanting her husband back after he ran off with another woman). The rest of the film is from the first book.
I believe the author Lukyanenko also wrote the scripts for the films.
The Crofted Crest
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The Old Man & The Gun
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7rlUe-Thvk
Why, oh, why agree to go and see this? A lazy, conceited stroll through a middle-American aspiration for an edgy undercurrent, with Robert Redford worryingly looking like my dad in his later years. So warm and comforting, it suffocates with self-assured false emotion. Tosh like this has more bearing on Trumpianism than Elvis ever had! Why, oh, why?
Because it's got Tom Waits in it! That's why. TOM WAITS! He's looking a bit portly but all eight points are awarded to his voice, his specs and his hair, especially his charming hair. 8 /10
Hopefully my torch for the kino will be reignited this afternoon when I return ablaze with adoration for Tilda Swinton.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7rlUe-Thvk
Why, oh, why agree to go and see this? A lazy, conceited stroll through a middle-American aspiration for an edgy undercurrent, with Robert Redford worryingly looking like my dad in his later years. So warm and comforting, it suffocates with self-assured false emotion. Tosh like this has more bearing on Trumpianism than Elvis ever had! Why, oh, why?
Because it's got Tom Waits in it! That's why. TOM WAITS! He's looking a bit portly but all eight points are awarded to his voice, his specs and his hair, especially his charming hair. 8 /10
Hopefully my torch for the kino will be reignited this afternoon when I return ablaze with adoration for Tilda Swinton.
gbb
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Arrival.
I really enjoyed this sci-fi offering, it's well paced...not fast paced mind, thoughtfull, keeps you engaged.
12 Alien ships come to various parts of the earth and sit there, no mailce apparent. Attempts are made seperately to understand and communicate with them (they are not humanoid, don't 'speak' but project images that portray 'language' of some kind. Some countries are suspicious, some not, few are working together. One linguistic expert cracks their 'language' and there is a purpose to their arrival.
That's where I got lost, perhaps I missed an important piece of the jigsaw, I don't know but I came away thinking....whats going to happen in 3000 years, how were we going to be instrumental in their survival, what was the 'weapon they talked of ?....what were they offering us ?
It left many questions unanswered and I found that frustrating....but I still thoroughly enjoyed it.
I really enjoyed this sci-fi offering, it's well paced...not fast paced mind, thoughtfull, keeps you engaged.
12 Alien ships come to various parts of the earth and sit there, no mailce apparent. Attempts are made seperately to understand and communicate with them (they are not humanoid, don't 'speak' but project images that portray 'language' of some kind. Some countries are suspicious, some not, few are working together. One linguistic expert cracks their 'language' and there is a purpose to their arrival.
That's where I got lost, perhaps I missed an important piece of the jigsaw, I don't know but I came away thinking....whats going to happen in 3000 years, how were we going to be instrumental in their survival, what was the 'weapon they talked of ?....what were they offering us ?
It left many questions unanswered and I found that frustrating....but I still thoroughly enjoyed it.
swee'pea99
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Misery. Ouch. Steven King - maestro!
gbb
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Allied.
WW2 spys fall in love.
Didn't enjoy it. Incredulous and unbelievable accuracy achieved by their Stem guns, a crashed German bomber that narrowly missed their house in London appeared to have the tailplane of a Fw200 Condor, which AFAIK was never a bomber but a maritime reconissance aircraft, I found the whole thing just plain daft.
WW2 spys fall in love.
Didn't enjoy it. Incredulous and unbelievable accuracy achieved by their Stem guns, a crashed German bomber that narrowly missed their house in London appeared to have the tailplane of a Fw200 Condor, which AFAIK was never a bomber but a maritime reconissance aircraft, I found the whole thing just plain daft.
subaqua
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Goodfellas . Again , doesn’t get worse for multiple watchings .
