What film did you watch last night?

[ColinJ]

I just spotted that The Flying Scotsman is available free on YouTube**. I think that I will watch that after finishing today's stage of the women's Tour of Britain.


**The picture quality was poor (only 720p) on YouTube, but I found it in better quality on Prime Video so I watched it there instead. I enjoyed it, but obviously it is a dramatic simplification of his complex life, and a lot changed after the film finishes. Coming out as gay and getting divorced, for example. I just found out that his ex-wife wrote the book Mrs Flying Scotsman, which tells the story from her perspective. It would probably be an interesting read?

 

[Pblakeney]

Signal One (2026) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_One_(2026_film)

Bit of a waste of time. Obvious/silly story or rather no real story atall. Very low budget (isolated location with very small staff = cheap). Some well known cast but excessive over acting.

Just silly waste of time.

Tbh, you could equally apply that critique to 95% of films made these days. They are mostly made to a formula to make money.
I’m struggling to remember the last film that surprised me.

 

[Electric_Andy]

Tbh, you could equally apply that critique to 95% of films made these days. They are mostly made to a formula to make money.
I’m struggling to remember the last film that surprised me.

Quite true. Troubled kid who's parents are separated, big event involving mild to severe peril, resulting in happy families and world saved at the end. But often the arthouse films can be very good and surprising, of which there are many that don't get the recognition that the "trending" rubbish on Netflix get. Remember that one with Harry Potter who farted his way across the ocean "Swiss Army Man" - now that DID surprise me!

 

[Punkawallah]

Jo Jo Rabbit, 2019, Rockwell, Johansson et al. Not often you see a film in the ‘war/comedy’ category, but this one is a cracker. Will watch again.

 

[cyberknight]

I will give you a clue ...
"This is the way "

 

[Punkawallah]

I will give you a clue ...
"This is the way "

The Wizard of Oz?

 

[AndyRM]

The Wizard of Oz?

Better film and funnier answer, but it's The Mandalorian.

 

[nogoodnamesleft]

Boneyard (2024) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boneyard_(film)
Interesting. Based on a true story - won't say more as the outcome isn't obvious and in many ways is the point of the film. Good cast, well acted. Worthwhile.

 

[Punkawallah]

Better film and funnier answer, but it's The Mandalorian.

Curses! I was going to say that, too! :-)

 

[AndyRM]

Jo Jo Rabbit, 2019, Rockwell, Johansson et al. Not often you see a film in the ‘war/comedy’ category, but this one is a cracker. Will watch again.

Great film. One of Waititi's best.

 

[matticus]

Jo Jo Rabbit, 2019, Rockwell, Johansson et al. Not often you see a film in the ‘war/comedy’ category, but this one is a cracker. Will watch again.

... and that's not even the strangest thing about it!

Amazing film. And (amazingly) AndyRM and I agree

 

[cyberknight]

Better film and funnier answer, but it's The Mandalorian.

indeed , i liked the mandalorian as a tv series and the film was ok but its a disengage brain and chill kind of film .

 

[Cletus Van Damme]

Evil Dead Burn. I'm a big fan of the first few films in the trilogy starring Bruce Campbell, directed by Sam Raimi. The film in-question is very well made and better than I expected. It's like a visceral experience, really intense when the action starts, it's just non-stop, crazy over the top carry on. I'm getting a bit old though, as I found quite a lot of it a bit much and had to close my eyes at times. there's also very little humour in it. It's a decent film though. When a film is an 18 these days, I guess you possibly know it's going to be disturbing at times. 7/10 for me, not sure I want to watch it again (I've watched the first 3 about 10 times or more, each).

 

[Punkawallah]

Hercules Reborn, 2014. A low budget Sword and Sandals epic, with a cast of . . . dozens. The Greeks looked swarthy, the heroine was blonde, and Hercules was violently unrestrained (not one for the kiddies).
It could have been worse - it could have been by Nolan.

 

[stephec]

Have you ever wondered what a comedy version of Adolf Hitler would look like djing in a Ghanan nightclub?

Well this steaming pile of turd is for you.

If you manage to make it to the final credits your next question will be, 'WTF was that?'