Last Film Watched

ayjaycee

I love the smell of napalm in the morning.

Sorry, just couldn't resist!

secretsam

Interstellar

Loved it

mr_goo

Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2.
Too many superlatives to list.
Just go and see it.

seanoconn

Mr Goo wrote:

Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2.
Too many superlatives to list.
Just go and see it.

How does it compare to the first one?

mr_goo

seanoconn wrote:

Mr Goo wrote:

Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2.
Too many superlatives to list.
Just go and see it.

How does it compare to the first one?

Even better. And the first one is excellent. It's slicker, funnier, more exciting, great music, more colourful. It explores the characters a bit more too. From the opening scene to the credits it will hold your attention.
And how many movies have you been to at the cinema when the end credits roll and everyone stays put right until the very end?
Everything one could wish for in a pure escapism movie. It's just great comic book story telling at its very best.

I am Groot.

meanredspider

Calvary (on iPlayer) - a while since I've seen this film and I'd forgotten just how good it is. Not a all-action-thriller but really really good.

veronese68

Mr Goo wrote:

Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2.
Too many superlatives to list.
Just go and see it.

Took the wife and daughter to see it last night, very good.

bendertherobot

I agree with Goo, again. Hmm.

figbat

I watched Kajaki on BBC2 last night. A film I had never heard of about an incident I was unaware of. It was no barrel of laughs, but it was compelling, and supposedly pretty close to the real events.

qube

Pandorum.

Absolute guff. Gave it an hour.

mr_goo

bendertherobot wrote:

I agree with Goo, again. Hmm.

Steady on now.

meanredspider

Nightcrawler (iPlayer again) - only really notable because the antihero steals the bike from a guy in Rapha gear in CA...

R.Edmunds82

Alien: Covenant

Good film with some extremely fast paced action and slow and creeping.
It used music and some things you'll recognise from the very first Alien film.
It didnt flow as well as prometheus but explained a lot and used the storyline very well.
1/2 more films to come as well.

qube

Suburra.

Brilliant modern day mob film set in Rome.

mr_goo

The Wee Man (on Netflix) - Scottish gangster film, a true life story of Paul Ferris, played by superbly by Martin Compston (Line of Duty). Paul Ferris grew up on a Glasgow council estate and by all accounts was bullied by a family of brothers from an early age until one day he just snapped. The film charts his various incarcerations and activities for the mob run by Arthur Thompson and his son known as Fat Boy. Also stars John Hannah as a rival mob boss. All brilliantly acted, but left me feeling pretty miserable.
Interestingly I've read a bit of the Wiki page on the film and it states that because of the history of Paul Ferris and the other mob bosses, the Strathclyde police refused to assist and the film makers were not welcome in Glasgow. Consequently it was all filmed in London.

earth

King Arthur Legnd of the Sword.

Entertaining but at the same time disappointing. Guy Ritchie did his usual crime caper tricks and everyone was a Londiniumer. Jude Law was a ok as the villain. Beckham's part was not as bad as people said. He was only in it for about 15 seconds and delivered the lines, slightly wooden. Historically inaccutate, there are accounts of a Vortigern but he was not English. He did not invite Vikings. He was a Briton and invited the Saxons. Appears that Guy has shifted the story to a different era.

pblakeney

Get Out. A rather different film from what I was expecting.
Any film that can make a teacup be menacing has something going for it.

crispybug2

The Program

Can't believe it's taken me this long to get around to watching this

Pretty good, but added nothing to what I already knew

p.s. Also, the guy who played Bruyneel was as fat as me FFS!

Matthewfalle

Navy SEALS with Charlie Sheen and an all star cast.

Utterly wonderful. You lot need to watch it.

qube

Arrival.

Don't even bother.

Baron Greenback

Last night, I watched Shawshank Redemption for the first time. Can't believe I haven't watched it before, unbelievably good film.

seanoconn

Mr Goo wrote:

The Wee Man (on Netflix) - Scottish gangster film, a true life story of Paul Ferris, played by superbly by Martin Compston (Line of Duty). Paul Ferris grew up on a Glasgow council estate and by all accounts was bullied by a family of brothers from an early age until one day he just snapped. The film charts his various incarcerations and activities for the mob run by Arthur Thompson and his son known as Fat Boy. Also stars John Hannah as a rival mob boss. All brilliantly acted, but left me feeling pretty miserable.
Interestingly I've read a bit of the Wiki page on the film and it states that because of the history of Paul Ferris and the other mob bosses, the Strathclyde police refused to assist and the film makers were not welcome in Glasgow. Consequently it was all filmed in London.

Slightly off topic but I'd enjoy watching Line of Duty a lot more if Martin Compston wasn't in it. They need someone taller, better looking with a face you don't feel like slapping.

nickice

Mr Goo wrote:

Interestingly I've read a bit of the Wiki page on the film and it states that because of the history of Paul Ferris and the other mob bosses, the Strathclyde police refused to assist and the film makers were not welcome in Glasgow. Consequently it was all filmed in London.

Not surprising as the whole story was a fantasy of a bullied boy who just did what he had to to survive. Paul Ferris is an evil little gangster who causes misery to others.

zanelad

Reckless, about a US Lawyer/Congressman who frequented high class call-girls.

Rather good, I thought.

fenix

Kill List.

With the dude out of Utopia and Michael Smiley - this oozes class.

I think I got a cut 'n shut though.

The front half of the movie seems to bear no resemblance to the last half. I don't think anyone changed channels in the meantime ? Weird.

mr_goo

Top Gun
Some films really don't stand the test of time.
Forgot how bad the acting and script was. And my daughter and son who have never seen it before that it has some very homo erotic scenes in it.
Only redeeming scenes are obviously the fast jets. Otherwise don't watch it if you've not seen it since its release.

lincolndave

The Godfather, obviously I have seen it before but well worth watching

ayjaycee

Matthewfalle wrote:

Navy SEALS with Charlie Sheen and an all star cast.

Utterly wonderful. You lot need to watch it.

Matthew - How much had you had to drink? I remember seeing that on a pirate VHS bought when I was stationed in Cyprus about 1990/91. It was total and utter sh1te then and I doubt it has improved with age.

ayjaycee

Lincolndave wrote:

The Godfather, obviously I have seen it before but well worth watching

Just about the opposite to my last post. Totally and utterly wonderful - you need to follow it up immediately by watching the others (yes, even the maligned third one) to complete the experience.

pblakeney

Mr Goo wrote:

Top Gun
Some films really don't stand the test of time.
Forgot how bad the acting and script was. And my daughter and son who have never seen it before that it has some very homo erotic scenes in it.
Only redeeming scenes are obviously the fast jets. Otherwise don't watch it if you've not seen it since its release.

Nothing wrong with a huge slab of cheese.
As long as you expect cheese, and want cheese.