Films

[SteveJay]

The Mauritanian (on Amazon). True story of a guy arrested and held at Guantanamo Bay due to (tenuous) association with Al Qaeda activists. Jodie Foster is his lawyer.
Shocking portrayal of a man held without charge for 14 years after 9/11.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Cruella. Surprisingly, to me, good. Very dark, not for young kids. Well worth a watch.

Only irritation was Emily Stone's English accent, too cut glass, but that tends to be the score ?‍

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Watched Mad Max last night having never watched it before. Having heard so much mention of Mad Max over the last four decades…it was no more than OK I suppose.

 

[Kellfire]

Watched Mad Max last night having never watched it before. Having heard so much mention of Mad Max over the last four decades…it was no more than OK I suppose.

The second and third are much better. The first one is so amateurish.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

The second and third are much better. The first one is so amateurish.

Glad you say so as I was thinking I just have missed something.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Glad you say so as I was thinking I just have missed something.

You need to take into account when it was made, 1979, and its budget, $350,000. Yup, just $350k. It made $100m at the box office so a pretty tasty return.

Quite often these films don't stand the test of time but you need to take into account the context.

 

[BubbaP]

The good lady says "here watch this" -
Open, on Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/Open-Pippa-Bennett-Warner/dp/B09B31BNGY

Won't be for everyone. Quite wordy, a story set around golf, but I sensed the writer cared passionately for the game. Touching at times.

 

[spongebob59]

Law abiding citizen on Netflix, oldish film 2014 but I enjoyed it ?

 

[williamalex1]

Wild Rose a 2018 film set in Glasgow on Film 4 just now, Great if you like Country music a laugh and a cry.

 

[Orikoru]

Law abiding citizen on Netflix, oldish film 2014 but I enjoyed it ?

That's a great film, really underrated in my opinion. Butler and Foxx are both excellent in it.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Copshop. Very enjoyable, a 70's style film. From the trailer you might think it's a comedy, it isn't. It has amusing and smart moments but it is hard nosed as well.

 

[GB72]

Black Widow. Such a waste. Great chance to make something more of a spy thriller, think marvel Bond, but get very standard fare. The Marvel films are best when they break the formula a bit, Black Widow did not even try and as for Ray Winston.........

 

[AmandaJR]

Wild Rose a 2018 film set in Glasgow on Film 4 just now, Great if you like Country music a laugh and a cry.

Sounds exactly my kind of film - on the planner now

 

[williamalex1]

Sounds exactly my kind of film - on the planner now

It brought back some old memories, I deputised on bass for a few months in Glasgow's The Grand Ole Oprey back in 1980, with a cracking 4 piece country band called The Drovers.
1 of THE DROVERS songs called Love Is Just a Game is on YouTube, posted 8 years ago by a David Irwin.
I deputised for the guy pictured on the right, taken in the Oprey

 

[williamalex1]

A lovely slow moving 2020 film "23 walks " about 2 older people, dogs, romance, life's problems.
Not suitable for action fans

 

[larmen]

Cruella. Surprisingly, to me, good. Very dark, not for young kids. Well worth a watch.

Only irritation was Emily Stone's English accent, too cut glass, but that tends to be the score ?‍

We watched it last weekend. Totally not the movie we expected it to be, but very enjoyable.

None of the Disney movies are very child friendly, at least for our 5 y/o. Luca was possibly the 1st we watched all the way through, apart from Mary Poppins.

 

[spongebob59]

Gemini man, Netflix.

Wastes a few hours ?

 

[Piece]

Gemini man, Netflix.

Wastes a few hours ?

One of only a few films shot in 120fps. Very few cinemas could show it though! I think the DVD is available in 60 fps. If you get the chance, there are YouTube snippets at the higher frame rates (if you have a capable display) - you either love it or hate it!

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Green Knight on Amazon. Pretentious tosh, don't waste your time.

 

[Beezerk]

No Sudden Move, pretty good, plenty of twists and turns right up to the end.