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Films

You aren't wrong my Lord; very worthy, damning of the benefits system & its treatment of people yet not without some humour. It should be compulsory training for DSS staff as in how not to do it. Not one to raise the spirits, but very thought provoking, particularly as one of my sisters-in-law who suffers from Parkinsons has been through a similar process. One of those films where there is a silence in the cinema afterwards, as with Eye In The Sky.

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I,DB is a typical Ken Loach piece and absolutely spot on in its observations of 'the system'...
 
The Conjuring 2 - watched over weekend as Mrs wanted a horror (find the genre tedious generally myself) but it was an ok watch, started off with a good fright factor and creepiness factor but by half way thought it didn't kick on and got a bit repetitive tbh. For a horror it was half decent, 6.5/10.
 
After a few good comments about it I watched Bridge of Spies last night. Bit disappointing to be honest. Never really found any attachment to the characters.
 
Not even to the Tom Hanks character? I understand regarding the others but I was rooting for Tom.

Was rooting for Tom too but the plot didn't develop enough for me, started great but ended up too basic a story, throught there would be all kinds of cold war shenanigans going on to beef up the plot but it ended up it seemed just a straight swap - the Russian spy for a 'cowardly' US pilot with a little bit of East German v Soviet jurisdiction complication. Worth a watch but overhyped I think. Hanks and Mark Rylance were excellent in it though - probably had to be, without their acting skill this could have bombed.

The 'Child 44' film discussed earlier is a far superior story and movie imo.
 
Back from seeing Dr Strange. Many drugs were clearly taken in the making of this film. Overall pretty good. Bendy has great screen presence, the scary guy was scary and the other characters were all very good. Some decent humour and a great advert for not using your mobile whilst driving. I suspect a Dr Strange 2 will be on its way in the not too distant future.
 
American werewolf in London

Night Shift

The Shining

First 3 Halloween Series

All of the Harry Potters and Lord of the Rings

Best movies of all time
 
Back from seeing Dr Strange. Many drugs were clearly taken in the making of this film. Overall pretty good. Bendy has great screen presence, the scary guy was scary and the other characters were all very good. Some decent humour and a great advert for not using your mobile whilst driving. I suspect a Dr Strange 2 will be on its way in the not too distant future.

This ^^^ More one for Mrs BiM than I, but not unenjoyable.
 
I watched Grimbsy and finally The Martian, back-to-back t'other night. Slightly differing in themes and styles you could say. :D

I feel a bit wrong saying this but I think i might have to watch Grimsby again to see either bad it was or how 'Keith Lemon' it was. I don't think i paid too much attention to it when it was on so perhaps that tells its own story.

Re The Martian, it was ok - i expected a bit more from it.
 
Went to see Doctor Strange today, saw in 3D, family choice😃
Great film, loved it, 2hrs of escapism, well worth a watch.
 
Watched 13 hours - Secret soldiers of Benghazi this morning.. Quite decent.. A bit gung ho Americana, but a decent watch.

Watched Captain Fantastic yesterday and absolutely loved it.. Viggo Mortensen is perfect in the lead role... Well worth a watch..
 
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