triple_bogey
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Parasite...........Korean comedy/thriller/drama/horror all rolled into one film. Brilliant.
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spongebob59
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Shadow of the moon onNetflix, utter shite.
Wolf
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Finally got round to watching Spooks, the movie based on BBC drama of same name with some of the same characters.
Decent watch and quite enjoyable
Decent watch and quite enjoyable
Jacko_G
Blackballed
Watched that the other night, slightly tame but watchable. I expected a bit more but still enjoyed it to an extent.
williamalex1
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Agreed it was a bit tame, i'm looking forward to the next series of BETTER CALL SAUL next April i think.
Stan and Ollie. Beautiful, heartwarming film. The sort that makes you feel warm and fuzzy inside. The two leads were superb, they really captured the timing and comic touches of them both.
It's a cold hearted person that doesn't enjoy this or have a slight tear in the eye.
It's a cold hearted person that doesn't enjoy this or have a slight tear in the eye.
GB72
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Agree, just a beautiful film
Norrin Radd
Tour Winner
Disagree, was disappointed with it to be honest
Very few laughs.
Out of interest what were you expecting?
I actually laughed, probably smiled and chuckled would be more accurate, quite often, at the on stages scenes, the play acting they do for the receptionist, the set up promo scenes. It was done gently and with subtlety. After all, this was them coming to their end, showing their relationship off screen, behind the scenes, script set ups, etc.
Perhaps a film showing them at their height could have done more slapstick and belly laughs but this was not that film.
Norrin Radd
Tour Winner
I think you are probably right about my expectations ,as you say it wasn't an out and out laurel and hardy film but more a biopic of the near end carreers.
Currently have Rocket Man playing on dvd and so far so good .will report more when it's finished playing
Blue in Munich
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Which is why some will not get it. It is actually quite sad in many ways, a comedy it was most certainly not. I think your assessment of it was spot on.
GB72
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Have to agree, it was a sad film. 2 icons on a tour of nowhere places in the UK partly because they could not keep hold of their money and partly because they could not give up the thrill of performing or the thought that they could come back. I had no idea that they ever performed in the UK let alone toured. Found it fascinating and endearing
I mentioned it to my FiL this afternoon and he said he went to the Newcastle gig. Like you, I never knew they had toured the UK.
When the film was first released the local paper in Newcastle, the Chronicle, released a clip on fb of them doing one of the promo events in North Shields. Stan lived there for a while, there is a statue of him in the town. The clip shows them giving out prizes to kids amongst other things. Ollie is giving them out, Stan gets in line. Ollie gives him an award along with the other kids and then realises it is him, grabs it off him, does the slappy thing with him. I love the fact that they didn't just turn up at promo events, smile, shake hands. They performed, did little routines etc. How great would it have been to see them for real?
Norrin Radd
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Rocket Man,loved it .
Tarron Eggerton is brilliant in the lead and sings all the songs himself no Elton singing at all.
Quite an in depth look at his early career and pretty much no holds barred unlike the Queen movie that dumbed down Freddie's antics.
Would recommend watching Rocket Man .
Tarron Eggerton is brilliant in the lead and sings all the songs himself no Elton singing at all.
Quite an in depth look at his early career and pretty much no holds barred unlike the Queen movie that dumbed down Freddie's antics.
Would recommend watching Rocket Man .
USER1999
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Mortal engines. Great CGI, but the plot? Seen it before a hundred times, most of which were done better. Fun film though.
GB72
Money List Winner
Vice. If even half of it is fact then scary as hell, especially the focus groups changing names to make things publicly acceptable (climate change for global warming etc)
Blue in Munich
Crocked Professional Yeti Impersonator
Official Secrets; the story of Katharine Gun, who leaked a top secret memo regarding US actions to influence a UN vote to try & make the 2nd Iraq War legal. Not the most exciting film you'll see in terms of action but compelling in its own way. The UK Government does not emerge well from it; if it is completely factually correct then I consider that a former PM should be behind bars.
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Terminator - Dark Fate.
Latest one with James Cameron directing again, a must for Terminator fans, for the rest, a decent film, some humour, plenty of action and special effects.
Latest one with James Cameron directing again, a must for Terminator fans, for the rest, a decent film, some humour, plenty of action and special effects.
Have you seen Zombieland yet? I'm going next week, Terminator to follow.
