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Lord Tyrion said:
Part of the struggle I had with it was that Elton never came across as a particularly nice person. I didn't feel empathy for him. Contrast that with Bohemian Rhapsody, still strong in the memory at that point, where Freddie came across as a much more sympathetic person.

If you don't feel for the main character in a biopic then you are going to struggle to enjoy the film.
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As I understand it EJ insisted there was to be no glossing over of his ability to be a complete arse...
 
Eurovision: the story of Fire Saga.

Needed something lighthearted after finishing season 3 of Unforgotten. Decided on this new drop on Netflix. Will Ferrell has never really done it for me, and he seems to play the same character pretty much every film he makes. Not the best film ever, fairly predictable, but did chuckle in parts. Maybe 6/10 if I'm generous.
 
need_my_wedge said:
Eurovision: the story of Fire Saga.

Needed something lighthearted after finishing season 3 of Unforgotten. Decided on this new drop on Netflix. Will Ferrell has never really done it for me, and he seems to play the same character pretty much every film he makes. Not the best film ever, fairly predictable, but did chuckle in parts. Maybe 6/10 if I'm generous.
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We watched that as well. Nice easy comedy to watch. I quite like Ferrell though, Rachel McAdams was a decent addition and a couple of the songs in it were absolute bangers, so I'll see your 6/10 and raise it to 7/10. :D Pierce Brosnan's accent absolutely lost the plot towards the end though, I wasn't sure if that was a deliberate joke or not but found it hilarious anyway. Went from Scandinavian to some kind of Welsh/Jamaican.
 
Finally gave in to watch Mamma Mia 2. Better than the original simply because they recruited a bunch of actors who could sing and not have Meryl Streep/Piers Brosnan murder every Abba song in sight.
 
Disturbed sleep last night due to the high winds so I lay on the settee this morning and looked around for an easy film. I paged down onto page 3 of Sky Movies and made it to Sony Movies, I never go there, and saw an old Bob Hope, Jane Russell film, Son of Paleface. A proper old school film, it also had Roy Rogers and Trigger in it ??. I laughed at the corny gags and set ups, thoroughly enjoyed it.

I've no doubt my kids, had they been up, would have left the room within 10 minutes, but I have to say I do enjoy those 40's and 50's big studio films. I will definitely check out that channel again.
 
Lord Tyrion said:
Disturbed sleep last night due to the high winds so I lay on the settee this morning and looked around for an easy film. I paged down onto page 3 of Sky Movies and made it to Sony Movies, I never go there, and saw an old Bob Hope, Jane Russell film, Son of Paleface. A proper old school film, it also had Roy Rogers and Trigger in it ??. I laughed at the corny gags and set ups, thoroughly enjoyed it.

I've no doubt my kids, had they been up, would have left the room within 10 minutes, but I have to say I do enjoy those 40's and 50's big studio films. I will definitely check out that channel again.
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There's something about a lazy morning or afternoon watching an old black and white film. Reminds me of the days I was pulling a sickie to have a day off school, mum used to make me stay in and watch the oldies. :)
 
Lazkir said:
There's something about a lazy morning or afternoon watching an old black and white film. Reminds me of the days I was pulling a sickie to have a day off school, mum used to make me stay in and watch the oldies. :)
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They are very comforting aren't they? I often check out TCM but Sony looked pretty comparable.
 
Destry Rides Again (on TCM)

A bit of western fun from 1939 with James Stewart and Marlene Dietrich. That we know that they had an affair for the duration of the filming makes some of the scenes a bit interesting.
 
Lord Tyrion said:
Gemini Man. Harmless tosh which no doubt gave Will Smith a whopping pay cheque. Decent enough Saturday night fare but I'd have been miffed if I'd paid to see it at the cinema.
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For me it was too predictable and annoying as well. Lots of it just grated like when old Will jumped immediately onto a private jet to fly back to the US but young Will appeared there hours before him. To be honest, a lot of Will Smith stuff is turning out like that at the moment.
 
Lord Tyrion said:
Part of the struggle I had with it was that Elton never came across as a particularly nice person. I didn't feel empathy for him. Contrast that with Bohemian Rhapsody, still strong in the memory at that point, where Freddie came across as a much more sympathetic person.

If you don't feel for the main character in a biopic then you are going to struggle to enjoy the film.
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I quite enjoyed it and apparently Elton did want a "warts and all" biopic which this one is. It may be that Elton wasn't necessarily a nice man for much of that time.
 
We watched a couple of slower movies over the weekend. Driveways and The Goldfinch.
Driveways was really just a stroll through a few days and the relationship between an old man and a young boy but quite enjoyale nonetheless.
The Goldfinch was impacting more on the effects of a young boy who lost his mother and had an estranged father. You had to think about it a bit to get to really appreciate the message but again we quite liked it.
 
When our grandson is staying we try and educate him that there's more to cinema than superheroes... So, last night we indulged him in Beverly Hills Cop I... It hasn't dated at all ;)! Think we all enjoyed it... Though he thought the soundtrack was a bit repetitive... Nannie did make a point, at the end, that the F word remains off limits! Blues Brothers next I think...
 
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