Films

[Lord Tyrion]

Thursday Murder Club, finally it is here.

A very decent representation of the books, I'm content. It doesn't have some of the little details and touches that make the books so good but that's always difficult for films v books.

Pierce Brosnan really isn't Ron but we knew that from the moment he was announced. Presumably he is there to help sell it to the US market, the sacrifices that need to be made......... Thankfully, he doesn't ruin it. He isn't Ron but he isn't terrible.

The rest are all cast well, the settings are spot on and it all rumbles along very nicely. It isn't brilliant but it is worth a watch if you like the books.

 

[rulefan]

Thursday Murder Club, finally it is here.

A very decent representation of the books, I'm content. It doesn't have some of the little details and touches that make the books so good but that's always difficult for films v books.

Pierce Brosnan really isn't Ron but we knew that from the moment he was announced. Presumably he is there to help sell it to the US market, the sacrifices that need to be made......... Thankfully, he doesn't ruin it. He isn't Ron but he isn't terrible.

The rest are all cast well, the settings are spot on and it all rumbles along very nicely. It isn't brilliant but it is worth a watch if you like the books.

I haven't read the books yet but we really enjoyed it.

 

[rudebhoy]

Thursday Murder Club, finally it is here.

A very decent representation of the books, I'm content. It doesn't have some of the little details and touches that make the books so good but that's always difficult for films v books.

Pierce Brosnan really isn't Ron but we knew that from the moment he was announced. Presumably he is there to help sell it to the US market, the sacrifices that need to be made......... Thankfully, he doesn't ruin it. He isn't Ron but he isn't terrible.

The rest are all cast well, the settings are spot on and it all rumbles along very nicely. It isn't brilliant but it is worth a watch if you like the books.

Thought it was strange it went to Netflix one week after it opened in cinemas. Given the popularity of the book, I would have thought it would do well at the box office before going to the streaming sites.

The wife is desperate to see it, so I guess that’s our Saturday night viewing sorted.

 

[Lucifer MorningStar]

Thought it was strange it went to Netflix one week after it opened in cinemas. Given the popularity of the book, I would have thought it would do well at the box office before going to the streaming sites.

The wife is desperate to see it, so I guess that’s our Saturday night viewing sorted.

Not really , it was paid for and made by Netflix as a straight to streaming film. The cinematic release was to just make an extra few quid.

So many films now are made specifically for streaming because there’s more value in it.

 

[rudebhoy]

Not really , it was paid for and made by Netflix as a straight to streaming film. The cinematic release was to just make an extra few quid.

So many films now are made specifically for streaming because there’s more value in it.

Apparently it did great business at the cinema last week. That being the case, if it was about making a few quid, you’d think they would have given it a few more weeks before streaming?

Interesting article here

Is Netflix eyeing a theatrical strategy shift?

"It's like manna from heaven," said one UK exhibitor of 'The Thursday Murder Club', now playing in cinemas for a second week.

www.screendaily.com

 

[Lucifer MorningStar]

Apparently it did great business at the cinema last week. That being the case, if it was about making a few quid, you’d think they would have given it a few more weeks before streaming?

Interesting article here

Is Netflix eyeing a theatrical strategy shift?

"It's like manna from heaven," said one UK exhibitor of 'The Thursday Murder Club', now playing in cinemas for a second week.

www.screendaily.com

But then that negates the whole point of the. Netflix model. They release to cinema briefly to draw people in then get good reviews and then more people sign up to Netflix to watch it, end up signing up for say 6 months and a lot more money is made than one of cinema trips!

Apple, Prime etc all do the same. It makes them a lot more money in the long run and it’s why so many big stars now appear in the straight to streaming films. It’s not like the old days where it was B movies released straight to DVD the business model has changed and streaming services are raking it in as a result.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

I haven't read the books yet but we really enjoyed it.

The books, as all books do, give more depth. In this series you get far more of the little quirks and fun touches. Joyce in particular will make you smile continuously throughout the books.

I'd also recommend his new series, We Solve Murder's. Same style of writing, different characters.

 

[PNWokingham]

Thursday Murder Club, finally it is here.

A very decent representation of the books, I'm content. It doesn't have some of the little details and touches that make the books so good but that's always difficult for films v books.

Pierce Brosnan really isn't Ron but we knew that from the moment he was announced. Presumably he is there to help sell it to the US market, the sacrifices that need to be made......... Thankfully, he doesn't ruin it. He isn't Ron but he isn't terrible.

The rest are all cast well, the settings are spot on and it all rumbles along very nicely. It isn't brilliant but it is worth a watch if you like the books.

i thought i recognised the building. Englefield House near Reading - this time last year was there all day watching a Madness concert!

 

[BrianM]

Movie night last night with the kids, the ‘last’ mission impossible, thought it was excellent.
Good storyline and stunts, Tom Cruise defies his age.

 

[jim8flog]

Wrath of Man ( films on 4)

Usual sort of hard man Jason Statham stuff with a good story line.

 

[larmen]

The Ice Road

Not sure the basic premise of the movie is valid. Once you ignore that it’s one to watch and then forget.

 

[Fade and Die]

Thursday Murder Club, finally it is here.

A very decent representation of the books, I'm content. It doesn't have some of the little details and touches that make the books so good but that's always difficult for films v books.

Pierce Brosnan really isn't Ron but we knew that from the moment he was announced. Presumably he is there to help sell it to the US market, the sacrifices that need to be made......... Thankfully, he doesn't ruin it. He isn't Ron but he isn't terrible.

The rest are all cast well, the settings are spot on and it all rumbles along very nicely. It isn't brilliant but it is worth a watch if you like the books.

Finally watched it, not bad at all…

I always pictured Ron as Nosher Powell and I didn’t expect the Lucifer/Bond combo to work but it did…

 

[Pin-seeker]

Nobody 2.
Watchable,but disappointing.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Finally watched it, not bad at all…

I always pictured Ron as Nosher Powell and I didn’t expect the Lucifer/Bond combo to work but it did…
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That's a good shout about Nosher Powell. I didn't recognise the name but knew his face the moment I googled him. Definitely Ron material.

 

[Fromtherough]

The books, as all books do, give more depth. In this series you get far more of the little quirks and fun touches. Joyce in particular will make you smile continuously throughout the books.

I'd also recommend his new series, We Solve Murder's. Same style of writing, different characters.

I watched it today. It was ok. Having Mirren and Brosnan as main characters was weird and I kept expecting some dodgy Irish accents. I thought they got the Bogdan casting wrong and there was was quite a departure from the book involving him - which seems odd.

 

[rulefan]

Just finished Amsterdam on Netflix. Excellent

 

[Pin-seeker]

I know what you did last summer.

It’s not going to be for everyone,but if you liked the original & scream I’d recommend it.

I love a good cheesy slasher movie

 

[irip]

Watched Bambi the Reckoning this afternoon.
The title is awful and was the best thing about the film.

I have no idea if it was a comedy a horror or what.

You have been warned!!!

 

[Sid Rixon IV]

Watched Flight Risk last night.
1 Didn't really get the wig business with Mark Wahlberg who played a great psycho.
2 Took me a while to recognise Michelle Dockery from Downton
3 I can't figure out why the "fugitive", Topher Grace is so familiar having studied his "Filmography".
I have an image of him playing a very similar personality but can't nail it.
Loved the air controller hitting on the pilot with promise of a date. Very funny.

 

[Sid Rixon IV]

Watched the Thursday Murder Club, to please my wife.
Enjoyed it and actually laughed a lot. Mostly at Piers Brosnam's portrayal of his character and delivery of his lines.