tonyh29 Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Downsizing last night ... not a laugh out loud comedy but it does have a few good genuine LOL moments I suspect Guardian readers and Vegans will love it as it does carry a bit of a tree hugger message to it , but that love will probably be counter balanced by them being outraged by it's racism (it isn't ) others will find it just a tad too long .. in the end it delves into Hostiles territory of just being a tad too long and a tad too dull I did kinda like it though ,so excuse me whilst I go off and find a tree to hug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Just watched ( for the hundredth time ) Dead Man's Shoes ,and it's still as riveting as the first time . For me it's up there with Get Carter and The Long Good Friday as one of the best British thrillers ,with stunning performances from both Paddy Considine and Toby Kebbell. As there ever been a more menacing character than Considines in a British movie ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Talking of Paddy Considine I watched The World's End last night and was a bit disappointed. It didn't have as many gags as Shaun of The Dead or Hot Fuzz. It passed the time and I got into it during the second half, but it just didn't leave me laughing much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted January 27, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted January 27, 2018 18 minutes ago, sharkyvilla said: Talking of Paddy Considine I watched The World's End last night and was a bit disappointed. It didn't have as many gags as Shaun of The Dead or Hot Fuzz. It passed the time and I got into it during the second half, but it just didn't leave me laughing much. Funnily enough I prefer the first half of it before the actions all kicks in. I liked them going from pub to pub just being miserable. It gets a bit lost after that. Pegg is a bit annoying in it, granted. Hot Fuzz is better, Shaun of the dead has lost something due to repetition. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 1 hour ago, Shropshire Lad said: Funnily enough I prefer the first half of it before the actions all kicks in. I liked them going from pub to pub just being miserable. It gets a bit lost after that. Pegg is a bit annoying in it, granted. Hot Fuzz is better, Shaun of the dead has lost something due to repetition. Exactly the same. I thought it was really funny up until the bathroom scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 1 hour ago, Xela said: Exactly the same. I thought it was really funny up until the bathroom scene. I think Simon Pegg is about funny as Sunday school . And as for Nick Frost ,he should stick to celebrity Gogglebox . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 3 hours ago, Shropshire Lad said: Funnily enough I prefer the first half of it before the actions all kicks in. I liked them going from pub to pub just being miserable. It gets a bit lost after that. Pegg is a bit annoying in it, granted. Hot Fuzz is better, Shaun of the dead has lost something due to repetition. True, I'd have preferred the film to just be about a gang of mates reunited for a pub crawl. I just didn't find it particularly funny so strangely the action scenes were the only thing that I found vaguely entertaining, even though they were ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted January 27, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted January 27, 2018 I personally love World's End and think it's a very funny film; not just the pub crawl plot but also the action/aliens storyline but each to their own. I agree that Hot Fuzz is the best of the trilogy though and that SOTD has lost something since first viewing. Nick Frost is also surprisingly good in Into The Badlands and steals the second series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 2 hours ago, sheepyvillian said: I think Simon Pegg is about funny as Sunday school . And as for Nick Frost ,he should stick to celebrity Gogglebox . You must have been to a funny Sunday school 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Hot Shots! on the telly. Still one of the greatest movies ever made 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Watched Good Time last night. Thumping amoral caper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 I haven't seen Shaun of the Dead in years, and have very fond memories of it, so maybe I should just keep not rewatching it for as long as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooligan Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Wimbledon (2004) A decent film i thought,in fact it is the best picture i have seen in while . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Coco - absolutely charming from Pixar, definitely one of it's better films - up there with Up and Inside Out. Managed to enjoy it in spite of 4 year old kid kicking my seat, sneezing and making sick sounds with no attempt to cover his mouth and being left abandoned to roam the stairs, leaving me wondering how guilty would I feel at laughing if the bastard fell over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 (edited) On nights at the mo so I catch all the weird late night films, last nights choice was a great little film starring Mark Ruffalo with Ethan Hawke called What Doesn’t Kill You. Modern day Boston street criminal/prison/family issues type film but a really well done one. 7/10. Edited January 29, 2018 by Ingram85 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 11 hours ago, sne said: Hot Shots! on the telly. Still one of the greatest movies ever made Trump is Admiral Benson.. who is the greatest character ever created.. apart from maybe ace ventura... Now go watch part deux! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 3 hours ago, Ingram85 said: On nights at the mo so I catch all the weird late night films, last nights choice was a great little film starring Mark Ruffalo with Ethan Hawke called What Doesn’t Kill You. Modern day Brooklyn street criminal/prison/family issues type film but a really well done one. 7/10. More like Boston street ,but yeah ,I concur ,a decent film . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 I was thinking about some of the great lines ,that certain characters have uttered throughout the years I've been watching movies , you know ? The ones you hope you can repeat ,should you ever find the right scenario. I love Michael Caine's in Get Carter ,no, not the one to the fella who used to be in Coronation St ,but when he says to his niece , "keep away from boys" . What better advice could you give to a 14 yr ,old girl ? And you know, he ain't kidding . Another one that's indelibly etched ,is delivered by the menacing Christopher Walken,character in True Romance ,who ,when introducing himself to the character played by Dennis Hopper ,in response to the question of who is he ,replies with the chilling words of , " I'm the anti - Christ ,and should you ever find me ,in a vendetta kind of mood ,you remember to tell the Angels in heaven ,that you never seen evil ,so singularly personified ,as on the face of the man who killed you" . For me ,Walken is the only actor who could deliver such a line without slipping into parody ,I suppose you have to give Tarintino is due for writing such great lines . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted January 29, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted January 29, 2018 1 hour ago, sheepyvillian said: I was thinking about some of the great lines ,that certain characters have uttered throughout the years I've been watching movies , you know ? The ones you hope you can repeat ,should you ever find the right scenario. I love Michael Caine's in Get Carter ,no, not the one to the fella who used to be in Coronation St ,but when he says to his niece , "keep away from boys" . What better advice could you give to a 14 yr ,old girl ? And you know, he ain't kidding . Another one that's indelibly etched ,is delivered by the menacing Christopher Walken,character in True Romance ,who ,when introducing himself to the character played by Dennis Hopper ,in response to the question of who is he ,replies with the chilling words of , " I'm the anti - Christ ,and should you ever find me ,in a vendetta kind of mood ,you remember to tell the Angels in heaven ,that you never seen evil ,so singularly personified ,as on the face of the man who killed you" . For me ,Walken is the only actor who could deliver such a line without slipping into parody ,I suppose you have to give Tarintino is due for writing such great lines . Ok then - Any excuse to post the greatest scene in gangsta/pulp cinema history. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 3 hours ago, sheepyvillian said: More like Boston street ,but yeah ,I concur ,a decent film . That’s the one, got the wrong neighbourhood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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