mjmooney Posted March 29 VT Supporter Share Posted March 29 6 hours ago, Designer1 said: Hopefully as good as I'm Not There which I really enjoyed. Agreed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 8 hours ago, HKP90 said: Just watched Next Goal Wins. Generic but heartwarming. Really want to go to American Samoa now. I’ve been ..30 mins is about all you need tbh maybe longer if you stay and watch a game of football which I assume the film is about ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 8 hours ago, HKP90 said: Just watched Next Goal Wins. Generic but heartwarming. Really want to go to American Samoa now. Will watch it eventually, saw it being filmed at Stansted airport, bumped in to Michael Ward, told him him was awesome in top boy he was a really nice guy Didn't call him fam and he didn't reply with say less Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichfield Dean Posted March 29 VT Supporter Share Posted March 29 I have created a plot summary and review of Dune 2 for those who are curious: Spoiler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 30 VT Supporter Share Posted March 30 Having listened to The Rest is History's Titanic series this week, I watched Titanic tonight for the first time in about 25 years. It's a much better movie than I previously gave it credit for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il_serpente Posted March 30 VT Supporter Share Posted March 30 I decided to go see Love Lies Bleeding after watching the trailer and seeing that it had 93% on Rotten Tomatoes. It's also gotten some good buzz, apparently. I fail to see why. The storyline definitely had potential and the overall feel is compelling. It could have been a really good movie, but there was some eye-roll inducing stuff and by the end my wife and I were almost laughing. Plus, there wasn't a single sympathetic character in the film. Oh...and the lesbian sex wasn't even hot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 I was trying to think of great movies that were only made for TV. The two that stand out for me are Gettysburg and Gott. Gettysburg is 270 minutes long with some stunning performances from Martin Sheen as General Lee, Tom Berenger as Longstreet and arguably the standout performance being Jeff Daniels as Union colonel Joshua Chamberlin who almost saved the Union at the battle of Little Round Top. Anyone who hasn't seen this movie is missing out big - time. The HBO Gotti movie is hands - down the best of all the movies about JG. Armand Assanti is superb as the Teflon Don, there's also a great performance from the ageing Anthony Quinn as Gotti's mentor Neil Dellacroce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted April 4 VT Supporter Share Posted April 4 (edited) On 12/03/2024 at 17:50, Designer1 said: I suspect from the trailer it will be another pointless shitshow like the utterly risible Exorcist believer. Just leave the classics alone you creatively barren ****wits. Re. The First Omen... Hmmm, I may have to eat my words if the first batch of reviews are anything to go by. Currently sitting on 82% on RT. Tickets booked for Sunday and I'm quietly optimistic it won't be the cloisterfuck I'd feared. Edited April 4 by Designer1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted April 5 VT Supporter Share Posted April 5 Underground (1995). Very strange film. A satirical, surrealistic, tragicomic meditation on the breakup of Yugoslavia, in the style of a Marx Brothers slapstick romp, if it had been directed by Federico Fellini. 9/10. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted April 5 VT Supporter Share Posted April 5 16 hours ago, Designer1 said: Re. The First Omen... Hmmm, I may have to eat my words if the first batch of reviews are anything to go by. Currently sitting on 82% on RT. Tickets booked for Sunday and I'm quietly optimistic it won't be the cloisterfuck I'd feared. I think its biggest problem will be the comparisons with Immaculate with both being released in close proximity but prepared to keep an open mind. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted April 5 VT Supporter Share Posted April 5 Just now, Follyfoot said: I think its biggest problem will be the comparisons with Immaculate with both being released in close proximity but prepared to keep an open mind. To be honest, I think FO will have the advantage(?) of being a well know IP. Immaculate was a terrific horror movie, but I would say it would have been mostly genre fans that would have seen it (which is a shame). I'd imagine FO will attract more of a broadchurch (hehe). Either way, I'm looking forward to it now - which I definitely didn't think would be the case 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tonyh29 Posted April 5 Popular Post Share Posted April 5 On 30/03/2024 at 00:10, Stevo985 said: Having listened to The Rest is History's Titanic series this week, I watched Titanic tonight for the first time in about 25 years. It's a much better movie than I previously gave it credit for. That film is tainted for me as when I watched it in the cinema , at the end of the film the person behind me said to her friend " I wasn't expecting the ship to sink " 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Watched the reboot of Roadhouse last night. Not having seen the Swayze version I can’t make a comparison but I enjoyed it. Now if I’d known that turd Conor McGregor was in it I might not have bothered but he made a pretty decent villain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 On 05/04/2024 at 13:11, tonyh29 said: That film is tainted for me as when I watched it in the cinema , at the end of the film the person behind me said to her friend " I wasn't expecting the ship to sink " Spoiler alert! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinker Posted April 7 VT Supporter Share Posted April 7 On 30/03/2024 at 00:10, Stevo985 said: Having listened to The Rest is History's Titanic series this week, I watched Titanic tonight for the first time in about 25 years. It's a much better movie than I previously gave it credit for. Not sure if you have seen this, lifeboats were launched with spare seats and the passengers were released in order of their travel class.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted April 7 VT Supporter Share Posted April 7 (edited) Just back from... Yeah, as I mentioned earlier in the thread I was expecting the usual soulless cash-grab based on a well know ip. I was wrong. Its a well crafted piece of work that fits nicely into the world of the Omen. Takes its time in building up the different story elements and has an unsettling atmosphere which echoes the mood of the original Omen movie in particular. Special mention for Nell Tiger Free who is terrific in the lead role, and Ralph Ineson who manages to channel Troughtons Father Brennan without it becoming a cheap imitation. If you like the OG trilogy I reckon you'll enjoy it. Edited April 7 by Designer1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 7 VT Supporter Share Posted April 7 3 hours ago, tinker said: Not sure if you have seen this, lifeboats were launched with spare seats and the passengers were released in order of their travel class.... Yes but The class thing is actually massively exaggerated. There was hardly any class discrimination when it came to escaping except the logistical point that first class passengers were closer to the deck so naturally got out faster. The only real discrimination was gender, because of the women and children first command. You were far more likely to survive if you were a woman in third class than if you were a man in first class Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinker Posted April 7 VT Supporter Share Posted April 7 1 hour ago, Stevo985 said: Yes but The class thing is actually massively exaggerated. There was hardly any class discrimination when it came to escaping except the logistical point that first class passengers were closer to the deck so naturally got out faster. The only real discrimination was gender, because of the women and children first command. You were far more likely to survive if you were a woman in third class than if you were a man in first class The guy on the YouTube video, who made it out, referenced the opening of the 3rd class passenger doors and them crowding the upper deck, he chose to jump into the sea and was rescued by a lifeboat that he had hleped load earlier, other than what he said I don't know what happened tbh. One woman said she didn't even realise it had sank until she got to New York, she thought they had just changed ships for logistical reasons, unbelievable tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 1 minute ago, tinker said: One woman said she didn't even realise it had sank until she got to New York, she thought they had just changed ships for logistical reasons, unbelievable tbh. Must have been the woman behind me in the cinema 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 7 VT Supporter Share Posted April 7 45 minutes ago, tinker said: The guy on the YouTube video, who made it out, referenced the opening of the 3rd class passenger doors and them crowding the upper deck, he chose to jump into the sea and was rescued by a lifeboat that he had hleped load earlier, other than what he said I don't know what happened tbh. One woman said she didn't even realise it had sank until she got to New York, she thought they had just changed ships for logistical reasons, unbelievable tbh. She must have been asleep or passed out to be honest. They were all still in the lifeboats when the ship sank. And they could all see it. It would be kind of hard to miss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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