O/T Film Recommendations please.

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Re: O/T Film Recommendations please.

Post by Sidney1st » Fri Oct 06, 2017 12:42 am

I meant to say watch it again.

Of course I've seen the first one, any sci-fi fan has.

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Post by South West Claret. » Fri Oct 06, 2017 8:38 am

As the nights draw in and some of us go and support our local Cinema's and or Film Societies viewings I'm looking forward to some more interesting films again.

Bit early for me as I'm still in summer mood, but looking forward to some recommendations on this thread.

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Post by South West Claret. » Fri Oct 06, 2017 10:00 pm

Brooklyn, not a Friday night film over emotional and predictable.

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Post by IndigoLake » Sun Oct 08, 2017 10:30 am

Watched a film called Swiss Army Man last night. It was very strange but that was expected based on the trailer!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrK1f4TsQfM" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Post by yTib » Sun Oct 08, 2017 2:54 pm

repo man.

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Post by cricketfieldclarets » Tue Oct 10, 2017 9:37 am

Sidney1st wrote:Where's the report then?

I'm about to watch Blade Runner 2049 8-)
It shouldve been called 5hit. It was that crap i forgot go review it. The original was the only film that scared me as a kid. This was more like a teen comedy.

Argo was ok. But not the best film ive seen either.
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Post by Sidney1st » Tue Oct 10, 2017 12:20 pm

I watched the original recently for the first time and that was crap..

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Post by boiledclaret » Fri Oct 13, 2017 4:58 pm

JohnMac wrote:Passengers is worth a watch, sci-fi.
I've had that downloaded on my computer for a year and I finally gave it a viewing a few nights ago.
My only disappointment was that it was good but it could have been great. Maybe it bit off more than it could chew but some of the twists and turns were classic.

It's well worth a watch though, I'd recommend it.
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Post by Guppyspotter » Fri Oct 13, 2017 8:35 pm

Not much of a family film and not much fun but if you haven't seen 'Tyrannosaur' then you will have missed one of the most powerful 'Brit' films made.

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Post by gandhisflipflop » Sun Oct 22, 2017 10:27 pm

I've just started watching a film called Life is beautiful. It's rated 4th best film of all time according to a list I found on IMDB. Has anyone seen it?

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Post by Sidney1st » Sun Oct 22, 2017 10:30 pm

Is that the one about a family sent to a concentration camp?
I'd never heard of it until you mentioned it, the usual film review magazines never mention it in their top 100 films.

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Post by gandhisflipflop » Sun Oct 22, 2017 10:32 pm

Yes that's the one. I've never seen it before i were just going off the list I had found that's all. It's started off a bit meh. I'll persevere.

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Post by cricketfieldclarets » Sun Oct 22, 2017 10:50 pm

gandhisflipflop wrote:I've just started watching a film called Life is beautiful. It's rated 4th best film of all time according to a list I found on IMDB. Has anyone seen it?
Its not bad. Could be better.

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Post by Hipper » Mon Oct 23, 2017 9:59 am

gandhisflipflop wrote:I've just started watching a film called Life is beautiful. It's rated 4th best film of all time according to a list I found on IMDB. Has anyone seen it?
Do you mean this?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118799/?ref_=nv_sr_1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

If you liked that check out some of Benigni's other work, notably this:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102164/?re ... lmg_act_10" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Post by Claret-On-A-T-Rex » Mon Oct 23, 2017 10:10 am

"Brawl in Cell Block 99" by the same director as "Bone Tomahawk".
It's another modern classic.

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Post by gandhisflipflop » Mon Oct 23, 2017 12:20 pm

Hipper wrote:Do you mean this?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118799/?ref_=nv_sr_1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

If you liked that check out some of Benigni's other work, notably this:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102164/?re ... lmg_act_10" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Yeah that's the one. If I'm honest I gave it 45 mins and got bored so i turned it off.

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Post by Claretforshaw » Mon Oct 23, 2017 6:27 pm

Just seen " Marshall" not heard much about it before but well worth a look, I really enjoyed it.

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Post by bfccrazy » Mon Oct 23, 2017 6:31 pm

gandhisflipflop wrote:Yeah that's the one. If I'm honest I gave it 45 mins and got bored so i turned it off.
Well worth sticking with it - It gets quite tense and then has a lump in throat ending.

I saw it on film4 years ago at about 2 in the morning and then spent ages trying to look for it again remembering it a while later.

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Post by gandhisflipflop » Mon Oct 23, 2017 8:04 pm

bfccrazy wrote:Well worth sticking with it - It gets quite tense and then has a lump in throat ending.

I saw it on film4 years ago at about 2 in the morning and then spent ages trying to look for it again remembering it a while later.

I'll give it another go bfccrazy

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Post by bfccrazy » Mon Oct 23, 2017 8:44 pm

gandhisflipflop wrote:I'll give it another go bfccrazy
Mentioned way back in the thread was "The Angels Share" - one of my favourite films.

I quite like dark gritty films - if you fancy giving a few films a go that arent the usual sort then.

Dead Mans Shoes - soldier comes back to his old town with a score to settle. (british film)

Gran Torino - Clint Wastwood as a racist, lonely old man that builds a bond with a neighbours asian kid - story flows well and a good ending.

The Blind Side - true story of an african american kid who had a rough start to life and changed it with sports - funny moments throughout and doesnt drag.

I have watched too many films and could go on for days haha.
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Post by Hipper » Mon Oct 23, 2017 8:59 pm

Life is Beautiful is really a film of two halves. The first part is a bit slapstick and is typical of Benigni's humour. The second part depends on your sensitivities as it's set in a concentration camp but despite that has some funny moments as well as a sad but neat ending.

Overall it is about a father trying to negotiate a path for his child through very trying times in WW2 Italy.

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Post by JPS71 » Mon Oct 23, 2017 9:10 pm

Life is Beautiful

I saw this film years ago & it is definately worth watching all the way through.

A tear jerker at the end

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Post by yTib » Mon Oct 23, 2017 9:16 pm

midnight cowboy.

always has me in tears at the end.
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Post by bfccrazy » Mon Oct 23, 2017 9:20 pm

Billion Dollar Baby - QUALITY film for anybody who hasn't seen it - Another Clint Eastwood film where he is a relluctant boxing trainer to Hilary Swank - Very deep ending and doesnt drag which usually happena with these sort of films - definitely doesnt follow the generic sports film story.

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Post by bfccrazy » Mon Oct 23, 2017 9:22 pm

Purely Belta - British film anout 2 young geordie lads trying to save up some money to buy season tickets for St James - follows the ups and downs of their journey and will have you in stitches.

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Post by gandhisflipflop » Mon Oct 23, 2017 11:15 pm

I must need more patience because I gave it another go tonight and it went from 'what the hell am I watching' to one of the most cleverest films I've seen in a while all while capturing the horrors of war. Opinion changed. Good film.

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Post by cricketfieldclarets » Tue Oct 24, 2017 10:05 am

bfccrazy wrote:Purely Belta - British film anout 2 young geordie lads trying to save up some money to buy season tickets for St James - follows the ups and downs of their journey and will have you in stitches.
Wow forgot this. Studied it at college :o

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Post by Hipper » Tue Oct 24, 2017 10:14 am

Sightseers, 1155 Film 4 tonight.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2023690/?ref_=nv_sr_1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Dark humour!
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Post by bfccrazy » Tue Oct 24, 2017 9:44 pm

gandhisflipflop wrote:I must need more patience because I gave it another go tonight and it went from 'what the hell am I watching' to one of the most cleverest films I've seen in a while all while capturing the horrors of war. Opinion changed. Good film.
Fair play for giving it another go - the film really does turn 180 but you have to stick with it - the start is boring on it's own but is what makes the ending so much better/worse.

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Post by gandhisflipflop » Tue Oct 24, 2017 9:57 pm

bfccrazy wrote:Fair play for giving it another go - the film really does turn 180 but you have to stick with it - the start is boring on it's own but is what makes the ending so much better/worse.

I can see your point of view now. Great film.

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Post by IndigoLake » Sat Nov 04, 2017 3:11 pm

Watched La La Land last night. Not really my sort of film (I generally dislike musicals) but I like the two lead actors who had good chemistry. Some nice music in there (particularly the jazz) and the cinematography was excellent.

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Post by IndigoLake » Sat Nov 11, 2017 8:02 pm

Watched Insomnia the other day. 2002 thriller with Al Pacino, Robin Williams (I miss him!) and Hilary Swank. Was pretty good.

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Post by FactualFrank » Sat Nov 11, 2017 8:04 pm

If "IT" is still showing, I'd recommend that. I'm taking my nephews to see Paddington 2 at some point in the next few weeks. I think the adults laughed more than the kids in the first one!

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Post by RalphCoatesComb » Sat Nov 11, 2017 9:03 pm

Life is Beautiful is one of the best films I’ve ever seen

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Post by ŽižkovClaret » Sat Nov 11, 2017 9:08 pm

6 days was pretty watchable on our netflix. Not sure if its on uk netflix? About the Iranian embassy siege

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Post by Hipper » Sat Nov 11, 2017 9:37 pm

OK, you may laugh at this but yesterday I recorded and saw 'Lover Come Back' with Doris Day and Rock Hudson.

It's a pretty funny film if you're in the right mood. There's one scene with the two stars where they're at an aquarium and as Rock succeeds in luring Doris into his trap there's an image of an angler fish using its lure to catch a fish. See around 0.44 here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7mTKugGvuc" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Post by Hipper » Sat Nov 11, 2017 9:44 pm

Anyway, to regain my intellectual mode, if I have one, Andrei Tarkovsky is recognised as an artist in films. His movies seem to me to go on a bit long and can be tedious but two stand out. 'Solaris', which was remade with George Clooney not so long ago, and the best one, 'Stalker'.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079944/?ref_=nv_sr_3" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

What I like about this is that when they are in 'The Zone', nothing bad actually happens but a lot of tension is still created. Like all Tarkovsky's films, they are not easy to understand, but this one is still enjoyable.
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Post by Spiral » Sun Nov 12, 2017 1:57 am

2003 South Korean original version of Oldboy is one of the best films I've ever seen. Pure cinematic tragedy. Watch it. Don't read anything else online, just find a stream or a download and get ready to stick it in your top 10 list. It's the film Quentin Tarantino has been trying to make for 25 years.

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Post by Hipper » Sun Nov 12, 2017 9:27 am

Old Boy is a good suggestion.

The Host is another good South Korean film:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468492/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Post by The Enclosure » Sun Nov 12, 2017 9:59 am

The rise of the footsoldier films if you like gangster movies.
There is the original in 2007 then two follow ups 1 and 2.

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Post by IndigoLake » Sun Nov 12, 2017 2:12 pm

Has anyone seen Murder on the Orient Express yet? Quite fancy seeing that.

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Post by TVC15 » Sun Nov 12, 2017 2:14 pm

Yep saw it last week
Decent - scenery shots were great and good cast

Think this may be the first of a few Poirot films

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Post by IndigoLake » Sun Nov 12, 2017 2:17 pm

TVC15 wrote:Yep saw it last week
Decent - scenery shots were great and good cast

Think this may be the first of a few Poirot films
Great, thanks. It's certainly an impressive cast.

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Post by Sidney1st » Sat Feb 10, 2018 10:29 pm

I've just finished watching a film called Get Out.

Have to say that's a pretty messed up film, but kept me hooked right until the end.
Well worth a watch.

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Post by ClaretAL » Sat Feb 10, 2018 10:31 pm

Flatliners (new version) worth a watch

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Post by Spiral » Sat Feb 10, 2018 11:14 pm

Get Out was brilliant. Directorial debut by Jordan Peele, who was also in another great film, Keanu.

Watched Blade Runner 2049 a few weeks ago and sweet tap-dancing Jesus, if it isn't one of the best films I've ever seen! That part with the embers, that's what cinema is all about for me. Roger Deakins is a genuis.

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Post by Spiral » Sat Feb 10, 2018 11:24 pm

There was a separate thread for it a few days ago-Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. Was tearing up at one point then bursting out laughing five minutes later. Great film. (MINOR SPOILER) Some nice meta, too, with Peter Dinklage trying to put out fires started by a crazy lady.

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Post by starting_11 » Sat Feb 10, 2018 11:35 pm

Daddy's Home - followed by Daddy's Home 2!!
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Post by Clarinetclaret » Sun Feb 11, 2018 2:24 am

If you like The Shining by Stephen King you will love Session 9. Up there with the best psychological horror films ever made.

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Post by IndigoLake » Sun Feb 11, 2018 9:37 am

I watched Heat again the other day. Never gets old for me! Love the shootout and how realistic the gun shots are.

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