jimmy boo Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Sully.....7/10Not Hanks best but still enjoyable. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tongue_tied_danny Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 21 minutes ago, Tommy Nooka said: It's surprising how many people know the term 'Don't drink the kool-aid' but have never heard of Jim Jones and Jonestown. Interestingly, it wasn't even kool-aid they used but a similar brand flavor-aid. I listened to the "death tape" on YouTube a few years ago. Not exactly easy listening. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 1 hour ago, Tommy Nooka said: It's surprising how many people know the term 'Don't drink the kool-aid' but have never heard of Jim Jones and Jonestown. Interestingly, it wasn't even kool-aid they used but a similar brand flavor-aid. Coh. Penny-pinching moves like that put you right off the whole idea of joining a doomsday cult. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Nooka Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Coh. Penny-pinching moves like that put you right off the whole idea of joining a doomsday cult. Absolutely, if the only option is to kill myself with a Pepsi mixer rather than Coca-Cola mixer then the deals off! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 3 hours ago, jimmy boo said: Sully.....7/10 Not Hanks best but still enjoyable. When you think about it, Hanks hasn't had the best of luck aviation-wise, has he? Apollo 13 - Oxygen tank exploded on the way to the Moon Castaway - Plane crashed and he was marooned on a desert island Sully - Plane ditches in the Hudson Terminal - Plane landed safely but they wouldn't let him leave the airport! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinkle Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 The Accountant 8/10Ben Affleck plays a bit of a maths savant who cooks the books for some of the worlds most dangerous people. With training in martial arts and weaponry, the body count goes through the roof whilst he tries defend Anna Kendrick who is an innocent bystander in his latest financial investigation. Thoroughly enjoyed this, Affleck is excellent but theres also good performances from Kendrick, JK Simmons and also Jon Bernthal 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 10 hours ago, GordonD said: When you think about it, Hanks hasn't had the best of luck aviation-wise, has he? Apollo 13 - Oxygen tank exploded on the way to the Moon Castaway - Plane crashed and he was marooned on a desert island Sully - Plane ditches in the Hudson Terminal - Plane landed safely but they wouldn't let him leave the airport! He shouldn't be let near a boat either. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tongue_tied_danny Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 The Silent Flute David Carradine stars in this cheesy martial arts fantasy flick. Enjoyable nonsense. 7/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jester Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 (edited) Arrival 3/10 This looked promising but was a serious let down. Don't get me wrong, the acting was decent and the characters were mostly engaging, but... These aliens have been studying us and have traveled across space and possible time to impart some secret to us. But somehow, they aren't able to learn our language? They just arrive and then hang around, saying hee-haw. Amy Adams character masters their language and then is able to see through time to a future meeting with General Shang, who tells her what she said to him in the past, so she can tell herself what she said in the past, so she can say it in the present... Paradoxically speaking that one wouldn't get past a junior editor on Doctor Who. Any sense of danger or doom was removed when she started seeing into the future, revealing the happily ever after co-existence at the ambassadors reception. It was also obvious from fairly early on that her memories of her daughter weren't memories of the past, but foreseeing the future. It's getting rave reviews, but like the alien ships, it goes over my head... Edited December 11, 2016 by jester Fuckwittery 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyerTon Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 (edited) Watched the extended version of 'The Shining' (1980) on Blu-ray (run time 144 minutes) When I say extended, this is the original U.S. theatrical release. The European film release (including the DVD and Blu-ray) had 25 minutes cut from it. So quite a few scenes from the film I had never seen before, and I think the film is better in its original 144 min length. The 144 min Blu-ray version was released in Britain (HMV exclusive) in October. It also includes some prints. http://store.hmv.com/film-tv/blu-ray/the-shining-(hmv-exclusive)?gclid=CJ2U4dOc6dACFTMW0wod0n8EWg&gclsrc=aw.ds Edit to add: that link says 115 mins but that is the DVD version you also get (4:3) cropped. What you get is a 2hr 24m Blu-ray (1.85:1) and a 1hr 55m DVD (4:3) Edited December 10, 2016 by FlyerTon 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy boo Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Snowden 8/10Im a big fan of both films based on true events and also CIA, NSA type stuff so this was right up my street. Conspiracy director Oliver Stone portrays the story of hacker Edward Snowden in his battle between serving his country and standing up for whats right. Most people know what went on already so i wont spoil anything for those who havent but i enjoyed it despite the lengthy 2:14hrs running time A reviewer on IMDB recommended watching Citizenfour first which I had never heard of. I took the advice and watched both yesterday and really enjoyed them. The film is very true to the documentary even down to the hotel chairs and grumpy Scots journalist. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKMAN Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Schindler's list - 10/10. My favourite film. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerberus Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Forrest Gump. Pretty decent. A few boring bits.The best bit of the movie was when he was sent to Vietnam. It could have been made into a good Vietnam war film. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamJags Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Bleed For This - 8/10. Aaron Eckhart was outstanding, as was Miles Teller who I'm usually not a big fan of. Amazing story. Allied - 7/10. Slow first half hour, then once it kicked into life, it was intriguing. Great ending as well. Sully - 6/10. Phoned in performance from Tom Hanks, but generally okay. Snowden - 5/10. There were far too many overacted cliched scenes, however it was decent enough. The girl in it (Shailene someone) was great I though (and a total wid). The Edge Of Seventeen - 9/10. Loved this. Woody Harrelson is amazing and this was an unexpected surprise when I was dragged along to see it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jester Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Dr Strange: 8/10 Went in with low expectations and was pleasantly surprised. A good witty script, decent characters and no filler. As with all Marvel films there's the obligatory post credits sequence. Why do folk still leave before that comes up? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 The Whole Truth - Keanu Reeves does his The Devil's Advocate small-town lawyer thing again, this time to defend the son of a wealthy friend who freely admits to killing his own father. Decent enough courtroom drama, utilising the old standard of flashback scenes to reveal details of the build-up to the murder. Unfortunately, when the inevitable twist comes, it isn't massively interesting and is a let-down after an otherwise solid 90 minutes. Keanu's OK, more so than you'd expect, but Jim Belushi impresses most in an unusual straight role, and I was wishing that we'd seen a bit more of his character by the end. Renee Zelwegger's decent as the mother, playing the character with enough of an enigmatic air of possible trauma that you know she's hiding something, but not quite what its nature is. (apparently this was Zellweger's first role back after an extended absence from movies and, I know this is old news, but you'd never believe it was her if it wasn't for the voice. God knows what happened, but she looks like a completely different person; they must've had to CG the shit out of her for the last Bridget Jones film) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Saw Dr Strange tonight- it was ok, but I didn't enjoy it nearly as much as the previous Marvel films. Possibly hurt by the fact that the trailers all looked amazing - Beauty and the Beast, GOTG 2, Wonder Woman, and Rogue One. Insert Randy Marsh picture here. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happysouth Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 41 - a low budget time travel/multi dimension movie. Where the means of travel is a hole in the bathroom floor of a motel room (room 41). I thought it was really pretty good.7.5/10Full movie here... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave.j Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Watched Unthinkable at the weekend. A terrorist thriller starring Samuel London Jackson and Martin Sheen. Absolutly fuckin mental! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisleysaints Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 You're right. Once you've seen that Bear sexually assault Leo, you just can't shake the image. . Just watched The Revenant that scene was quite brutal. Hardy and Di Carprio equally great in this. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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