tongue_tied_danny Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Mean Streets Classic 70s thriller starring De Niro & Keitel. I'd say that this is my third favourite Scorsese film. It's actually quite frustrating watching De Niro's Johnny Boy character f**k up so much. In the past I've watched helplessly as a couple of close friends have dug massive holes for themselves through irresponsible, reckless and careless behaviour, albeit not on the same scale as in the film. So I do feel empathy with Keitel's Charlie to an extent. It can be difficult to be loyal someone like that without allowing yourself to be dragged down to their level. Enough of the deep and meaningful stuff. This film is also kinda cool. There's a hip rock 'n' roll soundtrack and some amusing dialogue. 10/10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Rewatched The Big Lebowski for the first time in about 5 years, still an absolute classic 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 On 07/08/2020 at 09:21, Fullerene said: Things the Americans are proud of The flag Pledge of Allegiance (to the flag) National anthem (song about the flag) Iwo Jima statue (again the flag) Landing on the moon (and putting up the flag) They really have a thing about that flag! I used to think it was an obsession with what the flag represents in their minds; all the values that people consider makes up the (largely imaginary) America they visualise being a citizen of. Turns out that, nope, it's the actual physical cloth that's the important thing. Maybe there was a shortage at some point. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiepiemuncher Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 The Revenant. 9/10Made my sore back and dodgy knee feel embarrassingly trivial. Felt chilled to the bone watching this epic. True story apparently, very tough blokes back then. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tongue_tied_danny Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 I had a bit of an 80s fest last night. I watched Blind Fury and Commando. 2 stone cold classics. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empty It Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Watched both Guardians Of The Galaxy movies this weekend, not a big fan of Marvel movies but thoroughly enjoyed both movies and would highly recommend. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 (edited) Reality Bites (1994) It's weird to read comments from the studio marketing dept that "The media labeled it as a Generation X picture, while we thought it was a comedy with broad appeal". I mean, it absolutely is a Gen X film. It touches on all the themes of disaffected twentysomethings of the time against a grunge/MTV background but it's not really a comedy. It is however very early 90s zeitgeist. Cards on the table, I'm wildly nostalgic for the early 90s at the moment which is why I revisited this. It's Ben Stiller's directorial debut and he also co-stars alongside Winona Ryder and Ethan Hawke. There are loads of recognisable faces Janeane Garofalo, Steve Zahn, John Mahoney and there are cameos from Dave Pirner from Soul Asylum and Evan Dando. 7/10 Edited August 9, 2020 by capt_oats 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Empty It said: Watched both Guardians Of The Galaxy movies this weekend, not a big fan of Marvel movies but thoroughly enjoyed both movies and would highly recommend. They are great fun, and the soundtracks are sensational 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Empty It said: Watched both Guardians Of The Galaxy movies this weekend, not a big fan of Marvel movies but thoroughly enjoyed both movies and would highly recommend. Think they're the only Marvel type films I've enjoyed, gutted when the Director got blacklisted for bad behaviour before doing no. 3. P.S. Quite liked the first Captain America too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul-r-cfc Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Think they're the only Marvel type films I've enjoyed, gutted when the Director got blacklisted for bad behaviour before doing no. 3. P.S. Quite liked the first Captain America too.Basically all the ones that are the least like normal Marvel films then?Have met a few people with little time for the MCU that also loved Guardians. Very fun films and a treat for the eyes (and ears regarding the soundtracks) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empty It Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 That's why I hadn't seen them, was quite reluctant as I find most Marvel movies childish. Didn't find guardians was childish at all and the soundtrack was phenomenal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spud131 Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Think they're the only Marvel type films I've enjoyed, gutted when the Director got blacklisted for bad behaviour before doing no. 3. P.S. Quite liked the first Captain America too.Think he's back on board for the 3rd film. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 26 minutes ago, spud131 said: 1 hour ago, welshbairn said: Think they're the only Marvel type films I've enjoyed, gutted when the Director got blacklisted for bad behaviour before doing no. 3. P.S. Quite liked the first Captain America too. Think he's back on board for the 3rd film. He is, and he wasn't sacked for 'bad behaviour', but because he used to enjoy making bad taste comedy tweets before he got involved with Marvel. That's probably why he ended up back in the job; if he'd been doing it while working for the House of Mouse, they'd probably have kept him on the shitcan list, but it seems grossly unfair to blackball someone for engaging in edgy comedy before their employer had even heard of them. They couldn't even claim not to know that was something he dabbled in; the man used to work for Troma, FFS. I suppose it's inevitable that one of our posters will eventually gets the bullet from their work for their forthright views on Neil Doncaster or sliced/square/lorne sausage. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_BCFC Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 I was half watching that new Joker film that’s just come on Sky recently. It probably did explain it in the film and I missed it as my flat mate came home and started talking to me for ages, but I’m sure I saw a young Batman talking to a 50 year old Joker at the gates of Batman’s dads house. Weren’t Batman and the Joker both around 35 years old when they met in the Dark Knight? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrie Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 The Courier A dull, stupid thriller about a courier who protects a witness who is the target of a crime boss. Olga Kurlyenko isn't awful but isn't good either and Gary Oldman sleeps through his performance. There's one nice bit where Oldman is listening to the opera music from Fifth Element and that's basially it. Shite. 3/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 28 minutes ago, Nick_BCFC said: I was half watching that new Joker film that’s just come on Sky recently. It probably did explain it in the film and I missed it as my flat mate came home and started talking to me for ages, but I’m sure I saw a young Batman talking to a 50 year old Joker at the gates of Batman’s dads house. Weren’t Batman and the Joker both around 35 years old when they met in the Dark Knight? The films aren't in the same universe. Joker is a standalone film, so although your general point is right about the age gap between Arthur and Bruce, it's not really relevant to this movie. There is also the issue of Arthur being an extremely unreliable narrator, raising the question of whether the meeting ever actually happened or if it was just in his head. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreenElves Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 39 minutes ago, Nick_BCFC said: I was half watching that new Joker film that’s just come on Sky recently. It probably did explain it in the film and I missed it as my flat mate came home and started talking to me for ages, but I’m sure I saw a young Batman talking to a 50 year old Joker at the gates of Batman’s dads house. Weren’t Batman and the Joker both around 35 years old when they met in the Dark Knight? I thought the same thing, although one explanation suggested was that the joker batman meets when he's older is not Arthur. He does seem to have inspired a lot of people, so it's plausible 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 I got the impression from the shoehorned in Bruce Wayne scene that the movie started life as an original IP and was retconned at some point into the Joker movie. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverton End Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Reign of Fire (2002) Seen this when it first came out in the cinema. Dragons have taken over the planet & scorched the earth, small pockets of humans fight back. Even the director admitted the idea of this movie was daft, but it really works (even with Gerard Butler in it) A cracking film. Great visuals, scenery and effects. 8/10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Basically all the ones that are the least like normal Marvel films then?Have met a few people with little time for the MCU that also loved Guardians. Very fun films and a treat for the eyes (and ears regarding the soundtracks) I think the reaction to Venom is why I haven’t bothered with more of Marvel’s stuff. I thought that movie was hilarious and much less try hard than Deadpool but it seemed to bomb among the Marvel heads. Maybe people don’t appreciate Tom Hardy’s commitment to inventing new accents and line readings. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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