coprolite Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Appears The trial of the chicago 7. Courtroom drama centred on some vietnam protests in the late 60s. Unusually for a court thing, very entertaining. Pacey, colourful characters and decent performances. I looked into the true story after watching and it appears that a lot of it was actually toned down for the film. There's one bit in particular that i thought "no way that happened" but was apparently far worse in real life Spoiler Black Panthers' Bobby Seale was actually bound and gagged in court for several days. They actually missed out a lot of stuff that would have been more entertaining than what made the cut. Spoiler Celebrity witnesses singing, the defence office being bugged, the actual defendants closing remarks https://famous-trials.com/chicago8/1366-home It probably would have been difficult to make a coherent plot with the levels of actual chaos being depicted in full. They've chosen a thread to follow and gone with it so it would be difficult to criticise their choice. Overall well worth a watch. As a film for entertainment it's a solid 7. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 The new SpongeBob film on Netflix.After the initial annoyance at the change in animation type, it was a decent laugh without being close to the original. Very touching ending! 6 / 10HI Sagester! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 Appears The trial of the chicago 7. Courtroom drama centred on some vietnam protests in the late 60s. Unusually for a court thing, very entertaining. Pacey, colourful characters and decent performances. I looked into the true story after watching and it appears that a lot of it was actually toned down for the film. There's one bit in particular that i thought "no way that happened" but was apparently far worse in real life Spoiler Black Panthers' Bobby Seale was actually bound and gagged in court for several days. They actually missed out a lot of stuff that would have been more entertaining than what made the cut. Spoiler Celebrity witnesses singing, the defence office being bugged, the actual defendants closing remarks https://famous-trials.com/chicago8/1366-home It probably would have been difficult to make a coherent plot with the levels of actual chaos being depicted in full. They've chosen a thread to follow and gone with it so it would be difficult to criticise their choice. Overall well worth a watch. As a film for entertainment it's a solid 7. The transcripts are well worth having a read through as the defendants treated it as the farce that it actually was. I was listening to a podcast on it and allegedly they asked Groucho Marx to testify and he responded claiming that his surname would unfairly prejudice the jury against the 7. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreenElves Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 (edited) On 08/11/2020 at 12:01, coprolite said: Appears The trial of the chicago 7. Courtroom drama centred on some vietnam protests in the late 60s. Unusually for a court thing, very entertaining. Pacey, colourful characters and decent performances. I looked into the true story after watching and it appears that a lot of it was actually toned down for the film. There's one bit in particular that i thought "no way that happened" but was apparently far worse in real life Hide contents Black Panthers' Bobby Seale was actually bound and gagged in court for several days. They actually missed out a lot of stuff that would have been more entertaining than what made the cut. Hide contents Celebrity witnesses singing, the defence office being bugged, the actual defendants closing remarks https://famous-trials.com/chicago8/1366-home It probably would have been difficult to make a coherent plot with the levels of actual chaos being depicted in full. They've chosen a thread to follow and gone with it so it would be difficult to criticise their choice. Overall well worth a watch. As a film for entertainment it's a solid 7. Aye, there were quite a few bits in it where I thought "that definitely never happened"(some of the darker bits and some of the funny bits I just assumed had been put in to add some humour). When I looked into it afterwards I was like "fucking hell" . Like you said, it was actually toned down, which is mental considering what happens in the film Edited November 9, 2020 by alang1993 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 The prosecutor was apparently much more of a dick than the movie makes out. He wanted to put them away as much as the judge did. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrie Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Horror Express A pretty decent horror/thriller set on a train, with Lee, Cushing and Savalas all working well as a supernatural killer takes victim after victim. 7.5/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theroadlesstravelled Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 The documentary Class Action Park. Couldn’t have that nowadays. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverton End Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Train to Busan (2016) Zombies on a train, Korean style. Recommended 8/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrie Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 (edited) An old favourite. Society First hour: 4/10 Last half hour: What the f**k/10 Edited November 13, 2020 by Comrie 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin.Hood Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 Outlander - eh liked it 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpInTheAyr Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 Greenland with Gerard Butler. What a ride, definitely wasn't expecting this to be as good as it was. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 8 hours ago, UpInTheAyr said: Greenland with Gerard Butler. What a ride, definitely wasn't expecting this to be as good as it was. Where did you get this? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8MileBU Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 2 minutes ago, DA Baracus said: Where did you get this? Check your DM 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpInTheAyr Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 8 minutes ago, DA Baracus said: Where did you get this? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 I see! Thanks both. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizfit Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 Agreed. SBC was quoted saying it was all genuine. Obviously talking shite unless the two rednecks he stayed with had their house fully connected with remote cameras purely by chance.I think he’s being a bit economical with the truth. He’s probably been upfront with the rednecks. But told them he’ll do everything in character and without a script. Rewatched a bit of it last night but I really can’t see me ever watching the full movie again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin.Hood Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099365/ Was alright 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 11 minutes ago, G_Man1985 said: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099365/ Was alright Linking to the IMDb page was easier than typing the title? The elephant scene is hilarious. Also, a brilliant cameo from Bruce Campbell. Might watch it tonight, actually. The Vanishing - at the turn of the 20th century, a trio of Hebridean lighthouse keepers have some grim decisions to make after an unexpected find washes ashore. Considering this was based on a real-life mystery that's so open-ended that a writer's imagination could go almost anywhere, this is a disappointingly grounded and predictable effort. However, Peter Mullan and Gerard Butler are both excellent value, so it's one of those films worth watching for the performances rather than the story. Just don't expect a gripping tale, or a satisfying ending. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin.Hood Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 Just now, BFTD said: Linking to the IMDb page was easier than typing the title? The elephant scene is hilarious. Also, a brilliant cameo from Bruce Campbell. Might watch it tonight, actually. The Vanishing - at the turn of the 20th century, a trio of Hebridean lighthouse keepers have some grim decisions to make after an unexpected find washes ashore. Considering this was based on a real-life mystery that's so open-ended that a writer's imagination could go almost anywhere, this is a disappointingly grounded and predictable effort. However, Peter Mullan and Gerard Butler are both excellent value, so it's one of those films worth watching for the performances rather than the story. Just don't expect a gripping tale, or a satisfying ending. Ha ffs thought the page would come up Seventh Son next . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Tattiescone Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 Jojo Rabbit. Fantastic. Terrible. Funny. Heart-breaking. Cruel. Wonderful. Watch it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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