jimmy boo Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 (edited) Kajaki............8/10. True story of 3 Para patrol near the Kajaki dam in Helmand province who get caught up in a dried river bed mined by the Russians during their involvement there. Brutal stuff and not for the squeamish. Edited March 7, 2017 by jimmy boo ETA.........shite spelling. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 (46-48) Harry Potters and the Half Blood Prince 5/10 Nearly finished watching them all now. Only two more to go and only taken me about 5 years. Pretty boring, this one, but better than the one before. Oooh they're all hormonal! Great... The 13th 8/10 Fascinating documentary about how, basically black slavery has never been abolished, it has simply been replaced by the US penitentiary system. Really interesting and guaranteed to rile up your average Trump supporter. The Wolverine 5/10 Filled this gap in after seeing Logan. Bit rubbs. Wolfclawman mopes around Japan and fights a robot samurai. Logan is better. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 Almost 50 films and we're not even half way through March:- ^^^ Christophe IMO. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 (edited) Blade Runner (Final Cut) Seen it loads of times before but just took a notion. The special effects, 35 years old, are still tremendous. Anyone familiar with the film knows there are at least 5 versions and this one, unlike the 1992 "Directors cut" was overseen by Ridley Scott and corrects a lot of the "goofs" (as IMDB calls them). My favourite film of the 1980s and a tremendous bit of sc-fi. Edited March 7, 2017 by Arch Stanton 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieStevenson Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 Logan 9/10. Amazing film. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grass Is Greener. Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 Logan 10/10 for me. Loved it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Skidmarks Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Patriots DayMark Wahlberg stots around the aftermath of the Boston Bombing with a sore knee but that doesn't stop him pursuing the Tsaernaev brothers around Bahston , almost single handedly bringing them to justice. Typical dirge that most of 'Murica swallows up. 3/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flybhoy Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 (edited) Black Mass 8/10 Saw it last year, in two parts over a couple of evenings but watched it all the way through last night for the first time. Another Boston irish mafia crime tale, The Departed's Frank Costello was apparently loosely based on James 'Whitey' Bulger, this is a direct biopic of his criminal life with a very impressive turn from Johnny Depp as the man who was once head of the FBI's most wanted list, Bulger was by all accounts a ruthless, cold individual who killed at the drop of a hat with no emotion, Depp has him off to a tee here, as well as a stellar performance by Aussie actor Joel Edgerton as crooked FBI agent John Connoly who masters the distinctive Boston (Bow-oston) accent very well, moreso than a stumbling effort from Benedict Cumberbatch as Bulger's state senator brother Billy. Also a good performance by Kevin Bacon as Connolly's suspicious boss Charles McGuire, a character who deserved a lot more screen time IMO. Nails brilliantly the bleakness of the 'southee' South Boston projects ruled by Bulger's Winter Hill gang, some pretty brutal killing sequences in it as well, most notably Bulgers strangling of a drug addict prostitute just as a precaution in case she blabbed to the feds. Thoroughly enjoyable two hours, would highly recommend if you like films such as Goodfellas and The Departed or, if like me you have a big interest in all things surrounding the Irish and Italian mafias in America's major cities. Edited March 8, 2017 by Flybhoy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrie Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 The Place Beyond the Pines Very strong first act, boring second, impressive third. Attempts to spin too much of a tale within 140 minutes and the bits with Bradley Cooper just dragged by. 7/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSU Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 6 hours ago, Comrie said: The Place Beyond the Pines Very strong first act, boring second, impressive third. Attempts to spin too much of a tale within 140 minutes and the bits with Bradley Cooper just dragged by. 7/10 I think the most generous adjective I can come up with for this is "ambitious". Overall, though, it was WAY too long, the shifts in POV character too jarring, too obvious thematically, and just underwhelming overall. On the plus side, the Mike Patton soundtrack was great, as was the location, and it was nice to see Ray Liotta pop up unannounced from the set of Goodfellas. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tongue_tied_danny Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 The Ultimate Warrior Cheesy 70s flick starring Yul Brunner as a post apocalyptic hard c**t. Pretty corny but entertaining enough. 6/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellinwigan Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Imperium Harry potter joins the kkk .Unbelievable bit of miscasting in this dull thriller about fbi agent going undercover joining white supremacist organization 2/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellinwigan Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Kicking off Turned off after 10 mins 0/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumigoo Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 3 hours ago, wellinwigan said: Imperium Harry potter joins the kkk .Unbelievable bit of miscasting in this dull thriller about fbi agent going undercover joining white supremacist organization 2/10 Watched this the other day. I feel sorry for Daniel Radcliffe, I just can't take him seriously. I thought the film had some decent ideas but it was totally rushed and full of holes. It probably would have made a pretty gripping six part mini-series if it was done properly (but you could say the same about so many different films). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Just watched Hacksaw Ridge. Old fashioned war film where local hick keeps his principles against the odds and performs heroically. Combat scenes were gory beyond belief. It's worth googling the real events after watching it, a particular bit of bravery towards the end was left out because Gibson thought the audience wouldn't believe it. 7/10. Spoiler Here's the man it was based on in "This is your Life!", worth it for the adverts alone. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Passengers perverted man stuck on a spaceship 3/10 jlaw solid 9, made it watchable 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Watched this the other day. I feel sorry for Daniel Radcliffe, I just can't take him seriously. I thought the film had some decent ideas but it was totally rushed and full of holes. It probably would have made a pretty gripping six part mini-series if it was done properly (but you could say the same about so many different films). I thought he was good in The Woman in Black but he's certainly never going to shake his Harry Potter persona. There is a decent actor in there though. Unlike Emma Watson: she's just dreadful. Still fizzing she's been cast as Belle! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 1 hour ago, G_Man1985 said: Are you going through a list of films to watch ? If yes what list is it from ? Not sure what you mean mate? In relation to the Harry Potter comment? Nah, just meant finally nearly finished getting through the Potter flicks -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Just now, G_Man1985 said: The amount of different films you watch is incredible and they are so different compared to many who usually watch the same sort of films. Just presumed you were going through a list of some sort Ah right, nah just have lots of different genre interest I guess. I watch a lot of docos, go to see lots of independent stuff, have a cineworld card for the "mainstream" stuff and then Sky/Netflix/Amazon etc for whatever takes my fancy in between times (mostly filling in blanks from the past that I didn't bother with at the time, like the Potter stuff for example) -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 (edited) (49-50) Timecrimes 7/10 Really good Spanish sci-fi/time loop shiz Europa Report 6/10 Another decent sci-fi/space one Edited March 9, 2017 by Christophe -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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