welshbairn Posted August 6, 2021 Author Share Posted August 6, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, pandarilla said: I watched this a few years ago and was massively disappointed. I'm obviously not cultured enough to appreciate the hour-long wedding scene at the start of the film. Haven't seen it since it came out, maybe it was more powerful when the Vietnam war was fresher in the memory. Quite enjoying watching all these Hollywood stars back when nobody heard of them, some of the acting and script is fucking awful now. Walken... "I like the trees. You know? I like the way the trees are in the mountains, all different." (smiley vacant look). P.S. I see what you mean about the wedding, jeez.... P.P.S Can't believe I remembered this as a good film. Good wholesome American boys destroyed by the innate evil of the Vietnamese. Edited August 7, 2021 by welshbairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandarilla Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Haven't seen it since it came out, maybe it was more powerful when the Vietnam war was fresher in the memory. Quite enjoying watching all these Hollywood stars back when nobody heard of them, some of the acting and script is fucking awful now. [emoji38] Walken... "I like the trees. You know? I like the way the trees are in the mountains, all different." (smiley vacant look). P.S. I see what you mean about the wedding, jeez.... P.P.S Can't believe I remembered this as a good film. Good wholesome American boys destroyed by the innate evil of the Vietnamese. I wad genuinely raging that I'd lost the best part of 3 hours of my life to it.Walken is tremendous, and a few scenes have become iconic - but f**k me it's a shite film. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 "Isn't the British countryside / coast beautiful" type programmes are grinding my gears just now. Must have reached saturation point a few years ago. You know what we really need just now? More NC500. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 6 minutes ago, Hedgecutter said: "Isn't the British countryside / coast beautiful" type programmes are grinding my gears just now. Must have reached saturation point a few years ago. You know what we really need just now? More NC500. Bbc ones are basically desperate attempts to justify the licence fee by producing promotional material. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorongil Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 2 hours ago, coprolite said: Bbc ones are basically desperate attempts to justify the licence fee by producing promotional material. The BBC is basically cooking shows, wildlife shows, gardening shows, quiz shows hobby craft shite like the Great British Sewing Bee and the Great Pottery Throwdown. Twee, parochial garbage which they believe reflects the Britain they imagine exists. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velo army Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 On 08/08/2021 at 14:37, Thorongil said: The BBC is basically cooking shows, wildlife shows, gardening shows, quiz shows hobby craft shite like the Great British Sewing Bee and the Great Pottery Throwdown. Twee, parochial garbage which they believe reflects the Britain they imagine exists. Fuckin hell, you make me want to pay a license fee now, that sounds class. Except for the quiz shows. Things annoying me right now are the sheer amount of utter shite quiz shows. Gardening, nature and cooking shows are great. Countryfile is utterly marvellous telly. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 On 08/08/2021 at 11:31, Hedgecutter said: "Isn't the British countryside / coast beautiful" type programmes are grinding my gears just now. Must have reached saturation point a few years ago. You know what we really need just now? More NC500. Is like to see Anne Lundon and Sophie Wallace (STV) do a NC500 programme. Preferably when the weather was really really hot and they had to wear T-shirts all the time. And then it rained at random points. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 The Merthyr Mermaid. Some Welsh wifey (a no from me) decides to train and become the first person to swim a mile in Antarctica. Mentalist. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 11 hours ago, Melanius Mullarkey said: Anne Lundon Not available just now. BBC ALBA - North Coast 500 - Le Anne Lundon 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul-r-cfc Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 Jonnie Peacock's Blade Camp. (Channel 4)Pretty wholesome TV that should probably be on an earlier time slot.Yer man from the paralympics helping some amputee kids to get used to their prosthetics and get back into sports they enjoyed before their amputations. Comes across as a very sound guy. Reckon it'll be worth following this. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 Masterchef Australia starting the week before Celebrity Masterchef. There is only so much I can take. Decided to stick with the Aussies. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sophia Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 Suranne Jones in her underwear. Has that got your attention? "I Am" Channel 4. The first episode of the second series featured Ms Jones last Thursday and is available on their All 4 player. It's quite a watch. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 28 minutes ago, sophia said: Suranne Jones in her underwear. Has that got your attention? "I Am" Channel 4. The first episode of the second series featured Ms Jones last Thursday and is available on their All 4 player. It's quite a watch. The missus put this on. Managed about half before she turned it off, declaring it shite. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sophia Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 7 minutes ago, scottsdad said: The missus put this on. Managed about half before she turned it off, declaring it shite. Each to their own. Although it was fairly obvious what was going to unfold, I found that the second half ratcheted my anxiety levels so I guess I was transfixed by the drama. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 30 minutes ago, scottsdad said: The missus put this on. Managed about half before she turned it off, declaring it shite. The top half or the bottom half? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 A new show on tonight called Annika. Nicola Walker playing (surprise surprise) a detective. Britain's most wooden actress. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 Channel 4 constantly playing their EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT FROM EVERYONE ELSE ident. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 21 hours ago, scottsdad said: A new show on tonight called Annika. Nicola Walker playing (surprise surprise) a detective. Britain's most wooden actress. But based on the Clyde, for a bit of home-based interest. Alibi channel, for anyone interested. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy boo Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 A new show on tonight called Annika. Nicola Walker playing (surprise surprise) a detective. Britain's most wooden actress. I wasn't impressed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanton Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 " I am Duran " , fascinating documentary about the boxer Roberto Duran on Sky Documentaries 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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