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ButtersSuki

david75 wrote: »

You should give those films a shot. Scorsese is a king.

I've seen lots/most of his work, just for some reason or other never got around to watching those two (despite buying many versions and repeatedly promising to watch them). They're on the list, but the list is huge!

david75

No bad thing to have too many great films to watch

Del.Monte

"Killer Elite" (2011)

Watched this on YouTube last night and was very pleasantly surprised.

Stars Jason Statham, Robert De Niro and Clive Owen.



Based on the controversial book "The Feather Men" by Sir Ranulph Fiennes which tells the story of four ex.British army special services who are targeted for assassination by contract killers on the orders of an Arab sheikh in revenge for the death of his sons.

Various shadowy organisations tangle with each other as the murders unfold and Ralph Fiennes himself is targeted for assassination but is protected by a secret ex. special services group. A realistic portrayal of events given the history of Britain's secret war in Oman. The book caused uproar when it was published in 1991 with Fiennes maintaining that it was based on actual events, but the relatives of those named in the book and the British Government claimed it was complete fiction...you be the judge. 8/10

If you're going to watch the movie you could do worse than read this article first: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/sep/08/britains-secret-wars-oman

Jan_de_Bakker

ButtersSuki wrote: »

I've seen lots/most of his work, just for some reason or other never got around to watching those two (despite buying many versions and repeatedly promising to watch them). They're on the list, but the list is huge!

Lucky to have them classics ahead of you

Heckler

Dead Mans Shoes

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0419677/?ref_=nv_sr_2

Grim, brutal and depressing. A powerhouse performance from Paddy Considine as an ex-para who returns to a small english town to exact revenge on those who brutalised his brother.

Tony EH

ButtersSuki wrote: »

To my shame, I have never watched Goodfellas (or Casino for that matter)

:eek:

GTFO.

Watch 'Goodfellas'.

Then wait 10 years and watch 'Casino'.

:pac:

Tony EH

Heckler wrote: »

Dead Mans Shoes

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0419677/?ref_=nv_sr_2

Grim, brutal and depressing. A powerhouse performance from Paddy Considine as an ex-para who returns to a small english town to exact revenge on those who brutalised his brother.

Great film, apart from the ending I thought.

The Black Oil

The Equalizer

Denzel Washington is a well-read health nut who kicks arse demolishes people. The film is a little MacGyver and Bourne, though the violence is quite heavy - think drill to the brain, etc. There's a whiff of Tony Scott's work about it too. It's a bit long and Melissa Leo has a brief appearance to deliver hard hitting lines such as 'he won't stop until he kills you'.

Denzel, my friend, you have done this before.

Ronan|Raven

Heckler wrote: »

Dead Mans Shoes

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0419677/?ref_=nv_sr_2

Grim, brutal and depressing. A powerhouse performance from Paddy Considine as an ex-para who returns to a small english town to exact revenge on those who brutalised his brother.

One of my favourite movies of all time. One of the greatest to come out of England.

ButtersSuki

Jan_de_Bakker wrote: »

Lucky to have them classics ahead of you

I KNOW DAT! I KNOW DAT! I KNOW DAT!*















*In case you're wondering I can actually spell. It's a (semi-private) running joke from another thread that Jan inhabits so to speak.

ButtersSuki

Tony EH wrote: »

Great film, apart from the ending I thought.

+1.

It's a great film to a point, with a disappointing ending that didn't fit with the lead's character to me; but as another poster pointed out it's a really great performance by Considine.

mikeoneilly

Watched Casino for the first time - good movie
I'm a fan of Scorsese but something put me off bothering to watch it.

david75

Raiders of the lost ark

What a wonderful film. It's brilliant.

oneilla

The Witch
Girl with the Gifts
It Follows

A Dark Sunday by all accounts!

The Witch was a sublime haunting "there's something in the woods driving us around the bend" type thriller. Pretty sophisticated all the same - set in 17th century New England, a God fearing family is torn apart by accusations/incidences of witchcraft.

Girl with the Gifts came off as a 28 Days Later sequel. Felt like I'd seen it plenty of times before. And, it had an air of an unofficial film version of the video game The Last of Us. Plenty watchable if you're in the mood.

It Follows was an intriguing low-fi concept for a horror/psych-thriller. The threat to the protagonist is quite subtle. I was half expecting a Final Destination type massacre but you something far better than elaborate setpiece murders. Gist is a woman is warned an invisible entity will stalk and kill her after she has sex with a shady paranoid man.

Tony EH

ButtersSuki wrote: »

+1.

It's a great film to a point, with a disappointing ending that didn't fit with the lead's character to me; but as another poster pointed out it's a really great performance by Considine.

Agree completely Butters. Didn't know what they were going for with the ending at all. Left me scratching my head and thinking did I miss something?

Looper007

Ronan|Raven wrote: »

One of my favourite movies of all time. One of the greatest to come out of England.

Love Dead Man Shoes, Paddy Considine is amazing in it, amazing to think that was shot for under a million and the wrote the script on the go. But my favourite performance from him and my favourite Shane Meadows film is Room For Romeo Brass, Considine first film role and probably his best performance. I love the way it turns from a buddy film into something a lot darker and downbeat, young Vicky McClure who's go on to become of the best TV actresses around today got her start in this too. I don't think Meadows imo has made a bad film, even Once upon A time in the Midlands isn't bad (even though it's seen as his weakest film).

Looper007

ButtersSuki wrote: »

+1.

It's a great film to a point, with a disappointing ending that didn't fit with the lead's character to me; but as another poster pointed out it's a really great performance by Considine.

Some don't like it, I think it works pretty well. After he knocks off all the other guys first, who were all drug dealers, gangsters and the such everything he expected them to be. The Last guy he goes for life has been changed by the event. He's happily married and has kids. He can't bring himself to do it, he's expecting someone like the other's. He's clearly mentally ill, also he's has nothing to live for and I always thought he was going to

kill himself or have someone do it

when he got them all. Maybe I'm wrong but that's the feeling I got.

Considine is brilliant, he's done great work and sadly doesn't get the praise he deserves. He's also a great director too.

Harry Palmr

The Wicker Man (1973) Dir Robin Hardy

Ed Woodward should have won an Academy Award for the last 10 minutes alone. Tremendous performance that could so easily have drifted into derision (see the remake for proof of that!), as the west Scotland Christian police sergeant he coveys his characters mystified horror at something he simply cannot comprehend perfectly combined with steely self belief in his own righteousness.

Oh yes Christopher Lee is great as well - the pity of his career is that he was cast almost always on his looks, his presence and not his speaking voice which is magnificent.

Looper007

david75 wrote: »

Raiders of the lost ark

What a wonderful film. It's brilliant.

I'd like to know who doesn't love Raiders, It's always a toss up between this and Last Crusade for my favourite of the franchise. Temple of Doom is excellent. The other one I shall not say it's name

david75

Looper007 wrote: »

I'd like to know who doesn't love Raiders, It's always a toss up between this and Last Crusade for my favourite of the franchise. Temple of Doom is excellent. The other one I shall not say it's name

I watched TOD right after Raiders cos apparently TOD is actually a prequel but it is only in that it happens before Raiders. No big story lurch or reason really.

Man. There's NO way you could make Temple of Doom now. Not even a moment of it. I'm not sure what the word is but it skates right up to racism quite often.
Fun hearing the same crowd noise they used to the ewoks in return of the Jedi during the sacrifice scene then you kinda go. Hang on..


Still a great film though. Gonna watch last crusade tonight I think.

quickbeam

Looper007 wrote: »

I'd like to know who doesn't love Raiders, It's always a toss up between this and Last Crusade for my favourite of the franchise. Temple of Doom is excellent. The other one I shall not say it's name

What other one? There were only ever three made, okay? :cool:

Tony EH

david75 wrote: »

I watched TOD right after Raiders cos apparently TOD is actually a prequel but it is only in that it happens before Raiders. No big story lurch or reason really.

Man. There's NO way you could make Temple of Doom now. Not even a moment of it. I'm not sure what the word is but it skates right up to racism quite often.
Fun hearing the same crowd noise they used to the ewoks in return of the Jedi during the sacrifice scene then you kinda go. Hang on..


Still a great film though. Gonna watch last crusade tonight I think.

It's no more racist that 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' really.

You're probably right in that it wouldn't get made today, but neither would its predecessor. Too many molly-coddling approaches to everything in cinematic media these days. I remember seeing that in the pictures as a kid and I loved every second of it. To me, it was simply a great adventure film and my mother thought so too. As an adult I was surprised to hear that there were "issues" some parents had, mostly American parents of course. :rolleyes:

Frankly, I am always surprised by this nonsense. As far as I'm concerned, 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' was much worse in terms of horror and gore. Its parting shot is literally people melting.

Unfortunately, the reaction - quite unreasonable reaction - to the film led Spielberg to "tone down" the next installment and add in a ton of completely stupid (and incredibly unfunny) "humour".

I can't stand 'Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'. Apart from the entertaining Indy/Dad dynamic, it's an unbearably stupid film.

Tony EH

'Guardians of the Galaxy'

5/10

Frivolous to a fault and mainly devoid of any real tension, drama, or substance, 'Guardians of the Galaxy' is a completely harmless 2 hours of utter silliness. Unfortunately, you end up not caring what happens in the film, as none of the characters do. So, we lurch from one CGI set piece to another (all very well executed it has to be said) and wait for it to be over. The film tries dubious attempts at gravitas, awkwardly opening with a scene of a cancer victim dying and then carries on with wise cracks galore. It wants, so desperately, to be funny...all of the time, while not quite wanting to be a full on comedy.

Surprisingly, the character I liked the most turned out to be the one I thought would be the worst. The racoon and his buddy, Groot, are the most entertaining thing about the whole film. The others are pretty meh, it has to be said, with a completely bland main hero in Starlord.

The Marvel problem of impotent villains raises its head again and Ronan (obviously of Irish descent) is as interchangeable a bad guy as any other in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Completely forgettable and Beige, I can't even remember why he want to do what he did.

Liberal use of 70's music that manages to be, at once, awful and great helps the viewer through, but it still feels like an unrewarding experience.

Not great, not terrible. Worth a watch, but largely for fans of the original comic, or the MCU in general.

Jan_de_Bakker

Apt Pupil

Decent film , but after just reading the novella by Stephen King I was disappointed.

They had a chance to make Todd Bowden a lot darker as he was in the book, but they chickened out ..

Jan_de_Bakker

Tony EH wrote: »

It's no more racist that 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' really.

You're probably right in that it wouldn't get made today, but neither would its predecessor. Too many molly-coddling approaches to everything in cinematic media these days. I remember seeing that in the pictures as a kid and I loved every second of it. To me, it was simply a great adventure film and my mother thought so too. As an adult I was surprised to hear that there were "issues" some parents had, mostly American parents of course. :rolleyes:

Frankly, I am always surprised by this nonsense. As far as I'm concerned, 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' was much worse in terms of horror and gore. Its parting shot is literally people melting.

Unfortunately, the reaction - quite unreasonable reaction - to the film led Spielberg to "tone down" the next installment and add in a ton of completely stupid (and incredibly unfunny) "humour".

I can't stand 'Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'. Apart from the entertaining Indy/Dad dynamic, it's an unbearably stupid film.

I actually thing LC is the best one !

But agree on the mittens Hollywood are putting on nowadays - anyway, what do the PC lunatics find racist about TOD ?

edit - https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/um27f/i_never_realized_how_racist_indiana_jones_and_the/

They have a point actually ...

Tony EH

Jan_de_Bakker wrote: »

I actually thing LC is the best one

A lot of people do. But compared to the first two, I feel it's a let down. Especially in tone. It's a silly (and woefully unfunny) comedy. And while there were some comic elements in Raiders and Temple, it never smothered the film. Last Crusade just keeps hitting the viewer over the head with stupidity.

Del.Monte

"Invasion Day" 2013 on YouTube

A Cataclysmic Chinese cyber attack against the USA is followed by the complete breakdown of law and order. The film concentrates on one family and their fight for survival. Despite an extremely low budget ($200k) the film is a lot more convincing that many block busters and we can only hope that it's not where Donald Trump got his foreign policy ideas. 5/10

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkBQjCS4F7s

Faith+1

Tony EH wrote: »

'Guardians of the Galaxy'

5/10

Frivolous to a fault and mainly devoid of any real tension, drama, or substance, 'Guardians of the Galaxy' is a completely harmless 2 hours of utter silliness. Unfortunately, you end up not caring what happens in the film, as none of the characters do. So, we lurch from one CGI set piece to another (all very well executed it has to be said) and wait for it to be over. The film tries dubious attempts at gravitas, awkwardly opening with a scene of a cancer victim dying and then carries on with wise cracks galore. It wants, so desperately, to be funny...all of the time, while not quite wanting to be a full on comedy.

Surprisingly, the character I liked the most turned out to be the one I thought would be the worst. The racoon and his buddy, Groot, are the most entertaining thing about the whole film. The others are pretty meh, it has to be said, with a completely bland main hero in Starlord.

The Marvel problem of impotent villains raises its head again and Ronan (obviously of Irish descent) is as interchangeable a bad guy as any other in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Completely forgettable and Beige, I can't even remember why he want to do what he did.

Liberal use of 70's music that manages to be, at once, awful and great helps the viewer through, but it still feels like an unrewarding experience.

Not great, not terrible. Worth a watch, but largely for fans of the original comic, or the MCU in general.

You should review movies online! That was so well written!

Looper007

I think Along with the Captain America films and First Avenger film that GOTG is one of Marvel's classic films.

Diner (1982)

Billy (Timothy Daly) returns home to Baltimore to serve as the best man at his upcoming wedding of his childhood buddy Eddie (Steve Guttenberg). In the meantime, he and Eddie get together with their friends at the local diner, where they trade stories about their lives. All they really want to do is go back to being the carefree boys they once were, but they know it cannot be. Their funny and at times revealing exchanges help each other face the mounting responsibility of adulthood. Debut film from Barry Levinson (Rain Man fame), with a killer cast of Mickey Rourke, Kevin Bacon, Daniel Stern, Paul Reiser and Ellen Berkin all before they became famous. The standouts are Bacon and Rourke (who hates the film, but was supposedly trouble on set, he clashed with Levinson over everything and knocked out Guttenburg). Very enjoyable film, probably the best scenes are in the Diner with the friends just chatting. Berkin although is fantastic and heartbreaking as Stern's wife. 8/10

Beautiful Girls (1996)

A little gem of a movie from the late Ted Demme (also did Blow, underrated Johnny Depp film) , with a fantastic cast. Remember this been released straight to video when it hit Irish shores. Shame as it's a fantastic film, basically the same plot of Diner about a group of twenty something male friends who can't grow up and find it hard to deal with the women in their lives. You have Matt Dillion, Timothy Hutton, Uma Thurman, Mira Sorvino, Michael Rapport, David Arquette and the film stealer a young Natalie Portman who for me delivers one of her best performances (imagine this as a trio for you're first films, Leon, Heat and Beautiful Girls). Even Rosie O Donnell is good in this. Over the years this film has become a cult classic and is deserving of it, plus the soundtrack is fantastic to this. 9/10

Liam McPoyle

Harry Palmr wrote: »

The Wicker Man (1973) Dir Robin Hardy

Ed Woodward should have won an Academy Award for the last 10 minutes alone. Tremendous performance that could so easily have drifted into derision (see the remake for proof of that!), as the west Scotland Christian police sergeant he coveys his characters mystified horror at something he simply cannot comprehend perfectly combined with steely self belief in his own righteousness.

Oh yes Christopher Lee is great as well - the pity of his career is that he was cast almost always on his looks, his presence and not his speaking voice which is magnificent.

Oh god!!

Oh Jesus Christ!!!

Brilliant movie. Everything about it works from the performances to the soundtrack.

I picked up the blu a few months ago, must give it a spin sometime soon.