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Old Mar 24th 2016, 1:05 am
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Originally Posted by BristolUK
I like Bruce Willis but has he ever been in such a bad movie as Extraction?
Yep - in the questionably titled A Good day to die hard
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Yep - in the questionably titled A Good day to die hard
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I'm guessing you haven't seen Extraction.
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I'm guessing you haven't seen Extraction.
Dear lord... That bad?
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Dear lord... That bad?

A couple of years ago Bruce was in a movie where someone in his family was in trouble. He didn't have a great relationship with his son...something like that.

It was bad.

This was way worse.
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Closed Circuit
A bomb, investigation, cover-up, conspiracy...I really enjoyed this one.

There are a couple of moments when you think "oh, come on..." but all part of the plot.

I liked how the delivery of ordinary words conveyed such menace.
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Closed Circuit
A bomb, investigation, cover-up, conspiracy...I really enjoyed this one.

There are a couple of moments when you think "oh, come on..." but all part of the plot.

I liked how the delivery of ordinary words conveyed such menace.



What, like when Johnny five says " Hey laser lips, your mama was a snowblower"?
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What, like when Johnny five says " Hey laser lips, your mama was a snowblower"?
Ha. When I found Closed Circuit in my download list I thought "Eh, what on earth did I keep that for?"

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If you enjoy stylised violence then you might enjoy one man killing machine John Wick.

Pretty high body count.
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I'd like to see the new Dad's Army film, but I understand it isn't coming to Canada. Does anyone know another way to watch it? Presumably it will be released as a DVD eventually.
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I'd like to see the new Dad's Army film, but I understand it isn't coming to Canada. Does anyone know another way to watch it? Presumably it will be released as a DVD eventually.
Not found it in the usual places yet.
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Originally Posted by BristolUK
Not found it in the usual places yet.
No, nor me. Sounds like will be great to watch. I'm a fanatical Dad's Army fan (even got all the scripts!). I've got a library of reference books too (sad I know). Just looked it up and it's out for release on June 13th this year.
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David Hemmings, Michael Caine, Bob Hoskins, Helen Mirren, Tom Courtenay and Ray Winstone.

Last Orders. The old guys carry out a friend's wish to scatter his ashes in the sea at Margate.

Class. Pure class.
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David Hemmings, Michael Caine, Bob Hoskins, Helen Mirren, Tom Courtenay and Ray Winstone.

Last Orders. The old guys carry out a friend's wish to scatter his ashes in the sea at Margate.

Class. Pure class.
Never seen the film but it was a great book.
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My all time favourite movie is Cinema Paradiso from 1988, written and directed by Giuseppe Tornatore.

10 years on and The Legend of 1900 was another of his. Unusual but very watchable.

Tonight I finished The Best Offer, another masterpiece. Again, unusual but intriguing.
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I'm just going to watch this now, I saw it in the theater when it came out and really enjoyed it.
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