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rwin	Jan 9th 2010 8:30 am

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Originally Posted by Oink (Post 8232885)

Ones that have come out in the last year or two.

Sounds like you've seen all those :)

We saw Millions. It was pretty surreal.

Auld Yin

Jan 9th 2010 8:48 am

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Originally Posted by Oink (Post 8232884)

You are right, but I prefer to characterize it as discerning rather than closed mindedness. When it comes to films or music I know what I like and I've got too much to do to ponce about watching stuff I think is crap, just to feel well rounded. :)

That, I understand, but there are many great, well made American movies, which, if you are not watching, you're losing out. As you pointed out further up the page there are crap and mediocre British movies which you have watched, but presumably you didn't know that until you watched them..

el_richo

Jan 9th 2010 9:32 am

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Originally Posted by rwin (Post 8232872)

Snatch?

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Originally Posted by Oink (Post 8232885)

Ones that have come out in the last year or two.

You been married long then, Oink?

dbd33

Jan 9th 2010 9:53 am

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Originally Posted by dthomas (Post 8232626)

The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006) - Brutal/beautiful Irish film (dir. Ken Loach). Examines Brit colonialism circa 1920's Eire. Barry Ackroyd's cinematography is memorable.

Weak characterisation though and you need to know the basic history of the period before watching it. It offers no explanation of who these "Black and Tans" and "Staters" are nor why they're at each other's throats. I found I needed to use the subtitles (French) that came with the film not to understand the Irish characters but for the "Brits" who were from Scotland or the north. I suppose you know that calling an Irish film "set in the UK" is taking a position I wouldn't go near.

All that said, the only bleaker film I can think of is Baisse-moi.

Greenhill

Jan 9th 2010 12:02 pm

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How about an oldie instead then?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089697/

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063850/

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094336/

Not-British, but worth it for the sound track alone:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064694/

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Originally Posted by Oink (Post 8232867)

Apart from the The Firm (waiting for the DVD in Feb) I've seen all the others but cheers anyway.

24 Hour Party People (funny)

Control (Good)

Hunger (ok)

This Is England (very good)

The Bank Job (awful)

Can't stand Simon Pegg.

The Damned United. Football (it was ok)

I also have seen,

Football Factory (v. good)
Rise of the Foot Solider (ok)
Clubbed (ok)

Bleepedy Bloops

Jan 9th 2010 1:43 pm

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Apocalypto.

Made by mayans. :confused:

dboy	Jan 10th 2010 3:18 am

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24 hour party people is good. I used to work at the Midland Hotel where the Hacienda was years ago. We used to go there often. Hard to believe its become something of a cult place.

Oink	Jan 10th 2010 4:51 am

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Originally Posted by dboy (Post 8234850)

24 hour party people is good. I used to work at the Midland Hotel where the Hacienda was years ago. We used to go there often. Hard to believe its become something of a cult place.

The late 80s early 90s were a good baggy time. :thumbup:

bodgerx

Jan 10th 2010 6:29 am

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Frost vs Nixon.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0870111/

British main man and writer. The rest American though.

Madwife

Jan 10th 2010 6:50 am

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"Once upon a time in the midlands" Fantastic Ricky Tomlinson, Kathy Burke, Robert Carlyle and Rhys Ifans. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0301684/

Sarah

ExKiwilass

Jan 10th 2010 7:12 am

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I really liked this one:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_Drake

Vera Drake.

ExKiwilass

Jan 10th 2010 7:14 am

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Originally Posted by Alan2005 (Post 8232452)

I quite enjoyed 'Control' about ian curtis from joy division.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0421082/

ooh, I wanna see that. Did you see the doc? It was good.

Still bitter that I was in Manchester at the time but too young to see JD live :D

Alan2005

Jan 10th 2010 7:24 am

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Originally Posted by Kiwilass (Post 8235536)

ooh, I wanna see that. Did you see the doc? It was good.

Still bitter that I was in Manchester at the time but too young to see JD live :D

Yes, I saw the doc and it was good.

Oink	Jan 10th 2010 7:24 am

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Originally Posted by Kiwilass (Post 8235536)

ooh, I wanna see that. Did you see the doc? It was good.

Still bitter that I was in Manchester at the time but too young to see JD live :D

I saw it at the cinema in Vancouver. I liked it, I suspect you have to have liked or at least known about Joy Division.

Oink	Jan 10th 2010 7:25 am

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Originally Posted by Alan2005 (Post 8235569)

Yes, I saw the doc and it was good.

I thought it was better than Control. I also thought the Joe Strummer doc was good.

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