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Re: Fillums
Originally Posted by shiva
(Post 9769591)
Not a film but if you haven't seen it the wire is must watch tv. Pretty much hailed by all as the best tv series ever made, gotta say I disagree thought the west wing was the best but the wire is a very close second place. Breaking bad isn't bad either
But Boardwalk empire is another series by the same team behind the wire and is really well done. Devils Double is also a great movie. I watched that last week. Chris |
Re: Fillums
Originally Posted by Patsy Stoned
(Post 9770928)
Not a film but a very good dark comedy...new 3part series.
"Black Mirror" A princess has been kidnapped and the only demand is that the UK prime minister has to shag a pig live on national TV or she dies!!!Lol . New series. First of three darkly comic horror stories about the power of technology in the 21st century. Prime minister Michael Callow faces a dilemma when Princess Susannah, a much-loved member of the royal family, is kidnapped, and he and his staff struggle to deal with shifting public opinion as information about the case spreads across the internet. Written by Charlie Brooker, and starring Rory Kinnear, Lydia Wilson, Lindsay Duncan and Tom Goodman-Hill. |
Re: Fillums
I loved Source Code (perfect for in-flight watching), but watched it at least three times before I fully got it all (quibble: at the end, shouldn't 'Sean' be in it, not Jake Gyllenhall's character?). It also had the superb Vera Farmiga in it, which always raises a film by a notch or three.
But better still.............. I totally recommend 'Super 8', which was directed by JJ Abrams but has "I love Spielberg" tattooed on its forehead (he produced it anyway). Set in 1979, kids making a zombie home movie (hence the title), train crash, mystery happenings, military involvement, an alien......... but all brilliantly told, and featuring an unusually superb cast of teenage actors (Elle Fanning, Dakota's baby sister, is astonishing). It will appeal to an age range of, say, 5 to 80. |
Re: Fillums
Originally Posted by The Dean
(Post 9774776)
I loved Source Code (perfect for in-flight watching), but watched it at least three times before I fully got it all (quibble: at the end, shouldn't 'Sean' be in it, not Jake Gyllenhall's character?). It also had the superb Vera Farmiga in it, which always raises a film by a notch or three.
But better still.............. I totally recommend 'Super 8', which was directed by JJ Abrams but has "I love Spielberg" tattooed on its forehead (he produced it anyway). Set in 1979, kids making a zombie home movie (hence the title), train crash, mystery happenings, military involvement, an alien......... but all brilliantly told, and featuring an unusually superb cast of teenage actors (Elle Fanning, Dakota's baby sister, is astonishing). It will appeal to an age range of, say, 5 to 80. Worth a watch though. |
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Horrible bosses is pretty funny stuff.
Worth watching just for Aniston. |
Re: Fillums
Originally Posted by Scamp
(Post 9775548)
Horrible bosses is pretty funny stuff.
Worth watching just for Aniston. |
Re: Fillums
Wanted to revive this thread to offer a solid recommendation for "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" which I belatedly caught up with yesterday.
The plot is well-known now but a superb cast are all utterly riveting (Tom Hardy particularly good, Mark Strong, Benedict "Sherlock" Silly-Name, Colin Firth predictably excellent) - but Gary Oldman is just astonishing. Oldman seem to find something extra in everything he does, but if you ever wondered what 'facial acting' is, here is the masterclass. Don't expect Bond/Bourne shoot-outs and action - this is a film that actually asks you to think.............. |
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Gary Oldman is apparently Mo's brother out of Eastenders :) love that Sherlock fella :thumbup:
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Re: Fillums
Originally Posted by The Dean
(Post 9855784)
Wanted to revive this thread to offer a solid recommendation for "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" which I belatedly caught up with yesterday.
The plot is well-known now but a superb cast are all utterly riveting (Tom Hardy particularly good, Mark Strong, Benedict "Sherlock" Silly-Name, Colin Firth predictably excellent) - but Gary Oldman is just astonishing. Oldman seem to find something extra in everything he does, but if you ever wondered what 'facial acting' is, here is the masterclass. Don't expect Bond/Bourne shoot-outs and action - this is a film that actually asks you to think.............. |
Re: Fillums
Originally Posted by shiva
(Post 9770955)
Don't get me wrong the wire was excellent but the west wing is watchable many times the wire not so much
Originally Posted by TGFKASE
(Post 9770379)
I have to disagree, shiva. Thought The Wire beat The West Wing hands down...
I barely went out when I had those to watch... It took me four or five episodes to get hooked though. Five great films for me: Leon little Miss Sunshine Grosse Pointe Blank singing in the rain goodfellas |
Re: Fillums
We watched "The Devil's Double" last night, the story of the man who was hijacked into becoming Uday Hussein's body double.
Worth watching for Dominic Cooper's excellent performance (he plays both the psychotic Uday and the double), the plot is somewhat vague and fails to really get into either's character. The locals will love it for the mindless violence and foul language! |
Re: Fillums
Originally Posted by The Dean
(Post 9855784)
Wanted to revive this thread to offer a solid recommendation for "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" which I belatedly caught up with yesterday.
The plot is well-known now but a superb cast are all utterly riveting (Tom Hardy particularly good, Mark Strong, Benedict "Sherlock" Silly-Name, Colin Firth predictably excellent) - but Gary Oldman is just astonishing. Oldman seem to find something extra in everything he does, but if you ever wondered what 'facial acting' is, here is the masterclass. Don't expect Bond/Bourne shoot-outs and action - this is a film that actually asks you to think.............. |
Re: Fillums
Originally Posted by Oyibopeppeh
(Post 9856169)
We watched "The Devil's Double" last night, the story of the man who was hijacked into becoming Uday Hussein's body double.
Worth watching for Dominic Cooper's excellent performance (he plays both the psychotic Uday and the double), the plot is somewhat vague and fails to really get into either's character. The locals will love it for the mindless violence and foul language! |
Re: Fillums
Originally Posted by Oyibopeppeh
(Post 9769193)
No Country For Old Men.
A tale of how not to get involved with what shouldn't concern you. It's a shocking, time-bomb of a movie with a brutal, almost Old Testament nerve-wracking moral feel. |
Re: Fillums
Originally Posted by Spugsy
(Post 9769095)
Anyone seen owt decent recently?
Watched 'Drive the other day and loved it, got a very 80s feel to it. 'Tree of Life' is utterly insane, beautiful to watch and once you are done it's incredible, but still mental. Anything else worth watching? |
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