Film

[Caomhaoin]

So they say, it's a bit of a conspiracy theory. In all likelihood he was Asa and not the half Cherokee he said he was. Weird that a rabid racist would write a book about all these Mexicans, Indians and white lads getting along though.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Stressful watch but I really enjoyed it.

Yeah. During the final scene I was able to enjoy the whole thing in retrospect, but for a lot of the lead up I was wondering what all the hype was about. Which is why it's always best, if possible, to not even know about hype 

[Eoin McLove]

Flicked on SBS World Movies and was fucking 40 minutes into Joyeux Noelle. Great film. I would love to rewatch it, but from the start. I see The Counterfeiters is on at 11.40 which is another ripping German flick. Loved it when I watched it years ago. I feel half tempted to sit up and look at it as tomorrow is a day off for Anzac Day but bed is also calling me too 

[blessed1]

Watched one called The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Else. Can't say I enjoyed it too much as it was just one scene after another of abuse against a young kid.  Pretty harrowing.

[91/30]

Flicked on SBS World Movies....

Great channel, I watched An Cailín Cuin on it there recently, they always have something worth watching

[Eoin McLove]

I started watching it too but I had something else in so only saw the first ten minutes. Are you in Oz yourself?

[blessed1]

Watched one called Hyena last night. Pretty good gritty British thriller about crooked cops.

[open face surgery]

The Outlaw Josey Wales after being reminded of it here. Used to have it taped in the house growing up but I didn't remember any of it. Savage film.

[Carnage]

Great film, I love this scene:

https://youtu.be/86Nk4Fo2I9k

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

watched the original Dead Ringers last night, as I'm interested in seeing the new series with Rachel Weiscz. Turns out I'd never seen it. Great film, and surely must be Jeremy Irons' best performance.

[Caomhaoin]

Barry Lyndon. I'm not overly gone on Kubrick in general, but this is some show. Hadn't watched it in years, it's so immersive. Redmond Barry is an unlikable bollocks, a liar and an opportunist but you can't help but root for him, relate to him even. Brilliant filmmaking. It's highly stylish as well, it has that timeless quality that I can only think of Schindlers list rivalling.

Unreal considering the film is nearly 50 years old and wasn't meant to be made at all.

Also, Waterloo and The Bounty are recommended for anyone wanting to get sucked in to a film completely for a couple of hours on a Sunday and not be fiddling with the phone.

[blessed1]

Watched one called Muscle. Very strange movie and som fairly extreme scenes in it. Well worth a watch.

[Carnage]

Barry Lyndon. I'm not overly gone on Kubrick in general, but this is some show. Hadn't watched it in years, it's so immersive. Redmond Barry is an unlikable bollocks, a liar and an opportunist but you can't help but root for him, relate to him even. Brilliant filmmaking. It's highly stylish as well, it has that timeless quality that I can only think of Schindlers list rivalling.

Unreal considering the film is nearly 50 years old and wasn't meant to be made at all.

Also, Waterloo and The Bounty are recommended for anyone wanting to get sucked in to a film completely for a couple of hours on a Sunday and not be fiddling with the phone.

My favourite Kubrick fillum by a long way, it's the most beautiful film I've ever watched.

While I'd agree with the Waterloo reference (astounding film, I'm really looking forward to the Ridley Scott Napoleon film), I'd disagree with the reference to Schindler's List being "timeless" - just rewatched it tonight and, while some shots might as well have come directly from the '30s/'40s, I found the direction and general feel of it to be straight outta the '90s yo. You'd always know when it was made  no matter how far down the line you were.

All IMO of course.

[Caomhaoin]

The battle scenes in Waterloo are the kind of scenes that will never be made again. No CGI, just thousands and thousands of Soviet soldiers playing extras. The cavalry, the infantry squares. Just outstanding.

[ldj]

The two new Scream films have no right to be as good as they are, very self aware.