It's a good Korean movie. I think if you're unfamiliar with Korean cinema when seeing it, it probably seems ground-breaking.

Quote from: Carnage on February 11, 2020, 12:26:47 PM
Adam Sandler pretty much ruled it out for me.


Ruled or Ruined. Sandler is a one trek pony, a racist cunt too, there was a lot of bad reports from this film The Ridiculous 8 about how he treated Native American's.
Happy Gilmore was the only film I liked of his, and that wouldn't have any reply value now.
Deep Down Six Feet, Is Where I Like To Eat

Saw a film called Gangster Squad last night, which I'd never heard of. Stars Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Sean Penn, Nick Nolte. Not up there with the greats of comparable movies such as LA Confidential or The Untouchables, but still a very entertaining watch. Tis on Amazon now.

Went to see parasite last night.
Very enjoyable and the less you know about it going into it the better it is.

Quote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on February 17, 2020, 12:29:40 PM
Saw a film called Gangster Squad last night, which I'd never heard of. Stars Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Sean Penn, Nick Nolte. Not up there with the greats of comparable movies such as LA Confidential or The Untouchables, but still a very entertaining watch. Tis on Amazon now.

Genuinely one of the worst films I've ever seen, a waste of a great cast.

Quote from: blessed1 on February 17, 2020, 01:23:21 PM
Went to see parasite last night.
Very enjoyable and the less you know about it going into it the better it is.
I went to see it last night, also. It didn't really do much for me at all.

Quote from: Carnage on February 17, 2020, 02:51:12 PM
Quote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on February 17, 2020, 12:29:40 PM
Saw a film called Gangster Squad last night, which I'd never heard of. Stars Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Sean Penn, Nick Nolte. Not up there with the greats of comparable movies such as LA Confidential or The Untouchables, but still a very entertaining watch. Tis on Amazon now.

Genuinely one of the worst films I've ever seen, a waste of a great cast.

Two additional comments:
1) I did watch directly after my first joint of the week, which probably made the one-liner quips seem funnier than they really were.
2) I think I wish it was one of the worst films I've ever seen, but it doesn't even come close! Apparently you've been much luckier than me in your movie-viewing life. Compared to, say, The Mothman Prophecies and its ilk, it's practically The Godfather!

watched Wes cravens the people under the stairs last night. I hadn't seen it since I was a kid. It still holds up pretty well as a comedy horror.
Also saw a very good foreign thriller called the invisible guest.

"Little Women" - era it was grand like but there was way to much matter-of-fact exposition. Not the stone cold classic all the reviews would have you believe though. Plus Saoirse Ronan and Emma Watson are headwreckers.

"Ford V Ferrari" - very enjoyable popcorn movie. Bale and Damon are both great.

I'm all for supporting our own and I'll say Brooklyn I really enjoyed, but the more I see of Saoirse Ronan, the more of a headwrecker she becomes. A bit overrated I think.

I can't abide Ronan. Between her inability to pronounce her own fucking name and her affected skanger accent, she's as headwrecking as it gets. According to people I know from Carlow she's become totally up herself since she made it big, too.

Imagine that people would say that about someone famous,  shocking. Does she not call around to her neighbours anymore for a cuppa?

Saw that 'Mientras dura la Guerra' last night, set in the Spanish Civil War and yer man Unamuno. Reasonable, I was definitely expecting more. The lad playing Franco did a good job though, did the unassuming yet ruthless thing to a t, a bit like Rory Breaker in 'Lock Stock'.

#568 February 25, 2020, 05:37:54 PM Last Edit: February 25, 2020, 07:25:07 PM by Thorn
Just spent a pretty decent 2 hrs  with 'Green Book', Viggo Mortensen as a working class Bronx Italian bouncer\gangster hired to drive a black pianist on a tour of America's Deep South in the 60's. I'm a big Mortensen fan anyway but this is a really good watch.
Also handy to watch of you have wee ones around.
Wearing jeans and leather, not crackerjack clothes

Quote from: Eoin McLove on February 11, 2020, 11:58:00 AM
I thought it looked like shite from the ad.  Worth a gander?

Yes, worth the watch. I never watch trailers these days, they often can't sell the film very well. The directors (Safdie Brothers) are great. Cool style, their last film Good Time was on par with Uncut Gems for me though, also on Netflix.