Film

[blessed1]

Watched 2 very good movies with Mads Mickelsen and both were directed by the same guy.
The Hunt and another one called Another Round. 2 very good dramas.

[Carnage]

I want to see The Hunt, I heard it was amazing alright. Decent actor, great in Valhalla Rising and Hannibal. I just watched Casino Royale too, as it happens.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

No Country For Old Men last night. Hadn't watched it since the cinema, so about 13 years ago. Even better, far better even, than I remembered. Just an excellent film from the best team in mainstream American cinema.

Now i realise I'm probably in a minority of one but i hate that fucking film. And i love the Cohen brothers. Just bored the absolute pants off me.

As implied from the "far better even", I wasn't particularly taken with it when I saw it in 2007. I dunno, maybe being that much closer to being an old man myself changed everything! 

Watched another "classic" I'd never actually seen last night, first Christmas movie of the season: Scrooged. It stumbles about here and there, but overall genuine laughs a-plenty, and definitely one to go on the regular Yule movie list.

[astfgyl]

Scrooged no less. Haven't seen it in ages and might add it to the repertoire for the kids this year.

Saw Kingsman this evening. Not fantastic but not a waste of the time either

[Caomhaoin]

Watched that 'The Gentlemen' or whatever it's called, the latest Guy Ritchie. Very poor in my opinion, too flashy and he's lost his sense of humour completely. Avoid.

[Eoin McLove]

I liked it the first time I watched it but loved it the second time round. It's worth a second look as the big fucking anti-climax in the middle is difficult to recover from but when you know it's coming it makes the rest of the film more bearable and you can really take it in and soak up the slow, grinding atmosphere properly. That was my experience, at least.

[Emphyrio]

Thought it was a great watch, myself.

[open face surgery]

Ya, I enjoyed it as well.

Watched the 3 Naked Gun movies over the last few days. Gas.

[Caomhaoin]

There were all these moments I found so cringeworthy, the Hugh Grant bit at the start, the rapping MMA fighters doing YouTube videos, and I couldn't take Colin Farrell at all. Contrived or something, I dunno.

Lock Stock is one of my favourite shows, and Snatch, even RocknRolla to a point, they possess something I found totally absent in this yin, namely, a sense of humour and characters that you care about.

I'm off for a few weeks so I might give it another chance as I became instantly prejudiced against it when they were making that gay YT vid.

[Eoin McLove]

You're not talking about No Country for Old Men,  are you? 

[Eoin McLove]

Scrooged no less. Haven't seen it in ages and might add it to the repertoire for the kids this year.

Saw Kingsman this evening. Not fantastic but not a waste of the time either

Kingsman is great craic. I watched it before expecting to turn it off after ten minutes and enjoyed the shit out of it. It's so completely fucking ludicrous but unexpectedly amusing.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Yeah, the first Kingsman at least was highly entertaining. Anyone catch the second one?

[Eoin McLove]

Yeah, I saw it recently. Worth a gander but not as good as the first one.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

The Last Boy Scout on the aul telly box here in Spain. Awful entertaining shite the likes of which they just don't make anymore!

[Eoin McLove]

An old black and white version of Great Expectations on the box. Having read it recently it's still fresh in my mind and this version looks really good. Win!