Film

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Yeah, I've been thinking of watching Coming to America too, although I'm worried I'll think it's rubbish now, haha.

Continuing my lockdown trend of catching up on ancient things I've never gotten around to, watched Tequila Sunrise last night. I really hadn't missed out on anything at all. It's basically an entire season of an 80s US soap opera condensed into two hours.

[Emphyrio]

I've a pretty high tolerance for Eddie Murphy so that works in my favour. Herself on the other hand...

[CorkonianHunger]

Coming to America 2 is due out this week so gonna rewatch the first one tonight.

Someone mentioned Thief a while back, watched it last night. Good movie.

80s Eddie Murphy is a king, we'll see what the sequel does.

Think I mentioned Thief, great flick alright.

[open face surgery]

Watched Coming to America a month or two back and it's great. Not as good as Trading Places though. Will def check out the new one.

[Carnage]

Never liked Coming To America TBH.

Watched Jungle last night, before it disappeared off Netflix. Daniel Radcliffe gets lost in the rainforest, has a hard time of it. All very predictable and familiar really, and given that it was based on the character's autobiography, no real tension about whether he'd make it. Worth a look but you'd miss nothing by not bothering with it.

[Necro Red]

Rewatched The Colour Out Of Space last night. Fucking love it, probably helps that I'm a Lovecraft fan too. Cage going on a mad one, what's not to like ha ha

[Pedrito]

Coming to America is still absolutely brilliant. Watched it recently and thought to myself 'yep, they certainly don't make them like that anymore'.

'Sexual chocolate, everybody, seeexual chocolate!'

Also a film that was packed to the brim with black actors and stunning black women decades before that Black Panter nonsense hit the screens.

[StoutAndAle]

'Sexual chocolate, everybody, seeexual chocolate!'

"Coming To America" was a film myself and my kid brother must have watched 100 times or more growing up. I'm sure all of us of a particular vintage have several VHS tapes (recorded off the telly) that we know back to front. I dunno if I can do it to myself to watch the sequel.

To this day if I want to make my brother laugh (usually in less than ideal situations) - I'll just say "Man, you lyin... you ain't NEVER met Doctah Mar-tayn Lutha, da King!"

[Carnage]

Watched The United States vs. Billie Holiday last night. Less a straight up bio, it covers the period between 1947 and 1957 when she was at her peak and being hounded by the Feds for singing Strange Fruit (drawing attention to institutional racism and inspiring the civil rights movement), while being used and abused by various men in various capacities. Heroin playing a big part, too. The film itself is OK, but Andra Day is brilliant as Holiday.

[astfgyl]

'Sexual chocolate, everybody, seeexual chocolate!'

"Coming To America" was a film myself and my kid brother must have watched 100 times or more growing up. I'm sure all of us of a particular vintage have several VHS tapes (recorded off the telly) that we know back to front. I dunno if I can do it to myself to watch the sequel.

To this day if I want to make my brother laugh (usually in less than ideal situations) - I'll just say "Man, you lyin... you ain't NEVER met Doctah Mar-tayn Lutha, da King!"

Not about CTA, but that vhs thing took me back. Young Guns or Predator went on almost daily when I was a young lad

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Just watched Jojo Rabbit there. Excellent, and on a much more profound level than I was expecting. Quite an achievement to write and successfully pull off the mix it runs with.

[Pedrito]

It's brilliant alright

[open face surgery]

Tis only great.

[Kunt 4 Life]

Watched a film on Wednesday and Thursday night instead of watching Nolan and question time respectively.

Wednesday was 'await further instructions', a british horror flick about a family over Christmas,trapped inside their home by a mysterious black wall, and they're given instructions on the tv screen. Not brilliant but not bad either.

Thursday was 'Ghosts of War' about a group of 5 America soldiers in world war 2 occupied paris who have to stay guard over this deserted mansion. Or is it....dunt dunt duhhhhhhhh!!!!
Was quite good with a few clues how it was going to end.


Also a thing in films I noticed. When ever there's a tapping on a pipe, the characters take a moment to realise it's Morrse code and then start writing the letters...how come they always manage to start writing at the start of the message?

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

The Neon Demon - Wasn't entirely sure what I was thinking of it while I was watching it, even less so just after, but it's been sort of haunting my thoughts over the last couple of days now, and I think that's a good sign since it's a kind of morality tale, allegory in a very traditional sense, just told in a very modern way. Amazing visuals in places, but that's Refn's trademark I suppose.

Last of the Mohicans - Haven't seen this since I was a kid. Very engaging, great action, but the in-between action bits could have benefited from a stronger director. Worth a revisit though, if like me you haven't seen it in years.