Film

[StoutAndAle]

Green Room is great craic.

Any recommendations for anything in the style of Man Bites Dog/Der Todesking? Something that takes a black comedy approach to horrific events.

A few that I can think of off the top of my head would be;

"Er Ist Wieder Da/Look Who's Back" - Basically "Borat" but with Hitler as the main protagonist.

And Chris Morris' "Four Lions" and "The Day Shall Come".

[open face surgery]

Didn't realise it was Picard in The Green Room for ages when I watched it. Enjoyable film.

Finally watched Mandy last night which was spectacular.

The Upside, Bryan Cranston plays a quadriplegic who hires ex con Kevin Hart to be his carer. Enjoyed this one more than I expected.

An absolute outrage they didn't get an actual quadriplegic to play the role.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

The Upside, Bryan Cranston plays a quadriplegic who hires ex con Kevin Hart to be his carer. Enjoyed this one more than I expected.

It's a scene-for-scene remake of the French film Intouchables (the true story it's based on happened in France). Haven't seen the remake, but the original was great anyway.

With all the talk of it recently, re-watched Coming To America last night. It was probably best left to my memories, have to say; definitely a film that should be about 30 minutes shorter anyway! Won't be watching the second one.

Have to put The Day Shall Come on my list actually, been meaning to watch it for a while.

[Born of Fire]

Didn't know that about The Upside, probably as well off to stick with just the original then if you've already seen it.

I found The Day Shall Come to be middling enough. Four Lions on the other hand is one of my all time favourites.

Really need to get The Colour Out Of Space and Mandy watched. I'm long overdue a fix of manic Nic Cage!

[Yung Led Zeppelin]

Four Lions is fucking brilliant, must rewatch.

Had somehow never seen Close Encounters of the Third Kind until this weekend. An absolute joy to watch.

[CorkonianHunger]

And Chris Morris' "Four Lions" and "The Day Shall Come".

Morris is a genius.

[open face surgery]

Went to see Four Lions in the cinema. So good. I think I watched the more recent one but genuinely can't remember off hand and yes, an absolute genius.

[CorkonianHunger]

Speaking of Four Lions, Riz Ahmed was in that film Sound of Metal last year. Anyone catch it yet? Heard good things but haven't caught it yet.

[open face surgery]

Ya, I watched it and thought it was alright. Really can't say more than that. Wouldn't watch it again.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Watched Adam & Paul as our obligatory Irish Paddy's Day movie last night. It really is a powerful piece of cinema, bubbling over with pathos due to pulling zero punches. Been over ten years since I saw it last I'd say, and I think I enjoyed it more than ever yesterday.

[Kurt Cocaine]

Yep, I haven't seen it since it came out. I've been meaning to watch it with my good Spanish lady to show her the 'real' Dublin. 

[Emphyrio]

Bleak but excellent.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Yep, I haven't seen it since it came out. I've been meaning to watch it with my good Spanish lady to show her the 'real' Dublin. 

It's the one Irish film I purposely put on the long finger to show herself too. Not only because of the way it portrays Dublin, but also because you just don't know how a non-Irish person is going to react to you laughing at some of the genuinely hilarious parts, some of which are mixed right in with the grimness. It's definitely up in the top five of all Irish cinema for me.

Here's a great interview extract of (excellent) actor Michael Smiley talking about it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpa2YX_quGQ

[Kurt Cocaine]

Yep, I haven't seen it since it came out. I've been meaning to watch it with my good Spanish lady to show her the 'real' Dublin. 

It's the one Irish film I purposely put on the long finger to show herself too. Not only because of the way it portrays Dublin, but also because you just don't know how a non-Irish person is going to react to you laughing at some of the genuinely hilarious parts, some of which are mixed right in with the grimness. It's definitely up in the top five of all Irish cinema for me.

Here's a great interview extract of (excellent) actor Michael Smiley talking about it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpa2YX_quGQ

Exactly the same Chris. I'm putting a reminder on for tomorrow night. It's high time she was introduced to the delights and horrors of this movie.
I'll give her the chance to swalla a few cans of Hop House first....

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

True enough, we'd had a couple of whiskey and Guinness chasers before putting it on, haha.