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Another Round - my favourite of the bunch I'd say, I am a Mikkelsen fan, as I am with Vinterberg. Just a good film overall in my eyes. No need for a US remake.


Watched it last night - very good. The four leads are pretty much perfect in it.

US remake with Will Ferrell, Chris Rock, Ken Jong and Danny McBride.

Agreed, no matter who they cast, they'll miss the poi t entirely.

We watched it last week too. Very entertaining, though I'd be surprised if it was the foreign film most worthy of an Oscar from the last year. I have in my head it won, but maybe it didn't. Anyway, some great bits for sure, and agreed that a US remake will miss the point entirely, unless the cast was people like Paul Giamatti and other even more straight man types.

Paul Giamatti, Casey Affleck, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Daniel Day-Lewis. There's my suggestion for a US remake cast, guaranteed to be better than any cast that's actually chosen, despite one of my pick being dead.

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Going to rewatch 'The Motorcycle Diaries' there. It might be about possibly the most overrated human being in the history of the universe, nevertheless it's an absolutely class show. Lad.

Watched Tenet earlier, thought it was... OK. The concept was better than the execution, for such a supposedly mindbending I found it quite predictable in places.

Quote from: Caomhaoin on May 15, 2021, 08:23:32 PM
Going to rewatch 'The Motorcycle Diaries' there. It might be about possibly the most overrated human being in the history of the universe, nevertheless it's an absolutely class show. Lad.

Great film.

Highlander popped up on Netflix earlier today.
I just had to...   :abbath: :abbath: :abbath:

Halfway through it myself..just class

Watched The Doors film last night for the first time, after my mother stopping me recording it as a kid, and half enjoyed it. It's a shlock rock bio but 2 hours of The Doors related viewing was enjoyable.

Quote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on May 15, 2021, 02:32:14 PM
Paul Giamatti, Casey Affleck, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Daniel Day-Lewis. There's my suggestion for a US remake cast, guaranteed to be better than any cast that's actually chosen, despite one of my pick being dead.

you're missing a designated black guy in the cast.

Watched the original Japanese Ring from 97. Having seen the US when I was younger, this shows that the original is very much always better.

Quote from: CorkonianHunger on May 18, 2021, 09:23:28 PM
Watched the original Japanese Ring from 97. Having seen the US when I was younger, this shows that the original is very much always better.

100%, it's a fantastic film. Diminishing returns as the series progresses though - while Ring 2 is pretty good, Ring 0 is watchable but not great.

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Watched the original Japanese Ring from 97. Having seen the US when I was younger, this shows that the original is very much always better.

100%, it's a fantastic film. Diminishing returns as the series progresses though - while Ring 2 is pretty good, Ring 0 is watchable but not great.

Yeah definitely a good atmosphere throughout and mysterious. Not relying on a jump scare every 20 minutes.

Just had a check there, there are 8 Japanese films in the series. I knew they'd more than those 3, I had no idea they'd put that many out.

The US one was brilliant but I've never seen the Jap one. Must check it out.

Went through a phase in my late teens watching loads of Japanese and Korean horror films. Back when you could go into your nearest struggling Xtravision and pick 3 random dvds from the section for like a 5er and see what the fuck any of them are about. Good Times!