Film

[Carnage]

Saw that a couple of months ago, it's great. Niamh Elgar is excellent in it, serious actress that one.

[ldj]

I watched The Green Knight last night, I liked it but I think I'd need a rewatch as it's not what I expected it to be, I went in blind other than seeing the poster and that it's billed as a fantasy film but it's definitely not a LOTR style action adventure type, it's much weirder than that.

[StoutAndAle]

"Five Easy Pieces" (1970) - Jack Nicholson is at the beginning of the decade that would both define and encapsulate him. His performance is absolutely electric. Karen Black's supporting turn in absolutely stellar too. The other thing about this is László Kovács cinematography is beautiful. 

[Ealaín]

Time Bandits



Far from the Madding crowd  (1967)

[warhead]

Will give The Green Knight a shot. Besides that one, I have no clue what to watch and will start with Married With Children all over again.

[blessed1]

I watched the green knight. Didn't think it was great now myself. Thought it was trying too hard to be something like hereditary.

[Caomhaoin]

Seen that 'Dear Comrades' there. Fascinating film, you can feel the paranoia, terror and farce of the USSR in that period of the early sixties. Great performance from the lead actress.

[StoutAndAle]

Jimmy Bond - "License To Kill". One of the most enjoyable Bond movies that I have seen thus far on my odyssey to watch them all. Timothy Dalton is excellent - it's a shame that he didn't get a few more goes at it, he was really in form in this one/ For once too a Bond girl who can act - Carey Lowell.

[Carnage]

I could never take Dalton and his crossed eyes seriously - not that Bond is meant to be taken seriously, but y'know what I mean.

Lowell was one of the best Bond girls, definitely. Was in Law & Order for years after that, too.

[StoutAndAle]

I could never take Dalton and his crossed eyes seriously - not that Bond is meant to be taken seriously, but y'know what I mean.

Really? I thought he was a big improvement on Moore's efforts towards the end. Not as smarmy and not everything had to be a one-liner.


I also watched "Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed" - a documentary about the American PBS painting instructor. Netflix are really scraping the bottom of the barrel now - they dragged 95 minutes out of what could be achieved in 30 mins max.

[Carnage]

Oh, Moore was just shit. I could get on with the ridiculousness of Live And Let Die - mainly 'cos of Jane Seymour, jaysus - but after that, no. Dalton was fine apart from that but I find it infinitely distracting.

I watched that Bob Ross doc last night myself. Aside from the revelations about the Wachowskis or whatever their name was, there was nothing that wasn't in the one that pops up on BBC4 every year or so.

[StoutAndAle]

Rewatched "Four Lions" last night. I forgot how many one-liners and brilliant gags are peppered throughout the film.

"Aye up, you unbelievin' Kuffar bastids! I'm gonna turn you to baked beans."

"Islam is cracking up, bro. We got women talking back! We got people playing stringed instruments! "

[ldj]

Rewatched "Four Lions" last night. I forgot how many one-liners and brilliant gags are peppered throughout the film.

"Aye up, you unbelievin' Kuffar bastids! I'm gonna turn you to baked beans."

"Islam is cracking up, bro. We got women talking back! We got people playing stringed instruments! "

Brilliant film.

"If I don't go to Pakistan with you then Islam is finished"  .

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

So good. Allah bless Chris Morris.

[Born of Fire]

Absolutely love that film, give it a rewatch every couple of years and it stills hits the mark every time.

"Jews invented spark plugs to control global traffic"