Film

[leatherface]

On TV last night, somehow managed to see:

Rambo 3 - enjoyable rubbish, (dodgy politics).
Scream 2- just OK, quite boring  actually.  Should never have been a 'franchise'. First one was enough.
Jurassic Park 2- pointless, was surprised Spielberg directed it, seems kind of a cash grab 'phoned in' job.

[StoutAndAle]

Jurassic Park 2- pointless, was surprised Spielberg directed it, seems kind of a cash grab 'phoned in' job.

Oul Stevie was involved in one of the most eye-wateringly expensive divorces in history after his mickey got him in trouble in the early '90s. Probably trying to recoup some of that.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Won't appeal to everyone, but I was very impressed by The Lost Daughter.

[Carnage]

It only took me 30 years to get around to watching it but I stuck on Peter's Friends the other night. Very luvvie (directed by Kenneth Branagh, starring him and his chums), very '90s, but thoroughly enjoyable.

[Cailleach]

Won't appeal to everyone, but I was very impressed by The Lost Daughter.

I saw it . It's good.

Have you seen Tyrannosaur?

[Carnage]

Tyrannosaur is astounding, three great performances there, particularly Mullan and Colman.

[open face surgery]

Ya, incredible film.

[Eoin McLove]

Yeah, deadly film. Paddy Considine is the man.

[Eoin McLove]

I don't mean to state the obvious but, Jesus, Sliding Doors is one hell of a film. Gwyneth Paltrow put in a powerhouse performance. She simply sparkles throughout, lighting up every scene with her unique brand of pathos, wit and unmatched charisma. Cynics at the time felt that the Jimariqoui heavy soundtrack, the floppy hairstyles and clothes, and the garish decor would age terribly, but how wrong they were. All of those aspects have proven timeless. The complexity of the story, which admittedly gets confusing and difficult to follow at times, has stood the test of time and stands as a masterpiece of the romcom genre. Recommended.

2/5

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

You know what the Monty Pythons used to say; nobody ever expects a vagina scented candle to blow up in their face!

Went looking for a stoner comedy last night, found Ted, which I'd never watched. Fulfilled its role. But then, Mila Kunis is in it, and I could probably even watch Sliding Doors on repeat if she was starring.

[Eoin McLove]

Jesus, as snide as I was about Sliding Doors, it is an easy to watch and enjoyable piece of fluff. Ted was complete dog shit, maybe only rivaled in its awfulness by Bad Santa. I'm sure those films are hilarious for 12- 18 year olds, but really... as annoying cunts say... No. Just no.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Ted is literally custom-made to be watched stoned. Maybe watching it not stoned would be a bit like going hiking with no clothes or shoes, then concluding that hiking is awful. I tell ya, after what was a pretty rough week for both of us, smoking a fat joint then sitting down to a film like that together was absolute perfect medicine 

[Caomhaoin]

Saw that 'The Last Duel' last night. Very long and convoluted but the division of the story into the three protagonists points of view was fairly cool.

Adam Driver is very talented and Damon was very believable. Ben Affleck is at his best when he's being a sneering shitebag like in Dazed and Confused and (to an extent) Good Will Hunting, and he delivers something similar here.

Nevertheless, they mightn't have lost the GDP of France if they had just stuck a few frogs to lisp and oh la la the situation, making it more authentic and saving coin at a stoke.

Ridley Scott though. It's the Queens or fuck off.

[StoutAndAle]

"The Siege of Jadotville" - never got around to watching this when it came out. Really well made, great action sequences. Mark Strong has a more convincing Irish accent than some of the lads from Ireland!

[StoutAndAle]

"The Power Of The Dog" - brilliantly directed, photographed and acted. The music is class as well.