Film

[open face surgery]

Watched it a year or two ago for the nostalgia. Loved it as a kid and loved it as an adult. Just dumb fun.

[leatherface]

'More Bad News', the sequel to 'Bad News'. Where the main cast of 'The Young Ones' play members of a heavy metal group called 'Bad News'. It's on YouTube. Obviously similar to Spinal Tap but I thought it was better , especially because of Rik Mayall being hilarious. Great Donington sequence as well where they actually played on stage.

[StoutAndAle]

'More Bad News', the sequel to 'Bad News'. Where the main cast of 'The Young Ones' play members of a heavy metal group called 'Bad News'. It's on YouTube. Obviously similar to Spinal Tap but I thought it was better , especially because of Rik Mayall being hilarious. Great Donington sequence as well where they actually played on stage.

Those Comic Strip films are great.

As far as I know - "Bad News" was released before "This Is Spinal Tap".

[Eoin McLove]

I watched The Talented Mr. Ripley today. What a great film. It holds up really well twenty three years on. A classic perhaps?

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

'More Bad News', the sequel to 'Bad News'. Where the main cast of 'The Young Ones' play members of a heavy metal group called 'Bad News'. It's on YouTube. Obviously similar to Spinal Tap but I thought it was better , especially because of Rik Mayall being hilarious. Great Donington sequence as well where they actually played on stage.

Those Comic Strip films are great.

As far as I know - "Bad News" was released before "This Is Spinal Tap".

The first appearance on TV, yeah, but not the film. Similarly, Spinal Tap were initially conceived in the late 70s originally to appear in a TV pilot. Seems both had very similar but independent beginnings. Apart from their source in the inherent hilarity of rock excess, of course.

[Necro Red]

I watched The Talented Mr. Ripley today. What a great film. It holds up really well twenty three years on. A classic perhaps?

rewatched that myself lately having not seen it in years. Agreed, classic stuff. Really strong performances also

[astfgyl]

Ace Ventura Pet Detective. Only ok, hasn't held up all that well. Actually Jim Carrey hasn't got that many great comedies under his belt aside from Dumb and Dumber.

Action Point. Starring Johnny Knoxville about a theme park. Not good.

[open face surgery]

Jim Carrey is an annoying cunt.

Hustle. Bit shit but alright. Haha. That's my review.

[astfgyl]

Yeah he's generally not good. The Truman Show is fairly decent though but other than that and Dumb and Dumber he hasn't got really anything.

[open face surgery]

I enjoyed The Man On The Moon as well due to Andy Kaufman being a fascinating character but Carrey even made that about him. He just seems like a disingenuous arsehole.

[ldj]

Jim Carrey is an annoying cunt.

Never liked him either, the faces he makes are head wrecking.

[Pentagrimes]

Started The Devils a year or two ago but didn't finish it for some reason, may have fallen asleep, so need to watch it again.

Definitely watch it again. Incredible film.

Currently dead in work so I'm watching "Rock N' Roll Nightmare", a 1987 comedy horror shit show helmed by no less than 80s metal bufoon Thor. So far no hot water bottles have exploded, but there's a monster in it that basically looks like a deformed cock and balls with an eye.

Wasn't there some mention of letterboxd here before?

[StoutAndAle]

The first appearance on TV, yeah, but not the film. Similarly, Spinal Tap were initially conceived in the late 70s originally to appear in a TV pilot. Seems both had very similar but independent beginnings. Apart from their source in the inherent hilarity of rock excess, of course.

I didn't know that "Bad News" got a theatrical release - they're both less than an hour long aren't they?



I use Letterboxd for logging films that I watch/want to watch.

Since they sold it to a tech company it has become head melting with all the adverts though.

[Pentagrimes]

Same here, very much for logging purposes only so I don't notice the adverts much, great for finding and logging absolutely oddball shit though. The "lists" function is very cool. I'm Destroyed Human on there.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Watched The Batman tonight. Couple of clunky dialogue moments, but overall thought it was class. Loved the aesthetic and mood of it, balance of modernity and film noir. And what a cast! Serious hats off there.