zebediah
Striker
I'm in
Thought it was over sentimental, missus spent virtually the entire film crying.
Should have stopped after the second film imo.
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Should have stopped after the second film imo.
Doogie Hauser
Midfield
The Walls Came Tumbling Down (1946)
Lee Bowman is a gossip columnist who discovers his vicar friend hanging. He doesn’t buy the suicide verdict, and things start to get sinister when Marguerite Chapman turns up, looking for two bibles. As do various other interested parties. It seems that the vicar was the custodian of an old secret involving a lost treasure.
Maltese Falcon rip-off that is steady-away and a reasonably nice watch. It doesn’t outstay its welcome and there’s some neat character work by the likes of Edgar Buchanan and George Macready.
6.5/10
Lee Bowman is a gossip columnist who discovers his vicar friend hanging. He doesn’t buy the suicide verdict, and things start to get sinister when Marguerite Chapman turns up, looking for two bibles. As do various other interested parties. It seems that the vicar was the custodian of an old secret involving a lost treasure.
Maltese Falcon rip-off that is steady-away and a reasonably nice watch. It doesn’t outstay its welcome and there’s some neat character work by the likes of Edgar Buchanan and George Macready.
6.5/10
Elevation on netflix - a basic re-write of quiet place but the baddies can't go above 8,000 feet - decent take your brain out thriller 7.5/10
Quite enjoyed it TBH. Not really a fan of the frachise, thought Hugh Grant was excellent(gets better with age) and Leo Woodall was made for such roles. Great supporting line up as well.
Kborom
Striker
Spot on, and I thought the ending was well done, opening up another movie. Not sure if that is planned but I'd watch it.
Mulholland Drive
2/10
Gave up half way through.
The acting was awful and nowt happened.
3/10 for the unexpected "you dirty bastard" meme fella. That was funny
2/10
Gave up half way through.
The acting was awful and nowt happened.
3/10 for the unexpected "you dirty bastard" meme fella. That was funny
Arfa Sleep
Striker
A Real Pain - 'Mismatched cousins David and Benji tour Poland to honour their grandmother. Their adventure becomes complicated as old tensions resurface while exploring their family history.' Rotten Tomatoes has it as 96%. I enjoyed it, quite funny at times, well worth watching.
Monty Pigeon
Striker
La Maman et la Putain (The Mother and the Whore) (1973) 10/10
French New Wave masterpiece, unavailable for decades, now fully restored. Jean-Pierre Leaud (who starred, as a teen, in The 400 Blows) as a pseudo-intellectual slacker who lives with one woman and falls for another. Eventually they all end up in bed together, but none of them are happy about it. Three and a half hours of talk about life, and love, and sex.
Room at the Top (1959) 9/10
Kitchen sink drama about Joe Lampton, an ambitious working class man who sets his sights on marrying the daughter of a wealthy mill owner while simultaneously having an affair with the French wife of a local businessman. Excellent exploration of the British class system.
Life at the Top (1965) 8/10
Sequel to the previous film. Ten years later, Joe Lampton seems to have everything he wanted, and has risen to become a Tory councillor. But class divisions continue to affect him. Full movie here:
French New Wave masterpiece, unavailable for decades, now fully restored. Jean-Pierre Leaud (who starred, as a teen, in The 400 Blows) as a pseudo-intellectual slacker who lives with one woman and falls for another. Eventually they all end up in bed together, but none of them are happy about it. Three and a half hours of talk about life, and love, and sex.
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Room at the Top (1959) 9/10
Kitchen sink drama about Joe Lampton, an ambitious working class man who sets his sights on marrying the daughter of a wealthy mill owner while simultaneously having an affair with the French wife of a local businessman. Excellent exploration of the British class system.
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Life at the Top (1965) 8/10
Sequel to the previous film. Ten years later, Joe Lampton seems to have everything he wanted, and has risen to become a Tory councillor. But class divisions continue to affect him. Full movie here:
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Doogie Hauser
Midfield
All added to the watchlist. Thanks Monty.
Fletch73
Midfield
Room at the Top has been on my list for a while (bloody love Simone Signoret). Never knew there was a sequel.
Monty Pigeon
Striker
Albay3037
Striker
The Manchurian Candidate (1962) - I recently sat down to watch the remake with Denzel Washington and realised I've never seen the original. This is definitely more gripping out of the two with superb performance from both Sinatra and Harvey. However, for me the person who stood out was Angela Lansbury, who I believe for the only time in her career went against type and plays the scheming, ambitious matriarch in almost cold and chilling way. 9/10
Doogie Hauser
Midfield
She was a wrong un in that film I watched the other week. Please Murder Me (1956).
Albay3037
Striker
Might give that a watch as it was quite refreshing seeing her play the antagonist. Looks like Gaslight (1944) was the other one which she played an evil cow too
Scorer
Striker
Was the ending that disappointed with the revelation about origins and set up for sequel being lazy and unoriginal. The rest was okay. 6/10.
Doogie Hauser
Midfield
It’s an unremarkable film in many ways but I enjoyed it. She’s subtly calculating in it and there’s some really decent characters/victims.Might give that a watch as it was quite refreshing seeing her play the antagonist. Looks like Gaslight (1944) was the other one which she played an evil cow too
Junior Birdman
Striker
Some Like it Hot. 10/10.
Just at been today at the Grand Cinema at Beamish. Wonderful.
Just at been today at the Grand Cinema at Beamish. Wonderful.
Doogie Hauser
Midfield
Back in the late 90s, I used to stay at my Grandad’s house a couple of times a week. Mostly it was a fortress of solitude, with reading, jigsaws, gentle chat about politics, history and family history, classical music and him showing me his stamp collection.
Occasionally, though, we’d watch a film. I can remember stuff like Double Indemnity and Mountains on the Moon. One night, we sat down to watch Operation Daybreak (1975). It really stuck with me as a powerful, bittersweet film, with a gut-wrenching atmosphere, because you know it’s based on a true story.
It’s just been on Channel 5, and watching it was pretty intense. As film, I rate it highly. Martin Shaw, Timothy Bottoms, Anthony Andrews and Anton Diffring all put in good performances, and the ending is really bleak and sad. For those not in the know, it’s about Czech commandos trying to assassinate Reinhard Heydrich. The film perhaps downplays the impact of the action, but I really like it. Watching it brought back loads of personal memories, too, so it felt doubly poignant.
8/10
Occasionally, though, we’d watch a film. I can remember stuff like Double Indemnity and Mountains on the Moon. One night, we sat down to watch Operation Daybreak (1975). It really stuck with me as a powerful, bittersweet film, with a gut-wrenching atmosphere, because you know it’s based on a true story.
It’s just been on Channel 5, and watching it was pretty intense. As film, I rate it highly. Martin Shaw, Timothy Bottoms, Anthony Andrews and Anton Diffring all put in good performances, and the ending is really bleak and sad. For those not in the know, it’s about Czech commandos trying to assassinate Reinhard Heydrich. The film perhaps downplays the impact of the action, but I really like it. Watching it brought back loads of personal memories, too, so it felt doubly poignant.
8/10
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