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SMB Film Thread 2025

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Monty Pigeon said:
Into the Night (1985) 6/10
Jeff Goldblum as an insomniac who, late one night in LA, bumps into Michelle Pfeiffer and gets caught in an international conspiracy. The plot is very silly, and the tone is all over the place, but it's worth it for the soundtrack by BB King and the cameos by John Landis's mates (including David Bowie and a host of famous directors).
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The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) 8/10
Jeff and Beau Bridges as sibling piano players struggling to earn a living in Seattle hotels. They recruit a singer, Michelle Pfeiffer, and are forced to face reality. Cliches aside (including the mandatory audition montage), it's one of the better films of the 80s.
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L'été dernier (Last Summer) (2023) 6/10
Directed by Catherine Breillat. A female French lawyer embarks on an affair with her 17-year-old stepson. It tells the story without properly exploring the moral questions.
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Into The Night was the first time I’d seen Michelle Pfiefer. Not the sort of thing a young chap forgets in a hurry. As you say it’s a decent film that could’ve been a very good one with a little bit of “toughening up”. Bowie apparently saw a mate of his in the crew while being driven past some on location shooting and jumped out of the car to say hi. Ended up in the film. Superb BB King soundtrack stuff.
The Fabulous Baker Boys is a wonderful superb film. As you say everyone has to grow up some time. I may even give it a go myself.

Jeez Monty yer getting through some fillums lately.
cluffy said:
The Sex Thief (1973) 3/10
Probably being generous with that score as it’s absolutely low class smut without even the wit of Confessions. On the other hand the unbelievably fit Diane Keen is in it and lets it all hang out - the only reason it gets any points at all.
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She was in a few 70s-80s sitcoms wasn’t she? One where her and her husband had to take in a lodger iirc? Straight dark hair? Beautiful lass.
Harry Gates said:
Jeff Bridges.
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He quietly built up a very impressive body of work the lad. Shame The Beach Boys story one nivver materialised with him, their boy and Dennis Quaid as the Wilsons.
Shack said:
Anora (2024) - 6/10 - Surprised this won a load of awards. Thought it was average at best. It was like it turned into the hangover halfway through. Found it child like in it's delivery.
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Half MTV hip hop video, half Guy Richie gangster nonsense, half soft porn clip. Loadatosh.
Monty Pigeon said:
Danton (1983) 7/10
Morning after I watched this, Depardieu was convicted of sexual assault. One of his victims - Emmanuelle Debever - played his wife here, and committed suicide after speaking out against him. When this came out, Time magazine hailed Depardieu as they greatest actor of all time. Not sure I'd agree. It's a show-offy performance, and at times he's hamming it up. The film itself isn't helped by half the actors being dubbed into French from Polish.

Wake in Fright (1971) 8/10
Legendary Aussie horror film directed by the recently RIP Ted Kotcheff. A schoolteacher in the Outback tries to go home for the holidays to his girlfriend in Sydney, but loses all his money and gets stranded in a remote town full of, well, Aussies.

To Live and Die in LA (1985) 7/10
An LA cop decides to take down the counterfeiter who killed his partner. William Friedkin's attempt to translocate The French Connection to the West Coast. Not his best. Very 1980s, with a soundtrack by Wang Chung.
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@Cockney Mackem did To Live And etc in one of his recent pods.
I saw it at the flicks when it was initially released and the very very very 80s soundtrack spoilt it of for me. Watched it recently and the soundtrack wasn’t as intrusive. Liked the film more second time around. Very very much of its time though which harms it in a way that the 70s doesn’t damage The French Connection whatsoever.
 
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Kborom said:
A Complete Unknown was a bit of a letdown. I expected an interesting biopic of Bobby Z but it didn't really know what its central premise was. Joan Baez, folk festival or biopic, seemed to fall between the 3. I would have been interested in the Baez link or more detail about his early years and writing songs but the focus on the folk festival was just plain dull. 5/10 purely for the music
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Watched it over the weekend, and I'd be inclined to agree.

Fletch73 said:
A Complete Unknown [2024] 8/10
Against the backdrop of cultural upheaval, 19-year-old Bob Dylan arrives in New York with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music.

Very good but not great, which I'm fine with given how universally average most music biopics are. Chalamet is excellent, Monica Barbaro steals it.
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You reckon? I thought they made her a bit of a nothing character, other that being some miserable bitch his other girlfriend was jealous of.


I think Inside Llewyn Davis paints a better picture of the time/scene.
 
A working man 7/10.

Latest Statham film - won't say anymore to risk giving plot away.
Decent watch.
Motor City Cobra said:
Marching powder. 1/10

Cheeky bastards, didn’t expect too much but haway man.
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Seen some canny reviews for this but still haven't got round to watching it.
 
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MSC said:
A working man 7/10.

Latest Statham film - won't say anymore to risk giving plot away.
Decent watch.

Seen some canny reviews for this but still haven't got round to watching it.
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Eh? Not sure how. And this is coming from someone who loves The Business and the Foot solider franchise.
 
Cockney Mackem said:
Using my psychic powers I'm going to say that:

He has some sort of elite military background
But now he works some basic bitch job
Something bad happens to some defenceless person he cares about
He proceeds to kill everyone
No one can explain his accent
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Believe it or not, you are spot on BUT…they do actually mention his accent in the script albeit throwaway 🤣
 
Cockney Mackem said:
Using my psychic powers I'm going to say that:

He has some sort of elite military background
But now he works some basic bitch job
Something bad happens to some defenceless person he cares about
He proceeds to kill everyone
No one can explain his accent
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Pretty much spot on but still an easy to watch film.
 
Black Bag - Good little spy/traitor type film, nothing flashy, but for one and a half hours, it's done well. Thought Kate Blanchett was great. 7/10

Sinners - Good watch, although I don't see how it got rave reviews either, I had to go google to see if I'd missed some undertone or meaning of the film, which it seems I had, but it wasn't obvious to me anyway. 7/10
 
Just watched the trailer for Jurassic World Scarlett’s Arse and thought “wow this actually looks ok and more adult”…then, IT, appeared.

Can you guess what I mean?

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