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SMB Film Thread 2025

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Bourne trilogy.

Watched these countless times, still a 10/10 for me.

Zero Dark Thirty. Again, seen it countless times, and till survives in light of the recent Netflix documentary. 9/10
 
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I have just sat through attack of the 50 ft woman, 1993.Certainly an education, factoring,everything in 2 out of ten and that's being very generous, at least one per cent for actualy producing it. Unbelievably bad.I remember at the time it got panned.
 
Monty Pigeon said:
I wasn't going to watch Materialists at all after the trailer - then I realised who the director is. A trailer can make a move into something it's not.

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I've upgraded my Hitchcock collection from DVD to Blu-ray/4K, so steadily working my way through. My last Hitchcock binge was c 2005, so it's been 20 years since I've seen most of them.
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That shining vid is perfection. When solsbury hill kicks in……😂😂😂😂
 
Just watched Barbarian on Film4, not my type of film in general, but pretty decent.
Is Weapons similar fair or a completely different genre?
 
zebediah said:
Just watched Barbarian on Film4, not my type of film in general, but pretty decent.
Is Weapons similar fair or a completely different genre?
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That's what I mean, it's utter shite but over the years you see these films through a different lense. I've been watching a fair few of these comedy horrlr type movies from the 80s, at that time I'd have been judging them on the scares but it's comedy that is the tihing 😂
 
Jurassic World Rebirth (2025)

Enjoyable enough stripped back adventure. None of this will ever recapture the original in spectacle. Better than most of the last trilogy and the mess of The Lost World.

6/10

Superman (2025)

Thought this was really likeable. One of the better superhero films of recent years. Has a decent heart to it and mercifully lighter in tone than the earlier DCEU stuff. Although Nathan Fillion’s haircut is an offense to the eyes.

7.5/10

The Fake (1953)

Dennis O’Keefe is a PI visiting the U.K., trailing a DaVinci painting ready to be displayed at the Tate. Two others have recently been switched for fakes, and there’s a reward for their return. He gets chummy with gallery employee Coleen Gray and her father John Laurie, who is a bitter artist.

A nice way to wile away 70 odd minutes. Very cheap and basic, and yet atmospheric and well paced.

6/10
 
Seraphim Falls (2006) - 6/10

Set after the American civil war, former Confederate Colonel Morsman Carver (Liam Neeson) leads a group of bounty hunters in the search for former Union officer Gideon (Pierce Brosnan), basically a film about revenge, and how far would you go to achieve it. Bit of a slow burner, and the question of why Carver is so determined to hunt Gideon doesn’t get answered until near the end of the film.

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Sovereign.
Based on a true story. US set - Anti government nutter and his son.
To start with you sympathise with them but then not so much.
Very predictable but still quite powerful.
Dennis Quaid excellent in a supporting role.
7.5/10
 
Jurassic World Rebirth (2025) 5/10
Run-of-the-mill dinosaur blockbuster. Not sure what the point is - just another rehash of all the well-established tropes. I'd like to see a reboot that reinvents the genre, with genuine suspense in the action sequences.
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Amores Perros (2000) 9/10
Three stories temporarily converge in a single, violent incident. I watched the Criterion edition, which gives the film a much grittier - and more authentic - look than other releases.
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My Bodyguard (1980) 8/10
I first saw this on a plane, back in the days when films were projected onto a screen at the front of the cabin. It's much better than I remember. A bullied kid hires a bodyguard to protect him from the school bullies, inc Matt Dillon in his breakout role.
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Sew Torn (2024)

Quirky indie dramedy crime flick. A young struggling seamstress (with MacGyver tendencies) is faced with a choice when she finds herself at the remote scene of a drug-deal-gone-wrong.

What should she do?

- the perfect crime?
- call the police?
- drive away?

The film plays out the consequences of all three timelines, one after the other.

Thoroughly enjoyable. Would recommend to anyone who likes a good indie movie / quirky film festival type flicks.

7.9/10

Point of note, the writer-director Freddy McDonald was 21 years old when this, his debut movie, was filmed. He edited it with his dad. I only learned this afterwards and never would have had any idea that this wasn't the work of a seasoned indie writer/director.
 
The Devil's Double (2011)

Amazon Prime

Based on true story of Latif Yahia, a former Iraqi army officer who acted as the body double of Uday Hussein - Saddam's eldest son - between 1988 and 1991. Dominic Cooper plays both roles. Not a bad watch, Uday Hussein was certainly one unhinged individual, probably give it 7/10. Worth a look if you're after something a bit different.
 
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Sew Torn (2024)

Quirky indie dramedy crime flick. A young struggling seamstress (with MacGyver tendencies) is faced with a choice when she finds herself at the remote scene of a drug-deal-gone-wrong.

What should she do?

- the perfect crime?
- call the police?
- drive away?

The film plays out the consequences of all three timelines, one after the other.

Thoroughly enjoyable. Would recommend to anyone who likes a good indie movie / quirky film festival type flicks.

7.9/10

Point of note, the writer-director Freddy McDonald was 21 years old when this, his debut movie, was filmed. He edited it with his dad. I only learned this afterwards and never would have had any idea that this wasn't the work of a seasoned indie writer/director.
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Watched this a few months back and really liked it - 7.5/10
It's based on a short film he made 5 years before.
 
Alfred Hitchcock's The Wrong Man (1956) starring Henry Fonda and Vera Miles. I watched this as part of my year long Hitchcock project as part of my homework for @Cockney Mackem podcast. Very different film for Hitchcock because it's the only film which is based on real events. Henry Fonda gives a superb performance as Christopher Emmanuel Balestero, a down on his luck musician was mistakingly accused of a crime. Balestero world starts to spiral out of control. Vera Miles (who I have say bares a striking resemblance to Grace Kelly) also put in a superb performance as Balestero's wife, who ends up suffering a mental breakdown and is institutionalised. Very bleak film, and is one of the few films Hitchcock's to make me frustrated at what I was watching. If you haven't seen definitely worth watching. Also one of the few films where Hitchcock decided to forgo his usual cameo. 9/10

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The Art of Driving In The Rain (2019) - very similar to A Dog's Journey, the film is from the POV of Enzo (voiced by Kevin Costner) as it follows his life with his racing driver human. Doesn't tug the heart strings like A Dog's Journey but still a pretty decent watch. Available to watch on Disney Plus 6.5/10

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