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SMB Film Thread 2026
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craigypants
Striker
I liked it but seemed to be delayed? Made in 2023? Not sure why it too so long to release but I found it a very decent watch. Not for all tastes but decent 70s/80s slasher vibe.
Turned it off . Had a decent premise and the guy was doing a decent job of being crazy then it just went stupid
3 at mostApex isn't a 1/10
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King Durin
Central Defender
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Trailor for Masters of the Universe which is a prequel to the Dolph Lundgren original.
craigypants
Striker
Looks bloody awful. Terrible CGI. I wouldn't expect an amazing script but dear me.....not even very camp which would at least make it funny. I spy a huge flop.
King Durin
Central Defender
They should leave the eighties films well alone instead of trying to modernise them, it was a completely different era.
Shack
Striker
Project Hail Mary (2026) - 8/10 - Very enjoyable sci-fi movie with a great mix of science/comedy/drama plus lots of cultural references for the oldies! A fantastic visual experience and Ryan Gosling is excellent as the lead. Of course special mention to Rocky who really makes the movie.
Doogie Hauser
Midfield
Sat down this morning to watch Cars 2 (2011) with the boy.
Always thought that this was the zany embarrassing cousin of the Cars trilogy. Like a Mater’s Tall Tale expanded to feature length.
The issue was always two-fold:
- the lack of racing in favour of a spy film.
- the focus on a sidekick
I always thought it wacky and daft, and I didn’t really pay much attention before. Watching my lad today, though, I’ve acquired a new respect for this film.
Firstly, it’s bloody brave. The content is such a leftfield turn. Who would have thought that the second Cars film wouldn’t be a retread of the first, but a spy action adventure instead?
Secondly, there’s a good core to the film about accepting the quirks of your friends and putting some things above winning. That’s a solid extension of the message of the first film.
Thirdly, it’s a very creative and inventive film. The racing scenes are good, and there’s a good sense of time and place in the various globetrotting going on.
And lastly, it’s a very decent family film. There’s peril, adventure, humour, excitement and some good nod-and-a-wink bits for the parents.
Most of all, though, when watching my son afterwards playing with his cars, it became apparent that it’s a far more perceptive film than I credited. Kids like to do mad shit like getting cars driving up walls, flying, fighting in a hand to hand combat style. And Cars 2 reflects that creativity and imagination. It’s a far better film than it gets credited for, in my opinion, and it works hard to do something different, while staying true to its message and audience.
7/10 from me
9/10 from the boy
Always thought that this was the zany embarrassing cousin of the Cars trilogy. Like a Mater’s Tall Tale expanded to feature length.
The issue was always two-fold:
- the lack of racing in favour of a spy film.
- the focus on a sidekick
I always thought it wacky and daft, and I didn’t really pay much attention before. Watching my lad today, though, I’ve acquired a new respect for this film.
Firstly, it’s bloody brave. The content is such a leftfield turn. Who would have thought that the second Cars film wouldn’t be a retread of the first, but a spy action adventure instead?
Secondly, there’s a good core to the film about accepting the quirks of your friends and putting some things above winning. That’s a solid extension of the message of the first film.
Thirdly, it’s a very creative and inventive film. The racing scenes are good, and there’s a good sense of time and place in the various globetrotting going on.
And lastly, it’s a very decent family film. There’s peril, adventure, humour, excitement and some good nod-and-a-wink bits for the parents.
Most of all, though, when watching my son afterwards playing with his cars, it became apparent that it’s a far more perceptive film than I credited. Kids like to do mad shit like getting cars driving up walls, flying, fighting in a hand to hand combat style. And Cars 2 reflects that creativity and imagination. It’s a far better film than it gets credited for, in my opinion, and it works hard to do something different, while staying true to its message and audience.
7/10 from me
9/10 from the boy
ChrisAshley
Striker
I Am Legend (2007) - Enjoyable but daft film at times played well by Will Smith but the film could have been much better, the cgi zombie vampire things looked stupid and the ending was shite. Apparently a sequel is in the making at the moment hopefully fix some of the problems of this film! 6/10
zebediah
Striker
He was bloody marvellous in Frasier!
Monty Pigeon
Striker
To be fair, he was playing a ham actor in that.
I may have to revise my opinion. By all accounts, he's terrific in this:
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Fred Army
Striker
The Long Walk
Fairly bleak Stephen King adaptation.
7/10
Creepshow
Sticking with Stephen King who wrote the screenplay, this George A Romero film has always been a favourite of mine.
Good 80's anthology horror fun, and nice to see Leslie Nielsen in a villainous role too.
8/10
Fairly bleak Stephen King adaptation.
7/10
Creepshow
Sticking with Stephen King who wrote the screenplay, this George A Romero film has always been a favourite of mine.
Good 80's anthology horror fun, and nice to see Leslie Nielsen in a villainous role too.
8/10
Apparently they use the directors cut ending so he's still alive - I would have given it an 8/10 but I love zombie or apocalyptic stuff
The long walk - the most depressing thing I'd seen since the FA cup game against the saudi scum - great premise then simply awfully depressing
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Banks
Striker
I much prefer the short story. Thought the film waa crap
Monty Pigeon
Striker
The Heiress (1949) 10/10
Olivia de Havilland as a dowdy heiress courted by the dashing but penniless Montgomery Clift. Ralph Richardson as the concerned father who suspects Clift is a gold-digger. Classic Hollywood drama.
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) 10/10
Stunning use of colour in this melodramatic musical. I'd had this on my to-watch list for more than 20 years. Can't believe it took me so long to get round to it.
Under the Sun of Satan (1987) 8/10
Gerard Depardieu as a young country priest having a crisis of faith - and then, walking cross-country at night, he encounters the Devil.
Olivia de Havilland as a dowdy heiress courted by the dashing but penniless Montgomery Clift. Ralph Richardson as the concerned father who suspects Clift is a gold-digger. Classic Hollywood drama.
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The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) 10/10
Stunning use of colour in this melodramatic musical. I'd had this on my to-watch list for more than 20 years. Can't believe it took me so long to get round to it.
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Under the Sun of Satan (1987) 8/10
Gerard Depardieu as a young country priest having a crisis of faith - and then, walking cross-country at night, he encounters the Devil.
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craigypants
Striker
Normal (2026). Ben Wheatley directs this action comedy. Thought it was ok but can Odenkirk do any other characters? 5/10 for a few laughs but boy its very flimsy from the director of Sightseers. I just checked Wiki and he directed The Meg 2? Fuck me.......
Lankester Merrin
Striker
Which ending did you see? IIRC they filmed 2?
Doogie Hauser
Midfield
Walk the Dark Street (1956)
A bloke (Don Ross) in the Korean War gets a promotion. His mate doesn’t and resents him, disobeys orders and ends up getting shot. But not before sending a letter to his lunatic brother (Chuck Connors) back home, saying that if anything happened to him, it was his superior’s fault.
Ross visits Connors to pay his respects. Connors offers him a challenge - an urban ‘hunt’ pitting them against each other using a camera gun.
Daft cat and mouse film with very little in the way of tension and thrills. The whole thing is hilariously pedestrian. Cheap as hell, and I watched a dogshit print on YouTube that did it no favours.
3/10
A bloke (Don Ross) in the Korean War gets a promotion. His mate doesn’t and resents him, disobeys orders and ends up getting shot. But not before sending a letter to his lunatic brother (Chuck Connors) back home, saying that if anything happened to him, it was his superior’s fault.
Ross visits Connors to pay his respects. Connors offers him a challenge - an urban ‘hunt’ pitting them against each other using a camera gun.
Daft cat and mouse film with very little in the way of tension and thrills. The whole thing is hilariously pedestrian. Cheap as hell, and I watched a dogshit print on YouTube that did it no favours.
3/10
