sheepyvillian Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 On 14/08/2019 at 22:21, pooligan said: Tombstone (1993) i really enjoyed watching this film last night, i thought it was pretty good Without doubt, one of Val Kilmer's finest performances as Doc Holiday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 On 14/08/2019 at 16:24, desensitized43 said: A lot of hate for The Red Sea Diving Resort (Netflix) around. It wasn't fantastic, but it wasn't the worst thing I've ever seen. I'm convinced that Chris Evans is going to fade into relative obscurity now he's done with Captain America, he's just not a good actor. At the other end of the scale, they really needed to do more with Michael Kenneth Williams. Fantastic actor and really underrated. Makes me want to go and rewatch The Wire. I thought it was decent to be honest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 On 15/08/2019 at 07:45, villa4europe said: think this has been talked about before... they don't make them, they only distribute them, my basic understanding is Netflix have a team doing the circuits on the various film festivals hoovering up as much as they can, probably cheap, I guess anything really good will have a distributer attached to it before its filmed or during filming (I think bright was the first film they were part of the production, might be wrong) I haven't watched enough of them, beasts of no nation, their crouching tiger film and be my maybe were good, birdbox ok, still haven't watched mowgli, triple frontier, highway men, roma there are a lot of good documentaries, the square, Virunga, winter on fire, 13th, rolling thunder revue, the remastered series Yes they make great docs. Some of their films I liked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 A great film that I strongly recommend from Netflix, Mudbound. Mary J Blige gave a stellar performance and received, rightly so, an Oscar nomination. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newry_Villan Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Finished watching Destroyer with Nicole Kidman. Not bad at all. I don't recall her doing anything of note for a while so a decent comeback flick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 4 hours ago, Newry_Villan said: Finished watching Destroyer with Nicole Kidman. Not bad at all. I don't recall her doing anything of note for a while so a decent comeback flick. Loved Destroyer. Completely bleak viewing but a great storyline and well acted, particularly by a stripped down and burnt out kidman. would watch again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Hobbs and shaw I'm not a fan of the fast and furious series, there are maybe 2 or 3 of them I haven't bothered to watch, the kevved up car racing stuff doesn't interest me in the slightest, with that in mind the direction the series has gone in later on is better, this film is probably the best one they've done to date, it's daft, brain at the door fun with a cast and set of characters that are tighter and frankly better Not going to win any awards and a fair few will turn their noses up at it but it is what it is and as blockbusters go it's a good one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted August 17, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted August 17, 2019 8 hours ago, Newry_Villan said: Finished watching Destroyer with Nicole Kidman. Not bad at all. I don't recall her doing anything of note for a while so a decent comeback flick. She's done plenty of good work the last few years. I think she improves with age and is really on top of her game at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazzap24 Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. Cracking film, DiCaprio and Pitt are absolutely joyous together. Looks great, sounds great and the dialogue is typically Tarantino. Not a lot happens to be honest and it’ a long-ass film, but I never felt bored. Awesome ending. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted August 18, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted August 18, 2019 39 minutes ago, wazzap24 said: Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. Cracking film, DiCaprio and Pitt are absolutely joyous together. Looks great, sounds great and the dialogue is typically Tarantino. Not a lot happens to be honest and it’ a long-ass film, but I never felt bored. Awesome ending. Going to see it tomorrow. As a self confessed Tarantino fanboy I'm really excited to see this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazzap24 Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 1 minute ago, Designer1 said: Going to see it tomorrow. As a self confessed Tarantino fanboy I'm really excited to see this. If you don’t know any of the details around the Manson Family murders, have a bit of a read up on it before you go (if you get chance) I didn’t and still really enjoyed it, but if I’d known a bit more it would have been even better! I got what he (Tarantino) was doing with the story and I had a basic knowledge of Manson, but it’s definitely worth reading up on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted August 18, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted August 18, 2019 17 minutes ago, wazzap24 said: If you don’t know any of the details around the Manson Family murders, have a bit of a read up on it before you go (if you get chance) I didn’t and still really enjoyed it, but if I’d known a bit more it would have been even better! I got what he (Tarantino) was doing with the story and I had a basic knowledge of Manson, but it’s definitely worth reading up on. Yeah I'm pretty clued up when it comes to Manson but cheers anyway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 19, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted August 19, 2019 I really want to see it but from what I've seen Once Upon a Time in Hollywood hasn't reviewed that well (not that that's the be all and end all of course, just an observation) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted August 19, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted August 19, 2019 (edited) 53 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: I really want to see it but from what I've seen Once Upon a Time in Hollywood hasn't reviewed that well (not that that's the be all and end all of course, just an observation) Interesting. Don't think I've read too many overly critical reviews tbh and it stands at 85% on RT. Like you say though, not the be all and end all and I'd prefer to judge for myself. I'm hyped as **** personally Edited August 19, 2019 by Designer1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazzap24 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Stevo985 said: I really want to see it but from what I've seen Once Upon a Time in Hollywood hasn't reviewed that well (not that that's the be all and end all of course, just an observation) It’s absolutely fundamental that you have at least a basic knowledge of the Manson Family murders, if you know nothing about it, it will definitely effect how you see the film. It’s brilliant. Edited August 19, 2019 by wazzap24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 19, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted August 19, 2019 11 minutes ago, Designer1 said: Interesting. Don't think I've read too many overly critical reviews tbh and it stands at 85% on RT. Like you say though, not the be all and end all and I'd prefer to judge for myself. I'm hyped as **** personally Oh 100% I never let reviews of films sway my judgement. I might use them to judge which film I see and don't see (like if something gets utterly panned I won't bother going to see it) Just found it interesting I'll definitely be seeing it and I'll definitely be forming my own opinion 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted August 19, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted August 19, 2019 16 minutes ago, wazzap24 said: It’s absolutely fundamental that you have at least a basic knowledge of the Manson Family murders, if you know nothing about it, it will definitely effect how you see the film. It’s brilliant. Is it a film ABOUT the Manson Family murders or is that just a background to a wider story? I'd understood that that it was going to feature the Manson story but was actually going to be more about how that moment in time formed the end of the Hollywood golden era and Manson put a full stop on it. So I'm interested to hear that knowledge of the Manson Family is needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazzap24 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Chindie said: Is it a film ABOUT the Manson Family murders or is that just a background to a wider story? I'd understood that that it was going to feature the Manson story but was actually going to be more about how that moment in time formed the end of the Hollywood golden era and Manson put a full stop on it. So I'm interested to hear that knowledge of the Manson Family is needed. It’s hard to say too much without giving it away. It’s kind of both (about and background) You need to know about the first murders. Edit: You can go and watch it without knowing anything and it would still be enjoyable (imo), but with a bit of knowledge it makes a lot more sense and you’ll appreciate the cleverness of it all. Edited August 19, 2019 by wazzap24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted August 19, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted August 19, 2019 9 minutes ago, wazzap24 said: It’s hard to say too much without giving it away. It’s kind of both (about and background) You need to know about the first murders. Edit: You can go and watch it without knowing anything and it would still be enjoyable (imo), but with a bit of knowledge it makes a lot more sense and you’ll appreciate the cleverness of it all. Oh there's no problem with knowing about Manson, I know more than most people would about that whole case Good to know regardless, thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazzap24 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 @Chindie @Designer1 i’m Interested to hear what you both think when you’ve seen it. I’m also slightly concerned about how knowledgable you both seem to be about the Manson Murders. Do either of you listen to Huey Lewis And The News? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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