Film Thread (What have you been watching?)

[John Drake]

On 10/09/2020 at 19:56, Gerrumonside ref said:

Rogue One then Star Wars (A New Hope) is best I think for plot continuity.

I enjoyed Solo but I’m not sure it’s critical to the timeline.

On seconds thoughts maybe it would make a nice change of pace.

I decided to watch Solo next, for the sake of completism.

Second time I've seen it and I enjoyed it more than the  first, probably because I was paying more attention to what was going on.

The first time round, I saw it in a 4DX cinema purely for the novelty value, and while it was all very entertaining being jolted around in my seat and having water sprayed in my face etc, it was also quite distracting.

Rogue One next...

[Wiltshire Rhino]

On 03/09/2020 at 09:28, gingerjon said:

They're not.

BBC News - Cineworld to shut down UK screens after Bond film delay
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-54407213

[Bleep1673]

Finally saw the one Star Wars film I never got around to watching last night. SOLO: A STAR WARS MOVIE.

[Futtocks]

1 hour ago, Bleep1673 said:

Finally saw the one Star Wars film I never got around to watching last night. SOLO: A STAR WARS MOVIE.

Well, don't leave us twisting in the wind, then! Any good?

And have you seen the Star Wars Holiday Special? That's the mark of the dedicated completist/masochist. The day after it was shown, the Jonestown Massacre happened and nobody's ever conclusively proved that it wasn't that broadcast that pushed the Reverend Jim over the edge.

Edited October 4, 2020 by Futtocks

[Bleep1673]

14 hours ago, Futtocks said:

Well, don't leave us twisting in the wind, then! Any good?

And have you seen the Star Wars Holiday Special? That's the mark of the dedicated completist/masochist. The day after it was shown, the Jonestown Massacre happened and nobody's ever conclusively proved that it wasn't that broadcast that pushed the Reverend Jim over the edge.

Yes for Star Wars fans, it is pretty good, fills a few plot holes from epIV-VI, but so does Rogue One.

Edited October 5, 2020 by Bleep1673

[Bleep1673]

My daughter declared she has never seen a single Star Wars film in her 12 year old life.

I am on a mission. I have episodes 1-6 on DVD, but where do I place Rogue One & Solo?

7, 8 & 9 are easy.

Edited October 29, 2020 by Bleep1673

[Bleep1673]

I want to place Rogue One before A New Hope, and Solo after A New Hope.

[Bedford Roughyed]

Too soon?

 

[Bedford Roughyed]

39 minutes ago, Bleep1673 said:

I want to place Rogue One before A New Hope, and Solo after A New Hope.

Solo, Rogue One, New Hope surely?

[Futtocks]

2 minutes ago, Bedford Roughyed said:

Too soon?

 

At least Michael Bay isn't actually directing it.

[Bedford Roughyed]

 

[Liverpool Rover]

Last night I saw Jojo Rabbit. I really enjoyed it.

[voteronniegibbs]

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Edited August 6, 2023 by voteronniegibbs

[Liverpool Rover]

5 hours ago, voteronniegibbs said:

I thought it was very good, I think it's subtlety makes it all the better. 

The kid who played the title character was making his film debut and it looked like he had been acting for a long time 

[Futtocks]

4 minutes ago, Liverpool Rover said:

The kid who played the title character was making his film debut and it looked like he had been acting for a long time 

Genuinely talented child stars who can really act are few and far between, and should be appreciated. The little girl in Pan's Labyrinth is another. Too often they just look vaguely endearing and act vaguely annoying.

[Jeff Stein]

Misbehaviour which debuted on Sky tonight was well acted and entertaining while thought provoking. Bit odd that a BBC films production would be first shown on Sky

[silverback]

Been a while,and had forgot just how great the filming and cars were,  GODFATHER.

[Bleep1673]

Watching Peter Sellers in A Shot in the Dark, as Inspector Clouseau with my 12 year old daughter, she has fallen on the floor twice, laughing, at the bumbling idiot.

[Spidey]

I watched Clash of the Titans (1980) this afternoon. Still enjoyable

[Futtocks]

10 minutes ago, Bleep1673 said:

Watching Peter Sellers in A Shot in the Dark, as Inspector Clouseau with my 12 year old daughter, she has fallen on the floor twice, laughing, at the bumbling idiot.

My favourite Clouseau movie. The high points are less outrageous than some of the other films, but there are far fewer weak/padded sections than the others. Plus it has Elke Sommer in it.

[gingerjon]

15 minutes ago, Bleep1673 said:

Watching Peter Sellers in A Shot in the Dark, as Inspector Clouseau with my 12 year old daughter, she has fallen on the floor twice, laughing, at the bumbling idiot.

Andre Meranne, Dreyfus's sidekick, is still with us. His voice is so recognisable that he was in a 1990s radio thing being repeated on Four Extra and I instantly knew who it was.

[Futtocks]

48 minutes ago, gingerjon said:

Andre Meranne, Dreyfus's sidekick, is still with us. His voice is so recognisable that he was in a 1990s radio thing being repeated on Four Extra and I instantly knew who it was.

94 years old, no less!

[graveyard johnny]

watched "snatch" last week- never seen it before - that i can remember anyway

[silverback]

20 hours ago, graveyard johnny said:

watched "snatch" last week- never seen it before - that i can remember anyway

adam fogerty gets involved as a daft lad.

[silverback]

the   Revenance. tom hardy and a brilliant di caprio.powerfull and some stunning backdrops.