Films you've watched recently.

[Tangled up in Blue]

Saw Lindsay Anderson's"O Lucky Man" again last night.If anything it was more cynical than I remembered.Always loved AlanPrice's music for this.Dawned on me that it must have been about Helen Mirren's first film too.

 

[Benfleet A1]

Bit obvious I know but we watched Contagion the other night, what an eye opener! Now I understand where the authorities got all their Coronavirus ideas from. Its all in there, lock-downs, social distancing, manic hand-washing, the lot!

Even had the manic denier offical, a femail Trump if you like.

 

[Massimo Giovanni]

Man of Steel.
Modern Superman, best of genre for many years imo.

 

[Mad Cyril]

The cabinet of Dr Caligari.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Saw Scorsese's Mean Streets again last night .Always loved the way the soundtrack is dovetailed into the action scenes.Don't think I've ever seen De Niro in a better role.

 

[Mad Cyril]

Saw Scorsese's Mean Streets again last night .Always loved the way the soundtrack is dovetailed into the action scenes.Don't think I've ever seen De Niro in a better role.

You're a mook.

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

Saw Scorsese's Mean Streets again last night .Always loved the way the soundtrack is dovetailed into the action scenes.Don't think I've ever seen De Niro in a better role.

I mentioned that last year. De Niro is absolutely brilliant in it. Totally believable character. Many of us have come across a person that would beg, steal, borrow and bare face lie, and make false promises. I love American mafia films. I would say this is my third favourite after Godfather 1 and 2. Once again, the right actors for the right parts. Great film.

 

[Cultist of Sooty]

I see the Lavender Hill Mob is on BBC2 this afternoon. I know what I'll be watching at 16:00. :)

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

I see the Lavender Hill Mob is on BBC2 this afternoon. I know what I'll be watching at 16:00. :)

Ha! Alec Guinness rules.

 

[rigsby]

Ha! Alec Guinness rules.

I watched the making of Bridge over the River Kwai the other day.

Laurence Olivier and then Carry grant both turned down the role.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

I watched the making of Bridge over the River Kwai the other day.

Laurence Olivier and then Carry grant both turned down the role.

I prefer the memory of Alec Guiness from the London stage.I saw him in The Old Country back in 77.He played a traitor in that one IIRC.

 

[Ricey]

50 Shades of Grey, what a load of ****! Waste of 2 hours of my life even the wife thought it was **** and she likes that crap.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Enjoyed seeing The History Boys again last night.I was lucky enough to see this at the NT back in the day.Always enjoyed Alan Bennett's stuff for stage or screen.Same cast for the film.Richard Griffiths and Frances De la Tour were superb in both.As was the young Richard Cordon.

 

[Benfleet A1]

Saw Scorsese's Mean Streets again last night .Always loved the way the soundtrack is dovetailed into the action scenes.Don't think I've ever seen De Niro in a better role.

Watch The Deer Hunter, think you might just change your mind about De Nero.

 

[Shrimpers are Magic]

Lavender Hill Mob followed by Raiders of the Lost Ark yesterday on the beeb.
A welcome change from normal garbage shown on BBC since I don't know how long.

 

[Shrimpers are Magic]

Watch The Deer Hunter, think you might just change your mind about De Nero.

One of The great films.

 

[Tommy2holes]

Aniara.

Swedish sci fi. Very good film. Quite thought provoking.

6.5 out of 10

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Watch The Deer Hunter, think you might just change your mind about De Nero.

I remember being so desperate to see TDH when it first came out here that I went to see it in Spanish (something I've rarely done).I still have a copy on DVD but great as it is I still much prefer Mean Streets.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Saw The Marx Brothers:A Day at the Races again yesterday.The humour is more visual than verbal,perhaps, but it's still a great film.

 

[united we stand]

I watched the making of Bridge over the River Kwai the other day.

Laurence Olivier and then Carry grant both turned down the role.

Brillant film , but an absolute travesty of the way the British colonel (Phil Toosey) is portrayed.
Survivors of the railway boycotted the film and were incensed with his portrayal. He acted in a manner designed to build the bridge as slowly as possible BUT first and foremost to keep his men alive