Films you've watched recently.

[Tangled up in Blue]

Another vote for Silence of the Lambs which I saw again last night.It really is an absolute masterpiece.Ahead of the curve on facemasks too.

 

[Supernaut]

Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
Biopic of a band I always describe as 'my favourite group who I don't own any records by', BH is slightly naff, in the same the way that every band/musician biopic I've ever seen is a little bit naff, but highly enjoyable and extremely well done. The recreation of Live Aid was particularly breathtaking I thought. Although Rami Malek rightly gets all the plaudits for his uncanny portrayal of Freddie, I also have to single out Gwilym Lee and Joe Mazzello for totally nailing the look and mannerisms of Brian May and John Deacon respectively. While not strictly one for Queen fans only, I'd imagine the more you like the band, the more you're going to get out of it. And although fairly long, the 2 and a quarter hours flew by for me. 7.5/10

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Saw Robert Altman's (1973) The Long Goodbye again last night .Wonderful watch.

 

[united we stand]

Another vote for Silence of the Lambs which I saw again last night.It really is an absolute masterpiece.Ahead of the curve on facemasks too.

I know I’m in a minority, but I though Brian cox was better as lecter in Manhunter

 

[united we stand]

Saw “room” last night.
Didn’t know anything about it, really liked it

7.5/10

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

I know I’m in a minority, but I though Brian cox was better as lecter in Manhunter

Not that much of a a minority.I could never quite see why they wanted to remake the film.It was a first rate piece of work and Michael Mann has always been a director to be reckoned with.Still as they say in Spanish, El dinero manda (money talks).

 

[Supernaut]

I know I’m in a minority, but I though Brian cox was better as lecter in Manhunter

I agree. And I suspect I'm in an even smaller minority in finding Jodie Foster really annoying in SOTL - she almost ruins the picture for me. The one big thing SOTL has over Manhunter is the inclusion of 'Goodbye Horses', what a tune!! That said, 'In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida' is pretty amazing too.

 

[Napster]

I agree. And I suspect I'm in an even smaller minority in finding Jodie Foster really annoying in SOTL - she almost ruins the picture for me. The one big thing SOTL has over Manhunter is the inclusion of 'Goodbye Horses', what a tune!! That said, 'In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida' is pretty amazing too.

To me they're both equal - Manhunter was great but then most Michael Mann films are. Very 80s. SOTL was also great. I watched it only last week. The camera angles are fantastic, and the ending is perfect.

On Lector, well he does ham it up in the later films but in SOTL he is perfect. Cox is great for the Manhunter film, but the book Lector is Hopkins 100% IMO.

ps SOTL came about because the book was so good but Manhunter flopped. The original producer of Manhunter had to sell rights to Orion who almost couldnt finance it because Gene Hackman pulled out of jointly financing it. Demme loved the novel, and Ted Tally adapted it for the screen.

Sean Connery was first choice for Lector by the way. Michelle Pfeiffer was first choice for Clarice. but Jodie pitched herself after she read the novel.

I love both films.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Remember seeing Antony Hopkins sat on a bar stool by himself at the bar in The Hole in the Wall pub (Waterloo) back in the mid-70s. A long time before he' got into film acting .Had no idea who he was but he certainly had presence.

 

[Supernaut]

Remember seeing Antony Hopkins sat on a bar stool by himself at the bar in The Hole in the Wall pub (Waterloo) back in the mid-70s. A long time before he' got into film acting .Had no idea who he was but he certainly had presence.

I think I first became aware of AH in Richard Attenborough's 'Magic', which I probably first saw in the early '80s.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

I think I first became aware of AH in Richard Attenborough's 'Magic', which I probably first saw in the early '80s.

Think he must have been acting on stage with the RSC at the NT at the time I saw him.He 's certainly got a physical presence that you remember.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Saw Falling earlier.Hard but well worth seeing.

 

[Mad Cyril]

First man - 8/10 but then I am a sucker for Gemini/Apollo era stuff.

 

[Napster]

ID - dont know why I never saw it when it came out. Great 90s cast - and decent story.

 

[Supernaut]

ID - dont know why I never saw it when it came out. Great 90s cast - and decent story.

I absolutely adore ID. I even love the universally panned sequel.

 

[thenobster]

Slaughterhouse rules - 6/10 exactly what you’d expect from Pegg & Frost.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

6 minutes to Midnight.Enjoyable WW2 thriller with Judi Dench, Eddie Izzard, and Jim Broadbent.

 

[Tommy2holes]

I absolutely adore ID. I even love the universally panned sequel.

"stand and fight shadwell"

 

[united we stand]

“The hunt”
Again didn’t know about it but very good reviews so watched it. Danish with subtitles, but don’t let that put you off. My wife HATES subtitles and doesn’t concentrate watching films normally and even she thought it was excellent.

also (no spoiler) It does make you think “ this could happen to me”

 

[Napster]

Zodiac - still a great film.