Films you've watched recently.

[Tangled up in Blue]

I saw this wonderful film on Netflix yesterday....View attachment 24764

Not one of JN's best IMO.Made after 9/!! when he'd decided only to make comedies in future (Tell that to Martin Scorsee).

(Take it Netflix are doing a JN season atm? Pity they're not showing any of his earlier films.).

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Watching 'The Long Good Friday' on Film4 on Channel 14 . Has to be the greatest British gangster film ever made .

Seem to remember a tout saying that-back in the day- when I was queuing up for theatre tickets at the WE ticket booth.Fortunately I'd already seen the film.

 

[MK Shrimper]

Blank Panther: Wakanda Forever - dreadful! Too long, terrible storyline and just a real shame because the first one was excellent.

Agreed. I fell asleep and turned it off.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Tangled--Thank you for the article about "swearing in films"---Do I have to make allowances as it appeared in The Guardian? lol

IIRC about 3/5 in the 2021 survey by the BFI thought that swearing was a regular part of their lives.Interesting fact.

 

[Benfleet A1]

I loved it-----Far better than "In Bruges"

Completely different story, In Bruges was genius.

 

[Benfleet A1]

Watching 'The Long Good Friday' on Film4 on Channel 14 . Has to be the greatest British gangster film ever made .

Up there, Sexy Beast just edges it for me.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Completely different story, In Bruges was genius.

True but I don't seem to remember it getting any Oscar nominations at the time.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

True but I don't sem to remember it getting any Oscar nominations at the time.

Just checked and seen it got a nomination for best screenplay which seems fair.

 

[Benfleet A1]

Just checked and seen it got a nomination for best screenplay which seems fair.

It's pretty shallow to judge films by Oscar nominations. Many films that are considered classics never got a look in.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

It's pretty shallow to judge films by Oscar nominations. Many films that are considered classics never got a look in.

True are you a film critic by any chance?

 

[Leigh_Seasider]

Blank Panther: Wakanda Forever - dreadful! Too long, terrible storyline and just a real shame because the first one was excellent.

I liked it but it did drag on. Watched it in the cinema and was busting for the loo for the last 30 mins. Not fun, I can tell you

 

[Benfleet A1]

True are you a film critic by any chance?

Nah, tipper driver and film buff, most critics are full of cr@p and stuck up their own backsides.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Nah, tipper driver and film buff, most critics are full of cr@p and stuck up their own backsides.

Knew about your driving but not your idiosyncratic film criticism (but suspected as much).

 

[BALDY]

I went to the cinema today and I saw this borefest.....

 

[Supershrimper]

Agreed. I fell asleep and turned it off.

Exactly the same as me. Fell asleep with about 45 minutes left.

 

[Benfleet A1]

Knew about your driving but not your idiosyncratic film criticism (but suspected as much).

Had to look up idiosyncratic. I wouldn't call it out of the ordinary to doubt the opinions of these so called experts. That's all it is, opinions and those always differ.

 

[Napster]

Up there, Sexy Beast just edges it for me.

Nah it’s Get Carter

 

[MK Shrimper]

M3gan. After much badgering by the young 'un I let her watch it. Silly as hell but fun.

 

[Mad Cyril]

Watching 'The Long Good Friday' on Film4 on Channel 14 . Has to be the greatest British gangster film ever made .

Who's trying to put the frighteners on me?

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Had to look up idiosyncratic. I wouldn't call it out of the ordinary to doubt the opinions of these so called experts. That's all it is, opinions and those always differ.

True :I used to rely on Derek Malcolm in the Guardian for his film reviews.Sadly he's now retired I believe.Not really keen on the current bunch though Mark Kermode in the Observer is often on the money