Stapes Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 On 11/7/2019 at 8:11 PM, WCTA said: Dolomite Is My Name. The new Eddie Murphy movie on Netflix. I watched it last night. It’s the true story of Rudy Ray Moore. Incredibly funny and Murphy is brilliant. Try and count the amount of “Mother Fuckers” in it. It makes Samuel L Jackson seem tame in a Tarantino special. 😄 Agreed. Saw this a couple of weeks ago. Excellent film. Maybe the best Eddie Murphy has ever made, although you'd have to dredge through a lot of garbage to check that one. Even better, though completely different, is Hotel Mumbai. Best film if the year for me. Looking forward to Midway. I'd been a bit worried they would make another Pearl Harbor, but apparently not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParisInAKilt Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 On 6/28/2019 at 10:02 PM, Mox said: Went to see the Maradonna movie last night at the GFT, was queued all the way round the block, even in the scorching heat. I genuinely felt quite emotional at times watching it not simply because of what he endured and went through but quite simply at what he achieved at Napoli and how he did it. I am regretful that I was only a child when he was at his peak, he was a magician. It was tremendous. Cinema was full of old Napoli fans when I seen it and that added to it. Came across a documentary on the 80’s boxer Roberto Duran last night “I Am Durán” Never heard of him but was a brilliant watch. Fascinating guy. The Joker is probably the best thing to come of Hollywood in years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan_McCole Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Absolutely buzzing to go through and see The Irishman at the cinema on Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCTA Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 11 hours ago, ParisInAKilt said: It was tremendous. Cinema was full of old Napoli fans when I seen it and that added to it. Came across a documentary on the 80’s boxer Roberto Duran last night “I Am Durán” Never heard of him but was a brilliant watch. Fascinating guy. The Joker is probably the best thing to come of Hollywood in years. Hard to believe any Scottish sports fan hasn’t heard of him. He infamously cheated his way to victory over Scotland’s greatest ever boxer Ken Buchanan. Anyway, seeing as this is a movie thread you should watch Hands Of Stone. It is the story of Duran and has De Niro in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrie21 Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 19 hours ago, ParisInAKilt said: It was tremendous. Cinema was full of old Napoli fans when I seen it and that added to it. Came across a documentary on the 80’s boxer Roberto Duran last night “I Am Durán” Never heard of him but was a brilliant watch. Fascinating guy. The Joker is probably the best thing to come of Hollywood in years. While he had his biggest fights in the 80s Duran's career actually touched 5 decades. He made his pro debut in 1968 and had his final bout in 2001. I think the only other boxer who has this distinction is the legendary Jack Johnson (1897 debut, 1931 final fight). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrie21 Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 8 hours ago, WCTA said: Hard to believe any Scottish sports fan hasn’t heard of him. He infamously cheated his way to victory over Scotland’s greatest ever boxer Ken Buchanan. Anyway, seeing as this is a movie thread you should watch Hands Of Stone. It is the story of Duran and has De Niro in it. That's a bit of a myth. Yes the fight ended on a sour note with the low blow and Duran had employed rough-house tactics throughout the fight but he was well on the way to a wide points victory. Maybe they should have let Buchanan box on as he probably deserved to hear the final bell that night for his bravery. Duran was 21-years-old back then and his performance versus Buchanan really announced him as a future great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCTA Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 46 minutes ago, morrie21 said: That's a bit of a myth. Yes the fight ended on a sour note with the low blow and Duran had employed rough-house tactics throughout the fight but he was well on the way to a wide points victory. Maybe they should have let Buchanan box on as he probably deserved to hear the final bell that night for his bravery. Duran was 21-years-old back then and his performance versus Buchanan really announced him as a future great. The fact of the matter is was that he delivered a low blow to his balls rendering Buchanan unfit to continue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thplinth Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Ad astra or whatever it was called... hugely disappointing. It was a shit sci if hybrid of heart of darkness and apocalypse now. Sci fi now is the hardest genre to make a decent movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDYER63 Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 10 minutes ago, thplinth said: Ad astra or whatever it was called... hugely disappointing. It was a shit sci if hybrid of heart of darkness and apocalypse now. Sci fi now is the hardest genre to make a decent movie. With real life on earth throwing up so many weirdos and crazy forms of life its going to be difficult for film makers to create a stranger, more sinister universe. For example, I doubt aliens would be stupid enough to make Donald Trump President of Mars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 15 minutes ago, TDYER63 said: With real life on earth throwing up so many weirdos and crazy forms of life its going to be difficult for film makers to create a stranger, more sinister universe. For example, I doubt aliens would be stupid enough to make Donald Trump President of Mars. Make Mars Great Again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDYER63 Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 10 minutes ago, exile said: Make Mars Great Again. 😂😂 I’d vote for that , the bars are a fraction of the size they used to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCTA Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 2 hours ago, exile said: Make Mars Great Again. Make yer arse whit? 😬 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDange Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Went to see 1917 at the weekend. Very decent and think will do well at the Oscars, particularly around the cinematography / editing. Definitley worth checking out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mox Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Watched Dolemite is my name last night, not bad although not quite the triumphant return of Freddie Murphy that it was billed as. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCTA Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 5 hours ago, Mox said: Watched Dolemite is my name last night, not bad although not quite the triumphant return of Freddie Murphy that it was billed as. It was Mother-fuckingly-terrific. 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParisInAKilt Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 On 1/14/2020 at 12:44 AM, McDange said: Went to see 1917 at the weekend. Very decent and think will do well at the Oscars, particularly around the cinematography / editing. Definitley worth checking out. Pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed it. Mackay is great in everything I’ve seen him in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCTA Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 I watched the new Shaft last night on a flight. Fuck me, everyone has to watch this for a laugh. It could go down as the worst acted film I’ve ever seen. The cringe you will get makes it worthwhile. 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auchinyell Sox Change Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 On 1/13/2020 at 6:44 AM, McDange said: Went to see 1917 at the weekend. Very decent and think will do well at the Oscars, particularly around the cinematography / editing. Definitley worth checking out. saw it on friday night - better than i expected tbh - really into ww1 ; really a genre that they always seem to struggle with imo ; the western front - 2 best to date for me to date were ; beneath hill 60 & the bbc version of birdsong - 1917 is a bit like the ww1 'dunkirk' (film ) treatment - bit hokey 'saving private ryan' wafer thin plot ; with few box office cameos & revisionist history wokeness also had misfortune to see ' the lighthouse' recently - utter pish.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thplinth Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Joker. It was really poor. Arse gravy in fact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParisInAKilt Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Trying to get through the Irishman but it’s a struggle so far, don’t think watching on the phone is doing it any favours either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanderark14 Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 37 minutes ago, ParisInAKilt said: Trying to get through the Irishman but it’s a struggle so far, don’t think watching on the phone is doing it any favours either. I wasn’t impressed with the Irishman. It doesn’t lay a glove on goodfellas or casino. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairbairn Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 2 hours ago, vanderark14 said: I wasn’t impressed with the Irishman. It doesn’t lay a glove on goodfellas or casino. I don't think it's trying to. It's a very different kind of film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thplinth Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 (edited) The Irishman was ok. Although sitting here I am struggling to think of any memorable scenes. It never really got going in any sense. I think it suffered from just being too long and having a very old cast of leading actors. Plus Al Pacino for me is always a bit irritating due to the overacting. It felt a bit like an excuse for Scorsese to get all his old pals together for one last hooray. Also not a big thing but it bugged me. The film did seem to suggest that it was the mob who killed Kennedy while at the same time flirting with Howard Hunt at a couple of points... I found that a bit deceptive and wondered why Scorsese had it in there. "If they can kill the President they can kill the president of a union..." or words close to that. It was not the same people in both instances. No problem believing Hoffa was a mob ordered murder... Kennnedy however... naw. Edited January 28, 2020 by thplinth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan_McCole Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 1 hour ago, Fairbairn said: I don't think it's trying to. It's a very different kind of film. Yeah, too many people going into it seeing the director and actors and expecting a certain type of film. I thought it was excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParisInAKilt Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 I don’t think it’s that, not for me anyway, the first hour is all over the place I thought, again I don’t think the phone helps. Silence, the last Scorsese film was really good. Gonna leave the rest of the irishmen for a TV watch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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