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Let's have a films thread.

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Alf Bentley

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3 minutes ago, Trav Le Bleu said:

Sums it up nicely. I don't mind saying there were tears in my eyes by the end (though I'm a big Laurel and Hardy fan) I'd say 9/10 though (as someone who would never give an 10/10... yet, at least)

 

However, your children should be taken into were they might receive a proper upbringing. For shame on you, Alf! :angry:

 

But you'll enjoy it @Mark 'expert' Lawrenson

 

Yes, I was welling up a few times - and I've not seen any Laurel and Hardy for decades. On reflection, I'd agree that 8/10 was a bit miserly and 9/10 is closer to the mark.

 

I might try to get daughter to watch some L&H some time, though getting a 14-year-old to do anything she doesn't want to do is a task and a half.

I did get her along to a film a couple of months back - "Motorcycle Diaries", the film of the motorcycle road trip round South America by Che Guevara and his mate....does that count as a proper upbringing?

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Trav Le Bleu

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1 minute ago, Alf Bentley said:

 

Yes, I was welling up a few times - and I've not seen any Laurel and Hardy for decades. On reflection, I'd agree that 8/10 was a bit miserly and 9/10 is closer to the mark.

 

I might try to get daughter to watch some L&H some time, though getting a 14-year-old to do anything she doesn't want to do is a task and a half.

I did get her along to a film a couple of months back - "Motorcycle Diaries", the film of the motorcycle road trip round South America by Che Guevara and his mate....does that count as a proper upbringing?

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Mark 'expert' Lawrenson

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7 minutes ago, Alf Bentley said:

 

Yes, I was welling up a few times - and I've not seen any Laurel and Hardy for decades. On reflection, I'd agree that 8/10 was a bit miserly and 9/10 is closer to the mark.

 

I might try to get daughter to watch some L&H some time, though getting a 14-year-old to do anything she doesn't want to do is a task and a half.

I did get her along to a film a couple of months back - "Motorcycle Diaries", the film of the motorcycle road trip round South America by Che Guevara and his mate....does that count as a proper upbringing?

I do have the complete collection of L&H on dvd even Utopia, my 2 girls were never really interested, I don’t think they were too popular with the females lol probably because their wives were generally battle axes 

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Alf Bentley

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2 minutes ago, Mark 'expert' Lawrenson said:

I do have the complete collection of L&H on dvd even Utopia, my 2 girls were never really interested, I don’t think they were too popular with the females lol probably because their wives were generally battle axes 

 

The real-life wives as depicted in the film are amusing in their own right. Both L & H were married at least 2 or 3 times, I think - and Laurel wrote a lot of their material, to judge from the film...

 

I'm curious now as to what my daughter would make of them. I could imagine her being amused at the witty/silly scripts and the personalities, but suspect the slapstick physical humour might seem very dated.....must remember to try her some time. 

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2 hours ago, Bob Weasel Fox said:

Just seen a film called Split on Netflix

 

from 2016 and can’t believe I missed it until now but honestly thought it was absolutely superb

 

great acting 

 

interesting and thought provoking storyline  

The 3rd film of the series is in cinemas now. 

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2 hours ago, Wrighty22 said:

Do you need to watch the previous 2 before? Planning on going to see Glass on Tuesday. 

I haven't seen Glass yet but, I imagine it would have it's own story that you can view as a one off film. Seeing the other two films would give you more knowledge about the three main characters but I doubt it would affect the plot. 

 

Personally I think Unbreakable is a great film but I found Split a bit average. Split is currently on Netflix. 

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On 20/01/2019 at 08:16, Wrighty22 said:

Do you need to watch the previous 2 before? Planning on going to see Glass on Tuesday. 

I saw Glass at the weekend before watching the other two.

 

There are definitely moments in Glass that spoiled what would have been great moments in the first two (specifically the ending of Split).

 

Overall Split is comfortably the best of the three, a brilliant film. James McAvoy is superb.

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On 20/01/2019 at 00:23, The Syrup said:

Lion, starring Dev Patel and now on Netflix.Indian kid gets lost on a train, adopted to Australia, then searches for his mother using Google Earth. Guaranteed that someone will start chopping onions whilst you're watching it. Great film.

One of the best films I've seen in a long time.

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Oscar Nominations are out:

 

Best Picture

  • Black Panther
  • BlacKkKlansman
  • Bohemian Rhapsody
  • The Favourite
  • Green Book
  • Roma
  • A Star is Born
  • Vice

Best Director

  • Spike Lee, BlacKkKlansman
  • Paweł Pawlikowski, Cold War
  • Yorgos Lanthimos, The Favourite
  • Alfonso Cuarón, Roma
  • Adam McKay, Vice

Best Actor

  • Christian Bale, Vice
  • Bradley Cooper, A Star is Born
  • Willem Dafoe, At Eternity’s Gate
  • Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody
  • Viggo Mortensen, Green Book

Best Actress

  • Yalitza Aparicio, Roma
  • Glenn Close, The Wife
  • Olivia Colman, The Favourite
  • Lady Gaga, A Star is Born
  • Melissa McCarthy, Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Best Supporting Actor

  • Mahershala Ali, Green Book
  • Adam Driver, BlacKkKlansman
  • Sam Elliott, A Star is Born
  • Richard E Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
  • Sam Rockwell, Vice

Best Supporting Actress

  • Amy Adams, Vice
  • Marina De Tavira, Roma
  • Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk
  • Emma Stone, The Favourite
  • Rachel Weisz, The Favourite

Best Original Screenplay

  • The Favourite
  • First Reformed
  • Green Book
  • Roma
  • Vice

Best Adapted Screenplay

  • The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
  • BlacKkKlansman
  • Can You Ever Forgive Me?
  • If Beale Street Could Talk
  • A Star is Born

Best Animated Feature Film

  • Incredibles 2
  • Isle of Dogs
  • Mirai
  • Ralph Breaks the Internet
  • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Best Foreign Language Film

  • Never Look Away (Germany)
  • Shoplifters (Japan)
  • Capernaum (Lebanon)
  • Roma (Mexico)
  • Cold War (Poland)

Best Documentary Feature

  • Free Solo
  • Hale County This Morning, This Evening
  • Minding the Gap
  • Of Fathers and Sons
  • RBG

Best Documentary – Short Subject

  • Black Sheep
  • End Game
  • Lifeboat
  • A Night at the Garden
  • Period. End of Sentence.

Best Live Action Short Film

  • Detainment
  • Fauve
  • Marguerite
  • Mother
  • Skin

Best Animated Short Film

  • Animal Behaviour
  • Bao
  • Late Afternoon
  • One Small Step
  • Weekends

Best Original Score

  • Black Panther
  • BlacKkKlansman
  • If Beale Street Could Talk
  • Isle of Dogs
  • Mary Poppins Returns

Best Original Song

  • 'All the Stars' (Black Panther)
  • 'I’ll Fight' (RBG)
  • ‘The Place Where Lost Things Go’ (Mary Poppins Returns)
  • 'Shallow' from (A Star is Born)
  • ‘When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings’ (The Ballad of Buster Scruggs)

Best Sound Editing

  • Black Panther
  • Bohemian Rhapsody
  • First Man
  • A Quiet Place
  • Roma

Best Sound Mixing

  • Black Panther
  • Bohemian Rhapsody
  • First Man
  • Roma
  • A Star is Born

Best Production Design

  • Black Panther
  • The Favourite
  • First Man
  • Mary Poppins Returns
  • Roma

Best Cinematography

  • Cold War
  • The Favourite
  • Never Look Away
  • Roma
  • A Star Is Born

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

  • Border
  • Mary Queen of Scots
  • Vice

Best Costume Design

  • The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
  • Black Panther
  • The Favourite
  • Mary Poppins Returns
  • Mary Queen of Scots

Best Film Editing

  • BlacKkKlansman
  • Bohemian Rhapsody
  • The Favourite
  • Green Book
  • Vice

Best Visual Effects

  • Avengers: Infinity War
  • Christopher Robin
  • First Man
  • Ready Player One
  • Solo: A Star Wars Story
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2 minutes ago, Carl the Llama said:

As if they actually put Black Panther up for best picture lol It's not a bad film but come on... 

The Oscar's are laughable at the best of times but that takes the biscuit. Personally I thought it was a bad film - not terrible, just poor - but subjectively there is no way it deserves to be on that list.

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