Let's have a films thread.

[ithuriel]

Decided to watch a good old film tonight, No country for old men.

[urban.spaceman]

27 minutes ago, ithuriel said:

Decided to watch a good old film tonight, No country for old men.

a) How the **** have we reached a point when No Country For Old Men can be classed as an 'old film'?

and

b) Holy shit I've just googled it and it came out in TWO THOUSAND AND SEVEN. That's insane.

[MC Prussian]

Forgot how entertaining Kung Fu Hustle was, even after all these years it still works just fine.

Crazy as ****, but so hilarious at the same time.

[leicsmac]

7 hours ago, urban.spaceman said:

a) How the **** have we reached a point when No Country For Old Men can be classed as an 'old film'?

and

b) Holy shit I've just googled it and it came out in TWO THOUSAND AND SEVEN. That's insane.

I'm still getting my head around the Lord of the Rings trilogy being released almost twenty years ago.

Edited 16 January 2020 by leicsmac

[Blarmy]

Still not old though. If a film from 2007 is old, what do we call films from the 50’s?

[MC Prussian]

11 minutes ago, Blarmy said:

Still not old though. If a film from 2007 is old, what do we call films from the 50’s?

Antiques.

[ScouseFox]

2 hours ago, Blarmy said:

Still not old though. If a film from 2007 is old, what do we call films from the 50’s?

rubbish

[urban.spaceman]

3 hours ago, leicsmac said:

I'm still getting my head around the Lord of the Rings trilogy being released almost twenty years ago.

****ing hell. 

[The Bear]

4 hours ago, MC Prussian said:

Forgot how entertaining Kung Fu Hustle was, even after all these years it still works just fine.

Crazy as ****, but so hilarious at the same time.

Same with Shaolin Soccer. 

[marbles]

Watched Richard Jewel - very good movie.

Poor guys like was ruined by the government, and the media.

[Countryfox]

18 hours ago, Blarmy said:

Still not old though. If a film from 2007 is old, what do we call films from the 50’s?

 

16 hours ago, ScouseFox said:

rubbish

Shane was made in 1953 and was excellent ...  in fact, I’m going to watch it again ! ..   you know nowt !

[Alf Bentley]

9 hours ago, Countryfox said:

 

Shane was made in 1953 and was excellent ...  in fact, I’m going to watch it again ! ..   you know nowt !

 

Great film. Must watch it again some time. Was one of my Dad's all-time favourites alongside "The Third Man" and a few Bogart films - a great era for film.

 

Some of those old westerns were of very high quality. "The man who shot Liberty Valance" is another classic, though that came a bit later.

[leicsmac]

45 minutes ago, Alf Bentley said:

 

Great film. Must watch it again some time. Was one of my Dad's all-time favourites alongside "The Third Man" and a few Bogart films - a great era for film.

 

Some of those old westerns were of very high quality. "The man who shot Liberty Valance" is another classic, though that came a bit later.

The Sergio Leone trilogy and Once Upon A Time In the West stand out in that regard.

[Alf Bentley]

2 minutes ago, leicsmac said:

The Sergio Leone trilogy and Once Upon A Time In the West stand out in that regard.

 

Very much agree, though I'd rate Once Upon A Time in the West several notches higher than the others - one of the greatest films of all time....& nearly as good as Once Upon A Time in America (a minority opinion, possibly).

[Soup]

11 hours ago, marbles said:

Watched Richard Jewel - very good movie.

Poor guys like was ruined by the government, and the media.

Is this on general release yet? Thought it was the end of the month. Looks really good

[MC Prussian]

The Dead Don't Die.

 

What a piece of tosh.

I had such high hopes seeing the cast list, and all I'm left with is 100 wasted minutes. One big nothing of a film, utterly pointless, bereft of energy or excitement.

[UniFox21]

Watched Jumanji 2 yesterday, absolutely enjoyed it, just a fun film to watch

[Costock_Fox]

12 hours ago, MC Prussian said:

The Dead Don't Die.

 

What a piece of tosh.

I had such high hopes seeing the cast list, and all I'm left with is 100 wasted minutes. One big nothing of a film, utterly pointless, bereft of energy or excitement.

Copy and paste into the match thread at 4pm

[marbles]

On 17/01/2020 at 07:07, Soup said:

Is this on general release yet? Thought it was the end of the month. Looks really good

Its out there - let me know if you wanna see it

[The Bear]

8 hours ago, UniFox21 said:

Watched Jumanji 2 yesterday, absolutely enjoyed it, just a fun film to watch

You on about the new one in cinemas or the earlier sequel? 

[UniFox21]

7 minutes ago, The Bear said:

You on about the new one in cinemas or the earlier sequel? 

The one currently in cinemas

[Soup]

3 hours ago, marbles said:

Its out there - let me know if you wanna see it

Will catch it at the cinema I reckon. Got a few Phoenix vouchers for Xmas and not used them yet, cheers though.

[The Bear]

For those that go to the cinema a few times a year, if you switch banks to a Club Lloyds account, you get 6 free Cineworld tickets per year. I've been on it for two years now and it's well worth it given the ticket prices nowadays. 

[UniFox21]

15 minutes ago, The Bear said:

For those that go to the cinema a few times a year, if you switch banks to a Club Lloyds account, you get 6 free Cineworld tickets per year. I've been on it for two years now and it's well worth it given the ticket prices nowadays. 

It's a good shout if you enjoy the cinema. Tickets are ~£10+ these days, then any drinks or snacks on top can make it fairly costly. 

[Guest seanfox778]

12 hours ago, The Bear said:

For those that go to the cinema a few times a year, if you switch banks to a Club Lloyds account, you get 6 free Cineworld tickets per year. I've been on it for two years now and it's well worth it given the ticket prices nowadays. 

Also a good thing to do is get a days travel insurance for somewhere random, I picked a day in Bristol for 90p with Compare the Meerkat and you get 2 for 1 cinema tickets for a year.