Let's have a films thread.

[Countryfox]

25 minutes ago, The Bear said:

Maltese Falcon is my favourite Bogie film. 

 

I too watched Casablanca for the first time last year. Thought it was meh tbh. 

Typical Vulverhampton fan ....    no bloody class !!   

[ithuriel]

Well, if you are not averse to classic B&W movies, along with Bogart there's the James Cagney movies, Laurel n Hardy, Basil Rathbones Sherlock Holmes, the four Miss Marple Margarette Rutherford movies and those old swash buckling classics starring Errol Flynn, which had some influence on the Goonies 

Some are in colour too, AH ha have at it...

 

[ithuriel]

Watched Hitchcock the other night with Anthony Hopkins playing Alfred whilst he was making Psycho, Hopkins acting is pretty good.

[The Bear]

7 hours ago, Countryfox said:

Typical Vulverhampton fan ....    no bloody class !!   

I like old films in general. Orson Welles is always good. The Third Man for example is excellent. Also saw one of his last weekend called The Stranger, about a Nazi hiding out in a small US town the year after the war. That was only ok though. 

[rico]

If anyone is looking for a good Korean film, i can recommend I Saw The Devil

[Suzie the Fox]

Watched Dorian Gray last night, based on the book by Oscar Wilde. Quite enjoyed it, more so than expected and was quite true to the book, although it was many years ago i read it.

[Dahnsouff]

Think I need to go back and watch The Seven Samurai, really enjoyed it when I last watched it (many many moons ago)

 

On another note, my son (he is at that age) is always what the scariest film is I have ever seen is 

Slight struggle, but I tell him its is The Changeling (old) - has anyone ever seen it? And is my memory faulty? 

[Alf Bentley]

17 minutes ago, Dahnsouff said:

 

On another note, my son (he is at that age) is always what the scariest film is I have ever seen is 

Slight struggle, but I tell him its is The Changeling (old) - has anyone ever seen it? And is my memory faulty? 

 

I wouldn't be looking any further than this one. Brilliantly builds the mood and atmosphere so you know something's not quite right, but you're not quite sure what....

 

Not one to show a child, though. He'd have nightmares forever, even if he found the erotic scene with Julie Christie fascinating...

 

 

Edited 1 May 2020 by Alf Bentley

[Dahnsouff]

5 minutes ago, Alf Bentley said:

 

I wouldn't be looking any further than this one. Brilliantly builds the mood and atmosphere so you know something's not quite right, but you're not quite sure what....

 

Not one to show a child, though. He'd have nightmares forever, even if he found the erotic scene with Julie Christie fascinating...

That needed a  and a 

[ithuriel]

If you like Spiderman, if you have not seen it, you should definitely watch this.

 

Edited 1 May 2020 by ithuriel

[rico]

23 hours ago, Alf Bentley said:

 

I wouldn't be looking any further than this one. Brilliantly builds the mood and atmosphere so you know something's not quite right, but you're not quite sure what....

 

Not one to show a child, though. He'd have nightmares forever, even if he found the erotic scene with Julie Christie fascinating...

 

 

when I was a kid,the ending to this genuinely disturbed me

[Alf Bentley]

1 hour ago, rico said:

when I was a kid,the ending to this genuinely disturbed me

 

Ssshhh! Don't mention the ending! 

 

I agree, though. I must have been 16-18 when I first saw it and found it pretty shocking.

But it sets you up for that brilliantly. There's the emotional rollercoaster: times of hope, recovery & getting on with life, interspersed with flashbacks, flash-forwards, a sense that something's not right - odd visions of the child in red, people in black, plus the blind old woman who seems to have psychic powers, and odd incidents like the accident in the church. Then throw in the odd atmosphere of Venice, particularly streets deserted at night. Great film - and I'm not usually big on looking to be scared.

[ithuriel]

Got this on DVD, very under rated but well worth a watch, Sam Jackson, Geena Davis in, The Long Kiss Goodnight.

Video is spoilery BTW.

 

[rico]

7 hours ago, Alf Bentley said:

 

Ssshhh! Don't mention the ending! 

 

I agree, though. I must have been 16-18 when I first saw it and found it pretty shocking.

But it sets you up for that brilliantly. There's the emotional rollercoaster: times of hope, recovery & getting on with life, interspersed with flashbacks, flash-forwards, a sense that something's not right - odd visions of the child in red, people in black, plus the blind old woman who seems to have psychic powers, and odd incidents like the accident in the church. Then throw in the odd atmosphere of Venice, particularly streets deserted at night. Great film - and I'm not usually big on looking to be scared.

Nicely summed up 👍🏻

[lestajigs]

Have i ever mentioned “heat” on here? If not, for the people who haven’t seen this, it has got to be one of the best films you’ll ever watch, world class acting, how an earth this didn’t win an Oscar 
 Easily goes in my top 5 list of greatest ever movies 

[leicsmac]

29 minutes ago, lestajigs said:

Have i ever mentioned “heat” on here? If not, for the people who haven’t seen this, it has got to be one of the best films you’ll ever watch, world class acting, how an earth this didn’t win an Oscar 
 Easily goes in my top 5 list of greatest ever movies 

Only got round to watching this recently. It is bloody good, that's for sure.

[ithuriel]

OK have to ask, The Lone Ranger, not seen it but was it as bad as is made out?

[Domsdad]

On 01/05/2020 at 08:43, Suzie the Fox said:

Watched Dorian Gray last night, based on the book by Oscar Wilde. Quite enjoyed it, more so than expected and was quite true to the book, although it was many years ago i read it.

Sue, I think someone’s hacked into your account 😜

[ithuriel]

Still awaiting the third movie so long promised but the first two were pleasant surprises, 

 

[foxfanazer]

6 hours ago, lestajigs said:

Have i ever mentioned “heat” on here? If not, for the people who haven’t seen this, it has got to be one of the best films you’ll ever watch, world class acting, how an earth this didn’t win an Oscar 
 Easily goes in my top 5 list of greatest ever movies 

Class film. De Niro and Al Pacino only share one scene in the whole movie as well

[ithuriel]

7 hours ago, lestajigs said:

Have i ever mentioned “heat” on here? If not, for the people who haven’t seen this, it has got to be one of the best films you’ll ever watch, world class acting, how an earth this didn’t win an Oscar 
 Easily goes in my top 5 list of greatest ever movies 

Good movie, slow paced but powerfully acted.

 

[Tuna]

45 minutes ago, foxfanazer said:

Class film. De Niro and Al Pacino only share one scene in the whole movie as well

Apologies for the pedantry but it's 2 scenes 

 

And it's an exceptional film, the bank robbery scene is absolutely breathtaking.

Edited 3 May 2020 by Tuna

[foxfanazer]

4 minutes ago, Tuna said:

Apologies for the pedantry but it's 2 scenes 

 

And it's an exceptional film, the bank robbery scene is absolutely breathtaking.

Not watched it in a while. Thought it was just the one. I know it's pretty far into the film before they meet

[leicsmac]

7 minutes ago, Tuna said:

Apologies for the pedantry but it's 2 scenes 

 

And it's an exceptional film, the bank robbery scene is absolutely breathtaking.

How the sound editing and depicted usage for this scene isn't the standard for all other realistic scenes involving firearms I do not know.

[Tuna]

14 minutes ago, foxfanazer said:

Not watched it in a while. Thought it was just the one. I know it's pretty far into the film before they meet

 

Ending scene.