Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted April 12, 2020 Author Paid Members Share Posted April 12, 2020 The Driver (ok.ru) Imagine thinking Drive is better than this. Almost certainly Walter Hill's best film and a perfect link between gritty 70s crime and 80s action. Isabelle Adjani in a hat too. The French Connection (ok.ru) There aren't many actors who had a better decade than Roy Scheider had in the 70s. Just an incredible run of films considering he was largely unknown before Klute, which he made in the same year. Freezing cold New York never looked less appealing and this is still one of the greatest crime films ever made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Chris B Posted April 12, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted April 12, 2020 (edited) Scheider was just good in everything. Saw Klute recently and loved it.  Also finally saw Barbarella (Amazon Prime), on a connected point, which was both sillier and more entertaining than I expected. It's a mess, which never goes anywhere particularly good, but Jane Fonda is perfect in the lead. And that opening credit sequence is just... well. Blimey. Edited April 12, 2020 by Chris B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members DEF Posted April 13, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted April 13, 2020 (edited) I'm loving this new labeling where we watch stuff gimmick. I've just watched The Driver and The Lavender Hill Mob thanks to it. Cheers guys. Chances are I'd have just had quick peek on Netflix and Prime for them then moved on without them. Both tremendous by the way. Edited April 13, 2020 by DEF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Bellenda Carlisle Posted April 13, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted April 13, 2020 I watched Vin Diesel's new one, Bloodshot. It's based on a comic but really it's no more a superhero movie than The Terminator or Upgrade, it's actually a pretty OK action sci-fi that is at least a little bit smarter than it first appears. Vin Diesel is alright, I don't think anyone really loves him do they? Eiza González is in it though. And Guy Pearce playing the most Guy Pearce role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 10 hours ago, DEF said: I'm loving this new labeling where we watch stuff gimmick. I've just watched The Driver and The Lavender Hill Mob thanks to it. Cheers guys. Chances are I'd have just had quick peek on Netflix and Prime for them then moved on without them. Both tremendous by the way. You can use justwatch to see what platforms have films/shows too, but it only lists official streaming services. It's what I use for Prime as tbh their search function is shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Danger Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 It's the fucking shits. The amount of times I've gone to watch something only to be informed that the episode is ÂŁ2.49. Just another reason to hate Amazon the horrible necessary bastards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 5 minutes ago, Mr_Danger said: It's the fucking shits. The amount of times I've gone to watch something only to be informed that the episode is £2.49. Just another reason to hate Amazon the horrible necessary bastards. You'll also find that some films that are available free with Prime, won't show up and you'll get the pay for version showing. It's terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted April 13, 2020 Author Paid Members Share Posted April 13, 2020 The Spy Who Dumped Me (Netflix) Annoyed I didn't see this at the cinema. I don't normally let bad reviews of action films deter me because they're usually wrong and they were this time too. A bit too long and the support cast are underused but as an action film, I was surprised at just how much it prioritised that over 'gal pal' comedy. It's funny as well but I really enjoyed this overall. Below (Google Play / YouTube rental) Boring submarine ghost thing. David Twohy has directed some really good stuff (A PERFECT GETAWAY) but this never really decides what it wants to be despite a different approach to this sort of thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIDDUM_N_STYLE Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 The Child's Play remake, wasn't too keen when I heard about it being made, considering the original series is still being made, noticed it was on Netflix this afternoon so decided to give it a go, it's surprisingly really good and Mark Hammill does a decent job at voicing Chucky but it's still not a patch on Brad Douriff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarloKid Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 any recommendations for shudder channel, took advantage of there 99p a month for the next 3 months offer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members waters44 Posted April 14, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted April 14, 2020 Is One Cut of the Dead on there still? That’s good Also Jay Cheal of the Film Junk podcast has a series on there called Cursed Films, I’ve not watched it but heard it’s alright Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted April 14, 2020 Author Paid Members Share Posted April 14, 2020 Sweetheart (Google Play) Decent little horror film that, like most such films these days, becomes less enjoyable and more stupid as it goes along. A decent time-passer though, and Kiersey Clemons is superb in the lead. Deserves a huge role somewhere. Gemini Man (Google Play / YouTube rental) I can see why this got the shit kicked out of it critically. It looks like absolute dogshit, especially the Will Smith deepfake. It really struggles to retain some semblance of dignity after that but there's some great action here and as a pure action film, it's more than worthwhile. The motorbike chase is brilliant, and you also get Benedict Wong and Mary Elizabeth Winstead doing their usual classy work. Deserves at least a bit better than it got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted April 14, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted April 14, 2020 6 minutes ago, Devon Malcolm said: Gemini Man (Google Play / YouTube rental) I can see why this got the shit kicked out of it critically. It looks like absolute dogshit, especially the Will Smith deepfake. It really struggles to retain some semblance of dignity after that but there's some great action here and as a pure action film, it's more than worthwhile. The motorbike chase is brilliant, and you also get Benedict Wong and Mary Elizabeth Winstead doing their usual classy work. Deserves at least a bit better than it got. The word at the time was in the 60fps 3D version that the deepfake Will looked pretty good. It’s a shame very few places could show it in the intended presentation so we could judge for ourselves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted April 14, 2020 Author Paid Members Share Posted April 14, 2020 5 minutes ago, Hannibal Scorch said: The word at the time was in the 60fps 3D version that the deepfake Will looked pretty good. It’s a shame very few places could show it in the intended presentation so we could judge for ourselves Tbh seeing it on a massive screen might just have made it look even worse. It's just a distraction from a perfectly decent actioner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted April 14, 2020 Moderators Share Posted April 14, 2020 I can't remember the last time I saw Will Smith in something and it was good, and can't remember the last time I saw a trailer for something he was doing and thought I'd like to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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