patiirc Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 51 minutes ago, Loki said: There should be a name for it, like Californian Dry or something. Â I love those sorts of films too, the feel of a Western but usually a mode modern setting. Â No Country For Old Men as well. You'd probably like White Sands if you haven't seen it Pat, it's a nice mix of this genre and a bit of noir. Â Also Lone Star. Â Â I've not seen White Sands, so will add to the list. IÂ have seen Lone Star not for ages mind, great shout though!. Still actually havent seen No Country. I have it on DVD just not actually got round to viewing as yet.. Thanks for all the recommendations all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted June 5, 2020 Author Paid Members Share Posted June 5, 2020 1990s neo-noir is full of films of that sort of ilk, it's one of my favourite things in cinema. You could probably make a case for Red Rock West, Kill Me Again and Blood Simple falling in these categories. One False Move too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Scott Malbranque Posted June 5, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted June 5, 2020 (edited) Soon as I was trawling through all this, I immediately thought of One False Move, but I knew D-Mal wouldn't lemme down. My da brought me to see One False Move in the flicks, because I was a huge Bill Paxton fan as a kid. I loved him for that! I'm watching that tonight now... Edited June 5, 2020 by Scott Malbranque dot dot dot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted June 5, 2020 Author Paid Members Share Posted June 5, 2020 Just now, Scott Malbranque said: Soon as I was trawling through all this, I immediately thought of One False Move, but I knew D-Mal wouldn't lemme down. My da brought me to see One False Move in the flicks, because I was a huge Bill Paxton fan as a kid. I loved him for that! I'm watching that tonight now... It's one of the best crime films of the 1990s. An absolute travesty that it wasn't given a shot at a wide release, and probably the best performance of Bill's career. The ending is stunning, but it's all great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Scott Malbranque Posted June 5, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted June 5, 2020 Olyphant actually classed it as the movie - and performance -Â that made him want to be an actor, and it shows, as there's a smite of Paxton in Olyphantastic. I actually think I have the cinema stub at home from it. I found a box full of them from the early to late 90s when I was clearing out my dads house. Four Event Horizon tickets on different dates and the most bizarre ones being "Bio-Dome" and "The Mirror Has Two Faces". No idea - none whatsoever - why I went to see the latter at 16 years of age, but I'm sure it was herself's fault, or I wanted UCI (Odeon) Nachos... Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted June 5, 2020 Author Paid Members Share Posted June 5, 2020 Think the worst thing I was ever dragged to see was Woman on Top. Never forgave my friends for that and I still moan about it to them to this day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted June 5, 2020 Moderators Share Posted June 5, 2020 (edited) Worst film you ever saw in the cinema.. There might be a thread in that. Mine might be Entrapment. Edited June 5, 2020 by Chest Rockwell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Danger Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Just Married. I only stayed until the end because our mate got us in for free and we’d look ungrateful. Even Brittany Murphy couldn’t polish that turd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 54 minutes ago, Chest Rockwell said: Worst film you ever saw in the cinema.. There might be a thread in that. Mine might be Entrapment. Matrix Revolutions. Only time I've ever walked out of a film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Tommy! Posted June 5, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted June 5, 2020 While looking for a copy of Papillon I've discovered a remake was made a couple of years back. For those who have seen it how does it stack up against the original and is it worth a go over re-watching the original? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members gmoney Posted June 5, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted June 5, 2020 I watched Mommie Dearest tonight, the film about Joan Crawford's less than stellar parental abilites. It's got a reputation as a shite classic (it won a Razzie, fuck the Razzies) and it was massively over the top, but I genuinely enjoyed it for what it was as well as finding the cack bits amusing. The scene where she goes apoplectic with a wire coat-hanger was genuinely frightening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted June 6, 2020 Author Paid Members Share Posted June 6, 2020 9 hours ago, gmoney said: I watched Mommie Dearest tonight, the film about Joan Crawford's less than stellar parental abilites. It's got a reputation as a shite classic (it won a Razzie, fuck the Razzies) and it was massively over the top, but I genuinely enjoyed it for what it was as well as finding the cack bits amusing. The scene where she goes apoplectic with a wire coat-hanger was genuinely frightening. I started watching this last year but struggled with it from the off. Should give it another shot, really. 7500 (nefarious means) Not sure why Joseph Gordon-Levitt has been so quiet recently but if it's by choice and he's picking smaller projects like this, fair play. He's great in this, a claustrophobic thriller about a co-pilot fighting off hijackers. It's all shot from within the cockpit and it's really well done. Slightly peters out towards the end but a good little thriller. Waking Ned (Amazon Prime) Lovely comedy that I didn't realise was such a big hit when it was released. I shouldn't have taken so long to watch it, it's very funny and relaxing and Ian Bannen and David Kelly are brilliant in the leads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patiirc Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Devon Malcolm said: Waking Ned (Amazon Prime) Lovely comedy that I didn't realise was such a big hit when it was released. I shouldn't have taken so long to watch it, it's very funny and relaxing and Ian Bannen and David Kelly are brilliant in the leads. I was working at a UCI when this came out, we had a run of great little films like this, then Arlington Road (which seems to get no love, anywhere!) Plunkett and Macleane (ditto) It's a superb little film. Occasionally cropped up late night on normal telly about a decade ago and now is on Prime, well worth going to have a watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Danger Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 I couldn’t get on with Plunkett and Macleane. Even though I’d already seen him Trainspotting I was convinced Johnny Lee Miller was Steve McDonald. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 30 minutes ago, patiirc said: I was working at a UCI when this came out, we had a run of great little films like this, then Arlington Road (which seems to get no love, anywhere!) Plunkett and Macleane (ditto) It's a superb little film. Occasionally cropped up late night on normal telly about a decade ago and now is on Prime, well worth going to have a watch Both great films. I enjoyed Plunkett and Macleane so much when it came out, but I have never watched it back. Will give it another bash this morning. Dating Amber This film really means well, but it all feels so contrived and "Hey remember the 90s!!!" and that overshadows the heart of the story, which is a massive shame. Sharon Horgan continues to be the fittest person ever though. Never Rarely Sometimes Always Contrasted to the previous, this film about a 17 year old who finds herself pregnant and unable to get an abortion in her state feels incredibly authentic and at times heartbreaking. Beach Rats was great, and this is another belter from Eliza Hittman, the two leads are great (especially Sidney Flanagan). A massive recommend. Do The Right Thing Incredibly relevant (then again, it always has been), this swaps with Back To The Future as my favourite film ever. I just think it's perfect in every aspect. Something or someone new grabs me every time, this time it was Rosie Perez. She's wonderful. Mallrats Don't care. 14/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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