Films you've watched recently.

[Mad Cyril]

This thread appears to be a bit highbrow for me, but I'll lower the intellectual tone and mention I finally watched Top Gun Maverik over the weekend. Was ok-ish. Clever effects of course, very cheesy, and Tom Cruise has only got a choice of two facial expressions available to him nowadays. I'd give it somewhere between a 5 or 6 out of 10.

Top Gun was produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer and Don Simpson also got a credit from beyond the grave for Top Gun - Maverick.

I didn't think it was all that either

 

[RHB]

On the Line - Mel Gibson on Amazon Prime. Wasn't sure about it at first but by the finale was totally hooked. 8/10

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Another vote (or two) for Banshees of Inersherin which we saw earlier.Thought it was funny and extremely well acted.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

After all the hype I started to watch Banshees and thought it was a load of rubbish. Binned it after an hour.

You need to develop your taste in film @Cricko

 

[BALDY]

Another vote (or two) for Banshees of Inersherin which we saw earlier.Thought it was funny and extremely well acted.

I loved it-----Far better than "In Bruges"

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

I loved it-----Far better than "In Bruges"

True but both actors are older now.

 

[BALDY]

True but both actors are older now.

Less swearing=a better script.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Less swearing=a better script.

That is also true.But In Bruges was a self conscious arty movie whereas Banshees wasn't.ps Did all the fecking go over your head?

 

[BALDY]

That is also true.But In Bruges was a self conscious arty movie whereas Banshees wasn't.ps Did all the fecking go over your head?

I found that to be very funny.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

I found that to be very funny.

It certainly was.But couldn't match the black/ironic humour in Bansees,IMO,.You might want to have a look at this link about swearing btw. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/feb/09/is-swearing-still-taboo

 

[Napster]

But In Bruges was a self conscious arty movie

It really wasn't.

 

[Napster]

This thread appears to be a bit highbrow for me, but I'll lower the intellectual tone and mention I finally watched Top Gun Maverik over the weekend. Was ok-ish. Clever effects of course, very cheesy, and Tom Cruise has only got a choice of two facial expressions available to him nowadays. I'd give it somewhere between a 5 or 6 out of 10.

I loved it - especially the callbacks and the cameos- and will watch TC in anything.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

It really wasn't.

It was certainly self conscious.Not really happy about the term art house movie anyway.Would imagine we could agree that it was funny.

 

[Napster]

It was certainly self conscious.Not really happy about the term art house movie anyway.Would imagine we could agee that it was funny.

Sure - very funny. I despise the term arthouse movie - a cop out. I can agree it was slightly self conscious.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Sure - very funny. I despise the term arthouse movie - a cop out. I can agree it was slightly self conscious.

Think I called it a cult movie when it was last spoken about on here,which it certainly was.Probabaly didn't get much of a UK release either back in the day,which perhaps explains why an obvious film buff like Baldy didn't see it first time around.

 

[LCBB72]

Watching 'The Long Good Friday' on Film4 on Channel 14 . Has to be the greatest British gangster film ever made .

 

[BALDY]

Tangled--Thank you for the article about "swearing in films"---Do I have to make allowances as it appeared in The Guardian? lol

 

[BALDY]

When talking I never say "arthouse movie" as it sounds so American.......I say "arthouse film".

 

[BALDY]

I saw this wonderful film on Netflix yesterday....

 

[Ricey]

Blank Panther: Wakanda Forever - dreadful! Too long, terrible storyline and just a real shame because the first one was excellent.