Ogdred Weary
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@Ogdred Weary 21st century schizoid (bat)man?!!
@Ogdred Weary 21st century schizoid (bat)man?!!
Currently at 16% on RT from 99 reviews, it will go down - that's the general tendency, H&W is at 11% from 74. That's actually gone up, initially it sat at 0% for a while. Obviously an inexact and not "objective" measure - but then there isn't really one.Is The Hustle worse than Holmes & Watson, though? I suppose even talented people mess up - yes, I think Rebel is talented, she made me laugh in those Pitch Perfect films, and her anti-romcom romcom was pretty funny too.
True Grit.Has there ever been a remake that improves on the original?!!...
Didnt see Holmes & Watson but the trailer was horrifically bad, ill-judged humour and not a laugh in sight. If that was meant to encourage one to see the film, it failed miserably...Is The Hustle worse than Holmes & Watson, though? I suppose even talented people mess up - yes, I think Rebel is talented, she made me laugh in those Pitch Perfect films, and her anti-romcom romcom was pretty funny too.
@Spookdaddy seen the original but not viewed the remake,must get my viewing spectacles on and give it a try!!True Grit.
I think the Coen brothers version is very much superior to the John Wayne movie - it's also much closer to the plot of the novel (which is an often overlooked wonder) and in tone to the wonderfully blunt and straightfaced drollery of Charles Portis' writing.
I'm seeing it on Sunday. Sounds like a Fortean Film actually!Birds of Passage
By the same team who made Embrace of the Serpent from last year, one of my films of the year.
Set in Colombia, takes in 3 decades of rural families from different tribes becoming rich growing marijuana for the American market. A strong matriarch in the main family runs things to a large extent. It starts off well before greed/madness sets in & things spiral out of control.
Better cars, fancy homes, guns become the norm. Family feuds, vengeance, debts that have to be settled, bloody retribution. Could be in the Fortean film section, involving as it does, prophetic dreams, birds as omens. Women can touch dead bodies, men can't. Each family has a messenger to speak to other families. It's forbidden to kill a messenger.
Strong cast, excellent cinematography, subtitles.
Yeah it is a bit. I reckon you'll like it. Be interested to hear your opinion.I'm seeing it on Sunday. Sounds like a Fortean Film actually!
I went off it when I heard they had Elton's stage surname inspired by John Lennon instead of Long John Baldry, as it actually was. Sounds like they're pointlessly playing fast and loose with an already interesting life story.Mark Kermode says that he loved Rocketman, the new Elton John film.
I was intending to give it a miss, but I usually find myself in agreement with his views on film.
I've read 3/5 and 4/5 reviews of Rocketman, seeing it next Tuesday.Mark Kermode says that he loved Rocketman, the new Elton John film.
I was intending to give it a miss, but I usually find myself in agreement with his views on film.
Sylvester Stallone is Trying To Bring COBRA Back as a TV Series80s nostalgia looks set to be around a lot longer if that's the best the 90s can throw at us.
Loved it but I reckon it qualifies as way Fortean! Review to follow.Yeah it is a bit. I reckon you'll like it. Be interested to hear your opinion.
I used to have that film poster on my bedroom wall (amongst others that I could also get for 20p from our local video shop) .. "Crime is a disease and I'm the cure" .. and I used to play the game on the Sinclair Spectrum. It was a platformer but it was frustrating because you'd be doing alright and then a random pram would take you down, I even remember punching my TV once out of sheer frustration playing it .Sylvester Stallone is Trying To Bring COBRA Back as a TV Series
Article: https://geektyrant.com/news/sylvester-stallone-is-trying-to-bring-cobra-back-as-a-tv-series
Coen brothers are brilliant. I loved No Country for Old Men. Pretty close to the book also.True Grit.
I think the Coen brothers version is very much superior to the John Wayne movie - it's also much closer to the plot of the novel (which is an often overlooked wonder) and in tone to the wonderfully blunt and straightfaced drollery of Charles Portis' writing.
The poster for Cobra always bugged me.... Stallone is posing, looking cool with his weapon in hand, lifted next to his head. But if you look closely, there's a burst of fire coming out of the muzzle - wouldn't that deafen Sly at the very least? Doesn't look safe. It's almost as if the fire was added to the photo later on and nobody involved was thinking straight. Quite accurate to the movie, then.I used to have that film poster on my bedroom wall (amongst others that I could also get for 20p from our local video shop) .. "Crime is a disease and I'm the cure" .. and I used to play the game on the Sinclair Spectrum. It was a platformer but it was frustrating because you'd be doing alright and then a random pram would take you down, I even remember punching my TV once out of sheer frustration playing it .
I seem to remember he had a matchstick hanging out of his mouth as well ..The poster for Cobra always bugged me.... Stallone is posing, looking cool with his weapon in hand, lifted next to his head. But if you look closely, there's a burst of fire coming out of the muzzle - wouldn't that deafen Sly at the very least? Doesn't look safe. It's almost as if the fire was added to the photo later on and nobody involved was thinking straight. Quite accurate to the movie, then.
The matchstick is the least of his problems if he's firing a gun two inches away from his head.I seem to remember he had a matchstick hanging out of his mouth as well ..
.. naah .. that's his mounted laser guidance thing innit? .. (I think)The matchstick is the least of his problems if he's firing a gun two inches away from his head.
Do you know, I think you might be right! All these years I've been labouring under a misapprehension! Thankyou for solving that, Swifters! Now solve the mystery of why the film's villains spend hours a day swinging hammers about... naah .. that's his mounted laser guidance thing innit? .. (I think)
.. and can you please explain to me why they had to put ****ing prams in the ZX Spectrum game? .. I haven't watched the film since it was released so did some gangsters roll a pram full of bombs at Stallone or something?Do you know, I think you might be right! All these years I've been labouring under a misapprehension! Thankyou for solving that, Swifters! Now solve the mystery of why the film's villains spend hours a day swinging hammers about.