Stickied The Last Film You Saw Thread (& Discussion)

[Indian Dan]

The TV series was damn good, too.

 

[SALTIRE]

The TV series was damn good, too.

Yeah I may give it a go as I've heard good things about it and really liked the film.

 

[iesty wfc]

It's not a true story, the Coen brothers just put that in for dramatic license. As for the German influence that wouldn't surprise me tbh as the German immigrants built houses and communities all over rural America.

i thought that the ya and aboot thing was a Canadian influence?

 

[mowgli]

Spotlight (2015)
Good absorbing film based on a true story about The Boston Globe investigation into a child molestation cover-up by The Catholic Church. Not usually my kind of film but i'm glad i decided to watch it. 8/10.

 

[Luke_1884]

Watched Darkest Hour yesterday and really enjoyed it, didn't know too much about Churchy and if it's accurate as to what actually happened then fair play.

7/10.

 

[mowgli]

The Finest Hours (2016)
Based on a true story,in 1951 a US Coastguard rescue boat tries to rescue the crew of a tanker that was broken up during an Atlantic storm. Starring Chris Pine and Casey Affleck this was a film well worth watching. 7.5/10.

 

[Lance Stoe]

Colors- Sean Penn and Robert Duvall star as police officers who team up as partners to try and rid LA of its prevailing gang culture. Really enjoyed this film. It still holds up today “homes”. Sean Penn is a fantastic actor. 8/10

 

[SALTIRE]

The Finest Hours (2016)
Based on a true story,in 1951 a US Coastguard rescue boat tries to rescue the crew of a tanker that was broken up during an Atlantic storm. Starring Chris Pine and Casey Affleck this was a film well worth watching. 7.5/10.

Oh yeah this did look good. Any seafaring stuff always piques my interest.

 

[mowgli]

Forbidden Ground (2013)
After charging the German trench in WWI 3 surviving British soldiers are trapped in no mans land after the failure of the attack. This started off brilliantly then lost it's way with the story about one of the men's wife at home which did nothing for the film but perked up again towards the end. The opening charge was brutal as you'd expect with the enemy machine gunners seeing they couldn't miss as so many men were tightly packed together running towards the German trench. 7/10.

 

[iesty wfc]

got round to watching 'the Martian' and 'Gone Girl' over the weekend, both great films

 

[claret50]

Wild (2014)
A biographical drama film based on Cheryl strayed (played by Reese Witherspoon) who walked 1100 miles of the 2,600 mile Pacific Crest Trail.
8/10

 

[mowgli]

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers Of Benghazi. (2016)
Based on the true story of a security team trying to protect staff at The US Consulate from rebels in 2012 in Libya,a very good film full of tension and battle scenes just my type of film. 8/10.

 

[Stevencc]

Films I watched during my ban and recently...

Blue Velvet (1986) - 9/10
Bloodsport (1988) - 8/10
Universal Soldier (1992) - 5/10
Play Misty for Me (1971) - 8/10
The Machinist (2004) - 8/10
The Parallax View (1974) - 8/10
A Fistful of Dollars (1964) - 8/10
The Finest Hours (2016) - 8/10
The Running Man (1987) - 8/10
Beyond Re-Animator (2003) - 5/10
Messiah of Evil (1973) - 9/10
Shivers (1975) - 8/10
The Plague of the Zombies (1966) - 9/10
Night of the Creeps (1986) - 9/10
Evil Dead II (1987) - 8/10
The Beyond (1981) - 5/10
The Return of the Living Dead (1985) - 8/10
Jurassic Park (1993) - 8/10

I'm moving on from the zombs to Westerns now.

 

[Lionel Messi]

Blue Velvet (1986) - 9/10

What other David Lynch films have you seen? I thought Mulholland Drive was a masterpiece Inland Empire was pretty much close to perfection, my second favourite work of his (Twin Peaks being #1)

 

[Stevencc]

What other David Lynch films have you seen? I thought Mulholland Drive was a masterpiece Inland Empire was pretty much close to perfection, my second favourite work of his (Twin Peaks being #1)

I've seen Eraserhead and the Elephant Man - both of which I liked and need to rewatch, and, like you, I'm a massive fan of Twin Peaks (the originals, anyway - I've not seen the newer ones yet).

 

[Lionel Messi]

Watch them ASAP so we can discuss. Lynch is a genius.

 

[mowgli]

Lockout (2012)
Guy Pearce in a sci-fi film about a mass breakout from a prison in space,pretty average really with some dreadful acting from the supporting cast though pearce was okay. 6/10.

 

[SALTIRE]

Watch them ASAP so we can discuss. Lynch is a genius.

Dune is bonkers as it's all over the place in comparison with the masterpiece of the novel, but I believe the studio cut it like mad as his original draft was 8 hours!

I like the film he did with the old guy on the tractor going across America to say goodbye to his dying brother. Also like The Elephant Man as well though it is a hard watch with the cruelty. Mulholland Drive is one of his weird ones and there are a few utterly terrifying scenes in it. Blue Velvet is excellent though.

He's an oddball of a director and some of his stuff sometimes doesn't quite work, but give me him over bloody Tarantino any day.

 

[Stevencc]

7 Men from Now (1956)

A western starring Randolph Scott as a widower whose wife was killed during a botched train robbery. The film follows his attempts to track down and kill the seven men responsible.

8/10

 

[mistermagic]

Films I watched during my ban and recently...

Blue Velvet (1986) - 9/10
Bloodsport (1988) - 8/10
Universal Soldier (1992) - 5/10
Play Misty for Me (1971) - 8/10
The Machinist (2004) - 8/10
The Parallax View (1974) - 8/10
A Fistful of Dollars (1964) - 8/10
The Finest Hours (2016) - 8/10
The Running Man (1987) - 8/10
Beyond Re-Animator (2003) - 5/10
Messiah of Evil (1973) - 9/10
Shivers (1975) - 8/10
The Plague of the Zombies (1966) - 9/10
Night of the Creeps (1986) - 9/10
Evil Dead II (1987) - 8/10
The Beyond (1981) - 5/10
The Return of the Living Dead (1985) - 8/10
Jurassic Park (1993) - 8/10

I'm moving on from the zombs to Westerns now.

You were banned?

 

[Stevencc]

You were banned?

Yep. Early December to early January.

 

[Dirk]

7 Men from Now (1956)

A western starring Randolph Scott as a widower whose wife was killed during a botched train robbery. The film follows his attempts to track down and kill the seven men responsible.

8/10

Forget Marion Morrison (aka John Wayne).....Randolph Scott was (and is) still my favourite US Western Actor

Yep. Early December to early January.

You only wrote the truth in the "sponsored" threads. Kudos!

 

[BigDaveCUFC]

Films I watched during my ban and recently...

Blue Velvet (1986) - 9/10
Bloodsport (1988) - 8/10
Universal Soldier (1992) - 5/10
Play Misty for Me (1971) - 8/10
The Machinist (2004) - 8/10
The Parallax View (1974) - 8/10
A Fistful of Dollars (1964) - 8/10
The Finest Hours (2016) - 8/10
The Running Man (1987) - 8/10
Beyond Re-Animator (2003) - 5/10
Messiah of Evil (1973) - 9/10
Shivers (1975) - 8/10
The Plague of the Zombies (1966) - 9/10
Night of the Creeps (1986) - 9/10
Evil Dead II (1987) - 8/10
The Beyond (1981) - 5/10
The Return of the Living Dead (1985) - 8/10
Jurassic Park (1993) - 8/10

I'm moving on from the zombs to Westerns now.

If your onto westerns you got to watch 'posse fro hell' brilliant old school western

 

[SALTIRE]

I always think of camp whenever I see Randolph Scott, and having watched a film the other month with him wearing nothing but swimming trunks, this view hasn't improved!

Now Cary and him lived together for years and there was always hints of them being lovers as Scott was gay; but even in other pics with him in his westerns, I can't get past his camp demeanour. Grant on the other hand is still in my top 10 actors of all time though.

 

[SALTIRE]

Forget Marion Morrison (aka John Wayne).....Randolph Scott was (and is) still my favourite US Western Actor

You only wrote the truth in the "sponsored" threads. Kudos!

Could never stand Wayne, his arrogance, lack of acting ability and the way he was off-screen makes me detest him. In fact I've only seen one Wayne film right through, and that's The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance as I was going through Jimmy Stewart films and Lee Marvin was in it also, so watched it beside that useless prick's presence. I want to see The Searchers, but can't bring myself to watch it with him the lead actor.

 

[Lionel Messi]

Watch Rio Bravo before you give up on John Wayne

 

[SALTIRE]

Watch Rio Bravo before you give up on John Wayne

Have seen bits of it, and I like Dean Martin, but whenever that big lump walks in on screen I tense up, so it won't happen.

 

[claret50]

Oi salty, you do realise that you're besmirching the hero who won the 2nd world war for us! have you never seen The Longest Day where he marched valiantly along Omaha beach in the Normandy landings. tch, tch..........

 

[SALTIRE]

Oi salty, you do realise that you're besmirching the hero who won the 2nd world war for us! have you never seen The Longest Day where he marched valiantly along Omaha beach in the Normandy landings. tch, tch..........

Aye the 'hero' who didn't bother serving in WWII, then told the McCarthyites about who he suspected of being 'commies' and who were all subsequently blacklisted because of it. Despicable twat and coward he was.

 

[claret50]

Yes........... that's the one.