I watched that one (again) on Netflix a couple of months ago, a great Sherlock story.
along with The Hammer version of THOTB with the brilliant Cushing and Lee.
"I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
That's probably my favourite version of THOTB- Cushing as Holmes is always worth watching (hell, Cushing as anyone is!) and since he was clearly going to play Sherlock and Lee would be miscast as Watson, Lee played Baskerville.
In Private Life Lee played Mycroft Holmes while he played Sherlock in at least 4 other films. Perhaps the only actor who did that!
Cushing did another version of THOTB for the BBC, but I haven't seen that.
A brilliant Footy Hooligan film. I don't really like football, but i watch films like this because of thier grittiness. Danny Dyer is brilliant as the lead. He gets sucked into the world of Hooliganism, whilst trying to decide if that is the life he really wants. Some funny moments in it as well.
Have you ever heard of the Emancipation Proclamation?"
Les Misreables ,with Liam Neeson ,I watched DR Zhivago also last week ,and both films have very similarities ,
lets get rid of an oppressive ruling tyranny ie lets have a revolution ,and lets replace them with err another oppressive tyranny 8-)
13 hours, did not know Toby Stevens was in it, true story about some American security contractors in Libya defending a C.I.A compound, great little film -{
The story of Brian Wilson of beach boy fame. A really interesting story of the bands song and music writer...and how he was terribly mismanaged in the 80s ....leaving him to believe he had a serious mental illness.
Sympathetic and we'll acted, and even if you're not a BB fan, (I'm certainly not ) ) it's worth a watch. -{
She's worth whatever chaos she brings to the table and you know it. ~ Mark Anthony
Netflix delivered the latest attempt to make a film out of The Fantastic Four. OK, I didn't think Batman v Superman deserved the critical drubbing it got, and I believe X-Men: Apocalypse is better than its "meh" reviews suggest. . .but the rotten reviews FF got don't convey how thoroughly awful it is. Apparently the filmmakers thought they could appeal to the YA crowd by casting a group of fresh-faced youngsters (including the dude from the Divergent movies) as the FF and pitting them against a group of meanie grownups. Beyond the bad casting, though, is the fact the movie is a complete BORE. It's only 100 minutes long--probably less than 95 not counting the credits--but it's about halfway through that the characters get their powers, and only in the last 20 minutes or so that Dr. Doom finally shows up. The rest of the time is spent whining, emoting, and spouting psuedoscientific claptrap. They got the look of The Thing right. . .beyond that, flame off!
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The Legend of Tarzan, with Alexander Skarsgard, Samuel L. Jackson and Christoph Waltz. Much better than its tepid-to-bad reviews would indicate, IMHO---the story is good and Waltz is more effective here, by far, than he was as Blofeld in SP (I blame the writers for that, naturally). Margot Robbie is gorgeous as Jane.
One review called it a "glorified 'B' movie"...which might be fair, but then Edgar Rice Burroughs was never one to traffic in high literature, and in truth pretty much all Tarzan films fall into that category. The biggest knock on this film is the CGI, which was dodgy and could have been so much better than it was, but it didn't take me out of the moment. Great fun; pity it will likely not turn a profit in the long run. 3 out of 5 stars.
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"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
The Legend of Tarzan, with Alexander Skarsgard, Samuel L. Jackson and Christoph Waltz. Much better than its tepid-to-bad reviews would indicate, IMHO---the story is good and Waltz is more effective here, by far, than he was as Blofeld in SP (I blame the writers for that, naturally). Margot Robbie is gorgeous as Jane.
One review called it a "glorified 'B' movie"...which might be fair, but then Edgar Rice Burroughs was never one to traffic in high literature, and in truth pretty much all Tarzan films fall into that category. The biggest knock on this film is the CGI, which was dodgy and could have been so much better than it was, but it didn't take me out of the moment. Great fun; pity it will likely not turn a profit in the long run. 3 out of 5 stars.
I'm quite looking forward to seeing this, I probably won't get to the cinema, but it is high up on my watch list.
Last night I watched on Netflix Look Who's Back (Er Ist Wider Da), a German film in which Adolf Hitler mysteriously reappears in 2014 Berlin. The film is absolutely hilarious, as AH finds a need for his message in a country dominated by TV reality shows and experiencing waves of immigration. There's also a Borat-like quality to the film, as Hitler (Oliver Masucci) speaks to many REAL people, who all express disturbing views about authority and immigrants, and who show a shocking lack of knowledge about who Hitler was and what he did. My one quibble: Masucci is clearly over six feet tall, making him the tallest Hitler on record!
...again: in preparation for hopefully seeing Star Trek Beyond tomorrow. Totally sold on Spock & McCoy, okay about Uhura & Sulu, unconvinced re Scotty* & Chekov (RIP), and totally against Pine as Kirk (much as I was with his Jack Ryan).
The Purge : Election Year.
At first I thought this was about the Brexit vote and I. Was expecting David Dimbleby to pop up
But No, this is the third of the Purge movies. A pretty good thriller/chase film, with all the usual
Elements. Nothing new, story wise, but if you liked the first two, you won't be disappointed.
"I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
Popstar :Never stop Never Stopping.
Fairly amusing mockumentary about a boy band member solo career. Sadly never
Gets to deliver a few killer moments. Mainly just puts a smile on your face.
"I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
Attempt #1: Star Trek (2009). Turned off after 10 minutes. Lens flares, God the lens flares.
Attempt #2: Star Trek First Contact. Made it to when the crew arrive on Earth in the past. Turned off after having to watch nearly a minute of Patrick Stewart gently stroking a f****** missile or something.
Attempt #3: Star Trek The Final Frontier. Actually made it all the way through. Although people say it's the worst, it's short run time makes it enjoyable to watch, although the low budget really shows.
Attempt #4: Star Trek The Undiscovered Country. Turned off after watching the crew in a conference meeting.
Gridlocked. Dominic Purcell, Vinnie Jones and a visibly aged Danny Glover. OK actioner and as I said in a previous post - Vinnie Jones can't act ) Oh yeah and Glover gets to repeat his line from Lethal Weapon: "I'm too old for this sh*t".
Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
Watching QOS again. Love the PTS, but that title song... my poor ears. ) But this film gets better with every re-watch, fast paced with little padding. Maybe future Bond films would benefit from having a shorter running time.
...again: in preparation for hopefully seeing Star Trek Beyond tomorrow. Totally sold on Spock & McCoy, okay about Uhura & Sulu, unconvinced re Scotty* & Chekov (RIP), and totally against Pine as Kirk (much as I was with his Jack Ryan).
* and I do love Simon Pegg in his other films.
My brother and I are hardcore fans of the original series. We both watched Star Trek Beyond today.
My brother did not care for the film as the new cast just doesn't resonate with him and he just can't get behind the busier, more frantic pace of the these new films.
I liked it and thought it was the best of the "NuTrek" films with a good number of character moments to balance out the frenetic action. The film was not perfect: other than a few scenes in the spacedock the 3D was largely pointless, and some of the action sequences take place at night or in dark areas which, combined with the generally darker 3D image, often made them hard to make out and follow. The villain also has an interesting backstory but once that backstory is revealed you're left with a lot of unanswered questions about him and his crew. There are a lot of subtle references to the original series that will be appreciated by old time fans but will probably go right over people new to the franchise. The movie also tries harder than the two previous entries to embrace the optimistic, unified vision of Roddenberry.
As for the cast, Chris Pine finally comes into his own as Captain Kirk. Gone is the bad boy from the first two films, replaced (finally) by a more thoughtful and capable leader. Karl Urban and Zachary Quinto have some nice scenes together as Dr. "Bones" McCoy and Spock and its finally nice to see Urban get more deserved screen time. The rest of the cast deliver solid, workmanlike performances though I still think Pegg goes for way too much comic relief as Scotty.
If you got any mileage of the first two movies, you'll probably like this one as well. But if your love of Trek ends with the original series and the older films I doubt this one will be able to sway you.
Attempt #1: Star Trek (2009). Turned off after 10 minutes. Lens flares, God the lens flares.
Attempt #2: Star Trek First Contact. Made it to when the crew arrive on Earth in the past. Turned off after having to watch nearly a minute of Patrick Stewart gently stroking a f****** missile or something.
Attempt #3: Star Trek The Final Frontier. Actually made it all the way through. Although people say it's the worst, it's short run time makes it enjoyable to watch, although the low budget really shows.
Attempt #4: Star Trek The Undiscovered Country. Turned off after watching the crew in a conference meeting.
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along with The Hammer version of THOTB with the brilliant Cushing and Lee.
In Private Life Lee played Mycroft Holmes while he played Sherlock in at least 4 other films. Perhaps the only actor who did that!
Cushing did another version of THOTB for the BBC, but I haven't seen that.
A brilliant Footy Hooligan film. I don't really like football, but i watch films like this because of thier grittiness. Danny Dyer is brilliant as the lead. He gets sucked into the world of Hooliganism, whilst trying to decide if that is the life he really wants. Some funny moments in it as well.
" I don't listen to hip hop!"
lets get rid of an oppressive ruling tyranny ie lets have a revolution ,and lets replace them with err another oppressive tyranny 8-)
The story of Brian Wilson of beach boy fame. A really interesting story of the bands song and music writer...and how he was terribly mismanaged in the 80s ....leaving him to believe he had a serious mental illness.
Sympathetic and we'll acted, and even if you're not a BB fan, (I'm certainly not
Big on spectacle, and great fun but, somehow lacking in Something. I much
Prefer the first movie.
Currently watching the last hour of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest on Sky Movies. Great film.
One review called it a "glorified 'B' movie"...which might be fair, but then Edgar Rice Burroughs was never one to traffic in high literature, and in truth pretty much all Tarzan films fall into that category. The biggest knock on this film is the CGI, which was dodgy and could have been so much better than it was, but it didn't take me out of the moment. Great fun; pity it will likely not turn a profit in the long run. 3 out of 5 stars.
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
A little disappointing as I had high hopes for it.
Why Everybody Wins If Batman & Superman Are Public Domain
I thought this was interesting, as even Bond is coming to the end
of the copyright period ?
...again: in preparation for hopefully seeing Star Trek Beyond tomorrow. Totally sold on Spock & McCoy, okay about Uhura & Sulu, unconvinced re Scotty* & Chekov (RIP), and totally against Pine as Kirk (much as I was with his Jack Ryan).
* and I do love Simon Pegg in his other films.
At first I thought this was about the Brexit vote and I. Was expecting David Dimbleby to pop up
But No, this is the third of the Purge movies. A pretty good thriller/chase film, with all the usual
Elements. Nothing new, story wise, but if you liked the first two, you won't be disappointed.
Fairly amusing mockumentary about a boy band member solo career. Sadly never
Gets to deliver a few killer moments. Mainly just puts a smile on your face.
Attempt #1: Star Trek (2009). Turned off after 10 minutes. Lens flares, God the lens flares.
Attempt #2: Star Trek First Contact. Made it to when the crew arrive on Earth in the past. Turned off after having to watch nearly a minute of Patrick Stewart gently stroking a f****** missile or something.
Attempt #3: Star Trek The Final Frontier. Actually made it all the way through. Although people say it's the worst, it's short run time makes it enjoyable to watch, although the low budget really shows.
Attempt #4: Star Trek The Undiscovered Country. Turned off after watching the crew in a conference meeting.
My point is, Star Trek is hard to get into.
I've just watched the double bill of Star Trek and ST: In to Darkness !
To get myself all "Treked up" for Star Trek: Beyond. -{
I really enjoyed it, a few nice nods to the old crew. Not my favourite of the new films, but
very enjoyable.
My brother and I are hardcore fans of the original series. We both watched Star Trek Beyond today.
My brother did not care for the film as the new cast just doesn't resonate with him and he just can't get behind the busier, more frantic pace of the these new films.
I liked it and thought it was the best of the "NuTrek" films with a good number of character moments to balance out the frenetic action. The film was not perfect: other than a few scenes in the spacedock the 3D was largely pointless, and some of the action sequences take place at night or in dark areas which, combined with the generally darker 3D image, often made them hard to make out and follow. The villain also has an interesting backstory but once that backstory is revealed you're left with a lot of unanswered questions about him and his crew. There are a lot of subtle references to the original series that will be appreciated by old time fans but will probably go right over people new to the franchise. The movie also tries harder than the two previous entries to embrace the optimistic, unified vision of Roddenberry.
As for the cast, Chris Pine finally comes into his own as Captain Kirk. Gone is the bad boy from the first two films, replaced (finally) by a more thoughtful and capable leader. Karl Urban and Zachary Quinto have some nice scenes together as Dr. "Bones" McCoy and Spock and its finally nice to see Urban get more deserved screen time. The rest of the cast deliver solid, workmanlike performances though I still think Pegg goes for way too much comic relief as Scotty.
If you got any mileage of the first two movies, you'll probably like this one as well. But if your love of Trek ends with the original series and the older films I doubt this one will be able to sway you.
I loaded up Shirley Bassey's theme for the film on my iPad, muted the TV, and just synced that up.
Here's a reason to watch Star Trek: