I saw Captain America: The Winter Soldier yesterday, and I was impressed. The original was OK, but this was miles better, mainly because it uses the superhero genre as an excuse for making an old-fashioned political thriller--and the presence of Robert Redford only reminds viewers of his great the government-is-out-to-get-you flicks from the '70s, Three Days of the Condor and All the President's Men. Well-written, well-acted, lots of action, and give Marvel credit for being willing to shake up its standard characters and situations. I'm a happy Hardyboy.
watched saving MR Banks last night, starring Tom Hanks as Walt Disney , thisisnt a bloke film but a good family get together with popcorn ect, its the story of the creation from book to film of mary poppins, and the authors dismay at Disneys bastardisation of her work, Tom Hanks is absolutely superb as Walt Disney, being a Disney freak I loved it :x
TP, I really enjoyed Oblivion - the slow- burning pace was good too, kind of like The Usual Suspects in space. There have been a few more "thoughtful" ski-fi films in recent years, have you seen "Moon" with Sam Rockwell?
Sadly I was the only one watching who liked Oblivion, every one else ( my wife and daughters )
Hated it, so I thought I was in the minority. haven't seen Moon, but I'll keep an eye out for it.
"I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
Infact I love many of those early 70s sifi films, The planet of the apes for me at least is far
superior to the tim Burton remake. The 70's had a great sence of impending doom for the human race.
We'd screwed up the enviornment, and looked like we were on road to self destruction. In many ways
I feel we are living in similar times, Hence the end of the world type movies, and of course Zombies. Just
as in the 70's. ) Only now Zombies can run as fast as us.
As a matter of interest has any Zombie film ever had the zombies doing a bit of "Free Running " after someone ?
"I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
Re the 70s sci-fi films, I'd include in the "anxiety" category: Soylent Green, Logan's Run and Silent Running. Regarding the early 70s Planet if the Apes movies, I thought they were - and still are- brilliant and was terrified of them as a kid. Have you seen the latest version, TP- as they are bringing out another this summer, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Not a theatrical release, but last night I watched ESPN's latest "30 For 30" documentary, which is entitled simply Hillsborough.
Being a sports fan of a certain age, and having lived in London in 1994 when the Premier League went all-seater, I certainly remember the disaster well.
But remembering does not equal understanding. In 1989, as an American with mostly a headline-informed view of happenings in Europe, I conflated Hillsborough with Heysel from four years earlier, forming a narrative in my head that British football hooliganism was now eating its own, not just Juventus supporters.
It quickly became clear that I could not have been more wrong, as evidence piled up that the police had completely mishandled things that day. Since then, I have remained vaguely aware of controversies surrounding this and that official inquiry, but until I watched this film I had no idea how disgusting the actions of the government, the police and certain media really were. It is one thing to completely botch something (as the police did that day), but it is quite another to lie, falsify documents and criminalize innocent victims.
I was so angry after watching the film that I literally paced around my house for 30 minutes. I can't even begin to imagine the emotions that the families and friends of the victims must have felt (and probably still feel) over the years. All I can say is, if you are not familiar with the full story, you owe it to yourself to see this documentary. If you are all-too-familiar with it (as Sir Miles probably is, given his post last week in the Tributes thread)...well, this just may open raw wounds. I apologize if this post has done so.
I am now fervently hoping that Liverpool can hold on for the EPL title this season, 25 years on.
Hilly...you old devil!
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There have been a couple of drama-documentaries and factual programs about Hillsborough....I'm can still vividly remember sitting at home watching it all unfold on live tv....the true horror of what happened that day can only be hinted at....the truth is now out there, its now about justice....plenty of police have resigned rather than face public prosecution...
Heysel was something else entirely...again some truths have been 'hidden' about that....39 Juventus fans died that day - a terrible tragedy....blame can be laid at both supporters feet...again I remember watching that game live on tv...I remember a tv guy getting his head split open by Juve fans that threw massive pieces of brick at him....Juve fans smuggled a gun into the ground and they also took a banner in which basically read as 'death to the fans of Liverpool'....none of which excuse what happened...but - like Hillsborough - Heysel didn't have a football ground fit for purpose, it was too old and crumbling...plus what were Juve fans doing in the Liverpool end ? Poor policing seems to be universal
Fast & Furious 6 :
Wow, action all over the place. The driving sequences are spectacular and the
End chase with various cars and a cargo plane is stunning. -{
"I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
watched a film with Jason Statham last night , he was in it ( we wasn't actually watching it together ,that would be silly)
any way it was called war , lots of Japanese yakuza getting shot/stabbed,sliced up ect with Jase doing his usual martial arts stuff but good film for blokes
we have Tom Hanks in Saving private Ryan on our TV now I find it very hard to watch and must admit I do shed the odd tear , this has to be the best depiction of the horror of war ,filmed any where, none of this John Wayne crap, bang you fall over,the scene where the mums, wives watch those cars pull up ,knowing full well what news they bring absolutely destroys me , as I think how my own mum and wife would cope at my death ,if I had been killed on duty , we are so lucky
to be living as we do ,I know we all moan ,but it could be worse, any way ,I have to turn the channel over and watch tremor instead ,
I remember reading that even many veterans think the opening battle
scenes of SPR are the best and most realistic ever filmed.
I knew a young lady, whos friend was an extra in SPR and she said that the film makers got loads of left over
entrails from an abbatoir and basically lobbed all the kak all over the dead,wounded actors
Comments
To seeing the second soon. -{
Crap but like a car crash, I have to look.
Tom Cruise, SiFi adventure. A bit slow but an interesting story. -{
Hated it, so I thought I was in the minority.
and it's even got Milton Krest leading the mutants.
superior to the tim Burton remake. The 70's had a great sence of impending doom for the human race.
We'd screwed up the enviornment, and looked like we were on road to self destruction. In many ways
I feel we are living in similar times, Hence the end of the world type movies, and of course Zombies. Just
as in the 70's.
As a matter of interest has any Zombie film ever had the zombies doing a bit of "Free Running " after someone ?
Many horror and sci-fi films reflect the anxieties if the times they were made, from the look of Frankenstein in the 30s reflecting the public's horror at the condition of many of the wounded coming back from WWI, onwards. There's a brilliant book, if anyone wants to read more, on the subject:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Monster-Show-Cultural-History/dp/0859652114/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1398171881&sr=8-7&keywords=David+skal
Re the 70s sci-fi films, I'd include in the "anxiety" category: Soylent Green, Logan's Run and Silent Running. Regarding the early 70s Planet if the Apes movies, I thought they were - and still are- brilliant and was terrified of them as a kid. Have you seen the latest version, TP- as they are bringing out another this summer, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Movie. -{
Being a sports fan of a certain age, and having lived in London in 1994 when the Premier League went all-seater, I certainly remember the disaster well.
But remembering does not equal understanding. In 1989, as an American with mostly a headline-informed view of happenings in Europe, I conflated Hillsborough with Heysel from four years earlier, forming a narrative in my head that British football hooliganism was now eating its own, not just Juventus supporters.
It quickly became clear that I could not have been more wrong, as evidence piled up that the police had completely mishandled things that day. Since then, I have remained vaguely aware of controversies surrounding this and that official inquiry, but until I watched this film I had no idea how disgusting the actions of the government, the police and certain media really were. It is one thing to completely botch something (as the police did that day), but it is quite another to lie, falsify documents and criminalize innocent victims.
I was so angry after watching the film that I literally paced around my house for 30 minutes. I can't even begin to imagine the emotions that the families and friends of the victims must have felt (and probably still feel) over the years. All I can say is, if you are not familiar with the full story, you owe it to yourself to see this documentary. If you are all-too-familiar with it (as Sir Miles probably is, given his post last week in the Tributes thread)...well, this just may open raw wounds. I apologize if this post has done so.
I am now fervently hoping that Liverpool can hold on for the EPL title this season, 25 years on.
Heysel was something else entirely...again some truths have been 'hidden' about that....39 Juventus fans died that day - a terrible tragedy....blame can be laid at both supporters feet...again I remember watching that game live on tv...I remember a tv guy getting his head split open by Juve fans that threw massive pieces of brick at him....Juve fans smuggled a gun into the ground and they also took a banner in which basically read as 'death to the fans of Liverpool'....none of which excuse what happened...but - like Hillsborough - Heysel didn't have a football ground fit for purpose, it was too old and crumbling...plus what were Juve fans doing in the Liverpool end ? Poor policing seems to be universal
Sorry for the interruption....
Wow, action all over the place. The driving sequences are spectacular and the
End chase with various cars and a cargo plane is stunning. -{
any way it was called war , lots of Japanese yakuza getting shot/stabbed,sliced up ect with Jase doing his usual martial arts stuff but good film for blokes
The villain.
to be living as we do ,I know we all moan ,but it could be worse, any way ,I have to turn the channel over and watch tremor instead ,
scenes of SPR are the best and most realistic ever filmed.
I knew a young lady, whos friend was an extra in SPR and she said that the film makers got loads of left over
entrails from an abbatoir and basically lobbed all the kak all over the dead,wounded actors
they got blood from a local abbatoir