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@Catogrande said in Movie review thread...:
I'm off now to drink too much gin, listen to Leonard Cohen and search for a razor blade.
Recommend "Songs to Slit Your Wrists By" from his Blue Raincoat period
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@MN5 said in Movie review thread...:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Movie review thread...:
How Ralph Fiennes didn't win an Oscar for that performance is beyond me. Staggering performance.
All three main actors deserved some sort of award. Feinnes was SO hatable. It really threw me seeing him as such a nice guy in the English Patient…..
….and conversely it threw me seeing Ben Kingsley go from a mild mannered accountant to this !!!!
All the supporting actors were amazing too.
Tom Hanks won that year I believe. So woke.
Spielberg is a movie making genius.
Ah, fuck, now I've added Sexy Beast to the download queue.
Every time I watch it, I forget that there's actually a heist at the end of it - the "set-up" in the Spanish (?) villa could/should be a movie in its own right. A standalone single-set.
Would make an excellent play, when I think about it.
A fucking brilliant profanity-laden play.
The TSF edit, with the word "fluffybunny" substituted - spat with full vehemence - would also a good watch. -
@Kruse said in Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Movie review thread...:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Movie review thread...:
How Ralph Fiennes didn't win an Oscar for that performance is beyond me. Staggering performance.
All three main actors deserved some sort of award. Feinnes was SO hatable. It really threw me seeing him as such a nice guy in the English Patient…..
….and conversely it threw me seeing Ben Kingsley go from a mild mannered accountant to this !!!!
All the supporting actors were amazing too.
Tom Hanks won that year I believe. So woke.
Spielberg is a movie making genius.
Ah, fuck, now I've added Sexy Beast to the download queue.
Every time I watch it, I forget that there's actually a heist at the end of it - the "set-up" in the Spanish (?) villa could/should be a movie in its own right. A standalone single-set.
Would make an excellent play, when I think about it.
A fucking brilliant profanity-laden play.Watched it last night actually.
Kingsley was just awesome, movie on the whole not quite as much although Ray Winstone and the guy who played Lovejoy were good too.
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@voodoo said in Movie review thread...:
I'm watching Schindler's List for the 1st time.
Spreading it over 2 nights cos too long and kids.
Got about an hour to go.
So far it's not very funny.
Don’t bother mate. I was told it was a three tissue movie and do you know, not one wank worthy moment.
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@Catogrande said in Movie review thread...:
@voodoo said in Movie review thread...:
I'm watching Schindler's List for the 1st time.
Spreading it over 2 nights cos too long and kids.
Got about an hour to go.
So far it's not very funny.
Don’t bother mate. I was told it was a three tissue movie and do you know, not one wank worthy moment.
Fuck that is great ferning from you two.
It’s a wonderful world when you can take the piss out of one of the most harrowing movies of all time and not offend anyone
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@chimoaus said in Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Movie review thread...:
I recognised Leonard from Shortland St.
I could name about half of them but I’m a pretty big deal when it comes to movie knowledge
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The BFI recently restored a "lost" British thriller that has a cult reputation. It was financed by the Coal Pension Board, and shot on 35 mm film for international TV and limited theatrical release, but only played at film festivals and sporadically on TV. There was a dodgy VHS release for a short time.
The film is The Appointment (1980, 1981, or 1982, depending on the source), stars Edward Woodward, and is kind of like a very British cross between Don't Look Now and Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me.
It is also excellent, and is a chilling atmospheric thriller, with some wonderful set pieces.
4.5/5, despite being sourced from a 1" broadcast tape.
The vanishing British horror: unearthing The Appointment
The Wicker Man star Edward Woodward headlines this story of strange psychic forces from the start of the video nasty era. But since its release, The Appointment has been extremely difficult to see.
Apparently it's available to stream from Apple and Amazon in the UK.
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@Tim said in Movie review thread...:
The BFI recently restored a "lost" British thriller that has a cult reputation. It was financed by the Coal Pension Board, and shot on 35 mm film for international TV and limited theatrical release, but only played at film festivals and sporadically on TV. There was a dodgy VHS release for a short time.
The film is The Appointment (1980, 1981, or 1982, depending on the source), stars Edward Woodward, and is kind of like a very British cross between Don't Look Now and Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me.
It is also excellent, and is a chilling atmospheric thriller, with some wonderful set pieces.
4.5/5, despite being sourced from a 1" broadcast tape.
The Wicker Man star Edward Woodward headlines this story of strange psychic forces from the start of the video nasty era. But since its release, The Appointment has been extremely difficult to see.
Apparently it's available to stream from Apple and Amazon in the UK.
On it
Thanks
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@Tim said in Movie review thread...:
The BFI recently restored a "lost" British thriller that has a cult reputation. It was financed by the Coal Pension Board, and shot on 35 mm film for international TV and limited theatrical release, but only played at film festivals and sporadically on TV. There was a dodgy VHS release for a short time.
The film is The Appointment (1980, 1981, or 1982, depending on the source), stars Edward Woodward, and is kind of like a very British cross between Don't Look Now and Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me.
It is also excellent, and is a chilling atmospheric thriller, with some wonderful set pieces.
4.5/5, despite being sourced from a 1" broadcast tape.
The Wicker Man star Edward Woodward headlines this story of strange psychic forces from the start of the video nasty era. But since its release, The Appointment has been extremely difficult to see.
Apparently it's available to stream from Apple and Amazon in the UK.
Cheers. Tim.
I've become a bit of an odd-film buff in the last few years but I'd never heard of that one. Will watch with a decent Pinot on a foggy autumn evening...
BFI do a good job preserving masterpieces in danger of vanishing: "Peeping Tom, Get Carter, The Shout
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Finally got around to watching Django Unchained.
Typical stylish, fun, Tarantino flick but Samuel L Jackson was an absolute revelation as Stephen. Brilliant acting.
4.5 Horsewhippings out of 5 Dead Slavetraders.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Movie review thread...:
The Shout
That one looks very interesting. Thanks for the recommendation.
Really enjoy the slow burn, tension escalation of British films like that - they can keep it going without getting boring, and rather, become more engaging instead.
Often they are around 90 minutes. Brevity is a virtue!
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The Appointment (1982) ⭐ 6.2 | Horror
