BS: Seen any good movies lately?

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any good movies lately?
From: Neil D
Date: 20 Nov 22 - 09:35 PM

Watch the Indian action epic "RRR" on Netflix. Three packed hours of pure unadulterated fun!

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any good movies lately?
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 21 Nov 22 - 08:53 AM

I can heartily recommend NOT watching Siberia starring Keanu Reeves. It was terrible. IMO of course.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any good movies lately?
From: meself
Date: 21 Nov 22 - 11:12 AM

Watched a Hungarian movie called The Shepherd the other night. The cinematography is beautiful ... but after ten minutes or so establishing the protagonist's peaceful if melancholy pastoral life, we're treated to an hour and a half or so of a slow-moving, unrelenting descent into Nazi brutality and sadism. By the end, all the 'good guys' have died horrible deaths and the Nazis carry on. I suppose it would be a worthwhile watch for anyone who needs to be reminded that the Nazis were the baddies, otherwise it is just very disturbing to no particular end ...

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any good movies lately?
From: Donuel
Date: 21 Nov 22 - 11:20 AM

Keanu Reeves has mastered the ability to always look bored and pissed.
Maybe he is and he is not acting.

I assume bad movies are more plentiful than good ones.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any good movies lately?
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 21 Nov 22 - 11:28 AM

Watched Slumberland last night. Kid's film really but very enjoyable with good performances from Jason Mamoa and Chris O'Dowd. Good soundtrack too with an uptempo version of The Parting Glass tune recurring regularly

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any good movies lately?
From: meself
Date: 22 Nov 22 - 03:07 PM

The Man Who Knew Infinity - Edwardian era, unschooled East Indian mathematical genius is brought to Cambridge and does amazing things. Mathematically-challenged me found it thoroughly engaging and moving. Predictable in parts, I suppose, but so is life. "Based on a true story".

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any good movies lately?
From: robomatic
Date: 23 Nov 22 - 01:54 PM

Couple years ago out came "Wonder Woman 2" I thought it managed to be hyperbolic, over acted, poorly written, and a trial of endurance. In other words, I didn't like it and even thought less of all the actors in it.

Meanwhile, the classics movie channel has put on one of my favorites which has held up super well. It's the 1949 classic noir/ crime flick about a clever but obsessive and violent criminal. James Cagney remade his career in "White Heat" directed by Raoul Walsh. If you've seen it you'll understand. The only reason to bring it up at this late date is if you may not have seen it due to differences in global coordinates or tender youth.

The only warnings are that the film is in black and white, is somewhat violent even for this time, and is unequivocally American and of its time. But it is clever, moves right along, and has one of the best progressions of the criminal's progress from minor to major.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any good movies lately?
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 23 Nov 22 - 06:01 PM

The Swimmers, on Netflix. A tough watch in these days of refugees but with a lovely feelgood factor too. See this or severely miss out. Warning to Brits: if you hate Sweller Braverman already, you'll be making a doll of her and sticking pins in it after you've seen this...

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any good movies lately?
From: meself
Date: 25 Nov 22 - 06:56 PM

Secrets of War, a Dutch film about two boys whose friendship is tested by Nazi occupation and a new girl in town. Intelligent, sensitive, and poignant.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any good movies lately?
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 25 Nov 22 - 07:08 PM

We've just watched Topsy Turvy, all about Gilbert and Sullivan's angst-ridden progress towards their triumph which was The Mikado. As with any Mike Leigh film, absolutely grand!

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any good movies lately?
From: Donuel
Date: 25 Nov 22 - 07:20 PM

Ahh it was good. It had plenty of health, humor and history.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any good movies lately?
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 25 Nov 22 - 07:28 PM

Django unchained for the third time.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any good movies lately?
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 27 Nov 22 - 11:49 AM

Django is great Bonzo. We can agree on that :-)

Just watched the Guardians of the Galaxy holiday special on Disney and it is the best Christmas show ever! Kevin Bacon's Christmas song is pretty good too :-)

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any good movies lately?
From: Mrrzy
Date: 26 Dec 22 - 04:17 PM

Trading Places. On Christmas, of course.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any good movies lately?
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 26 Dec 22 - 05:09 PM

Been working my way through my box set of Pink Panthers. Not now, Cato, you fool!

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any good movies lately?
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 27 Dec 22 - 03:45 PM

Michael Caine in The Eagle has Landed.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any good movies lately?
From: Donuel
Date: 27 Dec 22 - 03:58 PM

B movie romps can be fun too. 'Pottersville' is a nice twist on It's a wonderful life with a good cast with a few exceptions.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any good movies lately?
From: Amergin
Date: 27 Dec 22 - 05:39 PM

I have been enjoying alot of Pixar's offerings in the last year or so. They deal with things like grief, puberty, and depression very well.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any good movies lately?
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 27 Dec 22 - 05:46 PM

‘Knives Out’ and ‘Glass Onion’, both starring Daniel Craig.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any good movies lately?
From: Donuel
Date: 28 Dec 22 - 01:12 AM

I found a good movie! 'The Last Laugh' with Chevy Chase, Richard Dreyfus and Andi McDowell. I'ts about old people. I know we shouldn't say old but instead we should say pre dead or previously lived but it is a funny movie.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any good movies lately?
From: Donuel
Date: 28 Dec 22 - 10:56 AM

The jokes in Glass Onion are involved intricate and clever. They are different from what I am used to.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any good movies lately?
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 28 Dec 22 - 11:01 AM

Black Adam, the latest DC comic movie is quite enjoyable. Good message in that the west does not come to the aid of a middle Eastern country until the people of that country get a powerful protector of their own. I wonder where they got that idea from !?!? :-)

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any good movies lately?
From: Senoufou
Date: 30 Dec 22 - 02:10 AM

We watched our favourite film on Christmas Day - 'Oliver' the musical, with Ron Moody as Fagin. (We have the video). It always makes us laugh, but it is also very sad at times, for instance when the little Oliver sings 'Where is love?'. I think we're word perfect with the script. Our favourite moment is at the very end, when the Artful Dodger hands Fagin a wallet he's stolen, and Fagin asks, "Lined?" Brilliant film, with humour, pathos, excellent choreography, great songs and an insight into life in Victorian London.
Husband actually took our video over to his family in Africa and showed it to them on their TV. They could hardly believe how the orphans suffered in the Workhouse.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any good movies lately?
From: Donuel
Date: 31 Dec 22 - 02:57 PM

Super anti hero=Black Adam

2021 Father Christmas returns has John Cleese in his latest appearance
I hope it wasn't his last film because it was awful.