Films/Movies, Old & New - Recommendations and Reviews
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Dave H.
Revolutionary relativist
Great film. If you enjoyed that, it’s actually the second part of a loose trilogy known as the Vengeance Trilogy, along with Sympathy for Mr Vengeance and Lady Vengeance. All strong and similar in tone.
My contribution as a twist on a similarly gritty theme is Shane Meadows and Paddy Considine’s Dead Man’s Shoes.
Considine’s performance drew comparisons with De Niro in Taxi Driver, but the film remains down to earth and quintessentially British, even funny, at the same time.
And if that leaves anyone wanting more Paddy-inflected British bleakness, I can also recommend Tyrannosaur. The point for me where Olivia Colman really started to spread her wings and step out from bit parts in sketch comedies into being a seriously good serious actress.
Minio
Kind of Sort of Not really...
I just watched Rita Sue and Bob Too for the first time.
A sad indictment of Thatchers Britain, as they say, with its backdrop of run down Bradford.
It has given me an inner smile though since watching it.
The title music is horrendously cheesy but I can't find a recording of it anywhere.
It's by Michael Kamen who seems to do a few other movie themes.
I love cheese.
A sad indictment of Thatchers Britain, as they say, with its backdrop of run down Bradford.
It has given me an inner smile though since watching it.
The title music is horrendously cheesy but I can't find a recording of it anywhere.
It's by Michael Kamen who seems to do a few other movie themes.
I love cheese.
Big Tabs
looking backwards, going forwards
Yes, we regard Shane Meadows as a local as we live just north of Nottingham. I sometimes recognise the outside locations.
Seen most of his stuff, which follows on nicely from Mike Leigh / Ken Loach.
Not sure about ’Tyrannosaur’ - I try to avoid films that feature sexual violence /rape.
blossomchris
I feel better than James Brown
and the woofer murder
Seeker_UK
Feelin' nearly faded as my jeans
Just read the Wiki article on that. Jesus, what a grim 90 minutes that makes for - a real triumph of 'worthiness' over entertainment. I'll pass.
Big Tabs
looking backwards, going forwards
yerrr - I don’t seek out real life drama, I have had enough of that.
The Wife, who has had a far less dramatic existence will like it though. She may have seen Tyrannosaur already …
Dave H.
Revolutionary relativist
That’s entirely fair enough, it’s not for everyone. Though I thought it was good, and conversely there was a scene in Old Boy which I found infinitely more problematic (because it involved the real killing of an animal).
Changing tack to matters less grim, and partly on a soundtrack basis since others have mentioned them, I quite enjoyed Atomic Blonde not long ago. Spy romp daftness with an 80s Berlin theme, sort of like Charlize Theron in an espionage take on John Wick. Violent but good fun and some ace tunes.
Big Tabs
looking backwards, going forwards
Agreed, Atomic Blonde has good pace.
Big Tabs
looking backwards, going forwards
Eldest Granddaughter and I watched this earlier this week.
Partly because it is a great film,
partly because of its influence on directors e.g. Tarantino, and the way the film is shot.
I have an early dvd release of this film, banned for many years…
‘Shogun Assassin’ (1980)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081506/
The soundtrack is electronic in places, and reverb sonics add to the feels.
It looks dated, but we really enjoyed it. The humour is all there, although not necessarily obvious. The bits that Tarantino nicked are fun to spot.
solid classic in our house.
Partly because it is a great film,
partly because of its influence on directors e.g. Tarantino, and the way the film is shot.
I have an early dvd release of this film, banned for many years…
‘Shogun Assassin’ (1980)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081506/
The soundtrack is electronic in places, and reverb sonics add to the feels.
It looks dated, but we really enjoyed it. The humour is all there, although not necessarily obvious. The bits that Tarantino nicked are fun to spot.
solid classic in our house.
The angry silence is a really good film, often shown on Talking Pictures TV.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Angry_Silence
Great cast & the ever underrated Alfred Burke steals every scene.
I will watch anything in which Alfred Burke appears, just a fascinating actor.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Angry_Silence
Great cast & the ever underrated Alfred Burke steals every scene.
I will watch anything in which Alfred Burke appears, just a fascinating actor.
Big Tabs
looking backwards, going forwards
Trying to stick just to films with this thread. ty.
nostromo
pfm Member
You mentioned the Japanese film, Tetsuo in your thread... I stumbled across it late one night and was mesmerised by the special effects and the gore it was so well done it affected me for years, all those pipes in his thigh.
I've put a mental note in to check out MAD GOD... sounds fascinating.
You're never the same after watching some of these films it's truely frightening how other people's nightmares can become yours!
Big Tabs
looking backwards, going forwards
thanks -
I watched Dobermann this evening.
Available on Amazon Prime at the moment.
Quite pleasing French shoot em up, with obligatory nasty character in the form of a Police Detective with sadistic tendencies.
sex & drugs and guns guns guns…
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118996/
Watched in French with subtitles.
farfromthesun
pfm Member
Ditto. The live action just tremendous - it’d be all CGI nowadays.
Big Tabs
looking backwards, going forwards
Granddaughter and I watched ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ a few days ago.
I had to explain to her how they did a lot of the fight scenes, wires etc - otherwise she would have discarded much of the skill as CGI.
I hadn’t seen Crouching Tiger for a while (own it on DvD) it was as fantastic as it was when I first saw it.
Next time the girl is over, we have Hero and House of Flying Daggers to watch (DvD)
Love most films with Chow Yun Fat starring.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0190332/