just in from the Road
well worth a trip to the cinema for, excellently paced and acted movie that should see Oscar nods for Best Actor and Best Film, possibly Best Director too
just in from the Road
well worth a trip to the cinema for, excellently paced and acted movie that should see Oscar nods for Best Actor and Best Film, possibly Best Director too
Started working my way through the 50 films to see before you die
50. Badlands (1973) - Martin Sheen starts dating a much younger Sissy Spacek. When her father doesn't approve, Sheen kills him and the two of them go on the run. Mental film, but well worth watching if only to see Sheen channel James Dean.
49. Secrets and Lies (1996) - A black optometrist tracks down the woman who gave her up for adoption at birth, who is a white factory worker and meets her new family. Excellent film, but very grim
That's a bit unfair on it. We're left in little doubt in the movie that the bandits are cannibals, they tell you as much, show you the basement scene and also throw in them hunting down a woman and kid. True they leave out the spit scene but I read an interview with the director two weeks ago where he said he felt that scene (they did shoot it) broke up the flow of the film, that it works in the book but on screen it makes the entire movie seem to be about escaping these cannibals as it comes across as out and out horror, and that's not really what the book or movie is about
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Agree with you..best film I've seen in a while. I'm pretty disappointed with this year's offerings so far, considering they normally bring out the best in Jan, in time for the Oscars.
For what it's worth....
Avatar....worth if for the effects, amazing, story not so good.
The Blind Side: Over rated, the main black guy just annoyed me.
The Propostion on Film4..Really enjoyed it, some great performances. Glad I caught it on TV.
I watched the first 30 mins of the Lovely Bones, I'm normally not one for balking at hard subjects but I turned it off as we were hitting the guy about kill the little girl
I hear that's the hardest of it and once you get past that it turns into quite a lovely movie so I must say hats off to the actor playing the child killer because he genuinely weirded me out to such an extent that I did turn it off
Lads, can we make sure we spoiler please?
watched invictus last nite, well worth a watch.
morgan freeman is deadly in it, as he is in most of his films.
highly recommend it.
The Hurricane - 8/10
Have seen it before but currently watching it on RTE2, Denzel is outstanding in it imo.
Cumann Peile Dún Dealgan - Champions 2015 (too many accolades to be typing)
Termonbarry Athletic TID!
Just finished the Hurt Locker
Was a bit meh I thought, worth a watch but not at all worth the hype
One of the most heartbreaking but beautiful books I have ever read and have been waiting for the movie for 6 years now but am kinda dreading it too. I hope they have treated it well.
Am thinking of hitting the cinema tonight and wondring what to see. My options are Brothers, Its Complicated, Sherlock Holmes and Nine. Any suggestions? I am bringing a male friend so need to be sure its something he will enjoy too.
My girlfriend is not averse to the odd rom-com, but she didn't enjoy It's Complicated at all. She hated most of the characters in it. She also loves musicals and thought Nine was pants, with "one good song." Sherlock Holmes is great fun though, you should definately see it tonight- you won't regret it.
Haven't seen Brothers but hoping to during the week.
Thanks Charming. Disappointed to hear that about Its complicated coz I loved Nancy Meyers other movie along the same lines "Something's gotta give".
Will leave it up to himself, if can pluck up the courage to ask him!!!
I've heard really good things about Sherlock Holmes, Brothers is meant to be very poor so I'd avoid that
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