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Post by Delia on Apr 27, 2018 19:09:21 GMT
Saw "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" yesterday. Enjoyed it, it's well filmed (although, apparently, not all filmed in Guernsey) and beautifully acted.
It rather reminded me of the gentle pace and atmosphere of "Ladies in Lavender" and if you liked that, you'll like this. Some violence referred to, as of course it revolves around the German occupancy in the 2nd WW, but very little actual violence depicted.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2018 23:21:42 GMT
I loved Ladies in Lavender and I look forward to seeing this.
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Post by Delia on Aug 5, 2018 14:41:19 GMT
Enjoyed the much hyped "Mamma Mia - Here We Go Again" last week.
It's very much more of the same, so if you enjoyed the first one, you'll like this too. Lots of energetic singing and dancing, and good performances from both the original cast and their new, younger selves: the younger version of the Meryl Streep character, played by Lily James is particularly good.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2018 13:27:03 GMT
Has anyone been tempted by the new Robin Hood movie with Taron Egerton? It seems to have been pretty much universally panned by both critics and viewers.
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Post by Miranda on Dec 1, 2018 16:26:30 GMT
I didn't know there was one.
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Post by Miranda on Dec 1, 2018 16:30:56 GMT
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Post by profbooboo on Dec 1, 2018 21:24:43 GMT
No, I saw the cheapo version that's just been released with Gareth David Lloyd and a guy from neighbours. It was Ok, for a cheapo cash in, killed a couple of hours. I do like Taron Egerton, but don't fancy this. I'm looking forward to him in the new Elton John biopic. I liked him in the Kingsmen films and the Eddie The Eagle film.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2018 12:11:19 GMT
Went to see The Crimes of Grindelwald ** which was a stretch for me as I never had liked Johnny Depp. Found that while I could understand every other actor, Eddie Redmayne mumbled a bit; Jude Law was good as a young Dumbledore. There's one character that I think will be a surprise in the end. Order from #2 GS "so that we chat about it over Christmas, Granna."
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Post by Delia on Jan 25, 2019 20:59:17 GMT
Went to see "Stan & Ollie" this week and it was magical: there were several instances where they copied real performances of the famous pair, and the singing and dancing were exemplary. The film is about the later years of their partnership, and a tour of the UK which they made, organised by a very young Bernard Delfont. They captured the grimness of Britain in the 50s, and the worry all comedians have of losing their popularity. A must see, if you've ever been a fan.
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Post by profbooboo on Jan 25, 2019 22:19:54 GMT
My brother had a DVD of Laural & Hardy films for Christmas, I don't know if it was a 4 or 6 disc set, but we watched The Music Box the other night. They try to move a piano into a house, it's very funny. It's available on YouTube.
I'd like to see the film. I haven't been to the cinema for about 2yrs (I used to go weekly when they had the Orange Wednesday's, 2for1 on tickets, it only used to cost me and a friend £7 for 1 ticket with the second free, so we'd split the cost and it only worked out at £3.50 each, a bargain. But the behaviour was getting more and more annoying. People up and down like fiddlers elbows, people a few rows in front, who'd been dragged there by a partner would surf the web on their phone, so you'd get this distracting light in front of you. Then if it was a blockbuster movie you'd get idiots acting up. It wasn't so bad if we went to the last showing of the night 10pm or 10:30pm, as it would be a bit late for most and if it was a more low key film, it wouldn't get a big audience. I might see about an early showing next week on my day off, it might be nice and quite.
17:39 had me in stitches.
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Post by linseed on Jan 26, 2019 9:08:04 GMT
Saw "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" yesterday. Enjoyed it, it's well filmed (although, apparently, not all filmed in Guernsey) and beautifully acted. It rather reminded me of the gentle pace and atmosphere of "Ladies in Lavender" and if you liked that, you'll like this. Some violence referred to, as of course it revolves around the German occupancy in the 2nd WW, but very little actual violence depicted. Excellent film, I saw the DVD of this not long ago.
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Post by Delia on Jan 26, 2019 14:00:35 GMT
The Music Box is a cracking film, prof. I wonder how long it took to make.
We paid £9 each to see the film the other day - that was with a concession for OAPs! - the cinema also charges more in the evenings, but we always go in the afternoons.
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Post by profbooboo on Jan 26, 2019 15:53:26 GMT
Blimey, £9 is steep with the concession. I think my local is £7 on weekdays before 5pm (could be 7pm) then dearer later at night and on the weekends. You're better in the day as it's quieter, you're less likely to get idiots in. I saw The Rookie with Denis Quaid years ago, as I like a baseball movie, and I had the place to myself!
The Music Box is funny throughout. The bit when Hardy's hat rolls down the steps. It takes forever for it to reach the bottom and then that lovely pay off of the truck running over it. 😂
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Post by profbooboo on Feb 2, 2019 21:41:35 GMT
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
I really enjoyed this. It's a good story, told well. Set in the 90s it's based on the true story of Lee Israel who had mild success with a biography but writer's block prevented anything else. She then begins writing letters on her typewriter and from famous people and fakes signs there signature to gain money. She's later found out but this real life story becomes her book.
Melissa McCarthy and Richard E Grant have both been nominated for Oscars for their roles. McCarthy is a lot more subtle than her comedy roles and isn't particularly nice, she's quite abrupt with people and seems to have a drink problem, but you also have sympathy with her as she seems quite lonely and cut off from the world.
Grants character is an Englishman in New York, again a bit of a boozer. It's not made clear what's going on with him, it could be that he's homeless/sofa surfing, and one point he does stay with McCarthys character. When he's swearing in the bar it did bring to mind Withnail & I, I love that film. "I want the finest wine available to humanity. I want them here. And I want them now". "Are you the farmer?" "Scrubbers!"
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Post by thecleaner on Feb 6, 2019 21:31:31 GMT
Green Book
Highly recommended.
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