Book of Eli - Denzel Washington - took two attempts to watch it all the way through - a bit of a duff Mad Max type film. Watchable. 4/10

 

Green Zone - Matt Damon - enjoyed it, always like films based out in Middle East, etc. 7/10

 

Planet 51 - was enjoying it til I nodded off, kids liked it - must be good. 6/10

 

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs - see above - 6/10

 

Good Will Hunting - Matt Damon/Robin Williams - look, there was fook all else on this Saturday just gone, never seen it before - quite enjoyed - the scene were Robin Williams was going on about his late wife farting in bed had me in tears - half decent. Oh, and Minnie Driver looked far better than I can ever remember. 7/10

 

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - its Swedish so no famous actors/actresses - great thriller - didn't bother me that it was in subtitles great revenge scene on the pervy Probation Officer- looking forward to the 2nd in the trilogy in the next week or so - well worth the watch and highly recommended. 9/10

 

That's me, Jonathan Woss, over and out.

Shush now. We had this conversation and I decided you were wrong.

I'm with bobdaz here! Rocky IV is awesome

Dunno if any of these films are watched in a cinema

 

Piece on Martin lewis show

 

Comparethematket give you 12 months 2 for 1 tickets if you buy a product through them

 

 

U.K. One day travel insurance can be had for a quid

And if, like me, your mrs has a Cineworld Unlimited card, she's counted as the paying customer and you get in free.

 

Just come back from The Big Short. Bankers are crooks, all that sort of thing. Still unsettles me when Rafe Spall does American accents as I can only ever relate to him from Pete vs Life or Green Street. Karen Gillan had a small role and did the American accent as well, but she gets away with it for being absolute filth.

The Big Short - Good and interesting film, indicates that we might not be a million miles away from a similar scenario. 7.5/10

 

Spotlight - Very good film, slow and thought provoking, Catholic's may disagree. 9/10

I don't get you

 

It indicates that we meaning us British? We were involved in that weren't we - our banks got lumbered with loads of the toxic debt

 

Or do you mean we as in there is another one coming?

I don't get you

 

It indicates that we meaning us British? We were involved in that weren't we - our banks got lumbered with loads of the toxic debt

 

Or do you mean we as in there is another one coming?

 

Another one coming.....

 

The very final part of the film says that a number of crucial indicators were flagged in 2015 and these same indicators were also flagged prior to the collapse in 2007/2008, suggesting that we are mirroring the same trends/mistakes. 

Naw. Everyone knows Obama suing Citibank in the 90s caused the 2008 thing.

 

Can't get the funding from Brad Pitt and Matt Damon for that kinda film though.

Matt Damon

Does anyone else still automatically say matt Damon in team America style or has everyone else moved on?

Does anyone else still automatically say matt Damon in team America style or has everyone else moved on?

I still do

Yes here too much to the annoyance of my household

Beasts of no Nation (netflix only) fuckin brutal! warts an all film. Shows why Africa will be be Africa. One fucked up tribal nation. 7.5/ 10. Idris Elba is bloody good. No oscar only because it was made for Netflix so didn't qualify.

Just watched The Martian and The Book of Eli on flights to and from Lombok.

 

Liked them both but probably preferred the second one slightly.

Does anyone else still automatically say matt Damon in team America style or has everyone else moved on?

Of course stevie, don't be daft.

Edited January 29, 201610 yr by Matt

Does anyone else still automatically say matt Damon in team America style or has everyone else moved on?

Absolutely - the same with Craaaaig David.

Half way through Sicario..... this is bloody good. My kind of film.

Half way through Sicario..... this is bloody good. My kind of film.

Good, but not gruesome enough for me.

been on a plane so watched:

 

Star Wars 4, 5 & 6 back to back, all good, as you know

 

Legend - 8/10 - probably better than the Krays

Spectre - 7/10 - standard Bond fayre

Captain America: Winter Soldier - 6/10 - when you've seen 1 marvel film, you really have seen them all

been on a plane so watched:

 

Star Wars 4, 5 & 6 back to back, all good, as you know

 

Legend - 8/10 - probably better than the Krays

Spectre - 7/10 - standard Bond fayre

Captain America: Winter Soldier - 6/10 - when you've seen 1 marvel film, you really have seen them all

 

Quality selection of films!

been on a plane so watched:

 

Star Wars 4, 5 & 6 back to back, all good, as you know

 

Legend - 8/10 - probably better than the Krays

Spectre - 7/10 - standard Bond fayre

Captain America: Winter Soldier - 6/10 - when you've seen 1 marvel film, you really have seen them all

 

Thinly veiled long haul post

Heroin: Cape Cod, USA - 7/10.

Shocking. Hope to god that disease never lands at my door.

 

That on Netflix? Or usual outlets?

Thinly veiled long haul post

 

star wars there

 

others way back

 

dubai

star wars there

 

others way back

 

dubai

Booooo

 

I love Dubai, because everyone says I shouldn't.

That on Netflix? Or usual outlets?

Was on catch-up.

star wars there

 

others way back

 

dubai

Dubai trip last week:

 

Everest - 7/10 - decent film - too much schmaltz

 

The Martian - 8/10 - not bad

 

Return trip - Fawlty Towers and Blackadder 2 box sets - way better than any of the films on offer

Watched a film the other night on telly called "My Brother The Devil". Admittedly, I was in the dying throws of man-flu, but it turned out to be a lot better than I thought it would when I first started watching it. A gritty, urban teen gang film, with loads of rayguns in it, innit. Anyway, it was better than it sounds.

Watched The Revenant tuther night. Not bad. 7.4/10

No Escape - a surprisingly good Owen Wilson film.  Tense stuff.