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.

42 minutes ago, Spider said:

Alec Baldwin has shot one of the staff dead on a movie set by accident with a prop gun.

I thought blanks were blanks?

The film, in a withering stroke of irony, is about someone on trial for an accidental shooting.

 

Prop guns are decommissioned 'real' ones, cos they look more authentic. Wouldn't like to be in the shoes of the person responsible for that decommissioning 

5 minutes ago, Kane57 said:

Prop guns are decommissioned 'real' ones, cos they look more authentic. Wouldn't like to be in the shoes of the person responsible for that decommissioning 

But blanks…

I get that a point-blank to the head may smart a little but it’s supposed to be all bang and no projectile.

Just now, MickyD said:

But blanks…

I get that a point-blank to the head may smart a little but it’s supposed to be all bang and no projectile.

Brandon Lee disagrees!

1 minute ago, Kane57 said:

Brandon Lee disagrees!

<goes off to research Brandon Lee>

<returns from said research>

Indeed. I wonder if the gun was decommissioned by the same people.

Iirc the Brandon Lee incident, the spent cartridge from the last blank fired was still in the chamber.

They reloaded fresh charges in the magazine and the force needed to provide the 'bang' and muzzle flash propelled the spent cartridge out at a velocity similar to a bullet, being relatively close it acted like one and killed him.

Not dissimilar to an old flintlock pistol/gun/rifle - where the gunpowder charge propelled the inert steel ball.

I watched one of those morbid 'The last hours of...' programmes.

'Last Christmas' at work. Saw it previously two years ago, at work.

Saw the new Bond film earlier

Im absolutely shellshocked

3 hours ago, Spider said:

Saw the new Bond film earlier

Im absolutely shellshocked

In a good or bad way? Only ever seen a couple of bond films. Is it worth a watch?

1 hour ago, wanderer1984 said:

In a good or bad way? Only ever seen a couple of bond films. Is it worth a watch?

Yes

But I am fucking fewmin 

5 hours ago, Francis Fogarty said:

'Last Christmas' at work. Saw it previously two years ago, at work.

I love Emilia Clarke. Films a bit turd like and I i love a cheesy Christmas film. 

3 minutes ago, bolton_blondie said:

I love Emilia Clarke. Films a bit turd like and I i love a cheesy Christmas film. 

Best bit is when Emma Thompson's character says her daughter  'drinks like a pirate'.

On 21/10/2021 at 21:09, Mr Grey said:

'Joker' on Prime, still brilliant the 2nd time around.

Watched it on Saturday, how the frig did I miss it before? Great film.

This looks good

On 24/10/2021 at 21:56, Spider said:

Yes

But I am fucking fewmin 

Went on Monday night - certainly a whole lot different to normal bond films !

3 hours ago, bolton_blondie said:

This looks good

Stellar cast that 

3 hours ago, marple whites said:

Went on Monday night - certainly a whole lot different to normal bond films !

Is he gay yet?

7 hours ago, L/H White said:

Is he gay yet?

James Bond films have always been the height of gayness

The pissing about with the clocks meant I watched Army Of Thieves this morning.

If you liked Army Of The Dead you will probably like it and if you haven't seen Army Of The Dead but want summat to just wash over you then it'll pass a couple of hours on.

On 27/10/2021 at 12:24, Rudy said:

Stellar cast that 

Sandra Bullock aside it looks decent. She hasn't done anything worth watching since she played Lenina Huxley 

12 minutes ago, Kane57 said:

Sandra Bullock aside it looks decent. She hasn't done anything worth watching since she played Lenina Huxley 

Guilty pleasure of mine demolition man. I know it’s shite but I love it 

9 hours ago, Rudy said:

Guilty pleasure of mine demolition man. I know it’s shite but I love it 

"You have been fired one credit for a violation of the Verbal Morality Statute".

Worked out the three seashells? Baffled me for years 

I listen to a decent podcast where a group of mates come up with ideas for sequels to films, some work (Shaun Of The Dead and Last Action Hero sequel ideas were great) and some not so much.

They had an idea for "Demolition Men" though and it sort of worked.  Bullock has never looked as good before or since as she did in that film. Looks like there's a new shepherd in town!

I watched Dune the other night. Quite enjoyed it. The main guys mum, I find peculiarly attractive. 

The new Wes Anderson is very funny. Takes the piss out of everyone of all stripes, very well.

The student protest stuff is so well written.

Also, love our picture house, wine, decent food. How a cinema should be.