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Off Topic Film (movie for Ellewood) thread

Discussion in 'Hull City' started by look_back_in_amber, Nov 10, 2015.

  1. Red top reader

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    Day 174, film 174," focus" will smith... Never seen it, it's on sky and I'm bored... Got a feeling it's gonna be **** !!!
     
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    The one where he's a conman?
    Started ok but I got bored and nodded off (or I got pissed and nodded off ... I can't remember which, either way I definitely only watched half of it

    Shall I bother watching the rest?
     
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    just finished Australian , Michael Wares' war documentary "Only the Dead" wow , it takes your breath , shows the real problems faced by embedded Journalists , He starts off as a rookie and somehow after the end of the actual war around 2003 he gains the confidence of insurgent fighters - right after Saddam's regime is toppled , he is there filming plots and attacks on coalition forces before moving along to the al Zarqawi mujahideen ,
    theres beheading , executions suicide bombing and a protracted death scene either filmed by MW or edited into the documentary , so be aware of that .
    8/10 would be higher if the documentary gave more of an idea as to what the journalist thought when doing nothing when things get a bit barbaric , well worth checking out all the same .
    my second Aussie documentary this yr and both good
     
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  4. Red top reader

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    Utter drivel , bored me ****less, the blonde in it
    Is ****ing useless but defiantly worth a cpl....
    My money is you nodded off. Ha ha
     
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    Cheers
    I have genuinely wondered whether to give it another go. You've saved me from that waste of time!
     
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    Day 175, film 175," the time traveler's wife",
     
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    Anyone seen "the railway man", or "starred up", either gonna be tomorrow's film!!!
     
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    The Railway man is an incredible story. But not an easy watch by any means.

    Kidman is excellent in it and Colin Firth who I usually can't watch isn't bad either. Pretty staid filming but the intensity of the story makes up for it.

    Not seen Starred Up but I will watch it now. Thanks for pointing it out.
     
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    I watched Spirited Away earlier.

    Easily the greatest animated film ever. Studio Ghibli blows Disney and Pixar out of the water when in comes to animation IMO.
     
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    Starred up has some great reviews, thanks for the heads up !!!
     
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    Starred up absolutely brilliant film. Some of the best acting I have seen in ages.

    Again, not a family film. You picked a right pair this time. Refreshing change from all the hollywood ****e and ABC Minors stuff though.
     
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    Day 176, film 176,"starred up", looks a bloody good film...
     
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    "Starred up", loved it, my kind of film, the young lad in it, jack O'connell is brilliant. That lad will go far.. Proper British film, cannot be made anywhere else in my opinion.
     
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    Day 177, film 177," the railway man"..
     
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    I watched Dads Army last night, great cast, thoroughly **** film. 3/10
     
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    Day 178, film 178,"pride and glory", Edward norton and Colin Farrell
     
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    Triple 9. (2016) decent watch
     
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    "Pride and glory", bloody good film, loved it !!!
    Not much more I can put, film does it all....
    In my opinion that is.....
     
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    **** it !!! **** night, watch a bit of blood!!!!!
    Day 179, film 179," gladiator"
     
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    Got 'National Lampoon's Animal House' on as I write this. Needed an 'upper' after England.

    Such a great comedy. I wish in some ways my time at uni was like this.

    Belushi was just such a fantastic comedian. So sad what happened.
     
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