Last Film You Watched

[Rita_Poon]

Film4 somehow. 10:50pm.

(I had no idea there was a remake in 2011, conflicted.)

 

[mahermi1]

Film4 somehow. 10:50pm.
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(I had no idea there was a remake in 2011, conflicted.)

Thought that was a prequel Rita..

 

[Rita_Poon]

Thought that was a prequel Rita..

Yeah, just had a little read, called it a prequel rehash. Took a pounding. Should have known better. Some idiots would try to remake Casablanca or Gone with the wind if there was a couple of cents on the end of it for em. Dangerous people destroying artistic works.

 

[mahermi1]

Yeah, just had a little read, called it a prequel rehash. Took a pounding. Should have known better. Some idiots would try to remake Casablanca or Gone with the wind if there was a couple of cents on the end of it for em. Dangerous people destroying artistic works.

Didn't think it was that bad a film tbh, but you're right about one thing the the 1982 Thing was a classic.

 

[Rita_Poon]

The monstrosities in 'The Thing', look like the drawings of people ai/chatgpt draw. 42 years old.

 

[PITA]

Yeah I read the Dark Horse adaptation of Gibson's original script a few years back. It sidelines Ripley (not by killing her off but having her return in a planned 4th film) and focuses on Hicks/Bishop. It hinted at a broader storyline and could have been epic.

I have never been more dissappointed in a sequel than the third film we were actually given - it was tired, dull, had no likeable characters and by negating the second film and wiping out every character who survived it - an insult.

Not sure I understand the business model.

 

[Sharpattack]

Saw a Danish film today called The Promised Land. The actual title of it in Danish was The Bastards which was a much better, and more accurate title. Starred Mads Mikkelsen who was, as usual, superb. Fantastic.

 

[Rita_Poon]

It is funny that an alien craft can be thrown together from a bulldozer and a helicopter. If only we humans had had that bit more imagination.

 

[No Alla Violenza]

Don’t know if it has been mentioned elsewhere in this thread, but I watched a film called Black Box on iPlayer last night. It’s a French thriller about an investigation into a plane crash. Thought it was really good and well worth a watch

 

[Prevenger17]

Watched Iron Claw last night. Very good, brutally sad of course

 

[rylojr]

Not sure I understand the business model.

That's alright - neither did the studio executives, the screenwriters or least of all the cinema audiences

 

[Bedfordblue]

Just rewatched Patriot Games for the first time in years. Great movie and hasn’t aged at all, completely forgot Samuel L Jackson was in it.
Might give The Hunt for Red October another go later.

 

[rylojr]

Just rewatched Patriot Games for the first time in years. Great movie and hasn’t aged at all, completely forgot Samuel L Jackson was in it.
Might give The Hunt for Red October another go later.

Jackson sadly destroyed any good will from me when he was paraded in that RS propaganda abomination "51st State". A cringeworthy effort that features the worst attempt in living memory of a Scouse accent from Robert Carlye.

 

[ClausThomsen]

The monstrosities in 'The Thing', look like the drawings of people ai/chatgpt draw. 42 years old.

I think you're being a bit harsh on Wilford Brimley there mate. Sure he wasn't in great shape but still....

EDIT - Just looked. He was only 48/49 when it was released. Wow, maybe you weren't being harsh.

 

[d34noj]

Madame Web.

Zero nudity.

3/10.