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Post by lordroel on Sept 5, 2019 19:25:32 GMT
Hummingbird (2013) I watched this last night. It wasn't brilliant but not as bad as feared either. It was overdone in places and needed to get rid of stereotypes too much of cockney Londonders. I cringed at one small thing. This is a British film set in Britain. Who would say the 'Department of Defence' when talking about the MOD: I wanted to scream at the TV 'it is the ministry!'. Unless it’s alternate reality where it is a department instead of a ministry. |
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Post by James G on Sept 5, 2019 19:30:30 GMT
Hummingbird (2013) I watched this last night. It wasn't brilliant but not as bad as feared either. It was overdone in places and needed to get rid of stereotypes too much of cockney Londonders. I cringed at one small thing. This is a British film set in Britain. Who would say the 'Department of Defence' when talking about the MOD: I wanted to scream at the TV 'it is the ministry!'. Unless it’s alternate reality where it is a department instead of a ministry. Nope. It really was just a case of lack of basic research... or maybe to Americanise the film for audiences. |
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Post by lordroel on Sept 5, 2019 19:34:31 GMT
Unless it’s alternate reality where it is a department instead of a ministry. Nope. It really was just a case of lack of basic research... or maybe to Americanise the film for audiences. I remember the movie called u-571 where the same thing happen, where it was the heroic Americans who got the hands on the Enigma machine instead of OTL British. |
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Post by stevep on Sept 6, 2019 11:16:13 GMT
Nope. It really was just a case of lack of basic research... or maybe to Americanise the film for audiences. I remember the movie called u-571 where the same thing happen, where it was the heroic Americans who got the hands on the Enigma machine instead of OTL British.
There's quite a lot of that goes on, not just with the US but as the most prominent movie producer and a pretty insular one often its seen more than most. After all think of the Magnificent Seven.  Although admittedly in that case I can't see the original getting much attention in the west and not aware of it ever being shown on TV in Britain which is a pity as its a damned good film. Saw it at a film club at uni in the 80s. Love the exchange between the villagers and the wise man in the mountains when he suggests they hire some samurai to protect them.
villager - but samurai fight for gold, we're farmers. We only have food.
wise man - then find hungry samurai.
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Post by James G on Sept 7, 2019 22:31:57 GMT
I went to see It 2 tonight.
It was okay. It could have been better, and shorter too, though.
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Post by James G on Sept 15, 2019 12:51:57 GMT
I saw Scary stories to tell in the dark on Friday night.
Not very good at all.
There were no scary stories to be told!
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Post by lordroel on Sept 15, 2019 14:32:20 GMT
I went to see It 2 tonight. It was okay. It could have been better, and shorter too, though. Not seen 1ore 2, but I like the Stephen King's IT (1990) version also, especially the shower scene. |
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Post by James G on Sept 15, 2019 14:55:59 GMT
I went to see It 2 tonight. It was okay. It could have been better, and shorter too, though. Not seen 1ore 2, but I like the Stephen King's IT (1990) version also, especially the shower scene. Both 1990 versions were on TV the other week. I thought they were okay. |
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Post by insect on Sept 16, 2019 2:04:29 GMT
I watched where is everybody on you tube staring Peter Grave s it was good for 1970s standards. A while ago I saw Shazam in theatres while not great it was decent. because of a certain other movie he cant call himself captain marvel but that's what he is.  |
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Post by spanishspy on Sept 23, 2019 5:48:31 GMT
Watched Spectral, the Netflix original film tonight. Overall enjoyable; I like how they made the connection between the uncertainty inherent in an insurgency and the uncertainty of a supernatural horror movie.
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Post by James G on Sept 23, 2019 19:44:49 GMT
Breaking Bad fans?
They've done a movie. At the end of the TV series, WW died as far as I was concerned. But, of course, no one explicitly said he was dead.
I wonder if it will be any good?
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Post by lordroel on Sept 24, 2019 3:50:47 GMT
Breaking Bad fans? They've done a movie. At the end of the TV series, WW died as far as I was concerned. But, of course, no one explicitly said he was dead. I wonder if it will be any good? Never seen one but heard the series was good, so i have to wait and see how it will look like. |
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Post by James G on Oct 6, 2019 13:54:11 GMT
Has anyone else watched Joker?
I saw it last night.
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Post by lordroel on Oct 6, 2019 13:56:42 GMT
Has anyone else watched Joker? I saw it last night. No not yet. |
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Post by eurowatch on Oct 6, 2019 14:17:55 GMT
Has anyone else watched Joker? I saw it last night. I am going to watch it tonight. |
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Although admittedly in that case I can't see the original getting much attention in the west and not aware of it ever being shown on TV in Britain which is a pity as its a damned good film. Saw it at a film club at uni in the 80s. Love the exchange between the villagers and the wise man in the mountains when he suggests they hire some samurai to protect them.
