Cult of Chucky it is, I've seen all the other Childs Play films so I may as well watch this one for the full house.
Even though the films are terrible I'm actually looking forward to the new one that is coming out
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Cult of Chucky it is, I've seen all the other Childs Play films so I may as well watch this one for the full house.
Even though the films are terrible I'm actually looking forward to the new one that is coming out
Creed II - utter pony. Couldn't get my head round the arrogant recklessness of a muti-millionaire with a new born and lovely friends and family who thought it wise to risk snuffing it.
Rocky has been on ITV over the past few weeks. It was Rocky 4 the other night. I know we all love it, great soundtrack, great training montage. But it's a proper bonkers film. I've said this before buy my brother used to do Rocky/Rambo scrap books. The press this film received was ridiculous. Pages upon pages of Newspaper and magazine clippings, for what is essentially a bit of a dog shit film. Why oh why didn't they rush the ring and stab/shoot Drago when it was clear that he wasn't going to stop.
John Wick - Bit of a cult classic these aren't they? Bit's I liked (guy getting his head basically punched off whilst on his back on a table) bits I didn't (William Dafoe being in it. His face makes me cringe) Im going to dig in and watch the second, I believe there's a third on route. For those who haven't watched, some mobsters son for no apparent reason breaks into the house of John Wick (Keanu Reeves) Gives him a bit of a kicking, then makes the mistake of a) not killing him b) killing his dog. The dog was a gift from his recently deceased wife. Turns out John Wick is a bad ass mad dog killer type who everyone is shit scared of. Much killing ensues. Final fight is a bit pony.
Watched "Vice" the other day.
Film about Dick Cheney, Christian Bale is a mustard actor anyway and nails it.
Interesting film and worth a look.
Bale is knocking on the door for an Oscar with this performance i think.
Finally watched Kingsman 1 which is an over the top all action spy film with good comedy as well. It was better than the 2nd film but both were very entertaining.
I watched The Apostle, a bit slow but it was worth a watch.
Watching Halloween (2018) again
They did a good job on this
Dunkirk - didn't know what to expect but knew it would look and sound great being Christopher Nolan/Hans Zimmer. Thought it was excellent although couldn't sstop thinking about Swallows and Amazons. And knowing just how short that crossing is - on a sunny day you can see France from some spots along the coast - made the poor funkers trapped seem all the more unlucky.
So the kids loved Creed 2 and now want to watch the Rocky films from the start except 5 which did not happen.
Watched Rocky 1 and it is a proper film with time given to the characters and showing the dysfunctional nature of their relationships and life. The kids found it slow because they expected the training montages and fight to play a bigger part of the film and last longer.
Good to reminisce seeing Rocky climbing the Philadelphia Museum steps the first time with a stitch, pulverising the meat in the abattoir, eating the raw eggs, and forgot Adrian was a little minx when she had a bit of Italian stallion loving.
I watch 'Abducted in plain sight', that family has some serious common sense issues.
It's not the same. We stared watching American Graffiti or Memphis Belle and just ended up looking at old pics we saved.
Also forgot Rocky smoked and found this which is interestingQuote:
Originally Posted by Master
1. STALLONE WROTE THE FIRST DRAFT OF ROCKY IN THREE AND A HALF DAYS.
With a little bit of screenwriting experience, and the idea for Rocky in his head for almost a year after witnessing a Muhammad Ali fight, Sylvester Stallone—who had $106 in the bank at the time—spent about 84 hours using a pad and a pen to write the first draft of Rocky. In his original version, Adrian was Jewish, Mickey was racist, the Paulie character was Adrian’s Jewish mother, Apollo Creed was Jamaican, and the script ended with Rocky throwing the fight and opening a pet store for Adrian with the money he made.
2. THE STUDIO WAS INTERESTED IN HAVING JAMES CAAN, BURT REYNOLDS, OR RYAN O’NEAL PLAY ROCKY.
United Artists offered Stallone up to $340,000 to sell them the rights to the screenplay if he agreed to not star in the movie. When the budget was lowered to $1 million, the studio was no longer allowed to keep Stallone from starring. He was paid $20,000 for the script and a SAG minimum of $350 per week for acting instead.
3. ADRIAN WAS ALMOST PLAYED BY SUSAN SARANDON.
Stallone and the producers decided that she was “too sexy." Cher was also considered. Bette Midler was offered the role but turned it down. Carrie Snodgress had in fact won the part, until her agent asked for too much money. Talia Shire auditioned at the last minute to save the day.
4. STALLONE AND CARL WEATHERS REHEARSED THEIR (FIRST) BIG FIGHT FOR FOUR WEEKS.
Director John G. Avildsen shot their rehearsals on Super 8 so that the actors could see what they were doing. When it came time for the actual pretend Creed/Balboa I, filmed at the Los Angeles Sports Arena, producers advertised that anyone who showed up to play the audience would receive a free chicken dinner.
5. ROCKY AND ADRIAN VISITED THE SKATING RINK AFTER IT WAS CLOSED FOR BUDGETARY REASONS.
Originally, Adrian and Rocky have a date during the skating rink’s operating hours. Because it would've cost money to pay for extras to skate around them, Avildsen asked Stallone to change the scene so that the couple had the rink all to themselves.
6. IT WAS A FAMILY AFFAIR FOR THE STALLONES.
Sly's brother, Frank Stallone Jr., played a street corner singer in Rocky, while Frank Sr. was the timekeeper for the fight. Stallone’s first wife, Sasha, received a kiss from Rocky during his training session in Rocky III.
7. CHARLIE CHAPLIN AND ELVIS PRESLEY WERE FANS OF THE FIRST MOVIE.
Chaplin wrote to Stallone that Rocky reminded the silent film star of a character he used to play. Stallone regretted turning down Chaplin’s invitation to visit him in Switzerland after the director died a few months later. Similarly, Stallone turned down Elvis’ offer to watch Rocky with him in Memphis months before The King passed away.
8. BURT YOUNG LOST WEIGHT FOR THE SEQUEL BECAUSE HE HADN'T PLANNED ON BEING IN IT.
He lost weight for another film; Young initially did not want to play Paulie again. Stallone wrote a line into Rocky II to address the obvious physical difference.
9. ROCKY’S FAMOUS RUN LASTED FOR 30.61 MILES.
Or his run in the sequel did, according to a 2013 calculation by Philadelphia magazine. Eight hundred Philadelphia children were used as extras for Rocky’s run from his house to the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
10. THERE WAS AN ALTERNATE ENDING TO ROCKY II.
Footage was shot of Adrian and Paulie actually witnessing Rocky and Apollo’s second fight in person, instead of back at home with the newborn baby. In that version, Adrian gets swept up into the ring with the other spectators and ends up in Rocky’s arms to end the movie.
11. THERE WAS A BIG DEBATE OVER THE ROCKY STATUE.
Stallone donated the 8’6”, 2000-pound statue of Rocky Balboa to the Philadelphia Museum of Art after filming of Rocky III concluded. Philly residents were divided on whether or not the statue deserved to remain at the top of the museum steps. The Art Commission eventually placed it on the sidewalk of the Philadelphia Spectrum sports arena. It briefly returned to the top of the steps in 1990 for Rocky V, then back to the Spectrum until 2006, when it traveled to the base of the Art Museum steps for its 30th anniversary, where it remains.
12. WYOMING AND CANADA PLAYED THE ROLE OF THE SOVIET UNION IN ROCKY IV.
The epic training Rocky went through before fighting Ivan Drago was shot in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Camera, sound, and transportation equipment froze in the minus-20-degree weather. The Balboa/Drago match held in Drago’s U.S.S.R. was filmed at the PNE Agrodome in Vancouver, British Columbia.
13.*DOLPH LUNDGREN SENT STALLONE TO THE HOSPITAL.
Lundgren hit Stallone so hard in the chest when shooting the first round of the Balboa/Drago fight that Stallone’s heart hit his breastbone and began to swell. Had he not been sent to the ER and then intensive care for eight days, the heart would have continued to swell until he died.
14. ROCKY WAS SUPPOSED TO DIE AT THE END OF ROCKY V.
Stallone cried writing the death of his iconic character. It was all for no reason, since two weeks into filming, Avildsen—who came back to direct Rocky V after Stallone directed parts II, III, and IV himself—was told by a studio executive that Rocky Balboa, like Batman, Superman, and James Bond, could never die. In the original script, Tommy "Machine" Gunn kills Balboa in their street fight, concluding with Adrian giving a heartfelt speech to the reporters crowded outside the hospital about how Rocky’s spirit will live on forever.*
15. BOXERS JOE FRAZIER AND CHUCK WEPNER FELT THAT STALLONE TREATED THEM UNFAIRLY AFTER HEAVILY BORROWING FROM THEIR LIVES TO WRITE THE MOVIES.
Before Rocky Balboa did it, "Smokin'" Joe Frazier ran the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and spent some early mornings punching meat at the slaughterhouse that employed him. He said in 2008 that he only received compensation for his Rocky walk-on cameo, and it was all a “sad story” for him. Stallone was initially inspired by watching Muhammad Ali fight a major underdog fighter named Chuck Wepner in 1975, who lost but managed to knock Ali down once in the match and became a local New Jersey hero. Wepner even wrestled Andre the Giant at Shea Stadium before Balboa battled the Hulk Hogan character Thunderlips in Rocky III. Wepner sued Stallone in 2003. The two settled for an undisclosed amount.
Ali, meanwhile, noted the similarities between himself and Apollo Creed. He didn’t seem to mind.
16. ROCKY’S TURTLES CUFF AND LINK OUTLIVED A COUPLE OF THE CHARACTERS.
The female red-eared sliders that appeared in 2006’s Rocky Balboa are the same turtles from the original 1976 picture.
http://mentalfloss.com/article/71528...t-rocky-movies
Rocky V
The one I will never ever watch again. Why why why
I did a presentation on Rocky last year - about the films and the effect the character had had on me.
I got a sitting ovation at the end of it.
Did you see memphis post ripping into Rocky 4 one of the greatest films ever? It is a masterpiece.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark TKO
I watched ‘upgrade’ last night, very solid film I thought. It’s bleak and violent but in a way that suits the narrative, kind of a dark feel to the whole thing, doesn’t romanticize anything, and a reasonably good story line, the ending makes it work. You can tell it wasn’t high budget, so overall have to give it props.
Missed it. As teenagers it was awesome and a proper 80s fuel pumped male action flick. It ticked all the boxes.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterDid you see memphis post ripping into Rocky 4 one of the greatest films ever? It is a masterpiece.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark TKO
But now I’m older.....
Have you seen the deleted scene from Creed 2 that gives rocky and drago a respectful closure ? No idea why they took it out. I’ll dig it out
There is this one deleted too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xnc_DREeNtg
Watched Fort Apache The Bronx and Krull in some post medicated state of mind late last night ;D. Rather interesting all over again.
Am glad that last scene was cut. A fight between those two did not belong in this one.
I've just watched Green Book. Excellent
The Son of No One (2011) 5/10
Interesting plot, but rather poor screen-writing and some parts are not well directed.
Texas Killing Fields (2011) 7/10
Crime drama with an element of horror. Based on real events.
Manhunter (1986) 7/10
Based on the first book of the Hannibal Lector series. It's a very interesting story. The remake Red Dragon (2002) has better direction and a better actor playing the serial killer.
Michael Collins (1996) 8.5/10
Biotopic. Mostly historically accurate, but some events and people (such as the Charles Dance character) are fictional. Mostly very good acting, especially by Liam Neeson, although Julia Roberts couldn't do an Irish accent properly.
Bohemian Rhapsody - not a big Queen fan but love some of the songs and his voice. The 2 hours flew by, so I must have enjoyed it even though I never believe anything about "true stories." The geezer's boat playing Freddie looked weird and the drummer was from the Inbetweeners (or something like that) which was off-putting.
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Originally Posted by Freedom
Blasphemous.
Shit. My buddy already mentioned Bohemian Rhapsody.
Oh well.... I'll still mention it. I enjoyed the movie I must say. Although I did get a bit of a laugh from those within earshot when I let an "Oh-oh" escape in that pause just before Mercury's character gets kissed by a man the first time.
Must be that homophobic streak in me.
Actually, the last movie I saw was Roma. Finally saw it on Netflix not long ago. Still regret it to this day.
Mary Queen of Scots (2018 ) 1/10
I tried to watch this but I turned it off halfway through because it was really awful. It seems the writer and director have a poor understanding of history. The dialogue is contrived. Here Mary is speaking English with an Irish accent, but in history she would have had a French accent since she was raised in France.
Margot Robbie was great in I, Tonya (2017), but she couldn't do Elizabeth I properly. She should have watched Bette Davis and Cate Blanchett play Elizabeth to learn the role.
Mary of Scotland (1936) 8.5/10 with Katherine Hepburn and Fredric March is the best version. Also worth watching is the Mary Queen of Scots film from 1971.
Watched two movies yesterday evening:
The Great Wall (2016) 8/10
Very entertaining, never a dull moment. Very good costumes and visual effects.
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The Colony (2013) 6/10
Not terrible, a bit better than some critics made it out to be. The acting is competent, and there are very good visual effects considering the small budget. However, the characters are too one dimensional. Cannibal scenes could have been more realistic, like they were in The Road. The leader of the cannibals seems like a poor copy of the leader of the Thenns in Game of Thrones. The first half is better directed than the second half, it seemed they were in a hurry to finish it.
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The great wall was not that good.
What was that like ??Quote:
Originally Posted by TitoFan
The trailer was boring as fuck, just can’t bring myself to start it
Don't listen to the critics, watch it for yourself. I loved the visual effects. Tian Jing is a wonderful actress.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
I have watched it myself. Matt Damon was not great in the film and the whole story was complete rubbish.Quote:
Originally Posted by FreedomDon't listen to the critics, watch it for yourself. I loved the visual effects. Tian Jing is a wonderful actress.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
I should have known you wouldn't like Matt Damon.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
Here's one you might like: Moonlight (2016). There's not a single actor like Damon in that entire movie.
I love Matt Damon, everyone does here.
Green Book - I really enjoyed this, lovely little tale about a brief friendship in a working relationship between complete opposites. The most bizarre thing to me was, the chauffeur/bodygaurd lived into his 80s!!! What the fuck!!! The geezer was clearly a big fat man, he never stopped eating and smoking.
Dawn Wall - OK not a film but a documentary about this goofy kid who becomes the best big wall climber ever ever, gets abducted by terrorists, chops off a finger and goes on to be a better climber than he was before. Inspiring bonkers story. The only glitch, He didn't actually climb the route he planned, his mate did. Probably me not understanding the nuances of climbing, it was just a 'hang on?' moment.
i thought the same. Great film made a rare outing to the cinema to see that oneQuote:
Originally Posted by Fenster
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Originally Posted by Fenster
Watched it last night but kept falling asleep, got about halfway through it.
Really good story and really good movie with great acting.
That black guy is a bit good on the old Joanna 👌🏼
Could see why this won Oscars as it appeals to everyone, true story as well.
Nice HD copy here
https://www1.123movies.la/movie/gree.../watching.html
Franklyn (2008 ) 7/10
Original story, decent movie. It seems a bit confusing in parts, but it all makes sense in the end. The last fifteen minutes is very tense as the four main characters come together and their stories become one.
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I've become a bit of a climbing pervert.
Valley Uprising - Documentary covering the early big wall climbers of Yosemite. A different kind of climbing to what you'd expect from watching Dawn Wall, but bearing in mind they were often pissed the whole time impressive stuff. A running battle between two climbers and their mobs, who could climb what and who could climb it first, and climb it the right way.
Free Solo - Alex Honnold, free solo climber (no ropes) climbs El Capitan. Totally bonkers, totally wired differently to the rest of us. It's a documentary and it's the job of the film makers to sell it and make it as suspenseful as possible, but I think there was a genuine sense of everyone but him shitting their pants. No one really wanted him to do it.