https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayTnvVpj9t4

Hot Fuzz

Full of laughs and enjoyable to watch.

Will make you forget about the bad day your having.

Not a recent one but a favourite

The Shawshank Redemption

In 1946, a banker named Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is convicted of a double murder, even though he stubbornly proclaims his innocence. He's sentenced to a life term at the Shawshank State Prison in Maine, where another lifer, Ellis "Red" Redding (Morgan Freeman), picks him as the new recruit most likely to crack under the pressure. The ugly realities of prison life are quickly introduced to Andy: a corrupt warden (Bob Gunton), sadistic guards led by Capt. Byron Hadley

http://youtu.be/6hB3S9bIaco

Redmond Neck wrote on Oct 23^rd, 2014 at 5:52pm:

Not a recent one but a favourite The Shawshank Redemption In 1946, a banker named Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is convicted of a double murder, even though he stubbornly proclaims his innocence. He's sentenced to a life term at the Shawshank State Prison in Maine, where another lifer, Ellis "Red" Redding (Morgan Freeman), picks him as the new recruit most likely to crack under the pressure. The ugly realities of prison life are quickly introduced to Andy: a corrupt warden (Bob Gunton), sadistic guards led by Capt. Byron Hadley http://youtu.be/6hB3S9bIaco

No matter how many times it's shown on TV, I still watch it.

Stephen King at his peak.

greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 23^rd, 2014 at 5:56pm:

Redmond Neck wrote on Oct 23rd, 2014 at 5:52pm: Not a recent one but a favourite The Shawshank Redemption In 1946, a banker named Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is convicted of a double murder, even though he stubbornly proclaims his innocence. He's sentenced to a life term at the Shawshank State Prison in Maine, where another lifer, Ellis "Red" Redding (Morgan Freeman), picks him as the new recruit most likely to crack under the pressure. The ugly realities of prison life are quickly introduced to Andy: a corrupt warden (Bob Gunton), sadistic guards led by Capt. Byron Hadley http://youtu.be/6hB3S9bIaco No matter how many times it's shown on TV, I still watch it. Stephen King at his peak.

I thought you looked down on poor crimo types?

Bubba Zanetti wrote on Oct 23^rd, 2014 at 5:57pm:

I thought you looked down on poor crimo types?

Get a fugggin life Richard Cranium!!

::) ::) ::)

Bubba Zanetti wrote on Oct 23^rd, 2014 at 5:57pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 23rd, 2014 at 5:56pm: Redmond Neck wrote on Oct 23rd, 2014 at 5:52pm: Not a recent one but a favourite The Shawshank Redemption In 1946, a banker named Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is convicted of a double murder, even though he stubbornly proclaims his innocence. He's sentenced to a life term at the Shawshank State Prison in Maine, where another lifer, Ellis "Red" Redding (Morgan Freeman), picks him as the new recruit most likely to crack under the pressure. The ugly realities of prison life are quickly introduced to Andy: a corrupt warden (Bob Gunton), sadistic guards led by Capt. Byron Hadley http://youtu.be/6hB3S9bIaco No matter how many times it's shown on TV, I still watch it. Stephen King at his peak. I thought you looked down on poor crimo types?

I look down on criminals.

I don't look down on the poor.

Andy wasn't poor, and he was innocent of the crime.

greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 23^rd, 2014 at 5:59pm:

Bubba Zanetti wrote on Oct 23rd, 2014 at 5:57pm: greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 23rd, 2014 at 5:56pm: Redmond Neck wrote on Oct 23rd, 2014 at 5:52pm: Not a recent one but a favourite The Shawshank Redemption In 1946, a banker named Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is convicted of a double murder, even though he stubbornly proclaims his innocence. He's sentenced to a life term at the Shawshank State Prison in Maine, where another lifer, Ellis "Red" Redding (Morgan Freeman), picks him as the new recruit most likely to crack under the pressure. The ugly realities of prison life are quickly introduced to Andy: a corrupt warden (Bob Gunton), sadistic guards led by Capt. Byron Hadley http://youtu.be/6hB3S9bIaco No matter how many times it's shown on TV, I still watch it. Stephen King at his peak. I thought you looked down on poor crimo types? I look down on criminals. I don't look down on the poor. Andy wasn't poor, and he was innocent of the crime.

What was that about Western Sydney and wife beaters?

Another favourite

The Green Mile

The lives of guards on Death Row are affected by one of their charges: a black man accused of child murder and rape, yet who has a mysterious gift.

http://youtu.be/uDybmxbKf4Y

Bubba Zanetti wrote on Oct 23^rd, 2014 at 6:02pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 23rd, 2014 at 5:59pm: Bubba Zanetti wrote on Oct 23rd, 2014 at 5:57pm: greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 23rd, 2014 at 5:56pm: Redmond Neck wrote on Oct 23rd, 2014 at 5:52pm: Not a recent one but a favourite The Shawshank Redemption In 1946, a banker named Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is convicted of a double murder, even though he stubbornly proclaims his innocence. He's sentenced to a life term at the Shawshank State Prison in Maine, where another lifer, Ellis "Red" Redding (Morgan Freeman), picks him as the new recruit most likely to crack under the pressure. The ugly realities of prison life are quickly introduced to Andy: a corrupt warden (Bob Gunton), sadistic guards led by Capt. Byron Hadley http://youtu.be/6hB3S9bIaco No matter how many times it's shown on TV, I still watch it. Stephen King at his peak. I thought you looked down on poor crimo types? I look down on criminals. I don't look down on the poor. Andy wasn't poor, and he was innocent of the crime. What was that about Western Sydney and wife beaters?

I've seen a lot of western Sydney men wearing wife beaters.

Haven't you?

Didn't your Dad wear one?

Redmond Neck wrote on Oct 23^rd, 2014 at 6:03pm:

Another favourite The Green Mile The lives of guards on Death Row are affected by one of their charges: a black man accused of child murder and rape, yet who has a mysterious gift. http://youtu.be/uDybmxbKf4Y

More classic Stephen King.

greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 23^rd, 2014 at 6:05pm:

Bubba Zanetti wrote on Oct 23rd, 2014 at 6:02pm: greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 23rd, 2014 at 5:59pm: Bubba Zanetti wrote on Oct 23rd, 2014 at 5:57pm: greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 23rd, 2014 at 5:56pm: Redmond Neck wrote on Oct 23rd, 2014 at 5:52pm: Not a recent one but a favourite The Shawshank Redemption In 1946, a banker named Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is convicted of a double murder, even though he stubbornly proclaims his innocence. He's sentenced to a life term at the Shawshank State Prison in Maine, where another lifer, Ellis "Red" Redding (Morgan Freeman), picks him as the new recruit most likely to crack under the pressure. The ugly realities of prison life are quickly introduced to Andy: a corrupt warden (Bob Gunton), sadistic guards led by Capt. Byron Hadley http://youtu.be/6hB3S9bIaco No matter how many times it's shown on TV, I still watch it. Stephen King at his peak. I thought you looked down on poor crimo types? I look down on criminals. I don't look down on the poor. Andy wasn't poor, and he was innocent of the crime. What was that about Western Sydney and wife beaters? I've seen a lot of western Sydney men wearing wife beaters. Haven't you? Didn't your Dad wear one?

So you sit down and cry over the poor cons in Shawshank Redemption but secretly you think all poor males are cons? That doesn't quite fit. You need to get out of Hobart and away from the incest.

Bubba Zanetti wrote on Oct 23^rd, 2014 at 6:02pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 23rd, 2014 at 5:59pm: Bubba Zanetti wrote on Oct 23rd, 2014 at 5:57pm: greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 23rd, 2014 at 5:56pm: Redmond Neck wrote on Oct 23rd, 2014 at 5:52pm: Not a recent one but a favourite The Shawshank Redemption In 1946, a banker named Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is convicted of a double murder, even though he stubbornly proclaims his innocence. He's sentenced to a life term at the Shawshank State Prison in Maine, where another lifer, Ellis "Red" Redding (Morgan Freeman), picks him as the new recruit most likely to crack under the pressure. The ugly realities of prison life are quickly introduced to Andy: a corrupt warden (Bob Gunton), sadistic guards led by Capt. Byron Hadley http://youtu.be/6hB3S9bIaco No matter how many times it's shown on TV, I still watch it. Stephen King at his peak. I thought you looked down on poor crimo types? I look down on criminals. I don't look down on the poor. Andy wasn't poor, and he was innocent of the crime. What was that about Western Sydney and wife beaters?

SOMEONE SHOULD REPORT THIS TWIT!

i DONT KNOW HOW TO... SO PERHAPS SOMEONE CAN DO IT

Bubba Zanetti wrote on Oct 23^rd, 2014 at 6:08pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 23rd, 2014 at 6:05pm: Bubba Zanetti wrote on Oct 23rd, 2014 at 6:02pm: greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 23rd, 2014 at 5:59pm: Bubba Zanetti wrote on Oct 23rd, 2014 at 5:57pm: greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 23rd, 2014 at 5:56pm: Redmond Neck wrote on Oct 23rd, 2014 at 5:52pm: Not a recent one but a favourite The Shawshank Redemption In 1946, a banker named Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is convicted of a double murder, even though he stubbornly proclaims his innocence. He's sentenced to a life term at the Shawshank State Prison in Maine, where another lifer, Ellis "Red" Redding (Morgan Freeman), picks him as the new recruit most likely to crack under the pressure. The ugly realities of prison life are quickly introduced to Andy: a corrupt warden (Bob Gunton), sadistic guards led by Capt. Byron Hadley http://youtu.be/6hB3S9bIaco No matter how many times it's shown on TV, I still watch it. Stephen King at his peak. I thought you looked down on poor crimo types? I look down on criminals. I don't look down on the poor. Andy wasn't poor, and he was innocent of the crime. What was that about Western Sydney and wife beaters? I've seen a lot of western Sydney men wearing wife beaters. Haven't you? Didn't your Dad wear one? So you sit down and cry over the poor cons in Shawshank Redemption but secretly you think all poor males are cons?

No, and no.

Any other questions?

greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 23^rd, 2014 at 6:11pm:

Bubba Zanetti wrote on Oct 23rd, 2014 at 6:08pm: greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 23rd, 2014 at 6:05pm: Bubba Zanetti wrote on Oct 23rd, 2014 at 6:02pm: greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 23rd, 2014 at 5:59pm: Bubba Zanetti wrote on Oct 23rd, 2014 at 5:57pm: greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 23rd, 2014 at 5:56pm: Redmond Neck wrote on Oct 23rd, 2014 at 5:52pm: Not a recent one but a favourite The Shawshank Redemption In 1946, a banker named Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is convicted of a double murder, even though he stubbornly proclaims his innocence. He's sentenced to a life term at the Shawshank State Prison in Maine, where another lifer, Ellis "Red" Redding (Morgan Freeman), picks him as the new recruit most likely to crack under the pressure. The ugly realities of prison life are quickly introduced to Andy: a corrupt warden (Bob Gunton), sadistic guards led by Capt. Byron Hadley http://youtu.be/6hB3S9bIaco No matter how many times it's shown on TV, I still watch it. Stephen King at his peak. I thought you looked down on poor crimo types? I look down on criminals. I don't look down on the poor. Andy wasn't poor, and he was innocent of the crime. What was that about Western Sydney and wife beaters? I've seen a lot of western Sydney men wearing wife beaters. Haven't you? Didn't your Dad wear one? So you sit down and cry over the poor cons in Shawshank Redemption but secretly you think all poor males are cons? No, and no. Any other questions?

So write you write on here is not how you feel? You make comments and then back away from them?

Another goodie in my opinion

Red Dragon

Red Dragon is a 2002 American crime thriller film based on Thomas Harris' novel of the same name, featuring psychiatrist and serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter. It is a prequel to both The Silence of the Lambs (1991) and Hannibal (2001). The novel had served as the basis for a previous film, 1986's Manhunter, but this film is not considered a remake.[2]

The film was directed by Brett Ratner and written for the screen by Ted Tally, who also wrote the screenplay for the Oscar-winning The Silence of the Lambs. It stars Edward Norton as FBI agent Will Graham and Anthony Hopkins as Lecter, a role he had, by then, played twice before in The Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal. The film also stars Ralph Fiennes, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Mary-Louise Parker, Emily Watson, and Harvey Keitel.

http://youtu.be/STnWeHx41p4

Bubba Zanetti wrote on Oct 23^rd, 2014 at 6:17pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 23rd, 2014 at 6:11pm: Bubba Zanetti wrote on Oct 23rd, 2014 at 6:08pm: greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 23rd, 2014 at 6:05pm: Bubba Zanetti wrote on Oct 23rd, 2014 at 6:02pm: greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 23rd, 2014 at 5:59pm: Bubba Zanetti wrote on Oct 23rd, 2014 at 5:57pm: greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 23rd, 2014 at 5:56pm: Redmond Neck wrote on Oct 23rd, 2014 at 5:52pm: Not a recent one but a favourite The Shawshank Redemption In 1946, a banker named Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is convicted of a double murder, even though he stubbornly proclaims his innocence. He's sentenced to a life term at the Shawshank State Prison in Maine, where another lifer, Ellis "Red" Redding (Morgan Freeman), picks him as the new recruit most likely to crack under the pressure. The ugly realities of prison life are quickly introduced to Andy: a corrupt warden (Bob Gunton), sadistic guards led by Capt. Byron Hadley http://youtu.be/6hB3S9bIaco No matter how many times it's shown on TV, I still watch it. Stephen King at his peak. I thought you looked down on poor crimo types? I look down on criminals. I don't look down on the poor. Andy wasn't poor, and he was innocent of the crime. What was that about Western Sydney and wife beaters? I've seen a lot of western Sydney men wearing wife beaters. Haven't you? Didn't your Dad wear one? So you sit down and cry over the poor cons in Shawshank Redemption but secretly you think all poor males are cons? No, and no. Any other questions? So write you write on here is not how you feel? You make comments and then back away from them?

No.

I've backed away from nothing.

The problem is, you have a very poor (selective) memory.

Ajax wrote on Oct 23^rd, 2014 at 5:10pm:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayTnvVpj9t4 Hot Fuzz Full of laughs and enjoyable to watch. Will make you forget about the bad day your having.

That crew (crew, team? Hell I dunno what to call 'em) did another cracker of a movie (well in my opinion) "Sean of the Dead". Funniest zombie movie I reckon you ever likely to see.

Similar bent of comedy as the one in OP (Hot Fuzz).

Clever, funny bastards.

Redmond Neck wrote on Oct 23^rd, 2014 at 5:52pm:

Not a recent one but a favourite The Shawshank Redemption In 1946, a banker named Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is convicted of a double murder, even though he stubbornly proclaims his innocence. He's sentenced to a life term at the Shawshank State Prison in Maine, where another lifer, Ellis "Red" Redding (Morgan Freeman), picks him as the new recruit most likely to crack under the pressure. The ugly realities of prison life are quickly introduced to Andy: a corrupt warden (Bob Gunton), sadistic guards led by Capt. Byron Hadley http://youtu.be/6hB3S9bIaco

Cracker of a film, what a brilliant story and well portrayed.

Stephen King is one of the masters of "uneasy"... I think that is worse than scary in movies.

I think this is a pretty damned awesome movie experience,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCmlOhsIwBk

Thin Red Line. For me it was initially a bit of a reluctant watch - which ended up hooking me from early into it.

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels....

The title in this case does not really say it all. Some good laughs in this one....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoZ2kTlwKTk

"Know what I mean?"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxFJvlWqphM

"The Giver"

A much better movie than I thought.

Shows an Orwellian-like future where everything is (literally) black and white as to avoid any division or differences to avoid humans. Everybody has to speak in a politically correct manner. You cannot love, nor hate or feel any kind of emotion. Everybody is under surveillance.

In this futuristic society kids grow up and are picked for jobs according to the skills that they show through being educated. The main character is chosen to become a receiver of memories, and soon discovers a forgotten history that shows strong emotions and wars.

I was actually blown away by it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raleKODYeg0

Equilibrium - Christian Bale

A cross between "The Giver" and "Divergent"

Very entertaining and guess who dies again in this one...???

S*** B**n

Ajax wrote on Oct 24^th, 2014 at 5:39pm:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raleKODYeg0 Equilibrium - Christian Bale A cross between "The Giver" and "Divergent" Very entertaining and guess who dies again in this one...??? S*** B**n

Will have to check that out. People knock Christian Bale but he's one of my favourites.. his role in American Psycho was brilliant.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V96uhfQ0x9A

A Walk To Remember - Mandy Moore

A teenager movie with a difference, sad and emotional at times, this one nearly made me cry, well one or two drops may have come out.

Ajax wrote on Oct 24^th, 2014 at 5:39pm:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raleKODYeg0 Equilibrium - Christian Bale A cross between "The Giver" and "Divergent" Very entertaining and guess who dies again in this one...??? S*** B**n

So apart from the Sharpe series it seems Mr B (I hope you see what I did there...) seems type cast as the dying man...

We recently watched the Grand Budapest Hotel. It was lovely - a truly magical film.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKu5lGfRBxc

Watched "Fury" the other night on opening night. Was a tank movie war film, much like Saving Private Ryan. I consider it a more brutal movie than SPR, given that the lingering pain shown by dying soldiers in that movie is more pronounced in Fury.

You will actually end up hating the main characters for the way they are portrayed. But eventually, you will end up conceding that they are the good guys of the film. You will root for them in the final battle scenes.

A must see movie for anyone a fan of "The Thin Red Line" or "Saving Private Ryan". Perhaps a little bit of "Platoon" thrown in for good measure.

I am not completely against the depiction of firearms in movies, but when the plot is driven by situations involving threats at the gun muzzle there is a good chance that I will ditch the DVD or get up and walk out. Same goes for petro fuelled explosions and car chases.

I thought the Life of Pi was a nice antidote to that kind of crap. I especially like the father's advice to his son at a colourful religious festival. Essentially: "Its all very pretty, but religion is darkness."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE43XYKZzH8 http://i59.tinypic.com/2lcy8vd.png

The 300 Spartans (1962)

B grade movie with no abs and loin clothes  but much closer to history.

Clip above is the final battle when the Spartans found out they where betrayed and surrounded.

Leonidas leading from the front dies and his men fight to get his body back, then they are given an ultimatum surrender his body to Xerxes or die.

They were finished of with arrows because Spartans loathed them thinking they were a cowards weapon and didn't do justice to a warriors death.

Worth watching imo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvsgGtivCgs

Back to the Future
One of the best movies every made imo.

HOT FUZZ: seems funny, but will watch it if it comes my way. Seen many a 'over-achiever & under-achiever' (USA & OZ) duo act movie before. Nothing new.
SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION: One of the top 'Prison' Movies of all time. It's always an 'innocent' man, that flushes out the crooked 'system'. But he wasn't 'totally' innocent and that's why he had to crawl through a tunnel of shi.it to find his sense of personal freedom again. There are 'Bad' guys who need to learn from mistakes, and there are 'Evil' guys who don't want to.
300 SPARTANS: Loved the more recent version as it artistically portrays Greeks as the Greeks did themselves long ago - stylised. I totally agree with the concept of the 'PROJECTILE WEAPON' being the coward's weapon. Look at the USA now - they send in Drones (Terminators) to kill poorly armed 'peasant' remains of a once great Moslem Empire.
"What was once a Sword, is now a Scalpel though"  ;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G69Zh7YIg8c

THE DIVING BELL & THE BUTTERFLY (true story)

The movie is about a former Elle Magazine Editor having a major stroke and suffering 'locked-in syndrome' where he can only blink an eye for "yes/no" beyond full body paralysis. With this, he manages to write an immediate best seller (with help)and dies 10 days after its successful release.

The movie though, is more from the persepective of his jilted mother of his children, than what is actually written in the book - due to her having the 'rights' of his book on behalf of her children until they come of age. Apparently, his 'mistress' is more 'involved' than the movie lets on and this is an ongoing battle since the movie release.

Really well done movie, with beautiful people in it and it was done specifically in 'French' and it works well. Johnny Depp was originally cast, but was committed to Pirates-Carib'.

To me - it is a good example of what happens to a man, in the extreme, when he takes on more 'women' (love) than he can cope with. The mother of his children took one part of his brain (he becomes a 'half-wit' like all men do) and his Mistress took the other half of his brain. With both women on his mind, no wonder his head caved in and he stroked out.

All men should watch this movie ...and beware. But the book tells the truer story apparently.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2asCC9WRFM

Stone Cold

Brian Bosworth (cop = Joe Huff) infiltrates biker gang "the brotherhood"

Just the right amount of everything in this one great flick.

While we're on the subject of gangs acouple of classics from my teen years
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV4cgs-bPichttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh_eAu0_2xg
The Warriors                                                           The Wanderers

The Warriors
Luba lips DJ tells the story of a gang who has to bop its way back home in one night, accused of something they didn't do its not only the cops that's out to get them.

The Wanderers
Story of a Italian teenage gang in America 1960s getting up to all sorts of mischief , if nothing else you'll love the sound track, imo one of the best ever.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-UCFBS4a5I

The Delta Force

This is a movie that has some serious balls, it has a manly mans man quality about it, love it, like chuck norris in this, the best movie action star that ever has been displayed on screen, the ultimate butt kicking alpha male who leaves other action stars for dead, he is sooo totally underated as an action star,but he has so much fans, that they made a great satire about him through the chuck norris facts,


But its great to see this movie, while it is full of cheesy 80s fun, too many people would imply it to be too much of a bad thing, but not with this movie, Its way more than that, its got full of cool action, chuck norris kicking butts and heads, heart wrenching scenes that would be reminiscent of schindler's List, and that great musical score with the action scenes, nowdays this would be considered too poliltically incorrect to make, especially with chuck norris firing rockets into the faces of those arab terrorists which make up many of the coolest scenes.

This movie was made in 1986, i think it is ahead of its time.

Oh enjoy a movie from a time when it was free to be made and when there was no politically correct police to stop it that the lefties love.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhIGMIRWKjQ

Gentleman Jim - Errol Flynn

Great movie full of good humour and dialogue, up lifting, romantic and at times sad.

Great classic not to be missed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S0ulyUmw-8

Uncommon Valor - Gene Hackman - Patrick Swayze

Vietnam veterans reunite along with a rookie to go back and get American POW out of a Vietnamese prison.

B grade but worth a look, could be Patrick Swayze's first film but not sure.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oByMeAfwARs

Roadhouse - Patrick Swayze

Dalton (Swayze) is a cooler (boss of bouncers) he's one of the best in the business, the owner of the double deuce asks him to come and clean the place up.

Has Dalton bitten of more than he can chew.

Great movie great action and great piece of ass (girlfriend) oohh and great soundtrack.

Don't make B grades like this no more.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vs3uBX6w2Pw

Invasion USA

One of the most awesome chuck norris films you would ever find,

A CANON CLASSIC FOR SURE.

In DELTA FORCE he delivered justice to a bunch of airline passengers who were terrorized by arab terrorists and was armed with a futuristic bike which fired cool rockets into faces of these arab terrorists, he showed america how to fight terrorists.


In INVASION USA chuck norris faces off russians who to dare to invade and **** around with america and have a coalition of anti american leftists and bad guys from every nation in the world (even australia),   

A soviet operative named Mikhail Rostov unleashes a plan to somehow invade the USA, and its not only russians, but I swear they call apon every other leftie, fully fledged commie, or anybody with a chip on there shoulder about america, to join this anti american army that invade los angeles and attack the symbols of capitalism such as shopping malls and christmas, and little cute kids having fun, but when america wasnt ready, CHUCK NORRIS WAS ALWAYS READY. and he fights these invaders, terrorists and every other leftie scum who feel daring enough to **** with america, chuck norris is man of few words but lets his hands and feet do the speaking.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxC_JNz5Vbg

A brutal portrayal of the lives of soldiers who put their lives on the line to hunt down and kill Osama bin Laden. A gritty story, directed by Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker), is certainly not something for everyone. But certainly a story that would add acclaim to the armed forces currently and previously serving.

Annie Anthrax wrote on Oct 25^th, 2014 at 3:27pm:

We recently watched the Grand Budapest Hotel. It was lovely - a truly magical film.

yes, it was good. Nice 'wandering weaving' storyline.

Enjoyable flick!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m9IFlz2iYo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUfuZJI9LK4

The Way of the Dragon - Bruce Lee

With all the Chuck movies I thought this should get a mention, possibly Chuck's first ever movie???

The greatest fight scene ever captured on celluloid imo.

A duel befitting two great athletes at the coliseum

Tang So Do vs Jeet Kune Do

In real life I think Norris would kick Lee's butt.

stryder wrote on Nov 9^th, 2014 at 8:57pm:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-UCFBS4a5I The Delta Force This is a movie that has some serious balls, it has a manly mans man quality about it, love it, like chuck norris in this, the best movie action star that ever has been displayed on screen, the ultimate butt kicking alpha male who leaves other action stars for dead, he is sooo totally underated as an action star,but he has so much fans, that they made a great satire about him through the chuck norris facts, But its great to see this movie, while it is full of cheesy 80s fun, too many people would imply it to be too much of a bad thing, but not with this movie, Its way more than that, its got full of cool action, chuck norris kicking butts and heads, heart wrenching scenes that would be reminiscent of schindler's List, and that great musical score with the action scenes, nowdays this would be considered too poliltically incorrect to make, especially with chuck norris firing rockets into the faces of those arab terrorists which make up many of the coolest scenes. This movie was made in 1986, i think it is ahead of its time. Oh enjoy a movie from a time when it was free to be made and when there was no politically correct police to stop it that the lefties love.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06Uu4CRKj1o one of the coolest movie musical scores you will ever hear, which helped made the action scenes and this movie sooooooo great

Some of the fight flicks that make my top 10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2zFQmHWVCIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tc-RPjZRm8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9K3E-HETo0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCOqXnzN5Ik

Rocky                                                                          Never Back Down                                                      Hard Times or Street Fighter                                          Enter the Dragon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9K3E-HETo0


Ajax , you have some serious taste , IM A BIG CHARLES BRONSON FAN, and i have seen many charles bronson films, DEATH WISH 3, is my favourite of the lot, while i like clint eastwood, but he is no charles bronson as a vigilante with a big gun.

stryder wrote on Nov 11^th, 2014 at 5:46pm:

Ajax , you have some serious taste , IM A BIG CHARLES BRONSON FAN, and i have seen many charles bronson films, DEATH WISH 3, is my favourite of the lot, while i like clint eastwood, but he is no charles bronson as a vigilante with a big gun.

Hi Stryker

Yeah love all the old movies Charles Bronson is one of my favourites too. I love Clint Eastwood spaghetti westerns I think I like all his westerns.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCN5JJY_wiAhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X2DtiE7VLwhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCPcoNo_OkMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKITYu7z-AY

Check the following rap for the movie Interstellar. It is a thought provoking movie. The end is totally off the wall. Never seen a finish like it. It will leave you asking big questions when you leave the cinema. :) 4 Stars

(Source Wiki )Interstellar is a 2014 science fiction film directed by Christopher Nolan. Starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, and Michael Caine, the film features a team of space travelers who travel through a wormhole in search of a new habitable planet. It was written by Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan; Christopher combined his idea with a script developed by his brother in 2007 for Paramount Pictures and producer Lynda Obst. He produced the film with Obst and his wife, Emma Thomas. Theoretical physicist Kip Thorne, whose work inspired the film, acted as both scientific consultant and executive producer.

interstellar - 4 stars is my score too

Hey Striker, I love a Bronson movie called 'Last of the bare knuckled fighters' (I think).  Have you ever seen that one?

Rocketanski wrote on Nov 12^th, 2014 at 7:21pm:

Hey Striker, I love a Bronson movie called 'Last of the bare knuckled fighters' (I think).  Have you ever seen that one?

I think the movie you might be referring to is called "Hard times" were he played a street fighter named chaney who with boxing promoter called speed played by james coburn who sets up fights for him in new orleans.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1N0s4n5blA

Is that the one, rocketanski ???

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJS3lXhwGrY

Death Wish 3

There is nothing more awesome than a film with Charles bronson shooting down bad guys and in this film theres plenty of bad guys for him to take down, that you pretty much lose the count on the way, just sooo many bad guys, New york city had an abundance of them

Charles bronson is just one of the most awesome action stars ever to come across on screen his bad assness is legendary, its a pity that todays action stars mostly have to be young because NONE OF THE THEM CANT EVEN MATCH A THIRD OF HOW BAD ASS CHARLES BRONSON WAS.

Ive seen the first death wish and it was ok, Charles bronson kills a few muggers here and there, But in death wish 3 WHICH IS THE BEST DEATH WISH OF THE LOT, he takes on a whole groups of violient youth gangs who terrorize the neighbourhoods of new york, back in the 80s New york was a very violient place with a high crime rate.

But Charles bronson comes to town armed with his widley hunter one of the biggest pistols you will ever seen on screen, deals with gang problem like he knows how and delivering justice ONE BIG BULLET AT A TIME.

Do yourself a favour and experience the awesomeness of Charles bronson, Death wish 3 is must see, and requires repeat viewing, iv lost count how many times ive seen it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MyHwD8wJ8k

The barbarians
The 80s was a great period that produced awesome movies, I found one which is bloody awesome and a fun ride,


The barbarians, this is a movie that oozes with fun, it has an awesome setting, cool heroes, cool villians, good music and topless women, AND REPEAT VIEWING WATCHIBILITY what more can you want,

Its not a history or period piece about barbarians from long ago europe to throw at your face, this is just an offspring from the sword and scorcery genre which sprang to life through CONAN THE BARBARIAN in 1982, and many imitators came after it, but this movie surpassed even CONAN itself.

And the 80s produced soo many films filled with testosterone and macho in which action stars were partly measured through bicep size along with charisma. i believe this movie is soooo manly that after watching it you would probably feel hairs on your chest.

the practical special effects still hold up even to this very day, hell this movie is better than LORD OF THE RINGS, hell at least this movie has manly characters rather than those gayish characters like frodo and sam in the lord of the rings movies WHICH WAS TOO LONG, TOO BORING AND OVERLOADED WITH TOO MUCH CGI,

Not bad stryker.

But this scene from Conan oohhh lalalalala

and the music is A1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuggGZA-1kshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtaYmsOi908http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOUs6er51bI

Conan the Barbarian 1982:Thulsa Doom orgy

while we're on sword and sandal genre little known but well worth the watch, action romance betrayal its all there.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSOKA-f9Ly4

Trsitan and Isolde (2006) - James Franco & Sophia Myles

Classic sword and sandal movies

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW256O1uK74http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEOOZDbMrgEhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZAbEOCFlfUhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuCvt7vPWJw

TROY                                                                  BRAVEHEART                                                            LAST SAMURAI                                                        JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGEigptwPOU

The Beastmaster

Ajax, heres one sword and scorcery epic from the 80s to add.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56pvjrZg5p8

Xtro

This is one of the best sci fi horror movies of the 80s, even though there is a bit of a rip off here and there from the ridley scott alien film a few years back, this movie was said to be a response to steven speilbergs ET released in 1982 about some friendly cute alien who is in distress and wanting to go home, here this alien is very scary, chilling and yet cool, and kills in creative cruel ways, and has an interesting backstory.

This is a movie about alien abduction, a father-son relationship, matter manupilation through thought and teasing flashes of boobs here and there, everything you need in a 80s sci fi horror film.

Deeply recommend if you like old 80s fashioned horror.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDTpWFGnBek


Creepshow

This is another fine gem of the 80s horror genre whose repeat viewing watchibility grows more and more on me through the decades, I remember watching the first time when i was 10 i think on a VHS tape, that was such a long, long and long time ago.

The best horror collaboration in history, stephen king and george a romero made this film together in a collection of five short stories interwined with brief animated pieces which stephen king himself stars in the second one, and also has ted danson and leslie nelson.

Good film to watch on halloween.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-WKSnSagMg


Razorback


Who ever remember seeing this one ??, when australian films were making there mark around the world in the 80s, Russell Mulcahy made this aussie horror flick about a giant wild pig roaming the outback and killing people, KINDA LIKE JAWS SET IN THE OUTBACK, even though the premise was quite silly, still worth a good watch. awesome cinematography and cheesy practical effects which still looks way better than today's keyboarded CGI, WHICH ARE LIKE FIREWORKS, FIRST 10 MINUTES YOUR EYES ARE MARVELED, 25 MINUTES LATER IT GETS REPETITIVE.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wFVpKYNvRU

Class of 1984

A ripper of an 80s film, which may kinda exaggerate about the dangers of high school or maybe not, but with this fictional high school gang led by its leader stegmen who is one of the most vicious and nastiest pieces of work of a villian you will ever see, either on a film or at a real high school, with this gang he leads it loves dealing in drugs, gang violience and prostuition and still go to high school, and know that being a minor in the eyes of the law helps them get away with anything. pretty much of that is still going on in todays society, this film has a part horror element which is engaging. so this film still has some power.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjyhqECi108


The monster club

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTM0lAiSJ6w

Lifeforce

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_TXEEgNiWE

Memoirs of a Geisha - Zhang Ziyi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCJfUi3V3r4

Ben Hur Charlton Heston

This one has it all, friendship, betrayal, tragedy, love, faith and a 20 minute chariot race.

Don't make them like this no more.

After you see it you'll know why they say its bigger than Ben Hur!!!!!

And I'm not talking about the 224 minutes.

A possibly little-known film, 'Open Range' by Kevin Costner:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4werfN6fQ44

I was very surprised by the quality and the final gunfight is just huge.

I've been a big fan of Robert Duvall since the Lonesome Dove series.

Another I liked, in the same cowboy vein, was the remake of 'True Grit', with Jeff Bridges:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GkAH7IUWOE

Or, for something completely different, there's always this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JlG7q-ld8M


:)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2X1zZIGtmE

The Good Lie - Reese Witherspoon

Worth watching, makes you realise how fortunate we are living in Australia.

Good flick.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1LxRJno7N8

Sweet Home Alabama - Reese Witherspoon

My Favourite Witherspoon flick.

Don't miss this one its a classic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6dLhpVvSAc
Porkys

For all these guys who had childhoods back in the 80s, who remembers this film, watching it with your mates on the good old VHS or even alone behind your parents back, i certainly do,  ;D ;D

This is an absolute fun comedy about sex starved youth, low brow humour and a bit of social satire. this film was the granddaddy of american pie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrTqenN1SqQ

Caddyshack

Many would say this is a comedy classic, i guess when you have a stellar cast such as Rodney dangerfield, Chevy chase and Bill murray, it is true and that this film will have you laughing in stiches.

I dont know why but i always liked Mickey rourke, he had a unique screen presence of his own, he had a up and down career as an actor and ****** his face through professional boxing but here is a film that i like and you might be surprised yourself after viewing it. this is one of his best.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp0LXxkx7yA
Angel heart

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61-GFxjTyV0

The Wrestler - Mickey Rourke

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFuzMlfZGWM

Good for a few laughs!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PHzjXjotAw
A prayer for the dying

Another good Mickey rourke film

Documentary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hfEBupAeo4

All Wars Are Bankers' Wars

Conspiracy Theories or the Truth - You decide

Saw this the other day very thought provoking - if its true then all politicians in the western world are TRAITORS to their own country.

This movie led me to ask the question.........?

"Should Julia Gillard be jailed for enslaving us all to the bankers.........?"

What's $600 billion dollars in terms of a prison sentence....???

And $1.8 million dollars a day in interest....???

I thought the Wrestler was great. I don't care for big studio, big budget movies, they are kind of vapid. The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby is a good drama from an independent production company. It has touches of Bergman.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8K34N604Iw

Harley davidson and the marlboro man


Its better to be dead and cool than be alive and uncool,

This movie has some quotable quotes and mickey rourke is awesome and funny as harley davidson.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3FTkAS15zk

An American Werewolf in London

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iS59iV2Ffs

The Exorcist

Saw this when I was a teenager, we read 6 women fainted at Sydney opening.

Took us two goes to get in, and we talked about it for weeks.

Dracula, werewolves the occult, Friday the 13th, Halloween, none scared the bejesus out of me like the Exorcist did.

stryder wrote on Dec 18^th, 2014 at 9:22pm:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PHzjXjotAw A prayer for the dying Another good Mickey rourke film

there WAS a GOOD Mickey Rourke.film.

I dont believe it. ;D

"The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies".  Well, marginally better than the second one, Jackson still takes some dire liberties with the story and it has some rather silly points at the end to try and more obviously tie it into The Lord of The Rings.   The battle scenes are pretty good but surprisingly bloodless (perhaps I'm too used to Game of Thrones and Vikings?).   I'd give it about 7, maybe 8 out of 10, just for the spectacle.  The love triangle was rather pointless and typically Hollywood.

stryder wrote on Dec 21^st, 2014 at 10:08pm:

Harley davidson and the marlboro man Its better to be dead and cool than be alive and uncool, This movie has some quotable quotes and mickey rourke is awesome and funny as harley davidson.

wow, Ive found the one person who actually watched this load of tripe all the way through.

Ajax wrote on Dec 27^th, 2014 at 6:53pm:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3FTkAS15zk An American Werewolf in London

Great movie AJAX, Seeing this trailer, I now feel compelled to go and find and buy the blu ray edition, and add this to my collection.

I saw St Vincent last night.

I thought it was ok.

It was a US movie that looked a bit like a Brit movie (which is good)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BzwxJ-M_M0

The Fly


Some may say that this is one of the best sci fi horror films of all time,

Well when you have a director like David Cronenberg in the directors chair and a brilliant actor like Jeff Goldblum in the lead as a mad scientist who has invented a teleportation device that goes horribly wrong, with the use of great practical effects, then you have a classic in your hands.

Brian Ross wrote on Dec 27^th, 2014 at 11:52pm:

"The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies".  Well, marginally better than the second one, Jackson still takes some dire liberties with the story and it has some rather silly points at the end to try and more obviously tie it into The Lord of The Rings.   The battle scenes are pretty good but surprisingly bloodless (perhaps I'm too used to Game of Thrones and Vikings?).   I'd give it about 7, maybe 8 out of 10, just for the spectacle.  The love triangle was rather pointless and typically Hollywood.

Saw it yesterday at the 'flicks', and I'd concur with a 7 or 8 out of 10.

Agree re the love triangle, the whole thing came off as being rather incidental.

The Drop:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U24yPqSWq20&feature=player_detailpage


Another outstanding performance from Tom Hardy who must surely be the man of the moment in Hollywood...the modern day Marlon Brando?
It seems to be a straight contest between Hardy and Elba Idris to be the next Bond.Normally O would say Tom Hardy would be a shoe in but with today's racial tokenism it will probably drop in Elba's favour..still two great actors and whoeever gets it will do the franchise proud.

You liked The Drop?

I watched it last night and wasn't really impressed.  I thought the acting was flat and no-one displayed the slightest bit of emotion which made the whole thing a bit uninteresting.  6/10

Interstellar.

Scientists must find a new planet after Tony Abbott-style environmental policies ruin the Earth.

Visually entertaining, if not a bit slow to start off with, and quite long altogether. The ending was a bit crap imo. But nonetheless an entertaining film mostly.

Kat wrote on Dec 28^th, 2014 at 2:20pm:

Brian Ross wrote on Dec 27th, 2014 at 11:52pm: "The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies".  Well, marginally better than the second one, Jackson still takes some dire liberties with the story and it has some rather silly points at the end to try and more obviously tie it into The Lord of The Rings.   The battle scenes are pretty good but surprisingly bloodless (perhaps I'm too used to Game of Thrones and Vikings?).   I'd give it about 7, maybe 8 out of 10, just for the spectacle.  The love triangle was rather pointless and typically Hollywood. Saw it yesterday at the 'flicks', and I'd concur with a 7 or 8 out of 10. Agree re the love triangle, the whole thing came off as being rather incidental.

The movie itself may have been the best of the series. But it's no LOTR quality comparison. I definitely found the last two Hobbit movies to be better than the original Hobbit movie. But I was not even concerned with the way the Hobbit movies didn't compare more favourably than the LOTR movies.

Though we can make comparisons about Legolas' ability to defy gravity in both series, the Hobbit didn't do a great deal of fight scenes as extensively as in LOTR. I thought the Hobbit series was quite hollow in comparison. Just too few characters to follow (which did uncomplicate the storylines), and not much action.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLDehtTqyig

Pump up the volume

Well I thought Christian slater was a cool actor back a few decades ago. when he was mixing it with the A list in those early 90s, but now he is still in the business today but making forgetable B grade films,

Julius Abbott wrote on Dec 28^th, 2014 at 7:15pm:

Interstellar. Scientists must find a new planet after Tony Abbott-style environmental policies ruin the Earth. Visually entertaining, if not a bit slow to start off with, and quite long altogether. The ending was a bit crap imo. But nonetheless an entertaining film mostly.

I'm sure that the environmental policies of Abbott won't lead to parallel universes inspired by the desertification of the world.

Forget Instellar, I think this movie has far more sci fi awesome.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mUfKTjJGq0

Europa report


Its on dvd, go for it, its a stunner of a film.

It currently has an 80% fresh critical rating on ROTTEN TOMATOES.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYPcLYPoaxo

The Abyss

Great film by James cameron, i thought it was better than his other film, TITANIC, great underwater action adventure with a dash of fantasy.

Went to see Exodus: Gods and Kings, and must say, it was interesting with the story from the bible, trying to keep it real, with the sea scene.....and a lot of special effects, wow.
Hubby and I liked the movie, daughter saw it a couple of nights ago and she thought it was an interesting story, but her BF thought it was boring.

I can tell you something that pleased me, I hardly ever go to the movies because, unless it is just a good visual film, and if there is a lot of dialogue, and the hearing problem I have, I miss a lot of what is said and lose interest in the movie.
The good thing at Reading cinema is, they gave me these earphones, and it worked an absolute treat! I had it so loud, it was fantastic.
Makes the movie even better!
:)
Usually, I just wait until it comes out in DVD to hire, and then have the subtitles.
It's annoying to others, having the subtitles covering part of the scene, but, instead of me asking "What did they say" like I used to, now the tables have turned, if they miss out on hearing something or it wasn't clear enough, they ask me "What did they say?" because I read it  ;D  8-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arnWm7SL3Kc

Flatliners


What an idea for a movie, but would not work in real life, a group of medical students under going a scientific experiment in finding the answer through science about what happens to us after death through this craziness of going under and flatlining. but still keifer sutherland, julia roberts and kevin bacon, They do lift this movie and all of its implausibilities

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY3ZpxKZKeI

Pointbreak

One of the best action films to this day, one of the best music scores as well

Just listen to this, love this movie, despite how crazy and illogical it is, the ride is always fun.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWI7R-UmlGM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38aCs--ma-o

The golden child

At what one time Eddie murphy was the funniest person on the planet, and this film always reminds me forever, WHY  ;D ;D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqfJqLFQSIk


Coming to America

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e9/Scanners.jpg

Who remembers this poster on a VHS COVER.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6GNs6MthtU

Scanners

Good movie from David cronenberg about the appealing but yet destructive fictional power of TELEPATHY.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKP-WkcDT5s

The time machine

I will always remember Rod taylor who just passed away, through this movie, AND I LOVE THIS MOVIE, way better than that crappy remake which starred guy pearce back in 2002.

http://www.heyuguys.com/images/2013/06/The-Last-Starfighter.jpg



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7NaxBxFWSo

The Last starfighter

Great movie, this movie was one of the stepping stones in the evolution of CGI in movies and the digital effects still hold up today even though it was made in 1984, even though those rubber alien suites that the actors wore to play aliens looks dated, but you will find that this movie has an irresistable and wonderful charm to it.

The story has arthurian overtures, instead of the sword in the stone, its a joystick in a 80s arcade video game, where young alex rogan breaks a record playing the game and gets recruited by the star league to defend the galaxy.

It has a great musical score that has an 80s spielberg/lucas feel to it.

stryder wrote on Dec 28^th, 2014 at 10:29pm:

Forget Instellar, I think this movie has far more sci fi awesome. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mUfKTjJGq0 Europa report Its on dvd, go for it, its a stunner of a film. It currently has an 80% fresh critical rating on ROTTEN TOMATOES.

Watched it at your recommendation. Found it as boring as anything, including baseball.

UnSubRocky wrote on Jan 12^th, 2015 at 12:36am:

stryder wrote on Dec 28th, 2014 at 10:29pm: Forget Instellar, I think this movie has far more sci fi awesome. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mUfKTjJGq0 Europa report Its on dvd, go for it, its a stunner of a film. It currently has an 80% fresh critical rating on ROTTEN TOMATOES. Watched it at your recommendation. Found it as boring as anything, including baseball.

You did, woooow

Im sorry that the movie didnt impress apon you as it did me.

If anyone is thinking about watching Unbroken this Thursday's premier, forget it. It's such a nothing movie.

UnSubRocky wrote on Jan 12^th, 2015 at 12:42am:

If anyone is thinking about watching Unbroken this Thursday's premier, forget it. It's such a nothing movie.

My brother told me the same thing the other day

I watch these movies online, and just save the money. If it seems like a brilliant movie, then I pay for the privilege of seeing the movie in theatre.

http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BNzA1NDYzNjA4MF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwOTYzMDg4._V1._SX339_SY475_.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j17GIsw7aVA


The last temptation of christ

I actually like this movie, it offers a radical new look of Jesus christ even in shades of pornagrahy as if he was just a human being following a call to fulfill gods wish., but this movie caused a shitstorm through the christian world in 1988 where he was accused of offending the sensibilities of christians, but then again i liked this movie, even though its running time is very, very, VERY, VERY long, BUT MARTIN SCORCESEE IS STILL ALIVE TODAY.

Johnny Depp's movie The Rum Diaries (2011)was on TV last night. It started off with a couple of good scenes and then went down hill. The plot is clichéd and at times quite unbelievable, the characters never develop and there are several faults with their period interpretation including the use of the word Vibe at a point before it had been introduced into the popular lexicon. It's not worth watching.

http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTM4MzU4MDk2MF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMDQzNzQzMQ@@._V1_SX640_SY720_.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsK4nt7Z6HQ

Highlander

One of the great fantasy films of the 80s, when you have actors like Christopher lambert and the great Sean connery AND THAT UPLIFTING SOUNDTRACK FROM QUEEN, you have something special, a film that is A CULT CLASSIC.

http://www.impawards.com/1984/posters/gremlins_ver1.jpg



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nGd36NhmTE


Definetly one of the best movies of the 80s, SO ORIGINAL AND INVENTIVE WHICH IS QUITE RARE IN HOLLYWOOD THESE DAYS,, Ive watched this so many times and never get tired of it, Joe dante really created a CLASSIC here with the help of Steven spielberg.

http://rack.3.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE0LzExLzA1L2EyL2JhYmEyNDI5eDY0LjVlMGY1LnBuZwpwCXRodW1iCTEyMDB4OTYwMD4/0ea4159a/e37/baba2-429x640.png

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szaLnKNWC-U

A great horror movie, MADE IN AUSTRALIA.

Believe it or not, it has created a bit of a buzz in america, and holds a fresh 97% on ROTTEN TOMATOES, that even the director of the ORIGINAL EXORCIST FILM,  William Friedkin said it was the most scariest film he has seen in ages.

Directed by jennifer kent, actress turned director, its a horror movie that delves into the emotional dimemsions of parenthood, grief and depression explored through the angle of the HORROR GENRE, about a young single mother amelia raising her young son samuel and is consumed by grief of her husband who was killed 6 years ago and battling depression while raising her dificult young son, one night she reads him a pop up storybook called the babadook and all hell breaks loose after that, ITS ONE HECK OF A SMART HORROR FILM. better than the average junk passed as horror movies these days from hollywood.

I highly recommend this film.

JOHN WICK


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RllJtOw0USI

Action action and more action. Keanu Reeves is not a favourite actor but he definitely does have a charm about him and he looks pretty good for 50.

The plot is pretty thin but there are lots of amusing one-liners to break up the carnage. The body count is huge and I don't think I have ever seen so many heads being blown off in the one movie. The assassins have their own currency and code. Well most of them.

Ian McShane and William Dafoe are always entertaining but Alfie Allen (Game of Thrones) still gives me the creeps.  Produced by Eva Longoria.

I enjoyed it.  Might watch The Babadook tonight.

83% on Rotten Tomatoes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rX3T31x-Y0

Jagged Edge - Glenn Close

One of the better suspense thrillers made.

Babadook was a great movie. I still have a rental here at home, and would probably watch it again. I smart horror movie that doesn't rely on stupid jump scares. A real psychological horror movie. Basically, a woman who is still suffering the shock of losing her husband in a car accident is cursed with nightmares and day dreams about a demon after reading a book about him.

Two I've watched this week.

Prometheus - think that's how you spell it. Borrowed DVD. I only got about half way through and couldn't stomach any more. I did watch a couple Alien movies and got through them.

Age of Consent. This an oldie about a painter (James Mason) and a water nymph (mostly nude Helen Mirren about 18-19). Shot on Dunk Island with some Aussies in the cast. Not bad but the main attraction was the body beautiful in a lot of underwater scenes - if it was her body. Just about the perfect body.

But mostly been watching half hour sitcoms. A new one called "Whites" with the guy from Jonathan Creek is about surreal goings-on in a restaurant kitchen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJfLoE6hanc

BIRDMAN - Michael Keaton

Can see why Keaton would have been attracted to this role playing batman and being stereotyped and pidgeon holed as a superhero.

A different type of movie not for the average joe, people in the film industry will appreciate this one, don't think I'll ever watch it again.

I have tried to watch "Birdman" online. No point going to see it at the cinema, since I don't want to watch an actor that I don't really like. But the first 30 minutes that I have watched seems okay. The acting is quite good. The desire to keep watching, isn't.

I watched the war movie "Fury" the other night.

It's pretty damn cartoonish and unrealistic. It's about the crew of a Sherman tank "Fury" during April 1945 in Germany. Brad Pitt plays the well past pension age commander.

German shells bounce off the Shermans and tank battles are fought at distances of less than 20 metres. It takes about 1,000 or more, incredibly dumb Germans to attack this single tank.

I read it's supposed to be an anti war movie. Personally, I thought it was the opposite. I can easily imagine theatres full of yanks chanting "USA! USA! USA!" as the final credits roll.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OGvZoIrXpg

Life_goes_on wrote on Feb 9^th, 2015 at 5:12pm:

I watched the Brad Pitt directed war movie "Fury" the other night. It's pretty damn cartoonish and unrealistic. It's about the crew of a Sherman tank "Fury" during April 1945 in Germany. German shells bounce off the Shermans and tank battles are fought at distances of less than 20 metres. It takes about 1,000 or more, incredibly dumb Germans to attack this single tank. I read it's supposed to be an anti war movie. Personally, I thought it was the opposite. I can easily imagine theatres full of yanks chanting "USA! USA! USA!" as the final credits roll.

Brad Pitt is over rated. His current wife does a better job at directing. That must piss him off, hey?

I have always viewed Mr Pitt as just a pretty face- he has put in one or two half decent performances _ 7 years in Tibet and Troy.

I think Leonardo Dicaprio is gold standard and is constantly being compared to Nicholson, he is much better than Nicholson,!

Aviator one of his finest performances. If you haven't seen Aviator , you really should.

http://www.riverbank.ie/files/images/the-neverending-story.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeFni9dOv7c

One of my childhood pleasures, hell lord of the rings pales next to this fantasy epic at times with its over the top CGI scenes.

I mean this movie has a heart and originality that is so rare in movies these days, IF ANYONE HASNT SEEN THIS, check it out.  :)

Some good Aussie Movies worth a look.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IakB3L0GP0Ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGEwsKORMQ8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsXr01LFZbUhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPLgi_o4DHI

John Doe                                                        Drift                               Cedar Boys                                  The Combination

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXZ4u2ZVWOc

Bad Boy Bubby
This is one australian movie ill never forget, not an easy movie to sit through and see, and your mind may not forget it

I thought that it was an absolute delight to see Bad Boy Bubby. It was quite a smart movie, and I wish there could be more movies like it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caHnaRq8Qlghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWNWi-ZWL3c

Mad Max - Mel Gibson                           Mad Max - Tom Hardy

Will it live up to expectations

stryder wrote on Feb 14^th, 2015 at 10:02am:

http://www.riverbank.ie/files/images/the-neverending-story.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeFni9dOv7c One of my childhood pleasures, hell lord of the rings pales next to this fantasy epic at times with its over the top CGI scenes. I mean this movie has a heart and originality that is so rare in movies these days, IF ANYONE HASNT SEEN THIS, check it out.  :)

yes, never ending story is great.

Also liked "The dark Crystal"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkJA1rb8Nxo

The Interview - James Franco, Randall Park

This is a pissa, you want a good laugh watch it.

I couldn't find much funny about this "The Interview" movie, and I am usually a fan of Seth Rogen and James Franco movies. I watched this online last year when it was only available on the internet. Didn't laugh then. And I doubt that watching it with peer pressure from a surrounding cinema audience laughing won't make me laugh along. Fat kid eating icecream for propaganda was smile worthy.

The Hobbit:  Battle of the Five Armies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSzeFFsKEt4

Enjoyable movie and I am not sure why it got so many bad reviews.  The battle seemed to just stop and the thousands of fighters just disappeared but all in all it was quite enjoyable and a good lead into the Rings movies.

Lots of moral lessons to be had and tears to shed at the demise of some of the characters.

Actually a really good flick.

Old rusty does a great job both acting & directing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CkLC4Zr2Mw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHL5ZN_Vn8w

An Officer and a Gentleman (Richard Gere - Debra Winger - Louis Gossett Jnr)

Watched it again the other night after I don't know how long.

Still a great movie, if you haven't seen it get it it's a classic imo.

I wished they made B grades like this nowadays.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VUblDwa648

Rocky 1, 2, 3 4........(Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Burgess Meredith)

Classic movies which always have a message about life.

You ain't seen the Rockies you aint seen nothing!!!!

Hired the DVD movie from the DVD kiosk the other day, "Predestination" and at the end of it, myself, hubby, son and his gf, asked "So what was that movie about?"
It is a tricky one, trying to understand it, with time travel back and forth...... but then again, what do we know about time travel and what can really happen, so this is probably just an idea of what may happen.
The movie kept the suspense going, and that was good, but the ending.....left us wondering a bit...maybe that was the idea....watch it for yourselves and get back here and discuss if you wish.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVOpfpYijHA

I just logged in to critique this same movie and you beat me to it.  WOW.

I didn't mind it but my son hated it because any which way you look at it ...  it is impossible.  My head was spinning at the end trying to figure out how it could be possible even with time travel.  It can't.

Strange movie.

Because of you two ended up watching this movie.

My opinion,

The writer was on drugs when he wrote it!

The producers must have just won tatts to sponsor it!

Don't think I'll ever watch that again.

;D

I said it was strange.  I won't be backing up to watch it again in the future either.

Basically, the gist of the movie was that the main character was the person responsible for his own problems. But you have to figure out who it is.

Big fan of Elvis & big fan of westerns, put the two together and presto.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z0eling--A

Movie - Flaming Star - Elvis Presley

A great movie about prejudice, racism, romance, love, family and friendship.

http://www.nordicposters.com/p2/proposition_05.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63DHkKPq5ac

This aussie made western is a great movie, absolutely recommended, I like what they did in recreating late nineteenth century outback australia, it almost has a strong visercal and gritty quality to it, with the dirt, the blood and those flies, under what looks like an oppressive heat beating on the land.

Just finished watching 'The Imitation Game' based on the work of Alan Turing.

Worth a look...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5CjKEFb-sM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfZWFDs0LxAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97yL7UjcHbE

Fifty Shades Of Grey                                                Imo very similar to The Story of O (1975)

Dakota Johnson & Jamie Dornan,

Can someone please tell me why women like this movie?

The guy is obviously sick and half a step away from American psycho being abused as a child by his prostitute mother and then as a teenager experience sex with a female masochist.

Do women really want to be bound gagged and whipped during sex?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQvwiOWpj7o&feature=player_detailpage#t=142

sad, but true

As far as kids movies go, it's actually quite well made.

The fifty shades of grey movie was basically about the young woman who feels that she doesn't get any, getting caught up in some luxurious lifestyle, and then agreeing to be the love slave to Christian. She only objects when she finds that she has gotten enough out of him.

Just took a chance on the Bond film Sky Fall. Slick production, good music, but dreadfully fight scenes using moves that are unbelievable and the same old double meanings in the tired dialog between Bond and the girls. Komodo Dragon eating a man? Give me a break. This film is for school boys and older Ninja Turtle fans.

issuevoter wrote on May 5^th, 2015 at 6:45am:

Just took a chance on the Bond film Sky Fall. Slick production, good music, but dreadfully fight scenes using moves that are unbelievable and the same old double meanings in the tired dialog between Bond and the girls. Komodo Dragon eating a man? Give me a break. This film is for school boys and older Ninja Turtle fans.

Did you notice how flawed the movie's premise was for the audience. I noticed the first time that it wasn't right, but had to take another look later on, since I missed some of the detail. Evidently, the villain of the movie managed to get captured after an elaborate trap to lure in Bond. He then set about initiating an escape from MI6 prison, where he could open alarmed doors, and still get passed guards (trained to kill you 20 different ways). Then there was the actual escape where he co-ordinated with other members of his faction, in which he dressed up as a police officer and blew up the subway line just in time for Bond to be in just the right place at the right time. Then he got in to the building where M was speaking on her own defence about why she should keep her job. His intention to kill M, after killing off the guards (also trained to kill mob bosses and the like).

If you ever worked with law enforcement, you would find this scenario totally implausible. Even for a movie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woHTUsl66BY

I saw this movie last night, and thought that it is a good contender for best movie of the year. Though a few movies would be better represented for film of the year, this movie Mad Max: Fury Road is actually quite a redemption for George Miller. His first movie was praised in theatres as being quite a grim portrayal of a pre-apocalyptic world, overrun by maniacs. MM2 was the peak of the series (atleast until Fury Road), and MM3 showed just how much Hollywood should keep it's nose out of the franchise -- though it did have its moments.

Fury Road starts out fast, and doesn't let up much, except to have a few breathers. Much of the intensity of Mad Max 2 is shown and exceeded in Fury Road. All the nods of reference to all three movies previous to this movie give the audience enough to tie this movie into the franchise. But the movie is something more. Of course, Miller has a bigger budget and more technology to work to make a good movie. But it seems that the actors are putting in the effort to make the grittiness of the genre all the more real. Even Rosie Hungtington Whitely has made an effort to get acting lessons for this film. Those film buffs out there that cringe at previous efforts of the Mad Max franchise, take heart to know that this final installment should be considered more mature than those others. If you're not a Mad Max fan, this recent effort could be considered a reboot for the franchise, and nowhere near disappointing as the predecessors.

What I liked about Mad Max was its low budget Australian innovation. If this new movie is anything like the subsequent big budget movies, it is just more kids stuff from Hollywood.

issuevoter wrote on May 15^th, 2015 at 10:44pm:

What I liked about Mad Max was its low budget Australian innovation. If this new movie is anything like the subsequent big budget movies, it is just more kids stuff from Hollywood.

No. The movie is quite gritty, and keeps in true form to the way the first two movies of the franchise presented themselves to audiences. There are nods towards Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, but it isn't that camp. It appears that this movie is more mature than the first three movies.

If your concern is to do with the amount of CGI, they keep the computer generated images to a minimum usage, and let the action speak loudly. Compared to other CGI heavy movies, this Fury Road has taken a laxative, and is all the better for it.

I don't think it's a movie for the teenage audiences. The MA rating is appropriate, and there are a few scenes where the younger audiences wouldn't be appropriate to seeing this movie. Though I believe that the dialogue seemed appropriate for a post apocalyptic scenario -- people desperate to survive and bordering on religious insanity and barbarity.

Still, I always wonder why they drive around V8s when there is an oil shortage.

I saw Ex Machina the other night. Check it out if you like "can A.I. have consciousness and free will?" type films. I thought it was brilliant.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hISp9ZWqx8c

How the second world war affects the people on the island of Kefalonia.

A must see in my opinion.

Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Nicolas Cage
Penelope Cruz
John Hurt
Christian Bale

Corelli's Mandolin is an excellent novel also. never quite understood why they thought it was necessary to add Captain.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJJrkyHas78

Jurassic World

Very much like a sequel to Jurassic Park, and ignore very much the events of The Lost World and Jurassic Park 3. But again, you are frustrated at how casually they ignore the safety and security of park and tourists whilst having an inadequate security team that gets wiped out within a few minutes of things starting to go wrong.

Chris Pratt makes a good making of a lead actor, whilst the other actors are rather plain and make well for extras. The children, as usual, get themselves into mischief, and it's difficult to feel sorry for them. Though they are smart enough to handle their situation -- with luck. Bryce Dallas Howard makes for good eye candy, but is clearly playing a character that doesn't belong in an animal park.... anywhere. She is more like some kind of failing businesswoman trying to protect the interests of a unique park, where visitor numbers realistically should remain strong. Kind of akin to going out of business because you are the only supplier of cold water at a marathon, but people want you to add gatorade.

When I saw the trailer with the raptors interacting with Owen, I thought it was the dumbest thing ever. The motorcycling scene seemed very fake, and you could let yourself reason that it was a green screen with Pratt on some motorcycle indoors looking as if the clock for his turn on the ride was about to finish. But the rest of the scene looked pretty good, and not as corny as I made the initial scene seem.

You can see the ending from a mile off, because you hadn't seen much of the contenders before. And it ended kind of corny, followed by the cliched victory call. But you have to wonder how hungry dinosaurs get every day. Because if I was a dinosaur, I would probably take a break after consuming my third security personnel for the day.

Have been watching a few 'space' movies lately.
As is my wont.

"The Europa Report" is quite good. 4/5

"Moon" has a very good story. 4/5

"solaris", slow moving. Good story but too 'deep' 2/5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62E4FJTwSuc

Terminator Genysis

I believe that it is one of those movies that you should see more than once at the cinema. But it is definitely not as good as T2. Terminator 2 was a well paced movie that allowed for scenes of action, followed by a release of tension scenes. Terminator Genysis was a movie that seemed very rushed. As if the director and crew were trying to fit as much information as it can into a movie. It seemed a bit insulting to the audience, with unexplained and unnecessary dialogue to push the plot along. Reese didn't seem to take too allying with the T-800 at all, except with the final scenes.

Jai Courtney was a good Reese, but could have had a darker attitude. Particularly, when I saw early trailers that made him look bad ass. Jason Clarke seemed out of place in a Terminator movie. And his T-3000 character (or whatever it was) seemed more about playing a narcissistic Terminator, more concerned about reprimanding his enemies, than about killing them when he clearly didn't need them. Of course, Arnold seemed to have phoned his performance in here, and he is definitely not the same guy that enthused over T3. 67 years old, you can only expect so much from a guy who has had heart surgery, and is probably developing some kind of alzheimers. I guess he did okay.

Overall, I suppose this movie ranks as the third best of the franchise. I rank T2, T1, and TG as the top ranking, respectively. Though, I would have liked to have seen this movie made about 10 years earlier, under different circumstances. But I'm satisfied with the outcome of the movie.

I think someone already mentioned about the latest Mad Max?
Went to see it, and the big mistake we made, was going to the Gold Class, with a nice relaxed lay back seating arrangement!
Not for this movie, it kept the pace going, an edge of the seat stuff. I found I couldn't stay relaxed in the reclined position much, had to sit up and feel all the 'eeks and ouches' in this high action packed movie.

The hubby thinks there was only about 20 seconds of calmness in the movie overall  ;D

Sophia wrote on Jul 4^th, 2015 at 10:38pm:

The hubby thinks there was only about 20 seconds of calmness in the movie overall  ;D

I think that was the point where they were hosing the mud off themselves. Kind of sensual. But yes, was one of the calm scenes.

Hubby keeps wanting to take me to the movies.

I keep saying no.

Why?

There's nothing really worth seeing IMO.

Am I wrong?

Lisa Jones wrote on Aug 6^th, 2015 at 7:00am:

Hubby keeps wanting to take me to the movies. I keep saying no. Why? There's nothing really worth seeing IMO. Am I wrong?

It just depends on what type of movies you like, sometimes there may be nothing that takes my interest to go to the movies, and then, something does take my interest, and I like to go see it on the big screen with surround sound etc.
Most of the other times, I wait for it to come on DVD and then hire it from them DVD kiosks for about $4 each.
Just had a promotional thing, where I could hire 3 dvds for nothing, and I got these 3 movies, which I will give my opinion on

Fifty shades of grey.
American Sniper.
What we did on our holidays.

Fifty shades of Grey, I heard mixed opinions, my son and his gf went to the movies to see it, and said it was crap, with a crap ending...I never read any of the books either, so I was very open minded about what it would be about, although I knew it had sexual overtones in it....well, my opinion, I thought the movie was intriguing and yes, the ending did leave one hanging to know what happens next, so I told my son, there are 2 other books following, so that means, there will be sequels to this first movie.....I guess from a psychological viewpoint, I was interested in this to see why Christian Grey was the person he was...and bit by bit, it gets revealed, as Ana seemingly curious, wanted to find out more, and would plunge more and more into his dark world.
Don't want to say much more and give away too much for those that haven't read the book or seen the movie......

American Sniper I wanted to see this because the son said he watched it and said it was a true story, he didn't give much away, so since I could hire it for nicks, both hubby and I watched this, and it really did get me thinking very much about war, and why did the yanks go to Afghan and stay there, and then, in the end, I won't say what, but actual footage is shown at the end.
It also shows just how war can effect those that go in such a way, not only physically, but mentally....being a true life story, it had more to do with the reality of what they filmed.....I dare many to watch it, and see if they are not moved by this movie.

What we did on our holidaysI had absolutely no idea what this was about, but it looked light hearted and a bit funny.....and didn't realize Billy Connolly was in the movie as the grand-dad...and those 3 kids, were brilliant little actors, and the lines they had to remember, and so innocent and endearing...but with quite a bit of a seemingly strange twist at the end as the kids take matters into their own hands, on the beach....thoroughly enjoyed this movie.

Well there you have it, 3 reviews in the one posting  8-)

I may have mentioned this movie before,

Far From The Madding Crowd based on the famous novel by Thomas Hardy

A lovely movie you will all enjoy...A classic love story

https://youtu.be/WCm1XNVD_0c

Bubba Zanetti wrote on Oct 23^rd, 2014 at 6:17pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 23rd, 2014 at 6:11pm: Bubba Zanetti wrote on Oct 23rd, 2014 at 6:08pm: greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 23rd, 2014 at 6:05pm: Bubba Zanetti wrote on Oct 23rd, 2014 at 6:02pm: greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 23rd, 2014 at 5:59pm: Bubba Zanetti wrote on Oct 23rd, 2014 at 5:57pm: greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 23rd, 2014 at 5:56pm: Redmond Neck wrote on Oct 23rd, 2014 at 5:52pm: Not a recent one but a favourite The Shawshank Redemption In 1946, a banker named Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is convicted of a double murder, even though he stubbornly proclaims his innocence. He's sentenced to a life term at the Shawshank State Prison in Maine, where another lifer, Ellis "Red" Redding (Morgan Freeman), picks him as the new recruit most likely to crack under the pressure. The ugly realities of prison life are quickly introduced to Andy: a corrupt warden (Bob Gunton), sadistic guards led by Capt. Byron Hadley http://youtu.be/6hB3S9bIaco No matter how many times it's shown on TV, I still watch it. Stephen King at his peak. I thought you looked down on poor crimo types? I look down on criminals. I don't look down on the poor. Andy wasn't poor, and he was innocent of the crime. What was that about Western Sydney and wife beaters? I've seen a lot of western Sydney men wearing wife beaters. Haven't you? Didn't your Dad wear one? So you sit down and cry over the poor cons in Shawshank Redemption but secretly you think all poor males are cons? No, and no. Any other questions? So write you write on here is not how you feel? You make comments and then back away from them?

No, and no.

"Attack The Block"

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1478964/

Appalling.  One of the worst movies I've ever seen.

It's right down there with 'Cloverfield'.

Sophia wrote on Jul 4^th, 2015 at 10:38pm:

I think someone already mentioned about the latest Mad Max? Went to see it, and the big mistake we made, was going to the Gold Class, with a nice relaxed lay back seating arrangement! Not for this movie, it kept the pace going, an edge of the seat stuff. I found I couldn't stay relaxed in the reclined position much, had to sit up and feel all the 'eeks and ouches' in this high action packed movie. The hubby thinks there was only about 20 seconds of calmness in the movie overall  ;D

I haven't seen the latest MadMax yet I might give it a go I haven't read many reviews.

I saw Tomorrowland and thought it was fun and not a bad movie.

I saw the latest Mad Max movie, if I was 18 I would have walked out of the cinema saying it was a great movie action packed and non stop.

Being a little older now it was ok but I will never watch it again. :)

Like that of music, the movie industry is aimed at the crowd between 15 and 22. Apparently, that is where the money is today. Similarly, the most lucrative market for fiction writers is Fantasy. Whatever, just fill it with big explosions, car chases, or people with blue skin and you have a blockbuster.

Well with Halloween upon us the young squatters in this household have been watching supposed scary classical movies all week.

Started with friday the 13th, didn't realise how bad this movie was till I watched it again, then there was scream where the first few minutes of the movie totally eclipse the climax, and The ring yady yady yady dada.

There saving the movie Halloween for tomorrow night, cant say I'm looking forward to it.

Not my favourite genre but first few minutes of scream not bad.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWm_mkbdpCA

http://i67.tinypic.com/npjr4m.jpg

The Girl in the Café 2005

stars Bill Nighy & Kelly Macdonald

Pommy movies are usually too slow for me and this one is no exception but I like the messages in it and there are a few.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv554B7YHk4

CREED

stars Michael B Jordan, Sylvester Stallone

Big fan of all the Rockies, this is one of the better ones for me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMOVFvcNfvE

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

stars Daisy Ridley, John Boyega

Loved it cant wait for the next one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR-2TiQVY-k

JOY starring Jennifer Lawrence

Ohhla la la Jennifer, there's one woman I could sin with.

Movie is good worth a watch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LPmyGsxR98

The Count of Monte Cristo 2002

stars Jim Caviezel, Guy Pearce, Henry Cavill & Richard Harris

Great movie, get it if you haven't seen it.

The revenant.

Oh....my....God! We watched this last night, and it was one of the toughest movies to endure, really feeling it all....particularly the hardships and it being accounted on true events. The part with the grizzly bear, it just was incredible how they filmed it, so realistic!
Will say no more, but how tough those times (and people) were, all in the name of survival. The wilderness locations for the filming of this are absolutely amazing.
Don't say you haven't been warned of the gruesome stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRfj1VCg16Y

Sophia wrote on Jan 24^th, 2016 at 9:44am:

The revenant. Oh....my....God! We watched this last night, and it was one of the toughest movies to endure, really feeling it all....particularly the hardships and it being accounted on true events. The part with the grizzly bear, it just was incredible how they filmed it, so realistic! Will say no more, but how tough those times (and people) were, all in the name of survival. The wilderness locations for the filming of this are absolutely amazing. Don't say you haven't been warned of the gruesome stuff. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRfj1VCg16Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRfj1VCg16Y

The Revenant - Leonardo DiCaprio & Tom Hardy

Great movie along with all the above.

Must see imo.

thanks about the revenant. i am just off to see it. ;)

aquascoot wrote on Jan 24^th, 2016 at 5:38pm:

thanks about the revenant. i am just off to see it. ;)

Oh, it's in cinemas now?

I didn't know that.

I might do the same.

What about Tarantino's latest - is it out yet?

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 24^th, 2016 at 5:39pm:

aquascoot wrote on Jan 24th, 2016 at 5:38pm: thanks about the revenant. i am just off to see it. ;) Oh, it's in cinemas now? I didn't know that. I might do the same. What about Tarantino's latest - is it out yet?

Its out now, will go to see it when I get the chance.

Looks good.

Ajax wrote on Jan 24^th, 2016 at 5:45pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 24th, 2016 at 5:39pm: aquascoot wrote on Jan 24th, 2016 at 5:38pm: thanks about the revenant. i am just off to see it. ;) Oh, it's in cinemas now? I didn't know that. I might do the same. What about Tarantino's latest - is it out yet? Its out now, will go to see it when I get the chance. Looks good.

Excellent!

I'll be there tomorrow.

http://readingcinemas.com.au/movie/5934

Tarantino's The Hateful Eight has been getting rave reviews from  most who have seen it- they say it is his best work yet- I can't wait.

This looks so brilliant.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnRbXn4-Yis

Agnes wrote on Jan 24^th, 2016 at 5:55pm:

Tarantino's The Hateful Eight has been getting rave reviews from  most who have seen it- they say it is his best work yet- I can't wait.

I'll be there at 6pm tomorrow    :)

3 hours long!    :o

You are so lucky Greg- 3 hours? Perfect for me..

I intend to see The Hateful Eight this week too so don't share any spoilers.

I started watching a Tarantino tv show recently.  The Dusk Before the Dawn.  Certainly not everyones' cup of tea, a bit gory and very very weird   :o

Agnes wrote on Jan 24^th, 2016 at 5:55pm:

Tarantino's The Hateful Eight has been getting rave reviews from  most who have seen it- they say it is his best work yet- I can't wait. This looks so brilliant. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnRbXn4-Yis

That'll get me back to the movies.  Took youngest Grandkids to the latest "Alvin and the Chipmunks" last Friday, so I'm looking to an antidote.  That one will do.

Black Orchid wrote on Jan 24^th, 2016 at 6:03pm:

I intend to see The Hateful Eight this week too so don't share any spoilers. I started watching a Tarantino tv show recently.  The Dusk Before the Dawn.  Certainly not everyones' cup of tea, a bit gory and very very weird   :o

I had to go see Pulp Fiction twice to make sense of it.

Black Orchid wrote on Jan 24^th, 2016 at 6:03pm:

I intend to see The Hateful Eight this week too so don't share any spoilers. I started watching a Tarantino tv show recently.  The Dusk Before the Dawn.  Certainly not everyones' cup of tea, a bit gory and very very weird   :o

I won't be able to see this until I get to town !!! Tarantino is known for his element of combined violence, weirdness- I love most everything he has done tbh. Django Unchained was pretty good.

Aussie Pulp Fiction is on my go to movie classic list. Some movies are just that entertaining.

Aussie wrote on Jan 24^th, 2016 at 6:10pm:

Black Orchid wrote on Jan 24th, 2016 at 6:03pm: I intend to see The Hateful Eight this week too so don't share any spoilers. I started watching a Tarantino tv show recently.  The Dusk Before the Dawn.  Certainly not everyones' cup of tea, a bit gory and very very weird   :o I had to go see Pulp Fiction twice to make sense of it.

Ditto.

In fact, I went three times.

I've seen all of his films at least 6 or 7 times.

Agnes wrote on Jan 24^th, 2016 at 6:34pm:

Black Orchid wrote on Jan 24th, 2016 at 6:03pm: I intend to see The Hateful Eight this week too so don't share any spoilers. I started watching a Tarantino tv show recently.  The Dusk Before the Dawn.  Certainly not everyones' cup of tea, a bit gory and very very weird   :o I won't be able to see this until I get to town !!! Tarantino is known for his element of combined violence, weirdness- I love most everything he has done tbh. Django Unchained was pretty good. Aussie Pulp Fiction is on my go to movie classic list. Some movies are just that entertaining.

Get the DVD.  It is a great movie.................and you will not 'get' it the first time.

I'm not surprised Mr Peccary, but once you understand the way he has put Pulp Fiction together, you appreciate how good it is.

The Hateful Eight would not be out on DVD just yet, it has only just hit theatre's..?

edit: Was released to DVD on 30 December 2015.  :)

Agnes wrote on Jan 24^th, 2016 at 8:26pm:

The Hateful Eight would not be out on DVD just yet, it has only just hit theatre's..? edit: Was released to DVD on 30 December 2015.  :)

I was talking about Pulp Fiction.

So you were but the other is available now - so I can see it too.

l liked his "The reservoir dogs"

Sprintcyclist wrote on Jan 24^th, 2016 at 9:00pm:

l liked his "The reservoir dogs"

I've got that in my DVD library.  Watched it several times, and no real joy for me.

Green mile , Shawshank , Aliens, Groundhog day , day after tommorow ( got tom cruise ) still good though
,

The runner is a good movie , if you have any interest in politics it nails how it really plays out.

Give anyone a milky way if they can work out what predestinations ending is about without googling or watching it twice .

Black Orchid wrote on Jan 24^th, 2016 at 6:03pm:

I intend to see The Hateful Eight this week too so don't share any spoilers. I started watching a Tarantino tv show recently.  The Dusk Before the Dawn.  Certainly not everyones' cup of tea, a bit gory and very very weird   :o

Typical Tarantino style movie. A whole lot of talking and stories about what they did and where they were from. Even though I was experiencing a heatwave outside, the atmosphere of the movie cooled me down to acclimatise with the movie's setting -- freezing cold. Never mind the theater's air conditioning. Plenty of violent scenes. The movie explains itself come the last 3rd of the movie, as to why things were the way they were around the beginning of the climax of the film. Best movie of 2016. This movie should rank high against other movies over the next 11 months.

Typical Tarantino movie.  Nothing for the first half and blood and gore for the second half.  Lots of politics, racial tension and brutality.  He is clearly trying to say something. 

The movie was at the halfway mark and I was becoming bored and restless but then, thankfully, it started moving along.    Tarantino loves long movies but he could easily cut them to 2 hours instead of 3 to alleviate the long drawn out nothingness.   

Brilliant performances from Jackson, Goggins  (I loved him in Justified, he is a real talent),  Jason Leigh and Russell.   Lots of witty and humorous quips but when it ended I just felt  like something was missing.

The Intern. Absolutely brilliant acting and a beautiful movie.
Robert De Niro, and Anne Hathaway.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-DEy3mylCs

Black Orchid wrote on Jan 27^th, 2016 at 9:32am:

Typical Tarantino movie.  Nothing for the first half and blood and gore for the second half.  Lots of politics, racial tension and brutality.  He is clearly trying to say something.

;D ;D ;D

Like: "Lots of politics, racial tension and brutality puts bums on seats and keeps me in clover" ....

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 24^th, 2016 at 7:04pm:

Aussie wrote on Jan 24th, 2016 at 6:10pm: Black Orchid wrote on Jan 24th, 2016 at 6:03pm: I intend to see The Hateful Eight this week too so don't share any spoilers. I started watching a Tarantino tv show recently.  The Dusk Before the Dawn.  Certainly not everyones' cup of tea, a bit gory and very very weird   :o I had to go see Pulp Fiction twice to make sense of it. Ditto. In fact, I went three times. I've seen all of his films at least 6 or 7 times.

With one hand in a pocket that needs mending - right?

After hearing and reading rave reviews about The Hunger Games, I finally saw it on the tele last week.

Oh dear.

Boooooooooooorinnnnnnggggggg ....

I switched off before the end. It's a movie for spotty teenagers.   

Lord Herbert wrote on Feb 6^th, 2016 at 8:08pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 24th, 2016 at 7:04pm: Aussie wrote on Jan 24th, 2016 at 6:10pm: Black Orchid wrote on Jan 24th, 2016 at 6:03pm: I intend to see The Hateful Eight this week too so don't share any spoilers. I started watching a Tarantino tv show recently.  The Dusk Before the Dawn.  Certainly not everyones' cup of tea, a bit gory and very very weird   :o I had to go see Pulp Fiction twice to make sense of it. Ditto. In fact, I went three times. I've seen all of his films at least 6 or 7 times. With one hand in a pocket that needs mending - right?

And a bag of Twisties.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoE8m4nTqsw

Watched 'Inglourious Basterds' again.

Apart from Brad Pitt's embarrassing performance, I thought so many others in the movie acted brilliantly. 

Lord Herbert wrote on Feb 6^th, 2016 at 8:12pm:

After hearing and reading rave reviews about The Hunger Games, I finally saw it on the tele last week. Oh dear. Boooooooooooorinnnnnnggggggg .... I switched off before the end. It's a movie for spotty teenagers.

I thought that about the last two movies. It really is a movie for teenagers, and I think that's where the series was aimed. I'm 36 years old, and probably 16 years passed who the films catered. But I did like the first two movies. Mockingjay might get purchased, just to complete the collection.

Lord Herbert wrote on Feb 11^th, 2016 at 7:49pm:

Watched 'Inglourious Basterds' again. Apart from Brad Pitt's embarrassing performance, I thought so many others in the movie acted brilliantly.

Saw that the other night on television. Well, perhaps about 10 minutes worth. Thought they took the Hitler bashing too obsessively. I had a dvd copy of the movie, but I think I gave it away to a pawn shop for $1.

Sophia wrote on Feb 5^th, 2016 at 9:51pm:

The Intern. Absolutely brilliant acting and a beautiful movie. Robert De Niro, and Anne Hathaway. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-DEy3mylCs

I have almost perfect hearing in both ears, and yet some American accents and habits of speech where they swallow words or roll them into one another means I miss understanding words every five sentences or so. In this clip, quite literally I couldn't keep up with what they were saying.

Lord Herbert wrote on Feb 13^th, 2016 at 6:21am:

Sophia wrote on Feb 5th, 2016 at 9:51pm: The Intern. Absolutely brilliant acting and a beautiful movie. Robert De Niro, and Anne Hathaway. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-DEy3mylCs I have almost perfect hearing in both ears, and yet some American accents and habits of speech where they swallow words or roll them into one another means I miss understanding words every five sentences or so. In this clip, quite literally I couldn't keep up with what they were saying.

ah ha! That is something I don't have a problem with  ;D as I have terrible hearing in both ears, I read the sub titles.

And here is he interesting thing.....before sub titles existed, we would watch a film and I would be constantly asking "What did he/she say?" much to the annoyance of everyone, then saying they miss the next part because repeating stuff to me!
But now, sub titles help with all them accent/speech/pronunciation/mumbling/music too loud over the dialogue glitches, and now, it is hubby that asks me "What did he/she say?"  :P

Talk about turning the tables eh?  ;D

So with that, I wouldn't have a clue what you mean Herb  ;D but having said that, what did you think of the movie apart from the rolling of their accent?

Sophia wrote on Feb 13^th, 2016 at 9:15am:

ah ha! That is something I don't have a problem with  ;D as I have terrible hearing in both ears, I read the sub titles. And here is he interesting thing.....before sub titles existed, we would watch a film and I would be constantly asking "What did he/she say?" much to the annoyance of everyone, then saying they miss the next part because repeating stuff to me! But now, sub titles help with all them accent/speech/pronunciation/mumbling/music too loud over the dialogue glitches, and now, it is hubby that asks me "What did he/she say?"  :P Talk about turning the tables eh?  ;D So with that, I wouldn't have a clue what you mean Herb  ;D but having said that, what did you think of the movie apart from the rolling of their accent?

;D ;D ;D

Good on you, Lady Lols! Now I know who to blame for all that chatter I used to hear in the cinemas all those years ago!

This movie looks like it could be fun to watch. It's a 'Situation Comedy' type film in which witty dialogue and characterisations are the main ingredients.

I'll keep my eye out for it when it arrives on our television sets.  :)

Sprintcyclist wrote on Jan 24^th, 2016 at 9:00pm:

l liked his "The reservoir dogs"

No way, no way. Tried it once, doesn't work. You got four guys all fighting over who's gonna be Mr. Black, but they don't know each other, so nobody wants to back down. No way. I pick. You're Mr. Pink. Be thankful you're not Mr. Yellow.

Just saw "The Martian"

Pretty good.

Sprintcyclist wrote on Feb 14^th, 2016 at 10:56pm:

Just saw "The Martian" Pretty good.

Yes, hired blu-ray The Martian and it seemed to be a long movie, but was really good science fiction with some science facts re: the technology.

Anyone been watching the new X-Files on tv.

Not bad.

Ajax wrote on Feb 21^st, 2016 at 9:54am:

Anyone been watching the new X-Files on tv. Not bad.

Not seen it, thanks

True Grit.

By The Coen Brothers, with Jeff Bridges in it

Ajax wrote on Feb 21^st, 2016 at 9:54am:

Anyone been watching the new X-Files on tv. Not bad.

Yes  :) Have always like that show, and glad it came back with the same Mulder and Fox.
Always gives thought and reflection of life's strangeness from a couple of different angles.
One of my fave quotes from Mulder to Fox from the earlier series was ...

"If coincidences aren't coincidences, then why do they feel so contrived?"

:)

Billions. Much better having Damian Lewis play a rotten billionaire than a rotten muzrat.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4270492/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ekxPFTZm1Y

Top movie watch it if you can.

Brooklyn

Stars Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnRbXn4-Yis

Directed by Quentin Tarantino

Big fan of westerns, this isn't your usual one though, I liked this movie it even had a Agatha Christie feel of who done it for a moment or two, while I enjoyed it the first time and recommend it for viewing, its not the sort of western I can watch lots of times

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCVg5qVPfwE


The Unforgiven

Burt Lancaster,  Audrey Hepburn, Audie Murphy

Classic western, this one I have watched many times.

I do not care for the Western Genre. Its parameters, which I find a bit tedious, are shared with the cop and tough guy movies. That being said, there are a few Westerns that held my interest. "One Eyed Jacks," with Marlon Brando and Karl Maldon, comes to mind.

http://i68.tinypic.com/e6ot9d.jpghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oByMeAfwARs

UFC champ Ronda Rousey to star in remake of RoadHouse

Cant wait for this one, hope its good.

issuevoter wrote on Mar 12^th, 2016 at 9:34am:

I do not care for the Western Genre. Its parameters, which I find a bit tedious, are shared with the cop and tough guy movies. That being said, there are a few Westerns that held my interest. "One Eyed Jacks," with Marlon Brando and Karl Maldon, comes to mind.

You either like or hate them, there's no in between.

While I like them, I don't like the cop movie tough guys for example the Dirty Harry movies just couldn't get in to them.

Movies like lethal weapon though were great.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EJMRIQcGhYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qyzYDbBV-c

Point Break 2015

Didn't like it at all, thrill seeker scene good, everything else including story subpar its a flop imo.

Watch the original much better.

Cheyenne Autumn was a great western in every sense of the word. Centre piece was the decline of the Indian Nation the Cheyenne.

John Ford's last western, a masterpiece, Richard Widmark stellar in an outstanding cast.

---

naturally i like westerns!!

the daughter downloaded a movie called "The Purge" by the guys who made "paranormal activity"

very good.

the classic "American History X" is worth a look.
others i watch from time to time are
Collateral
The Adjustment Bureau
Source Code (very good)
Body of Lies
The Kingdom
The Ides of March (big ryan gosling fan)
Fracture (another good gosling movie)
Drive (gosling)
and for comedy The Campaign

Ajax wrote on Mar 12^th, 2016 at 9:35am:

http://i68.tinypic.com/e6ot9d.jpghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oByMeAfwARs UFC champ Ronda Rousey to star in remake of RoadHouse Cant wait for this one, hope its good.

Holly Holms who took the belt off Ronda has just got beaten by Miesha Tate in her first defence of the title.

Ronda got the sh*t kicked out of her by Holly Holms because the silly bitch kept running at her with no defence, no plan, no technique. I could have had Ronda on the mat myself.  8-)

aquascoot wrote on Mar 14^th, 2016 at 6:57pm:

naturally i like westerns!! the daughter downloaded a movie called "The Purge" by the guys who made "paranormal activity" very good. the classic "American History X" is worth a look. others i watch from time to time are Collateral The Adjustment Bureau Source Code (very good) Body of Lies The Kingdom The Ides of March (big ryan gosling fan) Fracture (another good gosling movie) Drive (gosling) and for comedy The Campaign

You were doing quite well for the list, until you ended with "The Campaign". I can not call that a comedy.

You have a few on the list that I have yet to watch. Drive, and Ides of March. Body of Lies I have not seen for a while, if I can recall watching it. The others I had collected in my dvd collection, specifically because they were such rewatchable movies. I think I have watched The Adjustment Bureau a few times, and Collateral probably about 20 times since getting the movie in 2005.

There were a few movies in my collection that I have on constant rewatch. One being "Falling Down" with Michael Douglas and Robert Duval. Can not get passed the ending scene when the revelation was made to the anti-hero about who he was to society.

Nothing new about this, but here it is anyway ...


link

Was there anyone in Hollywood who wasn't reaming someone's arse?

Burt Lancaster perhaps? Richard Widmark?

Lord Herbert wrote on Mar 16^th, 2016 at 1:26pm:

Nothing new about this, but here it is anyway ... link Was there anyone in Hollywood who wasn't reaming someone's arse? Burt Lancaster perhaps? Richard Widmark?

Herbie are you saying all those icons of cinema were homos..??

Ajax wrote on Mar 20^th, 2016 at 1:00pm:

Lord Herbert wrote on Mar 16th, 2016 at 1:26pm: Nothing new about this, but here it is anyway ... link Was there anyone in Hollywood who wasn't reaming someone's arse? Burt Lancaster perhaps? Richard Widmark? Herbie are you saying all those icons of cinema were homos..??

I remember as a kid in the 50's watching all these tough-guy Hollywood actors up there on the screen as gunslingers and gangsters and Action Heroes etc etc ... only to learn YEARS later that they were all buggering each other behind the facade of being married to their wives.

 

Lord Herbert wrote on Mar 20^th, 2016 at 1:06pm:

Ajax wrote on Mar 20th, 2016 at 1:00pm: Lord Herbert wrote on Mar 16th, 2016 at 1:26pm: Nothing new about this, but here it is anyway ... link Was there anyone in Hollywood who wasn't reaming someone's arse? Burt Lancaster perhaps? Richard Widmark? Herbie are you saying all those icons of cinema were homos..?? I remember as a kid in the 50's watching all these tough-guy Hollywood actors up there on the screen as gunslingers and gangsters and Action Heroes etc etc ... only to learn YEARS later that they were all buggering each other behind the facade of being married to their wives.

You've just shattered my boyhood heros..... :'(

Ajax wrote on Mar 20^th, 2016 at 1:09pm:

Lord Herbert wrote on Mar 20th, 2016 at 1:06pm: Ajax wrote on Mar 20th, 2016 at 1:00pm: Lord Herbert wrote on Mar 16th, 2016 at 1:26pm: Nothing new about this, but here it is anyway ... link Was there anyone in Hollywood who wasn't reaming someone's arse? Burt Lancaster perhaps? Richard Widmark? Herbie are you saying all those icons of cinema were homos..?? I remember as a kid in the 50's watching all these tough-guy Hollywood actors up there on the screen as gunslingers and gangsters and Action Heroes etc etc ... only to learn YEARS later that they were all buggering each other behind the facade of being married to their wives.   You've just shattered my boyhood heros..... :'(

But you're Greek ... er ... I mean .. there's a certain tradition with YOU PEOPLE isn't there?  8-)

Not that there's anything wrong with being Greek, of course.  ::)

Lord Herbert wrote on Mar 20^th, 2016 at 2:03pm:

But you're Greek ... er ... I mean .. there's a certain tradition with YOU PEOPLE isn't there?  8-) Not that there's anything wrong with being Greek, of course.  ::)

Herbie you really like stirring the pot don't you.

We may have thought of it but your mob back home really like to put it into practice..... ;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mm-mEBqeDog

Great movie get it and watch it if you can.

Taras Bulba

Starring Yul Brynner and Tony Curtis

Yul Brynner.

My Russian aunt was in the same school class as Yul Brynner in Harbin, Manchuria.

So there.

(I apologise for my unnecessary remarks, Ajax).

Lord Herbert wrote on Mar 25^th, 2016 at 5:12pm:

Yul Brynner. My Russian aunt was in the same school class as Yul Brynner in Harbin, Manchuria. So there. (I apologise for my unnecessary remarks, Ajax).

hurrah I was expecting you to tell us how Yul took Tony LOL.

Please Herbie I can do without those images.

Ajax wrote on Mar 25^th, 2016 at 6:44pm:

Lord Herbert wrote on Mar 25th, 2016 at 5:12pm: Yul Brynner. My Russian aunt was in the same school class as Yul Brynner in Harbin, Manchuria. So there. (I apologise for my unnecessary remarks, Ajax). hurrah I was expecting you to tell us how Yul took Tony LOL. Please Herbie I can do without those images.

Okeydokey.

Incidentally I see you have .. "CO2 has never controlled temperature on Earth".

I told my niece awhile ago that CO2 is heavier than air and therefore can't be polluting the atmosphere, and that CO2 is essential for plant growth, etc.

She said the problem starts when CO2 combines with other gasses.

I didn't have an answer for that.

Lord Herbert wrote on Mar 25^th, 2016 at 6:54pm:

Ajax wrote on Mar 25th, 2016 at 6:44pm: Lord Herbert wrote on Mar 25th, 2016 at 5:12pm: Yul Brynner. My Russian aunt was in the same school class as Yul Brynner in Harbin, Manchuria. So there. (I apologise for my unnecessary remarks, Ajax). hurrah I was expecting you to tell us how Yul took Tony LOL. Please Herbie I can do without those images. Okeydokey. Incidentally I see you have .. "CO2 has never controlled temperature on Earth". I told my niece awhile ago that CO2 is heavier than air and therefore can't be polluting the atmosphere, and that CO2 is essential for plant growth, etc. She said the problem starts when CO2 combines with other gasses. I didn't have an answer for that.

These young ones are all being brain washed at school, same as my kids.

Yes its true Herbie as more CO2 accumulates it traps more water vapour, but there is a saturation point and once that has been reached it doesn't matter how much Co2 is pumped into the atmosphere whether man made or natural.

Plus water vapour and clouds are responsible for 95% of the greenhouse effect here on Earth, CO2 and all the other trace gases make up the other 5%.

Ajax wrote on Mar 25^th, 2016 at 7:10pm:

These young ones are all being brain washed at school, same as my kids. Yes its true Herbie as more CO2 accumulates it traps more water vapour, but there is a saturation point and once that has been reached it doesn't matter how much Co2 is pumped into the atmosphere whether man made or natural. Plus water vapour and clouds are responsible for 95% of the greenhouse effect here on Earth, CO2 and all the other trace gases make up the other 5%.

Thanks for the heads-up.

And it's not global warming by a couple of degrees that would be the problem - but global cooling by a couple of degrees.

And it's all cyclical over a period of 800 years.

Um.. my niece is 40 and has a doctorate in a combination of two of the sciences. I tend not to argue with her, but do a lot of polite nodding instead.  :-[ :-/


That's not to say she's right, of course - NO WAY!  :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cle_rKBpZ28

Batman vs Superman Dawn of Justice

Great movie full of action, worth watching.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elYJpS2LMeE

Love & Other Drugs

Jake Gyllenhaal & Anne Hathaway

Salesman Jamie Randall  lays women left right and centre until he meets Parkinson's patient Maggie Murdock.

Great movie, watch it if can.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vntQKtt_oRQ

Splendor in the Grass

Warren Beatty & Natalie Wood

A great movie about how deep love can be, if you haven't seen it, I highly recommend this one.

Ajax wrote on Apr 3^rd, 2016 at 1:37pm:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vntQKtt_oRQ Splendor in the Grass Warren Beatty & Natalie Wood A great movie about how deep love can be, if you haven't seen it, I highly recommend this one.

Yuk.

An entire movie devoted to shagging in a cow pasture somewhere.

Boooooorinngggggg ....

Lord Herbert wrote on Apr 3^rd, 2016 at 1:44pm:

Ajax wrote on Apr 3rd, 2016 at 1:37pm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vntQKtt_oRQ Splendor in the Grass Warren Beatty & Natalie Wood A great movie about how deep love can be, if you haven't seen it, I highly recommend this one. Yuk. An entire movie devoted to shagging in a cow pasture somewhere. Boooooorinngggggg ....

Its obvious you haven't seen it Herbie, is this some form of payback....???

Ajax wrote on Apr 3^rd, 2016 at 1:46pm:

Lord Herbert wrote on Apr 3rd, 2016 at 1:44pm: Ajax wrote on Apr 3rd, 2016 at 1:37pm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vntQKtt_oRQ Splendor in the Grass Warren Beatty & Natalie Wood A great movie about how deep love can be, if you haven't seen it, I highly recommend this one. Yuk. An entire movie devoted to shagging in a cow pasture somewhere. Boooooorinngggggg .... Its obvious you haven't seen it Herbie, is this some form of payback....???

It's a woman's movie.

I was forced to see it in around 1961 - 62.

It allowed me to catch up on some sleep.

You haven't told us everything about yourself, have you Ajax?  8-) It's okay - we're a very tolerant bunch here as Karnal will testify.

Lord Herbert wrote on Apr 3^rd, 2016 at 2:03pm:

You haven't told us everything about yourself, have you Ajax?  8-) It's okay - we're a very tolerant bunch here as Karnal will testify.

Sure you did Herbie, you sly old pomy bustard.

This is pay back for the yellow peril, I expected as much.... ;D

Ajax wrote on Apr 3^rd, 2016 at 2:17pm:

Lord Herbert wrote on Apr 3rd, 2016 at 2:03pm: You haven't told us everything about yourself, have you Ajax?  8-) It's okay - we're a very tolerant bunch here as Karnal will testify. Sure you did Herbie, you sly old pomy bustard. This is pay back for the yellow peril, I expected as much.... ;D

;D ;D

Don't mind me, Ajax - I'm just havin' a lend of ya.

THE HOWLING


http://images.fineartamerica.com/images-medium-large/the-howling-poster-1981-everett.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCmIr6OgtYg

damn great b grade horror movie, one of the true classics of the b grade horror flicks of the glorious 80s, with those old school practical effects which gave meaning to SPECIAL EFFECTS, it has hyper sexuality and lots of werewolves that would make sushi out of you with there claws and teeth and dine on you if you get ambushed, lol

http://www.impawards.com/1993/posters/fire_in_the_sky.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbsXjs1szQk

I enjoy reading the pulp trash of ufology, I call it trash now, because I'm older and wiser and I know people make an industry outa things like paranormal stuff like UFOs and alien abductions, but as a kid I was young and quite impressionable so the UFO crap was easily digestable to a mind like mine who loved astronomy and reading and watching information about aliens, while the travis Walton abduction was bullshit, it is quite an entertaining one, that will leave you in suspension of belief for a little while UNTIL YOU GOOGLE IT, lol

Not a bad movie at all, its quite good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewe4lg8zTYA

James Stewart Donna Reed

I'm getting old, saw this movie playing on tv many times when I was young but always flicked the channel never watched it until today.

Well its probably one of the best movies I've seen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaoF6byFQFU

These final hours

I don't know if anyone has mentioned this movie yet. But I thought that this was a movie that was a pleasant surprise for someone like me. Basically, the movie surrounds the events of an apocalyptic disaster about to happen. The disaster being that a meteor has hit the Earth, and has resulted in a firestorm that is slowly engulfing the planet.

The protagonists in this film involve a young, self-obsessed man (James), and a young girl (Rose). James meets the young Rose by accident, during James' attempt to get to his friends' "End of the world" party. By intervention from James, Rose is rescued from an attempted gang-rape. Together, they journey for the party, with Rose hoping that someone will help her get to her aunty's place to be with her father. Although James is reluctant at first to help her, he is increasingly realising that he could redeem himself as a person by helping Rose get back to her father before it is too late.

I did not expect much from this movie. However, I was happy to be proven wrong, with the storyline giving an engaging experience. You do feel some emotion of wanting to protect Rose (played by Angourie Rice). And though you do feel some resentment to James (played by Nathan Phillips), you do forgive him by the end of the movie. For the rest of the movie, it is an interesting account of how people would spend their lives for the last day on Earth.

I would warn that there are scenes of strong violence, language, and sexual scenes. So, if you can get passed watching something as violent as "Natural Born Killers", you should be fine with this movie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ-1Ts3BChM

Nina Vardalos John Corbett

Not as good as the first one but I still got a laugh out of it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-xWokFJztY

Sacha Baron Cohen, Mark Strong

This one really tickled my sense of humour, lots of laughs.

Highly recommend this one.

Ajax wrote on Apr 3^rd, 2016 at 1:37pm:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vntQKtt_oRQ Splendor in the Grass Warren Beatty & Natalie Wood A great movie about how deep love can be, if you haven't seen it, I highly recommend this one.

Since this is about movies and actors/actresses.....I am so glad you mentioned Natalie Wood.....only just recently, having been to California and went to see the "Famous Hollywood Walk", I found it more fascinating to see the older actors and actresses (since there were less crowds around them!!)
Natalie was one of those I actually went down on the concrete to compare my hand size, and incredibly, small like mine, but, her feet were even smaller, tiny in fact.
The sad thing about Natalie (she was one of my faves at the time), is how she drowned. It still seems a mystery I think.
Another one that fascinated me for sizing was Danny Kay, how small his feet were (and I am a ladies size 8)....he and I had the same size feet!

It just brings to life when you can see these hand and foot prints of our great actors/actresses from the past.
I recommend anyone to go and do that famous walk, so many to see, and compare with, and all their quotes, for instance, Clint Eastwood wrote "You make my day"...

Here are some pics of my comparing myself to Natalie and Danny, just out of interest for this thread  :)

http://i382.photobucket.com/albums/oo263/lolsnet/Hollywood%20walk%20Natalie%20Woods.jpg

http://i382.photobucket.com/albums/oo263/lolsnet/Danny%20Kaye%20Hollywood%20Walk%20of%20Fame%20Large.jpg

Yeah, I agree her death was mysterious.

Like many of these stars she probably had taken some sort of drug, it always gets you in the end.

If I recall at the time, Ajax, there was alcohol in the mix of all this, and I found this article very interesting reading, from the Coroner and all the findings and markings on her body to suggest the dinghy, and her heavy water logged jacket, and the high alcohol level in her blood which wouldn't help her to think clearly, and the hyperthermia from the cold water wouldn't help much either. This report of how she got all the bruises explains how she tried to get back into the dinghy etc.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-lineup/what-really-happened-the_b_8594972.html

So I get a special to hire a free DVD from the Kiosk this long weekend, and I decide on "The Dressmaker".....so daughter and I sit to watch it as our little get together, and up to a point, we liked it, then something happened and then we hated it!
Starring Kate Winslet, Liam Hemsworth, and a brilliant Judy Davis.
Acting was excellent and it really took you there, to that time, and how a small town mentality would be.

It is set in 1951 in an outback Aussie dusty town. A bit of a lynch mob mentality, the haute couture is splendid...the story line was interesting, and the love story developing, (that spunk Liam Hemsworth, God's gift to our female eyeballs!  :))..and then, something happens, that just wasn't expected.
The hubby hadn't seen it, and he was going to watch it on Monday (public holiday), and both daugther and I said "nah, not your type of movie, it's got a bit of a twist in it that made us cry", and he said, oh good, I don't want to watch it then! ;D

Not sure if it is a man's choice in movies, but the acting is excellent, in fact, I think the story line in some parts was a little kooky.
But anyway, I did watch it and thought I would put up my review of it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPCyjqGH914



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPCyjqGH914

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tmHbMzAfEc


Van damiens land

If you like or fascinated with Australian history in particularly australias convict past, this movie is a must for Australian history buffs, it tells the story of australias most notorious convict, alexander pearce  one of eight men who escaped the penal settlement on sarah island in Tasmania in 1823 and set out to cross the Tasmanian wilderness only to find a lack of food to follage and so resorted to cannibalism to deal with there hunger, the story about these men and what they had done is incredible,

The film has a very slow pace which may turn off some people, so the film is not for everyone, but is well worth for some, like myself,  :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8ZisDHg6v0

Daniel day Lewis and Madeleine Stowe

Great story, great battle scenes and great music.

Above is the last battle scene always makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.

If you haven't seen it get it

https://lunkiandsika.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/blues-brothers-1980-bluray-cover.png

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HCR4c1zPyk

The blues brothers

One of the top classics from the 80s, with the performances of the late john belushi and dan ackroyd, this movie has an infectous spirit with the songs from cameo singers like Aretha franklin and ray charles with some of the finest stunts ever filmed whats there not to like about this film,  :) :)

stryder wrote on Jun 25^th, 2016 at 8:02pm:

https://lunkiandsika.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/blues-brothers-1980-bluray-cover.png https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HCR4c1zPyk The blues brothers One of the top classics from the 80s, with the performances of the late john belushi and dan ackroyd, this movie has an infectous spirit with the songs from cameo singers like Aretha franklin and ray charles with some of the finest stunts ever filmed whats there not to like about this film,  :) :)

X2    Great movie which developed a cult following like the Rocky Horror picture show.

Sophia wrote on Jun 14^th, 2016 at 9:47pm:

So I get a special to hire a free DVD from the Kiosk this long weekend, and I decide on "The Dressmaker".....so daughter and I sit to watch it as our little get together, and up to a point, we liked it, then something happened and then we hated it! Starring Kate Winslet, Liam Hemsworth, and a brilliant Judy Davis. Acting was excellent and it really took you there, to that time, and how a small town mentality would be. It is set in 1951 in an outback Aussie dusty town. A bit of a lynch mob mentality, the haute couture is splendid...the story line was interesting, and the love story developing, (that spunk Liam Hemsworth, God's gift to our female eyeballs!  :))..and then, something happens, that just wasn't expected. The hubby hadn't seen it, and he was going to watch it on Monday (public holiday), and both daugther and I said "nah, not your type of movie, it's got a bit of a twist in it that made us cry", and he said, oh good, I don't want to watch it then! ;D Not sure if it is a man's choice in movies, but the acting is excellent, in fact, I think the story line in some parts was a little kooky. But anyway, I did watch it and thought I would put up my review of it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPCyjqGH914 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPCyjqGH914

yes, quite a good movie.

I found it a bit depressing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh993__rOxA

Me Before You

Emilia Clarke & Sam Claflin

Smal town girl Louisa "Lou" Clark becomes a carer for Will Traynor and gets more than she bargained for.

Great movie ("A" grade) don't miss this one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvPkKY3ple8

Alex and Eve

Richard Brancatisano & Andrea Demetriades

"B" grade Aussie movie about a Greek orthodox man who's a maths teacher and falls in love with a Lebanese Muslim woman who's a lawyer.

Bit of a rip of My Big Fat Greek wedding in style anyway imo.

Worth watching I got a few laughs out of it, might suit the ethnics more or anyone who can appreciate other cultures.

Them bloody wogs only in Australia make.... ;D

The Last Cab to Darwin..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hypCdpjTMDI

I got a little emotional... great aussie film.

Got to agree there, Mechanic. Went in to see that movie at the theatre. I was probably the youngest person in the cinema. The average age of the patrons being about 60 years old, making me feel out of place. Watched the movie, expecting that the movie would not be too great. Happy to see that the movie had a good mix of drama, comedy, and a little heartache. Seemed like a good enough finish.

TED 2

I nearly spat me front teeth out 10 times over..  ;D ;D ;D

you hear that, you are covered in rejected Black Guy sperm...

you are like a Kardashian....;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrQP90q4CD4

Ajax wrote on Jun 25^th, 2016 at 7:04pm:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8ZisDHg6v0 Daniel day Lewis and Madeleine Stowe Great story, great battle scenes and great music. Above is the last battle scene always makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. If you haven't seen it get it

I thought it was very good too. So I read the book, with which the movie script has little in common. The book waffles on into a very indistinct end. The final scene in the movie, on the mountain trail, and the fate of the girl, are taken directly from a Conrad story called Gaspar Ruiz.

President Elect, The Mechanic wrote on Jul 6^th, 2016 at 10:01pm:

The Last Cab to Darwin.. I got a little emotional... great aussie film.

I liked it. Michael Caton's a top bloke, and used to be almost a neighbor.

President Elect, The Mechanic wrote on Jul 6^th, 2016 at 10:01pm:

The Last Cab to Darwin.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hypCdpjTMDI I got a little emotional... great aussie film.

Mmm. I saw that was on the other night and thought it might be a bit "emotional" ........

Anyone watching the KETTERING INCIDENT on Foxtel's Showcase Channel? Made in Tassie.

Neferti wrote on Jul 10^th, 2016 at 6:23pm:

President Elect, The Mechanic wrote on Jul 6th, 2016 at 10:01pm: The Last Cab to Darwin.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hypCdpjTMDI I got a little emotional... great aussie film. Mmm. I saw that was on the other night and thought it might be a bit "emotional" ........ Anyone watching the KETTERING INCIDENT on Foxtel's Showcase Channel? Made in Tassie.

only in parts.. I guess having watched my auntie deteriorate over 12 months with dementia I could relate to it more with what he was going through..

there was also a lot of truth in a lot of the side stories throughout the movie...

I'm not a big fan of aussie movies... I liked that one.. well done to them...

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Excellent movie.

BYO tissues

The Hateful 8 - another good Tarentino movie. Liked the song at the end. I'm not a fan of Roy, but I like this one.

https://youtu.be/YT-tFOXdwSI

There won't be many coming home.

Not a movie but highly recommended if you haven't seen it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhesaQXLuRY

Bryan Cranston & Aaron Paul

I got the whole series for about $100, a couple year ago. Watched the whole thing from start to finish over a couple months. I really wanted to watch the next episode, but had to limit myself to 2 episodes per night, so that I got some decent sleep. I'm biased, but Breaking Bad is right up there in quality with Underbelly.

UnSubRocky wrote on Aug 1^st, 2016 at 11:01pm:

I got the whole series for about $100, a couple year ago. Watched the whole thing from start to finish over a couple months. I really wanted to watch the next episode, but had to limit myself to 2 episodes per night, so that I got some decent sleep. I'm biased, but Breaking Bad is right up there in quality with Underbelly.

Underbelly,  serious?  They first series was strong but not great.  All subsequent series were drivel.

Ajax wrote on Aug 1^st, 2016 at 6:04pm:

Not a movie but highly recommended if you haven't seen it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhesaQXLuRY Bryan Cranston & Aaron Paul

Kinda late to be recommending Breaking Bad. Perhaps you just saw ET as well?

Gordon wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2016 at 7:45am:

UnSubRocky wrote on Aug 1st, 2016 at 11:01pm: I got the whole series for about $100, a couple year ago. Watched the whole thing from start to finish over a couple months. I really wanted to watch the next episode, but had to limit myself to 2 episodes per night, so that I got some decent sleep. I'm biased, but Breaking Bad is right up there in quality with Underbelly. Underbelly,  serious?  They first series was strong but not great.  All subsequent series were drivel.

The first series was good. But season 2 and 3 were much better. Season 4 was good, if you don't mind the anachronistic feel about the series. The rest of the series was average.

Oh Godallmity, I tried to watch Charlie and Boots last night. It was dreadful. Corny script, and Hogan's performance is something you would feel uncomfortable watching at a school play. Then there are the scenes involving speeding vehicles out in the Bush. For the sound track, they use Bluegrass banjo arpeggios like in Dukes of Hazzard. I give the movie three groans, at which point I give up.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biG8R1yGouY


10 Cloverfield Lane

Excellent movie, its good to see that Hollywood does turn out great films among its pile of rotten crappy ones.

A young woman on the run from her boyfriend finds herself in a fallout shelter with a creepy character played by john goodman who really comes off as one awkard, creepy scary dude who wants to keep this young woman locked up inside the fallout shelter with him as he tries to convince her that some mysterious apocalypse has destroyed the world above them.

Wonderlust isn't great... Some detailes are sweet, but the plot in general is disappointing

usually dislike the movies but have seen Sully and the Magnificent 7 and both are very good

Sprintcyclist wrote on Jul 12^th, 2016 at 9:47pm:

Excellent movie. BYO tissues

Totally agre, it is so moving and sad and you feel so much pity to the humanity

stryder wrote on Sep 24^th, 2016 at 1:52am:

Excellent movie, its good to see that Hollywood does turn out great films among its pile of rotten crappy ones. A young woman on the run from her boyfriend finds herself in a fallout shelter with a creepy character played by john goodman who really comes off as one awkard, creepy scary dude who wants to keep this young woman locked up inside the fallout shelter with him as he tries to convince her that some mysterious apocalypse has destroyed the world above them.

I wouldn't say that it is excellent, the end seemed to me akward. The intrigue was well done, I agree, but they failed to create something more than an exciting plot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgd6ZE9UWIQ

Mobsters - Christian Slater

Little known gangster movie - turned out to be a great flick imo.

Don't miss it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPfYXXg65qA


I saw this one today.

It was not too bad.


I am in a country town, bugger all else to see , bugger all else to do.

miketrees wrote on Oct 23^rd, 2016 at 7:31pm:

I saw this one today. It was not too bad. I am in a country town, bugger all else to see , bugger all else to do.

Thank you, Roger Ebert, for that review. I wish I could be as explicit in detail as you could be for movies.

You want to have another go at writing about this movie, and explain the pros and cons of the film? I mean, you have bugger all to do and see. You would have time to talk in more depth about it.

People can be so vicious on here I did not want to give too much.

OK its about a 6/10 movie.

Plot line thin, not much in the way of surprises.

Not sure I want people getting killed in a comedy

I am knackered right now will try harder next time

miketrees wrote on Oct 23^rd, 2016 at 7:31pm:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPfYXXg65qA I saw this one today. It was not too bad. I am in a country town, bugger all else to see , bugger all else to do.

I'll wait for dvd release.......... :)