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Post by riotgrrl on Nov 26, 2009 19:38:44 GMT
I don't really watch films, but I had the bright idea that while I lie on my couch of an afternoon, a film is a great way to absorb myself and pass time.
So far this week:
Brief Encounter
I'd never seen this before. It's like a piece of social history, innit? See that burd who plays the lead character, she's what I imagine Houseparrow to be like (only with more hillwalking).
The Last King of Scotland
It's really, really gorey (gory? sp?) and violent. I'm sort of too young to remember Idi Amin, although I always knew his name, but what a terrifying regime! It has a really good 70s vibe.
I've also watched the first 3 series of 'Sex and The City' which are free On Demand . . but I take it I'll be a minority of one in having an opinion there.
I've also watched hunners and hunners of 'Scrubs' which I was taken with, but it's getting a bit grating. There are just so many episodes of it. It's a bit . . endless.
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Post by aubrey on Nov 28, 2009 12:11:31 GMT
I love 40s films, especially English.
If you get a chance, you could try "A Canterbury Tale" - supposed to be a war propaganda film, but it turned into a celebration of Englsh mysticism and weirdness.
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Post by Patrick on Nov 28, 2009 12:31:56 GMT
You do (occasionally) get some fab matineés in the afternoons. Though it was better in the 70's when they meant more to people, if you see what I mean? To keep the spirits up in the 40's and then into the 50's so many films were produced that were original in themselves. As opposed to the endless recycling that we get today. Stories told with no gimmicks, over dramatic music and where the acting leads you through the movie.
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Post by trubble on Nov 28, 2009 14:52:01 GMT
I was very disappointed when I saw that film. It's such a legend that I was expecting much more of... I don't know... a dramatic climax, I suppose. If I had just found it myself I think I would have loved it but as I didn't... I mean it's not just me is it? It was boring. Nothing happened. Nothing! It's great for style though.  And before you all say ''but, stupid, that was only because you knew the plot line and had seen the famous parts already a hundred times''... ...I watched Casablanca for the first time when I was 29 by which time I knew all about it and had probably seen every line of it, only in little bits scattered over the years. But I was riveted. It is a wonderful film. Possibly the best film ever made, certainly a contender. I was, if not in actual tears, I can't recall now, physically moved by the emotions of it all, my heart was tugged anyway, and there wasn't a single weak link. If you haven't watched that one, Riot, may I recommend it? But do not allow any interuptions. It requires a comfy seat and ideally a manly arm around you but failing that something squashy to lean on. |
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Post by trubble on Nov 28, 2009 14:56:05 GMT
I know you're not a big film goer, Riot, which is the only reason I dare to recommend such obvious choices but have you seen Billy Elliot? And Secrets and Lies (Mike Leigh)? They are good ones.
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Post by Patrick on Nov 28, 2009 15:01:20 GMT
...I watched Casablanca for the first time when I was 29 by which time I knew all about it and had probably seen every line of it, only in little bits scattered over the years. But I was riveted. It is a wonderful film. Possibly the best film ever made, certainly a contender. I was, if not in actual tears, I can't recall now, physically moved by the emotions of it all, my heart was tugged anyway, and there wasn't a single weak link. If you haven't watched that one, Riot, may I recommend it? But do not allow any interuptions. It requires a comfy seat and ideally a manly arm around you but failing that something squashy to lean on.  |
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Post by trubble on Nov 28, 2009 15:01:33 GMT
I love 40s films, especially English. Me too. I'm pretty rubbish at film knowledge so I just wave my hand vaguely and say I like Black and White Films which is a bit general I know.  I quite like the dated ones just for their datedness. Here's one for you to critique for me, I don't know whether to say it is good or not but it's a nice way to spend an hour if you're in the mood for the genre I call 'old films' : Lifeboat. 1944. Hitchcock & Tallulah Bankhead. What did you make of that one, Aubrey? |
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Post by trubble on Nov 28, 2009 15:02:15 GMT
Is BB's arm very manly then, Patrick?  |
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Post by Patrick on Nov 28, 2009 15:24:11 GMT
Is BB's arm very manly then, Patrick? BB will most likely be at the other end of the room listening to something else! I have to rely on my own weedy items manliness. Casablanca is one film that I want to see on the big screen (cinema) sometime. twenty years ago it would pop up listed in Time Out at one of the many (more) independents that littered London then - but not so nowadays. It would have to be an original cinema with a non ear-busting sound system and ice cream at half time, in little tubs with wooden spoons. Or a Mivvi or Mini Milk at least! |
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Post by aubrey on Nov 28, 2009 18:42:30 GMT
I love 40s films, especially English. Me too. I'm pretty rubbish at film knowledge so I just wave my hand vaguely and say I like Black and White Films which is a bit general I know. I quite like the dated ones just for their datedness. Here's one for you to critique for me, I don't know whether to say it is good or not but it's a nice way to spend an hour if you're in the mood for the genre I call 'old films' : Lifeboat. 1944. Hitchcock & Tallulah Bankhead. What did you make of that one, Aubrey? I really like it. I do get caught up in the little dramas that are surrounded by the big one (will they get rescued?). And I like the way Hitchcock got his cameo in (on the back of a newspaper, as the before picture in a slimming ad). But I always think of the people on the set running to see Tallulah swimming in the (presumably glass-sided) tank they filmed it in. "What's special about that?" "She's got no knickers on!" |
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Post by everso on Nov 29, 2009 9:43:34 GMT
Seriously Riot. If you're convalescing you really do need "Gone With The Wind".  Or a good Bette Davis film like "Now Voyager". Or, better still, "Rebecca" with Joan Fontaine and Laurence Olivier. |
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Post by riotgrrl on Dec 7, 2009 12:59:51 GMT
I watched 'The Acid House', but I find Irvine Welsh's cynical stereotyping of the working class quite depressing.
Ones I've got lined up (i.e. DVD'dthingied) are 'Prick up your Ears', 'Courtesans of Bombay', 'California Dreamin'', 'Apocalypse Now', 'My Beautiful Laundrette', 'Bride and Prejudice', 'Let's Make Love', 'Millions Like Us', 'What Women Want', 'All About Eve', 'Import/Export', and 'Million Dollar Baby'.
Don't know that I particularly fancy any of them much.
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Post by everso on Dec 7, 2009 13:31:59 GMT
Personally, I'd ditch them.
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Post by riotgrrl on Dec 7, 2009 13:33:46 GMT
Personally, I'd ditch them. All of them?  |
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Post by everso on Dec 7, 2009 13:44:49 GMT
Ok you can keep All About Eve, but the rest, no way. They're ok if you're feeling in tip top condition, but if you're a bit poorly forget it.
As I said before, GWTW, Rebecca, Titanic (although not if you're feeling a bit depressed because Jack dies in the end - oh, have I given the ending away? Sorry!), or how about my favourite ironing film, "Sense and Sensibility". Lovely lovely.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2009 1:03:47 GMT
charlie and the chocolate factory. donnie darko. the nines.
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Post by aubrey on Dec 8, 2009 11:35:26 GMT
I enjoyed Prick Up Your Ears.
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Post by philippa on Dec 8, 2009 17:37:45 GMT
prick up yer what?
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Post by everso on Dec 8, 2009 22:50:42 GMT
charlie and the chocolate factory. donnie darko. the nines. Donnie Darko. I loved that! Couldn't really make head nor tail of it, but I still enjoyed it. The guy that was in it was also in Brokeback Mountain. RIOT!! Have you ever seen Brokeback Mountain? It's great! |
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Post by aubrey on Dec 9, 2009 10:40:40 GMT
What made you think of Brokeback, Everso?
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