Off Topic Film (movie for Ellewood) thread

Going with the Indian themed films ....
Day 110, film 110.. " the 100 foot journey"
Should of watched this 10 days ago...

 

Is that the one about centipedes?

 

Ha ha no, cooking !!!!

 

Bloody good nights viewing tonight, very good film,
Followed by a very good serise, " the tunnel 2".
Highly recommended !!!!! Both

 

Day 111, film 111, "tinker, tailor,soldier, spy".
Some fantastic actors in this....

 

Is that the one with Gary Oldman? I watched it a few years ago but for the life of me can't remember anything about it at all, think it might have been up for a lot of awards

 

Yes that's the one, I think it's brilliant, Gary oldman
Is very good in it, as is all the rest..
I have just one episode of the tunnel 2 left to
Watch, sat up till the early hours but at 3 am
Couldn't keep my eyes open. I think it's better
Than the first, watching the last episode tonight
After I watch a film.... Well worth a watch......

 

Day 112, film 112, "kidnapping Mr Heineken"

 

"Kidnapping Mr Heineken", watchable but not
One I'd recommend,..its ok..if there's nowt else on...

 

Gonna watch Purple Rain tonight for obvious reasons.

 

Although good I preferred the BBC series with Alec Guinness as Smiley, the trouble for me with the Oldman version was the way they changed things from the original. Having read the book trilogy and watched the BBC versions of both Tinker and Smileys People I was perplexed, and a little annoyed at that both the location and storyline were altered for the film version. But from what I read of the film version later on the changes were at the insistence of author John Le Carre.

 

I totally agree, Hopkins films are usually very good even if the other actors are crap. but what i found disappointing was that on the trailers one of the kidnappers said 'watch out he doesn't get inside your head', so I assumed Hopkins would play mind games with them and **** them around a bit, but except for ' you can run but you carn't hide', he didn't. I liked his line,'you can have lots of money or lots of friends, but you carn't have both'
It was watchable though...

 

The origonal serise with sir Alec was at a time when I was 18, taking various mind altering
Substances and ****ing anything in knickers ( well almost everything) so I never got to
See it, but I'm told it was very good, will have to see it at some point....
I was in Holland a lot at that time in my life so you could probably imagine
Not a lot of telly was watched.....

 

Day 113. Film 113, "get him to the Geek", my other half has made me watch this absolute ****ing ****, I'm really thinking of killing her In Her sleep ( too scared to do it when she's awake)...what a complete waste of almost two hours of my life that I can never get back... Apologies to anyone that liked this film...but in my humble opinion .... It's **** !!!!

 

His death?

 

I recently watched Woman In Gold, starring Helen Mirren who plays the role of Maria Altman who sought to regain several world famous paintings by Gustave Klimt including two portraits of her aunt, Adele Bloch-Bauer which were plundered, along with other valuable family possessions, by the Nazis following the Anschluss of Austria. She wasn't just seeking to regain what was rightfully hers, but also to obtain some measure of justice for the death, destruction, and massive art theft perpetrated by the Nazis. The film also stars Ryan Reynolds as Altman's lawyer and features Tatiana Maslany as the young Maria Altman. Incidentally, Tatiana Maslany was born here in Regina and is the daughter of an acquaintance of mine from the mid 1970s.

I thought this was an excellent film and strongly recommend it.

 

Day 114, film 114, " southpaw"...

 

I'm sure I put an R in there, what can I say, it was the rum....
And coke?????