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Post by julesd68 on Jan 24, 2021 9:59:15 GMT
'The Bank Job' is a rather fascinating heist thriller which is actually based on the true story of the infamous 1971 Baker Street robbery. It's rumoured that the robbers found compromising photos of Princess Margaret that were being stored in the vault by a Trinidadian radical called Michael X who was keeping them as 'insurance' when required. It's also rumoured that British Security Services prevented the story from being released in 1971 by issuing a 'D-Notice' to suppress any press coverage and protect Crown interests. Furthermore the film suggests that MI5/6 had actually cleverly engineered the heist to recover the naughty pics. The film moves along very nicely and the story is always intriguing - we just don't know how much of it is fact or fiction. It paints a very murky picture of the 70's criminal underbelly of London - porn barons, prostitutes, villains and rampant police corruption which again was based on a real investigation. Here's how the real robbery went down, it's quite a story! www.icepop.com/baker-street-robbery-bank-heist/?amp |
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Post by MikeMusic on Jan 24, 2021 11:40:03 GMT
Shock and AweWe think we know the story, useful detail we didn't, still angers me to see Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld lying through their teeth Excellent recap and makes me wonder if Bush was worse than trump for what he did Recommended Amazon Prime
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Post by MartinT on Jan 24, 2021 15:02:39 GMT
I'm trying Jupiter Ascending. After 12 minutes, I have absolutely no idea what I'm watching! Sorted.  Kermode was right - it's like Star Wars with the bonkers meter set off the scale. Almost every scene was laugh out loud, but strangely compelling and visually amazing when it wasn't CGI but people. Fantastically entertaining rubbish! Eddie Redmayne does a Ming the Merciless impersonation that's better than the original. |
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Post by julesd68 on Jan 30, 2021 1:28:44 GMT
Any film that starts with Metallica's 'For Whom the Bell Tolls' is off to a very good start in my book. 'Triple Frontier' is a very decent heist thriller on Netflix - not mind-blowing but very good Friday night entertainment. There are plenty of other decent tunes in the soundtrack too.  |
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Post by rfan8312 on Jan 30, 2021 12:48:11 GMT
Agreed^.
Triple Frontier was a nice little surprise for me. Nothing spectacular but it looked good(something im noticing about so many netflix films now is just how gorgeous some scenes look) and there's a lot more to go after the heist.
Body Of Lies
Ive never seen or heard much praise for this film anywhere but it's possibly my favorite DiCaprio role. He's electric imo in so many films, and in Once Upon A Time In Hollywood he is hilarious, I like him a lot in that one.
Body Of Lies is a bit of a sleeper hit imo. It seems to me that so many other actors could have played this role (except one gut wrenching scene near the end, I can't see another actor having that intensity) but im glad it was DiCaprio. It was nice to see him as a character more down to earth than the other roles I've seen him in.
Like 'The Counselor' this is a Ridley Scott picture that as far I've seen has flown quite under the radar though I think it deserves more credit.
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Post by MikeMusic on Feb 6, 2021 10:33:25 GMT
RIP Christopher Plummer
Always liked him and watched
Remember
last week on Prime
Very good film that makes you want him to succeed in his quest to find Nazis even though he is suffering from dementia
We also started
The Exception
which is looking good so far. He plays the Kaiser at the start of World War 2
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Post by julesd68 on Feb 11, 2021 15:01:47 GMT
Well this is remarkable - a disaster movie that isn't actually a disaster! 'Greenland' is a very watchable and well made film just released on Amazon Prime.  |
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Post by speedysteve on Feb 19, 2021 18:17:55 GMT
Not sure if it's remarkable yet. What is remarkable is that this is a Swedish Sci film.  It's a film adaptation of a 1956 book length epic poem! I remember starting to read it when commuting by train in Stockholm 1988. Can't say we weren't warned, over and over - "look at mother nature on the run, in the 1970's" |
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Post by speedysteve on Feb 19, 2021 20:23:29 GMT
Hehe, started okay. Had moments of soft porn, then it all went to hell 😱
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Post by MartinT on Feb 25, 2021 16:09:58 GMT
I watched The Fountain again yesterday. It truly is a remarkable film, visually exceptionally stunning. There are three stories going on, but I won't say any more for fear of spoiling it.
Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz are perfectly cast and the soundtrack was a recent Classical Album Choice by Clint Mansell.
If you want action or easy, you can get off here.
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Post by julesd68 on Feb 26, 2021 12:50:02 GMT
I only started watching The Dig on Netflix because my wife was enjoying it but I'm very glad I did.
Superficially the story is about the discovery and excavation of the miraculous Sutton Hoo hoard on a widower's private land but under the surface there is so much more.
I found it very moving in the way it gently shines a light on love, sexuality, disease, death and the class system, set against the backdrop of impending war.
These subjects are so skilfully woven together and most impressive performances all round make this a rare treat. |
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Post by Eduardo Wobblechops on Feb 27, 2021 9:51:35 GMT
Yes indeed, excellent.
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Post by Slinger on Mar 13, 2021 18:37:25 GMT
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Post by Slinger on Mar 13, 2021 18:45:01 GMT
Then there's this one, on Amazon Prime
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Post by MartinT on Mar 13, 2021 20:14:59 GMT
I always smile at the room with the "cutty choppy things" that they have to traverse. Such a film trope.
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Post by Slinger on Mar 14, 2021 16:16:35 GMT
Coming To Theatres (?) April 30th I've never watched a Ben Wheatley film I haven't enjoyed (the count is six, so far) although sometimes "enjoyed" is, perhaps, not the right word. I'm looking forward to this new one, especially as it's back to the genre he does best, in my opinion, off-kilter British horror.  |
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Post by julesd68 on Mar 14, 2021 16:23:13 GMT
I presume you have seen A Field in England?
I've always wanted to see it myself but never got round to it.
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Post by MartinT on Mar 20, 2021 23:12:01 GMT
Molly's Game (Netflix)
Really excellent true story of Molly Bloom who ran high-class poker games and got into deep trouble with the Russians and the FBI. The narrative style is well done and Jessica Chastain is, as usual, superb in the part. Sassy and disturbing in equal parts.
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Post by MartinT on Mar 27, 2021 23:05:12 GMT
ARQ Pretty good low budget Netflix SF thriller in the time-loop genre. It builds rather well to a climax.  |
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Post by MikeMusic on Mar 28, 2021 10:07:09 GMT
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