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Author:  markg [ Wed Nov 11, 2015 7:39 ]
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Two words for anyone who thinks Disney films are too sad, Watership Down. Kids have it far too bloody easy these days.
Author:  Hearthly [ Wed Nov 11, 2015 8:57 ]
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This thread went a bit weird and sad all of a sudden.

I don't think children necessarily relate what they see in a film to their own lives, and can appreciate a story for what it is, a work of fiction.

Hearthly Jnr wrote a story called 'The Story of Dazzle's horrid childhood' a couple of weeks ago, the opening line is:

'This sad story started on Monday 18th Sept 1995. Morgress punched Dazzle in the face as soon as he was born. Morgress's first plan of killing Dazzle was...'

She then went on to list six ways that Morgress intended to try and kill Dazzle (Morgress is Dazzle's mum), including the rather creative 'send bombs down the hallway'.

Hearthly Jnr has never been punched in the face or bombed.
Author:  Findus Fop [ Wed Nov 11, 2015 9:44 ]
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Hearthly wrote:

'This sad story started on Monday 18th Sept 1995. Morgress punched Dazzle in the face as soon as he was born.'



:D I must say, this is an immense opening to a book.
Author:  Grim... [ Wed Nov 11, 2015 10:17 ]
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Mimi wrote:
So, Dory is the blue fish, right? So after they assumedly find Nemo she just keeps on swimming until she gets lost, like some Alzheimer's patient walking into the desert (but with more water, obviously)?

I'm going to spoiler this in case you've not seen the original (which is about being lost), but I don't think that's the point of the second one from watching that trailer.

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!
Dory is already lost, she was lost when she and Marlon met in Finding Nemo (something like "Oh no, where are they, where are Hi! I'm Dory"), and then Marlon basically hijacked her and made her help him find Nemo. The film's not about finding Dory because she's gone missing, it's about finding out who she is.

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!
And, if they do find Dory's family, I imagine the end is going to be fucking heartbreaking.


Also, is this the first trailer Pixar has done that isn't a one-shot short? It feels pretty rushed together.
Author:  Grim... [ Wed Nov 11, 2015 12:56 ]
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markg wrote:
I haven't seen it but I saw the trailer at the cinema the other day when it struck me that The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 has to be the shittest name for a film in the history of all films.

I'm not saying that Woody Harrleson thinks the film is boring, but he just rocked up the premier in his pyjamas.

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Author:  Mimi [ Wed Nov 11, 2015 13:44 ]
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markg wrote:
Two words for anyone who thinks Disney films are too sad, Watership Down. Kids have it far too bloody easy these days.

Yeah, we're not allowed to talk about Watership Down.

One day 'Bright Eyes' came on the radio at work, so I took my headphones out as it makes me feel a bit sad. Chloe noticed and came over to ask if I was Ok as I was a bit sad. I told her yes, I was fine, I just thought that the song I was listening to a second ago was a bit sad and so might go and make a cuppa. she asked which song. but didn't know it. I said it was the association with the film, which she also hadn't seen. She asked why it was sad.

So I told her all about the adventures of these brave rabbits, and about the land being developed, and the seagull, and the peril of crossing the road and those awful dogs. Anyway, I did tell her it was beautiful, but that right at the end Hazel has been telling the story of his adventures to all of him many offspring, and is laying in peace, in the sun, with small bunnies all playing happily around him, when the black rabbit beckons him 'you've been feeling tired, Hazel'. Man, writing it makes me cry. Look, I'm crying. Seriously, there may be something wrong with me.

Well... I get to that pint and then I start to cry, telling her about him falling asleep, and his little rabbit soul chasing the black rabbit ver fields as if he was in his youth,, and then the soar of the music as his little soul spins around and the animation turns into a few oak leaves. Well big globby tears happened (then and now) so I look like I am having a break down over the recollection of a film.

Then the big boss comes in, sees me in some distress, and asks wha has happened. I manage to squeak 'Watership Down' before bursting into tears and having to leave.

The big boss is perhaps the most emotionally flat person I have ever seen and I don't think he understands it in others, so that's why he things I am mad.

I can't remember if I was pregnant when this happened. I have a funny feeling I wasn't.

Also: the scene in Land Before Time when the mother of the young diplodocus (or brontasaurus, I can't remember now) dies. Then her little one keeps seeing her in clouds, and things like that. Then he sees her afar in the sunset, and he is so, so happy, and he runs up to her and licks her leg in happiness, but it is just a dry wall, where he saw his own shadow, made so big and like his mummy by the setting sun.

I'm crying my flipping eyes out here now. I sometimes wonder if there is something wrong with me. I've just had to wake my little baby boy up to give him a cuddle because of writing this.
Author:  Mimi [ Wed Nov 11, 2015 13:46 ]
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Grim... wrote:
Mimi wrote:
So, Dory is the blue fish, right? So after they assumedly find Nemo she just keeps on swimming until she gets lost, like some Alzheimer's patient walking into the desert (but with more water, obviously)?

I'm going to spoiler this in case you've not seen the original (which is about being lost), but I don't think that's the point of the second one from watching that trailer.


I've seen the first bit, up until he gets lost and starts being really upset, then I made Russell turn it off because it was making me cry.

I was definitely pregnant then (well, I think I was), but I don't think I would watch it again, as thinking about the bit where he gets lost makes me feel really upset.
Author:  myp [ Wed Nov 11, 2015 13:47 ]
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I love you so fucking much, Mimi. Don't ever change.
Author:  Mr Russell [ Wed Nov 11, 2015 14:27 ]
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Mimi wrote:
markg wrote:
Two words for anyone who thinks Disney films are too sad, Watership Down. Kids have it far too bloody easy these days.


I can't remember if I was pregnant when this happened. I have a funny feeling I wasn't.


You weren't: :)
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Author:  Mimi [ Wed Nov 11, 2015 14:35 ]
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Future Warrior wrote:
I love you so fucking much, Mimi. Don't ever change.


Aw... hehe, :this: made me cry! See... I'm going for a lay down. Then I'm going to watch Columbo. Columbo never makes me upset.
Author:  myp [ Wed Nov 11, 2015 14:44 ]
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myp: making women cry since 1999
Author:  GazChap [ Wed Nov 11, 2015 15:25 ]
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You were born in 1999?!?

:P
Author:  myp [ Wed Nov 11, 2015 15:34 ]
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GazChap wrote:
You were born in 1999?!?

:P

My mother doesn't count.
Author:  Mr Dave [ Wed Nov 11, 2015 15:36 ]
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Future Warrior wrote:
GazChap wrote:
You were born in 1999?!?

:P

My mother doesn't count.

Sister?
Author:  myp [ Wed Nov 11, 2015 15:42 ]
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Mr Dave wrote:
Future Warrior wrote:
GazChap wrote:
You were born in 1999?!?

:P

My mother doesn't count.

Sister?

No, she doesn't count either.
Author:  Bamba [ Wed Nov 11, 2015 15:52 ]
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Future Warrior wrote:
Mr Dave wrote:
Future Warrior wrote:
GazChap wrote:
You were born in 1999?!?

:P

My mother doesn't count.

Sister?

No, she doesn't count either.


None of your family counts? What the hell kind of schools do they have in Nottingham?
Author:  Grim... [ Wed Nov 11, 2015 15:54 ]
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Bamba wrote:
Future Warrior wrote:
Mr Dave wrote:
Future Warrior wrote:
GazChap wrote:
You were born in 1999?!?
:P

My mother doesn't count.

Sister?

No, she doesn't count either.

None of your family counts? What the hell kind of schools do they have in Nottingham?

The only maths they teach is how to differentiate the rich from the poor.
Author:  myp [ Wed Nov 11, 2015 15:54 ]
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Bamba wrote:
None of your family counts? What the hell kind of schools do they have in Nottingham?

Not sure mate, moved here when I was 19.

You imbecile.
Author:  Bamba [ Wed Nov 11, 2015 16:14 ]
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Future Warrior wrote:
Bamba wrote:
None of your family counts? What the hell kind of schools do they have in Nottingham?

Not sure mate, moved here when I was 19.


Are you sure you were 19? You should probably show your working.
Author:  Grim... [ Wed Nov 11, 2015 16:53 ]
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Bamba wrote:
Future Warrior wrote:
Bamba wrote:
None of your family counts? What the hell kind of schools do they have in Nottingham?

Not sure mate, moved here when I was 19.

Are you sure you were 19? You should probably show your working.

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Looks like he's working pretty hard.
Author:  myp [ Wed Nov 11, 2015 16:58 ]
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:DD
Author:  DavPaz [ Wed Nov 11, 2015 17:44 ]
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Bravo
Author:  MaliA [ Mon Nov 16, 2015 16:01 ]
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The second Thor film isn't as good as the first by a long way. Disappointing.
Author:  TheVision [ Mon Nov 16, 2015 16:04 ]
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I watched the new Mad Max this weekend.

It was brilliant.
Author:  LewieP [ Mon Nov 16, 2015 16:07 ]
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MaliA wrote:
The second Thor film isn't as good as the first by a long way. Disappointing.

Yeah I missed the fish out of water stuff. Also it was just dull, and the Asgard stuff felt more like the set was hollow cgi fluff (no idea of the reality of actual set to cgi in the two films, I'm just talking about how it felt).
Author:  MaliA [ Mon Nov 16, 2015 16:15 ]
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LewieP wrote:
MaliA wrote:
The second Thor film isn't as good as the first by a long way. Disappointing.

Yeah I missed the fish out of water stuff. Also it was just dull, and the Asgard stuff felt more like the set was hollow cgi fluff (no idea of the reality of actual set to cgi in the two films, I'm just talking about how it felt).


The best bit was the bit on the underground.
Author:  Malc [ Mon Nov 16, 2015 16:25 ]
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MaliA wrote:
LewieP wrote:
MaliA wrote:
The second Thor film isn't as good as the first by a long way. Disappointing.

Yeah I missed the fish out of water stuff. Also it was just dull, and the Asgard stuff felt more like the set was hollow cgi fluff (no idea of the reality of actual set to cgi in the two films, I'm just talking about how it felt).


The best bit was the bit on the underground.


Apart from it was factually wrong. That was annoying to me.
Author:  Doctor Glyndwr [ Mon Nov 16, 2015 16:39 ]
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MaliA wrote:
The best bit was the bit on the underground.
By far.
Author:  Goddess Jasmine [ Fri Nov 20, 2015 22:00 ]
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I'm watching The Gambler. I don't feel like I'm particularly interested/engrossed, but I don't want to turn it off either. Weird.
Author:  JBR [ Fri Nov 20, 2015 23:50 ]
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Goddess Jasmine wrote:
I'm watching The Gambler. I don't feel like I'm particularly interested/engrossed, but I don't want to turn it off either. Weird.

Just so long as you spot when to walk away. And when to run.
Author:  myp [ Fri Nov 20, 2015 23:51 ]
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Goddess Jasmine wrote:
I'm watching The Gambler. I don't feel like I'm particularly interested/engrossed, but I don't want to turn it off either. Weird.

The alternative is turning 90 degrees and looking at Joans's gurning face.
Author:  Joans [ Fri Nov 20, 2015 23:52 ]
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Future Warrior wrote:
Goddess Jasmine wrote:
I'm watching The Gambler. I don't feel like I'm particularly interested/engrossed, but I don't want to turn it off either. Weird.

The alternative is turning 90 degrees and looking at Joans's gurning face.

Joke's on you. I'm not there.
Author:  Warhead [ Sat Nov 21, 2015 1:46 ]
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I watched the original Hunger Games last night (because the shitty wifi is so slow in this hotel that I had to watch TV).

It was OK. Just, OK. Are the later ones any better, or is it all just hype?
Author:  Grim... [ Sat Nov 21, 2015 2:20 ]
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Joans wrote:
Future Warrior wrote:
Goddess Jasmine wrote:
I'm watching The Gambler. I don't feel like I'm particularly interested/engrossed, but I don't want to turn it off either. Weird.

The alternative is turning 90 degrees and looking at Joans's gurning face.

Joke's on you. I'm not there.

I am.
Author:  DBSnappa [ Sat Nov 21, 2015 8:27 ]
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Warhead wrote:
I watched the original Hunger Games last night (because the shitty wifi is so slow in this hotel that I had to watch TV).

It was OK. Just, OK. Are the later ones any better, or is it all just hype?


Don't know about the last two, but the second is worse than the first IMO
Author:  Joans [ Sat Nov 21, 2015 9:36 ]
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Grim... wrote:
Joans wrote:
Future Warrior wrote:
Goddess Jasmine wrote:
I'm watching The Gambler. I don't feel like I'm particularly interested/engrossed, but I don't want to turn it off either. Weird.

The alternative is turning 90 degrees and looking at Joans's gurning face.

Joke's on you. I'm not there.

I am.

Great, there's a dining table to put up, pipes that want boxing in (the wood still needs cutting down, but you've probably already found it strewn all over the place), and last two plinths for the kitchen need scribing and cutting.
Oh, and how are you at painting?
Author:  DavPaz [ Sat Nov 21, 2015 9:56 ]
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Good Old Grim...
Author:  TheVision [ Sun Nov 22, 2015 0:24 ]
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Watched a film called "Knock, Knock" tonight.

It was rubbish. The whole notion that you're DEFINITELY going to cheat on your wife and family just because a couple of girls get their tits out was right out of order if you ask me.

Most films have points where you're urging the main character not to do something or to act differently, but this felt like this the entire way through. Stupid decisions throughout. Shame on you Keanu... Did I mention Keanu Reeves was in it? Well, he was.

Avoid.
Author:  myp [ Sun Nov 22, 2015 1:13 ]
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Who's there?
Author:  Cras [ Sun Nov 22, 2015 1:17 ]
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Girls with their tits out, apparently. Best cold call ever.
Author:  Satsuma [ Tue Nov 24, 2015 19:42 ]
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I tried, oh lord I tried, to watch The Transporter Reloaded but the new Jason Statham replacement is terrible. I never thought I'd ever be saying this ever but, hnnngh, Jason Statham was a better fit and a better, oh jesus, actor. *throws up*

Oh god I feel dirty.
Author:  JBR [ Thu Nov 26, 2015 13:18 ]
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Brooklyn! Beautiful film - about a girl leaving Ireland in the 50s for Malays...the US, obviously. Very funny, particularly the first half, and Julie Walters' character though they fade her out so she doesn't steal it. Not a film of big events, just lovely.

edit: oh, and the biggest laugh of the night was from the hard of hearing subtitles; there's a love scene, with the subtitle 'orgasmic grunt'. Excellent work.
Author:  Satsuma [ Fri Nov 27, 2015 19:54 ]
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I've watched Robert De Niro in HEIST! That sounds exciting, right? Like it's trying to capture some of the cool from HEAT! And it has RDN in it! It must be good.

Turns out that it is absolute garbage, so, y'know, don't bother watching that shit.
Author:  Satsuma [ Fri Nov 27, 2015 19:55 ]
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OH FUCK ME PEOPLE, THE INTERNET HAS THE SEQUEL TO THE BEST FILM OF 2015 ON THE DOWNLOADATRON: ATTACK ON TITAN: PART 2!

Squeeeeeeeeee! I'm going to watch the shit out of that.
Author:  MrChris [ Fri Nov 27, 2015 22:08 ]
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Isn't the first one about big naked people?
Author:  JBR [ Fri Nov 27, 2015 22:28 ]
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Sicario - very tense. I suppose you have to call it an action film, though there's as much tension as action really. I ended up rooting for one character and then realised afterwards that I felt dirty for so doing, which hasn't happened before. Great, tense stuff. Did I mention the tension?
Author:  Bamba [ Fri Nov 27, 2015 22:56 ]
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JBR wrote:
Sicario - very tense. I suppose you have to call it an action film, though there's as much tension as action really. I ended up rooting for one character and then realised afterwards that I felt dirty for so doing, which hasn't happened before. Great, tense stuff. Did I mention the tension?


Yeah, pretty much every second I was just waiting for something bad to happen. It was awesome.
Author:  BertyBasset [ Fri Nov 27, 2015 22:59 ]
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99 HOMES is a very good & somewhat depressing "based on true events" drama / thriller with excellent acting from Andrew Garfield & Michael Shannon (Shannon is always great to be fair...).

Probably won't blow you away in terms of "thrills" (it's not a popcorn movie) but it's consistently entertaining & interesting.

7.5/10
Author:  LewieP [ Sat Nov 28, 2015 3:08 ]
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Michael Shannon really is the best actor
Author:  Hearthly [ Sat Nov 28, 2015 9:45 ]
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SOLD - That's tonight's film then, Michael Shannon is amazing so anything with him in it is worth a watch.

Last night's watch for me was:

NO ESCAPE - Sort of like a survival horror film but replace the zombies with third world revolutionaries. The surprise for me here was Owen Wilson carrying off a dramatic role with aplomb, and Pierce Brosnan is in it too. In essence it's an American family move to a third world country for the father to work (never explicitly named but Cambodia seems like a good bet), just as a revolution kicks off, and the targets of the revolution are the corrupt government and the Americans who are in bed with them. Refreshingly it isn't the usual PG-13/12A nonsense that this sort of film tends to come in at (R/15 are its ratings), and the level of tension is almost unbearably high at times. The entire family, including two young girls, is almost constantly under imminent threat of getting shot/hacked/beaten/raped to death, I was quite glad of the intermission of refreshing my glass of wine and going for a piss halfway through it all.

Directed by the guy who did the awesome 'QUARANTINE', this is a brutally efficient thriller with solid performances on every level, with not an ounce of fat on it.

8/10 - Surprising Owen Wilson!
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