The Omen on blu ray. I'd give it 7/10, and I do enjoy it, but can't quite put my finger on why I don't care for it more that I do.
Clearly the kid was a bad 'un - this is from his Wikipedia page:
Arrest
On 13 January 2017, Stephens was given a suspended prison sentence for a road-rage attack on two cyclists at Toys Hill, Westerham, Kent, on 21 August 2016. The court had heard that Stephens repeatedly used his horn when riders Mark Richardson and Alex Manley, who were out cycling separately, were side-by-side on the road as one overtook the other. Richardson responded by flicking his middle finger at Stephens, who then pulled over.
After getting out of his car, Stephens punched Richardson, knocking him unconscious, which prompted Manley to intervene. Stephens responded by asking Manley: “You want some, do you?” before punching him twice in the face, causing him to fall on his back with his bicycle still between his legs. Stephens then held him down and punched him six or seven times, inflicting dental injuries and damaging his helmet.
In 2017, at Maidstone Crown Court, Judge Martin Joy sentenced Stephens to 12 months in jail, suspended for two years, for causing actual bodily harm, and to two months, also suspended for two years, for criminal damage. Stephens, a resident of the High Street, Edenbridge, Kent, was ordered to undergo rehabilitation, perform 150 hours of unpaid work, pay compensation of £1,000 to each victim, and an extra £120 to Mr Manley for his damaged helmet.
Clearly the kid was a bad 'un - this is from his Wikipedia page:
Arrest
On 13 January 2017, Stephens was given a suspended prison sentence for a road-rage attack on two cyclists at Toys Hill, Westerham, Kent, on 21 August 2016. The court had heard that Stephens repeatedly used his horn when riders Mark Richardson and Alex Manley, who were out cycling separately, were side-by-side on the road as one overtook the other. Richardson responded by flicking his middle finger at Stephens, who then pulled over.
After getting out of his car, Stephens punched Richardson, knocking him unconscious, which prompted Manley to intervene. Stephens responded by asking Manley: “You want some, do you?” before punching him twice in the face, causing him to fall on his back with his bicycle still between his legs. Stephens then held him down and punched him six or seven times, inflicting dental injuries and damaging his helmet.
In 2017, at Maidstone Crown Court, Judge Martin Joy sentenced Stephens to 12 months in jail, suspended for two years, for causing actual bodily harm, and to two months, also suspended for two years, for criminal damage. Stephens, a resident of the High Street, Edenbridge, Kent, was ordered to undergo rehabilitation, perform 150 hours of unpaid work, pay compensation of £1,000 to each victim, and an extra £120 to Mr Manley for his damaged helmet.
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Labyrinth from C5HD - not seen it since it came out on video. Not a classic, but visually inventive and Bowie was clearly having a whale of a time.
I'm sure that's true, though films like that don't tend to feature massively on my radar. Flip side is that there are films which deal in historical matters but which concoct stories that are largely fictitious. The Imitation Game was last night's blu ray (and it's a very good film), but it's fabricated to a significant degree.
Watched Snow Cake again last night - Rickman is brilliant, though it's a much more subdued role than the ones he's best known for.I shall check it out..... Presumably has is a baddie, he gets typecast sometimes
An undiscovered gem.
davidf
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I’ll be watching the Alien films this week (all except Alien Resurrection, which is dire) as part of the whole LV426 thing. Although, I do need to get to my local cinema before Friday to catch Evil Dead Rises which is supposed to be really good based on the feedback I’ve had so far.
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I hated Resurrection at first - it's still not great, but Weaver is pretty good in it. It feels like a rough outline that no-one knocked into shape, and definitely better in idea than execution.
Amistad last night - Spielberg's telling of a ship of trafficked people that ended up as a landmark case in US legal history. Way too much music though...
Not sure whether you are interested, or even a t-shirt wearer, but I have a recommendation for a maker of t-shirt related paraphernalia about the sort of films we seem to share a love for...
davidf
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davidf
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Watched Evil Dead Rise this afternoon. I think after seeing so much love for it, I went in with high expectations. I’m a big fan of the original, and the 2013 reboot/remake, but this didn’t quite feel the same as it wasn’t the “cabin in the woods” type story, instead, set in an apartment block. I’m giving it 7/10 as it’s better than the rehashes we get from the likes of the Blumhouse stable nowadays.
There's plenty of subtle, I think. Good quality, too.
Last Exit to Nowhere
Just so we're clear, I have no connection with them, apart from being a customer!
davidf
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Bought a t-shirt off them which turned up yesterday! The Betamax one (watch whatever whenever).
plastic penguin
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Heat on 4k - some strong performances and a decent film overall, but at nearly three hours it's too long, and some of the music is awful.
plastic penguin
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Those prices look reasonable to me, I should know as I worked in the printing industry for over a decade.Rip off prices IMO
If you are handy with Photoshop or similar, make your own for less:
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All my T-Shirts are self made, the latest one is a drawing of a pizza by my 4 year old Grandaughter to wear when the Ooni comes out to play.
You can design your own but 2 or 3 washes later and the pattern will disintegrate.
Anyhoo, back in topic....
These ones do last a very long time. They eventually get relegated to being (effectively) pyjama tops, and I have some that are nearly a decade old, but the logos are still pretty much as they were originally.
Not so.
The firm I linked to produce high qualit print shirts.
As goos as any you can buy retail.
Cheaper than the shirts on the site being discussed.
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