The film thread.

[davidf]

I'd put The Devil's Backbone as my number two - have you seen it?

I have, but I’d still put The Shape Of Water above it, as good as it is.

 

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Do the Right Thing from Beeb2HD. Enjoyed it, but I do find shouty conversations difficult, and they do abound!

 

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The Matrix on 4k - still interesting after all these years, and the first film I saw on DVD back when we had a video rental shop in the village and you could hire a DVD player for the night...

 

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Ronin from Film 4. Good, but not as good as its reputation, I though. Feels like the work of a director from an earlier time, which it was.

 

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Arrival on 4k - excellent film, based upon a great short story by Ted Chiang. My great cinematic love is intelligent, thought-provoking SF.

 

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Little Miss Sunshine - no idea how many times we've seen it - note-perfect.

 

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Deliverance on blu ray - still pretty disconcerting after al these years. The 'night' scenes are so obviously filmed during the day and then badly tinkered-with though. Have to make allowances for age, but that seems pretty poor. I guess they didn't want the cast climbing during the dark.

 

[davidf]

Deliverance on blu ray - still pretty disconcerting after al these years. The 'night' scenes are so obviously filmed during the day and then badly tinkered-with though. Have to make allowances for age, but that seems pretty poor. I guess they didn't want the cast climbing during the dark.

I hate when they film during the day and use a filter. I get why they do it, but once you know how that looks, it stands out like a sore thumb.

 

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I hate when they film during the day and use a filter. I get why they do it, but once you know how that looks, it stands out like a sore thumb.

This is from the Wikipedia page, possibly making it understandable!

Stunts​

The film is infamous for the cost cutting by the studio in an effort to kill it and having the actors perform their own stunts, such as Jon Voight notably climbing the cliff himself. Reynolds requested to have one scene re-shot with himself in a canoe rather than a dummy as it tumbled over a real waterfall. Reynolds recalled his shoulder and head hitting rocks and floating downstream with all of his clothes torn off, then waking up with director Boorman at his bedside. Reynolds asked "How'd it look?" and Boorman said, "It looked like a dummy falling over a waterfall." Beatty almost drowned and Reynolds cracked his tailbone.

Regarding the courage of the four main actors in the movie performing their own stunts without insurance protection, Dickey was quoted as saying all of them "had more guts than a burglar". In a nod to their stunt-performing audacity, early in the movie Lewis says, "Insurance? I've never been insured in my life. I don't believe in insurance. There's no risk".

 

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Sleuth - great performances from Caine and Olivier, but it feels old even allowing for its age. A pity the remake with Caine and Law seems so poorly thought of.

 

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Spielberg's The Post - about The Washington Post's role in Nixon's downfall. Well-acted, but later era Spielberg doesn't know when to tone down the use of music. I think many of the quieter dramatic scenes in film work best with little (or preferably no) music myself.

 

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Not the strongest of the three, but I like it. Nice take on the body snatching theme, with references to the original Invasion Of The Body Snatchers, which is where the “blank” or “blanks” comes from. The whole movie is mapped out in the first scene when Gary King is covering the events of the original Golden Mile pub crawl - the whole movie plays out in the same way. Plus, each pub they visit, their experience or the “boss” they have to face is in the name of the pub - like The Famous C ock (the pub Gary was barred from and has his photo on the ”barred board”), and The Two Headed Dog (the twins). Lots of dialogue comes back around again in the usual Edgar Wright fashion, with references to the previous instalments.

Gave it another bash last night - enjoyed it more than before but it lacks the appeal of the previous two for me.

 

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Hunt for the Wilderpeople - i love Taika Waititi's stuff - What we do in the Shadows, Jojo Rabbit etc.

 

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Withnail & I - one of the few permanent fixtures on my top ten films list.

Picnic Cinema show it at Sleddale Hall (which is the cottage in the film) - been twice and loved it.

 

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Hannibal from C5 - what a rubbish channel that is, and not a great film by a long chalk. Hard to believe it's the same Ridley Scott I know and love, and despite considering Julianne Moore a pretty decent actor, she doesn't work as Starling.

 

[Hales1310]

What is the total expense of building a home theatre.

 

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What is the total expense of building a home theatre.

I hate to say it, but the answer is very much dependent upon too many factors for there to be an answer.

 

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Dune on 4k - not sure what I really made of it. Well-acted and wonderfully shot, but the story feels rather dated and unoriginal - and given that it was written in 1965 that might be fair.

Will watch again as well as pt2 - I rate Villeneuve highly - Arrival, Prisoners and BR2049 are all great films.

 

[WayneKerr]

Dune on 4k - not sure what I really made of it. Well-acted and wonderfully shot, but the story feels rather dated and unoriginal - and given that it was written in 1965 that might be fair.

Will watch again as well as pt2 - I rate Villeneuve highly - Arrival, Prisoners and BR2049 are all great films.

Agreed, wonderfully shot, beautifully cinematic. However, being a huge Dune fan having read all the novels and owning everything released to film/TV I found this film particularly poor. It's in two parts so thought they could have done a better job regarding the script - too many holes and unanswered questions.

Huge parts of the book have been completely omitted, especially the history prior to the arrival on Arrakis. The cast portrayal is far removed from the the book and the original 1984 film, which had a far better cast and script and should have been longer... dated now but a masterpiece of its time.

I will still purchase Pt1&2 as it's Dune, but I'm prepared to be disappointed with Pt2 as much as I was with Pt1.

I too like Villeneuve but for me both the original Dune and Blade Runner are far better than either of the sequels, the originals are iconic.

 

[Hales1310]

I hate to say it, but the answer is very much dependent upon too many factors for there to be an answer.

What would be the minimum and maximum expenditure?

 

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What would be the minimum and maximum expenditure?

Seriously there's no answer. It could mean anything from adding a soundbar to building a new room and having everything professionally installed. You need to set a budget and then talk to some retailers.

 

[Hales1310]

Seriously there's no answer. It could mean anything from adding a soundbar to building a new room and having everything professionally installed. You need to set a budget and then talk to some retailers.

OK, I will see it. Please don't be furious.

 

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OK, I will see it. Please don't be furious.

I'm definitely not furious, just pointing out that the question is too broad to answer! Good luck with your research.

 

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Roxanne on blu ray - when Steve Martin was at his comedic peak. The 'twenty something betters' scene is absolutely brilliant.

 

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The Railway Man on blu ray - the autobiographical tale of a quiet man who marries late in life, which leads to his unresolved trauma from working as a Japanese PoW. The resolution of which is superb, albeit a little embellished in places in comparison with the book. Great performances from Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman etc.