Tried to amend the thread title from film 16 to film 17 on the thread set up last year but failed abysmally.
So new thread for the new year innit
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Tried to amend the thread title from film 16 to film 17 on the thread set up last year but failed abysmally.
So new thread for the new year innit
Can I just be the first to say that I recently watched The Autopsy of Jane Doe.
Really good, tight little horror film. just over an hour and twenty in length and for the first 30mins you could be watching CSI or something like that, then the horror starts creeping in.
no jump scares, just creepy and unsettling.
This is what Stephen King had to say about it, which made me seek it out.
Stephen King @StephenKing Jan 11
THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE: Visceral horror to rival ALIEN and early Cronenberg. Watch it, but not alone.
Sounds good Colonel. Have you watched Under The Shadow?
Same as me, a few weeks ago I found a thread on Reddit that listed a bunch of horror films that didn't rely on jump scares and ended up watching quite a few but the only one that stood out was "1408", based on a Stephen King short story.
I've still got a horror film from that list called "Stir of Echoes" to watch.
Also, I remember watching a good horror film a good few years ago that had (yum) Nicole Kidman in it. Can't remember what it was called though.
Just Googled Stir of Echoes and realised I did actually watch it. Not too memorable a film as you can imagine.
How can I find it on kodi?
The Others?
Watched Hell or High Water that Welshyoot recommended in the Film 16 thread. Really good film, some great dialogue.
I watched Bone Tomahawk with Kurt Russell, that's sort of a horror and it was pretty good. It's on Netflix.
I thought "Silence" was good but my Missus hated it and said it was boring.
But then again she thinks Amy Schumer is funny.
Stumbled on Saving Mr Banks the other day. What a pleasant surprise, thoroughly enjoyed it! Made me want to try Mary Poppins for the first time since I was about 5.
That lasted about 5 minutes :hehe:
Seen La La Land 3 times in the past week, an absolutely gorgeous film that takes you on a journey and forget about all the shit going on in the world for two hours...
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Saw a film on Netflix last night called "Unbroken" about Olympian Louis Zamperini's struggle for survival after a plane crash into the Pacific in World War 2, 47 days adrift in a raft followed by 2 years in brutal Japanese prisoner of war camps.
Written by the Coen Brothers and directed by Angelina Jolie. After the film I was amazed about how much this guy went through I looked into how true this story was and found that it is pretty much a 100% depiction of his experiences.
Well worth a watch.
Unbroken is a good film agreed. Just watched Hacksaw Ridge - wow. What a film
As an alternative to horror, we searched on Kodi for something we could both enjoy and watched Love and Friendship (2016) based on a Jane Austen novelette with the sublime Kate Beckinsale and a stellar cast. It was serenely funny.
We got around to watching 'Arrival' the other night, I thought it was a good idea for a film, it made me think about some things that I hadn't considered before which was good, in the end though I found myself too busy thinking about the agenda rather than watching the film, now I remember why I don't watch many films.
Saw that the other night, really good film, Desmond Doss was a very brave man, I was looking at the true story on history vs hollywood and according to them "While lowering the men down the ridge, the Japanese had a clear shot at Desmond Doss. Though it's not depicted in the movie, one Japanese soldier recalled having Desmond in his sights, but every time he went to fire, his gun jammed."
How lucky was he? :-)
Just watched Allied with Brad Pitt, not a classic by any means. A bit slow but a decent way to pass a couple of hours. A solid 7/10
The 33 on Sky Movies.
Really enjoyed it, it's about the Chilean miners with Antonio Banderas.
I found Argo very slow and over-rated. Bladerunner was ahead of its time but I haven't seen it since it was released so don't know if it still seems as impressive.
Sorry guys I'm a movie nerd and assume folks know geeky stuff. The Arrival Director - Denis Villeneuve - is doing a Blade Runner sequel with Harrison Ford and Ryan Goslng