XOMuggins wrote:

b0r1s wrote:

davyK wrote:

Midnight Run. Midnight. Run. Top. Drawer.  "That's a very respectable neighbourhood" Brazil is a work of genius - best thing Gilliam has done. I presume it's the proper Euro-version. The US version was butchered with a different ending. Avoid.

  What was the US ending? I'm intrigued. Maybe spoiler it? As a teenager, Brazil really affected me. It was one of the first films that I thought about a lot days after I watched it. Amazing film.

If I remember correctly it is 

Spoiler:

a happy ending, which sees him escape. 

Correct. Terrible, isn't it?

XOMuggins wrote:

I have to watch My Name is Dolemite and Uncut Gems this weekend I think. Both are getting really good responses. Apparently Daniel Day Lewis called Adam Sandler to praise him for his work in Uncut Gems. Jesus. Have known Sandler had mad dramatic chops since Punch Drunk Love and Funny People. I hope this leads him to do more roles like this.

Dolomite is great. Just a really good, well acted, enjoyable and nice (in the absolute best sense of the word) film. Plus Wesley Snipes is hilarious and brilliant.

GooberTheHat wrote:

XOMuggins wrote:

I have to watch My Name is Dolemite and Uncut Gems this weekend I think. Both are getting really good responses. Apparently Daniel Day Lewis called Adam Sandler to praise him for his work in Uncut Gems. Jesus. Have known Sandler had mad dramatic chops since Punch Drunk Love and Funny People. I hope this leads him to do more roles like this.

Dolomite is great. Just a really good, well acted, enjoyable and nice (in the absolute best sense of the word) film. Plus Wesley Snipes is hilarious and brilliant.

Dolomite i thought was ok. Though i think my mate hyped it up too much.

I've heard mixed things, but some people I trust liked it quite a bit. I think it's a bit of a satirical job, taking aim at the way women are depicted in Horror.

Just finished The Untouchables. Not DePalma's best, but perhaps his most fun, tied with Body Double. When I first saw it many years ago, I was unsure of Kevin Costner and didn't think he brought enough weight to the role, but watching it today he brings a really interesting idealistic/naive quality to things. Sean Connery is excellent, and De Niro's small part as Capone is hilarious and intimidating.

Can't wait to see it. Might watch it with my mother and brother. Could do with a good chuckle. 

Now watching Jackie Brown, previously the holder of my favourite Tarantino picture, now at number two. A flawless adaptation of Elmore Leonard's brilliant, thrilling and funny book, Rum Punch.

Doctor Sleep - enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would. It even managed to be a bit disturbing in places. But it was still slightly shit overall. There are some films you just shouldn't mess with, it'll only end badly.

davyK wrote:

There's a Black Christmas remake. Anyone see it?

Classic "slasher in the house" job - maybe the first. 1974.

I’ve seen several reviews that all said it was garbage, so may be one to avoid.

djchump wrote:

Death of Stalin just landed on UK Netflix.

It was on Prime for ages. How the hell Ianucci managed to balance the bleak horror of the time with genuinely hilarious comedy is amazing.

Performances from whole cast are top notch as well.

The film that keeps on giving

Marriage Story was good if maybe a bit long. Very solid acting all round though.

2049 is glorious. Thought it went slightly down when ford showed up, ironically.

Definitely benefits from a cinema viewing. The music was rattling my teeth at times. Great film.

Kow wrote:

I really enjoyed it at the cinema but I haven't been able to sit through a second viewing for some reason.

Same, keep dipping into it for 20mins or so but it doesn't really lend itself well to that. Just not been in the mood for a full watch.