Did you finish it? For me it was all about the characterization of Frank. My dad is going to be Frank, to a T. And I am the son and my brother is the hippie daughter, minus the ambition to actually get himself out to a foreign country and do something about his dirty hippie feelings. I guess it really wasn't the plot at all, just seeing characters that I could so readily identify with.

Yes. Yes I did.

No. I tried, but I couldn't concentrate on it, my attention wandered and then I realized I had stopped listening/watching ....and I had no desire to go back and see if I'd missed anything.. Oh well.

Just watched In Bruges.

lol and omg! All at the same time. It's like the Coen Brothers only it's not.

I'm loving netflix, my free trial is over in two days. How did I miss this film for all these years? I don't know, but it was recommended to me based on my netflix history, all of one month...and they nailed it. I didn't know if it was going to be a comedy or a drama. Well gee, both. My favorite kind of movie.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/in_bruges/

Fucking Bruges

m.youtube.com/watch?v=jDyEbUUpiLc

:thumb:

I became aware of that film because of the clip floating round the internet of Matt Smith - his scene was cut in the end because it was considered too violent (I think). Which is a shame because it was a wonderful performance. I believe it was a flashback sequence. Havent actually seen the film yet. It's on my list of films I really should watch one day :P

I enjoyed, too

Watched Pompeii, because GOT's Jon Snow was in it. I disliked it intensely.

@ Dana: yes, do watch it. In my opinion, it just kept getting better and better as it went on. A lot of giggles and some wtf moments.

Whoa, just saw the video you posted. At first I was like 'yeah' because of the backstory coming out in the film in other ways (the deleted scene was definitely a flashback), then I was like WTF?

Oh now you have to see that movie because I have some questions about that scene and the backstory!

Dana,
I've finally started Dr. Who. I saw all of the first season and I'm nearly through season two. It was hard to make the transition to Tennant, but he has much more range than Eccleston, whose stupid grin seemed to be the entire gamut of his expressions.

Are your my mommy? was so creepy.

So cheers for insisting I watch it.

Footsie, dear, the first season starred William Hartnell and was originally shown in 1963 in black and white. Jus' sayin' :right:


Sent by thought transference

I know, they are calling the 2005 revival 'series one' for some reason. Dana gave me a pass on catching up from the very beginning. ;)

When I was in the nuthouse, a few things kept me going.
A major one was the itsy bitsy DVD player my Mum bought me, which I defiantly didn't have PAT tested (after they took over a week to PAT test my radio) and CEX, which is a place to buy and sell DVDs, CDs, games etc. You can pick up films for like 50p, so you don't have to be too choosy.

I watched LOADS. I found my phone headphones, which I've never used, fit the socket, so I could shut out the screms and shouting and weeping IRL with the same on DVD.
The machine just EATS up battery time, so it's perfect if you're not paying for the electricity ;)

Last films I watched were:
Grave Encounters. A film crew go into a shut down mental hospital looking for ghostly footage. Things do not go as they (or I) expected. I watched on a pretty lively night on the ward, so was probably far more creeped out than was caused by the film. I had my light off and the privacy shade drawn on the observation window so I was isolated fro what was happening. Like being a kid reading by flashlight.

Off the back of that, the person serving me recommended The Dyatlov Pass Incident. They didn't have it in at the time, but when it turned up I bought it. It was... Odd. I can see the correlation between the films. Mildly creepy, then building to an improbable climax too slowly, interspersed with some really jarring shocks. I watched that one in daylight.

I just watched SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT (1977) on VHS :)

rented Passengers from Redbox last night. Worth it.

Watched that recently. Decent.

We were all feelin down and kinda crushed by circumstance last night, so we retreated to some awful, awful favorites. Like Ghost Rider (don't judge me, I like the effects, especially the dual riders headed for San Venganza scene, and I'm old enough to think Sam Elliott is hot). And The Avengers. Side note, I can't WAIT for my birthday because Thor 3: Ragnarok will be on the big screen and it looks so frisky from the teaser!

Also, SQUEE they paid Jimmy Page whatever ridiculous amount he demanded to use one of my fave Zep tunes in the teaser!!! :D I WILL be singing along if they preview it at Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 (which is going to be the next theater movie we see) on account of I've known the lyrics to that song for most of my life...

I've been recommending a couple of Werner Herzog documentaries a lot lately, too.

Inferno is about volcanoes, with a really awesome side trip in Ethiopia to hunt hominid fossils.

Happy People is about sable trappers in the heart of the Russian taiga, the vast forest that covers much of central and eastern Russia. Way more interesting than it sounds!

Both are available on streaming as far as I know. It hasn't been terribly long since I checked, so hopefully they're still there.

Dunkirk is a very well done and extremely manipulative movie. I feel a little violated.

Get Out was pretty good. Most profitable movie, compared to it's budget, released this year.

I enjoyed it immensely. I was successful at avoiding all the trailers, had only heard one interview before seeing it, well, that and numerous "omg, this movie is great" remarks.

I was not disappointed.

Saw "Parasite" last night. It's a foreign film that won't be in theaters much longer, so go see it while you can. Crazy good--and it's best if you go in knowing nothing about the plot.

Yay! Somebody else saw it.

Seriously peeps. Go see it. Best movie I have seen in a few years.

John Wayne flick The Searchers.

Not a recent movie, but I recently watched it.

I saw Blinded by the Light last night. 1980's English Pakistani culture lit up by Springsteen, good stuff.

Hmmm, I'm not really interested in the superhero genre of movies and I didn't see the previous WW one. I wonder if the '80's setting (which is back when I was running around the world) will bring enough nostalgia to make a difference; or, if it'll get lost in the special effects.