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**anothercustom** · July 24th, 2017, 12:13 AM

A 21st century true to life horror story set in Northern England. I bet those Tory wankers - IDS, Cameron, Gideon et al - pissed themselves laughing.

**diamelsx** · July 24th, 2017, 07:16 AM

Strapped (1993)

Quote:

Teen Diquan Mitchell (Bokeem Woodbine) is a former criminal who's trying to go straight and stay off the streets of Brooklyn. When his girlfriend, Latisha (Kia Joy Goodwin), gets busted for selling drugs to benefit their soon-to-be-born son, Diquan is desperate to get the future mother of his child out of trouble. He manages to make a deal with undercover officer Matthew McRae (Michael Biehn), and must risk his life as an informant in order to save Latisha from a lengthy imprisonment.

**anothercustom** · July 24th, 2017, 12:33 PM

Mustang

Turkish film about five sisters growing-up in a remote village. Multiple awards and nominations, well worth watching. On Amazon Prime in the UK.

**neo2008** · July 24th, 2017, 01:57 PM

DUNKIRK

Overwhelmed by German troops Allied soldiers on the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk are being evacuated and their only way out is the English channel and while this evacuation is going on they must avoid airstrikes and torpedoes

Director and writer Christopher Nolan splits his film into three parts that switch in and out
throughout the film:The Mole,The Sea,and The Air.
The film grabbed me from the start and didnt let me catch my breath.
Scenes were filmed in such a way that made me feel i was on the beach,or boat the Allied soldiers were on.
The sound in this film is incredible,the futility of being in certain life and death situations
was right in my face.This was all coupled with a soul stirring score by Hans Zimmer.
The fear and mistrust is brilliantly displayed

All of that being said sometimes the sound of what people were actually saying at times was unintelligible.
There was a lack of character development with the exception of Mark Rylance as Mr Dawson, a mariner who attempts to help some of the the soldiers to safety,and Tom Glynn-Carney as Peter, his son.

This is a film that deserves to be seen on the big screen,do your best to see it in IMAX and 70MM.

Scale of 1-10 an 8½

Girls Trip

The trailers for this movie did not appeal to me ,i actually found them to be kind of obnoxious but word of mouth and the fact that the movie was in the capable hands of Malcolm D. Lee (Hey Malcolm im still waiting for The Best Man's Wedding !!)got me to buy a ticket.

Oprah like business woman Ryan Pierce(Regina Hall) is asked to be the keynote speaker at the annual Essence Music Festival.So she decides to bring her best friends along which include Queen Latifah as Sasha Franklin
Jada Pinkett Smith as Lisa Cooper and Tiffany Haddish as Dina

I laughed out loud several times during the movie.Haddish basically steals the movie as she was allowed to ad lib quite a bit.Not that the other actresses werent fun to watch,because they were and they all blended well together.It really felt like they were friends for years.
If you are not into sexual humor,or humor that involves bodily functions,you should sit this one out !!

Some turns in the movie were mega predictable and at times i felt like i was watching a promotional video for the Essence Music Festival.

Still its one of the better and well produced women behaving badly comedies out there.

Scale of 1-10 a 7½

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Space agents Major Valerian and Sergeant Laureline must retrieve a rare space animal that harvest special, energy-containing pearls from the planet and use certain animals to duplicate objects.
Someone is out to destroy the animals and some fun and adventure ensues

I really have to applaud Director and writer Luc Besson and everyone involved in creating the creatures,aliens,and worlds that inhabit this film.
The entire movie looks flawless.It was fun to behold this world
Now i know some are saying Dane DeHaan and Cara Delevingne didnt fit into their roles and sure it doesnt always work and the script was clunky here and there but it wasnt terrible.

I also thought Rihanna as Bubble, a shapeshifting entertainer was pretty charming and absolutely beautiful.
I think the film side tracks itself a few times and loses some steam when i was being shown all of these wonderful things but wondered when the ultimate goal of the movie would be found again.
Definitely worth checking out on DVD

Scale of 1-10 a 7

**Wendigo** · July 24th, 2017, 06:25 PM

The Dyatlov Pass Incident (2013)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1905040/

A team of students decide to make a documentary about the Dyatlov Pass incident in 1959 where a group of 9 skiers went missing after apparently fleeing from their tents in terror, their bodies were found a while after but although they died from hypothermia several suffered unexplained injuries .

A few good points
Great scenery - filmed in Russia
Based on real events
Loads of conspiracy theories
Nice mix of documentary style & normal filming
Strange things moving in the snow just out of sight of the team
Gemma Atkinson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfe0E4YEJhg

The original incident
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmDsrFQwlEg

Don't open doors that are locked from the outside :O

**Wendigo** · July 24th, 2017, 08:01 PM

Food of the Gods II (1989)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097371/

An experiment to try to help mankind by perfecting growth hormones goes wrong. Throw in a giant child and an animal rights group breaking into the labs and rival scientists pushing on with separate research projects.
Then a bunch of lab rats get loose after the protesters break into the lab and they find the rats have developed serious anti-social attitudes and as the hormone kicks in they soon get to the size of a small horse :O

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGNo2RHPzfI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBtzPX1tVx0

**ultimatewarlord** · July 24th, 2017, 08:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wendigo

The Dyatlov Pass Incident (2013)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1905040/

A team of students decide to make a documentary about the Dyatlov Pass incident in 1959 where a group of 9 skiers went missing after apparently fleeing from their tents in terror, their bodies were found a while after but although they died from hypothermia several suffered unexplained injuries .

A few good points
Great scenery - filmed in Russia
Based on real events
Loads of conspiracy theories
Nice mix of documentary style & normal filming
Strange things moving in the snow just out of sight of the team
Gemma Atkinson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfe0E4YEJhg

The original incident
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmDsrFQwlEg

Don't open doors that are locked from the outside :O

Ironically, I watched it yesterday. A bag of shit.

**Rogerbh** · July 25th, 2017, 01:38 PM

I watched Zero Days (2016) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5446858/ a documentary on the Stuxnet virus that the US and Israel unleashed on Iran's nuclear program. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Olympic_Games I am guessing it is more accurate than not. Since I am not a believer that Iran has curtailed its nuclear program, I don't agree with everything it says, but it is well worth the time to watch and see how a new weapon was used and eventually turned against its creators.

It is a new world we live in.

**Brecht** · July 25th, 2017, 03:51 PM

Touchez pas au grisbi (1954)

Trailer

Aging gentleman gangster Max (Jean Gabin) plans to retire after a successful heist, stealing eight bars of gold. He's having dinner with his old friend Riton (René Dary) and other associates at Madame Bouche's restaurant in Paris. They go to the Pierrot's nightclub where their girlfriends perform but Max catches Riton's girlfriend Josy (Jeanne Moreau) making out with Angelo (Lino Ventura), a gangster himself. On his way home, Max is followed by Angelo's men. Obvsiously they're after the stolen gold.

A great classic by Jacques Becker whose last film Le Trou is one of the greatest French crime films ever. If you like movies with substance and personality, watch classics like these.

**rosestone** · July 26th, 2017, 04:02 PM

Logan

I'm not really much of a fan of comic books, but you can't avoid the movies can you? And this really was a superior sort of movie.

It's absorbing, touching, and almost existentially sad. So many superheroes are either tediously good and never develop (Superman, Capt America), or they're so damn cynical and weary already (Ironman, Batman), so it's fairly surprising to have superheroes who actually have a character arc. Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart certainly have that in this movie, a couple of fantastic performances.

And the direction and music are great too, and almost as important, the action scenes aren't just CGI'ed to bollocks.

Very impressed.

July 24th, 2017, 12:13 AM	#9981
anothercustom Vintage Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 4,980 Thanks: 25,924 Thanked 124,144 Times in 5,191 Posts	I, Daniel Blake A 21st century true to life horror story set in Northern England. I bet those Tory wankers - IDS, Cameron, Gideon et al - pissed themselves laughing.

July 24th, 2017, 06:25 PM	#9985
Wendigo Former Staff Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Blighty Posts: 113,905 Thanks: 260,011 Thanked 1,140,606 Times in 114,027 Posts	The Dyatlov Pass Incident (2013) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1905040/ A team of students decide to make a documentary about the Dyatlov Pass incident in 1959 where a group of 9 skiers went missing after apparently fleeing from their tents in terror, their bodies were found a while after but although they died from hypothermia several suffered unexplained injuries . A few good points Great scenery - filmed in Russia Based on real events Loads of conspiracy theories Nice mix of documentary style & normal filming Strange things moving in the snow just out of sight of the team Gemma Atkinson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfe0E4YEJhg The original incident https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmDsrFQwlEg Don't open doors that are locked from the outside :O __________________ RIP Doctor Who To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. 23 November 1963 to 25 December 2017, sacrificed on the altar of identity politics. The show is dead to me, but my DVD's live on If you can re-up dead links please consider adding this to your signature. It helps when looking at reports of dead posts. Please PM me re any dead images although it is likely if it is outside Celebs I may no longer have the content

July 24th, 2017, 08:01 PM	#9986
Wendigo Former Staff Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Blighty Posts: 113,905 Thanks: 260,011 Thanked 1,140,606 Times in 114,027 Posts	Food of the Gods II (1989) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097371/ An experiment to try to help mankind by perfecting growth hormones goes wrong. Throw in a giant child and an animal rights group breaking into the labs and rival scientists pushing on with separate research projects. Then a bunch of lab rats get loose after the protesters break into the lab and they find the rats have developed serious anti-social attitudes and as the hormone kicks in they soon get to the size of a small horse :O https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGNo2RHPzfI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBtzPX1tVx0 __________________ RIP Doctor Who To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. 23 November 1963 to 25 December 2017, sacrificed on the altar of identity politics. The show is dead to me, but my DVD's live on If you can re-up dead links please consider adding this to your signature. It helps when looking at reports of dead posts. Please PM me re any dead images although it is likely if it is outside Celebs I may no longer have the content

July 24th, 2017, 12:33 PM	#9983
anothercustom Vintage Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 4,980 Thanks: 25,924 Thanked 124,144 Times in 5,191 Posts	Mustang Turkish film about five sisters growing-up in a remote village. Multiple awards and nominations, well worth watching. On Amazon Prime in the UK.

July 24th, 2017, 01:57 PM	#9984
neo2008 Vintage Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 4,102 Thanks: 50,559 Thanked 151,453 Times in 4,391 Posts	DUNKIRK Overwhelmed by German troops Allied soldiers on the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk are being evacuated and their only way out is the English channel and while this evacuation is going on they must avoid airstrikes and torpedoes Director and writer Christopher Nolan splits his film into three parts that switch in and out throughout the film:The Mole,The Sea,and The Air. The film grabbed me from the start and didnt let me catch my breath. Scenes were filmed in such a way that made me feel i was on the beach,or boat the Allied soldiers were on. The sound in this film is incredible,the futility of being in certain life and death situations was right in my face.This was all coupled with a soul stirring score by Hans Zimmer. The fear and mistrust is brilliantly displayed All of that being said sometimes the sound of what people were actually saying at times was unintelligible. There was a lack of character development with the exception of Mark Rylance as Mr Dawson, a mariner who attempts to help some of the the soldiers to safety,and Tom Glynn-Carney as Peter, his son. This is a film that deserves to be seen on the big screen,do your best to see it in IMAX and 70MM. Scale of 1-10 an 8½ Girls Trip The trailers for this movie did not appeal to me ,i actually found them to be kind of obnoxious but word of mouth and the fact that the movie was in the capable hands of Malcolm D. Lee (Hey Malcolm im still waiting for The Best Man's Wedding !!)got me to buy a ticket. Oprah like business woman Ryan Pierce(Regina Hall) is asked to be the keynote speaker at the annual Essence Music Festival.So she decides to bring her best friends along which include Queen Latifah as Sasha Franklin Jada Pinkett Smith as Lisa Cooper and Tiffany Haddish as Dina I laughed out loud several times during the movie.Haddish basically steals the movie as she was allowed to ad lib quite a bit.Not that the other actresses werent fun to watch,because they were and they all blended well together.It really felt like they were friends for years. If you are not into sexual humor,or humor that involves bodily functions,you should sit this one out !! Some turns in the movie were mega predictable and at times i felt like i was watching a promotional video for the Essence Music Festival. Still its one of the better and well produced women behaving badly comedies out there. Scale of 1-10 a 7½ Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets Space agents Major Valerian and Sergeant Laureline must retrieve a rare space animal that harvest special, energy-containing pearls from the planet and use certain animals to duplicate objects. Someone is out to destroy the animals and some fun and adventure ensues I really have to applaud Director and writer Luc Besson and everyone involved in creating the creatures,aliens,and worlds that inhabit this film. The entire movie looks flawless.It was fun to behold this world Now i know some are saying Dane DeHaan and Cara Delevingne didnt fit into their roles and sure it doesnt always work and the script was clunky here and there but it wasnt terrible. I also thought Rihanna as Bubble, a shapeshifting entertainer was pretty charming and absolutely beautiful. I think the film side tracks itself a few times and loses some steam when i was being shown all of these wonderful things but wondered when the ultimate goal of the movie would be found again. Definitely worth checking out on DVD Scale of 1-10 a 7

July 25th, 2017, 01:38 PM	#9988
Rogerbh Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Land of the free within reasonable limitations Posts: 10,941 Thanks: 50,626 Thanked 91,419 Times in 10,790 Posts	I watched Zero Days (2016) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5446858/ a documentary on the Stuxnet virus that the US and Israel unleashed on Iran's nuclear program. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Olympic_Games I am guessing it is more accurate than not. Since I am not a believer that Iran has curtailed its nuclear program, I don't agree with everything it says, but it is well worth the time to watch and see how a new weapon was used and eventually turned against its creators. It is a new world we live in.

July 25th, 2017, 03:51 PM	#9989
Brecht Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 10,657 Thanks: 180,485 Thanked 188,146 Times in 10,453 Posts	Touchez pas au grisbi (1954) Trailer Aging gentleman gangster Max (Jean Gabin) plans to retire after a successful heist, stealing eight bars of gold. He's having dinner with his old friend Riton (René Dary) and other associates at Madame Bouche's restaurant in Paris. They go to the Pierrot's nightclub where their girlfriends perform but Max catches Riton's girlfriend Josy (Jeanne Moreau) making out with Angelo (Lino Ventura), a gangster himself. On his way home, Max is followed by Angelo's men. Obvsiously they're after the stolen gold. A great classic by Jacques Becker whose last film Le Trou is one of the greatest French crime films ever. If you like movies with substance and personality, watch classics like these.

July 26th, 2017, 04:02 PM	#9990
rosestone Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 2,256 Thanks: 79,772 Thanked 37,957 Times in 2,261 Posts	Logan I'm not really much of a fan of comic books, but you can't avoid the movies can you? And this really was a superior sort of movie. It's absorbing, touching, and almost existentially sad. So many superheroes are either tediously good and never develop (Superman, Capt America), or they're so damn cynical and weary already (Ironman, Batman), so it's fairly surprising to have superheroes who actually have a character arc. Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart certainly have that in this movie, a couple of fantastic performances. And the direction and music are great too, and almost as important, the action scenes aren't just CGI'ed to bollocks. Very impressed.