I’d usually wait for a drama like this to hit home entertainment, but the comments on here made me curious. And I agree with what’s already been said.
It’s astonishingly... gentle. The direction (I really enjoyed the look of it while that opening shot is wonderful) and the two leads make it so. Especially Reilly who was incredible, it’s a rare occasion where I didn’t notice the actor in many of the scenes.
Biopics work so much better when a specific period or incident is depicted, rather than a birth to death linear story, which really helps. The story manages to incorporate some really key elements and does it subtly.
And their impersonations of the two are so spot on. I really like that they weave in some ‘bits’ into their day to day lives. That was a great touch.
6/6
We're thinking of taking our daughter to see this (she likes the original L&H films). Anything in it unsuitable for a 10 year old?
The leads were good (although I feel I'm seeing a bit too much of Dominic West at the moment, with his Sunday nights on Les Misérables). I found the film a little one-dimensional but, overall, decent enough entertainment - 6.5/10.
I’d usually wait for a drama like this to hit home entertainment, but the comments on here made me curious. And I agree with what’s already been said.
It’s astonishingly... gentle. The direction (I really enjoyed the look of it while that opening shot is wonderful) and the two leads make it so. Especially Reilly who was incredible, it’s a rare occasion where I didn’t notice the actor in many of the scenes.
Biopics work so much better when a specific period or incident is depicted, rather than a birth to death linear story, which really helps. The story manages to incorporate some really key elements and does it subtly.
And their impersonations of the two are so spot on. I really like that they weave in some ‘bits’ into their day to day lives. That was a great touch.
6/6
We're thinking of taking our daughter to see this (she likes the original L&H films). Anything in it unsuitable for a 10 year old?
No , all good, nothing to worry about for a 10yr old . She'll enjoy it I reckon.
Just back from Stan and Ollie. Absolutely loved it and at times I felt I was revisiting my youth. I never understand the Oscar/Emmies awards. Both main actors here were authentic and unnaturally like Laurel and Hardy. Superb stuff -thoroughly recommended.
I’d usually wait for a drama like this to hit home entertainment, but the comments on here made me curious. And I agree with what’s already been said.
It’s astonishingly... gentle. The direction (I really enjoyed the look of it while that opening shot is wonderful) and the two leads make it so. Especially Reilly who was incredible, it’s a rare occasion where I didn’t notice the actor in many of the scenes.
Biopics work so much better when a specific period or incident is depicted, rather than a birth to death linear story, which really helps. The story manages to incorporate some really key elements and does it subtly.
And their impersonations of the two are so spot on. I really like that they weave in some ‘bits’ into their day to day lives. That was a great touch.
6/6
We're thinking of taking our daughter to see this (she likes the original L&H films). Anything in it unsuitable for a 10 year old?
Nothing unsuitable but I wonder if 10 may be a little young to appreciate it....
It is a great film but poignant. I had to watch The Music Box on YouTube when I got home just to stop me feeling sad inside
Just caught up with Bohemian Rhapsody tonight and I was blown away . If you sit and watch it and pick holes in it you don’t have a heart . It’s a wonderful film that deserves to win the Oscar ( but won’t ) and a fantastic leading performance from Rami Malek . 10 out of 10
Mary Queen of Scots is so factually incorrect it makes Titanic look like a documentary.
But it is not a documentary, it's an entertainment film, as was Titanic btw. When will you people manage to tell the difference?
I know the difference numb nuts, the problem is with the viewers that have no grasp of history, thinking it’s accurate.
I’m actually thinking of doing a film about the 1981 Ashes that England lose 3-2. Winning runs scored by Don Bradman, after poor underarm delivery from Monty Panesar. 20/20 format. All for Entertainment purposes.
Just caught up with Bohemian Rhapsody tonight and I was blown away . If you sit and watch it and pick holes in it you don’t have a heart . It’s a wonderful film that deserves to win the Oscar ( but won’t ) and a fantastic leading performance from Rami Malek . 10 out of 10
Just caught up with Bohemian Rhapsody tonight and I was blown away . If you sit and watch it and pick holes in it you don’t have a heart . It’s a wonderful film that deserves to win the Oscar ( but won’t ) and a fantastic leading performance from Rami Malek . 10 out of 10
Just caught up with Bohemian Rhapsody tonight and I was blown away . If you sit and watch it and pick holes in it you don’t have a heart . It’s a wonderful film that deserves to win the Oscar ( but won’t ) and a fantastic leading performance from Rami Malek . 10 out of 10
And Stan and Ollie?
Not seen it yet
Ok. Hope to see it soon. What I really want is to take my Dad. He's 84 and Laurel and Hardy were a massive part of his adolescence. Unfortunately he views any such biopic of his childhood heroes to be uninformed and usually cruel to the subjects by digging up personal stuff. From what I've heard this is a lovely sympathetic film that covers a period of these great entertainers that has otherwise been ignored by biographers.
Sixth Sense was great. Unbreakable was brilliant. I didn’t mind The Village. The rest... they range from abysmal (Last Airbender) to utterly hilariously bad (Lady In The Water or The Happening).
Total agreement. I think The Village is underrated. Unbreakable is maybe the most original superhero movie of all time. I think everyone disses Sixth Sense now because it was so huge at the time. But at the time it was so popular because it was so good. Alas, his stuff since is horrible.
Just caught up with Bohemian Rhapsody tonight and I was blown away . If you sit and watch it and pick holes in it you don’t have a heart . It’s a wonderful film that deserves to win the Oscar ( but won’t ) and a fantastic leading performance from Rami Malek . 10 out of 10
I was late to this party too but was taken to the sing-a-long version at The Prince Charles (just off Lie-Sester Square) and the only thing I could add to the mostly great reviews was that during the long hair section you could see that Rami could also play a great Mick Jagger if the role came around too. It’s a good film with a great soundtrack.
Mary Queen of Scots is so factually incorrect it makes Titanic look like a documentary.
But it is not a documentary, it's an entertainment film, as was Titanic btw. When will you people manage to tell the difference?
I know the difference numb nuts, the problem is with the viewers that have no grasp of history, thinking it’s accurate.
I’m actually thinking of doing a film about the 1981 Ashes that England lose 3-2. Winning runs scored by Don Bradman, after poor underarm delivery from Monty Panesar. 20/20 format. All for Entertainment purposes.
Saw Mary Queen of Scots on Monday. I thought it was great, despite any historical inaccuracies. Oddly I find the historical inaccuracies in ‘Bo Rap’ more grating. Perhaps because it’s recent history?
Off to see The Favourite next Monday. I know next to nothing about Queen Anne except that she built great houses.
Btw, I go to the Clapham Picturehouse, but quite a few people boycott the chain because of the owners’ poor treatment of staff. Tricky one, because I’d hate to see my local cinema close down.
Btw Peterloo seemed to disappear without trace, which is a shame.
Off to see Pinter ‘Party Time’ and ‘Celebration’ now. Just slightly off topic.
[Edit: Pinter was great, despite the pillar in the way.]
Fyre festival docufilm on Netflix. Half way through it. In this digital age there must be a fair few chancers out there like this bloke
Nuts isn’t it. Quite how Ja Rule avoided any punishment is beyond me? It!was the obscene amounts of money being branded about that is incredible.
Yeah how the fuck did he slither out of it?
It also felt like there was a lot more to dig into with the main guy (Billy?). Are his parents rich? What about the link to Chuck Schumer?
I didn't get why everyone around him saw him as such a charismatic figure. If I wanted to find a gatekeeper to the world of high end luxury, I probably wouldn't trust a slobby-looking guy in a creased T-Shirt.
See what you mean. I think we didn’t get to see what he was like personally cos of the way the footage they had access to was cut. Seemed to be smiley, overly optimistic and positive and he presumably charmed people. There’s no escaping it - he’d have to be charming to pull off that degree of bullshit.
See what you mean. I think we didn’t get to see what he was like personally cos of the way the footage they had access to was cut. Seemed to be smiley, overly optimistic and positive and he presumably charmed people. There’s no escaping it - he’d have to be charming to pull off that degree of bullshit.
Yeah, I suppose so. Though I think a lot of that crowd have this deep rooted belief in their own bullshit, as if they forgot they were lying in the first place. A bunch of Rasputin's staring into a big mirror and hypnotising themselves. A lot of enjoyable schadenfreude in the film, really enjoyed it.
Based on this thread I watched Escape Room on Netflix. I now discover that there are three films released in the last couple of years with that exact same title, the one you guys were referring to has just come out - the one I saw came out in 2017.
Suffice to say, the one I watched was one of the worst films I have ever seen (I’m not even exaggerating) and I spent most of it thinking “what were those guys on Charlton Life talking about”!
Based on this thread I watched Escape Room on Netflix. I now discover that there are three films released in the last couple of years with that exact same title, the one you guys were referring to has just come out - the one I saw came out in 2017.
Suffice to say, the one I watched was one of the worst films I have ever seen (I’m not even exaggerating) and I spent most of it thinking “what were those guys on Charlton Life talking about”!
Must be the same one i watched last year lol awful
Just caught up with Bohemian Rhapsody tonight and I was blown away . If you sit and watch it and pick holes in it you don’t have a heart . It’s a wonderful film that deserves to win the Oscar ( but won’t ) and a fantastic leading performance from Rami Malek . 10 out of 10
I honestly thought, aside from Rami Malek’s performance, Bohemian Rhapsody was pretty rubbish.
I won’t pick holes in it because I don’t want to appear heartless, but I think a film about Freddie Mercury (his beginnings etc) might be more interesting than a story about Queen that clearly had a lot of influence from Bryan May (that way we’ll be saved from the story of the writing of “We Will Rock You” being given the same amount of time as the writing of Bohemian Rhapsody”).
Just caught up with Bohemian Rhapsody tonight and I was blown away . If you sit and watch it and pick holes in it you don’t have a heart . It’s a wonderful film that deserves to win the Oscar ( but won’t ) and a fantastic leading performance from Rami Malek . 10 out of 10
I honestly thought, aside from Rami Malek’s performance, Bohemian Rhapsody was pretty rubbish.
I won’t pick holes in it because I don’t want to appear heartless, but I think a film about Freddie Mercury (his beginnings etc) might be more interesting than a story about Queen that clearly had a lot of influence from Bryan May (that way we’ll be saved from the story of the writing of “We Will Rock You” being given the same amount of time as the writing of Bohemian Rhapsody”).
Just caught up with Bohemian Rhapsody tonight and I was blown away . If you sit and watch it and pick holes in it you don’t have a heart . It’s a wonderful film that deserves to win the Oscar ( but won’t ) and a fantastic leading performance from Rami Malek . 10 out of 10
I honestly thought, aside from Rami Malek’s performance, Bohemian Rhapsody was pretty rubbish.
I won’t pick holes in it because I don’t want to appear heartless, but I think a film about Freddie Mercury (his beginnings etc) might be more interesting than a story about Queen that clearly had a lot of influence from Bryan May (that way we’ll be saved from the story of the writing of “We Will Rock You” being given the same amount of time as the writing of Bohemian Rhapsody”).
I appreciate what you say but your wrong
I disagree with what you are saying but will defend to the death your right to say it!
Just caught up with Bohemian Rhapsody tonight and I was blown away . If you sit and watch it and pick holes in it you don’t have a heart . It’s a wonderful film that deserves to win the Oscar ( but won’t ) and a fantastic leading performance from Rami Malek . 10 out of 10
I honestly thought, aside from Rami Malek’s performance, Bohemian Rhapsody was pretty rubbish.
I won’t pick holes in it because I don’t want to appear heartless, but I think a film about Freddie Mercury (his beginnings etc) might be more interesting than a story about Queen that clearly had a lot of influence from Bryan May (that way we’ll be saved from the story of the writing of “We Will Rock You” being given the same amount of time as the writing of Bohemian Rhapsody”).
I appreciate what you say but your wrong
I disagree with what you are saying but will defend to the death your right to say it!
I agree with what you’re saying, but I don’t think you have the right to say it.
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6/10
The leads were good (although I feel I'm seeing a bit too much of Dominic West at the moment, with his Sunday nights on Les Misérables). I found the film a little one-dimensional but, overall, decent enough entertainment - 6.5/10.
It is a great film but poignant.
I had to watch The Music Box on YouTube when I got home just to stop me feeling sad inside
It’s a wonderful film that deserves to win the Oscar ( but won’t ) and a fantastic leading performance from Rami Malek .
10 out of 10
It’s a good film with a great soundtrack.
Bohemian Rhapsody 8/10
Saw Mary Queen of Scots on Monday. I thought it was great, despite any historical inaccuracies. Oddly I find the historical inaccuracies in ‘Bo Rap’ more grating. Perhaps because it’s recent history?
Off to see The Favourite next Monday. I know next to nothing about Queen Anne except that she built great houses.
Btw, I go to the Clapham Picturehouse, but quite a few people boycott the chain because of the owners’ poor treatment of staff. Tricky one, because I’d hate to see my local cinema close down.
Btw Peterloo seemed to disappear without trace, which is a shame.
Off to see Pinter ‘Party Time’ and ‘Celebration’ now. Just slightly off topic.
[Edit: Pinter was great, despite the pillar in the way.]
Half way through it. In this digital age there must be a fair few chancers out there like this bloke
It also felt like there was a lot more to dig into with the main guy (Billy?). Are his parents rich? What about the link to Chuck Schumer?
Suffice to say, the one I watched was one of the worst films I have ever seen (I’m not even exaggerating) and I spent most of it thinking “what were those guys on Charlton Life talking about”!
ESCAPE ROOM Trailer (2017) Horror Movie, this is the one i watched
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Lw_rcgQtiIE
I won’t pick holes in it because I don’t want to appear heartless, but I think a film about Freddie Mercury (his beginnings etc) might be more interesting than a story about Queen that clearly had a lot of influence from Bryan May (that way we’ll be saved from the story of the writing of “We Will Rock You” being given the same amount of time as the writing of Bohemian Rhapsody”).