O/T Film Recommendations please.

Funkydrummer · Post by **Funkydrummer** » Sun Feb 12, 2017 10:24 pm

Das Boot !

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South West Claret. · Post by **South West Claret.** » Wed Feb 15, 2017 4:39 pm

Denial- a true story (I love em) about Irvine (not ours) the holucost Denier getting his come upence in court.

lizardlad · Post by **lizardlad** » Wed Feb 15, 2017 5:07 pm

Land of mine - excellent film

UpTheClaretsFCBK · Post by **UpTheClaretsFCBK** » Wed Feb 15, 2017 6:00 pm

Personal Favourites -

Thrillers:
Gone Girl
The Machinist
American Psycho
Seven
Shutter Island

Comedy:
Superbad
This Is Spinal Tap
The Big Lebowski
Old School
Napoleon Dynamite

Vintage Claret · Post by **Vintage Claret** » Wed Feb 15, 2017 6:37 pm

Watched 'The Boy in the striped pyjamas' the other night.

Very thought provoking and the build up to the ending when it dawns on you what's coming is gut wrenching.

A film everyone should see at least once.

DCWat · Post by **DCWat** » Wed Feb 15, 2017 7:10 pm

Das Boot is a fantastic film.

The Mrs got to choose last night (I'm romantic like that) and we watched A street cat named Bob. I wasn't expecting much but really enjoyed it.

mkmel · Post by **mkmel** » Wed Feb 15, 2017 7:22 pm

Two films that I have seen recently and can strongly recommend are Moonlight and Manchester By the Sea.

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Wed Feb 15, 2017 7:31 pm

mkmel wrote:Two films that I have seen recently and can strongly recommend are Moonlight and Manchester By the Sea.

Of the two I preferred Manchester by the Sea.

I did enjoy Moonlight though.

cricketfieldclarets · Post by **cricketfieldclarets** » Sat Feb 18, 2017 7:50 pm

.just about to watch railway man on recomendation of this thread.

Anyone seen I daniel blake?

cricketfieldclarets · Post by **cricketfieldclarets** » Sat Feb 18, 2017 8:00 pm

Actually opted for the latter

Heaton's Gloves · Post by **Heaton's Gloves** » Sat Feb 18, 2017 9:14 pm

Let me know what that's like Cricketfield. Been meaning to watch that.

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Sat Feb 18, 2017 9:17 pm

I'm tempted to watch a film or maybe start a new TV series tonight.

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Sat Feb 18, 2017 9:24 pm

I'm just waiting for John Wick Chapter 2 to start.

I thought the first film was brilliant, so hopefully this one is too.

cricketfieldclarets · Post by **cricketfieldclarets** » Sat Feb 18, 2017 10:53 pm

Heaton's Gloves wrote:Let me know what that's like Cricketfield. Been meaning to watch that.

Wow pretty powerful. I wont ruin it for you but its really dark. And realistic.

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Sat Feb 18, 2017 11:26 pm

John Wick 2 was full of completely over the top death and destruction.....

I thought it was ace

Fretters · Post by **Fretters** » Sat Feb 18, 2017 11:34 pm

Really enjoyed Sully. Incredible story.

Heaton's Gloves · Post by **Heaton's Gloves** » Sun Feb 19, 2017 8:22 am

cricketfieldclarets wrote:Wow pretty powerful. I wont ruin it for you but its really dark. And realistic.

Cheers Cricketfield.

South West Claret. · Post by **South West Claret.** » Sun Feb 19, 2017 7:06 pm

Hidden Figures: a brilliant film based on a true story about apartied in gun nutter land.

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Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Sun Feb 19, 2017 7:09 pm

South West Claret. wrote:Hidden Figures: a brilliant film based on a true story about apartied in gun nutter land.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39003904" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Watched it last week, really enjoyed it.

Flatline · Post by **Flatline** » Sun Feb 19, 2017 8:02 pm

Watched "Nobody's Fool" again last week,excellent film from 1994 with Paul Newman.

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Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Sun Feb 19, 2017 8:53 pm

I'm going to watch Matt Damon's new one in Tuesday night, The Wall.

I'll let you know what it's like.

TVC15 · Post by **TVC15** » Sun Feb 19, 2017 9:05 pm

Just watched Hidden Figures - very good indeed.

Moonlight sounds good

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Sun Feb 19, 2017 9:10 pm

I watched moonlight without knowing much about it, there wasn't anything else at the cinema worth watching on my weekly cinema night out.

Turns out I enjoyed it more then I expected to and would recommend it to people.

Heaton's Gloves · Post by **Heaton's Gloves** » Sun Feb 19, 2017 9:10 pm

Watched I, Daniel Blake, this evening. Very sad story, and a sad indictment of the British welfare system. I don't know why I watched tonight. As if I wasn't depressed enough lol.

JohnDearyMe · Post by **JohnDearyMe** » Sun Feb 19, 2017 9:45 pm

Watched Moonlight this weekend. Very impressive film, well worth a watch

THEWELLERNUT70 · Post by **THEWELLERNUT70** » Sun Feb 19, 2017 10:35 pm

I would recommend I Daniel Blake to anyone. A great film

mkmel · Post by **mkmel** » Sun Feb 19, 2017 11:55 pm

As well as the excellent Moonlight which I have previously recommended on here last Friday I saw the film Fences starring Denzel Washington and the brilliant Viola Davis and that too I can recommend as it was also excellent.

Tonight I watched the Lego Batman movie and although it was funny it wasn't as funny as I thought it would be after me reading the reviews.
Mind you I sat there sneezing,snorting and with a runny nose with my Man Flu so maybe wasn't in the right frame of mind to watch a film.

minnieclaret · Post by **minnieclaret** » Mon Feb 20, 2017 12:01 am

mkmel wrote:As well as the excellent Moonlight which I have previously recommended on here last Friday I saw the film Fences starring Denzel Washington and the brilliant Viola Davis and that too I can recommend as it was also excellent

Saw the review for Fences on film17 t'other night and totally agreed with them.
Brilliantly acted, great script but looked like, what it is, a stage play filmed. Not a winner for me.

mkmel · Post by **mkmel** » Mon Feb 20, 2017 12:10 am

If you like a good horror film then do NOT watch Rings as it is absolute shite!

Adrianthepostman · Post by **Adrianthepostman** » Mon Feb 20, 2017 5:26 pm

I too recently watched Manchester by the sea.
I thought it was a great film, hard going in parts, and an interesting story behind the guy who directed it.
Casey Affleck with a stand out performance.
Another one of his, Gone baby gone is also a good watch.

South West Claret. · Post by **South West Claret.** » Tue Feb 21, 2017 11:37 am

Ken Loach of I Daniel Blake on soon R2 for anyone interested.

On the Jeremy Vine show starting at 12.

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Tue Feb 21, 2017 11:50 pm

Just finished watching The Great Wall.

Not a bad film to watch, some very good action scenes.
I'd watch it again, but not until its on TV.

Reminds me of another film and I cant remember what it is yet.
Possibly one of the Riddick films...

cricketfieldclarets · Post by **cricketfieldclarets** » Wed Feb 22, 2017 12:12 am

Heaton's Gloves wrote:Watched I, Daniel Blake, this evening. Very sad story, and a sad indictment of the British welfare system. I don't know why I watched tonight. As if I wasn't depressed enough lol.

SORRY! And yes very true.

South West Claret. · Post by **South West Claret.** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 9:37 am

Queen of Katwa: a brilliant film about a little girl from a township in Uganda who rose above all the odds with the considerable commitment from her coach to become the best player at chess in her country. A true story to boot.

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 9:44 am

I'm going to watch Fences, starring Denzel Washington tomorrow night.

Looks good.

South West Claret. · Post by **South West Claret.** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 9:48 am

Not seen Fences yet but on our list.

karatekid · Post by **karatekid** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 9:54 am

Cross of Iron
Lone survivor
Castle keep
Stalingrad ( Russian version - 2013)
Kajaki (recommended British film)
American sniper

If you like war films that is.

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Fri Feb 24, 2017 10:56 pm

I watched Fences tonight.

I found it an odd film, 3 couples walked out so they clearly didn't like it.

I'm not really sure what to make of it.

The Enclosure · Post by **The Enclosure** » Sat Feb 25, 2017 6:06 am

Sing Street is a good film.

South West Claret. · Post by **South West Claret.** » Thu Mar 02, 2017 9:58 pm

Another one for Sully, a triumph of man over computers and a true story as well.

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Thu Mar 02, 2017 10:06 pm

I'm off watch Logan tomorrow night and the new Kong film next week, I'll let you know what they're like.

I'm not sure what I'll watch inbetween those two yet.

South West Claret. · Post by **South West Claret.** » Thu Mar 02, 2017 10:09 pm

Watching Lady in the van tomorrow, seen it before but well worth a second viewing.

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Thu Mar 02, 2017 10:18 pm

Never watched that one.

Worth a watch?

Flatline · Post by **Flatline** » Thu Mar 02, 2017 10:36 pm

Claret-On-A-T-Rex wrote:Two words y'all...

Bone Tomahawk

Terrible film,mate recommended it,probably one of the worst films I've ever watched.Only reason I persevered with it until the end, I needed to know just how bad a film it was.

Just watched "Manchester by the Sea",very good film by today's standards,need more drama's and less off the superhero rubbish.

starting_11 · Post by **starting_11** » Thu Mar 02, 2017 11:17 pm

The Negotiator is on at the moment. Not seen it for about 10 years but I think i'll get it watched again soon.

mkmel · Post by **mkmel** » Fri Mar 03, 2017 12:01 am

Watched Logan and enjoyed it.

Saw Patriot Day which was about the bombings at the Boston Marathon in 2013

Don't mind saying that I got a bit choked up at the end when they were interviewing some of the real life survivors.

South West Claret. · Post by **South West Claret.** » Fri Mar 03, 2017 8:59 am

Sidney1st wrote:Never watched that one.

Worth a watch?

It's always personal taste isn't it Sidney but on the basis of humour in what we all probably consider a dire situation it sort of works, also a true story which I think adds to any films credibility.

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Fri Mar 03, 2017 9:04 am

South West Claret. wrote:It's always personal taste isn't it Sidney but on the basis of humour in what we all probably consider a dire situation it sort of works, also a true story which I think adds to any films credibility.

I'll have a nosey at it then.

Hipper · Post by **Hipper** » Fri Mar 03, 2017 10:56 am

Theeb:

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I've also been watching Joseph Losey films, particularly his post U.S. films - say 1959 onwards:

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Those with Dirk Bogarde (e.g The Servant, or Accident) are a good bet. Mr Klein is also recommended.

Another extraordinary film is 'The Wages of Fear':

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Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Fri Mar 03, 2017 11:21 pm

Logan - If you're a marvel / X men fan you need to see this film, beautifully crafted brutality some described it as to me and he's spot on.