What are you watching tonight?

[William the White]

I watched Untouchable - French, subtitled.

A fabulously wealthy quadriplegic employs a young black man, straight from prison, as his carer.

Unlikely? Based on a true story. A comedy that makes you smile. An engaging drama, moving sometimes. Gentle. Caring.

We enjoyed.

[General Mannerheim]

I watched Untouchable - French, subtitled.

A fabulously wealthy quadriplegic employs a young black man, straight from prison, as his carer.

Unlikely? Based on a true story. A comedy that makes you smile. An engaging drama, moving sometimes. Gentle. Caring.

We enjoyed.

Have you not seen us talk about this before? I absolutely love that film.

[William the White]

I watched Untouchable - French, subtitled.

A fabulously wealthy quadriplegic employs a young black man, straight from prison, as his carer.

Unlikely? Based on a true story. A comedy that makes you smile. An engaging drama, moving sometimes. Gentle. Caring.

We enjoyed.

Have you not seen us talk about this before? I absolutely love that film.

I must have since I follow this thread faithfully - but I'd not seen the movie until tonight. I thought it honest, full of integrity and moving. I was very glad to have seen it. but some way from loving it.

Edit: just checked the conversation - i think it was your and Bruce's enthusiasm that made me put it on my LF list... Good recco...

[Lord Kangana]

I'm just looking for it on Amazon after that reco.

[General Mannerheim]

It was on sky the other week I'm sure, maybe film4 even?

[Lord Kangana]

Sky? What the f*ck is that?!

[Harry Genshaw]

I've got a Sky + HD Didgi box thing + dish that you can have for nothing if you want, H? You'll have to take the dish down yourself though.

Cheers Bruce. I must have called it the wrong thing that I'm getting. I have all the Sky+ gubbins - this is a wireless box that connects my telly to the internet (I think). Means I can watch iplayer and stuff on the telly rather than the laptop. I wondered if that meant I could enjoy netflix et al via my telly once it arrives

[clapton is god]

I've got a Sky + HD Didgi box thing + dish that you can have for nothing if you want, H? You'll have to take the dish down yourself though.

Cheers Bruce. I must have called it the wrong thing that I'm getting. I have all the Sky+ gubbins - this is a wireless box that connects my telly to the internet (I think). Means I can watch iplayer and stuff on the telly rather than the laptop. I wondered if that meant I could enjoy netflix et al via my telly once it arrives

I bought one of them from Sky at about £25 I think it was. It worked very well too and connected me with all the catch-up channels plus the Sky film library, but within a month I switched to Virgin. I have no idea how to connect to Netflix either. Complete mystery to me.

[a1]

Cheers Bruce. I must have called it the wrong thing that I'm getting. I have all the Sky+ gubbins - this is a wireless box that connects my telly to the internet (I think). Means I can watch iplayer and stuff on the telly rather than the laptop. I wondered if that meant I could enjoy netflix et al via my telly once it arrives

doubt it as sky have their own netflix clone "now tv" , if you want netflix on yr tv and its not one of the smart tv things, you can add one of them roku boxes or a smart dvd player or games console or whatever to the tv and download the netflix app for that.. if yr tv is already 'smart' just download the netflix app directly to (for?) the telly.

the thing you have now is a sky branded wireless access point. or summat.

[mummywhycantieatcrayons]

Alpha Papa absolutely incredible. Never laughed so much in a cinema. Pure gold. Batteries fl

I usually agree with your reviews, but I'm surprised you thought this was so good.

I saw it last night and there are some genuine laugh-out-loud moments, which doesn't happen that often these days, but overall it didn't really work.

I had high hopes, because in taking Whitehall to Washington, Armando Ianucci found the perfect device to scale up the series In The Thick Of It to the film In The Loop, but I don't feel they achieved the same thing here.

It was a difficult job, because AP is all about one man's struggle thorugh the mundane, but the whole armed seige thing and the various daydream sequences just didn't do it for me.

[jimbo]

Alpha Papa absolutely incredible. Never laughed so much in a cinema. Pure gold. Batteries fl

I usually agree with your reviews, but I'm surprised you thought this was so good.

I saw it last night and there some genuine laugh-out-loud moments, which doesn't happen that often these days, but overall it didn't really work.

I had high hopes, because in taking Whitehall to Washington, Armando Ianucci found the perfect device to scale up the series In The Thick Of It to the film In The Loop, but I don't feel they achieved the same thing here.

It was a difficult job, because AP is all about one man's struggle thorugh the mundane, but the whole armed seige thing and the various daydream sequences just didn't do it for me.

Saw it for the second time last night and enjoyed it again. Granted it's not on a par with the TV stuff or mid morning matters, but it's impossible to extend that format. What it did do was keep true to the partridge personality traits that we know and love. Revelling in the mundane as you say, but then him identifying the whole seige as a personal chance to help his profile and career. There were a couple of slapstick moments I'm not sure it needed, but on the whole it was very good.

[Bruce Rioja]

Please - no spoilers, Guys.

[mummywhycantieatcrayons]

Please - no spoilers, Guys.

I really don't think it's that kind of film!

[General Mannerheim]

I think it worked perfectly. It obviously had to revolve around a ridiculous situation, it’s a feature length movie – and it uses this to take the piss out of itself too. Maybe it’s just my ignorant blind faith in Alan (and Ianucci) or Maybe it was seeing it on opening night in packed room of fanatics and people dressed as Alan, but I really don’t know what they could’ve done any better. It was the most fun ive ever had in a cinema. (excluding courting endeavours) Im gonna see it for the second time tonight, let’s see if it holds up to the 2nd viewing laughter test...

did you see any of Veep btw? Need to catch up with the second series myself...

[Annoyed Grunt]

The Big Bang Theory..

[thebish]

The Big Bang Theory..

without the "The" I presume?

went out to see the partridge film tonight... after reviews on here - expected it to be a LOT funnier... I didn't hate it - but came away thinking, meh... some good lines - mostly in the bits where he is just doing his old TV show stuff - broadcasting...

[Annoyed Grunt]

The Big Bang Theory..

without the "The" I presume?

went out to see the partridge film tonight... after reviews on here - expected it to be a LOT funnier... I didn't hate it - but came away thinking, meh... some good lines - mostly in the bits where he is just doing his old TV show stuff - broadcasting...

No, with the "The"

[thebish]

The Big Bang Theory..

without the "The" I presume?

went out to see the partridge film tonight... after reviews on here - expected it to be a LOT funnier... I didn't hate it - but came away thinking, meh... some good lines - mostly in the bits where he is just doing his old TV show stuff - broadcasting...

No, with the "The"

bollox - you're right!! that'll teach me to look stuff up before spouting off!! I could have sworn it was called "Big Bang Theory"!!!

arse!!

anyway - fantastic stuff - i could watch that all night!

[Annoyed Grunt]

The Big Bang Theory..

without the "The" I presume?

went out to see the partridge film tonight... after reviews on here - expected it to be a LOT funnier... I didn't hate it - but came away thinking, meh... some good lines - mostly in the bits where he is just doing his old TV show stuff - broadcasting...

No, with the "The"

bollox - you're right!! that'll teach me to look stuff up before spouting off!! I could have sworn it was called "Big Bang Theory"!!!

arse!!

[BWFC_Insane]

The Big Bang Theory..

without the "The" I presume?

went out to see the partridge film tonight... after reviews on here - expected it to be a LOT funnier... I didn't hate it - but came away thinking, meh... some good lines - mostly in the bits where he is just doing his old TV show stuff - broadcasting...

No, with the "The"

bollox - you're right!! that'll teach me to look stuff up before spouting off!! I could have sworn it was called "Big Bang Theory"!!!

arse!!

anyway - fantastic stuff - i could watch that all night!

Yeah it is good. But I can't for the life of me work out why. It is fairly standard, generic American sit-com material.

It's almost Friends with different characters.

But better in some way?