What are you watching tonight?

[Beefheart]

Been waiting ages for Love & Mercy (the Brian Wilson/beach boys biopic) to become available to home media, I missed it at the flicks because it only had a limited release. Anyway have seen it now and it was worth the wait. Amazing film, incredible story. Loved it.

I'm a big fan of Paul Giamati. He's a ruthless despicable bastard in this! Great performance.

It's also got Paul Dano and John Cusack in it, hasn't it? Them plus Giamatti tick all the right boxes for me.

Loving Paul Dano in War & Peace at the moment as well, (I hope the BBC commission a second series!)

[General Mannerheim]

yep, they definitely deserve kudos. Elizabeth Banks is pretty flawless too. top film.

[boltonboris]

I watched Star Wars on Saturday - Film Snobs on here won't like it, as it's good and people speak in English on the most part, but it was fvckin mint

[LeverEnd]

I watched Star Wars on Saturday - Film Snobs on here won't like it, as it's good and people speak in English on the most part, but it was fvckin mint

I watched it last week as well. Really enjoyed it, tough balance to strike for older fans and today's kids and it was spot on.

[Bijou Bob]

Ta mu

Anybody any idea when The Revenant gets released on DVD?

April (Expected)

Ta muchly

A quote from my film Mad stepson who watched it yesterday: "It's the one film I've seen which you absolutely MUST see on a big screen, it's incredible" This from a lad who's a proper film buff. I'm going Wednesday.

[twilight]

Ta mu

Anybody any idea when The Revenant gets released on DVD?

April (Expected)

Ta muchly

A quote from my film Mad stepson who watched it yesterday: "It's the one film I've seen which you absolutely MUST see on a big screen, it's incredible" This from a lad who's a proper film buff. I'm going Wednesday.

One that I want to go and watch also. I do like Di Caprio as an actor so looking forward to it

[Bruce Rioja]

Watched a film I mentioned earlier called Ratcatcher. Set in 1973 in the slums of Glasgow during the binmens strike, it follows the story of a young lad living with the guilt of his mate drowning. Gritty stuff. Well worth watching but you'll need to be ok with strong Glaswegian patter (or turn the subtitles on).

[TANGODANCER]

I Got to watch Creed tonight. Make up guy should get an Oscar. Beyond that, just another Rocky type film too far. All been done before...lots of times, and better.. Plots for boxing films don't overstrain the imagination very much. Watch it if you must, but not on my rec.

[Bruce Rioja]

I Got to watch Creed tonight. Make up guy should get an Oscar. Beyond that, just another Rocky type film too far. All been done before...lots of times, and better.. Plots for boxing films don't overstrain the imagination very much. Watch it if you must, but not on my rec.

As I suspected - cheers for the confirmation.

[jmjhb]

Enjoyed Creed. The boxing scenes were at least realistic. Certainly better than the last few Rocky films.

[BWFC_Insane]

I watched Star Wars on Saturday - Film Snobs on here won't like it, as it's good and people speak in English on the most part, but it was fvckin mint

Agreed, it was good. Not as good as the originals but close.

[TANGODANCER]

Enjoyed Creed. The boxing scenes were at least realistic. Certainly better than the last few Rocky films.

Each to his own, jmjhb, but that was the fastest boxing match ever for me, eleven rounds in about five minutes and all about the end? It's not that I have anything against boxing films, I started out watching Paul Newman in Somebody up there likes me,back in the late fifties, and have seen quite a lot since, Raging Bull etc, even as recently as Southpaw, which I found a decent film. The Rocky films were okay but a bridge too far is a common failing with film-makers when anything becomes popular. For me, that's what Creed is, a film that didn't need making.

[General Mannerheim]

watched Creed. completely predictable, cliched and saccharine. Apollo's bastard love child plucked from poverty put into a life of privilege only to decide he likes punching people too much so sacks it off and flies to Philly, finds Rocky who trains him into a boxer. Theres also the token love interest, the brief derailment before the big fight, and the moment of clarity in the ring! classic Rocky. sounds terrible, but thought it was great.

[TANGODANCER]

Decided to watch (for the upteenth time) Escape to Victory. Stupid contrived nonsense..so why do I give it a "yeah" every time we score, when Pele does the overhead bit and Stallone saves a penalty....pillock...

[General Mannerheim]

Sisters. Two comic powerhouses in a easy watching giggle fest. Nothing new or ground breaking but steady laughs throughout. Biggest being saved for the bloopers reel at the end!

[TANGODANCER]

I ernded the night by catching up with The Rack Pack on BBC i player. Sheesh, they surely didn't do the late Alex Higgins any favours although the guy that played him turned in a very respectable acting performance. The Higgins history is well known enough, but this was a real eye-opener.

[Bruce Rioja]

The Higgins history is well known enough, but this was a real eye-opener.

It was a real eye opener when I was once stood in Millennium Nightclub in Alderley Edge and saw two bouncers drag, and when I say drag I meant the tips of his shoes were dragging across the floor in a cartoon style, a comatose Alex Higgins out of the champagne bar. I swear I've never seen anyone as drunk in my life (and I've seen a few )

[TANGODANCER]

The Higgins history is well known enough, but this was a real eye-opener.

It was a real eye opener when I was once stood in Millennium Nightclub in Alderley Edge and saw two bouncers drag, and when I say drag I meant the tips of his shoes were dragging across the floor in a cartoon style, a comatose Alex Higgins out of the champagne bar. I swear I've never seen anyone as drunk in my life (and I've seen a few )

Well, not wanting to spoil it if you intend watching and his drunken behaviour is well dealt with, but the main theme of The Rack Pack was Higgins's almost insane jealousy of Steve Davies's success as a player and personality.

[LeverEnd]

It's beyond me why anyone would think Higgins was anything other than a massive c*nt. Talented player yes of course, but total and utter dick.

[Burnden Paddock]

It's beyond me why anyone would think Higgins was anything other than a massive c*nt. Talented player yes of course, but total and utter dick.

Yeah. But what do you really think?