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Brighton Sky Blue

Brighton Sky Blue

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Ccfc_Addy said:
Steve Carell is one of those actors who's dependably great in every project, and almost single-handedly makes something worth watching.

Evan Almighty is one of the most boring piles of nothing I've ever seen in my life, but he's great in it.

I really enjoy the other Bill Lawrence dramadies (Scrubs, Ted Lasso, Shrinking) so will definitely be watching Rooster.
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The first Carell film I watched was 40 Year Old Virgin, which still cracks me up when I watch it.
 
Farmer Jim

Farmer Jim

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Watched a couple of films on Netflix this week :

War Machine ( Netflix latest shoot em up blockbuster )

Alan Ritchson ( Jack Reacher ) plays a US Ranger, who along with his troop, come across an alien that looks a lot like a Transformer, whilst out on a training exercise in the hills,

Lots of fighting, lots of big guns, lots of explosions and perfect for a weekend film, that requires no thinking and a few beers.


The Voyage of the Demeter. ( not a Netflix film )

I had high hopes for this one, as I really like Gothic Horror films, when they`re done right, but sadly this one was let down by some woeful CGI, that let the whole film down.

A fresh take on the Dracula genre, focusing on the crew of the ship ( the Demter ) used to transport him from Bulgaria to Whitby.

Really good cast, great sets, very atmospheric and the tension is built up very well, as the crew realise they`re in a battle not only for their lives, but from stopping the ship getting ashore.

But and it`s a big BUT, the film is completely let down, by the CGI almost rubber, Gollum like Dracula.

I actually laughed when he first appeared, it was that bad !
 
AOM

AOM

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Ccfc_Addy said:
Steve Carell is one of those actors who's dependably great in every project, and almost single-handedly makes something worth watching.

Evan Almighty is one of the most boring piles of nothing I've ever seen in my life, but he's great in it.

I really enjoy the other Bill Lawrence dramadies (Scrubs, Ted Lasso, Shrinking) so will definitely be watching Rooster.
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Not seen it yet and a bit dubious of resurrecting series that have perfect endings, but the new Scrubs series has been getting good reviews so far
 
chiefdave

chiefdave

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Ccfc_Addy said:
Not a Doctor Who fan, but I fucking love it when lost media is found!
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I find it fascinating. Seems to be a regular thing now.

Think we're at a point where people who were employed in the TV industry at the time where wiping tapes was the norm, and people ending up with copies of stuff in their personal possession was also the norm, are dying and random reels are found that sometimes contain the only known copy.

There's probably lots of things we don't know about that's ended up overseas, mislabeled and dumped in an archive room somewhere.

Bunch of people who pretty much dedicate their lives to trying to trace this stuff.
 
Farmer Jim

Farmer Jim

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I Swear.

I was a bit sceptical of all the hype surrounding this one, but it really is the most marvellous film.

The chemistry between John ( Robert Arameyo ) and Dottie ( Maxine Peake ) as his surrogate mum, is just magical.

You laugh when you know you know you shouldn`t be laughing, some scenes have you filling up and at other times it`s just so uplifting.

Never once patronising or sugar coats how difficult his life has been and very sensitively done.

A film that should be shown to young people in schools.

Inspirational stuff.
 
ovduk78

ovduk78

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Farmer Jim said:
I Swear.

I was a bit sceptical of all the hype surrounding this one, but it really is the most marvellous film.

The chemistry between John ( Robert Arameyo ) and Dottie ( Maxine Peake ) as his surrogate mum, is just magical.

You laugh when you know you know you shouldn`t be laughing, some scenes have you filling up and at other times it`s just so uplifting.

Never once patronising or sugar coats how difficult his life has been and very sensitively done.

A film that should be shown to young people in schools.

Inspirational stuff.
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Just watched it, absolutely brilliant. What a shame with what he had to go through and he has turned out to be such a help in getting Tourettes better understood.
The film should be shown to all those who had such a negative reaction to his appearance at the Baftas so maybe they can understand.
 
PaulPUSB

PaulPUSB

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Farmer Jim said:
I Swear.

I was a bit sceptical of all the hype surrounding this one, but it really is the most marvellous film.

The chemistry between John ( Robert Arameyo ) and Dottie ( Maxine Peake ) as his surrogate mum, is just magical.

You laugh when you know you know you shouldn`t be laughing, some scenes have you filling up and at other times it`s just so uplifting.

Never once patronising or sugar coats how difficult his life has been and very sensitively done.

A film that should be shown to young people in schools.

Inspirational stuff.
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Watched this aswell last night and totaly agree.. burst out laughing at some of the out bursts. The bit in the cinema and when he meets the other sufferer in the car.

Those yanks need to watch it before calling him out for what happened at the BAFTAS.

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Nick

Nick

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PaulPUSB said:
Watched this aswell last night and totaly agree.. burst out laughing at some of the out bursts. The bit in the cinema and when he meets the other sufferer in the car.

Those yanks need to watch it before calling him out for what happened at the BAFTAS.

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They have no interest in understanding. Their victim brains can't compute.
 
Sky_Blue_Daz

Sky_Blue_Daz

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Just watched the first 3 episodes of Boys from the black stuff , was only familiar with yossers story as kid . I was 6 when the series came out and never really knew how bleak things were
 
Sbarcher

Sbarcher

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Peaky Blinders movie.
Did I like it? Yes and no. Some good scenes but hard to compare to the original series.
 
Ccfc_Addy

Ccfc_Addy

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Yeah I'm a big fan of the US SNL and honestly, couldn't really be happier with the first episode of SNL UK. They've gone to the live comedy scene to recruit a very good cast and have put loads of resources into it, it looked and sounded amazing. Tina Fey was predictably fire as host, and the sketches were hit and miss but that's par for the course with SNL. I really hope this sticks around!
 
ajsccfc

ajsccfc

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I've always found SNL very hit and miss at best but what it's been great for is acting as the launching pad for household names. It'd be nice if this does the same and also allows for more sketch comedy to be made, there's only so many panel shows that can be made with the same faces.
 
Ccfc_Addy

Ccfc_Addy

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Yeah my main fear when they announced SNL UK was that it would be hosted by Jimmy Carr and the cast would just be the same ten or eleven faces that are on every panel show. They've clearly put a lot of thought and care into it, and it showed.
 
chiefdave

chiefdave

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Ccfc_Addy said:
Yeah my main fear when they announced SNL UK was that it would be hosted by Jimmy Carr and the cast would just be the same ten or eleven faces that are on every panel show. They've clearly put a lot of thought and care into it, and it showed.
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The same applies to the writing team as well. Would have been easy to go to the same old names but they've been out there and scooped up the fresh young talent.

So important as there's a dire lack of opportunity. Not sure why given the successfully history of sketch comedy in this country but its completely dropped off TV execs maps. You'd think in an era of everything being clipped and posted to socials it would be ideal.
 
ajsccfc

ajsccfc

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Although the reception has been decent I'd be surprised if it lasts very long as well, the SNL format is a bit like the nightly late night talk shows where it's an American institution that we'll try here for a bit and then put back on the shelf. In a similar vein panel shows don't seem to take over there as they do here.
 
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wingy

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ajsccfc said:
Although the reception has been decent I'd be surprised if it lasts very long as well, the SNL format is a bit like the nightly late night talk shows where it's an American institution that we'll try here for a bit and then put back on the shelf. In a similar vein panel shows don't seem to take over there as they do here.
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It's just a part of the cultural invasion.
 
ProfessorbyGrace

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Terry_dactyl said:
Terrifying right?

One of my all time favourite horrors.
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It takes a lot to unnerve me these days, but that film certainly did.

I enjoyed its originality, and how it didn’t throw up a single jaded, cliche horror trope. Easily the best film I’ve seen for a while. 👍🏻
 
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