The Last Movie You Watched?

[ENNIOO]

@ION BRITTON

THE FRIENDS OF EDDIE COYLE - Crime drama with Robert Mitchum directed by Peter Yates. Mitchum is great and so are his ‘friends’ Joe Santos and Peter Boyle. Found it fascinating all the way.

A favourite of mine.

[ION_BRITTON]

Have you seen ROBBERY? Another one I like a lot…

[Yodlaf_Peterson]

[quote=“ION BRITTON, post:8482, topic:1923”]Have you seen ROBBERY? Another one I like a lot…[/quote]The Stanley Baker one?

[ENNIOO]

@ION BRITTON

Have you seen ROBBERY?

Not for a long time, one I need to re view.

[Keep_Your_Head_Down]

@ENNIOO

A favourite of mine.

Mine too (The Friends of Eddie Coyle) - Mitchum never better IMO

[Pacificador]

Inglorious Basterds

[ION_BRITTON]

@Yodlaf Peterson

The Stanley Baker one?

Yeah, an earlier Yates crime film.

[John_Welles]

I watched Lucio Fulci’s The City of the Living Dead (1980) over the weekend. It barely works as a coherent film, the script being a starting point for a number of incredible set pieces; the characters are so barely sketched they’re almost not their. It’s held together by Fulci’s sense of atmosphere and horror and some excellent special effects (the girl vomiting up her own entrails is rightly famous). I’m not all that familiar with Fulci, but I do know I much prefered his Don’t Torture a Duckling and even Four of the Apocalypse. 3/5.

[ION_BRITTON]

SHOOTER - Another amazing Antoine Fuqua flick, imagine a mixture of RAMBO, THE HUNTED and PARALLAX VIEW. Fantastic action scenes. The brutal finale will satisfy even the hardest-to-please fans of vigilante movies too. Kept me glued to the screen from the beginning. Loved it.

[tomas]

@ION BRITTON

SHOOTER - Another amazing Antoine Fuqua flick, imagine a mixture of RAMBO, THE HUNTED and PARALLAX VIEW. Fantastic action scenes. The brutal finale will satisfy even the hardest-to-please fans of vigilante movies too. Kept me glued to the screen from the beginning. Loved it.

i thought it was horrible - mixture of multiple movies which doesn’t work at all - i disliked action scenes (except for the initial sniper scene)
only good movie directed by Fuqua i’ve seen so far was Training Day

[Pacificador]

L.A. Confidential

[scherpschutter]

[quote=“tomas, post:8490, topic:1923”]i thought it was horrible - mixture of multiple movies which doesn’t work at all - i disliked action scenes (except for the initial sniper scene)
only good movie directed by Fuqua i’ve seen so far was Training Day[/quote]

I liked King Arthur and Shooter, but wasn’t too fond of Training Day. Good actors, some good action, but a rather far-fetched story.

[tomas]

@scherpschutter

I liked King Arthur and Shooter, but wasn’t too fond of Training Day. Good actors, some good action, but a rather far-fetched story.

i’m afraid i didn’t like King Farthur either, or at least it was very average -
i just looked at his imdb page - oh yeah, Replacemnet Killers with Chow Youn Fat, Tears of the Sun with Willis, all very average for me - although i shouldnt blame him only, also the screenwriters … but true is except for TD i don’t like how he handle action scenes
i remember being sick of King Arthur - good camera, some crossbow action, but overall it looked like movie for kids (no real violence was shown, only off camera)

maybe i should watch that director’s cut you mentioned …

[tomas]

@Phil H

Both great series. Love when Marenghi reads from one of his novels at the beginning…“Blood, blood, blood…and a bit of sick.” ;D

oh yeah, or … “Maggots? Maggots. Maggots. Maggots.”

[Yodlaf_Peterson]

[quote=“tomas, post:8493, topic:1923”]maybe i should watch that director’s cut you mentioned …[/quote]Isn’t the difference like a PG to an R for violence etc?

I picked the film up cheaply a while back but haven’t seen it yet.

[tomas]

@Yodlaf Peterson

Isn’t the difference like a PG to an R for violence etc?

only scherp knows …

[Yodlaf_Peterson]

I’ve got the Criterion DVD (shame there’s no Blu Ray) of THE FRIENDS OF EDDIE COYLE on the way, ordered it in Barnes & Nobles half price sale last month so it was $15 (plus postage). Looking forward to watching it, never seen it before.

[ION_BRITTON]

[quote=“tomas, post:8493, topic:1923”]i’m afraid i didn’t like King Farthur either, or at least it was very average -
i just looked at his imdb page - oh yeah, Replacemnet Killers with Chow Youn Fat, Tears of the Sun with Willis, all very average for me - although i shouldnt blame him only, also the screenwriters … but true is except for TD i don’t like how he handle action scenes
i remember being sick of King Arthur - good camera, some crossbow action, but overall it looked like movie for kids (no real violence was shown, only off camera)

maybe i should watch that director’s cut you mentioned …[/quote]

Seems you don’t like Fuqua very much. TRAINING DAY, BROOKLYN’S FINEST, TEARS OF THE SUN, SHOOTER, all great for me. Don’t mind the far-fetched plot in any of these as long as it keeps me entertained and doesn’t raise big !!! while watching.

Just finished the director’s cut of KING ARTHUR. I liked it, but I wouldn’t put it on the same level with the aforementioned. People generally shout too much and the occasionally modern urban dialogue didn’t fit very well I’m afraid.

Need to watch REPLACEMENT KILLERS and BAIT now.

[Yodlaf_Peterson]

I absolutely loved Training Day, Denzel is fantastic in it.
Also really enjoyed Brooklyn’s finest, Replacement Killers is alright and I didn’t mind Shooter, haven’t seen Tears Of The Sun.

But I’d say Training Day is his pinnacle closely followed by Brooklyn’s Finest.

[chameleon]

Yep, Training Day is his best film IMO.