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Forum: General Film Discussions 31st January 2016, 12:27 PM
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I have managed very few visits to the cinema so...

I have managed very few visits to the cinema so far this year. While I was in Washington I did take the opportunity to see The Big Short (which takes an irreverent look at how the masters of the...
Forum: General Film Discussions 25th December 2015, 09:46 PM
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Posted By SShaw
Where is this available from? Its appeared on a...

Where is this available from? Its appeared on a number of best of 2015 lists. Unfortunately I didn't manage to see it at Fright Fest or any of the Halloween festivals it played at.
Forum: General Film Discussions 20th December 2015, 12:56 PM
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Posted By SShaw
Sorry, I forgot the spoiler tags. Doh!

Sorry, I forgot the spoiler tags. Doh!
Forum: General Film Discussions 20th December 2015, 10:55 AM
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Posted By SShaw
Saw Starwars on Friday. I think it captures the...

Saw Starwars on Friday. I think it captures the spirit of the original trilogy. I'm not sure the scene with Jar Jar Binks was really necessary though.

Recommended.
Forum: General Film Discussions 22nd November 2015, 12:20 PM
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Posted By SShaw
I picked up the German blu-ray of Victoria. Its...

I picked up the German blu-ray of Victoria. Its USP is that the 134 or so minutes were shot in a single take that takes us through the streets of Berlin from a disco to an armed robbery. The story...
Forum: General Film Discussions 7th November 2015, 09:56 PM
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Posted By SShaw
Spectre opened in Germany on Thursday and so I...

Spectre opened in Germany on Thursday and so I took myself along this evening. A fantastic opening is ultimately let down by a boring linear narrative that echoes other parts of the franchise to...
Forum: General Film Discussions 25th October 2015, 09:26 PM
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Posted By SShaw
I was back in London over the weekend for...

I was back in London over the weekend for Frightfest's Halloween event. Moving from the traditional all-nighter format to an all day event had the advantage that I didn't sleep through any of the...
Forum: General Film Discussions 18th October 2015, 11:31 AM
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Posted By SShaw
Finally got around to picking up the original...

Finally got around to picking up the original (ish) Starwars trilogy on blu-ray and have been enjoying Starwars and The Empire Strikes Back this weekend. I am off out out to see The Martian later,...
Forum: General Film Discussions 11th October 2015, 07:08 PM
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Posted By SShaw
Behaved very badly towards his wife, family and...

Behaved very badly towards his wife, family and friends. Assaulted the promotor of his canyon jump with a baseball bat (for which he went to prison). Turns out the guy was a bit of an arsehole.
Forum: General Film Discussions 11th October 2015, 01:03 PM
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Posted By SShaw
I was passing through London with work on Friday...

I was passing through London with work on Friday and decided to stay overnight to see a couple of films at the London Film Festival.

Elstree 1976 is a documentary that explores the impact that the...
Forum: General Film Discussions 23rd August 2015, 10:47 PM
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Posted By SShaw
I was back in Hamburg this weekend to catch a few...

I was back in Hamburg this weekend to catch a few of the films I missed in Berlin.

Saturday began with the excellent french gangster film The Connection which takes us back in time to 1970's...
Forum: General Film Discussions 20th August 2015, 08:43 PM
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Posted By SShaw
I was in Hamburg this evening to catch the...

I was in Hamburg this evening to catch the opening film of fantasy film fest Hamburg, Kill Your Friends. It is an outrageous black comedy. It's being compared to American Psyco and Filth, personally...
Forum: General Film Discussions 17th August 2015, 05:53 PM
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Posted By SShaw
No problem. Of the other films showing I have...

No problem. Of the other films showing I have also seen Those Final Hours (I really liked this) and The Lazarus Effect (which I did't like)

Heres my own plan for Frightfest (assuming I can get the...
Forum: General Film Discussions 16th August 2015, 12:54 PM
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Posted By SShaw
Fantasy Film Fest

I have been in Berlin for the last week or so to see the sights and enjoy this years Fantasy Film Fest. Here are some quick thoughts on what I saw.

Reality

Quentin Dupieux returns with perhaps...
Forum: General Film Discussions 16th May 2015, 09:40 PM
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Posted By SShaw
Mad Max Road Fury is technically and visually...

Mad Max Road Fury is technically and visually stunning but, despite borrowing heavily from the 2nd and 3rd outings in the original series, fails to deliver a coherent, consistent story. Instead its a...
Forum: General Film Discussions 24th April 2015, 12:52 AM
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Posted By SShaw
Tonight I saw Tusk for the second time on the big...

Tonight I saw Tusk for the second time on the big screen (and the third time in total). After the WTF head scratching of my first viewing I have to admit that this is a film that has improved, in my...
Forum: General Film Discussions 22nd April 2015, 09:00 PM
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Posted By SShaw
in Edinburgh for Dead by Dawn which kicks off...

in Edinburgh for Dead by Dawn which kicks off tomorrow so I popped along to the Dominion in Morningside to see Child 44 which I applaud for its effort but found ultimately disappointing. It's a...
Forum: General Film Discussions 12th April 2015, 09:54 PM
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Posted By SShaw
Final two films of my weekend at Imagine were The...

Final two films of my weekend at Imagine were The Winter and The Young Ones.

The Winter was an effective character portrait of a young Greek writer whose reality collapses after he moves to his...
Forum: General Film Discussions 12th April 2015, 06:52 AM
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Posted By SShaw
I have been hanging out at Imagine in Amsterdam...

I have been hanging out at Imagine in Amsterdam this weekend. Here are some quick thoughts on the films I saw so far:

Clinger a weak US teen horror comedy in which Ferns clingy boyfriend refuses...
Forum: General Film Discussions 4th April 2015, 07:47 PM
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Posted By SShaw
This weeks cinema visit was to see Furious 7 the...

This weeks cinema visit was to see Furious 7 the latest instalment of the Fast and Furious franchise. Dumb script, dumb dialogue, dumb acting but some great car stunts and a fun turn from Kurt...
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