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05 January 2015, 10:38 PM
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I am trying to remember a shocking film about gangsters and drug dealing in Liverpool.
"One Summer" or something like that I think ? springs to mind ? But not sure if this was the title. It was pretty tense and gruesome in places. One scene showed some guy taking cocaine to build himself up for a pre arranged fight on some waste land and as the fight goes on ,he starts biting into the face of the rival gangster.
Can anyone confirm the title?
It was a shocker and had you really on the edge of your seat , in a sickly ,scary type of way....
"One Summer" or something like that I think ? springs to mind ? But not sure if this was the title. It was pretty tense and gruesome in places. One scene showed some guy taking cocaine to build himself up for a pre arranged fight on some waste land and as the fight goes on ,he starts biting into the face of the rival gangster.
Can anyone confirm the title?
It was a shocker and had you really on the edge of your seat , in a sickly ,scary type of way....
05 January 2015, 10:47 PM
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Omg! I thought I had imagined that film!! No one I know has ever seen it. Oddly, that scene is the only one I remember. Victim was a dreadlocked "yardie" right? Would love to see it through fully. Was channel hopping and didn't really see it all. Did look very gritty though.
11 January 2015, 11:03 AM
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I saw a film called House of sand and Fog last night. If you're interested in watching quality acts and don't mind a tragic epic to go with them, watch this film. The film doesn't just have Kingsley at his best again, but the remote beauty Jennifer Conneley and the Iranian-American actress Shohreh Aghdashloo also stun you with their strong performances. I later found out that the film received various nominations and got some awards as well. Well deserved imo.
11 January 2015, 11:43 AM
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I saw a film called House of sand and Fog last night. If you're interested in watching quality acts and don't mind a tragic epic to go with them, watch this film. The film doesn't just have Kingsley at his best again, but the remote beauty Jennifer Conneley and the Iranian-American actress Shohreh Aghdashloo also stun you with their strong performances. I later found out that the film received various nominations and got some awards as well. Well deserved imo.
It's a long time since I have seen House of Sand and Fog and my only criticism of it was I found the tragic events unfolding so merciless in places that it was hard to maintain any sympathy for the characters at times.... but that minor gripe aside it was a very well acted and perfectly paced piece of properly scripted drama.
In fact now you've reminded me of it I shall find it and watch it again.
11 January 2015, 11:51 AM
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Two excellent foreign films I've seen recently, and would highly recommend (if you don't mind subtitles)
- Headhunters (2011) - imdb 7.6 - Norwegian thriller, expect a Hollywood remake!
- The Hunt (2013) - imdb 8.3 - Danish drama staring Mads Mikkelsen (baddie from Casino Royale)
- Headhunters (2011) - imdb 7.6 - Norwegian thriller, expect a Hollywood remake!
- The Hunt (2013) - imdb 8.3 - Danish drama staring Mads Mikkelsen (baddie from Casino Royale)
11 January 2015, 12:13 PM
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It's a long time since I have seen House of Sand and Fog and my only criticism of it was I found the tragic events unfolding so merciless in places that it was hard to maintain any sympathy for the characters at times.... but that minor gripe aside it was a very well acted and perfectly paced piece of properly scripted drama.
In fact now you've reminded me of it I shall find it and watch it again.
In fact now you've reminded me of it I shall find it and watch it again.
To me, it was exactly the opposite. I found it impossible not to have sympathy for any character, and that's what I recognise as the strength of the film script and film direction. Had I read the book first, I could have compared the impact. But then again, I could have reserved some biases, so it's better that I didn't. The powerful metaphor of the bird abstractly echoed on so many levels in the film, and the one as the unforgettable lingering shadow is Esmail, the young boy- the one who carried the soul of the story. Not sure if he was nominated for any award, but he, as an actor was phenomenal in the film, not just because he had that role. Excellent film. Not easy to push it out of your head.
11 January 2015, 12:16 PM
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To me, it was exactly the opposite. I found it impossible not to have sympathy for any character, and that's what I recognise as the strength of the film script and film direction. Had I read the book first, I could have compared the impact. But then again, I could have reserved some biases, so it's better that I didn't. The powerful metaphor of the bird abstractly echoed on so many levels in the film, and the one as the unforgettable lingering shadow is Esmail, the young boy- the one who carried the soul of the story. Not sure if he was nominated for any award, but he, as an actor was phenomenal in the film, not just because he had that role. Excellent film. Not easy to push it out of your head.
11 January 2015, 12:25 PM
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Excellent film, I didn't know SN had people with such eclectic tastes when Robocop is cited as a masterpiece of movie making by so many
It's a long time since I have seen House of Sand and Fog and my only criticism of it was I found the tragic events unfolding so merciless in places that it was hard to maintain any sympathy for the characters at times.... but that minor gripe aside it was a very well acted and perfectly paced piece of properly scripted drama.
In fact now you've reminded me of it I shall find it and watch it again.
It's a long time since I have seen House of Sand and Fog and my only criticism of it was I found the tragic events unfolding so merciless in places that it was hard to maintain any sympathy for the characters at times.... but that minor gripe aside it was a very well acted and perfectly paced piece of properly scripted drama.
In fact now you've reminded me of it I shall find it and watch it again.
11 January 2015, 01:06 PM
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Two excellent foreign films I've seen recently, and would highly recommend (if you don't mind subtitles)
- Headhunters (2011) - imdb 7.6 - Norwegian thriller, expect a Hollywood remake!
- The Hunt (2013) - imdb 8.3 - Danish drama staring Mads Mikkelsen (baddie from Casino Royale)
- Headhunters (2011) - imdb 7.6 - Norwegian thriller, expect a Hollywood remake!
- The Hunt (2013) - imdb 8.3 - Danish drama staring Mads Mikkelsen (baddie from Casino Royale)
Watch Jo Nesbo's "jackpot"if you liked head hunters, quick synopsis...
It's a thriller and a very violent one at that but it's a crime movie in the same vein as Fargo and has a real Coenesque vibe to it so between cringing at the gore I was in fits of laughter, as an incompetent group men mess with one another with the intent of being the last man standing to secure the whole jackpot of a huge betting win.
The whole story is told in series of flashbacks as one of the group is questioned by a police detective with, shall we say, unconventional methods. Needless to say the ending is not what you expect as the whole sequence of events is finally revealed.
A must see if you liked head hunters.
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12 January 2015, 08:20 AM
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12 January 2015, 11:37 AM
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I watched a horror movie last year on TV with the daughter around her exam preparation time. It was really old film and so silly that we laughed at the horror in it all the way through. All ghosts and goblin props were very poorly made, the acting by the actors was diabolical and the sh7t music didn't even have any eerie kick to even make me cats jump. I'd like to know which film that was. Very ridiculous film.
My Sunday film was The Soloist. I liked it despite all those mediocre media reviews. Jamie Foxx was quite good in it. I think the reviewers would have liked to watch Ayers to be more tormented than the independent, chilled-out street wanderer; for drama purposes. Anyway, it was a good watch, I thought.
12 January 2015, 06:37 PM
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That said, I had an awful nights sleep with odd dreams, but I do from time to time, so I'm not putting that down to the film.
12 January 2015, 06:58 PM
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I wouldn't really class it as a horror. More a thriller with a bit violence, but not all that bad. It didn't frighten me, but in my opinion, it was gripping.
That said, I had an awful nights sleep with odd dreams, but I do from time to time, so I'm not putting that down to the film.
That said, I had an awful nights sleep with odd dreams, but I do from time to time, so I'm not putting that down to the film.
12 January 2015, 07:00 PM
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Hence why critics loved it and the public didn't.
12 January 2015, 07:10 PM
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The title suggested an action flick that would have put many off, Robocop is art, a film Kubrick or the guy who made Twin Peaks would have been proud of.
12 January 2015, 07:14 PM
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I liked No Country for Old Men for a thriller / crime / suspense sort of film. The film causes you some disturbance whilst watching it. Some people I know reported broken sleep, insecure nightmares etc. after watching this film. I myself slept sound through the night after watching it, though.
12 January 2015, 07:25 PM
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I liked No Country for Old Men for a thriller / crime / suspense sort of film. The film causes you some disturbance whilst watching it. Some people I know reported broken sleep, insecure nightmares etc. after watching this film. I myself slept sound through the night after watching it, though.
