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Old Jan 12, 2015 | 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Lisawrx
Think I'll have to watch that one too. Just had a read what it is about and sounds like it could be good.
It won four Academy awards, Lisa. Imo worth a shot.
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Old Jan 12, 2015 | 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by hodgy0_2
If people are looking for a romantic night in à deux

Midnight Meat Train, might be worth a look


I've actually seen that
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Old Jan 12, 2015 | 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by donny andi
Tried finding this on you tube but no full movie just little clips
Keep searching fella.
You wont be disappointed if you get to see it.
Sorry I cant help by linking you to it somewhere...
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Old Jan 12, 2015 | 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by hodgy0_2
If people are looking for a romantic night in à deux

Midnight Meat Train, might be worth a look
Sounds like my sort of film ,looking at the title.....
I take it there's plenty of "jiggy jiggy " going on......
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Old Jan 12, 2015 | 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by donny andi
Tried finding this on you tube but no full movie just little clips
http://www.veoh.com/watch/v33798725n...001+%28full%29
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Old Jan 12, 2015 | 07:54 PM
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Diamond , I'll watch that later
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Old Jan 12, 2015 | 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Turbohot
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.
Great film, I won't give too much away but I have to say the bad guy is an absolute menace and played brilliantly.
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Old Jan 12, 2015 | 09:13 PM
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Gonna watch Babadook tonight.

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Old Jan 12, 2015 | 09:21 PM
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Originally Posted by njkmrs
Sounds like my sort of film ,looking at the title.....
I take it there's plenty of "jiggy jiggy " going on......
Unfortunately not that sort of "meat"
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Old Jan 12, 2015 | 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Kwik
Great film, I won't give too much away but I have to say the bad guy is an absolute menace and played brilliantly.
I know. I thought he was a shorter twin to Robert Downey Jr. but he isn't. RD Jr. is much handsomer, but there's a likeness.
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Old Jan 12, 2015 | 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by hodgy0_2
Unfortunately not that sort of "meat"

Damn.....
Never mind..
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Old Jan 12, 2015 | 10:52 PM
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Originally Posted by hodgy0_2
Unfortunately not that sort of "meat"
Is this the one?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0805570/

Is it really any good, because it sounds ok?
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Old Jan 12, 2015 | 10:54 PM
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I've watched The Theory of Everything on big screen today. Excellent film! Well directed and well acted. The day I saw Eddie Redmayne in a TV drama called Birdsong, the day I knew he'd make his mark one day. He has done it mega style in this film.

I recommend this film to anyone who likes good cinema, not the trash one.

Wayhay! Eddie Redmayne is the best actor Golden Globe 2015 award winner for his amazing work in The Theory of Everything! So well deserved.
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Old Jan 12, 2015 | 11:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Lisawrx
Is this the one?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0805570/

Is it really any good, because it sounds ok?
Lol, yes that's the one

The synopsis looked interesting and I speed watched it the other night (Netflix)

Seemed better than most schlock horror movies
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Old Jan 12, 2015 | 11:08 PM
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wow, Babadook, it knocked me for six.
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Old Jan 13, 2015 | 12:19 AM
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Watched Starred Up tonight

Updated 'scum' type prison movie
Really enjoyed it
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Old Jan 13, 2015 | 02:32 AM
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LUCY. Ive just watch said film and it was one of those little surprises that I didn't see coming.
Its not going to blow your socks off and its only a short film (1hr 25ish) but if you're the type of person who liked the Matrix then you may like this. (not Matrix standard but if your brain likes that stuff then this should be good)


I'm not sure if it's out yet so if you go to "putlocker" you can see it there for free.(it should just be on the first page so scroll down the page and press "search"). You do get lots of pop-ups but just delete them as you go and you'll be fine. (the pop-ups don't continue once it starts) You may also want to press pause for 15-20min and let it buffer so you don't get interrupted but other than that, enjoy.


Scarlett Johansson is also the main one and shes not exactly bad on the eyes.
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Old Jan 13, 2015 | 05:58 AM
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I watched Flight with Denzel W the other night, as always he put in a fantastic performance. Well worth a watch.
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Old Jan 13, 2015 | 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by RS_Matt
wow, Babadook, it knocked me for six.
Think that was Mark Kermode's film of 2014
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Old Jan 13, 2015 | 01:54 PM
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It certainly played hell with my emotions.

The little 6yo lad loved his mum to bits but she was telling him to eat shìt when the fridge was empty and being generally apathetic to him, at the end when she was strangling him and he was affectionately stroking her cheek just got me.

I then felt a great sense of euphoria when she finally confronted (her demons/grief?) the stories antagonist after suddenly finding a compelling love for her son then passionately telling the Babadook she was going to fuċking kill him if he hurt her son again.

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Old Jan 13, 2015 | 03:32 PM
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My missus doesn't like horror films, so I don't really get to watch them. I did watch Jersey Boys on Saturday. I enjoyed that.

American Sniper was a bit slow.
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Old Jan 13, 2015 | 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by ScoobyWon't
American Sniper was a bit slow.
yeah, I have heard it is a bit hit and miss
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Old Jan 13, 2015 | 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by hodgy0_2
yeah, I have heard it is a bit hit and miss
I can't think of the actors name but he generally hits the target.
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Old Jan 13, 2015 | 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by hodgy0_2
yeah, I have heard it is a bit hit and miss
Lol
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Old Jan 13, 2015 | 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Carnut
LUCY. Ive just watch said film and it was one of those little surprises that I didn't see coming.
Its not going to blow your socks off and its only a short film (1hr 25ish) but if you're the type of person who liked the Matrix then you may like this. (not Matrix standard but if your brain likes that stuff then this should be good)


I'm not sure if it's out yet so if you go to "putlocker" you can see it there for free.(it should just be on the first page so scroll down the page and press "search"). You do get lots of pop-ups but just delete them as you go and you'll be fine. (the pop-ups don't continue once it starts) You may also want to press pause for 15-20min and let it buffer so you don't get interrupted but other than that, enjoy.


Scarlett Johansson is also the main one and shes not exactly bad on the eyes.
It's out on bluray now.
I watched it last night, not really my normal kind of film but heard good things about Lucy.

Lucy is the matrix's little sister, not quite as good though.
Johansson was as wooden as a railway sleeper throughout although she can be forgiven as that's what the role entailed her to be, and well.......she's fit
Freeman was his usual deep well spoken upper class self.
The effects were very good, a must watch on bluray.
The first half of the film was very good, the second half not so, went a bit far fetched and odd, especially the finale.
Lucy could of and probrarly should of been amazing, Besson could of taken it so much further in regards to the build up of the extra brain oomph and what she could do with it, instead we only get 1 or 2 stand out scenes in the entire film.
Would of been great as a half hour short.
Saying that if you switch your brain off for an hour and a half then you will probrarly enjoy Lucy for what it is.
6/10.

Dead snow 2 for me tonight.

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Old Jan 13, 2015 | 08:06 PM
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I enjoyed Lucy. Ignore the science, religious repercussion and enjoy the ride.

Depending on my mood I'm either going with The Tunnel tonight or Ooga Booga.
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Old Jan 13, 2015 | 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by RS_Matt
Just watched a film so scary that it nearly made me need a pillow for the first time since 1992.
I told my kid and her bf to watch this ^ film upon your bragging of it as so very scary, so they watched it today. They thought it was hardly anything to send even a single shiver through their stick insect spines. Pillow was not even a hypothetical need. They said that anyone needing to hug their pillow since 1992 (that's the year my kid was born, but that's irrelevant, although I did tell them about your 'pillow' experience in order to pre-build the tension) at watching it need to sort it out.

Seriously, they thought it wasn't anything that makes one cry for their mommy.
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Old Jan 13, 2015 | 09:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Lisawrx
What?

I've just finished watching A Lonely Place to Die. I'd only really put it on in the background, then ended up watching all of it.

Now I have to go and iron my stuff for work.
Me and the other half watched. Didn't expect much but ended up liking it. One of the Baddies was in Prometheus.
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Old Jan 13, 2015 | 11:49 PM
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Me and the other half watched. Didn't expect much but ended up liking it. One of the Baddies was in Prometheus.
I've still never seen Prometheus. I'm not a massive sci-fi fan, but I did fancy watching that, but just never got around to it.
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Old Jan 13, 2015 | 11:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Turbohot
I told my kid and her bf to watch this ^ film upon your bragging of it as so very scary, so they watched it today. They thought it was hardly anything to send even a single shiver through their stick insect spines. Pillow was not even a hypothetical need. They said that anyone needing to hug their pillow since 1992 (that's the year my kid was born, but that's irrelevant, although I did tell them about your 'pillow' experience in order to pre-build the tension) at watching it need to sort it out.

Seriously, they thought it wasn't anything that makes one cry for their mommy.
Willow Creek is similar to the Blair Witch Project, 50% of people find it totally boring and the other 50% of people think it taps into their primal fears like nothing else.

Like anything, it's what people find scary, my wife thought Babadook was scarier than Willow Creek. She's more visual than I. My imagination went into overdrive when the "whoop, whoop" noises were outside the tent and closing.
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