Directors cut of Leon.

Never seen the extended version before, got to say I think the added scenes make the film worse.

Sometimes extended cuts are great and other times not, Superman the Movie extended is brilliant, vastly improves the film but Dumb and Dumber extended turned a great comedy into a bad one.

I though Apocalypse Now Director cut made it so slow

Started watching the Thin Red Line, got bored!

Started watching the Thin Red Line, got bored!

 

Is that because it's a pretentious pile of w**k? 

Started watching Mad Max 2, I never liked this film series and watching it again now I remember why. Just dreadful, fetishy crap.

Is that because it's a pretentious pile of w**k? 

 

deary me....one of the greatest film treatises on the sheer pointlessness of war. Can but slowly shake my head at such a myopic reaction.

Started watching the Thin Red Line, got bored!

I enjoyed it

I think it was cos it had Nick Nolte in it! I'm not a fan.

I think it was cos it had Nick Nolte in it! I'm not a fan.

 

feelings no doubt aided by the fact that the character he plays in it is a supreme c**t.

Ted 2

Pretty much what you would expect, thought Amanda Seyfried was funny. 5/10.

deary me....one of the greatest film treatises on the sheer pointlessness of war. Can but slowly shake my head at such a myopic reaction.

 

It's just so boring. 

 

It's so obvious when watching it that the film was butchered in editing to be something other than what was originally intended. 

12 Years A Slave. 8/10. Now onto reading it.

Ted 2

Pretty much what you would expect, thought Amanda Seyfried was funny. 5/10.

Yeah think that's a spot on assessment, they shouldn't do a third.

Youlots, you will be pleased to learn that I have finally got round to watching Au Hasard Balthazar.  An incredible experience!  I am going to have to watch it again very soon.

 

Very thought-provoking and very moving - there are so many Balthazars in the world, who accept their fate in resignation, powerless to alter it.

Youlots, you will be pleased to learn that I have finally got round to watching Au Hasard Balthazar.  An incredible experience!  I am going to have to watch it again very soon.

 

Very thought-provoking and very moving - there are so many Balthazars in the world, who accept their fate in resignation, powerless to alter it.

I'm not sure what any of that means but I would like to learn more. What is it about?

The Guest

Well actually still watching it, the music is brilliant a very John Carpenter/Alan Howarth Halloween 3 vibe. Really enjoying it so far.

I'm not sure what any of that means but I would like to learn more. What is it about?

 

 

It's about the life of a donkey, Balthazar, who lives in a village with some good people, but many small-minded cruel people.  Whatever happens to him, he accepts his destiny resignedly.  You are left with a feeling that people think because they have intelligence, that they can alter their destiny, but in fact we are as helpless to alter our fate as Balthazar was.   There's a lot more than that, but it's all too fresh at the moment for me to relate it.

It's about the life of a donkey, Balthazar, who lives in a village with some good people, but many small-minded cruel people.  Whatever happens to him, he accepts his destiny resignedly.  You are left with a feeling that people think because they have intelligence, that they can alter their destiny, but in fact we are as helpless to alter our fate as Balthazar was.   There's a lot more than that, but it's all too fresh at the moment for me to relate it.

This makes me think of a story about Elephants in India I heard the other day. Basically it goes that baby elephants are tied with rope to trees at a young age and are too weak to break free even though they may try hundreds of time. By the time they are strong enough they have been taught by the rope that they cannot escape. I'm not sure if that's true but it's very sad if so, also the perfect analogy for human beings. We think we are too weak to do things in life because of past experiences rather than present situations.

Getting pretty philosophical aren't we?

Moi, sorry if I've said this before. Have you seen Entre les murs and Etre et avoir?

Moi, sorry if I've said this before. Have you seen Entre les murs and Etre et avoir?

No, you haven't, and I haven't. Will look into them. Thank you.

Army of Shadows 9/10

Terminator Genisys 7/10

Sideways 8/10

Apocalypse Now Redux (again) 10/10

Finished the Guest, infortunatelt it turned rather silly towards the end

Trainwreck.

Was actually pretty funny, wasn't expecting to like it as much as I did.

If you enjoyed Bridesmaids then you will love this.

7/10

Finished the Guest, infortunatelt it turned rather silly towards the end

 

I liked it.

 

Does go as off the rails as Cabin in the Woods but I liked that it was just a bit weird. 

Kingsman - I hadn't heard of it but I really enjoyed it.  Very tongue in cheek and doesn't take itself at all seriously.  An enjoyable spy film.