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Yeah I quite fancy watching that.

Although Moulin Rouge is my most detested movie of all time.
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Bullet Train

I’ve seen This described as a cocktail of Kill Bill, Snatch, The Kingsman and Murder on The Orient Express . To be fair that’s not a bad comparison. It’s had mixed reviews but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Brad Pitt does comedy very well and any film that features 3 different versions of I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles gets a big thumbs up from me. One version by Engelbert Humperdinck, was recorded especially for the film while The Cockney Reject’s version also features along with a third version I don’t know the artist.
Taken as an action comedy vehicle for the afore mentioned Mr Pitt, it’s an enjoyable couple of hours. A lot of Snatch style swearing from twins, Lemon and Tangerine and some graphic novel style violence make it all the more enjoyable.
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Going to see Jaws Thursday at Basildon IMAX.

Can't wait!
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Director Martin McDonagh gets the In Bruges band (Farrell, Gleeson) back together. Touching, often very funny, beautifully shot meditation on how men crave cerebral solitude as they get older. Much better than I've made it sound. Definitely worth checking out when it's available to watch at home if you can't be arsed to go out.
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Tempting.

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Living with Bill Nighy. Very slow and pedestrian, but I still enjoyed it.
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She said

A movie based on the whole Weinstein / Me too movement.

The reporters account of the wall that was put up to protect him and how everybody was too afraid to speak up through fear of their careers being ended. - (He was paying out settlements, left right and Centre). - absolutely shat himself when Paltrow spoke up due her infamy and credibility (all the rest were easy to dismiss as chancers or whores)

Supposed to be “harrowing” - thought it was pretty average, personally. - if you do have an interest in the topic, probably best to spend 10 mins reading a New York Times article and save yourself the best part of £40

6/10
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Anyone seen Violent Night yet?
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Post by simonpaulthomas »

My local Vue is showing Batman Returns tonight for some reason.

Never saw it in the cinema first time round, so the idea of Michelle Pfeiffer (I had to Google it) in THAT catsuit on the big screen…
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Just saw Violent Night which is a bit of a gory comedy. Pays a lot of tributes to Home Alone.

I enjoyed it, Mrs Bu loved it.
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Matilda the Musical. Fantastic crowd pleaser, and was really enjoyable.

Don’t mind a musical every now and again but I walked out just feeling good after that, definitely recommend if you have little ones.
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I took my two to see Matilda the day it came out. It's great.
Shabu wrote: Thu Dec 15, 2022 3:03 am Just saw Violent Night which is a bit of a gory comedy. Pays a lot of tributes to Home Alone.

I enjoyed it, Mrs Bu loved it.
I saw this recently as well - a very, very silly gory film. Absolutely loved it. Just what I needed at the time as well, completely made me forget about all the other stuff going on in life.
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The new avatar. Despite what Cameron says it's too long by an hour. It could have been better if shorter.

Directors would be happy with a 5 hour film, good editors should be able to get on with cutting and sell the longer version later.
The last Bond film was too long too.
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not quite sure where to put this, but listed in two papers as a film to watch in 2023.

like him or hate him, I have to take my hat off to him..

another blockbuster up and coming, although this one is in two parts..

and this is really insane..

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Saw A man called Otto today. A pleasant way to spend 2 hours. Going to see Till next, totally different film.
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I watched Plane last night. The wife's choice & it was not good. It felt like an episode of a tv show rather than a full film.

Basically Gerard Butler is a pilot on a budget airline fly from Singapore to Tokyo on New Years Eve, plane crashes in a remote Filipino island & they run into separatist rebels.

Oh yeah there's a bloke who is accused of murder being transported on the plane.
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Tar.

Cate Blanchett will probably win best actress for this but though I found the film a little too long, the writing is superb.
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Are cinemas trying to bankrupt themselves?

Over £20 per person plus £0.95 booking fee each ticket for Basildon Festival Leisure cinema on a Saturday for Avatar, albeit it in 3D

Went to Canvey instead £5.50 each plus a £1 transaction fee so total £12 (not in 3D)

Madness

Anyway
Avatar, enjoyed it and didn't feel like over 3 hours.
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Last film I saw at the cinema was superman 2 in 1981 . at the old ABC cinema on mile end road . :crylol:
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You’ve not missed much to be fair, although now you get an armchair to sit in and lots of people eat their dinner while watching the movie.
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