Same here- F1 Storyline is a bit predictable but the action as you might expect is top form Helps if you follow F1 otherwise you'll miss the cameo appearances (good old Günther) Best bit is the opening sequence at 24 hours race at Daytona with Brad Pitt taking his stint at midnight to Led Zeppelin's Whole lotta love
Wicked what a load of rubbish Judy garland hasn't got nothing to worry about that's all I have to say about that
Wet day, cheap tickets on a Monday, so went to see Jurassic World- Rebirth. I've always enjoyed these (daft) movies, but this one really felt like the 'greatest hits' album with the only addition being Scarlett Johanssen's heaving bosom!! It was OK, but it has mostly been done before..... maybe they've now done about all they can with this story.
Oh dear moaning again. Free tickets to War of the Roses, thank goodness they were free, rubbish film, a waste of two good actors, and another case of dropping the f-bomb, and various other mucky comments, when they couldn't think of anything funny! Yes, there was a f*****g lot of swearing!! Edit - the new film is just called The Roses - still rubbish!
Saw The Lost Bus today - it's based on the true story of a school bus full of children escaping a rapidly spreading wildfire in California.... topical but not preaching, full on exciting stuff!!
Was channel skipping on the cable TV last night and happened on the start of ‘We were soldiers’ - I remembered it was a decent film when it came out and thought I’d leave it on. Twenty odd years since it was made but not lost any of its presence. EDIT Yes, I know the fix bayonets bit at the end is not accurate in any way, shape or form but putting that Hollywood Licence to one side it’s still a great film IMHO
Biopic time.... Although I'm not a big Dylan fan I saw A Complete Unknown, and then last week, despite not being a Springsteen fan either, I saw Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere. Neither is a glossy pop story (more Walk The Line than Bohemian Rhapsody!), but they show the struggles these creative musicians face to get their music out there with good performances by the lead actors, and I enjoyed them both. On the other hand, I saw Roofman which is based on the story of a guy who breaks into McDonalds restaurants to rob them and lives in a Toys'R'Us store. It's an odd story with a few laughs along the way, and from the real people featured over the end credits, seems to be surprisingly close to the real events! It's certainly a bit different.
Me again... well, Monday is cheap cinema ticket day and it's raining! Watched Relay - A classic thriller with engaging performances from Riz Ahmed, Lily James and Sam Worthington.... I only knew about this from a previous cinema preview, no other advertising that I've seen, but definitely worth a watch.
I saw with my wife the new "Dracula - A Love Tale". This film was a heartwarming interpretation of the well known story. Especially the acting of Christoph Waltz was great again.
Naked gun. Well it was OK if you've nothing else to watch, but I wouldn't rush out and buy the DVD. Can't beat the original.
40th Anniversary of Back to the Future.... how could I resist, and still better than a lot of the crap I've seen this year!! Travelled in my Clio time machine of course!!
We watched The Circle last night, on DVD so we'd seen it before, but it really makes you wonder about social media and how so many people just accept it without question!! Then to make us wonder about TV reality show fakery.... we saw the new Running Man movie today - what a hoot! Total hokum but it wouldn't surprise me if it gave some nutty TV producer an idea for a new reality game show!! For all I know there is already a show like it, reality shows are avoided like the plague in this household. Also, some of it was filmed in Glasgow so I could play spot the building, including my old office building. It won't win any oscars, but it was a fun way to pass a couple of hours on a freezing cold day.....
