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Films. Are there any good ones any more. And have I missed proper ones 18:54 - Jan 4 with 2792 viewsredrickstuhaart

from the past?

I am watching LA Confidential for the first time in 20 years. What an absolutely cracking film it is.

I have paid little attention to cinema or films for years. Not least because Netflix and series have taken over, and every other film is some twot in spandex with lots of CGI...
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Films. Are there any good ones any more. And have I missed proper ones on 19:05 - Jan 4 with 2303 viewsdavblue

Whiplash is very good.
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Films. Are there any good ones any more. And have I missed proper ones on 19:06 - Jan 4 with 2292 viewsKeno

Films. Are there any good ones any more. And have I missed proper ones on 19:05 - Jan 4 by davblue

Whiplash is very good.


Yes, but this thread is about films

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Films. Are there any good ones any more. And have I missed proper ones on 19:37 - Jan 4 with 2189 viewsBugs

Hunt for the Wilderpeople
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Films. Are there any good ones any more. And have I missed proper ones on 19:50 - Jan 4 with 2155 viewsWicklowBlue

LA Confidential is a fabulous film!!! On Prime currently I believe as I watched it again over Xmas.

My top film list over the years:
Se7en
The Game - Such a clever clever film!
The Shining - Kubrick version
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Identity - Another film that didn't get the acclaim
Beautiful Mind
The Long Good Friday

I did cheat on the above, as we just moved house and my DVD collection along with a pressie of a DVD player for Xmas. So I'm reeling in the years.... Apocalypse Now is another and if being brave the Redux version.
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Films. Are there any good ones any more. And have I missed proper ones on 19:53 - Jan 4 with 2142 viewsBlueBoots

If you like L.A. Confidential, off the top of my head my list of best noirish / thrillers since that was released would include:

The Departed
Dead Man's Shoes
Road To Perdition
Shutter Island

Longer list available if I include other genres!

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Films. Are there any good ones any more. And have I missed proper ones on 19:55 - Jan 4 with 2121 viewsredrickstuhaart

Films. Are there any good ones any more. And have I missed proper ones on 19:50 - Jan 4 by WicklowBlue

LA Confidential is a fabulous film!!! On Prime currently I believe as I watched it again over Xmas.

My top film list over the years:
Se7en
The Game - Such a clever clever film!
The Shining - Kubrick version
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Identity - Another film that didn't get the acclaim
Beautiful Mind
The Long Good Friday

I did cheat on the above, as we just moved house and my DVD collection along with a pressie of a DVD player for Xmas. So I'm reeling in the years.... Apocalypse Now is another and if being brave the Redux version.


I might watch Hobo with a shotgun or Bubba Ho-Tep again...
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Films. Are there any good ones any more. And have I missed proper ones on 19:56 - Jan 4 with 2118 views_clive_baker_

Marley & Me is on telly at the moment.



Sorry Cafe Newman, ‘Marley & I’.
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Films. Are there any good ones any more. And have I missed proper ones on 19:56 - Jan 4 with 2113 viewsredrickstuhaart

Films. Are there any good ones any more. And have I missed proper ones on 19:56 - Jan 4 by _clive_baker_

Marley & Me is on telly at the moment.



Sorry Cafe Newman, ‘Marley & I’.


Can quite properly be Marley and Me. Depends on the rest of the sentence!
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Good list that.... on 19:58 - Jan 4 with 2104 viewsBloots

Films. Are there any good ones any more. And have I missed proper ones on 19:53 - Jan 4 by BlueBoots

If you like L.A. Confidential, off the top of my head my list of best noirish / thrillers since that was released would include:

The Departed
Dead Man's Shoes
Road To Perdition
Shutter Island

Longer list available if I include other genres!


....Dead Man's Shoes is a brilliant film.

Any idea if it's streaming on any service? I can't find it anywhere.

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Good list that.... on 20:06 - Jan 4 with 2055 viewsBlueBoots

Good list that.... on 19:58 - Jan 4 by Bloots

....Dead Man's Shoes is a brilliant film.

Any idea if it's streaming on any service? I can't find it anywhere.


https://www.justwatch.com/

Good website to find out if any film is available to stream

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Films. Are there any good ones any more. And have I missed proper ones on 21:00 - Jan 4 with 1878 viewsWicklowBlue

Films. Are there any good ones any more. And have I missed proper ones on 19:53 - Jan 4 by BlueBoots

If you like L.A. Confidential, off the top of my head my list of best noirish / thrillers since that was released would include:

The Departed
Dead Man's Shoes
Road To Perdition
Shutter Island

Longer list available if I include other genres!


Shutter Island is a good shout!

Along with Blood Diamond, Wolf Of Wall Street and dare I say The Beach....
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Films. Are there any good ones any more. And have I missed proper ones on 21:02 - Jan 4 with 1867 viewsredrickstuhaart

Films. Are there any good ones any more. And have I missed proper ones on 21:00 - Jan 4 by WicklowBlue

Shutter Island is a good shout!

Along with Blood Diamond, Wolf Of Wall Street and dare I say The Beach....


Ugh.

Very few films post early 90s are good. There. I said it.
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Films. Are there any good ones any more. And have I missed proper ones on 21:21 - Jan 4 with 1820 viewsStNeotsBlue

Films. Are there any good ones any more. And have I missed proper ones on 21:02 - Jan 4 by redrickstuhaart

Ugh.

Very few films post early 90s are good. There. I said it.


Absolute nonsense. Off the top of my head The Place Beyond The Pines, Brightburn, The Shape of Water, Hunt for the Wilder People, '71 and The Railway Man. All non mainstream blockbusters that were excellent.

More mainstream but Pixar hardly made a movie that wasn't excellent for a period of about 20 years.
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Films. Are there any good ones any more. And have I missed proper ones on 21:23 - Jan 4 with 1813 viewsredrickstuhaart

Films. Are there any good ones any more. And have I missed proper ones on 21:21 - Jan 4 by StNeotsBlue

Absolute nonsense. Off the top of my head The Place Beyond The Pines, Brightburn, The Shape of Water, Hunt for the Wilder People, '71 and The Railway Man. All non mainstream blockbusters that were excellent.

More mainstream but Pixar hardly made a movie that wasn't excellent for a period of about 20 years.


All sound shyte!

Pixar. LOL
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Films. Are there any good ones any more. And have I missed proper ones on 21:54 - Jan 4 with 1751 viewstcblue

Films. Are there any good ones any more. And have I missed proper ones on 21:23 - Jan 4 by redrickstuhaart

All sound shyte!

Pixar. LOL


Okay, I'll play along. No, there are no good films made after the 7/10 classic which was LA Confidential
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Films. Are there any good ones any more. And have I missed proper ones on 21:55 - Jan 4 with 1749 viewsredrickstuhaart

Films. Are there any good ones any more. And have I missed proper ones on 21:54 - Jan 4 by tcblue

Okay, I'll play along. No, there are no good films made after the 7/10 classic which was LA Confidential


At least an 8 tbh.

Though not To Have and Have Not. Which was a solid 9.5

To be more specific. Films used to haev a feel, and actors with charisma, rather than knowing smarmy snark or OTT "look at me".
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Films. Are there any good ones any more. And have I missed proper ones on 22:01 - Jan 4 with 1733 viewsBugs

Films. Are there any good ones any more. And have I missed proper ones on 21:23 - Jan 4 by redrickstuhaart

All sound shyte!

Pixar. LOL


There are sh!t loads of great films from the last 20 years

Seriously, Hunt for the Wilderpeople is a great film. But here are some others.

I Tonya
The Martian
Room (Brie Larson film) there are other films with the same name.
Casino Royale (Daniel Craig)
The Babadook
Pan's Labyrinth (You will need to read subtitles, but it's worth it).
The Witch
Moana (yes, it's a Disney film, but it's fun, has some great songs and The Rock is great)
Nobody
Rocket man
Knives Out

I think I have selected a good range of great films from various genres. All of them IMO a 7 out of 10 or higher.
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Films. Are there any good ones any more. And have I missed proper ones on 22:02 - Jan 4 with 1731 viewsStNeotsBlue

Films. Are there any good ones any more. And have I missed proper ones on 21:23 - Jan 4 by redrickstuhaart

All sound shyte!

Pixar. LOL


Cool so you're writing off a load of movies that you haven't seen by their titles. Multi Oscar winning Pixar warrants a "lol".

My guess is you're the type that if asked to choose a favourite Joy Division song, would answer anything but Love Will Tear Us Apart.
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Films. Are there any good ones any more. And have I missed proper ones on 22:08 - Jan 4 with 1693 viewsredrickstuhaart

Films. Are there any good ones any more. And have I missed proper ones on 22:01 - Jan 4 by Bugs

There are sh!t loads of great films from the last 20 years

Seriously, Hunt for the Wilderpeople is a great film. But here are some others.

I Tonya
The Martian
Room (Brie Larson film) there are other films with the same name.
Casino Royale (Daniel Craig)
The Babadook
Pan's Labyrinth (You will need to read subtitles, but it's worth it).
The Witch
Moana (yes, it's a Disney film, but it's fun, has some great songs and The Rock is great)
Nobody
Rocket man
Knives Out

I think I have selected a good range of great films from various genres. All of them IMO a 7 out of 10 or higher.


Sorry- but when you reference the martian and Moana as great, we are going to disagree.

Martian was okay, but the usual manufactured, formulaic hollywood cheese with uncharismatic actors.

Casino Royale was a fun film. But compared to the old Bond films?
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Films. Are there any good ones any more. And have I missed proper ones on 22:27 - Jan 4 with 1601 viewstcblue

Films. Are there any good ones any more. And have I missed proper ones on 21:55 - Jan 4 by redrickstuhaart

At least an 8 tbh.

Though not To Have and Have Not. Which was a solid 9.5

To be more specific. Films used to haev a feel, and actors with charisma, rather than knowing smarmy snark or OTT "look at me".
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I would posit that this is very much a you problem.
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Films. Are there any good ones any more. And have I missed proper ones on 22:27 - Jan 4 with 1598 viewsbaxterbasics

Gems are harder to find now as mainstream cinema relies more and more on remakes, sequels and franchises to survive.

I really enjoyed Mad Max: Fury Road and this year the follow up Furiosa, which was almost as good.

Agree on LA Confidential Russel Crowe at his best.

Christopher Nolan films always good value.

As for 'coming soon' Edgar Wright is doing a new version of The Running Man and the trailer for 28 Years Later looks promising - Danny Boyle back at the helm:


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Films. Are there any good ones any more. And have I missed proper ones on 22:42 - Jan 4 with 1545 viewsBugs

Films. Are there any good ones any more. And have I missed proper ones on 22:08 - Jan 4 by redrickstuhaart

Sorry- but when you reference the martian and Moana as great, we are going to disagree.

Martian was okay, but the usual manufactured, formulaic hollywood cheese with uncharismatic actors.

Casino Royale was a fun film. But compared to the old Bond films?


Moana is a great film. You're Welcome.

The Martian is a great film, yeah it's Hollywood, but it's a Ridley Scott Hollywood movie. Matt Damon was far from uncharismatic.

Comparing Casino Royale to the old bond films is a pointless exercise. The Bond Franchise had to adapt or die. And they adapted very well.

You have chosen probably the 3 most main stream films I selected, what about the rest?
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Films. Are there any good ones any more. And have I missed proper ones on 22:43 - Jan 4 with 1535 viewsredrickstuhaart

Films. Are there any good ones any more. And have I missed proper ones on 22:02 - Jan 4 by StNeotsBlue

Cool so you're writing off a load of movies that you haven't seen by their titles. Multi Oscar winning Pixar warrants a "lol".

My guess is you're the type that if asked to choose a favourite Joy Division song, would answer anything but Love Will Tear Us Apart.
[Post edited 4 Jan 22:12]


Pixar make great kids films. Im not a kid.
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Films. Are there any good ones any more. And have I missed proper ones on 22:43 - Jan 4 with 1532 viewsredrickstuhaart

Films. Are there any good ones any more. And have I missed proper ones on 22:27 - Jan 4 by baxterbasics

Gems are harder to find now as mainstream cinema relies more and more on remakes, sequels and franchises to survive.

I really enjoyed Mad Max: Fury Road and this year the follow up Furiosa, which was almost as good.

Agree on LA Confidential Russel Crowe at his best.

Christopher Nolan films always good value.

As for 'coming soon' Edgar Wright is doing a new version of The Running Man and the trailer for 28 Years Later looks promising - Danny Boyle back at the helm:



Fury road was enjoyable.
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Films. Are there any good ones any more. And have I missed proper ones on 22:45 - Jan 4 with 1518 viewsredrickstuhaart

Films. Are there any good ones any more. And have I missed proper ones on 22:42 - Jan 4 by Bugs

Moana is a great film. You're Welcome.

The Martian is a great film, yeah it's Hollywood, but it's a Ridley Scott Hollywood movie. Matt Damon was far from uncharismatic.

Comparing Casino Royale to the old bond films is a pointless exercise. The Bond Franchise had to adapt or die. And they adapted very well.

You have chosen probably the 3 most main stream films I selected, what about the rest?


Matt Damon is ALWAYS uncharismatic.

Ridley Scott? Sure- But choose 2 from Bladerunner, Alien and The Martian...
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