Lawrence of Arabia: Not quick paced - some drawn out bits, some very good set pieces...but not really at a modern tempo, arguably over-cinematic. Very long and in parts soporific. When they are slipping out of consciousness on the camels, you might too. Peter's Tooling is excellent in this one (my next favourite of his would be in Jeffery Barnard is unwell).
One of my all-time favourite films, and a rare one I get pleasure from re-watching.
You can get it on DVD.
For a long time I had the directors cut on VHS. Because of the length of it, that required recording it on LP. So the quality was excruciatingly bad. Still good enough to watch and re-watch.
And re-record, not fade away…
My boy is considering studying film but cant be arsed watching Lawrence of Arabia because its too long. Im suggesting he take a different course.
Also can't be bothered watching Jason and the Argonauts. Considering disowning him.
I have a significant amount of students that are unable to sit through any film. It’s sub-optimal.
My favorite O’Toole is My Favorite Year. I do want to watch The Ruling Class at some point, based on the synopsis alone:
“The eccentric 14th Earl of Gurney thinks he's Jesus Christ.”
I thought the Mandalorian and Grogu was a really good (if very expensive) two-parter from the TV show. In that, if you like the show, you’ll probably enjoy it a great deal more than someone with no background on it.
If you like the Ghosts tv show (and you should), then the film is well worth your time.
Rewatched The Green Mile last night as somehow my friend has never seen it. Still a masterpiece.
Finally watched Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning: Part One, and it really wasn't very good. Mean-spirited and unpleasant, with of course a massively-telegraphed twist-type thing.
Plus Cruise finally looking a bit wrong in the face, and carrying an uninteresting villain.
Amazing stunts, of course, and a great, if unnecessarily elongated, car chase.
I've pretty much enjoyed all of the films, except 3, so it's not like I'm against the franchise. Will push through the last one, I suppose.
Don't bother with the last one. It makes Dead Reckoning seem like a masterpiece. For the record I liked the first part. The second is absolute hogwash which makes zero sense and has about as much jepoady as a dead lemur... It's also boring....
Saw a fair few films on the plane to Chile and some were well worth the time. I really liked I swear regardless of whether you thought it was exploitation or not. I didn't think so. I also thought it was very funny. Was I mean't to laugh? Of course because anybody offended by it is clearly a wrong un. nothing is funnier than awkwardness and of course things that shouldn't be said and situations that it creates. It's also the real world. Even if Trickies version of that world is even more sweary...
The drama. It was fine. It also tells you how people over react to everything. We known women are all mental but we love them anyway..... Until we would rather live in a darkened room just watching sports and drinking....
Oceans 8. Not sure why I watched this but it was perfectly fine.
Is this thing on? About a bloke who is going through a marriage break up and decides to do stand up comedy. It is suprisingly sweet and a very good film. Anyway who has experienced marital troubles should be able to relate (of course most of us won't go into to stand up to air those feelings but I digress)...
Started watching the Elizabeth Holmes documentary (not the Nathan Fielder film out in cinemas now) and fell asleep but still interesting... (I was just knacckered..)
Still haven't watched Lawrence Of Arabia yet (sorry Tricky) but will watch it in small doses...)
Chicago: All over the place.
Just found the bench in Boston public garden where the iconic scene was filmed in Good Will Hunting with Matt Damon and Robin Williams. That's made my day.
I preferred the last one to the previous one, but it's like choosing your favourite Matrix sequel. Melodrama, tedium, a few amazing sequences, although still padded, and a bit of a mess all round. I could barely imagine such a noisily bombastic plot coming out of a mainstream product.
Flying to India in a couple of weeks. Any recommendations for movies likely to be on the Emirates in-flight thing? No superheroes please.
Take your own on a tablet or phone like most people do, then you can choose what to watch.
Jurassic Park is decent.
Do they have a choice of films on the website? There should be some decent selections there. I assume death goes first class? I mean unless you are slumming it with the peasants who are likely to drop off during the flight...
Anyway, depends what you are you in to. NO superheroes obvs. They would thwart you in your reaping...
Chicago: Always happy to help.
I thought Digger was decent. Odd but entertaining.
Pressure also good.
Both might be on planes by time you travel.
Just checked and feel stupid that I hadn't done so earlier instead asking Tricky's subconscious. Hundreds of movies, it seems. Will probably go with Project Hail Mary and H is for Hawk. That'll do me.
Project Hail Mary isn't as good as the book but still entertaining. Definitely worth your time. I don't know H is for Hawk. I just looked it up. Might be deep. Claire Foy is saucy though so suffering with her might be alright.
Chicago: Having a spare five minutes to look up stuff.
