Finally got round to watching Straight Outta Compton. Really enjoyed it.

Also watched the Ab Fab movie the day before in the cinema. It is cheesy but you kind of expect that, however there were a few laughs and def doesnt take itself seriously.

since then

The Bourne Identity (2002) 5
Jason Bourne (2016) 5 still have others to see on my PC
An Angel for May (2002 TV Movie) time travel film 6
The Jungle Book (2016) 7 best film of the year so far I have seen.

Looking forward to Straight Outta Compton, got it recorded. Agree about Ab Fab.

I watched Chappie the other night, really enjoyed it.

Scream One (1996): 8/10: very clever the way it takes knowing digs at the whole genre.

Monsieur Hulot's Holiday

French culture has committed many, many crimes. This isn't one of them. 9/10

Fast Five

Gang of outlaws ride into town and sort of the nasty Sheriff, stealing his safe and dragging it through the streets in the process. A western with horsepower for horses. Looks great in Blu. 8/10

Sing Street

See thread.

Jason Bourne (2016) - 5/10

Entirely forgettable. Points given for piercing Bourne theme during the end credits and as an introduction to the ridiculously attractive Alicia Vikander.

I liked this-but I LOVED this.
'Un Village', a French TV Series.

I saw a pretty bad one called Roswell: The Aliens Attack the other night I give it a 3/10 was on Horror Channel

Went to see The Shallows today.
Pretty decent, though obviously not much of a plot.
Liked the use of phones on the screen.

I signed up for Odeon Limitless last week and I'm already making the most of it.

Suicide Squad - I enjoyed it. I'd watch it again.
BFG - I really enjoyed this one. I was going to wait for the DVD but since I've got my Limitless card now I thought I'd give it a go. Well worth watching.

I'm seeing Finding Dory on Sunday night. Hoping that it won't be full of kids seeing as I'm going to a later screening.

I've had Limitless since March, and have had my money's worth each month, and I'm sure I'll go to more when the Winter comes in.

The Shallows - nothing special, but decent enough entertainment for 90mins.

Riddick - man in desert attacks monsters and marines - nothing great but it had some good fight scenes. What irritated me was the badass girl lesbian character couldn't just be left to kick butt without being eye candy. No she had to have a gratuitous boob shot scene and the end of the film implied (after sharing about 2 sentences with Riddick) that he had turned her straight - what, really?Lame 5/10

Just finished watching Eddie the Eagle. What a great, feel good film! If you want to have a warm glow then it's the film for you!

saw suicide squad in our little busy cinema was good film give this a 6/10

Take Me Out To The Ball Game (1949) - 8/10

Two French classics in the Masters of Cinema series:

La Poison [1951]. Director: Sacha Guitry

8/10

Black comedy with a wonderful performance by Michel Simon in the lead role. A middle-aged couple simultaneously plot to murder each other.

*******
Les Croix de Bois [Wooden Crosses][1932]. Director: Raymond Bernard

9/10

One of the great war movies, shot in the location where it took place (the production team re-dug the trenches, removing ordnance and dead bodies as they found them). The cast were all veterans of the Great War. A story of a brigade of French soldiers whose numbers dwindle as the war drags on.

Sicario, make sure that you watch the right version. Not Emily Blunt.
Tried to watch the real Hispanic version on Amazon, , but it keeps buffering. Anyone had the same problem?

Buried.

One of those quirky little ideas that I reckon everyone should include on one of those movies to see before you die lists. Ok no guarantees you will like it, but Im guessing its unique. I was engrossed.

Deadpool

What can I say......... funny, very funny and hilarious, great set pieces and a new benchmark for superhero films, bloody loved it - only slightly let down by the generic story line.

8.5/10.

The Deadly Affair - 1966 adaptation of a John Le Carre novel (Call For The Dead, and with the name of the George Smiley character changed to Charles Dobbs due to a rights issue). On the face of it, it seems an unremarkable, run-of-the-mill typical sixties spy drama, with infidelity, intrigue, lots of intense conversations in drawing rooms etc.

But being a Sidney Lumet film, there is of course more to it than that. Lumet insisted on not showing the touristy side of London, and de-saturating the colour to give it a very drab but interesting look. He also used a lot of hand held camera in real locations, which really helped to give an impression of sixties London as it was, and not how it was often unrealistically portrayed.

The other plus point is the concentration on secondary characters, notably Harry Andrews stoic, and sometimes brutal Inspector Mendel, Roy Kinnear in a straight role as a sleazy car salesman, and Simone Signoret in a very late career role and looking somewhat world weary, though still a very good actress, Maximillian Schell, Kenneth Haigh, A very young looking Lynn Redgrave and an unbilled David Warner (playing Edward II in an on-stage performance during a tense sequence in a theatre), and Corin Redgrave.

The portrayal of the seedier side of London is very well realized, especially in the sequence where Harry Andrews goes looking for Roy Kinnear in a pub, and beats him to a pulp. Quite uncharacteristic and brutal for the time, as was the general look of the movie with handheld cameras and the washed-out look.

A bit of a nostalgia trip I guess, but I can remember watching this on TV some 30 years back and it left an impression on me.

Well worth watching if you like Le Carre and sixties British spy drama's.

Summer Stock (1950) - 7.5/10

Dog Soldiers (2002) - First viewing. Very enjoyable British squaddies versus werewolves film. Good to see Liam Cunningham (Ser Davos in GoT) in an earlier role. 8/10

Also watched The Clearing (2004) - Another first watch. A kidnap film with Robert Redford, Helen Mirren, and WIllem Dafoe. I thought it was very well made. Quite low key, not at all flashy. Surprised it only has a 5.9 rating on the IMDB. Another 8/10 from me.

Independence Day: Resurgence. (2016). The first hour was engaging enough but by the end it was spoiled by trying to use too many of the original cast, it seemed to be more about cameo roles for the stars of the original rather than telling a decent story. 5/10

Watching Deer Hunter on TV channel - Brilliant film, not sure I'll be able to stomach it again.