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[catweazle]

Mobland - an everyday tale of two families through the trials of life. Pearce Brosnan's Irish accent is a bit shite

Discussed several times further up

[Dickled]

Watching Landman on Paramount. Enjoyable, mainly because of Billy Bob Thornton and his travails and adventures straddling the oil business and drug cartels in Texas.
But, while I'm not averse to a bit of eye candy, the two characters who play his wife and daughter I find annoying in the extreme, particularly the wife.

[WASA38]

Enjoying Code of Silence , currently on ITV.

[akauya]

Havoc Netflix, Tom Hardy.   Aptly titled it's a non stop shot em up fest. Watched it through, but rather wished I hadn't

I usually try to avoid anything with Tom Hardy in it. Not sure why, but his 'acting' tends to grate on me.

[Xtro]

I usually try to avoid anything with Tom Hardy in it. Not sure why, but his 'acting' tends to grate on me.

Always thought he was good in;
The Take (TV Mini Series 2009) Trailer - External Link/Members Only
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[mr.bluesky]

I usually try to avoid anything with Tom Hardy in it. Not sure why, but his 'acting' tends to grate on me.

His name has often been mentioned to be the next James Bond. Not so sure about that after he's starred in those bloody awful Venom films from marvel.

[freeze44]

Enjoying Code of Silence , currently on ITV.

Thanks and yes enjoying now too 

[webpunter]

Thanks and yes enjoying now too 

@W38 thanks for the heads up
Would have missed this otherwise
Will give it a whirl 

[akauya]

Always thought he was good in;
The Take (TV Mini Series 2009) Trailer - External Link/Members Only

I haven't seen that - thanks for the links though. Might give it a twirl one day.

His name has often been mentioned to be the next James Bond. Not so sure about that after he's starred in those bloody awful Venom films from marvel.

IMO he'd be absolutely awful as Bond - he's not suave enough.

[webpunter]

IMO he'd be absolutely awful as Bond - he's not suave enough.

Suave is old school dinosaur stuff
'Bond is now making re-entry' 

I think TH would be ace
Tho unfortunately he'll be seen as being too rough & ready
Then there are two other woke factors

• never been a black bond
• never been a female bond

This is not working in his favour

Not sure how the virtue signalling brigade will manage to secure Bond LGTQ trans mullarkey
The recent sweatie trans court ruling has put a fuck off torpedo below the waterline on this 

I'm thinking female & black, kill two birds with one Oliver Stone
She's gonna be FAF, obvs
Hopefully decent chebbage too 🤞
 

[ulstersubbie]

My Salinger Year (2020). A young aspiring writer lands a day job at J.D. Salinger's literary agency. Bookish drama, featuring a strong performance from Margaret Qualley in the lead role, but it's a lightweight effort at best. You'd be better off just reading The Catcher In The Rye by the aforementioned author.  C


Eileen (2023). A sinister relationship develops between a mousey secretary and a glamorous psychologist at a men's prison. Lurid melodrama, Eileen is a strange, perverse journey into the darker corners of the human mind. Fine screenplay and top acting from Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie in the lead roles. Recommended.  A-

[southcoastpunter]

Suave is old school dinosaur stuff
'Bond is now making re-entry' 

I think TH would be ace
Tho unfortunately he'll be seen as being too rough & ready
Then there are two other woke factors

• never been a black bond
• never been a female bond

This is not working in his favour

Not sure how the virtue signalling brigade will manage to secure Bond LGTQ trans mullarkey
The recent sweatie trans court ruling has put a fuck off torpedo below the waterline on this 

I'm thinking female & black, kill two birds with one Oliver Stone
She's gonna be FAF, obvs
Hopefully decent chebbage too 🤞

remember that the Bond franchise has been sold to Amazon - the Yanks aren't as WOKE as we are so hopefully not female (personally i don't care about colour but Bond is male, not female)- but as we already have had a black female 007 (in the last film for 30 minutes or so) it could be a given!

[mr.bluesky]

remember that the Bond franchise has been sold to Amazon - the Yanks aren't as WOKE as we are so hopefully not female (personally i don't care about colour but Bond is male, not female)- but as we already have had a black female 007 (in the last film for 30 minutes or so) it could be a given!

As long as they don't make the next James Bond American 
Henry Cavill would be my choice but people might associate him with being Superman so that might go against him but he did play a spy in Mission Impossible Fallout and in the spoof spy film Argylle.

[mr.bluesky]

Well what a surprise,  who could have seen this coming. 
This should have happened a long time ago. A pity really as Dr Who is almost an institution but ever since Russell T Davis took over the show its become a steaming pile of 💩  with it's woke story lines. People have had enough of this rammed down their throat by the BBC and have switched off in their droves. But the BBC never learn . It was the same with A Question of Sport replacing Sue Barker, Phil Tufnell and Mat Dawson with Paddy McGuinness as host . Falling ratings meant that show was axed.


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[ulstersubbie]

As long as they don't make the next James Bond American 
Henry Cavill would be my choice but people might associate him with being Superman so that might go against him but he did play a spy in Mission Impossible Fallout and in the spoof spy film Argylle.

I'll probably get a lot of flak for saying this, but the Bond franchise should have been put out to pasture years ago. Do the youngsters today really buy into the product like previous generations, I'm not so sure but am happy to be corrected.   

[WARSZAWA16]

Suspect I must be one of the few people who have never seen a James Bond film..

[webpunter]

remember that the Bond franchise has been sold to Amazon - the Yanks aren't as WOKE as we are so hopefully not female (personally i don't care about colour but Bond is male, not female)- but as we already have had a black female 007 (in the last film for 30 minutes or so) it could be a given!

Idris got a mention

If female & of colour Zoe Saldaña could be in with a shout
She's kick-ass in Lioness
& is FAF
Inevitably there will be fight sequences in Bond [it would dull as if there weren't] & she is well equipped for these

This is how she dealt with a rapist
'spread him'
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Make this the punishment for being a rapist or paedo & large numbers of them will think twice about it !

[scutty brown]

Just watched tonight's Dr Who
Confusing nonsensical overcomplicated crap resulting from RTD taking his own bullshit story too seriously

[WARSZAWA16]

Bring back the Daleks!

[mr.bluesky]

Just watched tonight's Dr Who
Confusing nonsensical overcomplicated crap resulting from RTD taking his own bullshit story too seriously

Precisely why it is being dropped as I posted earlier.

[PepeMAGA]

Just watched tonight's Dr Who
Confusing nonsensical overcomplicated crap resulting from RTD taking his own bullshit story too seriously

It should actually be a piece of piss to make it successful.
Well established character and fanbase, massive budget and you can pretty much have anything happen you want in it, monsters, time travel etc etc

[stampjones]

Well what a surprise,  who could have seen this coming. 
This should have happened a long time ago. A pity really as Dr Who is almost an institution but ever since Russell T Davis took over the show its become a steaming pile of 💩  with it's woke story lines. People have had enough of this rammed down their throat by the BBC and have switched off in their droves. But the BBC never learn . It was the same with A Question of Sport replacing Sue Barker, Phil Tufnell and Mat Dawson with Paddy McGuinness as host . Falling ratings meant that show was axed.


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I think it was Cecil B de Mille who said if you want to send a message use western union (ie dont use a movie). I consider myself to be quite woke but I still think its a pile of shit. The stories have been crap hippie bollocks for a long time. Thats the main reason its been canned. They can have allthe black/female/scottish actors they want but until they remember to tell some actual stories, it will continue to be a big steaming turd

[PatrickCarnes]

The new Mission Impossible is crap. Boring. Couldn't care less for the plot or the characters.

[PatrickCarnes]

I googled "best British dramas" the other day and the BBC series Edge of Darkness kept on being mentioned as being superb. I'm on episode 5 of 6 and although it's enjoyable I can't see what the fuss is about. I guess it was novel at the time having a political storyline involving nuclear plant corruption.

[mr.bluesky]

The new Mission Impossible is crap. Boring. Couldn't care less for the plot or the characters.

Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part one was show on Channel 4 last night. Crickey it was on for over three hours. It followed the same tried and tested formula as all the previous MI films. Rubber masks, big explosive stunts, lots of gadgets. For some strange reason the follow on was changed from Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning part 2 to Mission Impossible Final Reckoning . I guess this was done so people would go and see it even if they haven't seen the first part. (MI Final Reckoning is on at the Cinema now)
To be fair Tom Cruise is cashing in on the Mission Impossible films just like Stallone did with the Rocky films and there has been  numerous Fast & Furious films and Star Wars, Star Trek films. Whilst people still go to the cinemas to watch them he will no doubt keep churning them out.
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[RandomGuy99]

The new Mission Impossible is crap. Boring. Couldn't care less for the plot or the characters.

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[Xtro]

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I like that! 

[ulstersubbie]

I googled "best British dramas" the other day and the BBC series Edge of Darkness kept on being mentioned as being superb. I'm on episode 5 of 6 and although it's enjoyable I can't see what the fuss is about. I guess it was novel at the time having a political storyline involving nuclear plant corruption.

I vaguely remember it at the time, starred a very young Joanne Whalley if memory serves.

[ulstersubbie]

Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part one was show on Channel 4 last night. Crickey it was on for over three hours. It followed the same tried and tested formula as all the previous MI films. Rubber masks, big explosive stunts, lots of gadgets. For some strange reason the follow on was changed from Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning part 2 to Mission Impossible Final Reckoning . I guess this was done so people would go and see it even if they haven't seen the first part. (MI Final Reckoning is on at the Cinema now)
To be fair Tom Cruise is cashing in on the Mission Impossible films just like Stallone did with the Rocky films and there has been  numerous Fast & Furious films and Star Wars, Star Trek films. Whilst people still go to the cinemas to watch them he will no doubt keep churning them out.
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I've never seen any of them and have no desire to, but I guess they have the same sort of appeal that say Bond had for years, especially among the yoots. How many MI films have they made out of interest, isn't Cruise a bit long in the tooth for this type of film?

[RandomGuy99]

I've never seen any of them and have no desire to, but I guess they have the same sort of appeal that say Bond had for years, especially among the yoots. How many MI films have they made out of interest, isn't Cruise a bit long in the tooth for this type of film?

Cruise is 62 and still does his own stunts.

As of May 2025, there are eight films in the *Mission: Impossible* series:

1. *Mission: Impossible* (1996)
2. *Mission: Impossible II* (2000)
3. *Mission: Impossible III* (2006)
4. *Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol* (2011)
5. *Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation* (2015)
6. *Mission: Impossible – Fallout* (2018)
7. *Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One* (2023)
8. *Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning* (2025) ([Wikipedia][2], [Wikirank][3])

The latest installment, *The Final Reckoning*, was released in theaters on May 23, 2025. Directed by Christopher McQuarrie and starring Tom Cruise, it concludes the two-part story arc that began with *Dead Reckoning Part One* in 2023. The film delves into the threat of a rogue AI, known as "The Entity," and brings back key characters from earlier films, including Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, and Henry Czerny.

The series has been a significant success, grossing over \$4.15 billion worldwide, making it one of the highest-grossing film franchises of all time.

[ulstersubbie]

Cruise is 62 and still does his own stunts.

As of May 2025, there are eight films in the *Mission: Impossible* series:

1. *Mission: Impossible* (1996)
2. *Mission: Impossible II* (2000)
3. *Mission: Impossible III* (2006)
4. *Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol* (2011)
5. *Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation* (2015)
6. *Mission: Impossible – Fallout* (2018)
7. *Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One* (2023)
8. *Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning* (2025) ([Wikipedia][2], [Wikirank][3])

The latest installment, *The Final Reckoning*, was released in theaters on May 23, 2025. Directed by Christopher McQuarrie and starring Tom Cruise, it concludes the two-part story arc that began with *Dead Reckoning Part One* in 2023. The film delves into the threat of a rogue AI, known as "The Entity," and brings back key characters from earlier films, including Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, and Henry Czerny.

The series has been a significant success, grossing over \$4.15 billion worldwide, making it one of the highest-grossing film franchises of all time.

Thanks for the information, eight is a fair number. Quite impressed that Cruise is still doing his own stunts at 62 years of age.

[RandomGuy99]

Thanks for the information, eight is a fair number. Quite impressed that Cruise is still doing his own stunts at 62 years of age.

Simon Pegg was interviewed this week about the new film and he said whenever Tom was filling a stunt and the phone rang, he always expected to be told Tom was dead. I imagine the insurance on Tom Cruise must be steep. They must self-insure.

[RandomGuy99]

Looks like there's going to be a ninth movie Mission Impossible: President Trump

[myothernameis]

On Sky Arts (on demand) Hans Zimmer -- Live in Prague, so if your in to movie themes, well worth watching and around 2 hrs long

Track list

1-1      Opening Medley: Driving (Driving Miss Daisy) / Discombobulate (Sherlock Holmes) / Zoosters Breakout (Madagascar)
1-2      Crimson Tide (Crimson Tide) / 160 BPM (Angels And Demons)
1-3      Gladiator: The Wheat / The Battle / Elysium / Now We Are Free
1-4      Chevaliers De Sangreal (The Da Vinci Code)
1-5      The Lion King: Circle Of Life (Prelude) / King Of Pride Rock (Reprise)
1-6      Pirates Of The Caribbean: Captain Jack Sparrow / One Day / Up Is Down / He's A Pirate
1-7      You're So Cool (True Romance)
1-8      Main Theme (Rain Man)
2-1      What Are You Going To Do When You're Not Saving The World (Man Of Steel)
2-2      Journey To The Line (The Thin Red Line)
2-3      The Electro Suite (Themes From The Amazing Spider-Man 2)
2-4      The Dark Knight Trilogy: Why So Serious? / Like A Dog Chasing Cars / Why Do We Fall? / Introduce A Little Anarchy / The Fire Rises
2-5      Aurora
2-6      Interstellar: Day One / Cornfield Chase / No Time For Caution / Stay
2-7      Inception: Half Remembered Dream / Dream Is Collapsing / Mombasa / Time

[Jeffpike]

Watching Landman on Paramount. Enjoyable, mainly because of Billy Bob Thornton and his travails and adventures straddling the oil business and drug cartels in Texas.
But, while I'm not averse to a bit of eye candy, the two characters who play his wife and daughter I find annoying in the extreme, particularly the wife.

me too, so i stopped when his Mrs turned up. First 2 or 3 episodes were good.

[Jeffpike]

Went to the cinema at the weekend. £53 for 3 tickets. Watched Sinners on the back really good reviews. Left me cold. What a pile of crap. I'll stick to my firestick thanks.

[Bangman]

Went to the cinema at the weekend. £53 for 3 tickets. Watched Sinners on the back really good reviews. Left me cold. What a pile of crap. I'll stick to my firestick thanks.

I did say weeks ago it was rubbish..
Im still shocked with the good reviews

[ulstersubbie]

Went to the cinema at the weekend. £53 for 3 tickets. Watched Sinners on the back really good reviews. Left me cold. What a pile of crap. I'll stick to my firestick thanks.

£53 for 3 tickets, ouch!    Back in the late 80's/early 90's I remember paying around a fiver at cinemas in London, two or three films for the price when they had double/ triple bills. Back then the smoke had loads of great indie/arthouse venues, showing everything from the classics to the more obscure, I was really blessed at that time for choice. I detest these modern multiplex places, soulless and expensive, not for me.

[myothernameis]

£53 for 3 tickets, ouch!

Sky/Virgin Media on-demand store are just as bad

New from the cinema, A Minecraft movie, your's to rent from £15.99, might as well go to local cinema, at £7.95 - £9.95

[RandomGuy99]

Sky/Virgin Media on-demand store are just as bad

New from the cinema, A Minecraft movie, your's to rent from £15.99, might as well go to local cinema, at £7.95 - £9.95

Home viewing is much cheaper for families though

[JontyR]

Home viewing is much cheaper for families though

Snacks / drinks are cheaper too.

[RandomGuy99]

Snacks / drinks are cheaper too.

and you can shag while you're watching and even pause the film.

[Ali Katt]

This month:
The Seventh Seal - a film I admire rather than like. Very little in the way of chess playing. It's not the film I expected, it is great though.

They're a weird mob - Powell and Pressburger culture clash comedy about an Italian in Australia. A surprisingly good and charming film. It was rated PG, but if resubmitted will be 12 for slurs like Dago.

Perks of being a wallflower - I read the book donkeys ago and thought it was mediocre. Same applies to the film. Any film which has Bowie's Heroes playing in a car is crap.

Cypher - decent sci-fi spy film. Highly recommended.

Shiva Baby and Last Showgirl - acting aside, both films are fairly forgettable. Last Showgirl is the better of the two.

Subway - despite having bags of style, a forgettable Besson film.

Black Dynamite - funny and well crafted spoof of blaxploitation films. Far better than it should be. Highly recommended.

[Bangman]

I saw Karate kid legends yesterday In cinema.. slightly dissappointed. Somewhat entertaining

[ulstersubbie]

This month:
The Seventh Seal - a film I admire rather than like. Very little in the way of chess playing. It's not the film I expected, it is great though.

They're a weird mob - Powell and Pressburger culture clash comedy about an Italian in Australia. A surprisingly good and charming film. It was rated PG, but if resubmitted will be 12 for slurs like Dago.







Subway - despite having bags of style, a forgettable Besson film.

Bergman films can be a difficult watch but The Seventh Seal is one of his best. They're A Weird Mob is decent but definitely not up there with the great Powell/Pressburger films ie A Matter Of Life And Death. Totally agree with you about Subway, I never liked Besson, his films are non films if you get my meaning.

[Xtro]

.................
Black Dynamite - funny and well crafted spoof of blaxploitation films. Far better than it should be. Highly recommended.

Have you seen;
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It's just as stupid    

...... Totally agree with you about Subway, I never liked Besson, his films are non films if you get my meaning.

I think I know what you mean, but sometimes that works for me.
Just out of interest, have you seen;
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)Trailer - External Link/Members Only
I found it entertaining.

[RandomGuy99]

Implosion: The Titanic Sub Disaster - well that was a lot of egos and a disaster waiting to happen

[ulstersubbie]

I think I know what you mean, but sometimes that works for me.
Just out of interest, have you seen;
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)Trailer - External Link/Members Only
I found it entertaining.

I don't think it would appeal to me Xtro, but thanks for the recommendation.   

[RandomGuy99]

The Substance - shite

[Waterhouse]

The Substance - shite

Couldn’t agree more.  Watched this back in December and thought total trash.  I really can’t understand how it’s garnered the kudos that it has - maybe the hashtag MeToo crowd?  Either way, it was in my view a complete load of cak and waste of time.