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So for Xmas nite I settled down to Trainspotting 2 on Netflix, I've been wanting to see it for eons but didn't wanna splash the £4.99 ASDA Living were wanting for the DVD.
The original was, is, brill, rewatchable, fun, epic, it is like the best 70s disco movie about mid-90s Scottish druggies and with the disco replaced by Heaven 17.
This...hmmmmm. Distinctly not great. Not riveting. Definitely not Heaven 17, more East 17.
Felt like new stuff shot for a 20th Anniversary Edition of the original, like an extended DVD extra that goes nowhere.
But Begbie's liver thang truly made me wince. You don't really even see any gore at all, it just makes ya feel sick. I was watching Ash Vs Evil Dead last night with all its acres of ubersplatter that totally never touched the sides yet this outgrossed me by a mile off, just the idea maaaaan.... :O
It's not horrendous, there's quite a few things to like, it's just the original was so damn goooood this amounts to piss on a cloud in comparison, plus we're now in a time where bands like Republica don't exist anymore, it's like a clarion call to the past with a sad, empty, haggard-faced, pointless future. But maybe that's the point? Winners Don't Do Drugs.
But it should've been better, bottom line.Last edited by JazzFunk; 26-12-2018, 02:41.
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Why on earth is Bolo Yeung censored here?
On the note of Enter the Dragon, I did get to meet Bob Wall (who played O'Hara) about ten years ago, a real nice guy and he still had it karate wise. We had a chat about martial arts as I spent 6-7 years doing it myself, and he asked if he could punch me as a demonstration. Come on, you wouldn't turn it down either! So he did a recreation of Bruce's one inch punch. Sure, didn't knock me over but even though I knew it was coming, it still took a lot of the wind out of me! And the guy was pushing 70 at this point. Didn't flinch though. He was impressed
As for films that I have born repeated viewings, definitely the Star Wars OT. I can probably repeat them ad infinitum (and occasionally do quote) but they still entertain even though I pretty much know everything going on!Lie with passion and be forever damned...
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Tbh, most of my ennui from watching Enter The Dragon near my bday last week was based on the fact I am now a good five/six years older than John Saxon, who I think was the oldest of the three goodies in this.
As a kid, I always envisaged myself as a John Saxon type of figure as an adult, a kung fu Roger Moore type of character. But, alas, the reality turned out different (HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA) and I can never be any of them and am quite a few years older than John Saxon was in that movie.
I also think both O'Hara and ***o looked like really scary 7ft tall kung fu killer titans back in the day but now realise they look really titchy and unimposing onscreen, the 80s had not happened yet.
Anyway. "gash" was maybe the wrong word. My brain is creating warm feelings again.
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I couldn't find any modern films that appealed to me, so I ended up watching an 80s film called 'Murphy's Law' starring Charles Bronson. Some of it was so bad that it made me laugh, but there was an upbeat spirit about it that kept me entertained. It's not a very good film, but like many 80s action flicks, it had a positive energy that made it fun to watch.
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Last Wednesday I introduced the boy to Gremlins. He's 11 now so around the same age as me when I saw it back in 1985. He loved it, as did I so last night we watched Gremlins 2. I originally was never a massive fan of the 2nd one but watching it again last night I actually really enjoyed it. Needless to say the boy enjoyed it too.
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Originally posted by vanpeebles View PostAs a Charles Bronson super fan, I’ll fight you right now!
Originally posted by Yakumo View PostI originally was never a massive fan of the 2nd one but watching it again last night I actually really enjoyed it. Needless to say the boy enjoyed it too.
It's nice to know that the new generation can appreciate how special the Gremlins movies are.
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Originally posted by vanpeebles View PostAs a Charles Bronson super fan, I’ll fight you right now!Last edited by Team Andromeda; 27-12-2018, 15:25.
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