Big trouble in little China- where was that this consumermas? That and Highlander.
Luke Appleyard (Wharfedale)- quick on the dissent
Although the title of this thread is 'Favourite Films', I think the content has evolved such that we don't have to limit ourselves to just our 'favourite'.
Given all that's going on with the antics of a self-obsessed, narcissistic, obnoxious, conspiracy theorist, I thought I could do with a bit of humour so I re-watched The Damned United. I love that introduction to Bremner, Hunter, Giles, et al. And Bremner's dive for the penalty could almost be archive footage. And Jim Broadbent is always worth watching. (That's a cue for someone to point out that he had a bit-part in some god-awful third-rate thriller from the early 70s or something.)
But back to the self-obsessed, narcissistic, obnoxious, conspiracy theorist. Whatever happens now the newspapers will be full of his 'words of wisdom'. If Spurs win in April all we'll hear is his uniquely-irritating blend of gloating, whinging, moaning, and victim-blaming, and repeated reminders of how many cups 'he' has won. If Spurs lose it will be pretty much the same except less of the gloating and even more of all the rest.
It also nailed Leeds the city itself* and the dour Revie system of Leeds United at that time. And the dark and dingy board rooms, pretty naff training facilities and the fact that most of the team smoked fags too 😊
*As a full time ‘suvvener’ until 1997, the first time I actually visited Leeds was in the early 1980’s for a couple of days for work and it was grim as heck then and most likely grimmer still in the 70’s. It’s now quite suave and sophisticated by comparison....
Yes, no doubt there are some people complaining about gentrification.
And on the subject of great performances. I watched Phantom Thread starring Daniel Day Lewis. Again, on iPlayer now if anyone's interested.
It's like all the other Daniel Day Lewis films, in that he's nothing like any of the characters in any of the other Daniel Day Lewis films! Yet again, he comes across as a completely natural character playing himself. The story is entertaining, and kept my attention despite not being my usual fare (no car chases, zombies, etc ).
Sheen is very good in it. I think I read somewhere that the Clough family weren't happy when the film came out, and that they were actually quite upset at how Clough came over in the film. But I think Sheen's portrayal of him makes him seem really quite likeable and human - vulnerable, even. I can imagine how the families of some of the other people portrayed in the film might feel upset, but I think Clough came out of it very well.
Last edited by Graham Breeze; 07-01-2021 at 08:44 PM.
"...as dry as the Atacama desert".