Movie recommendations

[Hardy]

 The whole setting is up my street - the 60s Village folk scene - so it would probably have to be awful for me not to like it. But the Coens get it spot on and have you totally absorbed for a couple of hours in a story where nothing happens.

[Syferus]

How mental is lone survivor? some intensity, hard to believe it is a true story..

Enjoyed it too, thought the training sequence at the start was very good....title gave it away a bit though.....

Saw it in the cinema on Monday. Very effective war film that doesn't go over-board (sans maybe the final Taliban attack) and builds up the scenario and characters quite well, it showed a patience few war films every display.

It's easy to see Peter Berg's imprint on it if you've seen Friday Night Lights, the film or the television show. The way he cuts the score with the action is unmistakable. Murphy is even played by one of the leads from the FNL tv series.

Definitely a film that exceeded the sum of its parts and its incredibly generic title.

[ONeill]

Captain Phillips - a real clinker. Tops Slave, WOWS and American Hustle for me. Hanks, like him or not, gave a memorable performance, especially in the last 3-4 mins. 8.12/10

Dallas Buyers Club - fine but not a film I'll remember much about in a few weeks. McConaughey might pick up individual awards but that might be more for his remarkable weight loss. 6.68

[Nally Stand]

McConaughey might pick up individual awards but that might be more for his remarkable weight loss. 6.68

Never seen anything quite like the weight lost by Michael Fassbender for playing the role of Bobby Sands in Hunger.

[Eamonnca1]

I gave up about ten minutes into Hunger.  Couldn't stick the slow pace.

[Capt Pat]

I saw "Her" tonight. An unusual subject for a movie but still enjoyable. 7.5 out of 10.

[southdown]

Watched the Hunt For Red October last night on Netflix, great show.

[NAG1]

Watched the Hunt For Red October last night on Netflix, great show.

Catch up SouthDown    All time classic in my book in fairness

[Milltown Row2]

Watched Savages last night, Oliver Stone film, decent enough 7 out of 10

[blewuporstuffed]

I watched Prisoners there the other night and thought it was very very good.

[Apparently so]

Identity Thief is beyond awful. Your man in it never even put any effort into acting ffs

[nrico2006]

I liked Prisoners but it dragged out a bit in the middle.

Watched Peacock the other day and it had potential. 

The Call was a decent show too. 

[ONeill]

Nebraska is a fine film. Some of the scenes reminded of home - deadpan expressionless reaction to almost everything - obsession with cars. 8.112/10

[Man Marker]

I watched Prisoners there the other night and thought it was very very good.

Have to agree, very very good.

[Tony Baloney]

Watched the Hunt For Red October last night on Netflix, great show.

Catch up SouthDown    All time classic in my book in fairness

He watched it on Betamax the lying hoor.

Epic accent (and wig) from Sean Connery.