Movie recommendations

[trileacman]

Lock, stock is a good show with plenty of entertainment.

Snatch is shite rolled through the dirt.

[Eamonnca1]

Just saw Whiplash. Gripping stuff, and a stunning ending. If you absolutely can't stand jazz then it might not be your thing, but if you don't mind it then it's worth a look.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvOksqh1Td0

[Tony Baloney]

Watched Gone Girl last night. Enjoyable if a little bonkers in final third.

[charlieTully]

Anyone sat through Irving Welshes 'Filth' last night, rare show to say the least, but not unexpected as I'd read his book 'Acid House' years ago.

Strangely intriguing was how I'd put it.

filth is one of my fav books, pretty much impossible to catch fully in a film, but they done a good job, its one of them movies that is impossible to get unless you have read the book imo. McAvoy plays the lead role pretty well. same rules apply.

[Capt Pat]

Fury was a great war movie.

9 out of 10.

[Canalman]

Seen Shame last night, well to be accurate the first 30 mnutes of it or so before switching off.

Keep an eye out for Adventureland on RTE I think next Friday night. Excellent and charming film.

[gallsman]

Massively disappointed with Interstellar. 5/10

[Tony Baloney]

Massively disappointed with Interstellar. 5/10

The missus said it felt like it was on for 10 hours.

[gallsman]

Massively disappointed with Interstellar. 5/10

The missus said it felt like it was on for 10 hours.

Was very long indeed. Plenty could have been cut. Classic case of grasp exceeding reach I think.

[Main Street]

Danish tv movies The Keeper of Lost Causes  based on the book by Jussi Olsen, adapted down to 90 minutes.
I think they did an okay job,  a decent  film noir atmosphere which allowed for stripped bare minimalism, an art in itself
Though I don't know how someone who hadn't read the book would follow the action or appreciate the whole drama.
One change I took exception to was Assad being deliberately dumbed down and Carl, the good white danish cop, being made smarter than him.

[Brick Tamlin]

Long Walk to Freedom, film based on Mandela's Biography.
Very interested in the man and his history but just didn't think the film was great at all. Idris Elba was able and did fine job portraying him, accent, mannerisms etc.
Just think they left large gaps and didn't delve into some of the juicier happenings enough. Not enough about his time and suffering on Robben Island and not enough told about how his relationship with Winnie disintegrated. Only paid lip service to major occurrences that occurred at the time.
I know its a totally different film but enjoyed Invictus a lot more than this.

6.5 / 10

[Walter Cronc]

Anyone seen Nightcrawler? Jake Gyllenhaal's new movie. Getting good ratings!

[Billys Boots]

Danish tv movies The Keeper of Lost Causes  based on the book by Jussi Olsen, adapted down to 90 minutes.
I think they did an okay job,  a decent  film noir atmosphere which allowed for stripped bare minimalism, an art in itself
Though I don't know how someone who hadn't read the book would follow the action or appreciate the whole drama.
One change I took exception to was Assad being deliberately dumbed down and Carl, the good white danish cop, being made smarter than him.

Stick to the books - they're good craic.

[Main Street]

Danish tv movies The Keeper of Lost Causes  based on the book by Jussi Olsen, adapted down to 90 minutes.
I think they did an okay job,  a decent  film noir atmosphere which allowed for stripped bare minimalism, an art in itself
Though I don't know how someone who hadn't read the book would follow the action or appreciate the whole drama.
One change I took exception to was Assad being deliberately dumbed down and Carl, the good white danish cop, being made smarter than him.

Stick to the books - they're good craic.

Thank you slasher, but I'll make my own qualitative choices 
Have you watched this film?
I've done all the Olsen (audio) books up to the Marco Effect. This film is very decent and I was also curious to observe how this story could be compressed,  which they managed almost down to the subliminal level, to get across the particular moods and atmosphere in this story,  which a book could wax lyrical about for pages.
My rule of thumb is read the book first before the film, unless you can't be bothered to read the book.

[Billys Boots]

Danish tv movies The Keeper of Lost Causes  based on the book by Jussi Olsen, adapted down to 90 minutes.
I think they did an okay job,  a decent  film noir atmosphere which allowed for stripped bare minimalism, an art in itself
Though I don't know how someone who hadn't read the book would follow the action or appreciate the whole drama.
One change I took exception to was Assad being deliberately dumbed down and Carl, the good white danish cop, being made smarter than him.

Stick to the books - they're good craic.

Thank you slasher, but I'll make my own qualitative choices 
Have you watched this film?
I've done all the Olsen (audio) books up to the Marco Effect. This film is very decent and I was also curious to observe how this story could be compressed,  which they managed almost down to the subliminal level, to get across the particular moods and atmosphere in this story,  which a book could wax lyrical about for pages.
My rule of thumb is read the book first before the film, unless you can't be bothered to read the book.

I think I've watched the movie and enjoyed it - I'm confused because they change the names of the books depending on where they sell them - I saw the movie of the book I read as Mercy (I think). 

I've also read The Marco Effect (also known as Buried) recently, and the standard is maintained - though the Dept Q trio don't feature as heavily as I'd like.  Good yarn, if I'm allowed to make a recommendation.