Movie recommendations

Milltown Row2 · January 05, 2026, 01:25:18 PM

Quote from: lurganblue on January 05, 2026, 12:56:58 PM
Quote from: J70 on January 05, 2026, 12:39:45 PMReally enjoyed the new Frankenstein film from Guillermo Del Toro. I've never read the actual book, but supposedly the movie is relatively faithful to it.

Enjoyed this too. Typical Del Toro style.

Yeah enjoyed it

theticklemister · January 05, 2026, 09:05:40 PM

Quote from: gallsman on December 30, 2025, 05:51:46 PMThe first one was genuinely brilliant. Second one was a complete mess.

Spot on.

Watched the films in order since reading this thread the other night.

I purposely did not go near these films as I thought they weren't my cup of tea but enjoyed them. Except for the second wan

gallsman · January 06, 2026, 10:08:05 PM

Finally watched Wake Up Deadman. Really enjoyed it. Streets ahead of the second one but still nowhere near as good as the first one, although no idea how much of that with the first one is the novelty factor.

Some cast in it. Great exposure for Daryl McCormack. Thought he was excellent.

bennydorano · January 07, 2026, 11:10:00 AM

Watched the Kenny Dalglish doc on Prime. Very enjoyable

Rawhide · January 07, 2026, 11:14:51 AM

+ 1. He comes out a very genuine decent man.

Milltown Row2 · January 07, 2026, 11:46:46 AM

Quote from: bennydorano on January 07, 2026, 11:10:00 AMWatched the Sir Kenny Dalglish doc on Prime. Very enjoyable

Just fixed that for LL

Mourne Red · January 10, 2026, 07:11:07 PM

Was on the watch list for a while, The Long Walk (2025) gripped the whole way through thought it was excellent

J70 · January 12, 2026, 12:07:43 PM

One Battle After Another

Fun, action film. DiCaprio is good as a washed-up, stoned, former leftist terrorist trying to raise his daughter under an assumed identity, but Sean Penn steals the show as a far right colonel out to cover his past tracks as he tries to get accepted for membership in a wealthy, secret, elite white supremacist club. The background stuff is very on topic for what's going on in the US with Trump's immigration round-ups.

AustinPowers · January 12, 2026, 03:54:35 PM

Watched all the Indiana Jones films over Christmas .

1 and 2 were decent. Last Crusade probably the best

Crystal skull one - what were they thinking? It was awful

Apparently there was a more recent one as well. Who knew?! Is it any good?

imtommygunn · January 12, 2026, 03:57:18 PM

No...

JPGJOHNNYG · January 12, 2026, 06:29:21 PM

Quote from: imtommygunn on January 12, 2026, 03:57:18 PMNo...

I thought dial of destiny was enjoyable. Some of the CGI is desperate though the Indiana Jones de-aged scenes look like a playstation 2 game

Tony Baloney · January 12, 2026, 07:21:28 PM

Quote from: JPGJOHNNYG on January 12, 2026, 06:29:21 PM
Quote from: imtommygunn on January 12, 2026, 03:57:18 PMNo...

I thought dial of destiny was enjoyable. Some of the CGI is desperate though the Indiana Jones de-aged scenes look like a playstation 2 game

Definitely better than Crystal Skull but well behind the "originals".

imtommygunn · January 13, 2026, 10:23:45 AM

It is watchable tbf but just don't watch it with high expectations. The crystal skull one is barely watchable.

Banks of the Bann · January 13, 2026, 10:30:33 AM

I tried to watch both Crystal Skull and Dial of Destiny and failed both attempts. And I loved all 3 of the previous Indiana Jones films.

NAG1 · January 13, 2026, 01:49:33 PM

Quote from: Banks of the Bann on January 13, 2026, 10:30:33 AMI tried to watch both Crystal Skull and Dial of Destiny and failed both attempts. And I loved all 3 of the previous Indiana Jones films.

Great Franchise, let down very badly by the last two movies.