Not a recent one but a favourite

The Shawshank Redemption

In 1946, a banker named Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is convicted of a double murder, even though he stubbornly proclaims his innocence. He's sentenced to a life term at the Shawshank State Prison in Maine, where another lifer, Ellis "Red" Redding (Morgan Freeman), picks him as the new recruit most likely to crack under the pressure. The ugly realities of prison life are quickly introduced to Andy: a corrupt warden (Bob Gunton), sadistic guards led by Capt. Byron Hadley

greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 23^rd, 2014 at 5:56pm:
I thought you looked down on poor crimo types?

Bubba Zanetti wrote on Oct 23^rd, 2014 at 5:57pm:



I look down on criminals.

I don't look down on the poor.

Andy wasn't poor, and he was innocent of the crime.

Another favourite

The Green Mile

The lives of guards on Death Row are affected by one of their charges: a black man accused of child murder and rape, yet who has a mysterious gift.

Redmond Neck wrote on Oct 23^rd, 2014 at 6:03pm:




More classic Stephen King.

Bubba Zanetti wrote on Oct 23^rd, 2014 at 6:02pm:


SOMEONE SHOULD REPORT THIS TWIT!

i DONT KNOW HOW TO... SO PERHAPS SOMEONE CAN DO IT

greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 23^rd, 2014 at 6:11pm:
So write you write on here is not how you feel? You make comments and then back away from them?

Bubba Zanetti wrote on Oct 23^rd, 2014 at 6:17pm:



No.

I've backed away from nothing.

The problem is, you have a very poor (selective) memory.

Redmond Neck wrote on Oct 23^rd, 2014 at 5:52pm:


Cracker of a film, what a brilliant story and well portrayed.

Stephen King is one of the masters of "uneasy"... I think that is worse than scary in movies.

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels....

The title in this case does not really say it all. Some good laughs in this one....



"Know what I mean?"

A cross between "The Giver" and "Divergent"

Very entertaining and guess who dies again in this one...???

S*** B**n

A teenager movie with a difference, sad and emotional at times, this one nearly made me cry, well one or two drops may have come out.

We recently watched the Grand Budapest Hotel. It was lovely - a truly magical film.

I am not completely against the depiction of firearms in movies, but when the plot is driven by situations involving threats at the gun muzzle there is a good chance that I will ditch the DVD or get up and walk out. Same goes for petro fuelled explosions and car chases.

I thought the Life of Pi was a nice antidote to that kind of crap. I especially like the father's advice to his son at a colourful religious festival. Essentially: "Its all very pretty, but religion is darkness."

THE DIVING BELL & THE BUTTERFLY (true story)

The movie is about a former Elle Magazine Editor having a major stroke and suffering 'locked-in syndrome' where he can only blink an eye for "yes/no" beyond full body paralysis. With this, he manages to write an immediate best seller (with help)and dies 10 days after its successful release.

The movie though, is more from the persepective of his jilted mother of his children, than what is actually written in the book - due to her having the 'rights' of his book on behalf of her children until they come of age. Apparently, his 'mistress' is more 'involved' than the movie lets on and this is an ongoing battle since the movie release.

Really well done movie, with beautiful people in it and it was done specifically in 'French' and it works well. Johnny Depp was originally cast, but was committed to Pirates-Carib'.

To me - it is a good example of what happens to a man, in the extreme, when he takes on more 'women' (love) than he can cope with. The mother of his children took one part of his brain (he becomes a 'half-wit' like all men do) and his Mistress took the other half of his brain. With both women on his mind, no wonder his head caved in and he stroked out.

All men should watch this movie ...and beware. But the book tells the truer story apparently.

While we're on the subject of gangs acouple of classics from my teen years

The Warriors                                                           The Wanderers

The Warriors
Luba lips DJ tells the story of a gang who has to bop its way back home in one night, accused of something they didn't do its not only the cops that's out to get them.

The Wanderers
Story of a Italian teenage gang in America 1960s getting up to all sorts of mischief , if nothing else you'll love the sound track, imo one of the best ever.

Great movie full of good humour and dialogue, up lifting, romantic and at times sad.

Great classic not to be missed.

Roadhouse - Patrick Swayze

Dalton (Swayze) is a cooler (boss of bouncers) he's one of the best in the business, the owner of the double deuce asks him to come and clean the place up.

Has Dalton bitten of more than he can chew.

Great movie great action and great piece of ass (girlfriend) oohh and great soundtrack.

Don't make B grades like this no more.

A brutal portrayal of the lives of soldiers who put their lives on the line to hunt down and kill Osama bin Laden. A gritty story, directed by Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker), is certainly not something for everyone. But certainly a story that would add acclaim to the armed forces currently and previously serving.

Enjoyable flick!

stryder wrote on Nov 9^th, 2014 at 8:57pm:



one of the coolest movie musical scores you will ever hear, which helped made the action scenes and this movie sooooooo great

Ajax , you have some serious taste , IM A BIG CHARLES BRONSON FAN, and i have seen many charles bronson films, DEATH WISH 3, is my favourite of the lot, while i like clint eastwood, but he is no charles bronson as a vigilante with a big gun.

Check the following rap for the movie Interstellar. It is a thought provoking movie. The end is totally off the wall. Never seen a finish like it. It will leave you asking big questions when you leave the cinema. 4 Stars

(Source Wiki )Interstellar is a 2014 science fiction film directed by Christopher Nolan. Starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, and Michael Caine, the film features a team of space travelers who travel through a wormhole in search of a new habitable planet. It was written by Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan; Christopher combined his idea with a script developed by his brother in 2007 for Paramount Pictures and producer Lynda Obst. He produced the film with Obst and his wife, Emma Thomas. Theoretical physicist Kip Thorne, whose work inspired the film, acted as both scientific consultant and executive producer.

Hey Striker, I love a Bronson movie called 'Last of the bare knuckled fighters' (I think).  Have you ever seen that one?

There is nothing more awesome than a film with Charles bronson shooting down bad guys and in this film theres plenty of bad guys for him to take down, that you pretty much lose the count on the way, just sooo many bad guys, New york city had an abundance of them

Charles bronson is just one of the most awesome action stars ever to come across on screen his bad assness is legendary, its a pity that todays action stars mostly have to be young because NONE OF THE THEM CANT EVEN MATCH A THIRD OF HOW BAD ASS CHARLES BRONSON WAS.

Ive seen the first death wish and it was ok, Charles bronson kills a few muggers here and there, But in death wish 3 WHICH IS THE BEST DEATH WISH OF THE LOT, he takes on a whole groups of violient youth gangs who terrorize the neighbourhoods of new york, back in the 80s New york was a very violient place with a high crime rate.

But Charles bronson comes to town armed with his widley hunter one of the biggest pistols you will ever seen on screen, deals with gang problem like he knows how and delivering justice ONE BIG BULLET AT A TIME.

Do yourself a favour and experience the awesomeness of Charles bronson, Death wish 3 is must see, and requires repeat viewing, iv lost count how many times ive seen it.

Not bad stryker.

But this scene from Conan oohhh lalalalala

and the music is A1

Conan the Barbarian 1982:Thulsa Doom orgy

Classic sword and sandal movies



TROY                                                                  BRAVEHEART                                                            LAST SAMURAI                                                        JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS

This is one of the best sci fi horror movies of the 80s, even though there is a bit of a rip off here and there from the ridley scott alien film a few years back, this movie was said to be a response to steven speilbergs ET released in 1982 about some friendly cute alien who is in distress and wanting to go home, here this alien is very scary, chilling and yet cool, and kills in creative cruel ways, and has an interesting backstory.

This is a movie about alien abduction, a father-son relationship, matter manupilation through thought and teasing flashes of boobs here and there, everything you need in a 80s sci fi horror film.

Deeply recommend if you like old 80s fashioned horror.

Who ever remember seeing this one ??, when australian films were making there mark around the world in the 80s, Russell Mulcahy made this aussie horror flick about a giant wild pig roaming the outback and killing people, KINDA LIKE JAWS SET IN THE OUTBACK, even though the premise was quite silly, still worth a good watch. awesome cinematography and cheesy practical effects which still looks way better than today's keyboarded CGI, WHICH ARE LIKE FIREWORKS, FIRST 10 MINUTES YOUR EYES ARE MARVELED, 25 MINUTES LATER IT GETS REPETITIVE.

A possibly little-known film, 'Open Range' by Kevin Costner:



I was very surprised by the quality and the final gunfight is just huge.

I've been a big fan of Robert Duvall since the Lonesome Dove series.

Another I liked, in the same cowboy vein, was the remake of 'True Grit', with Jeff Bridges:



Or, for something completely different, there's always this:

Sweet Home Alabama - Reese Witherspoon

My Favourite Witherspoon flick.

Don't miss this one its a classic.

Many would say this is a comedy classic, i guess when you have a stellar cast such as Rodney dangerfield, Chevy chase and Bill murray, it is true and that this film will have you laughing in stiches.

The Wrestler - Mickey Rourke

Another good Mickey rourke film

An American Werewolf in London

stryder wrote on Dec 18^th, 2014 at 9:22pm:



there WAS a GOOD Mickey Rourke.film.

I dont believe it.

stryder wrote on Dec 21^st, 2014 at 10:08pm:
wow, Ive found the one person who actually watched this load of tripe all the way through.

I saw St Vincent last night.

I thought it was ok.

It was a US movie that looked a bit like a Brit movie (which is good)

Brian Ross wrote on Dec 27^th, 2014 at 11:52pm:


Saw it yesterday at the 'flicks', and I'd concur with a 7 or 8 out of 10.

Agree re the love triangle, the whole thing came off as being rather incidental.

You liked The Drop?

I watched it last night and wasn't really impressed.  I thought the acting was flat and no-one displayed the slightest bit of emotion which made the whole thing a bit uninteresting.  6/10

Kat wrote on Dec 28^th, 2014 at 2:20pm:


The movie itself may have been the best of the series. But it's no LOTR quality comparison. I definitely found the last two Hobbit movies to be better than the original Hobbit movie. But I was not even concerned with the way the Hobbit movies didn't compare more favourably than the LOTR movies.

Though we can make comparisons about Legolas' ability to defy gravity in both series, the Hobbit didn't do a great deal of fight scenes as extensively as in LOTR. I thought the Hobbit series was quite hollow in comparison. Just too few characters to follow (which did uncomplicate the storylines), and not much action.

Julius Abbott wrote on Dec 28^th, 2014 at 7:15pm:


I'm sure that the environmental policies of Abbott won't lead to parallel universes inspired by the desertification of the world.

Great film by James cameron, i thought it was better than his other film, TITANIC, great underwater action adventure with a dash of fantasy.

What an idea for a movie, but would not work in real life, a group of medical students under going a scientific experiment in finding the answer through science about what happens to us after death through this craziness of going under and flatlining. but still keifer sutherland, julia roberts and kevin bacon, They do lift this movie and all of its implausibilities

At what one time Eddie murphy was the funniest person on the planet, and this film always reminds me forever, WHY 

Who remembers this poster on a VHS COVER.





Good movie from David cronenberg about the appealing but yet destructive fictional power of TELEPATHY.

Great movie, this movie was one of the stepping stones in the evolution of CGI in movies and the digital effects still hold up today even though it was made in 1984, even though those rubber alien suites that the actors wore to play aliens looks dated, but you will find that this movie has an irresistable and wonderful charm to it.

The story has arthurian overtures, instead of the sword in the stone, its a joystick in a 80s arcade video game, where young alex rogan breaks a record playing the game and gets recruited by the star league to defend the galaxy.

It has a great musical score that has an 80s spielberg/lucas feel to it.

UnSubRocky wrote on Jan 12^th, 2015 at 12:36am:



You did, woooow

Im sorry that the movie didnt impress apon you as it did me.

UnSubRocky wrote on Jan 12^th, 2015 at 12:42am:


My brother told me the same thing the other day

I actually like this movie, it offers a radical new look of Jesus christ even in shades of pornagrahy as if he was just a human being following a call to fulfill gods wish., but this movie caused a shitstorm through the christian world in 1988 where he was accused of offending the sensibilities of christians, but then again i liked this movie, even though its running time is very, very, VERY, VERY long, BUT MARTIN SCORCESEE IS STILL ALIVE TODAY.