Greyhound
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Yes, the S & DJR - "The Slow, Dirty and Jolly Rotten". (For some reason, that makes me think of the Sex Pistols.)
The S & D was a much-loved railway, but the Western Region couldn't wait to close it.
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The S & D was a much-loved railway, but the Western Region couldn't wait to close it.
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Looking up the wiki of the film provided some interesting details, including the stations used (Bristol Temple Meads being one of them), and how they got hold of the Thunderbolt.
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White Boy Rick
About a white drug dealer in a mostly black world. Set in the Eighties in Detroit right at the start of the crack pandemic.
There seemed to be a good film in there somewhere desperate to get out, but I could barely understand what was going given the mumbling, accents, slang and street talk. I put the subtitles on for a bit but it barely helped. I'm all for realism, but I draw the line.
Matthew McConaughey puts in a great turn, as always, but not enough to save the film imho. There is a Netflix doco out on the same guy. Might give that a go just to see if it's any better.
5/10
About a white drug dealer in a mostly black world. Set in the Eighties in Detroit right at the start of the crack pandemic.
There seemed to be a good film in there somewhere desperate to get out, but I could barely understand what was going given the mumbling, accents, slang and street talk. I put the subtitles on for a bit but it barely helped. I'm all for realism, but I draw the line.
Matthew McConaughey puts in a great turn, as always, but not enough to save the film imho. There is a Netflix doco out on the same guy. Might give that a go just to see if it's any better.
5/10
iscalad
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The Way Ahead. Seen it a few times. Flag waver from 1944. Plethora of well known in British character actors.
8/10
8/10
Greyhound
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Good film, in the "bunch of no-hopers turned into a fighting unit" style. William Hartnell in a familiar role as the sergeant.
iscalad
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Credited as Billy Hartnell
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The trail of Chicago 7 on Netflix the other night. Good watch 7/10.
Oldsmobile-88
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Watched the first 2 episodes of the new series of The Bay last night..Pretty run of the mill light entertainment.Good to watch if nothing else is on.
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Currently on BBC iplayer "The Angel's Share "(2012). One for all connoisseurs of a wee dram, although it dinnae start out that way. 8/10.
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Parasite.
Despite this winning a load of awards, I didn’t actually know what the story was and had assumed it was a horror which is why I hadn’t watched it sooner.
It turned out to be a very good film and a theme I’m not sure I’d seen before but it left me feeling slightly uneasy for some reason. I had sympathy for the main family at first but as the film went on this diminished, arriving at the point of thinking, actually, you’re a right bunch of coins. From about half way through I started to think about how it was going to end, concluding that it would either all turn out alright or completely go to *****. I think I was glad with the way it ended though.
8/10.
Despite this winning a load of awards, I didn’t actually know what the story was and had assumed it was a horror which is why I hadn’t watched it sooner.
It turned out to be a very good film and a theme I’m not sure I’d seen before but it left me feeling slightly uneasy for some reason. I had sympathy for the main family at first but as the film went on this diminished, arriving at the point of thinking, actually, you’re a right bunch of coins. From about half way through I started to think about how it was going to end, concluding that it would either all turn out alright or completely go to *****. I think I was glad with the way it ended though.
8/10.