Jump to content

BRFCS

BY THE FANS, FOR THE FANS
SINCE 1996
Proudly partnered with TheTerraceStore.com

Movie Discussion

ABBEY
 Share

Recommended Posts

  • Replies 3.1k
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Popular Posts

DeeCee
DeeCee

If Mrs Smith can't appreciate a joke about alopecia that's hair loss  

Tim Southampton Rover
Tim Southampton Rover

I'm not one to boast about things i've done but I deserve a medal for what I did to my girlfriend after watching this film and probably should have filmed it and put it on youtube. Basically the film

Flopsy
Flopsy

That's the new Flu Strain isn't it?

Billy Castell Champions League

Billy Castell

Posted
Posted

Didn't even know about the second. There are plans to remake Hellraiser apparently. Pretty old news, but worth restating.

Mark Kermode's film review was in front of a live audience in Leeds and was quite amusing. It's on BBC Iplayer at the moment. It's worth hearing it for every time Marley and Me is mentioned.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Paul World Cup

Paul

Posted
Posted

Went to see The Damn United last night. I think it's difficult to asses a film which claims to give a true account when as the general public we can only be sure of some of the facts. It's a good film, occassionaly touching the real passion of football, it certainly paints a vivid picture of professional football in the late 60s/ mid 70s - you forget the terrrible grounds, the awful pitches and the thuggery of Leeds Unted! Martin Sheen captures, in flashes, Clough's public face which we all know. I don't think the film was unkind to him but I don't know what the family's objections to David Peace's book are. Good stuff, not brilliant but well worth seeing.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
only2garners

only2garners

Posted
Posted
Went to see The Damn United last night. I think it's difficult to asses a film which claims to give a true account when as the general public we can only be sure of some of the facts. It's a good film, occassionaly touching the real passion of football, it certainly paints a vivid picture of professional football in the late 60s/ mid 70s - you forget the terrrible grounds, the awful pitches and the thuggery of Leeds Unted! Martin Sheen captures, in flashes, Clough's public face which we all know. I don't think the film was unkind to him but I don't know what the family's objections to David Peace's book are. Good stuff, not brilliant but well worth seeing.

I've not seen the film yet but have read the book. The book is very dark and it's understandable that the family do not approve. I understand from reviews that the film is much lighter and kinder to Clough. In any event it's important to remember that both the book and the film are fiction, although based on real events - neither is claiming to give a true account.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Paul World Cup

Paul

Posted
Posted

That's interesting I had assumed the book and the film purported to be true accounts. We went because we fancied a film and it had good reviews rather than because we knew much about either the book or the film. My wife said she had read the book was much darker. Out of interest did the TV interview featuring both Clough and Revie ever take place in the real world?

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Paul World Cup

Paul

Posted
Posted
You'd never heard of Michael Sheen? Frost/Nixon?

Yes but now you say it I think I did know he'd done the Frost / Nixon film - though I couldn't have told you that. First time I'd seen him was on the One Show last week. I'm really awful with actors, celebrities etc. I might have heard of them but wouldn't recognise them at all. I'm famous in our house for watching a film and asking "is that so and so" at which point things get thrown at me! If you put ten images of famous actors in front of me I'd probably get 9 wrong.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
broadsword World Cup

broadsword

Posted
Posted

He does an absolutely superb take-off of Tony Blair in "The Queen". he's an excellent imitator of tics and wotnot.

Saw "Quantum of Solace" on DVD this week. With a second viewing teh film's grown on me a bit. Still think it goes too far down teh Bourne route. And one thing I don't understand. Near the beginning Mitchell escapes, so Bond chases him. Why does he bother to chase Mitchell when he should've hung onto mr White, surely he'd be of more value?

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Neil Weaver Champions League

Neil Weaver

Posted
Posted
That's interesting I had assumed the book and the film purported to be true accounts. We went because we fancied a film and it had good reviews rather than because we knew much about either the book or the film. My wife said she had read the book was much darker. Out of interest did the TV interview featuring both Clough and Revie ever take place in the real world?

Yep, that interview happened Paul. Think John Helm (? Yorkshire TV's Sports presenter) presided. There was a documentary on ITV earlier this week - you might find it kicking around on one of the 'watch again' facilities, I think ITV have one these days - where part of the interview was shown. Incidentally, Michael Sheen also portrayed Kenneth Williams excellently in a 'documentary' before he did the Tony Blair thing.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
only2garners

only2garners

Posted
Posted
Yep, that interview happened Paul. Think John Helm (? Yorkshire TV's Sports presenter) presided. There was a documentary on ITV earlier this week - you might find it kicking around on one of the 'watch again' facilities, I think ITV have one these days - where part of the interview was shown. Incidentally, Michael Sheen also portrayed Kenneth Williams excellently in a 'documentary' before he did the Tony Blair thing.

I think it was Austin Mitchell, then Yorkshire TV presenter, now maverick MP for Grimsby.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • 1 month later...

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
×
 Share
Go to topic listing

Announcements

  • You can now add BlueSky, Mastodon and X accounts to your BRFCS Profile.


×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.