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Here's a little Spot The Difference for you.There's 10 to find, so good luck!Post your answers under the ‘Your Answers’ ...
25/02/2022

Here's a little Spot The Difference for you.
There's 10 to find, so good luck!
Post your answers under the ‘Your Answers’ image to give other people a chance.

Great quotes from Movies to use in real life. There’s loads, but which one inspires you most?
18/02/2022

Great quotes from Movies to use in real life. There’s loads, but which one inspires you most?

We've now smashed our way into December, so let the Christmas Posts start!What are your favourite Christmas movies and w...
06/12/2021

We've now smashed our way into December, so let the Christmas Posts start!
What are your favourite Christmas movies and what ones are not?

So, in our group recently, we did a Top 50 of your favourite 80s movies. So many 80s movies to choose from, with so many...
10/08/2021

So, in our group recently, we did a Top 50 of your favourite 80s movies. So many 80s movies to choose from, with so many grumbles about the positions, so we added a twist and got people to rate the Top 100 movies in the list… and here are the results of the Top 100 80s films. There are winners, and there are losers! I’ve put in the positions of the original poll in brackets.

The winners being Raiders of the Lost Ark who take the Gold away from Back to the Future. With Die Hard moving up to 2nd and the Empire Strikes Back completing the Top 3.

Other big winners are Trading Places and Scarface who rise up in to the Top 10 from being way out of sight in the Top 100!

Now the Losers, Cocktail falls from grace as once it sat in 29 but wins the bottom spot of Rated. However, Willow was a Top 20 at 15 but ended up in the bottom 3. Superman II and Heathers complete the trio of the 'suspect' voting. All 3 having their arses falling out of the Top 30 into the despair of the bum end of the chart!

So, thats it, the 80s is all wrapped up....90s next...???

1. Raiders of the Lost Ark (3) 4.66 ☝️

2. Die Hard (5) 4.6 ☝️

3. The Empire Strikes Back (7) 4.59 ☝️

4. Back to the Future (1) 4.5 ⬇️

5. The Shining (4) 4.46 ⬇️

6. Aliens (2) 4.45 ⬇️

7. Trading Places (71) 4.37 ☝️

8. Scarface (62) 4.32 ☝️

9. The Lost Boys (37) 4.31 ☝️

10. The Thing (17) 4.3 ☝️

11. An American Werewolf in London (49) 4.29 ☝️

12. Platoon (78) 4.27 ☝️

13. First Blood (87) 4.26 ☝️

14. Return of the Jedi (28) 4.25 ☝️

15. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (69) 4.24 ☝️

16. Midnight Run (56) 4.19 ☝️

17. The Untouchables (55) 4.18 ☝️

18. Raging Bull (50) 4.17 ☝️

19. Back to the Future II (80) 4.15 ☝️

20. Dead Poets Society (86) 4.15 ☝️

21. Big (24) 4.14 ☝️

22. Terminator (6) 4.14 ⬇️

23. National Lampoons Vacation (90) 4.12 ☝️

24. Ghostbusters (11) 4.1 ⬇️

25. Clash of the Titans (76) 4.09 ☝️

26. Beverly Hills Cop (46) 4.08 ☝️

27. Lethal Weapon (30) 4.07 ☝️

28. Coming to America (21) 4.06 ⬇️

29. The Color Purple (32) 4.06 ☝️

30. Airplane (88) 4.05 ☝️

31. Stand By Me (10) 4.05 ⬇️

32. Fatal Attraction (38) 4.05 ☝️

33. The Evil Dead II (81) 4.04 ☝️

34. Batman (20) 4.03 ⬇️

35. Robocop (48) 4.03 ☝️

36. Full Metal Jacket (91) 4 ☝️

37. Caddyshack (53) 4 ☝️

38. Top Gun (9) 4 ⬇️

39. Escape From New York (89) 3.97 ☝️

40. The Blues Brothers (63) 3.97 ☝️

41. Poltergeist (44) 3.94 ☝️

42. E.T. (16) 3.93 ⬇️

43. Beetlejuice (47) 3.93 ☝️

44. Planes, Trains and Automobiles (43) 3.87 ⬇️

45. Ferris Buellers Day Off (26) 3.85 ⬇️

46. A Nightmare On Elm Street (92) 3.85 ☝️

47. The Karate Kid (33) 3.82 ⬇️

48. Uncle Buck (64) 3.82 ☝️

49. An Officer and a Gentleman (54) 3.81 ☝️

50. The Goonies (19) 3.8 ⬇️

51. Gremlins (31) 3.79 ⬇️

52. Once Upon A Time In America (40) 3.78 ⬇️

53. Rain Man (35) 3.78 ⬇️

54. Field Of Dreams (36) 3.76 ⬇️

55. Crocodile Dundee (93) 3.74 ☝️

56. Predator (14) 3.73 ⬇️

57. Purple Rain (67) 3.72 ☝️

58. Some Kind Of Wonderful (58) 3.71 -

59. Road House (57) 3.7 ⬇️

60. The Hitcher (82) 3.7 ☝️

61. The Princess Bride (13) 3.69 ⬇️

62. Cocoon (51) 3.69 ⬇️

63. Highlander (18) 3.68 ⬇️

64. Witches of Eastwick (73) 3.68 ☝️

65. The Evil Dead (83) 3.67 ☝️

66. Superman II (12) 3.66 ⬇️

67. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (99) 3.61 ☝️

68. Big Trouble in Little China (72) 3.58 ☝️

69. Labyrinth (42) 3.58 ⬇️

70. Local Hero (27) 3.57 ⬇️

71. Blade Runner (23) 3.56 ⬇️

72. Excalibur (70) 3.54 ⬇️

73. The Outsiders (39) 3.52 ⬇️

74. Dirty Dancing (22) 3.51 ⬇️

75. The Breakfast Club (8) 3.51 ⬇️

76. The Little Mermaid (84) 3.5 ☝️

77. Weird Science (60) 3.49 ⬇️

78. Wall Street (34) 3.45 ⬇️

79. When harry Met sally (74) 3.44 ⬇️

80. The Abyss (52) 3.43 ⬇️

81. Say Anything (59) 3.42 ⬇️

82. Do The Right Thing (96) 3.39 ☝️

83. Batteries Not Included (65) 3.39 ⬇️

84. Little Shop of Horrors (85) 3.39 ☝️

85. Withnail And I (79) 3.38 ⬇️

86. Innerspace (94) 3.36 ☝️

87. St Elmo’s Fire (68) 3.36 ⬇️

88. Beaches (100) 3.36 ☝️

89. Flashdance (75) 3.35 ⬇️

90. Pretty In Pink (84) 3.34 ⬇️

91. Footloose (61) 3.31 ⬇️

92. They Live (97) 3.29 ☝️

93. 16 Candles (77) 3.28 ⬇️

94. Fast Times at Ridgemont High (45) ⬇️ 3.19

95. Heathers (25) 3.19 ⬇️

96. Bill and Teds Excellent Adventure (98) 3.15 ☝️

97. The Neverending Story (66) 3.15 ⬇️

98. Willow (15) 3.12 ⬇️

99. Conan the Barbarian (95) 2.97 ⬇️

100. Cocktail (29) 2.89 ⬇️

Tonight’s delight...RONIN. Great cast, great car chase, great film. Had forgotten how good this film is!
15/05/2021

Tonight’s delight...RONIN. Great cast, great car chase, great film. Had forgotten how good this film is!

HONEST THIEF (2020) This is the latest action-thriller offering from Amazon Prime. Starring Liam Neeson, Kate Walsh and ...
15/05/2021

HONEST THIEF (2020)
This is the latest action-thriller offering from Amazon Prime. Starring Liam Neeson, Kate Walsh and Robert Patrick, this movie has some serious credentials in the viewing factors, which it does...but that is also , for me, is where it ends.

Neeson plays Tom Dolan, who is like this super expert bank robber who over a decade steals $9million from various banks. No one has a clue who he is as he's that good and doesn't leave a trace. However, Tom meets Annie (Kate Walsh) and cupid spins some magic and the arrows fly into the hearts of Tom and Anne. So much so that Tom want's to come clean with with past, and then with Annie.
This is when it goes t**s up for Tom. Hoping to cut a deal with the FBI, he agrees to return all the money in exchange for a reduced sentence so that he can eventually spend the rest of his days with Annie. That would be too easy right? Two agents show up to bring him in. They soon realise $9 million is a lot of cash and set Tom up for murder. Tom must go on the run and somehow clear his name if he has any chance of a future with beloved Annie. The action is so so and the movie just drifts along and doesn't seem pacy enough. There just didn't feel a sense of danger or urgency in the movie.

Liam Neeson has made some quality movies. The original Taken was one of his very best. But a lot of things he has done since seem to be a very weak Taken. This one is another of those. The 'Bryan Mills' type of character has been bled dryer than the Star Wars franchise by Disney. (Ok, maybe not as much, but you get my drift).
The plot is simple, but weak. There doesn't really seem any reason to hand himself in as he was basically anonymous and there was no heat or pressure on to him to do so. There seemed to be far better options than to risk a deal.

With saying all this, Neeson is still good for the money. He can carry a film on his back, and has done so a few times. While i found this film average at best, there was no denying Neesons performance and it was this that keeps the level of interest high enough to crawl to the end.

In all honesty, i am not a big fan of Amazon/Netflix/Sky Originals. I always find they lack a certain something. All pretty and built up to be Blockbuster hits, when really they are just glorified and glossy TV movies with albeit bigger stars in them.
In the last year, it has been a tough time for the movie industry. The likes of Amazon and Netflix have at least given us something to watch, which is kind, but it's not top end cinema quality. This is 'Microwaveable meals' quality. You watch it because there's nothing else to watch. Once you watch it, you realise your life hasn't been bettered for doing so and dread how bad the additives etc are going to be for you.

For now, this will do. Honest Thief is something to watch, and passes an hour or two. But, this isn't close to being the blockbuster Amazon Prime lead you to believe.

Check out the trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUIEOMOxIDo

Results of the first round of the Best of the Best Most Iconic Movie Couples.
03/04/2021

Results of the first round of the Best of the Best Most Iconic Movie Couples.

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