nothing for me

[batman]

For the first time in ages I have looked through the forthcoming releases pages of newspapers and magazines and have found absolutely nothing that interests me.
The only recent film I have enjoyed has been 'Black Book' which I though was excellent. The new releases are again dominated by CGI 'blockbusters' which bore the pants off me. Is it a sign of getting older when all these noisy, plot free, character-less shenanigans drive you away from the cinema, or is it that some of these films are really as bad as I think they are?

Bats.

[Aaryk Noctivagus]

Originally Posted by batman ...or is it that some of these films are really as bad as I think they are?

Some of them, but not all of them.

[batman]

Originally Posted by Aaryk Noctivagus Some of them, but not all of them.

I enjoy some 'blockbuster' movies .... Indiana Jones, James Bond, Star Trek that sort of stuff ... and I used to love superhero movies .... but the recent ones (inc sadly Batman Begins) have been so noisily boring. Hell Boy was OK but the 2nd and 3rd Pirates of the Caribbean films have IMHO been dire.

Bats.

[Aaryk Noctivagus]

I liked the second POTC movie... I like the look it has, and the CGI characters (though I am not a CGI fanatic), and the comedic happenings with the savages.

I haven't seen 'Spider-Man III' yet, though.

'Batman Begins' is OK (but takes itself a little too seriously), but I prefer the two Tim Burton Batman movies.

[batman]

Originally Posted by Aaryk Noctivagus 'Batman Begins' is OK (but takes itself a little too seriously), but I prefer the two Tim Burton Batman movies.

Spot on ... all that stuff in the mountains ... who cares. I wanna see me portrayed as an ass-kicking, villain beating superhero! Not some meditative, navel gazing twillock .... but what do I know.

The real Bats.

[Steve Crook]

Originally Posted by batman For the first time in ages I have looked through the forthcoming releases pages of newspapers and magazines and have found absolutely nothing that interests me. The only recent film I have enjoyed has been 'Black Book' which I though was excellent. The new releases are again dominated by CGI 'blockbusters' which bore the pants off me. Is it a sign of getting older when all these noisy, plot free, character-less shenanigans drive you away from the cinema, or is it that some of these films are really as bad as I think they are? Bats.

Welcome to my world <wry grin>
That's why I have such a large video & DVD collection - oh, sorry. shouldn't have mentioned that with your player exploding the other day

Occasionally a good film does slip through the Hollywood system, despite their best efforts to prevent it. But I usually reckon on only one or two each year. For the rest of the time I visit the NFT or "art house" cinemas that show older films. Or just watch the videos & DVDs to remind myself what a good film can be like

Steve

[batman]

Originally Posted by Steve Crook Welcome to my world <wry grin> That's why I have such a large video & DVD collection - oh, sorry. shouldn't have mentioned that with your player exploding the other day Occasionally a good film does slip through the Hollywood system, despite their best efforts to prevent it. But I usually reckon on only one or two each year. For the rest of the time I visit the NFT or "art house" cinemas that show older films. Or just watch the videos & DVDs to remind myself what a good film can be like Steve

I have always loved movies, ever since I was a little kid. In those days we were lucky that stuff like the Ealing comedies, PnP films and loads of Rank Org titles were on the small screen regularly, as were all the old classic US stuff like Maltese Falcon, Robin Hood etc. Although British cinema was in decline you still got the odd good one like Get Carter, Man Who Haunted Himself etc., and there was always a new Clint Eastwood, Steve McQueen or Robert Altman film to check out.

These days many 'younger' people (and I know that sounds patronising, but isn't meant to) think old classic b/w films are not worthing watching. When I do venture out to see an old film as it should be seen (at the cinema) the average age is usually 40+, while the queues of twentysomethings to see 'Bad Mother Kiss My Black Ass 3' stretches round the block.

I had a conversation with a young lad recently and he thought Sean Connery was Pierce Brosnan's dad !

My film collection is very mixed but is mainly old stuff, my wife and I fortunately like similar films and the mite is learning too .... I had him watching an old Gene Autry western the other day, he loved it.

Now, if only I could get Mrs Bat to agree that Max was a fine actor .................

Bats .

[Hanseat]

Originally Posted by batman I had a conversation with a young lad recently and he thought Sean Connery was Pierce Brosnan's dad !

That's ridiculous - Sean Connery is Harrison Ford's dad! Those young'uns just don't know anything

I have to agree with the comments in this thread, though I must say that over the last 2 maybe 3 years my "little gems of the year" average has shot up and I took that as a good omen of better things to come. Or maybe I was just luckier than usual in picking them ...

[Joenoir]

Originally Posted by Hanseat That's ridiculous - Sean Connery is Harrison Ford's dad! Those young'uns just don't know anything

Are you absolutely sure about this? I thought he was Dustin Hoffman's dad

[Hanseat]

Yes, but Connery never quite got over the fact that a son of his was a crossdresser and so he hardly ever talks about Hoffman ...

[ChristineCB]

Han, it wasn't the crossdresser... it was the "help me pluck these eyebrows" and it went downhill after that.

Even Charles Durning, who I just discovered is a surviving D-Day invasion force veteran, said something to the effect of, "No, don't ask me - I ain't goin' there... can't we just kiss instead?"

[Hanseat]

@Christine,
there are some things not even active service can prepare you for - and plucking your eyebrows is top of the list as Cary Grant found out when he had to learn just that in order to become a war bride ...

[Joenoir]

Originally Posted by Hanseat @Christine, there are some things not even active service can prepare you for - and plucking your eyebrows is top of the list as Cary Grant found out when he had to learn just that in order to become a war bride ...

I blame Katharine Hepburn .... she was the one who turned hin gay!

[batman]

Originally Posted by Joenoir I blame Katharine Hepburn .... she was the one who turned hin gay!

At least that takes the heat off Randolph Scott !!!! Bats.

[Joenoir]

Originally Posted by batman At least that takes the heat off Randolph Scott !!!! Bats.

I believe he only had eyes for Irene Dunne.