Oh Lordie
South Park Post CovidâŚ
2 minutes in and wiping Vodka off the laptop. Head Nail Hit.
Because.
Itâs the futureâŚ
We watched Drive last night. It has generally good reviews, usually alluding to neo-noir filming.
It was spectacularly poor in every department. I honestly canât think of a single aspect of it Iâd recommend, unless youâre a particular fan of unnecessarily graphic gore. Poorly written, poorly acted, with a risible storyline. I imagine it was meant as an homage to the Ryan OâNeal film, The Driver, but it fails miserably on every level. Quite abysmal and definitely one to avoid.
If you didnât like that then definitely avoid âOnly god forgivesâ, itâs even worse.
I can highly recommend âOldâ directed by M Knight Rider Shakatak. Highly recommend if you want to piss yourself laughing at how horrendously bad it is.
With the Daniel Craig era over, I am having a little Craigathon, doing all his movies in order. Casino Royale really doesnât need any more love, but one film that perhaps does is Quantum of Solace, the direct sequel.
Didnât get its plaudits at the time, but it is by no means shit, and as seen for a second time by someone steeped in Bond films, this is the Craig eraâs biggest stab at Connery era Bond, with Dalton level violence and a couple of Brosnan scale stunts.
There is a lot of spy work in this, a lot of dialogue and conversation instead of bombast. But there is also quite a bit of action, and this is where the movie departs from the 60s Bond it is paying homage to, but even so, itâs a quieter, more contemplative film than Casino Royale, with Craigâs Bond at its most unhinged.
It also has, for my money, one of the best Bond girls in the entire franchise, who has a thoroughly satisfying arc in the story. Camille Montes (whatever happened to Pussy Galore? :D) is brill, and apparently, was intended for future Bond films but they never managed to work her in.
Iâm onto Skyfall next.
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Tbh
Olga could read the phone book and Iâd still watch her.
She rocked in The November Man.
And yes, it was a good film, just the world wasn6ready for a Bond movie about water
Brimstone with Guy Pearce and Dakota Fanning. Nice cheery christmas fayre 
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All the sarcasm detection devices in my house just blew up for some reason.
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I know many saw this a month or so back, but Mrs B and I are settling back for No Time to Die tonight.
Looking forward to it on the (still novelty) new TV
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Youâll find colour TV opens up a whole new viewing experienceâŚenjoy. 
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Consuming copio6amounts of booze & turning geek setting off.
Weâve all seen The Matrix movies & know a sequel is impossible
It isnât
Great film.
Loved it.
You will too. With booze
Watching the first three to reacquaint myself with the story
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Do you hear that Mr Anderson? That is the sound of inevitabilityâŚ
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Lady Slowlane, myself and select staff watched âNo Time To Dieâ yesterday evening and very much enjoyed it.
SPOILER ALERT: itâs 2 hours 46 minutes long.
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SPOILER ALERT: itâs 2 hours 46 minutes long.
and all the better for it.
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Netflix
Donât Look Up.
Imagine Armageddon being rewritten in todayâs Tik Tok, BoJo Corporate world.
Great cast, Di Caprio, Meryl Streep, Jonah Hill, Jennifer Lawrence. A biting satire on todayâs society and Sci-Fi.
Much better than Home Alone again!
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Yep watched it this afternoonâŚa gut punch on the mores of modern media.
Black comedy where you laugh at everything youâve hated about the media of the last 5+ years.
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When Mrs P_F sprays Tawny Port at a Sci Fi joke I know it is hitting home.
Luckily we are socially distanced and she just ruined another mask!
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2hrs 23 minutes of di Caprio, meh