TLF Film Appreciation Society

[Bibs 9,075 4 Vehicles]

 

[Chillidoggy 3,640]

Saw Le Mans 66 a couple of weeks ago at the cinema. First time I’d been in ages.

Thoroughly enjoyed the film despite the inaccuracies (previously mentioned by Mark and Ian), and the usual 132-speed manual gearboxes that all film directors since the dawn of time have been legally-bound to fit to their movie cars.

A must for any petrolhead, and Christian Bale plays a cracking Ken Miles.

[Mark Blanchard 1,409]

On 04/12/2019 at 15:54, Bibs said:

 

Not that DB5 again (yawn)!  Where's a bloody Lotus?!

[USAndretti42 238 2 Vehicles]

There's a DBS as well.

[Kimbers 1,443]

Hobbs and Shaw, rediculously entertaining and hilariously funny. Brilliant brain out stuff! 9/10

 

[Bibs 9,075 4 Vehicles]

Agree with the above sentiments regarding Le Mans 66 which I watched a couple of evenings ago. Edge of your seat stuff and apart from the same shot of the gearchange and throttle being used 1,000 times and not the most accurate overtaking sequences, the whole film was excellent.  

[Bibs 9,075 4 Vehicles]

 

 

[Loose Cannon 576 1 Vehicles]

^^^ Ooh that looks good! As a fan of Tony Scott I hope they do it justice, and not too much social justice warrioring.

 

I was a bit hesitant about Le Mans 66, as any detail-obsessed car nerd would be, but with only a few tiny flaws I would recommend it to anyone.

 

Catching up on a few other recentish films I can recommend a pair of Mel Gibson items which slipped under the radar;

1. Blood Father;

I love nothing better than a good revenge flick, where an old school star like goes all psycho-dad on some unfortunate others who have slighted someone they care about. Apart from the person playing his daughter, who is incredibly annoying, this is an entertaining bit of fluff that will have you rooting for MG.

 

2. The Professor and the Madman:

The unlikely but true tale of the man largely responsible for the Oxford English Dictionary and the help he receives from a schizophrenic American doctor incarcerated for murder. Doesn't sound like a subject of interest, but there is some good acting especially from Sean Penn and a quality supporting cast. Mel gibson is also rocking the same "Moses" beard he has in Blood Father, and digs his dodgy Scottish accent out of the wardrobe one more time, last seen on Braveheart probably!

 

I tried to watch the Apollo 11 documentary on Amazon the other day, but I was warned its sitting under the Christmas tree, so will report on that later!

[Kimbers 1,443]

Watched Jumanji 2 last night. Bloody brilliant and seeing as how the actors start the movie with different people playing their "Avatars" (Like Danny Devoto) they play the parts totally differently with hilarious consequences.

Really a must if you liked the first one, I can't recommend it enough. Brilliant 9.5/10