I really want to watch possessor

Escape from Pretoria is a true story of an escape from a harsh South African political prison during apartheid.

Daniel Radcliffe effectively loses the Potter cape in this series of breath-holding close calls. An uplifting yarn as a tribute to ingenuity and stubborn fortitude against repression.

It was Prime deal £1.99 (if you have Prime, obvs). That was on Friday, might still be but it has been so for a couple of weeks so may have rotated off.

Edit: rental that is.

Jarhead is one of the better war films I've seen, conveying the bombast, hell and madness of it all.

Gyllenhall is great in the lead - he has that wide eyed boyish quality and to see how he is affected by the experience makes it all the more compelling.

Not sure why I missed out when it first appeared. This is very good.

Well fuck me Possesor has some proper dark bits

Lol. I mean fucking grim. Lordy.

I've bought possessor, just need to find time to watch it now. I'm off this week for half term, maybe make it a family film night?

I might have to buy it too. It would definitely bear repeat viewing. Thought about it loads the next day. I was umming and arring between an 8.5 and a 9 but went with the latter as the final third pushed it up. I dare say there's another .5 after another watch as the appreciation settles in.

I didn’t realise Sean Bean had such big ears

For truly preposterous, nonsensical sci-fi on a grand scale it is hard to criticise The Wandering Earth. It's based on a novella by the author of the superb Three Body Problem trilogy - but this is no intelligent thoughtful piece of scifi.......

This is totally bonkers, out there stuff that I would love to see on the big screen. It's a Chinese production and they have thrown plenty of money at this - I quite liked the design and aesthetic of it.

What is admirable is that it's character driven too - teeny tiny people keep the film focussed against the ridiculous gi-normo-scaled scenario - keeping the whole thing from running away with itself - it remains a human (albeit hokey and ridiculous) story.

If you like things getting smashed up this is right up your street. I can't say I could keep up with everything that was going on and I zoned out a few times but that's no criticism of the film. I found I just wasn't in the mood for this type of film - but I kept watching it though I should have paying attention a bit more. There's stupid, daft attempts at humour but it's disposable hokum of the highest order - so who cares?

Godzila Vs. Kong. Monkey punch lizard, good. Interrupted by humans talking, bad.
7/10

Johnny Got His Gun (1971). The film of that Metallica song. Well written and very striking, but not really enough going on to keep my interest for nearly 2 hours.
8/10

You Got Mail. Meg Ryan's fine in some films but it this she kept pulling that expression that makes me want to punch her.
5/10

Time Masters (1982). French animated sci-fi. Clunky and a bit dull, but there are some cool ideas here and there. Adapted from a comic apparently and it did feel like I was only seeing pieces of larger stories.
4/10

Can Wookie please watch Possessor asap

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Palm Springs.
Genre: Groundhog Day.
Really enjoyed this. It's not amazing but the premise is always interesting and this has fun with it and puts a new spin on it.
8/10

Loved it. Extra point cos I’m a romantic sod. It was sharp and played with the time loop stuff in a fun way.

Where might I watch this?

32. Thunder Force on Netflix is a superhero “comedy”. It’s odd, not very funny, but has a couple of moments during the training scenes that are ok. I personally wouldn’t waste your time.