The Movie Thread

[Bada-Bing!]

Matilda - The Musical is very British centric and I enjoyed it.

Yeh need to finish that on Netflix. Although I did like Danny de Vito as Mr Wormwood in the first version of that and Pam Ferris was absolutely superb as the disgusting Miss Trunchbull.

 

[Yulia]

Have been to Grasse a week ago and can't stop thinking of "Perfume: the Story of a Murderer" after it. I'm all into the movie and the book all this time. Although, watched/read it a lot of times many years ago (and it's in the list of my favourite movies and books). Everything is absolutely perfect in the movie: soundtrack, colours, camera work...an aesthetic orgasm,in a couple of words. I like Tom Tykwer in general,but it's literally his top. His masterpiece.

 

[Gavin]

Which was average height at the time,
The short thing was started by British newspaper cartoonists depicting him as an angry child

So I'm below average height for the late 1700s and early 1800s.

God that's depressing.

Either way the trailor looks good.

Imagine a Julius Caesar equivalent movie. Incredible potential.

 

[Welsh Exile]

We need a classic historical film of Welsh people killing Saxons starring Anthony Hopkins and Tom Jones.

 

[McTallshort]

We need a classic historical film of Welsh people killing Saxons starring Anthony Hopkins and Tom Jones.

I believe they are in talks to make a dramatisation of Bernard Cornwell's Arthur series. They already did Sharpe and the Saxon chronicles

 

[Bada-Bing!]

We need a classic historical film of Welsh people killing Saxons starring Anthony Hopkins and Tom Jones.

And Michael Sheen giving one of his inspiring speeches.

 

[Welsh Exile]

I believe they are in talks to make a dramatisation of Bernard Cornwell's Arthur series. They already did Sharpe and the Saxon chronicles

Interesting. I hope they're talking to AWJ.

 

[Welsh Exile]

And Michael Sheen giving one of his inspiring speeches.

YES. You can be the casting director.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

We need a classic historical film of Welsh people killing Saxons starring Anthony Hopkins and Tom Jones.

And Michael Sheen giving one of his inspiring speeches.

Not that it did Wales much good in the WC.

 

[Which Tyler]

I believe they are in talks to make a dramatisation of Bernard Cornwell's Arthur series. They already did Sharpe and the Saxon chronicles

Unfortunately, it's looking a bit **** so far - shame, as it's comfortably Cornwell's best work (IMO)

 

[Welsh Exile]

Unfortunately, it's looking a bit **** so far - shame, as it's comfortably Cornwell's best work (IMO)

Oh dear, that doesn't look great but I'll still give it a go I suppose. I don't see Tom Jones, Anthony Hopkins or AWJ. Not many Welsh at all by the looks of it. That's where they've gone wrong, clearly.

 

[McTallshort]

Interesting. I hope they're talking to AWJ.

Well he was old enough to be about in the dark ages I suppose

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Looks funny.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

 

[Kiwiwomble]

Unfortunately, it's looking a bit **** so far - shame, as it's comfortably Cornwell's best work (IMO)

agreed...and not just because he didn't drag it out to 7-8 novels

one of the few series ive read more the once, love them....but that just doesn't vibe for me...like other than the name arthur im not sure what happening...didn't look like there was anything to differentiate from vikings, last kingdom etc

 

[Which Tyler]

Hope against hope that it's just a shot trailer.

If they're going to ignore the Cornwell books and just do a generic Arthurian tail, then why pay for the Cornwell books, when the mythology is... ever so silghtly beyond copyright

 

[Kiwiwomble]

Hope against hope that it's just a shot trailer.

If they're going to ignore the Cornwell books and just do a generic Arthurian tail, then why pay for the Cornwell books, when the mythology is... ever so silghtly beyond copyright

maybe literally so they can call it the "winter king" and associate Cornwells name...so people go and watch

Its my argument for when they do things like Indie 4 and 5....if the story was good enough it doesn't need to be indiana jones....but that ***le will get more people through the door

 

[Which Tyler]

But surely, "The Watch" already showed that it's a bulshit theory if the product is still bad

 

[Saintjay]

If it's not told from a view point of an old monk witnessing the Arthurian saga I'm out. The press stuff seems to say it will be, not convinced by that trailer. Or as a 10 part series for ITV X.

 

[Welsh Exile]

ITV is ****. That's all I need to know.