Lucifer_666
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Weekend Movie List # 9FRIDAY:
Eurotrip BBC 1
Carry on at your convenience BBC 1
Snakes and Ladders BBC 2
SATURDAY:
Con Air BBC 1
A Beautiful Mind BBC 2
Richie Rich ITV
Junior ITV
The Way West CH 4
Moulin Rouge CH 4
Birthday Girl CH 4
Beautiful Thing CH 4
The Sea Wolves CH 5
SUNDAY:
Dear Frankie BBC 1
Ice Age ITV
B Monkey ITV
Alfie CH 4
Meet Joe Black CH 4
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes CH 5
Ladyhawk CH 5
The Princess Bride CH5
The Addams Family CH 5
SWAT CH 5
Some great movies on back to back on CH 5 on Sunday....... The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, Ladyhawk, The Princess Bride and The Addams Family....then SWAT (But I haven't seen that before)
B Monkey is a good film too  
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roddglenn
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Ooo plenty of choice there. SWAT is worth a watch. Ladyhawk and Princess Bride are both classics. Conair's top too.
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Catnapper
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No films stand out for me.....Con Air's good but I've seen it loadsa times!
Who's turn is it to pick?
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Lucifer_666
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I think it is Sta this week isn't it??
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Catnapper
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I don't know.....I've lost all track!
Andy, pick a film!
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big aundy
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it's tough choice , i love con air and swat , and ladyhawke is a classic .
i'll go with swat ,
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Lucifer_666
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Good man Sta SWAT it is then!! And hopefully I won't delete it this time 
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big aundy
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ha ha ha , you better not , and you should all watch con air and ladyhawke too , both worth a watch
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Catnapper
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I'm not sure if I've still got the DVD or if I gave it away.....I'd better tape it to be sure!
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Lucifer_666
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I'll be watching Ladyhawk and The Princess Bride too I love both films aswell 
And babe you gave it away?? Is it that bad??? 
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Catnapper
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It's not a bad film Luc......Colin Farrell's good in it! When a charity sack comes I usually see if there's anything I can give......and I can't remember if I gave it or not......I'll have to check!
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Lucifer_666
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You give your dvds away I keep all my films even if they are crappy
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Catnapper
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I can't keep all my dvds cause I'm running out of space! If I won on the lottery, I'd have a big house with a dvd room
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Lucifer_666
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Ahhhh your like me babe I'd have a film library too  and a cinema and a games room
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Catnapper
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I've always wanted my own cinema
If I had a film library then every dvd would be in order
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roddglenn
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Good choice! :)
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Lucifer_666
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Hope so Rodd
Yep me too babe....I'd even have the hallway going up to the main cinema doors....with popcorn machine framed posters of classic films oh and my full sized Star Wars people like storm troopers guarding the door and Boba fett and Darth Vadar
I must actually start a thread....what would you have in your millionaire house
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The Man Chump
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Right swat it is then. I have it on dvd somewhere. Worth a watch tomorrow!
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big aundy
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i'm watching ladyhawke just now
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Lucifer_666
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I did too mate and then I watched the Princess Bride....its been years since I seen them....I still think they are great flicks
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roddglenn
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Ladyhawk and Princess Bride are both great. The music in Ladyhawk is extremely dated, but the film itself still stands up well. Mathew Brodrick is basically playing Ferris Bueller, but that's not a bad thing. Princess Bride is just brilliant in every way.
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Lucifer_666
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Funny mate I thought exactly the same thing about the music in Ladyhawk but your right its still a great flick and I forgot how good The Princess Bride was.... I particularly love the sword fight between the two good guys and the dialogue between the two
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Lucifer_666
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SWAT is an action film which basically does exactly what it says on the tin by adding action upon action and for that alone you can't really fault the movie because they are delivered pretty well. The chemistry and dialogue between Sergant Hondo (Samuel L Jackson) and his main man Street (Colin Farrell) I also enjoyed and both actors do manage to keep your attention throughout. I did also laugh at seeing Michelle Rodriguez who played the female SWAT member Sanchez and shake my head at the irony of her playing a cop when I was only after doing a post about her being sent to prison in real life . Though she does play the tough female with attitude by the numbers and I did like her tight tank tops . The Bad guy and ex partner of Farrell 'Gamble' (Jeremy Renner) I wasn't so convinced about however... I could imagine him having no problem playing the bully in a college movie or something but to me he just didn't look right or to ever be able to convince me he could take Colin's character on and perhaps beat him in the end. I think it would have been better with a different actor maybe a more mature looking one . I did love many of the earlier scenes were they had to sneak into an area and handle a hostage situation most notably the training test on the plane but as I say this I also found this part of the
problem with the movie...it give us a load of these scenes at the beginning showing us varied training in fact the first half if not more of the movie is this then all of a sudden it changes and they become like escorts for some billionaire criminal who is offering millions to anyone who can break him out??. Personally I was disappointed with this change and I do believe the film would have been much better had it ended with like the ultimate Hostage situation that only the good guys could crack.....We could have had Gamble with a crew taking hostages himself knowing all the procedures the SWAT team use so that our heroes have to use different unconventional methods??.....
In fairness I was sort of expecting this as I do think the film builds it up from the beginning but for whatever reason changes direction to a path which even though was still entertaining enough it could have and should have been much better.
With that said I did enjoy the movie the acting was pretty good even from rapper LL Cool J who played Deke and I really think Larry Poindexter is born to play the asshole Captain type . Oh and speaking of Deke remember the beginning when he and is partner are chasing a suspect from a house and the wife fires a frying pan at the partner well she was
actually firing it at the Director Clark Johnson who was playing the part .
If you like action movies SWAT will more than likely float your boat but for me it slightly sunk and it seemed to be like two films in one only I didn't get to see the ending of the first and more interesting one
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Catnapper
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I forgot I hadn't done a review
Never mind, your review's are more entertaining than mine anyway Luc Excellent review 
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Lucifer_666
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Thanks babe
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