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The Girl with All the Gifts
Gemma Arterton
Glenn Close
Paddy Considine

20 years ago humanity was infected by a variant of the fungus Ophiocordyceps unilateralis. The infected, referred to as "hungries", quickly lose their mental powers and feed on the flesh of healthy humans. The disease spreads through blood and saliva, but can also spread through spores created by the fungus. In England, the few surviving uninfected humans either live in heavily-guarded areas such as the Beacon.

Second generation hungeries that retain their mentsl facilities are discovered and kept in a secure facility were they are experimented on to find a cure. 1 child displays a high IQ and is next to be vivisectioned but before the procedure the base is overrun forcing only 3 base personnel and the girl to escape

A great story and performances by all. I like Paddy Considine as an actor and this is probably his best. Cracking film and one for the Bluray collection

Really curious about this one.
 
couple of Polish films -

Na Granicy - (High Border). Really good film about the remote and freezing border police up in the mountains. i wont say too much about the plot but it's full a suspense and drama. very satisfying

11 Minut - (11 Minutes). supposedly up for an oscar nomination. not as clever as it thinks it is. we meet several mostly unlikable characters over the course of the titled 11 minutes as their lives overlap and build up to a dramatic conclusion. pointless and overlong. the overriding feeling at the end of this one was So What?
 
In The Heart Of The Sea.

Whaling was Grim.
Getting the oil from them was Grim.
The reasons for whaling were Grim.
Getting Ship wrecked is really very Grim indeed.
In fact the whole thing is pretty Grim.
Seeing as you don't really care about any of them the Grimness is fairly unremitting.
Based on a true story of Grimness on the high seas.
 
No Escape

Owen Wilson and family move to an unnamed Southeast Asian country and get caught up in a revolution? coup?
Well, odd one this, when you watch it you'll be "whoa! ooooh! Oh my giddy aunt!". Tense, edge of your seat stuff, I was totally wrapped up and dragged along by it. Probably helped by being a bit tipsy whilst doing the ironing and having the kids upstairs in bed, parents beware this film plays on your fears.

After you have watched it various inconsistencies and improbabilities (Pierce Brosnan's accent?)etc. will occur to you.

Suspend critical faculties ride the Roller Coaster and enjoy, just remember it isn't a classic and don't think about it too much.
 
In The Heart Of The Sea.

Whaling was Grim.
Getting the oil from them was Grim.
The reasons for whaling were Grim.
Getting Ship wrecked is really very Grim indeed.
In fact the whole thing is pretty Grim.
Seeing as you don't really care about any of them the Grimness is fairly unremitting.
Based on a true story of Grimness on the high seas.
So a bit grim then? :)
 
Oh dear, not one I will be watching. :-(
It's the sort of thing thing that's best left as a book I think or turned into a fantasy - in this case Moby Dick. At least one of the survivors of the Essex wrote a memoir of the whole grimness and I think there is a more modern account of it as well. Not read any of them though including Moby Dick which I found to be a boring slog and gave up on it.
 
The Magnificent Seven (2016)

Was it magnificent? No, but it was a good film.

I'm not going to compare it with the 60s version, it was the same story of 7 fighters saving a town from the bad guy. Just like the 60s version and The Seven Samurai and just like Battle Beyond the Stars (which was a scifi version and in all honesty best forgotten)

Good cast, characters where excellent and they still had the same theme from the original. All good stuff and can't really fault it.
 
In The Heart Of The Sea.

Whaling was Grim.
Getting the oil from them was Grim.
The reasons for whaling were Grim.
Getting Ship wrecked is really very Grim indeed.
In fact the whole thing is pretty Grim.
Seeing as you don't really care about any of them the Grimness is fairly unremitting.
Based on a true story of Grimness on the high seas.

The book is surprisingly readable, although the reader is left with the impression that the sailors were astonishingly incompetent. They apparently avoided inhabited islands because of an unfounded fear of cannibals.
 
I saw Hell or High Water recently. An excellent film with superb performances from Chris Pine, Ben Foster and Jeff Bridges. Lovely Texas cinematography (reminded me of No Country for Old Men) and haunting soundtrack. Directed by a Scottish chap as well.
 
I saw Hell or High Water recently. An excellent film with superb performances from Chris Pine, Ben Foster and Jeff Bridges. Lovely Texas cinematography (reminded me of No Country for Old Men) and haunting soundtrack. Directed by a Scottish chap as well.
Same bloke who wrote Sicario mate. If you've not watched that then I highly recommend
 
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