#3671

great, isnt it!

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#3672

Case of diminishing returns with Ip Man, still the second one has the awesome Sammo Hung, and there are still plenty of very well crafted fight scenes to keep you entertained

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#3673

It really was! Once I noticed how many shots there was of Shigeharu fixing himself a drink; it all became agonisingly tense!

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#3674

I’m sold :grin:

Thought some of the best fights in the first one came at the beginning when the out of towner’s were challenging all of the masters! Really ace stuff though, eh?

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#3675

I just watched Shinjuku Triad Society and for some reason thought it was Takeshi Kitano directing it

#3676

I genuinely hated Audition, which felt odd since I liked (or at least appreciated) everything else Kaufman has done and the concept appealed. I keep considering going back to try it again but the feeling was so visceral that it’s hard to convince myself …

#3677

:smiley: think you’re thinking of Adaptation, pal

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#3678

:man_facepalming:

I just spent 4 hours watching Lawrence of Arabia, clearly exhausted my film-brain for the day.

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#3679

We’ve all been there.

#3680

Enjoy it?

#3681

I was looking it up after and it said Miike did Audition and I was thinking that I rrally didnt recall Takeshi Kitano doing that. Boggling

#3682

Everyone get some sleep!

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#3683

Bobby Sands doc on iPlayer is well worth watching FYI

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#3684

Yeah it was really good, lot funnier than I expected and less dodgy in PC terms (though obviously Alec Guiness isn’t the most convincing Arab ever…)

Properly epic, felt it earned the run time with all the set pieces and the exploration of the impacts of war and fame and religious fervour. Plus O’Toole was a real standout, unlike most any other leading man performance I’ve ever seen.

Side note - not a single word was said by a female character, which isn’t inherently wrong but still felt jarring.

#3685

Feel bad for Peter O’Toole, does Lawrence of Arabia and probably would have won the Oscar any other year, only to have Gregory Peck in To Kill a Mockingbird that same year. Never did win an Oscar in the end :frowning:

#3686
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#3687

It’s not called Florence of Arabia is it mate.

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#3688

Haven’t seen TKaM, should I?

#3689

Yeah, it’s great, one of the best book to film adaptations ever. Robert Duvall’s first ever film too I think.

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#3690

Never realised that Peter Capaldi has won an Oscar #totallypointlessfilmtrivia