PaddockLad 2,784 Posted December 14, 2020 Report Share Posted December 14, 2020 Theyre also without exception puerile, gauche, moronic and infantile Dave. I'm going to go out on a limb here and say there's only ever been one or two decent films that started life in a comic book. Prove me wrong Bonus points for guessing the exceptions that prove the rule... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
The Fish 813 Posted December 14, 2020 Report Share Posted December 14, 2020 4 minutes ago, PaddockLad said: Theyre also without exception puerile, gauche, moronic and infantile Dave. I'm going to go out on a limb here and say there's only ever been one or two decent films that started life in a comic book. Prove me wrong Bonus points for guessing the exceptions that prove the rule... There are plenty of comic books that are none of those things. Some have literally won the Pulitzer prize. You may not have heard of them, but they exist. Road to Perdition, Oldboy, History of Violence, plus the obvious ones like Dark Knight, Superman (Christopher Reeves), Logan, Joker etc. Of course there are a load of terrible movies that are based on comics too. Link to post Share on other sites
Tom 3,139 Posted December 14, 2020 Report Share Posted December 14, 2020 2 Link to post Share on other sites
PaddockLad 2,784 Posted December 14, 2020 Report Share Posted December 14, 2020 8 minutes ago, The Fish said: There are plenty of comic books that are none of those things. Some have literally won the Pulitzer prize. You may not have heard of them, but they exist. Road to Perdition, Oldboy, History of Violence, plus the obvious ones like Dark Knight, Superman (Christopher Reeves), Logan, Joker etc. Of course there are a load of terrible movies that are based on comics too. Ha. I note you didn't mention V for Vendetta or the classic Popeye from 1980, Robin Williams first foray on to the silver screen Link to post Share on other sites
The Fish 813 Posted December 14, 2020 Report Share Posted December 14, 2020 Just now, PaddockLad said: Ha. I note you didn't mention V for Vendetta or the classic Popeye from 1980, Robin Williams first foray on to the silver screen Vendetta is ok, but the 3 I mentioned tend not to be thought of as "comic book movies" because they're not about analogues in spandex. Link to post Share on other sites
Howmanheyman 4,629 Posted December 14, 2020 Report Share Posted December 14, 2020 9 minutes ago, PaddockLad said: Ha. I note you didn't mention V for Vendetta or the classic Popeye from 1980, Robin Williams first foray on to the silver screen I watched the Popeye film at the old Apollo at the bottom of Shields Road. Even as a bairn I knew it was canny shite, really. (And at the time I loved Williams in Mork and Mindy). Link to post Share on other sites
PaddockLad 2,784 Posted December 14, 2020 Report Share Posted December 14, 2020 9 minutes ago, Howmanheyman said: I watched the Popeye film at the old Apollo at the bottom of Shields Road. Even as a bairn I knew it was canny shite, really. (And at the time I loved Williams in Mork and Mindy). Am not having a word said against Popeye....its a giant amongst pygmies Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Gloom 3,068 Posted December 14, 2020 Report Share Posted December 14, 2020 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Alex 5,928 Posted December 14, 2020 Report Share Posted December 14, 2020 I think Superman was the first ever film I saw at the pictures (at the old Odeon cinema in town) Link to post Share on other sites
Monkeys Fist 7,414 Posted December 14, 2020 Report Share Posted December 14, 2020 First film I remember seeing was at Shields Rd. Apollo when I was about 7, my aunt took a whole gaggle of us cousins to see this… … fuck knows why I remember seeing Star Wars at the Odeon on Pilgrim St. when it came out in 1977 and the queue was round New Bridge St. as far as the old BBC studios. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Renton 2,143 Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 I vaguely recall in the olden days if you wanted to watch a blockbuster like Star Wars you sometimes had to wait in a queue for a second showing if you didn't make the first cut. None of this prebooking stuff you have now. Also remember they prefaced every film with a half feature length film which was sometimes better than the main event, and interval breaks. Butterkist popcorn, and who can forget Ba ba ba ba de der der, ba ba ba derrrrr! My God the 70s were shit. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Meenzer 4,191 Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 Not to mention smoking and non-smoking sections. In the cinema. Link to post Share on other sites
trophyshy 709 Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 21 minutes ago, Meenzer said: Not to mention smoking and non-smoking sections. In the cinema. Divided by - nothing? Link to post Share on other sites
Monkeys Fist 7,414 Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 Followed by a 20 year old ad for a shit curry house. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Sonatine 3,599 Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 The ads were sometimes better than the shitty movies. The local restaurant where the food was so good even the chef ate there, and at the Odeon in Durham there was always an ad for the Q Ball club upstairs Link to post Share on other sites
The Fish 813 Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 Sadie the bra lady Link to post Share on other sites
trophyshy 709 Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 Blowjobs in the back row, isn’t it. Link to post Share on other sites
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Ant 332 Posted December 16, 2020 Report Share Posted December 16, 2020 Well I've just been told I'm pretty much needed to be working straight through till 4th including weekends (not 24th/25th...joy) but they're going to let me carry my 39 days leave over in January so 1st of February I'll have 69 (harhar) days of leave to take next year Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Gloom 3,068 Posted December 16, 2020 Report Share Posted December 16, 2020 sounds like a deal is in the offing Link to post Share on other sites
Renton 2,143 Posted December 16, 2020 Report Share Posted December 16, 2020 32 minutes ago, Ant said: Well I've just been told I'm pretty much needed to be working straight through till 4th including weekends (not 24th/25th...joy) but they're going to let me carry my 39 days leave over in January so 1st of February I'll have 69 (harhar) days of leave to take next year You'd better watch that post Brexit your a/l rights aren't retrospectively slashed! Link to post Share on other sites
Ant 332 Posted December 16, 2020 Report Share Posted December 16, 2020 26 minutes ago, Renton said: You'd better watch that post Brexit your a/l rights aren't retrospectively slashed! N.I remains a mini member state lol so should be fine, but I could use a break tbh ideally when the missus and wee fella are also off, lockdown is making me less arsey about it since we'll not be going anywhere at least over xmas 30 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said: sounds like a deal is in the offing doubt it, and hmrc etc aren't even close to being ready Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Gloom 3,068 Posted December 16, 2020 Report Share Posted December 16, 2020 8 minutes ago, Ant said: N.I remains a mini member state lol so should be fine, but I could use a break tbh ideally when the missus and wee fella are also off, lockdown is making me less arsey about it since we'll not be going anywhere at least over xmas doubt it, and hmrc etc aren't even close to being ready sounds like there is going to be a compromise reached on LPF and a deal could be announced this week, with the EU making a minor concession to not punish us to quite the same extent in the event of UK divergence, which Johnson will try to sell as a big win Link to post Share on other sites
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Dr Gloom 3,068 Posted December 16, 2020 Report Share Posted December 16, 2020 4 hours ago, Dr Gloom said: sounds like a deal is in the offing Ahem Link to post Share on other sites
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