Craeftig on 21/12/2017 at 17:35
Also, yes. That's more or less what he says.
Sulphur on 21/12/2017 at 18:49
Quote Posted by Craeftig
You know I was a youtube clip of the original where Begbie starts a fight in the pub, and it struck how stupid in retrospect this film is really is. I mean, if that happened in a real life situation the guys in the pub would behave like white knights and pile in the guy who just basically admitted to serious assault on a woman in a pub.
I always parsed that 'Who the fuck are you!?' as 'She's my girlfriend so back the fuck off so I can take charge' and less something that could be mistaken as an admission of guilt. The scene's kinda weird because in the book it's a guy, not a girl, and it's drawn out to show exactly how psychotic and manipulative Begbie is; but they abbreviated it in the movie in order to appease the God of Pacing. I s'pose it does feel kinda daft if you look at it without expectations from having read the book.
Craeftig on 21/12/2017 at 19:00
I meant Begbie was the obvious culprit but obviously we saw it differently. I guess the scene is there as a prody of teh stereotype that Scotland is full of violent drunks which is probably true to be fair.
Renzatic on 21/12/2017 at 19:05
Quote Posted by henke
Gotta give it to Wally Brando! What a performance.
I almost want to give the award for that scene to Robert Forester. He doesn't have to say a single word in response to anything Wally's saying. Everything he's thinking is writ large on his face.
Sulphur on 21/12/2017 at 19:10
Quote Posted by Craeftig
I meant Begbie was the obvious culprit but obviously we saw it differently. I guess the scene is there as a prody of teh stereotype that Scotland is full of violent drunks which is probably true to be fair.
Heh, yeah. Boyle definitely swerved it towards parody. I get what you're saying: the implication of someone going on the defensive immediately without prompting means they must've had something to do with it, as common sense would have it. The point of that scene, though, was the only people who knew for sure it was Beggars who threw the glass was his own troupe on the balcony, and they wouldn't out him because their collective ownership of the situation was the universal fraternity motto that justifies sweeping shit under the carpet: 'Yeah, he's a fucking psycho, but he's a mate, so what can you do?'.
Craeftig on 22/12/2017 at 01:07
I guess you're right. I'm going to have to watch Trainspotting 2 now.
icemann on 22/12/2017 at 07:12
My movies for 2017 listed from best to worst:
1. Get Out
2. The Disaster Artist
3. Logan
4. The Big Sick
5. John Wick 2
6. Bladerunner 2047
7. Wonderwoman
8. Spiderman - Homecoming
9. Star Wars -The Last Jedi
10. Alien - Covenant
11. Guardians of the Galaxy 2 - A very forgettable movie
12. Bad Moms 2 (this movie was terrible)
Scots Taffer on 9/1/2018 at 01:36
To think once upon a time this was my frigging mainstay... the big movie thread... soz guys... real life. My tastes have changed a lot in the past couple of years and I just can't muster the enthusiasm I once had.
I can't even produce a top 10 I've found the offerings to be so uniformly shitty so I'll just throw out the noteworthies (both good and bad).
La La Land - Walked out of the cinema. It wasn't bad enough that these guys can't really sing and dance, but also there's zero sense in the narrative.
Get Out - Intense, funny, brilliant. Saw the ending a mile away but didn't care it was such a ride.
The Last Jedi - My SW reviews are completely unreliable. I often turn around and hate what I once loved. I've not revisited any of the new SW films since seeing them with the kids in the cinema but this one I want to see again. Pretty much just for the throne room fight.
Baby Driver - Didn't work for me. I wanted to love it, but it just didn't click. I was bored.
Trainspotting 2 - Stopped watching. Nostalgia doesn't work me. (See also Twin Peaks: The Return)
Guardians 2 - Bad. Boring. Except for the intro.
The Circle - Enjoyable enough but a little too neat and pat - like an overly long diet version of Black Mirror
The Hitman's Bodyguard - Good fun but too much swearing for swearing's sake.
Logan Lucky - alright to kill time on a long haul flight...
The Big Sick - cute and authentic, well worth the watch.
John Wick 2 - hehehehehehehehehe
Wonder Woman - Yawn. Stopped watching.
Haven't seen Bladerunner or Thor or Dunkirk (What the ACTUAL FUCK SCOTS you haven't seen a NOLAN MOVIE WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU) but I will definitely get around to them
Also Three Billboards is supposed to be fucking ace
henke on 9/1/2018 at 06:44
Scots, so glad to have you and your BAD OPINIONS back.
Scots Taffer on 9/1/2018 at 06:53
Did I say throne room fight? I meant Ben Swolo in his high pants.
