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Top Secret! (1984). RIP Jim Abrahams. Of all the classics he’s known for this was the only one I’d not seen previously for some reason. I’ve seen Airplane!, Naked Gun and Hot Shots about 20 times each, I don’t know why not this. I guess it wasn’t on Finnish TV enough when I was young, or something. So got it from Apple for 4,99 € and at least sniggered for 90 minutes. I completely lost it at the real cow wearing boots (despite it being on the poster it somehow surprised me still), laughed loud enough for the cats to leave the home theatre.

“I know a little German. He’s right over there.”

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    The Wailing

    Korean ghost story available on Netflix which I enjoyed. Dunno what it is about Korean films where the main protagonist has to be some sort of village idiot half the time, but despite that this kept me guessing until the end and the ambiguous ending required a bit of Redditing to confirm my assumptions. Enjoyed it more than I Saw The Devil. 7/10

    Homegrove the only one I’d not seen previously

    How does someone who watches so many films manage to have not seen so many films. I’m not sure this is the thread for you H.

        Amps many just slipped by in my younger years, I am trying to catch as many as I can now that I’ve become about four films a week-person.

          Watched Kneecap earlier this week, thought it was great.

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          rhouses haha. I liked The Lighthouse but wasn’t keen on The Northman.

              Amores Peros. An Iñárritu film - inspired to watch whilst I waited for Millsy’s Biutiful recommendation to arrive. Grim and horrible film of three intertwined stories - the dog fighting at the front is really horrible. Obviously, I absolutely loved it and gets a whopping 9/10 from me.

              Didn’t realise this was part of a three film thing featuring 21 grams (which I loved) and Babel (will watch).

                Along_the_Wire great film and also forgot it was part of that trilogy, of which the other 2 also superb

                  Thought I would watch In Bruges again before it goes from Netflix this weekend. Reckon this is up there as one of my favourite films. Probably seen it 4-5 times and still love it.

                  9/10

                  Haha all good 👍

                  Salem’s Lot (1979). Yet another classic I’d not seen previously. Technically a miniseries, but the version I watched was cut together like a three hour movie. The new version was too short, this was too long. The first two hours meandered a lot, then all the action felt really crammed in the end. But for made for TV miniseries it still looks damn good. I bought it on Blu ray, and the restauration looked as good as most 70s movies do in that format. Apart from the aspect ratio which they wisely kept as 4:3 for the Blu ray rather than try to force a modern one. Every scene with James Mason was pure gold, he was the best thing in this.

                    C_J another one where I had to to legally watch it.