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The story of Ian Curtis' rise and ultimate demise with Joy Division.

Stunning powerful thought-provoking biopic.

Posted By: Jim Nasium on October 15th 2008 at 14:38:31

Message Thread

OK, so Mrs Git and the Gitlets are about to bugger off for half term (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 15, 14:35:40
- Underground (oh yes!!) ... (General Chat) - Tombs, Oct 15, 17:32:45
- cold mountain (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Oct 15, 17:23:30
  - krecktion, i meant..... (General Chat) - Tombs, Oct 15, 17:25:38
- The Big Lebowski <-------- Best recommendation of the day (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 15, 17:13:45
  - A decent enough film; but about the worst the Coen Brother's have done (n/m) (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Oct 15, 17:17:42
    - the characters were top draw though (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Oct 15, 17:27:09
  - shut the fuck up donny (General Chat) - Tombs, Oct 15, 17:15:47
    - You can call me El Duderino, if y'know, you're not into the whole brevity thing. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 15, 17:20:00
      - Do you see what happens, Larry, WHEN YOU FUCK A STRANGER IN THE ASS? (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 15, 17:25:01
  - ^^^ yes, but Full Metal Jacket is a far better recommendation (General Chat) - blindasabat, Oct 15, 17:15:24
- Fargo (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Oct 15, 17:11:32
  - ^^^^ YES! (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 15, 17:13:06
- blood diamond (General Chat) - Tombs, Oct 15, 17:04:26
  - I've got that, but I hent watched it yet. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 15, 17:07:22
- Matador with pierce brosnans (General Chat) - Tombs, Oct 15, 17:03:47
  - ... (General Chat) - Tombs, Oct 15, 17:08:25
- La Haine is brilliant (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 15, 16:54:17
- No Country For Old Men^^^^ (General Chat) - Tombs, Oct 15, 16:50:58
- 37?2 le matin (n/m) (General Chat) - blindasabat, Oct 15, 16:49:35
- Zombie Strippers (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 15, 16:25:38
  - "It only got one star for the naked women ! " (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 15, 16:28:29
- Teeth (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 15, 16:23:06
  - I think not. In honour of WOTB, though, I probably should get American Pie, I hint seen it (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 15, 16:29:15
    - It is awful. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 15, 16:30:57
      - absolutely unfunny puerile yank shite (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 15, 16:40:19
        
        and you must be old (n/m) (General Chat) - conker, Oct 15, 17:08:33
        
        Not a truer word has been said on the Wrath today (n/m) (General Chat) - stringersrevenge, Oct 15, 16:50:26
        
        I'd been told it was 'really funny'. I was disappointed to say the least (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 15, 16:54:19
        
        My sense of humour had never been so offended in my life, until I watched an episode of (General Chat) - stringersrevenge, Oct 15, 17:17:04
- What about some classic war films? (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 15, 16:18:42
  - all quiet on the western front is amazing (General Chat) - Tombs, Oct 15, 16:52:29
  - Great call (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 15, 16:27:14
    - Full Metal Jacket is fan-bloody-tastic and is an absolute must-see (n/m) (General Chat) - blindasabat, Oct 15, 16:32:23
      - The Thin Red Line was very good in parts (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 15, 16:39:41
  - Enemy At The Gates - brill (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 15, 16:21:28
    - is that the snipers in St Petersburg one? (General Chat) - blindasabat, Oct 15, 16:23:52
      - oh yeah, i liked that. (n/m) (General Chat) - megson, Oct 15, 16:36:50
      - Yep - ridiculous ending, but the rest is good. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 15, 16:26:16
- Sunshine (n/m) (General Chat) - blindasabat, Oct 15, 16:08:28
  - I've given up on you since discovering that you are maliciously recommending crap films (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 15, 16:12:17
    - think of it as a game of Russian Roulette (General Chat) - blindasabat, Oct 15, 16:20:12
    - It's a sci-fi. Supposed to be rather good, but some people just don't do sci-fi. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 15, 16:14:07
- Once Upon a Time on Mexico (n/m) (General Chat) - blindasabat, Oct 15, 16:07:04
- ... (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Oct 15, 16:02:43
- Dude, Where's My Car? (n/m) (General Chat) - Small, Oct 15, 15:57:24
  - i liked that (General Chat) - blindasabat, Oct 15, 15:59:34
    - Harold and Kumar get the munchies (n/m) (General Chat) - conker, Oct 15, 16:00:09
      - i didn't like that (General Chat) - blindasabat, Oct 15, 16:01:30
        
        I watched "Awake" last night (General Chat) - conker, Oct 15, 16:02:23
        
        What's that one where Alba is underwater all the time in her bikini? (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 15, 16:03:53
        
        Into the blue, (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Oct 15, 16:10:09
        
        PAngler would know (n/m) (General Chat) - blindasabat, Oct 15, 16:06:24
        
        Nope (General Chat) - conker, Oct 15, 16:04:45
  - Dude, what does mine say? (n/m) (General Chat) - conker, Oct 15, 15:59:20
  - Brilliant. Definitely definitely get Dude, Where's My Car? (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 15, 15:58:32
    - You mean that's a real film name? (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 15, 16:21:26
- Killing Zoe (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 15, 15:54:20
- "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 15, 15:47:19
- How about some filums set in Scotland, seeing as how you're Scotch? (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 15, 15:44:53
  - "Scotch" (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 15, 15:49:15
    - Greyfriars Bobby? (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 15, 15:50:05
- Bambi? (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 15, 15:43:21
- WIld things is worth a watch while Mrs Git is away. (General Chat) - megson, Oct 15, 15:35:40
- The Goonies. Chunk is an awesome chap. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Oct 15, 15:34:32
- Snakes On A Motherfucking Plane! (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 15, 15:29:37
  - Oh YES!!! (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 15, 15:32:53
    - I've only seen Reservoir Dogs, which is preposterous. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 15, 15:37:21
      - Ah, now that's a good idea (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 15, 15:42:59
        
        I wouldn't bother. Pulp Fiction is probably worth a watch though (n/m) (General Chat) - Small, Oct 15, 15:47:28
        
        i really, really liked that when i saw it (General Chat) - blindasabat, Oct 15, 15:46:32
        
        It's just silly, really. Don't see what all the fuss is about. (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 15, 15:46:19
        
        i was going to mention that i was 15 when i saw it (General Chat) - blindasabat, Oct 15, 15:48:33
        
        Nothing, of course - Reservoir Dogs just really, really isn't my thing. (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 15, 15:50:18
        
        Basically it's slightly better than Pulp Fiction (General Chat) - Brandonio, Oct 15, 15:51:35
        
        I quite enjoyed From Dusk 'till Dawn. Probably mainly because I had no idea of the plot b (General Chat) - Small, Oct 15, 15:55:21
        
        'twas on tele t'other day (n/m) (General Chat) - conker, Oct 15, 15:59:42
        
        Especially when you don't have to endure your other half tutting away (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 15, 15:50:01
        
        It isn't really. There's a couple of short yucky bits. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 15, 15:45:09
    - You're not missing much with Pulp Fiction. Total shit (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Oct 15, 15:36:22
      - yes, but you like Lost In Translation... (n/m) (General Chat) - blindasabat, Oct 15, 15:38:58
        
        Nuff said (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 15, 15:42:18
        
        Well you haven't seen Pulp Fiction yet...no film has ever been carried as much... (General Chat) - Brandonio, Oct 15, 15:43:49
        
        ^^ there is a truth to this, but i consider that to be part of good film making (n/m) (General Chat) - megson, Oct 15, 15:45:47
    - WHAT! You've never seen pulp fiction? that is a must then. (n/m) (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Oct 15, 15:35:26
    - Fucking hell - well Pulp Fuction for definite. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 15, 15:34:48
      - is that the one with Andy Garcia and 'boat drinks' in? (General Chat) - blindasabat, Oct 15, 15:38:24
        
        Yep, that's the one. It's a bit silly and contrived. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 15, 15:39:11
        
        well i was hoping for another 'Goodfellas' so it's no suprise i was disappointed (General Chat) - blindasabat, Oct 15, 15:41:59
      - ^^^^^^^ do these films git if nothing else (General Chat) - megson, Oct 15, 15:36:39
- Miss Cast Away (n/m) (General Chat) - blindasabat, Oct 15, 15:27:30
- Hot Fuzz. Fucking hillarious (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellow Ice, Oct 15, 15:22:24
  - agree, (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Oct 15, 15:24:39
  - It was on telly the other day (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 15, 15:23:40
    - I watched it in the cinema and thought 'its ok - probably wont watch it again' (General Chat) - Yellow Ice, Oct 15, 15:28:20
    - I like Simon Pegg, but Hot Fuzz was fucking dreadful. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 15, 15:25:14
      - there was a lot of in jokes for coppers, i didn't find it that funny first time around (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Oct 15, 15:29:26
        
        That would make sense but do you have any examples? (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellow Ice, Oct 15, 15:42:22
- Anything by Jacques Tati, or Aguirre Wrath of God, or Mr Smith Goes to Washington. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 15, 15:16:51
  - Oh, I should have added (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 15, 15:21:37
    - Yeah, Jacques Tati is unbearably depressing. Nary a laugh to be had. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 15, 15:25:03
      - Monsieur Hulot's Fucking Holiday, Ha Ha Ha (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 15, 15:27:57
        
        tati IS hilarious (General Chat) - Dave in France, Oct 15, 15:45:00
        
        I like the way Jour de fete mocks the American obsession with speed, too. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 15, 15:53:40
        
        And you haven't even mentioned Playtime - probably my favourite. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 15, 15:50:46
        
        Case proven (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 15, 15:50:40
        
        Poor, poor Git. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 15, 15:29:12
        
        Yeah (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 15, 15:31:29
        
        I'd turn it into a Danish-language screenplay if you like? (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 15, 15:35:17
        
        Cool, this could be a moneyspinner (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 15, 15:41:19
  - Or 'The Life and Death of 9413: A Hollywood Extra'. (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 15, 15:19:36
- City Of God, Amores Perros, The Long Good Friday, Juno (surprised at how good it was), (General Chat) - Brandonio, Oct 15, 15:16:41
  - Lost in Translation is shit (n/m) (General Chat) - blindasabat, Oct 15, 15:34:46
  - City of God getting a lot of votes, going to have to get that (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 15, 15:18:29
    - Lost In Translation is brilliant (General Chat) - Brandonio, Oct 15, 15:22:46
      - I hated it. Megsons probably right though one of those love it or hate it. (n/m) (General Chat) - stringersrevenge, Oct 15, 15:30:07
        
        She didn't even get them out (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 15, 15:34:53
      - I loved that, it IS a real marmite fillum though. (n/m) (General Chat) - megson, Oct 15, 15:26:30
- Revenge of the Killer Tomatoes (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 15, 15:16:17
- Convoy, Smokey & The Bandit, Naked Gun, Airplane. (n/m) (General Chat) - Mr Perfect, Oct 15, 15:14:41
  - Convoy is the fucking dog's bollocks (General Chat) - blindasabat, Oct 15, 15:33:07
    - Its my fave of all time (General Chat) - Mr Perfect, Oct 15, 15:52:39
  - Any which way but loose (n/m) (General Chat) - conker, Oct 15, 15:17:22
    - Brilliant! That and Any Which Way You Can are classics (n/m) (General Chat) - Mr Perfect, Oct 15, 15:21:36
      - "Left turn, Clyde" (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 15, 15:23:34
  - Yay! (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 15, 15:15:48
    - Blues Brothers....I'm basic when it comes to films (General Chat) - Mr Perfect, Oct 15, 15:23:48
      - Not sure on that one. (General Chat) - Mr Perfect, Oct 15, 15:31:00
      - Some classic car chases fillums would be good (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 15, 15:25:10
        
        French Connection? (n/m) (General Chat) - blindasabat, Oct 15, 15:34:11
        
        That's the one (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 15, 15:47:51
        
        Ronin's got a good car chase. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 15, 15:27:29
- Anything with her in it (General Chat) - Small, Oct 15, 15:09:09
  - Face like a runover chipmunk (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 15, 15:17:08
- Sex Lives of the Potato Men (n/m) (General Chat) - blindasabat, Oct 15, 15:07:24
  - That got panned when it came out though (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 15, 15:22:33
    - shhh... (General Chat) - blindasabat, Oct 15, 15:30:22
- some more: (General Chat) - Dave in France, Oct 15, 15:05:54
- Click (n/m) (General Chat) - blindasabat, Oct 15, 15:04:32
  - That's not with Adam Sandler is it? Was made to watch it, fuckin dreadful film, what is it (General Chat) - stringersrevenge, Oct 15, 15:12:12
    - shhh... (General Chat) - blindasabat, Oct 15, 15:28:25
      - Sorry fucked up your devious plan there (n/m) (General Chat) - stringersrevenge, Oct 15, 16:52:37
    - Too right (General Chat) - Small, Oct 15, 15:21:03
- Burnt by the Sun (n/m) (General Chat) - blindasabat, Oct 15, 15:03:59
- loudQUIETloud (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 15, 15:01:46
  - And if the devil is six, then GOD IS SEVEN! (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 15, 15:15:30
  - Forget music fillums (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 15, 15:09:15
- The Talented Mr Ripley - Another great sountrack including this classic....... (General Chat) - DrDublin, Oct 15, 15:01:45
  - of course the original (plein soleil, see above) is better (n/m) (General Chat) - Dave in France, Oct 15, 15:06:51
    - Too right. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Oct 15, 15:13:14
- Arizona Gay and Mince Panda in XXL's Compression Pants 2 (n/m) (General Chat) - IED in Selwyns Pants, Oct 15, 14:59:19
  - Seen it (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 15, 15:19:34
- Thank You For Smoking (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 15, 14:58:56
  - Ooo that looks good (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 15, 15:08:02
- sexy beast with ray winstones (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Oct 15, 14:57:08
- Heima (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 15, 14:56:19
- I saw a bit of something called Wrong Turn 2 last night (General Chat) - Yellalee, Oct 15, 14:55:55
- foo fighters at wembleys (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Oct 15, 14:55:25
- Glengary Glen Ross (n/m) (General Chat) - stringersrevenge, Oct 15, 14:53:48
- Driving Miss Daisy? (n/m) (General Chat) - pieman63, Oct 15, 14:52:09
- Max (General Chat) - Tombs, Oct 15, 14:51:21
- Seraphim Falls (General Chat) - blindasabat, Oct 15, 14:50:28
- Sign up to Lovefilm through Quidco (General Chat) - conker, Oct 15, 14:49:01
  - I signed up a year ago, ordered 3 discs and still have the same discs cos I'm too fuckin (General Chat) - stringersrevenge, Oct 15, 14:52:57
    - lol (General Chat) - blindasabat, Oct 15, 14:56:46
- chop off Lord of the rings, load of pish (n/m) (General Chat) - conker, Oct 15, 14:46:23
- godfather 1, 2 and 3 (General Chat) - Dave in France, Oct 15, 14:45:39
- Appocalypse now. (General Chat) - snowman, Oct 15, 14:44:50
  - Apocalypse is a great call, see if I can work out what the hell is going on this time (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 15, 15:20:18
    - are you *meant* to be able to work it out? I mean, really really get the point (General Chat) - megson, Oct 15, 15:30:50
      - "Vietnam was a bit of a muddle" (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 15, 15:32:09
        
        TVM thought i'd have a shot at "understatment of the century" (n/m) (General Chat) - megson, Oct 15, 15:37:34
- Monkfest 9 (n/m) (General Chat) - Small, Oct 15, 14:44:04
  - Teeth (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 15, 16:20:38
    - What's that doing down here? (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 15, 16:22:49
- Gross Point Blank. Marvelous Soundtrack to boot. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Oct 15, 14:43:28
  - great film, good call (n/m) (General Chat) - raretek, Oct 15, 14:48:56
- Anyway, why can you only watch DVDs when they're ( (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 15, 14:43:24
  - *away*. That was weird, all I did was put (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 15, 14:45:52
- Not a filum, but get Series 1 of The Wire and get stuck into that. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 15, 14:42:02
  - Just checked, you can get it on Love Film (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 15, 14:47:14
  - ^^^ yes! do all 5 series of it (General Chat) - blindasabat, Oct 15, 14:44:39
  - In Bruges is supposed to be good. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 15, 14:42:55
    - In Bruges is rather watchable (General Chat) - blindasabat, Oct 15, 14:45:39
      - I loved it, really good film. (n/m) (General Chat) - sheffieldcanary, Oct 15, 15:04:44
    - City of God is fucking brilliant, get that. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 15, 14:43:12
      - Agreed. I don't really like films but i loved that right off. (n/m) (General Chat) - Small, Oct 15, 14:48:11
- Untraceable and Mr Brooks are good (n/m) (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Oct 15, 14:41:04
- Shawshank Redemption - as for sleeping, just drink a bottle of Port every night (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 15, 14:40:52
- Control (General Chat) - Jim Nasium, Oct 15, 14:38:31
  - supoib (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Oct 15, 14:51:52
  - Hare... (General Chat) - Jim Nasium, Oct 15, 14:45:17
- Cum drippers & cum drippers 2. Both a1 (n/m) (General Chat) - Wissydean, Oct 15, 14:37:51
  - Don't bother with Cum Drippers 3 as it stars Selwyn as Barbie Pigflange (n/m) (General Chat) - IED in Selwyns Pants, Oct 15, 15:00:50
- You massive great big poof. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 15, 14:37:19
  - i think as a big ol' girly queero yourself, you're allowed to get away with it (General Chat) - blindasabat, Oct 15, 14:42:22
    - Has he really?? Christ, even I'm too young to need that. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 15, 14:44:28
  - Sorry, that was more homophobic than I intended. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 15, 14:37:44
    - But anyhoo - Rear Window is bloody good. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 15, 14:40:30

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