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Shardlake

"Yes Considerably"

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Shardlake
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Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
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Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Favourite Fleming Novel
Casino Royale
Favourite Bond Film
On Her Majestys Secret Service
Favourite Bond Actor
Daniel Craig
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4,043

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  • Frankie Boyle can be very crass and is one of the most controversial comics in the UK but when he says something intelligent and incisive he puts most comics to shame. The thing about Boyle is stands up for what he believes in and he's not used his…
  • Still love Casino but Skyfall knocked it off the no. 2 spot for me, I'm hoping that Bond 24 will do the same to SF or even OHMSS from, my no. 1 spot, I can hope can't I?
  • I hope it fails and the chance to get a movie is scuppered, Stallone is far too old to be playing Rambo unless we are talking reboot. It would have been interesting to get Eastwood do an Unforgiven with Dirty Harry but it didn't happen and we had…
  • Typical, I bet they saw how successful Hannibal had revitalised the franchise ( Mads is officially the best Lecter) but Rambo, Stallone has pretty much lost my respect with the utter garbage that is The Expendables and haven't they not learned from …
  • I kind of enjoyed Dredd when I saw it but like TLR The Raid was one of my films of 2012 and I felt utterly exhilarated by it. To see at the cinema was an experience I was exhausted by the end it's pace is electrifying and the fight sequences incred…
  • I've not seen 5 but seriously you want 6? I've heard nothing but people slagging it off. I won't waste my time on it, 4 was bad enough but I'll accept it ended there. If I did watch it and I've decided I won't I can see the same reaction that I …
  • boldfinger wrote: Shardlake wrote: Really good film and Connery was better in this than he was in his Oscar Winning performance in Untouchables. I think he is far more convincing as a Franciscan Monk than he is an Irish beat cop. Anyone …
  • Yeah I'm going to say it I'm afraid if a great Bond and journeyman director who didn't even get on can get the title then a Oscar winning director and the biggest box office Bond can Craig & Mendes Sorry I love Skyfall and have no problem …
  • I think large percentage of the series is an embarrassment to watch, YOLT, DAF, LALD, MR, OP, VTAK and all the Brosnan films are painful to watch. DN is for the most part boring and slow despite some of the most memorable moments of the series. …
  • I do want to see Alpha Papa but not at the cinema it's just too expensive, will Love Film this and then make a decision if it's worth owning. The price of tickets is just too much and I can't justify the amounts they charge these days, I need to…
  • Really good film and Connery was better in this than he was in his Oscar Winning performance in Untouchables. I think he is far more convincing as a Franciscan Monk than he is an Irish beat cop. Connery carries his performance in De Palma's film…
  • Creasy47 wrote: I loved Fincher's TGWTDT. I still have yet to see all of the original version, from the first few minutes, it definitely contained more details from the book that Fincher's version hadn't. I'm ashamed to say I didn't even know …
  • Creasy47 wrote: @Shardlake, I've heard Lee talk about how he wants to blur the line between Park's version and the manga (had no idea there was one/some, however you word it - I'm not into anime), yet from the trailers, I gather we already know mo…
  • Still my favourite television program of all time, I've seen it twice all the way through and I've no doubt another viewing is due soon. I would undoubtedly say masterpiece and one of those shows that might not have got huge viewing figures but i…
  • Creasy47 wrote: 'Oldboy' Although it was a bad English dub...wow. What a tremendous film from start to finish. I was a little skeptical at first, but as soon as the main plot picked up, I was anticipating every moment, all the way up until that…
  • Savages 2012 Ben (Aaron Johnson), a peaceful and charitable Buddhist, and his closest friend Chon (Taylor Kitsch), a former Navy SEAL and ex-mercenary, run a lucrative, home grown industry raising some of the best marijuana ever produced.. They a…
  • What is this fascination with watching films on TV you own on DVD or Blu ray? Bond on telly hasn't been a big deal for well over a decade now, the popularity of home formats have rendered the terrestrial TV showing Bond films obsolete. Some of…
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote: @Shardlake, 'overrated' is definitely the best description I could think of for this film, and I couldn't agree more. I will have to see how I feel about it with subsequent viewings, but at this moment I view it to be …
  • Richardo wrote: 0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote: I feel like I am missing something. Everyone goes on and on about this film, yet I didn't find it at all earth-shattering or even spectacular. I don't think Natalie should have gotten an Oscar for …
  • I'm not sure what is my favourite episode but the moment Nicky spots Geordie has a homeless guy is very powerful and a standout. I'm not sure I can separate an episode and call it the best it's just so good as a whole and every episode never bores …
  • Just watched the last episode, not sure where they are going with this but I'm more than intrigued to carry on watching this. The end sequence is a nice little reversal of roles and Mads continues to make me forget Hopkins as Hannibal and now than …
  • WillyGalore wrote: Someone's already blurted out the actor in question's cameo so hardly a spoiler anymore! Just goes to show in this internet age nothing can say a secret for long but it was nice to discover while watching the film for onc…
  • WillyGalore wrote: Shardlake wrote: The World's End 2013 The much awaited final chapter of Edgar Wright's and Simon Pegg's unofficial Cornetto trilogy which began with the utterly brilliant Shaun of The Dead (red) is finally upon us, Since …
  • OFITN is indeed a masterpiece and would agree it can stand next to the likes of The Soprano's & The Wire, Craig's acting has never been better. I know some of my fellow countrymen think we still produce high quality television and we do from …
  • The World's End 2013 The much awaited final chapter of Edgar Wright's and Simon Pegg's unofficial Cornetto trilogy which began with the utterly brilliant Shaun of The Dead (red) is finally upon us, Since 2008's Hot Fuzz (blue) Pegg has been becom…
  • Although they are separate series I can see the comparison, I rate Raiders as the greatest action adventure film of all time so while wiping the floor with all Bond entries might sound harsh, I'll just say it surpasses every entry ever made, if Bond…
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote: chrisisall wrote: Shardlake wrote: Pacific Rim 2013 What a load of semi entertaining cheesy nonsense And we LIKE it that way!! It's not doing that great at the box office, so right there you know it might…
  • Pacific Rim 2013 What a load of semi entertaining cheesy nonsense, I'm sure I've come to the end of the line with these C.G.I motivated juggernauts and Guillermo Del Toro needs to make another film in his native tongue. His talent is diluted by H…
  • Strengths Barry's Score, The Locations & Ken Adam's sets. Weaknesses Every other aspect of the film.