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Best Cars per Class 1 2
by Protocawl- 5 followers
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Best vehicles in each class based on Broughy's testing AND to the best of my knowledge and experience so far: Note: SSASA = Southern San Andreas Super Autos LMS = Legendary Motorsport Benny's = Benny's Original Motor Works Motorcycles Nagasaki Shotaro [⭐best in class⭐, easiest to ride, price: $2,225,000 from LMS] Shltzu Hakuchou Drag [close 2nd best in class, higher top speed than Shotaro, trickier handling, price: $976,000 from LMS] Dinka Akuma [low budget alternative, most bang for the $$$, among the best in class, lacking in top speed, great handling and acceleration, price: $9,000 from SSASA or stolen off street…
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Cars and Motorbikes listed by Livery
by SkyeDave- 5 followers
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Spoiler This will be updated but here's 16 for starters. I have more on my spreadsheet I'll add later but these are the most prominent ones I know of and the most likely to be able to be used in some kind of themed race nights. If someone wants to suggest how I format this better then go ahead. The only liberty I've taken so far is putting two supers in the Stronzo livery even though they're just Italian stripes because otherwise Stronzo has none. A liberty I'd suggest taking is combining eCola with it's parent company Sprunk and eCola fills the Muscle and Sports Classics category that Sprunk is missing. …
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GTAO Crew and Event Pictures 1 2
by JuniorChubb- 4 followers
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WIf you want to share pics of what your Crew gets up to when they get together in free roam, meet ups or events you can share them here. I'll kick of with some pics of VANS when they get together for a Futo Nght...
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Looking forward to what these updates might be. Missions, cars, adv modes, complete dlc’s?
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GTA Online - The Contract 1 2
by Lann- 6 followers
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Only a few days away, lets gather everything related in this thread. https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/51ko98182a41o9/introducing-the-contract-a-new-gta-online-story-featuring-franklin-cli
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Welcome to my Paint Shop! It will be simple. A new crew color added each week and a open crew: https://socialclub.rockstargames.com/crew/lanns_paint_shop
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OUT NOW: THE CAYO PERICO HEIST Discover Offshore Riches in GTA Online’s Biggest Update Ever Robbing the biggest bank in the country? Been there. Raiding the casino’s vaults? Done that. Infiltrating the heavily guarded private party island of the ruthless drug lord El Rubio? Now you’re talking. Leave behind the lights of Los Santos for the sands of Cayo Perico and your biggest heist yet. The Cayo Perico Heist is the largest and most ambitious Grand Theft Auto Online adventure to date. Playable from start to finish either as a lone operator or with up to three other players, discover dozens of ways to infiltrate and heist a brand-new location for the u…
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So there I was, logging into Online and spawning at the club. Between the time I went from the upstairs bar to my office, I noticed a conversation between players with one of them begging for money. By the time I got to the office, I got booted to single player, watched Franklin end a phone call and I went back to online. The first thing I get is no Securoserv option in the menu and no access to the club PC because of my bad behaviour. What? Anyone from Rockstar care to explain how I spent the last 6 years getting regular "good behaviour" awards and suddenly get slandered while standing in my office?
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Searching For Clown Crew Members
by ChefPapi- 0 replies
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My crew and I are looking to grow larger, please let me know if you want to join. We dress as gangster clowns in underwear and run around doing whatever as a giant group in the party bus. It's fun to melee people as a squad of 10 and beating random players. We'll be squading up in about 6 hours, my xbox gamertag is True MF Don add me as a friend or message me
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Help!! Trapped in Survival startup
by ckrage75- 0 replies
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Hey all, I am relatively new to GTA. With Halloween here I was looking forward to doing the Halloween survival missions, unfortunately I started the unlock mission via Ron but now find myself trapped in "Go to the Industrial Site" part. Blue circle does spawn from time to time but I am completely unable to start the mission at all. I have tried it solo, with friends via invite and friends inviting me all to no success. I can not do any other missions at present and worse can not take part in any of the Halloween survivals, so missing out on event and the bonus to RP etc. Does anyone know a way to either end mission or better yet complete it so I can join the Hallowee…
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If you had to start over.
by Lann- 6 followers
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If you had to start over from scratch, what would you do and how would you reason? My first prio would be to get a Kosatka in order to do get to the Cayo Perico heists. I would make sure to be able to be a CEO, for the heist and buzzard. The CEO garage is expandable and would be my only garage initially. Once money start to come in I would fill up on the needed cars to race. I would probably go for Emerus, Issi Sport, Cheetah classic, retinue mk2, Yosemite, Trophy truck and the Club, then steal the rest from the streets. Then move on to get the GTO and whatever else might be needed. Use the free cars and any discount. If reaching the a…
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Los Santos Tuners DLC 1 2
by Lann- 5 followers
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A thread dedicated to the DLC that should be available in a few hours.
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Kicked From Jobs
by Skorpion- 2 followers
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Since the Tuner DLC I've been getting kicked from jobs so frequently that it's getting to be a joke. I've been playing GTAO since launch and have only been kicked for being too low level when restarting on my current/second chatacter. Now I'm for the first time finding that even at level 482 (which Im sure most of you would agree is quite low) I'm at least double the level of any random I happen to join, and I'm being kicked so frequently that I feel I'd be better off making a third character just to able to play. I dont think theres anything I can do about it other than make a new character which I refuse to do, but Im curious to know if any of you have experie…
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Ever since the tuners update I am no longer able to but cars from legendary motorsports, or south andreas super auto... I am able to buy vehicles from warstock though
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I know its only a small detail but my enjoyment of the music vibes from this radio station is somewhat diluted by Kenny Loggins. Mainly when he goes into his own mind and tries to be philosophical but ends up just sounding like when your dad talks about his youth, you just think 'stfu'. I think it would be a great idea to bring V-Rock back with Cousin Ned being the presenter. I would've said Laszlo as well but of course real life circumstances have played their part for him. Would be nice to have a station where another radio presenter is criticising another presenter such as the aforementioned K-Log and possibly even Ray de Angelo Harris who presents the Chakra Attack on…
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Please fix spawn of vehicle
by Drgn77- 2 replies
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As description reads. It very annoying especially on a mission with a short timer. Had them spawn 2 blocks away. If your on docks generally spawn opposite side.
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GTA5 on PS5 1 2
by JuniorChubb- 6 followers
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With the news that GTA will be ‘enhanced and expanded’ and then released on PS5 I was wondering what people’s thoughts were on this. From a crew and RSCnet perspective I think it’s great news... It will give boost to a game some of us are tiring of and hopefully bring in some new players while we wait for GTA6 (which may not launch with online capabilities). Personally I don’t think it will have impacted GTA6’s timeline either, though I’m sure many will disagree. GTA Online will be a stand alone game available at launch for PS5, free for 3 months. What do people think the price will be after this (maybe free for returning players)? Every PS+ membe…
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Hello. I would like to be in one more crew that i can use to test custom colors. In order to do that I think I need to be leader or commish of that crew. Now i cant start a new crew, only join one more crew, its a limit of Social club. So my wish is that someone start a new crew, maybe called rockstarsocialclub.net or if thats banned whatever other name.. and invite me to that crew and promote me high enough so that I am able to manage that crew, in order to chage crew color. Anyone who had their morning coffe and with some spare time?
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I've got little more than GTA$30.000.000 and no Businesses. Which Should I Acquire First?
by Hideyosho- 2 followers
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Howdy all. Title pretty much sums it all. Cannot recall exactly if I've got GTA$33.000.000 or less, but I think the question is still valid. I know it's not a lot of GTA$, so I'd like to spend them wisely. This means, knowing the advantages and disadvantages of each recommended Business. Knowing I almost exclusively play alone, so I don't risk any earnings. Wanna know then, which are the best Businesses to run if playing that way. I also heard Daily Fees are a headache for almost everyone, and since I only got GTA$30.000.000, I may run out of GTA$ easily, but don't know up to which point Fees are a serious problem. I acquire every option when I purchase an…
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Which Weapon(s) Should You Attach a Suppressor On?
by Hideyosho- 3 followers
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Howdy all, first time poster here. Basically what the title says. I saw varied views about that. Some say a Pistol with a Suppressor is enough, while others say you need both a Pistol and a Sniper Rifle, and others even say it's advisable to have at least one Weapon with a Suppressor in each category where available. AFAIK, the benefits of using Suppressors on Weapons are that you aren't wanted by the Police as early as you would without them; you're prepared to deal with Mission stealthily (something advisable on some of them, since they become way easier to complete); and, and only if you enjoy Deathmatches, that you don't appear on the Radar. AFAIK, there are…
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While planning my guest hosting at 2Bros I counted what classes i had the most cars in (to race, just fired up a lap of Criminal Records in each class). Sports: 44 Muscle: 28 Sports Classics: 24 Supers: 22 Does it look similar for you?
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They need to expand freemode objective
by Drgn77- 1 follower
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It is ridiculous that I can spend half day wait for that event. Half time not even something that covered. It should cover anything expect business battle.
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Gta Online On PC
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Fill Your Bags
by Lann- 2 followers
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For fun, show of your secondary targets as we move towards.. yea, what is the maximun of that progress bar? It changed from 10 to 20 once 10 was passed, is 50 the max?
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0XDBX 8th Anniversary, 23rd - 30th Jan 2022
Domestic Battery is celebrating it's 8th Anniversary at the end of January. There are GTA online events throughout the week open to all our friends here at Rockstar Social Club .net. Please RSVP on the links provide so that host know how many people to plan for All times are GMT (UK time) unless stated otherwise Sun 23rd TNT Contact Racing hosted by @Dodge 18:00 (12:00 US Central) - TBC calendar entry for RSVPs - TBC Mon 24th A special edition of Monday Motor Mayhem Mischief and Merriment hosted by @Crawford1872 21:00 calendar entry for RSVPs - TBC Wed 26th Whacky Races A not too serious racing playlist, different types of race featuring some unusual vehicles hosted by @djw180 21:00 or 20:30 - TBC RSVP here https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/calendar/event/97-whacky-races Fri 28th Tip Touching Anniversary Edition A PL full of stupid jobs hosted by @LimeGreenLegend 21:00 RSVP here https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/calendar/event/96-tip-touching-anniversary-edition/ Sat 29th Two Bros Anniversary Edition our regular mixed PL hosted by @omarcomin71 and @pete_95973 21:00 RSVP - TBC or use regular event once the previous week's has been cleared- 2
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1,163Rate the Last Film you Watched
A lot of musicals and cats this week, though thankfully not Cats: The Musical. What I Watched This Week #2 (Jan 8-14) Singin' in the Rain dir. Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly/1952/1h43m Gene Kelly and Jean Hagan are Don Lockwood and Linda Lamont, the hottest couple on the silent screen, but they can't stand each other off screen. Their screen relationship is threatened by the arrival of the talkies because Linda has the most grating, annoying accent in all Hollywood and she couldn't sing her way out of a paper bag. Enter Debbie Reynolds as Kathy Seldon, who meets Don at a party and soon gets a job as the singing and speaking voice for Linda. This is a marvel of a movie, an absolute blast from start to finish. Not only does it contain some of the most iconic songs in film history, Make 'Em Laugh, Good Morning and of course the legendary title song, but it's also hilarious, I really wasn't expecting it to be this funny. A lot of the laughs come from Donald O'Conner as Cosmo Brown, Don's best friend, and my favourite character in the film. Seriously, his performance of Make 'Em Laugh is incredible, I rewound the film to watch that several times. Then there are the dance numbers, directed by Kelly himself. It's hypnotic the way he moves; the way he dreamily dances through the rainy streets with an umbrella, giddy with love, really is a special scene This definitely deserves its reputation as one of, if not the greatest musicals ever made. A near perfect movie. 10/10 Lime's Film of the Week! Paddington 2 dir. Paul King/2017/1h44m The cutest bear in the world (suck it, Pooh) returns in this sequel, which is basically the same as the first film, but that doesn't matter when you pack it with so much heart and sweetness and sincerity. Paddington (voiced by Ben Whishaw) is framed for the robbery of a valuable pop-up book by hammy stage actor Phoenix Buchanan (Hugh Grant) who knows that it contains clues leading to a trove of valuable treasure. When he is imprisoned his family, The Browns (led by Sally Hawkins and Hugh Bonneville), sleuth to prove his innocence, while Paddington himself gets involved in a prison break scheme led by the fearsome Knuckles (Brendon Gleeson). A fantastic storybook of a film, this is guaranteed to put a smile on your face. This has a very Wes Anderson feel to it with the gorgeous pastel colour palette and beautifully intricate sets, as well as the very playful feeling that permeates every scene. Worth watching just for the way Gleeson pronounces “mamalade”. 9/10 Cat People dir. Jacques Tourneur/1942/1h13m Cat People is a psychological thriller starring Simone Simon as a Serbian fashion designer Irena who has a whirlwind romance with Oliver Reed (Kent Smith) before marrying him. The only problem is that she won't even kiss him as she believes she is cursed to turn into a panther if she becomes too aroused. This soon drives Reed into the arms of his co-worker Alice (Jane Randolph), which may be enough to cause Irena to transform in a fit of jealous rage. Despite the short run time this film still feels like it drags. The two leads aren't very engaging, and certainly don't have any chemistry together, but there are a couple of very well directed suspenseful scenes, particularly the swimming pool scene, that redeem the rest of the film. The story is interesting in itself, and the idea of this generational trauma being passed down in the form of the curse is a good one. I do want to check out the 80's remake of this now though just to see what that does with this story. 6/10 Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny dir. Liam Lynch/2006/1h33m A stoner musical comedy starring Jack Black and Kyle Gass aka. Tenacious D, The Pick of Destiny sees the duo form the band and then go on an epic quest to find the mythical pick of destiny, a guitar pick used by all of the greatest guitarists in history. I love this film and think it really deserved to be a bigger hit than it was, this could've been the modern Cheech and Chong. I know a lot of people find Black to be grating, but in the context of Tenacious D, a delusional pair of fat, lazy stoners who think they are rock gods, his character really works. This is a very stupid movie, in the best way possible, with a bunch of cameos from Tim Robbins to Dave Grohl, and the songs are absolute bangers. The soundtrack, from the opening song Kickapoo (which features Meatloaf and Ronnie James f*cking Dio) through jams like Master Exploder and Beelzeboss, had me singing along the whole time. Recommend you get very baked while watching this. 9/10 Spectre dir. Sam Mendes/2015/2h28m Sam Mendes returns to the world of Bond with his follow up to Skyfall, Spectre. In it he continues his fascination with Bond's past that he began in the last act of Skyfall, only in a much more obtrusive and ridiculous way, seriously, the big reveal in this film is something that Austin Powers did as a joke in Goldmember. Daniel Craig returns for his fourth outing as Bond, this time facing a foe who has been pulling the strings behind the scenes since Casino Royale (probably because they didn't have the rights to use this character until this film), and it feels so shoehorned in it hurts. Christoph Waltz as Bond's nemesis does a solid job, but everything he says just sounds like nonsense. I still found enjoyment in this from the directing and the set pieces, which are great, but by fleshing out the backstory of Bond you just make the character less interesting. The worst Craig Bond film by a mile. 6/10 Bronson dir. Nicolas Winding Refn/2008/1h32m How insane do you have to be to spend 30 out of 34 years in prison locked in solitary confinement without ever having killed anyone? Watch Bronson and you'll find out. This is a biopic about “Britain's most violent prisoner” Charles Bronson, played by Tom Hardy in a career best performance. What sets this apart from your usual biopic is in the presentation. Many times we have Bronson on stage telling his story to an audience, and by proxy, us. These are very theatrical and markedly different from the more traditional scenes, which are always gritty and grimy and threatening. It's like a visual representation of his schizophrenia and it works so well. You also get to see a lot of Hardy's p*nis in this, which is always a bonus. This is a fantastic film that I highly recommend, and which the real Bronson called “absolute madness at its very best”. 9/10 The Kid dir. Charlie Chaplin/1921/53m Over one hundred years ago now Charlie Chaplin released his first feature length film, The Kid, and it's still a beautiful and funny film now in the 21st century. Chaplin, in his Little tr*mp persona, comes across an abandoned baby in the trash and because he is a pure and good person, decides to take him in and raise him as his own. Five years later, while the tr*mp and the Kid have to hustle just to survive, his mother has become a famous singer and wants to be reunited with her child. This leads to a heartbreaking scene in which social services arrive to rip the Kid from the tr*mp's arms. The shot of the Kid in the back of the truck crying his eyes out and calling for his daddy had me blubbing like a b*tch. The happy ending feels both forced and false after the hardships they both had to go through, but despite how sad Chaplin seems at times, and how his films mostly deal with the poor and working classes being beat down by life, he's a comedian at heart and wants the audience to go home smiling, which I certainly did. 9/10 No Time to Die dir. Cary Joji Fukunaga/2021/2h43m There may be some big spoilers here, so if you don't want to know about that just know that I thought this is the best Daniel Craig Bond film since Casino Royale. Now the review proper. While I didn't like Spectre because it tried to flesh out Bond's past, here we have a film imagining his future and I really like it. We start with Bond retired and living with Madelaine (Lea Sedoux), whom he met and fell in love with last film. This doesn't last long and he is soon back investigating a bio-terrorism plot helmed by Lyutsifer Safin (Rami Malek), who has connections with Madelaine. Also, since he retired there is a new 007 in the form of Nomi (Lashana Lynch), who soon gets into a game of one-upmanship with her predecessor. A load of more complicated and globe trotting events take place and in the end James Bond is killed in a missile strike! The mad lads actually did it and I think it's a brilliant move, leaving the slate clean for the inevitable reboot of the series. Stylistically this is very similar to the last few Bond films, very sharp and clean looking, well directed and with some stunning stunts. The Hans Zimmer score is better than the music from Spectre, and the title track by Billie Eilish might be the best of all the Craig Bond songs. This really sends Craig out with a bang, and is a much more dignified finale than Pierce Brosnan in Die Another Day. 8/10 The Shooting dir. Monte Hellman/1966/1h18m A minimalist western noir film, The Shooting is about two miners, Will and Coley (Warren Oates, Will Hutchins) hired by a mysterious and acerbic woman (Millie Perkins) to lead her to a nearby town. However, it soon becomes clear that she is looking for something, or someone, else, and when they are joined by hired gun Billy Spear (Jack Nicholson) things become much more tense. This reminded me a lot of The Hitch-Hiker, it's very bare-bones and to the point, real economic filmmaking. It makes sense for such a low budget film, but it also adds to the overall feel of the piece, real gritty. Oates as the gruff miner Will and Nicholson as the dangerous young man Spears were both great, but Perkins and Hutchins really weren't on the same level and bought the film down. If this film had a better female lead then it would be much better overall, but as it is it's still a decent little thriller, and the noir style story isn't something I've seen done in a western before. 6.5/10 Tommy dir. Ken Russell/1975/1h51m Adapted from the concept album of the same name by The Who, Tommy is a rock opera starring lead singer Roger Daltrey as the deaf dumb and blind kid who sure plays a mean pinball. Going into this film that's all I knew, that he is a genius at pinball, but what followed was totally insane; he becomes a superstar and eventually a cult/religious leader. Obviously the music here is top notch. In my opinion the combo of Keith Moon (who also plays the creepy Uncle Ernie) on drums and John Entwistle on bass is the best rhythm section in rock. It was weird and awesome seeing Oliver Reed singing and dancing as a Butlins style holiday camp worker, Tina Turner and her futuristic iron maiden full of syringes was terrifying and Elton John's giant boots were honestly understated for him. Jack Nicholson lip-synching a British singer was still probably the weirdest thing in the film though. 9/10 Leningrad Cowboys Go America dir. Aki Kaurismaki/1989/1h19m (no trailer for this so here's the Cowboys performing a song) This is a Finnish comedy from Aki Kaurismaki about a band, The Stalingrad Cowboys (played by real band The Sleepy Sleepers) who go to America to make it big. But when they're there all they find are dive bars, unfriendly cops and a barren industrial landscape. On the upside they also discover rock and roll and go from playing folk music that honestly reminded me of music from Borat to playing covers of classic rock and roll songs. This film has a real deadpan, absurdist feel to it, like a surreal Blues Brothers. The band even dress like the Blues Brothers, just with added fur coats and lethally sharp pompadour hairdos and winklepicker shoes. I had a lot of fun watching this, and recommend it if you're looking for a real odd comedy to watch. 8/10 Bugsy Malone dir. Alan Parker/1976/1h33m When I was a young kid I was totally in love with Jodie Foster from this and Freaky Friday, so when my dad told me those films were made in the 70's and that she was about the same age as my mum I was heartbroken. I don't think I've ever gotten over that. Anyway, this is brilliant. A musical mob movie set during the prohibition but with an all child cast. Sounds insane, and it is, but it really works. Swap out tommy guns for cream shooting “splurge guns” and real cars for awesome pedal cars you're done! Fantastic songs, but it is weird seeing children lip-synching adult voices. Fat Sam is the man and the sing along finale is so infectious they should develop a vaccine to protect against it. 9/10 Great Expectations dir. David Lean/1946/1h58m From one of the greatest directors of all time, David Lean (Lawrence of Arabia, Bridge on the River Kwai) comes this lavish adaptation of Charles Dickens' story of a young orphan, Pip (Tony Wager/John Mills as young/old Pip respectively) sent to London to become a gentleman thanks to a secret benefactor. Throughout all of this he holds a candle for the mean and cold-hearted Estella (Jean Simmons/Valerie Hobson) who is in the care of Miss Havisham (Martita Hunt), who has gone mad since being jilted at the altar. While not my favourite Dickens story, this is a great adaptation that really leans into a Gothic aesthetic that suits the story perfectly, particularly in the last act where it almost turns into a haunted house film. This film also features a freakishly young Alec Guinness as Pip's London roommate Herbert Pocket. I did find this film dragging in the second act while he was in London, but Guinness' presence helps with that. Also Pip is supposed to be 20 when Mills takes over the part, but he looks all of his 38 years and then some. A very good literary adaptation that may be too literary for its own good. 7.5/10 Shoot the Piano Player dir. Francois Truffaut/1960/1h25m Shoot The Piano Player is the second film from Francois Truffaut, one of the founding members of the French New Wave and former film critic. It stars Charles Aznavour as Charlie, a pianist at a cheap jazz bar, but he used to be a concert pianist until the tragic end to his marriage. After his brothers scam a couple of gangsters out of their take from a robbery Charlie gets drawn into the mess when they come looking for them and find him instead. Tonally this film is all over the place, and purposefully so. One minute Truffaut is treating it like a slapstick comedy, other times like a straight noir thriller. The one constant is the character of Charlie. He has a melancholic air to him that just makes you automatically root for him, it reminded me of Ben Gazzara's performance in The Killing of a Chinese Bookie.A fun film that somehow leaves you feeling slightly sad, I really liked this. 8/10 I'm No Longer Here dir. Fernando Frias/2019/1h52m A strong contender for worst haircut I've ever seen in a film, sported by lead actor Juan Daniel Garcia Trevino as Ulises, in this Mexican movie from Fernando Frias. 17 year old Ulises spends his time in the streets of Monterrey with his gang, dancing and partying and just acting like kids for the most part. However, he soon has to illegally cross the border after he gets involved in some cartel business and puts his family in danger. In New York he finds himself isolated thanks to the language barrier, but soon forms a relationship with the teenage Lin (Xueming Angelina Chen) who works at her grandfather's store, where Ulises manages to get some work and a place to stay. This is a brilliantly shot film with a real raw feel to it, thanks in part to the young cast who are just so natural. Trevino's lead performance as Ulises is incredible and the final shot, full of both hope for and fear of the future, caps the film off perfectly. Also, the cumbia music the gang loves is banging. 8.5/10 The Electrical Life of Louis Wain dir. Will Sharpe/2021/1h51m After playing the rough and brutal Phil Burbank in Power of the Dog, Benedict Cumberbatch gives an equally impressive, though very different performance as the titular character in the biopic The Electrical Life of Louis Wain. Wain was a Victorian painter who found fame by painting anthropomorphic, cartoonish and utterly charming pictures of cats. He falls in love with the governess hired to teach his younger sisters, Emily (Claire Foy), but falls into a deep depression after she passes away. He finds solace in his paintings and his cat Peter, but his struggles with his mental health, one scene where he believes he is drowning is very upsetting, and his awful handling of money ends with him in an asylum. However there is a happy ending (which includes a bizarre cameo by Nick Cave as H.G. Welles, a fan of Wains) with the film being really about the therapeutic qualities of art and creativity and animals and nature. This is also a very beautifully shot film, at points becoming luminous and painterly, and this just emphasises one of the themes of the film, the beauty of the world. I had no expectations for this film going in, I only watched it because I've seen everything else at my local cinema, but came out absolutely loving it. 9/10 A Cat in Paris dir. Alain Gagnol, Jean-Loup Felicioli/2010/1h5m A Cat in Paris is a French animated film about a cat, Dino, who leads a double life. During the day he is the pet of a little girl called Zoe, who has been mute since the death of her father. By night the cat is the faithful assistant to a friendly cat burglar, Nico. These two lives converge when the man who killed Zoe's father is seen back in town, causing her police detective mother Jeanne to focus on him rather than her daughter. This is a cute little film whose strongest point is the look. It has both sharp and soft qualities, it's very tactile with backgrounds coloured in with what looks like chalk and crayons and colouring pencils, lots of texture, and the character animation is very fluid and satisfying. It has a great jazzy soundtrack that becomes more thriller tinged later on. The weak points for me are the story; there's a lot going on here, it really could've benefited from being fifteen minutes or so longer, and I didn't really like any of the vocal performances. None of them were bad but they all felt kinda out of place. Still a decent film though, and it's worth watching just for the running gag with the barking dog. 7/10- 2
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