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The Favourites: Christmas Edition
by Mark Verstappen- 1 reply
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The Favourites: Christmas Edition Come and join us on Wednesday 28th of december at 20:00 UK Time on PS4* for The Favorites! Just turn up to the Christmas tree on Legion Square in your favorite reable car where we will hopefully drive in the snow. We will determine who has the best nicest car brought to the meet before we start races where each participant can select their car and track combination they like to race! We will all race the car the player selected against eachother. The person choosing the car will have to own the car and share it unless he picks a stock car to race Pick whichever you think people should get a taste of or should suffer i…
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Tulip Redemption & Tahoma Comeback
by Mark Verstappen- 2 replies
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Tulip Redemption & Tahoma Comeback Come and join us on Wednesday 21st of December at 20:00 UK Time on PS4* to give a nice end the the shortest day of the year! Just turn up to the parking garage of the Rockford Mall wither either vehicles to complete your christmas shopping, enjoy some races & company. NOTE: The 18th is the Final day you can get the Tahoma Coupe FOR FREE. We will find out who has the best American 2 door before we start a playlist to determine who gets to play Santa at the mall! We will be using custom Tulip M-100's & Tahoma Coupe against each other, but dont worry if you dont have either as we can share where needed.…
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Yes, your eyes do not deceive you! For one night and one night only, this unconventional driving challenge returns for the first time in almost 2 years for its 5th installment. Join me as I guide you across the wild and challenging terrain of Los Santos' East Coast, with a route that promises to take you and your vehicle to the extremes! While no vehicles are outright banned (except flying / weaponised ones that are pretty obvious), I'd ask that you take something that is not going to be overpowered - in the spirit of the event and for your own enjoyment! I really hope to see some old faces there as this promises to be a pretty nostalgic one! Event s…
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Wide Beemers
by Mark Verstappen- 2 replies
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Wide Beemers Come and join us on Wednesday 6th of December at 20:00 UK Time on PS4* for Wide Beemers! Just turn up to the upper parking lot of the Banner Hotel on Alta Street with your Sentinel Classic Widebody. We will determine who has the best Sentinel Classic Widebody before we start a playlist to determine the winner of the widebodies! We will be using custom Sentinel Classic Widebodies, but dont worry if you dont have one as I do and am willing to share. 😄 Post below to get involved! Verstappen Mulder Warriors *Subject to change depending on people with available platforms & who will all be there. 🙂
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Mystery Car November 2022
by Mark Verstappen- 2 replies
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Come and join us for Mystery Car on Wednesday 16th of November at 20:00 British time. We will start out in free roam from the Horney's Burgers' parking lot from where we will have to follow the clues to find the Mystery Car. Once the car is revealed we will all buy it, if needed, modify it, then spend the night racing it. The price of the car will be less than $100k so don't worry about having to spend millions to join in. The usual rules will apply, don't bring the emergency services along with you in free roam, don't kill other players, race clean and respect the other racers.... Basically don't be a bellend. Post below to get involved with your available…
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Evil Weevil 🎃
by Mark Verstappen- 3 replies
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Evil Weevil 🎃 Come and join us on Wednesday 2nd of November at 20:00 UK Time on PS5* for some Weevil racing! Just turn up to the bottom layer of the western parking garage of LSIA in either a Weevil Custom. We will determine who has the best car before we start a playlist for some fun racing! We will be using custom cars, but dont worry if you dont have one as we will be running the races in GTA mode to be able share cars. Post below to get involved! Verstappen Warriors *Subject to change to PS4 depending on people with available platforms & if Dave will make it. 🙂
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Cinquemila vs Rhinehart
by Mark Verstappen- 1 reply
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Cinquemila vs Rhinehart Come and join us on Wednesday 19th of October at 20:00 UK Time on PS5* for some Sedan racing! Just turn up to the western parking garage of LSIA in either a Cinquemila or Rhinehart. We will determine who has the best car before we start a playlist for some fun racing! We will be using custom cars but dont worry if you dont have one as I do and am willing to share. 😄 Post below to get involved with your preferred car! Verstappen (Rhinehart) Mulder (Cinquemila) Warriors Dave Alex *Subject to change to PS4 depending on people with available platforms & if Dave will make it. 🙂
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Oktoberfest Wed 5th Oktober.
by SkyeDave- 3 replies
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Is it about beer? Is it about German cars? Is it just because it's an even in October and Dave is struggling for a catchy title? Come along and find out this Wednesday 5th at 8pm UK time. PS5 We will be racing a variety of cars on a variety of tracks. Highlights will include the Hao's works prepared Arbiter GT around American Gran Park, The LM87 around the Nurburgring and the new Kanjo SJ around the Kortz Centre. We'll also pit the acceleration and straight line speed of Hao's Vigero ZX against the handling and cornering prowess of the Buffalo STX round the LS Airport Infield Raceway. All this and more.
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ZX!
by Mark Verstappen- 1 reply
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ZX! Come and join us on Wednesday 28th of September at 20:00 UK Time on PS5* for ZX! Just turn up to the parking lot of Mirror Park Tavern with your Vigero ZX. We will determine who has the best ZX before we start a playlist to determine the tamer of the Torero ZX! We are planning on racing with HSW turned off although we might change this somewhere during the night depending on what people would like. We will be using custom Vigero ZX's but dont worry if you dont have one as I do and am willing to share. 😄 Post below to get involved! Verstappen Mulder *Subject to change to PS4 depending on people with available platforms…
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Survive the Hunt 5
by Mark Verstappen- 2 replies
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Survive the Hunt 5 Come and join us in Survive the Hunt, where the aim is to... Well... Survive the hunt! On Wednesday 21st of September 20:00 UK time on PS5 or PS4 depending where the most players are. Starting from the parking lot next to the the Xero Gas warehouse near LSIA. What is Survive The Hunt? Essentially, Survive The Hunt is a freeroam game mode where one player is "hunted" by 8+ other players. There is no radar, HUD or name-tags in order to make this a bit more interesting. While there is no set tactic, the most popular and effective one is for the hunted player to "blend in" with the game AI - either on foot or in a car. This means obeying traffic…
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Cayo Perico Series
by Mark Verstappen- 2 replies
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Cayo Perico Series Come and join us on Wednesday 24th of August at 20:00 UK Time for Cayo Perico Series! Just turn up to the LSIA Cayo Perico terminal with vehicle you'd like to race the move on Cayo Perico. We will determine who has the nicest vehicle before we start the races! We will be using custom Any vehicle of your choice. But dont worry if you dont have one thats chosen as we can share at the start. Post below to get involved! Preferably with your available platforms. Verstappen (PS4 & PS5) Warriors (PS4 & PS5) Mulder (PS4 & PS5)
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XO!
by Mark Verstappen- 1 follower
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XO! Come and join us on Wednesday 17th of August at 20:00 UK Time for XO! Just turn up to the parking lot of Premium deluxe Motorsport with your Torero XO. We will determine who has the best XO before we start a playlist to determine the toreador of the Torero XO! We will be using custom Torero XO's but dont worry if you dont have one as I do and am willing to share. 😄 Post below to get involved! Preferably with your available platforms. Verstappen (PS4 & PS5) Warriors (PS4 & PS5) Mulder (PS4 & PS5)
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Criminal Enterprises Racing
by Mark Verstappen- 1 follower
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Criminal Enterprises Racing Come and join us on Wednesday the 3rd of August at 20:00 UK Time for Criminal Enterprises Racing! Just turn up to the parking lot of the Golf Club in your favorite released newly release or updated car. We will determine who has the best car before we start a playlist to determine the best Criminal Racer! We will race the currently released cars from the Criminal enterprises Update (or updated cars). Each race will feature only one of the cars so we can all try them out equally. Don't worry if you don't own all/any of the eligible cars, we can spawn cars in for you where needed. Post Malone to get involved!…
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Dinky Winky! (PS4)
by Mark Verstappen- 2 replies
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Dinky Winky! Come and join us on Wednesday 6th of July at 20:00 UK Time on PS4 for Dinky Winky! Just turn up to the beach in East Los Santos under the highway Bridge with your Winky. We will determine who has the best Winky before we start a playlist to determine the Winky King! We will be using custom Winky's but dont worry if you dont have one as I do and am willing to share. 😄 This may also involve races which are not regular circuit races. Post below to get involved! Verstappen Warriors Mulder
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Mystery Car June 2022 (PS4)
by Mark Verstappen- 1 follower
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Come and join us for Mystery Car on Wednesday 15th of June at 20:00 British time. We will start out in free roam at the Burger Shot parking lot from where we will have to follow the clues to find the Mystery Car. Once the car is revealed we will all buy it if needed, modify it, then spend the night racing it. The price of the car will be less than $100k so don't worry about having to spend millions to join in. The usual rules will apply, don't bring the emergency services along with you in free roam, don't kill other players, race clean and respect the other racers.... Basically don't be a bellend. Post below to get involved! Verstappen Mulde…
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Rigged Random Car Extravaganza: Rockstar Games Special!
by Mark Verstappen- 3 replies
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Come and join us on Wednesday 20th of October at 8 PM British time for the Rigged Random Car Extravaganza: Rockstar Games Special! After accidentally driving the forgotten Seven-70 last week I thought it was only fitting (and time) to see what wacky, fast, slow, stupid cars the game will give us again. After a meet up in free roam at the tennis courts on Vespucci Beach we will launch into a playlist of races where you will only know what car we will be racing each race when we get to the car selection screen. Each class is determined by a random number generator. After this when we are in the car selection screen i will press the 'random car' button and we will…
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Big Paulie's Budget Car Night!
by SkyeDave- 4 replies
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Tired of all this chat of Liberty City coming to GTA online? Big Paulie is and he says, if you can't come to Liberty City, he's gonna bring Liberty City to you! Come join as at the LS docks this Wednesday where we'll meet a familiar face fresh off the boat from Liberty City who has brought some of the cars from GTA IV over for us to race in LS. We'll be racing OG classics such as the Dukes, Vigero, Primo, Blista Compact, Stallion, Futo, Sabre Turbo, Ruiner, Ingot, Stratum, Intruder, Habanero, Patriot, Oracle XS, and Rhapsody as well as others that I've forgotten and you can remind me about. Hopefully Paulie is going …
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Peashooter! 🟢
by Mark Verstappen- 3 replies
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Peashooter! 🟢 Come and join us on Wednesday 18th of May at 20:00 UK Time on PS4 for Peashooter! Just turn up to the parking lot north of the gas station in Mirror Park. We will be racing Ardents as you before not used to be able to race them. R* only allows stock ones but that means no-one has to buy anything! 🥳 For this event the person in each race to finish lowest in an Ardent will have to drive a stock Turismo Classic. If you win in the Turismo Classic you switch back to the Ardent. This may also involve races which are not regular circuit races. Post below to get involved! Verstappen Dave Warriors Mulder
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The Paleto Bay Tourist Board Presents.....
by SkyeDave- 1 follower
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Come join us this Wednesday 11th May at 8PM uk time on PS4 for the 30th Annual Paleto Festival. It's not just about the the Monster Trucks! We'll be racing Go karts, motorbikes, R/C cars, jet skis, as well as the usual tuners, sports, muscles and classics all in and around the streets, forest and cove of Paleto Bay.
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Sharknose! 🦈
by Mark Verstappen- 1 follower
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Sharknose! 🦈 Come and join us on Wednesday 4th of May at 20:00 UK Time on PS4 for Sharknose! Just turn up to the parking lot behind the Chinese restaurant near the Vespucci Helipad in a Zion Classic. We will determine who has the best taste in cars before we start a playlist in Zion Classics to determine who is the Sharknose King! We will be using custom Zion Classics but dont worry if you dont have one as I do and am willing to share. 😄 This may also involve races which are not regular circuit races. Post below to get involved! Verstappen Mulder Catman Warriors
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Something with Compacts! Wed 27th.
by SkyeDave- 1 follower
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Come join us this Wednesday 27th April 8pm uk time when we'll be doing something imaginative with the compact class. I was holding off because I thought there was some kind of update today but it's turned out to not be very much so I figure we can just race from the oft forgotten compact class round the tight and twisty stuff.
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Survive the Hunt 4
by Mark Verstappen- 2 replies
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Survive the Hunt 4 Come and join us in Survive the Hunt, where the aim is to... Well... survive the hunt! Wednesday 20th of April 20:00 UK time starting from the bottom layer of the eastern LSIA Parking garage. What is Survive The Hunt? Essentially, Survive The Hunt is a freeroam game mode where one player is "hunted" by 8+ other players. There is no radar, HUD or name-tags in order to make this a bit more interesting. While there is no set tactic, the most popular and effective one is for the hunted player to "blend in" with the game AI - either on foot or in a car. This means obeying traffic laws, following the road at an AI-ish pace, stopping at traffic lig…
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Audience Participation Playlist, Wed 13th PS4
by SkyeDave- 1 follower
- 8 replies
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The Wednesday 8PM we'll run an mixed playlist where we take it turns to choose which car and class we race on some of our favourite tracks. We'll run GTA race or stock cars so no matter if you don't own anything specific. (I don't own anything except a Zion because I transferred to PS5).
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The Fastest Car
by Mark Verstappen- 2 replies
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The Fastest Car Come and join us on Wednesday 6th of April at 20:00 UK Time on PS4 for 'The Fastest Car'! Just turn up to the parking lot in the middle of the Vinewood Racetrack in any car. We will determine who has the best taste in cars before we start a playlist in what everyone thought was the fastest car in 2013 to determine who is the Adder King! We will be using stock Adders for this so you dont need to prepare a car. Post below to get involved! Verstappen Mulder Warriors
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Coupé Kings
by Mark Verstappen- 1 follower
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Coupé Kings Come and join us on Wednesday 30th of March at 20:00 UK Time on PS4 for Coupé Kings! Just turn up to the parking lot of the small str*p mall two blocks east of the Rockford Mall in any Coupé. We will determine who has the best taste in cars before we start a playlist to determine who is the Coupé King! This is the list of all Coupés currently ingame. Previon Zion Zion Cabrio Felon Exemplar Jackal Sentinel XS Cognescenti Cabrio F620 Felon GT Sentinel Oracle Oracle XS Windsor Windsor Drop Don't worry if you don't own all/any of the Coupés, we can spawn them in for you. But it would be nice if poss…
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188Rate the Last Film you Watched 2: Electric Boogaloo
The Teachers' Lounge (2023) dir Ilker Çatak Leonie Benesch plays a teacher, Carla, at a German school where there have been a series of thefts. Only small amounts of money have been taken, but someone is clearly making a habit of it. She teaches a class of 11 and 12 year olds. One is accused of being the thief, but she senses the accusation is false and borne out of another kids prejudice. The school handles it badly. She then has an idea, sets a trap and gets pretty conclusive evidence of who the real thief is. She confronts them hoping they can put an end to it without having to report the suspect, but they deny everything. Then the whole situation just spirals out of control, with counter accusations, further suspicion, protests, people not knowing the full story jumping to the wrong conclusion, etc, etc. Throughout all this Carla tries to do the right thing, keeping things confidential, that if she actually revealed would make life far easier for her, and so on. It's well acted, particularly by Benesch who I have seen previously in the excellent TV series Babylon Berlin. I found the child actors all quite good too, largely because they are just being normal kids. This is not the sort of drama where kids do adult things, like solving crimes, or coming to the rescue of someone in danger. They just do what you would expect kids that age to do in that situation. In some ways its quite a simple drama, no thrills, no special effects, not that much tension at first. But it does build up the tension quite subtlety for something which, at the end of the day, is quite a minor crime to something that seems bigger. The ending was a bit confusing to me. I can't say much without spoilers but it was not what I expected and I thought the story would go on a passed where it ended. I'm not sure what point the film makers where trying to make with this ending. But it was very interesting none-the-less. 8 / 10- 2
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188Rate the Last Film you Watched 2: Electric Boogaloo
What I Watched This Week #152 (Nov 25-Dec 1) Radiohead: In Rainbows - From the Basement dir. David Barnard/2008/1h3m This concert film sees Radiohead play most of their In Rainbows album, plus a few select other songs, in Maida Vale Studios in London. The setting, and the fact that there is no audience, makes for an incredibly intimate experience and allows you to fully focus on the musicianship of each of the band members. Thom Yorke is an entrancing frontman – and excellent dancer if you've seen Paul Thomas Anderson's short film Anima – with his idiosyncratic twitching and distinctive wailing voice. I also liked how, thanks to the close proximity this films gives us, I was able to see the chord choices he makes when playing guitar. It's not something that the casual viewer would catch, but as a dabbler in guitar myself I really appreciated it. It was also fascinating to see lead guitarist Jonny Greenwood at work, his corner of the studio like a lab as he not only plays guitar but also keyboards and synths and at one point he's programming beats on a laptop. An up close and personal look at one of the best bands ever at work. 10/10 Harakiri dir. Masaki Kobayashi/1962/2h15m A depressed ronin – a samurai without a master – Hanshiro Tsugumo (Tatsuya Nakadai) comes to the house of Iyi looking for a place to commit honourable seppuku – ritual suicide – and a worthy swordsman to act as his assistant. The lord's chief counsellor Kageyu Saito (Rentaro Mikuni) questions him, as not long before a young man came to their house with a similar request. The film is made up of two stories that collide, that of the young man, Motome Chijiwa (Akira Ishihama), and Tsugumo's life story. This is an incredibly crafted film with some absolutely gorgeous cinematography and a perfectly paced plot that always keeps you hooked. It explores the samurai codes of honour and whether they are actually worth anything when challenged, and the differences between honour and respect as you can act with honour but no respect, as is the case in this film. What really drives this film forwards is the amazing performance by Nakadai in the lead role. He is the picture of absolute resolve, his one goal left in life to expose the hypocrisies of his fellow samurai. Even though this is made up of mostly conversations between Tsugumo and Saito I was still on the edge of my seat, with this story being one of the most enthralling I've ever seen. This is an absolute masterpiece in every way. 10/10 Lime's Film of the Week! Toy Story dir. John Lasseter/1995/1h21m Pixar's first feature length film is a genuine landmark in the history of cinema as it is the first fully computer animated film, ushering in a new age for animation like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs did nearly sixty years earlier. Expanding on their short film Tin Toy, Toy Story imagines a world where toys come to life when no one is watching. Tom Hanks stars as cowboy Woody, the favourite toy of young Andy (John Morris). Life is good until Andy's birthday when he gets the brand new flashy toy, Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen), and feels like he's being replaced. Apart from the textures looking very flat, though at the time they set the high bar in the industry, and the human characters looking frankly grotesque – though nowhere near as nightmare inducing as the baby from Tin Toy – this is as close to perfect as you can get. The script is hilarious and also hits some big emotional beats, the characters all have real depth and personality, and the songs by Randy Newman capture the charm and whimsy of the film perfectly. In my opinion this is the defining role of Hanks' career, and he makes an iconic duo with Allen's egotistical space ranger. The supporting cast is also full of instantly iconic characters with performances that all match their personalities, with John Ratzenberger as Hamm the know-it-all piggy bank being my favourite. Arguably the best, and most revolutionary, animated film ever made. 10/10 Killer's Kiss dir. Stanley Kubrick/1955/1h8m This early Kubrick stars Jamie Smith as Davey Gordon, a boxer at the tail end of his career who falls in love with dancer Gloria (Irene Kane). But their relationship is threatened by Gloria's boss, club owner and violent criminal Vincent Rapallo (Frank Silvera). The best thing about this film is the moody, almost noir-like, black and white photography. The New York City locations all feel seedy and lived-in, giving the film tons of atmosphere. The boxing scenes are also very well shot, echoing his earlier documentary short Day of the Fight. Sadly the rest of the film is distinctly average. Apart from Silvera who gives a good turn as a sleazy gangster the performances are pretty flat and the story is predictable and drags even though it's barely an hour long. This is an improvement on his debut feature film, Fear and Desire, but it won't be until his next two films, The Killing and Paths of Glory, that he really hits his stride as a filmmaker. This isn't a bad film, but it's really only worth seeking out if you're aiming to watch all of Kubrick's rather slim filmography. 5/10 Dark Star dir. John Carpenter/1974/1h23m John Carpenter's debut feature length film tells the story of four working class astronauts on a decades long mission travelling through the galaxy destroying unstable planets, readying the universe for colonisation. One of the astronauts is played by Dan O'Bannon who also co-wrote the script with Carpenter and would go on to write Alien, another sci-fi film about blue collar workers in deep space, but unlike that film this is full of humour, at times it's almost a full blown comedy. One protracted scene sees O'Bannon's character chase the ships alien mascot around, the alien being what looks like a beach ball with feet. They also get into a philosophical argument with one of their thermonuclear bombs, which honestly put me in mind of Talkie Toaster from the British sitcom Red Dwarf. Actually, a lot of this reminded me of Red Dwarf, low ranking technicians stuck on a space ship bored out of their minds and looking for something to pass the time. Because it started out as a student film the budget is practically non-existent and none of the performances really stand out, but I really like the concept and there are lots of interesting ideas here. Not what I was expecting from a John Carpenter sci-fi film, but worth watching all the same. 7/10 Emilia Perez dir. Jacques Audiard/2024/2h12m Zoe Saldana stars as Mexico City lawyer Rita who is kidnapped by a the leader of a cartel, Manitas (Karla Sofia Gascon), who asks for her help in transitioning to a woman, becoming the titular Emilia Perez (Sofia Gascon is a trans woman herself). What sounds like a heavy drama is given the melodramatic treatment of a soap opera, and is also a musical (the vaginoplasty song being a highlight). Sadly this only undercuts the seriousness of the subject matter and at points comes off like a joke. I've read reviews that say this does nothing to help trans representation and having no lived experience of that I couldn't say, but Perez as a character does come off as a selfish *sshole who I couldn't sympathise with at all, and none of it has anything to do with her gender identity. The performances from the two leads are good, and they really invest themselves in their characters, as does Selena Gomez as Perez's ex-wife Jessi, and they really help sell the more sincere moments here. Well intentioned but off target, there are some decent moments here but the wildly inconsistent tone throws it all off. 5/10 First Man dir. Damien Chazelle/2018/2h21m First Man is a biopic of astronaut Neil Armstrong (Ryan Gosling) covering his life from his time as a test pilot in the early 60s up to the moment he became the First Man on the moon in July 1969. As well as his professional life we also see his personal life with wife Janet (Claire Foy). The film presents Armstrong's stoic, isolated, obsessive personality as his way of dealing with grief, and makes his time on the moon imbued with even more meaning than it already has thanks to this. Gosling's performance is all under the surface but you can always feel his sadness, motivating him or maybe he's trying to run away from it. All of the launches and scenes in space make it feel suitably terrifying, with lots of close ups of all the bolts and rivets holding their ship together as they creak and groan. It's also mostly filmed from inside the ships during these scenes, no glossy shots of rockets gliding through space, so you feel like you're there with them. More of an emotional than informative biopic, if you're looking for a Wikipedia entry then you'll be disappointed, this is a very humane take on humanities greatest achievement. 8.5/10- 2
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