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Colin the Coupe 1 2
by VANS Official- 25 replies
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To celebrate one of our favourite long-standing members getting a new car this week we will be running Colin the Coupe night! All you have to do is turn up in a matte grey, stock Bolokan Prairie to get involved. The car only costs $25,000 and dont forget stock and matte grey! Spoiler Paulie... NO F1 WHEELS!!! This event is open to all up to 16 players but... Remember the rules, don't be a bell end, behave yourself in free-roam. No shooting, no explosions and no police! As usual we will be running GTA races so buying the car isn't essential, it's just for a bit of fun at the start of the night. Chubb the Chariot …
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Everybody’s gone to the Raptor 1 2
by CatManDoza- 28 replies
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As longest serving current member of the society of VANS, I thought I had better pull my finger out from up my bottom, and actually try and host something for the first time since PS3. As you all know, I'm a skinflint, a tight a*se, a penny pinching bellend! So when I saw that the Raptor was free last week in GTA, and that I was, at the time, playing through Everybody's Gone to The Rapture, an idea was born inside my tiny little mind. We will have a playlist of 8 races to crown king of the Raptors. There will also be 1 stupid daft race at the end just for the lols. At the start of each race, one driver will have the chance to earn themselves a 15 second hea…
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Team Racing Night
by VANS Official- 24 replies
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This weeks event will be a Team Racing Night. We will race every class (with OP cars removed), we will discuss this on the night to rule out certain vehicles. All races will be run as GTA Team races, this should allow us to ride as a passenger in your team mates car. We will pair up run a lap then swap drivers on the finish line for the next lap. This event is open to all... Chubb Paulie Mulder PostMalondoza Stapp Trash Dave Aslad Fury Warriors Post below to get involved!
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Top Gear - The Challenges 1 2
by VANS Official- 28 replies
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On Wednesday 10th June 2020 at 20:00 BST we will be holding a night of Top Gear challenges. All the jobs on the night will be based around an episode from the 'good old days' and will mix racing with a few other types of job. When you sign up, sign up as one of the original 3 hosts, this will affect a couple of choices you make on the night. Turn up in any car you like as we will be meeting in free roam before moving on to a playlist of jobs. When we meet up in free roam, do not act like a bellend. This includes but is not limited too... Getting a wanted level Shooting/Killing other players Using an Atomizer on peoples vehicles Call…
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What's Under The Hood? 1 2
by SkyeDave- 36 replies
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Is it Stock or Sleeper? Racer or Ricer? Join us this Wednesday 3rd June for a muscle car series with a difference. As well as trying to beat each other on the track we'll be trying to trick each other into being in slower cars as we wonder, what's under the hood? It's like a game of poker at 100mph. The 11 Cars allowed on the night: Blade, Dukes (not of Death), Ruiner, Sabre Turbo(not custom), Burger Shot Stallion, Phoenix, Redwood Gauntlet, Stallion, Buccaneer, Gauntlet and the Vigero You can pick a different car each race or stay in the same one. The cars can be fully modded, they can be stock or if you're feeling particularly devious you …
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Mystery Car April 2020
by VANS Official- 12 replies
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Come and join us for our April Mystery Car Night of 2020 on Wednesday 29th April at 20:00 GMT. We will start out in free roam where we will have to follow the clues to find the Mystery Car. Once the car is revealed we will all buy it, 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. Stapp Trashy Chubb Catman Dave BK Mulder Eser …
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Black Sapphire SXI Memorial Night
by VANS Official- 18 replies
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Come and join us for our Black Sapphire SXI Memorial Night this Friday at 20:00 BST. In memory of everyone's favourite Corsa, Greg, we will spend the night racing Maxwell Asbo's with a few other jobs in the mix for fun. If you don't have an Asbo don't worry, you are still welcome! Chusbo Pasbo Trashbo Asbo Catsbo Stasbo Dasbo Just post below to get involved!
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Top Gear Reasonably Priced Cars: Sedans 1 2
by Challenger001- 29 replies
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This Wednesday at 20:00 BST will be a Top Gear Reasonably Priced Car night. With the prices of vehicles rising with every update, it's nice to know you can pay less than you get for completing your Daily Challenges. We examine the prospect of competing against each other on a limited budget. Rules: Any Sedan purchasable off Southern San Andreas Super Autos that costs less than $23,000. There is a strict maximum of $23,000 spend on your vehicle. This includes all upgrades (i.e. if you want to add spoiler, you have to add it to the price of the vehicle. Think along the lines of the Porsche challenge 'spend what you have left after your purchase on upgrading).…
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Night of the PantoLoons 1 2
by VANS Official- 27 replies
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Come and join us on Wednesday 6th May at 20:00 BST for Night of the PantoLoons for a night of racing in the Van Society's mascot cat the Benefactor Panto! After a quick meet up and admiration session for the Panto we will jump into a playlist of races. There will be a reward for the best looking car and the best pantaloons too! Chubbo Catmanto Trashbanto Double-O Paulio Uno-Marco Challengo Muldo Stappo Dave-O Esso Badingo Just ost below to get involved...
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Top Gear $100,000 Challenge 1 2
by VANS Official- 34 replies
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We are going old skool this week with a Van Society Top Gear $100,000 Challenge. Come and join us on Wednesday 22nd April 2020 at 20:00 BST in any car* that costs less than $100,000 and we will put it through its paces in Los Santos. Your car will be tested on value, style, speed, acceleration, handling, braking and more on the night to find the best car under $100,000 in GTA. This event is open to current RSC members only and is limited to 8 players (plus the host). *Your must be available for purchase on Southern San Andres Super Auto or Legendary Motorsports websites. Your car must cost less than $100,000 Your car must be stock (straight fr…
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Raiders Of The Lost Santos: Easter Egg Hunt 1 2
by SkyeDave- 29 replies
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Come and join us on Wednesday 9th April at 19:30BST (or as close to it as you can manage) for Raiders of The Lost Santos, a 1980s Movie and TV themed Easter Egg Hunt and Playlist. We will meet at the Richards Majestic Studios and have a vote on who came with the best costume/vehicle combo and then you will be split into two or three teams depending on the number of sign ups. Once in our teams you'll be shown your first clue and then the treasure hunt around San Andreas will commence. Usual rules apply: Don't bring the emergency services to the meet, don't discharge your weapons and don't be a bellend. After the treasure hunt we'll run a themed play…
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Nosferatu Loves Dorifuto
by VANS Official- 13 replies
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Come and join us on Wednesday 1st April at 20:00 BST for our Nosferatu Loves Dorifuto night. To celebrate our love of Nosferatu and the Karin Futo we are going to get together for a fun night of racing and more. All you need to take part is a Karin Futo, if you don't already own one then you don't deserve to take part. Your car will be judged on style before your handling and then racing skills are put to the test. The usual rules apply, don't bring the emergency services to the meet, do not bring guns, drive clean and don't be a bellend. Chubbrona virus Catman-19 Stapp-at home, save lives Feeling Paulie Throw that used tissue in t…
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Nagasaki Outlaw Race Night
by VANS Official- 17 replies
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This Wednesday we are going Off Road with the Nagasaki Outlaw! After a meet up in free roam we will put the Outlaw through its paces with a playlist of races as well a a handicap system to keep the racing close right up to the chequered flag! The car is a little more expensive than usual, do not worry though we can spawn one in for you when racing. Chubb Trash Paulie Stappen Mulder TheOneMaybe SkyeDave Post below to get involved!
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Open Wheel Race Night
by VANS Official- 16 replies
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Come and join us on Wednesday 4th March at 20:00 GMT for our Open Wheel Race Night. After a quick meet up in free roam we will be testing out the new R* tracks and cars. We will pair up into teams that will be balanced set on the night after we have met up in free roam. Despite being a straight race night we will be using the night to test out how the cars perform and use tyre wear etc. in preparation for a possible upcoming Open Wheel Championship. Chubbmacher Paulie Highkonen CatManCoultharD Badger Button Squirrel Moss Pastor Muldernado Mark errr.... Verstappen? …
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Top Gear Classics Challenge
by VANS Official- 2 replies
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This week Van Society are running a Top Gear Classics Challenge on Wednesday 26 February at 20:00 GMT. We will be pitting the Pegassi Monroe, the Karin 190Z and Invetero Coquette Classic against each other. Sign up as one of the classic Top Gear hosts to pick your choice of car for the evening. James for the Monroe, Jeremy for the 190Z or Richard for the Coquette Classic. You will be racing for your team so can we please spread the driving ability a little. Also do not worry if you do not own any of the cars when you sign up, we can spawn them in for you when racing.
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Street Racing: USA
by VANS Official- 14 replies
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One Wednesday 12th February 2020 at 20:00 GMT The Van Society will be hosting the Street Racing: USA event. Come along and race for Pink Slips in this night of 'no rules' street racing in muscle cars. After a quick meet up in free roam we will start a night of 1v1 racing on small street circuits with a bit of drag racing in the mix too. Dirty racing will be accepted but only if not seen by the spectators on the night, and if you lose a race you lose your car! The winner of the night will be the driver who wins the most cars. Be careful what car you turn up in, it has lost a race you wont be able to use it again. Details of any banned cars will be posted here so …
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Mystery Car February 2020
by VANS Official- 12 replies
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Come and join us for our first Top Gear Mystery Car Night of 2020 on Wednesday 19th February at 20:00 GMT. We will start out in free roam where we will have to follow the clues to find the Mystery Car. Once the car is revealed we will all buy it, 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 in free roam, don't kill other players, race clean and respect the other racers.... basically don't be a bellend. Just post below to get involved! Stappen Chubb Paulie Hurst …
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Forgotten Car Race Night 1 2
by VANS Official- 30 replies
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Come and join us on Wednesday 5th February for the Forgotten Car Race night. After a meet up in free roam to judge the best looking car we will launch a playlist of races using cars rarely used for racing. Pick a car when you sign up and make sure you own that car. We are looking for cars that have been forgotten when it comes to racing in GTA, don't worry if you don't own the other cars that are chosen as we will use GTA races to spawn them in for you. Sign up by posting below with your choice of forgotten car! Stappen - Thrax Chubb - Bullet Catman - Dynasty Trashbags - Bestia GTS Mulder - Nightshade Paulie - 190Z Dave…
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2019 Review of the Year
by VANS Official- 23 replies
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On Wednesday 29th January we will be holding the Van Society 2019 Review of the Year. We will be hosting a night to relive some of the highlights of our 2019 events. There may be a few select vehicles needed on the night, they will be confirmed in advance but if you're a true Vanster you'll have them already. This event will be open to all players who were Crew members in 2019 (RSC members and official VANS). If you have any special requests make your suggestions below, as long as it's something from 2019! Just post below to sign up... Chubbmacher Cat of the Year Year of the Muld 2019 Verstappen Annual 365 Days of Pauli…
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Mystery Car Scavenger Hunt 1 2
by VANS Official- 48 replies
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This week we will be celebrating another year of Mystery Car with a Scavenger Hunt using all the cars from our 2019 Mystery Car nights. Every one who signs up is free to pick a car from the list, once in the session you will hide you car in the usual fashion and we will then go out to find everybody's car. These are the available cars to pick from, duplicates are allowed but not until every vehicle has been picked once. Vapid Sadler Übermacht Oracle Schyster Fusilade Übermacht Sentinel XS Bravado Bison Karin Sultan The Dune has been left of this list as its a Pegasus vehicle and may 'be sent back to storage' whilst the h…
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Diamond Casino Race Night
by VANS Official- 5 replies
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Come and join us this Wednesday for a night of racing featuring the cars from the Diamond Casino DLC (and a few exceptions). Don't worry if you don't own any of these cars as we can spawn them in for you when racing. Do not worry it you don’t own either car, we can spawn them in for you for racing. Sign up on RSCnet as usual by posting below... Stappen Smashcrash Mulder Dave Reserve: Paulie
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Komodo vs Drafter Race Night
by VANS Official- 8 replies
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Come and join us this Wednesday for our Komoda vs Drafter Race Night. After a brief meet up in free roam to pick the best looking car we will launch into a playlist of races. Do not worry it you don’t own either car, we can spawn them in for you for racing. Just post below to sign up and choose your side! Stappen - Will pick last Bkmoto - Whichever is the least of. Paulie - Komoda Mulder - Komoda Smashcrash - Drafter Badingaaa - Drafter Chubb - Drafter Trashbags - Drafter JC - Drafter Reserve: Catman - Drafter
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Christmas Quiz & Race Night 2019
by VANS Official- 13 replies
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Our festive Christmas Quiz & Race Night is upon us again. Come and join us on Wednesday 18th December to wrap up the year with some fun and games on GTA. Sign up in advance so we can get your personalized questions ready to go! Post below to get involved! Chubbyclaus 🎅 Elfmandoza 🧝 MarkVersnowman ☃️ Conifer Paulie 🎄 SantasBag 💰 Muldwine 🍷 BkGrotto 🍙 ChriSmash 🎄 SleighDave 🎿 Turkey Salad 🦃
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GTA Hyperdrive 1 2 3 4
by VANS Official- 94 replies
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It is finally here... On Wednesday 11th December at 20:00 GMT the Van Society will be holding their first GTA Hyperdrive event to find the Hyperdrive King of Lost Santos. Elite street racers from around the world test their limits in supercharged custom cars on the biggest, baddest automotive obstacle course ever built in GTA. Come along and stake your claim to the throne! Each entrant will sign up with their car of choice to take on the behemoth of an obstacle course that has been created for this event. Take on Target Turn, Light Box, Supernova, Walk on Water, Forced Perspective the Leveler and more! See the Trailer from the Netflix series for a tast…
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Peyote Gasser Race Night
by VANS Official- 10 replies
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On Wednesday 4th December at 20:00 GMT we will be holding a Peyote Gasser Race Night. Come and join us as we put GTA's newest car through its paces on the race track. After a quick meet up in free roma to judge the best looking car on the night we will launch a playlist of races all using the Vapid Peyote Gasser. Do not worry if you don't own the car, we can spawn them in for you via GTA races. Post below to get involved... Racers on the night: Verstappen Mulder Dave Chubb Trashbags Paulie Smashcrash Hurst Bkmoto Reserves: Catman
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249Rate the Last Film you Watched 2: Electric Boogaloo
Operation Mincemeat (2021) dir John Madden A WWII film focussing the efforts of British intelligence to trick Germany into thinking an upcoming major operation was going to happen somewhere else, so that they diverted defending forces away from the actual location. The basics are a true story. The characters are mainly the real people who were involved. It has a great ensemble cast. The main characters are two officers working for MI5, one from the navy and one from the air force, played by Colin Firth and Matthew McFadden, with Kelly MacDonald and Penelope Wilton playing their civilian assistants. It also features Johnny Flynn as the young Lt. Ian Fleming who narrates some scenes in a style that could well have been passages from his James Bond novels. You could, at a big stretch, almost class this as Bond film since it features characters referred to as M (head of MI5, Jason Issacs) and Q-branch (the gadget inventor, James Fleet). Simon Russel Beale also puts in a great performance as Winston Churchill. I have heard of Operation Mincemeat, knew the basics of it, that Ian Fleming was involved and what the outcome was. I don't think it's a spoiler to say the plan worked, as various characters in the film say that if it doesn't the allies won't win the war. The plan was to take the body of recently deceased man, a Welshman living rough in London called Glyndwr Michael, dress him in an officer's uniform, attach a brief case containing fake, but apparently top-secret documents, and then release it from a submarine such that it would wash up on a Spanish beach. Spain was neutral in WWII but under the regime of the Fascist, pro-n*zi, General Franco. So British intelligence knew that the contents of the brief case should find their way into the hands of German agents, before being returned to Britain, and thus the fake information would find it's way to Berlin. The operation they were planning for was the allied invasion of Italy, then Germany's ally. The fake information was one part of bigger plan to convince the Germans it was occupied Greece that was going to be invaded. The subsequent invasion of Italy is one of the lesser known parts of the war. Much is made, quite rightly, of the D-day landings, but that was not the first invasion of German controlled Europe, it was this invasion of Italy, nearly a year earlier. So it's nice to see a film about this aspect of the war, because there aren't very many of them. The film shows the meticulous level of detail the agents went to, creating a whole fake identity, Major William Martin, along with personal letters, a photo of a fiancé, etc. The plot does come across somewhat unbelievable at times and includes a completely unnecessary romantic sub-plot. Even if some of that is what actually happened, the way the films portrays this comes across as if the producers wanted to “s*x it up” and add these elements in because they thought the story of the planning and execution of the operation was not interesting enough. I was all set to give this a lower score than I did, but the last 30 mins or so redeemed it a little. What I found really interesting was, after the the plan had been put into action, the role British diplomats in Spain then had to play to make sure that the brief case of fake documents did indeed end up in German hands. Because after all the detailed and careful planning, it could have easily been undone by a Spanish official simply handing the brief case straight back to Britain, as was technically the correct thing for a neutral country to do, but not what they were supposed to do according to the pro-German Fascist regime in charge. There's almost none of the action you usually get in war films, until right at the end when we see an American infantry sergeant, a minor character introduced earlier, on board a landing craft, storming a Sicilian beach which was taken and held with relatively light causalities. All due to the success of Operation Mincemeat diverting German forces hundreds of miles away. 6 / 10- 2
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249Rate the Last Film you Watched 2: Electric Boogaloo
What I Watched This Week #179 (June 2-8) Escape from Alcatraz dir. Don Siegel/1979/1h53m Clint Eastwood stars in this prison break drama based on the true story of the only man to escape from the famous prison island off the San Francisco coast, Frank Morris. This film takes its time, much like Eastwood's performance style it's understated, deliberate and measured, with none of the melodrama of something like The Shawshank Redemption. The plot is simple, Eastwood arrives at the prison, spends some time scoping it out, then enacts his plan. It's the little things that give weight to this film, particularly the character of Doc (Roberts Blossom), who quietly represents the unshakeable human yearning for freedom with his portraits and the symbolic use of chrysanthemums. At times the pace of the film does undercut some of the urgency of the escape attempt, but I did like the ambiguous ending that doesn't tell you what happened to Frank after he got past the prison walls. 7.5/10 Rhinestone dir. Bob Clark/1984/1h51m I was scrolling through Sylvester Stallone's filmography and came across this, and knew that I had to watch it just to make sure that it's real. Rhinestone stars Dolly Parton as aspiring singer Jake who needs to get out of her crummy contract at the titular New York country music club. To do this she makes a bet with the manager, Freddie (Ron Leibman), that she can turn anyone into a country singer. The person chosen is tone deaf cab driver Nick, played by Stallone. To do this she takes him back home to Tennessee for some real country experience. Stallone also co-wrote this based on the song Rhinestone Cowboy. Really, it even says so in the opening credits. This whole thing is like a fever dream, especially the scenes where Stallone sings by howling like a demented gibbon. He plays his role like an overactive child with attention issues. Parton is just as sweet and charming as she always is, and the moments when she gets to sing are obviously excellent. I also liked Richard Farnsworth as Parton's father. This is not a good film, but it is a bizarre film, and it has its charms. 6/10 The Hustler dir. Robert Rossen/1961/2h14m Paul Newman stars in his iconic role of pool hustler Fast Eddie Felson who is on the fast track to self destruction as he becomes obsessed with beating the best pool player in the world, Minnesota Fats (Jackie Gleason). This is a film in three distinct acts. The first and third are Felson's showdowns with Fats which bookend a tragic romance between Felson and Sarah (Piper Laurie), a depressed alcoholic. This is a bleak film about addicts and losers, yet there is beauty in the direction that makes this world of smoky pool halls cool and alluring. It also helps that Newman is incredibly handsome. The two pool games between Eddie and Fats are the showpieces here and are given the attention they deserve, with Eddie losing even when he wins, that's just the kind of man he is. Gleason is great as Eddie's opposite, someone totally calm and in control of their emotions. Laurie is heart breaking as Sarah, with only one inevitable outcome for her. Rounding out the main cast is George C. Scott as Bert, the sleazy and manipulative pool hall owner. As a standalone film this is excellent, but wouldn't it be good if we caught up with Eddie let's say twenty five years later? 9/10 Lime's Co-Film of the Week! The Color of Money dir. Martin Scorsese/1986/1h59m Martin Scorsese's The Color of Money catches up with Fast Eddie Felson (a returning Paul Newman) twenty five years after the events of The Hustler. He's now making a decent living off of whiskey, but when a hotshot young pool player, Vince (Tom Cruise), catches his eye he wants back in the hustling game. Without the context of The Hustler this is still a fantastic film full of Scorsese's trademark moves, but with the added history of the character a whole new tragic dimension is added. Eddie is a man full of regrets, so when he sees a chance to recapture his glory days he'll do anything he can to grab it, his old instincts kicking in almost instantly. He's there to use Vince, and he's open about it. But Vince is no d*mmy, even though he may act like it, and with his more emotionally mature girlfriend Carmen (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio) he may end up teaching Eddie a thing or two. This has a much different vibe to the previous film, very fitting for the time it was made, and the pool scenes are edited violently by Scorsese's long time editor Thelma Schoonmaker, almost like they're fight scenes. This is a Scorsese film I've not seen before, and didn't really have any interest in before watching The Hustler, but I think this is one of his best works of the decade, only The King of Comedy is better in my opinion. Combined with The Hustler this is an epic, four hour rise and fall and rise and fall and maybe rise again story that spans decades. And it all ends on a high note with a brilliant one liner and a classic Scorsese freeze frame. 9/10 Lime's Co-Film of the Week! Bottom: Exposed dir. Adrian Edmondson/2024/1h30m This made for TV documentary covers the creation, production, reception and legacy of one of my all time favourite shows, Bottom. Written and performed by the late, great (he said so himself) Rik Mayall (seriously, his autobiography is called Bigger Than Hitler, Better Than Christ) and Adrian Edmondson (director of this documentary), Bottom was a BBC comedy that ran for three series in the 90's and was violently crude, obscene, anarchic, absurd and offensive, and one of the funniest things I've ever seen, with slapstick fight scenes that would make Chaplin blush and a sound effects guy straight out of the Looney Tunes. The documentary itself is fine if very standard, featuring interviews with cast, crew and fans, but the real gold is when Edmondson is talking about Mayall, the two being lifelong friends since university. It gets quite emotional at points, which Mayall would have f*cking hated. One of my favourite memories is going to see the Bottom live show with my dad in 2003, their last of five live tours, and even though it's the worst of the five (my favourite is split between 2 and 3), it was amazing being so close to such raw, unfiltered energy. If you've never seen Bottom before, watch it, because the main thing I took from this documentary and seeing all the clips from the show, is that it's been too long since I've seen it. 7/10 La Cage aux Folles dir. Edouard Molinaro/1978/1h32m This French comedy stars Ugo Tognazzi as Renato Baldi, owner of drag club La Cage aux Folles, with Michel Serrault playing Albin, aka Zaza, his partner and star performer. When Renato's son Laurent (Remi Laurent), who the couple have raised since he was a baby, comes home he has some big news. He's getting married. But unfortunately the parents of his girlfriend are in politics, on the conservative side. The very conservative side. So he asks his father and Albin to tone things down a bit while they are visiting. I think this film has aged pretty well considering it was made in the 70's, and while it does rely heavily on stereotypes it never comes across as mean spirited. Tognazzi is good in the lead role, being pulled between his partner, his son and his own identity, with Serrault stealing every scene he's in as a flighty drag queen. The highlight of the film is the climactic dinner party between the two sets of parents with Albin showing some real depth and character here. A little dated but still with a pure heart, I can't wait to compare it with the American remake (see next review). 8/10 The Birdcage dir. Mike Nichols/1996/1h59m Robin Williams and Nathan Lane star as drag club owner Armand Goldman and his partner and star performer Albert in this American remake of La Cage aux Folles. The plot remains basically unchanged from the French original, just with some extra time to let Williams and Lane shine. Considering he's playing a gay drag club owner Williams gives a fairly understated performance, with really only one instance of that classic over the top exuberance. All of that is left to Lane, who is hilarious here. My only real problem with this film, same as the original though I didn't mention it in my review, is that their son, Val (Dan Futterman), is an unappreciative *sshole. Thankfully that doesn't take too much away from this, and the presence of Gene Hackman as republican senator Kevin Keeley, his future father in law, really alleviates this, with him getting to exercise his comedy muscles (and he looks great in drag). This is a slice of fabulous fun and, thanks to the lead duo of Williams and Lane, is better than the original. 9/10- 2
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