# Film Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [March 4, 2019, 4:41pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/film-thread/34 "2019-03-04T16:41:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 46
**Author:** ![wheelsofretrospective](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/65b543/32.png) [@wheelsofretrospective](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/wheelsofretrospective)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2021, 2:41pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/film-thread/34/940 "2021-05-08T14:41:38Z")
Didn’t actually know that! Ta, edited. ---
**Author:** ![Bish](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/bish/32/14755_2.png) [@Bish](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Bish)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2021, 10:02pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/film-thread/34/942 "2021-05-11T22:02:43Z")
Palm Springs and The Mitchell’s Vs The Machines. Both lovely feel good films. Palm Springs is a pretty new take on the well worn groundhog day recurring day situation and The Mitchell’s is just an awesome family film. Had me actually properly laughing a fair few times. Highly recommend if you want something light but still really good. ---
**Author:** ![Londonskater](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/londonskater/32/17195_2.png) [@Londonskater](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Londonskater)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2021, 11:02pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/film-thread/34/943 "2021-05-11T23:02:00Z")
Yeah, I watched the Mitchells on Friday night with the little one. It was really good. ---
**Author:** ![jwdharris16](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/jwdharris16/32/30948_2.png) [@jwdharris16](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/jwdharris16)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 9:30am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/film-thread/34/944 "2021-05-12T09:30:04Z")
Watched Nomadland the other evening, brilliant film. ---
**Author:** ![anon3368876](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/dc4da7/32.png) [@anon3368876](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/anon3368876)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 9:32am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/film-thread/34/945 "2021-05-12T09:32:53Z")
Love and Monsters was pretty good ---
**Author:** ![markg](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/markg/32/34235_2.png) [@markg](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/markg)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 9:33am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/film-thread/34/946 "2021-05-12T09:33:14Z")
Was watching it with my daughter and when the dad was watching the old films of the two of them it absolutely killed me. ---
**Author:** ![voodoo](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/voodoo/32/24279_2.png) [@voodoo](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/voodoo)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2021, 6:39pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/film-thread/34/947 "2021-05-17T18:39:42Z")
Watched _North Hollywood_ last night… more a little review than spoilers. Some of the skater cameos were great. With some having bigger roles than I expecting. The skating is actually really good for a mainstream film (even if the opening bit of skating looks like a poor man’s _Pretty Sweet_ intro rip off). Over all, it’s not the worst film … but … I found the lack of character development underwhelming. The main character is hard to find likeable a lot of the time. Even getting called out for his actions in the film, which I thought was an odd or bold choice? For someone whose main goal is getting sponsored, I also thought _Thrashin’_ did a better job of explaining someone chasing the dream. It did seem to repeat it’s self a bit at times. The romance side plot line is pointless, with Vince Vaughn shoehorned in to play the _‘I just don’t understand kids and the modern world, in my day!’_ type Dad. Like I said it’s not the worst skater film by a long shot, even one of the better ones still with interesting style/soundtrack choices. ---
**Author:** ![ciaran](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/ciaran/32/42_2.png) [@ciaran](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/ciaran)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2021, 8:45pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/film-thread/34/948 "2021-05-17T20:45:06Z")
> [@Bish](#): > > The Mitchell’s Vs The Machines. Great recommendation! It’s produced by Phil Lord and Christoper Miller who also directed Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and Lego Movie 1, along with producing Spiderverse, to which there’s a lot of visual similarities. ---
**Author:** ![jamjar](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/jamjar/32/25349_2.png) [@jamjar](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/jamjar)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 9:42am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/film-thread/34/949 "2021-05-19T09:42:00Z")
Stroszek is on the BFI channel at the moment. If you want to descend into a spiral of existential dread I can highly recommend it. Bruno S is amazing. I think I need to rewatch The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser as a palette cleanser. ---
**Author:** ![Maldoror](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/maldoror/32/6341_2.png) [@Maldoror](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Maldoror)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 10:17am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/film-thread/34/950 "2021-05-19T10:17:51Z")
The maternity ward, busking, the supermarket turkey, the chicken and the auction scenes are all ballistic. Directors’ commentary is ace too if you can get a hold of it. ---
**Author:** ![anon3368876](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/dc4da7/32.png) [@anon3368876](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/anon3368876)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2021, 8:40pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/film-thread/34/951 "2021-05-24T20:40:04Z")
Come To Daddy is great if you like over the top silly gory black comedy ---
**Author:** ![buildafire](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/buildafire/32/34_2.png) [@buildafire](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/buildafire)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2021, 8:49pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/film-thread/34/953 "2021-05-31T20:49:31Z")
Didn’t know you could do this. Cool. ---
**Author:** ![ihatethegeneralpublic](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/ihatethegeneralpublic/32/4656_2.png) [@ihatethegeneralpublic](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/ihatethegeneralpublic)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2021, 8:02pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/film-thread/34/954 "2021-06-06T20:02:16Z")
Reign of Fire is on tv now, I remember this being great but it was ages ago since I watched it. ---
**Author:** ![ciaran](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/ciaran/32/42_2.png) [@ciaran](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/ciaran)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2021, 10:14pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/film-thread/34/955 "2021-06-06T22:14:25Z")
Thought it might be interesting for my son to watch Crocodile Dundee the other night. I recall it being a huge film at the time, it pretty transcended the cinema and became a proper 80s cultural phenomenon. Hasn’t aged well. ---
**Author:** ![jimvo](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/jimvo/32/336_2.png) [@jimvo](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/jimvo)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2021, 11:24pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/film-thread/34/956 "2021-06-06T23:24:32Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/lEla_WhQox4/maxresdefault.jpg "North Hollywood | Official Trailer") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEla_WhQox4) Watched this the other day, agree with your review. Loads of skaters and skating in it. Found it pretty cringe mainly and fairly bland in the end. None of the characters are likeable really ---
**Author:** ![Londonskater](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/londonskater/32/17195_2.png) [@Londonskater](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Londonskater)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2021, 8:15am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/film-thread/34/957 "2021-06-07T08:15:36Z")
I watched it last night. The soundtrack was really, really good. For a first film, written and directed by the owner of Illegal Civ…its a really solid effort. I do agree with the above in that the issue is with the main character. He isn’t likeable because of his mistakes whereas he really needed to be likeable despite his mistakes. Vince Vaughan was good but again, the angle of his character didn’t really become apparent as it did in the final scene. That all needed to be portrayed throughout. The girlfriend stuff made sense but definitely was a bit of a sideline whereas I think if she was less understanding of him needing to skate, it would have been better. Almost should have been a pre-existing relationship which was falling apart… The dialogue in the first act is pretty clunky, too. I almost feel like the whole thing was shot chronologically as everyone got better as the film went by. Nico was very good. Clearly a talented actor. I think the only ‘cringe’ is just watching as a UK audience because of the UK/Euro take on skateboarding in that it is just a ‘thing’ whereas in certain cities in the US (SD, LA and to a certain extent SF) aiming to be a pro-skater as a job choice and being vocal about that isn’t too uncommon unlike here were even the slightest hint of that will get you laughed off stage. ---
**Author:** ![hugo](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/hugo/32/789_2.png) [@hugo](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/hugo)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2021, 8:18am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/film-thread/34/958 "2021-06-07T08:18:31Z")
The trailer was good! Where can I watch it? ---
**Author:** ![Londonskater](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/londonskater/32/17195_2.png) [@Londonskater](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Londonskater)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2021, 8:25am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/film-thread/34/959 "2021-06-07T08:25:17Z")
No idea. I just went the torrent/Usenet route…grabbed it a few weeks ago and never got round to it till last night. Was easy to find, though. ---
**Author:** ![jimvo](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/jimvo/32/336_2.png) [@jimvo](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/jimvo)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2021, 8:41am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/film-thread/34/960 "2021-06-07T08:41:41Z")
Yeah it was far from a disaster and I liked the subtle 50s throwback vibes but story and script pretty blah. The girlfriend didn’t exactly get much of a role apart from ‘the babe’ ---
**Author:** ![Cereal\_Mews](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/cereal_mews/32/43_2.png) [@Cereal\_Mews](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Cereal_Mews)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2021, 11:15pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/film-thread/34/961 "2021-06-12T23:15:16Z")
Just seen 3.10 to Yuma. That was ace. Never heard anything about it before. Came on BBC so if you’re into modern produced old Westerns then check it out on iPlayer [Previous page](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/film-thread/34.md?page=45) [Next page](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/film-thread/34.md?page=47)