LesSmarberry
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Random movie reckons. Mostly genre pictures, Gialli, French and Italian crime movies, horror from '30s-'60s
Known in the business as the Whispering Giant, but my eyes are quite hard
Known in the business as the Whispering Giant, but my eyes are quite hard
The hall should only be accessible via MetroLink also
November 14, 2025 at 8:29 PM
The hall should only be accessible via MetroLink also
So what I'm hearing is, more swords
November 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
So what I'm hearing is, more swords
I do like St Patrick's Hall but did think the Millennium Wing of the National Gallery felt like an attempt at a proper 'national building' style
November 14, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I do like St Patrick's Hall but did think the Millennium Wing of the National Gallery felt like an attempt at a proper 'national building' style
We got Art Deco in '42 with the Department of Enterprise. And I don't know if this is true but I recall being told it was designed with extra wide corridor, which had rounded corners in case it ever needed to be used as a field hospital
November 14, 2025 at 8:13 PM
We got Art Deco in '42 with the Department of Enterprise. And I don't know if this is true but I recall being told it was designed with extra wide corridor, which had rounded corners in case it ever needed to be used as a field hospital
Can a man not just want to feel pretty?!
November 14, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Can a man not just want to feel pretty?!
I thought about a compare & contrast but I don't have it in me after my recent Sleuth rant
November 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I thought about a compare & contrast but I don't have it in me after my recent Sleuth rant
The scenes with his family in particular
November 14, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The scenes with his family in particular
So bad it's the shorthand for bad Hollywood remakes
November 14, 2025 at 4:47 PM
So bad it's the shorthand for bad Hollywood remakes
Yeah it's incredibly strong, & even if people haven't seen this the remake is so legendary in its badness that most people are aware of it through osmosis
November 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Yeah it's incredibly strong, & even if people haven't seen this the remake is so legendary in its badness that most people are aware of it through osmosis
No & it adds a different flavour of dread knowing where it's going but it's definitely one where there are 2 very different viewing experiences depending on what you know
And I've just remembered I know plot because my Dad told me all about it after he saw it, when I would have been 9 or 10! 🤣
And I've just remembered I know plot because my Dad told me all about it after he saw it, when I would have been 9 or 10! 🤣
November 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
No & it adds a different flavour of dread knowing where it's going but it's definitely one where there are 2 very different viewing experiences depending on what you know
And I've just remembered I know plot because my Dad told me all about it after he saw it, when I would have been 9 or 10! 🤣
And I've just remembered I know plot because my Dad told me all about it after he saw it, when I would have been 9 or 10! 🤣
I love that I knew where that story was going as soon as you said Marlborough Street
November 14, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I love that I knew where that story was going as soon as you said Marlborough Street
I was really impressed by how the movie subtly demonstrates, through performance & character design, the way evil acts diminish those who commit them
Villains are often portrayed as either extravagantly evil or banal nonentities, but here we see someone unmistakably degraded by what they've done
Villains are often portrayed as either extravagantly evil or banal nonentities, but here we see someone unmistakably degraded by what they've done
November 14, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I was really impressed by how the movie subtly demonstrates, through performance & character design, the way evil acts diminish those who commit them
Villains are often portrayed as either extravagantly evil or banal nonentities, but here we see someone unmistakably degraded by what they've done
Villains are often portrayed as either extravagantly evil or banal nonentities, but here we see someone unmistakably degraded by what they've done
Slightly odd not wanting to say more to avoid spoiling a 37 year old widely known & acclaimed movie, but I think I would have enjoyed it even more had I not known the plot in advance
November 14, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Slightly odd not wanting to say more to avoid spoiling a 37 year old widely known & acclaimed movie, but I think I would have enjoyed it even more had I not known the plot in advance
Conversation went on like that for half an hour
November 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Conversation went on like that for half an hour
Me, Irish Civil Servant talking to an NI Civil Servant in the early '00s
Me: And the proposed venue?
NI: Londonderry
Me: We're fine meeting in Derry
NI: Yes Londonderry
Me: Ok, Derry as the venue & what date were you thinking of
NI: The 14th, in Londonderry
Me: The 14th in Derry it is so
Me: And the proposed venue?
NI: Londonderry
Me: We're fine meeting in Derry
NI: Yes Londonderry
Me: Ok, Derry as the venue & what date were you thinking of
NI: The 14th, in Londonderry
Me: The 14th in Derry it is so
November 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Me, Irish Civil Servant talking to an NI Civil Servant in the early '00s
Me: And the proposed venue?
NI: Londonderry
Me: We're fine meeting in Derry
NI: Yes Londonderry
Me: Ok, Derry as the venue & what date were you thinking of
NI: The 14th, in Londonderry
Me: The 14th in Derry it is so
Me: And the proposed venue?
NI: Londonderry
Me: We're fine meeting in Derry
NI: Yes Londonderry
Me: Ok, Derry as the venue & what date were you thinking of
NI: The 14th, in Londonderry
Me: The 14th in Derry it is so
Or failing that, have a predecessor so manifestly dire, so abjectly unpopular, that you could credibly blame them even for the stuff that wasn't their fault
Unless you piss that opportunity away
Unless you piss that opportunity away
November 14, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Or failing that, have a predecessor so manifestly dire, so abjectly unpopular, that you could credibly blame them even for the stuff that wasn't their fault
Unless you piss that opportunity away
Unless you piss that opportunity away
The She's Sure Got Va-Va-Voom!
a man is standing in a doorway with the words i 'll see myself out
ALT: a man is standing in a doorway with the words i 'll see myself out
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November 13, 2025 at 10:31 PM
The She's Sure Got Va-Va-Voom!
He's done a couple of audio adaptations of Poirot, which are fun & which make more sense now that you say that
November 13, 2025 at 10:07 PM
He's done a couple of audio adaptations of Poirot, which are fun & which make more sense now that you say that
I'm sceptical but I think yeah it has to effectively be a new show with a re-imagined character. Like in the new version Charlie Cale is, on a day-to-day basis, just a real dick about being a human lie detector, & only uses his power for good when he's dragged kicking & screaming into a mystery
November 13, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I'm sceptical but I think yeah it has to effectively be a new show with a re-imagined character. Like in the new version Charlie Cale is, on a day-to-day basis, just a real dick about being a human lie detector, & only uses his power for good when he's dragged kicking & screaming into a mystery
My favourite thing about it, apart from the performances & music, is that when a surrogate character for a famous person is introduced, the movie doesn't metaphorically dig you in the ribs with its elbow & say 'D'ya get it? It's supposed to be That Guy! D'ya get it? D'ya get it?'
Brilliantly done
Brilliantly done
November 13, 2025 at 8:50 PM
My favourite thing about it, apart from the performances & music, is that when a surrogate character for a famous person is introduced, the movie doesn't metaphorically dig you in the ribs with its elbow & say 'D'ya get it? It's supposed to be That Guy! D'ya get it? D'ya get it?'
Brilliantly done
Brilliantly done