Guess the film

Post by **HereComesPete** » August 23rd, 2007, 16:16

Dammit, I know I've seen that film, is it a seventies suspense/horror thing, like the omen or malice etc?

eion · Post by **eion** » August 23rd, 2007, 16:17

HereComesPete wrote:Dammit, I know I've seen that film, is it a seventies suspense/horror thing, like the omen or malice etc?

Not.
Even.
Close.

Post by **HereComesPete** » August 23rd, 2007, 16:19

Arse, is that fella's name james something?

eion · Post by **eion** » August 23rd, 2007, 16:20

HereComesPete wrote:Arse, is that fella's name james something?

If you mean the character, nope.
If you mean the actor, nope.

Post by **HereComesPete** » August 23rd, 2007, 16:23

I'm no doubt thinking of something else then

spoodie · Post by **spoodie** » August 23rd, 2007, 16:26

99% sure I've never seen it, given up.

eion · Post by **eion** » August 23rd, 2007, 16:27

HereComesPete wrote:I'm no doubt thinking of something else then

I'd gotten that impression, yes.

This is definitely not an obscure film, with over 15,000 votes on IMDB and a 7.6 rating. I believe it was also nominated for an Oscar, in one of the more major categories.

The lead actor wasn't that well-known at the time, but he has since been in a number of major productions.

eion · Post by **eion** » August 23rd, 2007, 16:28

spoodie wrote:99% sure I've never seen it, given up.

Well, once you find out what it is, you should watch it. It's an aces movie, if somewhat horribly depressing.

Post by **HereComesPete** » August 23rd, 2007, 16:33

I'm still sure I recognise the skinny bird in that ghastly val doonican sweater. But I'm maybe thinking of the one from the shining, she's sporting a similar masterwerk. I've all but given up, and If I haven't seen it I'm going to HAVE to watch it, or my brain will fall apart from the annoyance of it.

eion · Post by **eion** » August 23rd, 2007, 16:34

This movie is just over ten years old.

Post by **HereComesPete** » August 23rd, 2007, 16:36

It's not sssh foreign is it?

eion · Post by **eion** » August 23rd, 2007, 16:37

HereComesPete wrote:It's not sssh foreign is it?

The director is foreign, but no, it's all in English. Unless you count Scotland as being foreign?

/wanders off to sleep

Post by **HereComesPete** » August 23rd, 2007, 16:40

eion wrote: Unless you count Scotland as being foreign?

Lets see, strange food, unintelligible language, hatred of the english, yup sounds foreign to me!

Gregory's girl?

Breaking the waves?

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » August 23rd, 2007, 17:47

HereComesPete wrote:Breaking the waves?

Is correct.

Post by **HereComesPete** » August 23rd, 2007, 18:06

Huzzah! I ween I ween!

CFB.

MORDETH LESTOK · Post by **MORDETH LESTOK** » August 23rd, 2007, 23:30

eion wrote: The director is foreign, but no, it's all in English. Unless you count Scotland as being foreign?

/wanders off to sleep

Anything not US or England is foreign

Canada doesn't count as anything...

PFFFFFT!!! I just looked up Breaking the Waves...its a chick flick!!! no wonder why no one knew it

Post by **HereComesPete** » August 24th, 2007, 0:07

Er, I can't quite see how a paralyzed oil rig worker getting his young wife to sleep with strangers then describe the encounters to him is a 'chick flick', but each to their own of course...

Post by **FatherJack** » August 24th, 2007, 0:41

Unless he was paralysed in a really cool explosion it sounds chick flicky to me.

Post by **HereComesPete** » August 24th, 2007, 23:56

? Its subversive and a bit wrong from what I've read, I guess I dunno as many of the same type of chick as y'all!

Post by **FatherJack** » August 25th, 2007, 0:09

In my experience, they have alway been very, very wrong.