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Re: A Lonely Place To Die

#71 Post by ejwrank » Tue Sep 06, 2011 11:25 am

I didn't much like this. I found most of the leads (well actually all of the leads) to be pretty unengaging. I just wanted to like one of them but couldn't really be bothered. And yes, I couldn't understand this bond they had with the young girl, admirable as it may have been. I really hated the pagan/whatever it was Carnival celebration going on in the small Scottish town. How convenient was that?
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Re: A Lonely Place To Die

#72 Post by Yinster » Tue Sep 06, 2011 11:31 am

ejwrank wrote:I really hated the pagan/whatever it was Carnival celebration going on in the small Scottish town.
it was a Beltane festival. We have them all the time. Just kidding. It is a pagan festival celebrating May the 1st. The most famous one I know is the one in Edinburgh which is held on the 30th of April at Carlton Hill
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Re: A Lonely Place To Die

#73 Post by ejwrank » Tue Sep 06, 2011 11:34 am

Yinster wrote:
ejwrank wrote:I really hated the pagan/whatever it was Carnival celebration going on in the small Scottish town.
it was a Beltane festival. We have them all the time. Just kidding. It is a pagan festival celebrating May the 1st. The most famous one I know is the one in Edinburgh which is held on the 30th of April at Carlton Hill
Thanks for that Yinster -- at least I got the pagan bit right! Still thought it very convenient that it happened to be going on when there were a bunch of assassins in town.
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Re: A Lonely Place To Die

#74 Post by Beate » Tue Sep 06, 2011 11:45 am

Maybe the assassins chose the date so they could shoot people while the fireworks were going on?
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Re: A Lonely Place To Die

#75 Post by ejwrank » Tue Sep 06, 2011 11:50 am

Beate wrote:Maybe the assassins chose the date so they could shoot people while the fireworks were going on?

Well maybe -- but I didn't think those assassins were particularly bright.
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Re: A Lonely Place To Die

#76 Post by phatz » Tue Sep 06, 2011 11:53 am

Got to the O2 at 6.15 and managed to get some seats at the balcony on the far right second row from the back. Was just my luck that behind me were noise teenagers but they were fairly quite during the film, which im glad about.

The film I enjoyed it very much and as normal I didn’t ready much about the film and going into the film I didn’t have too many high hopes. But I really did like it especially as I don’t really watch thrillers normally. Also was surprised to see Idris in the film as im a big fan of him and he was not mentioned or even given credit in the film.

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Re: A Lonely Place To Die

#77 Post by kevinknapman » Tue Sep 06, 2011 11:55 am

phatz wrote:Also was surprised to see Idris in the film as im a big fan of him and he was not mentioned or even given credit in the film.
How big a fan are you? As has already been covered here it's Eamonn Walker in this not Idris Elba. I don't really get the confusion, I think they look nothing alike.
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Re: A Lonely Place To Die

#78 Post by phatz » Tue Sep 06, 2011 12:25 pm

Seen a few of his films and The Wire. But more importantly, ITS NOT HIM!! Damn they defiantly had me there, I was convinced it was him. And I think they do look alike…could be confused for brothers even, maybe even twin if you push it hehe

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Re: A Lonely Place To Die

#79 Post by The Craigster » Tue Sep 06, 2011 12:57 pm

I saw this last night, my first free film and thought it was very thrilling. I heard someone in the cinema talking about this place so had a search until I found you.

I too thought it was Idris Elba at first.

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Re: A Lonely Place To Die

#80 Post by valda » Tue Sep 06, 2011 1:58 pm

kevinknapman wrote:
phatz wrote:Also was surprised to see Idris in the film as im a big fan of him and he was not mentioned or even given credit in the film.
How big a fan are you? As has already been covered here it's Eamonn Walker in this not Idris Elba. I don't really get the confusion, I think they look nothing alike.

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