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Last Flag Flying: based on the book by Darryl Ponicsan, a sequel to The Last Detail, be advised the film is 'based', it is not a sequel. It is a great film, because it speaks to me, that is all #lastflagflying #richardlinklater #film #movie #filmpoinion #realfilmcricketopinion
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Says a lot to some people, probably infruiates others, the reason I am glad I never fought in any war….
Larry ‘Doc’ Shepherd a former Navy Corpsman who served with Sal Nealon in Vietnam, suddenly turns up in his bar thirty years later. Once the two wartime buddies reacquaint themselves, it turns out …
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July 23, 2025 at 10:31 AM
You can blame the proper film critic @www.johnbleasdale.com, who I unreservedly recommend, for this opinion piece from the past. John posted about On the Beach reminding me I wrote about it in 2017! Here'tis #film #movies #filmopinion #REALFilmCricketopinion #OntheBeach #classic-films
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On the Beach is more relevant now than it was in 1959 and 2017, one day I suppose the maniac despots might watch this film, or read the book it is based on, and say ‘Hang on….’ but one day I will also...
The year is 1964 and an atomic war between the two super-powers has caused a potent radioactive fallout to envelope the northern hemisphere, wiping out all life as it progresses around the globe.  …
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July 8, 2025 at 10:41 AM
My latest film opinion piece. I watched this film back in around 1978 when was 16 and it stuck with me my whole life - I watched it a second time a few days back. Read the opinion if you want - STEELYARD BLUES (1973) bit.ly/4dwUFdO #film #movies #filmopinion #steelyardblues #RealFilmCricketOpinion
Wanting to leave authoritarian stuff-shirts behind and live with your wacky friends? Frankly there’s nothing wrong with that idea.
A band of ne’er-do-wells, misfits and dropouts are friends and fighting against the norms of society. Jessie Veldini is a stock-car racing ex-con dropout whose only ambition is to wreck every US ca…
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May 28, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Here's my latest film opinion; the 2022 British horror comedy Wolf Manor (Scream of the Wolf in the USA). It's camp/cheap and not good but not as bad as some say. I can see why others might hate it though😀 #film #movies #realfilmcricketopinion #realfilmcricket #WolfManor #filmopinion
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“Is that a big bat or something?” would be my last words…
A film crew is shooting a vampire movie in an old mansion with the veteran star of the previous six vampire films, ‘Oliver Lawrence’ and as they come close to the final wrap and pick-up shots, thin…
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April 16, 2025 at 12:18 PM