EWB Films: Round 1 - The Sting

[Jimmy]

You can watch whatever films you like in the meantime?

But if someone's got a couple of days at work, they might struggle to find the time for a few days. Especially people with families and all.

I'll say four days from now? So everyone has thursday, friday, saturday and sunday night to watch The Sting?

[Ant]

[Jimmy]

You've lost me, man.

[Ant]

I insinuted it will take 5 days to watch a 2 hour film..it don't matter.

[Jimmy]

Have you lost the plot, Ant?

edit: That was in reply to something about decorated clubs.

But yeah, everyone watch the film and let's discuss it and have lots of fun.

[Benjamin]

You can have fun watching movies?

[TKz]

I'd actually suggest upping it to a week. Keep in mind a lot of us have full time jobs and might struggle to find the time if it lands between Monday to Friday.

[Jimmy]

Maybe extending it to a week isn't bad suggestion going by discussion so far. So we'll start the voting for a new film next wednesday or so.

[Benjamin]

Just a suggestion, but how about some kind of rating system that we could go by, out of five or something like that? Each one gives their own personal rating, then we average it up and put it in the opening post.

I mean, everybody loves rating stuff, right?

[GA!]

I'm going to rent The Sting tomorrow and then watch in the evening. Can't wait!

[Monkey D. Lars]

Going to watch it first thing in the morning. Got some great choices for my 5 films.

[Monkey D. Lars]

Guys, we voted for the best film out of these 5 I think.

I think, no I know that If I would've made a list of my top 50 movies this one will be in the top 10/top 15 for sure.

There were 2 things I just did not see coming:

That the woman from the bar is a assasin, wooow and the ending that the guys playing the FBI were also cons.

Anyway, am I the first one who watched it? Would be awesome if every movie we get to see in this watch-a-long is as good as this one.

[GA!]

Rented it, ready to go...

[Benjamin]

Just finished watching it again. Will give more of my thoughts on it later.

Holy shit, though, the guy playing Luther is James Earl Jones' dad!

[GA!]

All I'll say for now is: holy shit you guys!

[livid]

G-A loved something that isn't The Truman Show?

[Ant]

Saw this last night but didn't have time to put my thoughts down until now.

Perfect movie in a lot of ways. Great ensemble cast (usually big screen ensemble movies seem a bit cluttered and a lot of "major players" get lost in the shuffle) but in this movie everyone stood out which is testament to the writing and the direction.

Robert Redford is one of my favourite actors because of this film. Excellent choice for the first watch along. Just please, for the love of God, nobody recommend The Sting 2.

[Monkey D. Lars]

So who have seen it so far?

Ant

Livid

G-A

Extremely Huge Bag of Shit

Lars

[livid]

I haven't actually but that's happening tonight.

[Monkey D. Lars]

You can sit down and smile while watching thinking you perhaps already made one of the best choices we are going to get.