This is a fucking awesome movie. It’s dark, brutal, violent, and epic. I won’t get into spoilers, but the perfect execution of something in this movie just shows you don’t need a high budget or CGI to make something feel epic as hell.
Obama had it on his favorite films of the year list which I thought was neat considering how it flew under the radar severely.
It’s a much more grittier, serious, and intense Western than Nelson’s other film ‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’ (a movie I liked).
If you like badass movies you’ll like this one, and I’d highly recommend it. Also, it made me jump back into Red Dead Redemption 2 ASAP. If Buster Scruggs reminds you of the lighter, fun aspects of Red Dead 2, Old Henry will remind you of the darker aspects you love about Red Dead 2.
ALSO- shout out to Stephen Doriff, who is surprisingly solid in this movie? Dude has been kind of a joke for a long time, but he was pretty good in this for the part he played! Everyone laughed at him last year when he said he didn’t want to do marvel movies because he wanted to ‘find the next Stanley Kubrick’ but hell, this movie wasn’t a bad start to that goal! Newfound respect
IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT: DO NOT WATCH THE TRAILER. The trailer gives away basically the entire movie.
Moore was 44 when Live and Let Die was released.
Brosnan was 42 when Goldeneye was released.
I missed this one because I was working but my dad saw it and raved about it I thought nothing of it and then I kept seeing it mentioned on Twitter. Now I see it's listed in the National Board of Review's 10 films of the year. Usually these are the kind of small quiet films like Frozen River or Winter's Bone that creep in to the best picture discussion, and with 10 films this year I can see it being the independent vote. Everyone I know who has seen it has raved about it. What do all of you think?
Premise: A widowed farmer named Henry and his son Wyatt take in Curry, an injured man with a satchel of cash who is being sought by three bank robbers.
Directed By: Potsy Ponciroli
Starring:
Tim Blake Nelson as Henry
Scott Haze as Curry
Gavin Lewis as Wyatt
Trace Adkins as Uncle Al
Stephen Dorff as Ketchum
This is a western movie that was released by Shout! Studios on VOD and in select theatres on October 1st. Discuss your thoughts below!
First off, Time Blake Nelson (What an amazing actor) does an outstanding job playing his character, and the supporting cast is wonderful as well. The suspense slowly builds throughout the film, and the twist at the end is eye opening. If you like Western’s, or gritty and somewhat dark movies, definitely check this out, you will not be disappointed.
I've actually wondered how old is henry??? I want to say mid 30s but I wanna see everyone else's opinion
All I ask is for your opinion on charles' age. Nothing else.
Also can you give me some recommendations?
I was saving the Billy the Kid series for a road trip I had planned. Finished it up and the same night I decided to watch Old Henry not knowing what it was about.
Highly recommended film for anyone who enjoyed the series.
A few days ago someone posted a thread with the same premise as this, and I can now find neither the thread or the YouTube video despite my best google-fu. The sketch is of Henry as a disabled boy in a motorized wheelchair with a very inspirational tone, meanwhile he keeps talking about how his dad killed himself in their vacation home.
The thread isn’t even old, I think it’s less than a month, but the Reddit search function is garbage.
When I was a child in primary school, we first learnt about Henry VIII & his infamous way with the ladies (divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived) as well as little bits & pieces about his reign: the Mary Rose ship, relationship with the catholic church & the founding of the Church of England so he could divorce Catherine of Aragon, Thomas Cromwell, Henry's children etc.
I've seen innumerable things about Henry's life & reign: The Tudors, The Other Boleyn Girl, Wolf Hall, Henry VIII & his six wives etc (now there's yet another documentary series on Channel 5 about him). However all of these shows seem to simply rehash what the majority of the public already know. What are some interesting things about Henry VIII that isn't common knowledge?
What are the current historiographical debates surrounding this infamous king & his reign? How have they developed over time?
Hey guys I have a 10 year old who is interested in the six wives of Henry the Eight (theatre kid). We’re African American in the US so any help you can give would be really appreciated.
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