Octopus Overlords

Posted: **Fri Jul 03, 2020 11:43 pm**

Negative.

Posted: **Sat Jul 04, 2020 12:55 pm**

Something about the first picture was familiar. But the second one does not. Hopefully the third times the charm!

Posted: **Sat Jul 04, 2020 5:11 pm**

Ethan Hawke in Ahistoric Armor at an Abattoir?

Posted: **Sat Jul 04, 2020 5:26 pm**

Oooh, good guess, but, wrong.

Posted: **Sat Jul 04, 2020 5:30 pm**

I'm feeling generous, have another pic.

Posted: **Sat Jul 04, 2020 6:21 pm**

Posted: **Sat Jul 04, 2020 7:38 pm**

Definitely have not seen. Though it's tugging a vague memory string... So I may have seen a trailer.

Posted: **Sat Jul 04, 2020 7:53 pm**

It's possible. There is a thread about this movie (circa 2011) though it doesn't have a lot of posts in it.

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2020 6:18 pm**

Click on the image for the trailer.

Posted: **Mon Jul 27, 2020 10:57 pm**

Posted: **Mon Aug 10, 2020 11:23 am**

Posted: **Mon Aug 10, 2020 11:38 am**

I remember there was a POW movie with Christian Bale. I don't remember name though. After a quick scan of his movies, maybe Rescue Dawn? I don't remember Steve Zahn being in it. But I watched it a long time ago.

Posted: **Mon Aug 10, 2020 12:03 pm**

Correct. And congrats on recognizing a blurry Christian Bale.

Posted: **Mon Aug 10, 2020 12:10 pm**

I remember being impressed with the movie. But I think they could have used a better title.

Posted: **Mon Aug 10, 2020 12:31 pm**

Man.... This is tough. I haven't been watching many movies.

Here's one that I haven't seen. It came up in an email discussion with some friends. I checked, however, and there was box office numbers. So it did get released... somewhere.

Posted: **Tue Aug 11, 2020 8:06 am**

we'll need some clues for this one I think

Posted: **Tue Aug 11, 2020 9:11 am**

Chinese... dressed up for a celebration with slightly ridiculous hair... looks very contemporary...

The Farewell?

Posted: **Tue Aug 11, 2020 9:44 am**

Nope.

As for clues, that may be tough. I haven't actually seen the movie. But the director is well known (well, I'm familiar with some of his work).

Hint: The water is significant.

Director Hint:

Spoiler:

Posted: **Tue Aug 11, 2020 10:11 am**

Given the hints, I'd have to guess that it's Stephen Chow's The Mermaid. It's available on Netflix (Canada).

Posted: **Tue Aug 11, 2020 10:59 am**

Max Peck wrote: ↑Tue Aug 11, 2020 10:11 am Given the hints, I'd have to guess that it's Stephen Chow's The Mermaid. It's available on Netflix (Canada).

You would be correct. I haven't decided whether to add it to my "Want to see" list. I have liked what I've seen from him (though, that's only Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle).

Posted: **Wed Aug 12, 2020 7:09 pm**

Max Peck wrote: ↑Tue Aug 11, 2020 10:11 am Given the hints, I'd have to guess that it's Stephen Chow's The Mermaid. It's available on Netflix (Canada).

Posted: **Wed Aug 12, 2020 7:38 pm**

Posted: **Thu Aug 13, 2020 8:14 am**

Posted: **Thu Aug 13, 2020 11:38 am**

We probably need tgb to join us. My knowledge of older westerns (heck, even newer westerns) is pretty much non-existent.

Posted: **Thu Aug 13, 2020 11:46 am**

I'll throw out Once Upon a Time in the West, but I'm very unsure on this one.

Posted: **Thu Aug 13, 2020 11:49 am**

ImLawBoy wrote: ↑Thu Aug 13, 2020 11:46 am I'll throw out Once Upon a Time in the West, but I'm very unsure on this one.

That's one of the 2-3 that I know. Pretty sure this isn't it.

Edit: Of course, it could be. I'd only know if it was one of the handful of actors that I'd recognize.

Posted: **Thu Aug 13, 2020 12:11 pm**

ImLawBoy wrote: ↑Thu Aug 13, 2020 11:46 am I'll throw out Once Upon a Time in the West, but I'm very unsure on this one.

Nope.

Posted: **Thu Aug 13, 2020 5:09 pm**

Posted: **Thu Aug 13, 2020 11:52 pm**

Posted: **Fri Aug 14, 2020 11:32 am**

Posted: **Fri Aug 14, 2020 11:36 am**

Boy I'm confused. I thought this was a Western. But aren't those British uniforms? And is that a pyramid in the one picture? And that last picture looks like a Mexican church.

I have no idea WTH is going on.

Posted: **Fri Aug 14, 2020 11:43 am**

Zulu?

Posted: **Fri Aug 14, 2020 11:45 am**

I've only seen one of the Zulu movies, I think. And it was ages ago. But when I saw the British uniforms, that was my first thought. But then I got confused by everything else.

Posted: **Fri Aug 14, 2020 11:52 am**

Yeah, I had no clue until the fifth picture and only then did I start to suspect Zulu.

The sixth picture though, that's definitely My Cocaine which seals it for Zulu.

Posted: **Fri Aug 14, 2020 12:13 pm**

AWS260 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 14, 2020 11:43 amZulu?

Correct.

If a very young Michael Caine hadn't tipped it, the next/final shot would have literally given away the title.

The film can be streamed on Tubi.

Posted: **Fri Aug 14, 2020 12:46 pm**

Huh. I was so distracted by the background, I didn't even notice it was Michael Caine.

Posted: **Fri Aug 14, 2020 1:39 pm**

It's the only movie I've seen with those uniforms in it. Moving on:

Posted: **Fri Aug 14, 2020 1:41 pm**

Æon Flux?

Posted: **Fri Aug 14, 2020 7:32 pm**

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