Films I watched this week (NO SPOILERS) (Vol 3)
Discussion
bodhi said:
Watched American Beauty last night, which I will admit I managed to miss when it came out. Story about a dysfunctional suburban family in the US, where the dad (Spacey) decides he's had enough of it all.
Despite the weirdness of watching anything with Spacey in it these days - especially the bits around his daughter's friend given the allegations - really enjoyed it. Despite it being hinted at all through the film the ending still blind sided me a bit, but overall very good I thought.
8.5 Government created strains of weed out of 10.
Got a strange urge to listen to Jakatta now...
Spacey is a superb actor and the world has missed his talent due to being, as it would appear, falsely accused, hounded and judged to be guilty by the press.Despite the weirdness of watching anything with Spacey in it these days - especially the bits around his daughter's friend given the allegations - really enjoyed it. Despite it being hinted at all through the film the ending still blind sided me a bit, but overall very good I thought.
8.5 Government created strains of weed out of 10.
Got a strange urge to listen to Jakatta now...
I feel sorry for the guy.
I really hope he starts getting work again now he's been exonerated.
The Fall Guy at the cinema. Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt in a movie about a stuntman asked to investigate a missing lead man. There was always going to be an immersion problem in a film set largely on a film set, but even accounting for that the characters and their relationships are all a bit unconvincing. Ryan is jacked and Emily is lovely. Stunts, laughs, cameos are good, and the raw stunts scenes over the credits were worth staying for, but there's just not much there to remember once it's finished. 6/10
grumbledoak said:
The Fall Guy at the cinema. Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt in a movie about a stuntman asked to investigate a missing lead man. There was always going to be an immersion problem in a film set largely on a film set, but even accounting for that the characters and their relationships are all a bit unconvincing. Ryan is jacked and Emily is lovely. Stunts, laughs, cameos are good, and the raw stunts scenes over the credits were worth staying for, but there's just not much there to remember once it's finished. 6/10
Have to agree it was not bad just missing somethingAcorn1 said:
bodhi said:
Watched American Beauty last night, which I will admit I managed to miss when it came out. Story about a dysfunctional suburban family in the US, where the dad (Spacey) decides he's had enough of it all.
Despite the weirdness of watching anything with Spacey in it these days - especially the bits around his daughter's friend given the allegations - really enjoyed it. Despite it being hinted at all through the film the ending still blind sided me a bit, but overall very good I thought.
8.5 Government created strains of weed out of 10.
Got a strange urge to listen to Jakatta now...
Spacey is a superb actor and the world has missed his talent due to being, as it would appear, falsely accused, hounded and judged to be guilty by the press.Despite the weirdness of watching anything with Spacey in it these days - especially the bits around his daughter's friend given the allegations - really enjoyed it. Despite it being hinted at all through the film the ending still blind sided me a bit, but overall very good I thought.
8.5 Government created strains of weed out of 10.
Got a strange urge to listen to Jakatta now...
I feel sorry for the guy.
I really hope he starts getting work again now he's been exonerated.
Shame the allegations robbed us of a brilliant actor though - he was fantastic in Usual Suspects and had no complaints of his performance in American Beauty - I'd love to see him get offered some sort of redemption role now he's been cleared.
bodhi said:
Acorn1 said:
bodhi said:
Watched American Beauty last night, which I will admit I managed to miss when it came out. Story about a dysfunctional suburban family in the US, where the dad (Spacey) decides he's had enough of it all.
Despite the weirdness of watching anything with Spacey in it these days - especially the bits around his daughter's friend given the allegations - really enjoyed it. Despite it being hinted at all through the film the ending still blind sided me a bit, but overall very good I thought.
8.5 Government created strains of weed out of 10.
Got a strange urge to listen to Jakatta now...
Spacey is a superb actor and the world has missed his talent due to being, as it would appear, falsely accused, hounded and judged to be guilty by the press.Despite the weirdness of watching anything with Spacey in it these days - especially the bits around his daughter's friend given the allegations - really enjoyed it. Despite it being hinted at all through the film the ending still blind sided me a bit, but overall very good I thought.
8.5 Government created strains of weed out of 10.
Got a strange urge to listen to Jakatta now...
I feel sorry for the guy.
I really hope he starts getting work again now he's been exonerated.
Shame the allegations robbed us of a brilliant actor though - he was fantastic in Usual Suspects and had no complaints of his performance in American Beauty - I'd love to see him get offered some sort of redemption role now he's been cleared.
bodhi said:
Despite the weirdness of watching anything with Spacey in it these days - especially the bits around his daughter's friend given the allegations
Given the allegations that Spacey was a sexual predator towards adult men, I presume the daughter's friend you're referring to was the male drug dealer? Who Spacey's character had no sexual interaction, although the dealer's father did misunderstand that there was. Scrapper - Bluray
Low budget BBC production that was a BAFTA Film of the Year nominee for 2024.
Georgi is a 12 yr old girl who cleverly evades social services after her mother dies and lives alone in a London flat. Her world is disrupted when her still young and immature father visits out of the blue.
I admired the way the movie keeps a close grip on any runaway sentimentality. Difficult to do with the subject matter in hand.
Worth a watch.
7/10
Low budget BBC production that was a BAFTA Film of the Year nominee for 2024.
Georgi is a 12 yr old girl who cleverly evades social services after her mother dies and lives alone in a London flat. Her world is disrupted when her still young and immature father visits out of the blue.
I admired the way the movie keeps a close grip on any runaway sentimentality. Difficult to do with the subject matter in hand.
Worth a watch.
7/10
C5_Steve said:
Unfrosted
On Netflix, some people seem to really like it but I found it deeply unfunny given the talent in it. There are one or two funny scenes and a couple of good jokes but overall it was very middle of the road. Seemed like it didn't know what it wanted to be.
If you really like Jerry Seinfeld, give it a go but if like me you thought every other character in Seinfeld was actually funnier than Seinfeld himself, maybe give it a miss.
5/10
That's exactly how I felt about it. It has an incredible cast, but fell well short in my view. Melissa McCarthy was pretty good and seemed to get the best lines.On Netflix, some people seem to really like it but I found it deeply unfunny given the talent in it. There are one or two funny scenes and a couple of good jokes but overall it was very middle of the road. Seemed like it didn't know what it wanted to be.
If you really like Jerry Seinfeld, give it a go but if like me you thought every other character in Seinfeld was actually funnier than Seinfeld himself, maybe give it a miss.
5/10
Get out
Black guy goes to upstate New York to visit his white girlfriend's parents for the weekend, He becomes increasingly uneasy at his reception as the weekend unfolds as strange events reach a crescendo. That'a about as spolier free as I can make it. I liked it, elements of Stepford wives & Misery but ultimately, too long in the second act for me, what was coming became obvious early on. 7/10
Black guy goes to upstate New York to visit his white girlfriend's parents for the weekend, He becomes increasingly uneasy at his reception as the weekend unfolds as strange events reach a crescendo. That'a about as spolier free as I can make it. I liked it, elements of Stepford wives & Misery but ultimately, too long in the second act for me, what was coming became obvious early on. 7/10
Acorn1 said:
bodhi said:
Acorn1 said:
bodhi said:
Watched American Beauty last night, which I will admit I managed to miss when it came out. Story about a dysfunctional suburban family in the US, where the dad (Spacey) decides he's had enough of it all.
Despite the weirdness of watching anything with Spacey in it these days - especially the bits around his daughter's friend given the allegations - really enjoyed it. Despite it being hinted at all through the film the ending still blind sided me a bit, but overall very good I thought.
8.5 Government created strains of weed out of 10.
Got a strange urge to listen to Jakatta now...
Spacey is a superb actor and the world has missed his talent due to being, as it would appear, falsely accused, hounded and judged to be guilty by the press.Despite the weirdness of watching anything with Spacey in it these days - especially the bits around his daughter's friend given the allegations - really enjoyed it. Despite it being hinted at all through the film the ending still blind sided me a bit, but overall very good I thought.
8.5 Government created strains of weed out of 10.
Got a strange urge to listen to Jakatta now...
I feel sorry for the guy.
I really hope he starts getting work again now he's been exonerated.
Shame the allegations robbed us of a brilliant actor though - he was fantastic in Usual Suspects and had no complaints of his performance in American Beauty - I'd love to see him get offered some sort of redemption role now he's been cleared.
Think it was also the first Spacey film I'd seen since the allegations broke, but still, didn't stop me enjoying the film or recommending to me mate yesterday who hasn't seen it.
Also just noticed the RoboCop trilogy is on Sky Cinema so the first one will be getting a watch next (whilst pretending 2 and 3 don't exist). Just a shame it isn't the Extended Version....
popeyewhite said:
Godzilla Minus One.
Film about a failed kamikaze pilot trying to redeem his honour and coming to terms with Japan after the war. Inbetween all this there some quite good clips of a large monster stomping humans, wrecking cities etc. Was 30 minutes too long.
Where did you see this please?Film about a failed kamikaze pilot trying to redeem his honour and coming to terms with Japan after the war. Inbetween all this there some quite good clips of a large monster stomping humans, wrecking cities etc. Was 30 minutes too long.
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