Good films I watched this weekend (Vol 2)
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zygalski said:
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King of Kong
Diehard video game fans compete to break World Records on classic arcade games.
Surprisingly good. 8/10
I loved King of Kong.King of Kong
Diehard video game fans compete to break World Records on classic arcade games.
Surprisingly good. 8/10
Talk about obsessed though.
The Truth About Emanuel.
Kaya Scodelario (leading the film and proving she can really act), Jessica Biel and Alfred Molina so a great cast. Plus music by Agnes Obel which fitted the mood perfectly.
A difficult, challenging subject but rewarding through the strength of the performances. Sadly, it suffers from "an extra ten minutes tagged onto the end to keep the studio happy" ending.
If it had finished when it should have (when the leading character is being interviewed by the police in the hospital), it would have been outstanding. You can clearly see one line uttered by that character that would have thrown the whole story into turmoil and was clearly where it should have ended.
Shame. Really good film as it stands: 7/10. If they'd had the balls to stop when they clearly wanted to: 9/10.
Kaya Scodelario (leading the film and proving she can really act), Jessica Biel and Alfred Molina so a great cast. Plus music by Agnes Obel which fitted the mood perfectly.
A difficult, challenging subject but rewarding through the strength of the performances. Sadly, it suffers from "an extra ten minutes tagged onto the end to keep the studio happy" ending.
If it had finished when it should have (when the leading character is being interviewed by the police in the hospital), it would have been outstanding. You can clearly see one line uttered by that character that would have thrown the whole story into turmoil and was clearly where it should have ended.
Shame. Really good film as it stands: 7/10. If they'd had the balls to stop when they clearly wanted to: 9/10.
Saw Lucy - up there with On Deadly Ground. Staggeringly bad.
Scarlet plays her typical zombie faced role, the plot is nonsensical gibberish, Morgan should be embarrassed.
If you've seen the trailer.....you've seen the best bits - trust me, it would not have been a better trailer if they had added in the bits about drugs making gravity not work, about how scarlet controls the universe like a f
king ipad and.......oh yes....really......a Trex.
Complete and utter tripe.
oh....and saw Divergent. Screams Young Adult Book from the start. If you like Twilight and the Jennifer Lawrence films (she has a bow and arrow...that one)......you would still think this was a grim copy. If you arent a 14 year old girl, it will be even worse.
A quick google shows the novel its from is a first time attempt from some kid......whole thing smacks of film studios desperate for another "girl in peril in post war earth finds courage to battlee blah, blah, blah" story and grabbed the first thing they heard about.
Scarlet plays her typical zombie faced role, the plot is nonsensical gibberish, Morgan should be embarrassed.
If you've seen the trailer.....you've seen the best bits - trust me, it would not have been a better trailer if they had added in the bits about drugs making gravity not work, about how scarlet controls the universe like a f
king ipad and.......oh yes....really......a Trex. Complete and utter tripe.
oh....and saw Divergent. Screams Young Adult Book from the start. If you like Twilight and the Jennifer Lawrence films (she has a bow and arrow...that one)......you would still think this was a grim copy. If you arent a 14 year old girl, it will be even worse.
A quick google shows the novel its from is a first time attempt from some kid......whole thing smacks of film studios desperate for another "girl in peril in post war earth finds courage to battlee blah, blah, blah" story and grabbed the first thing they heard about.
Edited by Tiggsy on Tuesday 26th August 14:27
Also saw "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" yesterday.
It lived up to the reviews. Way better than Iron Man 3 and Thor 2. The set-piece car chases were very well done, with a real feeling of inertia and momentum. Good fight scenes too.
The only let-down for me was the final battle, but that's minor.
It lived up to the reviews. Way better than Iron Man 3 and Thor 2. The set-piece car chases were very well done, with a real feeling of inertia and momentum. Good fight scenes too.
The only let-down for me was the final battle, but that's minor.
12 Years a Slave
Man is not a slave.
Man becomes a slave.
The whites do bad things.
Man is not a slave.
With lots of 5 minute takes interspersed.
Well-acted but completely self-indulgent (oh look at me film a man's face looking from side to side at something we can't see for five minutes, I'm edgy).
6/10
Man is not a slave.
Man becomes a slave.
The whites do bad things.
Man is not a slave.
With lots of 5 minute takes interspersed.
Well-acted but completely self-indulgent (oh look at me film a man's face looking from side to side at something we can't see for five minutes, I'm edgy).
6/10
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Set during World War II, a story seen through the innocent eyes of Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a concentration camp, whose forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy on the other side of the camp fence has startling and unexpected consequences.
The acting is good on the whole, though the conversation between the two boys didn't feel real occasionally - and the fact they all spoke with English accents, even though they were Germans, was off putting.
8/10
Donnie Darko
A troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes, after narrowly escaping a bizarre accident.
I had no idea what I was watching until I read an explanation after, yet I still enjoyed every minute!
7/10
Set during World War II, a story seen through the innocent eyes of Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a concentration camp, whose forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy on the other side of the camp fence has startling and unexpected consequences.
The acting is good on the whole, though the conversation between the two boys didn't feel real occasionally - and the fact they all spoke with English accents, even though they were Germans, was off putting.
8/10
Donnie Darko
A troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes, after narrowly escaping a bizarre accident.
I had no idea what I was watching until I read an explanation after, yet I still enjoyed every minute!
7/10
TREMAiNE said:
The acting is good on the whole, though the conversation between the two boys didn't feel real occasionally - and the fact they all spoke with English accents, even though they were Germans, was off putting.
y'see I've never understood this PoV - IMO either the whole film utilises native tongues or they speak English (or whatever language of the country you happen to be in) what's the point in cod Chermane akzentz? Or indeed French, Greek etc etc?The Last Showing
Really low budget thriller about a couple who have been locked in a cinema during a midnight showing by the only member of staff there, who has gone a bit crazy. He uses the CCTV cameras, as well as his own camcorder, to use them as puppets in making his very own horror film.
The first half was absolutely DIRE, however halfway through when the twist happens it really does pick up and was actually very enjoyable.
Its gone direct to DVD I think, but its also in selected cinemas and was definitely worth the £2 cinema ticket. Thank you Premiere Cinemas in Romford and Orange Wednesdays!
6/10
Really low budget thriller about a couple who have been locked in a cinema during a midnight showing by the only member of staff there, who has gone a bit crazy. He uses the CCTV cameras, as well as his own camcorder, to use them as puppets in making his very own horror film.
The first half was absolutely DIRE, however halfway through when the twist happens it really does pick up and was actually very enjoyable.
Its gone direct to DVD I think, but its also in selected cinemas and was definitely worth the £2 cinema ticket. Thank you Premiere Cinemas in Romford and Orange Wednesdays!
6/10
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