Good films I watched this weekend (Vol 2)

[y2blade]

The Hunger Games 1 & 2.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1392170/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1951264/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Both were good.
I look forward to Number 3
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1951265/

[Asterix]

y2blade said:

The Hunger Games 1 & 2.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1392170/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1951264/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Both were good.
I look forward to Number 3
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1951265/

I always thought you were older, and a bloke.

[chris watton]

vixen1700 said:

chris watton said:

If you like that, then perhaps you'd like a (quite surreal) Russian made film called White Tiger.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2318405/?ref_=fn_al_tt...

Cheers, not heard of that either.

I'll raise you 9th Company which is well worth a watch too.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417397/

Cheers

[chris watton]

Asterix said:

y2blade said:

The Hunger Games 1 & 2.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1392170/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1951264/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Both were good.
I look forward to Number 3
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1951265/

I always thought you were older, and a bloke.

I thought Hunger Games 2 was one of the most disappointing (and slow) films I have watched thus far this year - that'll teach me to not buy before renting..

[zygalski]

Quickmoose said:

Her You can tell it was directed by the bloke that did "Where the Wild Things Are" within 5 minutes, very bright landscapes, slow plinky-plonky piano soundtrack, long slow sceness with little dialogue, but when there is dialogue it's good, moving and very touching.
The fact that this film shows you a glimpse of the very near TERRIFYING future adds a great WTF! aspect..or did for me anyway.... deserves more than it's 8.2 IMDB IMO, really enjoyed it and made me think about it for quite a while afterwards...
oh....it's about a bloke coming to terms with divorce and struggling with dating women, so dates his new computer OS....

Great film & well worth seeing. 8.5/10 for me.

[qube_TA]

thismonkeyhere said:

'Office Space'

Bob Porter: Looks like you've been missing a lot of work lately.

Peter Gibbons: I wouldn't say I've been missing it, Bob.

I love this film but the ending niggles me a bit, it's like it's trying to send the message that work doesn't suck it's that a job might, go & get one you like instead. They all really hate working, the concept is sucking their souls away, they come up with a way to rip the company off in lieu of immanent job cuts, it goes wrong, the mumbling chap who wasn't too fussed anyway gets the money and the main protagonist gets a new job in demolition. The rest just carry on as before. They never really 'won' or beat the system.

Maybe I've gotten it all wrong and just have a bad case of the Mondays.

[TTmonkey]

American Hustle..... 2/10. Cant see what all the hype was about. Very predictable, and the 'hustle' twist is visable from space with 20 minutes to go.

Dissapointing.

the only thing going for it is Amy Adams looking super fine in very low cut 70's clothing.

[s m]

Watched

Homefront - pretty predictable Jason Statham movie but you know what you're going to get


The Call - really enjoyed it - Halle Berry as a 911 call handler


Parker - Statham and Lopez - was ok - Statham as a criminal with principles

[silverthorn2151]

TTmonkey said:

American Hustle..... 2/10. Cant see what all the hype was about. Very predictable, and the 'hustle' twist is visable from space with 20 minutes to go.

Dissapointing.

the only thing going for it is Amy Adams looking super fine in very low cut 70's clothing.

We caught it this weekend and I couldn't agree more.

Most underwhelming.

[lewisf182]

Just watched Robot & frank. Pretty nice film, funny in parts and a decent watch.

[Adam B]

Newc said:

Went to see Blue Ruin at my local arthouse yesterday. Excellent indie movie, a tale of vendetta and mayhem in the american south. Clearly made on a budget, but it really doesn't show in the production. If you can see yourself enjoying a sort of combination of tarantino but without the excess dialogue, american gothic, and tennessee williams with automatic rifles, it'll be a couple of hours well spent.

Was about to post a review but think you've captured all my points so have a +1

8/10

Edited by Adam B on Wednesday 7th May 13:00

[cianha]

Quickmoose said:

Her You can tell it was directed by the bloke that did "Where the Wild Things Are" within 5 minutes, very bright landscapes, slow plinky-plonky piano soundtrack, long slow sceness with little dialogue, but when there is dialogue it's good, moving and very touching.
The fact that this film shows you a glimpse of the very near TERRIFYING future adds a great WTF! aspect..or did for me anyway.... deserves more than it's 8.2 IMDB IMO, really enjoyed it and made me think about it for quite a while afterwards...
oh....it's about a bloke coming to terms with divorce and struggling with dating women, so dates his new computer OS....

I've only managed about 40 minutes of this, particularly because of the awful world he has created. Must give it another go.

I watched Akira (1988) still bonkers, but beautiful.

[Quickmoose]

cianha said:

Quickmoose said:

Her You can tell it was directed by the bloke that did "Where the Wild Things Are" within 5 minutes, very bright landscapes, slow plinky-plonky piano soundtrack, long slow sceness with little dialogue, but when there is dialogue it's good, moving and very touching.
The fact that this film shows you a glimpse of the very near TERRIFYING future adds a great WTF! aspect..or did for me anyway.... deserves more than it's 8.2 IMDB IMO, really enjoyed it and made me think about it for quite a while afterwards...
oh....it's about a bloke coming to terms with divorce and struggling with dating women, so dates his new computer OS....

I've only managed about 40 minutes of this, particularly because of the awful world he has created. Must give it another go.

I watched Akira (1988) still bonkers, but beautiful.

It is an awful world, but the imagery, script and pace does not change, so it is a bit of a slog, I just found the underlying messages to be very poignant - even gripping to see just how far that society would slip! - and the ending just about restores faith...

[qube_TA]

TTmonkey said:

American Hustle..... 2/10. Cant see what all the hype was about. Very predictable, and the 'hustle' twist is visible from space with 20 minutes to go.

Disappointing.

the only thing going for it is Amy Adams looking super fine in very low cut 70's clothing.

I think that's a bit harsh, it certainly wasn't the greatest film ever made but it's worth more than a 2 for Amy Adams alone.

[Asterix]

I'd only give her one...

[TREMAiNE]

Asterix said:

I'd only give her one...

[TTmonkey]

qube_TA said:

TTmonkey said:

American Hustle..... 2/10. Cant see what all the hype was about. Very predictable, and the 'hustle' twist is visible from space with 20 minutes to go.

Disappointing.

the only thing going for it is Amy Adams looking super fine in very low cut 70's clothing.

I think that's a bit harsh, it certainly wasn't the greatest film ever made but it's worth more than a 2 for Amy Adams alone.

She was utterly captivating. A very beautiful woman.

But the rest of the film was a bit 'meh'.

[Du1point8]

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Cant really explain it without giving away big bits of the film, but its very good.

8/10

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bTbW70umbQ

[toasty]

Shame there isn't a mediocre midweek film thread but here goes, my Sky+ is a little lighter now.

World War Z - Brad Pitt, zombie apocalypse. Tired genre and this brings nothing new. 5/10

This is the end - Seth Rogen and crew as themselves in a stoner apocalypse film. Better than WWZ but only just. 5.5/10

Fright Night - The eighties version, cheesy horror comedy when a vampire moves in next door. 5/10

Pain and Gain - Dumb bodybuilders kidnap a client to get his money. True retarded story. Expected more. 6/10

[rich85uk]

Captain Phillips - Just echoing most of the other reviews, fantastic film and very tense 8.5/10

Jack Reacher - actually surprised how good this was, i haven't read any of the books but im guessing alot of fans give this a bad review due to Tom Cruise being picked and not someone closer to Reachers profile.
That aside Cruise does a fairly good job, and the film has plenty of action with enough intelligence to appeal to those who like Taken, Skyfall, Bourne etc
7.5/10