Good films I watched this weekend (Vol 2)
Discussion
motorizer said:
Watched fury yesterday.
Brutally realistic portrayal of the last days of WW2. some pretty graphic stuff in there. Good performances all round I thought. I know Shia Lebouef has a reputation for being a bit crap, but having not seen any of his other films, I thought he was pretty good in this.
Final battle seemed to turn into an action shoot 'em up as the germans went into derp mode, but then real history is full of officers who got their men killed by being stupid and there are stories of things like that really happening in the war, so maybe not as far fetched as it looked...
good film 7/10
Brutally realistic portrayal of the last days of WW2. some pretty graphic stuff in there. Good performances all round I thought. I know Shia Lebouef has a reputation for being a bit crap, but having not seen any of his other films, I thought he was pretty good in this.
Final battle seemed to turn into an action shoot 'em up as the germans went into derp mode, but then real history is full of officers who got their men killed by being stupid and there are stories of things like that really happening in the war, so maybe not as far fetched as it looked...
good film 7/10
Good review that pretty much covers my thoughts and having seen SLB in a number of other films I can confirm he's a lot better than usual in this.
Nothing ground breaking but entertaining enough.
Predestination
A mash up of other time travel movies (Memento, Adjustment Bureau, Looper) but has a certain charm of it's own. Worth a watch I thought.
I had never heard of it so here's an IMDB link.
KrazyIvan said:
coppice said:
Err ..no it isn't. Great performance by Benedict Cumberbatch but apparently aimed at people with ten minute attention spans . Film has oh so predictable scenes to make us feel good about our enlightened attitude to clever women (we just knew that Keira Knightley was going to be good at big sums unlike those horrid men)and gay people (we are fine about it - they weren't ). Dialogue awful and packed full of terms that simply were not used then .A really really dumbed down film which apparently is getting huge audiences.
Think you may have got your films mixed up.Watched Stonehearth Asylum. Story about mental patients running the asylum, pretty good performances from Ben Kingsley, Michael Cain and Kate Bekinsale.
SWoll said:
Predestination
A mash up of other time travel movies (Memento, Adjustment Bureau, Looper) but has a certain charm of it's own. Worth a watch I thought.
I had never heard of it so here's an IMDB link.
A mash up of other time travel movies? Can't agree.A mash up of other time travel movies (Memento, Adjustment Bureau, Looper) but has a certain charm of it's own. Worth a watch I thought.
I had never heard of it so here's an IMDB link.
None of those films that you quote have the same plotline/revelation of
everyone of the main characters both Male and Female actually being him at various points in his life from birth to death
Took a leap of faith with two movies on Now TV without reading anything or viewing the trailers (always much better to see a film that way if possible, in my opinion)...
Time Lapse
Very well made time-travel film with no more than 6 or 7 characters and 99% of the film shot in one room. Really enjoyed the premise and execution.
The Borderlands
Very slow-building West Country horror film where Vatican investigators are sent in to look into claims of a miracle. Rarely have I felt so uneasy watching a movie, and the ending will be swilling around in my mind for weeks.
Time Lapse
Very well made time-travel film with no more than 6 or 7 characters and 99% of the film shot in one room. Really enjoyed the premise and execution.
The Borderlands
Very slow-building West Country horror film where Vatican investigators are sent in to look into claims of a miracle. Rarely have I felt so uneasy watching a movie, and the ending will be swilling around in my mind for weeks.
Well I'm sure someone will thank you for the spoiler, Kareem.
Anyway, "Predestination" is a very good sci-fi film, and the acting by female lead was absolutely incredible. Solid 7/10
The Salvation (2014) - a Dutch western (!) with very good cast (Mads Mikkelsen, Eva Green, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and that baddie bloke from district 9 - funnily enough no major american actors). I wouldn't call it very original - just a revenge story, of which there are many. But acting was good, and Eva Greed managed to develop a character without speaking a single work through the entire film. 6.5/10
Das Boot - never watched it before. Has heard the majestic main theme and the hype surrounding it. Well, all I can say is that it fully deserves it. Best character development I've seen in years. 9/10
Anyway, "Predestination" is a very good sci-fi film, and the acting by female lead was absolutely incredible. Solid 7/10
The Salvation (2014) - a Dutch western (!) with very good cast (Mads Mikkelsen, Eva Green, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and that baddie bloke from district 9 - funnily enough no major american actors). I wouldn't call it very original - just a revenge story, of which there are many. But acting was good, and Eva Greed managed to develop a character without speaking a single work through the entire film. 6.5/10
Das Boot - never watched it before. Has heard the majestic main theme and the hype surrounding it. Well, all I can say is that it fully deserves it. Best character development I've seen in years. 9/10
Haywire.
I'm sure without the flashy & famous director its script wouldn't have made it out of the Direct to DVD bin but it had a great cast and was very tightly shot.
Won't need to see it more than once but was a very enjoyable time filler. Only bad point was that it just sort of stopped and why he just didn't shoot her in her house before she went to Dublin I have no idea.
I'd go with a workmanlike 6.5/10.
I'm sure without the flashy & famous director its script wouldn't have made it out of the Direct to DVD bin but it had a great cast and was very tightly shot.
Won't need to see it more than once but was a very enjoyable time filler. Only bad point was that it just sort of stopped and why he just didn't shoot her in her house before she went to Dublin I have no idea.
I'd go with a workmanlike 6.5/10.
Jazoli said:
Blade Runner, I tried again to watch it to the end, made it an hour and switched it off, been trying to see it to the end for 20 years or so and have never managed (well there was once but I fell asleep so it doesn't count)
3/10 from me, despite the reviews.
Have to agree - its the Apocolypse Now of sci-fi.3/10 from me, despite the reviews.
A tough watch.
Pommygranite said:
Jazoli said:
Blade Runner, I tried again to watch it to the end, made it an hour and switched it off, been trying to see it to the end for 20 years or so and have never managed (well there was once but I fell asleep so it doesn't count)
3/10 from me, despite the reviews.
Have to agree - its the Apocolypse Now of sci-fi.3/10 from me, despite the reviews.
A tough watch.
Like tears in the rain.
ZesPak said:
Pommygranite said:
Jazoli said:
Blade Runner, I tried again to watch it to the end, made it an hour and switched it off, been trying to see it to the end for 20 years or so and have never managed (well there was once but I fell asleep so it doesn't count)
3/10 from me, despite the reviews.
Have to agree - its the Apocolypse Now of sci-fi.3/10 from me, despite the reviews.
A tough watch.
Like tears in the rain.
Edited by irocfan on Monday 8th December 12:19
irocfan said:
ZesPak said:
Pommygranite said:
Jazoli said:
Blade Runner, I tried again to watch it to the end, made it an hour and switched it off, been trying to see it to the end for 20 years or so and have never managed (well there was once but I fell asleep so it doesn't count)
3/10 from me, despite the reviews.
Have to agree - its the Apocolypse Now of sci-fi.3/10 from me, despite the reviews.
A tough watch.
Like tears in the rain.
K12beano said:
irocfan said:
ZesPak said:
Pommygranite said:
Jazoli said:
Blade Runner, I tried again to watch it to the end, made it an hour and switched it off, been trying to see it to the end for 20 years or so and have never managed (well there was once but I fell asleep so it doesn't count)
3/10 from me, despite the reviews.
Have to agree - its the Apocolypse Now of sci-fi.3/10 from me, despite the reviews.
A tough watch.
Like tears in the rain.
RemaL said:
the monuments men, I enjoyed it
I know little about the background on this subject but suspect the US saved it all. Without little help from other countries
I watched this at the weekend and found it to be a big stinking tedious pile of crap.I know little about the background on this subject but suspect the US saved it all. Without little help from other countries
Crap storyline, crap one-dimensional characters, crap dialogue and crap casting.
FOr so many big stars to produce such bland irrelevant characters was quite a feat.
I have also never seen a film that I care so little about whether they achieve their goal or all die. Both outcomes would have been similarly un-notable.
My wife really like it, btw, but I give it 3/10
Saw "2001 : A space Odyssey" with my teenage son on the big screen at the local Vue.
I've seen it several times before and always got bored by the travel through hyperspace bit towards the end (it just seems to drag on and on). On the big screen that part of the film is totally mesmerising and makes much more sense.
The big screen also re-inforced the perspective tricks that are dotted through the film. I can't think of any other film which is as carefully shot and lit as this is, certainly none from the last few years at least!
It was odd to actually have a 10 minute intermission, but at least the film was designed around that and it wasn't just shoe-horned in.
My teenage son loved it, and didn't think it was boring at all, although we both agreed that the monkey suits were a little weak!
Possibly the best film ever made, including the best match-cut in cinema, a great soundtrack, outstanding use of colour & perspective and economic dialogue. It's a proper grown-up film(*), so if you get the opportunity to see it on the big screen then I highly recommend it. 10/10, 5 Star, must see etc...
(*) In comparison, most other films consist of just pointing the camera in the general direction of people doing stuff.
I've seen it several times before and always got bored by the travel through hyperspace bit towards the end (it just seems to drag on and on). On the big screen that part of the film is totally mesmerising and makes much more sense.
The big screen also re-inforced the perspective tricks that are dotted through the film. I can't think of any other film which is as carefully shot and lit as this is, certainly none from the last few years at least!
It was odd to actually have a 10 minute intermission, but at least the film was designed around that and it wasn't just shoe-horned in.
My teenage son loved it, and didn't think it was boring at all, although we both agreed that the monkey suits were a little weak!
Possibly the best film ever made, including the best match-cut in cinema, a great soundtrack, outstanding use of colour & perspective and economic dialogue. It's a proper grown-up film(*), so if you get the opportunity to see it on the big screen then I highly recommend it. 10/10, 5 Star, must see etc...
(*) In comparison, most other films consist of just pointing the camera in the general direction of people doing stuff.
blindswelledrat said:
RemaL said:
the monuments men, I enjoyed it
I know little about the background on this subject but suspect the US saved it all. Without little help from other countries
I watched this at the weekend and found it to be a big stinking tedious pile of crap.I know little about the background on this subject but suspect the US saved it all. Without little help from other countries
Crap storyline, crap one-dimensional characters, crap dialogue and crap casting.
FOr so many big stars to produce such bland irrelevant characters was quite a feat.
I have also never seen a film that I care so little about whether they achieve their goal or all die. Both outcomes would have been similarly un-notable.
My wife really like it, btw, but I give it 3/10
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