Good films I watched this weekend (Vol 2)
Discussion
Reservoir Dogs
I've seen it a million times before - its my favourite film tied with True Romance and The Departed.
Still just as fantastic as it ever was! An Oscar worthy performance from Tim Roth and not a single disposable scene. Utter movie excellence.
One of only 5 films on my IMDB watch-list to have a perfect 10/10
I've seen it a million times before - its my favourite film tied with True Romance and The Departed.
Still just as fantastic as it ever was! An Oscar worthy performance from Tim Roth and not a single disposable scene. Utter movie excellence.
One of only 5 films on my IMDB watch-list to have a perfect 10/10
I watched Paul yesterday.
It is not life-changing. It is, though, fun to watch. Some lovely one-liners that were memorable. Lovely little sight gags - I'd missed the aliens steam cleaning Siggy Weaver off the steps that had killed her the first time I watched it - and feel good at the end. A pleasant waste of time. Not up to expected Pegg/Frost standards but still better than most.
I was trying to remember the name of an actor so went onto IMDB and, as you do, I read some of the comments. I reviewed some of the lower rating ones, as these often are quite entertaining.
There's stephen7455's contribution, 8 June 2014. Really quite odd. I thought it was a joke first of all but, scarily, I came to the conclusion he was serious. Then there's Navy servant 50 (hopefully not what comes to mind when thinking of what a navy servant might be):
I mean, it is a one-joke film to an extent, and that, surely, was the point.
I'd give the film 3.5 stars but the comments five.
It is not life-changing. It is, though, fun to watch. Some lovely one-liners that were memorable. Lovely little sight gags - I'd missed the aliens steam cleaning Siggy Weaver off the steps that had killed her the first time I watched it - and feel good at the end. A pleasant waste of time. Not up to expected Pegg/Frost standards but still better than most.
I was trying to remember the name of an actor so went onto IMDB and, as you do, I read some of the comments. I reviewed some of the lower rating ones, as these often are quite entertaining.
There's stephen7455's contribution, 8 June 2014. Really quite odd. I thought it was a joke first of all but, scarily, I came to the conclusion he was serious. Then there's Navy servant 50 (hopefully not what comes to mind when thinking of what a navy servant might be):
navyservant50 said:
This movie is perfect for satanists,evolutionists and mockers of God
This movie is nothing but anti God propaganda. The makers call this comedy,but have no respect for anyone whatsoever. It is insulting,promotes homosexuality and idolatry,pushes evolution and founded by Illuminati. Clearly a very hateful movie that has one agenda.To destroy and mock Christianity.While I believe and support freedom of speech,and all views have the right to be expressed,this is clearly a very clever and deceptive way to use an animated character to influence kids,young minds,and others. Leave it to Hollywood to promote something this evil and one sided. The actors look as if they have never bathed and the alien in the movie is crude,disgusting,offensive. How many movies follow this behavior? They call this "entertainment" but clearly it is a distortion of values,morals,and all that is good.
And another, which I can't find at the moment, gave the film one star because they reckoned that the alien behaved like a 14-year-old child. This movie is nothing but anti God propaganda. The makers call this comedy,but have no respect for anyone whatsoever. It is insulting,promotes homosexuality and idolatry,pushes evolution and founded by Illuminati. Clearly a very hateful movie that has one agenda.To destroy and mock Christianity.While I believe and support freedom of speech,and all views have the right to be expressed,this is clearly a very clever and deceptive way to use an animated character to influence kids,young minds,and others. Leave it to Hollywood to promote something this evil and one sided. The actors look as if they have never bathed and the alien in the movie is crude,disgusting,offensive. How many movies follow this behavior? They call this "entertainment" but clearly it is a distortion of values,morals,and all that is good.
I mean, it is a one-joke film to an extent, and that, surely, was the point.
I'd give the film 3.5 stars but the comments five.
Derek Smith said:
I'd give the film 3.5 stars but the comments five.
IMDB comments are only slightly better than YouTube comments.
(As an aside, is there any chance we could acknowledge that swear words are a thing and that even the BBC allows them now? It's faintly ridiculous that I have to add smiley flowers to cover up terrible words like 'f
k'. FFS)Psychobert said:
Veeayt said:
Birdman - so great. A film where actors can actually act, with a story that can't be simply invented. 10/10
10/10 for the acting for sure. Saw it last night having heard next to nothing about it. Really don't think there was a bad performance in it. Story would be spoilt by talking about it..Watchman said:
Alex said:
I have seen The Theory of Everything and enjoyed it, but I think it is over-rated. The lead performances are good, although interpretations of disability are always praised disproportionately. It was a straightforward, unremarkable biopic of a remarkable man.
I agree with this assessment 100%. My wife liked it so I think that highlights the differences in our taste in films. I'd prefer the earlier film about his scientific discoveries and proposals I think. This was more a family drama, albeit about an amazing human being, as you rightly said.Watchman said:
Alex said:
I have seen The Theory of Everything and enjoyed it, but I think it is over-rated. The lead performances are good, although interpretations of disability are always praised disproportionately. It was a straightforward, unremarkable biopic of a remarkable man.
I agree with this assessment 100%. My wife liked it so I think that highlights the differences in our taste in films. I'd prefer the earlier film about his scientific discoveries and proposals I think. This was more a family drama, albeit about an amazing human being, as you rightly said.Call me a cynic, but it is a film which has simply taken a punt of a payday based on awards season type. It's a scenario that works time and time again - lets engineer a best Leading Actor nomination.
1) Make a film about a single person's struggle against adversity (gay/dying/disability/race)- Check
2) Make the film over the a good chunk of the person's life so the actor has to play the person different ways - Check.
3) Even better, make this person a real person that some of the fogies voting in the Academy might have heard of and realise that this film is about a real person who struggled against adversity.
The icing on the cake? Get the thing out exactly X weeks before the Oscar nominations are due. Just enough time for the Academy fogies to still remember the film exists, and if we stretch out the marketing of the cinema showings, if we do win Best Actor the film will go back into top rotation at the cinemas without hurting the bonus DVD sales.
Eddie Redmayne clearly does a good job. But a job that could have been filled by a dozen other British actors. Or even not British ones. Hell, Cumberbatch has played Hawking before. He's OK though, because he's been nominated in a film this year which is playing exactly the same game to a tee...
My point is that the role and the film is so Oscar fodder that the hype from that is actually marketing and selling the film. I'm not sure I like that.
Brother D said:
I watched Jupiter Rising this weekend and still not sure what to make of it?
6/10 for story, but 10/10 for the visuals (in 3d).
So, is it called Jupiter Rising or Jupiter Ascending as it was labelled when i just watched it 6/10 for story, but 10/10 for the visuals (in 3d).
I enjoyed it but found the storyline slow to get to the point, still the action was good and glad to see Sean Penn back on the big screen.
Not sure it will have the same impact watching at home, (unless of course you have your own cinema!)
Derek Smith said:
I watched Paul yesterday.
It is not life-changing. It is, though, fun to watch. Some lovely one-liners that were memorable. Lovely little sight gags - I'd missed the aliens steam cleaning Siggy Weaver off the steps that had killed her the first time I watched it - and feel good at the end. A pleasant waste of time. Not up to expected Pegg/Frost standards but still better than most.
I was trying to remember the name of an actor so went onto IMDB and, as you do, I read some of the comments. I reviewed some of the lower rating ones, as these often are quite entertaining.
There's stephen7455's contribution, 8 June 2014. Really quite odd. I thought it was a joke first of all but, scarily, I came to the conclusion he was serious. Then there's Navy servant 50 (hopefully not what comes to mind when thinking of what a navy servant might be):
I mean, it is a one-joke film to an extent, and that, surely, was the point.
I'd give the film 3.5 stars but the comments five.
I love 'Paul' -one of the films that I have watched more than once.It is not life-changing. It is, though, fun to watch. Some lovely one-liners that were memorable. Lovely little sight gags - I'd missed the aliens steam cleaning Siggy Weaver off the steps that had killed her the first time I watched it - and feel good at the end. A pleasant waste of time. Not up to expected Pegg/Frost standards but still better than most.
I was trying to remember the name of an actor so went onto IMDB and, as you do, I read some of the comments. I reviewed some of the lower rating ones, as these often are quite entertaining.
There's stephen7455's contribution, 8 June 2014. Really quite odd. I thought it was a joke first of all but, scarily, I came to the conclusion he was serious. Then there's Navy servant 50 (hopefully not what comes to mind when thinking of what a navy servant might be):
navyservant50 said:
This movie is perfect for satanists,evolutionists and mockers of God
This movie is nothing but anti God propaganda. The makers call this comedy,but have no respect for anyone whatsoever. It is insulting,promotes homosexuality and idolatry,pushes evolution and founded by Illuminati. Clearly a very hateful movie that has one agenda.To destroy and mock Christianity.While I believe and support freedom of speech,and all views have the right to be expressed,this is clearly a very clever and deceptive way to use an animated character to influence kids,young minds,and others. Leave it to Hollywood to promote something this evil and one sided. The actors look as if they have never bathed and the alien in the movie is crude,disgusting,offensive. How many movies follow this behavior? They call this "entertainment" but clearly it is a distortion of values,morals,and all that is good.
And another, which I can't find at the moment, gave the film one star because they reckoned that the alien behaved like a 14-year-old child. This movie is nothing but anti God propaganda. The makers call this comedy,but have no respect for anyone whatsoever. It is insulting,promotes homosexuality and idolatry,pushes evolution and founded by Illuminati. Clearly a very hateful movie that has one agenda.To destroy and mock Christianity.While I believe and support freedom of speech,and all views have the right to be expressed,this is clearly a very clever and deceptive way to use an animated character to influence kids,young minds,and others. Leave it to Hollywood to promote something this evil and one sided. The actors look as if they have never bathed and the alien in the movie is crude,disgusting,offensive. How many movies follow this behavior? They call this "entertainment" but clearly it is a distortion of values,morals,and all that is good.
I mean, it is a one-joke film to an extent, and that, surely, was the point.
I'd give the film 3.5 stars but the comments five.
Derek Smith said:
And another, which I can't find at the moment, gave the film one star because they reckoned that the alien behaved like a 14-year-old child.
I mean, it is a one-joke film to an extent, and that, surely, was the point.
I'd give the film 3.5 stars but the comments five.
Stuff about Paul,I mean, it is a one-joke film to an extent, and that, surely, was the point.
I'd give the film 3.5 stars but the comments five.
I really enjoyed the film. But...
I did shake my head at the typical cliches
The religious dad being a nutter, homophobe, violent murderer type dick.
Come on guys raise the game it's all been done before.
And I'm speaking as a militant atheist. Just boring, and there was no need for it.
Derek Smith said:
I watched Paul yesterday.
...
I was trying to remember the name of an actor so went onto IMDB and, as you do, I read some of the comments. I reviewed some of the lower rating ones, as these often are quite entertaining.
Did exactly this... wow. The amount of christian nutters being offended by a silly movie is staggering ...
I was trying to remember the name of an actor so went onto IMDB and, as you do, I read some of the comments. I reviewed some of the lower rating ones, as these often are quite entertaining.
.Makes me want to watch it again
These are great:
Acks King said:
No sooner did they watch the movie than the darwinian monkeys must have made haste to fill up IMDb with good reviews. I was one of the many that got fooled by the rating it displayed here. The movie is nothing but useless banter about evolution.
RR said:
I didn't watched this movie but since it is sexual reference and some drug use which doesn't interested me at all. I do not understand why some people say its great or funny movie. Maybe they are the people who doesn't care about sexual reference and some drug use who might be lust and worldly to enjoy. I also noticed that this alien is too silly and ridiculous and a turn off. Also many directors doesn't have respect for a good movies. They still have to add violence, sexual, drug, and swearing. I don't understand at all. It is highly not recommend for kids and not for people who are not into sexual reference and some drug use. NO THANKS! I rate 1 out of 10.
Edited by ZesPak on Wednesday 11th February 09:06
1408 - 8/10
A horror film based on a Stephen King short story. John Cusack plays a author who travels the US visiting hotels that are supposedly haunted. He visits a hotel with a haunted room called 1408, supposedly its killed over 50 people, Samuel L. Jackson is the hotel manger, and he has had it with this mother fking room in this mother fking hotel. He pleads the author not to stay, he stays anyway, then some scary, acid like trip occurs for the next hour. If you like horror, classic horror that is not this new st that is produced only to make you puke then its worth a watch.
A horror film based on a Stephen King short story. John Cusack plays a author who travels the US visiting hotels that are supposedly haunted. He visits a hotel with a haunted room called 1408, supposedly its killed over 50 people, Samuel L. Jackson is the hotel manger, and he has had it with this mother f
king room in this mother fking hotel. He pleads the author not to stay, he stays anyway, then some scary, acid like trip occurs for the next hour. If you like horror, classic horror that is not this new st that is produced only to make you puke then its worth a watch. r1flyguy1 said:
Brother D said:
I watched Jupiter Rising this weekend and still not sure what to make of it?
6/10 for story, but 10/10 for the visuals (in 3d).
So, is it called Jupiter Rising or Jupiter Ascending as it was labelled when i just watched it 6/10 for story, but 10/10 for the visuals (in 3d).
I enjoyed it but found the storyline slow to get to the point, still the action was good and glad to see Sean Penn back on the big screen.
Not sure it will have the same impact watching at home, (unless of course you have your own cinema!)
Watched Love the Beast, the Eric Bana film about love of cars. Couldn't help but like the honest bloke and feel sympathetic to his passion. The film has a slight 'murican incline towards an unnecessary drama, though, since the car was obviously completely repairable from the start. Also, has he finished it yet?
I need to watch more films like that. Would recommend to fellow petrolheads, since normal person just wouldn't get what was that all about.
I need to watch more films like that. Would recommend to fellow petrolheads, since normal person just wouldn't get what was that all about.
moanthebairns said:
1408 - 8/10
A horror film based on a Stephen King short story. John Cusack plays a author who travels the US visiting hotels that are supposedly haunted. He visits a hotel with a haunted room called 1408, supposedly its killed over 50 people, Samuel L. Jackson is the hotel manger, and he has had it with this mother fking room in this mother fking hotel. He pleads the author not to stay, he stays anyway, then some scary, acid like trip occurs for the next hour. If you like horror, classic horror that is not this new st that is produced only to make you puke then its worth a watch.
Very decent film. Can't hear that song now without thinking of it A horror film based on a Stephen King short story. John Cusack plays a author who travels the US visiting hotels that are supposedly haunted. He visits a hotel with a haunted room called 1408, supposedly its killed over 50 people, Samuel L. Jackson is the hotel manger, and he has had it with this mother f
king room in this mother fking hotel. He pleads the author not to stay, he stays anyway, then some scary, acid like trip occurs for the next hour. If you like horror, classic horror that is not this new st that is produced only to make you puke then its worth a watch. 
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