Good films I watched this weekend (Vol 2)
Discussion
Brother D said:
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!)
Just watched Kingsmen,
Great film, better than expected, will be good on a small screen too
Not a film, but.
I saw Bosch the series was on amazon prime, so I signed up.
The Michael Connelly books were amongst my favourites some years ago and Series One is good. Just watched the whole thing.
BUT first, i had to disable the Silverlight crap on my Mac and switch preference to Flash. Almost gave up before this as motion was so jerky.
Even now, not as good as Netflix.
I saw Bosch the series was on amazon prime, so I signed up.
The Michael Connelly books were amongst my favourites some years ago and Series One is good. Just watched the whole thing.
BUT first, i had to disable the Silverlight crap on my Mac and switch preference to Flash. Almost gave up before this as motion was so jerky.
Even now, not as good as Netflix.
I saw 'Her' yesterday - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1798709
I really interesting film, it's proper sci-fi rather then the usual nonsense excuse for it that Hollywood spit out.
The premise is a lonely man who develops a relationship with the AI system on his computer who fills the void in his life, but does he fill the 'void' in its?
Really enjoyed it 8/10
I really interesting film, it's proper sci-fi rather then the usual nonsense excuse for it that Hollywood spit out.
The premise is a lonely man who develops a relationship with the AI system on his computer who fills the void in his life, but does he fill the 'void' in its?
Really enjoyed it 8/10
The Vanishing (Spoorloos)
We meet a Dutch couple in their 20's on a road trip on holiday through France. They stop at a service station, and she leaves him at the car while she goes inside to get a coke and a beer for them.
But she doesn't come back. He looks for her all around and asked staff, and the only possible signing is seeing her talking to a man at the coffee machine.
The film then jumps three years forward and we find that he is still travelling to France, putting up posters, looking for her. Then, we see the story from the point of view of the abductor. Who, rather unnervingly is a 40 year old chemistry teacher with a wife and two kids. We then find out what happens when the abductor sends him postcards asking him to go to certain places.
My caveat is that this is a film which is 20% in Dutch and 80% in French, so it's subtitled, and it was out in 1988. But, apart from that, it is a film which is very well made, and extremely hard to fault. Hollywood could learn from it. However, as it happens it did not as it did a remake in 1993 which I believe is rather insipid in comparison.
I'm a harsh critic, but I give it 8/10. Certainly worth a watch is you are not tied to Hollywood film, and don't mind subtitles. No sign of blood or gore, but the concepts will stay with you for much longer than the end of the film.
We meet a Dutch couple in their 20's on a road trip on holiday through France. They stop at a service station, and she leaves him at the car while she goes inside to get a coke and a beer for them.
But she doesn't come back. He looks for her all around and asked staff, and the only possible signing is seeing her talking to a man at the coffee machine.
The film then jumps three years forward and we find that he is still travelling to France, putting up posters, looking for her. Then, we see the story from the point of view of the abductor. Who, rather unnervingly is a 40 year old chemistry teacher with a wife and two kids. We then find out what happens when the abductor sends him postcards asking him to go to certain places.
My caveat is that this is a film which is 20% in Dutch and 80% in French, so it's subtitled, and it was out in 1988. But, apart from that, it is a film which is very well made, and extremely hard to fault. Hollywood could learn from it. However, as it happens it did not as it did a remake in 1993 which I believe is rather insipid in comparison.
I'm a harsh critic, but I give it 8/10. Certainly worth a watch is you are not tied to Hollywood film, and don't mind subtitles. No sign of blood or gore, but the concepts will stay with you for much longer than the end of the film.
Chef
A really nice film. No sex, no violence, no fake peril just the story of a chef who's made a few very public mistakes (social media bias here) and chucks it all it to run a food truck and bond with his son. Lacking any real cliche characters it's a breath of fresh air. And the food is fabulous.
Not quite Intouchables good, but a really nice feel good film.
8/10
A really nice film. No sex, no violence, no fake peril just the story of a chef who's made a few very public mistakes (social media bias here) and chucks it all it to run a food truck and bond with his son. Lacking any real cliche characters it's a breath of fresh air. And the food is fabulous.
Not quite Intouchables good, but a really nice feel good film.
8/10
Bullett said:
Chef
A really nice film. No sex, no violence, no fake peril just the story of a chef who's made a few very public mistakes (social media bias here) and chucks it all it to run a food truck and bond with his son. Lacking any real cliche characters it's a breath of fresh air. And the food is fabulous.
Not quite Intouchables good, but a really nice feel good film.
8/10
I saw it at the pictures....blimey, just reading that phrase makes me sound old! Apart from the food and music didn't do much for me....was like watching a Jamie Oliver show! 6/10A really nice film. No sex, no violence, no fake peril just the story of a chef who's made a few very public mistakes (social media bias here) and chucks it all it to run a food truck and bond with his son. Lacking any real cliche characters it's a breath of fresh air. And the food is fabulous.
Not quite Intouchables good, but a really nice feel good film.
8/10
The Borne Legacy...mildly surprised by this.
But free of Damon's chest of drawers impressions the film was free to cast someone interesting and with the exception of a wholly tedious, overlong and utterly boring chase set-piece at the end, it was a decent film. I could have stood Block Damon for a few minutes, so it's a shame he chose to not appear in a guest appearance, but ho-hey.
But free of Damon's chest of drawers impressions the film was free to cast someone interesting and with the exception of a wholly tedious, overlong and utterly boring chase set-piece at the end, it was a decent film. I could have stood Block Damon for a few minutes, so it's a shame he chose to not appear in a guest appearance, but ho-hey.
A trilogy:
Page Eight, Turks & Caicos, and Salting The Battlefield
I hadn't seen these until they popped-up in my searches late last week. Bill Nighy, Rachel Weisz, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Alice Krige, Helena Bonham-Carter, Rupert Graves, Christopher Walken, Winona Ryder, Ewen Bremner - so many well-known names - I couldn't understand how I'd missed it previously, and I couldn't resist.
It is a made-for-TV series, but in the very best of British-made dramas. Slow but not pedestrian. No guns (I liked that the makers of the series didn't stoop). Main characters confessing they were frightened by the turn of events (no false machismo). Characters declining obvious offerings of sex. It was all so realistically done.
It's a political thriller series. A guy at MI5 spots something in a document and verbally highlights it in a meeting, leading to his persecution by politically-motivated bad guys.
10/10 - well worth watching and re-watching for the performances.
It was the perfect antidote to my seeing 50SoG on Friday night.
BTW - did you know Bill Nighy has a condition which prevents him from opening his ring and little fingers on either hand? I noticed it for the first time during this series then read up about it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dupuytren%27s_contrac...
Page Eight, Turks & Caicos, and Salting The Battlefield
I hadn't seen these until they popped-up in my searches late last week. Bill Nighy, Rachel Weisz, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Alice Krige, Helena Bonham-Carter, Rupert Graves, Christopher Walken, Winona Ryder, Ewen Bremner - so many well-known names - I couldn't understand how I'd missed it previously, and I couldn't resist.
It is a made-for-TV series, but in the very best of British-made dramas. Slow but not pedestrian. No guns (I liked that the makers of the series didn't stoop). Main characters confessing they were frightened by the turn of events (no false machismo). Characters declining obvious offerings of sex. It was all so realistically done.
It's a political thriller series. A guy at MI5 spots something in a document and verbally highlights it in a meeting, leading to his persecution by politically-motivated bad guys.
10/10 - well worth watching and re-watching for the performances.
It was the perfect antidote to my seeing 50SoG on Friday night.
BTW - did you know Bill Nighy has a condition which prevents him from opening his ring and little fingers on either hand? I noticed it for the first time during this series then read up about it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dupuytren%27s_contrac...
tom2019 said:
Watched nightcrawler on a flight . Was surprisingly good.
Also watched Nightcrawler this weekend and really enjoyed it. Was quite an uncomfortable watch. I think Jake Gyllenhaal's creepy vibe was pretty convincing and I found it was more a commentary on how immoral the media is, and probably isn't too far from the truth.
The Voices
WTF film...
Ryan Reynolds is a likeable serial killer who makes a few mistakes in his rehabilitation... bonkers, gruesome, bloody comedy....also with Gemma Arterton
You will feel quite odd by/at the end of this... 7.2
Riot Club Meh...posh boy's club at Oxford Uni, all goes wrong.... 6.1
Big Hero 6 Great robot animation film, where younger brother seeks revenge for his older brothers demise.... 6.9
WTF film...
Ryan Reynolds is a likeable serial killer who makes a few mistakes in his rehabilitation... bonkers, gruesome, bloody comedy....also with Gemma Arterton
You will feel quite odd by/at the end of this... 7.2
Riot Club Meh...posh boy's club at Oxford Uni, all goes wrong.... 6.1
Big Hero 6 Great robot animation film, where younger brother seeks revenge for his older brothers demise.... 6.9
Edited by Agoogy on Monday 16th February 13:11
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