Good films I watched this weekend (Vol 2)

[ZesPak]

Really? The reviews would make you believe otherwise? I couldn't comment, I've only seen JW and I thought it was great.
Solid 8

[Quickmoose]

Funkycoldribena said:

The Gunman-Sean Penn,Congo shooty film.It was alrightish. 5.654/10.

agreed, I was disappointed, as was expecting more from such a cast...my score is so shaky I'm going for 5.5, that way it can fall either way depending on my mood.

[ZesPak]

RESSE said:

8.44755 from me.

A slow burn (as stated above), but a good film good and I thought Tom Hardy (+ supporting cast) gave a good performance.

Recommended.

PS "The Judge" (Duvall/Downey Jr) which I watched afterwards was something of a disappointment.

Agreed, the Judge was a snoozefest imho. I usually like that kind of film but it didn't do anything for me.
The drop was indeed worth the watch.

[JustinP1]

I thought The Judge was alright to be honest.

The acting was good, and the story was pretty good too. A lot of facets in there to bring the characters out.

Not my usual taste of film at all, this is very much a film the wife would approve of watching on a Saturday night type fodder, but a lot more integrity than the usual middle of the road crap.

Similar type of film to say 'The Descendants' or 'Up in the Air' for example.

7.3 and a bit.

[Adam B]

JustinP1 said:

6 is an average flick. Must have some plus points. Good if you want a fun film with a couple of pints.

7 must be generally a 'good' (better than average) film and have a lot of redeeming features.

8 must be a great film. No obvious bad points. Should have great acting, a tight script and have features that are potentially Oscar worthy.

9 is a truly great film. I've probably only thought of a dozen films ever to be a 9.

10. Space Jam

agreed - thought Jurassic World was a 6/10, a combination of dinosaurs and CGI 8/10, and plot/characters/tension 4/10

One of those films where within 10 seconds of meeting a new character you know whether they are going to fall in love/have personal redemption/go from ahole to hero/get eaten

[Quickmoose]

The other rather naff aspect of Jurassic World was the fact that there must be rather few off-road Mercedes Benz models not shoe-horned into every other scene, almost Bond-esque in it's product placement.

[Adam B]

Mr Holmes - brilliant performance from Ian McKellen as an elderly Sherlock reminiscing on a past case while losing his memory and befriending a young boy. A lovely touching movie with some really good performances 9/10

[DuncanM]

Out of the furnace 8/10

I really enjoyed this film, superb performances from some top actors.

[SWoll]

Danny Collins

Pacino's best film for a long, long time. Perfect casting all round and you can tell he really cares about the role.

Yes it's sentimental and a little manipulative, but I still really enjoyed it.

8/10

[Jader1973]

Two I wasn't expecting much from this weekend.

What we did on our holiday a separated couple (David Tennant and Rosamund Pike) take their 3 kids to Scotland for Grandad's 75th birthday. Made by the team behind Outnumbered and uses the same idea of being semi-scripted. Actually quite good for a PG - Billy Connolly's scenes with the kids were great. Let down by casting an Englishman as DT's brother - Ben Miller can't do a Scottish accent. 7/10.

Mortdecai J Depp plays a dodgy art dealer caught up in the search for a missing painting. Good fun and some of Depp's lines are great - his response to being asked if he needs help with his bags when checking in to a hotel, and a comment about Eton, are two that stuck in my mind. 8/10.

[Veeayt]

Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck - even if you haven't grew up in that era, you should watch it. One of the best documentaries I've seen. 9.531/10

[Elroy Blue]

Behind the Candelabra.

A film about Liberace. Not something that would immediately grab your attention, but Michael Douglas and Matt Damon are superb in it. It's got some very funny moments in it.

[Langweilig]

Rush. Brilliant. I really enjoyed it. I never realised that Niki Lauda was so obsessive.

[DuncanM]

Langweilig said:

Rush. Brilliant. I really enjoyed it. I never realised that Niki Lauda was so obsessive.

Brilliant film, really enjoyed my second viewing last night

Bruhl as Lauda is superb and Hemsworth is good as Hunt.

[popeyewhite]

Jurassic World. Completely enthralling escapism, though not as good as the first. Although in keeping with value measures on here for only average movies I'll give it 9/10.

For true scale though I'd give Jurassic Park 12/10.

[moanthebairns]

DuncanM said:

Langweilig said:

Rush. Brilliant. I really enjoyed it. I never realised that Niki Lauda was so obsessive.

Brilliant film, really enjoyed my second viewing last night

Bruhl as Lauda is superb and Hemsworth is good as Hunt.

I enjoyed it immensely the first few times I watched it again but now I started seeing oulton park every corner, the budget and how hard it is to recapture the racing.

Still a cracking film

[Crook]

Quickmoose said:

The other rather naff aspect of Jurassic World was the fact that there must be rather few off-road Mercedes Benz models not shoe-horned into every other scene, almost Bond-esque in it's product placement.

Not only that but the one 6 wheeled AMG that does appear once or twice does not get the appropriate rallying it deserves.

Other than that having seen it at the Waterloo imax I can say it is incredibly and painfully loud, quite entertaining and a little exhausting. I'll overlook the tacky cliche moments and the fact that some batteries last better than others.
6/10

The Connection.
Just watched at my local indie with a glass of wine. A very good film indeed.
8/10

[Pesty]

The other guys.


Forgot how hilarious this film is. So under rated its criminal.

[Watchman]

The Gunman with Sean Penn and a few other well known actors.

Felt a bit muddled if I'm honest. Script was clichéd everywhere. Action was well done. Mystery was lacking and script/scenes telegraphed well in advance.

Enjoyable enough but not one for a repeat viewing.

5/10

[MissChief]

Blackhat with Christopher Hemsworth again. Realistic and genuine film based around hacking directed by Michael Mann. Thought it a little slow in places and the end felt a little muddled and it seemed to lose all sense at times too. Not bad but hardly a great. 6/10.