Films I watched this week
Discussion
Pesty said:
Black Sea
No idea how you can f
k up a submarine film but they managed. Sounded right up my street very disappointing.
4/10
I agree - I wrote about this a while ago. It seemed that they were all intent on suicide, that is the only explanation I can think of for the ludicrous decisions.No idea how you can f
k up a submarine film but they managed. Sounded right up my street very disappointing.4/10
And it could have been a great 'Boys Own' type movie...
Yeah there could have been tension and perils enough to make an interesting film without all the silly decisions and forced problems.
It's like the writer watched Prometheus and said hay that was great how the expert crew were all dicks also lets have half of them hating the other half right from the start.
It's like the writer watched Prometheus and said hay that was great how the expert crew were all dicks also lets have half of them hating the other half right from the start.
JustinP1 said:
qube_TA said:
She was wearing a modern push-up bra in 1984 too, they didn't exist then. She was wearing THE BRA FROM THE FUTURE!!! Clearly another paradox the movie didn't explain.
I think that's up there with the paradoxes you pointed out in Interstellar.
Veeayt said:
Have we discussed Everest yet? Watched it today, and it's very very good film. Although it didn't get me. But everything about it is of highest standard.
I watch this last weekend as well. I agree its a good film. Obviously you can't capture everything that is written in the books about the events (Into thin air, Left for dead & The climb are the three I've read), but I think it missed some motivations from the characters which explained their actions at the time.7/10
Alex said:
Primer - 2004
Low budget indy film about a bunch of young entrepreneurs who accidentally build a time machine in their garage.
Poor picture, weak acting, but an amazingly intelligent and intricate plot that demands you watch it more than once.
9/10
'Demands you watch it more than once' is something of an understatement Low budget indy film about a bunch of young entrepreneurs who accidentally build a time machine in their garage.
Poor picture, weak acting, but an amazingly intelligent and intricate plot that demands you watch it more than once.
9/10
Put it this way: when I watched it a scratch on the DVD meant it skipped back to near the beginning about 40 minutes in. It wasn't at all obvious this had happened - figured it was just part of the whole f
ked up timeline of the film - and just went with it. It took a while to realised that I was re-watching rather than seeing a divergent timeline 
In my defence I submit this timeline comparison
Hobbit part 3.
I enjoyed part 1, didn't take itself too seriously. Part 2 was ok but all the characters where a bit bland.
Part 3 was a mess. First of all I don't understand why the Dragon story didn't get finished off in part 2. Seems like it was in 3 parts as a pure money making exercise and therefore the whole thing was stretched too thin.
The battles felt mechanical and I didn't really care who won or lost. The orc bred for war got taken down by women and children from Laketown. The massive beasts seemed more like a liability than an asset in that they went down easily and ended up crushing their own side most of the time (I know this was a real problem for Hannibal).
I know it's fantasy but I've seen better physics in a computer game. Nothing thrown (like the big rocks off the giants) moved realistically. Bodies flopped about strangely and you could easily tell when a character was cgi or real.
Some effects were excellent, the orcs faces for example but mostly this was crap.
I only went 'cool' once and that was when Dr Who the brown jumped off an eagle and turned into a bear on the way down.
Oh and the bloody eagles turning up at the last minute (again) and taking all the glory, pompous gits.
5/10
I enjoyed part 1, didn't take itself too seriously. Part 2 was ok but all the characters where a bit bland.
Part 3 was a mess. First of all I don't understand why the Dragon story didn't get finished off in part 2. Seems like it was in 3 parts as a pure money making exercise and therefore the whole thing was stretched too thin.
The battles felt mechanical and I didn't really care who won or lost. The orc bred for war got taken down by women and children from Laketown. The massive beasts seemed more like a liability than an asset in that they went down easily and ended up crushing their own side most of the time (I know this was a real problem for Hannibal).
I know it's fantasy but I've seen better physics in a computer game. Nothing thrown (like the big rocks off the giants) moved realistically. Bodies flopped about strangely and you could easily tell when a character was cgi or real.
Some effects were excellent, the orcs faces for example but mostly this was crap.
I only went 'cool' once and that was when Dr Who the brown jumped off an eagle and turned into a bear on the way down.
Oh and the bloody eagles turning up at the last minute (again) and taking all the glory, pompous gits.
5/10
Bullett said:
Hobbit part 3.
I enjoyed part 1, didn't take itself too seriously. Part 2 was ok but all the characters where a bit bland.
Part 3 was a mess. First of all I don't understand why the Dragon story didn't get finished off in part 2. Seems like it was in 3 parts as a pure money making exercise and therefore the whole thing was stretched too thin.
The battles felt mechanical and I didn't really care who won or lost. The orc bred for war got taken down by women and children from Laketown. The massive beasts seemed more like a liability than an asset in that they went down easily and ended up crushing their own side most of the time (I know this was a real problem for Hannibal).
I know it's fantasy but I've seen better physics in a computer game. Nothing thrown (like the big rocks off the giants) moved realistically. Bodies flopped about strangely and you could easily tell when a character was cgi or real.
Some effects were excellent, the orcs faces for example but mostly this was crap.
I only went 'cool' once and that was when Dr Who the brown jumped off an eagle and turned into a bear on the way down.
Oh and the bloody eagles turning up at the last minute (again) and taking all the glory, pompous gits.
5/10
Hannibal only had one elephant left when he crossed the Alps - the rest died on the way..I enjoyed part 1, didn't take itself too seriously. Part 2 was ok but all the characters where a bit bland.
Part 3 was a mess. First of all I don't understand why the Dragon story didn't get finished off in part 2. Seems like it was in 3 parts as a pure money making exercise and therefore the whole thing was stretched too thin.
The battles felt mechanical and I didn't really care who won or lost. The orc bred for war got taken down by women and children from Laketown. The massive beasts seemed more like a liability than an asset in that they went down easily and ended up crushing their own side most of the time (I know this was a real problem for Hannibal).
I know it's fantasy but I've seen better physics in a computer game. Nothing thrown (like the big rocks off the giants) moved realistically. Bodies flopped about strangely and you could easily tell when a character was cgi or real.
Some effects were excellent, the orcs faces for example but mostly this was crap.
I only went 'cool' once and that was when Dr Who the brown jumped off an eagle and turned into a bear on the way down.
Oh and the bloody eagles turning up at the last minute (again) and taking all the glory, pompous gits.
5/10
The way these bad-ass monsters go down is funny, bred for war, and a hobbit or little girl can take half a dozen down just by wielding a tiny sword or wooden club! (I guess the same could be levelled at a lot of movies, remember when Obi-Wan told Luke that 'These phaser blasts are too accurate for Sand Peaple, Imperial Stormtroopers must have done it' (or something like that) Ever since, it appears they cannot hit anything they aim at!
I also agree with you regarding the CGI/physics, it spoils a lot of movies these days, especially the Marvel gravy train films. I never have a sense of peril for the protagonists, as they move like they're in a Looney Tunes cartoon.
BryanC said:
Point Blank ( 1967 )
A Masterpiece - plain and simple and scoring 11 out of 10 any day.
I've seen this movie several times but a chance to see it on the big screen in the local art house 'Shots in the Dark Remembered ) weekend was too good an opportunity to miss.
Lee Marvin's best ever film (?) and 'introducing' John Vernon, puts together two serious dudes out to do a heist.
If you've not seen it, put it on your list because it is a film of its time. There are so many highlights, I could go on but I truly rate it. Mel Gibson did a catchy remake called Payback which was a stylised trendy copy but lacks the rawness of the original and will never outclass the original.
The 'Corporation' never stood a chance once Marvin set out to get his $93,000.
Angie Dickinson was the babe.
Serious students of the genre might discuss was it all a dream, the soft toned clothing matching the mood and set, the eerie musical soundtrack and the wonderful LA backdrop looking slightly seedy. Even the psychedelic mix of oils and shampoo dropped in the bath hinted at a lost era in time. Enjoy.
Yes, it's superb. One of my favourite films - 9/10. It must've been an inspiration to Michael Mann as I reckon Heat is in a similar vein though the story line is slightly differentA Masterpiece - plain and simple and scoring 11 out of 10 any day.
I've seen this movie several times but a chance to see it on the big screen in the local art house 'Shots in the Dark Remembered ) weekend was too good an opportunity to miss.
Lee Marvin's best ever film (?) and 'introducing' John Vernon, puts together two serious dudes out to do a heist.
If you've not seen it, put it on your list because it is a film of its time. There are so many highlights, I could go on but I truly rate it. Mel Gibson did a catchy remake called Payback which was a stylised trendy copy but lacks the rawness of the original and will never outclass the original.
The 'Corporation' never stood a chance once Marvin set out to get his $93,000.
Angie Dickinson was the babe.
Serious students of the genre might discuss was it all a dream, the soft toned clothing matching the mood and set, the eerie musical soundtrack and the wonderful LA backdrop looking slightly seedy. Even the psychedelic mix of oils and shampoo dropped in the bath hinted at a lost era in time. Enjoy.
Also later on The Outfit (1973); Robert Duvall and Joe Don Baker seek revenge for Duvall's brother's murder by the mob. Not as good as Point Blank but nonetheless a tough revenge film which I found absorbing when I first watched it. 7/10
Alex said:
Primer - 2004
Low budget indy film about a bunch of young entrepreneurs who accidentally build a time machine in their garage.
Poor picture, weak acting, but an amazingly intelligent and intricate plot that demands you watch it more than once.
9/10
Another nod for PrimerLow budget indy film about a bunch of young entrepreneurs who accidentally build a time machine in their garage.
Poor picture, weak acting, but an amazingly intelligent and intricate plot that demands you watch it more than once.
9/10
Great film - although again, you'll need to watch it twice to make the plot more coherent.
The 'partner piece' to Primer IMHO is Timecrimes
It's a Spanish film, so subtitled, but don't let that put you off. The plot's complex, and similar to Primer, but the film is a lot more accessible from the first watch, and pretty clever.
Plot is a chap is sat in his back garden, he looks out into the woods and sees a woman watching him. He then sees a man with bandages round his head behind the woman and the woman disappears, so he goes to investigate...
Any more than that is a spoiler!
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