Good films I watched this weekend

[Legend83]

KeyR1 said:

Last of the Mohicans: still stood up to the test of time for me. Good easy to followstory, in-djans (as my son says) and a good fight or 2. Easily a 7/10 for me

An absolutely classic film in my book with one of the greatest scores of all time.

The mountain scenes at the end are a masterpiece.

[DuncanM]

I've had a poor year for films from Lovefilm, a lot of rubbish and I can't think of many films that have been anything other than average .

This week:

21 Jump Street 7/10

This was actually quite funny and, dare I say it, Channing Tatum was funny/good in it!

Maybe I was in the right mood for stupid comedy

W.E. 7/10

Surprisingly good, as good or better than The King's Speech in my opinion.

Stylish.

[Bullett]

Skyfall 8/10 - Very good. Back to the old school Bond style, more quips (some agonising), good villain, basic but serviceable plot, some genuine lol moments, some moments where the cinema all went woo! good and reasonably realistic fights/stunts. Enjoyed it.

But my lord, DC must have spent as long filming the associated ads as he did the movie. There were a silly number of them.

[VEA]

Bullett said:

Skyfall 8/10 - Very good. Back to the old school Bond style, more quips (some agonising), good villain, basic but serviceable plot, some genuine lol moments, some moments where the cinema all went woo! good and reasonably realistic fights/stunts. Enjoyed it.

But my lord, DC must have spent as long filming the associated ads as he did the movie. There were a silly number of them.

I saw this last night in High Wycombe, I agree with everything you say, especially the bits about the adverts... it seemed endless, I am sure it was meant to be a 19:00 showing, therefore in my head that means the film starts at 19:15... but no, adverts were still going strong at that point, the film started at just after 19:30 so that's 30 mins of adverts and trailers before the film. Ridiculous.

Cracking film though 8/10 from me.

[AstonZagato]

HorneyMX5 said:

Skyfall - 6.5/10

No spoilers but while it was good, it wasn't as great as many led me to believe. Actually left the cinema disappointed although not as disappointed as after Die Another Day.

Nick (massive Bond fan)

I saw it for a second time (I saw a preview as a work invitation but took the family yesterday).
6.5 is perhaps a bit harsh but like you I remain disappointed.

It is beautifully shot and well acted. There are clever references and echoes to old Bonds. There were interesting new twists on the classic Bond themes. There were some great action sequences. After the dire QoS, average Casino Royale and execrable Die Another Day, it was a very good effort.

But... The plot is weak and it was overly long and at times slow. There were some clunky plot links. Some of the humour didn't work.

For me it was more of a 7/10 or 8/10.

[Langweilig]

Red Tails. Not a bad film but I wish George Lucas could understand this :-

Infinite ammunition On/Off.

The Tuskegee airmen seem to just relentlessly blast away at anything that moves. There's only so much in an ammo box.

Watch the head on dogfight with a Messerschmitt 262. The quad 30mm cannons are made to look like peashooters.

[Legacywr]

I originally saw Public Enimies at the pictures and thought is was very dull and empty, so I thought I would give it another go last night on the TV,…and I still feel the same!

[Halb]

Where do they teach you to talk like this? In some Panama City "Sailor wanna hump-hump" bar, or is it getaway day and your last shot at his whisky? Sell crazy someplace else, we're all stocked up here.

Negative Creep said:

There is of course the twist which every horror movie must include by law, which I did see coming. Does anyone these days ever believe the scene right near the end where everything seems to have been resolved and they'll live happily ever after? Wouldn't it be a great twist to have no twist at all?

I think all Horrors need the traditional twist. But It does need to be unpredictable.

Legacywr said:

I originally saw Public Enimies at the pictures and thought is was very dull and empty, so I thought I would give it another go last night on the TV,…and I still feel the same!

Got thus plussed, wanted a Bale/Depp film for years.

[y2blade]

The Skeleton Key.
Had not seen it before.

Great film

[SeanyD]

Just finished the 2003 remake of The Shining. 10/10 utterly brilliant. Starts a little slow but once it got going fabulous. Slightly different from the original Jack Nicholson classic, but just as good if not better, 4:30 long though. Bought for a few quid in an HMV bargain bin, worth 10 times that.

[Negative Creep]

Halb said:

Negative Creep said:

There is of course the twist which every horror movie must include by law, which I did see coming. Does anyone these days ever believe the scene right near the end where everything seems to have been resolved and they'll live happily ever after? Wouldn't it be a great twist to have no twist at all?

I think all Horrors need the traditional twist. But It does need to be unpredictable.

Problem is the unpredictability becomes predictable, so I find myself sitting there thinking "I bet it turns out X was the killer" or "i reckon the ghost will appear again in the mirror" etc. There have been some great horror twists - Shutter, Don't Look Now, The Sixth Sense, The Others - it shouldn't be mandatory. The likes of An American Werewolf in London or the Shining do a good job in themselves of wrapping the story up. Or you could just leave it open such as Halloween or Dawn of the Dead.

[porridge]

Salmon fishing in the Yemen.

[blippo1984]

Goldfinger.

My first time ever (I'm 28). My first Sean Connery Bond ever.

Brilliant.
Standard reset for Bond films

[Adam B]

Crazy stupid love - that rare thing, a romcom that is smart and funny, saw it at the cinema and it stood up to sky second viewing, still had a good chuckle 8/10

Haywire - another one I had seen before, a standard agent/assassin character betrayed plot but with a very different feel courtesy of director Steven Soderbergh, imagine a female Bourne with a lower budget and some sex, lies and videotape quirkiness. Refreshing 8/10

Resistance - d-day has failed and ze Germans have invaded, character study of a welsh farming village where all the men have left to join the resistance and some Germans move in on a secret mission, there is zero action (ok someone shoots a horse), minimal dialogue or plot, lots of granite-faced stoicness, and zero enjoyment 1/10. Wales looks pretty hence the 1

[DuncanM]

Adam B said:

Haywire - another one I had seen before, a standard agent/assassin character betrayed plot but with a very different feel courtesy of director Steven Soderbergh, imagine a female Bourne with a lower budget and some sex, lies and videotape quirkiness. Refreshing 8/10

Really?

Comically bad, the worst acting I have seen for many a year in my opinion.

2/10 from me

[chris watton]

DuncanM said:

Adam B said:

Haywire - another one I had seen before, a standard agent/assassin character betrayed plot but with a very different feel courtesy of director Steven Soderbergh, imagine a female Bourne with a lower budget and some sex, lies and videotape quirkiness. Refreshing 8/10

Really?

Comically bad, the worst acting I have seen for many a year in my opinion.

2/10 from me

I tried very hard to watch Haywire the other night, but I had to turn it over - a real mess of a film, I thought.

[anonymous-user]

Killer Joe

That is one fked up film! Good acting though 6.5/10

[Gretchen]

chris watton said:

DuncanM said:

Adam B said:

Haywire - another one I had seen before, a standard agent/assassin character betrayed plot but with a very different feel courtesy of director Steven Soderbergh, imagine a female Bourne with a lower budget and some sex, lies and videotape quirkiness. Refreshing 8/10

Really?

Comically bad, the worst acting I have seen for many a year in my opinion.

2/10 from me

I tried very hard to watch Haywire the other night, but I had to turn it over - a real mess of a film, I thought.

We watched this last night. It's ok as an Arthouse film. Gina Carano isn't an actress, so as Johnny put it 'the film showcases her skills as a mixed martial artist'. I enjoyed it for what it as such.

[Daz68]

porridge said:

Salmon fishing in the Yemen.

Really enjoyed it? Predictable I agree but still very good.

[Halb]

Legacywr said:

I originally saw Public Enimies at the pictures and thought is was very dull and empty, so I thought I would give it another go last night on the TV,…and I still feel the same!

It was certainly rich and luscious looking. But there was something missing. Still good performances from the two leads.

Negative Creep said:

Problem is the unpredictability becomes predictable, so I find myself sitting there thinking "I bet it turns out X was the killer" or "i reckon the ghost will appear again in the mirror" etc. There have been some great horror twists - Shutter, Don't Look Now, The Sixth Sense, The Others - it shouldn't be mandatory. The likes of An American Werewolf in London or the Shining do a good job in themselves of wrapping the story up. Or you could just leave it open such as Halloween or Dawn of the Dead.

I think when it's done well it isn't. Like in the Others, the story was so good for me that the twist came as a pleasant surprise. When the twist is invisible, it can still retain a surprising quality.
I had to refresh my memory of the original DotD (new one does have the twist and doesn't suffer for it imo, but it is frustrating). Werewolf finishes off the story with a conclusive end, which was nice.