Good films I watched this weekend (Vol 2)
Discussion
Watched these two over last couple of evenings:
Chasing Mavericks
Coming of age yarn / biopic of a surfer & his mentor (Gerrard Butler). Bit plodding but saved by being set against some decent scenery, some massive waves and having a good soundtrack.
Premium Rush
Snappy nonsense about NYC cycle couriers. Jospeh Gordon-Levitt gets caught up w/ a corrupt cop chasing some money. Quite enjoyed this one, lots of manic cycling through New York, cliche characters and suitably short (did reminded me of a UK show from a few years ago about bike couriers though).
Chasing Mavericks
Coming of age yarn / biopic of a surfer & his mentor (Gerrard Butler). Bit plodding but saved by being set against some decent scenery, some massive waves and having a good soundtrack.
Premium Rush
Snappy nonsense about NYC cycle couriers. Jospeh Gordon-Levitt gets caught up w/ a corrupt cop chasing some money. Quite enjoyed this one, lots of manic cycling through New York, cliche characters and suitably short (did reminded me of a UK show from a few years ago about bike couriers though).
ash73 said:
Cheers, that's pretty impressive. Predestination - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2397535
A time travelling crime film with a bit of a twist of dealing with paradoxes.
I thought it was really interesting and different. You could easily figure out what was going on before each reveal took place but it didn't matter.
Recommended!
A slightly viscous 7.8/10
A time travelling crime film with a bit of a twist of dealing with paradoxes.
I thought it was really interesting and different. You could easily figure out what was going on before each reveal took place but it didn't matter.
Recommended!
A slightly viscous 7.8/10
qube_TA said:
Predestination - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2397535
A time travelling crime film with a bit of a twist of dealing with paradoxes.
I thought it was really interesting and different. You could easily figure out what was going on before each reveal took place but it didn't matter.
Recommended!
A slightly viscous 7.8/10
I have this on my Amazon Prime watch list, may rent it out this weekend...A time travelling crime film with a bit of a twist of dealing with paradoxes.
I thought it was really interesting and different. You could easily figure out what was going on before each reveal took place but it didn't matter.
Recommended!
A slightly viscous 7.8/10
chris watton said:
qube_TA said:
Predestination - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2397535
A time travelling crime film with a bit of a twist of dealing with paradoxes.
I thought it was really interesting and different. You could easily figure out what was going on before each reveal took place but it didn't matter.
Recommended!
A slightly viscous 7.8/10
I have this on my Amazon Prime watch list, may rent it out this weekend...A time travelling crime film with a bit of a twist of dealing with paradoxes.
I thought it was really interesting and different. You could easily figure out what was going on before each reveal took place but it didn't matter.
Recommended!
A slightly viscous 7.8/10
coppice said:
JustinP1 said:
Wild Tales
Just out of DVD/Bluray - Argentinian film nominated for the Oscar for best foreign film.
This film is a 'portmanteau'. For non film geeks, this is a film made up of a number of separate short films, usually linked together.
If you remember Roald Dahl's 'Tales of the Unexpected', this is a similar tone. Six stories of between ten and forty minutes in length, starting out in a very mundane way, each involving a bizarre set of circumstances evolving from human emotions.
Each is very engaging, despite the short length, and all follow themes of anger and revenge, each with a bizarre twist you simply could not guess from the start.
Great stories, often with black comedy. highly recommended if you don't mind subtitles. 8.05/10.
Saw this at local Curzon and just loved it ; beautifully shot and laugh out loud funny in Tarantino sort of way . Brilliant film- and if somebody gave the original Jurassic Park 12 /10 then Wild Tales deserves at least 93.7 /10... Just out of DVD/Bluray - Argentinian film nominated for the Oscar for best foreign film.
This film is a 'portmanteau'. For non film geeks, this is a film made up of a number of separate short films, usually linked together.
If you remember Roald Dahl's 'Tales of the Unexpected', this is a similar tone. Six stories of between ten and forty minutes in length, starting out in a very mundane way, each involving a bizarre set of circumstances evolving from human emotions.
Each is very engaging, despite the short length, and all follow themes of anger and revenge, each with a bizarre twist you simply could not guess from the start.
Great stories, often with black comedy. highly recommended if you don't mind subtitles. 8.05/10.
dave_s13 said:
coppice said:
JustinP1 said:
Wild Tales
Just out of DVD/Bluray - Argentinian film nominated for the Oscar for best foreign film.
This film is a 'portmanteau'. For non film geeks, this is a film made up of a number of separate short films, usually linked together.
If you remember Roald Dahl's 'Tales of the Unexpected', this is a similar tone. Six stories of between ten and forty minutes in length, starting out in a very mundane way, each involving a bizarre set of circumstances evolving from human emotions.
Each is very engaging, despite the short length, and all follow themes of anger and revenge, each with a bizarre twist you simply could not guess from the start.
Great stories, often with black comedy. highly recommended if you don't mind subtitles. 8.05/10.
Saw this at local Curzon and just loved it ; beautifully shot and laugh out loud funny in Tarantino sort of way . Brilliant film- and if somebody gave the original Jurassic Park 12 /10 then Wild Tales deserves at least 93.7 /10... Just out of DVD/Bluray - Argentinian film nominated for the Oscar for best foreign film.
This film is a 'portmanteau'. For non film geeks, this is a film made up of a number of separate short films, usually linked together.
If you remember Roald Dahl's 'Tales of the Unexpected', this is a similar tone. Six stories of between ten and forty minutes in length, starting out in a very mundane way, each involving a bizarre set of circumstances evolving from human emotions.
Each is very engaging, despite the short length, and all follow themes of anger and revenge, each with a bizarre twist you simply could not guess from the start.
Great stories, often with black comedy. highly recommended if you don't mind subtitles. 8.05/10.
Amy - An incredible docu/film about the truly legendary voiced Amy Winehouse. Made by the guys who the the marvellous Senna film. If you love her and her music you will known the story and you will enjoy the film. However, there isn't anything here that we didn't already know, but what a story. The early footage of her is great and the obvious love and concern from her close female friends is very apparent. Oh yes, the music...it's more about the woman than the music although it obviously plays a big part in the film, goosebumps all round when certain songs crop up.Very sad and poignant. A solid 9/10
Terminator Genisys
Ok, so technically it's a bad film I watched this weekend, BUT I did genuinely have fun, which is why I'm posting.
Pro's:
Some good references to the older films
Arny was actually pretty good
Time travel
It was just a fun movie IMO
Con's:
Some of the references were st
Acting was poor on the whole (Particularly from Jai Courtney, but what do you expect?)
Plot was convoluted
It essentially 'cancels out' all other Terminator movies (due to how the timeline is affected)... Which is fine for T3/Salvation, but its absolutely criminal to basically wipe out T1 and T2
CGI was pretty poor, it got better as the film went on, but definitely sub-par...
Action sequences dragged on for too long
6/10
Ok, so technically it's a bad film I watched this weekend, BUT I did genuinely have fun, which is why I'm posting.
Pro's:
Some good references to the older films
Arny was actually pretty good
Time travel
It was just a fun movie IMO
Con's:
Some of the references were st
Acting was poor on the whole (Particularly from Jai Courtney, but what do you expect?)
Plot was convoluted
It essentially 'cancels out' all other Terminator movies (due to how the timeline is affected)... Which is fine for T3/Salvation, but its absolutely criminal to basically wipe out T1 and T2
CGI was pretty poor, it got better as the film went on, but definitely sub-par...
Action sequences dragged on for too long
6/10
TREMAiNE said:
Terminator Genisys
Ok, so technically it's a bad film I watched this weekend, BUT I did genuinely have fun, which is why I'm posting.
Pro's:
Some good references to the older films
Arny was actually pretty good
Time travel
It was just a fun movie IMO
Con's:
Some of the references were st
Acting was poor on the whole (Particularly from Jai Courtney, but what do you expect?)
Plot was convoluted
It essentially 'cancels out' all other Terminator movies (due to how the timeline is affected)... Which is fine for T3/Salvation, but its absolutely criminal to basically wipe out T1 and T2
CGI was pretty poor, it got better as the film went on, but definitely sub-par...
Action sequences dragged on for too long
6/10
We just got back from watching this. We both enjoyed it a lot. However, the thing I thought I'd like most was the worst part - Emilia Clarke. She ain't no Linda Hamilton. Linda Hamilton clearly worked out a lot before the role, and she looked the part, Emilia, as beautiful and as gorgeous to look at as she is looked too short and dare I say 'dumpy' (compared to the original Sarah Conner)Ok, so technically it's a bad film I watched this weekend, BUT I did genuinely have fun, which is why I'm posting.
Pro's:
Some good references to the older films
Arny was actually pretty good
Time travel
It was just a fun movie IMO
Con's:
Some of the references were st
Acting was poor on the whole (Particularly from Jai Courtney, but what do you expect?)
Plot was convoluted
It essentially 'cancels out' all other Terminator movies (due to how the timeline is affected)... Which is fine for T3/Salvation, but its absolutely criminal to basically wipe out T1 and T2
CGI was pretty poor, it got better as the film went on, but definitely sub-par...
Action sequences dragged on for too long
6/10
Overall, for pure entertainment value, I'd say 7 out of 10, with T2 still a near perfect 9
Ghostbusters - loved it ever since I was a child (even if I was too scared to watch a lot of it then) and love it now, especially as I can appreciate the sheer volume of adult jokes in it, which is pretty much anything Bill Murray says. Great script, great directing, great cast, great chemistry, great everything really. One of the very few films I'd easily give a 10/10
Negative Creep said:
Ghostbusters - loved it ever since I was a child (even if I was too scared to watch a lot of it then) and love it now, especially as I can appreciate the sheer volume of adult jokes in it, which is pretty much anything Bill Murray says. Great script, great directing, great cast, great chemistry, great everything really. One of the very few films I'd easily give a 10/10
Great, great film. Saw it seven times when it first came out ('84?), loved it ever since. Have just introduced my 5 year old son to it (I forgot about the relatively prolific use of 'st' but no harm done) and he loves it also.
Ghostbusters2 - less good, but watchable.
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