Films I watched this week (Vol 2)
Discussion
yellowjack said:
Now go watch "Triassic World" and get back to us on "the worst film I've seen in ages"...
I recorded it on my Virgin box, as I'm currently laid up after a leg operation. A 2018 film on the TV already? It must be good. Right?
Well. No. Actually. Quite possibly the single worst movie I can remember seeing. And I've watched some real stinkers lately, proper 'B', 'C', and even 'Z' features from the 50s and 60s, but this tosh topped them all...
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8128866/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiiEr87uV2E
No real plot, no back stories, no character development, just "Boom!" - straight in with Dinosaurs, ambushes, crooked scientists, greedy investors, fail-safes that don't fail 'safe'. They're cloning the dinos to harvest organs to transplant into humans (yup, really!) but they've pumped then so full of human hormones that the beasts can now read, and work out how to disable the armoury doors...
Utter garbage! (but also, weirdly, rather fun...)
Don't think it looks that bad in fairness. I recorded it on my Virgin box, as I'm currently laid up after a leg operation. A 2018 film on the TV already? It must be good. Right?
Well. No. Actually. Quite possibly the single worst movie I can remember seeing. And I've watched some real stinkers lately, proper 'B', 'C', and even 'Z' features from the 50s and 60s, but this tosh topped them all...
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8128866/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiiEr87uV2E
No real plot, no back stories, no character development, just "Boom!" - straight in with Dinosaurs, ambushes, crooked scientists, greedy investors, fail-safes that don't fail 'safe'. They're cloning the dinos to harvest organs to transplant into humans (yup, really!) but they've pumped then so full of human hormones that the beasts can now read, and work out how to disable the armoury doors...
Utter garbage! (but also, weirdly, rather fun...)
Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom - some nice moments but my main problem is it felt like they're running out of ideas and it felt like a retread of The Lost World.Go back to the island to get the dinosaurs, big corporation turns out to be evil and wants to exploit them for research, so called good guys are going to end up responsible for more deaths by releasing them on an unsuspected town. If you plan on watching it, avoid the trailers as well.
Also, holy crap was Zia incredibly annoying. Horrible smug hipster character whose every single line felt like a smug put down of another character.
Also, holy crap was Zia incredibly annoying. Horrible smug hipster character whose every single line felt like a smug put down of another character.
toastyhamster said:
A Wrinkle in Time - didn't understand half of it and it's supposed to be a kids film? Kids hated it as well.
Have to agree. Utter twoddle from start to finish - a real Disney dud and Oprah Winfrey was hopeless.Disjointed plot, hard to follow and kids are simply going to get lost in this PC cocktail of sub-rate Avatarial blancmange.
Russian Troll Bot said:
Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom - some nice moments but my main problem is it felt like they're running out of ideas and it felt like a retread of The Lost World.Go back to the island to get the dinosaurs, big corporation turns out to be evil and wants to exploit them for research, so called good guys are going to end up responsible for more deaths by releasing them on an unsuspected town. If you plan on watching it, avoid the trailers as well.
Also, holy crap was Zia incredibly annoying. Horrible smug hipster character whose every single line felt like a smug put down of another character.
Yeah, the secondary characters were depressingly predictable - weak beta soy boy male and very strong all knowing female with no fear. I love strong females, but it's getting ridiculous.Also, holy crap was Zia incredibly annoying. Horrible smug hipster character whose every single line felt like a smug put down of another character.
I watched JW2, and I was amzed. Amazed at how awful it was in parts. COnsidering the first one currently is the 5th biggest grossing film, the sequel has atrocious direction/editing, and a laughable plot, not to mention horrible miscasting and acting.
One or two moments caught me up into the story, but for the most part I was bored and/or annoyed. At JW at Hollywood. f
k them.
One or two moments caught me up into the story, but for the most part I was bored and/or annoyed. At JW at Hollywood. f
k them.Halb said:
I watched JW2, and I was amzed. Amazed at how awful it was in parts. COnsidering the first one currently is the 5th biggest grossing film, the sequel has atrocious direction/editing, and a laughable plot, not to mention horrible miscasting and acting.
One or two moments caught me up into the story, but for the most part I was bored and/or annoyed. At JW at Hollywood. fk them.
I thought the 1997 version of this film, although flawed, was still miles better than the latest remake of that second of the original trilogy. One or two moments caught me up into the story, but for the most part I was bored and/or annoyed. At JW at Hollywood. f
k them.Russian Troll Bot said:
Brawl in Cell Block 99 - one of those films I genuinely don't know if I liked or not. Vince Vaughn was really good, especially when he's going so much against type, it's shot in a very purposeful and methodical way, and utterly brutal at times, but did I enjoy it? Really not sure.
It's certainly odd, but, I'm not sure in which way?marcosgt said:
Grimsby (or The Brothers Grimsby as Netflix call it...)
Gross humour, but I rather surprised myself by laughing out loud at times and it's a great send up of the action hero movie.
Not for everyone, I suspect, though!
M
One of my favourite film reviews by the Leicester Mercury.Gross humour, but I rather surprised myself by laughing out loud at times and it's a great send up of the action hero movie.
Not for everyone, I suspect, though!
M
GRIMSBY (15) *
In which the privately-schooled, Oxbridge-educated multimillionaire Sacha Baron Cohen invites us to laugh at his latest creation: a bloke with no job and 11 kids
It's as funny as it is crap - I will admit to laughing so much I wept at the Fan scene.
Goodbye Christopher Robin
A perhaps embellished film about AA Milne and how he created Winnie The Pooh. Majoring on Milne's then unknown PTSD (along with everyone else of course) following WW1 and the rather odd notion of parenting, back then. Culminating in the effects it had upon Christopher Robin (played by an annoyingly cherubic child who looked nothing like his teenage counterpart), who was commercially exploited to publicise the book, it was a long film but I quite enjoyed it.
6.5/10
A perhaps embellished film about AA Milne and how he created Winnie The Pooh. Majoring on Milne's then unknown PTSD (along with everyone else of course) following WW1 and the rather odd notion of parenting, back then. Culminating in the effects it had upon Christopher Robin (played by an annoyingly cherubic child who looked nothing like his teenage counterpart), who was commercially exploited to publicise the book, it was a long film but I quite enjoyed it.
6.5/10
LuS1fer said:
Goodbye Christopher Robin
A perhaps embellished film about AA Milne and how he created Winnie The Pooh. Majoring on Milne's then unknown PTSD (along with everyone else of course) following WW1 and the rather odd notion of parenting, back then. Culminating in the effects it had upon Christopher Robin (played by an annoyingly cherubic child who looked nothing like his teenage counterpart), who was commercially exploited to publicise the book, it was a long film but I quite enjoyed it.
6.5/10
I recommend it too...not sure I 'enjoyed it'...its bleak, a bit brutal and sad... with welcome rays of sunlight from Margot's face....but if you're ready for a "based on a true story' story that isn't all smiles and happy endings, it's a fine film. The story was all news to me aswell....A perhaps embellished film about AA Milne and how he created Winnie The Pooh. Majoring on Milne's then unknown PTSD (along with everyone else of course) following WW1 and the rather odd notion of parenting, back then. Culminating in the effects it had upon Christopher Robin (played by an annoyingly cherubic child who looked nothing like his teenage counterpart), who was commercially exploited to publicise the book, it was a long film but I quite enjoyed it.
6.5/10
Oceans 8
Much like the other 3 more recent versions this was perfectly entertaining fluff. I'm a huge fan of Oceans Eleven and could probably re-watch it over and over more than any other film, this doesn't quite get there but it's better than 12 and 13.
My main issues were that, Hathaway aside, the superb cast really don't get much to play with, and as with 12 and 13 the actual heist just isn't particularly engaging compared to 11.
Much like the other 3 more recent versions this was perfectly entertaining fluff. I'm a huge fan of Oceans Eleven and could probably re-watch it over and over more than any other film, this doesn't quite get there but it's better than 12 and 13.
My main issues were that, Hathaway aside, the superb cast really don't get much to play with, and as with 12 and 13 the actual heist just isn't particularly engaging compared to 11.
Watchd Coco on Saturday - I'm in two minds about it as to how much I liked it. It looked amazing and had a really good story - However, that story was complicated (so I felt) and I had to explain it to my 10 year old while trying to get my head around a few bits of it too (as my attention had waned). But it kept her and my 6 year old gripped, so I'll take that one
It was either brilliant or just very good - I can't decide really. It did, however, feel like an "ethnically forced" PC film as all the actors were mexican or something, but that seems to be the way some films are going.
I'd give it a solid 87 / 94
It was either brilliant or just very good - I can't decide really. It did, however, feel like an "ethnically forced" PC film as all the actors were mexican or something, but that seems to be the way some films are going.
I'd give it a solid 87 / 94
Hereditary
Struggling to process that, 1 hour and 55 minutes of absolute dread in my stomach (for me it out tensioned A Quiet Place in that respect), but then 5 minutes of absolute meh.
I love that it did something different and had zero reliance on jump scares, there are some moments that I'm sure will stay with me for weeks.
10/10 for 98% of the movie running time.
Struggling to process that, 1 hour and 55 minutes of absolute dread in my stomach (for me it out tensioned A Quiet Place in that respect), but then 5 minutes of absolute meh.
I love that it did something different and had zero reliance on jump scares, there are some moments that I'm sure will stay with me for weeks.
10/10 for 98% of the movie running time.
Ghostbusters, yes, the new one. I know, I'd been warned.
So I wasn't expecting much.
And it failed to deliver.
What were they thinking? It's got nothing to do with the stars, they are all fine. It was the lazy script, total lack of jokes, awful, painful cameos, the plot that didn't really happen and the awful baddy.
Some of the ghosts and special effects looked great but the rest looked really cheap, like a TV movie from the 80's.
1/10 - I didn't switch it off.
So I wasn't expecting much.
And it failed to deliver.
What were they thinking? It's got nothing to do with the stars, they are all fine. It was the lazy script, total lack of jokes, awful, painful cameos, the plot that didn't really happen and the awful baddy.
Some of the ghosts and special effects looked great but the rest looked really cheap, like a TV movie from the 80's.
1/10 - I didn't switch it off.
ukaskew said:
Hereditary
Struggling to process that, 1 hour and 55 minutes of absolute dread in my stomach (for me it out tensioned A Quiet Place in that respect), but then 5 minutes of absolute meh.
I love that it did something different and had zero reliance on jump scares, there are some moments that I'm sure will stay with me for weeks.
10/10 for 98% of the movie running time.
Seeing this later and looking forward to it!Struggling to process that, 1 hour and 55 minutes of absolute dread in my stomach (for me it out tensioned A Quiet Place in that respect), but then 5 minutes of absolute meh.
I love that it did something different and had zero reliance on jump scares, there are some moments that I'm sure will stay with me for weeks.
10/10 for 98% of the movie running time.
ukaskew said:
All I'll say is try and get a central position for the surround sound and make sure you stay fully focussed on the screen at all times.
I'm going back for a second viewing as I'm struggling to process it still.
Just got back. Storming film (but that ending.....). May be showing my age but that would have been interesting viewing after a load of lsd I'm going back for a second viewing as I'm struggling to process it still.
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