Films I watched this week (Vol 2)
Discussion
Solid 8/10 Booksmart
A really good, funny and well made film. I'd heard a lot of good things about it but I've been burned by over effusive reviews recently. It's a simple story about two highschool 'nerds' who decide to have a blast before graduation. Sounds like every other highschool graduation tale but the leads are great, the script is spot on and it doesn't go in the same general directions as the herd. Really enjoyed it; the kind of film you leaves with a warm glow and a smile on your face. Superb soundtrack too.
A really good, funny and well made film. I'd heard a lot of good things about it but I've been burned by over effusive reviews recently. It's a simple story about two highschool 'nerds' who decide to have a blast before graduation. Sounds like every other highschool graduation tale but the leads are great, the script is spot on and it doesn't go in the same general directions as the herd. Really enjoyed it; the kind of film you leaves with a warm glow and a smile on your face. Superb soundtrack too.
grumbledoak said:
I caught up with Sicario as it's free on Prime. Emily Blunt gets chewed up and spat out by the ugly side of the US War on Drugs. It's very good.
If you enjoyed Sicario I'd highly recommend Hell or High Water and Wind River who are by the same guys. Three very different films but all very, very good. Sicario 2 is good and focuses on BDT's character but the ending is a bit... out there.
After watching The Shining in the cinema last week, tonight was another old film showing in the cinema that I've never seen... A Nightmare on Elm Street. Good stuff, it's 'of it's time' with the effects, the hair and the synth music, but I liked it. Weird ending 
Now, how many of the sequels are any good, and is there any story arc through them or are they all separate?
Now, how many of the sequels are any good, and is there any story arc through them or are they all separate?
Halb said:
Really like Sicario, it is one of the best films of recent years. Hell or High Water was decent, really liked Bridges in that film. Not heard of the other one, but after a quick skim of the précis it sounds like THunderheart, which is in my top ten films of the 90s.
It’s well worth seeing. Not really like thunderheart which I remember as being great.But my lord it’s grim. Wind river really is good but the mrs didn’t speak to me all night.
It would be a 10/10 film but I’m knocking one off for the silly 45/70 impacts in the otherwise excellent shootout at the end.
And damn scarlet witch is a, very pretty and b, very good actress in this.
Finally got around to watching Godzilla: King of the Monsters on Monday having missed it at the cinema.
Remove brain, open beer, eat crisps, relax. A proper brain-out film with (after the "first" one) almost too many monsters! Some of the ideas were good, some of the scenes were ludicrous, but it was highly entertaining.
3 Rodan heads out of 4
Remove brain, open beer, eat crisps, relax. A proper brain-out film with (after the "first" one) almost too many monsters! Some of the ideas were good, some of the scenes were ludicrous, but it was highly entertaining.
3 Rodan heads out of 4
generationx said:
Finally got around to watching Godzilla: King of the Monsters on Monday having missed it at the cinema.
Remove brain, open beer, eat crisps, relax. A proper brain-out film with (after the "first" one) almost too many monsters! Some of the ideas were good, some of the scenes were ludicrous, but it was highly entertaining.
3 Rodan heads out of 4
This is on my list - i love any / all Godzilla movies - well except that Ferris Buller one.Remove brain, open beer, eat crisps, relax. A proper brain-out film with (after the "first" one) almost too many monsters! Some of the ideas were good, some of the scenes were ludicrous, but it was highly entertaining.
3 Rodan heads out of 4
rider73 said:
generationx said:
Finally got around to watching Godzilla: King of the Monsters on Monday having missed it at the cinema.
Remove brain, open beer, eat crisps, relax. A proper brain-out film with (after the "first" one) almost too many monsters! Some of the ideas were good, some of the scenes were ludicrous, but it was highly entertaining.
3 Rodan heads out of 4
This is on my list - i love any / all Godzilla movies - well except that Ferris Buller one.Remove brain, open beer, eat crisps, relax. A proper brain-out film with (after the "first" one) almost too many monsters! Some of the ideas were good, some of the scenes were ludicrous, but it was highly entertaining.
3 Rodan heads out of 4
wjb said:
rider73 said:
generationx said:
Finally got around to watching Godzilla: King of the Monsters on Monday having missed it at the cinema.
Remove brain, open beer, eat crisps, relax. A proper brain-out film with (after the "first" one) almost too many monsters! Some of the ideas were good, some of the scenes were ludicrous, but it was highly entertaining.
3 Rodan heads out of 4
This is on my list - i love any / all Godzilla movies - well except that Ferris Buller one.Remove brain, open beer, eat crisps, relax. A proper brain-out film with (after the "first" one) almost too many monsters! Some of the ideas were good, some of the scenes were ludicrous, but it was highly entertaining.
3 Rodan heads out of 4
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
DVD
Bored barber in small town '50's Americana needs cash to back an investment opportunity following chance conversation with punter.
Inevitably everything goes rapidly south once a blackmail target's identified.
Standard Cohen Brothers fare, although played straight & little humour. Excellent cast - Billy Bob Thornton superb in the lead.
DVD
Bored barber in small town '50's Americana needs cash to back an investment opportunity following chance conversation with punter.
Inevitably everything goes rapidly south once a blackmail target's identified.
Standard Cohen Brothers fare, although played straight & little humour. Excellent cast - Billy Bob Thornton superb in the lead.
Pesty said:
It would be a 10/10 film but I’m knocking one off for the silly 45/70 impacts in the otherwise excellent shootout at the end.
It was a good film, but possibly the worst offender I've seen in a while for bullets throwing people around like they were hit by a wrecking ball..... from the shotgun and rifle anyway...Surely if you absorbed enough energy from a bullet to actually be flung through the air, the bullet wouldn't actually go through you and you'd have very nasty bruise......
maybe a question for the airplane on a conveyor belt crowd
Edited by motorizer on Friday 1st November 22:58
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