Films I watched this week
Discussion
Get Out
Excellent film which lived up to its good reviews, couldn't help thinking it might have benefited from being even darker/grimmer, not sure it needed the straight comedy scenes. Our hero's comedy mate should have been toned down a bit at least.
I think it's one of those films that would benefit from the viewer knowing as little about the plot as possible, and unfortunately the trailer I saw seemed to go on for about 15 minutes and petty much showed the entire film.
A tea-stirring 8.5/10 from me.
Excellent film which lived up to its good reviews, couldn't help thinking it might have benefited from being even darker/grimmer, not sure it needed the straight comedy scenes. Our hero's comedy mate should have been toned down a bit at least.
I think it's one of those films that would benefit from the viewer knowing as little about the plot as possible, and unfortunately the trailer I saw seemed to go on for about 15 minutes and petty much showed the entire film.
A tea-stirring 8.5/10 from me.
Once Upon A Time In Venice
Now this is a truly catastrophic Bruce Willis effort.
The story is the cliched ex-cop private eye who, despite his vast age and lack of money, seems able to pull chicks just above the paedo scale.
It's hard to describe the film because the script is so bad, it seems to be made up or changed as they go along so from the initial unnecessary "hilarity" of a naked skateboarding Willis being chased by vigilante bothers, it snap changes to him being a big lover of his kidnapped dog ("We need a dog in this film, no-one is going to watch this...").
Horrific "humour" revolves around gay or transgender she-males, cross-dressing and the leader of a local drugs cartel who seems to have the acting prowess of Sly Stallone (and who may well be a sly dig at him).
There was no flow to the script, it jumped here there and everywhere, it was totally b*ll*cks. Get a grip, Bruce.
0.5/10
Now this is a truly catastrophic Bruce Willis effort.
The story is the cliched ex-cop private eye who, despite his vast age and lack of money, seems able to pull chicks just above the paedo scale.
It's hard to describe the film because the script is so bad, it seems to be made up or changed as they go along so from the initial unnecessary "hilarity" of a naked skateboarding Willis being chased by vigilante bothers, it snap changes to him being a big lover of his kidnapped dog ("We need a dog in this film, no-one is going to watch this...").
Horrific "humour" revolves around gay or transgender she-males, cross-dressing and the leader of a local drugs cartel who seems to have the acting prowess of Sly Stallone (and who may well be a sly dig at him).
There was no flow to the script, it jumped here there and everywhere, it was totally b*ll*cks. Get a grip, Bruce.
0.5/10
War for the Planet of the Apes
Saw this last night and all I could think of was "meh", I could easily have walked out after an hour, it seemed to be really hard going and slow - It looked good but there were bits of the story that didn't makes sense: The other talking monkey, "Winter", the convenient avalanche, the little girl and more besides.
I've read reviews of this and I wonder if I watched the same film - it just didn't seem to tie in with the other two at all and didn't sit right with me - I get that it needed to close off the trilogy, but I just didn't think it worked with the other two.
My verdict - 2/10 and I'm glad I got it on a buy one get one free deal with CompareTheMarket...
Saw this last night and all I could think of was "meh", I could easily have walked out after an hour, it seemed to be really hard going and slow - It looked good but there were bits of the story that didn't makes sense: The other talking monkey, "Winter", the convenient avalanche, the little girl and more besides.
I've read reviews of this and I wonder if I watched the same film - it just didn't seem to tie in with the other two at all and didn't sit right with me - I get that it needed to close off the trilogy, but I just didn't think it worked with the other two.
My verdict - 2/10 and I'm glad I got it on a buy one get one free deal with CompareTheMarket...
james_tigerwoods said:
War for the Planet of the Apes
Saw this last night and all I could think of was "meh", I could easily have walked out after an hour, it seemed to be really hard going and slow - It looked good but there were bits of the story that didn't makes sense: The other talking monkey, "Winter", the convenient avalanche, the little girl and more besides.
I've read reviews of this and I wonder if I watched the same film - it just didn't seem to tie in with the other two at all and didn't sit right with me - I get that it needed to close off the trilogy, but I just didn't think it worked with the other two.
My verdict - 2/10 and I'm glad I got it on a buy one get one free deal with CompareTheMarket...
Glad I'm not the only one.Saw this last night and all I could think of was "meh", I could easily have walked out after an hour, it seemed to be really hard going and slow - It looked good but there were bits of the story that didn't makes sense: The other talking monkey, "Winter", the convenient avalanche, the little girl and more besides.
I've read reviews of this and I wonder if I watched the same film - it just didn't seem to tie in with the other two at all and didn't sit right with me - I get that it needed to close off the trilogy, but I just didn't think it worked with the other two.
My verdict - 2/10 and I'm glad I got it on a buy one get one free deal with CompareTheMarket...
robemcdonald said:
Glad I'm not the only one.
+1 here too....there were bits in the film i just couldn't dispell even more sense to accept the plot...
maybe monkeys riding on horses and hoping to wipe out a crack army regiment that has been hunting them for two years just didn't feel right....
and now i have got going ....
we have four monkeys riding horses following an army convoy across a massive sandy bay...
didn't one army boy actually look in his wing mirror and say "there are four monkeys on horses behind us--- just like the ones we are hunting !!'"
and that's just for starters
happie33 said:
robemcdonald said:
Glad I'm not the only one.
+1 here too....there were bits in the film i just couldn't dispell even more sense to accept the plot...
maybe monkeys riding on horses and hoping to wipe out a crack army regiment that has been hunting them for two years just didn't feel right....
and now i have got going ....
we have four monkeys riding horses following an army convoy across a massive sandy bay...
didn't one army boy actually look in his wing mirror and say "there are four monkeys on horses behind us--- just like the ones we are hunting !!'"
and that's just for starters
And why did King Louie suddenly start being able to talk? (Sorry, can't remember his name - Claude was it? I say King Louie as that's who I think of when I see him)
DoubleSix said:
Pommygranite said:
Looking at taking a 3 and 12 Yr old to The Emoji Movie - I know it's bad but how bad and basically acceptable for a 3 and 12 Yr old?
urghh...Watch Despicable Me 3 instead.
It's down to:
The Emoji Movie - hmm
Captain Underpants - too old for a 3yrd old?
Nut Job 2 - ?
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