Films I watched this week

[Adam B]

Hostiles

Gritty western, Bale and Pike are excellent, nothing original but quality acting and cinematography, great score and nice balance of bad people on both sides 7/10

(is there a native Indian part where Wes Studi doesn't get a call? he is excellent too)

Edited by Adam B on Wednesday 10th January 00:15

[RBH58]

Adam B said:

Hostiles

Gritty western, Bale and Pike are excellent, nothing original but quality acting and cinematography, great score and nice balance of bad people on both sides 7/10

(is there a native Indian part where Wes Studi doesn't get a call? he is excellent too)

Looking forward to that one. Anyone remember Christian Bale’s screen debut?

[DoubleSix]

RBH58 said:

WinstonWolf said:

Eye in the Sky

A tense drama about drone warfare. A strong 9/10 from me, I was on tenterhooks the whole way through.

I thought it was awesome too. A really underrated movie. And probably a good depiction of “how it is” these days.

Yeah, mechanical birds and insects flying about spying on ISIS, beeming pics back to Westminster... exactly ‘how it is’.

Probably.

[anonymous-user]

RBH58 said:

Adam B said:

Hostiles

Gritty western, Bale and Pike are excellent, nothing original but quality acting and cinematography, great score and nice balance of bad people on both sides 7/10

(is there a native Indian part where Wes Studi doesn't get a call? he is excellent too)

Looking forward to that one. Anyone remember Christian Bale’s screen debut?

It wasn't Empire of the Sun if that's what you're thinking.

[RBH58]

Crossflow Kid said:

It wasn't Empire of the Sun if that's what you're thinking.

It was his 2nd movie but made in the same year as his first movie and people actually saw it.

[Centurion07]

DoubleSix said:

RBH58 said:

WinstonWolf said:

Eye in the Sky

A tense drama about drone warfare. A strong 9/10 from me, I was on tenterhooks the whole way through.

I thought it was awesome too. A really underrated movie. And probably a good depiction of “how it is” these days.

Yeah, mechanical birds and insects flying about spying on ISIS, beeming pics back to Westminster... exactly ‘how it is’.

Probably.

https://www.quora.com/Are-the-spy-bug-mini-drones-in-Eye-in-the-Sky-based-on-real-devices-Are-there-real-devices-like-these

[Quickmoose]

RBH58 said:

Crossflow Kid said:

It wasn't Empire of the Sun if that's what you're thinking.

It was his 2nd movie but made in the same year as his first movie and people actually saw it.

I was in the year below him at the same school at the time.... he didn't half have a smart suit and mountain bike....

[Oakey]

Christian Bale is one of those actors you feel has been around forever because everyone knows him from Empire of the Sun (1987) yet between that and American Psycho (2000) his filmography is pretty much forgettable. It almost feels the Christian Bale we know today didn't take off until Batman Begins, even between American Psycho and Batman Begins the only films of note are Shaft and Reign of Fire..

[Quickmoose]

Oakey said:

Christian Bale is one of those actors you feel has been around forever because everyone knows him from Empire of the Sun (1987) yet between that and American Psycho (2000) his filmography is pretty much forgettable. It almost feels the Christian Bale we know today didn't take off until Batman Begins, even between American Psycho and Batman Begins the only films of note are Shaft and Reign of Fire..

very true.... certainly doing better more recently
The Fighter, The Big Short, American Hustle, Out of the Furnace,

[Halb]

http://www.denofgeek.com/uk/movies/the-jewel-of-th...

a harkback to the best decade

[Adam B]

Quickmoose said:

Oakey said:

Christian Bale is one of those actors you feel has been around forever because everyone knows him from Empire of the Sun (1987) yet between that and American Psycho (2000) his filmography is pretty much forgettable. It almost feels the Christian Bale we know today didn't take off until Batman Begins, even between American Psycho and Batman Begins the only films of note are Shaft and Reign of Fire..

very true.... certainly doing better more recently
The Fighter, The Big Short, American Hustle, Out of the Furnace,

The Machinist (pre Batman) and The Prestige (post) were excellent too

[bodhi]

Adam B said:

Quickmoose said:

Oakey said:

Christian Bale is one of those actors you feel has been around forever because everyone knows him from Empire of the Sun (1987) yet between that and American Psycho (2000) his filmography is pretty much forgettable. It almost feels the Christian Bale we know today didn't take off until Batman Begins, even between American Psycho and Batman Begins the only films of note are Shaft and Reign of Fire..

very true.... certainly doing better more recently
The Fighter, The Big Short, American Hustle, Out of the Furnace,

The Machinist (pre Batman) and The Prestige (post) were excellent too

I also really enjoyed Equilibrium.

[Ali2202]

'Kenny'

Kenny Dalglish's story mostly centered around his Liverpool career.

Very moving at times.

He comes across as a particularly straightforward, likeable and principled individual.

8/10 for me.

[WinstonWolf]

Centurion07 said:

DoubleSix said:

RBH58 said:

WinstonWolf said:

Eye in the Sky

A tense drama about drone warfare. A strong 9/10 from me, I was on tenterhooks the whole way through.

I thought it was awesome too. A really underrated movie. And probably a good depiction of “how it is” these days.

Yeah, mechanical birds and insects flying about spying on ISIS, beeming pics back to Westminster... exactly ‘how it is’.

Probably.

https://www.quora.com/Are-the-spy-bug-mini-drones-in-Eye-in-the-Sky-based-on-real-devices-Are-there-real-devices-like-these

I enjoyed the ethics/moral quandaries and how different slants were being played out. Sure the tech was a bit futuristic but it didn't spoil the drama for me.

[anonymous-user]

Quickmoose said:

RBH58 said:

Crossflow Kid said:

It wasn't Empire of the Sun if that's what you're thinking.

It was his 2nd movie but made in the same year as his first movie and people actually saw it.

I was in the year below him at the same school at the time.... he didn't half have a smart suit and mountain bike....

His first on screen performance was in a Lenor fabric softener advert.

[Legacywr]

bodhi said:

Adam B said:

Quickmoose said:

Oakey said:

Christian Bale is one of those actors you feel has been around forever because everyone knows him from Empire of the Sun (1987) yet between that and American Psycho (2000) his filmography is pretty much forgettable. It almost feels the Christian Bale we know today didn't take off until Batman Begins, even between American Psycho and Batman Begins the only films of note are Shaft and Reign of Fire..

very true.... certainly doing better more recently
The Fighter, The Big Short, American Hustle, Out of the Furnace,

The Machinist (pre Batman) and The Prestige (post) were excellent too

I also really enjoyed Equilibrium.

What's the film where he's an ex GI, but he's gone off the rails, part of the films set in Mexico? That's a great film!

[RBH58]

[redacted]

[Pesty]

Legacywr said:

What's the film where he's an ex GI, but he's gone off the rails, part of the films set in Mexico? That's a great film!

Harsh times

Great movie

[happie33]

Ali2202 said:

'Kenny'

Kenny Dalglish's story mostly centered around his Liverpool career.

Very moving at times.

He comes across as a particularly straightforward, likeable and principled individual.

8/10 for me.

agreed A good watch .....
never realised how quickly he became the manager
and how much the 96 affected him

[Halb]

Pesty said:

Legacywr said:

What's the film where he's an ex GI, but he's gone off the rails, part of the films set in Mexico? That's a great film!

Harsh times

Great movie

That sounds really good. I was thinking of the one where he's an ex-soldier and has a dummy brother getting involved in oxy deals? IN redneck land.