Films I watched this week (NO SPOILERS) (Vol 3)
Discussion
Boy Kills World
After his family is killed, a deaf/mute boy is trained by a mysterious shaman over the years to take revenge from the cruel governing family that had killed them.
Quirky comedy/action with some great fight scenes and gore, especially the ending.
Although it's another one man Vs an army type film, it's one of the better ones and a blast.
Great cast as well, including Bill Skargard, Famke Janssen, Michelle Dockery, Sharlto Copley and Yayan Ruhian as the Shaman
6.5/10
After his family is killed, a deaf/mute boy is trained by a mysterious shaman over the years to take revenge from the cruel governing family that had killed them.
Quirky comedy/action with some great fight scenes and gore, especially the ending.
Although it's another one man Vs an army type film, it's one of the better ones and a blast.
Great cast as well, including Bill Skargard, Famke Janssen, Michelle Dockery, Sharlto Copley and Yayan Ruhian as the Shaman
6.5/10
272BHP said:
pidsy said:
The Crow
One of my long time favourites. Cult following now but deserved more love on initial release.
Dark, brooding, great soundtrack, original - what’s not to like!
Another well known movie I have never watched - don't know why.One of my long time favourites. Cult following now but deserved more love on initial release.
Dark, brooding, great soundtrack, original - what’s not to like!
.pidsy said:
The Crow
One of my long time favourites. Cult following now but deserved more love on initial release.
Dark, brooding, great soundtrack, original - what’s not to like!
I'm probably in the minority here but I actually think it gets more praise than it deserves due to Brandon Lee's death. I've seen it a few times and rewatched it recently. It's not terrible, but it feels vastly underdeveloped in places and the general quality of the performances all around (even Lee's) are average at best. One of my long time favourites. Cult following now but deserved more love on initial release.
Dark, brooding, great soundtrack, original - what’s not to like!
It does certainly have a very distinct aesthetic and style of course that translates the comic book well but there were just too many bits that were jarring whether it was script issues or editing that I couldn't get past.
I'd put The Crow in the same band as 2004's The Punisher for comic book adaptations, I can see why it works so well with it's target audience.
The Sightseers
On DVD or hire from Amazon/YouTube.
I'd recorded it a while ago from Film4 and finally got round to watching it this week.
A very ordinary woman leaves her mum at home, and goes off for a caravan holiday with her boyfriend to various tourist places in the north of England.
The boyfriend, and then the woman adopt rather unusual ways of dealing with people/issues which annoy them.
A rather strange film - quite depressing yet with a few laughs (depending very much on your sense of humour). Billed as a dark comedy. Reviews on IMDB range from 1/10 to 9/10.
I quite enjoyed it, and may well seek out director Ben Wheatley's other stuff including "Kill List".
7 dodgy caravanners out of 10.
On DVD or hire from Amazon/YouTube.
I'd recorded it a while ago from Film4 and finally got round to watching it this week.
A very ordinary woman leaves her mum at home, and goes off for a caravan holiday with her boyfriend to various tourist places in the north of England.
The boyfriend, and then the woman adopt rather unusual ways of dealing with people/issues which annoy them.
A rather strange film - quite depressing yet with a few laughs (depending very much on your sense of humour). Billed as a dark comedy. Reviews on IMDB range from 1/10 to 9/10.
I quite enjoyed it, and may well seek out director Ben Wheatley's other stuff including "Kill List".
7 dodgy caravanners out of 10.
C5_Steve said:
Clockwork Cupcake said:
I own both 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later on DVD, but have never got round to watching the latter.
...It's easy to forget the impact this film had for many reasons, most notable of course the depiction of the "Zombies".
You should absolutely watch Weeks, if only for the opening.
It is funny that these films spawned the whole "fast zombie" subgenre when they're not even technically zombies.
C5_Steve said:
pidsy said:
The Crow
One of my long time favourites. Cult following now but deserved more love on initial release.
Dark, brooding, great soundtrack, original - what’s not to like!
I'm probably in the minority here but I actually think it gets more praise than it deserves due to Brandon Lee's death. I've seen it a few times and rewatched it recently. It's not terrible, but it feels vastly underdeveloped in places and the general quality of the performances all around (even Lee's) are average at best. One of my long time favourites. Cult following now but deserved more love on initial release.
Dark, brooding, great soundtrack, original - what’s not to like!
It does certainly have a very distinct aesthetic and style of course that translates the comic book well but there were just too many bits that were jarring whether it was script issues or editing that I couldn't get past.
I'd put The Crow in the same band as 2004's The Punisher for comic book adaptations, I can see why it works so well with it's target audience.
C n C said:
The Sightseers
On DVD or hire from Amazon/YouTube.
I'd recorded it a while ago from Film4 and finally got round to watching it this week.
A very ordinary woman leaves her mum at home, and goes off for a caravan holiday with her boyfriend to various tourist places in the north of England.
The boyfriend, and then the woman adopt rather unusual ways of dealing with people/issues which annoy them.
A rather strange film - quite depressing yet with a few laughs (depending very much on your sense of humour). Billed as a dark comedy. Reviews on IMDB range from 1/10 to 9/10.
I quite enjoyed it, and may well seek out director Ben Wheatley's other stuff including "Kill List".
7 dodgy caravanners out of 10.
Kill List is the most disturbing film I've seen. On DVD or hire from Amazon/YouTube.
I'd recorded it a while ago from Film4 and finally got round to watching it this week.
A very ordinary woman leaves her mum at home, and goes off for a caravan holiday with her boyfriend to various tourist places in the north of England.
The boyfriend, and then the woman adopt rather unusual ways of dealing with people/issues which annoy them.
A rather strange film - quite depressing yet with a few laughs (depending very much on your sense of humour). Billed as a dark comedy. Reviews on IMDB range from 1/10 to 9/10.
I quite enjoyed it, and may well seek out director Ben Wheatley's other stuff including "Kill List".
7 dodgy caravanners out of 10.
Couple of low budget creature features.
No Way Up
Colm Meaney plays a bodyguard for a governors daughter who along with her bf and his mate take a flight to go on holiday.
Plane crashes into the sea and falls to the bottom of the ocean.
With air running out, the survivors try and figure out how to save themselves while being surrounded by the dangers of the sea.
Average 4.5/10
Sting
A small alien spider is taken as a pet by a girl in an apartment block.
However the spider keeps growing every time it eats and soon enough the humans in the apartment building become its prey.
Tries to be scary and funny, but isn't really either
4/10
No Way Up
Colm Meaney plays a bodyguard for a governors daughter who along with her bf and his mate take a flight to go on holiday.
Plane crashes into the sea and falls to the bottom of the ocean.
With air running out, the survivors try and figure out how to save themselves while being surrounded by the dangers of the sea.
Average 4.5/10
Sting
A small alien spider is taken as a pet by a girl in an apartment block.
However the spider keeps growing every time it eats and soon enough the humans in the apartment building become its prey.
Tries to be scary and funny, but isn't really either
4/10
C n C said:
The Sightseers
On the theme of Film4 and Alice Lowe, have you seen Prevenge?"After her husband dies in a climbing accident because the group cuts him off, pregnant Ruth starts to believe that her unborn baby is telling her to kill all the men involved in her husband's death."
Radec said:
Couple of low budget creature features.
Sting
A small alien spider is taken as a pet by a girl in an apartment block.
However the spider keeps growing every time it eats and soon enough the humans in the apartment building become its prey.
Tries to be scary and funny, but isn't really either
4/10
Aw that's a shame I was hoping that would be good. Sting
A small alien spider is taken as a pet by a girl in an apartment block.
However the spider keeps growing every time it eats and soon enough the humans in the apartment building become its prey.
Tries to be scary and funny, but isn't really either
4/10
Weidly I'm scared of spiders and crawly things but do enjoy a good creepy crawly horror. Arachnophobia is a brilliant (if my worst nightmare) film.
A couple of very different films on a similar theme this week, and a complete coincidence that both had Ciarán Hinds in them.
In the land of saints and sinners
Liam Neeson as a retiring assassin in 1970's Ireland having a run in with the IRA. Not really an action film, not really a thriller, not a lot happens for a lot of film, but overall I quite enjoyed it. Quite a decent cast with Ciarán Hinds, Colm Meaney, Naimh Cusack, and a few others I recognised.
The Family Plan
Marky Mark's living the surban life with his wife and 3 kids, takes the family on a road tip to Vegas while he tries to work out how to tell them he used to be an assassin and as is now being hunted by his former boss. Mild humour ensues. Reasonably entertaining if a little silly,
Tempted to rewatch Polar for another take on the same theme but Matt Lucas kind of ruins that one.
In the land of saints and sinners
Liam Neeson as a retiring assassin in 1970's Ireland having a run in with the IRA. Not really an action film, not really a thriller, not a lot happens for a lot of film, but overall I quite enjoyed it. Quite a decent cast with Ciarán Hinds, Colm Meaney, Naimh Cusack, and a few others I recognised.
The Family Plan
Marky Mark's living the surban life with his wife and 3 kids, takes the family on a road tip to Vegas while he tries to work out how to tell them he used to be an assassin and as is now being hunted by his former boss. Mild humour ensues. Reasonably entertaining if a little silly,
Tempted to rewatch Polar for another take on the same theme but Matt Lucas kind of ruins that one.
C5_Steve said:
Radec said:
Couple of low budget creature features.
Sting
A small alien spider is taken as a pet by a girl in an apartment block.
However the spider keeps growing every time it eats and soon enough the humans in the apartment building become its prey.
Tries to be scary and funny, but isn't really either
4/10
Aw that's a shame I was hoping that would be good. Sting
A small alien spider is taken as a pet by a girl in an apartment block.
However the spider keeps growing every time it eats and soon enough the humans in the apartment building become its prey.
Tries to be scary and funny, but isn't really either
4/10
Weidly I'm scared of spiders and crawly things but do enjoy a good creepy crawly horror. Arachnophobia is a brilliant (if my worst nightmare) film.
I've heard the French film Infested is quite good if you want a new spider film.
Not seen it yet though.
ajprice said:
C n C said:
The Sightseers
On the theme of Film4 and Alice Lowe, have you seen Prevenge?"After her husband dies in a climbing accident because the group cuts him off, pregnant Ruth starts to believe that her unborn baby is telling her to kill all the men involved in her husband's death."
Love Lies Bleeding
Saw this on a whim as I fancied the cinema the other night while working away, and nothing else of interest was on. I saw the trailer and it looked like my cup of tea - the cinematography and style reminded me of something by Nicolas Winding Refn.
Overall, it was alright...
It felt like they didn't really explore the plot as deeply as they could've. Lots was introduced or hinted at but never really delved into. I feel like it would've maybe worked better as a short series in all fairness.
6/10
Saw this on a whim as I fancied the cinema the other night while working away, and nothing else of interest was on. I saw the trailer and it looked like my cup of tea - the cinematography and style reminded me of something by Nicolas Winding Refn.
Overall, it was alright...
It felt like they didn't really explore the plot as deeply as they could've. Lots was introduced or hinted at but never really delved into. I feel like it would've maybe worked better as a short series in all fairness.
6/10
C n C said:
The Sightseers
On DVD or hire from Amazon/YouTube.
I'd recorded it a while ago from Film4 and finally got round to watching it this week.
A very ordinary woman leaves her mum at home, and goes off for a caravan holiday with her boyfriend to various tourist places in the north of England.
The boyfriend, and then the woman adopt rather unusual ways of dealing with people/issues which annoy them.
A rather strange film - quite depressing yet with a few laughs (depending very much on your sense of humour). Billed as a dark comedy. Reviews on IMDB range from 1/10 to 9/10.
I quite enjoyed it, and may well seek out director Ben Wheatley's other stuff including "Kill List".
7 dodgy caravanners out of 10.
Sightseers is great, though it owes quite a lot to the old Mike Leigh film 'Nuts in May' which is equally strange yet hilarious (occasionally on iPlayer but not at the moment I don't think)On DVD or hire from Amazon/YouTube.
I'd recorded it a while ago from Film4 and finally got round to watching it this week.
A very ordinary woman leaves her mum at home, and goes off for a caravan holiday with her boyfriend to various tourist places in the north of England.
The boyfriend, and then the woman adopt rather unusual ways of dealing with people/issues which annoy them.
A rather strange film - quite depressing yet with a few laughs (depending very much on your sense of humour). Billed as a dark comedy. Reviews on IMDB range from 1/10 to 9/10.
I quite enjoyed it, and may well seek out director Ben Wheatley's other stuff including "Kill List".
7 dodgy caravanners out of 10.
On the subject of quirky British films I recommend Brian and Charles, currently on Netflix - I think I mentioned it on that thread but it is one of the funniest films I've seen lately (depending on your sense of humour of course)
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0454970/?ref_=ext_shr_l...
Ended up watching some of this after a night out, and all ill say is wow. If you're ok with organising harvesting, cave diving and lots of brutal deaths then give it a watch.
Personally I liked it so much I switched back to MTV halfway through.
-5 out of 10 for me.
Ended up watching some of this after a night out, and all ill say is wow. If you're ok with organising harvesting, cave diving and lots of brutal deaths then give it a watch.
Personally I liked it so much I switched back to MTV halfway through.
-5 out of 10 for me.
Margin Call
I've seen it before but the scene where Z Quinto's character is questioned about his qualifications cropped up on a YouTube short so I grabbed a copy and watched it again. It's quite a fascinating view on how the 2008 financial crisis may have started, including a few scenes showing how the further up the chain you were, the greater chance you had of being unaffected by it all.
I've seen it before but the scene where Z Quinto's character is questioned about his qualifications cropped up on a YouTube short so I grabbed a copy and watched it again. It's quite a fascinating view on how the 2008 financial crisis may have started, including a few scenes showing how the further up the chain you were, the greater chance you had of being unaffected by it all.
Edited by Mars on Saturday 25th May 10:21
Furiosa
Ties in perfectly with Fury Road - it doesn’t feel like a forced prequel (because it was written before/ along with Fury Road).
Full of action, well paced, not a wasted scene, and some epic set pieces as you would expect from George Miller.
As good as Fury Road, despite using more CGI. It is a film that tells a story crafted by someone who wanted to tell that story, and didn’t have to pander to studio wants.
9/10
(Fury Road, which I re-watched last night, is also a 9/10).
Ties in perfectly with Fury Road - it doesn’t feel like a forced prequel (because it was written before/ along with Fury Road).
Full of action, well paced, not a wasted scene, and some epic set pieces as you would expect from George Miller.
As good as Fury Road, despite using more CGI. It is a film that tells a story crafted by someone who wanted to tell that story, and didn’t have to pander to studio wants.
9/10
(Fury Road, which I re-watched last night, is also a 9/10).
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