Films I watched this week

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jammy-git

29,778 posts

212 months

Sunday 19th November 2017
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Just finished watching Lucy after it was on last night.

Stupid. I bet it's a good film if you can switch your brain off, ironically. It wasn't just the stupid premise of unlocking the brains potential, but there were quite a few plot holes and even the basic parts of the film were unrealistic.

Something OK to have on in the background whilst finishing some emails. 4/10.

glazbagun

14,280 posts

197 months

Sunday 19th November 2017
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jsf said:
With the revelations about Spacey recently, his portrayal of one of the bosses is seriously sinister.
I wonder at how that will affect repeat viewings of old films. Spacey was great undergoing his mid-life-crisis in America Beauty, but I wonder how a rewatch would change his character from lost and faintly pathetic older man lusting after a cheerleader to predatory mastermind. It shouldn't make a difference but I think that it does eat away at the suspension of disbelief.

Clockwork Cupcake

74,556 posts

272 months

Sunday 19th November 2017
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glazbagun said:
I wonder at how that will affect repeat viewings of old films. Spacey was great undergoing his mid-life-crisis in America Beauty, but I wonder how a rewatch would change his character from lost and faintly pathetic older man lusting after a cheerleader to predatory mastermind. It shouldn't make a difference but I think that it does eat away at the suspension of disbelief.
He's an actor playing a role. The role is unaffected by what we know of the actor.

Do people really need this explaining to them? confused

I must say that I enjoyed Robin Williams' portrayal of a robot in the film "The Bicentennial Man", but apparently after his suicide in 2014 they performed an autopsy and found he was completely human.

This has completely changed the film for me, and makes it much harder for me to suspend disbelief.

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Edited by Clockwork Cupcake on Sunday 19th November 11:24

cuprabob

14,621 posts

214 months

Sunday 19th November 2017
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Man on the Moon in the early hours of this morning.

LuS1fer

41,135 posts

245 months

Sunday 19th November 2017
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Clockwork Cupcake said:
He's an actor playing a role. The role is unaffected by what we know of the actor.

Do people really need this explaining to them? confused

I must say that I enjoyed Robin Williams' portrayal of a robot in the film "The Bicentennial Man", but apparently after his suicide in 2014 they performed an autopsy and found he was completely human.

This has completely changed the film for me, and makes it much harder for me to suspend disbelief.

wink


Edited by Clockwork Cupcake on Sunday 19th November 11:24
I agree with this. the fact Gary Glitter is an old paedo doesn't mean his songs are not still great.

Halb

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53,012 posts

183 months

Sunday 19th November 2017
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No One Lives. Not sure why his was made, there are no protagonists in it, no one to root for. I looked on wiki, it was by WWE films. I guess trying to experiment is one thing, but there's gotta be at least one person we care for, otherwise why watch something as awful and silly as this?

anonymous-user

54 months

Sunday 19th November 2017
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jammy-git said:
Just finished watching Lucy after it was on last night.

Stupid. I bet it's a good film if you can switch your brain off, ironically. It wasn't just the stupid premise of unlocking the brains potential, but there were quite a few plot holes and even the basic parts of the film were unrealistic.

Something OK to have on in the background whilst finishing some emails. 4/10.
I did the same, it's beyond stupid as a film.

I'm pretty good at switching my brain off biggrin but that was just absurd garbage.

i'd give it 1/10

Halb

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53,012 posts

183 months

Sunday 19th November 2017
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The Pyramid. Nice lil horror, but silly in places but a rough good concept there, could have done a bit more.

Adam B

27,247 posts

254 months

Sunday 19th November 2017
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Paddington 2 - as charming as the first, not quite as funny 8/10

Great Wall - was hoping for a Last Samurai swashbuckler, instead it was some fantasy rubbish with a bizarrely make-upped Matt Damon 2/10

Edited by Adam B on Monday 20th November 10:33

Eddie Strohacker

3,879 posts

86 months

Sunday 19th November 2017
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Also saw Paddington 2 yesterday. Charming family film, perfect for kids of all ages.

iwantagta

1,323 posts

145 months

Sunday 19th November 2017
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Great wall - dreadful
The Circle - Emma Watson & Tom Hanks in a film about an all powerful social network. 3/10. Never quite kicked in, with an obvious ending.

motorizer

1,498 posts

171 months

Sunday 19th November 2017
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Suicide squad
I've had this for ages and not got round to watching it because of bad reviews.... so from low expectations it was better than I thought it would be.
Film 5/10
Margot Robbie 11/10

RBH58

969 posts

135 months

Monday 20th November 2017
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The Killing of a Sacred Deer. C-Grade attempt at Kubrick. Interesting but doesn't quite come off. Hard to like or care about any of the (pretty weird) characters (except perhaps the ultimately doomed son).

Nicole Kidman definitely has fake boobs.


Edited by RBH58 on Monday 20th November 00:30

anonymous-user

54 months

Monday 20th November 2017
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Its not just her boobs that are fake. Decent actress though.

johnxjsc1985

15,948 posts

164 months

Monday 20th November 2017
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"The Body Stealers " Movies for men 1969 classic British Alien encounter film, bloody awful and bloody great at the same time.
George Sanders ,Patrick Allen and some bloke who looked like a Sean Connery stand in turns out he was called Neil Connery. Neil was so like his brother no wonder he didn't become as famous I think they even shared the same wig maker.

Halb

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53,012 posts

183 months

Monday 20th November 2017
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Most amusing RLM take on Justice League, I'll watch it it when it's on at Xmas.

Half in the Bag Episode 135: Justice League


https://youtu.be/w1s5ElKmQm4

Adam B

27,247 posts

254 months

Monday 20th November 2017
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jsf said:
Its not just her boobs that are fake. Decent actress though.
a bad example of botox etc - would like way more attractive if she had aged naturally

james_tigerwoods

16,287 posts

197 months

Monday 20th November 2017
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John Wick - I thoroughly enjoyed this. It is what it is - it's brain out action and shooting with additional humour. It's no Oscar winner, but I really like it. 9/10

Alex

9,975 posts

284 months

Monday 20th November 2017
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james_tigerwoods said:
John Wick - I thoroughly enjoyed this. It is what it is - it's brain out action and shooting with additional humour. It's no Oscar winner, but I really like it. 9/10
If you fancy a Western version (sort of) check out In A Valley Of Violence, currently on Sky Cinema.

Adam B

27,247 posts

254 months

Monday 20th November 2017
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james_tigerwoods said:
John Wick - I thoroughly enjoyed this. It is what it is - it's brain out action and shooting with additional humour. It's no Oscar winner, but I really like it. 9/10
Leave the memory a pleasant one and don't watch the dull generic sequel
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