Films I watched this week
Discussion
4x4Tyke said:
Oakey said:
I thought Logans regen
was a result of what happened in Japan in The Wolverine?
was a result of what happened in Japan in The Wolverine?
There was some dialogue from Logan that suggested he believed it was metal poisoning from his implants, but that is unconvincing. I was assuming the proper explanation was the same reason for there being no more mutants being born. What was revealed to be the anti-mutant food additive
Also
If so the wilderness burial does give them an out for him to regenerate.
Edited by SystemParanoia on Thursday 20th July 22:44
4x4Tyke said:
There was some dialogue from Logan that suggested he believed it was metal poisoning from his implants, but that is unconvincing. I was assuming the proper explanation was the same reason for there being no more mutants being born. What was revealed to be the anti-mutant food additive
Also
If so the wilderness burial does give them an out for him to regenerate.
Edited by 4x4Tyke on Thursday 20th July 18:48
I think...that the metal is fighting Wolverine constantly, but his healing can handle it, however with the new anti-mutant GM food/stuff now ubiquitous, both the adamantium and the GM stuff are too much to handle and he is ageing 'normally.'
Oakey said:
I thought Logans regen
was a result of what happened in Japan in The Wolverine?
The loss of Wolverine's healing power was caused by the same thing that stopped new mutants being born. An unintended consequences of something added to the food supply. At least that was my understanding. was a result of what happened in Japan in The Wolverine?
I assumed Prof X's problems were caused by age related dementia in a brain that's not like other people's.
Edit: sorry, I posted this before reading the response from other posters.
Edited by SpudLink on Friday 21st July 08:34
Europa Report on NetFlix.
Expected low budget horror jump scares. It's more an attempt to show what a very long space journey would actually be like, without cytogenetic suspension. It uses 'found footage' from onboard CCTV, mixed with mission control press conferences.
It reminded me of sci-fi from the mid 70's, before Star Wars.
I liked it, but that could be because I had low expectations.
Expected low budget horror jump scares. It's more an attempt to show what a very long space journey would actually be like, without cytogenetic suspension. It uses 'found footage' from onboard CCTV, mixed with mission control press conferences.
It reminded me of sci-fi from the mid 70's, before Star Wars.
I liked it, but that could be because I had low expectations.
Baby Driver - A really fun movie, cool soundtrack with some great car scenes 8/10
Get Out - I went into this expecting something different to what I got - expected a more horror style movie, but great story and a brilliant movie 9/10
War of the Planet of the Apes - Wrapped up the trilogy nicely, wasn't as good as number two for me and i think they could have used a few more twists but all in all a good solid end to a great trilogy 7/10
Get Out - I went into this expecting something different to what I got - expected a more horror style movie, but great story and a brilliant movie 9/10
War of the Planet of the Apes - Wrapped up the trilogy nicely, wasn't as good as number two for me and i think they could have used a few more twists but all in all a good solid end to a great trilogy 7/10
SystemParanoia said:
I never did 'get' why logan was losing his regen power, and prof X kept having mind-quakes. maybe i missed that bit of dialog ?
I got the impression that...Logan: (he thought that) The adamantium skeleton was killing him....
Prof X: something to do witih him having a degenerative brain disease
Dunkirk.
Review summary, front and centre: it's right up there with SP Ryan, Band of Brothers, the Eastwood Pacific films. The production design is fantastic. Everything looks right and sounds right, people are wet and dirty, nobody goes around bumping fists and saying 'Yo'. You can't really spot the models. The inflight sequences must surely be the last time these aircraft will be captured on proper film.
Oddly, I think it would have benefited from a bit more CGI, filling in some of the distance shots with more smoke, more debris and so on. The acting is solid throughout, it's an ensemble cast rather than a star vehicle and everyone turns in their best. And the framing, cinematography, and colours are absolutely superb. Nolan for me really is the pre-eminent painter-on-film, a 70mm JMW Turner. There are almost no jarring bits. The two most glaring are the single Spitfire - though he's using that as a spiritual metaphor, not a literal aircraft - and the very last frames. All British audiences would have cut to the end about five seconds earlier.
The only problem was the speech audio, which was straight out of the big book of BBC costume drama mumbling in many places. It might just have been my print / cinema, but I suspect it is the mix because the effects and music were crisp and clear. And OK the film doesn't need a lot of exposition, the action is non-stop, but it is infuriating to get pulled out of the moment while you try and work out what was just said.
Minor complaint, and you should definitely go and see it and widescreen if possible, but enough to dock it a boat and score it 9/10 trawlers overall.
Review summary, front and centre: it's right up there with SP Ryan, Band of Brothers, the Eastwood Pacific films. The production design is fantastic. Everything looks right and sounds right, people are wet and dirty, nobody goes around bumping fists and saying 'Yo'. You can't really spot the models. The inflight sequences must surely be the last time these aircraft will be captured on proper film.
Oddly, I think it would have benefited from a bit more CGI, filling in some of the distance shots with more smoke, more debris and so on. The acting is solid throughout, it's an ensemble cast rather than a star vehicle and everyone turns in their best. And the framing, cinematography, and colours are absolutely superb. Nolan for me really is the pre-eminent painter-on-film, a 70mm JMW Turner. There are almost no jarring bits. The two most glaring are the single Spitfire - though he's using that as a spiritual metaphor, not a literal aircraft - and the very last frames. All British audiences would have cut to the end about five seconds earlier.
The only problem was the speech audio, which was straight out of the big book of BBC costume drama mumbling in many places. It might just have been my print / cinema, but I suspect it is the mix because the effects and music were crisp and clear. And OK the film doesn't need a lot of exposition, the action is non-stop, but it is infuriating to get pulled out of the moment while you try and work out what was just said.
Minor complaint, and you should definitely go and see it and widescreen if possible, but enough to dock it a boat and score it 9/10 trawlers overall.
Newc said:
Dunkirk.
Review summary, front and centre: it's right up there with SP Ryan, Band of Brothers, the Eastwood Pacific films. The production design is fantastic. Everything looks right and sounds right, people are wet and dirty, nobody goes around bumping fists and saying 'Yo'. You can't really spot the models. The inflight sequences must surely be the last time these aircraft will be captured on proper film.
Oddly, I think it would have benefited from a bit more CGI, filling in some of the distance shots with more smoke, more debris and so on. The acting is solid throughout, it's an ensemble cast rather than a star vehicle and everyone turns in their best. And the framing, cinematography, and colours are absolutely superb. Nolan for me really is the pre-eminent painter-on-film, a 70mm JMW Turner. There are almost no jarring bits. The two most glaring are the single Spitfire - though he's using that as a spiritual metaphor, not a literal aircraft - and the very last frames. All British audiences would have cut to the end about five seconds earlier.
The only problem was the speech audio, which was straight out of the big book of BBC costume drama mumbling in many places. It might just have been my print / cinema, but I suspect it is the mix because the effects and music were crisp and clear. And OK the film doesn't need a lot of exposition, the action is non-stop, but it is infuriating to get pulled out of the moment while you try and work out what was just said.
Minor complaint, and you should definitely go and see it and widescreen if possible, but enough to dock it a boat and score it 9/10 trawlers overall.
I saw it in an IMAX cinema, and I thought the sound was superb, with no dialogue problems. Review summary, front and centre: it's right up there with SP Ryan, Band of Brothers, the Eastwood Pacific films. The production design is fantastic. Everything looks right and sounds right, people are wet and dirty, nobody goes around bumping fists and saying 'Yo'. You can't really spot the models. The inflight sequences must surely be the last time these aircraft will be captured on proper film.
Oddly, I think it would have benefited from a bit more CGI, filling in some of the distance shots with more smoke, more debris and so on. The acting is solid throughout, it's an ensemble cast rather than a star vehicle and everyone turns in their best. And the framing, cinematography, and colours are absolutely superb. Nolan for me really is the pre-eminent painter-on-film, a 70mm JMW Turner. There are almost no jarring bits. The two most glaring are the single Spitfire - though he's using that as a spiritual metaphor, not a literal aircraft - and the very last frames. All British audiences would have cut to the end about five seconds earlier.
The only problem was the speech audio, which was straight out of the big book of BBC costume drama mumbling in many places. It might just have been my print / cinema, but I suspect it is the mix because the effects and music were crisp and clear. And OK the film doesn't need a lot of exposition, the action is non-stop, but it is infuriating to get pulled out of the moment while you try and work out what was just said.
Minor complaint, and you should definitely go and see it and widescreen if possible, but enough to dock it a boat and score it 9/10 trawlers overall.
I can't think of a better film I've seen in the last couple of years. I don't generally like war films but I would give it 10/10.
SpudLink said:
TheChampers said:
War For The Planet Of The Apes.
Took the family to see this in 2D last night. Superb. Not so much a war film but a reconsideration of many a dystopian or war film over the last forty or fifty years ( and history from before that) and two main protagonists who were both right, one of which took us back a full circle to the 1968 original.
Breathtaking 10/10.
Agreed. Utterly brilliant.Took the family to see this in 2D last night. Superb. Not so much a war film but a reconsideration of many a dystopian or war film over the last forty or fifty years ( and history from before that) and two main protagonists who were both right, one of which took us back a full circle to the 1968 original.
Breathtaking 10/10.
I saw it last night, after re-watching the previous two films in recent days. I can’t think of a better trilogy made with that level of Hollywood blockbuster budget.
(The only thing they got wrong was calling the first one “Rise” and the second “Dawn” when it should have been the other way around.)
I hope they leave the franchise alone now, with these three files as a perfect prequel to the Charlton Heston original.
Ok, there may not be a correct answer to this, but is there a correct chronological order to Planet Of The Apes? From what I can work out, it's the original film, the Tim Burton film, Rise/Dawn/War, the original sequels, the 70's TV series.
Passengers Maybe I was just in the right place at the right time but this blew me away. Loved it.10/10
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1355644/?ref_=nv_sr_1
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1355644/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Lance Catamaran said:
Black Dynamite - a homage to the 70's Blacksplotation films full of deliberately dodgy effects, random editing, extreme afros, kung-fu treachery and plenty of jive suckers. It's actually really hard to make a film that's purposefully bad, since most of the time you just make a bad film, but this one succeeds and had me laughing throughout. Would definitely recommend.
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