Films I watched this week
Discussion
chris watton said:
Wonder Woman.
I was quite surprised with the shots that were very clearly CGI, it looked quite bad in places. Not helped by a very generic storyline. I think I am done with all Marvel/DC films now, no more!
A few of the CGI shots were dubious, but overall thought it was one of the best superhero films of recent years, and clearly the best of the DC universe.I was quite surprised with the shots that were very clearly CGI, it looked quite bad in places. Not helped by a very generic storyline. I think I am done with all Marvel/DC films now, no more!
Watched Baby Driver. There's a couple of hours we won't get back. There is a brilliant film in there somewhere, but it just seemed to miss the mark completely.
Halb said:
4x4Tyke said:
Alien covenant on DVD.
Cinematography so dark it often impossible to see what was going on even in slo-mo reply. The dialogue that was too fast & mumbled and often impossible to follow and a plot so full of holes that suspension of disbelief was continuously broken.
It was hard to believe that Ridley Scott was responsible for this shark jumping nonsense, given the core reveal is really quite good.
Hugely disappointed, 3 out of 5 still feels overly generous.
What is that? I've forgotten.Cinematography so dark it often impossible to see what was going on even in slo-mo reply. The dialogue that was too fast & mumbled and often impossible to follow and a plot so full of holes that suspension of disbelief was continuously broken.
It was hard to believe that Ridley Scott was responsible for this shark jumping nonsense, given the core reveal is really quite good.
Hugely disappointed, 3 out of 5 still feels overly generous.
Edited by 4x4Tyke on Thursday 28th September 15:16
I am Lenny - a so called biopic of east end hard man Lenny McClean.
There is only one word to describe this - ridiculous. The lead has a permanent case of gurning, accent is crap, the film is crap, it misses out huge amounts of his life and is plain embarrassing it was made and released unless its some kind of in joke by the maker.
I would recommend this to no one but... it could be worth watching just to set a new low in your viewing.
There is only one word to describe this - ridiculous. The lead has a permanent case of gurning, accent is crap, the film is crap, it misses out huge amounts of his life and is plain embarrassing it was made and released unless its some kind of in joke by the maker.
I would recommend this to no one but... it could be worth watching just to set a new low in your viewing.
Spanglepants said:
I am Lenny - a so called biopic of east end hard man Lenny McClean.
There is only one word to describe this - ridiculous. The lead has a permanent case of gurning, accent is crap, the film is crap, it misses out huge amounts of his life and is plain embarrassing it was made and released unless its some kind of in joke by the maker.
I would recommend this to no one but... it could be worth watching just to set a new low in your viewing.
The Guv'nor book is a superb read so I've no idea why they just didn't try to adapt that into a movie instead. Those stupid gurning faces turned it into a comedy film at times. There is only one word to describe this - ridiculous. The lead has a permanent case of gurning, accent is crap, the film is crap, it misses out huge amounts of his life and is plain embarrassing it was made and released unless its some kind of in joke by the maker.
I would recommend this to no one but... it could be worth watching just to set a new low in your viewing.
Cold said:
Close Encounters of The Third Kind.
Just got back from the cinema after seeing Spielberg's early sci-fi masterpiece. In its 40th year it's been 4K remastered and looks and sounds great. The cinema shook when the mothership did its thing!
There was a short ten minute "Making of" beforehand with interviews of the cast and crew including some of Spielberg's personal behind the scenes video. Interestingly, Spielberg doesn't consider it to be a sci-fi movie but more a story involving real people. He's a believer.
So good to see it on the big screen as it's been 40 years for me too. Completely forgotten how it starts with the discovery of the missing WW2 planes and then later on the subsequent returning of the airmen at the mountain. (Should that have been inside 40 year old spoiler tags?)
Still holds its own today - probably due to being a story with special effects rather than special effects with a story.
Right, I'm off to do some sculpting with mashed potato.
Just got back from the cinema after seeing Spielberg's early sci-fi masterpiece. In its 40th year it's been 4K remastered and looks and sounds great. The cinema shook when the mothership did its thing!
There was a short ten minute "Making of" beforehand with interviews of the cast and crew including some of Spielberg's personal behind the scenes video. Interestingly, Spielberg doesn't consider it to be a sci-fi movie but more a story involving real people. He's a believer.
So good to see it on the big screen as it's been 40 years for me too. Completely forgotten how it starts with the discovery of the missing WW2 planes and then later on the subsequent returning of the airmen at the mountain. (Should that have been inside 40 year old spoiler tags?)
Still holds its own today - probably due to being a story with special effects rather than special effects with a story.
Right, I'm off to do some sculpting with mashed potato.
Ah , my favourite ever film. I drive a long way to see it premier here in 1977 and I wasn't disappointed. Unlike so many films in this genre it's not about shoot em up special effects but far more nuanced , with a mysticism and sense of wonder which few films match
RBH58 said:
Rich_W said:
Oldie but a Goodie
The Usual Suspects
One of my all time Top 5 along with...The Usual Suspects
2001
Vertigo
Apocalypse Now (Original cut...not the inferior Redux cut)
Lost in Translation
I agree with the usual suspects but wouldn't put it in my top five but lost in translation!
I saw that with my wife at the cinema when it first came out and we were still waiting for progress in the film when the credits came up, maybe we were missing something?
ash73 said:
chris watton said:
Wonder Woman.
I was quite surprised with the shots that were very clearly CGI, it looked quite bad in places. Not helped by a very generic storyline. I think I am done with all Marvel/DC films now, no more!
Were you expecting Wonder Woman to be a good film?I was quite surprised with the shots that were very clearly CGI, it looked quite bad in places. Not helped by a very generic storyline. I think I am done with all Marvel/DC films now, no more!
Why do middle aged men watch this s
t? Ah... Gal Gadot, fair enough! 
phazed 11.83 said:
RBH58 said:
Rich_W said:
Oldie but a Goodie
The Usual Suspects
One of my all time Top 5 along with...The Usual Suspects
2001
Vertigo
Apocalypse Now (Original cut...not the inferior Redux cut)
Lost in Translation
I agree with the usual suspects but wouldn't put it in my top five but lost in translation!
I saw that with my wife at the cinema when it first came out and we were still waiting for progress in the film when the credits came up, maybe we were missing something?
parabolica said:
I'd swap Vertigo with Heat, but otherwise Rich's top 5 is my top 5. LIT is a film you either get or you don't; I'm a huge japanphile so totally got it.
Maybe that’s it. I’ve spent a lot of time in Japan (I’ve been there 18 times) and I’ve been there with the Bill Murray experience. Brilliantly directed and shot movie and a wonderful understated (and underrated) performance from Bill Murray. Loved Heat too BTW
Edited by RBH58 on Friday 29th September 11:24
XXX 3: Such is Vin Diesel's acting range that Xander Cage and Dominic Turetto are exactly the same character, but that's probably an advantage since the XXX films are essentially F&F films but without the cars. They do however replace the cars with a lot more action, fights and explosions, which is no bad thing if all you want is brain out nonsense. Which I do and that's why I thought it brilliant. Stupid, but brilliant.
Nocturnal Animals (2016)
Chap writes intense manuscript detailing events & outcome of a brutal car-jack on a West Texas highway & sends to ex-wife.
Thought this was superb, excellent from leads, Amy Adams & Jake Gyllenhaal and support inc Michael Shannon and Isla Fisher.
Cracking cinematography as well - elements of NCFOM in the landscape work, and cool cars with a couple of GTO's and an old Benz.
Patriots Day (2015)
Film adaptation of 2013 Boston bombings.
Thought it was very good - linear timeline of the events leading to the bombings, the outcome and the manhunt.
Great cast, well paced and great shots of Boston.
Chap writes intense manuscript detailing events & outcome of a brutal car-jack on a West Texas highway & sends to ex-wife.
Thought this was superb, excellent from leads, Amy Adams & Jake Gyllenhaal and support inc Michael Shannon and Isla Fisher.
Cracking cinematography as well - elements of NCFOM in the landscape work, and cool cars with a couple of GTO's and an old Benz.
Patriots Day (2015)
Film adaptation of 2013 Boston bombings.
Thought it was very good - linear timeline of the events leading to the bombings, the outcome and the manhunt.
Great cast, well paced and great shots of Boston.
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