Films I watched this week

[grumbledoak]

Blade Runner 2049. A superb sequel. Set in a world instantly recognisable from the first film, an original story unfolding with plausible characters that you grow to care about following their own rational courses of action to an end you probably won't guess. Easily 9/10.

[Rich_W]

American Made

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEBIJRAkujM

Not sure on it. I know it's not a biopic, its well filmed, TC is excellent as ever.

I just think it feels rushed. Might need a repeat viewing in due course.


A Caveated 7.1/10

[Clockwork Cupcake]

grumbledoak said:

Blade Runner 2049. A superb sequel. Set in a world instantly recognisable from the first film, an original story unfolding with plausible characters that you grow to care about following their own rational courses of action to an end you probably won't guess. Easily 9/10.

Indeed. Not once do you go "wtf?" or "why would you do that?" - everyone has plausible motivations and actions. Sadly very rare in a sci-fi film these days (I'm looking at you, Prometheus).

[Antony Moxey]

The Spruce goose said:

Doctor Strange
Spiderman Homecomin

Yep, said Spider-Man but completely forgot Doctor Strange.

[SystemParanoia]

wheelman ( netflix )

awesome

[ajprice]

Watched Short Circuit 2 again, it was on one of the ITVs. I've seen it many times, but not recently until last night. So I had a 'Malcolm's dad is Walter White' moment again realising that Michael McKean is Fred in SC2...


and Chuck in Better Call Saul...

[glazbagun]

Another Short Circuit fact I didn't know for too long was that the indian character was played by white actor Fisher Stevens browned up. Couldn't do that today!

[toon10]

SystemParanoia said:

wheelman ( netflix )

awesome

I asked the other half what she wanted to watch last night and the choices came down to this or the hit-man's bodyguard. We settled on the latter but I'll give this a go next weekend.

[Halb]

Wow, Fisher Stevens! Wouldn't have recalled that.

Michael Mckean is in Good Omens currently filming too.

THere's also a third Cap America film, so...17 MCU films currently? With Black Panther coming out soon?
I think the films work best when the connections are wedged in, so GotG works really well.

[bodhi]

Popstar - Never Stop Never Stopping - had properly low expectations of this one, until I discovered Andy Samberg was the "brains" behind The Lonely Island and that song about trouser based accidents. Turned out to be very funny, lots of digs at pop culture and the morons on E!, and some of the songs were pretty good too. Lots of great cameos (watch out for Justin Timberlake) and quite an entertaining way to spend 90 minutes.

[Adam B]

jsf said:

did you join VIP on the smartphone?

you need to download the store app to see the offers.

joined VIP on the My Sky app on my smart phone
have now downloaded sky store player app on same phone

where should I see the offer?

[Crook]

dieselgrunt said:

Atomic Blonde.
MIndboggling fight sequence. Ms Theron looks gorgeous throughout.What Bond should be.

The move from cool and overstyled to full-on Bourne was a bit of a surprise. Enjoyable film though

Had a long drive on saturday and played films from youtube through the car stereo. It's interesting how well you can visualise something that you have seen x many times from the audio. Specifically The Cannonball Run and Eddie Murphy: Delirious

With TCR almost every scene is introduced with that character's theme tune. Things like that are so much more noticable even down to the exagerated "ziiiiiiiipppppppppppp..." It was great to listen to.



I haven't watched Delirious in years and whilst the gay jokes are quite difficult to listen to, that he was only 22 and performing like he'd been doing his whole life (he'd been doing stand up since the age of 15) was incredible.

If you've never seen it and you like Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock then this is where they started dreaming.

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Edited by Crook on Monday 6th November 13:35

[anonymous-user]

Adam B said:

joined VIP on the My Sky app on my smart phone
have now downloaded sky store player app on same phone

where should I see the offer?

There should have been a tab on the display when you opened the app.

have a read of http://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Sky-Store/VIP-FREE-MOV...

it looks like some phones may have an issue that is resolved via contacting sky.

[Adam B]

jsf said:

There should have been a tab on the display when you opened the app.

have a read of http://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Sky-Store/VIP-FREE-MOV...

it looks like some phones may have an issue that is resolved via contacting sky.

thanks - some glitch in the matrix stopped the email with the code being sent (which is simply GIFT so presumably a generic code)

[anonymous-user]

yep

[bingybongy]

The Hitman's Bodyguard.
Utter tosh but, fantastic vistas of Coventry city centre and police headquarters.
Terrible film however Samuel L Jackson and the other bloke carry the high jinks quite well
and it is quite funny.

[Escapegoat]

Transcendence.

Awful sci-fi rubbish. Depp and Morgan Freeman must have been blackmailed into doing it. Plot is effectively: Internet is overtaken by maniacal AI - how to stop it? Too complicated to explain and then quickly became implausible in ways that got more and more laughable. Did it ever get a proper release - as I can't remember seeing it listed at cinemas?

2/10

[Adam B]

Escapegoat said:

Transcendence.

Did it ever get a proper release - as I can't remember seeing it listed at cinemas?

2/10

it sure did, pretty cack I agree (thank god I have Unlimited, would have been cross if I paid for it!

Edited by Adam B on Monday 13th November 00:52

[sly fox]

Crook said:

Jaws

Great great film despite Bruce's hammy performance. However we saw it at the Royal Albert Hall with a live orchestra. It was sensational. The obvious "dur dur" was what you'd expect and you end up focusing on the strings but as the film has very little music compared to modern films when there is incidental music, when the town starts becoming busy for the 4th of July for example, it takes a moment to realise that the music is being performed right in front of you.

They have a few films left: Harry Potter and a couple of Star Treks. Link
The Southbank Centre are in on the act too and have ET, Beauty and the Beast and 2001: a Space Odyssey (which I have tickets for). Link

I cannot recommend it highly enough, it's well worth it as a different cinema experience and if you want to see Jaws with the live score it's touring. Bigger Boat etc.

I did this too. Fantastic evening. Especially when people clapped and cheered when the shark blows up. Great atmosphere and sound. Would do it again.

[phazed]

“Wheelman” as recommended, thanks!

Really taught film.

I now need an air cooled Porsche......

8/10