Films I watched this week

[toastyhamster]

24 hours to live - a more serious Crank (we loved both Cranks), too derivative but Hawke was ok 5/10
Paddington 2 - what's not to like? 8/10
Valerian and... Wanted to like this, but ended up a bit meh 5/10
Brigsby Bear - Total surprise, excellent 9/10
The Hitmans Bodyguard - Take brain out and enjoy 7/10
Camera Store - Excellent 9/10
The heyday of the insensitive.... Did I miss the point of this?, switched off after ten minutes 0/10
Crash Pad - very funny in places but a bit patchy 7/10

[Trustmeimadoctor]

robemcdonald said:

I have heard a lot the criticisms rightly aimed at this film. Shonky effects are a new one on me.

What do you consider good effects?

For me the alien effects were terrible the white ones especially

[grumbledoak]

Payback. The 1999 Mel Gibson revenge film that I'd missed, currently free on Prime. Sadly our hero's courses of action are so implausible that not only does Mel get a voice-over, but the other characters point out the stupidity of it all a couple of times. Despite this, the cast do manage to give it some charm. 7/10.

[Jonesy23]

grumbledoak said:

Payback. The 1999 Mel Gibson revenge film that I'd missed, currently free on Prime. Sadly our hero's courses of action are so implausible that not only does Mel get a voice-over, but the other characters point out the stupidity of it all a couple of times. Despite this, the cast do manage to give it some charm. 7/10.

I think the story works fine. It's the same story as Point Blank (Lee Marvin) and was also done again more recently as Parker. All adaptations of The Hunter.

The point of it is about revenge, the various characters can't understand why he's prepared to go so far over a relatively small amount of money, the reality is the money isn't what he's actually after and it's all about the principle.

[Eddie Strohacker]

The hunt for the widerpeople.

Fancied this off the back of What we do in the shadows. I'll give it a seven out of ten. It's an odd couple film at heart. Sam Neil is a one dimensional curmudgeon & the kid who plays opposite is a bit irritating but it's a movie with a heart & the wildly overreaching social services woman is a good turn. Rhys Darby as an unhinged bush man is funny too.

[ExV8]

Adam B said:

It only won for a few seconds, Moonlight won

Oops

Just watched Moonlight this evening and it was just meh (on Amazon Prime) A lowly 4 or 5 out of 10.

Guess an American Beauty type of film.

[irocfan]

Bon Cop Bad Cop - a fun little Canadien film on NF, passed the time nicely but doesn't really do anything new

[parabolica]

Jonesy23 said:

grumbledoak said:

Payback. The 1999 Mel Gibson revenge film that I'd missed, currently free on Prime. Sadly our hero's courses of action are so implausible that not only does Mel get a voice-over, but the other characters point out the stupidity of it all a couple of times. Despite this, the cast do manage to give it some charm. 7/10.

I think the story works fine. It's the same story as Point Blank (Lee Marvin) and was also done again more recently as Parker. All adaptations of The Hunter.

The point of it is about revenge, the various characters can't understand why he's prepared to go so far over a relatively small amount of money, the reality is the money isn't what he's actually after and it's all about the principle.

It has Lucy Lui in latex so it gets points on the board from me straight out the door. Haven't watched it in ages actually; must look it out.

Edited by parabolica on Monday 13th November 00:24

[Adam B]

Brawl in cell block 99

Bloody hell that was gory, Vince Vaughn very good and a simple story with a lot of unpleasant violence - not a first date movie but 7/10

[fttm]

Gold , Mathew McConaughey from 2016 . Watched the first hour last week but gave up due to the buffering (ahem) then finished it last night . Good movie with twists , MMC at his greasy best and certainly worth a brain out 6/10 .

[MYOB]

fttm said:

Gold , Mathew McConaughey from 2016 . Watched the first hour last week but gave up due to the buffering (ahem) then finished it last night . Good movie with twists , MMC at his greasy best and certainly worth a brain out 6/10 .

Ditto, watched this last night too after putting it off for a few years! Once again, great acting by MMC but probably let down by a weak script, or perhaps some would say the film was too long for such a weak story (2 hours).
6/10.

[robemcdonald]

Paddington 2:

A really great family film.

It's incredibly well balanced as when things start to go wrong you get a joke or a moment of slapstick so it's not too much for the little one.

Good story, great cast: the two Hugh's and Brendon Gleeson where highlights.

I really enjoyed the first one and this is better still.

9/10

[Halb]

MYOB said:

Ditto, watched this last night too after putting it off for a few years! Once again, great acting by MMC but probably let down by a weak script, or perhaps some would say the film was too long for such a weak story (2 hours).
6/10.

I agree. Got bored with it on a flight, turned if off after a while.

[davek_964]

Trustmeimadoctor said:

For me the alien effects were terrible the white ones especially

Completely agree. The original Alien had better effects, and that was made a long time ago. The white aliens really were awful.

[Bullett]

The Night Before

Yes, I know. It's a Christmas films with lots of people you recognise but can't quite remember. Reasonably amusing but could have been much better. 6/10

[wjb]

Lion King (1994 original)

Superb 9/10

[chunder27]

Wind river

Really enjoyed it, one of the best films I have seen this year

8/10

But topped by Hell or High Water from the same director.

Almost up there with No country for Old men.

9/10 Simply magnificent cinema.

[phazed]

No Country For Old Men, great, great film.

Watched last year for the third time in the company of my fairly sheltered cousin.

She watched it avidly, eyes riveted to the screen with just the occasional, "oh my God" emitting from her at regular intervals.

I believe that she was in need of, "The Sound Of Music" afterwards to bring her down.

It never ceases to amaze me how many people miss out on good films but are happy to intake a huge amount of TV crap!

[Halb]

phazed said:

No Country For Old Men, great, great film.

Watched last year for the third time in the company of my fairly sheltered cousin.

She watched it avidly, eyes riveted to the screen with just the occasional, "oh my God" emitting from her at regular intervals.

I believe that she was in need of, "The Sound Of Music" afterwards to bring her down.

It never ceases to amaze me how many people miss out on good films but are happy to intake a huge amount of TV crap!

Yeah, a return to form for the Coens.

[CR6ZZ]

Finally saw Thor, Ragnarok. Really enjoyed it. Plenty of laugh out loud moments and a half dozen little references that I suspect only Kiwis or Aussies will get. 8.5/10