Films I watched this week
Discussion
frisbee said:
Demolition Man, a 90s classic. I hadn't remembered how impressive (and fit!) Sandra Bullock is in it, she's speaking a completely alien language.
Lots of nice little touches in it, like the swearing the fines and the Schwarzenegger Presidential Library.
Love this film - was it the Taco Bell version or the awesomely badly dubbed Pizza Hut Version. Lots of nice little touches in it, like the swearing the fines and the Schwarzenegger Presidential Library.
Stormfly1985 said:
Logan Lucky - very good and I hadn't seen any trailers so didn't know what to expect. 9/10
The Hitman's Bodyguard - really wanted it to be good but it was dire. 2/10
MotherfThe Hitman's Bodyguard - really wanted it to be good but it was dire. 2/10
ker.Agree about Logan Lucky - had me in stitches at some points. The prison warden had some great lines "The series has jumped ahead. It's no longer following the books."
It reminded me of a Coen Brother's film.
Get Hard Will Ferrell is rich banker who gets framed and has to go to jail. Kevin Hart has to train him to 'Get Hard' for prison. As bad as it sounds. 2/10
The Nice Guys Private investigator buddy comedy with Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling. Like my school reports, could do better. 5/10
The Nice Guys Private investigator buddy comedy with Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling. Like my school reports, could do better. 5/10
frisbee said:
Demolition Man, a 90s classic. I hadn't remembered how impressive (and fit!) Sandra Bullock is in it, she's speaking a completely alien language.
Lots of nice little touches in it, like the swearing the fines and the Schwarzenegger Presidential Library.
Great film.Lots of nice little touches in it, like the swearing the fines and the Schwarzenegger Presidential Library.
Strange that it's never really shown on TV.
Dunkirk 8.5 / 10
I enjoyed it, not sure it deserved all the hype it got.
It's got a few of the usual things you'd expect from a British War Film, plummy voiced Officers gallantly using their stiff upper lip to do heroic acts whilst the common enlisted Men fight each other and ignore orders to escape.
Mark Rylance and the two young actors he shares the screen with were exceptional as was Harry Styles and Cillian Murphy.
It's the visuals that make it though.
I'm not sure why the RAF bothered fueling Spitfires, I had no idea they could glide so long and so far!
I enjoyed it, not sure it deserved all the hype it got.
It's got a few of the usual things you'd expect from a British War Film, plummy voiced Officers gallantly using their stiff upper lip to do heroic acts whilst the common enlisted Men fight each other and ignore orders to escape.
Mark Rylance and the two young actors he shares the screen with were exceptional as was Harry Styles and Cillian Murphy.
It's the visuals that make it though.
I'm not sure why the RAF bothered fueling Spitfires, I had no idea they could glide so long and so far!
Needed something daft to watch over the weekend, flicking through the Sky films and found Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, it's about a popstar (the guy from Brooklyn 9-9) who leaves his band to release a solo album, or something like that.
I'm rather ashamed to say I was laughing my head off through great chunks of the film! It's a mockumentary in the same vein as Spinal Tap and is ludicrously over the top all the way through.
I'm not sure if I enjoyed as it was a good film, or that I was expecting it to be utter pants but if you want to switch your brain off for a bit then it's good for that.
Search YouTube for "Popstar (2016) - Equal Rights Scene", if you find the song (and Ringo Starr's comment at the end of it) funny, you'll like the film.
I'm rather ashamed to say I was laughing my head off through great chunks of the film! It's a mockumentary in the same vein as Spinal Tap and is ludicrously over the top all the way through.
I'm not sure if I enjoyed as it was a good film, or that I was expecting it to be utter pants but if you want to switch your brain off for a bit then it's good for that.
Search YouTube for "Popstar (2016) - Equal Rights Scene", if you find the song (and Ringo Starr's comment at the end of it) funny, you'll like the film.
FunkyNige
Needed something daft to watch over the weekend, flicking through the Sky films and found Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Then you'll enjoy Still Crazy - Bill Nighy, Stephen Rea, Billy Connolly, Jimmy Nail, Timothy Spall, Juliet Aubrey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SJTrFYLQKE
'The tragedy of people like me is our lives peaked too early.'
' Tragedy? Famine's a tragedy. Or knocking down a rain forest. Anyway, some people's lives never peak, ever. Think about it.'
Needed something daft to watch over the weekend, flicking through the Sky films and found Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Then you'll enjoy Still Crazy - Bill Nighy, Stephen Rea, Billy Connolly, Jimmy Nail, Timothy Spall, Juliet Aubrey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SJTrFYLQKE
'The tragedy of people like me is our lives peaked too early.'
' Tragedy? Famine's a tragedy. Or knocking down a rain forest. Anyway, some people's lives never peak, ever. Think about it.'
Edited by BryanC on Monday 11th December 11:30
The Light Between Oceans
Not a film to watch to cheer yourself up, but beautifully shot and great performances from Fassbender and the delightfil Alicia Vikander. A little contrived towards the end but there were definitely a few chopped onions in the room at the conclusion.
I would agree with the IMDB average and say 7.2 / 10
Not a film to watch to cheer yourself up, but beautifully shot and great performances from Fassbender and the delightfil Alicia Vikander. A little contrived towards the end but there were definitely a few chopped onions in the room at the conclusion.
I would agree with the IMDB average and say 7.2 / 10
glazbagun said:
Finally watched Captain America: Civil War.
Marvel really have handled the Avengers brilliantly. Compared to "how can we make Superman fight Batman", this seemed positively organic.
Wasn't the deepest of plots, but for an action movie it flowed well, introduced new guys in a far less jarring way than the DC effort and had lots of supers smashing each other up. The physics jarred at times but not enough to detract from the enjoyment.
7/10 as a film, 9/10 for brain out entertainment, but only if you've followed the previous films which get the character dev out of the way.
Winter soldier is far superior. Marvel really have handled the Avengers brilliantly. Compared to "how can we make Superman fight Batman", this seemed positively organic.
Wasn't the deepest of plots, but for an action movie it flowed well, introduced new guys in a far less jarring way than the DC effort and had lots of supers smashing each other up. The physics jarred at times but not enough to detract from the enjoyment.
7/10 as a film, 9/10 for brain out entertainment, but only if you've followed the previous films which get the character dev out of the way.
Like age of Ultron, civil war just draggggggged on
FunkyNige said:
Needed something daft to watch over the weekend, flicking through the Sky films and found Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, it's about a popstar (the guy from Brooklyn 9-9) who leaves his band to release a solo album, or something like that.
I'm rather ashamed to say I was laughing my head off through great chunks of the film! It's a mockumentary in the same vein as Spinal Tap and is ludicrously over the top all the way through.
I'm not sure if I enjoyed as it was a good film, or that I was expecting it to be utter pants but if you want to switch your brain off for a bit then it's good for that.
Search YouTube for "Popstar (2016) - Equal Rights Scene", if you find the song (and Ringo Starr's comment at the end of it) funny, you'll like the film.
If you liked this, and you like Andy Samberg (brooklyn 99) then I heartily recommend you watch Hot Rod.I'm rather ashamed to say I was laughing my head off through great chunks of the film! It's a mockumentary in the same vein as Spinal Tap and is ludicrously over the top all the way through.
I'm not sure if I enjoyed as it was a good film, or that I was expecting it to be utter pants but if you want to switch your brain off for a bit then it's good for that.
Search YouTube for "Popstar (2016) - Equal Rights Scene", if you find the song (and Ringo Starr's comment at the end of it) funny, you'll like the film.
Very silly. Very, very funny.
And if that wasn't enough, it's got Isla Fisher in it, being all, you know...
frisbee said:
Demolition Man, a 90s classic. I hadn't remembered how impressive (and fit!) Sandra Bullock is in it, she's speaking a completely alien language.
Lots of nice little touches in it, like the swearing the fines and the Schwarzenegger Presidential Library.
Wasn't this her first major film outing? Lots of nice little touches in it, like the swearing the fines and the Schwarzenegger Presidential Library.
I do love this film and, must admit, that she is a real draw to the film
Dunkirk.
Lack of extras on the beach made this movie a bit odd. Easily enough boats for the 2,000 men on the beach so in reality the film should only have lasted 10 mins until they'd all embarked. The Hans Zimmer soundtrack got you on the edge of your seat and then kept you there for, er..the whole of the movie. No nuance, just over-contrived tension. Shame about the beach scenes, and shame about the music because there was a decent movie in there somewhere. Hardy grunted unintelligibly through another part, but the saving grace was the stunning scenes of the Spitfires and the flying action. 4/10.
Lack of extras on the beach made this movie a bit odd. Easily enough boats for the 2,000 men on the beach so in reality the film should only have lasted 10 mins until they'd all embarked. The Hans Zimmer soundtrack got you on the edge of your seat and then kept you there for, er..the whole of the movie. No nuance, just over-contrived tension. Shame about the beach scenes, and shame about the music because there was a decent movie in there somewhere. Hardy grunted unintelligibly through another part, but the saving grace was the stunning scenes of the Spitfires and the flying action. 4/10.
popeyewhite said:
Dunkirk.
Lack of extras on the beach made this movie a bit odd. Easily enough boats for the 2,000 men on the beach so in reality the film should only have lasted 10 mins until they'd all embarked. The Hans Zimmer soundtrack got you on the edge of your seat and then kept you there for, er..the whole of the movie. No nuance, just over-contrived tension. Shame about the beach scenes, and shame about the music because there was a decent movie in there somewhere. Hardy grunted unintelligibly through another part, but the saving grace was the stunning scenes of the Spitfires and the flying action. 4/10.
Can't disagree with most of this, the music was intense and not particularly enjoyable. I didn't see anything like 400,000 troops stranded, a good CGI would have been preferred to depict the realistic scale of what happened. I guess they spent it on the planes.Lack of extras on the beach made this movie a bit odd. Easily enough boats for the 2,000 men on the beach so in reality the film should only have lasted 10 mins until they'd all embarked. The Hans Zimmer soundtrack got you on the edge of your seat and then kept you there for, er..the whole of the movie. No nuance, just over-contrived tension. Shame about the beach scenes, and shame about the music because there was a decent movie in there somewhere. Hardy grunted unintelligibly through another part, but the saving grace was the stunning scenes of the Spitfires and the flying action. 4/10.
Still good though 7/10
Clockwork Cupcake said:
It pops up from time to time on C4 and C5, but is rarely a main terrestrial channel film (ie. BBC or ITV)
It's been on telly at least twice this year (which, I acknowledge, isn't exactly often)
Surely that just depends which channel currently has the rights to show it? if C4 or C5 have it, then BBC or ITV won't have it, but these are channels everyone can get at least! It's been on telly at least twice this year (which, I acknowledge, isn't exactly often)
I watched it a few months ago, its so good.
I've never seen the badly dubbed Pizza Hut version to my knowledge, I thought that was only for other markets where they've never heard of Taco Bell but which also are not the UK...
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