Films I watched this week (Vol 2)
Discussion
Beautiful Boy
A tough watch to say the least. First twenty minutes are horrendously jarring due to the overzealous use of time shift editing, but it settles down nicely and delivers some stunning performances from Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet. I have no desire to ever watch it again and wouldn't exactly recommend a trip to the cinema to see it, but I always go into Screen Unseen screenings expecting go be challenged so no complaints there even if it was a thoroughly depressing two hours.
A tough watch to say the least. First twenty minutes are horrendously jarring due to the overzealous use of time shift editing, but it settles down nicely and delivers some stunning performances from Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet. I have no desire to ever watch it again and wouldn't exactly recommend a trip to the cinema to see it, but I always go into Screen Unseen screenings expecting go be challenged so no complaints there even if it was a thoroughly depressing two hours.
I would suggest this vid offers more entertainment value than the two films it chats about
Smack Talk: Jurassic World/Fallen Kingdom Review
https://youtu.be/9MiudxqDxu0
Voxis Productions Published on 7 Dec 2018
25mins
Smack Talk: Jurassic World/Fallen Kingdom Review
https://youtu.be/9MiudxqDxu0
Voxis Productions Published on 7 Dec 2018
25mins
ukaskew said:
Beautiful Boy
A tough watch to say the least. First twenty minutes are horrendously jarring due to the overzealous use of time shift editing, but it settles down nicely and delivers some stunning performances from Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet. I have no desire to ever watch it again and wouldn't exactly recommend a trip to the cinema to see it, but I always go into Screen Unseen screenings expecting go be challenged so no complaints there even if it was a thoroughly depressing two hours.
Same. It was tough, and the jumping around in time was a bit much. Screen Unseen films are usually a good guide to award nominations though, and this will probably be right up there.A tough watch to say the least. First twenty minutes are horrendously jarring due to the overzealous use of time shift editing, but it settles down nicely and delivers some stunning performances from Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet. I have no desire to ever watch it again and wouldn't exactly recommend a trip to the cinema to see it, but I always go into Screen Unseen screenings expecting go be challenged so no complaints there even if it was a thoroughly depressing two hours.
RizzoTheRat said:
I watched Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindlewald. Not bad, not great, kind of what I expected.
However I watched it with Dutch subtitles and discovered that many characters in the Potter universe have got different names in different languages. For example the future head of Hogwarts is called Albus Perkamentus. Substitutions where a name means something and is therefore translated in to a different language makes sense, but I found that a bit odd.
I think this will be because Dumbledoor, whilst not a real name or word, is quite evocative of exactly the kind of character he is and conjures up that image in the mind of the reader. Perhaps in Dutch, Perkamentus gives a similar feeling when you read it?However I watched it with Dutch subtitles and discovered that many characters in the Potter universe have got different names in different languages. For example the future head of Hogwarts is called Albus Perkamentus. Substitutions where a name means something and is therefore translated in to a different language makes sense, but I found that a bit odd.
Its quite common in other places as well - Asterix being a known example, all the English translations give the characters Anglicized versions of their original French names in order to "make the joke" so to speak.
irocfan said:
I've just been watching some oldies on netflix:
May have already mentioned Life of Brian but it's really worth a remention . Utterly quotable, very funny & totally mad. 139 crucifixionso out of 140.
Malone - Burton Reynolds so-so hitman with a heart actioner from the 80s. IIRC it was an 18 back in the day, these days it seems like it'd struggle to even rated 15, might even get a 12a. Score: 12/18
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly - old school film making. It is interesting compared to modern films just how little music there is ruining quiet bits, how (relatively) little violence even a violent film has. As an amusing aside to people earlier in the thread commenting on long modern film are TGTB&TU comes in at a whisker under 3 hours. Will have to try and dig out the rest as the "Dollar trilogy" as well as Once upon a Time in the West
Ooh Life of Brian is on Netflix now? Thank you for the heads up! May have already mentioned Life of Brian but it's really worth a remention . Utterly quotable, very funny & totally mad. 139 crucifixionso out of 140.
Malone - Burton Reynolds so-so hitman with a heart actioner from the 80s. IIRC it was an 18 back in the day, these days it seems like it'd struggle to even rated 15, might even get a 12a. Score: 12/18
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly - old school film making. It is interesting compared to modern films just how little music there is ruining quiet bits, how (relatively) little violence even a violent film has. As an amusing aside to people earlier in the thread commenting on long modern film are TGTB&TU comes in at a whisker under 3 hours. Will have to try and dig out the rest as the "Dollar trilogy" as well as Once upon a Time in the West
Shakermaker said:
Asterix being a known example, all the English translations give the characters Anglicized versions of their original French names in order to "make the joke" so to speak.
Speaking of which, I saw a poster in the cinema at the weekend for the new Asterix movie. How did I not know that was coming! Although a my Mrs pointed out it'll probably be shown in my local cinema in French with Dutch subtitles, neither of which I speak well enough to cope with watching a film in it
Shakermaker said:
I think this will be because Dumbledoor, whilst not a real name or word, is quite evocative of exactly the kind of character he is and conjures up that image in the mind of the reader. Perhaps in Dutch, Perkamentus gives a similar feeling when you read it?
apparently Dumbledore is an old word for a bumble bee, whereas Perkamentus is 'Parchment'anyway, in Dutch lots of HP characters' names are changed (Wemel for Weasley for example) whereas in German they mostly stay the same as English (my daughter's read them in German, and her cousins in Dutch)
Christmas Time
A Netflix curiosity where two long-estranged brothers are reunited in a cliched log cabin, by the wife/sister-in-law, long after the accidental death of their parents.
The one is a stuffed shirt and the other believes he is a time traveller.
In its favour, it actually avoids the American predilection for gooey, mawkish, horrendously cloying, heart-rending, emotional Christmas sh*t (though they still have far too much money for normal people) and there are some humorous and gratifying moments that don't make you want to vomit.
It predictably runs out of steam as the reunion swings between success and catastrophe.
The ending is, however, totally predictable and the end of the film is "rushed" to conclude and ends really badly on a "To be continued" screen ... which... is really... clunky... in execution. Also hard to see what a sequel would add even if the conceptual groundwork has been laid.
4.5 mince pies out of a Figgy Pudding.
A Netflix curiosity where two long-estranged brothers are reunited in a cliched log cabin, by the wife/sister-in-law, long after the accidental death of their parents.
The one is a stuffed shirt and the other believes he is a time traveller.
In its favour, it actually avoids the American predilection for gooey, mawkish, horrendously cloying, heart-rending, emotional Christmas sh*t (though they still have far too much money for normal people) and there are some humorous and gratifying moments that don't make you want to vomit.
It predictably runs out of steam as the reunion swings between success and catastrophe.
The ending is, however, totally predictable and the end of the film is "rushed" to conclude and ends really badly on a "To be continued" screen ... which... is really... clunky... in execution. Also hard to see what a sequel would add even if the conceptual groundwork has been laid.
4.5 mince pies out of a Figgy Pudding.
Marwencol
film comingout based on this documentary,
''On April 8, 2000, Mark Hogancamp was brutally attacked by five men in his hometown of Kingston, New York. Commandeering a pile of scrap wood left behind by a contractor, he constructed "Marwencol," a fictional Belgian town built to one-sixth scale in his backyard. He populated it with military figurines and Barbie dolls representing World War II personages like Patton and Hitler as well as stand-ins for himself, his friends, and his family. Finally, he dusted off an old camera and used it to capture staged events ranging from pitched battles between occupying German and American forces to catfights in the town bar''
8/10
film comingout based on this documentary,
''On April 8, 2000, Mark Hogancamp was brutally attacked by five men in his hometown of Kingston, New York. Commandeering a pile of scrap wood left behind by a contractor, he constructed "Marwencol," a fictional Belgian town built to one-sixth scale in his backyard. He populated it with military figurines and Barbie dolls representing World War II personages like Patton and Hitler as well as stand-ins for himself, his friends, and his family. Finally, he dusted off an old camera and used it to capture staged events ranging from pitched battles between occupying German and American forces to catfights in the town bar''
8/10
The Jazz Singer - a bit of a predictable story line but reasonably enjoyable for its age, which didn't show that much. Was on "Talking Pictures" a bit ago. Not a massive fan either of Neil Diamond or that kind of music (which didn't seem anything like Jazz, to my limited mind) but that didn't detract.
The Smoke - better than I was expecting it to be, some funny bits. Bloke gets sacked, overhears some drug dealers planning the most insecure pickup, so dodgy that it's either a setup or they just deserved to lose the money. Bloke takes money, then hangs around so they can find him.
The Smoke - better than I was expecting it to be, some funny bits. Bloke gets sacked, overhears some drug dealers planning the most insecure pickup, so dodgy that it's either a setup or they just deserved to lose the money. Bloke takes money, then hangs around so they can find him.
Thesprucegoose said:
Marwencol
film comingout based on this documentary,
''On April 8, 2000, Mark Hogancamp was brutally attacked by five men in his hometown of Kingston, New York. Commandeering a pile of scrap wood left behind by a contractor, he constructed "Marwencol," a fictional Belgian town built to one-sixth scale in his backyard. He populated it with military figurines and Barbie dolls representing World War II personages like Patton and Hitler as well as stand-ins for himself, his friends, and his family. Finally, he dusted off an old camera and used it to capture staged events ranging from pitched battles between occupying German and American forces to catfights in the town bar''
8/10
This is getting rave reviews, especially for Steve Carrell's performance.film comingout based on this documentary,
''On April 8, 2000, Mark Hogancamp was brutally attacked by five men in his hometown of Kingston, New York. Commandeering a pile of scrap wood left behind by a contractor, he constructed "Marwencol," a fictional Belgian town built to one-sixth scale in his backyard. He populated it with military figurines and Barbie dolls representing World War II personages like Patton and Hitler as well as stand-ins for himself, his friends, and his family. Finally, he dusted off an old camera and used it to capture staged events ranging from pitched battles between occupying German and American forces to catfights in the town bar''
8/10
soad said:
Hurt Locker Hero - A Storyville documentary about Fakhir Berwari, a bomb disposal expert who disarmed thousands of landmines in Iraq with just a pocket knife and a pair of wire clippers.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0btc456/sto...
Incredible documentary. Slow to start and then becomes engaging.https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0btc456/sto...
Very sobering.
You were Never really here.
Slow and bleak take on the Taken formula with Joaquin Phoenix as a man who makes a living working for an investigator finding and rescuing trafficked girls. Instead of an ex special forces guy with krav maga we get an mentally unstable PTSD suffering Veteran with a ball peen hammer.
Brutal, grim and a bit slow. 6/10
Slow and bleak take on the Taken formula with Joaquin Phoenix as a man who makes a living working for an investigator finding and rescuing trafficked girls. Instead of an ex special forces guy with krav maga we get an mentally unstable PTSD suffering Veteran with a ball peen hammer.
Brutal, grim and a bit slow. 6/10
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