Films I watched this week (Vol 2)
Discussion
NoVetec said:
Dawn of the Dead 1978
The original, and despite Zack Snyder's decent debut of a remake, the best.
Think it's the fourth or fifth time I've seen it. I always spot a new goof each viewing.
This time round it was a zomb blatantly diving out of the way of the car in non-cannibal corpse human kinetic mode.
And potentially another although I'm not 100% - I was mildly not sober when watching - IIRC when the gang are re-fuelling the chopper, I swear I heard presumably a crew member say 'George'. It came across as a quiet shout.
As for the film itself, in spite of the goofs the overall production value versus the budget, coupled with the fact it was a film on a much bigger scale than NoTLD and apparently something like 20% of the crew were students it still feels like the first 'proper' apocalyptic zombie film.
Then you've got the consumer satire, kid zombies (the only running Zs in the Romero-verse), Guatemalan one-legged priests and Tom Savini on a motorbike.
Is this the shopping mall one ?The original, and despite Zack Snyder's decent debut of a remake, the best.
Think it's the fourth or fifth time I've seen it. I always spot a new goof each viewing.
This time round it was a zomb blatantly diving out of the way of the car in non-cannibal corpse human kinetic mode. And potentially another although I'm not 100% - I was mildly not sober when watching - IIRC when the gang are re-fuelling the chopper, I swear I heard presumably a crew member say 'George'. It came across as a quiet shout.
As for the film itself, in spite of the goofs the overall production value versus the budget, coupled with the fact it was a film on a much bigger scale than NoTLD and apparently something like 20% of the crew were students it still feels like the first 'proper' apocalyptic zombie film.
Then you've got the consumer satire, kid zombies (the only running Zs in the Romero-verse), Guatemalan one-legged priests and Tom Savini on a motorbike.
Black can man said:
Is this the shopping mall one ?
Filmed here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroeville_Mall
NoVetec said:
Black can man said:
Is this the shopping mall one ?
Filmed here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroeville_Mall
The Village
Deeply unpopular opinion, but I enjoyed this a lot. As I understand it the film was heavily hyped as a horror film so let people down as a result.
I've just watched it for the first time, so really had no expectations or knowledge of what it was marketed as 14 years ago, so I just enjoyed it for what it was. The twist was pretty satisfying and the cast is hugely impressive. Looks lovely too, no doubt due to Roger Deakins on camera duty.
Deeply unpopular opinion, but I enjoyed this a lot. As I understand it the film was heavily hyped as a horror film so let people down as a result.
I've just watched it for the first time, so really had no expectations or knowledge of what it was marketed as 14 years ago, so I just enjoyed it for what it was. The twist was pretty satisfying and the cast is hugely impressive. Looks lovely too, no doubt due to Roger Deakins on camera duty.
Unbreakable
I'd only seen this once or twice but my wife hadn't seen it at all so we watched it last night, still a really good film.
204 out of 206 bones.
Watching Split tonight, as neither of us have seen it, then Glass midweek
But it was such a long time ago I might (might) consider giving it a second chance.
I'd only seen this once or twice but my wife hadn't seen it at all so we watched it last night, still a really good film.
204 out of 206 bones.
Watching Split tonight, as neither of us have seen it, then Glass midweek
ukaskew said:
The Village
Deeply unpopular opinion, but I enjoyed this a lot. As I understand it the film was heavily hyped as a horror film so let people down as a result.
I've just watched it for the first time, so really had no expectations or knowledge of what it was marketed as 14 years ago, so I just enjoyed it for what it was. The twist was pretty satisfying and the cast is hugely impressive. Looks lovely too, no doubt due to Roger Deakins on camera duty.
I watched The Village in the cinema and it was the only film I came close to walking out of in 35 years of going. Awful.Deeply unpopular opinion, but I enjoyed this a lot. As I understand it the film was heavily hyped as a horror film so let people down as a result.
I've just watched it for the first time, so really had no expectations or knowledge of what it was marketed as 14 years ago, so I just enjoyed it for what it was. The twist was pretty satisfying and the cast is hugely impressive. Looks lovely too, no doubt due to Roger Deakins on camera duty.
But it was such a long time ago I might (might) consider giving it a second chance.
I think I watched all of MS films up to the village at the pics. I thought it OK, but obvious. Can't recall which film of his put me off him. I pretty much ignored him till I saw the recent found footage horror he did. I hate found footage films, but I'd heard god things on rlm, so I watched it. It's the only found footage film I have enjoyed.
Black can man said:
NoVetec said:
Black can man said:
Is this the shopping mall one ?
Filmed here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroeville_Mall
wjb said:
Split
Wanted to see this for ages and the release of Glass forced my hand.
Interesting film, I enjoyed it and James McAvoy was brilliant but it was about 20/30 minutes too long (again)
I'd give it 17 personalities out of 24.
I'd go with that. I've got Unbreakable on DVD and Split is on Netflix, so I'll watch those again before watching Glass.Wanted to see this for ages and the release of Glass forced my hand.
Interesting film, I enjoyed it and James McAvoy was brilliant but it was about 20/30 minutes too long (again)
I'd give it 17 personalities out of 24.
Edited by wjb on Saturday 19th January 22:22
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Black can man said:
We watched Red Sparrow last night on SKY
Apart from the fabulous Jennifer Lawrence's body to look at & we do get to see a lot of flesh & peachy bum scenes it's pretty ..meh
She's bloody foxy in PassengersApart from the fabulous Jennifer Lawrence's body to look at & we do get to see a lot of flesh & peachy bum scenes it's pretty ..meh
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12 Strong
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxag9p-63RU
Based on a true story. Based being the word.
I found it a bit formulaic. And the end scene charging on Horseback into Taliban forces who couldn't hit a wall at 3 paces gripes.
6/10
Outlaw King on Netflix.
Despite my fears, it actually turned out pretty good. Felt simultaneously too long and too short, I think it would have been better as a two-parter with Roberts fall and subsequent rise. Lots of nice historical box-ticking like the War Wolf and shoving his wife in a cage, but any sense of time was lost as the setting jumps all over the place, characters were introduced rather clumsily (particularly Edward II, who was the weakest portrayal IMO. I suppose he's a hard character to get right), but Edward I was enjoyable to watch, and probably the best character in the whole movie.
I've heard it described as “a full season of television that’s been squeezed in a vise.” and that's fairly accurate IMO, it would have been better as a trilogy or even a series. Not bad by any means, but not given the time to breathe.
7 cries of Freedom out of 10 enlightened self interests.
But probably a 5 or 6 out of ten if you didn't already know the story, I can imagine a lot of people wondering what was going on.
Despite my fears, it actually turned out pretty good. Felt simultaneously too long and too short, I think it would have been better as a two-parter with Roberts fall and subsequent rise. Lots of nice historical box-ticking like the War Wolf and shoving his wife in a cage, but any sense of time was lost as the setting jumps all over the place, characters were introduced rather clumsily (particularly Edward II, who was the weakest portrayal IMO. I suppose he's a hard character to get right), but Edward I was enjoyable to watch, and probably the best character in the whole movie.
I've heard it described as “a full season of television that’s been squeezed in a vise.” and that's fairly accurate IMO, it would have been better as a trilogy or even a series. Not bad by any means, but not given the time to breathe.
7 cries of Freedom out of 10 enlightened self interests.
But probably a 5 or 6 out of ten if you didn't already know the story, I can imagine a lot of people wondering what was going on.
Edited by glazbagun on Sunday 20th January 16:03
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