Films I watched this week (Vol 2)
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phazed said:
Electronicpants said:
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Lots of stuff
Best film I've watched in ages, absolutely loved it. 9.33459/10.
Had my eye on this and thought that it would be the same old, same old.Lots of stuff
Best film I've watched in ages, absolutely loved it. 9.33459/10.
On your recommendation I will definitely give it a go.
If you don't like it, your wrong
Avengers: Infinity War
I wasn't that bothered about watching this. I haven't seen enough of these Marvel films to know who everyone was but despite a few set-pieces going over my head, I thought this was excellent. Considering how many characters and stories they had to weave together, the fact that it was not only coherent but funny, entertaining and memorable as well proves that it really is an excellent piece of film making. Much better than expected.
An Actor Prepares
An old, obnoxious English luvvie actor forced into driving across the United States with his son, who he hates his son. That's understandable because his son's as unlikeable as he is.
That means you spend pretty much the entire film in the company of two awful people, watching them do various things I've already forgotten. I had mentally switched off by the end to the point where I didn't even noticed the credits had started to roll.
It feels like a film from so far inside the Hollywood bubble that they've forgotten what normal people are like, and so can't create characters we can relate to.
I wasn't that bothered about watching this. I haven't seen enough of these Marvel films to know who everyone was but despite a few set-pieces going over my head, I thought this was excellent. Considering how many characters and stories they had to weave together, the fact that it was not only coherent but funny, entertaining and memorable as well proves that it really is an excellent piece of film making. Much better than expected.
An Actor Prepares
An old, obnoxious English luvvie actor forced into driving across the United States with his son, who he hates his son. That's understandable because his son's as unlikeable as he is.
That means you spend pretty much the entire film in the company of two awful people, watching them do various things I've already forgotten. I had mentally switched off by the end to the point where I didn't even noticed the credits had started to roll.
It feels like a film from so far inside the Hollywood bubble that they've forgotten what normal people are like, and so can't create characters we can relate to.
durbster said:
Avengers: Infinity War
I wasn't that bothered about watching this. I haven't seen enough of these Marvel films to know who everyone was but despite a few set-pieces going over my head, I thought this was excellent. Considering how many characters and stories they had to weave together, the fact that it was not only coherent but funny, entertaining and memorable as well proves that it really is an excellent piece of film making. Much better than expected.
That's worth knowing. I kind of fell by the wayside with the Marvel films. I've watched all three Iron Man films, the first Thor film, the first two Captain America films, both Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers Assemble, and Avengers: Age of Ultron. I wasn't that bothered about watching this. I haven't seen enough of these Marvel films to know who everyone was but despite a few set-pieces going over my head, I thought this was excellent. Considering how many characters and stories they had to weave together, the fact that it was not only coherent but funny, entertaining and memorable as well proves that it really is an excellent piece of film making. Much better than expected.
Nice to know that if I did want to watch without catching up, then I could
Clockwork Cupcake said:
durbster said:
Avengers: Infinity War
I wasn't that bothered about watching this. I haven't seen enough of these Marvel films to know who everyone was but despite a few set-pieces going over my head, I thought this was excellent. Considering how many characters and stories they had to weave together, the fact that it was not only coherent but funny, entertaining and memorable as well proves that it really is an excellent piece of film making. Much better than expected.
That's worth knowing. I kind of fell by the wayside with the Marvel films. I've watched all three Iron Man films, the first Thor film, the first two Captain America films, both Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers Assemble, and Avengers: Age of Ultron. I wasn't that bothered about watching this. I haven't seen enough of these Marvel films to know who everyone was but despite a few set-pieces going over my head, I thought this was excellent. Considering how many characters and stories they had to weave together, the fact that it was not only coherent but funny, entertaining and memorable as well proves that it really is an excellent piece of film making. Much better than expected.
Nice to know that if I did want to watch without catching up, then I could
The other two I'd say would help are Doctor Strange and Black Panther. I didn't think much of the former but the latter is very good, and both help give a context to some of the stuff in this one.
Thinking about it, maybe I've seen more of these than I realised
toasty said:
Solo - Not bad, not bad at all. I liked that the actor playing Han was previously unknown to me, just like the original when I was 7 and Star Wars characters were just characters and not actors from other films. T3 was great, I love a female droid with attitude. Even the love/hate relationship between Han/Llando worked well. I hope they do more.
1/10 from me and a week in the stocks for George Lucas for trying to squeeze blood out of his franchise stone. Utter crap.phazed said:
Room
Started well, teenage girl locked in a room, becomes pregnant, has child......7 years later....goes on and on....
The only interesting titbit I got from the film was the uncanny resemblance of the lead, Brie Larson to an early Susannah York!
Blimey! Toms gave it 94%! My wife enjoyed it so must be a woman type film, maybe?
Great movie and the kid was brilliant.Started well, teenage girl locked in a room, becomes pregnant, has child......7 years later....goes on and on....
The only interesting titbit I got from the film was the uncanny resemblance of the lead, Brie Larson to an early Susannah York!
Blimey! Toms gave it 94%! My wife enjoyed it so must be a woman type film, maybe?
RBH58 said:
1/10 from me and a week in the stocks for George Lucas for trying to squeeze blood out of his franchise stone. Utter crap.
I don't think George Lucas has much say (if any) now, and I'd guess certainly not for the 'A Star Wars Story' films. I was listening to a Rian Johnson podcast last week and they didn't even look at the George Lucas treatment/outline for Episodes VII, VIII and IX.
A Star is Born
A bit late to the party on this one but watched this last night with the Mrs and we were blown away. Great film and story combined with some brilliant music. I really need to watch it again as there was so much going on it was hard to take in. And Lady Gaga - her first full film, who knew she was such a talented actress!
9/10
A bit late to the party on this one but watched this last night with the Mrs and we were blown away. Great film and story combined with some brilliant music. I really need to watch it again as there was so much going on it was hard to take in. And Lady Gaga - her first full film, who knew she was such a talented actress!
9/10
Green Book
Based on a true story, set in the Deep South in the 1960s, it follows a tour and the relationship between African-American classical and jazz pianist Don Shirley (Mahershala Ali) and Tony Vallelonga (Viggo Mortensen), an Italian-American bouncer who served as Shirley's driver and bodyguard.
Terrific little feel good movie in the Driving Miss Dairy vein. Great performances from the leads and especially Mahershala Ali (who got a Best Support Actor nom at this year’s Oscars for this).
8.5/10 from me.
Based on a true story, set in the Deep South in the 1960s, it follows a tour and the relationship between African-American classical and jazz pianist Don Shirley (Mahershala Ali) and Tony Vallelonga (Viggo Mortensen), an Italian-American bouncer who served as Shirley's driver and bodyguard.
Terrific little feel good movie in the Driving Miss Dairy vein. Great performances from the leads and especially Mahershala Ali (who got a Best Support Actor nom at this year’s Oscars for this).
8.5/10 from me.
The Mule
7/10 kgs of white powder.
Not bad but Clint really should hang his spurs up - he seems to naturally play a grumpy old man these days. A predictable ending too.
Incidentally, saw this last night at the Playhouse Cinema in Louth. We even had an intermission for the ice cream lady to come round. A brilliant cinema but not seen that in nearly 50 years..
7/10 kgs of white powder.
Not bad but Clint really should hang his spurs up - he seems to naturally play a grumpy old man these days. A predictable ending too.
Incidentally, saw this last night at the Playhouse Cinema in Louth. We even had an intermission for the ice cream lady to come round. A brilliant cinema but not seen that in nearly 50 years..
BryanC said:
Incidentally, saw this last night at the Playhouse Cinema in Louth. We even had an intermission for the ice cream lady to come round. A brilliant cinema but not seen that in nearly 50 years..
Ice cream is good but the Everyman in Reigate serves fresh pizza and other hot food direct to your seats. If people want to eat, why don’t they go to a restaurant! All this food munching while watching a film is really distracting.Was it this that set off Holmes in Colorado?
BryanC said:
The Mule
7/10 kgs of white powder.
Not bad but Clint really should hang his spurs up - he seems to naturally play a grumpy old man these days. A predictable ending too.
Incidentally, saw this last night at the Playhouse Cinema in Louth. We even had an intermission for the ice cream lady to come round. A brilliant cinema but not seen that in nearly 50 years..
You should try the Kinema in the woods at Woodhall Spa too.7/10 kgs of white powder.
Not bad but Clint really should hang his spurs up - he seems to naturally play a grumpy old man these days. A predictable ending too.
Incidentally, saw this last night at the Playhouse Cinema in Louth. We even had an intermission for the ice cream lady to come round. A brilliant cinema but not seen that in nearly 50 years..
Birdbox last weekend. Not sure what all the fuss was about, a good performance from Sandra Bullock but the story didn't really deliver. 5 out of 10
A Quiet Place this weekend. Much better, I felt invested in all of the characters and the atmosphere generated by having almost no dialogue was very effective. 7.5 out of 10
A Quiet Place this weekend. Much better, I felt invested in all of the characters and the atmosphere generated by having almost no dialogue was very effective. 7.5 out of 10
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