Films I watched this week (Vol 2)
Discussion
chris watton said:
Snubs said:
BumbleBee
Clichéd dialogue, clichéd characters, clichéd action sequences. Avoid.
I think this applies to 90% of modern films these days, Marvel included. Like eating too many sugary sweets, I simply cannot watch them anymore, they seem to rot the brain rather than teeth.Clichéd dialogue, clichéd characters, clichéd action sequences. Avoid.
Had a decent binge yesterday.
The Thing (1982)
First time viewing and really enjoyed it. Unsure how it’s slipped by the radar for so many years.
9MM
Still a good movie although the critical eye has picked up on some pretty bad telephone acting scenes by Cage. The rest of the movie is pretty much flawless imo.
Reservoir Dogs
I think it might actually be tarintinos best movie. The scenes between Harvey Keitel and Steve Buschemi are simply brilliant. Tim Roth has a few shaky scenes but perhaps tarintino directed it that way to convey to the audience the difference between his police persona and bank robber persona. Undecided on that one.
A solid debut for QT all the same.
The Thing (1982)
First time viewing and really enjoyed it. Unsure how it’s slipped by the radar for so many years.
9MM
Still a good movie although the critical eye has picked up on some pretty bad telephone acting scenes by Cage. The rest of the movie is pretty much flawless imo.
Reservoir Dogs
I think it might actually be tarintinos best movie. The scenes between Harvey Keitel and Steve Buschemi are simply brilliant. Tim Roth has a few shaky scenes but perhaps tarintino directed it that way to convey to the audience the difference between his police persona and bank robber persona. Undecided on that one.
A solid debut for QT all the same.
Aphex said:
Pet Sematary
Not great
I went to see it with my girlfriend, we're both quite in to King movies, even though most are quite naff. Not great
I thought it was good, not outstanding, but it's probably one of the best remakes of an older film. Still full of clunky exposition, some not so great acting etc. but it was alright. The original was hardly a masterpiece
Enough small changes to catch you out, thinking you know whats away to happen!
My main gripe? Bloody jumpscares! My most hated thing in movies
V8mate said:
Thesprucegoose said:
Clockwork Cupcake said:
Cloud Atlas
, but I rather enjoyed it.
i actually think it's a masterpiece, really amazing stuff., but I rather enjoyed it.
Good cast too.
Halb said:
Shazam!
WHat an excellent film, as fun as I thought it would be. Best DC film since Nolan days. Better than most if not all non MCU marvel films. Had a nice feel to it, a heart that something like a Deadpool doesn't Very well laid out story too, had an old feel about it.
We thought it was huge fun; I was hoping for it to be good, but it turned out to be *really* good.WHat an excellent film, as fun as I thought it would be. Best DC film since Nolan days. Better than most if not all non MCU marvel films. Had a nice feel to it, a heart that something like a Deadpool doesn't Very well laid out story too, had an old feel about it.
Went with my other half and my two sons. My 10 year old was happily laughing away at various points through the film. My 17 year old only grimaced at the flossing. Thought it was damn near perfect, and very close to the comics too. Didn't think it felt at all old though.
Deadpool doesn't really have a heart, just wisecracks.
SWoll said:
Aquaman
Will preface this with the fact I am a big comic book movie fan and one of the few who actually enjoyed the Justice League movie despite its obvious flaws.
This was bloody awful though. The entire thing felt like a bad cut scene from a computer game with an awful script, bad acting, terrible villains and some of the worst use of music in a film I've ever come across.
Its the first film in many a year that we actually turned off 2/3 of the way through and very happy we missed it on the big screen as would have been very annoyed at paying £20+ for the privilege..
Rubbish basically, which is a shame as I like Momoa in the role.
I'll echo this - it really is very bad. Some of the action sequences are fine, and the effects budget was evidently in place but, the characterisation, the plot, the script - it was all but non-existent!Will preface this with the fact I am a big comic book movie fan and one of the few who actually enjoyed the Justice League movie despite its obvious flaws.
This was bloody awful though. The entire thing felt like a bad cut scene from a computer game with an awful script, bad acting, terrible villains and some of the worst use of music in a film I've ever come across.
Its the first film in many a year that we actually turned off 2/3 of the way through and very happy we missed it on the big screen as would have been very annoyed at paying £20+ for the privilege..
Rubbish basically, which is a shame as I like Momoa in the role.
I didn't turn it off, having paid a fiver to rent it but, I nearly did.
In Order of Disappearance
Billed as a Norwegian black comedy action film. Basically a revenge flick, guys son is killed so he hunts the killers. It was subtitled. I was slow paced but kept me hooked.
There is a strange no credits thing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Order_of_Disappea...
Apparently there is a remake but not seen it to compare.
Billed as a Norwegian black comedy action film. Basically a revenge flick, guys son is killed so he hunts the killers. It was subtitled. I was slow paced but kept me hooked.
There is a strange no credits thing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Order_of_Disappea...
Apparently there is a remake but not seen it to compare.
Cotty said:
In Order of Disappearance
Billed as a Norwegian black comedy action film. Basically a revenge flick, guys son is killed so he hunts the killers. It was subtitled. I was slow paced but kept me hooked.
There is a strange no credits thing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Order_of_Disappea...
Apparently there is a remake but not seen it to compare.
Billed as a Norwegian black comedy action film. Basically a revenge flick, guys son is killed so he hunts the killers. It was subtitled. I was slow paced but kept me hooked.
There is a strange no credits thing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Order_of_Disappea...
Apparently there is a remake but not seen it to compare.
Saw this in February, haven't seen the original but this is apparently very similar and by the same director, but with English language, based in the Rocky Mountains instead of Norway, and Liam Neeson instead of Stellan Skarsgard. The end credits on this say "In Order of Disappearance" instead of "Cast"
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Pericoloso said:
I watched Gone Girl again at the weekend ,couldn't remember the ending.
As it ended poorly I won't bother watching again.
8/10 for the first 95% of the film........2/10 for the last 5%.
Yep - the film diverged from the book for a Hollywood happy ending (no, not that kind of happy ending). As it ended poorly I won't bother watching again.
8/10 for the first 95% of the film........2/10 for the last 5%.
Real shame.
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