Films I watched this week (Vol 2)
Discussion
Athlon said:
Brave. An animation about a Scottish princess , a witches spell and the chaos it brings.
It is superb! The film is worth watching for the work done to animate her hair alone! It most likely did not get rave reviews because they are Scottish with Scots accents so the Americans would be buggered trying to understand a word of it.
9 arrows out of 10 quivers
Well animated and funny, but a terrible plot and Merida (the selfish pain in the arse that she is) behaves atrociously all the way through, learns bugger-all, and gets away scot free.It is superb! The film is worth watching for the work done to animate her hair alone! It most likely did not get rave reviews because they are Scottish with Scots accents so the Americans would be buggered trying to understand a word of it.
9 arrows out of 10 quivers
My kids love it, though.
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie - really enjoyed this, even though the memories of the series had faded somewhat.
Aeronauts: Meh, really meh, gave up caring halfway through, waste of decent cast
Zombieland: Double Tap: Very funny in parts, and a sarcastic Emma Stone with a gun, what's not to like? The end credit sequence was a nice addition.
Aeronauts: Meh, really meh, gave up caring halfway through, waste of decent cast
Zombieland: Double Tap: Very funny in parts, and a sarcastic Emma Stone with a gun, what's not to like? The end credit sequence was a nice addition.
Athlon said:
Brave. An animation about a Scottish princess , a witches spell and the chaos it brings.
It is superb! The film is worth watching for the work done to animate her hair alone! It most likely did not get rave reviews because they are Scottish with Scots accents so the Americans would be buggered trying to understand a word of it.
9 arrows out of 10 quivers
It is superb! The film is worth watching for the work done to animate her hair alone! It most likely did not get rave reviews because they are Scottish with Scots accents so the Americans would be buggered trying to understand a word of it.
9 arrows out of 10 quivers
In my top three pixar. Just gets me everytime, a near perfect story in my opinion, probably Up and Wall-E are it's rivals.
Mothersruin said:
ajprice said:
ukaskew said:
Parasite
Masterpiece is not a term I've ever used before, but this for me is as close as it gets. To make any attempt to explain the plot would be to do the film a massive disservice, if like me you can go in blind you're in for one hell of a ride.
I spent the first hour enjoying the beautiful cinematography and wrapped up in a very entertaining and amusing story, then boom, an hour of pure tension that comes out of nowhere.
So lucky to get a screening of this at my local Odeon (it's released in February), I'll watch this again as soon as I can find another screening.
Same here Masterpiece is not a term I've ever used before, but this for me is as close as it gets. To make any attempt to explain the plot would be to do the film a massive disservice, if like me you can go in blind you're in for one hell of a ride.
I spent the first hour enjoying the beautiful cinematography and wrapped up in a very entertaining and amusing story, then boom, an hour of pure tension that comes out of nowhere.
So lucky to get a screening of this at my local Odeon (it's released in February), I'll watch this again as soon as I can find another screening.
. I had heard of it and I knew it was probably going to be the screen unseen. Apart from that I didn't know anything about it. It is a really good one .Think I'll go and have a look.
There is an awful lot going on that needs processing as you/Kermode say; it's too dense for just one viewing. It is absolutely stunning though.
I couldn't help thinking of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPdqeW5J20g though
ben5575 said:
Just finished it. Don't read the spoiler on the previous page and as above, go in blind.
There is an awful lot going on that needs processing as you/Kermode say; it's too dense for just one viewing. It is absolutely stunning though.
It's been a week and not a day has passed where I'm not itching to see it again. For me personally it's easily straight into my top 5 full stop.There is an awful lot going on that needs processing as you/Kermode say; it's too dense for just one viewing. It is absolutely stunning though.
It looks as though it gets a UK cinema release in February so fingers crossed it gets a wide-ish release. It's amazing in a cinema with others who also have no idea what is about to happen.
It has the highest per-screen average this year in the US (and one of the highest of all time).
ben5575 said:
Mothersruin said:
ajprice said:
ukaskew said:
Parasite
Masterpiece is not a term I've ever used before, but this for me is as close as it gets. To make any attempt to explain the plot would be to do the film a massive disservice, if like me you can go in blind you're in for one hell of a ride.
I spent the first hour enjoying the beautiful cinematography and wrapped up in a very entertaining and amusing story, then boom, an hour of pure tension that comes out of nowhere.
So lucky to get a screening of this at my local Odeon (it's released in February), I'll watch this again as soon as I can find another screening.
Same here Masterpiece is not a term I've ever used before, but this for me is as close as it gets. To make any attempt to explain the plot would be to do the film a massive disservice, if like me you can go in blind you're in for one hell of a ride.
I spent the first hour enjoying the beautiful cinematography and wrapped up in a very entertaining and amusing story, then boom, an hour of pure tension that comes out of nowhere.
So lucky to get a screening of this at my local Odeon (it's released in February), I'll watch this again as soon as I can find another screening.
. I had heard of it and I knew it was probably going to be the screen unseen. Apart from that I didn't know anything about it. It is a really good one .Think I'll go and have a look.
There is an awful lot going on that needs processing as you/Kermode say; it's too dense for just one viewing. It is absolutely stunning though.
I couldn't help thinking of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPdqeW5J20g though
It's clear many do not feel the same way going by the reviews, but I was quite surprised, based upon such reviews, that I was left feeling nothing more than it was a decent film with a decent story. I doubt I will ever go back to it.
Digby said:
Watched it. Quite enjoyable. Am not sure why it would require another viewing or how it can be described as too dense, though. I get the underlying class stuggles etc, but after enjoying it, as it neared the end, it suddenly felt like something was tacked on to make the outcome more interesting.
I think I need a second viewing as I know I'm not clever enough to have seen all of the film in a single viewing. I spent this viewing following the twists of the story, seeing the obvious social commentary whilst appreciating the cinematography at a simplistic level. Now I know what happens, I feel my focus on a second viewing will enable a deeper dive in the composition, its layered tonality and to catch more of the metaphors beyond the obvious pizza box/fine china, people eating dog food vs dogs eating people's food and of course the use of fluids; piss, water, rain, semen, blood, cognac, spittle, plumb juice and blood, be they cascading, drowning, spraying (in whichever way) and how people do/don't come into contact with them or are/aren't protected from them.
It left me feeling the same way I feel after I've watched a David Lynch film; that I only actually saw about 40% of it.
k him!Two films this week, neither of them great.
'Last Christmas' at the cinema as she wanted to see it. It's a bit of an Aesop's fable, if you are the type of person who likes to try and guess where it's going it'll dawn on you at around a third of the way through. If you're the kind of person who just lets it wash over you then this will occur around the 3/4 mark. If you're thick it'll happen a bit later than that.
Easy to watch, some Wham! songs and the bird was quite fit in a Billy Piper kind of way.
I have no idea what the thing was we watched on Netflix or something. It had the geezer from 'Leon' in it doing pretty much the same thing that he did there, but more chilled out in a frozen forest. Some woman crashes her Skidoo and he takes her in, no words are spoken for the first 40 mins or so, he pulls some wood out of her, she turns out to be something else, he susses her out, he ends up dead.
Wouldn't recommend it.
'Last Christmas' at the cinema as she wanted to see it. It's a bit of an Aesop's fable, if you are the type of person who likes to try and guess where it's going it'll dawn on you at around a third of the way through. If you're the kind of person who just lets it wash over you then this will occur around the 3/4 mark. If you're thick it'll happen a bit later than that.
Easy to watch, some Wham! songs and the bird was quite fit in a Billy Piper kind of way.
I have no idea what the thing was we watched on Netflix or something. It had the geezer from 'Leon' in it doing pretty much the same thing that he did there, but more chilled out in a frozen forest. Some woman crashes her Skidoo and he takes her in, no words are spoken for the first 40 mins or so, he pulls some wood out of her, she turns out to be something else, he susses her out, he ends up dead.
Wouldn't recommend it.
Digby said:
Watched it. Quite enjoyable. Am not sure why it would require another viewing or how it can be described as too dense, though. I get the underlying class stuggles etc, but after enjoying it, as it neared the end, it suddenly felt like something was tacked on to make the outcome more interesting.
It's clear many do not feel the same way going by the reviews, but I was quite surprised, based upon such reviews, that I was left feeling nothing more than it was a decent film with a decent story. I doubt I will ever go back to it.
It's clear many do not feel the same way going by the reviews, but I was quite surprised, based upon such reviews, that I was left feeling nothing more than it was a decent film with a decent story. I doubt I will ever go back to it.
Pretty much my opinion. Sometimes I wonder if the critics watched a different movie.eezeh said:
Once upon a time in hollywood-
Enjoyed it but quite possibly the most pointless movie ever made??
Anyone watched APEX secret drive across america yet?
Best to gen up on the Sharon Tate murders then it all makes perfect sense, especially the ranch scene, (the end goes without saying). Enjoyed it but quite possibly the most pointless movie ever made??
Anyone watched APEX secret drive across america yet?
Absolutely superb acting and a fantastic period setting in the film
Looking forward to watching it a second time
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