Films I watched this week (NO SPOILERS) (Vol 3)

[C5_Steve]

tupak798 said:

I and II were good. III not so much..

II was a caricature of I in my view, totally tongue in cheek.



Superb.

Yeah that's a pretty good description, some of the individual scenes (like this one) were fun but overall it was just a bit of a nothing sandwich.

[biggbn]

JagLover said:

For some movies it is better to just skip watching the movie part and move straight on to the Pitch Meeting.

Oh, I'm under no illusion it will be ste, but we are on a mission to enjoy cinema the way my parent and grandparents did, go see the popcorn, ridiculous, brain out films designed for cinema simply to entertain, revisit the golden age of movie matinées if you like...I'd never watch these films at home but the big screen will bring something unique to them.

[Clockwork Cupcake]

biggbn said:

Oh, I'm under no illusion it will be ste, but we are on a mission to enjoy cinema the way my parent and grandparents did, go see the popcorn, ridiculous, brain out films designed for cinema simply to entertain, revisit the golden age of movie matinées if you like...I'd never watch these films at home but the big screen will bring something unique to them.

One thing we will never be able to revisit is going into a cinema, in the dark, thick with tobacco smoke, the light dancing across it, part-way through the B-movie, watch it through, then pop down to the lady with the choc-ices, then back to your seat for the main feature, then stay sat for the B-movie to start again, and then partway through say "I think this is where we came in" and then either leave or decide to go around again as the main feature was good and you want to see it again.

(Not an economic model and I can see why it was stopped)

[renmure]

Clockwork Cupcake said:

...... part-way through the B-movie, watch it through, then pop down to the lady with the choc-ices, then back to your seat for the main feature, then stay sat for the B-movie to start again, and then partway through say "I think this is where we came in" and then either leave....

That was exactly my routine every Friday at 6pm when my Great Aunt took me literally next door to the local cinema when she was babysitting me. Only difference was that it was just as likely to be the main feature we turned up midway through. I can't remember when began to think about timing things. It never seemed that important where as now I get quite anal about being seated at the appointed time but have to suffer 20 mins of adverts. Bah!!

[Clockwork Cupcake]

renmure said:

That was exactly my routine every Friday at 6pm when my Great Aunt took me literally next door to the local cinema when she was babysitting me. Only difference was that it was just as likely to be the main feature we turned up midway through. I can't remember when began to think about timing things. It never seemed that important where as now I get quite anal about being seated at the appointed time but have to suffer 20 mins of adverts. Bah!!

TBH it makes absolutely no economic sense whatsoever to allow patrons to watch as many times as they like. You pretty much have to have timed screenings and throw everyone out in between to allow the cleaning staff access.

Seemed kind of normal back then though.

I'm only just old enough to remember it . It was coming to an end even then, with a move to screenings. Then the B-movies went. Then the ice cream ladies. Then the big screen got cut up into smaller screens. Then the cinema closed and moved out of town.

[272BHP]

Argylle - Apple TV

I know it has been criticised but I found it fairly entertaining. I can hear the Matthew Vaughn pitch now.

"I wanna do a silly, tongue in cheek spy movie"

"Oh, something like Kingsman again?"

"Nah, let's turn the dial a few notches closer to Austin Powers"

6.5/10

[540TORQUES]

Clockwork Cupcake said:

TBH it makes absolutely no economic sense whatsoever to allow patrons to watch as many times as they like. You pretty much have to have timed screenings and throw everyone out in between to allow the cleaning staff access.

Seemed kind of normal back then though.

I'm only just old enough to remember it . It was coming to an end even then, with a move to screenings. Then the B-movies went. Then the ice cream ladies. Then the big screen got cut up into smaller screens. Then the cinema closed and moved out of town.

That was my Saturday matinee with loads of other kids in the 70's, it was chaotic brilliance. The pictures (no poncy cinema naming back then) only had one screen and a big auditorium. Think of the cinema scene in Gremlins and you'll get the image. Proper fun.

[Antony Moxey]

Oppenheimer’s now out on Sky Movies. Best film I’ve seen in years, and shows the US to be the paranoid, insular, backward cartoon it really is. Edge of the seat stuff.

[e600]

Civil War, don’t bother paying at a cinema, wait until it’s free on a streaming service. It has a good premise, civil war in America but no context and how anyone would believe Texas and California would join forces against the other States defies logic.

The film concentrates on 4 journos trying to capture the conflict. It could have been so much better.

[popeyewhite]

Clockwork Cupcake said:

biggbn said:

Oh, I'm under no illusion it will be ste, but we are on a mission to enjoy cinema the way my parent and grandparents did, go see the popcorn, ridiculous, brain out films designed for cinema simply to entertain, revisit the golden age of movie matinées if you like...I'd never watch these films at home but the big screen will bring something unique to them.

One thing we will never be able to revisit is going into a cinema, in the dark, thick with tobacco smoke, the light dancing across it, part-way through the B-movie, watch it through, then pop down to the lady with the choc-ices, then back to your seat for the main feature, then stay sat for the B-movie to start again, and then partway through say "I think this is where we came in" and then either leave or decide to go around again as the main feature was good and you want to see it again.

(Not an economic model and I can see why it was stopped)

A cinema local to me The Rex, has sofas, ice cream ladies, pizza, and intermissions. No B feature or cigarette smoke.

Back in the late 70s I used to soak up Kung Fu movies in Manchester on Oxford St. many a Friday afternoon. I think they were all B movies!

[oobster]

Argylle

Mrs chucked this on will we were having a family Friday night takeaway and I don’t think I’ll be letting her choose any further films.

What a lot of ste. Some big names in it too. 0/10.

Actually, -2 out of 10, it was that bad.

[540TORQUES]

popeyewhite said:

A cinema local to me The Rex, has sofas, ice cream ladies, pizza, and intermissions. No B feature or cigarette smoke.

Back in the late 70s I used to soak up Kung Fu movies in Manchester on Oxford St. many a Friday afternoon. I think they were all B movies!

There were loads of cinemas on Oxford St in the 70's, sadly gone now. The Odeon was the largest, that was demolished in 2017. There were a few small screen jobies on Deansgate too, saw the Rockie Horror Picture Show in one of those.

[justin220]

OMITN said:

Anatomy of a Fall (2023)

I knew little of it (other than the general receipt of high praise) before watching. I loved the ambiguity that threads its way throughout revealing a little, stepping back and then changing perspective again and again. The plot, while central to the plot, is at the same time secondary to the building up and dismantling of intertwined lives, layer by layer. Deserved praise to writers and cast. Superb.

9.75 chutes out of 10.

I got about 30 mins into this and gave up, it just didn't keep me engaged. Might have to try again if its that good!?

[blingybongy]

oobster said:

Argylle

Mrs chucked this on will we were having a family Friday night takeaway and I don’t think I’ll be letting her choose any further films.

What a lot of ste. Some big names in it too. 0/10.

Actually, -2 out of 10, it was that bad.

Well you can't win them all.
I enjoyed it and would give it a solid 7 out of 10

[daqinggregg]

blingybongy said:

oobster said:

Argylle

Mrs chucked this on will we were having a family Friday night takeaway and I don’t think I’ll be letting her choose any further films.

What a lot of ste. Some big names in it too. 0/10.

Actually, -2 out of 10, it was that bad.

Well you can't win them all.
I enjoyed it and would give it a solid 7 out of 10

Watched it with Mrs. DG; what a load of utter tosh, characters that stretched credibility beyond belief, a completely unbelievable plot.

Absolutely loved it; better than many recent films, that take themselves far too seriously, a breath of fresh air.

[tupak798]

La Roy, Texas (2024)

It’s no Red Rock West but as a 6/10 with a great soundtrack and excellent cinematography I liked it.

[Cobnapint]

daqinggregg said:

Watched it with Mrs. DG; what a load of utter tosh, characters that stretched credibility beyond belief, a completely unbelievable plot.

Absolutely loved it; better than many recent films, that take themselves far too seriously, a breath of fresh air.

Quite agree. Argylle is a parody (and a brilliant one at that) and should be viewed as such.

[RiseUp]

e600 said:

Civil War, don’t bother paying at a cinema, wait until it’s free on a streaming service. It has a good premise, civil war in America but no context and how anyone would believe Texas and California would join forces against the other States defies logic.

The film concentrates on 4 journos trying to capture the conflict. It could have been so much better.

I found it to be excellent. Agreed on the Texas and California thing, though.

In VMax some of the fight scenes were incredibly loud and I think added to the tension.

I’d give it 7/10.

[fatbutt]

One review I read made the point that having California and Texas align made it more difficult for those looking to find political bias.

[Mars]

Dune 2

I wanted to love this but it seemed a bit empty. I'm far far more interested in storytelling than SFX or even glorious photography which I admit this film has in spades.

I didn't really follow how much time was passing in the story, and overall felt it just wasn't... what... fascinating? One of my friends felt it was the best film he'd ever seen but, yeah not me. I enjoyed part 1, and I've watched it a couple of times since but I can't see myself watching part 2 again.