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

[Clockwork Cupcake]

trumpton7291 said:

Ffs snowflake alert. Best then to avoid ALL films made before 2010… I mean Jesus Christ.

Ffs gammon alert.

[trumpton7291]

Clockwork Cupcake said:

trumpton7291 said:

Ffs snowflake alert. Best then to avoid ALL films made before 2010… I mean Jesus Christ.

Ffs gammon alert.

Not sure how you could possibly be offended by Lethal Weapon, as mentioned it’s not aimed at teens and was certainly quite progressive for its time. Great film, now if that makes me a “gammon” whatever that is ? Then so be it.

[mikebradford]

ajprice said:

Abigail

From the same people as Ready Or Not, if you liked that you'll like this . Plot is the reverse of RoN, instead of the girl trapped in a house with the bad guys, it's the bad guys (they're all criminals) trapped in a house with the girl. Alisha Weir (Matilda, Wicked Little Letters) is great as the innocent little girl and when st goes down. It's an 18 for lots of gore, and it's great fun.

8.5 pool cues / 10 onions

Just watched this
Also really liked it. Characters were fun and it had the right amount of gore.

[AlexC1981]

JoshSm said:

They got lighter and more comedic in the later ones but the original Lethal Weapon is very much not a film intended for teens.

It's a proper well written classic and dark in a way none of the sequels were.

Maybe... I don't think it's a bad film, but it's geared towards entertainment/action (not necessarily a bad thing) rather than gritty realism. My opinion has probably been coloured by watching Dirty Harry directly beforehand, which is much darker.

It wouldn't surprise me if Harry was the inspiration for Gibson's character. They both feature a capable and tough cop who is in a state of grief that makes them reckless. They both rescue a suicidal jumper at the start of the film. They both have a partner who has everything to live for.

Cotty said:

There are some scenes missing from the film.
I think the sniper in the school should have been included, starts at 2:30 in the youtube link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRA_UU17sWc&ab...

That's a good scene, and the one before where he breaks the TV. Helps set the tone better.

[smn159]

Back to Black

Amy Winehouse biopic. Mixed reviews for this but it captured the wildly toxic relationship between her and Blake Fielder-Civil, even if it did portray him slightly more sympathetically than the devious smack head that he always came across as. I guess that it was trying to see him through her eyes.

Tragic story of chaotic self destruction. The documentary on her was better, but this is still worth a watch.

[popeyewhite]

Cotty said:

AlexC1981 said:

Lethal Weapon. Watching it after Dirty Harry, it seemed a bit daft and intended to appeal to teenagers. It's odd and not very nice to hear a hero character using slurs like "fag" and "chin", but I suppose they are appropriate for the period.

There are some scenes missing from the film.
I think the sniper in the school should have been included, starts at 2:30 in the youtube link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRA_UU17sWc&ab...

"Chin" isn't a racial slur. It's after 'Chin Dynasty', as in the founders of what we now call Chin-A.

[Skyedriver]

Terminator: Dark Fate
OK I'm late to the party.
Watched T1 & 2 10 or 15 years ago
This one less believable (if that's possible)
But better than the dross my wife was probably watching in the other room (hopefully).

[AlexC1981]

popeyewhite said:

"Chin" isn't a racial slur. It's after 'Chin Dynasty', as in the founders of what we now call Chin-A.

trumpton7291 said:

Not sure how you could possibly be offended by Lethal Weapon, as mentioned it’s not aimed at teens and was certainly quite progressive for its time. Great film, now if that makes me a “gammon” whatever that is ? Then so be it.

I mentioned it because I was giving my opinion of the film and that was one aspect I didn't like. It really is as simple as that.

[Nemophilist]

Cloudy147 said:

Nobody (Currently on Channel 4 on demand).

A gritty action film starring the actor who plays Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk), and Christopher Lloyd from Back to the Future fame. An easy plot (former agent turned family man gets dragged back into his former life) and an easy watch - which hits the mark for me on action movies and therefore it gets a solid 8 action punches out of 10 fire explosions.

I loved this
Right up my street

[Nemophilist]

zone of interest

Very impactful.

Another film produced by A24 so there’s hints of dark comedy despite the horrific truth in the film

[droopsnoot]

Nemophilist said:

Cloudy147 said:

Nobody (Currently on Channel 4 on demand).

A gritty action film starring the actor who plays Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk), and Christopher Lloyd from Back to the Future fame. An easy plot (former agent turned family man gets dragged back into his former life) and an easy watch - which hits the mark for me on action movies and therefore it gets a solid 8 action punches out of 10 fire explosions.

I loved this
Right up my street

Yes, and me, enjoyed it a lot. I don't remember much about it, to be fair, but I do remember enjoying it.

[andymc]

Nemophilist said:

Cloudy147 said:

Nobody (Currently on Channel 4 on demand).

A gritty action film starring the actor who plays Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk), and Christopher Lloyd from Back to the Future fame. An easy plot (former agent turned family man gets dragged back into his former life) and an easy watch - which hits the mark for me on action movies and therefore it gets a solid 8 action punches out of 10 fire explosions.

I loved this
Right up my street

great fight on the bus

[President Merkin]

The bus fight is epic, really well done scene.

Three billboards on Saturday. Still chuckling at Peter Dinklage- I'm going to the little boy's room.

[C5_Steve]

biggbn said:

It's intersting how Murphy appears slim and hungry in the first one with Nolte the star, but in the second one, Nolte looks the slim, hungry one as Murpy's star has risen and he's the draw....

Yeah funny you mentioned that as I started the sequel and thought exactly the same. It was the same with BHC 2 as well, not that it matters but he was so young and thin in the first ones you notice the stockier build in the sequels. I read he suffered depression quite badly around the time of the third BHC so perhaps that's a lot to do with it (the lead up).

[C5_Steve]

The First Omen

I saw the original Omen very late in life, always knew the references so wanted to tick it off. It's still a very good, quite chilling film if not that scary by today's standards. This one is a prequel which given how old the franchise is I'm surprised they've not done until now.

I've moaned a bit before that I've been a bit let down by horror films this year not landing with me, well this one was excellent and ticked all my boxes. Firstly, it is a beautifully shot film. Far more than it has any right or need to be from a debut director. Italy in the 70s is brought to life here with some stunning shots over the city along with some very cleverly composed shots in scenes to draw on symbolism and make great use of lighting. It's such a brilliant contrast with the darkness which this film has in spades.

Nell Tiger Free is amazing, I've watched her in Servant (a brilliant series on Apple+ from M.Night) before this and she is just a fantastic actor. Had no idea she was British either. It's a small cast so she does most of the work here but she encapsulates the terror and vulnerability of the character perfectly.

Going in my GF comments on the 15 rating saying that "oh this won't be that bad then". I've read it scraped a 15 and can fully believe that, the film is generally mild but there are some brilliant moments of visual horror so be warned.

I loved the story it told overall and it's one of my favourite films of the year so far for sure. It'll certainly be one I pick up when it's released as it's worth a rewatch.

7.5/10

All of Us Strangers

I've been wanting to see this for a while. Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal star with amazing supporting roles from Jamie Bell and Clare Foy. And that's your cast really!

The performances in this are all amazing, Jamie Bell especially who I really loved. It has a great soundtrack as I think someone mentioned when talking about it on here before and again, some brilliant cinematography.

For me though, I just didn't love the story. It was a bit too abstract for me, I wanted some more definitive answers to certain things and I just felt it ended without me knowing what it was trying to say. That's probably a me problem though and not a fault of the film, I just wanted it to be a bit more definitive. It has some truly beautiful moments don't get me wrong and there are scenes which I loved on their own, just as a whole it wasn't something I loved.

6.5/10

[President Merkin]

Nemophilist said:

zone of interest

Very impactful.

Another film produced by A24 so there’s hints of dark comedy despite the horrific truth in the film

Can you run that by me? I can't think of a single funny moment anywhere in it & I'm wondering if I've missed something.

[Crook]

andymc said:

Nemophilist said:

Cloudy147 said:

Nobody (Currently on Channel 4 on demand).

A gritty action film starring the actor who plays Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk), and Christopher Lloyd from Back to the Future fame. An easy plot (former agent turned family man gets dragged back into his former life) and an easy watch - which hits the mark for me on action movies and therefore it gets a solid 8 action punches out of 10 fire explosions.

I loved this
Right up my street

great fight on the bus

I think I may come across as a bit of a ninny on this: I saw it a couple of weeks ago and it's a decent, well paced film, BO is excellent and underplays it really well, the fight scenes are well choreographed and etc. but WTF is it with Hollywood / The US being so fixated on retaliation and revenge and all their "justifiable" slaughter of people?

I'm no Mary Whitehouse but I can't imagine why the American psyche is a bit trigger happy when it comes to escalating confrontations.

[Nemophilist]

President Merkin said:

Nemophilist said:

zone of interest

Very impactful.

Another film produced by A24 so there’s hints of dark comedy despite the horrific truth in the film

Can you run that by me? I can't think of a single funny moment anywhere in it & I'm wondering if I've missed something.

It is rather nuanced, easy to miss I guess. Especially having to read the subtitles whilst taking everything in from the scene, the background music and noise and the facial expressions at the same time.

Its clearly a dark subject matter, no doubting some of the darkest.

Hedwig's part showing how she could ignore the juxtaposition between her life and over the wall for all of the riches it gave her was the main theme of Glazer's portrayal.

Edited by Nemophilist on Monday 22 April 12:58

[Antony Moxey]

Crook said:

I think I may come across as a bit of a ninny on this: I saw it a couple of weeks ago and it's a decent, well paced film, BO is excellent and underplays it really well, the fight scenes are well choreographed and etc. but WTF is it with Hollywood / The US being so fixated on retaliation and revenge and all their "justifiable" slaughter of people?

I'm no Mary Whitehouse but I can't imagine why the American psyche is a bit trigger happy when it comes to escalating confrontations.

As a mildly interesting aside to the above, I'm struggling to think of many films where our hero sets out for revenge and the bad guy wins, and wins properly (no, The Empire Strikes Back doesn't count because it's not a standalone film, it's part of a series, and that's for yet another altogether different discussion yet again). I guess you could say Silence of the Lambs, but it's not really a revenge thriller type film.

[toasty]

Antony Moxey said:

As a mildly interesting aside to the above, I'm struggling to think of many films where our hero sets out for revenge and the bad guy wins, and wins properly (no, The Empire Strikes Back doesn't count because it's not a standalone film, it's part of a series, and that's for yet another altogether different discussion yet again). I guess you could say Silence of the Lambs, but it's not really a revenge thriller type film.

Arlington Road comes close.