Films I watched this week (NO SPOILERS) (Vol 3)
Discussion
272BHP said:
I would like them to do it in a way that is cinematically engaging - that's it.
I think we all agree that they did that, and they managed to do it with a good degree of authentic accuracy for those who care about the details.Just because you might not care about the details doesn't mean that others shouldn't.
bloomen said:
The Electric State.
Hard to remember anything more inconsequential than this.
No idea what the source material is, but I presume the creator has now been sectioned after seeing it.
Chris Pratt is Chris Pratt. Millie Thingy is a young female who occupies coordinates in front of the camera at the right moments. The villains do stuff that's not very positive.
Um, the rest has slipped away already.
Looks great. For over $300 million I'd hope so too.
Agreed 100%. Watched it last night. Was initially confused by the change in tone from "normal life" to "after the war" where any explanation for how we got from A to B seems to have been glossed over. Or maybe I was lost in thought (see below).Hard to remember anything more inconsequential than this.
No idea what the source material is, but I presume the creator has now been sectioned after seeing it.
Chris Pratt is Chris Pratt. Millie Thingy is a young female who occupies coordinates in front of the camera at the right moments. The villains do stuff that's not very positive.
Um, the rest has slipped away already.
Looks great. For over $300 million I'd hope so too.
I guess there was the bones of a story in the background but there was so much missing information about why people made robots to look like they did in the film... it just left me asking that question for so long, I wasn't really focussing on the film.
I zoned-in and out. It wasn't bad, as such... it's just that I never truly understood who the film was intended for. It looks like something for kids but I felt it was marketed to all ages.
Anyway - the visuals were bloody clever. The story, not so much.
Mars said:
bloomen said:
The Electric State.
Hard to remember anything more inconsequential than this.
No idea what the source material is, but I presume the creator has now been sectioned after seeing it.
Chris Pratt is Chris Pratt. Millie Thingy is a young female who occupies coordinates in front of the camera at the right moments. The villains do stuff that's not very positive.
Um, the rest has slipped away already.
Looks great. For over $300 million I'd hope so too.
Agreed 100%. Watched it last night. Was initially confused by the change in tone from "normal life" to "after the war" where any explanation for how we got from A to B seems to have been glossed over. Or maybe I was lost in thought (see below).Hard to remember anything more inconsequential than this.
No idea what the source material is, but I presume the creator has now been sectioned after seeing it.
Chris Pratt is Chris Pratt. Millie Thingy is a young female who occupies coordinates in front of the camera at the right moments. The villains do stuff that's not very positive.
Um, the rest has slipped away already.
Looks great. For over $300 million I'd hope so too.
I guess there was the bones of a story in the background but there was so much missing information about why people made robots to look like they did in the film... it just left me asking that question for so long, I wasn't really focussing on the film.
I zoned-in and out. It wasn't bad, as such... it's just that I never truly understood who the film was intended for. It looks like something for kids but I felt it was marketed to all ages.
Anyway - the visuals were bloody clever. The story, not so much.
I'm a fan of the artist's work (can't spell his name and I am on my phone) but it has been panned by the critics and is apparently even less true to his work than Amazon's "Tales from the Loop"
Great aesthetic
edit: oh the whole point of his work is that it's never explained and just is. It's part of the charm. Not saying that to defend the Netflix production though.
Edited by Clockwork Cupcake on Saturday 15th March 22:47
Borderline
Comedy horror(barely)
Samara Weaving is a famous pop star.
Ray Nicholson(son of Jack) is a mentally disturbed stalker obsessed with her and believes he's destined to marry her.
He decides to break into her house and make it a reality.
It was ok and the premise was good but it could have been much better than it was.
Ray just looks so much like his dad and does crazy very well.
Some of the comedy landed but some of it was a bit absurd and could have done with more horror.
5/10
Comedy horror(barely)
Samara Weaving is a famous pop star.
Ray Nicholson(son of Jack) is a mentally disturbed stalker obsessed with her and believes he's destined to marry her.
He decides to break into her house and make it a reality.
It was ok and the premise was good but it could have been much better than it was.
Ray just looks so much like his dad and does crazy very well.
Some of the comedy landed but some of it was a bit absurd and could have done with more horror.
5/10
The Boondock Saints on Prime. Two Irish brothers become vigilantes and start wiping out all the Boston mobs in the name of God. The public broadly approve, the local police are openly sectarian, but an eccentric FBI agent is on the trail.
Apparently a classic that I missed, this was very good. Norman Reedus and Sean Patrick Flannery are great as the happy go lucky lads with God on their side. Willem Dafoe starts weird and gets weirder. Even Billy Connolly in a straight role. 8/10.
Apparently a classic that I missed, this was very good. Norman Reedus and Sean Patrick Flannery are great as the happy go lucky lads with God on their side. Willem Dafoe starts weird and gets weirder. Even Billy Connolly in a straight role. 8/10.
Von ryans express
Grab your pot of tea and some rich tea biscuits and kick back and enjoy this entertaining ride with some great British actors, a paired back Sinatra and a classic score give us what I feel had been an underrated classic when compared to bridge over, guns of, era movies.
Some interesting conundrums played out ok.
7 /10
Grab your pot of tea and some rich tea biscuits and kick back and enjoy this entertaining ride with some great British actors, a paired back Sinatra and a classic score give us what I feel had been an underrated classic when compared to bridge over, guns of, era movies.
Some interesting conundrums played out ok.
7 /10
Radec said:
Borderline
Comedy horror(barely)
Samara Weaving is a famous pop star.
Ray Nicholson(son of Jack) is a mentally disturbed stalker obsessed with her and believes he's destined to marry her.
He decides to break into her house and make it a reality.
It was ok and the premise was good but it could have been much better than it was.
Ray just looks so much like his dad and does crazy very well.
Some of the comedy landed but some of it was a bit absurd and could have done with more horror.
5/10
If they didnt have him breaking down a door at the house with an axe, that's a missed opportunity for an homage to his dad.Comedy horror(barely)
Samara Weaving is a famous pop star.
Ray Nicholson(son of Jack) is a mentally disturbed stalker obsessed with her and believes he's destined to marry her.
He decides to break into her house and make it a reality.
It was ok and the premise was good but it could have been much better than it was.
Ray just looks so much like his dad and does crazy very well.
Some of the comedy landed but some of it was a bit absurd and could have done with more horror.
5/10
biggbn said:
Timothy Bucktu said:
Heretic starring Hugh Grant.
Beautifully filmed, dark and thought provoking. Well worth watching, but maybe not if you're religious...but the ending would suggest, maybe...
9/10
I thought it was 9 out of 10 for about 90% of it but the ending was contrived and dragged it down. It was such a cerebral film it did not need to veer into 'a genre' to attract audiences. Hugh Grant was brilliant in it, but for me it was one of those films that almost touched greatness but ended up leaving me disappointed. Maybe a 7 for me Beautifully filmed, dark and thought provoking. Well worth watching, but maybe not if you're religious...but the ending would suggest, maybe...
9/10
Hugh Grant does seem to be relishing this phase of his career. I never liked the Four Weddings type stuff but he does this kind of thing perfectly.
anonymoususer said:
yellowjack said:
anonymoususer said:
High Plains Drifter
I had forgotten how good this is and the supernatural element to it. I think this was one of Clint Eastwoods finest.
You as well?I had forgotten how good this is and the supernatural element to it. I think this was one of Clint Eastwoods finest.
I've been a fan of his work for a long time, and I'd seen this one several times in the past. I don't know what it is, maybe a long gap since I last saw it, but there seemed to be a lot more to this movie than I remembered.
It made me smile, too, having watched the 'Dollars Trilogy' fairly recently, that this is the movie in which he truly plays "The man with no name", whereas, in the Dollars movies the credits show he plays three different named characters.
Quite a few other cast members I recognised, too. Several of whom worked on other Clint Eastwood projects.
I'm going to dig out the DVD of Pale Rider as I remember that had a supernatural element to it as well
As regards the 3 names in the Dollars film The first two are set after the Civil War. This is inferred in A Fistful of Dollars and stated explicitly in For A Few Dollars More re the Colonels past.
The Good The Bad And The Ugly uses the Civil War as its background. Towards the end The Eastwood character - Blondy comes across an injured dying soldier. He takes off his overcoat and uses it to cover the soldier who is dying and cold .Blondy gives him a cigarette. It's an intensely human moment in the film. After the soldiers death he goes to pick up his coat and notices a poncho which think is used as a headrest,
In the next scene with Tuco he is wearing it.
From what I remember reading in a book in the 70s it was the directors idea to show that this is the same character that went on into a Fistful of Dollars
Se7en (4K)
Seen many time about first watch of the new restoration. First off, wow. This looks incredible. I legitimately had to double check this was a 30 year old film, after which I spent a good two minutes loudly exclaiming "I can't believe this is 30 years old" :rolf: Also, Morgan Freeman was RETIRING from being a cop in this film, second Google of the night was to check his age
There's loads of fascinating interviews and videos about this restoration and I highly recommend you watch/read some and then watch this version because it's so worth it. It's exactly how you restore an old film using all the modern tech. Perfection.
Anyway, the film absolutely slaps as it always has done. Been a few years since I watched it last I think (I'd forgotten about the cold open and then the credits sequence) but it's just as good even when you know the story blow for blow. I actually caught myself getting a little emotional at the final scenes which is crazy but I think having all the detail back in Pitt and Freeman's performance just brought it into focus (no pun intended).
There's a really interesting feature on the disc about the two alternate endings, both with Directors commentary which was fascinating to watch as I don't remember seeing them before. I'm really keen to rewatch the whole thing now with the Fincher commentary.
Still shocking to watch all this time later, the film is a perfect example of letting the audience fill in the gaps with their mind. Yea, some of the stuff your shown is of course graphic but there's several moments where the exposition goes even further and allows you to do the thinking. Keeps it fresh all these years later imo.
One of my all time favourites and in this iteration a must watch for anyone remotely interested in film making.
10/10
Seen many time about first watch of the new restoration. First off, wow. This looks incredible. I legitimately had to double check this was a 30 year old film, after which I spent a good two minutes loudly exclaiming "I can't believe this is 30 years old" :rolf: Also, Morgan Freeman was RETIRING from being a cop in this film, second Google of the night was to check his age
There's loads of fascinating interviews and videos about this restoration and I highly recommend you watch/read some and then watch this version because it's so worth it. It's exactly how you restore an old film using all the modern tech. Perfection. Anyway, the film absolutely slaps as it always has done. Been a few years since I watched it last I think (I'd forgotten about the cold open and then the credits sequence) but it's just as good even when you know the story blow for blow. I actually caught myself getting a little emotional at the final scenes which is crazy but I think having all the detail back in Pitt and Freeman's performance just brought it into focus (no pun intended).
There's a really interesting feature on the disc about the two alternate endings, both with Directors commentary which was fascinating to watch as I don't remember seeing them before. I'm really keen to rewatch the whole thing now with the Fincher commentary.
Still shocking to watch all this time later, the film is a perfect example of letting the audience fill in the gaps with their mind. Yea, some of the stuff your shown is of course graphic but there's several moments where the exposition goes even further and allows you to do the thinking. Keeps it fresh all these years later imo.
One of my all time favourites and in this iteration a must watch for anyone remotely interested in film making.
10/10
The Ambassador to Bern
Currently on Prime.
Set in the late 1950s Hungarian embassy in Bern, Switzerland. A couple of Hungarian freedom fighters hold the Ambassador hostage to obtain the code book used to transcribe inter-embassy messages so they can highlight the plight of those who have tried to fight against Soviet rule and the Hungarian Soviet sympathisers.
Only about an hour and a half long and seems very well portrayed. A few, what seemed to me, period correct vehicles for anyone here who is interested in cars.
Well paced and a good twist at the end.
7.5/10 from me.
Currently on Prime.
Set in the late 1950s Hungarian embassy in Bern, Switzerland. A couple of Hungarian freedom fighters hold the Ambassador hostage to obtain the code book used to transcribe inter-embassy messages so they can highlight the plight of those who have tried to fight against Soviet rule and the Hungarian Soviet sympathisers.
Only about an hour and a half long and seems very well portrayed. A few, what seemed to me, period correct vehicles for anyone here who is interested in cars.
Well paced and a good twist at the end.
7.5/10 from me.
The Player
A little surprised it has such high reviews, Hollywood on Hollywood, but mega cast from 1992 likely helps. An interesting slightly circular idea with a clever, if maybe unfulfilling ending.
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0105151/
6.5/10
Appaloosa
Prime thinks I want to watch everything Gene Hackman and any/ every western right now. Maybe it's not wrong. Didn't realise Ed Harris directed as well as starred in it, he should have done more films like that.
7.5/10
A little surprised it has such high reviews, Hollywood on Hollywood, but mega cast from 1992 likely helps. An interesting slightly circular idea with a clever, if maybe unfulfilling ending.
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0105151/
6.5/10
Appaloosa
Prime thinks I want to watch everything Gene Hackman and any/ every western right now. Maybe it's not wrong. Didn't realise Ed Harris directed as well as starred in it, he should have done more films like that.
7.5/10
Sisu
Was hoping for good things after reading a few reviews including on this thread.
Ended up not really knowing if it was supposed to be that daft/crazy as a homage to a Tarrantino film like kill bill/inglorious b
ds?
Gory and gruesome plus equally stupid and far fetched, such as using a pick axe to hitch a plane ride etc....
If you take it as a spoof type film and suspend any disbelief then it's perhaps a 7/10
Otherwise you'll score it 3/10 at best for the absolute nonsense within.
Was hoping for good things after reading a few reviews including on this thread.
Ended up not really knowing if it was supposed to be that daft/crazy as a homage to a Tarrantino film like kill bill/inglorious b
ds?Gory and gruesome plus equally stupid and far fetched, such as using a pick axe to hitch a plane ride etc....
If you take it as a spoof type film and suspend any disbelief then it's perhaps a 7/10
Otherwise you'll score it 3/10 at best for the absolute nonsense within.
Last Breath. Nowhere near as good as the Netflix documentary.
They took a gripping real life story and the injection of Hollywood somehow made it less tense and less dramatic.
Plus, in the vein of the weapons handling weirdos on the last page, it's about as technically accurate as Armageddon is.
They took a gripping real life story and the injection of Hollywood somehow made it less tense and less dramatic.
Plus, in the vein of the weapons handling weirdos on the last page, it's about as technically accurate as Armageddon is.
Parsnip said:
Last Breath. Nowhere near as good as the Netflix documentary.
They took a gripping real life story and the injection of Hollywood somehow made it less tense and less dramatic.
I did think that given we have the documentary?, why did we need the film as well. It wasn't like it was a real life event that was cinematic like Deepwater Horizon. They took a gripping real life story and the injection of Hollywood somehow made it less tense and less dramatic.
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