Films I watched this week (NO SPOILERS) (Vol 3)
Discussion
Pommy said:
Sounds like Letter to Brezhnev!
We're definitely going to have to work on the title. 'Letter To The Officer Commanding 73 Field Squadron, Royal Engineers' doesn't quite have the same ring to it! Although in those days it was still expected of soldiers to write to their OC for "permission" to get married. more of a formality/military etiquette than actually seeking permission, but a definite expectation from senior officers... 
Midsommar
Had this queued up for ages as it seemed like it would be a long slog....it was a long slog, good bits but probably could have been an hour shorter.
6/10
Bacurau
Brazilian take on the hunting humans theme, corrupt officials cut off a remote village from the outside world and remove it from the map so that rich americans can hunt the locals for sport. Reminiscent of other similar stuff like the hunt or paintball, and the hunters casual callousness reminded me a bit of the Squid game VIPs
6.5/10.
Watching these two back to back did make me realise that a huge mallet to the face and a huge antique shotgun to the face produce remarkably similar results
Had this queued up for ages as it seemed like it would be a long slog....it was a long slog, good bits but probably could have been an hour shorter.
6/10
Bacurau
Brazilian take on the hunting humans theme, corrupt officials cut off a remote village from the outside world and remove it from the map so that rich americans can hunt the locals for sport. Reminiscent of other similar stuff like the hunt or paintball, and the hunters casual callousness reminded me a bit of the Squid game VIPs
6.5/10.
Watching these two back to back did make me realise that a huge mallet to the face and a huge antique shotgun to the face produce remarkably similar results
As it's Liberation Day, it seemed like a good evening to watch De Slag om de Schelde (aka The Forgotten Battle), a Dutch/British WW2 film set around the battle for Walcheren island in Zeeland, a German fortification protecting the approach to Antwerp port, which I annoyingly managed to miss at the cinema.
I enjoyed it but it wasn't fantastic. I quite liked the way it followed 3 mains threads that link together, but not convinced they couldn't have made a better film focussing on just 1 of them.
Some bits didn't make much sense eg only 5 survivors from a crashed Horsa, but both the pilots survived!
I enjoyed it but it wasn't fantastic. I quite liked the way it followed 3 mains threads that link together, but not convinced they couldn't have made a better film focussing on just 1 of them.
Some bits didn't make much sense eg only 5 survivors from a crashed Horsa, but both the pilots survived!
Edited by RizzoTheRat on Wednesday 4th May 22:21
CAH706 said:
ben5575 said:
CAH706 said:
Watched The Way Way Back after seeing it mentioned on here some time ago
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That's was probs me as I'm a big champion for that film and it's very underrated. A modern take on the 80's coming of age film that openly sets the parents who grew up on 80's coming of age films (and the consequences) against the kids....
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DodgyGeezer said:
RizzoTheRat said:
Some bits didn't make much sense eg only 5 survivors from a crashed Horsa, but both the pilots survived!
didn't Horsa's have a rather unfortunate habit of splitting making a pilot's survival not unlikely?Thinking about it maybe they were carrying a jeep or supplies and only the 5 of them onboard, but a heavy load makes it even less likely they'd survive the crash after losing half a wing.
Dr strange 2. (At the cinema)
Strong start with a good blend of comedy and action. Some genuine WTF moments and cameos (some we knew about others we suspected and some we didn’t) a surprise antagonist (for me anyway).
Some great ingredients then, but ultimately it didn’t quite all come together.
Stay for the mid credit scene, but don’t bother for the post (unless you’re a Sam Rami completist)
616 / infinity Multiverses
Strong start with a good blend of comedy and action. Some genuine WTF moments and cameos (some we knew about others we suspected and some we didn’t) a surprise antagonist (for me anyway).
Some great ingredients then, but ultimately it didn’t quite all come together.
Stay for the mid credit scene, but don’t bother for the post (unless you’re a Sam Rami completist)
616 / infinity Multiverses
t mental, yet somehow it works.QuartzDad said:
The Power of the Dog Netflix
Nothing happens. At all. Three minutes of content squeezed into two hours of arty cinematography. I ended up out-drinking one of the characters just to get through it.
4/10.
You, me and everyone else I know who has seen it!Nothing happens. At all. Three minutes of content squeezed into two hours of arty cinematography. I ended up out-drinking one of the characters just to get through it.
4/10.
A very fair sum up of the whole shebang.
QuartzDad said:
The Power of the Dog Netflix
Nothing happens. At all. Three minutes of content squeezed into two hours of arty cinematography. I ended up out-drinking one of the characters just to get through it.
4/10.
A sublime film I enjoyed hugely, despite its lack of car chases or gunfights. And what's wrong with a slow pace - it adds to the tension. Nothing happens. At all. Three minutes of content squeezed into two hours of arty cinematography. I ended up out-drinking one of the characters just to get through it.
4/10.
Anyhow - I can highly recommend The Last Race (Amazon) , a beautifully shot , elegiac film about the last short oval on Long Island .
robemcdonald said:
Dr strange 2. (At the cinema)
Strong start with a good blend of comedy and action. Some genuine WTF moments and cameos (some we knew about others we suspected and some we didn’t) a surprise antagonist (for me anyway).
Some great ingredients then, but ultimately it didn’t quite all come together.
Stay for the mid credit scene, but don’t bother for the post (unless you’re a Sam Rami completist)
616 / infinity Multiverses
I have absolutely no idea what this was all about. Reasonably entertaining though. Cameos were an eye opener.Strong start with a good blend of comedy and action. Some genuine WTF moments and cameos (some we knew about others we suspected and some we didn’t) a surprise antagonist (for me anyway).
Some great ingredients then, but ultimately it didn’t quite all come together.
Stay for the mid credit scene, but don’t bother for the post (unless you’re a Sam Rami completist)
616 / infinity Multiverses
Return trip to Australia... Many films. Emirates entertainment system is impressive with a large selection.
One of the more memorable was Mortal, from the director of trollhunter. I guess it's a "if you liked that you'll like this". Similar kind of curiously engaging, nervous, brooding and unusual story, well told. Refreshing change from the formula...
One of the more memorable was Mortal, from the director of trollhunter. I guess it's a "if you liked that you'll like this". Similar kind of curiously engaging, nervous, brooding and unusual story, well told. Refreshing change from the formula...
DoctorX said:
robemcdonald said:
Dr strange 2. (At the cinema)
Strong start with a good blend of comedy and action. Some genuine WTF moments and cameos (some we knew about others we suspected and some we didn’t) a surprise antagonist (for me anyway).
Some great ingredients then, but ultimately it didn’t quite all come together.
Stay for the mid credit scene, but don’t bother for the post (unless you’re a Sam Rami completist)
616 / infinity Multiverses
I have absolutely no idea what this was all about. Reasonably entertaining though. Cameos were an eye opener.Strong start with a good blend of comedy and action. Some genuine WTF moments and cameos (some we knew about others we suspected and some we didn’t) a surprise antagonist (for me anyway).
Some great ingredients then, but ultimately it didn’t quite all come together.
Stay for the mid credit scene, but don’t bother for the post (unless you’re a Sam Rami completist)
616 / infinity Multiverses
Would have walked out if not with others. I was not the only one laughing not from amusement, but from the absurdity of certain scenes.
Considering the thousands of people involved in production, turns out no one thought to employ an editor.
2 I don't know what the hell is going on out of 10.
Brother D said:
DoctorX said:
robemcdonald said:
Dr strange 2. (At the cinema)
Strong start with a good blend of comedy and action. Some genuine WTF moments and cameos (some we knew about others we suspected and some we didn’t) a surprise antagonist (for me anyway).
Some great ingredients then, but ultimately it didn’t quite all come together.
Stay for the mid credit scene, but don’t bother for the post (unless you’re a Sam Rami completist)
616 / infinity Multiverses
I have absolutely no idea what this was all about. Reasonably entertaining though. Cameos were an eye opener.Strong start with a good blend of comedy and action. Some genuine WTF moments and cameos (some we knew about others we suspected and some we didn’t) a surprise antagonist (for me anyway).
Some great ingredients then, but ultimately it didn’t quite all come together.
Stay for the mid credit scene, but don’t bother for the post (unless you’re a Sam Rami completist)
616 / infinity Multiverses
Would have walked out if not with others. I was not the only one laughing not from amusement, but from the absurdity of certain scenes.
Considering the thousands of people involved in production, turns out no one thought to employ an editor.
2 I don't know what the hell is going on out of 10.
robemcdonald said:
You can trace all of the problems back to the choice of villain. Once they made that decision Dr Strange was along for the ride in his own film. It’s obvious when you think about it.
Surely with these sort of films, thinking about it is the last thing you should do? 
Clockwork Cupcake said:
robemcdonald said:
You can trace all of the problems back to the choice of villain. Once they made that decision Dr Strange was along for the ride in his own film. It’s obvious when you think about it.
Surely with these sort of films, thinking about it is the last thing you should do? Coming up with a cool concept, but not realising you’ve painted yourself into a corner… not so clever.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, at the cinema.
At the core are several individual stories of tragedy and regret. Shown through the lens of superheroes and supervillains this could have been another Watchmen. But it falls way short of that. There are some good bits and some good dialog, but every scene is trying to out-do the last, with characters introduced and shown to be powerful just so they can be splashed to the four winds to show how powerful the antagonist is. I was exhausted by the dramatic music before the rather predicable end.
More like 5 Universes / the infinite Multiverses.
Filming must have been surreal, everyone permanently in power poses in front of green screens.
At the core are several individual stories of tragedy and regret. Shown through the lens of superheroes and supervillains this could have been another Watchmen. But it falls way short of that. There are some good bits and some good dialog, but every scene is trying to out-do the last, with characters introduced and shown to be powerful just so they can be splashed to the four winds to show how powerful the antagonist is. I was exhausted by the dramatic music before the rather predicable end.
More like 5 Universes / the infinite Multiverses.
Filming must have been surreal, everyone permanently in power poses in front of green screens.
Brother D said:
The unbearable weight if massive talent
Really really fun entertaining film. So rare to ever have an American take the mikey out of themselves.
Cage was the best parody of Cage I've ever seen. I think this is probably the 2020's version of blazing saddles.
It got a round of applause at the end if that's any indication.
10/10 from me.
I agree with most of this, and a good film on any terms.Really really fun entertaining film. So rare to ever have an American take the mikey out of themselves.
Cage was the best parody of Cage I've ever seen. I think this is probably the 2020's version of blazing saddles.
It got a round of applause at the end if that's any indication.
10/10 from me.
Edited by Brother D on Tuesday 26th April 20:08
But, by the end, it was becoming so archly self-referential that NC was in danger of disappearing up NC’s own arse.
8/10 for me
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