Films I watched this week (NO SPOILERS) (Vol 3)
Discussion
Doofus said:
phazed said:
The Take
Watched it last night, just for the car, coolest Mercedes SEC, (well, this is PistonHeads).
Idris, Elba and Richard Madden partner app to chase baddies in Paris.
Much better than the review indicates.
That car looks fWatched it last night, just for the car, coolest Mercedes SEC, (well, this is PistonHeads).
Idris, Elba and Richard Madden partner app to chase baddies in Paris.
Much better than the review indicates.
ked.The film's on Prime, BTW.
phazed said:
Doofus said:
I think they picked a tatty example, because it gets a sideswipe in the film. There are plenty of really nice 500s and a few 560s out there. Seriously considering one at the moment….deadslow said:
phazed said:
Doofus said:
I think they picked a tatty example, because it gets a sideswipe in the film. There are plenty of really nice 500s and a few 560s out there. Seriously considering one at the moment….Dunno how we ended up on this, but Sista D decided we were going to watch Puss in Boots
And dammit, if it wasn't actually quite entertaining - real departure from any recent animated films I van think of, and the cinematography (if that's the right word) was really interesting - fight scenes had a heavy Manga style influence which worked really well. But the story telling is where it really shinned, and overall I could see it works for both adults and kids (although maybe avoid for the proper younglings as the death character is a bit intense).
9/10
And dammit, if it wasn't actually quite entertaining - real departure from any recent animated films I van think of, and the cinematography (if that's the right word) was really interesting - fight scenes had a heavy Manga style influence which worked really well. But the story telling is where it really shinned, and overall I could see it works for both adults and kids (although maybe avoid for the proper younglings as the death character is a bit intense).
9/10
Brother D said:
Dunno how we ended up on this, but Sista D decided we were going to watch Puss in Boots
I remember watching that on the TV a while back and noticing several scenes from "Skyfall" in it. I don't usually notice stuff like that, but I'd just been watching "Toy Story 2" and similarly noticed the bit that's taken from "Jurassic Park".droopsnoot said:
Brother D said:
Dunno how we ended up on this, but Sista D decided we were going to watch Puss in Boots
I remember watching that on the TV a while back and noticing several scenes from "Skyfall" in it. I don't usually notice stuff like that, but I'd just been watching "Toy Story 2" and similarly noticed the bit that's taken from "Jurassic Park".Brother D said:
Dunno how we ended up on this, but Sista D decided we were going to watch Puss in Boots
And dammit, if it wasn't actually quite entertaining - real departure from any recent animated films I van think of, and the cinematography (if that's the right word) was really interesting - fight scenes had a heavy Manga style influence which worked really well. But the story telling is where it really shinned, and overall I could see it works for both adults and kids (although maybe avoid for the proper younglings as the death character is a bit intense).
9/10
Was that the original 2011 film?And dammit, if it wasn't actually quite entertaining - real departure from any recent animated films I van think of, and the cinematography (if that's the right word) was really interesting - fight scenes had a heavy Manga style influence which worked really well. But the story telling is where it really shinned, and overall I could see it works for both adults and kids (although maybe avoid for the proper younglings as the death character is a bit intense).
9/10
T5GRF said:
Cocaine Bear - I’m not sure how to describe this really, but it’s surprisingly good!
It’s pretty shocking in places but it’s darkly comical and pretty entertaining- not a film you need to think too much about..
Sadly Ray Liotta’s last film appearance.
8.5 severed limbs out of 10
Watched it last night.It’s pretty shocking in places but it’s darkly comical and pretty entertaining- not a film you need to think too much about..
Sadly Ray Liotta’s last film appearance.
8.5 severed limbs out of 10
I enjoyed it. It's just silly, and doesn't take itself seriously at all.
Living
I think perhaps only Anthony Hopkins could have given Bill Nighy a run for his money in this role as a painfully repressed office manager suddenly confronted by his own mortality. Beautifully shot and presented in 4:3 vertical borders - like an old ealing movie blessed with technicolor.
As understated a movie as you could ever wish to see but thoroughly enjoyable nevertheless.
8 out of 10.
I think perhaps only Anthony Hopkins could have given Bill Nighy a run for his money in this role as a painfully repressed office manager suddenly confronted by his own mortality. Beautifully shot and presented in 4:3 vertical borders - like an old ealing movie blessed with technicolor.
As understated a movie as you could ever wish to see but thoroughly enjoyable nevertheless.
8 out of 10.
Kes Arevo said:
T5GRF said:
Cocaine Bear - I’m not sure how to describe this really, but it’s surprisingly good!
It’s pretty shocking in places but it’s darkly comical and pretty entertaining- not a film you need to think too much about..
Sadly Ray Liotta’s last film appearance.
8.5 severed limbs out of 10
Watched it last night.It’s pretty shocking in places but it’s darkly comical and pretty entertaining- not a film you need to think too much about..
Sadly Ray Liotta’s last film appearance.
8.5 severed limbs out of 10
I enjoyed it. It's just silly, and doesn't take itself seriously at all.
That said, I have yet to succumb to Winnie the Pooh and Piglet: Blood and Honey ...
If….
Now Tv
For those of you not familiar with this film it’s set in an English boys boarding school in the ‘60s, and has a bit of a cult status for good reason in my view.
Plot centres on a group of middle teens rebelling against authority, and the eventual culmination in violence (very tame by todays standards).
Some strange moments along the way, but it was directed by Lyndsey Anderson so that explains that.
Film touches on the regime “Run in the corridors…..”, the prefects (Whips), homosexual flirtation and discipline. Some nudity in too if you’re sensitive.
9 out of 10 blackboards.
Now Tv
For those of you not familiar with this film it’s set in an English boys boarding school in the ‘60s, and has a bit of a cult status for good reason in my view.
Plot centres on a group of middle teens rebelling against authority, and the eventual culmination in violence (very tame by todays standards).
Some strange moments along the way, but it was directed by Lyndsey Anderson so that explains that.
Film touches on the regime “Run in the corridors…..”, the prefects (Whips), homosexual flirtation and discipline. Some nudity in too if you’re sensitive.
9 out of 10 blackboards.
So much did I hate my school (QEGS, Wakefield ) , everything it stood for and its borderline psychotic staff **that I wished If If had been a documentary .
- With one exception -my eccentric Latin teacher kept his elegantly decaying Bristol 401 at the edge of the playground
Edited by coppice on Sunday 19th March 06:51
Confess, Fletch Watched this last night and enjoyed it. I don’t really remember the first Fletch films but John Hamm plays him well and the story moved along nicely.
“ In this delightful comedy romp, Jon Hamm stars as the roguishly charming and endlessly troublesome Fletch, who becomes the prime suspect in a murder case while searching for a stolen art collection. The only way to prove his innocence? Find out which of the long list of suspects is the culprit--from the eccentric art dealer and a missing playboy to a crazy neighbor and Fletch's Italian girlfriend. Crime, in fact, has never been this disorganised.”
For its genre and the mood I was in 8 Matisse’s out 10 Picasso’s.
“ In this delightful comedy romp, Jon Hamm stars as the roguishly charming and endlessly troublesome Fletch, who becomes the prime suspect in a murder case while searching for a stolen art collection. The only way to prove his innocence? Find out which of the long list of suspects is the culprit--from the eccentric art dealer and a missing playboy to a crazy neighbor and Fletch's Italian girlfriend. Crime, in fact, has never been this disorganised.”
For its genre and the mood I was in 8 Matisse’s out 10 Picasso’s.
Gassing Station | TV, Film, Video Streaming & Radio | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff