Films I watched this week (NO SPOILERS) (Vol 3)
Discussion
Clockwork Cupcake said:
But plenty to keep making films for. 
In fairness, it's no worse than all the Comic Book Superhero dross that clogs up the cinemas
It's certainly better than the Marvel dross. Keanu Reeves is very likable on screen, it's all rather stylish. the fights are well choreographed, and there is no CGI Grendel to battle at the end. Just a bit empty. In fairness, it's no worse than all the Comic Book Superhero dross that clogs up the cinemas
Talking of CGI, we had a family get-together last night and my sister put Labyrinth (1986) on for us all to watch (I think I mentioned it a few posts back) and my 15 year-old sarcastic know-it-all younger nephew was scoffing about how poor the "CGI" was.
I had to chuckle. In fairness, it was some pretty ropey green-screen compositing that he was objecting to. I tried to explain the difference but he was obvs 2 kewl to be int3r3ted.
I had to chuckle. In fairness, it was some pretty ropey green-screen compositing that he was objecting to. I tried to explain the difference but he was obvs 2 kewl to be int3r3ted.
Doofus said:
I thought the CGI was sufficiently poor/disregarded that after they'd climbed the first half of the ladder, I got no vertigo from it at all. If they'd managed to maintain a sense of danger or even of height, it may have made the whole movie a little less meh.
I know you'll say "Height?!?! They were on top of a tower!", but it never felt 'risky'. Why was there no wind at 2000 feet? Why didn't the platform wave about a bit?
Oh, and why were those satellite dishes not at the top of the tower? What was the additional 100 feet for?
Isn't the broadcast antenna the pointy bit right at the top? The directional dishes were probably to receive the TV signal to be broadcast, assuming that it wasn't cabled directly and that they had sufficient bandwidth.I know you'll say "Height?!?! They were on top of a tower!", but it never felt 'risky'. Why was there no wind at 2000 feet? Why didn't the platform wave about a bit?
Oh, and why were those satellite dishes not at the top of the tower? What was the additional 100 feet for?
Yeah, no sense of danger at the top, with them sitting on the edge of the platform.
Clockwork Cupcake said:
grumbledoak said:
It's certainly better than the Marvel dross. Keanu Reeves is very likable on screen, it's all rather stylish. the fights are well choreographed, and there is no CGI Grendel to battle at the end. Just a bit empty.
Quite. 
Overall if your a Wick fan it ticks all the boxes.
So obvious weird scenarios, such as people dancing in a nightclub, with no drinks and people dieing around them. But hey let's keep dancing lol
Also need to know what meds he's on as I ache getting out of bed, but he falls of buildings and is OK.
Scream 6
Nothing new happening with this, but if you like the previous 5 you'll like this one as well. Only Monica from Friends remains as one of the original cast and err crikey, holy plastic-surgery Batman!
When I say nothing new, I'm not including some new ways that people meet their demise.
7/10 unblievable recoveries from being stabbed 35 times.
Nothing new happening with this, but if you like the previous 5 you'll like this one as well. Only Monica from Friends remains as one of the original cast and err crikey, holy plastic-surgery Batman!
When I say nothing new, I'm not including some new ways that people meet their demise.
7/10 unblievable recoveries from being stabbed 35 times.
smn159 said:
Fall (Netflix)
Two girls climb up a 2,000 feet tall TV mast. Things go predictably wrong.
Not terrible, but you do need to suspend a bit of your disbelief at times.
Vertigo inducing at some points.
No interest in seeing that. The real life versions are enough for me.Two girls climb up a 2,000 feet tall TV mast. Things go predictably wrong.
Not terrible, but you do need to suspend a bit of your disbelief at times.
Vertigo inducing at some points.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INbKYq0G9nU&ab...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=incEjBhWcZQ&ab...
Lordbenny said:
Absolutely, Everything all the Time….
What a waste of 20 minutes that was (20 minutes is how long I lasted before turning it off!). I’m sure there’s a few of you out there that will like this but it a huge pile of s
te. Ok, maybe I just didn’t get it and couldn’t keep up with it at my tender old age if 56….it still gets a
1/10
I watched this last night seeing as it won the Oscar and, to my surprise, is free to watch with Amazon Prime. Three quarters of the way through I'd given up paying attention and was reading the IMBD comments instead which are impressively polemic, tending to rate the film as either 10/10 or 1/10. What a waste of 20 minutes that was (20 minutes is how long I lasted before turning it off!). I’m sure there’s a few of you out there that will like this but it a huge pile of s
te. Ok, maybe I just didn’t get it and couldn’t keep up with it at my tender old age if 56….it still gets a 1/10
For me, it's like the director thought Inception was far too slow and easy to follow, so they did enough cocaine to kill a bear and the film was the hyper-speed mental frenzy that followed. I love films that do something original and this ticked that box and for a while I was optimistic it was going to be a great film, but no. It's a shame as it's an interesting idea, similar to the book The Midnight Library by Matt Haig, but it ended up just feeling confused. I'd still give it points for orginality though.
3/10
Cotty said:
smn159 said:
Fall (Netflix)
Two girls climb up a 2,000 feet tall TV mast. Things go predictably wrong.
Not terrible, but you do need to suspend a bit of your disbelief at times.
Vertigo inducing at some points.
No interest in seeing that. The real life versions are enough for me.Two girls climb up a 2,000 feet tall TV mast. Things go predictably wrong.
Not terrible, but you do need to suspend a bit of your disbelief at times.
Vertigo inducing at some points.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INbKYq0G9nU&ab...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=incEjBhWcZQ&ab...
mooseracer said:
John Wick 4 - cinema
Brain out, loved it. Couldn't get much better in the genre...9/10
Did you hear that there is going to be a spin-off series based on The Continental hotel.Brain out, loved it. Couldn't get much better in the genre...9/10
https://movieweb.com/new-details-john-wick-spin-of...
LuS1fer said:
The trouble with John Wick is I forget which ones I've seen and probably would have no idea even if I saw them back to back.
I really liked the first, the second was ok then I just lost interest in the character so have no urge to see 3 & 4Edited by Cotty on Monday 27th March 15:14
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