Films I watched this week (Vol 2)
Discussion
Frank7 said:
Patrick Bateman said:
Frank7 said:
I recorded “Heat” many moons ago, the cop, (Al Pacino) competing, and having mind games, with the lone wolf gangster, (de Niro).
I watched it this week, and it’s emphatically over long, at 3.5 hours?.
Bobby d put in his usual faultless, menacing, don’t screw with me performance, Hank Azaria and Jon Voight did their always top of the line stuff, Val Kilmer did as the director told him, but I’ve never been enamoured of him, Pacino however, IMO, overacted to the extent that I was glad when he wasn’t in a scene.
I’m no qualified film critic, maybe others might think that he played his part well, but he did little for me.
2 hours 50 minutes...I watched it this week, and it’s emphatically over long, at 3.5 hours?.
Bobby d put in his usual faultless, menacing, don’t screw with me performance, Hank Azaria and Jon Voight did their always top of the line stuff, Val Kilmer did as the director told him, but I’ve never been enamoured of him, Pacino however, IMO, overacted to the extent that I was glad when he wasn’t in a scene.
I’m no qualified film critic, maybe others might think that he played his part well, but he did little for me.
I didn’t time it when I watched it, so maybe Sky had made a typo, but it seemed interminable to me.
Cotty said:
robemcdonald said:
1. First blood - flipping awesome. Great introduction to the character. 9/10.
when they take him to the underground cells in the police station they put his knife in a locker and remove the key. But after the fight he just picks the knife up off a desk before escaping..
The movie gets that right, if you notice as well he also scans the rooms, looks at where they store the ARs, counts the cops. So at the end when he’s picking up all the rifles he knows exactly where to go.
When he’s first picked up he looks all over Teasle’s gun belt etc. Stallone makes deliberate eye movements so we see what he’s doing,
The movie is very under rated IMHO. It’s very much social commentary of the time. I belive it’s loved by Vietnam, vets.
Edit just read your post correctly, Guess I’ll have to watch it again
he definitely watches as they store it. So knows where it is.In the book he escapes naked so where does he keep the knife?
Warm up for last blood.
Edited by Pesty on Thursday 26th September 07:42
IT Chapter 2
IT is one of my favourite books, so the movie version was always going to have a tough job pleasing me. I enjoyed chapter 1 but felt it didn't do enough to show the 'losers' becoming a truly close group of friends. The book does this very well and I think the 1st film could have captured more of this of it was longer.
So onto chapter 2. I had low expectations as the reviews weren't glowing but I really liked this film. The extra running length (almost 3 hours) let them fill in a lot of bits missing from the first film. Jumping backwards and forwards between the time periods (just like the book) improved the storytelling and lots of easter eggs added to the enjoyment - especially the shout out to 'The Thing'
8 out of 10 killer clowns
IT is one of my favourite books, so the movie version was always going to have a tough job pleasing me. I enjoyed chapter 1 but felt it didn't do enough to show the 'losers' becoming a truly close group of friends. The book does this very well and I think the 1st film could have captured more of this of it was longer.
So onto chapter 2. I had low expectations as the reviews weren't glowing but I really liked this film. The extra running length (almost 3 hours) let them fill in a lot of bits missing from the first film. Jumping backwards and forwards between the time periods (just like the book) improved the storytelling and lots of easter eggs added to the enjoyment - especially the shout out to 'The Thing'
8 out of 10 killer clowns
I saw Long Shot on a plane a few days ago and really enjoyed it. I always approach Seth Rogan films with a sense of caution, he's been in some good some garbage. Charlize Theron was very good at being a comedy actress. And easy on the eye of course.
8/10 Plenty of laughs and some heartwarming moments.
8/10 Plenty of laughs and some heartwarming moments.
glazbagun said:
Cotty said:
Fundoreen said:
Rambo from 2008. Seems to be doing the rounds on the sony freeview channel .Seen it before but always worth a view.
Love that twin (.50 calibre?) machine gun sceneI'll watch the new one but don't have massive hopes for it.
In prep for Last Blood...done all 4 Rambo's this week. She enjoyed them! Although glad there wheren't as many as Rocky last year!
It's only when you date someone not going to the movies in the 80's you realise what a massive gap they have in their appreciation of culturla refernces! They know stuff like movie quotes....but with no idea what the movie is! Or they know the character without ever having seen that film! ........or the very worst, they know De Niro, Hoffman, Pesci but from Meet the Fockers and Home Alone! (Which makes Goodfellas and Straw Dogs fun film nights in!)
Chris Stott said:
Adam B said:
And freaking awesome movie, one of my favourites
The robbers shoot out scene is TV surround sound tester
The gun flight after the truck robbery is pure awesome. The robbers shoot out scene is TV surround sound tester
Agree Pacino overdoes it a bit, but the film overall, is fantastic.
Its an amazing film
I watched Skyscraper last night on Sky. What an utter turd. A s
te cross between the Towering Inferno and Die Hard. The acting was appalling, the script ridiculous, the CGI awful, the actions scenes pathetic. Its not often I am completely disappointed by a film to the point I can't find any redeeming features but this one fits the bill.
te cross between the Towering Inferno and Die Hard. The acting was appalling, the script ridiculous, the CGI awful, the actions scenes pathetic. Its not often I am completely disappointed by a film to the point I can't find any redeeming features but this one fits the bill.Clockwork Cupcake said:
Heat is one of those films I have been meaning to watch but have never done so. Meaning to watch to the extent of buying the VHS and never watching it, then later buying the DVD and never watching it.
I really should watch it.
Hang thy head in shame, it has a bit of everything:I really should watch it.
Michael "Miami Vice" Mann directs
De Niro and Pacino - first time in same film
Car chases
Brilliant shootout scenes with proper gunshot volume
Ashley Judd
Val Kilmer not being s
tSuperb soundtrack
Decent plot and script
Clockwork Cupcake said:
Heat is one of those films I have been meaning to watch but have never done so. Meaning to watch to the extent of buying the VHS and never watching it, then later buying the DVD and never watching it.
I really should watch it.
Go and watch it now.I really should watch it.
Any other excellent films you have not watched? Now is the time to get it off your chest..
tobinen said:
I just tried to find my copy of Heat and it's not there. Damn!
It's on Amazon Prime https://watch.amazon.co.uk/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti...
Solo: A star Wars Story. I hadn't bothered watching it before as I seem to remember it not getting particularly good reviews. However I thought it wasn't bad. Reasonably story, seemed to be in keeping with the rest of the films, decent cast with some nice cameos (eg Warwick Davis), and the guy playing Solo did seem to have Fords grin.
RizzoTheRat said:
Solo: A star Wars Story. I hadn't bothered watching it before as I seem to remember it not getting particularly good reviews. However I thought it wasn't bad. Reasonably story, seemed to be in keeping with the rest of the films, decent cast with some nice cameos (eg Warwick Davis), and the guy playing Solo did seem to have Fords grin.
I did like that but out of the spin offs I preferred Rouge One K-2SO was excellent
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