Films I watched this week (Vol 2)

[popeyewhite]

The Gentlemen

Guy Ritchie does the idiosyncratic gangster charcterisations once again in a rehash of all the other genre derivative 'work' he's subjected us to.

Strictly for fans.

[eccles]

popeyewhite said:

The Gentlemen

Guy Ritchie does the idiosyncratic gangster charcterisations once again in a rehash of all the other genre derivative 'work' he's subjected us to.

Strictly for fans.

I was disappointed with it as well. Posh actors putting on working class accents and saying the 'C' word unconvincingly!

[GetCarter]

Bullett said:

Margin Call was on TV last night.
I'd never heard of it but it grabbed me pretty quick and I sat through to the end. Great performances, good story, well told.

Watched it 3 times. Great flic.

[Adam B]

eccles said:

I watched Midway last night.
Don't, just don't!

God yeah, saw that in the cinema

Makes Pearl Harbour look like Macbeth

[Killer2005]

What women want - Not my usual choice but it was the wife's turn to pick a film and she chose a rom com. Turned out to be quite enjoyable.

The Magnificent Seven (2016) - Modern remake with Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt and others. Wasn't expecting anything brilliant but it was better than I hoped. 7/10

[tobinen]

GetCarter said:

Bullett said:

Margin Call was on TV last night.
I'd never heard of it but it grabbed me pretty quick and I sat through to the end. Great performances, good story, well told.

Watched it 3 times. Great flic.

Yes, I watched it a few years ago and I rate it. I will watch again today on iPlayer.

[Frimley111R]

rufmeister said:

Green Book - loved it, a bit predictable but a nice tale.

Rocketman - found it a bit too similar to Bohemian Rhapsody but still an enjoyable insight into rock and roll superstars back in the day.

Yep, watched these 2 too and I'd agree.

[Frimley111R]

Jinba Ittai said:

Watched The Big Short again yesterday. What a great film. I intend to watch Margin Call and Too Big To Fail today to complete the trilogy.
Margin Call is my pick of the bunch, but The Big Short is a close second.

Margin call better than The Big Short?! Not seen it but The Big Short is an amazing story. Mind blowing stuff.

[Pesty]

Never seen margin call but Martin baker has been criminally under used in Hollywood.

Right from L.A confidential he had potential. Loved the zombie movie he did then he pretty much disappeared.

[Jonesy23]

Pesty said:

Never seen margin call but Martin baker has been criminally under used in Hollywood.

Right from L.A confidential he had potential. Loved the zombie movie he did then he pretty much disappeared.

Simon Baker you mean? He didn't disappear, did a few films and seven seasons of The Mentalist.

[smn159]

rufmeister said:

Green Book - loved it, a bit predictable but a nice tale.

Rocketman - found it a bit too similar to Bohemian Rhapsody but still an enjoyable insight into rock and roll superstars back in the day.

Rocket Man was miles better than Bohemian Rhapsody IMO

But then I saw We Will Rock You a while back and thought that was a steaming turd of nothingness as well

Shame as I quite liked Queen

[Pesty]

Jonesy23 said:

Simon Baker you mean? He didn't disappear, did a few films and seven seasons of The Mentalist.

Yes Simon. Yes I know he did the mentalist but didn’t do much in Hollywood

[TCEvo]

Frimley111R said:

Margin call better than The Big Short?! Not seen it but The Big Short is an amazing story. Mind blowing stuff.

The two are equally good.

On a similar financial/sales theme '99 Homes' is well worth watching IMO.

[anonymous-user]

Frimley111R said:

Margin call better than The Big Short?! Not seen it but The Big Short is an amazing story. Mind blowing stuff.

Its a decent film but not as good as the big short.

Dirty money series on Netflix has some good episodes in this genre. The drugs company short selling one is very good.

[daqinggregg]

Inside Job, Sony Pictures, about the 2008 financial crises, an interesting watch.

[anonymous-user]

Who Framed Roger Rabbit? - we downloaded Disney+ and are working our way through some gems. WFRR? still stands up well, superbly well in fact. It's amazing that it's from the 80's.

[CooperD]

Watched Bohemian Rhapsody on Sky last night. I found it very good but I preferred Rocketman.

[21st Century Man]

Filmed in Supermarionation, 2014.

A documentary I seem to have previously missed, it must've aired somewhere? About Gerry Anderson et al, on Amazon Prime.

Pretty good for general interest, really good if you're a fan.

[Clockwork Cupcake]

21st Century Man said:

Filmed in Supermarionation, 2014.

A documentary I seem to have previously missed, it must've aired somewhere? About Gerry Anderson et al, on Amazon Prime.

Pretty good for general interest, really good if you're a fan.

Yes, it is very good. I bought it on DVD when it was released and thoroughly enjoyed it.

[anonymous-user]

This week's films: style over substance ?

The Invisible Man - ignoring the politics this is well done, great in dolby 5.1 on your big screen OLED. Plot is fairly one dimensional but the acting, effects, atmosphere, etc. all work rather well. 7/10

Vivarium - weird, slightly dystopian mystery/Sci-Fi? tarnished by the poor ending. 6/10

Still, both are worth viewing if you're stuck in the house with nothing else to watch...