Films I watched this week (Vol 2)
Discussion
Frimley111R said:
toasty said:
Get Out - A bit late to this one but glad I caught up. Black guy meets white girl and is invited to her parents for the weekend who really like black folks. After they arrive, things start getting weirder and weirder. Great thriller/horror. 8/10
Enjoyed that too. Everyone's different!
The Green Hornet
Started watching it, but it didn't really hold my attention, and I found myself losing interest and in the end I gave up on it.
It didn't help that I had watched the Mythbusters episode where they debunked a lot of it (not that I am averse to willing a suspension of disbelief, I should add)
Started watching it, but it didn't really hold my attention, and I found myself losing interest and in the end I gave up on it.
It didn't help that I had watched the Mythbusters episode where they debunked a lot of it (not that I am averse to willing a suspension of disbelief, I should add)
Watched a few films this weekend
Real Player One
Took my 11 year old and her friend. A decent quality movie but a strange mix - they loved it although I didn’t realise a 12A movie could include a couple of s
ts and a fk. Strange mix as it was a fun movie aimed at teenagers but all the cultural references were from the 80s - spent most of the film trying to spot them 6/10
Real Player One
Took my 11 year old and her friend. A decent quality movie but a strange mix - they loved it although I didn’t realise a 12A movie could include a couple of s
ts and a fk. Strange mix as it was a fun movie aimed at teenagers but all the cultural references were from the 80s - spent most of the film trying to spot them 6/10Isle of Dogs
A bit disappointing as a a massive Wes Anderson fan, lovely visuals, the usual WA quirks and eccentricity but lacked either the humour or the entertaining plot of Fantastic Mr Fox.
Thank goodness I didn’t take the girls to this instead of RP1, this one is too slow and quirky for kids - WA adult fans only but even then this is one of his weakest offerings 6/10
A bit disappointing as a a massive Wes Anderson fan, lovely visuals, the usual WA quirks and eccentricity but lacked either the humour or the entertaining plot of Fantastic Mr Fox.
Thank goodness I didn’t take the girls to this instead of RP1, this one is too slow and quirky for kids - WA adult fans only but even then this is one of his weakest offerings 6/10
Edited by Adam B on Sunday 8th April 21:44
Clockwork Cupcake said:
The Green Hornet
Started watching it, but it didn't really hold my attention, and I found myself losing interest and in the end I gave up on it.
It didn't help that I had watched the Mythbusters episode where they debunked a lot of it (not that I am averse to willing a suspension of disbelief, I should add)
The superhero film? What stuff was debunked?Started watching it, but it didn't really hold my attention, and I found myself losing interest and in the end I gave up on it.
It didn't help that I had watched the Mythbusters episode where they debunked a lot of it (not that I am averse to willing a suspension of disbelief, I should add)
Adam B said:
A Quiet Place
I am not a horror fan but this was intelligent and gripping and very well done, properly tense and a lesson that less is often more 7.5/10
Didn't rate it. Not particularly scary and like many films like this the danger elements were very contrived by the characters making extremely dumb decisions.I am not a horror fan but this was intelligent and gripping and very well done, properly tense and a lesson that less is often more 7.5/10
I did like the use of (lack of) sound. And I liked the use of signed language. But this part was ruined really...see below the spoiler.
the kids at the start, they must know by that point not to make noise... The youngest is told no by his dad to the toy and he must have been told countless times before. But nope. Still takes it and still decides to turn it on right in the worst place.
Then to make matters better....let's have a kid! f
k sake. When you can't make noise, having a baby is the very last thing you need if you want to stay alive. If you want to keep having sex you'd use protection or take up anal. The mail in the stairs... Who, after getting something caught or snagged, decides to just keep pulling? Two outcomes of that is that you'll break something on stairs or break the bag. Surely if you had any sense you'd step back a little to try unsnag it or actually stop and sort it out properly. But that doesn't make for a dangerous life choice. And they left the nail sticking up for the rest of the movie!
I think I joked that the monster would come down the stairs to get them and step on it and that would save them. Nearly right, only it was even more absurd than that...hearing aids!!!
The classic monster strength is also it's weakness ending. How fresh.
we had a bunch of total a
holes in the screening who wouldn't shut up, were constantly laughing out loud at their own jokes and were generally being obnoxious. Many people moved seats to the other side of the cinema. I was about to go get the porter after many suggestions of being quiet went ignored. But someone was ahead of me. I hoped he asked to have them removed.The staff member came in and, presumably having clocked the skin colour, decided he doesn't get paid enough and just walked up and down the stairs. They continued chatting loudly once he left. At the end of the movie this group exclaimed loudly that they'll be louder next time... So clearly knew they were being s
ts and I guess very likely they'd have kicked up a fuss and stayed put had they been asked to leave.Second time we've had a bad experience at Cineworld. We watched black panther last time and the sheer noise of people rustling plastic and munching crisps for 2 hours straight practically drowned out all the dialogue in the quiet scenes. It was a right cacophony of annoying sounds. I don't understand people sometimes.
Edited by Otispunkmeyer on Sunday 8th April 22:46
Otispunkmeyer said:
spoilery stuff
I thought it required far less of a suspension in logic than many horror films...She was in labour when she stood on the nail, judging by my experience of that all bets are off with regards to taking the time to think about how best to manage a particular situation. Add in the whole being alone and monster angle and I don't really think it's a massive leap in logic to accept that she would not be thinking straight other than wanting the quickest way out of that situation.
Kid wanting a toy. I didn't see a problem with that. Wanting what he couldn't have - check. He was very young so may not have fully appreciated the risk, for all we know that was his first trip out so first experience of seeing new things to play with etc.
I'm also not entirely sure if getting pregnant would be completely off the table in that situation. Firstly, it could have been an accident that, given the situation, would have been hard to rectify. They had access to a fairly basic pharmacy early on but that's not to say they still did a year later, or if it would be still had stock of anything that might have helped. Secondly, people choose to get pregnant in truly dire situations in reality, it's a fundamental survival mechanism of our species.
As for the creatures themselves. I thought their sensitivity to noise made sense in the context of them not eating their pray. For whatever reason they ended up here (a newspaper clipping mentions a meteorite hitting earth), if their one weakness is noise it makes sense for them to eradicate sources of noise. They're not hunting humans as a food source.
The Dad assumed being by the river was fine because it drowned out small sounds they made. It's possible that the creatures simply wouldn't go near the river anyway because it's too loud for them full stop. Living next to a raging river seemed to be the key to survival, but obviously that's impractical if you don't already have access to shelter there.
Edited by ukaskew on Monday 9th April 01:51
ukaskew said:
Otispunkmeyer said:
spoilery stuff
I thought it required far less of a suspension in logic than many horror films...She was in labour when she stood on the nail, judging by my experience of that all bets are off with regards to taking the time to think about how best to manage a particular situation. Add in the whole being alone and monster angle and I don't really think it's a massive leap in logic to accept that she would not be thinking straight other than wanting the quickest way out of that situation.
Kid wanting a toy. I didn't see a problem with that. Wanting what he couldn't have - check. He was very young so may not have fully appreciated the risk, for all we know that was his first trip out so first experience of seeing new things to play with etc.
I'm also not entirely sure if getting pregnant would be completely off the table in that situation. Firstly, it could have been an accident that, given the situation, would have been hard to rectify. They had access to a fairly basic pharmacy early on but that's not to say they still did a year later, or if it would be still had stock of anything that might have helped. Secondly, people choose to get pregnant in truly dire situations in reality, it's a fundamental survival mechanism of our species.
As for the creatures themselves. I thought their sensitivity to noise made sense in the context of them not eating their pray. For whatever reason they ended up here (a newspaper clipping mentions a meteorite hitting earth), if their one weakness is noise it makes sense for them to eradicate sources of noise. They're not hunting humans as a food source.
The Dad assumed being by the river was fine because it drowned out small sounds they made. It's possible that the creatures simply wouldn't go near the river anyway because it's too loud for them full stop. Living next to a raging river seemed to be the key to survival, but obviously that's impractical if you don't already have access to shelter there.
Edited by ukaskew on Monday 9th April 01:51
I remember watching paranormal activity and whilst my other half is hiding behind a pillow I'm creased over with laughter because I just can't take it seriously.
How not to work and claim benefits
I didn't expect much from this but, suffice to say, you think it is a film about one thing when, in fact, it is a film about something else. Some may find it dull, being dialogue driven for much of the time but the plot is very clever and I recommend it, not necessarily as a comedy but for the neat twist.
I didn't expect much from this but, suffice to say, you think it is a film about one thing when, in fact, it is a film about something else. Some may find it dull, being dialogue driven for much of the time but the plot is very clever and I recommend it, not necessarily as a comedy but for the neat twist.
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