Films I watched this week
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Spiderman Homecoming
Not really quite sure what I made of this. I love all the Superhero films being a former comic book geek I usually like all the character interaction across the movies so I expected to like it.
I probably did enjoy it and there were some funny moments in it but the Spiderman / Iron Man / Tony Stark thing didn't really work for me and that was such a big part of the movie that I felt it was a bit like some alternative Spiderman world.
Have to say tho, having sat till the very, very end of the long, long list of credits to see if there was another small bit of trailer for the next film I did end up laughing out loud at the Captain America skit on the virtue of patience.
Not really quite sure what I made of this. I love all the Superhero films being a former comic book geek I usually like all the character interaction across the movies so I expected to like it.
I probably did enjoy it and there were some funny moments in it but the Spiderman / Iron Man / Tony Stark thing didn't really work for me and that was such a big part of the movie that I felt it was a bit like some alternative Spiderman world.
Have to say tho, having sat till the very, very end of the long, long list of credits to see if there was another small bit of trailer for the next film I did end up laughing out loud at the Captain America skit on the virtue of patience.
Murder on the Orient Express.
I enjoyed it: Superb casting, well paced, nicely shot, good story of course. Perhaps Branagh put him self in a lime light a little too much, and although well paced I am not sure it gained momentum.
I did see it in my favourite screen in the local cinema in the best seats, which always helps.
I enjoyed it: Superb casting, well paced, nicely shot, good story of course. Perhaps Branagh put him self in a lime light a little too much, and although well paced I am not sure it gained momentum.
I did see it in my favourite screen in the local cinema in the best seats, which always helps.
Captain Smerc said:
ex machina , blew me away , wow !
Recorded that, glad it's good.Rewatched Oblivion instead. I'm no fan of Cruise vehicles in general but I really like the way this story is told and how you share Jacks sense of not knowing what is going on through the film as opposed to a hand-holding told by a Morpheus like character.
8/10 for hollywood, maybe 6 or 7/10 as an actual scifi flick.
Daniel1 said:
I've finally found the only other person in the world who liked dark shadows
It was different, and the original series sounds crazy. Wish there was a modern version.Goodfellas on now...a tour de force, just had the 'made man' scene, where De Niro is fantastic but for some weird reason Henry's response is 'oh' it's so flat.
Cold said:
I do enjoy Ex Machina and have seen it a number of times, including at an open air showing. But I do wonder about the pronunciation by the C4's announcer.
Machina. Like machine, but with an "ah" on the end surely?
They were calling it Mack-in-ah. That can't be right, can it?
It’s latin. Pronunciation is perfectly correct.Machina. Like machine, but with an "ah" on the end surely?
They were calling it Mack-in-ah. That can't be right, can it?
glazbagun said:
Rewatched Oblivion instead. I'm no fan of Cruise vehicles in general but I really like the way this story is told and how you share Jacks sense of not knowing what is going on through the film as opposed to a hand-holding told by a Morpheus like character.
8/10 for hollywood, maybe 6 or 7/10 as an actual scifi flick.
It's surprisingly good - you go in assuming a lightweight Cruise vehicle and get much more. The only bit I don't like is the (admittedly very nice looking) visuals of the landscapes with the ruins embedded in them because they just don't make any sense. But they do look nice. 8/10 for hollywood, maybe 6 or 7/10 as an actual scifi flick.
Story, design and so on all really good.
And a great M83 track on the end credits.
Cold said:
I do enjoy Ex Machina and have seen it a number of times, including at an open air showing. But I do wonder about the pronunciation by the C4's announcer.
Machina. Like machine, but with an "ah" on the end surely?
They were calling it Mack-in-ah. That can't be right, can it?
I prefer the other way too. Machina. Like machine, but with an "ah" on the end surely?
They were calling it Mack-in-ah. That can't be right, can it?
It's a catastrophe!....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_English_...
Terminator Genisys
I didn't really know what the plot was supposed to be before watching this. I've watched the other Terminator films, although none come close to the first one for me.
I enjoyed this though - a twist on the original film and nice to see a couple of scenes copied from that. Obviously you have to avoid thinking about the plot too much, particularly whether John Connor would even have existed in this version of reality - but as long as you do that, I enjoyed it.
A fun action film to fill a few hours on a Friday evening.
I didn't really know what the plot was supposed to be before watching this. I've watched the other Terminator films, although none come close to the first one for me.
I enjoyed this though - a twist on the original film and nice to see a couple of scenes copied from that. Obviously you have to avoid thinking about the plot too much, particularly whether John Connor would even have existed in this version of reality - but as long as you do that, I enjoyed it.
A fun action film to fill a few hours on a Friday evening.
Berberian Sound Studio
erm....not sure what to think, another one of those lil UK independent horrors which is...different. As ever, a stellar performance by Toby. Even though a lot of these small UK horrors I've watched in Film4 since Halloween might not be great, their creativity and difference are far higher than the cookie cutter schoclk slasher pure shyte coming out of hollywood
erm....not sure what to think, another one of those lil UK independent horrors which is...different. As ever, a stellar performance by Toby. Even though a lot of these small UK horrors I've watched in Film4 since Halloween might not be great, their creativity and difference are far higher than the cookie cutter schoclk slasher pure shyte coming out of hollywood
Mrs phazed was keen so we joined the mums with their children at the early sitting.
We thoroughly enjoyed the film even with lots of children’s laughter and general hubbub about.
Acting, characters, scenes, all brilliant!
A great early evening treat, we even had a stem ginger ice cream
8/10
We thoroughly enjoyed the film even with lots of children’s laughter and general hubbub about.
Acting, characters, scenes, all brilliant!
A great early evening treat, we even had a stem ginger ice cream
8/10
phazed said:
Mrs phazed was keen so we joined the mums with their children at the early sitting.
We thoroughly enjoyed the film even with lots of children’s laughter and general hubbub about.
Acting, characters, scenes, all brilliant!
A great early evening treat, we even had a stem ginger ice cream
8/10
Early sitting of Berberian Sound Studio?We thoroughly enjoyed the film even with lots of children’s laughter and general hubbub about.
Acting, characters, scenes, all brilliant!
A great early evening treat, we even had a stem ginger ice cream
8/10
gregs656 said:
Murder on the Orient Express.
I enjoyed it: Superb casting, well paced, nicely shot, good story of course. Perhaps Branagh put him self in a lime light a little too much, and although well paced I am not sure it gained momentum.
I did see it in my favourite screen in the local cinema in the best seats, which always helps.
Watched this yesterday. Continuity with his moustache was a bit annoying I enjoyed it: Superb casting, well paced, nicely shot, good story of course. Perhaps Branagh put him self in a lime light a little too much, and although well paced I am not sure it gained momentum.
I did see it in my favourite screen in the local cinema in the best seats, which always helps.
but generally a good film with one hell of a cast. The ending was somewhat drawn out though, I felt it could easily have been a chunk shorter without losing anything, or spend a bit more time introducing the characters instead as it took a while to work out who was where on the train. First time I've seen a non Suchet Poirot in a long time (and the Ustinov one where Suchet plays Japp is just confusing) so it took a bit of getting used to but I think he did a good a job in the role. Bit more of an action Poirot though, I can't imagine Suchet's Poirot chasing anyone down a bridge They announced they're going to do Death on Nile the other week so we could see a whole series of these before long.
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