Films I turned off this week...
Discussion
Watched Hustlers the other night. Considering how much female flesh was on display I was amazed how utterly bored I was with the whole thing. All the people in it were dreadful and it seemed to be about six hours long. Considering what happened in the end I can't for the life of me understand why they made this "tale" into a film.
2 GKC said:
Once Upon a Time In Hollywood. Got about 50 mins in and nothing had happened. Returned to it the next day for a further 10 minutes and then turned off again. Absolute dross
It's certainly self indulgent Tarantino but if you know a lot about the area/time/Manson it's interesting.If you've read Helter Skelter before seeing the film, that really helps.
2 GKC said:
Once Upon a Time In Hollywood. Got about 50 mins in and nothing had happened. Returned to it the next day for a further 10 minutes and then turned off again. Absolute dross
Noooooo! We watched it at the cinema with the knowledge of the Sharon Tate murders and thoroughly enjoyed it.Cherry picked some interesting articles on YouTube about Charles Manson and Sharon Tate and then we watched the film again about four weeks later. Enjoyed it even more and now it's one of my favourites. Faultless acting, brilliant dialogue, fantastic settings, a great storyline and a typical indulgent and enjoyable end.
Do read about the Sharon Tate murders and it will all make perfect sense, even the scenes at the farm which was where Charles Manson and his mob took over and lived prior to the murders.
Only in America could something like this happen.
Edited by phazed on Monday 13th April 13:11
Flumpo said:
Just had to turn off ‘stripes’, seemed good on paper but it was awful.
Although it seems to be considered some sort of 80s classic according to Wikipedia.
Starts off with promise, falls flat half-way through. I dutifully sat through a Seth Rogan film last week as my partner likes his films - The Interview. I don't dislike him and i thought he's been great in a couple of films, especially Superbad, but this one was utter sAlthough it seems to be considered some sort of 80s classic according to Wikipedia.
t. We gave up at some indeterminate point.darreni said:
Pericoloso said:
I didn't turn it off but last night I had Sexy Beast on in the background.
I've never heard the C word so often in one film ,mostly uttered by Ben Kingsley's psychotic character.
I won't be rushing back to watch it next time.
Is it actually a good film and I'm mistaken ?
It's a great film, Ben Kingsley is superb.I've never heard the C word so often in one film ,mostly uttered by Ben Kingsley's psychotic character.
I won't be rushing back to watch it next time.
Is it actually a good film and I'm mistaken ?
Fair enough, it was a film about London gangsters, and if effing and blinding hadn’t been in the dialogue, it wouldn’t have been seen as authentic, but it was Anglo-Saxon overload I thought.
The Favourite
A very odd piece of work. The wife and I watched it for about half an hour, looked at each other and decided neither of us were getting anything out of it so switched it off. I know it had fans so maybe you need to be into period dramas.
The Lion King - 2019
I have a problem with the fundamental concept of The Lion King story but nevertheless, this is nothing more than a weird technical showcase. By making the creatures look like real animals, they sucked all the joy and character from it. We switched it off some way into it and none of the family have mentioned it since, so there's clearly no desire to finish it.
You have to wonder what the point was, and I've concluded that Disney are using their back catalogue to fund the development of visual effects technology that they'll ultimately use to create propaganda and take over the world.
Mark my words. If you ever see a video of me declaring my allegiance to the Disney overlords, you'll know it's a digital replica and I'm really at the bottom of the sea.
A very odd piece of work. The wife and I watched it for about half an hour, looked at each other and decided neither of us were getting anything out of it so switched it off. I know it had fans so maybe you need to be into period dramas.
The Lion King - 2019
I have a problem with the fundamental concept of The Lion King story but nevertheless, this is nothing more than a weird technical showcase. By making the creatures look like real animals, they sucked all the joy and character from it. We switched it off some way into it and none of the family have mentioned it since, so there's clearly no desire to finish it.
You have to wonder what the point was, and I've concluded that Disney are using their back catalogue to fund the development of visual effects technology that they'll ultimately use to create propaganda and take over the world.
Mark my words. If you ever see a video of me declaring my allegiance to the Disney overlords, you'll know it's a digital replica and I'm really at the bottom of the sea.
Teddy Lop said:
The standard of mainstream films is absolutely terrible today, at least the offerings of hollywood. They take themselves too seriously or not seriously enough or both.
I forget how many I've turned off, and its not me, you can watch films from the 90s, anything from action to family and theres quality and unpretentious fun to them.
You get a better hit rate with foreign language stuff if subtitles doesn't scare you off, although they do seem like work when all you want is to zone out.
There are some decent dramas around but it is the quality of mainstream comedy coming out of Hollywood that saddens me - the same pool of typecast actors going through the same plots and jokes over and over. Just completely out of ideas.I forget how many I've turned off, and its not me, you can watch films from the 90s, anything from action to family and theres quality and unpretentious fun to them.
You get a better hit rate with foreign language stuff if subtitles doesn't scare you off, although they do seem like work when all you want is to zone out.
Hub said:
Teddy Lop said:
The standard of mainstream films is absolutely terrible today, at least the offerings of hollywood. They take themselves too seriously or not seriously enough or both.
I forget how many I've turned off, and its not me, you can watch films from the 90s, anything from action to family and theres quality and unpretentious fun to them.
You get a better hit rate with foreign language stuff if subtitles doesn't scare you off, although they do seem like work when all you want is to zone out.
There are some decent dramas around but it is the quality of mainstream comedy coming out of Hollywood that saddens me - the same pool of typecast actors going through the same plots and jokes over and over. Just completely out of ideas.I forget how many I've turned off, and its not me, you can watch films from the 90s, anything from action to family and theres quality and unpretentious fun to them.
You get a better hit rate with foreign language stuff if subtitles doesn't scare you off, although they do seem like work when all you want is to zone out.
t, no sympathy, no charm, if you asked them to make a steak and chips you'd get the techical requirement satisfied with a steak boiled for 20 minutes and oven cooked fatty potato lumps.2 GKC said:
Once Upon a Time In Hollywood. Got about 50 mins in and nothing had happened. Returned to it the next day for a further 10 minutes and then turned off again. Absolute dross
that has no place near this thread - not my cup of tea, I was quite disappointed by it, but by no means a badly made film. Hub said:
There are some decent dramas around but it is the quality of mainstream comedy coming out of Hollywood that saddens me - the same pool of typecast actors going through the same plots and jokes over and over. Just completely out of ideas.
Comedy is at a real low point at the moment on TV and film. It feels like there are too many obstacles between the writing and production these days and it all gets neutered.The worst thing is the lack of trust in an audience to get a joke. I noticed this in the 2016 Ghostbusters, where Hemsworth puts his hands over his eyes to shut out the noise. Quite a nice gag, immediately ruined because somebody else follows it up by spelling out what the joke was.
I've decided this is called the "wait-what", because that's so often the line they add to tell you something funny just happened and you're supposed to laugh.
Comedy works best when not every joke lands for every person but the ones that do land hard. When the gag is explained after you'e already got it, it ruins it.
Take the classic Airplane line:
Ted Striker: Surely you can't be serious
Dr Rumak: I am serious. And don't call me Shirley.
That's it. They trust the audience to figure out the joke.
Today, this would be:
Ted Striker: Surely you can't be serious
Dr Rumak: I am serious. And don't call me Shirley.
Ted Striker (confused face): Wait, what?
Taladega Nights.
Lots of people tell me this is really funny (which is why I gave it a go), but it just (not unlike Ron Burgundy) seemed like utter cr*p to me.
Proof, if any were needed, that humour is very personal, but Will Ferrell is, generally, right down there with Mrs Brown's Boys...
That said, I'm not surprised NASCAR fans love it...
M
Lots of people tell me this is really funny (which is why I gave it a go), but it just (not unlike Ron Burgundy) seemed like utter cr*p to me.
Proof, if any were needed, that humour is very personal, but Will Ferrell is, generally, right down there with Mrs Brown's Boys...
That said, I'm not surprised NASCAR fans love it...
M
Edited by marcosgt on Tuesday 14th April 14:43
phazed said:
Noooooo! We watched it at the cinema with the knowledge of the Sharon Tate murders and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Cherry picked some interesting articles on YouTube about Charles Manson and Sharon Tate and then we watched the film again about four weeks later. Enjoyed it even more and now it's one of my favourites. Faultless acting, brilliant dialogue, fantastic settings, a great storyline and a typical indulgent and enjoyable end.
Do read about the Sharon Tate murders and it will all make perfect sense, even the scenes at the farm which was where Charles Manson and his mob took over and lived prior to the murders.
Only in America could something like this happen.
yeah, there's a glaring factual error, in the film the manson murder gang are killed by di caprio and the other one and therefore Sharon Tate doesn't get killed, which sadly she did.Cherry picked some interesting articles on YouTube about Charles Manson and Sharon Tate and then we watched the film again about four weeks later. Enjoyed it even more and now it's one of my favourites. Faultless acting, brilliant dialogue, fantastic settings, a great storyline and a typical indulgent and enjoyable end.
Do read about the Sharon Tate murders and it will all make perfect sense, even the scenes at the farm which was where Charles Manson and his mob took over and lived prior to the murders.
Only in America could something like this happen.
Edited by phazed on Monday 13th April 13:11
You'd think that script blooper might have been noticed by someone
Big-Bo-Beep said:
phazed said:
Noooooo! We watched it at the cinema with the knowledge of the Sharon Tate murders and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Cherry picked some interesting articles on YouTube about Charles Manson and Sharon Tate and then we watched the film again about four weeks later. Enjoyed it even more and now it's one of my favourites. Faultless acting, brilliant dialogue, fantastic settings, a great storyline and a typical indulgent and enjoyable end.
Do read about the Sharon Tate murders and it will all make perfect sense, even the scenes at the farm which was where Charles Manson and his mob took over and lived prior to the murders.
Only in America could something like this happen.
yeah, there's a glaring factual error, in the film the manson murder gang are killed by di caprio and the other one and therefore Sharon Tate doesn't get killed, which sadly she did.Cherry picked some interesting articles on YouTube about Charles Manson and Sharon Tate and then we watched the film again about four weeks later. Enjoyed it even more and now it's one of my favourites. Faultless acting, brilliant dialogue, fantastic settings, a great storyline and a typical indulgent and enjoyable end.
Do read about the Sharon Tate murders and it will all make perfect sense, even the scenes at the farm which was where Charles Manson and his mob took over and lived prior to the murders.
Only in America could something like this happen.
Edited by phazed on Monday 13th April 13:11
You'd think that script blooper might have been noticed by someone
A bit of research on Tate and Manson sets the viewer up for the story and imho adds to the enjoyment.
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