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  • mcvw
    mcvw Posts: 270
    laurentian wrote:
    T2 Trainspotting

    A worthy successor

    I saw T2 at the weekend. Had no real expectations of it - and I'd steered clear of spoliers/trailers etc.

    Thought it was "ok". :|

    It was never going to have the same impact as it's predecessor - and it had a lot to live up to. Not saying it was bad, but just felt it could've been better - considering the 20yr gap!
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  • figbat
    figbat Posts: 680
    I watched Captain Phillips last night - I had recorded it over Christmas and it sat there hogging disk space on the Sky box, so I thought I would get it out of the way. Turned out to be a great film, genuine tension and only a moderate amount of Hollywoodistic "dramatisation". And, since I have some experience of container ships, and specifically their engine rooms, it resonated with me even more.
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  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,482
    LiamW wrote:
    Keith47 wrote:
    Also watched Passengers recently, It stars Jennifer Lawrence so of course it was good! :D I watched Hacksaw Ridge last night, a "true story" directed by Mel Gibson so the only true bits were probably the names. But I have to say I thought it was a great film, well worth watching , and you can't say that about many of his films!


    It is a 100% true story.

    Story of Desmond Doss, a conscientious object that saved 75 fellow soldiers during the battle of Okinawa.
    A true story and I had total respect for the guy and his humility as he was being interviewed at the end.
    The movie however has too much Hollywood gloss for my liking. A decent couple of hours but a remake may be better.
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  • Keith47
    Keith47 Posts: 158
    LiamW and PB, I was being just a little facetious given Mel G's previous for "bending the truth" shall we say. It was an epic film of a true hero, who stood up for what he believed in. Even my wife enjoyed it, if you knew my wife you'd understand what a rarity that is!!
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  • wallace_and_gromit
    wallace_and_gromit Posts: 3,696
    crispybug2 wrote:
    Bridget Jones's Baby

    Took the natural blonde to watch this last night to earn future brownie points....... I'll just say that it's the least awful of the three, it's the highest praise I can give it!

    Elder Daughter took me to see this back in October. I'd seen the first two with Mrs W&G back in the early 2000s under sufferance.

    I was surprised to find I really enjoyed it. Unlike a lot of sequels/remakes, there was no attempt to jazz things up just because they could. It was a film in familar style, about familiar but older characters, behaving as one thought they might at such an age. The thought of Bridget Jones as a successful anything was stretching credibility a bit though.

    Talking of sequels jazzed up for no apparent reason, I saw the latest Independence Day on a flight recently. Utter sh*te. The only good bit was when Dr Hokum (sp?) went off on one with a lazer gun. The original remains one of my favourite DVDs on the turbo.

    Also saw "Me Before You" on the same flight. Surprisingly good overall.
  • FishFish
    FishFish Posts: 2,152
    Keith47 wrote:
    Even my wife enjoyed it, if you knew my wife you'd understand what a rarity that is!!


    Yes she certainly enjoyed it when I knew her. :D
    ...take your pickelf on your holibobs.... :D

    jeez :roll:
  • team47b
    team47b Posts: 6,425
    Watched Arrival last night, some great ideas, handled well, thought provoking film, worth 8.2 on the IMDb kind of scale if you like first contact sci fi films, not a spoiler but the way they portrayed the American military is a cliché they could have left out :D
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  • crispybug2
    crispybug2 Posts: 2,915
    Not sure if it qualifies as a film but watched 'Supersonic', the Oasis documentary, just now.

    It was very good and there was an excellent quote to describe the relationship between the Gallagher brothers ....."Noel's got lots of buttons and Liam's got lots of fingers!"
  • mr_goo
    mr_goo Posts: 3,770
    Batman v Superman
    Rubbish. Totally joyless film experience. DC take themselves too seriously in the superhero genre and this was no exception.
    I just didn't get it and actually feel robbed of the fiver I paid for it in the cheap jack DVD section of Tesco.
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  • finchy
    finchy Posts: 6,686
    Mr Goo wrote:
    Batman v Superman
    Rubbish. Totally joyless film experience. DC take themselves too seriously in the superhero genre and this was no exception.
    I just didn't get it and actually feel robbed of the fiver I paid for it in the cheap jack DVD section of Tesco.

    I don't get this superhero trend at all. I can understand the occasional film, but it just feels like they're churning them out one after the other. How have the viewing public not got bored of them yet?
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,482
    finchy wrote:
    Mr Goo wrote:
    Batman v Superman
    Rubbish. Totally joyless film experience. DC take themselves too seriously in the superhero genre and this was no exception.
    I just didn't get it and actually feel robbed of the fiver I paid for it in the cheap jack DVD section of Tesco.

    I don't get this superhero trend at all. I can understand the occasional film, but it just feels like they're churning them out one after the other. How have the viewing public not got bored of them yet?
    The public did. Hence the £5.
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  • awavey
    awavey Posts: 2,368
    finchy wrote:
    Mr Goo wrote:
    Batman v Superman
    Rubbish. Totally joyless film experience. DC take themselves too seriously in the superhero genre and this was no exception.
    I just didn't get it and actually feel robbed of the fiver I paid for it in the cheap jack DVD section of Tesco.

    I don't get this superhero trend at all. I can understand the occasional film, but it just feels like they're churning them out one after the other. How have the viewing public not got bored of them yet?

    the same reason Michael Bay keeps making Transformers films, they are the modern day action films equivalent of the 80s action films with Arnie/Sly/Bruce,its just throw in some cheesy one liners, have lots of stuff exploding, cut the shots so quick youve no hope in hell of keeping up with the action and you get enough bums on seats you turn a tidy profit.

    and because they are almost spin off sequels or movies that inhabit the same universe, but dont reuse the same cast/plot devices, each movie still feels different enough that it doesnt hit sequelitis.

    I think people will grow bored of them eventually but not yet
  • team47b
    team47b Posts: 6,425
    PBlakeney wrote:
    finchy wrote:
    Mr Goo wrote:
    Batman v Superman
    Rubbish. Totally joyless film experience. DC take themselves too seriously in the superhero genre and this was no exception.
    I just didn't get it and actually feel robbed of the fiver I paid for it in the cheap jack DVD section of Tesco.

    I don't get this superhero trend at all. I can understand the occasional film, but it just feels like they're churning them out one after the other. How have the viewing public not got bored of them yet?
    The public did. Hence the £5.

    You can always tell if the film is bad or not, just check to see if the actual disc is in the box or held behind the counter :D
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  • figbat
    figbat Posts: 680
    "Eye in the Sky" last night. Not bad, got pretty sucked in to the tension but was a bit "WTF?!" about some of the surveillance tech that was being used; another case of Hollywood convenience out-ranking reality.
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  • mr_goo
    mr_goo Posts: 3,770
    finchy wrote:
    Mr Goo wrote:
    Batman v Superman
    Rubbish. Totally joyless film experience. DC take themselves too seriously in the superhero genre and this was no exception.
    I just didn't get it and actually feel robbed of the fiver I paid for it in the cheap jack DVD section of Tesco.

    I don't get this superhero trend at all. I can understand the occasional film, but it just feels like they're churning them out one after the other. How have the viewing public not got bored of them yet?

    Don't misunderstand me. I actually love the superhero genre. I read a lot of Marvel comics as a kid in the 70s and longed to see Spiderman and Ironman at the cinema. Of course this has now transpired and I've seen quite a few. What I'm getting at is that in the film makjng and scripts, DC take themselves too seriously compared to Marvel. This Batman v Superman was dark both in script and cinematography. It's as if they think it's a cerebral journey with them. Where as if you watch a Marvel film it's colourful, light, humorous and very enjoyable. You come out of the cinema having had a great experience.
    None of the superhero films are going win academy awards for acting or screenplay. It's not what they're for. It's supposed to be escapism and enjoyment. But this DC film was anything but that.
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  • wolfsbane2k
    wolfsbane2k Posts: 3,056
    Jurassic world.
    Hated the first 2 because of the diversity from the books, made worse by the second book followed the film, not the book... :evil: :roll: :twisted:
    Just gave in and enjoyed it while doing the ironing to while having a beer or 3...
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  • earth
    earth Posts: 934
    Gold. Not too bad, similar to American Hustle or The Big Short. A business caper kind of thing with plenty of booze and fags 'cos it's sent it the 80's. Problem is that Matthew McConaughey is unintelligable throughout most of it. As he was blessed with limited acting skills he just does the same thing over and over again in all the films he is in. Similar in that way to Tom Cruise, Lionardo Cappuccino and his acting mentor and idol - Jack Nicholson. Matthew's one trick is the distant stare, hushed voice and such relaxed pronounciation that the words form a language known only to Matthew.
  • mr_goo
    mr_goo Posts: 3,770
    :o
    earth wrote:
    Gold. Not too bad, similar to American Hustle or The Big Short. A business caper kind of thing with plenty of booze and fags 'cos it's sent it the 80's. Problem is that Matthew McConaughey is unintelligable throughout most of it. As he was blessed with limited acting skills he just does the same thing over and over again in all the films he is in. Similar in that way to Tom Cruise, Lionardo Cappuccino and his acting mentor and idol - Jack Nicholson. Matthew's one trick is the distant stare, hushed voice and such relaxed pronounciation that the words form a language known only to Matthew.

    Excellent review of McConaughey's acting skill, or lack of as the case is. All his films need subtitles.
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  • crispybug2
    crispybug2 Posts: 2,915
    Heath Ledger was the worst for mumbling, I remember when me and the natural blonde watched 'Brokeback Mountain' about halfway through somebody shouted impotently at the screen "WILL YOU STOP F*CKING MUMBLING FOR F*CKS SAKE!!"
  • 22stu
    22stu Posts: 69
    Went to see T2 Trainspotting last night - pretty rubbish TBH, my other half fell asleep.
    Poor sequel....
  • part time waster
    part time waster Posts: 244
    Not just watched but memorable , Mars attacks was fun, however spoilt as I watched on " The screen on the green" , Islington , that London.
    At the end , several affected London pretentious wa*kers applauded . To who ? For heavens sake.
  • figbat
    figbat Posts: 680
    edited February 2017
    Talking of McConaughey, I have just this moment finished watching Interstellar.

    Errrrrrrr...... oooooooh kaaaaaaay.......??
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  • verylonglegs
    verylonglegs Posts: 4,023
    Mr Goo wrote:
    :o
    earth wrote:
    Gold. Not too bad, similar to American Hustle or The Big Short. A business caper kind of thing with plenty of booze and fags 'cos it's sent it the 80's. Problem is that Matthew McConaughey is unintelligable throughout most of it. As he was blessed with limited acting skills he just does the same thing over and over again in all the films he is in. Similar in that way to Tom Cruise, Lionardo Cappuccino and his acting mentor and idol - Jack Nicholson. Matthew's one trick is the distant stare, hushed voice and such relaxed pronounciation that the words form a language known only to Matthew.

    Excellent review of McConaughey's acting skill, or lack of as the case is. All his films need subtitles.

    And yet I get the feeling this is something a paid film critic uttered once and has since been repeated ad nauseam by people who wish to appear to be a sage of the movie world. I don't think I've ever struggled to grasp his words in any of his work and do you honestly think the characters in True Detective, Interstellar, Wolf of Wall Street and Dallas Buyers Club were similar because it was an actor repeating the same trick? They were all very different 'people' from what I saw.
  • earth
    earth Posts: 934
    verylonglegs wrote:
    Mr Goo wrote:
    :o
    earth wrote:
    Gold. Not too bad, similar to American Hustle or The Big Short. A business caper kind of thing with plenty of booze and fags 'cos it's sent it the 80's. Problem is that Matthew McConaughey is unintelligable throughout most of it. As he was blessed with limited acting skills he just does the same thing over and over again in all the films he is in. Similar in that way to Tom Cruise, Lionardo Cappuccino and his acting mentor and idol - Jack Nicholson. Matthew's one trick is the distant stare, hushed voice and such relaxed pronounciation that the words form a language known only to Matthew.

    Excellent review of McConaughey's acting skill, or lack of as the case is. All his films need subtitles.

    And yet I get the feeling this is something a paid film critic uttered once and has since been repeated ad nauseam by people who wish to appear to be a sage of the movie world. I don't think I've ever struggled to grasp his words in any of his work and do you honestly think the characters in True Detective, Interstellar, Wolf of Wall Street and Dallas Buyers Club were similar because it was an actor repeating the same trick? They were all very different 'people' from what I saw.

    If that sounds like something a paid film critic might have said then maybe I should paid as a film critic.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Just go watch la la land.

    First 5 star film I've seen in ages.
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  • crispybug2
    crispybug2 Posts: 2,915
    Local Hero

    Quite probably the best British film ever!
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,482
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Just go watch la la land.

    First 5 star film I've seen in ages.
    As said earlier, meh. Sunday afternoon TV at best.
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  • mamba80
    mamba80 Posts: 5,032
    Everest, i read the book after finding it in a french bar, many years ago.

    Really enjoyed it, though the book is better but isnt that always the case?
  • team47b
    team47b Posts: 6,425
    mamba80 wrote:
    Everest, i read the book after finding it in a french bar, many years ago.

    Really enjoyed it, though the book is better but isnt that always the case?

    Hi fidelity was better as a film than it was as a book :D
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  • crispybug2
    crispybug2 Posts: 2,915
    team47b wrote:
    mamba80 wrote:
    Everest, i read the book after finding it in a french bar, many years ago.

    Really enjoyed it, though the book is better but isnt that always the case?

    Hi fidelity was better as a film than it was as a book :D

    The Day Of The Jackal is far and away the best book to film adaptation! *



    * I am of course talking about the Edward Fox original not the Bruce Willis/Richard Gere abomination!

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