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  • mrfpb
    mrfpb Posts: 4,569
    Peter Rabbit (kids Netflix choice)

    Absolutely the worst film in a long time. Probably scripted by some film school graduate, loaded with "witty" script writers in-jokes. A waste of every actor's talents (apart from James Corden, who it seems would appear in anything).
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,717
    When you have a Misfits Valentines Day with a bunch of Nannies* you are forced to watch a) Love Island and b) The Notebook

    I have no idea how a) is the cultural phenomenon that it appears to be, but b) I surprisingly enjoyed. I genuinely did not know Rachel McAddams had those sorts of acting chops. I thought she was just a Regina George clone...

    That twist at the end had me a little shook


    (*Nope, No I didnt)
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  • awavey
    awavey Posts: 2,368
    ddraver said:


    I have no idea how a) is the cultural phenomenon that it appears to be, but b) I surprisingly enjoyed. I genuinely did not know Rachel McAddams had those sorts of acting chops. I thought she was just a Regina George clone...

    shes very good in Disobedience too
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,490
    Anna. Watch the trailer and your will know exactly what to expect.
    You will be wrong. It is so much more that the usual fodder.
    As an aside. Chapeau to Helen Mirren for showing Billie Eilish how to wear ridiculous glasses.
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  • morstar
    morstar Posts: 6,190
    Greed. Saw it last night at cinema. The below BBC review pretty accurately summarises the content and balancing act of the movie (although I’m more positive about the overall experience you do leave the cinema with very conflicting emotions).
    Definitely worth watching though.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3fZTcjcHscJV0mHGtyxt3Wv/greed-review-coogan-shines-as-a-deal-driving-penny-pinching-bully-in-this-pointed-satire
  • mrb123
    mrb123 Posts: 4,833
    Saw Parasite earlier.

    A worthy winner for the Oscar. Very original, dark, funny and superbly acted.
  • Tashman
    Tashman Posts: 3,497
    Avengers Endgame in IMax - I've not seen any of the Avengers movies so the individual characters meant nothing to me. Was decent big dumb crashy bangy nonsense though. 12 year old Tashboy thought it was great and was able to tell me who everyone was afterwards.
  • morstar
    morstar Posts: 6,190
    The Invisible Man.
    Can see right through it!
  • morstar
    morstar Posts: 6,190
    morstar said:

    The Invisible Man.
    Can see right through it!

    It’s actually really good. Worth a watch.

  • joe2019
    joe2019 Posts: 1,338
    Dallas Buyers Club

    Some superb performances in this gritty story, highly recommended.
  • Flâneur
    Flâneur Posts: 3,081
    Green Book

    I'd recommend it
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,717
    edited March 2020
    Finally got round to watching The Rise of Skywalker...

    Not really a nerd for this sort of thing so maybe I should've rewatched the last 2 first but....man that was a bit of a downer eh?

    Rather hoping CV somehow gives Hollywood a K up the A and they stop making/remaking these god awful cartoons and try originality again.
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  • sandy.b827
    sandy.b827 Posts: 3
    Doolittle with the grandchildren, looks like won't be seeing them or another film for a while. Just as well we all enjoyed it.
  • capt_slog
    capt_slog Posts: 3,974
    edited March 2020
    Balloon.

    It was on Amazon Prime, nothing much on this Sunday afternoon so I thought we'd give it a go.

    It's about a group of East Germans who decide to escape to the west by making a hot air balloon, and the Stasi are trying to track them down. Based on a true story and set in 1979. Gripping stuff even though it was in Geman with English subtitles.


    The older I get, the better I was.

  • mtb-idle
    mtb-idle Posts: 2,179
    I watched The Sisters Brothers last night. I quite enjoyed it but the wife fell asleep.

    part formulaic western but part exploration of the lifestyle of a couple of killers/bounty hunters/gunmen. It's quite slow moving but ultimately enjoyable with John Reilly putting in a surprisingly show stealing performance over Joaquin Phoenix.
    FCN = 4
  • mrfpb
    mrfpb Posts: 4,569
    ddraver said:

    Finally got round to watching The Rise of Skywalker...

    Not really a nerd for this sort of thing so maybe I should've rewatched the last 2 first but....man that was a bit of a downer eh?

    Rather hoping CV somehow gives Hollywood a K up the A and they stop making/remaking these god awful cartoons and try originality again.

    I watched Mark Kermode's show about superhero movies, and his criticism of them at the end of the show applies equally to Star Wars and other franchises.

    Rogue One stands out from the crowd in the Star Wars series, especially if you were the right age to enjoy the original when it was first released. Worth watching to get over the disappointment of The Last Jedi and Rise of Skywalker
  • dannbodge
    dannbodge Posts: 1,152
    Remake of Aladdin the other night
    Remake of the Lion king tonight
  • mtb-idle
    mtb-idle Posts: 2,179
    edited March 2020
    reminds me of this monologue in the classic Spaced

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUkCJDkG3fg

    FCN = 4
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    The Maradona film on 4 catch up is great.
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  • elbowloh
    elbowloh Posts: 7,078
    dannbodge said:

    Remake of Aladdin the other night
    Remake of the Lion king tonight

    Disney+?

    Yeah, we got the 7 day free trial and it's all we've watched since we got it. Moana, Beauty and the Beast, the Lion King, but the best thing was "Adventures in Baby Sitting" from the 80s!
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  • mrb123
    mrb123 Posts: 4,833
    Watched Knives Out last night.

    An entertaining Agatha Christie style murder mystery. Excellent ensemble cast really hamming it up.

    Daniel Craig clearly enjoying himself playing the detective with a great Deep South accent.

    Definitely worth a watch.
  • mr_goo
    mr_goo Posts: 3,770
    The Platform - Netflix
    Should've stopped watching half way through when you could tell the film was going nowhere. The concept was interesting and there was a moral story to be told but that's about it.
    Always be yourself, unless you can be Aaron Rodgers....Then always be Aaron Rodgers.
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,490
    Motherless Brooklyn.
    If you are looking for a change from crash, bang, wallop action films then this is the perfect antidote. Looking forward to wallowing in the soundtrack later to boot.
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  • lesfirth
    lesfirth Posts: 1,382
    elbowloh said:

    dannbodge said:

    Remake of Aladdin the other night
    Remake of the Lion king tonight

    Disney+?

    Yeah, we got the 7 day free trial and it's all we've watched since we got it. Moana, Beauty and the Beast, the Lion King, but the best thing was "Adventures in Baby Sitting" from the 80s!
    Lion King was the last time I went to a cinema to see a film .I say "went" because I did not see most of it . My kids tell me I fell asleep. My kids now have kids of their own who are older than they were then.Happy days. :)
  • fenix
    fenix Posts: 5,437
    mrfpb said:

    Peter Rabbit (kids Netflix choice)

    Absolutely the worst film in a long time. Probably scripted by some film school graduate, loaded with "witty" script writers in-jokes. A waste of every actor's talents (apart from James Corden, who it seems would appear in anything).

    The first one ?
    Filmed largely in Australia standing in for the Lake District. Weird.
  • mr_goo
    mr_goo Posts: 3,770
    Time Trap now showing on Netflix.
    Awful.
    Always be yourself, unless you can be Aaron Rodgers....Then always be Aaron Rodgers.
  • morstar
    morstar Posts: 6,190
    mr_goo said:

    Time Trap now showing on Netflix.
    Awful.

    It’s not a classic is it.

    And given the timeline, they’d all have been in mourning at the end having just lost everything they ever knew.
  • joe2019
    joe2019 Posts: 1,338
    Scorsese's Shutter Island has a fantastic plot twist.
  • crumbschief
    crumbschief Posts: 3,399
    The Bridge At Remagen,lot's of moving moments and the music too,for me Segal and Gazzara did some of there best in this.
  • morstar
    morstar Posts: 6,190
    Hunt for the wilderpeople.

    Had no idea what to expect but was a well crafted and enjoyable film.
    Surprising humour and distinctly original in feel.

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