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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    blazing_saddles said:

    rick_chasey said:

    ddraver said:

    Steve, we need some feedback mate...

    Not Tarantino's best work. Too long. Requires prior knowledge of the Manson family story (which I didn't).

    Looks good, feels like a relic out of the 90s and 00s - no way would any other Director get this film made nowadays (for good and bad).

    Is quite funny, and is still a Tarantino film 7/10.
    I thought it was terrific.
    The advantage of age and therefore knowledge of the Manson family’s terrible acts.

    Where does it rank amongst his films for you?
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  • seanoconn
    seanoconn Posts: 11,739
    rick_chasey said:

    blazing_saddles said:

    rick_chasey said:

    ddraver said:

    Steve, we need some feedback mate...

    Not Tarantino's best work. Too long. Requires prior knowledge of the Manson family story (which I didn't).

    Looks good, feels like a relic out of the 90s and 00s - no way would any other Director get this film made nowadays (for good and bad).

    Is quite funny, and is still a Tarantino film 7/10.
    I thought it was terrific.
    The advantage of age and therefore knowledge of the Manson family’s terrible acts.

    Where does it rank amongst his films for you?
    Personally

    1: Kill Bill
    2: Pulp fiction
    3: Reservoir dogs
    4: inglorious basterds
    5: Django/once upon a time in Hollywood
    6: Hateful eight.
    7: Deathproof.
    Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,486
    seanoconn said:

    rick_chasey said:

    blazing_saddles said:

    rick_chasey said:

    ddraver said:

    Steve, we need some feedback mate...

    Not Tarantino's best work. Too long. Requires prior knowledge of the Manson family story (which I didn't).

    Looks good, feels like a relic out of the 90s and 00s - no way would any other Director get this film made nowadays (for good and bad).

    Is quite funny, and is still a Tarantino film 7/10.
    I thought it was terrific.
    The advantage of age and therefore knowledge of the Manson family’s terrible acts.

    Where does it rank amongst his films for you?
    Personally

    1: Kill Bill
    2: Pulp fiction
    3: Reservoir dogs
    4: inglorious basterds
    5: Django/once upon a time in Hollywood
    6: Hateful eight.
    7: Deathproof.
    I'd include True Romance in there. Tarantino wrote the screenplay.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    seanoconn said:

    rick_chasey said:

    blazing_saddles said:

    rick_chasey said:

    ddraver said:

    Steve, we need some feedback mate...

    Not Tarantino's best work. Too long. Requires prior knowledge of the Manson family story (which I didn't).

    Looks good, feels like a relic out of the 90s and 00s - no way would any other Director get this film made nowadays (for good and bad).

    Is quite funny, and is still a Tarantino film 7/10.
    I thought it was terrific.
    The advantage of age and therefore knowledge of the Manson family’s terrible acts.

    Where does it rank amongst his films for you?
    Personally

    1: Kill Bill
    2: Pulp fiction
    3: Reservoir dogs
    4: inglorious basterds
    5: Django/once upon a time in Hollywood
    6: Hateful eight.
    7: Deathproof.
    Pretty much this.

    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • mrb123
    mrb123 Posts: 4,833
    Jackie Brown?
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    and dawn till dusk, right?
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  • mrb123
    mrb123 Posts: 4,833
    rick_chasey said:

    and dawn till dusk, right?

    From memory I don't think he directed it although he did appear in it (and possibly may have directed part of it?)
  • seanoconn
    seanoconn Posts: 11,739
    mrb123 said:

    Jackie Brown?

    My bad. Meant to slot it in third from bottom.
    Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    sorry the usual draft issue
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,717
    Ex Machina

    Chosen because it had Alicia Vikander in it and on this front it was a 100% success. She is in it.

    Hippie Tech-bro wankery about when a robot becomes, you know...a real person doode! Done by Black Mirror, Done by Red Dwarf FFS. However, some of the twists are entertaining (some obvious) and overall it's not a bad watch for a sunday night.
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Watched Margin Call. Like a dry Big Short, though feels much more realistic.

    The "I don't do numbers, explain it to me like I'm stupid" lines laid the mechanics of the screen writing a little bare, but it's a decent cast.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,717
    I think they're both great films.

    Margin Call is a handful of good actors absolutely acting their socks off. It is a perfect counterpoint to the Comic book CGI nonsense I bitch about so often on here...

    The Trifecta is 99 Homes if you're interested.
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Will look into it. I absolutely loved the Big Short but then Michael Lewis books are a big guilty pleasure of mine -have read them all.
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  • me-109
    me-109 Posts: 1,915
    One from the archives ... The Crow. I suppose it would be called horror, but it isn't really. Not figured out who filled the grave in at the end.

    So ... Ex Machina.... would you 'do' a mechanical metallic Alicia?
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,717
    In a fake metal heartbeat tbh...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,717
    edited July 2022
    45 mins into Midsommar.

    The fact that I'm here is instructive enough I guess.

    I don't like horror, never have. I've never been able to just suspend belief enough and so it doesn't scare me (with one or two exceptions involving certian herbs).

    I thought about it because of some recent controversy about young Miss Pugh's dress sense and thought maybe I should see if something has changed and I like it now....it hasnt


    Edit
    Ok at 50 min the weird stuff kicks in....




    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • seanoconn
    seanoconn Posts: 11,739
    The Grey man, Netflix.

    Starring Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans (not the ginger one) Billy Bob Thornton and Ana de Armas.

    Bog standard assassin grows a conscience so is hunted by assassins without a conscience.

    Explosions, stunts, yawn, you’ve seen it all before, better and worse. Considering the amount of money Netflix must have thrown at this, very poor.
    Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי
  • reaperactual
    reaperactual Posts: 1,185
    Someone recomended The Grey Man to me yesterday. Watched the trailer and thought I'll give it a pass for now.

    Plucked out The Hunt instead. Some Recognisable faces in the cast, a few surprises and funny dark gory bits. Not seen a film like it for a while, quite refreshing and enjoyable.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,593
    Watched the new Fantastic Beats film the other night, if you liked the others you'll probably like this one. Pretty standard JK Rowling territory, suspend your disbelief and go with the story.
  • pangolin
    pangolin Posts: 6,660
    Pross said:

    Watched the new Fantastic Beats film the other night, if you liked the others you'll probably like this one. Pretty standard JK Rowling territory, suspend your disbelief and go with the story.

    The one about the wizard who moonlights as a DJ?
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  • mrb123
    mrb123 Posts: 4,833
    A couple from me...

    Boiling Point - Stephen Graham plays a chef with personal issues. Impressively shot as a single take. Not an easy watch but I suspect a very accurate portrayal of how things can be in a professional kitchen.

    Dark Waters - lawyer takes on Dupont over chemicals in water supply. Pretty formulaic but well made and well acted, and an interesting story.
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,486
    Dark Waters certainly made me aware for previously unknown issues.
    See upthread, way upthread. Probably not worth doing though. 😉
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Rather behind but i saw requiem for a dream over the week whilst I was trapped on a train.

    Obviously some of the OTT direction feels quite dated and the theme tune has been so overused it’s hard to hear it for what it is but nonetheless thought it was great, albeit a much tougher watch at the end than I was expecting.

    the old character getting addicted to slimming pills did give it a remarkable level of credibility rather than it just being a load of stupid junkies
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,593
    pangolin said:

    Pross said:

    Watched the new Fantastic Beats film the other night, if you liked the others you'll probably like this one. Pretty standard JK Rowling territory, suspend your disbelief and go with the story.

    The one about the wizard who moonlights as a DJ?
    Couldn't work that out for ages. I'm going to blame autocorrect 🤣
  • eric_draven
    eric_draven Posts: 1,192
    Two documentary films on climbing, The Dawn Wall and Valley Uprising, enjoyed both, always had a lot interest in climbing, but there is none with an hour or so from where I live and have no liking for heights, hence I've never tried it
  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,154
    Free Solo about Alex Honnold is pretty good too.
  • morstar
    morstar Posts: 6,190
    Ditto Free Solo and Dawn wall.

    More mountaineering than climbing but anybody who knows any of the history of the 8,000m peaks will find 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible an amazing watch.
  • mrb123
    mrb123 Posts: 4,833
    eric_draven said:

    Two documentary films on climbing, The Dawn Wall and Valley Uprising, enjoyed both, always had a lot interest in climbing, but there is none with an hour or so from where I live and have no liking for heights, hence I've never tried it

    If you want truly sweaty palms, watch the Alpinist.
  • webboo
    webboo Posts: 6,087
    mrb123 said:

    eric_draven said:

    Two documentary films on climbing, The Dawn Wall and Valley Uprising, enjoyed both, always had a lot interest in climbing, but there is none with an hour or so from where I live and have no liking for heights, hence I've never tried it

    If you want truly sweaty palms, watch the Alpinist.
    Just chalk up. ;)
  • masjer
    masjer Posts: 2,726
    Le Mans '66 CH4

    An enjoyable high octane fact based film about, you’ve guessed it, the lead up to Le Mans ‘66.
    Christian Bale and Matt Damon are both on top form.

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