No M:I 2 but that sounds cool
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Oh that a shame(It’s showing in February if that makes a difference).I would be but I'm not in London sadly
Thanks also for the film you DM'd earlier, I'll check it out when I've got some time.
No worries.
Nah I'm too far away. I suppose I could crank out my blu-ray and stick my head right close to the telly. Same thing, right?
Cheers for the support! When the soundtrack kicks after seeing the cut off finger
I’ve seen people complain that this scene is unrealistic as it would mean Cruise pre planned the fight scene with the Australian guy and was carrying two face mask(One of himself)
But there’s a easy explanation…….it’s a very cool.
Tbh last time I went there was to see the Terminator 2 in 3D and didn’t notice much of a difference. Still great experience but the highlight was one of the cinema workers(Big guy from Glasgow) introduced the film by saying “Alright enough of this Dunkirk shite, let’s watch a real movie” to which the audience cheered.
Cameron really is a man of the people.
I've always just assumed this was awful, so never watched it but I was very wrong.
Released within a year of Children Of Men. What a beautiful man Clive Owen is.
Released within a year of Children Of Men. What a beautiful man Clive Owen is.
Did you see it now? Good trash I thought:
Conceptually, it's kinda cool that it's really about gunfire action. There isn't much physical fighting, no explosions, just lots and lots (and lots and lots) of shooting. Giamatti is also a fun choice for the bad guy, a bit out of the ordinary. It's a murderous spectacle though, the body count must be insane and is kinda off-putting.
Cheers for the review. Will be giving it a watch this week.
Just don't expect anything bordering on the artistic or intellectual. There are at least multiple countries and mountain ranges in between.
Shoot Em Up suffers from 'only the hero can aim' in the same way Naked Gun does - it doesn't. The aim thing is one of the film's underlying jokes. The whole film is satire. He kills a guy with a carrot.
Shame about Clive Owen - he was always a good actor and did some nice stuff in the 00s. Now I just see him in shitty betting adverts. How come his career took a nosedive?
Eye of the Tiger: Gary Busey plays the Vietnam war vet determined to fight back against the motorbike gang who have taken over his hometown. I love the 80s and their belief that they could just make an action star out of anyone. Busey displays an impressive lack of combat ability, but that didn't seem to deter them in the making of the movie. And why should it? Jeans up to your belly button and an impassioned speech at the local Bingo more than made up for the absence of martial skills. God bless the 80s/10.
Is RRR any actually good? Watching it tomorrow.
Its in quite a few peoples top 10s of the year.
Ooohhh. Thanks for the heads up. Never seen Stalker so tempted to go for that one.
Yeah would be interesting to know, as well. I think the last big thing he did was the tv show The Knick.
No worries. Yeah Stalker is a incredible film imo.
@Cheimoon - Joe Kidd is available on UK Netflix (classic Western with Eastwood and Duvall). I’m hoping it’s on your version in your neck of the woods?
Unfortunately, no, no sign of it. I did see that Hudson Hawk made its way to your Netflix now though!
Also, I did watch The Professionals this week. It's a 1966 westen by Richard Brooks featuring Lee Marvin and Burt Lancaster. Pretty good - although you've kinda seen all it has to offer once you've gotten a good grasp of the characters after 30 min or so. Still, good fun.
I read this on MUBI earlier. A fair few critics are taking the line that the film exists as it does because Cameron just likes doing things his way.
https://mubi.com/notebook/posts/the-current-debate-the-cornball-sincerity-of-avatar-the-way-of-water
Boiling Point
Brilliant 90 minute one-shot film about a head chef and the high pressure restaurant environment. The tension is cranked up to 100%, similar to Uncut Gems. As usual, Stephen Graham is sensational.
8.5/10
Brilliant 90 minute one-shot film about a head chef and the high pressure restaurant environment. The tension is cranked up to 100%, similar to Uncut Gems. As usual, Stephen Graham is sensational.
8.5/10
Cheers for this. Really interesting read that.
Tbh I’m seeing the new Avatar this weekend(Although I pretty much know everything about the film), so I can’t 100% judge these critics views on it.
Personally I would disagree with the notion that Cameron is a “romantic”. Imo he is the last actual liberal in Hollywood. While his stories are full of clichés, these clichés are also for him universal truths. Cameron fundamentally thinks people are capable of changing their future and themselves through actions -"There's no fate but what we make for ourselves".
I think this belief is so lacking in basically over educated middle/upper class people(Media critics) that these big non self critical ideas genuinely makes them feel uncomfortable.
I think it’s Cameron universal ideals(Along with the fact he is one of the only few people who gets the resources) are why he brings in giant box office numbers.
Aftersun
Yeah it’s as good as everyone is saying. Incredible work, just go and watch it as soon as possible.
Yeah it’s as good as everyone is saying. Incredible work, just go and watch it as soon as possible.
Barbarian - Best horror film I've seen in yonks. The first 40 minutes in particular is brilliant.
Banshees of Inisherin Loved the first 2 thirds of the film but then the last third was a mess that failed to draw the various plot elements together in a satisfying or meaningful way. Colin Farrell, and indeed the whole cast, were excellent. What a shame. 6.5/10
Appaloosa. A 2008 western by and with Ed Harris, and also starring Viggo Mortensen, Renée Zellweger, and Jeremy Irons. Two buddies come into town to become marshalls and deal with a bandit that's also an important figure in the area which they do, but - and so on, while there's also a complicated romantic interest.
It's a bit untypical in that it's a fairly slow western, more thoughtful than most and more interested in relationships than gunfights. I can see why some people would find it dull but I really liked it. Good acting too, although Zellweger wasn't the right choice for her character (who is otherwise interesting actually). It's a pity Harris hasn't directed more often; Pollock was very good as well.
4/5
It's a bit untypical in that it's a fairly slow western, more thoughtful than most and more interested in relationships than gunfights. I can see why some people would find it dull but I really liked it. Good acting too, although Zellweger wasn't the right choice for her character (who is otherwise interesting actually). It's a pity Harris hasn't directed more often; Pollock was very good as well.
4/5
My man crush Ryan Gosling
Well his film Drive is currently on Netflix in the UK.
Definite must watch if you haven’t already seen it.
Well his film Drive is currently on Netflix in the UK.
Definite must watch if you haven’t already seen it.
Operation Mincemeat
Take one of the most daring pieces of espionage from World War II, and then remove anything interesting about it. Add a pointless love triangle and then never resolve it, add an intrigue plot about a potential double agent and never resolve it, add a conflict between ranks and never resolve it, rush through the third act and finish the movie with a wet fart, and throw in Ian Fleming for a couple of scenes for no reason whatsoever. There's even a scene that makes you think "oh shit, their entire plan is ruined now because of yet another double agent" but within two minutes the characters all agree that it's nothing to worry about and it's never brought up again.
The film is utterly bizarre. It's a guide on how not to write a script. They just add drama for the sake of drama with it doing absolutely feck all to move the story forward. And the story they do end up telling is shite, which is an insult considering how impactful Operation Mincemeat actually was to the war effort and the world of counterintelligence.
3/10
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The Shoe - Werner Herzogs
A smorgasbord of interlinked experiences culminating in a five hour scene in which our hero, Fat Bumface, slides toothpicks into a plug socket. Clearly an allegory representing the plight of Soviet farmers after the decimation of Lake Karachay destroyed their livelihoods, it pulls apart the shield of human psyche and presents it's moist internals for all to see.
I particularly enjoyed how the movie has no plot, or dialogue, and the majority of the time Warner has his thumb stuck over the camera lens. It enhances the feeling of dread and despair better than any bangy bangy movie that normos watch nowadays, and I believe it is probably the finest movie ever made since 2017s "Filling Out Tax Returns on a Moped Outside of Tulcea". Some will say it's boring and makes no sense, but I wave my fake pencil moustache at those people.
Devine/10
Take one of the most daring pieces of espionage from World War II, and then remove anything interesting about it. Add a pointless love triangle and then never resolve it, add an intrigue plot about a potential double agent and never resolve it, add a conflict between ranks and never resolve it, rush through the third act and finish the movie with a wet fart, and throw in Ian Fleming for a couple of scenes for no reason whatsoever. There's even a scene that makes you think "oh shit, their entire plan is ruined now because of yet another double agent" but within two minutes the characters all agree that it's nothing to worry about and it's never brought up again.
The film is utterly bizarre. It's a guide on how not to write a script. They just add drama for the sake of drama with it doing absolutely feck all to move the story forward. And the story they do end up telling is shite, which is an insult considering how impactful Operation Mincemeat actually was to the war effort and the world of counterintelligence.
3/10
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The Shoe - Werner Herzogs
A smorgasbord of interlinked experiences culminating in a five hour scene in which our hero, Fat Bumface, slides toothpicks into a plug socket. Clearly an allegory representing the plight of Soviet farmers after the decimation of Lake Karachay destroyed their livelihoods, it pulls apart the shield of human psyche and presents it's moist internals for all to see.
I particularly enjoyed how the movie has no plot, or dialogue, and the majority of the time Warner has his thumb stuck over the camera lens. It enhances the feeling of dread and despair better than any bangy bangy movie that normos watch nowadays, and I believe it is probably the finest movie ever made since 2017s "Filling Out Tax Returns on a Moped Outside of Tulcea". Some will say it's boring and makes no sense, but I wave my fake pencil moustache at those people.
Devine/10
The Imposter
Yea this is really good. 9.5/10
Yea this is really good. 9.5/10
Chungking Express - I've seen this movie at least half-a-dozen times and am convinced it doesn't put one foot wrong. The on-location shooting on the mean streets of Hong Kong is amazing and the story lifts a veil on what seems like an otherwise maudlin set of situations to draw us into the comic link between romance and melancholy. At times it's humorous, other times poetic. It's like experiencing a distillation of every failed romance I've ever had.
I'm a Cyborg, but that's Okay - The first hour was kinda boring but it picks up in the second half. The generally gist is that it's a romantic comedy that at first seems like a drama about mental health. Truth be told, I think it's less about psychiatric conditions and more about the compromise people make for other people's quirks. One of the Chan-wook's least structured works I guess but with some nice redeeming features that make it recommendable if you like his stuff.
I'm a Cyborg, but that's Okay - The first hour was kinda boring but it picks up in the second half. The generally gist is that it's a romantic comedy that at first seems like a drama about mental health. Truth be told, I think it's less about psychiatric conditions and more about the compromise people make for other people's quirks. One of the Chan-wook's least structured works I guess but with some nice redeeming features that make it recommendable if you like his stuff.
Thought The Menu was good fun. Ralph Fiennes and Nicholas Hoult were both brilliant, but it just felt a little lacking in... something. I think I would've liked a bit more backstory as to how they ended up basically becoming a crazy cult. Also found the ending a little bit flat. Well worth a watch, though.
I loved it, felt perfect to me which is a rarity.
Brilliant Neo Crime film.
Legend
Responsible for the greatest shot in horror
Responsible for the greatest shot in horror
Watched The Menu the other day and thought it was a fantastic film. Ralph Fiennes and Anya Taylor Joy were both a delight to watch and gave top-notch acting performances.
Nocturnal Animals. A 2016 thriller by Tom Ford featuring Amy Adams and Jake Gyllenhaal. A woman receives her ex-husband's (from like 20 years ago) first book which is a kind of violent metaphor for their failed relationship. I think. The film displays the parallel stories of the woman experiencing reading the book, the development of her relationship with her ex-husband all those years ago, and the story of the book she's reading.
While each individual story is ok and every individual scene plays out well (stylish, well shot, well acted), I thought the film fell flat entirely as a whole. The metaphor just doesn't work at all; it's either extremely exaggerated (and hence silly) or extremely tenuous (and hence irrelevant) - or maybe far too clever for me (since many highly praised the film), cause I'm just not seeing it. Consequently, there appears to be limited reason to connect these three stories as was done. As each individual story is rather simple and stereotypical, the film as a whole became a rather lame experience for me.
I also agree with this article that the women-as-art objects approach that's adopted (the opening sequence, the way the wife and daughter are displayed beautifully on that sofa after their brutal rape and murder, and Amy Adams's general appearance) is rather upsetting.
So all in all, I thought it was a beautifully made but overall rather pointless and ultimately unpleasant film.
2/5
While each individual story is ok and every individual scene plays out well (stylish, well shot, well acted), I thought the film fell flat entirely as a whole. The metaphor just doesn't work at all; it's either extremely exaggerated (and hence silly) or extremely tenuous (and hence irrelevant) - or maybe far too clever for me (since many highly praised the film), cause I'm just not seeing it. Consequently, there appears to be limited reason to connect these three stories as was done. As each individual story is rather simple and stereotypical, the film as a whole became a rather lame experience for me.
I also agree with this article that the women-as-art objects approach that's adopted (the opening sequence, the way the wife and daughter are displayed beautifully on that sofa after their brutal rape and murder, and Amy Adams's general appearance) is rather upsetting.
So all in all, I thought it was a beautifully made but overall rather pointless and ultimately unpleasant film.
2/5
I really dont remember much about that one but unpleasant sounds way too familiar.
Literally came in here to post that I had just seen this film for the first time.
It's incredible. Amazing soundtrack, too! The opening sequence is terrific and it had an ending that just hit the right spot. Can't believe it's taken me this long to watch it. I don't generally think too much of Ryan Gosling, but I do have to admit that I've enjoyed virtually every film that I've seen him in. Maybe I like him more than I thought.
Carey Mulligan.
Saw this quite a few years back and remember enjoying it.
One of my favorite films of the 2010s. I read the novel and it's one of the few instances I enjoyed the movie as improving on the novel. I disagree about the metaphor actually. I thought it was extremely well done and makes perfect sense to me. I also don't agree with that review at all and feel its a bit basic and misses the point but fair enough if you didn't enjoy it like i did.
At the risk of taking up all your free time. A Place Beyond The Pines is on the iplayer and is another good moody Gosling performance.
Literally came in here to post that I had just seen this film for the first time.
It's incredible. Amazing soundtrack, too! The opening sequence is terrific and it had an ending that just hit the right spot. Can't believe it's taken me this long to watch it. I don't generally think too much of Ryan Gosling, but I do have to admit that I've enjoyed virtually every film that I've seen him in. Maybe I like him more than I thought.
Carey Mulligan.
It’s a top film and soundtrack!
The Nice Guys is another good Gosling film. Really funny and good chemistry with G man and Crowe.
Thanks mate! not seen that and looks right up my street! Any reviews here for it?