Birdman was pretty good, I think.
Film The Redcafe Movie review thread
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) and Imran (@Annihilate Now!) are here to discuss three 1-1 draws.
The first got us knocked out of the FA Cup, the next puts us in a good position in our Round of 16 Europa League game, and the latest was an actual decent performance against Arsenal at Old Trafford.
All hopes for the season now rest on the Europa League - does Amorim have the squad to win it?
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Turns out I actually watched 10 films of 2014 in 2014.
Turns out I actually watched 10 films of 2014 in 2014.
What did you think of Under the Skin?
I think Nightcrawler is definitely my number 1, need to think about the rest.
I really need to see The Wind Rises.
I really need to see The Wind Rises.
Taken 3 - Well...It wasn't completely horrible.
Yeah, think Nightcrawler is up there with me. I watched so so many good films during December, but that was the one that I was hooked on to the most.
The Hobbit : Battle of the 5 Armies
Meh. There were a few good bits - I like the dust up with Agent Smith and Scaramanga taking on the Witch King and crew and I really enjoyed the first 20 minutes with Smaug but there was just too much cgi bum fluff and as people have said no real emotional attachment to key characters. Pretty weak.
Meh. There were a few good bits - I like the dust up with Agent Smith and Scaramanga taking on the Witch King and crew and I really enjoyed the first 20 minutes with Smaug but there was just too much cgi bum fluff and as people have said no real emotional attachment to key characters. Pretty weak.
Inherent Vice - I have no idea what I've just watched, but I loved it.
Where did you watch this?
I saw 3 in a day!
Snowpiercer was disappointing given the other 2. My chemistry studies meant I kept getting infuriated at the perpetual motion machine (the proofs against all types of perpetual motion machines are among my favourite parts of chemistry).
Nightcrawler was brilliant. Easily one of the most hateful main characters I've seen. Great performance.
Under the skin: I liked it, it was shot beautifully and the atmosphere was created nicely. Story could have been narrated in 20 mins with 5 times the dialogue but then nobody would have remembered this film.
Snowpiercer was disappointing given the other 2. My chemistry studies meant I kept getting infuriated at the perpetual motion machine (the proofs against all types of perpetual motion machines are among my favourite parts of chemistry).
Apart from producing a villain, what was the point of the social divisions and the food rationing and the culls? Eating insects alone probably the whole train could survive fine, insects are super efficient. Having said that, how the hell were the insets (and presumably cows and chickens and fish breeding within that "closed ecosystem"? Bullshit.
Nightcrawler was brilliant. Easily one of the most hateful main characters I've seen. Great performance.
Under the skin: I liked it, it was shot beautifully and the atmosphere was created nicely. Story could have been narrated in 20 mins with 5 times the dialogue but then nobody would have remembered this film.
Am I the only one who didn't love Nightcrawler?
I can understand why you didn't. It wasn't exactly subtle.
It was all a bit simple narratively, all Gyllenhall's ducks lined up neatly in a row for 2 hours.
I didn't have a problem with how simple/easy the story was for him, because ultiamtely the film was more of a character study/commentary about what a sociopath would and could do by taking self-help culture and the American dream to the extreme... so everything falling right for him was done to make that point.
Obviously it's not an hyper realistic portrayl, as he's quite the extreme character - but I still found it interesting and gripping none-the-less.
God's Horses - Nabil Ayouch (2012)
Moroccan film about youths growing up in the ghettos of Casablanca leading a rather secular, typical third world slum life and how they became suicide terrorists. It's a fictionalized account of the the Casablanca bombings from 2003 that killed 45 people. Extremely well done with fantastic natural acting from the youths and a very powerful climax. It was fecking weird that I went to bed feeling very moved by this film and woke up to the news of the Charlie Hebdo attack.
9 cocks up
Moroccan film about youths growing up in the ghettos of Casablanca leading a rather secular, typical third world slum life and how they became suicide terrorists. It's a fictionalized account of the the Casablanca bombings from 2003 that killed 45 people. Extremely well done with fantastic natural acting from the youths and a very powerful climax. It was fecking weird that I went to bed feeling very moved by this film and woke up to the news of the Charlie Hebdo attack.
9 cocks up
Selma 5/5 Oyelowo slays it as Martin Luther King.
American Sniper 3.5/5 Not the hu ra pro American film the press would have you believe.
Whiplash 5/5 Masterpiece. Teller steals the show for me although i can understand why the press are fawning of Simmons
Altman - 4/5 great documentary about a true maverick filmaker.
Birdman 4/5 great acting by all involved but it dont get a perfect 5 because i did not find it as gripping as i imagined i would.
The Imitation Game 3.5/5 To melodramatic to be a classic but Cumberbatch who i cant stand is excellent.
I Killed My Mother 5/5 Xavier Dolan won the Palme D'or for his latest 'Mommy' at Cannes last time round- this was his debut a few years back and for someone to make a film like this at such a young age is astounding.
American Sniper 3.5/5 Not the hu ra pro American film the press would have you believe.
Whiplash 5/5 Masterpiece. Teller steals the show for me although i can understand why the press are fawning of Simmons
Altman - 4/5 great documentary about a true maverick filmaker.
Birdman 4/5 great acting by all involved but it dont get a perfect 5 because i did not find it as gripping as i imagined i would.
The Imitation Game 3.5/5 To melodramatic to be a classic but Cumberbatch who i cant stand is excellent.
I Killed My Mother 5/5 Xavier Dolan won the Palme D'or for his latest 'Mommy' at Cannes last time round- this was his debut a few years back and for someone to make a film like this at such a young age is astounding.
Goodbye World
A story about a group of high school friends who meet up as adults in a remote villa during a cyber attacks that threatens apocalypse. It was definitely watchable, the characters were decent and the acting was not bad for a film of this budget. The film explores the hypocrisy within societies morals as well as situational dilemmas but it feels a little confused with what genre it wants to be as a film. It jumps from romance to survival and back to romance then back to survival, which is fine but the way it's done feels pretty clunky. Still a decent film 6.5/10
A story about a group of high school friends who meet up as adults in a remote villa during a cyber attacks that threatens apocalypse. It was definitely watchable, the characters were decent and the acting was not bad for a film of this budget. The film explores the hypocrisy within societies morals as well as situational dilemmas but it feels a little confused with what genre it wants to be as a film. It jumps from romance to survival and back to romance then back to survival, which is fine but the way it's done feels pretty clunky. Still a decent film 6.5/10
Think it was the jury prize but yeah good film, can't wait to see Mommy.
I can't wait. Not out here until February, and I'll be in the US, serious dilemma on my hands.
What we do in the Shadows
Actually watched this at the film theatre last night. It didn't have too many laugh out loud moments but it was the sort of film you couldn't help but grin through for the duration.
Actually watched this at the film theatre last night. It didn't have too many laugh out loud moments but it was the sort of film you couldn't help but grin through for the duration.
I feckin love Al Panico, he's great in dramatic roles.
He was great in Sercipo.
Oh boy.. I was only taking the piss with the spelling, you clowns.
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Panico is great.
I dont know if I've whooshed Vatos whoosh
I dont know if I've whooshed Vatos whoosh
Oh ffs! I just noticed too!Less than the sum of its parts. Mind you I don't much like the introspection of films within films or theatre within film in this case nor do I have much truck with magical realism so I was probably a hard sell.
Foxcatcher: Z's catcher. Slow, dull and unconvincing. Carrell's big drama performance gets pretty repetitive and at times is too reminiscent of Michael Scott, which isn't exactly what you want when trying to break out into 'serious roles'.
Struggled to find a good film lately. Need help. Any crime-thrillers like Se7en, or The Bone Collector you guys can recommend me?
If not, anything that you highly recommend? I've watched most of the mainstream films of 2014.
If not, anything that you highly recommend? I've watched most of the mainstream films of 2014.
Not a thriller but FRANK(the film with the frank sidebottom head in it.) was very good and brought a good take on the damage artist.
Enemy seems to split opinion on here, seen that? It's a thriller, won't say much more before you watch it.
Did you ever see Thief? That's a good crime movie.
If you think Bone Collectors a good film...
Have you ever seen Zodiac?
Shh it's too good for him. Watch Kiss the Girls you charlatan!
It's not really a good film, I just wanted to a crime-thriller similar to it. I couldn't really think of other examples apart from that or Se7en at the time.@Rooney in Dublin Zodiac is a perfect example of that - which I have seen, and thoroughly enjoyed. Watched it twice actually
I'll give the first 3 suggestions a look as well!
Gone Girl?
@Rooney in Dublin Zodiac is a perfect example of that - which I have seen, and thoroughly enjoyed. Watched it twice actually
I'll give the first 3 suggestions a look as well!
Prisoners then.
Seen both Both of which I thoroughly enjoyed.
Both of which I thoroughly enjoyed.