Does it make it to the top 100?
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Does it make it to the top 100?
It's definitely in the mix for some of the last spots.
It'll probably come to that!Just cheat and add some special mentions at the end. That's what I'm going to do
Big call as well
Too right. Rob would have more dignity if he actually was a male gigolo.
The Fundamentals of Caring
Couldn't possibly be more by the numbers, but was still quite a heartwarming movie. 7/10
Couldn't possibly be more by the numbers, but was still quite a heartwarming movie. 7/10
Tiger Raid (Simon Dixon) 2016
Came across this browsing for something to watch, and was not disappointed. It's essentially a dialogue between 2 merceneries out on a job and as the story unfolds, the film feels alive,as you watch the characters deal with feelings of trust and respect, fear and regret, violence and love. Despite its very dark nature, the film has some real funny moments. The soundtrack is perfectly atmospheric and makes the whole experience palpably visceral. It takes on some really heavy subject matter, and takes you on a ride that is uncomfortable but unmissable. Great stuff.
Came across this browsing for something to watch, and was not disappointed. It's essentially a dialogue between 2 merceneries out on a job and as the story unfolds, the film feels alive,as you watch the characters deal with feelings of trust and respect, fear and regret, violence and love. Despite its very dark nature, the film has some real funny moments. The soundtrack is perfectly atmospheric and makes the whole experience palpably visceral. It takes on some really heavy subject matter, and takes you on a ride that is uncomfortable but unmissable. Great stuff.
Imperium. Some awkward expository dialogue aside I thought it brought together a bunch of pretty solid thriller elements. A second decent performance by Potter after Swiss Army Man, he can actor I guess.
The Greasy Strangler is a grotesque black comedy about a greased up serial killer. Enjoyable if not entirely successful. It's not quite dark enough or funny enough for my tastes but the off-beat world is well realised and it has a strange grungy-pastel art design which I liked. It felt 15 minutes too long, though it's worth seeing for the committed performances alone. The 3 main actors did a great job.
The Greasy Strangler is a grotesque black comedy about a greased up serial killer. Enjoyable if not entirely successful. It's not quite dark enough or funny enough for my tastes but the off-beat world is well realised and it has a strange grungy-pastel art design which I liked. It felt 15 minutes too long, though it's worth seeing for the committed performances alone. The 3 main actors did a great job.
I, Daniel Blake - equal parts infuriating and sad. I don't know if Ken Loach takes any liberties with the truth but as someone who has worked in public health the beaurocratic chicanery is real and this was believable.
Hoping to go see this tomorrow. I like Ken Loach, 2 time d'Or winner and yet he's nothing like Ronaldo.
Two d'Ors is more Ronaldinho level so I can see how you'd get confused.
Was The Wind That Shakes the Barley any good? I can't remember.
I saw Kes last year and didn't like it much.
I saw Kes last year and didn't like it much.
I think it was a beautiful film, but I saw it ages ago, maybe should see it again.
I remember struggling to understand the actors.
La belle noiseuse - Like watching paint dry...in a good way. I'm finding it pretty hard to analyze this one at the moment. Aside from showing the painstaking creative process behind a work of art, I'm not sure there were that many trenchant insights, but it was quite a serene delight all the same. It never really dragged, the four hours pretty much flew by. A very nice restrained performance from Michel Piccoli too.
Anyone got a good link to stream movies online?
Possession - Now, I'm not usually one for overacting but I can cut it some slack in this, as it was such a mad spiral stairwell of hysteria and madness that started right off the bat at the bottom with everyone joining in as it went upwards. The camerawork was truly excellent, a really gritty depiction of Berlin and I liked that the occult elements served mostly to enhance the backbone of the film which was the pain of marital breakdown. It got a bit exhausting at times though it has to be said.
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I hate it when I'm too slow to edit, that last edited thingy at the bottom is so aesthetically unpleasant.
At least you caught that one in time.
Crimson Tide (1995): 7.5/10
The 90s rarely disappoint me.
The 90s rarely disappoint me.
I tried watching sausage party other night as I was in the mood for a silly, easy watch and turned it off after 30 mins as it was complete trash.
I'm not really sure what I was expecting from that sort of movie but I Literally couldn't stand it.
I'm not really sure what I was expecting from that sort of movie but I Literally couldn't stand it.
It was a close call.
Often when I search for a film in this thread I like to trawl through a few of my old posts and edit grammatical errors, poorly thought out formulations and just downright bad English. So, I reckon the last edited thingy will soon be found on every post I've ever made in this thread.
This scene...I can't help but feel that it's quite silly and obnoxious, but at the same time it's pretty brave and she really went all in with it.
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers
Watched the original of this. it was decent, a lot of topics covered and there were some scenes of pure suspense but I can't take a film this old seriously as the acting felt exactly that... acting. still, it was decent 6/10
Watched the original of this. it was decent, a lot of topics covered and there were some scenes of pure suspense but I can't take a film this old seriously as the acting felt exactly that... acting. still, it was decent 6/10
Cutter's Way - Man, this was a gloomy and miserable neo-noir. It was a bit lethargic and uneven but there was something appealing about this dark vision of sunny Santa Barbara, it was almost like The Big Lebowski played completely straight (Jeff Bridges and his angry army veteran friend goes against the local tycoon). It might have been one of last films of the New Hollyood era.
Sausage Party (2016)
i fall for the trailer and the metacritic score, thought it might be a good one, but nope. Some good laughs here and there, but overall, repetitive and basic sex jokes all the way. Not a clever comedy at all.
* cheap movie (20M) that is already over 100M in profit. Someone please raise the bar!!
3/10
i fall for the trailer and the metacritic score, thought it might be a good one, but nope. Some good laughs here and there, but overall, repetitive and basic sex jokes all the way. Not a clever comedy at all.
* cheap movie (20M) that is already over 100M in profit. Someone please raise the bar!!
3/10
Is that the one where they have the thing in the back of their neck? I grew up on those old Cold War sci-fi folms and Hammer Horror. Day the Earth Stood Still, Day the Earth Caught Fire etc...
Remember - this film starring Christopher Plummer is about an elderly Holocaust survivor with dementia who sets out to kill a Nazi war criminal. Fantastic film 8/10
I don't think so... well I don't remember the neck thing... it's aliens taking form as humans by duplicating their bodies.
invaders from mars? that's a creepy movie
Is it Meteor where every time you see the rock it makes guttural trombone noises?
Yes! The film poster is great too.
3/10 is pretty generous if you ask me. Absolute crap.
Meteor is a cracking film.
Not seen it but 5% on RT.Sean Connery, Natalie Wood , Karl Malden, Martin Landau and Henry Fonda , with a huge rock that will destroy the world and a shit load of missiles , whats not to like.
Typical 70s/80s disaster film I love.
The Imitation Game.
Brilliant film, Benedict Cumberbatch was outstanding, has was Keira Knightley.
Mixed feeling at the end , sad in the way he was tread and committed suicide, but happy that his invention cut 2 years off WW2 and he and his team saved approx 14 million lives.
8.5/10
Brilliant film, Benedict Cumberbatch was outstanding, has was Keira Knightley.
Mixed feeling at the end , sad in the way he was tread and committed suicide, but happy that his invention cut 2 years off WW2 and he and his team saved approx 14 million lives.
8.5/10
Rocky Horror Picture Show
On Sky Prem now. Not my cup of tea but the dark-haired woman who seems to spend most of her time in her underwear is very watchable. That dream decent rack/slim waist and legs combo.
On Sky Prem now. Not my cup of tea but the dark-haired woman who seems to spend most of her time in her underwear is very watchable. That dream decent rack/slim waist and legs combo.