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There Will be Blood

Me: Daniel Day Lewis is amazing. Just immerses you in the character. It's the 2nd time I've seen it, and it is definitely a bit odd at points. But I think it's a brilliantly directed drama, and there are a lot of untold depths to the relationship with his son. 9/10

The Wife: Didn't like any of the characters, too many things missing that would've helped make sense of it all. Worst soundtrack ever (she's getting it in her Christmas stocking) 2/10 barely.

One of us is wrong. It's usually me.

 
Mrs Smoker said:
Cell - garbage
Jason Bourne - dull
Hunt for the Wilderpeople - nice fun
Source Code - excellent
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Source Code is a fantastic movie I agree. The exchange between Goodwin and Colter :
Colter ''Are you Married?
Goodwin ''Why are you asking me on a date?'' is one of many memorable moments.....:)
 
RedFish said:
You mean the green fire?? I actually forgot about that from the first time I saw it, but I thought it worked well, as a special effect to light the fields with fire in the dark. I guess, you didn't like it?
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Honestly I'm not too sure about it. I think the biggest problem(and it's mainly my fault)was that this was the first time I'd seen tracer ammunition used by WW2 tanks, so it just looked really bizarre. Had I known before it might of helped, instead of now where everything time I think back to the film, it's all about the laser tanks well that and Brad Pitt's hair.


But overall I thought it was decent film(Actual thought some of the deleted scene's where better than the one's that made the final cut).
 
simonhch said:
There Will be Blood

Me: Daniel Day Lewis is amazing. Just immerses you in the character. It's the 2nd time I've seen it, and it is definitely a bit odd at points. But I think it's a brilliantly directed drama, and there are a lot of untold depths to the relationship with his son. 9/10

The Wife: Didn't like any of the characters, too many things missing that would've helped make sense of it all. Worst soundtrack ever (she's getting it in her Christmas stocking) 2/10 barely.

One of us is wrong. It's usually me.
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I'm afraid she's right again.
 
Sweet Square said:
Honestly I'm not too sure about it. I think the biggest problem(and it's mainly my fault)was that this was the first time I'd seen tracer ammunition used by WW2 tanks, so it just looked really bizarre. Had I known before it might of helped, instead of now where everything time I think back to the film, it's all about the laser tanks well that and Brad Pitt's hair.


But overall I thought it was decent film(Actual thought some of the deleted scene's where better than the one's that made the final cut).
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Haven't seen the deleted scenes - will look into it!
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simonhch said:
There Will be Blood

Me: Daniel Day Lewis is amazing. Just immerses you in the character. It's the 2nd time I've seen it, and it is definitely a bit odd at points. But I think it's a brilliantly directed drama, and there are a lot of untold depths to the relationship with his son. 9/10

The Wife: Didn't like any of the characters, too many things missing that would've helped make sense of it all. Worst soundtrack ever (she's getting it in her Christmas stocking) 2/10 barely.

One of us is wrong. It's usually me.
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it was DDL's hammy overacting that I hated.
 
Archie Leach said:
A Clockwork Orange and Full Metal Jacket are showing on a big screen near me tonight. I haven't seen either in a while. Worth it, or should I see Hell or High Water?
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Hell of High Water is decent but nowhere near as good as the hype suggests. Still a far better film than the other two IMO - both of which I don't like at all. The first half of FMJ is great but the second half is rubbish. Almost 2 different films.
 
Jippy said:
Oh god, they appear to have remade Dad's bloody Army as a film. Sky Prem is going to be shit for yet another week.
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I watched it with a due sense of dread and unbelievably it was even worse than I feared. Truly terrible.
 
simonhch said:
There Will be Blood

Me: Daniel Day Lewis is amazing. Just immerses you in the character. It's the 2nd time I've seen it, and it is definitely a bit odd at points. But I think it's a brilliantly directed drama, and there are a lot of untold depths to the relationship with his son. 9/10

The Wife: Didn't like any of the characters, too many things missing that would've helped make sense of it all. Worst soundtrack ever (she's getting it in her Christmas stocking) 2/10 barely.

One of us is wrong. It's usually me.
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The story is kinda all over the place. Definitely Agree with her on that front.
 
Wibble said:
Hell of High Water is decent but nowhere near as good as the hype suggests. Still a far better film than the other two IMO - both of which I don't like at all. The first half of FMJ is great but the second half is rubbish. Almost 2 different films.
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Adjusting for Wibble scale, it must be the greatest film ever made. I'm seeing it tomorrow night.
 
Sadly no. I had high expectations due to the reviews so that might be part of it being a bit disappointing but it really wasn't as great as I hoped. Well worth a watch mind.
 
Seriously? He might as well been wearing a t shirt "I am an serious Actooooor". I like DDL but he was terrible in that.
 
I saw Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - Eddie Redmayne, Colin Farrell and Katherin Waterston are good, but David Yates is just not a top quality, innovative film maker for a movie like this. Of course, a movie about the Harry Potter universe will make money at the box office so they won't really try hard. But it could have been much better. The screenplay seemed a bit jumbled and the movie wasn't smooth to watch. The cast were good though. Colin Farrell is such a good actor.
 
simonhch said:
There Will be Blood

Me: Daniel Day Lewis is amazing. Just immerses you in the character. It's the 2nd time I've seen it, and it is definitely a bit odd at points. But I think it's a brilliantly directed drama, and there are a lot of untold depths to the relationship with his son. 9/10

The Wife: Didn't like any of the characters, too many things missing that would've helped make sense of it all. Worst soundtrack ever (she's getting it in her Christmas stocking) 2/10 barely.

One of us is wrong. It's usually me.
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That soundtrack would've won best original score of the year had it not sampled a bit of Greenwood's work on another soundtrack.
 
Organic Potatoes said:
That soundtrack would've won best original score of the year had it not sampled a bit of Greenwood's work on another soundtrack.
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Nah, it was way too idiosyncratic to win anything. Nick Cave and Warren Ellis should have won it that year but in order to get a nomination you have to subscribe to the bland recycling virtuosity of the likes of Zimmer, Desplat, Williams, Newman, Elfman and so forth.
 
R.N7 said:
Nah, it was way too idiosyncratic to win anything. Nick Cave and Warren Ellis should have won it that year but in order to get a nomination you have to subscribe to the bland recycling virtuosity of the likes of Zimmer, Desplat, Williams, Newman, Elfman and so forth.
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What had they done that year? Was it Jesse James?
 
Wibble said:
I watched it with a due sense of dread and unbelievably it was even worse than I feared. Truly terrible.
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Crikey, I wouldn't think that is possible.
 
Jippy said:
Crikey, I wouldn't think that is possible.
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The actors manage to capture enough of the characters. The problem is that they neither do something new and entertaining with them nor go all out for a nostalgia fest. Just crap.
 
Wibble said:
The actors manage to capture enough of the characters. The problem is that they neither do something new and entertaining with them nor go all out for a nostalgia fest. Just crap.
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Bit of a tough gig I guess, given the characters are so ingrained with the bloody programme having run solidly on TV for 50 years. They could've made one black or gay to get the DM in a lather for a laugh, I guess.
 
Has anyone seen The Great Dictator here? If so, would they recommend it?
 
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