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That's three 'ugh' in a row. Well done.
R.N7 prefers more sophisticated dance scenes like this one in Roadhouse.
The end of Footloose is great too. All these hick kids become incredible dancers. Corny but very cool to watch the amazing dancing.
The sexual tension between the three of them in this movie is quite spectacular.
I already made a post about the film on the last page, don't wanna repeat myself!But...but..you didn't even mention the dance sequence from Big Lebowski
John Waters' Cry-Baby is a much better and more likeable version of the same story.
oh piss off, misery guts. Do you even know what joy is? Allow yourself to be entertained sometime.
Yes, I saw this and was bowled over by it. I've been seeing a lot of South Korean movies recently and when they are good they are really up there with the best, whatever the genre - they often knock Holywood for six. Their industry is really booming right now in terms of quality. Films are well financed, mainly due to the foreign flim quota, which limits the number of foreign films that can be shown per theatre per year. I wrote a review about Forgotten on Netflix:
Forgotten is beautifully crafted, hugely atmospheric, well written, well acted and supremely directed. The pace, cinematography and story harmonize fantastically; all supported by a sensual mix of menacing, emotive and melancholy music. The story twists and turns keeping you on your toes and you can't help but be sucked into the dark, frightening, confusing journey the film takes you on. It's not easy to protect 'surprises' in a movie, but this one does it. Top marks all round.
I've given a shout-out to five dancing scenes and movies I've been entertained by in my last couple of posts in this thread.
You're the miserable one here.
I didn't like Hail, Ceasar! but I did like the Channing Tatum dance scene.
There's also quite a good one in Lost River, involving Ben Mendelsohn.
Can't say I recommend the rest of the film though.
There's also quite a good one in Lost River, involving Ben Mendelsohn.
Can't say I recommend the rest of the film though.
Annihilation (2018)
Available on Netflix. So after a thoroughly depressing night of football, I thought I'd lift the mood by some quality celluloid. I didn't realise Annihilation had been picked up by Netflix, so was more than happy to give this a whirl seeing as I was dying to see this film anyway. With some big names like Natalie Portman, Oscar Isaac, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Tessa Thompson, it follows a group of top specialists in their field sent to investigate a phenomenon of unknown origin that is threatening the existence of life on earth as we know it. We later find out that they all have their own reasons for taking on this perilous mission.
Perhaps I was not in the right frame of mind to appreciate this film but it was a bit of a slow burner, occasionally interspersed with some visually stunning scenes and some edge-of-the-seat thrills and spills. Not much is given away or explained at the beginning of the film so you have to kind of keep up to get those "ah, that makes sense!" moments as it plays out.
Jennifer Jason Leigh was thoroughly underused and a bit wooden in the portrayal of her character in this film and Portman always appears to have this single dimension to her roles but she was pretty decent in this. The story jumps around quite a bit and has the obligatory flashbacks, which seems to be very common in sci-fi movies, allowing the viewer to piece everything together and figure out what is going on for themselves, though you may need a couple of viewings to do this.
A film of this type can not avoid the glaring plot holes either and those smh moments but overall it's an intelligent, stylish sci-fi flick that threatens to get going but just never quite getting there.
I'm giving this a 6/10.
Available on Netflix. So after a thoroughly depressing night of football, I thought I'd lift the mood by some quality celluloid. I didn't realise Annihilation had been picked up by Netflix, so was more than happy to give this a whirl seeing as I was dying to see this film anyway. With some big names like Natalie Portman, Oscar Isaac, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Tessa Thompson, it follows a group of top specialists in their field sent to investigate a phenomenon of unknown origin that is threatening the existence of life on earth as we know it. We later find out that they all have their own reasons for taking on this perilous mission.
Perhaps I was not in the right frame of mind to appreciate this film but it was a bit of a slow burner, occasionally interspersed with some visually stunning scenes and some edge-of-the-seat thrills and spills. Not much is given away or explained at the beginning of the film so you have to kind of keep up to get those "ah, that makes sense!" moments as it plays out.
Jennifer Jason Leigh was thoroughly underused and a bit wooden in the portrayal of her character in this film and Portman always appears to have this single dimension to her roles but she was pretty decent in this. The story jumps around quite a bit and has the obligatory flashbacks, which seems to be very common in sci-fi movies, allowing the viewer to piece everything together and figure out what is going on for themselves, though you may need a couple of viewings to do this.
A film of this type can not avoid the glaring plot holes either and those smh moments but overall it's an intelligent, stylish sci-fi flick that threatens to get going but just never quite getting there.
I'm giving this a 6/10.
How is it on Netflix? It's still on cinema release over here.
Only got cinema release in North America and I think China. Netflix for the rest of the world.
Do you know if I can use my Nord vpn to get UK Netflix?
Don’t have Nord but the VPN I use allows you to set what country you’re based in, and therefore use any Netflix I want. I assume Nord would be the same.
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Videodrome
What the hell did I watch? fecking strange... not sure how I felt about it ?/10
What the hell did I watch? fecking strange... not sure how I felt about it ?/10
I rewatched that recently and thought it was even better than when I saw it 30 years ago. Rabid and Scanners too.
Agreed mate, I've posted a review of it a while ago but I loved it too. My gf is obsessed with the soundtrack and I must admit I am now too. Definitely recommend.
Will check this one out probably. Just a bit sceptical about the very few number of votes on imdb.
It's not extremely similar to Oldboy is it?
No. It's great though. You'll enjoy it.
Agreed! Watched it in Wanaka which only added to it being one of the best cinema nights of my life. Missus absolutely adored every second.
Yeah I saw it on the big screen a while back, in a double showing with The Thing. Was a great double.
It's a pity James Woods is such a feckhead, cos he had such a great run in the 80s, and now whenever I see his face I just picture him screaming about Libtards.
He's great at playing seedy feckers.
All of those Cronenberg films and The Thing haven't dated and held up well unlike many horror films from that period. The effects in The Thing are still good enough to keep you in the story.
The Thing is still a crackling film, I agree it has held up well, the head that grows legs is brilliant.
Looking Glass
A couple buy a desert motel where they find that strange, mysterious events occur. I was quite excited for this after watching the trailer and the fact that the great Nic Cage stars in it. He does really well in this erotic thriller that has a great, slow build set up. However, the film completely shits the bed in the final act and just fizzles out. All the intriguing questions and mysteries that are presented in the opening two acts don't pay off and some are ignored completely. The visual style was also all over the place, with strange lighting decisions. There's a good film in there somewhere, just wish there was a more talented writer to bring it out 5/10
A couple buy a desert motel where they find that strange, mysterious events occur. I was quite excited for this after watching the trailer and the fact that the great Nic Cage stars in it. He does really well in this erotic thriller that has a great, slow build set up. However, the film completely shits the bed in the final act and just fizzles out. All the intriguing questions and mysteries that are presented in the opening two acts don't pay off and some are ignored completely. The visual style was also all over the place, with strange lighting decisions. There's a good film in there somewhere, just wish there was a more talented writer to bring it out 5/10
Eden Lake
Wow. I don’t easily scare and I’m not squeamish but I do believe this is the most horrific, harrowing film I have ever seen, moreso than stupid shite like Serbian film as you actually take this film seriously.
I imagine many of the horror/thriller/slasher film buffs on here have seen this one, but it’s worth a watch. Not for the faint hearted though, and I do mean that - It’s fecking grim.
Wow. I don’t easily scare and I’m not squeamish but I do believe this is the most horrific, harrowing film I have ever seen, moreso than stupid shite like Serbian film as you actually take this film seriously.
I imagine many of the horror/thriller/slasher film buffs on here have seen this one, but it’s worth a watch. Not for the faint hearted though, and I do mean that - It’s fecking grim.
I've still not seen this. I might need to rectify that in the near future. Fassbender aint it?
Yeah, it’s Fassbender and he’s typically covincing. I absolutely recommend it - make sure you watch at night too!
Been wanting to watch this for years. Had a big crush on Kelly Reilly as well.
What's she become? And for that matter, what has Gemma Arterton become? There was a window in time which lasted like 9 months where she seemed to be in every other film.
Being seen in the second season True Detective didn't do her career any favours I imagine. You like her because of those corny Erasmus movies, right?
Arterton's finest starring role:
I was young leave me alone
Those films (Auberge Espagnole, Poupées Russes, Casse-tête chinois) were quite big in France, especially the first one. Have you watched them?
I've seen the first one, enjoyed the location but yeah, one big corny europudding.
I was young leave me alone
Those films (Auberge Espagnole, Poupées Russes, Casse-tête chinois) were quite big in France, especially the first one. Have you watched them?
Fair review, I watched it a few nights ago and some scenes are still lingering in my mind. Not a bad sci-fi movie, I'd give it 6.5/10
I watched it yesterday and enjoyed it. I'm not quite sure what to make of the ending though.
Yeah. I doubt the scientists are just going to let them live happily ever after though.