The first thing I did after the film was google what the feck happened to her
10 years on from the release of Eden Lake, she’s not really broken through to be honest. She’s good in this though, will probably make you crush her all over again.Film The Redcafe Movie review thread
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10 years on from the release of Eden Lake, she’s not really broken through to be honest. She’s good in this though, will probably make you crush her all over again.Kelly Reilly's stunning in Flight and Arterton is so hot in Byzantine!
I don't take gruesome very well but Straightheads is a good watch with Gillian Anderson & Danny Dyer if anyone hasn't seen it!
I remember watching this at the cinema and quite enjoying it. Those Ray Bans were sick!
Thanks for that recommendation. It was incredible.
I want to see Sligo now but not talk to anybody!
Mudbound is a great film. 8/10
Did it win any oscars at all? Looks like it really went under the radar this one.
Did it win any oscars at all? Looks like it really went under the radar this one.
Yeah Calvary is great but it’s fecking heavy. Did you ever see The Guard?
I couldn’t handle the twenty-six different voice overs.
Stretch
A hard-luck limo driver struggles to go straight and pay off a debt to his bookie. He takes on a job with a crazed passenger, whose sought-after ledger implicates some seriously dangerous criminals. Starring Patrick Wilson, Jessica Alba, Chris Pine and a bunch of cameos of actors playing themselves, this is a really fun, quick moving movie where you can switch off your brain and have a super fun time. Never too serious, always self-aware, generally funny and just a surprise as I didn't know anything about the movie prior to seeing it 7.5/10
A hard-luck limo driver struggles to go straight and pay off a debt to his bookie. He takes on a job with a crazed passenger, whose sought-after ledger implicates some seriously dangerous criminals. Starring Patrick Wilson, Jessica Alba, Chris Pine and a bunch of cameos of actors playing themselves, this is a really fun, quick moving movie where you can switch off your brain and have a super fun time. Never too serious, always self-aware, generally funny and just a surprise as I didn't know anything about the movie prior to seeing it 7.5/10
Chris Pine was great in this. It's all I remember from the film.
Yeah it's one I'll probably forget soon but really enjoyed it.
Just ordered it.
I saw a promo for a NY gangster film with Tom Hardy and James Gandolfini...worth watching?
Was it The Drop? I remember watching this, finding it fine, but it's quite forgettable - which is probably why I don't remember anything specific about it.
Yes that sounds right. Very bad accent from yer man Hardy and that odd Swedish woman.
It's decent enough I thought, worth it if you're doing nothing. Gandolfini's last appearance I think.
Yeah, that was a bit weird indeed. Totally unnecessary. I do wonder though, is that enough for you to switch off a film? You didn't finish it?
I enjoyed it. Then again, I'm a Hardy fanboy, and I think Matthias Schoenaerts is very good too (and should be in more things).
The Guardians (2017)
Available on Prime Video. Russian film dubbed in English in what can possibly be described as X-Men meets The Avengers but without all the Hollywood glitz and glamour......and entertainment value. A group of enhanced individuals created by the Nazis during the Cold War are brought back together from their solitary existences to take down one of their number - the biggest and baddest of them all, the one who started it all, a super enhanced wacko with evil designs of his own. Yes, it doesn't have the refinement and production of a Hollywood blockbuster and boy is the dialogue dreadful but the premise is there albeit poorly executed....very poorly executed!
This film is so bad, it's compelling viewing. Devoid of any real story and littered with instantly forgettable characters that cannot even be redeemed by their special powers and attributes, the best thing about this film are the effects and that's saying something seeing as they would probably not look out of place in a 90s movie. Ropey CGI of that standard in a 2017 movie is just not on. Also maybe things don't translate too well from Russian but the script is just awful and delivered by actors with no charm, charisma or intensity. They must have been duped into thinking this film was going to be big because they take themselves way too seriously.
It also looks like some Russian guy read a shit load of Marvel comics and decided to create his own characters, which frankly are not that original anyway and put his own twist on the tried and tested Avengers formula complete with a blonde feminized Nick Fury. Such is the brazenness of the film, it doesn't even hide it's shame in ripping off The Winter Soldier look.
The film is flat, lacking any excitement and originality, basically a very poor man's Avengers movie with the inevitable showdown a letdown of epic proportions. Hang on....was that it??? Thankfully, the running time is only 90 minutes but how they managed to stretch it out for that long is a feat in itself. This might have been acceptable 25 years ago but viewers expect more now. Came in with low expectations and that's exactly what I got.
I'm giving this a 2/10.
Available on Prime Video. Russian film dubbed in English in what can possibly be described as X-Men meets The Avengers but without all the Hollywood glitz and glamour......and entertainment value. A group of enhanced individuals created by the Nazis during the Cold War are brought back together from their solitary existences to take down one of their number - the biggest and baddest of them all, the one who started it all, a super enhanced wacko with evil designs of his own. Yes, it doesn't have the refinement and production of a Hollywood blockbuster and boy is the dialogue dreadful but the premise is there albeit poorly executed....very poorly executed!
This film is so bad, it's compelling viewing. Devoid of any real story and littered with instantly forgettable characters that cannot even be redeemed by their special powers and attributes, the best thing about this film are the effects and that's saying something seeing as they would probably not look out of place in a 90s movie. Ropey CGI of that standard in a 2017 movie is just not on. Also maybe things don't translate too well from Russian but the script is just awful and delivered by actors with no charm, charisma or intensity. They must have been duped into thinking this film was going to be big because they take themselves way too seriously.
It also looks like some Russian guy read a shit load of Marvel comics and decided to create his own characters, which frankly are not that original anyway and put his own twist on the tried and tested Avengers formula complete with a blonde feminized Nick Fury. Such is the brazenness of the film, it doesn't even hide it's shame in ripping off The Winter Soldier look.
The film is flat, lacking any excitement and originality, basically a very poor man's Avengers movie with the inevitable showdown a letdown of epic proportions. Hang on....was that it??? Thankfully, the running time is only 90 minutes but how they managed to stretch it out for that long is a feat in itself. This might have been acceptable 25 years ago but viewers expect more now. Came in with low expectations and that's exactly what I got.
I'm giving this a 2/10.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-43430706
BBC review of the new tomb raider movie... Not watched it yet but sounds like what I was expecting... Literally a reboot as the new games are. And they're comparing it to that shit with Jolie in? Like that was any good
BBC review of the new tomb raider movie... Not watched it yet but sounds like what I was expecting... Literally a reboot as the new games are. And they're comparing it to that shit with Jolie in? Like that was any good
Surfboard as Lara Croft, well I never.
I downloaded it a while ago but haven't really gotten past the first rain, mud, digging scene. Thought I was in for a depressing watch and decided to play CoD instead. Might have to give it another try in that case.
Annihilation - I'm a big fan of Garland and his previous works but this just didn't quite... do it for me. The concept was pretty good, the actors did their roles well, and it looked great at times, but something was missing. Some extra spark like the one that made Ex Machina great. It just felt a bit flat and apart from one excellent, terrifying scene it never really hooked me. A shame as there's a great film in there somewhere. 6/10.
Tomb Raider
This was much better than I expected it to be. It had a bit too many scenes and character decisions that made no sense but overall I thought it was well made and fun (esp. if you played the new games since there's a lot of references to that). It takes itself a lot more serious than the Angelina movies but it worked well imo. Ignore the critics if you just want a good action movie and like TR. 7/10
This was much better than I expected it to be. It had a bit too many scenes and character decisions that made no sense but overall I thought it was well made and fun (esp. if you played the new games since there's a lot of references to that). It takes itself a lot more serious than the Angelina movies but it worked well imo. Ignore the critics if you just want a good action movie and like TR. 7/10
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
To preface this, I'll state that whilst I've seen every Star Wars movie, in not really a huge fan. I just find them ok and this was the same. I went in with super low expectations but that maybe helped me in not hating it. There were some awfully silly stuff like Leia floating across space but as a sci fi adventure, it was fine 6/10
The Similars
8 people stuck in a bus depot on a stormy night start experiencing a strange phenomenon, where they black out and mutate. Shot really well with a desaturated colour palette (which I wasnt a fan of), this Spanish supernatural mystery thriller was very... out there. Quite an original script with many twists and turns and quite frankly, slightly absurd. I didn't like the final act as much as the first two acts but it's worth watching if you want something short and different. It's on Netflix so give it a go 7/10
Edit: @SwansonsTache & @pauldyson1uk get into that second one. Think you guys might like it.
To preface this, I'll state that whilst I've seen every Star Wars movie, in not really a huge fan. I just find them ok and this was the same. I went in with super low expectations but that maybe helped me in not hating it. There were some awfully silly stuff like Leia floating across space but as a sci fi adventure, it was fine 6/10
The Similars
8 people stuck in a bus depot on a stormy night start experiencing a strange phenomenon, where they black out and mutate. Shot really well with a desaturated colour palette (which I wasnt a fan of), this Spanish supernatural mystery thriller was very... out there. Quite an original script with many twists and turns and quite frankly, slightly absurd. I didn't like the final act as much as the first two acts but it's worth watching if you want something short and different. It's on Netflix so give it a go 7/10
Edit: @SwansonsTache & @pauldyson1uk get into that second one. Think you guys might like it.
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A few days later and I think that sums up how I feel about it. It's a bit frustrating cos I agree it could've been much better, but well. Still pretty good and I'll remain interested in what Garland does next.
Annihilation was boring as feck.
Trailer looked so cheap...and amateurish. Is it gory?
Not too gory at all. It was a stylistic decision, to emulate old school suspense films. It works in context but I agree, it does look cheap.
Cheers, will check it out.
Death Wish - Meh/10
Movie was okay...can't compare it with the original because I dont remember it so well. The acting is subpar especially from Willis. However the gun nuts and NRA members will love it.
Movie was okay...can't compare it with the original because I dont remember it so well. The acting is subpar especially from Willis. However the gun nuts and NRA members will love it.
Honestly, the book wasn't much better. I have no idea why they decided to make it into a movie.
Goodfellas Watched it for the first time in at least 25 years. Nowhere near as good as I remembered. Still decent with some great performances but it perhaps suffers from now being compared to The Sopranoes which did a much better job of making you like scumbags. In this you have no sympathy or empathy for any of the main characters which is its main flaw IMO. A must watch if you haven't seen it but sadly not on a par with truly great films like Apocalypse Now and Godfather 2. 7.5/10
annihilation was great and it benefits from a theatre experience
It was released in theatres in the US?
Seems a bit harsh, for me it's a film that holds up time after time, one of the all time classics. Peak Scorsese.
Maybe half a point or even a point harsh. Great film but not as good as I remember it.
Yup it’s a 9.5/10 for me.
Think that's a bit of a problem with all his movies, hard to think of a likeable character in many of them.
Which of the Oscar nominated filma should I watch? Already seem Get Out. In recent years, I really liked Whiplash & Birdman.
yeah and it was awesome. you should move here instead of madrid
Ok deal