Just watched it tonight and I agree. Loved it!
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Just watched it tonight and I agree. Loved it!
Think you've combined two films titles there.
Yeah, I've seen Hoffman, the recent restoration looks incredible. It does go on a bit as you say and I remember wishing it would end before my initial amazement became totally deflated. I might just give A Matter of Life a rewatch as well seeing as I thought it was a bit naff at the time. It's a shame they didn't make more colour films, think I spent most of the time watching A Canterbury Tale wishing it was in colour instead of B&W.
I had somehow missed Scott directing another Alien film, reckon I just blanked out the entire franchise after seeing Prometheus.
La La Land isn't really a musical, it's a Gosling/Stone romcom masquerading as one with tacked on uninspiring musical segments.
Musical is a great genre if you stay away from most of the post-1950's stuff.
The crazy thing is that you're serious.I don't think I've watched a pre 1950 film in my entire life. How many people had televisions back then? Must have only been a handful.
There was an irish language station that used to play old movies every lunchtime, so i've watched dozens. I presume the copyright on them had passed or something. It was a good alternative to Murder She Wrote. He's lying though, music was pretty fecking woeful in the musicals. If you hate the modern ones you'll hate the old ones.
Complete horse shit. Straight Outta Compton is a great musical!
Yellow Submarine is great
Green Book - close but no cigar
Black Swan (2010)
Natalie Portman is great but I feel like her performance and the music elevate what is fairly mediocre material. Black Swan starts out alright but I had lost interest before the end, much of the dialogue felt like quick exchanges just to move the plot forward. I was expecting something with a bit more substance...to be fair though I have no interest in ballet so anyone who does will likely enjoy it more. 5/10
Stand by Me (1986)
I'm sure a lot of us can relate to Stand By Me in someway, I've always thought it was a good film but not as great as some people make out. One bit I don't like is when it goes back in time and shows Gordie and his older brother at the dinner table, this scene kinda felt emotionally manipulative and unrealistic. Also how is it possible to get so many leeches on you in the water with all your clothes on. Good performances, particularly Corey Feldman. 6.5/10
The Jewel of the Nile (1985)
When I rewatched Romancing the Stone a few years ago I found it to be pretty average overall but it was at least good for the first 45 minutes or so, I could barely remember this sequel and now I know why. The first 15 minutes are alright but after that it's just one long boring slog to the end with just a couple of funny moments to break the tedium, even the action is crap. I know these movies get compared to Indiana Jones but this completely rips it off... 3/10
Natalie Portman is great but I feel like her performance and the music elevate what is fairly mediocre material. Black Swan starts out alright but I had lost interest before the end, much of the dialogue felt like quick exchanges just to move the plot forward. I was expecting something with a bit more substance...to be fair though I have no interest in ballet so anyone who does will likely enjoy it more. 5/10
Stand by Me (1986)
I'm sure a lot of us can relate to Stand By Me in someway, I've always thought it was a good film but not as great as some people make out. One bit I don't like is when it goes back in time and shows Gordie and his older brother at the dinner table, this scene kinda felt emotionally manipulative and unrealistic. Also how is it possible to get so many leeches on you in the water with all your clothes on. Good performances, particularly Corey Feldman. 6.5/10
The Jewel of the Nile (1985)
When I rewatched Romancing the Stone a few years ago I found it to be pretty average overall but it was at least good for the first 45 minutes or so, I could barely remember this sequel and now I know why. The first 15 minutes are alright but after that it's just one long boring slog to the end with just a couple of funny moments to break the tedium, even the action is crap. I know these movies get compared to Indiana Jones but this completely rips it off... 3/10
I don't think I've watched a pre 1950 film in my entire life. How many people had televisions back then? Must have only been a handful.
I've read that last part ten times and I still don't know what you mean, Vato. What does the lack of televisions have to do with anything?
Aquaman
I really liked it, but as with Venom, I got the feeling that the story was told too quickly. It hardly gives time to know the characters or enjoy the different worlds.
Nice locations and photography, many colors, perhaps too many.Too fast battles, which become a mob in the midst of explosions. 8/10
The Meg
I expected something different, with more tension. I thought it was too fanciful (even for a movie about a megalodon). It´s John Statham in an animated film. There are underwater vehicles that look like Ferraris. 4/10
I really liked it, but as with Venom, I got the feeling that the story was told too quickly. It hardly gives time to know the characters or enjoy the different worlds.
Nice locations and photography, many colors, perhaps too many.Too fast battles, which become a mob in the midst of explosions. 8/10
The Meg
I expected something different, with more tension. I thought it was too fanciful (even for a movie about a megalodon). It´s John Statham in an animated film. There are underwater vehicles that look like Ferraris. 4/10
The Old Man and the Gun a bit meh really.. on paper the trio of Redford, Glover and Waits sounds great but it bored me to tears
Dunno, just saying for who were they even making films back then? I can't bring myself down to watch films from so long ago for some reason.
Has the cinema not come to Belgium?
Bad Times At The El Royale
A group of strangers with dark secrets all check into the same hotel. Very fun movie with great performances from a stellar ensemble. Was intrigued their throughout and never felt too long despite the 2.5 hours run time. Would have been in my top 10 of 2018 had I seen it earlier 8.5/10
A group of strangers with dark secrets all check into the same hotel. Very fun movie with great performances from a stellar ensemble. Was intrigued their throughout and never felt too long despite the 2.5 hours run time. Would have been in my top 10 of 2018 had I seen it earlier 8.5/10
Hmm yeah, good point.
I've watched Casablanca (1942). It was surprisingly 'accessible', as in there wasn't really any notable difference in the dialogues compared to today. I was actually surprised how casual they talked about Nazis and this was in 1942! It was actually quite fascinating.
I don't think I've watched a pre 1950 film in my entire life. How many people had televisions back then? Must have only been a handful.
Never watched it. Was it as good as they say it is or is it hugely overrated?
The oldest film I've seen was Brazil which was recommended to me on here but I just can't seem to enjoy older films anymore lately. The shit acting and accordingly bad "special effects" seem to take me out of it somehow.
I can't say Casablanca awed me. It was an 'interesting' watch more than 'enjoyable', simply because I found it fascinating to look at something that was directed during World War fecking 2. But the movie itself isn't really special or anything IMO. A few great one-liners and an average romance-plot.
A Simple Favo(u)r
Unoriginal shite
Unoriginal shite
Nah, superhero movies are still worse because you cannot avoid them at the moment. I hardly hear about any musicals tbf, but superhero movies are everywhere, and people pretend they are good even when they fail all the hype(which is 99/100 times).
You never caught It's A Wonderful Life or The Wizard of Oz around Christmas time?
Can no longer see Feldman without immediately thinking of this performance. Poor kid had a tough life.
It was early in the war from a US perspective. I'm not sure that Hollywood knew what atrocities they were committing yet.
The Final Solution meeting wasn't until early '42 and I doubt that it was in the public domain yet.
Not really, no. I saw the wizard of oz as a kid but don't remember how I rated it back then.
I don't have time to watch kid films anymore. Life is short dude
I'm going to produce a superhero musical just for you, Amar
What about Scorsese or Coppola's 70s films? Godfather 1 and 2, Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, Apocalypse Now?
Those flicks are 3+ hours longs. Too long for short life.
Here, this is fine.
Here, this is fine.
Godfathers are good indeed. Taxi Driver is a bit overrated imo and I don't think I saw the other two. At least I don't think I did. Should I watch it? I like war movies.
Oh I thought you said the oldest film you’d seen was Brazil.
Oh no, I meant the oldest film I've seen these last couple of years. I've seen Ben Hur, Gone with the wind and some other very old films when I was a kid. Altough I don't remember much about them tbh.
But back then you didn't have the overwhelming choice in films like we have today. These days when I decide to watch a film from a few decades ago I'm always disappointed. Had this recently with 2001 and Brazil.
Apocalypse Now isn't on Netflix but Mean Streets is, so I'll give it a shot.
Apocalypse Now is probably the best war movie. So yeah ... its worth a watch.
Apocalypse Now is an absolute must see Vato ffs
Anyone has seen the new Robin Hood movie?
Online reviews are mostly bad, but they are all from some middle aged film nerds who dissed the second Kingsman movie as well and I loved that so am looking for some other opinions
Online reviews are mostly bad, but they are all from some middle aged film nerds who dissed the second Kingsman movie as well and I loved that so am looking for some other opinions
I wouldn't say Apocalypse Now is a must. It's good, but it also kind of drags for a while IMO.
The Mummy (2017)
Thought it was pretty poor, preferred the 1999.
Was hoping for more to be honest, very disappointed with it.
3/10
Thought it was pretty poor, preferred the 1999.
Was hoping for more to be honest, very disappointed with it.
3/10
Its aggressively mediocre and directionless and not worth yours or anyone else's time.
I disliked both Kingsman movies but did not hate them and can see why they work for some people, Robin Hood will not work for anybody who isn't a masochists.