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Samuel L Jackson plays a teacher, who survives a brutal attack (Instrument used was a board with nails in it) by a student, teacher Trevor Garfield moves from New York to Los Angeles.
Primarily about violence in American school , this is a cracking film.
I think this is one of Jackson's best films, well worth watching, intense and gripping throughout, and the ending is powerful and satisfying.

8/10
 
San Andreas.

My favorite type of film , a cheesy disaster film and this has cheese by the bucket load.
It was never going to be a classic, these type of films rarely are, but I enjoyed it.
Dwayne The Rock Johnson did and excellent job has the hero, who saved his daughter and got his wife back.
Hugo Johnson-Burt and Art Parkinson who played 2 brothers, did so every well.
Carla Gugino has the mother/wife was OK, Alexandra Daddario has the daughter played the part very well and both stunning to look at, which was a bonus.
I thought the special effects were very good and showed the scale of destruction very well..
If you like cheesy disaster films, you cant go wrong with this.
Cant see many giving it more than a 3 or 4, I love it and score it more than that.

6/10
 
Regression - 7/10
The film didnt really amount to much and could be picked apart, but I found it atmospheric and in parts creepy. Any film with Dale Dickey in it will set you on edge.
 
Bone Tomahawk - seriously cheap Western/Horror. Decent cast and it scratched an itch. Nothing less, nothing more.

Straight Outta Compton - so aggressively conventional it might as well have been a lifetime movie. I got to 100 minutes (of 147 wtf). Atrocious. Paul Giamatti is everyone's manager these days.
 
The Hateful Eight 2016

Classic Tarantino. Somehow similar to Reservoir Dogs, but that wasn't a surprise to anyone. Not so good as Reservoir Dogs or other work of his but great anyway.

7/10
 
PeteReDevil said:
I quite liked it. Especially the ultra-wide ratio and the xtreme close-ups made me feel like being there. Missing the north might make me a little biased though.
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I was one of the most immersive cinema experiences I have had. Really felt like you were in there with these guys and any second a Native American arrow would pierce your head.
 
The Revenant

Leonardo Di Caprio heavily breathes himself to an Oscar. It was a very good movie though, actually. Not without its flaws, but it's got some superb scenes, looked absolutely brilliant, and had some good performances. The action is really well done and quite brutal at times.

My main problem with it is that while the opening stages of the film and closing stages were excellent, with plenty of intensity and conflict, the middle really dragged. Like...close to struggling to stay awake, and admiring the scenery more than anything else. It pulls it back, though.

Di Caprio does very well considering he's really on his own for large parts of the movie. He's able to convey that he's a guy in plenty of pain without too much dialogue. Really felt for him when he sees his son get killed, which was a pretty powerful scene. Wouldn't begrudge him winning an Oscar.

Hardy's very good too: despicable villain, but with decent motivation, and Poulter's probably got the most human character in the whole thing. Wasn't at all convinced by Gleeson's accent at first, but he found his way into the role as it goes on. Could see his death coming from a mile off.

Wasn't always a massive fan of the more metaphysical/dreamy aspects of it, especially since it could temporarily remove me from the gritty realism that it mostly tried to keep to.

Overall, good movie though. Gripping at times, and worth a watch. Definitely one to see in the cinema though, since a lot of the cinematography would probably be lost on a small screen.

7.5/10
 
Southpaw

A clone of Rocky that fails to meet the original in almost all respects. The plot line is weak, the build up to title fight is scrappy and way too much melodrama and doesn't connect with the viewers anywhere. The only saving grace is Rachel McAdams!

Rating: 5/10
 
Cheesy said:
The Revenant

Leonardo Di Caprio heavily breathes himself to an Oscar. It was a very good movie though, actually. Not without its flaws, but it's got some superb scenes, looked absolutely brilliant, and had some good performances. The action is really well done and quite brutal at times.

My main problem with it is that while the opening stages of the film and closing stages were excellent, with plenty of intensity and conflict, the middle really dragged. Like...close to struggling to stay awake, and admiring the scenery more than anything else. It pulls it back, though.

Di Caprio does very well considering he's really on his own for large parts of the movie. He's able to convey that he's a guy in plenty of pain without too much dialogue. Really felt for him when he sees his son get killed, which was a pretty powerful scene. Wouldn't begrudge him winning an Oscar.

Hardy's very good too: despicable villain, but with decent motivation, and Poulter's probably got the most human character in the whole thing. Wasn't at all convinced by Gleeson's accent at first, but he found his way into the role as it goes on. Could see his death coming from a mile off.

Wasn't always a massive fan of the more metaphysical/dreamy aspects of it, especially since it could temporarily remove me from the gritty realism that it mostly tried to keep to.

Overall, good movie though. Gripping at times, and worth a watch. Definitely one to see in the cinema though, since a lot of the cinematography would probably be lost on a small screen.

7.5/10
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There is a question with The Revenant that, if you were in Fitzgerald position during the film, how would you have acted? Personally I could fully justify him doing everything he did and found his character more human and relatable then Domnhalls ridiculous character.
 
Gol123 said:
There is a question with The Revenant that, if you were in Fitzgerald position during the film, how would you have acted? Personally I could fully justify him doing everything he did and found his character more human and relatable then Domnhalls ridiculous character.
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Yeah, definitely an interesting question.

I couldn't relate to his character as such, because he's portrayed as a complete dick from the beginning, with hints of racism as well, and is quite clearly a bad, brutal person. But his belief that they had to leave Glass behind was arguably justifiable, and his motivations as a character are believable. The fact that he tried to get him to blink showed that he didn't just want to kill him immediately for the sake of it, even if it he was perfectly willing to off him eventually. That managed to make him a very interesting villain. Thought Hardy was excellent overall.
 
Cheesy said:
Yeah, definitely an interesting question.

I couldn't relate to his character as such, because he's portrayed as a complete dick from the beginning, with hints of racism as well, and is quite clearly a bad, brutal person. But his belief that they had to leave Glass behind was arguably justifiable, and his motivations as a character are believable. The fact that he tried to get him to blink showed that he didn't just want to kill him immediately for the sake of it, even if it he was perfectly willing to off him eventually. That managed to make him a very interesting villain. Thought Hardy was excellent overall.
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I could understand his dickish and racist behaviour considering his past, what had just happened to the fur trappers and where they were (It was cold and miserable). Although I would like to think I would be a better person then him, I'm not sure I would be much nicer if put in his shoes.
 
Gol123 said:
I could understand his dickish and racist behaviour considering his past, what had just happened to the fur trappers and where they were (It was cold and miserable). Although I would like to think I would be a better person then him, I'm not sure I would be much nicer if put in his shoes.
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Yeah, I see what you mean. Definitely an interesting villain in that respect. Hardy did a good job of fleshing him out since he was easily the sort of character who could come across as very one-note.
 
Electric Boogaloo - Recounts the colourful careers of Golan and Globus and their Cannon Films company. So many so-terrible-they-great films from my youth that we'd picked up at the video store and watched on a Saturday afternoon were churned out by Cannon and this documentary explains how it was all done and why abominations like Superman IV, Over The Top and Masters of the Universe finally killed off the company. A real nostalgia trip. 7/10
 
LeChuck said:
Killer Joe - This is a really fecked up movie, but it's really watchable. It's a really dark family crime thriller...if there is such a thing. Matthew McConaughey is great, as is the rest of the cast. I feel sorry for the brother, but he's the one that fecks up the most, and the last 15 minutes are ridiculous. 8/10
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I liked this a lot. The scene with the chicken drum stick is burned into my mind forever.
 
Grinner said:
Electric Boogaloo - Recounts the colourful careers of Golan and Globus and their Cannon Films company. So many so-terrible-they-great films from my youth that we'd picked up at the video store and watched on a Saturday afternoon were churned out by Cannon and this documentary explains how it was all done and why abominations like Superman IV, Over The Top and Masters of the Universe finally killed off the company. A real nostalgia trip. 7/10
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You take that back about 'Over The Top'.
 
LeChuck said:
Killer Joe - This is a really fecked up movie, but it's really watchable. It's a really dark family crime thriller...if there is such a thing. Matthew McConaughey is great, as is the rest of the cast. I feel sorry for the brother, but he's the one that fecks up the most, and the last 15 minutes are ridiculous. 8/10
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Vato said:
I liked this a lot. The scene with the chicken drum stick is burned into my mind forever.
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LeChuck said:
Yea that was a pretty messed up scene. That whole post funeral part of the movie was just one big wtf. Not one of the characters had any redeeming quality.
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Brilliant film. Not necessarily an 'easy' watch, especially for the conclusion, but excellent.
 
CassiusClaymore said:
Yeah and...wait what?

I did used to like it as a kid truth be told (and the video game) but it really is awful.
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I've not seen it for about 10 years, but I enjoyed it. I know it's shit, but it lured me in and entertained me.

I've not seen over the top since I was at school, but it's comfortably the best film I've seen about arm wrestling truck drivers involved in custody battles.
 
I hate the arm wrestling scene in The Fly too.

It's amazing how many bad 80's films Cannon released. The ninja series, Delta Force and all those Chuck Norris shits, JCVD's Cyborg, Breakin', and my personal fave...Lifeforce.
 
The Big Short - This is really excellent stuff. How the film managed to get across high-end concepts and allow your average joe to understand elements that led to the recession, and then make it entertaining on top of that is really quite brilliant. The performances are all solid (Carrell is certainly the stand-out), it all moves along at a very fast pace to the point where 2+ hours flew by and you completely forget you're watching a film about Mortgages.

I think my biggest criticism (apart from dodgy wigs) would be McKay's tendancy to use too many stock footage cuts into the film (especially in the first part of the movie) ... almost as if he didn't trust his own screenplay to be entertaining enough on it's own. He really should have done though, as it's one of the best scripts of the year I'd say... funny, interesting, thought-provoking... exactly what it needs to be.
 
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Annihilate Now! said:
The Big Short - This is really excellent stuff. How the film managed to get across high-end concepts and allow your average joe to understand elements that led to the recession, and then make it entertaining on top of that is really quite brilliant. The performances are all solid (Carrell is certainly the stand-out), it all moves along at a very fast pace to the point where 2+ hours flew by and you completely forget you're watching a film about Mortgages.

I think my biggest criticism (apart from dodgy wigs) would be McKay's tendancu to use too many stock footage cuts into the film (especially in the first part of the movie) ... almost as if he didn't trust his own screenplay ato be entertaining enough on it's own. He really should have done though, as it's one of the best scripts of the year I'd say... funny, interesting, thought-provoking... exactly what it needs to be.
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I'm just about to give it a watch. Heard good things.
 
Annihilate Now! said:
The Big Short - This is really excellent stuff. How the film managed to get across high-end concepts and allow your average joe to understand elements that led to the recession, and then make it entertaining on top of that is really quite brilliant. The performances are all solid (Carrell is certainly the stand-out), it all moves along at a very fast pace to the point where 2+ hours flew by and you completely forget you're watching a film about Mortgages.

I think my biggest criticism (apart from dodgy wigs) would be McKay's tendancu to use too many stock footage cuts into the film (especially in the first part of the movie) ... almost as if he didn't trust his own screenplay ato be entertaining enough on it's own. He really should have done though, as it's one of the best scripts of the year I'd say... funny, interesting, thought-provoking... exactly what it needs to be.
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I really enjoyed most of the acting but thinking about it, I think Gosling was meh. He was playing this douchebaggy clever-than-most-people guy, and for me he only pulled of half of that performance correctly (and I think everyone can guess which one).

But it wasn't a problem at all watching the film I have to say, more of a thought afterwards.
 
Rooney in Paris said:
I really enjoyed most of the acting but thinking about it, I think Gosling was meh. He was playing this douchebaggy clever-than-most-people guy, and for me he only pulled of half of that performance correctly (and I think everyone can guess which one).

But it wasn't a problem at all watching the film I have to say, more of a thought afterwards.
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I thought he was good... I liked the chemistry between him and Carrell's team.

Were any of them - apart from Bale - meant to be clever-then-most though? One of the first thing the film says was that these people got rich by simply doing what nobody else was - actually looking.

It's one thing I liked about the film... the idea that these people aren't necceserily "good guys" or anything like that, and Gosling played his part of the complete douchebag pretty well.
 
Annihilate Now! said:
The Big Short - This is really excellent stuff. How the film managed to get across high-end concepts and allow your average joe to understand elements that led to the recession, and then make it entertaining on top of that is really quite brilliant. The performances are all solid (Carrell is certainly the stand-out), it all moves along at a very fast pace to the point where 2+ hours flew by and you completely forget you're watching a film about Mortgages.

I think my biggest criticism (apart from dodgy wigs) would be McKay's tendancy to use too many stock footage cuts into the film (especially in the first part of the movie) ... almost as if he didn't trust his own screenplay to be entertaining enough on it's own. He really should have done though, as it's one of the best scripts of the year I'd say... funny, interesting, thought-provoking... exactly what it needs to be.
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It left me with a yearning to have every obscure concept explained to me by Margot Robbie in a bubble bath. There's an idea for an amazing Youtube channel in there somewhere.
 
Annihilate Now! said:
I thought he was good... I liked the chemistry between him and Carrell's team.

Were any of them - apart from Bale - meant to be clever-then-most though? One of the first thing the film says was that these people got rich by simply doing what nobody else was - actually looking.

It's one thing I liked about the film... the idea that these people aren't necceserily "good guys" or anything like that, and Gosling played his part of the complete douchebag pretty well.
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Totally agree on the bolded part, yes! :lol:

And yes, I do believe Carrell and the wonderkids were portrayed as clever people. You say all they did was 'actually look', but I think their approach to the whole situation showed more brains than the major part of the industry. Bale's character was the weird genius one of course, but the others were still very clever - or at least cleverer (is that a word?) than the industry.

In any case, I'm nitpicking, I really enjoyed it and even though Gosling's performance kind of grates as an afterthought (for me), it really wasn't a problem watching the film.
 
The Big Short

I quite enjoyed it...although not as much as I hoped I would. The film has a quirky, funny style that was able to draw me in immediately. I think my problem is that I'm just not hooked by films primarily about finance/markets etc, even though this one is quite self-aware (with that bizarrely brilliant bathtub scene). Still though, I was able to mostly enjoy it due to the characters: Bale and Carell both put in excellent performances. Both also produce plenty of comedic moments in what is a relatively serious movie.

I actually quite liked the highlight reels of real world events. Kind of felt like something that suited the film. Gosling wasn't as strong as Bale/Carell (agree with some of the comments about him above), but he's not too bad.

I'd probably go for 7/10, but it is a very good movie, and probably something that anyone interested in finance would absolutely love.
 
No Country for Old Men. A masterpiece in nihilism.

My mum didn't like it.
 
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