Let's have a films thread.

[rico]

Has anyone watched disconnect? I have heard really good things but haven't bothered with it yet.

Very good,def worth watching

[Rincewind]

Blood Diamond is about to start on BBC2. Saw it a few weeks ago at amates on DVD. Strange film. Never relised at the time it was based on fact.

[MooseBreath]

Her - about a guy who starts a relationship with a computer operating system. Gets a bit dreary in its quest for depth but it earns a respectable 7.4/10 from me

Captain Phillips - much better than that Scandanavian film on the same topic from a little while back, solid 7.6/10

[Uncle Albert]

Lone Survivor is bloody brilliant, that will get some rave reviews I am sure. 

[MC Prussian]

 

Watched "Source Code" for the very first time tonight. I quite enjoyed it, the concept an intriguing combination of Tron, North By Northwest and a few nice hints at the war in Afghanistan.

 

But I'm a sucker for movies with Michelle Monaghan in them, anyway.

And Vera Farmiga's cute, too.

[The Blur]

You cheeky fecker, I was only 1 when it came out.

 

 

That is why I said 'possibly'!

[sphericalfox]

Just watched Wolf of Wall Street. Is it completely wrong that I'd like to find me some Lemmons now and fook off work tomorrow?

[Darkon84]

Saw '12 years a slave' yesterday. An absolutely horrid story if you try to put yourself in to his shoes. Good cast, good locations, good score etc, with (for me) Michael Fassbender stealing the show.

On the downsides, I found that the way some of the shots are held for an extra long period of time, or the way music/singing from a previous scene overlaps for a while to be unnecessary and relatively pointless, without adding much effect (bar one, but I wont spoil).

Also, the portrayal of the period of time is terrible. At most, it only seems like a couple of years. 2, maybe 3, with Solomon the main character, or anyone around him during the main part of the film seeming to age at all.

 

7.5/10

[Rincewind]

Watched Blood Diamond last night. that is pretty horrific in parts but nothing like the real thing it was based on.

I looked it up and found there is a documentary about the subject. Think it is called Empire of Africa. A trailer was available only a minute but you would need a strong subject I think to watch it all. It is set in Sirrea Leonne (sp) and the civil war there.

[21st Century Fox]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYWL5RQhjnY

[Kitchandro]

It was good not great, but don't understand the Oscar nominations, the acting was bob standard, story line wasn't all that.  2013 must have been a shit years for the Oscars

 

Every year is a shit year for Oscars.

[Trav Le Bleu]

Weirdest film you ever seen? Sky Captain and world of tomorrow! I just simply couldn't get the film, acting in the film is so awkward, you can tell all the actors in this are unsure how to act in this. Jude Law looks bored to hell. 

 

[sphericalfox]

Just watched 12 Years a Slave. I think there's a bit of clunky dialogue here or there, but simply hands down Chiwetel Ejiofor should win Best Actor this year. There are a couple of decent films with real stand-out characters, but for acting, he stands above them all with his performance.

[MC Prussian]

I can but hope the rest of Rémi Gaillard's latest movie is funnier than this:

[MC Prussian]

And a little bit of new horror:

 

 

[The Blur]

Blood Diamond is about to start on BBC2. Saw it a few weeks ago at amates on DVD. Strange film. Never relised at the time it was based on fact.

 

 

Why was it strange?

[Rincewind]

Why was it strange?

Probably wrong words to use;

[stix]

Just watched Lone Survivor. Navy seals mission in Afghanistan. Decent. Based on a true story.

[MC Prussian]

"12 Years A Slave" is a must-watch. The lead's performance is outstanding and the film touches upon a subject that was long taboo in the media, in particular in the US, where it is taking place.

There's a few odd casting choices that don't quite deliver when you consider the size of this movie.

And the ending felt a bit rushed.

 

But in general, it's a pretty accurate, terrific and sometimes terrifying depiction of the slave trade in the 19th century.

[Uncle Albert]

Just watched Lone Survivor. Navy seals mission in Afghanistan. Decent. Based on a true story.

 

I loved it.

 

Brilliant film.

[rico]

Spring Breakers,apart from the obvious, it was a terrible film

 

 

[stix]

Watched Out of the Furnace the other night. Good film that.

Watched 2 guns last night, also pretty decent.

[Guest]

Last Vegas may have been ripped by critics but I enjoyed it. Maybe it's more for the silver generation than the yups.

[MikeyT]

While this is not technically about a film, so to speak, I thought people might be interested in this.

 

http://www.itv.com/news/2014-01-31/back-to-the-future-movie-to-become-west-end-musical/

[MikeyT]

Seriously?!

 

http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=40011