Let's have a films thread.

[bovril]

Finally got round to watching the new Mallick film and was rather underwhelmed, as I was with Tree of Life. He's sort of the Martin O'Neill of film-making, you expected him to go on to be one of the greatest but he seemed to lose interest and just kind of faded away.

[purpleronnie]

Blackfish.

 

Documentary about killer whales at seaworld and the subsequent deaths of 3 people.  Its an excellent documentary and I hope it changes some peoples view about these types of performing captured animals.  It does baffle me why people seem to accept this type of entertainment and even have swimming with dolphins as their 'must do'.  Anyway 8/10.

 

20 Feet from stardom.

 

Documentary about backup singers.  Very interesting footage of the struggles of backup singers, naive as I was I found out that well known artists expecially in the 60's didn't even sing on their records but lip synched to the backup singers vocal.  8/10

[Danno]

Been to watch Noah today. Was pretty dull to be honest. 6/10

[General Smuts]

Just donated to my first Kickstarter campaign for the hopefully upcoming Blue Mountain State flick. Did anybody catch the TV show? If you haven't I would really recommend it. 

 

Laugh out loud funny, gross out comedy about a college football team.

 

Hope it gets made to see my name in the credits!

[General Smuts]

youtube on fire

 

Hero

[Leicfox]

 

A former British Army officer, who was tormented as a prisoner of war at a Japanese labor camp during World War II, discovers that the man responsible for much of his treatment is still alive and sets out to confront him.

 

I've not read the book although I'm sure it's probably better than the film but nevertheless the film was still enjoyable. Colin Firth as Lomax is excellent, as is Jeremy Irvine as young Eric Lomax and he probably steals the show.

The back and forth nature between time lines maybe could've been a little less frequent with more focus on young Eric as that was more compelling to watch, but on the whole a decent enough watch. 7/10

[Guest]

Anybody see Calvary yet?

[rico]

The Divide,anybody else seen this?

 

[One Arm Babba]

The Divide,anybody else seen this?

 

I think I have, it's where they are all holed up in a bunker and stuff goes batshit crazy. It had potential but went too far for me. It ended up being like a violent softcore porn film.

[sphericalfox]

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/11344829/everything_wrong_with_the_hobbit_the_desolation_of_smaug

Edited 22 April 2014 by sphericalfox

[ozleicester]

 

Typically Wes Anderson film, if you liked The Royal Tennenbaums and.... bugger.... that other one i cant remember, then youll probably enjoy this.

 

Its the journey, not the destination 7/10

[Leicfox]

 

An ex-con, who is the unlikeliest of role models, meets a 15-year-old boy and is faced with the choice of redemption or ruin.

 

I really thought I'd like this film but I just couldn't get into it at all for some reason. I maybe need to watch it again but the pace of the film is so slow and flat even for an Indie flick coupled with the fact I completely disliked the characters, I'll probably not bother. 5/10   

[Sharpe's Fox]

Nicholas Cage's career isn't going well, if I were him I'd make a self parody film in the style of Being John Malkovich called "Nicholas UnCaged".

[rico]

The Edge with A Hopkkins and Alec Baldwin,probably what The Grey was based on

[AKCJ]

Saw Non-Stop and The Amazing Spiderman 2 this week.

 

Enjoyed both, would recommend.

[bovril]

The Divide,anybody else seen this?

 

 

I watched this on a hotel tv a couple of weeks ago. Kind of enjoyable crap.

[Merging Cultures]

Damm. I watched Gravity yesterday and paid £3.99 through Virgin and its on the list. Still Captain phillips is there which is another I want to see.

Gravity annoyed my. The sacrifice scene had the physics all wrong.

Captain Phillips is brilliant.

I torrent.

[rico]

Edited 26 April 2014 by rico

[Webbo]

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Not as good as the book.

[Leicesterpool]

It's now offically been announced there's going to be a Dads Army film remake! the guy whose been cast to play captain mainwaring is the guy I seen on the train yesterday! Toby Jones! OMG

 

Also Bill Nighy is set to play sergeant Wilson!

[sphericalfox]

It's now offically been announced there's going to be a Dads Army film remake! the guy whose been cast to play captain mainwaring is the guy I seen on the train yesterday! Toby Jones! OMG

 

Also Bill Nighy is set to play sergeant Wilson!

 

 

 

 

It's Dad's Army ffs. Calm down.

[Leicesterpool]

 

It's Dad's Army ffs. Calm down.

Just a wired coincidence. But anyway i'm not sure you can remake Dads Army! you think it would be too popular to replace!

Edited 27 April 2014 by Leicesterpool

[Webbo]

It'll be a dismal failure just like when they tried to revive the Carry On films in the 90s.

[Jimothy]

Just seen a trailer for a British comedy that's coming out called Plastic.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_(film)

[rico]

Amazing Spiderman2 was decent, use of 3D was very good