Let's have a films thread.

[rico]

The Babysitter on Netflix 7/10

 

 

[Stadt]

The Last Jedi was disappointing, awful script and too much contrived comedy. Some redeeming set pieces in the second half but it’s a shame it’s so mediocre. 

[m4DD0gg]

Can't wait for ready player one. Apparently it is very different to the book which is a but disappointing but I'm sure it will still be awesome. 

[Suzie the Fox]

Watched the new Blade Runner movie last night ... its rated really high on IMDB but tbh it lasted way too long and had no where near enough action.. was very dissapointed. Suzies rating maybe 5.5/10.

 

However in Croatia last week we went to see Star Wars 4D and that was super good. Not sure if it felt better since your seat was moving and stuff but was a really good experience. 

[Guest seanfox778]

The Greatest Showman - 9/10 

 

Fantastic stuff if you like musicals, you leave the cinema in a very uplifted mood. 

Edited 13 January 2018 by seanfox778

[The Blur]

On 13/01/2018 at 19:00, seanfox778 said:

The Greatest Showman - 9/10 

 

Fantastic stuff if you like musicals, you leave the cinema in a very uplifted mood. 

 

 

How much singing is involved? 

[Legend_in_blue]

Jigsaw.

 

Poor.  It's game over for this franchise imo.

[urban.spaceman]

56 minutes ago, Legend_in_blue said:

Jigsaw.

 

Poor.  It's game over for this franchise imo.

It was game over for the Saw franchise at Saw 1. Fantastic small film, brilliant cast, mind blowing twists and something that felt genuinely fresh at the time.

 

Nobody had the brains to tell them about the law of deminishing returns. (Though Saw 2 had an amazing twist). Nothing ever lived up to it again.

[Webbo]

I saw Justice League yesterday. Not bad at all. Crikey that Gal Gadot looks good in her costume. 

[Guest seanfox778]

3 hours ago, The Blur said:

 

 

How much singing is involved? 

I’d say there’s about 8 main songs but with a good portion of regular dialogue also. It’s not like Les Misérables where they sing every line.

[Webbo]

Three billboards. Quite a sad but really good and original film. I'm sure it'll win some awards.

[Samilktray]

The new Jumanji is a thoroughly enjoyable movie, 9/10 

[Guest]

2 hours ago, Samilktray said:

The new Jumanji is a thoroughly enjoyable movie, 9/10 

 

But not sure I can watch it with Robin williams dead.

[Jimothy]

2 minutes ago, FIF said:

 

But not sure I can watch it with Robin williams dead.

Don't worry, he's not in it.

[winteriscoming]

Anyone seen darkest hour? Garry oldman tipped to win an oscar as churchill. 

[MC Prussian]

Heard only good things about Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.

 

Also this one:

 

Edited 18 January 2018 by MC Prussian

[MC Prussian]

And a movie about the Best Worst Movie ever made ("The Room"):

 

[Webbo]

12 minutes ago, MC Prussian said:

Heard only good things about One Billboard Outside Ebbing, Missouri.

 

Also this one:

 

three billboards.

[MC Prussian]

2 minutes ago, Webbo said:

three billboards.

Thank god I got the rest correct at the first time of asking.

 

No, that's not a movie title.

[Webbo]

1 hour ago, MC Prussian said:

Thank god I got the rest correct at the first time of asking.

 

No, that's not a movie title.

Watch the film, its a great story.

[VinceNoir]

Three billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri is amazing. One of the best I’ve seen in a long time. 

[The Doctor]

The Darkest Hour was nearly fantastic, until the very end with that speech, they got the inflections so very, very wrong (in particular putting the emphasis on surrender, rather than where he actually put it - on never). Sort of cocked it up ending wrongly.

[Webbo]

The Last Jedi- I'm not a Star Wars fanboy but I enjoyed it, not sure what all the criticism was about.

[Alf Bentley]

Very mixed feelings about "The Darkest Hour".

 

Brilliant performance from Gary Oldman as Churchill, very good from Kristin Scott Thomas as Mrs. C, some good tension and atmosphere, but....

 

Most of the other characters, from Chamberlain and Halifax to Attlee and King George VI were cardboard cutouts, either cartoonish devious baddies interested only in doing Churchill down or lily-livered cowards wanting only to wave a white flag. Not only did a lot of the characters lack credibility, so did some of the scenes (notably the scene with all the salt-of-the-earth folk on the tube) and some of the plot (the King was supposedly wanting to do a deal with Hitler, then was so impressed by Churchill he did a complete volte-face?!)....that stuff was on the level of a soap opera or crap feelgood family entertainment. 

 

Maybe I'm barking up the wrong tree and being too serious in expecting a better depiction of Churchill's predicament? But it was a really interesting subject - him dealing with a desperate situation and potential defeat. So why not do it justice by giving a bit more subtlety and realism to the other characters and avoid the bollocks on the tube and with the King? It was like a B-movie, but with a couple of brilliant individual performances in the middle of it. 

Edited 21 January 2018 by Alf Bentley

[Guest MattP]

I was looking forward to The Darkest Hour, going on Wednesday - already worried about the tube scene. Sounds ludicrous.