Let's have a films thread.

[urban.spaceman]

6 minutes ago, HybridFox said:

A select few cinemas are showing Oppenheimer in 35mm print. One of my mates fancies going for this. For the film geeks, is it worth gambling over the potential experience of a digital format?

Abso****inglutely. This is Christopher Nolan we're talking about, one of the few directors working today who insist on shooting on film, who still does VFX the old (best) way. If you can stretch to it, find an IMAX screen near you. 

[leicsmac]

On 13/07/2023 at 10:20, leicsmac said:

 

Pumped to see both of these.

Just out of MI: Dead Reckoning, and it was very good.

[ozleicester]

The Bubble

30 mins too long and a bit silly, but an easy way to waste an evening

[marbles]

Nefarious

About a convicted killer getting a psychiatric evaluation the day of his scheduled execution.  During the evaluation, he tells the doctor that he is actually a demon.

 

Very engaging and entertaining.  

[Suzie the Fox]

8 minutes ago, marbles said:

Nefarious

About a convicted killer getting a psychiatric evaluation the day of his scheduled execution.  During the evaluation, he tells the doctor that he is actually a demon.

 

Very engaging and entertaining.  

Watched that the other week, good movie. 

[Samilktray]

On 15/07/2023 at 00:15, HybridFox said:

A select few cinemas are showing Oppenheimer in 35mm print. One of my mates fancies going for this. For the film geeks, is it worth gambling over the potential experience of a digital format?

Just booked tickets at the Phoenix for this 

[Górnik Leicester]

Finally got round to watching Asteroid City. I really enjoyed it; my wife less so.

 

As a previous poster said, it's left a little open to interpretation; but very interesting and perhaps even quite thought-provoking if you can look past the quirkiness and typical Anderson imagery.

[Daggers]

I’m Thinking of Ending Things

 

We got to the end and it prompted a discussion about physics and meta physics with the girl, bringing up references to Interstellar and The Shining. For that reason alone I’m rating it. I’ll be watching it a second time. 

[AKCJ]

Oppenheimer - brilliance.

[Daggers]

We’re all seeing Barbie, right?

[CosbehFox]

16 hours ago, Daggers said:

We’re all seeing Barbie, right?

Pretty good way to spend two hours as wel 

[Samilktray]

Oppenheimer is a very very good movie, might be Nolan’s best work 

[The Bear]

Over 3 hrs for a biopic is not what would have me rushing to the cinema, regardless of the director. 

[CosbehFox]

1 hour ago, The Bear said:

Over 3 hrs for a biopic is not what would have me rushing to the cinema, regardless of the director. 

Well it’s an utter remarkable story. Superb cinema this morning

[marbles]

2 hours ago, The Bear said:

Over 3 hrs for a biopic is not what would have me rushing to the cinema, regardless of the director. 

If it’s great, you won’t realize the run time.

[The Bear]

1 hour ago, CosbehFox said:

Well it’s an utter remarkable story. Superb cinema this morning

 

19 minutes ago, marbles said:

If it’s great, you won’t realize the run time.

My mate went to see it yesterday. Said it was far too long and was looking at his watch 45 mins in. Thought the film was underwhelming and had too many names and faces to keep track of. 

Edited 23 July 2023 by The Bear

[CosbehFox]

27 minutes ago, The Bear said:

 

My mate went to see it yesterday. Said it was far too long and was looking at his watch 45 mins in. Thought the film was underwhelming and had too many names and faces to keep track of. 

Actually thought it romped quickly until the last forty minutes. 
 

You’d struggle to get the main parts of the blokes life rapped up in 2 hours 

[Samilktray]

2 hours ago, The Bear said:

 

My mate went to see it yesterday. Said it was far too long and was looking at his watch 45 mins in. Thought the film was underwhelming and had too many names and faces to keep track of. 

Sounds like a problem with his attention span tbqh tell them to stop scrolling tiktok 

[urban.spaceman]

Oppenheimer was incredible. Beautiful, and devastating.

[Leicesterpool]

Christopher Nolan would be the perfect director for the next James Bond reboot. Trilogy of Bond films under him would be unique.

[marbles]

41 minutes ago, Leicesterpool said:

Christopher Nolan would be the perfect director for the next James Bond reboot. Trilogy of Bond films under him would be unique.

Well, it would start that way.

The first movie would be an awesome, realistic, unexplored origin story.

The second would be an overblown, but still great look at a battle against an iconic villain.

The third would be so ridiculous, and feature so many plot holes that you would swear it had to be written/directed by someone else.  

[The Bear]

13 hours ago, Samilktray said:

Sounds like a problem with his attention span tbqh tell them to stop scrolling tiktok 

Lol he's a big film buff, and had over 3000 DVDs in his collection back in the day. And I don't think he's ever watched a TikTok in his life! 

 

I think like a lot of middle aged people (he's the same age as me 45) we just don't get too excited nowadays by stuff and find most of it "meh". Grumpy old men I reckon 

[Ian Nacho]

Watched Bank of Dave last night. Your bog standard feel good story. Nothing special. 

[HybridFox]

Can't remember the last time we've had so many big films out around the same time.

 

Oppenheimer, Barbie, Mission Impossible, Indiana Jones, Transformers, Elemental

 

Great for cinema and as much as I love the Marvel films, it's quite refreshing to see other blockbusters stepping up to the plate 

[CosbehFox]

5 hours ago, HybridFox said:

Can't remember the last time we've had so many big films out around the same time.

 

Oppenheimer, Barbie, Mission Impossible, Indiana Jones, Transformers, Elemental

 

Great for cinema and as much as I love the Marvel films, it's quite refreshing to see other blockbusters stepping up to the plate 

Genuinely was good to see the cinema packed on Friday night 

Edited 25 July 2023 by CosbehFox