Uncle Scan Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 The Horseman Low budget Aussie film Brutal 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 (29) Black Panther 6/10 I feel duty bound to watch the vanguard films of our moment and probably this is the one for 2018 so despite my antipathy to the Marvel universe and and superheroes and all that shit in general I, your loyal serf, stumped up the money and went to the first screening of this. Errr, it’s not bad actually! I do believe we’re all essentially the same people regardless of race but it was actually nice not to have some loathsome big chinned Yankee jock or some slimy British theee-ayy-tarrr dork hamming it up in a big picture. So that’s a plus point. And it was a reasonably stylish film with nods to Hamlet (uncles, cousins, deaths, murder, etc), Throne Of Blood (warring tribes, soldiers), Game Of Thrones (just watch), recent Star Wars (aerial combat, too much happening in the conclusion), Bond (there’s a Q, plus the casino scene is very Skyfall) and The Lion King (a positive, if homogenous, Africa) Shit and I just read the main bad guy is Wallace from The Wire, he’s grown up to be pretty sexy! Makes sense - this is directed by the guy who did Fruitvale Station, that had him in the lead, right, right, all coming together. Politically, while on the surface it’s a positive and powerful representation of black people in modern cinema, I think there are debatable undercurrents that seem to suggest that centrism is the way forward, that hereditary power is real power, and a bunch of other stuff that I won’t go into. The ending is utterly predictable and a little bit trite but there are good bits along the way. (cinema) -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pittsburgh phil Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Watched Pale Rider the other night (ITV4 I think?)Good western with a supernatural element, and as usual Clint Eastwood did his thing as the deadly preacher who appears after a ruthless fat tycoon type turns up with his family and some US Marshalls on his payroll.There was a bit of a fruity scene where a 14 y/o girl begs him to take her virginity (he declined), and also a young (and slim!) Chris Penn. Who tries to rape the girl. Anyway, well worth a watch if you haven't seen it.7/10. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilostmyself Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Black Panther (Cinema)Really enjoyed this, definitely a cut above the standard superhero films even if it does follow some of the same predictable structures.I thought they did a great job of creating the world of Wakanda and the characters around Black Panther. Decent baddie too.7.5/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Room (Film 4) Wow. Astonishing stuff. Can't remember the last time I was so engaged with a film. Can't believe it's taken me so long to see it! 9/10 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Black Panther was alright. Really enjoyed the first half of it but I gave less and less of a shit as the movie went on after that. Would probably go 6/10. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichtie78 Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Drive. Enjoyed this, Ryan Gosling is cool as f**k and the soundtrack was brilliant too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Get out Pretty underwhelming, tbh. Read rakes of great reviews for it but had guessed the plot as soon as you see the maid, and there wasn't a single twist you don't see coming. Standard thoughtless horror that relies entirely on racial undertones to explain an absolutely dreadful plot. Superb acting by the lead is the only reason it's watchable at all. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Brees Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Get out Pretty underwhelming, tbh. Read rakes of great reviews for it but had guessed the plot as soon as you see the maid, and there wasn't a single twist you don't see coming. Standard thoughtless horror that relies entirely on racial undertones to explain an absolutely dreadful plot. Superb acting by the lead is the only reason it's watchable at all. And his mate is funny, hated the film though, a huge big bag of shite. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 10 minutes ago, Drew Brees said: And his mate is funny, hated the film though, a huge big bag of shite. A Lidl bag? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Brees Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 A Lidl bag? Farmfoods, always farmfoods. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tongue_tied_danny Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Suburbicon Watchable but nothing special. 5/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Brokeback Mountain (DVD) 7/10. A love story that starts at a languid pace and doesn't really increase that, even though it's set across 20 years. The first half of the film is set across a single year as well, meaning the last 19 years are squeezed in to the second half. Despite that it doesn't feel as though they whizz along. Lovely landscapes abound, especially in scenes that take place on the eponymous mountain. It's a tale that wasn't really ever going to have a happy ending, and shows how love can be great but also pretty terrible. The scene near the end at the edge of the lake, when Jack and Ennis are about to leave, sums this up perfectly, with Jack lamenting that so much of his life has been thrown away on waiting to see Ennis and how he blames his love for Ennis for derailing his life. We see that whilst their love for each other is strong, even across 20 years, it does leave casualties behind, most notably themselves, but also their partners, with Ennis ending up divorced from his wife and ruining another relationship with a waitress, while Jack seemingly grows more distant from his wife and later admits to a relationship with another woman. We also learn later that he had a relationship with the women's husband as well. I suppose a lot of the film is about being true to yourself, as we see both Jack and Ennis struggle with things, such as Jack staying silent at his obnoxious father in law for a long time (until he memorably snaps in an amusing scene). Ennis, with the last scene, encapsulates this nicely when his daughter invites him to his wedding, and whilst he initially expresses doubt due to work commitments, he decides he will be there and will quit his job if necessary. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Black Panther (Cinema) 7/10. Solid Marvel film. Wakanda was depicted fantastically on screen, both physically and in terms of their outlook and way of life. I liked how many of the peoples still wore traditional garb yet had mad advanced technology. Great use of colours as well. The first scene at the waterfall, when T'Challa ascends to the kingship, is a great example, with the various tribes all outfitted in tribal colours (the lad with the lip disc in his green suit is most memorable!). I can see why folk say this film sags a little in the second half. The first half is excellent and whizzes by, and does a great job of really letting us know about Wakanda and the Black Panther itself, as well as T'Challa as a man. After his fight with Killmonger though it does drop a bit, with things being rushed towards the end, and Killmonger become more contrived as a bad guy instead of advancing his pretty valid point in a better manner. That tribe suddenly supporting Killmonger as well, even when he was doing some bad shit, was a bit off as well. The final fight between T'Challa and Killmonger was frankly a bit w**k and too CGI-ey for my liking. Still, we all knew T'Challa would end up as king, given the events of Civil War and the trailers for Infinity War. Be interesting to see what happens with Wakanda sharing their technology Anyway, good film, definitely worth a watch. Great soundtrack as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbitterandgrumpy Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 On 01/01/2018 at 23:36, jimmy boo said: The Guard Brendan Gleeson plays a smalltown Irish cop who doesn't give a f**k.....apart from with prostitutes. FBI agent Don Cheadle arrives to investigate a drug smuggling operation. Great wee low budget film played for laughs..........8/10. Excellent film. Brendan Gleeson's attitude . . . he just couldn't care less. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 That guy with the lip disc in Black Panther looked ridiculous. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooky Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 (edited) Call Me By Your Name (cinema) Fantastic film that really deserves its award nominations. Also quite relatable in parts (minus the Italian sunshine) and the speech by Michael Stuhlbarg near the end really got to me. Also I thought it was quite good how the ending basically forces you to watch the credits! I would certainly recommend watching! 9/10 Edited February 16, 2018 by Sooky 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pittsburgh phil Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Excellent film. Brendan Gleeson's attitude . . . he just couldn't care less. Brendan Gleeson must be one of my favourite actors. Never a bad performance despite the quality of the material he has to work with sometimes sometimes.Gleeson>>Neeson. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbitterandgrumpy Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 5 hours ago, pittsburgh phil said: Brendan Gleeson must be one of my favourite actors. Never a bad performance despite the quality of the material he has to work with sometimes sometimes. Gleeson>>Neeson. Can't remember seeing him in a bad film. Correct me if you want. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Brees Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Can't remember seeing him in a bad film. Correct me if you want. Smurfs 2(nowhere near as good as the 1st one). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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