BFTD Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Hollow - a group of utterly detestable wankers die in a field. Much, much worse than it sounds. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Nobody (2021) Bob Odenkirk starts in this shoot-em-up written by Derek Kolstad, he of the John Wick movies. Indeed, this plays out as a kinda sub-JW movie with plenty of shooting and fighting. Even the movie poster is similar with BO's head surrounded by fists in the same way Keanu Reeves' head is surrounded by guns. There are about half a dozen LOL moments and BO is excellent. Apparently he went into training for 2 years in preparation for this film so that he could perform all of his own stunts. Christopher Lloyd plays his father and is also plenty trigger happy. It's all a bit silly in the end but there are worse ways to spend 95 minutes. There's a post credit scene. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 Thor Ragnarok. Watched the first two with the kids and wasn't that impressed with them. A bit dull, so I wasn't enthusiastic about this one. I was wrong, lots of fun, action and comedy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 Trainspotting and T2 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 I watched the original Ghost in the Shell and the 2017 live action remake. The original is justifiably a classic and can see tons of reference points in later anime. Very cool.The remake is actually not too bad. Too much attention on the casting of Scarlett Johansson who is tbf far and away the worst part of the movie imo. It’s visually stunning, the sound is superb and the action flows really well. A better lead actress and I would’ve really enjoyed this. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pub car king Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 On 11/07/2021 at 11:31, YER SISTERS YER MAW said: Fear Street Part 1 1994 This has a mix of your classic slasher movies with an added Stranger Things Vibe about it. It follows a group of teens who are forced to take on an evil force that has plauged their small town for centuries, after it causes a series of brutal slayings. A bit of 90's nostalgia but some of the characters were a tad annoying that I was almost rooting for the stalkers. It could have been much better but failed to deliver in areas. 6/10 Fear Street Part 2 1978 This prequel was much better, with much more gruesome bloodshed. It had a better cast too and the acting more believable. Sadie Sink shone in the main role. Also being set in a summer camp is a dream for any slasher type movie. It had a bit of Friday the 13th vibe going on. 8/10 This. Netflix have a real talent for making period pieces look right. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Kersey Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 (edited) Back to School 80s comedy starring Rodney Dangerfield as a zany and rich old guy who matriculates at university to be with his son. This has all the tropes of the frat house genre. Y'know, like jocks, nerds, naked girls in the shower, spoilsport tutors etc. Sam Kinison makes a memorable appearance as a crazed Vietnam vet. 8/10 Edited July 17, 2021 by Paul Kersey 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Living Dark (DVD) - a couple of spelunking brothers find a small hole that opens up into a mysterious cavern. Based on the old 'Ted the Caver' proto-Creepypasta. The original story was gripping mainly due to some claustrophobia-inducing descriptions of how potholers navigate their way through ludicrously tight tunnels. The film stays reasonably close to the original for the most part, including some teethgrinding caving scenes, but unfortunately the added resolution to the tale is a bit generic and seems likely to have been designed to remind the audience of The Descent. Worth a watch if the idea of being trapped underground makes your sphincter tighten like a drum. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smpar Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Just watched Midsommar. The most bizarre film I’ve ever seen, but enjoyable and had me fairly gripped the whole time. 2.5 hours usually feels like a drag for films but this felt just right. To be creeped out by a film set in broad daylight must be a sign of good writing and acting. 7.5/10. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YER SISTERS YER MAW Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Fear Street Part 3: 1666The final part of the trilogy. Goes back to the year it all started but finishes off in 1994. Some dodgy Irish accents but overall quite enjoyable. 7/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well fan for life Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Watch Filth last night. McAvoy is sensational. The film? No so much. Felt like it was quite entertaining to begin with but then I just kind of stopped caring halfway through. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flybhoy Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 1 hour ago, well fan for life said: Watch Filth last night. McAvoy is sensational. The film? No so much. Felt like it was quite entertaining to begin with but then I just kind of stopped caring halfway through. Imogen Poots is an absolute wid. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8MileBU Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 20 hours ago, smpar said: Just watched Midsommar. The most bizarre film I’ve ever seen, but enjoyable and had me fairly gripped the whole time. 2.5 hours usually feels like a drag for films but this felt just right. To be creeped out by a film set in broad daylight must be a sign of good writing and acting. 7.5/10. Is that film no just a bit of a twist on the Wicker Man? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detournement Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 I rewatched Ronin. It's classic 90s fare. De Niro, Sean Bean, Jean Reno and Stellan Skarsgaard all hamming it up and an absolutely ludicrous plot which boils down to four huge set pieces divided up by scenes of De Niro being cool as f**k. Pusher Nicholas Winding Refn's first movie about a Copenhagen drug dealer who does the usual of too much partying and gets too greedy and has to face the consequences. It was really good and built up incredible tension at the end. It's the first part of a trilogy so I'll need to watch the other two. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well fan for life Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 14 hours ago, Flybhoy said: Imogen Poots is an absolute wid. Not even that could save the latter part of the film, sadly. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie S Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 1 hour ago, Detournement said: I rewatched Ronin. It's classic 90s fare. De Niro, Sean Bean, Jean Reno and Stellan Skarsgaard all hamming it up and an absolutely ludicrous plot which boils down to four huge set pieces divided up by scenes of De Niro being cool as f**k. Pusher Nicholas Winding Refn's first movie about a Copenhagen drug dealer who does the usual of too much partying and gets too greedy and has to face the consequences. It was really good and built up incredible tension at the end. It's the first part of a trilogy so I'll need to watch the other two. Coincidently I rewatched Ronin last night too. John Frankenheimer is one of my favourite directors (check out Seconds), but this is no more than an efficient action film elevated by a decent cast and some good car chases. It’s not a great movie, but it’s certainly enjoyable. The two Pusher sequels are great too. This trilogy is probably Refn’s best work. Pusher reminded me of Scorsese’s Mean Streets - grittier and funnier than the flashy nihilism of Refn’s later works. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detournement Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 48 minutes ago, Frankie S said: Coincidently I rewatched Ronin last night too. John Frankenheimer is one of my favourite directors (check out Seconds), but this is no more than an efficient action film elevated by a decent cast and some good car chases. It’s not a great movie, but it’s certainly enjoyable. The two Pusher sequels are great too. This trilogy is probably Refn’s best work. Pusher reminded me of Scorsese’s Mean Streets - grittier and funnier than the flashy nihilism of Refn’s later works. Aye it only works because of the charisma of the cast especially Reno and De Niro. It's definitely a lot dafter than I remembered but that's probably due to being a teenager when I first saw it and more easily impressed. By comparison I watched a fair bit of Passengers last night with Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence. I think it's the first time I've ever watched a Pratt film and it was unbelievable how bad he was. Just an utter goon. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detournement Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 27 minutes ago, ThatBoyRonaldo said: An extraordinarily disappointing film. The premise is very good, but the film decides halfway through to just be a standard action movie set in space, completely forgettable. The bit where she starts hitting him with the crow bar is where it should get really interesting and dark. Instead Larry Fishburne appears as a magical negro and dies in time to allow Pratt to save the day and be redeemed to Lawrence. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SANTAN Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Training Day. 10/10 Watched it a bunch of times. Solidly in my top 5, maybe top 3. I still don't get the snail joke. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Midsommar (2019) dir. Ari Aster Rewatched again as my flatmate fancied it. What a gleefully demented movie. Florence Pugh is superb and Haxan Cloak does a great soundtrack. 8/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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