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I think Natural Born Killers has made more of a U-turn in my opinion than any other film. Loved it when I was young. Watched it again recently and thought it was terrible. It's just unpleasant. Tarantino was right to denounce it.

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Back when I was a teenage edgelord, I used to make it my mission to see films that the censors didn't want me to, but somehow I never bothered with Natural Born Killers. It all just looked and sounded a bit shit.

Bit of a dated thought considering all he's done since, but it was also risible to contemplate Woody from Cheers as a serial killer back in the mid-Nineties.

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19 minutes ago, BFTD said:

Back when I was a teenage edgelord, I used to make it my mission to see films that the censors didn't want me to, but somehow I never bothered with Natural Born Killers. It all just looked and sounded a bit shit.

Bit of a dated thought considering all he's done since, but it was also risible to contemplate Woody from Cheers as a serial killer back in the mid-Nineties.

Try watching Cheers back while imagining Woody is a serial killer. There's a reason why you rarely see any of Sam's conquests again...

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1 hour ago, Small Bovine Maisonette said:

I think Natural Born Killers has made more of a U-turn in my opinion than any other film. Loved it when I was young. Watched it again recently and thought it was terrible. It's just unpleasant. Tarantino was right to denounce it.

 

36 minutes ago, BFTD said:

Back when I was a teenage edgelord, I used to make it my mission to see films that the censors didn't want me to, but somehow I never bothered with Natural Born Killers. It all just looked and sounded a bit shit.

Bit of a dated thought considering all he's done since, but it was also risible to contemplate Woody from Cheers as a serial killer back in the mid-Nineties.

The spree is entertaining because it's visually interesting especially the sitcom parts but when they get into the prison with Harvey Keitel as governor and the Woody Harrelson character gets to talk pish at length it lost me a bit. 

Tacking on all the stuff at the end with Rodney King, OJ, Tonya Harding and the Menedez twins seemed like a last minute effort to provide a moral for the story. 

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Dune - Cinema 8/10

Loved it, I was really caught up in the visuals though and how it just felt like how I'd imagined Dune while reading it, the whole film flew by and I can't wait for part two.
Oscar Isaac was great, Rebecca Ferguson stole the show and I maybe wasn't too convinced by Chalamets pouting.
I wonder if you haven't read the book though whether it would be clear as to what's going on so maybe turning it into 3 films rather than 2 and taking more time to build up to the betrayal/attack would have been better or more satisfying.

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Dune. On a massive screen and sound system that rattled my intestines.
Loved it. Could sit in a cinema all day watching Villeneuve’s films. Only let down was that I couldn’t get a cup of tea as the Costa was shut.


I think part of the reason I wasn't keen on Dune was that there was a horrible hissing noise coming from one side so I spent the first chunk trying to position one of my earphones so that it blocked the noise out without blocking all sound to that ear. Then I obviously had an earphone in so wasn't totally immersed. It was a real trial tbh.
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I saw Last Night in Soho and absolutely loved it. Thought the whole thing unfolded really cleverly in a hella exciting and brutal (physically and psychologically) way.

It tries to tell a story of three timely themes - mental health issues, sexual assault and nostalgia - and does the latter two really well but the first maybe not so much. It's a fine depiction but felt more of a plot device than anything else. I suppose if you take it out and add more fantasy elements then you've got something a bit more generic so you're as well keeping it in but it was imo the weakest parts of the film.

I thought its ability to portray nostalgia and perspectives was wonderful though. A welcome voice both irl and in the modern cinema.

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On 05/11/2021 at 13:01, accies1874 said:

I saw Last Night in Soho and absolutely loved it. Thought the whole thing unfolded really cleverly in a hella exciting and brutal (physically and psychologically) way.

It tries to tell a story of three timely themes - mental health issues, sexual assault and nostalgia - and does the latter two really well but the first maybe not so much. It's a fine depiction but felt more of a plot device than anything else. I suppose if you take it out and add more fantasy elements then you've got something a bit more generic so you're as well keeping it in but it was imo the weakest parts of the film.

I thought its ability to portray nostalgia and perspectives was wonderful though. A welcome voice both irl and in the modern cinema.

Great film.  Last ever film for both Diana Rigg and Margaret Nolan.

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On 31/10/2021 at 23:29, BFTD said:

As Bond is still coming up, I just noticed that Casino Royale the the #1 Bond film on the IMdB. Can't say I'd argue with that. Two other Craig films in the top 5 too.

https://screenrant.com/james-bond-best-movies-imdb-casino-royale-goldfinger/

Delving into Bond's past and him being emotionally tied to the story, and the films not just being about guns, gadgets and girls made them better, Licence to Kill was tremendous and imo still holds up to this day whereas both connery and moores ones, while watchable, are tough to pick first given the repetitiveness of them all, 

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Eternals- some immortal superheroes from space in CGI action. 

Was ok. The action scenes were disappointing but the CGI was pretty good for recreating historical locations, which were the best bits imo. 

Even by MCU standards the plot was a bit silly and the characters really 2d, probably because there were too many. Some of the comic relief was good though and i think that saved it from being a DC style turkey. 

6/10 - just. 

 

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On 07/11/2021 at 15:39, coprolite said:

Eternals- some immortal superheroes from space in CGI action. 

Was ok. The action scenes were disappointing but the CGI was pretty good for recreating historical locations, which were the best bits imo. 

Even by MCU standards the plot was a bit silly and the characters really 2d, probably because there were too many. Some of the comic relief was good though and i think that saved it from being a DC style turkey. 

6/10 - just. 

 

I thought Richard Madden was barely 1D TBH, and that wasn't solely down to the writing

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Suspiria (1977) dir. Dario Argento

Good stuff. Appreciate the heightened and intense colours to create a fucked fairytale quality to everything. Everything feels so uncomfortable from the opening minute. I've seen criticisms of the plot but I've no real issue with sacrificing a plot for vibes even if the ending is pretty so-so.

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Risky Business

There was f**k all on TV last night so I blindly reached into my DVD cupboard and pulled out this classic 80s teen comedy.

A fresh faced Tom Cruise plays a high school kid who rattles a gas cooker and then finds himself on a pretty steep learning curve when he falls foul of her psycho pimp.

A very entertaining film. A good blend of humour and drama. The Tangerine Dream soundtrack adds to the atmosphere. Oh, and Rebbeca De Mornay is smoking hot as the escort/love interest.

8/10

 

 

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8 hours ago, NotThePars said:

Suspiria (1977) dir. Dario Argento

Good stuff. Appreciate the heightened and intense colours to create a fucked fairytale quality to everything. Everything feels so uncomfortable from the opening minute. I've seen criticisms of the plot but I've no real issue with sacrificing a plot for vibes even if the ending is pretty so-so.

Dario Argento's entire career can basically be summed up as sacrificing plot for vibes!  :lol:  The ending of Suspiria is one of the few films that actually put the shits up me a little. Very much recommended. I appreciated what they were trying to do with the remake, but it didn't hit the target for me. I think my favourite of his films is probably Phenomena.

Argento's career is also responsible for me feeling like I'm about to murder someone whenever I put on a pair of gloves.

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On 27/09/2021 at 09:58, BFTD said:

Jaws (cinema) - an innocent shark is accused of murder after a young woman is killed by a rogue bunch of crabs on the New England shoreline.

Really enjoying seeing classic films on the big screen at the moment. Jaws was my favourite film as a wee boy, and the same goes for my son, so a good time was had by all. What I didn't expect was how involving it was, despite having seen it literally dozens of times in the house, and I was so wrapped up in the story that I'd forgotten about Quint's fate until it was actually happening, and it was every bit as unpleasant as the first time round. It really can't be overstated quite how good that film is; an absolute masterpiece of tension.

There's just no comparison between watching these films at home or in the cinema, by the way.

This is teh best thing I've seen all day.

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