Magical Beasts and Where to Find ThemEddie Redmayne doing what he does best - full spectrum autistic genius.The Potter references are incidental. I started off resenting it for its Potter Pretences, but it grew on me.
Quote from: Chris S on 19 November, 2016, 09:53:18 pmMagical Beasts and Where to Find ThemEddie Redmayne doing what he does best - full spectrum autistic genius.The Potter references are incidental. I started off resenting it for its Potter Pretences, but it grew on me.ITYM "Fantastic Breasts* and Where To Find Them"* See: https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=70466.msg2099112#msg2099112
Quote from: Ruthie on 17 November, 2016, 08:16:57 pmQuote from: Hillbilly on 17 November, 2016, 01:29:56 pmQuote from: Wascally Weasel on 15 November, 2016, 05:18:15 pmArrival - intelligent and moving. Well worth a look.I endorse this message.(Tip: Don't go in thinking this is like Independence Day with smarts. It's more like an M. Night Shyamalan film before he turned to shite, in a sci fi setting. I found it strangely uplifting, if a little bit obvious towards the end. Although, like M. Night Shyamalan films, whether I say that in retrospect or not is a mystery).Saw it last night. Best film I've seen in ages. Loved it.We saw it together, with a friend. What struck me was watching Ruthie, whose body language was fixated. Me? I loved the film.
Quote from: Hillbilly on 17 November, 2016, 01:29:56 pmQuote from: Wascally Weasel on 15 November, 2016, 05:18:15 pmArrival - intelligent and moving. Well worth a look.I endorse this message.(Tip: Don't go in thinking this is like Independence Day with smarts. It's more like an M. Night Shyamalan film before he turned to shite, in a sci fi setting. I found it strangely uplifting, if a little bit obvious towards the end. Although, like M. Night Shyamalan films, whether I say that in retrospect or not is a mystery).Saw it last night. Best film I've seen in ages. Loved it.
Quote from: Wascally Weasel on 15 November, 2016, 05:18:15 pmArrival - intelligent and moving. Well worth a look.I endorse this message.(Tip: Don't go in thinking this is like Independence Day with smarts. It's more like an M. Night Shyamalan film before he turned to shite, in a sci fi setting. I found it strangely uplifting, if a little bit obvious towards the end. Although, like M. Night Shyamalan films, whether I say that in retrospect or not is a mystery).
Arrival - intelligent and moving. Well worth a look.
From Dusk Till DawnFboab helping me plug a gap in my film watching career with a major Tarantino omission it would seem. Goodness gracious!
Inside Out. Sort of Pixar does the Numskulls.
Quote from: Steph on 18 November, 2016, 12:12:06 amQuote from: Ruthie on 17 November, 2016, 08:16:57 pmQuote from: Hillbilly on 17 November, 2016, 01:29:56 pmQuote from: Wascally Weasel on 15 November, 2016, 05:18:15 pmArrival - intelligent and moving. Well worth a look.I endorse this message.(Tip: Don't go in thinking this is like Independence Day with smarts. It's more like an M. Night Shyamalan film before he turned to shite, in a sci fi setting. I found it strangely uplifting, if a little bit obvious towards the end. Although, like M. Night Shyamalan films, whether I say that in retrospect or not is a mystery).Saw it last night. Best film I've seen in ages. Loved it.We saw it together, with a friend. What struck me was watching Ruthie, whose body language was fixated. Me? I loved the film.I thought it was trite.Clearly I am a minority here- but not in 'Boro, where the stream of exit-ers from our Unlimited showing were all muttering about it not being a UFO movie like we wanted, but a fucking love story. Euch.
Amadeus, which has passed me by all these years. It's very good.
Suicide Squad; Another one I missed in the cinemas and they did an amazing job ruining that film.
Kim, you are very bad!
Hunger Games.Part of my 'Read the book then watch the film' adventure. The book and film have some similarities
