Author Topic: What was the last film you watched? (Read 950427 times)

Pickled Onion · « **Reply #3100 on:** 18 March, 2013, 10:59:50 am »

Lawless

That was quite good. There were a few moments of "why on earth did they..." but that's presumably because it's based on real events. Excellent visuals and soundtrack too.

Pickled Onion · « **Reply #3101 on:** 18 March, 2013, 11:15:36 am »

On The Road

Oh dear, what a shame. I've been trying to work out why it was so crap. Yes, we all know the characters in the book were based on real people, but Kerouac used those characters to write a cracking good story. The makers of the film seem to have turned that round and made a biopic about those actual people, with what we know about them now, using the pseudonyms from the book. Oh and adding 20 random sex scenes does not make it any more interesting.

tiermat · « **Reply #3102 on:** 19 March, 2013, 04:52:31 pm »

The Amazing Spiderman.

Denis Leary dies, Rhys Ifans gets sent to jail and the guy who looks like he should be in Twilight Saga, but isn't, turns out to be spidey...

It was ok, not brilliant, just ok, and better than previous attempts.

Wascally Weasel · « **Reply #3103 on:** 19 March, 2013, 05:48:50 pm »

Quote from: Pickled Onion on 18 March, 2013, 10:59:50 am

Lawless

That was quite good. There were a few moments of "why on earth did they..." but that's presumably because it's based on real events. Excellent visuals and soundtrack too.

I saw it in the cinema - I felt the film was overly long and wasn't all that impressed with Shia Unspellable-Surname's acting but overall ok. The soundtrack was great though.

Hillbilly · « **Reply #3104 on:** 20 March, 2013, 10:24:38 pm »

The Master. A recent film by PT Anderson. Had the typically slow, intense feel I get from most of his films. Another tale of a dominating, older central character who uses manipulation and force of character to accrue power and influence. This time based loosely on Ron L Hubbard and his cult. If you like There Will Be Blood, this film is for you (as it was for me).

andrewc · « **Reply #3105 on:** 20 March, 2013, 10:53:37 pm »

Quote from: TimO on 16 March, 2013, 03:54:59 pm

Priest, which I think was better than its critical reception implied. The imagery and footography was certainly impressive, but the storyline and characters were a bit predictable.

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The fact that the hero was rescuing his daughter, rather than niece, was hardly a surprise, and neither was the behaviour of the ruling Clergy. The vampires were a little different from the somewhat superstitious ones which have been popular in more recent vampire films, being more like an extreme biological development of man rather than something with a mystical basis.

In some respects a bit of light humour may have helped, but I can see why it would have rather clashed with the very devoted and strict mannerisms of the priests.

The priests are very much like the clerics in Equilibrium, but there the similarities fade, the stories otherwise largely being quite different.

The slightly extended ending, which is on the Extras part of the Bluray disc, was probably better in places, with the other Clerics standing up to the chief Cleric bod, although the part with him saying goodbye to his daughter didn't really add anything, and was excessively sentimental.

Overall I think it was well done, and worth seeing for the cinematography. They could have been a bit more original with some of the ideas, but what's been done is impressive, just lacking originality, too much of what's shown having been done before, not always better, but this new version isn't always distinct enough. A shame really, with the money they clearly spent on it, it could have been a very successful blockbuster with a more carefully written and thought out script.

Oh, not this Priest, which was rather good, but lacked vampires..

Littlesox · « **Reply #3106 on:** 21 March, 2013, 10:25:16 pm »

Just watched Skyfall on DVD.

Mini review :

Daniel Craig looks old and craggy (but still in very good shape)
New Q ? ...... episode of Spooks
Didn't recognise Albert Finney ?
What a way to treat a DB5
Let me get this right - 6 blokes with Hechler & Coch autos on rapid fire miss Bond with every shot, and he then picks them off one by one with his Walther
Ah, Judie Dench....bless

James Bond will return.

There you go, save yourselves 2 hours.

Byronius Maximus · « **Reply #3107 on:** 21 March, 2013, 11:04:42 pm »

Watched Side Effects last night. It got a little far fetched and some things didn't make much sense towards the end, but thought it was pretty good overall.

Also saw Primer earlier in the week after a recommendation from a friend. It made my brain hurt.

Asterix, the former Gaul. · « **Reply #3108 on:** 22 March, 2013, 07:43:47 am »

Funeral in Berlin, excellent cold war, period piece, set, strangely enough in early 60's Berlin. As a film perhaps not as good as The Ipcress File.

Skyfall? Yes rubbish, but I enjoyed it. Just don't take it seriously and you'll be fine.

Kim · « **Reply #3109 on:** 22 March, 2013, 10:53:47 pm »

Tremors 4: The Legend Begins.

Low-budget cheese prequel that doesn't disappoint. In fact, it totally holds up.

Big guns, beans, one-liners, CAKE, Brooks saddles, slack chains *and* belts, steam engines, more beans and badly-timed tea. I'm convinced a YACFer had their hand in the script.

andrewc · « **Reply #3110 on:** 22 March, 2013, 11:35:21 pm »

Quote from: Kim on 22 March, 2013, 10:53:47 pm

Tremors 4: The Legend Begins.

Low-budget cheese prequel that doesn't disappoint. In fact, it totally holds up.

Big guns, beans, one-liners, CAKE, Brooks saddles, slack chains *and* belts, steam engines, more beans and badly-timed tea. I'm convinced a YACFer had their hand in the script.

Beans, tea, CAKE, one liners, big guns........... sounds like the sort of breakfast we _should_ have been enjoying tomorrow in Banbury...... those survivors that were not being treated for frostbite & hypothermia......

citoyen · « **Reply #3111 on:** 23 March, 2013, 08:22:44 am »

Quote from: Littlesox on 21 March, 2013, 10:25:16 pm

Let me get this right - 6 blokes with Hechler & Coch autos on rapid fire miss Bond with every shot, and he then picks them off one by one with his Walther

See my earlier comments on Midnight Run. I find myself increasingly annoyed by this kind of thing in Hollywood movies. Yes, I know it's only meant to be stupid entertainment, but ffs!

citoyen · « **Reply #3112 on:** 23 March, 2013, 08:25:38 am »

Quote from: jo on 13 March, 2013, 10:33:52 pm

Now that's how I like my feelgood movies - a cause worth fighting for, pantomime baddies and some classic Barbara Castle moments.

Makes me wish Barbara Castle was a character in more films. Played by Miranda Richardson, of course.

Asterix, the former Gaul. · « **Reply #3113 on:** 23 March, 2013, 10:38:18 am »

Quote from: citoyen on 23 March, 2013, 08:22:44 am

Quote from: Littlesox on 21 March, 2013, 10:25:16 pm
Let me get this right - 6 blokes with Hechler & Coch autos on rapid fire miss Bond with every shot, and he then picks them off one by one with his Walther

See my earlier comments on Midnight Run. I find myself increasingly annoyed by this kind of thing in Hollywood movies. Yes, I know it's only meant to be stupid entertainment, but ffs!

Your problems are that you care what a 'Hechler & Coch' and 'Walther' is. Worse still you can identify them and apparently know their qualities! That's worrying

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citoyen · « **Reply #3114 on:** 23 March, 2013, 02:36:26 pm »

No, you're confusing me with Littlesox. I only know enough about guns to know that six trained men armed with automatic weapons will have much better odds of hitting their target than a lone gunman armed with a small pistol.

Perhaps my problem is that I've been on the firing range a few times, so I know how hard it is to hit a stationary target from 50yds with a powerful rifle with decent sights, even when you're not being shot at yourself and have all the time you want to take aim.

I don't expect realism from Hollywood but I don't like being treated like an imbecile either.

d.

clarion · « **Reply #3115 on:** 23 March, 2013, 02:42:20 pm »

Quote from: asterix on 23 March, 2013, 10:38:18 am

Quote from: citoyen on 23 March, 2013, 08:22:44 am
Quote from: Littlesox on 21 March, 2013, 10:25:16 pm
Let me get this right - 6 blokes with Hechler & Coch autos on rapid fire miss Bond with every shot, and he then picks them off one by one with his Walther

See my earlier comments on Midnight Run. I find myself increasingly annoyed by this kind of thing in Hollywood movies. Yes, I know it's only meant to be stupid entertainment, but ffs!

Your problems are that you care what a 'Hechler & Coch' and 'Walther' is. Worse still you can identify them and apparently know their qualities! That's worrying .

I hate to be the bangstick pedant here, but it is Heckler & Koch.

mrcharly-YHT · « **Reply #3116 on:** 23 March, 2013, 03:12:20 pm »

Quote from: clarion on 23 March, 2013, 02:42:20 pm

Quote from: asterix on 23 March, 2013, 10:38:18 am
Quote from: citoyen on 23 March, 2013, 08:22:44 am
Quote from: Littlesox on 21 March, 2013, 10:25:16 pm
Let me get this right - 6 blokes with Hechler & Coch autos on rapid fire miss Bond with every shot, and he then picks them off one by one with his Walther

See my earlier comments on Midnight Run. I find myself increasingly annoyed by this kind of thing in Hollywood movies. Yes, I know it's only meant to be stupid entertainment, but ffs!

Your problems are that you care what a 'Hechler & Coch' and 'Walther' is. Worse still you can identify them and apparently know their qualities! That's worrying .

I hate to be the bangstick pedant here, but it is Heckler & Koch.

I thought he was carrying a Glock

clarion · « **Reply #3117 on:** 23 March, 2013, 03:23:22 pm »

I can't comment on the specifics in the film, I just knew that company name.

However, depressingly, there is an Internet Movie Firearms Database, with an entry for Skyfall

Seems that, while Bond has his usual Walther PPK/S, he does use someone else's Glock 17 at some point

citoyen · « **Reply #3118 on:** 23 March, 2013, 03:32:38 pm »

Quote from: clarion on 23 March, 2013, 02:42:20 pm

I hate to be the bangstick pedant here, but it is Heckler & Koch.

I was pretending I didn't know that.

Dinamo · « **Reply #3119 on:** 23 March, 2013, 09:39:05 pm »

Monsters

Recorded last night on Film4 just watched it.
A SciFi adventure on a journey through alien infested Mexico, by Gareth Edwards.

IMO ......... Brilliant

Kim · « **Reply #3120 on:** 23 March, 2013, 11:05:12 pm »

That Hitchikers Guide To The Galaxy film (currently in iPlayer). I didn't think much of it the first time round, but it's all in the visual details rather than the characters, and as such it grows on you with a second viewing.

her_welshness · « **Reply #3121 on:** 24 March, 2013, 03:45:37 pm »

We watched Prometheus last night. Looked beautiful, great cast but there were so many plot-holes that it made it quite 2-Dimensional and clunky. It actually started to pick up around 20 minutes before the end. I don't think it was all that bad, but it was frustrating that there was real promise to this film and that it was wasted

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #3122 on:** 24 March, 2013, 06:34:07 pm »

Winter's Bone. Jennifer Lawrence was excellent.

Hillbilly · « **Reply #3123 on:** 25 March, 2013, 07:38:40 am »

Ted.

Couple of laugh out moments, couple of wry smiles. Which for a modern comedy is a pretty good payback, even if it is filled with film cliches and tropes. With added Sam Jones (if you don't know who Sam Jones is, then shame on you).

Pity the bear is voiced by Seth McFarlane. He should be committed for crimes against humanity for his TV "comedy" Family Guy.

tiermat · « **Reply #3124 on:** 25 March, 2013, 08:03:51 am »

Quote from: Hillbilly on 25 March, 2013, 07:38:40 am

Pity the bear is voiced by Seth McFarlane. He should be committed for crimes against humanity for his TV "comedy" Family Guy.

The whole film is a Seth McFarlane production.

FWIW I find there are two types of people in this world, those that get Family Guy and those that don't. Same with American Dad and Robot Chicken. I get Family Guy and Robot Chicken, but can't stand American Dad.

Last night watch RED, again. I love that film for what it is, just pure, stupid, unadultarated trash.