What film did you watch last night?

Vonhelmet said:
The thing is when you watch Requiem For A Dream so much of it is taken up in the style - the fast editing. It is unsettling because it is unsettled, so to speak. It is about a loss of control in the face of addiction, and so the editing presents things as frantic and chaotic. Now that's great, but it means that there is an element of style over substance. I still think the substance of Requiem is sound, and it is horrible and bleak and all the rest of it, but nevertheless a large chunk of the effect comes from the style. Personally I think it's a bit hard to watch it without being caught up in looking at it from a production point of view, particularly when that is a chief selling point of the film and what everyone tells you about, so then you're watching "the film" rather than watching the film, if you get what I mean.
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I think that's a very good assessment and I agree entirely. I absolutely love the style of Requiem for that exact reason, how the production conveys the message as much as the story. A reason why Aronofsky is one of my favourite directors :)
 
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.
Had no intention of watching this, but the trailer promoted pretty zombie slaying action with martial arts thrown in. Sold?



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Ok, at first i was like "ah this looks dumb, haha" but then the girls starting pulling out knives while still wearing their dresses and stuff and i was like "Oh...OH! I am ALL for THAT!"
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Anyway, It ended up actually being alright. It is completely silly and you should switch off your brain for it. A parody of P&P book was published back in 2009 it seems, which is what this film is based on. Some decent humour throughout, and enough to keep most tastes interested. A solid 6.5/10 is what it deserves I think.
 
Central Intelligence (2016) - 6/10

Silly and daft, but also funny, entertaining and enjoyable to watch, thanks to the strong chemistry between the leads and their comedic characters.

The plot is nothing special and some of the moral scenes are laid on a bit too thick, but otherwise, it’s fun to watch with well put together action scenes.
 
Vonhelmet said:
I watched Shame. It's about a sex addict, played by Michael Fassbender, and it's also got Carey Mulligan in it as well as his sister who crashes at his apartment. It's directed by Steve McQueen (of 12 Years a Slave fame, not the great escaper).

I'm not sure what to make of it. It reminded me at times of American Psycho or Requiem For A Dream, though it wasn't as light hearted as either, improbable as that sounds. I thought the bleakness of his life was well portrayed, and Fassbender is excellent, as you would expect. I found the pacing a bit uneven, but hey ho.
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Requiem light hearted? Not compared to any film I've seen including shame.
 
sbweightman said:
Central Intelligence (2016) - 6/10

Silly and daft, but also funny, entertaining and enjoyable to watch, thanks to the strong chemistry between the leads and their comedic characters.

The plot is nothing special and some of the moral scenes are laid on a bit too thick, but otherwise, it’s fun to watch with well put together action scenes.
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I thought it wasn't that good but some people really like it, Kermode loves it! I guess it's not my kind of humour.
 
I have quite high hopes for Central Intelligence. The two are doing a lot of promoting for it and they seem to have a blast together. I can often enjoy things that some people think are just silly...
 
2 Films at the cinema... Not ideal but we couldn't decide on 1 so did two! REBELS....

Independance day 2 - retardation 5/10
Pretty naff, brain off then take out brain, then stamp on brain to make sure.
Bret spiner stole it for me, everyone else makes me wanna face palm.

Me Before You 7/10

Id like to tell you about this film but unfortunately all i can remember is Emilia Clarkes eyebrows literally stealing every single scene in the film. THey should get an Oscar... I don't even know what day it is... Eyebrows... Eyebrows. They are mesmerizing.
Film was alright. Complete chick flick with mild humour.

http://i.imgur.com/SAzsQgA.mp4 its like somone is making a garrys mod project with her face !
 
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stewski said:
Requiem light hearted? Not compared to any film I've seen including shame.
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Content wise, no. Style wise, yes. The editing overshadows the content. It's an exercise in film making first and foremost, rather than one of story telling, and it's less impactful as a result.
 
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I watched All The President's Men this evening. It was good, though I found it hard to follow. I think it probably didn't help that Watergate isn't something I was alive to see, so I didn't have the knowledge that goes with that. Maybe I'm just not very good at following this sort of film :p
 
Vonhelmet said:
Content wise, no. Tonally, yes. The editing overshadows the content.
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Can't say I'd agree that the content is overshadowed. As film's go, requiem is (by some margin) better than shame imho. That said I try not to over analyse the film making techniques and concentrate on just experiencing the film as an audience member (at least on the first viewing). Also the soundtrack is outstanding in requiem.
 
The soundtrack is great, yes.

And I agree that Shame is not as good a film. The pacing is very poor in places. Ironically it could have done with some quicker editing.
 
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Terminator Genisys - 4/10.

The curse of Jai Courtney strikes again. He makes 95% of films awful, and this one is true to that logic too.
After watching Jurassic World the other night and finding it surprisingly enjoyable, I thought I'd give another money making sequel a go, and wow, this was just woeful. Casting was iffy, Arnie was pretty bad (makes me sad to write that) and the whole thing was just plain old rubbish. Though on the positive side, it does make me want to watch The Terminator again, now that is a good film.
 
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Converge said:
Terminator Genisys - 4/10.

The curse of Jai Courtney strikes again. He makes 95% of films awful, and this one is true to that logic too.
After watching Jurassic World the other night and finding it surprisingly enjoyable, I thought I'd give another money making sequel a go, and wow, this was just woeful. Casting was iffy, Arnie was pretty bad (makes me sad to write that) and the whole thing was just plain old rubbish. Though on the positive side, it does make me want to watch The Terminator again, now that is a good film.
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Interesting to see Jai Courtney's latest film 'Man Down' stars both him and Shia LaBeouf. Something tells me it's going to be in the 95% category!

The Terminator is an absolute classic - no other sequel or TV series has captured the tone of that film.
 
Raymond Lin said:
I thought it wasn't that good but some people really like it, Kermode loves it! I guess it's not my kind of humour.
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Yeah, as with a lot of these double act comedies, your enjoyment depends on how much you like the actors. I was initially quite wary, as I'd never seen a movie with Kevin Hart in it, but him and the Rock just work so well together - as you can see from the outtakes at the end, they had so much fun making it together, and that silliness really comes across on screen.

But I do think Kevin Hart is a one trick pony - he seems to do exactly the same routine in every film trailer I've seen him in. Not sure I'd go watch him in something else.

Plus, after the recent disappointments at the Cinema, it was a nice change.
 
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