What film did you watch last night?

Nitefly said:
As Alien 3 was mentioned I thought I'd pipe in with the inevitable "fnar the bonus special cut of the film makes it a million times better now my favourite alien film" (I wouldn't know).
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It's actually the workprint, now directors cut and it does improve the film hugely, it's still got issues but makes more sense.

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In all seriousness though, it includes the whole section of them actually capturing the Alien mid movie, in the regular cut they just all get slaughtered pointlessly. There are other improvements but it's early and they escape me right now.

DrToffnar said:
Cheers :)

To be honest I really need to see it again. I saw it at the flicks and my anticipation was so great that I don't think anything short of Mr Scott actually introducing it live could have saved it from my hype. However, I made a point of remembering that it was distinctly sloppy with some terrible pacing issues. I might pick it up on Blu Ray as I have next week off to watch and perhaps subsequently recover from it xD

I will say this though, it had what I still believe to be one of the best trailers I've ever seen.
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Similar to Alien 3, if you watch the version of Prometheus with the deleted scenes included, it flows a lot better and character motivations a little clearer.

IE: The guy who gets attacked by the hammerpede, earlier on he is seen handling worms/snakes with no issues, therefore he has no reason to fear it later on.

Also, again similar to Alien 3, it's still a mess of a movie but much less of a mess.
 
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Why Him?? - crude but quite a few laughs. James Franko and Bryan Cranston meet the parents type situation with quite good supporting cast. 6/10.
 
Forsaken

Excellent performances all round. After watching The Magnificent Seven remake it was refreshing to see a western with a bit more characterisation. Ultimately it was quite predictable, but for the short runtime of 90 minutes it felt like it did a lot.

7/10
 
Why Him? (2016) - 4/10

A mildly funny, mildly heart-warming and mildly festive “meet the parents” style of film.

Good acting and a positive overall message, but too long in parts and the ending drags on.

There is a wide range of jokes, covering toilets, sex, the generation gap and general wackiness, and although the humour isn’t too gross or puerile, most of the jokes unfortunately do miss their mark.
 
Drive (2011) - 8/10

I vaguely remember this when it was released and read nothing about it so I had no expectations or hype.

I enjoyed it, especially the soundtrack. Cinematography with the night time cityscape and the pounding 80s sounding synths in the background worked for me.
 
Monster Trucks

I had a blast.

I believe that owing to cinema goers being snobs, this will do mediocre numbers at the cinema but will do AMAZINGLY well on home release. Kids will love it.

It went through production hell but I am not sure why nobody had faith in it.

Great to see a family film which is live action with loud trucks and monsters. WIN.
 
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norm said:
Get out of here. It was trivialised garbage. It could have gone into a lot more depth surrounding the technicalities of the event but it was dumbed down for American audiences and descended into mindless action.
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Hence the difference between a movie and a documentary.
 
DrToffnar said:
Fair enough mate. It does seem to be becoming increasingly Marmite for a lot of new viewers. I love it personally. Was the first Horror flick I ever watched and it still unsettles me to this day. You have to give props to old Billy Friedkin though. Not only is it ridiculously well paced, the risks involved making a picture like that at the time earned him more brownie points than Ridley Scott will get in his lifetime.
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I agree with the above sentiments. The Exorcist still unsettles me today. Modern horror is either carp CGI, or the other extreme, a plain gore-fest with little regard to an actual believable story. I am struggling to recall a decent horror film produced in the last decade...
 
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Buried, Ryan Reynolds film. A solid 8/10, quite gripping and some 'edge of seat' moments. Same sort of thing as 'Locke' with 1 actor only ever being shown and the rest of the movie is made up of phone calls pertaining to that characters circumstance.

A worthy watch.
 
Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World.

Was pleasantly surprised to see this available on my flight back from Beijing yesterday. Werner Herzog is clearly a bit of a luddite, and turns the movie into a rather sombre affair, but still well worth a watch.
 
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