What film did you watch last night?

28 Years Later - WTF/10.

Well… that was genuinely absolute ****. Honestly awful.

Only good thing to come of it was the boy who played Spike and the trailer and it’s use of ‘Boots’. I guess they were looking to do something original, and sort of did, but original in this instance does not equate to good.

Least the first half of the first film exists.
 
Converge said:
28 Years Later - WTF/10.

Well… that was genuinely absolute ****. Honestly awful.

Only good thing to come of it was the boy who played Spike and the trailer and it’s use of ‘Boots’. I guess they were looking to do something original, and sort of did, but original in this instance does not equate to good.

Least the first half of the first film exists.
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I've got 30 mins left to watch currently and the fact I'm replying to this should tell you what I think so far.

I'm concerned that most of the complaints I've seen are about the ending and so far it makes Army of the Dead look like a coherent movie.
 
Shamikebab said:
I've got 30 mins left to watch currently and the fact I'm replying to this should tell you what I think so far.

I'm concerned that most of the complaints I've seen are about the ending and so far it makes Army of the Dead look like a coherent movie.
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Yes, sadly I was really hoping it was a case of being a little of a marmite film having read comments here and elsewhere. But no, it’s genuinely just awful. And that ending…
 
Yeah it was absolutely dreadful. No sense of fear or threat anywhere in it, it felt almost slapstick at times. The ending was god awful but by that point I'd given up hope really. There were a few good scenes but a lot of really bad ones.

Thought the opening scene was really poor, not scary at all.
The bit with the gas glowing blue like magic smoke and then them walking away completely unharmed from the explosion was just laughably bad
The whole pregnant woman thing made no sense at all and had no explanation. Felt like the robot zombie from Army of the Dead.
The zombie variants felt like they saw how popular Last of Us has been so just did a Temu version of that. The Alpha was more comical than scary and what is with all the penises? I've seen less D in pornography.
Ralph Fiennes scenes were pretty good, although the tower of skulls looked a bit fake. It also didn't fit tonally with the rest of the film at all.
Then the ending was just plain stupid but enough has been written about that
Edit: Oh god don't get me started on the skull and spine ripping out, how many times do you want to do that? It was so slapstick and looked terrible.

I'd say it's one of the worst zombie films I've seen and I've seen a fair few.
 
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Disappearance at Clifton Hill - 2/10, maybe one of the worst movies I’ve seen, gave up 20 minutes before the end.

Frustrating as the premise seemed really solid.
 
Sorry, last night was a lazy afternoon/evening of re-watches...

Boiler Room

8/10

Honestly, thank you so much to whoever mentioned it on here (I forget who it was, I apologize) what a hidden gem, even a second time, I think it surprises me due to the cast? It's way better than it should be? 10/10 for the perfectly selected OG hip hop soundtrack!
This is Giovanni Ribisi' best - granted, I've not seen all of his work, but based on what I have seen, he shines here.
Credible points also go to Vin Diesel, I did not expect him to be as good as he is in this, and it feels genuine and natural, so fair play to him - the only time I ever thought he was mildly good, was in Saving Private Ryan. This felt very organic, so I'll give credit, where credit is due.

The Wolf Of Wall Street
9/10

This doesn't require explaining?

A Bronx Tale
9/10

"People don't love him, they FEAR him, there's a difference!"
I'm so close to giving this a 10, try and find a fault with it?
Let's be honest, 'the kid' could be a young DeNiro, or his son, in the later scenes when he's grown up.
 
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The Phoenician Scheme (2025)

I find Wes Anderson a bit of Marmite director. I didn't dislike this one, but equally it felt like it went on too long and I definitely nodded off at one point for a few minutes. The first third of the film I quite liked, but farcical nature of the film isn't sustainable for the entire run time, not for me anyway. It feels almost exhausting as it goes on, maybe that's intentional.

Credit to the cinematographer, production and costume designers for their work. The films looks spectacular.

I do wonder how he keeps getting his films funded as only a few if his films have made any money. And why so many actors are prepared to work for him, usually forgoing their normal salary for the privilege. Bill Murray tells a story of personally paying for a helicopter shot, on one film, that ends up on the cutting room floor. Perhaps it's the lust for awards that drives them to him? Because most of his films seem to get critical acclaim and award nominations.


6/10
 
Shamikebab said:
Yeah it was absolutely dreadful. No sense of fear or threat anywhere in it, it felt almost slapstick at times. The ending was god awful but by that point I'd given up hope really. There were a few good scenes but a lot of really bad ones.

Thought the opening scene was really poor, not scary at all.
The bit with the gas glowing blue like magic smoke and then them walking away completely unharmed from the explosion was just laughably bad
The whole pregnant woman thing made no sense at all and had no explanation. Felt like the robot zombie from Army of the Dead.
The zombie variants felt like they saw how popular Last of Us has been so just did a Temu version of that. The Alpha was more comical than scary and what is with all the penises? I've seen less D in pornography.
Ralph Fiennes scenes were pretty good, although the tower of skulls looked a bit fake. It also didn't fit tonally with the rest of the film at all.
Then the ending was just plain stupid but enough has been written about that
Edit: Oh god don't get me started on the skull and spine ripping out, how many times do you want to do that? It was so slapstick and looked terrible.

I'd say it's one of the worst zombie films I've seen and I've seen a fair few.
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I’m glad it wasn’t just me that thought that about the opening scene. It was really weird, it felt like some sort of fan-made thing or spoof. Particularly the priest bit. Almost made me think of a Chris Morris ‘Jam’ sort of fever dream thing.
 
Life of Chuck - 6/10

Was looking forward to this, rave reviews, Mike Flanagan directing, based off a Stephen King novella.

It was....ok. Well shot, produced, acted and some great individual scenes. But a much smaller scope story than I thought it would be, so by the end had a bit of a 'Oh, is that it?' type of feeling and I am assuming the end isn't supposed to be a twist as it is all very telegraphed throughout the movie. However it is a very heartfelt and intimate story (no horror despite being from Stephen King) so if you enjoy those kind you may like it more.

Happy Gilmore 2 - 5/10

The first is good and has some memorable moments but I don't think it's a classic by any means. And this is exactly what I thought it would be, albeit a slighty darker tone (at least at the beginning) than I expected.

Some entertaining moments, callbacks, cameos and you can tell that Sandler just likes to have fun making movies with his friends (and family) but it never steps out of the 'safe' 20 year later sequel space that most fall into.
 
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Shamikebab said:
Why would you keep watching them if you didn't enjoy them?
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That is a great question.

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