What film did you watch last night?

ianh · 19 Oct 2019 at 06:38

Rambo: Last Blood - 3/10 - A very disappointing film for most Rambo fans I'd guess. The first hour is just really poor window-dressing for the hectic action in the last 30 mins, which is 5/10 TBH, but that slow boring start is just horrible (1/10) . The story is boring, Sly's acting isn't great, the direction is poor but the cinematography is quite nice. The last 1/3 of the film just becomes a very violent Home Alone clone with the story forcing the military bad guys to do things they'd never ever do in real life just so that they can activate Rambos traps and produce CGI gore. If you want a "Rambo" film watch the first one, if you want a Mexican Cartel film watch Sicario 1/2 - both are better than this.

Sajan Ali · 19 Oct 2019 at 15:23

Finally found time to watch El Camino on Netflix. Was decent at best in my opinion.

arc@css · 19 Oct 2019 at 16:14

Wouldn't mind a few suggestions for a movie to sink eyes and brain into this evening, don't mind what genre but nothing with a heavy romance theme.

Films I like a lot:
Saving Private Ryan
Blackhawk Down
Blade runner films
SAW films
Hereditary (similar sort of horror themed flicks, e.g. It Follows, US, Get Out, Midsommar)
Scorsese/Tarantino films...

Thanks.

Richeh · 19 Oct 2019 at 18:03

arc@css said:
Wouldn't mind a few suggestions for a movie to sink eyes and brain into this evening, don't mind what genre but nothing with a heavy romance theme.

Films I like a lot:
Saving Private Ryan
Blackhawk Down
Blade runner films
SAW films
Hereditary (similar sort of horror themed flicks, e.g. It Follows, US, Get Out, Midsommar)
Scorsese/Tarantino films...

Thanks.

Random suggestion. The Nice Guys - Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling. Thought it was very good and hilarious with a Tarantino feel.

TheVoice · 19 Oct 2019 at 18:04

Watched Zombieland this afternoon in preparation for seeing the sequel next week; glad to read some positive comments already, I'm looking forward to it.

Maximum Triceratops · 19 Oct 2019 at 18:05

arc@css said:
Wouldn't mind a few suggestions for a movie to sink eyes and brain into this evening, don't mind what genre but nothing with a heavy romance theme.

Films I like a lot:
Saving Private Ryan
Blackhawk Down
Blade runner films
SAW films
Hereditary (similar sort of horror themed flicks, e.g. It Follows, US, Get Out, Midsommar)
Scorsese/Tarantino films...

Thanks.

Drive
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0780504/

arc@css · 19 Oct 2019 at 18:13

I've seen Drive (good film) but thanks for the suggestion.

VincentHanna · 19 Oct 2019 at 18:17

SixTwoSix said:
I'm probably in a minority but I don't like these live action remakes at all. They don't add, change or improve anything over the original movies and purely feel like tech demos of what can be done. I mentioned in another thread that Disney are creatively bankrupt and with the success of Marvel & Star Wars, they don't seem to care anymore.

If you ignore Pixar, Disney still have their moments:

Big Hero 6
Zootopia
Moana

SixTwoSix · 19 Oct 2019 at 19:01

VincentHanna said:
If you ignore Pixar, Disney still have their moments:

Big Hero 6
Zootopia
Moana

I did like Zootopia/tropolis and Moana...Big Hero 6 fell off quickly at the mid point and was bored by the end though.

I agree, they are doing a few good things here and there, however through most of my life, a Disney release was a high point and something to look forward to.

Now its a lot of focus on live action remakes and not a lot of unique ideas coming through. Sign of the times perhaps, maybe just a sign of my increasing years and impatience for lack of original ideas.

Maximum Triceratops · 19 Oct 2019 at 20:13

arc@css said:
I've seen Drive (good film) but thanks for the suggestion.

The thin red line? Kind of overshadowed by Saving Private Ryan at the time but is a very good War movie.

SPG · 19 Oct 2019 at 20:16

Hobbs & Shaw

Mucho pointless fun 8/10

SixTwoSix · 19 Oct 2019 at 20:21

Richeh said:
Random suggestion. The Nice Guys - Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling. Thought it was very good and hilarious with a Tarantino feel.

I'll second this, very funny with good action and one of the few times Shane Black managed a good movie.

SixTwoSix · 19 Oct 2019 at 23:37

Hobbs & Shaw - brain off silly over the top fun. Lost count of how many times I said **** off to some of the stunts. Vanessa Kirby is delicious btw. 7/10

Random Guy Esq. · 20 Oct 2019 at 02:29

Sweetheart - Castaway meets Creature from the Black Lagoon. A creature feature that starts effectively enough, but runs out of ideas just over the half way mark. Worth a watch for fans of the genre, I guess.

Phate · 20 Oct 2019 at 09:27

SixTwoSix said:
I'll second this, very funny with good action and one of the few times Shane Black managed a good movie.

Agreed. Utterly brilliant film

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Hotel Mumbai - wow, this was a seriously intense film. I was watching it with family and they had to pause it twice for a break as it was a bit much for them at times. Seriously shocking stuff, does a good job at raising awareness of a multitude of issues including stereotyping. Wholeheartedly recommend.

Tombstone · 20 Oct 2019 at 14:20

Eli on Netflix - 8/10. Difficult to write much without spoilering it but good twist at the end that I didnt see coming. Also got to say that, even with her small role in the film, I do feel that the red head girl from stranger things is a really good actress with a promising future ahead

nands · 20 Oct 2019 at 15:02

Saying that there is a good twist is pretty much a spoiler!

Tombstone · 20 Oct 2019 at 15:07

nands said:
Saying that there is a good twist is pretty much a spoiler!

I suppose so, though all horrors these days seem to have a twist at the end, so most people will expect one.

SixTwoSix · 20 Oct 2019 at 16:50

The trouble with knowing there is a twist coming can detract from the enjoyment of the movie as you can be distracted trying to figure it out. I wouldn't consider it a spoiler as such but when I watch the movie now I will definitely be focused on what the twist might be rather than just going with the flow. Not sure how much of that made sense

Steampunk · 20 Oct 2019 at 17:24

Men In Black: International. Oh dear. Liam Neeson calls it in, Chris Hemsworth plays his cocky Thor character with as much effort as the film deserves, Rebecca Fergusson is one little bright spot, and I just wanted to punch Tessa Thompson in her smug face. The comedy falls flat on almost every occasion, the story is a trite but predictable cliche, and mostly done better in the first film, but the visuals are good, showing once again that pretty CGI is more important in Hollywood than characters and story.

It's well made, but badly put together, rather like a tailor made suit with the finest material and workmanship, but every part is the wrong size, colour and fit. More effort could have made a good film, but it's mediocre at best, and the franchise deserves better than this.