What film did you watch last night?
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Force Awakens - 7/10
Watched this again and I must say it was better than my first impression at the cinema. Not often I'd watch a film more than once.
Man of Steel - 6.5/10
Having never watched this and hoping to catch BvS at some point I'd been warned it wasn't that great a film but to be honest I actually enjoyed it.
Yes it felt dark but I thought it was pretty well cast and overall was an entertaining enough film. It did lack in many areas and given the overload of superhero films recently and the obligatory origin scenes that the film would require, it could have been much worse.
Watched this again and I must say it was better than my first impression at the cinema. Not often I'd watch a film more than once.
Man of Steel - 6.5/10
Having never watched this and hoping to catch BvS at some point I'd been warned it wasn't that great a film but to be honest I actually enjoyed it.
Yes it felt dark but I thought it was pretty well cast and overall was an entertaining enough film. It did lack in many areas and given the overload of superhero films recently and the obligatory origin scenes that the film would require, it could have been much worse.
Mud - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1935179/ good watch.
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Star wars - Force Awakens, great movie even after the 3rd time.
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens. 7/10
I still don't really like it that much, but giving it a 6 feels wrong. Anyway, Han and Rey pretty much carry the film and it's a jolly enough experience through the first two acts, if a bit of a hurry to get somewhere... However, once they arrive at the Rebel Base and start the final act, it all begins to fall apart for me.
Another sore point is that apart from Rey's Theme, the score is still utterly forgettable, if you can hear it over the effects of course. The strangest thing was that just like in the cinema I had a sudden 'Is there any music in this film?" moment!
The music in Star Wars is such a big part of the experience and this had nothing to grab me. 
I still don't really like it that much, but giving it a 6 feels wrong. Anyway, Han and Rey pretty much carry the film and it's a jolly enough experience through the first two acts, if a bit of a hurry to get somewhere... However, once they arrive at the Rebel Base and start the final act, it all begins to fall apart for me.
Another sore point is that apart from Rey's Theme, the score is still utterly forgettable, if you can hear it over the effects of course. The strangest thing was that just like in the cinema I had a sudden 'Is there any music in this film?" moment!
The music in Star Wars is such a big part of the experience and this had nothing to grab me.
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Locke 9/10
I stumbled across Locke on film 4 last night. I'd never heard of it before and seeing as Tom Hardy was in it I thought I'd give it a go. Excellent film, Tom Hardy was excellent in it. The whole film is set in with tom hardy driving in his car making/receiving a series of phone calls trying to 'fire fight' his career and personal life as it all starts to crumble around him.
I stumbled across Locke on film 4 last night. I'd never heard of it before and seeing as Tom Hardy was in it I thought I'd give it a go. Excellent film, Tom Hardy was excellent in it. The whole film is set in with tom hardy driving in his car making/receiving a series of phone calls trying to 'fire fight' his career and personal life as it all starts to crumble around him.
The Witch. The year is 16somethingsomething, and Thomasin—played by a very young Anya Taylor-Joy—has finally concluded she's too sexy to be a Puritan (which is absolutely true).
As her father William (Ralph M. Ineson, here with a not-terribly-convincing Leeds accent) struggles with his dying crops and her mother Katherine (a very old Kate Dickie) regularly lapses into hysteria, Thomasin begins to sense that all is not well. Could a witch be to blame? Quite likely!
This sensitive contribution to the popular and well established period drama/thriller/coming of age/Puritan porn genre will delight and inform viewers of all ages.
Some have expressed concern at a scene I can only describe as involving a moment of raw physicality between a man and a goat, but an astute audience will recognise its significance within the context of the wider metanarrative.
7.5/10.
As her father William (Ralph M. Ineson, here with a not-terribly-convincing Leeds accent) struggles with his dying crops and her mother Katherine (a very old Kate Dickie) regularly lapses into hysteria, Thomasin begins to sense that all is not well. Could a witch be to blame? Quite likely!
This sensitive contribution to the popular and well established period drama/thriller/coming of age/Puritan porn genre will delight and inform viewers of all ages.
Some have expressed concern at a scene I can only describe as involving a moment of raw physicality between a man and a goat, but an astute audience will recognise its significance within the context of the wider metanarrative.
7.5/10.
Locke is an excellent movie.
TBH despite the whole back story with his father, I cannot for the like of me understand his decision making
Byzantium:
Neil Jordan's slow and thinky vampire movie, where Saoirse Ronan spends lots of time being angsty and suffering PTSD flashbacks whilst staring into the distance, and Gemma Arteton dresses as a slutty vampire hooker so we can all admire her impressive baps.
Enjoyable as the story and the history of how the characters got there gradually unfold, but the ending feels a little rushed, with a little too much happy ever after. It's as much a story about a mother's love and growing up as it is about vampires, but it's not for everyone, unless you're a fan of Gemma Arteton's.... acting... yeah, her acting....
Neil Jordan's slow and thinky vampire movie, where Saoirse Ronan spends lots of time being angsty and suffering PTSD flashbacks whilst staring into the distance, and Gemma Arteton dresses as a slutty vampire hooker so we can all admire her impressive baps.
Enjoyable as the story and the history of how the characters got there gradually unfold, but the ending feels a little rushed, with a little too much happy ever after. It's as much a story about a mother's love and growing up as it is about vampires, but it's not for everyone, unless you're a fan of Gemma Arteton's.... acting... yeah, her acting....
The Invitation. A man accepts a dinner invitation from his white ex-wife, and brings his black girlfriend. Things get awkward rather quickly.
8/10.
Good review, I feel pretty much the same. This movie was interesting and intelligent, with loads of potential that went largely unexplored (unlike Gemma Arteton's boobs).
8/10.
Good review, I feel pretty much the same. This movie was interesting and intelligent, with loads of potential that went largely unexplored (unlike Gemma Arteton's boobs).
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Kingsman 8/10
Second time but on the small screen. Quiet good still much more violent than i remember the first time and o forgot how much of a freak Samuel L jackson's character was.
I think they edited out the whole Swedish Princess ending too....
Second time but on the small screen. Quiet good still much more violent than i remember the first time and o forgot how much of a freak Samuel L jackson's character was.
I think they edited out the whole Swedish Princess ending too....
When I watched it again on Netflix recently, the ending was still there.
Top film though, eagerly await the sequel. Just a shame Vaughn left X-Men after the excellent First Class to do this, DOFP wouldn't have been such utter tripe if he'd stayed.
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Actually very entertaining, I was surprised (sort of, Kermode rated it highly).
7/10
Actually very entertaining, I was surprised (sort of, Kermode rated it highly).
7/10
Equalizer, which is meh.... 5/10. Surprised Denzel took the role TBH.
Edge of Tomorrow, Live Die Repeat. 10/10 wow ! What an amazing film. Somehow had my head stuck in the sand for this one, cos Tom Cruise starred in it, so knew nothing about the movie or story line. Just that it had some good reviews, so had it on my DVR, for ages, and finally got around to watching it.. Was was expecting an over the top action flick. But was left gobsmacked. What a movie. Emily Blunt was damn hot !!!!!! Story line, acting, everything was spot on. Loved it. Will watch again, and again and again....
Edge of Tomorrow, Live Die Repeat. 10/10 wow ! What an amazing film. Somehow had my head stuck in the sand for this one, cos Tom Cruise starred in it, so knew nothing about the movie or story line. Just that it had some good reviews, so had it on my DVR, for ages, and finally got around to watching it.. Was was expecting an over the top action flick. But was left gobsmacked. What a movie. Emily Blunt was damn hot !!!!!! Story line, acting, everything was spot on. Loved it. Will watch again, and again and again....
Must say I did get a bit of a giggling fit in EoT when Cruise mistimes his combat roll trying to get away from the drill instructor.