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Was a bit paint by numbers for me - ok I suppose but hardly that interesting.
What film did you watch last night?
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Was a bit paint by numbers for me - ok I suppose but hardly that interesting.
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Colossal (2017) - I honestly don't know how I feel about it/10
It’s different. It's definitely different, but although there are some humorous moments, I wouldn’t call it a comedy.
It’s a character study with a quirky plot mechanic. Interesting to watch, but not particularly enjoyable or pleasant because of the characters and the subject matter.
Strong acting and a good ending, but not at all what I was expecting.
It’s different. It's definitely different, but although there are some humorous moments, I wouldn’t call it a comedy.
It’s a character study with a quirky plot mechanic. Interesting to watch, but not particularly enjoyable or pleasant because of the characters and the subject matter.
Strong acting and a good ending, but not at all what I was expecting.
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I really want to see this!
I thought this too. Not really sure what purpose the film actually had apart from introduce a new agent.
Buffalo '66
A film that's been on my watchlist since release and finally got round to watching it. Powerful, humorous, poignant, resonating - it spanned a wide range of feelings. The way it is shot is unlike anything I've seen before. A masterpiece.
9/10
A film that's been on my watchlist since release and finally got round to watching it. Powerful, humorous, poignant, resonating - it spanned a wide range of feelings. The way it is shot is unlike anything I've seen before. A masterpiece.
9/10
Alien Covenant. 8/10 for me.
This is Alien back to it's best, a good mix up of the original's visceral horror, Aliens' action set-pieces, and some of the lore aspect from Prometheus but without being overbearing and taking away from what Alien films are all about, xenomorphs exploding out of people.
Great performances from Fassbender again, supplementary cast also very good.
This is Alien back to it's best, a good mix up of the original's visceral horror, Aliens' action set-pieces, and some of the lore aspect from Prometheus but without being overbearing and taking away from what Alien films are all about, xenomorphs exploding out of people.
Great performances from Fassbender again, supplementary cast also very good.
It's good mate, may not be everyone's cup of tea but you may be pleasantly surprised
Colossal- 8/10 for me. Anne Hathaway plays a down to earth out of control drunk where she tries to turn her life around except there a problem........... Anyway her performance was pretty surprising, never really rated her probably because I haven't watched many of her movies. It is definitely different and could be split to 2 acts. It has an usual plot mechanic but in a strange way it kind of works. Very satisfying ending and I quite enjoyed it.
King Arthur - 7/10. It is definitely a mixed bag here with strong signature traits like most Guy Ritchie movies. There was a lot of negativity around this movie so I went into the film not expecting too much and in my opinion definitely wasn't as bad as some made out. Perhaps it's biggest flaw is it tries a little too hard and is overly ambitious, there is heavy use of CGI but when you make a film entrenched in a fantasy theme, it is understandable what he was trying to do. I do agree in parts it is messy and some questionable cameos which I won't go into. However there are appealing moments too which does pull off (just) with typical witty dialogue (which isn't everyone's cup of tea) and clever use of score and sounds. Unfortunately it does stumble because of the clunky pacing but it's definitely worth a watch if you like Ritchie movies.
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My local Odeon is not showing Collossal, have to drive 60miles to the nearest one to see it.
Alien: Covenant
It's Ridley Scott, so was bound to be good anyway, and indeed it is. but it felt very lacking of Xenomorphs, and had absolutely huge plot wholes in the script that made you go "why do that? It's blatantly obvious" to the point where you just had to roll your eyes through a few scenes. It didn't have the feel of a true Alien film I feel, and some of the CGI was quite poor. We saw it at a Cineworld screen, a new cinema, so nice big screens and huge theatre with amazing sound. On the whole a really enjoyable movie, but don't expect the same level of movie as what we've seen with the original movies. This is more Prometheus 1.2 than Alien.
I'd give it 7/10 for the script, but 8/10 for the Sci-Fi factor, the gore and the tense moments in the vacuum of space. I enjoyed seeing a lot of the ship, nods to the film's themes, and nostalgia of the previous films as well as playing Alien: Isolation.
The characters in this movie have been scripted to do things that Ripley would think twice about, and that's what bugged me the most.
Kidnap
Halle Berry returns to the screen in being a total bad-ass and not letting kidnappers get away with her kid. It started off quite average, a mum finds her son has been kidnapped, she loses her ****m you get the idea. I enjoyed the chase scenes, as well as some of the thriller aspects, as they keep you guessing as to what is about to happen. Props to some really nice cinematography showing nice views of the landscape.
7/10 overall, an enjoyable thrill ride.
It's Ridley Scott, so was bound to be good anyway, and indeed it is. but it felt very lacking of Xenomorphs, and had absolutely huge plot wholes in the script that made you go "why do that? It's blatantly obvious" to the point where you just had to roll your eyes through a few scenes. It didn't have the feel of a true Alien film I feel, and some of the CGI was quite poor. We saw it at a Cineworld screen, a new cinema, so nice big screens and huge theatre with amazing sound. On the whole a really enjoyable movie, but don't expect the same level of movie as what we've seen with the original movies. This is more Prometheus 1.2 than Alien.
I'd give it 7/10 for the script, but 8/10 for the Sci-Fi factor, the gore and the tense moments in the vacuum of space. I enjoyed seeing a lot of the ship, nods to the film's themes, and nostalgia of the previous films as well as playing Alien: Isolation.
The characters in this movie have been scripted to do things that Ripley would think twice about, and that's what bugged me the most.
Kidnap
Halle Berry returns to the screen in being a total bad-ass and not letting kidnappers get away with her kid. It started off quite average, a mum finds her son has been kidnapped, she loses her ****m you get the idea. I enjoyed the chase scenes, as well as some of the thriller aspects, as they keep you guessing as to what is about to happen. Props to some really nice cinematography showing nice views of the landscape.
7/10 overall, an enjoyable thrill ride.
The new Arthur film from Guy Ritche - 5/10
I liked some of it but it needed to be longer and can you have fewer montages and more word building?
Might have been cheaper to go to another chain locally.
Collosal - 7/10
The only thing i knew about this was that the director from Timecrimes wrote this and directed it. So i went to see it. Was pleasantly surprised.
I liked some of it but it needed to be longer and can you have fewer montages and more word building?
Might have been cheaper to go to another chain locally.
Collosal - 7/10
The only thing i knew about this was that the director from Timecrimes wrote this and directed it. So i went to see it. Was pleasantly surprised.
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The nearest cinema that shows this is still 45miles (an hour and 15min drive) away.
I am destined to catch this on Bluray/Netflix because I have a busy schedule coming up and I can't see this being in the theatres for that long.
Watched two last night:
Sully - Argh would suggest not watching this before a flight! Very interesting story and told in an intriguing way via intermittent flashbacks from various perspectives, but it wasn't great in terms of a telling a story beyond the incident. There was, in retrospect, a lot of 'padding' that added quite little and it was already quite a short film. There wasn't much of a payoff at the end and it seemed to end a couple of scenes too soon. Worth watching but not a classic 7/10
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre - Have wanted to watch this for years. First comment is holy inconsistent spelling batman! Is it chain saw or chainsaw? The film actually says chain saw (two-words) so that's what I've gone with. Anyway... this was a surprisingly shocking / disturbing film. Clearly low budget and if it's era but twisted in what was presumably a very original way (at the time). There were some very rough aspects of it - some of the acting and dialogue from the leads was terribad and some scenes / shots dragged on for WAY longer than they should have (particularly an close up shot of an eye / and some 'round the table' bits). That was forgivable though - the film otherwise exceeded my expectations, was very creepy and got us with a good jumpscare
7.5/10
Sully - Argh would suggest not watching this before a flight! Very interesting story and told in an intriguing way via intermittent flashbacks from various perspectives, but it wasn't great in terms of a telling a story beyond the incident. There was, in retrospect, a lot of 'padding' that added quite little and it was already quite a short film. There wasn't much of a payoff at the end and it seemed to end a couple of scenes too soon. Worth watching but not a classic 7/10
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre - Have wanted to watch this for years. First comment is holy inconsistent spelling batman! Is it chain saw or chainsaw? The film actually says chain saw (two-words) so that's what I've gone with. Anyway... this was a surprisingly shocking / disturbing film. Clearly low budget and if it's era but twisted in what was presumably a very original way (at the time). There were some very rough aspects of it - some of the acting and dialogue from the leads was terribad and some scenes / shots dragged on for WAY longer than they should have (particularly an close up shot of an eye / and some 'round the table' bits). That was forgivable though - the film otherwise exceeded my expectations, was very creepy and got us with a good jumpscare
7.5/10