What film did you watch last night?

Uncle Petey said:
I did a screening of The Thing in Bigscreen VR the other day and it was awesome to see younger people who had never seen it sit there riveted, saying "Holy ****!" every now and then :D
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Sounds awesome.
The extras on the DVD are amazing, the guy who did the special effects (bar the first dog scene that was outsourced) said the effort put his life in meltdown, split with his wife worked every hour, totally obsessed and a very likeable chap. He even said the final film was well worth it all.
 
The special effects in The Thing are incredible. Proper hardcore practical effects. Modern CGI has nothing on it.

Talking of modern CGI, I watched GotGv2. It had a couple of funny moments, and I like how colourful it all is, but it's not a patch on the first. So bored of films ending with a big huge punch up.
 
Vonhelmet said:
The special effects in The Thing are incredible. Proper hardcore practical effects. Modern CGI has nothing on it.

Talking of modern CGI, I watched GotGv2. It had a couple of funny moments, and I like how colourful it all is, but it's not a patch on the first. So bored of films ending with a big huge punch up.
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And as far as big punch ups go, I personally found the end of GoTG2 to be rather tedious, just wasn't feeling it at all.
 
The Diabolical (2015) (Netflix)
Ali Larter stars in a 'horror' film with a twist. Her and her children are being stalked in their house by a spirit that is attacking them in various ways. Failing to use the usual methods of exorcising the spirit, she turns to her scientist boyfriend but in turn discovers the truth herself about what is really going on.

It's one of those films that leaves you with a heap of unanswered questions and 'wtf just happened?' in your head at the end of it all.

6/10
 
daz said:
Passengers

Really enjoyed the concept, thought it was great. Was a little bit let down by the ending - it could really have done with a twist or some added layer of complexity; as it stood it was a decent watch but not a classic.
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There was potential in there for a twist and a very dark film.

Thought for sure Morpheus was going to have a sinister side where perhaps he'd released Starlord. Bit like in Predators.

Not to be but did think it could have turned into a thriller if the fact Starlord released Katniss was only revealed to the audience at same time as she found out.
But have her find out by finding items belonging to previous cute woman he'd released and eventually grown bored of. The waiter could have been part of the reveal. She could look him up like he did her and find his picture as a young teen. He's lost his mind and been at this a while.

Have it end with her getting blown out the airlock and last scene following another young woman stumbling around the empty decks wondering where everyone is when she stumbles upon a much older Starlord.
 
Went to watch Detroit yesterday but got there a little late so settled for Pattie Cakes.
A pretty damn good film imo. 7.5/10. Similar to 8 mile, and if you like that then you'll probably like this.

Saw Detroit today - 7.5/10.
A very tense film and while not totally accurate, left me feeling qute angry at the injustice.
 
Hiijinx said:
Just caught Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - don't see why it was so hyped tbh.
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It's not very good. But this what you get from an actor who's so weird that he's almost always cast in roles of people with mental or physical disabilities.. Oscar worthy my arse.
The finale of that film where he attempt to act an autistic version of Hugh Grant asking out a girl is the most cringeworthy scene in cinema history.
 
IT (2017) 7.9 / 10

Very good, like others are saying, it wasn't overly 'scary' but the tension throughout was great, the buildup, musical score and the jump scares were well executed on the whole. It also had the perfect amount of comic relief to stop audience fatigue with the horror aspect.

I'm really enjoying the retro 80's settings in films and this one gives a good nod to the horror classics of the time.
 
ChroniC said:
It's not very good. But this what you get from an actor who's so weird that he's almost always cast in roles of people with mental or physical disabilities.. Oscar worthy my arse.
The finale of that film where he attempt to act an autistic version of Hugh Grant asking out a girl is the most cringeworthy scene in cinema history.
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"Almost always cast"? Go on then, let's see your list...
 
I watched Passengers. The concept is great, so in theory it should be much better than it is. In practice it falls between two stools because it can't decide whether it's a romance or an action film. I lost patience when he survived the thing he had to do that he would never ever survive, and then it was like 15 minutes until it abruptly finished, like they weren't sure how to end it.

On the plus side, JLaw remains gorgeous.
 
hornetstinger said:
Transformers: The Last Knight
Just watched it. What a steaming pile of Grimlock sized ****.
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Gave up on that series after the second film. Is the CGI still so busy that you can't really make anything out?

One thing that made the cartoon versions so great was their somewhat simple designs.

Washout said:
There was potential in there for a twist and a very dark film.

Thought for sure Morpheus was going to have a sinister side where perhaps he'd released Starlord. Bit like in Predators.

Not to be but did think it could have turned into a thriller if the fact Starlord released Katniss was only revealed to the audience at same time as she found out.
But have her find out by finding items belonging to previous cute woman he'd released and eventually grown bored of. The waiter could have been part of the reveal. She could look him up like he did her and find his picture as a young teen. He's lost his mind and been at this a while.

Have it end with her getting blown out the airlock and last scene following another young woman stumbling around the empty decks wondering where everyone is when she stumbles upon a much older Starlord.
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I agree that would have been a much more thought provoking scenario but I guess they didn't want to risk upsetting anyone.
 
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