What film did you watch last night?

Raymond Lin · 16 Jan 2018 at 19:27

aardvark said:
the shape of water - 8/10 - really liked it, really well made. Great performances as well. Only problem is that its a bit too long - i was flagging a bit at the end.

I was thinking…what was she waiting for?! Does it have to be the dock?

antijoke · 16 Jan 2018 at 19:52

Is The shape of water just beauty and the best under water?

Steedie said:
Get Out - 7/10

Very weird but entertaining, thought the actor who played the main character was really good!

Really enjoyed that film, thinking back over it and watching/reading more about what it does during the film as well is really cool, very clever film.

aardvark · 16 Jan 2018 at 20:07

Raymond Lin said:
I was thinking…what was she waiting for?! Does it have to be the dock?

yeah that was a bit odd. The only place close? Difficult to say, i just went with it.

antijoke said:
Is The shape of water just beauty and the best under water?

sort of, but not a lot is in the water.

Raymond Lin · 16 Jan 2018 at 20:16

aardvark said:
yeah that was a bit odd. The only place close? Difficult to say, i just went with it.

sort of, but not a lot is in the water.

I know i shouldn't but the cat bit had me laughing.

A few nudity scenes at the start which was like…hmmmm okay, did not expect that !

aardvark · 16 Jan 2018 at 20:27

Raymond Lin said:
I know i shouldn't but the cat bit had me laughing.

A few nudity scenes at the start which was like…hmmmm okay, did not expect that !

i was particularly impressed how watertight her bathroom was!

Raymond Lin · 16 Jan 2018 at 20:31

aardvark said:
i was particularly impressed how watertight her bathroom was!

Talk about strong joists and doors, the weight of all that water would be enormous.

Nitefly · 16 Jan 2018 at 21:46

Die Hard 3 (“with a vengeance”) - deffo my favourite of the lot. I think people are a bit overly-nostalgic over the original. The third has such a strong start and an excellent ‘real time’ feeling. Leads are all great. Possibly my fav action film of all time! Only thing is that it starts to sag a little at the end as it just can’t sustain the top notch energy once the intrigue fades out. The final scene is also a little anticlimactic but overall a must watch 9/10

Back to the Future 3 - finally got round to this, @Rifte ! Much better than I remember and feels back to basics compared to the second... with less ‘villainy’ and more ‘adventuring’. Clara is still immensely annoying and that barn dance music is hurrrrghhh but otherwise a lot of fun

7/10

BillHicksRIP · 17 Jan 2018 at 00:12

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. 9/10

From the guy who did In Bruges, so he'll always get my money. Quality film and has to be an Oscar for Frances McDormand. Belly laughs and gut punches.

Robzere31 · 17 Jan 2018 at 01:39

Kong - Skull Island

2nd time of watching & found it much more enjoyable this time. Particularly liked the fight scenes with Kong & the Skull crawler at the end.

Also first proper run out with my new RS165 headphones, sounded excellent & comfortable to wear. Pleased with my purchase!

Vonhelmet · 17 Jan 2018 at 08:18

physichull said:
Coco 5/10 and thats mostly just for the quality of the animation. Story was utterly uninteresting and left me feeling very meh. Last truly great Pixar was Inside Out and it hasn't been topped here.

It’s currently ranked the 37th best film at IMDb :confused:

I’ve not seen it, but that seemed a bit off to me...

Vonhelmet · 17 Jan 2018 at 09:26

Nitefly said:
Die Hard 3 (“with a vengeance”) - deffo my favourite of the lot. I think people are a bit overly-nostalgic over the original. The third has such a strong start and an excellent ‘real time’ feeling. Leads are all great. Possibly my fav action film of all time! Only thing is that it starts to sag a little at the end as it just can’t sustain the top notch energy once the intrigue fades out. The final scene is also a little anticlimactic but overall a must watch 9/10

Back to the Future 3 - finally got round to this, @Rifte ! Much better than I remember and feels back to basics compared to the second... with less ‘villainy’ and more ‘adventuring’. Clara is still immensely annoying and that barn dance music is hurrrrghhh but otherwise a lot of fun 7/10

Not sure die hard 3 is better than the first but it’s definitely better than 2 or anything that followed it. It is good fun, but it’s very different when it’s sprawling all out across the city rather than just in a relatively compact building.

Bttf3 is better than 2, yes. The tone is much better - 2 is quite dark and unpleasant in places. The train finale is also an absolute triumph in terms of practical effects and stunts. If it were made today it would be all cgi and it would be terrible.

freddie64 · 17 Jan 2018 at 09:58

Vonhelmet said:
The train finale is also an absolute triumph in terms of practical effects and stunts. If it were made today it would be all cgi and it would be terrible.

Not as impressive as Buster Keatons "The General" train crash. They actually used a real locomotive.

It was shot on July 23, 1926 – the most expensive single shot in silent-film history. Three or four thousand local people from all over the area had gathered on that hot summer day to witness what would be the single most expensive shot of the silent era. At three o’clock in the afternoon, Keaton gave the signal to the six cameramen to begin cranking. It had to be done in one take – Keaton couldn’t afford to build a new bridge, buy a new locomotive and try again. It had to be perfect.

beachBOYken · 17 Jan 2018 at 15:22

Three Billboards

Strong performances and a very good movie, a little slow going at times, but I thought it was very good.

8/10

Freakbro · 17 Jan 2018 at 19:11

Three Billboards : 8.8 / 10

Touching, tragic, funny and sad. Savage dialogue and great performances.....best film I have seen at the cinema in quite a while

beachBOYken · 17 Jan 2018 at 21:13

Freakbro said:
Three Billboards : 8.8 / 10

Touching, tragic, funny and sad. Savage dialogue and great performances.....best film I have seen at the cinema in quite a while

It was great wasn't it, had everything and a great soundtrack, I liked how it ended as well.

Raymond Lin · 17 Jan 2018 at 22:02

Freakbro said:
Three Billboards : 8.8 / 10

Touching, tragic, funny and sad. Savage dialogue and great performances.....best film I have seen at the cinema in quite a while

It's amazing how 1 scene changes the dynamics of 2 main characters almost 180 degrees, you know what I mean, with the headphones.

Yet it was believable and not out of the realm of possibility of what they were doing were within their character.

rubberduck · 18 Jan 2018 at 16:16

Dunkirk. I enjoyed it but to me it felt more like a piece of cinema using Dunkirk as a theme as opposed to an actual film about Dunkirk. I suppose that is probably the point but I can see why some people didn't like it when they may have expected a more traditional war film. 8/10

Liquid_Entity · 18 Jan 2018 at 17:20

Spectral - 5/10 Run of the mill action film.

The 5th Wave - 3/10 cheese fest that just....ended

Gman · 18 Jan 2018 at 19:11

GeoStorm

I want my 2 hours back, screw you Gerard Butler !! 2/10 at best. might have been visually ok at the cinema in 4dx but on a tv it just shows the film for what it is.... crap.

Kelt · 18 Jan 2018 at 19:27

2013 said:
The Foreigner - 7.5/10 I thought it was great,
One Jackie chans best movies in years, Pierce Brosnan also did a good job, now they are older they should do more stuff like this.

Just watched this, thoroughly enjoyable film. Chan and Brosnan are great in this.