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Agreed. Mary Elizabeth Winstead is gorgeous so that made Cloverfield Lane fly by.
Watched Paradox last night and it was just a bit ‘meh’. Not too interested in the characters.
What film did you watch last night?
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Agreed. Mary Elizabeth Winstead is gorgeous so that made Cloverfield Lane fly by.
Watched Paradox last night and it was just a bit ‘meh’. Not too interested in the characters.
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Jumanji is surprisingly good, by no means great but very watchable. I thought it would be far more irritating and stupid than it was. For what I thought was more of a kids films they didn't shy away from penis jokes. 6/10.
On the Drive vs Baby Driver debate, there really isn't a contest imo. These films aren't directly comparable just because they have driving as a 'thing' in both, but you can compare them like I can say I think The Matrix was better than Jumanji. For me Drive is a great film and Baby Driver is a gimmick driven mess. I didn't really like any of the characters. The music/beat/editing is just that, it's a measure of editing but I thought the film was basically focused on editing and making it fit to music rather than making the film good, it felt like a gimmick. The music was okay but all felt like obvious and relatively boring/uninspiring picks. His creating music I found boring and again just part of the gimmick of the film. When they played his music later it was, well, it was bad music which made the whole thing feel so stupid and forced.
It's like they had a script and thought this isn't really there, how to make this film stand out, what gimmick does it need to be sold on and they added music and a few stupid scenes into it.
If the characters were stronger, his own music was more important or involved, like he was playing clubs and trying to move from crime to a career in music or something. Instead the music felt only like a tacked on gimmick to me, yes I can't stop typing gimmick.
Driver had a far better soundtrack and music was a huge part of both films, but the music in Drive simply suited the scenes and gave the film a very cool vibe, it wasn't a gimmick, it was just a really well created soundtrack for the film. I like the characters more and it felt better put together and acted.
Baby Driver, 5-6/10, Driver 8-9/10.
Lastly, Star Wars The Last Jerk Off...... what on earth even is this. It's closer to Spaceballs than Star Wars for the first half of the movie, then the second half is religious craptrap with every character consistently choosing to do the most stupid thing possible while also still consistently trying to copy many bits from the first trilogy. After watching it I'm incredibly disappointed and utterly unenthusiastic about the 462 tv series, films, cartoons and porn that Disney is pushing ahead with using the IP.
Does anyone know if Rhian Johnson was on this from the start and wrote this exactly how he wanted? He wasn't replaced and trying to adapt a previous script or anything? I say that because I thought his first major film in The brothers Bloom was excellent, Looper was somewhat decent though not as good script wise, The Last Jedi just seems so so so much worse. His other scripts were so so superior that I can't even recognise this as written by the same person as the other two films. 4/10
On the Drive vs Baby Driver debate, there really isn't a contest imo. These films aren't directly comparable just because they have driving as a 'thing' in both, but you can compare them like I can say I think The Matrix was better than Jumanji. For me Drive is a great film and Baby Driver is a gimmick driven mess. I didn't really like any of the characters. The music/beat/editing is just that, it's a measure of editing but I thought the film was basically focused on editing and making it fit to music rather than making the film good, it felt like a gimmick. The music was okay but all felt like obvious and relatively boring/uninspiring picks. His creating music I found boring and again just part of the gimmick of the film. When they played his music later it was, well, it was bad music which made the whole thing feel so stupid and forced.
It's like they had a script and thought this isn't really there, how to make this film stand out, what gimmick does it need to be sold on and they added music and a few stupid scenes into it.
If the characters were stronger, his own music was more important or involved, like he was playing clubs and trying to move from crime to a career in music or something. Instead the music felt only like a tacked on gimmick to me, yes I can't stop typing gimmick.
Driver had a far better soundtrack and music was a huge part of both films, but the music in Drive simply suited the scenes and gave the film a very cool vibe, it wasn't a gimmick, it was just a really well created soundtrack for the film. I like the characters more and it felt better put together and acted.
Baby Driver, 5-6/10, Driver 8-9/10.
Lastly, Star Wars The Last Jerk Off...... what on earth even is this. It's closer to Spaceballs than Star Wars for the first half of the movie, then the second half is religious craptrap with every character consistently choosing to do the most stupid thing possible while also still consistently trying to copy many bits from the first trilogy. After watching it I'm incredibly disappointed and utterly unenthusiastic about the 462 tv series, films, cartoons and porn that Disney is pushing ahead with using the IP.
Does anyone know if Rhian Johnson was on this from the start and wrote this exactly how he wanted? He wasn't replaced and trying to adapt a previous script or anything? I say that because I thought his first major film in The brothers Bloom was excellent, Looper was somewhat decent though not as good script wise, The Last Jedi just seems so so so much worse. His other scripts were so so superior that I can't even recognise this as written by the same person as the other two films. 4/10
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The last witch hunter. A bit average.
Paddington 2 - 8/10
Very enjoyable family film, plenty of lol moments & great CGI of Paddington himself. (Great cast lineup as well)
Thor Ragnorok - 6.5/10
Expected more from the film, looked good but it just didn't hold me & by the last 30 mins I was on my phone reading the news.
Murder on the Orient Express - 5/10
Very average film nicley shot with a decent cast but completley spoilt by the ending.
Very enjoyable family film, plenty of lol moments & great CGI of Paddington himself. (Great cast lineup as well)
Thor Ragnorok - 6.5/10
Expected more from the film, looked good but it just didn't hold me & by the last 30 mins I was on my phone reading the news.
Murder on the Orient Express - 5/10
Very average film nicley shot with a decent cast but completley spoilt by the ending.
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Went to watch Black Panther, quite disappointed after all the hype.
Plot starts off ok then turns into guff, Martin freeman is awful(as he is in most things), the action is ruined by pee poor cinematography, you cant really see whats going on half the time just a blur and some dude ends up smashed.
6/10 at best.
Plot starts off ok then turns into guff, Martin freeman is awful(as he is in most things), the action is ruined by pee poor cinematography, you cant really see whats going on half the time just a blur and some dude ends up smashed.
6/10 at best.
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Baby Driver 8/10
Fun, great music, Jon Hamm.
Fun, great music, Jon Hamm.
All aboard the Baby Driver train - has any film been talked about more on here? 
After all the discussion I couldn’t resist. Saw the trailer in the cinema and gave it a big thumbs down. Just finished watching and big thumbs up - really enjoyed it. Great characters, great music, lived up to the hype.
Was he slow?!
8/10
After all the discussion I couldn’t resist. Saw the trailer in the cinema and gave it a big thumbs down. Just finished watching and big thumbs up - really enjoyed it. Great characters, great music, lived up to the hype.
Was he slow?!
8/10
Jumanji 2 - 7/10.
Liked the update ie moved from boardgame to console. The Rock was good as was Jack Black, Karen Gillan was way underused and the black guy was just annoying ie token comedy black guy - really? Weakness is cake and all so they can blow him up once and never mention it again?
The effects were pretty poor too considering the budget and cast, but overall it was a fun family movie that kept us entertained.
Liked the update ie moved from boardgame to console. The Rock was good as was Jack Black, Karen Gillan was way underused and the black guy was just annoying ie token comedy black guy - really? Weakness is cake and all so they can blow him up once and never mention it again?
The effects were pretty poor too considering the budget and cast, but overall it was a fun family movie that kept us entertained.
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Last Jedi 6.5/10
After all I had heard about this, all the negative reviews and opinions, I was expecting to absolutely hate this.
It's far from perfect of course, too many recycled plot devices, annoying CGI cutesy animals designed to sell toys, too much comedy, story was a bit all over the place and I didn't like what they did to Luke's character. It was also about half an hour too long.
But I actually quite enjoyed it and thought it was an improvement on the force awakens.
Will I ever watch it again? No, probably not. But it was an enjoyable enough romp.
After all I had heard about this, all the negative reviews and opinions, I was expecting to absolutely hate this.
It's far from perfect of course, too many recycled plot devices, annoying CGI cutesy animals designed to sell toys, too much comedy, story was a bit all over the place and I didn't like what they did to Luke's character. It was also about half an hour too long.
But I actually quite enjoyed it and thought it was an improvement on the force awakens.
Will I ever watch it again? No, probably not. But it was an enjoyable enough romp.
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Agreed, watched this last night and they've done a fantastic job with the animation, looked glorious in 4K HDR.
Braven - 6/10
Felt like a straight to DVD Jason Momoa vehicle. Not in itself a bad thing, and he seems like a great guy. Essentially it's just a rugged guy defends cabin in the mountains from drug lord who has stashed his cocaine in that cabin film. Wasn't terrible, wasn't great, and since I wasn't expecting much it was an acceptable evening in! Not sure about the plausibility of the ending sequence though...
Felt like a straight to DVD Jason Momoa vehicle. Not in itself a bad thing, and he seems like a great guy. Essentially it's just a rugged guy defends cabin in the mountains from drug lord who has stashed his cocaine in that cabin film. Wasn't terrible, wasn't great, and since I wasn't expecting much it was an acceptable evening in! Not sure about the plausibility of the ending sequence though...
Bladerunner + 2049 (back to back screenings at the Mockingbird Theatre in Birmingham)
Just fantastic. Seeing the original on the big screen was tremendous!
Love them both to death, though I have to admit that I prefer the sequel, as despicable as that may be...
The original is more concerned with building it's beautifully rich universe then it is telling a story within it. 2049 is almost the complete opposite, it feels much more character driven.
Not necessarily a criticism of the original, more just an observation.
Just fantastic. Seeing the original on the big screen was tremendous!
Love them both to death, though I have to admit that I prefer the sequel, as despicable as that may be...
The original is more concerned with building it's beautifully rich universe then it is telling a story within it. 2049 is almost the complete opposite, it feels much more character driven.
Not necessarily a criticism of the original, more just an observation.
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Logan Lucky
Redneck Oceans 11, which even takes the pee out of itself using that very joke. Standard caper fodder, with some lol moments.
6/10
The Shape of Water
I wasn't expecting any nudity, so that was a surpise (she has a nice body for such a butters face). Liked the setting and atmosphere, and the Murlok looked damn cool.
7/10
Redneck Oceans 11, which even takes the pee out of itself using that very joke. Standard caper fodder, with some lol moments.
6/10
The Shape of Water
I wasn't expecting any nudity, so that was a surpise (she has a nice body for such a butters face
). Liked the setting and atmosphere, and the Murlok looked damn cool.7/10
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The Shape of Water
I wasn't expecting any nudity, so that was a surpise (she has a nice body for such a butters face
7/10
I was admiring the lead actresses form too
She's actually quite attractive if you check pictures of her outside of this film.
Far from a butter face as you put it
Good film though, I enjoyed it.
Caporegime
I was admiring the lead actresses form too
She's actually quite attractive if you check pictures of her outside of this film.
Far from a butter face as you put it
Good film though, I enjoyed it.
Perhaps back in her 20s, but she is the definition of butterface (as her body is VERY good for a 41 year old)
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Perhaps back in her 20s, but she is the definition of butterface (as her body is VERY good for a 41 year old)
So being in your 40's makes you a butter face?
She's certainly not your typical Hollywood beauty that's for sure.
But she is attractive in a quirky way. Certainly not ugly.
Jumanji - 7/10
I enjoyed it, though I find I can enjoy pretty much any film with Dwayne J. in. I thought Jack Black was excellent in it, Kevin Hart I am not a huge fan of - his chars always seem to be the same whiney type.
I didn't think it was as funny as it could have been, but it was a fun revisioning of Jumanji - I like that it was different enough to not simply be a 'remake' (at least I think so...admittedly it has been many years since I saw the original)
I enjoyed it, though I find I can enjoy pretty much any film with Dwayne J. in. I thought Jack Black was excellent in it, Kevin Hart I am not a huge fan of - his chars always seem to be the same whiney type.
I didn't think it was as funny as it could have been, but it was a fun revisioning of Jumanji - I like that it was different enough to not simply be a 'remake' (at least I think so...admittedly it has been many years since I saw the original)
Caporegime
No, there are a few 40+ I find attractive, but I am only 35, so am a while away from having to accept the lines/bags/overbite she has
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She's a bit toothy but I certainly wouldn't describe her as a butterface.