What film did you watch last night?

SPG · 26 Nov 2018 at 10:56

Mission Impossible : Fallout

Probably the worst of the franchise, was 40mins to long and lacked a little of the charm of the previous movies,

6/10

On a side note, Simon Pegg needs to start eating again, he looks ill.

Daftbrown · 26 Nov 2018 at 13:55

DrToffnar said:
Hereditary

Finally sat down to watch this last night. Can totally see what it's been so divisive, it's a good horror film for a start! ;P

But no, genuinely unsettled me in a way that no horror film has in quite some time. It's premise starts out relatively by the numbers and you think you have this vague idea as to where it's heading, but then it completely changes direction around half an hour in and I was at a loss as to what was going to happen (an example of truly excellent marketing on the studios front to keep the twist a secret).

Seen quite a few people complain about the ending and initially I would have agreed. But in retrospect they took the time and effort to seed it throughout the film and as a result I was quite taken with it a few hours after.

Can see where the comparisons to The Exorcist come from, but to me it felt more 'Lynchian' throughout, though perhaps not as madly unchained as something the main man himself would have made.

In short, bloody loved it. One of the most original films of the genre since 'The Babadook'.

Nitefly said:
Wow, so now 2 of us on the forum like Hereditary

Three of us.

I went in to it blind, not having seen the trailer or anything. I sense that some of the disappointment expressed with the film has been the result of it being hyped up. Some of the 'floating' effects were a little off I thought but aside from that, a good recent horror film.

IvanDobskey · 26 Nov 2018 at 15:14

Both myself and the Mrs enjoyed Hereditary

Chojin · 26 Nov 2018 at 22:08

Ronin

Superb thriller. Excellent dialogue and action sequences (without CGI). Released shortly before Robert De Niro's career took a downward trajectory.

9/10

leemk · 26 Nov 2018 at 23:06

Upgrade 9/10.
Great film had me hooked for 90 minutes , a film that you need to watch without reading any spoilers.

Raymond Lin · 27 Nov 2018 at 00:28

Sorry to bother you

I’m not sure what I think of it yet, it’s certainly different and constantly had me guessing where it was going and without going into spoilers it is hard to describe what it is besides I got a very heavy Charlie Kauffman influence vibe to it with a dose of modern satirical commentary thrown into the mix. It’s certainly one you won’t forget in a hurry.

SixTwoSix · 27 Nov 2018 at 08:22

Chojin said:
Ronin

Superb thriller. Excellent dialogue and action sequences (without CGI). Released shortly before Robert De Niro's career took a downward trajectory.

9/10

Great apart from "What's the colour of the boathouse at Hear Ford", makes me cringe so much everytime I watch it, considering I grew up pretty close to there as well.

It's pronounced Heh-Reh-Ford

Brilliant film though.

sleazy · 27 Nov 2018 at 10:41

After having watched Mission Insight, the 8th landing of a NASA 'device' on Mars, the channel I was watching (Focus) broadcasted the 1977 "conspiracy" thriller movie, CAPRICORN ONE, starring Brolin, appearances by Telly Savalas

and Karen Black

.....were they trying to tell us something ???!!

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signs · 27 Nov 2018 at 12:20

Big , watched with my 11 year old lad , Tom Hanks first Oscar nomination i think .. 7.5 /10

Raymond Lin · 27 Nov 2018 at 14:14

SixTwoSix said:
Great apart from "What's the colour of the boathouse at Hear Ford", makes me cringe so much everytime I watch it, considering I grew up pretty close to there as well.

It's pronounced Heh-Reh-Ford

Brilliant film though.

Lol I live in Hereford

You can probably say it like hairy-ford and get away with it.

SixTwoSix · 27 Nov 2018 at 14:29

Raymond Lin said:
Lol I live in Hereford

You can probably say it like hairy-ford and get away with it.

Oh yeah, some of the old boy local accents have it sounding like allsorts...never hearford though

Chojin · 27 Nov 2018 at 18:07

I would have thought Sean Bean would correct him on-set, he must have been too much in character at the time to do that.

SixTwoSix · 27 Nov 2018 at 18:35

Is it pronounced Seen Been or Shaun Baun...apparently Americans struggle with his name.

Jokester · 27 Nov 2018 at 18:51

Ronin was probably De Niro’s last good film would need to look through IMDB to see.

SixTwoSix · 27 Nov 2018 at 19:08

Jokester said:
Ronin was probably De Niro’s last good film would need to look through IMDB to see.

Just flicked through, sadly Dirty Grandpa is probably the best he's done since

On a serious note though, there is maybe 5/6 good movies there with him as a lead and not just a supporting actor since Ronin.

~>Dg<~ · 27 Nov 2018 at 19:11

Jokester said:
Ronin was probably De Niro’s last good film would need to look through IMDB to see.

him and chino slipped for years cant blame them though.really old now and just want money and to be on camera.

Chojin · 27 Nov 2018 at 20:09

Jokester said:
Ronin was probably De Niro’s last good film would need to look through IMDB to see.

For a serious role I think so. Admittedly I couldn't bring myself to watch Righteous Kill when the reviews came out for it.

Since Ronin it seems like he's been in one decent comedy (Analyze This) and the rest dodgy comedies, voice acting, ensemble casts, and cameos.

BriT · 27 Nov 2018 at 20:12

Red Sparrow - Thought it was ok 6.5/10

Jennifer Lawrence looking hot..

rotters · 28 Nov 2018 at 00:21

watched Self/les really enjoyed it. thanks for the recommendation.

Couldnt find anything that took my fancy on netflix so watched Full Metal Jacket....still bloody brilliant.

jaws104 · 28 Nov 2018 at 02:09

Searching - 8/10

A dad searching for his missing daughter, mostly via social media, the whole movie is basically shot through a computer screen. It's actually very well made, would recommend