What film did you watch last night?

Flibster · 31 Dec 2019 at 17:56

Bluray of Carry on Screaming.

Damn it looks good for a really cheaply made film. It's not my favourite carry on movie, but it's a really good one.

rubberduck · 31 Dec 2019 at 22:35

once upon a time in hollywood... Tarantino films are starting to feel like they are becoming 'too Tarantino', was watchable, sometimes enjoyable and certainly had its charm in places, 7/10.

Grimley · 31 Dec 2019 at 22:41

Once upon a time in Hollywood. 9/10 from me.
One word, 'brilliant'. The critics were right, Leonardo and Brad are basically Redford and Newman and Tarantino could have quite easily slotted those two if they were 50 years younger (& alive!). It is by far the coolest film Tarantino has made and comes close to kicking Pulp Fiction off the top of his list.

TripleT · 31 Dec 2019 at 23:41

tres said:
Downsizing

Seen it before but it's a concept that I find brilliant.
Shame the last third just ruins it

Agreed, watched it a while ago so can't remember 100% but I love the concept and they could have made this brilliant but it was very meh in the end.

Hades · 1 Jan 2020 at 02:19

Grimley said:
Once upon a time in Hollywood. 9/10 from me.
One word, 'brilliant'. The critics were right, Leonardo and Brad are basically Redford and Newman and Tarantino could have quite easily slotted those two if they were 50 years younger (& alive!). It is by far the coolest film Tarantino has made and comes close to kicking Pulp Fiction off the top of his list.

I completely agree with everything you have said. As I was watching it the Newman and Redford pairing also came to mind. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. The casting was fantastic, even among the smaller characters.

I haven't yet got around to watching Joker or Le Mans 66, but Holywood was the surprise movie of the year for me.

hyperseven · 1 Jan 2020 at 10:32

Good Boys (8/10) - Not had such a good laugh in ages.

GSXRMovistar · 1 Jan 2020 at 19:34

hyperseven said:
Good Boys (8/10) - Not had such a good laugh in ages.

I watched this in the middle of the night sat between two strangers on a plane, there were some serious laugh out laugh moments I couldn't hold back on.

Ninco! · 1 Jan 2020 at 22:08

A couple of nights ago I watched a South Korean film, The Villainess - It piqued my interest as I do like my foreign films. I thought it was going to be a Nikita/Assassin style film. Well... The basic premise is kind of similar, only the producers turned the kill count to ludricous levels! The opening sequence is a first person view of lots of killing; not sure if this is to appeal to the FPS generation... The gore/violence is comical.

So as a refresher I watched Assassin, Point of No Return (1993) as its been 20 years; and to this day, remains a good US remake of the original (Nikita) although I like both versions. Nikita is the better film as its far more gritty, but still, the US version with Bridget Fonda isn't too shabby. Still think its unusual for a popular actress (Fonda) to quit at the height of her career, a shame as she is a good actress.

Steampunk · 1 Jan 2020 at 22:27

Brittany Runs A Marathon. A lovely little uplifting comedy drama based on a true story/book about an aimless, overweight, party-animal woman in her late twenties who takes up running and ends up finally taking control of her life, and the realisation that she's worthy of the life she wants and the love of others. A terrific performance by Jillian Bell as a woman finding her feet in life through an unexpected route.

Mr Jack · 1 Jan 2020 at 22:27

Lego Movie 2

Fun, but not a patch on the original movie. 7/10

Steampunk · 1 Jan 2020 at 22:30

Ninco! said:
Still think its unusual for a popular actress (Fonda) to quit at the height of her career, a shame as she is a good actress.

She had a near death experience (car crash) and ended up getting engaged a couple of months later, and then getting married and having a child. She obviously re-evaluated what was important in her life, and decided it wasn't Hollywood.

Ninco! · 1 Jan 2020 at 22:33

Steampunk said:
She had a near death experience (car crash) and ended up getting engaged a couple of months later, and then getting married and having a child. She obviously re-evaluated what was important in her life, and decided it wasn't Hollywood.

Ahh, thanks SteamPunk, I never knew - very understandable.

Merlin5 · 2 Jan 2020 at 00:01

Mission Impossible Fallout. 7/10. Quite entertaining though completely ridiculous. Very impressed though that Cruise did the really dangerous stunts himself, not to mention he's 56.

Also, it's crazy how similar looking Henry Cavill is to Steve Jones the F1 presenter.

b00merang69 · 2 Jan 2020 at 04:41

The Night Flier (1997)

Pretty good, I did not remember the ending from years ago.

AndyCr15 · 2 Jan 2020 at 06:45

Good Boys - 7/10

Was okay... a few reasonable laughs, but I also found something about the boys to be a little annoying I guess.

IvanDobskey · 2 Jan 2020 at 07:39

Banshee chapter 6/10
Fairly creepy horror mystery film. Decent enough for the type of film it is. A few predictable jump scares though.

Lartyconshayo · 2 Jan 2020 at 09:13

Steampunk said:
She had a near death experience (car crash) and ended up getting engaged a couple of months later, and then getting married and having a child. She obviously re-evaluated what was important in her life, and decided it wasn't Hollywood.