What film did you watch last night?

Cats - I don’t even know where to start. Awful. Someone should have put a stop to that at some point
 
nands said:
Red Dwarf - The Promised Land - do feature length episodes count as films? Anyway, nice little jaunt down memory Lane with the boys from the Dwarf (especially Holly). 4/5 (would be less without the nostalgia though)
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I would agree that I think you're letting the nostalgia affect that score. I'm as big a Red Dwarf fan as the next guy, but I'd struggle to go above a 3/5 for it.

Andrew_McP said:
In recent days I tried to watch Spiderman:Far from home, but gave up after ten minutes; silly high-tech costume, silly teenage angst plot, and I don't find Holland convincing in the role. 0/10

I then tried Venom, because Tom Hardy's usually watchable. Made it to about half an hour before his silly inner dialogue made it too daft to bother with the rest of the already typically creaky Marvel plot. 4/10
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This post makes me glad to be me and perhaps easily amused/entertained :)
 
Finished watching Under the Skin.

Intriguing yet very strange film. It kept me watching to see what would happen next.

The bit where the baby/toddler was left crying on the beach was really quite difficult to watch.
And at the very end when she (or it) peels her skin off to reveal an alien underneath, even though I was expecting something like that to happen, it still surprised me quite a lot.
 
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arc@css said:
Finished watching Under the Skin.

Intriguing yet very strange film. It kept me watching to see what would happen next.

The bit where the baby/toddler was left crying on the beach was really quite difficult to watch.
And at the very end when she (or it) peels her skin off to reveal an alien underneath took me by surprise, even though I was expecting something like that to finally happen.
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Really liked this film. Very different and keeps you watching. Probably gets a 7 from me.
 
AndyCr15 said:
This post makes me glad to be me and perhaps easily amused/entertained :)
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Deadpool raised the Marvel bar so high, for me, that it casts a very long shadow over the rest of the rather over-stretched franchise now. To be fair to them, I am about a million years older than the target demographic. Special effects entertainment peaked in 1973 with Michael Bentine's Potty Time as far as I'm concerned. ;-)
 
Andrew_McP said:
In recent days I tried to watch Spiderman:Far from home, but gave up after ten minutes; silly high-tech costume, silly teenage angst plot, and I don't find Holland convincing in the role. 0/10

I then tried Venom, because Tom Hardy's usually watchable. Made it to about half an hour before his silly inner dialogue made it too daft to bother with the rest of the already typically creaky Marvel plot. 4/10
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I had the same reaction to Venom, and Spiderman: Homecoming. Couldn't finish either.

Marvel films are typically at least watchable, so for me to switch them off means something has really irritated me :p For Spiderman it was how he basically was turned into Iron Man Lite, only with added teenager baggage (which I can do without). I think that was a mistake - we already have iron man and more floating head shots with a super-imposed HUD over the actor's face isn't exactly the most riveting viewing.

For Venom, the film managed to give the impression of being a fan-made project. Cliched, and amateur in execution. The montage at the beginning was enough in its own right to put me off the film. "Our lead character is a journalist. We don't know how to explain this to you except by showing you a montage of him doing journalism." I gave up shortly after, before he even met the thing.
 
Onward - 7/10

I liked the idea of a fantasy world that had developed into modern society like we have now. Movie was okay, reasonable story with a few giggles here and there, but 7 is perhaps even pushing it a little.
 
Dark Waters - 7/10

Thought it was pretty good, a very interesting story, a bit slow at times. Not as thrilling as The Insider, nor as comedic as The Informant! but still good.

I really didn't get the casting of Anne Hathaway though. Having such a 'big name' in a role like that, I'd have thought it could have gone to a lesser up and coming actor. Probably pushed by the production company to get a 2nd 'big name' into the film.
 
CrimsonAvenger said:
Likewise. It was different, weird and kept me glued to the screen 9/10 - loved it!
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I can't decide whether I'd enjoy The Platform or not. Given I don't like thrillers, horrors or movies of that ilk, am I likely to not like The Platform? It seems like it could be about people just being ****** to each other?
 
AndyCr15 said:
I can't decide whether I'd enjoy The Platform or not. Given I don't like thrillers, horrors or movies of that ilk, am I likely to not like The Platform? It seems like it could be about people just being ****** to each other?
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It is all of that , i am not a horror fan btw and didnt see it as a horror film. Brutal in places but not horror. With compassion as well it really is not what you think....but then it could be :)

A great movie, almost a new genre.
 
AndyCr15 said:
I can't decide whether I'd enjoy The Platform or not. Given I don't like thrillers, horrors or movies of that ilk, am I likely to not like The Platform? It seems like it could be about people just being ****** to each other?
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As SPG said - it's a mixture of genres. If you like something a little different then it may be your thing. I don't think the brutal parts were out of place, it seemed to fit the position people were in within the framework of the story.
 
Bad Boys For Life 4/10. It's like they wrote every trope and cliche down first, then built a script around it. I wasn't expecting greatness, though. All 4 points for some really funny gags.

The Hunt 7/10. Good, fun, gory.
 
Contagion. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1598778/

I watched this over two or three evenings in smaller parts. All in all, quite good.

Good performances throughout.

Even though it's nothing new to see main characters die in films, I was still quite surprised to see Paltrow and Winslet kick the bucket, which contributed effectively to the impact made during the viewing experience. Jude Law's accent was pretty good, too. :)
 
arc@css said:
Contagion. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1598778/

I watched this over two or three evenings in smaller parts. All in all, quite good.

Good performances throughout.

Even though it's nothing new to see main characters die in films, I was still quite surprised to see Paltrow and Winslet kick the bucket, which contributed effectively to the impact made during the viewing experience. Jude Law's accent was pretty good, too. :)
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Was thinking she was away to recover in the Nightengale hospital and then boom, cut to her being heaved into the lime pit in a body bag. Brutal.
 
Misconduct 2016 Amazon Prime

Bit of a mess this one, not a lot to recommend at all, apart from maybe Malin Akerman.

Al Pacino and Anthony Hopkins in minor roles just collecting a pay cheque.

2/10 (both for Malin ;))
 
Angel Has Fallen 5/10 not as ridiculously awful as London Has Fallen but still quite dated in its style. The best thing in it is probably Nick Nolte, he is really good and brings a lot of much needed humour and emotional heft. Long periods of generic action interspersed with some decent drama. I wouldn't go out of my way to watch it but it filled a few hours.
 
We finished off the Indiana Jones films.

The Last Crusade was worse than I remember. The humour felt forced in places and the story didn't really flow. The Mrs fell asleep during it.

The Crystal Crap, as ludicrously rubbish cgi-monkey mess of old fridge of hit with the s that it was, was oddly entertaining.
 
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