Soldato
That's two hours of your life lost forever
What film did you watch last night?
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Alive https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106246/
Getting on a bit now. The odd moment looked dated, though that's understandable given the age of the film.
Not something I'll be watching again, but for a one-off, I did enjoy it.
Getting on a bit now. The odd moment looked dated, though that's understandable given the age of the film.
Not something I'll be watching again, but for a one-off, I did enjoy it.
Associate
Shaolin Soccer (2001) - 10/10
Silly, goofy and slapstick throughout, the combination of martial arts and soccer makes for an entertaining premise and some very funny scenes.
The overly melodramatic style mixed with offbeat humour gives it a comical tone and it’s full of energy to boot.
The over the top, bombastic CGI and some of the humour may be quite dated now, but it’s still very funny and fun to watch the weird band of misfits defeat “team evil”.
Even the romance subplot manages to work, being sweet and sincere as well as making you laugh.
The ending was good if a bit abrupt and its short run time means you’re never bored and it doesn’t outstay its welcome.
Silly, goofy and slapstick throughout, the combination of martial arts and soccer makes for an entertaining premise and some very funny scenes.
The overly melodramatic style mixed with offbeat humour gives it a comical tone and it’s full of energy to boot.
The over the top, bombastic CGI and some of the humour may be quite dated now, but it’s still very funny and fun to watch the weird band of misfits defeat “team evil”.
Even the romance subplot manages to work, being sweet and sincere as well as making you laugh.
The ending was good if a bit abrupt and its short run time means you’re never bored and it doesn’t outstay its welcome.
I watched this after seeing it mentioned on here quite a lot. I'm not sure what everyone liked about it, it's not a bad film but hardly a great one. Definitely one that I won't watch again. I thought it "tried too hard".
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You know a very highly rated version of the same true story was just released on Netflix, this month?!?!
Society Of The Snow
Gripping and powerful retelling of the 1972 Andes air disaster previously covered by Alive. https://youtu.be/pDak4qLyF4Q?si=G9Yceqn5b8-_9may
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Man of Honour
Midsommar (2019)
Considering that when we started watching this I'd been awake for Fifteen hours. During which time I'd been to work, the gym and been generally on the go all the time. I would've expected to nod off too sleep at some point, particularly for such a long film. Yet I was engaged throughout and found it fascinating, weird and repulsive all at the same time. Florence Pugh cries a lot.
Another one that's not for the squimsh but I think worth watching non the less.
7.5/10
Considering that when we started watching this I'd been awake for Fifteen hours. During which time I'd been to work, the gym and been generally on the go all the time. I would've expected to nod off too sleep at some point, particularly for such a long film. Yet I was engaged throughout and found it fascinating, weird and repulsive all at the same time. Florence Pugh cries a lot.
Another one that's not for the squimsh but I think worth watching non the less.
7.5/10
Soldato
True Lies - still such a weird film, even after all these years
Soldato
Road House - 7/10 - Having just seen the trailer for the new Jake Gyllenhaal & Conor McGregor version, I decided to recheck the original version and it's still an absolutely great film in so many parts with some great work by Swayze and some of the supporting cast. It does start to fall a little flat for me once the Double Deuce is pacified by around the 2/3's mark and the story moves onto its last 1/3 of saving the whole town from "the evil bad guy" but even when it felt flat for me it was still enjoyable.
My biggest single complaint however has nothing to do with the film at all, as I now can't think of or say the films name without the "Family Guy" version popping into my head
My biggest single complaint however has nothing to do with the film at all, as I now can't think of or say the films name without the "Family Guy" version popping into my head
Caporegime
Aquaman 2. 5/10
Jesus Christ..... Don't bother.
Jesus Christ..... Don't bother.
The Beekeeper
The first cinema trip of the year for me!
Yup, this was pretty darn fun - very lean, amusing… spot on for what it needed to be. Working in a tech company, I did find their representation of that a hoot
All characters done well and likeable… nothing really ‘negative’ to say about it. But sure, it did run out of steam slightly as it moved towards its conclusion and there was nothing surprising or groundbreaking. But it didn’t drop the ball either.
I doubt I’ll revisit it but worth a watch if you fancy something light and silly - the whole audience in my showing seemed to have a lot of fun.
7/10
The first cinema trip of the year for me!
Yup, this was pretty darn fun - very lean, amusing… spot on for what it needed to be. Working in a tech company, I did find their representation of that a hoot
All characters done well and likeable… nothing really ‘negative’ to say about it. But sure, it did run out of steam slightly as it moved towards its conclusion and there was nothing surprising or groundbreaking. But it didn’t drop the ball either.
I doubt I’ll revisit it but worth a watch if you fancy something light and silly - the whole audience in my showing seemed to have a lot of fun.
7/10
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Soldato
Yep. Usual DC rubbish. That said, Marvel's films have been equally as bad since Endgame.
Associate
Fat Slags (2004)
0.1/10
Someone mentioned it on another (Viz) forum. I knew it existed and never watched it so had it on one of my screens whilst working. Its so bad, its actually amusing. For those unaware its based on Viz characters and it should have been left in the magazine.
I wish I read wikipedia before hand. The critical response section
Fat Slags was universally panned upon release. John Plunkett, writing for The Guardian, stated "It has plenty of gross-out stuff, but chucked in with an eerie lack of enjoyment or conviction. Depression seeps out of the screen like carbon monoxide."
Adrian Hennigan for the BBC wrote "This painfully slapdash comedy - with caricatures instead of characters - lurches from one crude, staggeringly inept set-piece to another with the subtlety of a three-legged elephant."
Graham Dury, the comic strip's creator, stated that Rita, Sue and Bob Too was a more accurate live action depiction of the comic book characters. Dury told the BBC that he was so appalled by the film, he would stop drawing the strips, though the strip did not in fact stop.
British film historian I.Q. Hunter, discussing the question "What is the worst British film ever made?" listed Fat Slags as one of the contenders for that title.
0.1/10
Someone mentioned it on another (Viz) forum. I knew it existed and never watched it so had it on one of my screens whilst working. Its so bad, its actually amusing. For those unaware its based on Viz characters and it should have been left in the magazine.
I wish I read wikipedia before hand. The critical response section
Fat Slags was universally panned upon release. John Plunkett, writing for The Guardian, stated "It has plenty of gross-out stuff, but chucked in with an eerie lack of enjoyment or conviction. Depression seeps out of the screen like carbon monoxide."
Adrian Hennigan for the BBC wrote "This painfully slapdash comedy - with caricatures instead of characters - lurches from one crude, staggeringly inept set-piece to another with the subtlety of a three-legged elephant."
Graham Dury, the comic strip's creator, stated that Rita, Sue and Bob Too was a more accurate live action depiction of the comic book characters. Dury told the BBC that he was so appalled by the film, he would stop drawing the strips, though the strip did not in fact stop.
British film historian I.Q. Hunter, discussing the question "What is the worst British film ever made?" listed Fat Slags as one of the contenders for that title.
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Soldato
Oh god, I never even knew that existed and I've just watched the trailer
0.1/10 was generous
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Watch it you know you want too,, Geri Halliwell and Naomi Campbell are in it tooOh god, I never even knew that existed and I've just watched the trailer
0.1/10 was generous
Caporegime
Diary of the Dead
Just a boring film really, and it's not the found footage style that makes it boring. It takes us back to the beginning, shortly after the outbreak (although also in modern times in a weird sort of moving timeline shenanigan) It has a little of the Romero societal parallels but the characters are dull, the acting is dreadful and the story just not very engaging. In fact the only thing really notable about it is a young Tatiana Maslany in one of her first roles. Unfortunately she dies in about 5 mins so it doesn't even have that going for it.
Just a boring film really, and it's not the found footage style that makes it boring. It takes us back to the beginning, shortly after the outbreak (although also in modern times in a weird sort of moving timeline shenanigan) It has a little of the Romero societal parallels but the characters are dull, the acting is dreadful and the story just not very engaging. In fact the only thing really notable about it is a young Tatiana Maslany in one of her first roles. Unfortunately she dies in about 5 mins so it doesn't even have that going for it.
Man of Honour
Oppenheimer – A fascinating film full of intensity from the characters who struggle at times with inner turmoil of what their work will achieve. Some of the science is glossed over, in places a little disjointed and confusing but still a very good piece of historical story telling. 8/10