What film did you watch last night?

Flibster said:
Couple more Disney films knocked out. Sleeping Beauty and Beauty and the Beast (original animated version)

Yup. they're Disney films. Beauty and the Beast has some nice use of CGI for the ballroom which is pretty impressive for the year it was made.
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You’re not wrong, it is impressive…

… but Sleeping Beauty is a stunner of a film to look at. Wonderful. Nearly bankrupted them IIRC since it was so extravagant. Brought in the era of the cheaper ‘scrappy looking’ Disney films (Jungle Book, 101 Dalmatians, Aristocats, Robin Hood).
 
I watched a couple of old Disney films recently too. Sword in the Stone was not as good as I remember it, bits of it are good but the overall plot is a mess. Robin Hood I really enjoyed though.
 
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Nitefly said:
You’re not wrong, it is impressive…

… but Sleeping Beauty is a stunner of a film to look at. Wonderful. Nearly bankrupted them IIRC since it was so extravagant. Brought in the era of the cheaper ‘scrappy looking’ Disney films (Jungle Book, 101 Dalmatians, Aristocats, Robin Hood).
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Yeah, Malificents transformation is amazingly good.

The 4k remaster of cinderella is superb too. It looks like new. They finally got it right after years of dnr scrubbing.

Shamikebab said:
I watched a couple of old Disney films recently too. Sword in the Stone was not as good as I remember it, bits of it are good but the overall plot is a mess. Robin Hood I really enjoyed though.
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... aaand now I have that roosters song in my head....
 
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Maximum Triceratops said:

Also, try Dawn od the Dead and Day of the dead, far better than his more recent movies.
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barmyllama said:
I actually quite like Hopper in Waterworld to be fair. And his scene with Christopher Walken in True Romance he holds his own, but it's still Walken that makes it so memorable.
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I've seen both Day and Dawn of the dead. I actually saw Day of the Dead at the cinema and at the time thought it was great. But a rewatch about a year or two ago didn't go as well. I've also seen Dawn of the the Dead a number of times and it's ok for when it was made, but like I've said before, they don't age well.
 
barmyllama said:
I've seen both Day and Dawn of the dead. I actually saw Day of the Dead at the cinema and at the time thought it was great. But a rewatch about a year or two ago didn't go as well. I've also seen Dawn of the the Dead a number of times and it's ok for when it was made, but like I've said before, they don't age well.
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Haven't seen em in years also, I remember them being decent though, especially the practical effects, maybe they should be left alone then to not tarnish the memories.......
 
I've yet to watch that or latest Deadpool. Just can't be assed with those types of movies anymore. I know it'll be crap, so waiting when I am really bored to watch them.

Latest Marvel film will be in the same boat. Can't even remember the name I'm that not fussed.
 
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Borderlands 2/10

Casting oh dear god they got every one wrong, none of them fit, too old, didn’t portray them right based on how they are in the game.

Humour nothing like the game but I suspect its age rating did caused that it.

At times it just looked like poor cgi.

I’m only giving it a 2 because clearly some one put effort into this idea so it’s a 2 for effort (not that it worked it!)
 
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Past week.

Goldeneye (Bond) (digital purchase)
Soldier (Kurt Russell) (digital purchase)
The Gorge (Apple TV+)
The Matrix (Netflix)
12 Monkeys (Willis) (BBC Iplayer)
 
Mickey 17 (2025) - 7/10

I was expecting more of a slapstick comedy focusing on the lives of the clones and how they interacted with each other rather than a political space colony expedition, but it’s got a good story and brings up some good points about life and the hardships within it.

The characters are quirky enough to stand out from the norm and the caricatured leaders are entertaining, as is the great performance of Mickey.

The setting and CGI looked good but the final act gets a bit weird and the slower pace really dragged it out, even if it does wrap everything up nicely.
 
Mickey 17 + what an absolute gem of a movie. Robert Pattison really did an amazing job in the role. He has come a very long way. I went into this movie blind and didn't know what to expect. The cast was superb and the story was well written and thought out. The set and production really made you believe in the Sci Fi world they created. There are some really dark and disturbing elements which can be related to real life topics. Still didn't detract brilliant performances from Mark Ruffalo, Toni Colette, Naomi Ackie and Steven Yuen. I was totally immersed in the movie from start to finish.

Directed and written by Boon Joon Ho who made other movies like Parasite and Snowpiercer. Imo he hit another home run. 8.5/10.

The character who Mark Ruffalo played who is a contrast from a certain real life buffoon we know. Here what he thinks of his role now.

 
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Den of Thieves (2018)

We actually chose this thinking we hadn't seen it and because there's a sequel, I thought the first film might have some merit. Then about half an hour in I realised we'd seen it. It's ok, a little bit drawn out. A 2 hour or less runtime would've been better. Reminded me of Heat (1995) with it's shoot outs and similar story beats.

5/10
 
Working my way through Batman V Superman but one thing that is getting on my **** ....

Amy Adams .... what a crap actress and she's playing the lead lady which for me has bought the whole experience down a few notches

I'm pretty angry actually :mad:
 
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