Standard or extended cut? Hopefully the extended it's far better,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
What film did you watch last night?
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Amy Adams isn't a crap actress, even if you feel she was miscast.
Why would that actively make you angry?
Why would that actively make you angry?
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Honestly beg to differ on this one
She's God damn awful.... Please suggest a movie in which you feel she performed well so that maybe I can make a better judgement
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Arrival would be the obvious one
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That's the Disney I've always liked. The classics era while Walt Disney was still alive, the 1990s comeback decade (Beauty, Aladdin etc) and the 2000s with Lilo & Stitch. I can also extend it to the 2010s with Tangled, Frozen and Moana, but I lose interest as soon as there are any politics involved. I'm also not interested in Star Wars or Marval. Disney to me needs to be just Disney, and is very much like what your post is ^^
I'm in 2 minds about the new Snow White. I want to see it because it's one of the Disney classics, but at the same time, there's been too much politics around it e.g. the appearance of the dwarves.
I'm very much looking forwards to the Lilo & Stitch remake though!
Amy Adams plays Giselle in Enchanted (2007) and Disenchanted (2022). Give 'em a try
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The Blair Witch Project - Second Sight Edition - 8/10
I found this version a lot better. This ‘proper’ intended version is a little more convincing and immersive. To me, visually it really is night and day. The acting is still a little wonky, of course. (Yes, Mike, I’m looking at you.) And the shrieking from Heather still makes me cringe.
Here’s some of why this version is worth a pop if you enjoyed the original.
TLDR: The original print had to be manipulated for the cinema release, so wasn’t quite as intended visually and FPS-wise. This same cinema print was then used for the DVD/BD releases until this new Second Sight version.
I found this version a lot better. This ‘proper’ intended version is a little more convincing and immersive. To me, visually it really is night and day. The acting is still a little wonky, of course. (Yes, Mike, I’m looking at you.) And the shrieking from Heather still makes me cringe.
Here’s some of why this version is worth a pop if you enjoyed the original.
TLDR: The original print had to be manipulated for the cinema release, so wasn’t quite as intended visually and FPS-wise. This same cinema print was then used for the DVD/BD releases until this new Second Sight version.
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Micky 17 (at the cinema)
A person signs up to a space mission where he keeps being brought back to life (or ‘re-printed’) when he dies.
God, this was weird.
It’s advertised as being a light black comedy sci-fi, but it’s far less ‘conventional comedy’ than I expected… almost ‘dry’ at times. I’d say it’s more bemusing than outright funny… but I was chuckling at the silliness now and again.
Some characters were good and had personality. Others were a little too satirical. In particular, having an ‘all-powerful, ego-maniac idiot leader’ is rather on-the-nose right now
Lots of scenes lingered in bizarre and irrelevant ways, which together with the offbeat humour gave it a strange tone. The ending was a little strange as well and I imagined a lot of people just thought “what the heck was that.”
Points for being a bit different though.
7/10
A person signs up to a space mission where he keeps being brought back to life (or ‘re-printed’) when he dies.
God, this was weird.
It’s advertised as being a light black comedy sci-fi, but it’s far less ‘conventional comedy’ than I expected… almost ‘dry’ at times. I’d say it’s more bemusing than outright funny… but I was chuckling at the silliness now and again.
Some characters were good and had personality. Others were a little too satirical. In particular, having an ‘all-powerful, ego-maniac idiot leader’ is rather on-the-nose right now
Lots of scenes lingered in bizarre and irrelevant ways, which together with the offbeat humour gave it a strange tone. The ending was a little strange as well and I imagined a lot of people just thought “what the heck was that.”
Points for being a bit different though.
7/10
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Legends of the Fall (1994)
A film that would've passed me by when it was released. After all, it was the same year as Pulp Fiction and that's one of my favourite films of all time.
Having watched it now, I still wished it had passed me by. Even though the cinematography is great and it has Brad Pitt doing his smouldering thing, with hair that could've only been washed with Timoteí. It's still a quite dull and predictable melodrama, that feels like you've watch a three hour film by the end of it, despite it only running for two and a quarter.
5/10
A film that would've passed me by when it was released. After all, it was the same year as Pulp Fiction and that's one of my favourite films of all time.
Having watched it now, I still wished it had passed me by. Even though the cinematography is great and it has Brad Pitt doing his smouldering thing, with hair that could've only been washed with Timoteí. It's still a quite dull and predictable melodrama, that feels like you've watch a three hour film by the end of it, despite it only running for two and a quarter.
5/10
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The Gorge, 6/10.
Watched this on ATV+ last night, films around 2hrs long. I really enjoyed the film, and not just because it had Anya Taylor-Joy in it. Story is fairly light, go to some random place on the planet to stop X bad things escaping, find love in said dark place and end up in some predicament where you need rescuing.
Story moves along at a reasonable pace never really felt like it was dragging, the action scenes are pretty good and Anya Taylor-Joy really does have a fantastic figure.
Not a film you’d watch over and over, but one I’d have no problem watching again if I couldn’t find something that interested me one late night.
Watched this on ATV+ last night, films around 2hrs long. I really enjoyed the film, and not just because it had Anya Taylor-Joy in it. Story is fairly light, go to some random place on the planet to stop X bad things escaping, find love in said dark place and end up in some predicament where you need rescuing.
Story moves along at a reasonable pace never really felt like it was dragging, the action scenes are pretty good and Anya Taylor-Joy really does have a fantastic figure.
Not a film you’d watch over and over, but one I’d have no problem watching again if I couldn’t find something that interested me one late night.
BJ - Mad about the boy, wifey made me watch it!
Wow, HG looks ancient as does RZ who is rough and almost unrecognisable. I know that's life, but they got old
It was quite dark at times, all the previous true love wins was undone in the first few mins, which shadowed the rest of the movie. However, all comes good and the ending was well done.
I don't like what they did with Mr Darcy's character, but as they were adamant on cashing in on another sequel, then i understand why they did it.
Worth a watch for the wifey brownie points i got.
Wow, HG looks ancient as does RZ who is rough and almost unrecognisable. I know that's life, but they got old
It was quite dark at times, all the previous true love wins was undone in the first few mins, which shadowed the rest of the movie. However, all comes good and the ending was well done.
I don't like what they did with Mr Darcy's character, but as they were adamant on cashing in on another sequel, then i understand why they did it.
Worth a watch for the wifey brownie points i got.
Citizen Kane (on BBC iPlayer)
A famous billionaire dies, leaving people to speculate what his confusing last words meant.
Watched about a week ago. I’d never seen this so… about time! It suffers from being dated in all the ways a film from the 40s would be. Otherwise, it is a very good film.
I can see why people might find the ‘fuss’ about this film a little overstated / overrated. At face value, it might all seem a little pointless; there isn’t really any hero to root for or any villain to hate. But there is a lot to read into the subtlety. Quite the cautionary tale.
My own thoughts, having not read any commentary:
One that’s stayed with me after watching - deffo thought provoking.
9/10 - timeless in many ways, but dated in others which some may find distracting.
A famous billionaire dies, leaving people to speculate what his confusing last words meant.
Watched about a week ago. I’d never seen this so… about time! It suffers from being dated in all the ways a film from the 40s would be. Otherwise, it is a very good film.
I can see why people might find the ‘fuss’ about this film a little overstated / overrated. At face value, it might all seem a little pointless; there isn’t really any hero to root for or any villain to hate. But there is a lot to read into the subtlety. Quite the cautionary tale.
My own thoughts, having not read any commentary:
Even though he was abusive and mistreated others, I ended up feeling very sorry for Kane.
His whole life he seemed to be subconsciously compensating (and pining) for the love and attention of the parents who abandoned him, too perpetually hurt to ever really focus on other people beyond what they could mean for him.
The ending shot of all the tat he had collected was effectively a symptom of, and a blunt metaphor for, all the baggage that he carried with him that he couldn’t move on without.
All he ever wanted in the end was to feel how he felt that day when he played in the snow.
Very sad.
His whole life he seemed to be subconsciously compensating (and pining) for the love and attention of the parents who abandoned him, too perpetually hurt to ever really focus on other people beyond what they could mean for him.
The ending shot of all the tat he had collected was effectively a symptom of, and a blunt metaphor for, all the baggage that he carried with him that he couldn’t move on without.
All he ever wanted in the end was to feel how he felt that day when he played in the snow.
Very sad.
One that’s stayed with me after watching - deffo thought provoking.
9/10 - timeless in many ways, but dated in others which some may find distracting.
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Princess Mononoke (1997) - 8/10
An elegantly told story of how humans forget the old ways in the name of progress.
It’s a bit slow at times but is inventive and inspiring with plenty of spiritual eastern folklore and fantasy characters, each of whom have their own personalities and growth arcs.
The animation is beautiful, the soundtrack is stirring and there’s a good amount of action and a small bit of humour, but it seemed to meander through its plot and ending rather than know what it wanted to say.
An elegantly told story of how humans forget the old ways in the name of progress.
It’s a bit slow at times but is inventive and inspiring with plenty of spiritual eastern folklore and fantasy characters, each of whom have their own personalities and growth arcs.
The animation is beautiful, the soundtrack is stirring and there’s a good amount of action and a small bit of humour, but it seemed to meander through its plot and ending rather than know what it wanted to say.
Yep I always found this a bit plodding and unnecessarily slow to resolve. I found myself wanting to enjoy it more than I actually did.
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I thought the artistic creativity was very good. Loved the imagery/action later in the film.
As for the rest of it, it was okay, maybe a bit too light-hearted for me at times.
I thought the artistic creativity was very good. Loved the imagery/action later in the film.
As for the rest of it, it was okay, maybe a bit too light-hearted for me at times.