What film did you watch last night?

Vonhelmet · 25 Aug 2012 at 18:01

Woody__ said:
Go read up a little on wiki about counter cinema and then think about the film again. It might change your opinion on why it is the way it is. It's supposed to be quite deliberately boring, extreme and unwatchable in places.

A deliberately bad film is still a bad film.

THMRK · 25 Aug 2012 at 18:03

Vonhelmet said:
A deliberately bad film is still a bad film.

I wouldn't say it's a bad film. Nor would I say it's deliberately bad.

oldbag · 25 Aug 2012 at 18:03

Was Dark Knight Rises any good?

Vonhelmet · 25 Aug 2012 at 18:08

Woody__ said:
I wouldn't say it's a bad film. Nor would I say it's deliberately bad.

Reading up on it, it seems like its barely a film, full stop.

THMRK · 25 Aug 2012 at 18:13

Vonhelmet said:
Reading up on it, it seems like its barely a film, full stop.

Well for me, that's the point really. Like Godard's Week End, in a sense, only Funny Games does have some semblance of narrative and continuity.

EDIT: Funny Games is a bit weird in that regard cause it's a lot more obviously 'mainstream' when counter cinema really isn't (or can be).

ianh · 25 Aug 2012 at 18:28

Woody__ said:
The Expendables 2 - 6/10

A question for those who've seen it; did you find it really grainy? In places it was like certain scenes were both in focus and out of focus simultaneously, with an absolute ton of graininess. I dunno if the projectionist screwed up or if this was intentional...

I noticed this too (more the out of focus than grainy for me) but the lads I was with saw nothing wrong????

THMRK · 25 Aug 2012 at 18:34

ianh said:
I noticed this too (more the out of focus than grainy for me) but the lads I was with saw nothing wrong????

Everyone I was with noticed it too. Was putting it down to a rubbish projectionist though. Glad to see someone else thought the same.

TheVoice · 25 Aug 2012 at 18:40

Woody__ said:
Well for me, that's the point really. Like Godard's Week End, in a sense, only Funny Games does have some semblance of narrative and continuity.

EDIT: Funny Games is a bit weird in that regard cause it's a lot more obviously 'mainstream' when counter cinema really isn't (or can be).

I enjoyed Funny Games. Also quite interesting that it's a shot-for-shot remake of the original.

THMRK · 25 Aug 2012 at 18:43

TheVoice said:
I enjoyed Funny Games. Also quite interesting that it's a shot-for-shot remake of the original.

Yeah, and a bit weird.

If you liked Funny Games and haven't seen it already I recommend Hidden.

SixTwoSix · 25 Aug 2012 at 18:43

TheVoice said:
I enjoyed Funny Games. Also quite interesting that it's a shot-for-shot remake of the original.

Even the house itself looks near identical.

THMRK · 25 Aug 2012 at 18:52

I suppose the only way for Haneke to guarantee that an American remake of his film wasn't going to ruin it was just to make it again in America! Haha.

stulid · 25 Aug 2012 at 19:22

Battleship.

Liked it apart from one or two corny bits (the old sailors tuning up for duty and the anchor drop maneuver)

8/10.

Cabin in the woods,

Weird, a cross between the truman show and evil dead film.

6/10

Converge · 25 Aug 2012 at 23:16

Superbad - 7.5/10.

Bit late to the Superbad show, but finally watched it, and whilst it was good, I didn't think it was anywhere near as funny as people have made it out to be.

Probably should've watched it at the time it came out before a load of other films imitated it!

wolvers · 25 Aug 2012 at 23:18

Nexus18 said:
the avengers - was a good action film with a decent plot and great one liners by Stark etc. also really liked how no one was made out to be the main character/big gun i.e. Thor, Hulk and Iron man, switch the brain of for 2 hours and 20 minutes and sit back and enjoy. Highly over rated film though IMO, especially on this forum Only thing that was unique/special about it was that they combined all the big heroes in one film 8/10

Just watched it too and I'd say that's a really good assessment. Agree with 8/10 too.

Vonhelmet · 26 Aug 2012 at 00:57

Bullitt. Really good.

kinetic747 · 26 Aug 2012 at 10:09

The Whistleblower, pretty harrowing 7/10.

TheVoice · 26 Aug 2012 at 10:35

V/H/S - 7/10. Not bad really for the type of film it is (found-footage horror), but wasn't particularly scary, all things considered.

Van Hellseek · 26 Aug 2012 at 10:49

Big Trouble in Little China - Amazingly awful (really really bad...). Does not deserve it's IMDB score at all. And certainly should not have score higher than "The Golden Child", which was MUCH better, and yet scored horribly. My opinion of IMDB has been changed for life...

I also watched "Safe", which was poor. Great concept, but ruined by being a cheesy action movie which focused on it's rubbish story, rather than the action. Shame.

And "Tropic Thunder":- Rubbish gore/toilet humor. Saved ever-so-slightly by a few clever jabs at the movie industry. But certainly not enough to make it worth watching.

MoNkEyMiKeY · 26 Aug 2012 at 11:05

Van Hellseek said:
Big Trouble in Little China - Amazingly awful (really really bad...). Does not deserve it's IMDB score at all. And certainly should not have score higher than "The Golden Child", which was MUCH better, and yet scored horribly. My opinion of IMDB has been changed for life...

I also watched "Safe", which was poor. Great concept, but ruined by being a cheesy action movie which focused on it's rubbish story, rather than the action. Shame.

And "Tropic Thunder":- Rubbish gore/toilet humor. Saved ever-so-slightly by a few clever jabs at the movie industry. But certainly not enough to make it worth watching.

BTILC is totally redeemed by the fact that if it didn't exist we may never have had raiden in mortal kombat.

Van Hellseek · 26 Aug 2012 at 11:10

MoNkEyMiKeY said:
BTILC is totally redeemed by the fact that if it didn't exist we may never have had raiden in mortal kombat.

I love the concept, but the production and acting were so horrendous that I can't understand the IMDB score at all.

But yes, Raiden was awesome.