What film did you watch last night?

[ivrytwr3]

Return of the Jedi. Went to this https://www.mso.com.au/performance/2024-star-wars-return-of-the-jedi#about-this-performance

No idea how many times I have seen it now, 10, 20 maybe. It's the weakest of the trilogy but it's still great. The orchestra were absolutely brilliant, there was about 50 of them. In fact they were so good I kept forgetting they were actually there. Playing the Imperial March for the first time as Vader drops in to witness the optimistic appraisal of the situation was epic.

Couple of downsides for me. The screen wasn't big enough. They used the remaster / re-edited version with the extended singing and dancing of the CGI characters in Jabbas palace. There's really no need, adds nothing to the film except perhaps the ability to generate revenue for some new funky looking dolls. Went with my mrs who is a real life movie goldfish, shes only seen it once during a 8 movie (no Phantom Menace, obvs) COVID weekend marathon we had and she said WTF is that bit with the CGI. The orchestra didn't play those bits either.
Whatever method or process they use to remove the music has dulled the sound somewhat. Dialogue was fine but some other sound effects were poor in particular the speeder / biker scout chase in the forest.

Entertaining thing to do on a Wednesday night nonetheless. There's a similar thing with The Terminator starting in May with some synth band. Might give that a go too.

That's pretty epic - but £90 a ticket?!

 

[Vandle]

That's pretty epic - but £90 a ticket?!

Yeah, actually cheaper than going to see a theater show or something like that. It is the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra though to be fair, it's not a couple of blokes with didgeridoos wearing sandals. Centre of the city, everything is expensive here!

 

[rp2000]

Logan (2017) - 9-9.5/10

Logan (2017) ⭐ 8.1 | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

2h 17m | 15

www.imdb.com

Seeing the Deadpool and Wolverine trailer made me rewatch this epic film. Probably my 4th time watching it. Peak X-Men, peak Wolverine, almost peak any sort of Marvel tbh (I would only rate 3-4 MCU films at this level or higher).
Dafne Keen (Laura/X23) almost steals the whole show tbh, but Jackman is absolutely amazing in this. I would struggle to pick between this and Days of Future Past as his best movies as Wolverine. Logan pips it just due to his interactions and relationship with Laura.

I'm happy to go into the new movie knowing it won't be as good as Logan, won't even come close imo, but we get to see him use his claws one last time.


rp2000

 

[taB]

Yeah, actually cheaper than going to see a theater show or something like that. It is the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra though to be fair, it's not a couple of blokes with didgeridoos wearing sandals. Centre of the city, everything is expensive here!

Gladiator with live orchestra was an amazing experience.

 

[Shamikebab]

Convenience - 7/10

Really enjoyed this. Low budget British comedy about a couple of crappy robbers trying to rob a convenience store. Has a couple of famous guest stars. Got Four Lions vibes from it.

 

[Shamikebab]

Cobweb https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9100018/

Worth a look if you're into horror movies or like something a little spooky.
Decent length for a movie of this type.

Spoiler

I thought the ending seemed somewhat unresolved or maybe even a little premature.

Also watched this tonight. Great suspense and atmosphere for the first 2/3's. Starr and Caplan both wonderfully unsettling (that ******* nightmare). Did lose it's way a lot towards the end though, and as you said, weirdly sudden ending.

 

[arc@css]

The Gray Man https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1649418/

Ridiculously over the top but very entertaining, and no chance to get bored with this one.

Some beautiful locations and architecture, that is before it got destroyed in battle.

The two-hour run-time flew by.

 

[Minstadave]

Just got half-way through Expend4bles and turned it off. Utter garbage.

 

[LizardKing]

Late Night with the Devil - im not really a horror fan but the premise of this one pricked my ears due to its originality. Well worth a watch if you have a spare 90 or so minutes!

 

[MCFC_ANDY]

watched Cash out, strange one, pretty terrible Heist movie, ive seen pieces of 3 by 2 than can act better , but u know what, i really enjoyed and would watch again as really fun at times

 

[sbweightman]

Boy Kills World (2023) - 6/10

Very, very odd and excessively gory, I think it would have worked better as an animation.

The setting is similar to the Hunger Games with its totalitarian state, televised culling, opulent ruling class and underdog revolutionaries but it’s a bit tone deaf, swinging between quirky black humour and serious political issues.

The plot has one too many surprises and pacing issues and it doesn’t really develop its larger than life characters, although they do look quite iconic.

The fight scenes were mostly good if completely unbelievable with plenty over the top violence – one in particular was very bizarre and entertaining – but something about them, and the production as a whole, looked and felt off.

 

[Converge]

Boy Kills World (2023) - 6/10

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I read about this the other day and was intrigued. Apparently been in development hell for a number of years due to all the violence you described and the zany nature of it. Sounds likes it’s worth a watching if nothing else on when it comes to streaming!

 

[barmyllama]

The Bricklayer (2024)

Aaron Eckhart stars in the most generic, by the numbers, run of the mill action thriller.

I can't believe anybody could be bothered to even make a film so unoriginal these days. There's simply nothing here that hasn't been done a thousand times before.

It's no surprise that it was originally a Gerard Butler film, but could've been a film for other any aging B list actor.

Unless you've never seen a film before in your life, then give this one a miss and do something more interesting for two hours, like a tax return.

Not worth scoring/10

 

[the shadow]

The Bricklayer (2024)

Aaron Eckhart stars in the most generic, by the numbers, run of the mill action thriller.

I can't believe anybody could be bothered to even make a film so unoriginal these days. There's simply nothing here that hasn't been done a thousand times before.

It's no surprise that it was originally a Gerard Butler film, but could've been a film for other any aging B list actor.

Unless you've never seen a film before in your life, then give this one a miss and do something more interesting for two hours, like a tax return.

Not worth scoring/10

The Clocksmith, The Blacksmith or next the dog keeper

 

[AndyCr15]

Problemista - 7/10

A rather odd comedy about a lad from El Salvador trying to get his visa in New York, working for a slightly crazy art critic.

 

[MarcLister]

Got round to watching Asteroid City. 7.5/10. Didn't know about the 'twist' but found it quite enjoyable. A typical Wes Anderson film. I would group Asteroid City with Royal Tenenbaums, Fantastic Mr Fox and Grand Budapest Hotels in terms of Wes Anderson films I like and definitely not in the group of The Life Aquatic, Moonrise Kingdom and The Isle Of Dogs as Wes Anderson films I just didn't get.

 

[Shadowness]

Gran Turismo

2/10

If you actually know anything about motorsport, this movie will drive you insane. Don’t bother.

 

[barmyllama]

The Man Who Would Be King (1975)

I finally persuaded my wife to watch one of my favourite films and I can't believe she didn't like it at all.

I think it's easily one of the best films either Sean Connery or Michael Caine ever appeared in and they are just delightful to watch for the entire runtime.

9/10

 

[Calpol]

Ambulance (2022)

A cross between Speed and Heat in some looses sense. It's actually ok albeit a bit far fetched in in the resilience of the escapees to evade capture in a the protracted vehicular pursuit.
I'd give it 6.5/10

 

[Chojin]

In the Land of Saints and Sinners

Put this on expecting another generic Liam Neeson film but it ended up being better than expected. Great to see Jack Gleeson back to acting as he was scene stealer.

It showed some beautiful Irish countryside and would have looked better made on proper film instead of the clean digital video look. Also there was an obvious box ticking exercise on the casting which was out of place in 1970s Ireland.

7/10