kurtsimonw Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Gal Gadot (who?!) to play Wonder Woman in Batman vs Superman. Increasingly looks like WarnerBros want to'do an Avengers'but either don't have the faith in the characters or don't want to spend 4 years setting it up properly. So instead they're going to do all the set up in one movie. It's going to be a train wreck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginko Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Dredd is still bizarrely underrated as a film. Thoroughly excellent action film and a far better adaptation than the Stallone one... Went and saw it at the cinema because I was bored too, great decision. That's because Alex Garland was the screenwriter and he's absolutely brilliant. The Beach is one of my favourite books of all time. I think the ending was a bit weak too. They should have saved the drug-induced slowdown plummet for the very end instead of using it right at the beginning and then reusing it, in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giro Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Watched the cube last night. Kept me hooked from start to finish even though the effects look ridiculously dated 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Saw Gravity at IMAX yesterday. Thought it was really good. Couple of minor plot issues but very good on the whole. The 3D was also excellent. The floating camera helped really immerse me in the experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrackpotForeigner Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Dredd is still bizarrely underrated as a film. Thoroughly excellent action film and a far better adaptation than the Stallone one... Went and saw it at the cinema because I was bored too, great decision. I think you need to at least be vaguely familiar with the 2000AD Dredd to "get" it. The idea of a hero who's not really a particularly nice man, and the whole ambivalence of "justice" in a horrific future world is something that would pass most people by unless they realised that the film is actually a pretty much perfect re-creation of the magazine concept of Dredd. I thought it was excellent. The Stallone film was a disgrace: They cashed in on the "brand" without being the least bit true to the basic ideas behind the character. A mate o' mine is in the credits for the Karl Urban film: He made the "high tech" glove that Dredd communicates with [the screen was added in post-production], and a few other bits and pieces visible for a few seconds each Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Hunger Games Catching Fire - good. A little concerned that the final book has been split in two, so fans will have to now wait TWO WHOLE YEARS to see the not so great ending. Carrie - some good performances, but ultimately unimpressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted December 9, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted December 9, 2013 Hunger Games Catching Fire - good. A little concerned that the final book has been split in two, so fans will have to now wait TWO WHOLE YEARS to see the not so great ending. Didn't know that. That's going to be an anti climax unless they significantly change the plot, imo. 3rd book was easily the weakest. They'll tone down the violence as well, which was key. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 (edited) watched " A Field in England" yesterday. Liked Sightseers a lot, also by the same director, but really, really could not get on board with this at all. Lost interest after ten minutes and trying to keep up with what was going on was impossible. Worst film i've seen this year, though oddly enough Sightseers also remains one of my favourite films of the year so I'm currently very ambivalent towards Ben Wheatley. Edited July 14, 2014 by Rodders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 New 'obbit getting good reviews. Better paced, darker and generally better is the gist of things. Now that I've accepted that we won't really be getting 'The Hobbit', I'm quite looking forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packoman Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Watched The Purge recently. It's shite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Disney have bought Indiana Jones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted December 9, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted December 9, 2013 (edited) Had a movie-marathon recently. Monsters University - dull Despicable Me 2 - not as good as the first one but still pretty enjoyable Warm Bodies - pretty enjoyable Tintin - I have no words for this horrendous pile of tosh I'm Still Here - ditto Life in a Day - fantastic Broken - harrowing but compelling Only God Forgives - stunning visuals, was expecting slightly more from it but I think my expectation was possibly too high after previous Refn/Gosling outings The Sapphires - really enjoyable if you can get past the obvious Good Morning Vietnam comparisons Celeste & Jesse Forever - good but not as good as it could have been Malcolm X - 20 years after it came out I finally got round to it. Majorly flawed but fascinating nevertheless The Worlds End - didn't laughter once (and I enjoyed hot fuzz and Shaun) Before Midnight - really enjoyable end to a great trilogy. Edited December 9, 2013 by choffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted December 9, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted December 9, 2013 Watched The Purge recently. It's shite. Shame. Sounded like a really interesting idea when it first came out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelle Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Watched Now you see me, this weekend. Pretty entertaining without being great. But I liked it, as I expected. 7/10. The ending was a bit meh, I think. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Maybe a long shot, but - anyone in Bradford or Leeds want a ticket for 2 to a preview screening of 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty' for 17/12/13 which I can not use? The ticket in question includes this ditty in the small print There may be security using NightVisionGoggles in the cinema. If you attempt to use a recording device during this screening, you consent to your immediate removal from the venue and forfeiture of your recording device and its contents. Occasionally you may not be permitted to take mobile devices into the screening. Night vision goggles! COOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Had a movie-marathon recently. Monsters University - dull Despicable Me 2 - not as good as the first one but still pretty enjoyable Warm Bodies - pretty enjoyable Tintin - I have no words for this horrendous pile of tosh I'm Still Here - ditto Life in a Day - fantastic Broken - harrowing but compelling Only God Forgives - stunning visuals, was expecting slightly more from it but I think my expectation was possibly too high after previous Refn/Gosling outings The Sapphires - really enjoyable if you can get past the obvious Good Morning Vietnam comparisons Celeste & Jesse Forever - good but not as good as it could have been Malcolm X - 20 years after it came out I finally got round to it. Majorly flawed but fascinating nevertheless The Worlds End - didn't laughter once (and I enjoyed hot fuzz and Shaun) Before Midnight - really enjoyable end to a great trilogy. good choice of films but I couldn't watch Before midnight. i got so bored of it. Liked the first two but not that one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted December 10, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted December 10, 2013 Had a movie-marathon recently. Monsters University - dull Despicable Me 2 - not as good as the first one but still pretty enjoyable Warm Bodies - pretty enjoyable Tintin - I have no words for this horrendous pile of tosh I'm Still Here - ditto Life in a Day - fantastic Broken - harrowing but compelling Only God Forgives - stunning visuals, was expecting slightly more from it but I think my expectation was possibly too high after previous Refn/Gosling outings The Sapphires - really enjoyable if you can get past the obvious Good Morning Vietnam comparisons Celeste & Jesse Forever - good but not as good as it could have been Malcolm X - 20 years after it came out I finally got round to it. Majorly flawed but fascinating nevertheless The Worlds End - didn't laughter once (and I enjoyed hot fuzz and Shaun) Before Midnight - really enjoyable end to a great trilogy. The only one of those I've seen is Tintin - and I thought it was great! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 There may be security using NightVisionGoggles in the cinema. If you attempt to use a recording device during this screening, you consent to your immediate removal from the venue and forfeiture of your recording device and its contents. Occasionally you may not be permitted to take mobile devices into the screening. They can take your recording device?!! I understand deleting the stuff on it.. but are they really allowed to steal someone's (potentially) £1,000 camcorder? Not that i condone recording it in the cinema, just wondering if legally they can do/say that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Had a movie-marathon recently. Monsters University - dull Despicable Me 2 - not as good as the first one but still pretty enjoyable Warm Bodies - pretty enjoyable Before Midnight - really enjoyable end to a great trilogy. I agree with the first 3, Warm Bodies was much better than i expected. But Before Midnight was awful compared to the first two films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Jupiter rising trailer out, looks good if a bit out there, as long as they avoid slow mo tribal dancing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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