Follyfoot Posted January 23 VT Supporter Share Posted January 23 8 minutes ago, Marka Ragnos said: I think I'm the one person on earth who dislikes Oppenheimer. Well, no, I'm not, but it feels that way at times. I don't even think some of my favourite film critics could convince me otherwise on this one. But I've never liked Christopher Nolan's work -- not one single film of his has worked for me. They seem so pretentious and unfun. I found this one heavy-handed to an extreme, overly stylized, and the titilar tortured genius thoroughly unlikable from start to finish -- and unbelievable, too. Some of the dialogue embarrassed me to hear: Niels Bohr : The power you are about to reveal will forever outlive the Nazis, and the world is not prepared. J. Robert Oppenheimer : You can't lift the stone without being ready for the snake that's revealed. Niels Bohr : We have to make the politicians understand, this isn't a new weapon, it is a new world. Thanks for that explanation, Niels! It's new! The nuke was new! It changes everything! Got that. About 100 times over in the film, so much so, the idea loses its impact. It's like spoon-feeding simplistic ideas to audiences not really interested in anything other than simulated intellectual or political engagement -- over and over. Is there anyone likable at all in the film? Not for me. Many characters seemed to be so obviously telescoping themes. It's was cloying. Got tired of all the trippy blooms of fire on the screen and hey-pay-attention-to-me soundtrack. Awful. I actually think it's disturbing that so many people admire this. Not even the Batman trilogy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinker Posted January 23 VT Supporter Share Posted January 23 41 minutes ago, Marka Ragnos said: I think I'm the one person on earth who dislikes Oppenheimer. No your not, it didn't do it for me either. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted January 23 VT Supporter Share Posted January 23 52 minutes ago, Follyfoot said: Not even the Batman trilogy Just a preference. Dark Knight must be the best of all Nolan's. I find the graphic novels a lot more intriguing, personally. They're way weirder and mesmerising. The English shaggy dude -- Alan Moore --and his collaborators should get most of the credit for the "new" Joker character. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 If only they can get Spielberg to direct 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted January 24 VT Supporter Share Posted January 24 12 hours ago, BleedClaretAndBlue said: If only they can get Spielberg to direct Just leave it alone please. The more of these they bring out the more it taints the original movie. There’s one good Jurassic Park movie. And it came out 30 years ago 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Cuadecuc, Vampir (Pere Portabella) Filmed on the set of Jess Frano's El Conde Dracula, but shot and edited in such a way that's it's completely different from the original, the original is straight ahead Dracula movie, this has no dialogue, is filmed in black and white which gives it an old expressionist look, and the dialgoue has been removed, and the whole thing is sequenced in such a way to give it more of a dream logic rather than a conventional narrative, because it's technically a 'making of documentary', it also uses behind the scenes footage, showing camera crew and so on, but thal only makes it more surreal, as that's all edited as if it's part of film 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted January 25 VT Supporter Share Posted January 25 Stumbled across this while looking for something else and really enjoyed it. Given the writer/director is Neil Maskell, you can see the Meadows/Wheatley influence but in a really good way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted January 25 VT Supporter Share Posted January 25 On 06/01/2024 at 23:04, Stevo985 said: watched this tonight. Absolutely brilliant, but one of the most disturbing movies I’ve seen. Horrible Check this out by the same director, not for the faint hearted. He has a gift for horror 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted January 25 VT Supporter Share Posted January 25 On 07/01/2024 at 11:10, Designer1 said: Terrified (2017) by the same Director is worth a watch too, but not quite up to the standard of When Evil Lurks. 43 minutes ago, Follyfoot said: Check this out by the same director, not for the faint hearted. He has a gift for horror Yep. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Looking forward to this one. Based on the excellent book by John Ajvide Lindqvist (Let the Right One In). Adaptations from his novels have been hit and miss but hopefully this one is good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted January 26 VT Supporter Share Posted January 26 Looking through my Blu rays last night and decided on a prison based double bill. First up was Cell 211 - Spanish/French production from 2009. Very good indeed, an incredibly tense and well acted story about a prison guard on his first day getting caught up in a riot and mistaken for an inmate. Brutal, bleak and brilliant. Followed by The much better known A Prophet - French production from 2009. This one is often used as a 'gateway' movie to contemporary French cinema and rightly so. Regarded by many as one of the best prison movies of all time. A classic. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted January 26 VT Supporter Share Posted January 26 On 24/01/2024 at 06:38, Stevo985 said: Just leave it alone please. The more of these they bring out the more it taints the original movie. There’s one good Jurassic Park movie. And it came out 30 years ago nah i disagree - jurassic world was fine, and actually the most recent one (bonkers as it was) would've been good if they hadn't basically skipped the whole "humans and dinosaurs needing to figure out how to coexist in the wild" chapter that the 5th film so clearly set up like the saw films, there will always be an audience who (including myself) will pay to go and watch even if they make another 10 of them. it's guaranteed money. i don't see how the original movie will ever be tainted. it was a masterpiece and no number of sequels will ever change that nor will they ever better it. is jaws tainted based on the utter shite that came after it? i'd argue those are worse than any of the JP/JW sequels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted January 26 VT Supporter Share Posted January 26 1 hour ago, tomav84 said: nah i disagree - jurassic world was fine, and actually the most recent one (bonkers as it was) would've been good if they hadn't basically skipped the whole "humans and dinosaurs needing to figure out how to coexist in the wild" chapter that the 5th film so clearly set up like the saw films, there will always be an audience who (including myself) will pay to go and watch even if they make another 10 of them. it's guaranteed money. i don't see how the original movie will ever be tainted. it was a masterpiece and no number of sequels will ever change that nor will they ever better it. is jaws tainted based on the utter shite that came after it? i'd argue those are worse than any of the JP/JW sequels Jurassic world was awful. A cheesy mess of random plot points that make no sense. It’s shite 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted January 26 VT Supporter Share Posted January 26 6 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: Jurassic world was awful. A cheesy mess of random plot points that make no sense. It’s shite Especially Dominion. The level of awful was almost applaudable in that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted January 26 VT Supporter Share Posted January 26 1 hour ago, tomav84 said: i don't see how the original movie will ever be tainted. Yeah I agree with this. I've lost count of the amount of shite sequels I've endured after a classic first movie. I just pretend they don't exist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Have finally found some spare time so off to see Poor Things on Sunday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 On 22/01/2024 at 20:09, Follyfoot said: Direct follow on from last years 'One Shot' it is basically Die Hard in an airport but allegedly filmed in one take and much the better for it, think of a continuous fps. I think Adkins is actually becoming a much more accomplished actor these days, yes you get the ass kickin and gunplay but the lad can also add a bit of substance to his roles One criticism is the criminal underuse of Michael Jai White but even so the 102 minutes rattles along at a fair old pace. Worth a watch if stuck for a loose end Filmed almost entirely at Stansted Airport! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizzzle Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Watched Barbie and was surprised at how much I enjoyed it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Huge Nolan fan. Interstellar and Prestige probably top 10 for me. Tenet is one of the worst films I've ever seen, absolutely completely unwatchable, un-understanble and you can't hear a **** word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Watched a few whilst flying: Big George Foreman - very good with a great cast. Strays - huge fun, if you don’t laugh at this there’s no help for you! The Retirement Plan- Nicolas Cage being violent is something I always enjoy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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