Xela Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 A decent effort - 5.5/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted February 27, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted February 27, 2017 On 2/23/2017 at 10:19, villa4europe said: the girl with all the gifts is an excellent rip off of the last us Is it decent? I don't know anything about it? I'm really hopeful the Last of Us movie will be great when it eventually appears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 (edited) It's good, it doesnt feel as low budget as it is, I only really got interested in it cos of what they filmed in brum, it's got a similar spore virus as the last of us, focuses on an infected girl who they were trying to study but the base gets attacked so they go on the run with her Edited February 27, 2017 by villa4europe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 22 hours ago, villa4europe said: watched the founder, story about the bloke who properly franchised mcdonalds and ousted the actual owners, solid film worth a watch, to be fair i didnt actually know how mcdonalds made its money from franchises, assumed it was from profit percentages and selling product to the franchisees Reveal hidden contents they own the land the restaurant is built on the bloke michael keaton plays is an utter word removed I enjoyed but I agree he is repulsive in it and he was a bit like that in real life Spoiler when he steals the guys wife I thought it was just to make Kroc look bad. I did some research and he actually did that obviously anything with Nick Offerman will nearly be good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 Yeah i thought that too! You could see it coming but I thought it was a bit Hollywood, it isnt Spoiler Although he did marry someone else first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted February 27, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted February 27, 2017 (edited) 5 hours ago, MakemineVanilla said: I, Daniel Blake A worthy topic maybe but a terrible film of stereotypical saints and devils. Mawkish and didactic. Its political aims make it less forgivable not more. It's a cold-hearted man who fails to be moved by this film and chooses instead to pick holes in it. Edited February 27, 2017 by choffer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 20 hours ago, MakemineVanilla said: I, Daniel Blake A worthy topic maybe but a terrible film of stereotypical saints and devils. Mawkish and didactic. Its political aims make it less forgivable not more. Out of interest, which parts of the film did you find inaccurate/unrealistic? The subject of the film had been thoroughly researched. It's a fictional film, of what can (and does) happen when you are subject to the current benefits system. It's not a documentary. If you could knock it for some inaccuracies, then fine. You seem to be knocking it because it unearths some obvious truths about the system, and the people who are forced to use that system, or work in it. Stereotypical? Yes, you don't tend to see that many 'suits' down at the benefit office. Unfortunately, it is predominantly a certain strata of society that is forced to use the benefits system, so they are obviously going to be the people seen by the film. It's getting plaudits because it's such a bloody powerful film, and IMO a story that needs showing to as wide an audience as possible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakemineVanilla Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 1 hour ago, Jon said: Out of interest, which parts of the film did you find inaccurate/unrealistic? The subject of the film had been thoroughly researched. It's a fictional film, of what can (and does) happen when you are subject to the current benefits system. It's not a documentary. If you could knock it for some inaccuracies, then fine. You seem to be knocking it because it unearths some obvious truths about the system, and the people who are forced to use that system, or work in it. Stereotypical? Yes, you don't tend to see that many 'suits' down at the benefit office. Unfortunately, it is predominantly a certain strata of society that is forced to use the benefits system, so they are obviously going to be the people seen by the film. It's getting plaudits because it's such a bloody powerful film, and IMO a story that needs showing to as wide an audience as possible. I thought it patronised the audience and the people it is supposed to be advocating for. As a piece of political propaganda I suppose it might have some value, but it just seemed like typical soap opera fare to me. Both leading characters needed more of a backstory to explain their predicament A guy who had spent a lifetime in the building trade, is presented as totally isolated with absolutely no social capital to draw upon, or enough nous to seek advice. Loach didn't trust his audience enough not to judge his characters, so he made them too saintly to be believable. The Jobcentre people were all cartoon villains. To be fair to Loach it probably was easier to make Cathy Come Home back in 1966, than trying to do the same in 2016, where there are so many boxes to tick. But he definitely ticked them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted March 1, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted March 1, 2017 Does spoil part of the plot if that concerns you, but apparently that plot detail isn't that important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heffoman Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 Now that's how you do a proper wolverine film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginko Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 Saw Les Diaboliques tonight as part of my local gallery's 'Hypnotica' season. I know a couple of you guys really rate it but I just couldn't get on with it. I just don't think I can take old films seriously, I must be spoilt being brought up n films in the late eighties and nineties. Any film pre-1970 (and a few post too) is just too cringeworthy and silly for me and it takes me out of the whole experience. Taxi Driver next week though. Can wait to finally see it on the big screen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted March 1, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted March 1, 2017 Logan's pretty bloody good. Loses its way a little towards the end but everything beforehand is fantastic. It's a Western that happens to be set in the X-Men universe. Great. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 If nothing else it looks darn pretty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 Just watched The Greasy Strangler. Absolutely bonkers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 48 minutes ago, sne said: If nothing else it looks darn pretty. its one of those trailers that uses all the best bits of the film and gives everything away hypes the bollix out of the film that will be utter shite 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 There had better be some Engineers in that! Watched A Cure for Wellness today. It's derivative and far too long but I couldn't help liking it. Glorious design and scenery, like a Wes Anderson nightmare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 that alient trailer looks like it'll be the woman and danny mcbride left at the end danny mcbride... its going to be garbage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarjei Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 17 hours ago, sne said: If nothing else it looks darn pretty. I paused it at 1:27 and saw something familiar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 13 minutes ago, tarjei said: I paused it at 1:27 and saw something familiar Would Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted March 2, 2017 Moderator Share Posted March 2, 2017 5 minutes ago, darrenm said: Would Red waffle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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