stuart_75 Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Chuck. Worth a watch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Xela Posted September 18, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted September 18, 2017 (edited) Bit of 80's cheese. 6/10 Edited September 18, 2017 by Xela 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Bleed for this - thought it wasn't pretty good, not as good as say the fighter but still enjoyable straight out of Compton - watched it for a second time after really enjoying it at the cinema, this time I felt like some of the scenes were force done and added on to tickle the bollocks of the audience, all the stuff with snoop and 2pac could have been left out, the final "aftermath" scene I hated first time round and wasn't any better, I think they could have explored the race aspect further rather than making it a drama about heller, that's obviously the story dre and ice cube wanted to tell, wonder if producers from the outside looking in would have made a film more focused on their social impact, still a good film though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted September 20, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted September 20, 2017 Taika Waititi is rumoured to be in the running for the seemingly ever doomed live action Akira remake. I'd have a decent stake that, if that movie ever gets made, he won't direct it. I'd have a little flutter on it not being made at all in the next 10 years in truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villakram Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Life: A very watchable, space gone all sorts of wrong sci-fi. T2: A nice trip back to the past, but rubbish when considered on it's own merits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Kingsmen golden circle tonight a few decent gags but on the whole it was a steaming pile of pooh .... they tried too hard and it failed spectacularly , shame really as it had potential to be a good series Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 I don't know what I'd rather see a serious live action attempt at - Akira or Evangelion. I'm a massive Eva nerd, but any adaptation, feature length or series, of the Akira manga (i.e. not the spliced 90 minute anime movie) would be a real dream come true. It's incredible really that one of the big anime production houses have never done it - perhaps there are issues with that I'm not aware of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted September 21, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted September 21, 2017 7 hours ago, tonyh29 said: Kingsmen golden circle tonight a few decent gags but on the whole it was a steaming pile of pooh .... they tried too hard and it failed spectacularly , shame really as it had potential to be a good series I've never seen either Kingsmen movie, but there's something about the concept, or the trailers or I don't know what, that makes me hate it. Any time I see the trailer I cringe, but I don't know why! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Good film week so far. Partner introduces me to The Thing which was fun, and I reciprocated with Rear Window. It had been while since seeing the latter and I forgot just how good that film is at building tension. Planning on doing Kingsman 2 this weekend but concerned about all the rubbish reviews :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 On the plane back from the states watched the ever fantastic Goodfellas, and started Rogue One. fell asleep during the latter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted September 21, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted September 21, 2017 41 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: I've never seen either Kingsmen movie, but there's something about the concept, or the trailers or I don't know what, that makes me hate it. Any time I see the trailer I cringe, but I don't know why! It's your subconscious comic book movie sense For what it's worth the first one at least is a cocky satire of Bond movies mixed with different takes on British culture and some mild commentary on celebrity/social media/technology obsession with loads of over the top violence and some crass humour. It's pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted September 21, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted September 21, 2017 14 minutes ago, Chindie said: It's your subconscious comic book movie sense For what it's worth the first one at least is a cocky satire of Bond movies mixed with different takes on British culture and some mild commentary on celebrity/social media/technology obsession with loads of over the top violence and some crass humour. It's pretty good. Is it a comic book movie? I genuinely didn't know that if it was Yeah the first one looks fine, and the reception was good. It's just one of those movies that I'm turned off by and have absolutely no basis for why! I bet if I watched it I'd like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted September 21, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted September 21, 2017 9 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: Is it a comic book movie? I genuinely didn't know that if it was Yeah the first one looks fine, and the reception was good. It's just one of those movies that I'm turned off by and have absolutely no basis for why! I bet if I watched it I'd like it. It is. It's based on Mark Millar's The Secret Service comic, which explains why it's so over the top. It genuinely is good though. It doesn't have an amazing plot but the action is good and its pretty funny in parts, and it tends not to hold back very much in the violence stakes. It also ends with a gag that either will make you dislike the whole thing or snigger. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 26 minutes ago, Chindie said: It is. It's based on Mark Millar's The Secret Service comic, which explains why it's so over the top. It genuinely is good though. It doesn't have an amazing plot but the action is good and its pretty funny in parts, and it tends not to hold back very much in the violence stakes. It also ends with a gag that either will make you dislike the whole thing or snigger. and CH4 have finally seen sense and added it back in (the other week when it was on) having previously cut the scene out @Stevo985 ... it's kinda exactly as Chindie says , but this fight scene is just pure cinema magic , in an OTT way , even the music just fits the scene ... the sequel ..it just doesn't work for me , it lacks the charm of the first film , tries to hard , even the fight scenes are like one of those annoying youtube pranksters who want to be Dom Joly , but aren't Dom Joly and are just irritating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 That 'joke' at the end of the first film is repellent misogynist bullshit, and by all accounts is matched by another similar scene in the sequel (I haven't seen it, and don't plan on doing so). Hateful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 I thought the new film did a similar gag that then gets spun on its head in a kind of admitting the error from number 1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 the gag at the end of the first film was as clumsy and bewildering as you will find in any film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 The thing that ruins any scare factor with IT is: How completely and utterly incompetent he is. He's a shapeshifter with numerous abilities and he manages to kill two people in the whole film whilst getting battered by a bunch of kids Also, I've never read the book but what's up with all the kids he's ever killed floating in the sewers? I thought he ate his victims? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 3 hours ago, HanoiVillan said: That 'joke' at the end of the first film is repellent misogynist bullshit, and by all accounts is matched by another similar scene in the sequel (I haven't seen it, and don't plan on doing so). Hateful. it's a woman giving a part of her anatomy freely , if anything it's empowering for women .. we've moved on from Goldfinger where Bond in effect cures a lesbian by forcing himself on her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 12 minutes ago, tonyh29 said: it's a woman giving a part of her anatomy freely , if anything it's empowering for women Sure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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