Brumerican Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 On 28/12/2018 at 11:46, pooligan said: A Life Less Ordinary (1997) I was not impressed with this film to be honest, i just could not get into it Best bit of the film is at the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted January 1, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted January 1, 2019 Watched Venom this afternoon. Not as bad as feared. It's not good, but it's enjoyable enough. You can tell it was done on a shoestring budget for what it is - it's quite small scale, there's maybe 10 characters in it total, and some of the CGI is rough. Hardy carries the whole thing, I quite like his take on Eddie Brock all told, and he's clearly having a fun basically playing an every man who underneath is a loser, who happens to get infected by an alien that takes over his body. You could replace the entirety of the test of the cast with anyone and the film would still work, but i don't think the film is as successful if Hardy isn't involved - it's him that sells the movie and it's why it's done surprisingly well at the box office. The plot is an excuse to hang a few action scenes off, which are well done but surprisingly small scale, the biggest scope one being a chase scene that is tarted up with some effects to emphasise the powers Venom has. The plot also dives headlong into how stupid the symbiote mythos gets, which I can appreciate, although it introduces an idea about how the symbiotes work that then had next to no bearing on the plot to a laughable degree. All in all, not good, not bad, but fun. Better than it should have been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Watched the Bruce Willis remake of Death Wish - not as awful as it could’ve been. an easy 90 minutes watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villakram Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Upgrade: Nice sci-fi movie with all of the deepest fears of Mr. Man tackled vis-a-vis AI etc. Spoiler and the bad "guy" wins Sicario II: Well worth a watch, buts seems much more like a TV show made into a movie than a standalone. Not a patch on the first one. Peppermint: If you liked John Wick, you'll love this. Opening scene contains the first discharge of a round into a poor henchman-types face, from point blank range for style points. Spoiler and there'll probably be a sequel, really hope they do a better job than the Wick II folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Watched Black Panther tonight. Completely independent of the politics of it, I thought it was fantastic. It was everything a comic book film should be: fun, brash, bold, ambitious and more than a bit bonkers. I thought Michael B. Jordan was particularly excellent. Being picky, my main criticism would be: Spoiler How quickly the supposed utopia of Wakanda descended into full-on civil war and the different tribes started killing each other As someone who used to try and avoid comic book movies, this is third Marvel film in row that I’ve really enjoyed, after Thor 3 and the latest Avengers. Great fun and highly recommended. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 last film of the year was catching Bumblebee. Hitherto, I've had zero interest in transformer films, was never into them as a kid so had zero preconceptions of what to expect going in. Only saw it as there were suggestions it wasn't shite, and it turns out that's true. A very pleasant surprise. It's cheesy and imperfect, but fundamentally it was charming, with bits of coming-of-age and friendship stories, and you can see the Spielberg producing influence on the 'young human befriends alien visitor' trope. Has it's flaws, involving ludicrous military representations, and some (very) corny dialogue at times, but they are largely easy to forgive, as the story moves forward fairly swiftly and the young lass is an engaging lead. John Cena predictably delivers some utterly stupid bits of dialogue at the end, but its entertaining overall. A solid family film. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCDAN Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 1 hour ago, Rodders said: last film of the year was catching Bumblebee. Hitherto, I've had zero interest in transformer films, was never into them as a kid so had zero preconceptions of what to expect going in. Only saw it as there were suggestions it wasn't shite, and it turns out that's true. A very pleasant surprise. It's cheesy and imperfect, but fundamentally it was charming, with bits of coming-of-age and friendship stories, and you can see the Spielberg producing influence on the 'young human befriends alien visitor' trope. Has it's flaws, involving ludicrous military representations, and some (very) corny dialogue at times, but they are largely easy to forgive, as the story moves forward fairly swiftly and the young lass is an engaging lead. John Cena predictably delivers some utterly stupid bits of dialogue at the end, but its entertaining overall. A solid family film. Massive blockbuster scales down action/characters/story and gets better shocker. Its why a lot of the marvel films are better than they should be, knowing when to tone the whole thing down is half the battle with films like this. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 watched birdbox, i enjoyed it while it was on but the more i think about it the more i think about its flaws and how its not what it could have been, i dont think its particularly suspenseful, cant remember much of the score or if that worked but usually i would point the finger there, at the same time there arent really that many jumpy moments either, it lacked the creepiness that it needed, add to that i think there are 2 moments towards the end of the film that really dont hit the mark Spoiler picking a child to look through the rapids it being a blind school - my missus guessed that straight away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted January 2, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted January 2, 2019 2 minutes ago, villa4europe said: watched birdbox, i enjoyed it while it was on but the more i think about it the more i think about its flaws and how its not what it could have been, i dont think its particularly suspenseful, cant remember much of the score or if that worked but usually i would point the finger there, at the same time there arent really that many jumpy moments either, it lacked the creepiness that it needed, add to that i think there are 2 moments towards the end of the film that really dont hit the mark Hide contents picking a child to look through the rapids it being a blind school - my missus guessed that straight away I still don't really get the big deal with Spoiler it being a blind school People are talking like it's a massive twist. It just got a shrug of the shoulders from me. For me it was the amount of stuff they were able to do blind. The Spoiler driving the car to the supermarket was **** absurd. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 4 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: I still don't really get the big deal with Reveal hidden contents it being a blind school People are talking like it's a massive twist. It just got a shrug of the shoulders from me. For me it was the amount of stuff they were able to do blind. The Reveal hidden contents driving the car to the supermarket was **** absurd. yeah agree with both, i think it tried to be a twist but it really missed the mark, it was clever but irrelevant really the 2nd point i liked the theory of it but yeah the way they actually did it just doesnt work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted January 2, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted January 2, 2019 1 minute ago, villa4europe said: yeah agree with both, i think it tried to be a twist but it really missed the mark, it was clever but irrelevant really the 2nd point i liked the theory of it but yeah the way they actually did it just doesnt work It was when Spoiler They "parked" the car in the car park. Could have been anywhere. And the guy who worked there says "The entrance should be a few paces from here!" Should it? How do you know that? You could be anywhere in that car park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdistheword Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 9 hours ago, villa4europe said: yeah agree with both, i think it tried to be a twist but it really missed the mark, it was clever but irrelevant really the 2nd point i liked the theory of it but yeah the way they actually did it just doesnt work Spoiler In the book it turns out that they have all intentially made themselves blind in the blind school, which is how it should have ended in my opinion. I would like to know how the “creatures” came to be and also why the “crazy” folk can happily see them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted January 3, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted January 3, 2019 11 hours ago, birdistheword said: Hide contents In the book it turns out that they have all intentially made themselves blind in the blind school, which is how it should have ended in my opinion. I would like to know how the “creatures” came to be and also why the “crazy” folk can happily see them. Yeah the more I think about it the more I realise is unanswered I think my overall emotion regarding the film is irritation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 23 hours ago, AVFCDAN said: Massive blockbuster scales down action/characters/story and gets better shocker. Its why a lot of the marvel films are better than they should be, knowing when to tone the whole thing down is half the battle with films like this. Yep, it's also why I love the Ant Man films more than some of the other Marvel output - they are more specifically focused on the characters, and it's nice not to be thinking about the grander placement in the bigger story arc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 26 minutes ago, Rodders said: Yep, it's also why I love the Ant Man films more than some of the other Marvel output - they are more specifically focused on the characters, and it's nice not to be thinking about the grander placement in the bigger story arc. the irony of that being he will be key in the next avengers film! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 18 minutes ago, villa4europe said: the irony of that being he will be key in the next avengers film! That may be true, I can't remember the end credit sequence tbf, but the films are very well contained. I mean most Marvel stuff is fine, but there's something about the Ant Man films which are just so effectively accessible 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdistheword Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 6 hours ago, Stevo985 said: Yeah the more I think about it the more I realise is unanswered I think my overall emotion regarding the film is irritation I think the same here. I’m annoyed by the fact it could have been so much better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Apparently it's become a thing now to the point that Netflix have felt compelled to issue a warning to people not to put on a blindfold while driving and doing other everyday things. It's called The Bird Box Challenge and it's a real thing people are doing. Quote Netflix warns viewers against Bird Box challenge meme: 'Do not end up in hospital' The streaming giant has cautioned those mimicking Sandra Bullock’s character by walking around blindfolded to try not to injure themselves Last week Netflix claimed that 45 million of its subscribers had streamed the Sandra Bullock thriller Bird Box in its first week of release: a record for original movie content on the platform. Five days later, on 2 January, they issued a public health warning in the interests of keeping as many of those subscribers alive as possible. The service was responding to a growing social media fad for the Bird Boxchallenge, in which people emulate characters in the film who must perform every task blindfolded, lest lurking monsters drive them to suicide. “Can’t believe I have to say this, but: PLEASE DO NOT HURT YOURSELVES WITH THIS BIRD BOX CHALLENGE,” Netflix tweeted from its primary account. “We don’t know how this started, and we appreciate the love, but Boy and Girl” – a reference to the two unnamed children of Bullock’s character – “have just one wish for 2019 and it is that you not end up in the hospital due to memes.” Netflix’s call for moderation (but not abstention) from the craze comes after thousands of videos posted online show people stumbling around houses, stairs and woods with scarves wrapped round their eyes. Meanwhile, YouTube star Morgan Adams’s 24-hour Bird Box challenge earned more than two million views in five days. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jan/03/netflix-bird-box-challenge-meme-sandra-bullock-blindfold Thanos absolutely had the right idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooligan Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Men In War (1957) If you enjoy world war two films like i do you would probably enjoy watching this. I really enjoyed watching it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Finally got to watch the commuter. Superb film neeson does it again but what a absolute shit ending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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