sne Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 (edited) Steve Zahn, famous for Strange Wilderness One of the worst best movies ever made. Edited February 7, 2019 by sne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooligan Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 In The Loop (2009) Certainly not a film i will remember and doubt i would ever watch it again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted February 7, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted February 7, 2019 3 minutes ago, pooligan said: In The Loop (2009) Certainly not a film i will remember and doubt i would ever watch it again Been a while since I watched it. Got rave reviews at the time but I remember thinking it was a weaker version of the truly great tv series. Having some actors from “The thick of it” playing their characters from that show, but others playing similar but different ones was a bit jarring. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazzap24 Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 On 06/02/2019 at 19:55, tonyh29 said: Glass last night what a stinking pile of poo that was , the implication is there could be further films in the series... let’s hope that isn’t the case I didn't think it was quite as bad as that, but it was pretty disappointing, especially considering the first two films in the trilogy were pretty good. That's what you get with Shyamalan, he's capable of making great films, but often makes shite ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 On 06/02/2019 at 19:55, tonyh29 said: Glass last night what a stinking pile of poo that was , the implication is there could be further films in the series... let’s hope that isn’t the case Just saw it today. It was okay. Not brilliant but ok Spoiler The part about them knowing they are super heroes all along and t try persuade them/make them doubt they were not so they can keep the balance what a stupid explanation that was. I have to say the actor who plays Kevin is **** awesome. He should get a Oscar for that performance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 'In The Loop' is great, and now I'm suddenly doubting my mental conception of loads of 70s B-movies that I haven't seen, and rate or don't purely on pooligan's word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 'Green Book' - left the cinema with the missus, and we agreed that it was funny and heart-warming but definitely lacked any sort of edge. Then got in the car, Kermode was on Five Live and reading out some email from a guy saying something similar, about how disorienting it is watching it as a black person, given its fairly panglossian view of US race relations. They don't really face any problems in the film, and the only really difficult moment is solved by a phone call to Bobby Kennedy, of all things. The performances are good though. There's quite a heartfelt scene where Ali's character talks about how he wants to be a serious musician, not just an 'entertainer' with a glass of whisky on the side of the piano. The bitter irony is that that's kind of what 'Green Book' actually is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Fantastic film (if you can get past that it's Danny Dyer) One hell of a soundtrack too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 The Bruce Willis version of Death Wish Ok for the type of film it is. Some gruesome death scenes. Not surprising considering Eli Roth directed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted February 10, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted February 10, 2019 23 minutes ago, Xela said: The Bruce Willis version of Death Wish Ok for the type of film it is. Some gruesome death scenes. Not surprising considering Eli Roth directed it. Utter utter shit. I mean the original was a pulpy mess with dubious moralistic views but **** me at least Bronson had the good grace to stay awake while Winner was filming him! Willis is a disgrace to the acting profession these days. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 I have to agree about death wish. Role doesn't suit Willis. Bronson played it so much better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 (edited) Finally got a chance to watch xmen apocalypse. Omg what a absolute pile of shit that was. Marvel have to face it these films are a complete failure without wolverine. Spoiler I thought apocalypse was invincible yet gets defeated by Jean grey phoenix??? Wtf Edited February 10, 2019 by Demitri_C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted February 10, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted February 10, 2019 2 hours ago, Demitri_C said: Finally got a chance to watch xmen apocalypse. Omg what a absolute pile of shit that was. Marvel have to face it these films are a complete failure without wolverine. Reveal hidden contents I thought apocalypse was invincible yet gets defeated by Jean grey phoenix??? Wtf Dem you duplicate scamp, I’ve been flicking in and out of this thread several times thinking I’m in the marvel film thread by mistake. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 16 hours ago, HanoiVillan said: 'Green Book' - left the cinema with the missus, and we agreed that it was funny and heart-warming but definitely lacked any sort of edge. Then got in the car, Kermode was on Five Live and reading out some email from a guy saying something similar, about how disorienting it is watching it as a black person, given its fairly panglossian view of US race relations. They don't really face any problems in the film, and the only really difficult moment is solved by a phone call to Bobby Kennedy, of all things. The performances are good though. There's quite a heartfelt scene where Ali's character talks about how he wants to be a serious musician, not just an 'entertainer' with a glass of whisky on the side of the piano. The bitter irony is that that's kind of what 'Green Book' actually is. Wait what... Spoiler The scenes where he is due to play in Birmingham as the star of the show but he isn't allowed to eat in the restaurant doesn't show what problems they faced? Or the scene where he couldn't use the toilet inside the posh people's house? Or the fact that the film is called the green book because that was the name of the book of the shit hole hotels black people were allowed to stay in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 7 minutes ago, Shropshire Lad said: Dem you duplicate scamp, I’ve been flicking in and out of this thread several times thinking I’m in the marvel film thread by mistake. Sorry I posted that then remembered after there was a marvel thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 25 minutes ago, villa4europe said: Wait what... Reveal hidden contents The scenes where he is due to play in Birmingham as the star of the show but he isn't allowed to eat in the restaurant doesn't show what problems they faced? Or the scene where he couldn't use the toilet inside the posh people's house? Or the fact that the film is called the green book because that was the name of the book of the shit hole hotels black people were allowed to stay in? Spoiler Yes, these all show basic features of life under segregation, but to take them in turn, he chooses to stoically accept needing to return to his motel for the bathroom rather than making a scene, the 'Green Book' of the title is mentioned a couple of times, and the inconvenience caused by racial segregation in hotel accommodation occupies no more than five minutes of screen time, and the refusal to seat him for dinner leads to a moment of self-actualisation and then a joyous evening at a much more enjoyable establishment down the road. None of these things are good, and none should have happened. But the point is that the film doesn't contain enough conflict to really show how awful life under Jim Crow was. It needs more thorns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted February 10, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted February 10, 2019 3 hours ago, Demitri_C said: Finally got a chance to watch xmen apocalypse. Omg what a absolute pile of shit that was. Marvel have to face it these films are a complete failure without wolverine. Reveal hidden contents I thought apocalypse was invincible yet gets defeated by Jean grey phoenix??? Wtf Not a Marvel film. X-Men films to date are Fox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 I really loved Green Book but it is on the feel good side of things rather than a deep analysis of race relations. I remember listening to that email read out and it did make me think about the perspective of it all, but I suppose the story here is Tony's rather than Shirleys. Maybe it should have been the latter, but it was written by Tony's son ( and is pretty much 90% fiction from what I gather ). I'd happily watch another film with a sharper edge from the other side, but despite all the acknowledged criticisms, Ali and Viggo were both so good in the leads I had too much of a good time to think about that at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 47 minutes ago, Chindie said: Not a Marvel film. X-Men films to date are Fox. Yeah I get that, but by name it’s still marv3l just not produced b6 them. Dreadful film though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 20 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: it’s still marv3l just not produced b6 them Come on Keenan! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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