Brumstopdogs Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 Watched Booksmart last night after a few recommendations on here and enjoyed it. Not a classic but certainly well worth taking the time to see IMO. Some funny moments! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazzap24 Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 On 13/11/2019 at 12:34, Sam-AVFC said: Has anyone watched The Irishman yet? Is it on UK Netflix? I only ask as I Googled it and got some local cinema listings. Considering the runtime (and being a miserable bastard I hate cinemas) it seems like the sort of thing that people would much prefer to watch in their living room. It’s on Netflix from 27th November Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 Chuckled my way through Fighting With My Family last night. its not going to win any prizes but it was a good 90 minutes of light entertainment. im not a wrasslin’ fan but enjoyed it nonetheless! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornso Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 8 hours ago, Brumstopdogs said: Watched Booksmart last night after a few recommendations on here and enjoyed it. Not a classic but certainly well worth taking the time to see IMO. Some funny moments! Same here. Was expecting a bit more after what I had read on here but it was fine. Last night watched Secret Life of Pets 2 which was enjoyable also. I must be getting old. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted November 17, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted November 17, 2019 Watched Anna yesterday on a flight. Essentially Jean Luc Besson's revisits a "La Femme Nikita" story. Enjoyable romp, well paced and the lead is well fit (also plenty of bewbage.) Story is told jumping back and forth in time which keeps you guessing and Helen Mirren's character is very tongue in cheek. One or two horrifying acting/dialogue scenes at random here and there which made it a bit weird. Although they may have been scenes which were presented one way and then retold another way later on in the film. I hadn't heard of it before I got on the plane and apparently the studio dumped it without much press because Besson has been accused of sexual misconduct. Worth just to see Sasha Luss though. Movie 7.5/10 WB. Sasha 11/10 WB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 If they can get this close to the level of Mandy then I'd be very happy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinker Posted November 23, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted November 23, 2019 Watched Joker last night , Joaquin Phoenix acting was very convincing, to the point it felt a bit disturbing. Even the Mrs was glued to the screen , storyline was so so, the filming was dark and atmospheric. Joaquin was awesome 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazzap24 Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 Watched Vice today, the Dick Cheney biopic with Christian Bale. I thought it was good and pretty funny (in a slightly scary way at times). Bale is excellent in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 Just noticed the Nicole Kidman film Destroyer is now on Netflix. its pretty dark and brutal but an awesome film. Kidman is very good (as are the supporting cast) thoroughly recommend this! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 I watched Last Christmas this week, the guardian wondered if it's the worst film ever made. I have appalling taste in films so know I enjoyed it so much I will be watching it again pretty soon. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 Long Shot starring Charleze Theron and Seth Rogen was very funny indeed. a nice easy rom-com with typical Seth Rogen gross bits! Theron is stunning in it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted November 24, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted November 24, 2019 Watched the Lion King remake last night. What a strange film. I love the original. It was the first film I saw at the cinema and it holds a special place in my heart, even if I've not seen it as often as many other films I love over the years. The remake then is... strange. A shot for shot remake more or less, but with extremely good CGI going for a photo real take on the story, with some small tweaks in side characters, and a mostly new voice cast. It doesn't work. The realistic animals sit completely at odds with the dramatisation. Obviously, animals don't talk, and they don't have the ability to emote as subtly as a person, which leaves the film with a dilemma - where do draw the line between making a realistic looking lion, and a lion that can talk? They fudge it like they did with the Jungle Book, a half way house, but here because there's no human acting alongside it's somehow worse. You get left with something closer to actual wild life footage with a voiceover added to create a plot - at no point do you really feel like the very impressive looking fake lion in front of you is talking. It also makes it weirdly dull to watch, as they've sliced out all of the exaggerated mannerisms and so on you get from a cartoon character in favour of maintaining the realism, so the character is drained from it. And speaking of talking... The new voice cast is shit. Chiwetel Ejiofor is an excellent actor but his Scar has Irons' dripping sarcasm and disdain. Instead he's a sullen bored villain with more of a sulk to him than the superiority and delight in evil that Irons' take had. John Oliver is dreadful. Glover and Beyonce, dreadful. James Earl Jones sounds bored. Only the hyenas and Timon and Pumba come out with much credit and even those pale to their cartoon predecessors. And maybe John Kani, who I imagine was paid by the second because his 'dialogue' is about 15 seconds long, and includes lots of excited grunting. Even the songs are bollocks. The cast ultimately feels a bit like they hired everyone who's up in the in crowd plus Favreau's mates and a couple of good actors, rather than cast good voice actors. On the plus side, it truly does look incredible. It looks like they hurled money at VFX teams and just kept throwing it until the film was done. It looks astounding. It's often very hard to imagine that basically the entire screen is being filled with stuff that doesn't exist. Genuinely. This is high bar stuff. But ultimately it's just a bit naff. It's not bad as a film, because at the end of the day they've just remade the original, which is a really good film. But it lacks the charm of the cartoon, and it doesn't have the fun or the original, and overall it's a bit dull. It's a cracking tech demo though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazzap24 Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Watched the Predator reboot earlier. It wasn’t very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 21 hours ago, theboyangel said: Long Shot starring Charleze Theron and Seth Rogen was very funny indeed. a nice easy rom-com with typical Seth Rogen gross bits! Theron is stunning in it. I hated it to be honest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 20 minutes ago, mykeyb said: I hated it to be honest Horses for courses and all that. think I was in the right mood for some harmless junk and really enjoyed it. tonight I’m watching the remake of the 80s classic Flatliners - I’m not holding out much hope it’ll be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Watched Birdbox earlier, thought it was a steaming pile of shite. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Watched Ready or Not. Very tongue in cheek horror that was actually OK. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted November 24, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted November 24, 2019 1 hour ago, theboyangel said: tonight I’m watching the remake of the 80s classic Flatliners - I’m not holding out much hope it’ll be good. One of the worst films of the decade for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted November 24, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted November 24, 2019 1 hour ago, mykeyb said: Watched Ready or Not. Very tongue in cheek horror that was actually OK. Watched that earlier today myself. Absolutely loved it! They nailed the dark humour perfectly and it was very well shot and acted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Designer1 said: One of the worst films of the decade for me It’s looking that way! And it’s not Diego Luna’s wig that’s the worst thing in it! Have only 20 minutes left but at least I’ve caught up on all the VT threads Edited November 24, 2019 by theboyangel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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