Follyfoot Posted December 28, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted December 28, 2020 11 hours ago, AVFCDAN said: One of the most boring and pointless films I’ve seen in some time. I agree it was shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Did the die hard films last week, one is a classic, two is actually better than I remember and is underrated, three I was a bit null to I've seen it so many times, four again was better than I remembered, five was utter garbage awful film Now going through the alien series, one and two are absolute classics, aliens is better imo it's a near perfect film, watching 3 now, it has a fatal flaw in its plot Spoiler The gestation period in Ripley is so long, the dog gets the face hugger, alien pops out and kills everyone before hers comes despite her being done first 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jimmygreaves Posted December 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 28, 2020 18 minutes ago, villa4europe said: Did the die hard films last week, one is a classic, two is actually better than I remember and is underrated, three I was a bit null to I've seen it so many times, four again was better than I remembered, five was utter garbage awful film Now going through the alien series, one and two are absolute classics, aliens is better imo it's a near perfect film, watching 3 now, it has a fatal flaw in its plot Hide contents The gestation period in Ripley is so long, the dog gets the face hugger, alien pops out and kills everyone before hers comes despite her being done first Dog years! 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart_75 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 42 minutes ago, villa4europe said: Did the die hard films last week, one is a classic, two is actually better than I remember and is underrated, three I was a bit null to I've seen it so many times, four again was better than I remembered, five was utter garbage awful film Now going through the alien series, one and two are absolute classics, aliens is better imo it's a near perfect film, watching 3 now, it has a fatal flaw in its plot Hide contents The gestation period in Ripley is so long, the dog gets the face hugger, alien pops out and kills everyone before hers comes despite her being done first It's also worth seeking out the Blu-Ray of Alien 3 and watching the alternative cut. A different animal is used to a dog for the face hugger and there's plenty extra footage thrown in. Some good, some not so. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted December 28, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted December 28, 2020 I maintain that the Assembly Cut of Alien 3 is a decent movie. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Kajillionaire was very kooky and amusing. The four main leads were all very devent, especially Richard Jenkins and Evan Rachel Wood (who looked so much younger than in westworld.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 (edited) 45 minutes ago, Chindie said: I maintain that the Assembly Cut of Alien 3 is a decent movie. I would say one of my biggest gripes with it is the cgi alien that has aged horrifically, what does the assembly cut do with it? Seems odd that the first 2 films were based around the costume and the "real" special effects work and they got this one so badly wrong Other than that it's not a terrible film, it's just never going to be a patch on the first 2, there's too much underdeveloped fodder to kill and the suspense that they went for doesn't quite pay off, at least compared to 4 and then AvP and the 2 prequel films it knows what it wants to be, it does suffer from the same problem all the other films after the first 2 have suffered from though - what is the justification for this film being made other than money? And I don't think there is one Edited December 28, 2020 by villa4europe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted December 28, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted December 28, 2020 10 minutes ago, villa4europe said: I would say one of my biggest gripes with it is the cgi alien that has aged horrifically, what does the assembly cut do with it? It adds a lot of scenes, I think about half an hour longer. The big differences are the alien origin (ox, not dog), greater development of Golic and his plot, a much better ending, and then a load of scene setting/character development sequences. It's a much, much better film than the theatrical cut. While the CG has aged badly, like all the CG from that era, I kinda love the look and feel of Alien 3. It has a wonderful grimy, heavy ominous style to everything. And it's kinda the embodiment of the early 90s cool thing for me, if you distilled a lot of what was thought as cool in the industrial 90s fashion scene into a single moment, you'd get Allen 3. Genuinely a decent film and I've no doubt had Fincher been allowed to make the movie he wanted to make we'd have got a good entry in the series. As is, the theatrical cut is a mess and the Assembly Cut is very admirable attempt at rescuing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizzzle Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Watched Freaky which was a pretty good comedy horror thing 7/10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted December 28, 2020 Moderator Share Posted December 28, 2020 On 27/12/2020 at 10:34, wazzap24 said: The Midnight Sky One of the worst films ever. Its pointless. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 finally saw Casablanca the other day. Slightly late to the party but at least I get the references now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 On 21/12/2020 at 19:30, maqroll said: Struggling to get through "Mank". I was wondering if it was any good. I didn't fancy it from the preview plus I'm pissed off that Fincher stopped Mindhunter to work on other things like Mank. I might give it a go some time. I tried watching that George Clooney film on Netflix, it was garbage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 (edited) Won tickets to see Wonder Woman 1984 at a drive in movie. Firstly, it so nice to go and see some new content. Never been to a drive in before, but this was well done. We were on front row which helped. It was a good experience. As for the film itself, it’s ok. Harmless, kills a couple of hours. Gadot looking lovely. Some nice touches and some funny parts, Spoiler although I did laugh at her “flying” as to how bad it was Pascal was good, not your usual baddie in that he wasn’t strong or a killer, so a different approach by WW was needed. Some huge plotholes and also lacked clarity of information on how Spoiler the wishes worked, and the counter balance “monkey paw ” trait Edited December 30, 2020 by mikeyp102 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 North by Northwest on the iPlayer. One of my favourite Hitchcock films. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 So, I watched Tenet and think Christopher Nolan went too Nolan with this one and made an unnecessarily overly complicated film. Shame really as the cast were all decent, as was the cinematography. I'll Mark this down as being too clever for its own good. second up was The Aeronauts - a true story based on the early stages of meteorology using a hot air balloon. It was ok but then I read up on it to find the female lead character was completely fictitious and the feat was undertaken by two men... It was an interesting yarn regardless so didn't see the need to rewrite history for the sake of casting. I'm going to insist on watching parasite tomorrow night for NYE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted December 30, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted December 30, 2020 36 minutes ago, Rodders said: North by Northwest on the iPlayer. One of my favourite Hitchcock films. I reckon it’s Hitchcock’s most crowd pleasing film, and I mean that it good way. Just a real easy, enjoyable watch. My mate is getting into the Hitchcock back catalogue at the moment and this was one of the few I suggested to get him started. Spoiler Always find the edit of the ending odd, from being on top of Rushmore to being on the train in one quick swoop. Then before you know it, the film ends with nob gag. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 27 minutes ago, Mark Albrighton said: I reckon it’s Hitchcock’s most crowd pleasing film, and I mean that it good way. Just a real easy, enjoyable watch. My mate is getting into the Hitchcock back catalogue at the moment and this was one of the few I suggested to get him started. Reveal hidden contents Always find the edit of the ending odd, from being on top of Rushmore to being on the train in one quick swoop. Then before you know it, the film ends with nob gag. Yes, I've only watched about 9 or 10 of them so far I think and definitely easier to get into than others. Completely agree on the final shot edit, very strange! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 You've got a bigger plot hole then gestation timelines that kneecaps the entirety of Alien 3 from the get go, Assembly Cut or otherwise (and I actually do like both versions in spite of their flaws, whilst the AC is the clear superior of the two as already stated above); the queen couldn't have laid eggs on the Sulaco (though plenty of the expanded universe comics/games have had different pops at plugging that gap over the years). Theatrical cut also has us believe the same facehugger implants both Ripley and the dog, whereas Alien had already established the life-cycle of the facehugger being death after impregnation. Ralph Brown's blog piece on the litany of Alien 3's on-set problems is well worth a read if that kind of thing tickles your fancy. William Gibson's rejected screenplay for Alien 3 has recently been turned into an audiobook and graphic novel (of which I've read the latter), it's interesting enough (and you can see a couple of the ideas that the studio did eventually use) though it completely sidelines Ripley for the entirety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Of course, I couldn't type any of that without the following ringing around the inside of my head. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 I always went with the showed one but meant two on the eggs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts