tonyh29 Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 10 minutes ago, Designer1 said: I still think his best performance is in Stuart a Life Backwards. He's outstanding in that. Very good in The Take, The Revenant, Bronson and Warrior too. His performance as Ron in Legend was like something from an episode of Little Britain though. Completely spoils that movie for me. I've only seen The Revenant from that list so , seems I just watch his crap roles totally agree about Legend though 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 1 hour ago, villa4europe said: Number 2 pushes what they get away with a bit further, the film establishes boundaries and then over steps them but because I like the setting and the boundaries that it created Im OK with them doing it I thought 2 was a better film than the original 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 3 minutes ago, tonyh29 said: I thought 2 was a better film than the original From memory I thought it was looser with the whole be silent stuff but at the same time had some more interesting stuff in it so depending on how much sticking to its own rules annoys you will probably shape how much you enjoy it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolta Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 On 09/01/2023 at 09:56, Genie said: I watched “A Quiet Place” last night. Never before have I watched a film with so many holes in the plot and behaviour of the characters. It's so shit! And I agree completely. I don't understand how people were OK with the eternally dumb people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 7 minutes ago, Rolta said: It's so shit! And I agree completely. I don't understand how people were OK with the eternally dumb people. The last few years (mostly everything from 2016 onwards) have really widened my scope for suspension of belief on the global public and the art of the possible when it comes to dipshittery. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 probably for the games thread , but this could be fun Moviedle: The Movie Guessing Game | Likewise TV I got it on the second try , but I reckon a few of you ( cough Nerds cough) will get it in 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted January 13, 2023 Moderator Share Posted January 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Designer1 said: His performance as Ron in Legend was like something from an episode of Little Britain though. Completely spoils that movie for me. I can definitely see why you say that. There were times it seemed a bit OTT (like the first scene of the movie), but then Ron was legitimately insane so I dunno, maybe it wasn't that OTT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted January 13, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 13, 2023 16 hours ago, Chindie said: Watched The Menu earlier. A brilliant little pitch black cynical comedy/horror. Watch it. I had so many thoughts about that film when I saw it. Can't remember what half of them are now. I know I liked it for the most part but I definitely wondered if the (imo disappointing) denouement was a intentional continuation of the message of the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 (edited) 52 minutes ago, Rolta said: It's so shit! And I agree completely. I don't understand how people were OK with the eternally dumb people. The most unforgivable part was leaving the doors open. The risk/reward of having doors closed when killer monsters are about should have made it a no-brainer. Edited January 13, 2023 by Genie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted January 13, 2023 Moderator Share Posted January 13, 2023 51 minutes ago, GarethRDR said: The last few years (mostly everything from 2016 onwards) have really widened my scope for suspension of belief on the global public and the art of the possible when it comes to dipshittery. Yeah like how 'avoid it like the plague' now actually means to run towards something and probably lick it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolta Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Genie said: The most unforgivable part was leaving the doors open. The risk/reward of having doors closed when killer monsters are about should have made it a no-brainer. There's no minute of the film where the people weren't being so stupid. It just made me angry the whole way through. I watched it ages ago, but I can still remember some highlights...the main guy blames one of the kids for the death of the kid in the opening when it's all his own fault, he goes off on a pointless journey when his wife is almost ready to give birth (you'd take no risks, babies can come early!), Yeah they left all the doors open, even the dumb shit way he curls his finger when he shushes them. There was more. But basically nothing made any sense and I couldn't stand any of the characters as a result. The world's dumbest, most arsehole family (the dad shirking responsibility for the opening) trying to survive in the dumbest ways. I actually hated that film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 2 minutes ago, Rolta said: There's no minute of the film where the people weren't being so stupid. It just made me angry the whole way through. I watched it ages ago, but I can still remember some highlights...the main guy blames one of the kids for the death of the kid in the opening when it's all his own fault, he goes off on a pointless journey when his wife is almost ready to give birth (you'd take no risks, babies can come early!), Yeah they left all the doors open, even the dumb shit way he curls his finger when he shushes them. There was more. But basically nothing made any sense and I couldn't stand any of the characters as a result. The world's dumbest, most arsehole family (the dad shirking responsibility for the opening) trying to survive in the dumbest ways. I actually hated that film. One other mental bit, wife has given birth (which was ridiculous for a whole range of reasons), then she has a nap, then she wakes up and enquires about the whereabouts of their other children and he says “I’ll find them”. Yeah, it’s the end of the world, there are killer monsters everywhere and Dad knows the kids out outside somewhere but he hasn’t bothered to look for them yet. Mom just nods in acceptance. I actually think it’s the stupidest film I’ve ever seen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolta Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 14 minutes ago, Genie said: One other mental bit, wife has given birth (which was ridiculous for a whole range of reasons), then she has a nap, then she wakes up and enquires about the whereabouts of their other children and he says “I’ll find them”. Yeah, it’s the end of the world, there are killer monsters everywhere and Dad knows the kids out outside somewhere but he hasn’t bothered to look for them yet. Mom just nods in acceptance. I actually think it’s the stupidest film I’ve ever seen. Ah yeah that sounds about right. It's definitely as if the screenwriters put zero thought into how people would act. Atrocious trash with no redeeming qualities! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 See to me that's the sign of a good film, you have all that bollocks, which I can't argue against because it is such bollocks... And yet I still enjoyed it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolta Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 1 hour ago, villa4europe said: See to me that's the sign of a good film, you have all that bollocks, which I can't argue against because it is such bollocks... And yet I still enjoyed it Stupid writing is definitely not the sign of a good film! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted January 15, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 15, 2023 Couple of films I’ve seen recebtly brilliant 4/5 bleak, depressing, real. But brilliant 4/5 Meh. It’s fine. Nothing special but Cooper is quite good. A bit too “oh look Americans are great” for me. 3/5 Good little film this. Can see why it’s in the Oscar discussions. Lawrence is good but Brian Tyree Henry steals the show. 4/5 It’s fine. Wasn’t blown away and don’t really think it deserves some of the hype but still very enjoyable. 3.5/5 absolute dogshit 1/5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: Couple of films I’ve seen recebtly brilliant 4/5 Saw it for £1 in cex yesterday and was tempted, do you think it's better than the departed? I saw IA first and despite the departed being very good I think the original is better but it's now been that long I can't remember why Also from a sketchy memory the second one is pretty good but the 3rd one dips a bit Edit - had a quick wiki to see what those pair are up to, leung was obviously in shang chi but it's been a long time since I've seen lau in anything, turns out they've paired up again and have a new film coming out with the IA director called once upon a time in HK Edited January 15, 2023 by villa4europe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted January 15, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 15, 2023 2 minutes ago, villa4europe said: Saw it for £1 in cex yesterday and was tempted, do you think it's better than the departed? I saw IA first and despite the departed being very good I think the original is better but it's now been that long I can't remember why Also from a sketchy memory the second one is pretty good but the 3rd one dips a bit I think The Departed is better. It’s length helps it, it’s a lot more spread out and explained. IA seems rushed at times. But it’s the kind of plot that if you know what’s going to happen it massively affects your enjoyment, so it could be that because I knew what was going to happen it didn’t work as well. Probably one of those where whichever you watch first you’ll prefer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HongKongVillan Posted January 15, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 15, 2023 1 hour ago, Stevo985 said: Couple of films I’ve seen recebtly brilliant 4/5 My memory is just as bad as a gold fish, but who the hell is that chick in the middle? The most misleading thing in a movie poster ever. Did they just randomly Photoshop some chick with a gun to make it a bit more exciting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted January 15, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 15, 2023 2 minutes ago, HongKongVillan said: My memory is just as bad as a gold fish, but who the hell is that chick in the middle? The most misleading thing in a movie poster ever. Did they just randomly Photoshop some chick with a gun to make it a bit more exciting? That’s a very good point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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