villa4europe 16,067 Posted September 28, 2012 Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 I loved looper, thought it was brilliant, maybe even the best film I've seen this year Link to post Share on other sites
chrisp65 30,937 Posted September 28, 2012 Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 help please, what film is this? cheers The Seven Ups. good stuff, one to look up, cheers Link to post Share on other sites
VT Supporter Stevo985 40,413 Posted September 29, 2012 VT Supporter Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 Saw Looper. Gets a bit of a "meh" from me. Parts of it were really good, parts of it weren't and it dragged a bit. The way some of it was shot as well, from different perspectives, was really good. Liked the way it all came together in the end (although I'm not sure if I interpreted the end as I should have). Not sure why it's been labelled as confusing. It seemed pretty easy to follow. Not trying to sound intelligent or anything there, I just mean there didn't seem to be much complicated about it. There's a bit of a loop (no pun intended) at the start but once you understand that it's fine. But yeah. Good film, didn't blow me away to be honest. Not sure if it's because I'd heard it was so good, but it wasn't quite as good as I thought it would be. Link to post Share on other sites
islingtonclaret 724 Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 Just watched an early 90s French film Three Colours Blue - with mme binoche. At beginning of film she loses a composer husband and kid in a car crash, and then a very french drama> of sorts plays out. Don't know how to describe it or why I liked it but it was engaging all the same,. Kept watching even though I didn't really know what I was watching, or what the point, if any, the film had. It ambles along for 90 minutes, and I enjoyed it again, but again no idea why. Good acting I suppose. Think I might have said this before, but Three Colours White (the 'comedy' one of the three) is probably up there in my top ten films. Link to post Share on other sites
theunderstudy 345 Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 Saw Looper today. Same as Stevo on it, decent but not amazing. Liked that they tried to Willis-ise JGL as aforementioned. A bit like Gollum is clearly far younger looking in the Hobbit trailers than he was in LOTR. Little touches. Saw the trailer for Skyfall too. Looking forward to seeing it. Especially as I love Javier Bardem as a baddie. (See No Country) Link to post Share on other sites
sonic_bouma 870 Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 saw Looper last night with two mates.... we are all big film fans and like all genres but we were all very disappointed with it.... made a great start and after half an hour i was thinking it was gonna be cool as ****... then it just turned into a right mess...thought it was cleverer than it was...Willis' role was phoned in... and the middle 45 minutes was an absolute bore.... as soon as Joe reaches the farmhouse it dragged big time.... not sure how it got so many 5 star reviews...3 stars at best for me Link to post Share on other sites
CarewsEyebrowDesigner 11,182 Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 I thought Looper was excellent, but not perfect. As many have pointed out elsewhere, the whole Children of the Corn section was a bit, 'eh?' but I think if you say, for example, if you could go back in time and kill Hitler as a child, would (could) you? Especially if he appears nothing but a mop hair toddler. Would you kill the kid or try and change his circumstances? Although there would be endless possibilites and, to quote a character in the film, 'this whole time travel shit, it fries your brain'. Another minor issue was the whole telekenesis thing. I don't think the plot would have suffered if it was cut. It is excellent entertainment, and it would be best to ignore the daft comparisons it is getting in the press. Link to post Share on other sites
VT Supporter Rodders 5,360 Posted September 30, 2012 VT Supporter Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 Just watched an early 90s French film Three Colours Blue - with mme binoche. At beginning of film she loses a composer husband and kid in a car crash, and then a very french drama> of sorts plays out. Don't know how to describe it or why I liked it but it was engaging all the same,. Kept watching even though I didn't really know what I was watching, or what the point, if any, the film had. It ambles along for 90 minutes, and I enjoyed it again, but again no idea why. Good acting I suppose. Think I might have said this before, but Three Colours White (the 'comedy' one of the three) is probably up there in my top ten films. That one came through the door yesterday, will be watching it soon enough, and then presumably the red one! Link to post Share on other sites
bcarpet 11 Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 i watched untouchable last night, didn't realise it was a french language film until i was buying the tickets so I was a bit unsure of what to expect as I haven't really watched a subtitled film before. I've got to say i loved it, it really made me chuckle in places. It certainly isn't a comedy but the script is very well written i thought. Link to post Share on other sites
briggaman 42 Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 Just seen 'Looper' myself and thought it was pretty good to be honest. The whole face thing was done better than I expected, although it did freak me out a little. Good light entertainment and I'm also in the camp that doesn't think it was at all complex. Much like 'Inception' wasn't very complex, yet was also very entertaining. I preferred 'Killing Them Softly' though when it comes to recent films. Link to post Share on other sites
CarewsEyebrowDesigner 11,182 Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 i think most people's confusion comes from the film not being told chronologically. Once that clicks then it really isn't all 'Primer'. Link to post Share on other sites
jon_c 1,119 Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 Really liked Looper, it felt like a proper old school film noir (which I love anyway) I especially thought the scene where Old Seth was on the run, and started loosing body parts as they tortured young Seth, was brilliant. And on Three Colours Trilogy, Red is my favourite. Got to love Irene Jacob. Link to post Share on other sites
Moderator BOF 26,001 Posted October 2, 2012 Moderator Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 Watched The Help and enjoyed it. Dang, '60s Mississippi, you ugly. And whatever it is about Emma Stone, she vehh hot. Good performances all round. Link to post Share on other sites
VT Supporter Stevo985 40,413 Posted October 2, 2012 VT Supporter Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 Really liked Looper, it felt like a proper old school film noir (which I love anyway) I especially thought the scene where Old Seth was on the run, and started loosing body parts as they tortured young Seth, was brilliant. And on Three Colours Trilogy, Red is my favourite. Got to love Irene Jacob. That was one of my least favourite scenes. Cool, but didn't really make sense, in my opinion. Perhaps I was reading too much into it. Link to post Share on other sites
Zhan_Zhuang 1,539 Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 If you enjoyed The Three Colors Trilogy try watching Krzysztof Kieślowski's A Short Film About Killing and A Short Film About Love; both films are a continuation of the themes raised in his earlier work Dekalog. Link to post Share on other sites
GarethRDR 7,824 Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 And whatever it is about Emma Stone, she vehh hot. Link to post Share on other sites
CarewsEyebrowDesigner 11,182 Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 Sometimes she looks like a xenomorph. Link to post Share on other sites
AVFCforever1991 5,375 Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 Link to post Share on other sites
VT Supporter Stevo985 40,413 Posted October 3, 2012 VT Supporter Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 Seeing "Killing Them Softly" later. Really looking forward to it. I shall report back. Link to post Share on other sites
omariqy 6,702 Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 Watching Loope tonight, looking forward to it! Link to post Share on other sites
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