dont_do_it_doug. Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 I thought Limtless was very good, something new and different. You know what, I genuinely enjoyed that film. It got panned by some well known critics (a.k.a Kermode) and it wasn't without some eye bulging faults (drinking his **** blood?!) but the core concept was really interesting and well played out. Messy, but worth a watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
under_the_bridge Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Finally! I was worried I was the only person here that thought this film was amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Apart from the dreadful Harry Potter with the wife , I've mainly seen films with the kids this year so for me it would have to be actually seeing some of the films mentioned here I'd forgotten I've seen dozens of films whilst flying long haul , most of them easily forgotten (Thor , source code ,battlefield LA etc) but one clear stand out film was The Fighter which was a 2011 release in the Uk so within the rules :-) I'll give a mention to True Grit as well ..never seen the original so I can't compare but i thought it was a pretty decent film Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelle Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Well, I count them as films from 2011 so here's my list: Kings speech X-men first class Harry Potter- Deathly hollows pt 2 Black Swan Tintin I can almost never remember when the films are released so my list might be a little different if I'd checked that out first. For example, at first I almost put Inglorious Basterds on this years list. :oops: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 I thought Limtless was very good, something new and different. You know what, I genuinely enjoyed that film. It got panned by some well known critics (a.k.a Kermode) and it wasn't without some eye bulging faults (drinking his **** blood?!) but the core concept was really interesting and well played out. Messy, but worth a watch. The smartest thing about Neil Burger's Limitless (2011, Momentum, 15), a sci-fi-inflected thriller adapted from Alan Glynn's novel The Dark Fields, is the way it plays to Bradley Cooper's creepy charms. He is perfectly cast as the loser who develops superhuman mental skills after being slipped an experimental pill, thereby achieving overnight success in a world where sharp thinking and soft morals are the key to the express elevator. Adopted by Robert De Niro's ruthless businessman, Cooper's antihero achieves great riches, but at what cost? It's fairly flimsy fare, but blessed with a palatable undercurrent of paranoia and executed with a slick flair that perfectly suits the narrative. De Niro may share top billing, but his appearances are fundamentally fleeting, with Cooper carrying the movie high on his beefcakey shoulders, his trademark slappable grin teetering enticingly on the brink of madness. Panned? Really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Fair one. Perhaps I just imagined it being panned because it seems like the type of film that would be panned by a pretentious arsehole critic like Kermode. I like his and Mayo's show by the way, doesn't make him any less of a pretentious arsehole! My point is almost proven by the fact it get's a 7.3 on IMDB and a 59/100 on metacritic. Not that I seem to care as much as yourself :winkold: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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