Films

[TheGayTent]

I haven't seen any of those films mentioned. 

[The Nal]

11 minutes ago, TheGayTent said:

I haven't seen any of those films mentioned. 

Either have I but the New Avengers movie should've been in there. And maybe The Hateful Eight too.

[jump]

I've only seen Pixels and Jupiter Ascending but I imagine I will see Mortdecai soon or later.

Jupiter is just a bit dull and silly at times for a huge budget sci-fi film and Pixels is just the standard Adam Sandler shit he turns out, I only saw it as my baby brothers wanted to see it.

[ThomThomDrum]

I see Alan Rickman has passed away. 69 and from cancer similar to Bowie. Great actor.

RIP

[FloorFiller]

59 minutes ago, ThomThomDrum said:

I see Alan Rickman has passed away. 69 and from cancer similar to Bowie. Great actor.

RIP

yep very sad indeed, a huge loss to cinema. been a shit week this!

[ThomThomDrum]

Lemmy 4 days after his 70th Bday; Bowie and Rickman both 69; all 3 from cancer............

Funny how some say it comes in 3s

Of course you may always find 3 if you look hard enough...............but this is a strong 3

[5co77ie]

 

 

[Winslow Leach]

WHERE ARE MY DETONATORS?

[Spindles]

A trailer has been released, unannounced and kept secret during filming, of 10 Cloverfield Lane, a sort of sequel to Cloverfield.  

 

Now to me, that is a great trailer, tells you enough about what it's about while leaving you wanting to know more.  I really liked a lot of what Cloverfield offered, even if the found footage and gawky american rich kids were clichéd to hell.  I'm certainly looking forward to seeing what JJ Abrams does with this.

[FloorFiller]

1 hour ago, Spindles said:

A trailer has been released, unannounced and kept secret during filming, of 10 Cloverfield Lane, a sort of sequel to Cloverfield.  

 

Now to me, that is a great trailer, tells you enough about what it's about while leaving you wanting to know more.  I really liked a lot of what Cloverfield offered, even if the found footage and gawky american rich kids were clichéd to hell.  I'm certainly looking forward to seeing what JJ Abrams does with this.

hmm now that is very interesting. in the end i actually found all the marketing etc (which i followed like a hawk) for Cloverfield to be more interesting than the film itself (film was still great though). trailer doesn't give much away, but looks to me like it could be the same incident but set from other people's perspectives (maybe even some time later). will keep an eye on this one! thought a sequel was dead in the water. well done on them keeping it a secret 

[Amy Lawn]

On 1/15/2016 at 9:55 AM, FloorFiller said:

thought a sequel was dead in the water. well done on them keeping it a secret 

Is this a joke about how at the end of Cloverfield you see the monster drop into the ocean?

[Spindles]

If it isn't it darned well should be.

[Winslow Leach]

On 1/14/2016 at 10:48 AM, jump said:

The Razzie are in and for some reason I enjoys these more than the Oscars;

WORST PICTURE

• Fantastic Four
• Fifty Shades of Grey
• Jupiter Ascending
• Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
• Pixels

WORST ACTOR

• Johnny Depp, Mortdecai
• Jamie Dornan, Fifty Shades of Grey
• Kevin James, Paul Blart Mall Cop 2
• Adam Sandler, The Cobbler and Pixels
• Channing Tatum, Jupiter Ascending

  WORST ACTRESS

• Katherine Heigl, Home Sweet Hell
• Dakota Johnson, Fifty Shades of Grey
• Mila Kunis, Jupiter Ascending
• Jennifer Lopez, The Boy Next Door
• Gwyneth Paltrow, Mortdecai

• WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR

• Chevy Chase, Hot Tub Time Machine 2 and Vacation
• Josh Gad, Pixels and The Wedding Ringer
• Kevin James, Pixels
• Jason Lee, Alvin & The Chipmunks: Road Chip
• Eddie Redmayne, Jupiter Ascending

• WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

• Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting, Alvin & The Chipmunks: Road Chip and The Wedding Ringer
• Rooney Mara, Pan
• Michelle Monaghan, Pixels
• Julianne Moore, Seventh Son
• Amanda Seyfried, Love the Coopers and Pan

  WORST REMAKE/RIP-OFF/SEQUEL

• Alvin & The Chipmunks: Road Chip
• Fantastic Four
• Hot Tub Time Machine 2
• Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence)
• Paul Blart Mall Cop 2

• WORST SCREEN COMBO

• All Four “Fantastics,” Fantastic Four
• Johnny Depp and His Glued-On Moustache, Mortdecai
• Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson, Fifty Shades of Grey
• Kevin James and EITHER His Segue OR His Glued-On Moustache, Paul Blart Mall Cop 2
• Adam Sandler and Any Pair of Shoes, The Cobbler

  WORST DIRECTOR

• Andy Fickman, Paul Blart Mall Cop 2
• Tom Six, Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence)
• Sam Taylor-Johnson, Fifty Shades of Grey
• Josh Trank, Fantastic Four
• Andy and Lana Wachowski, Jupiter Ascending

• WORST SCREENPLAY

• Fantastic Four (screenplay by Simon Kinberg, Jeremy Slater and Josh Trank, Based on the Marvel comic book by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby)
• Fifty Shades of Grey (screenplay by Kelly Marcel, Based on the Novel by E.L. James)
• Jupiter Ascending (written by Andy and Lana Wachowski)
• Paul Blart Mall Cop 2 (screenplay by Kevin James & Nick Bakay)
• Pixels (screenplay by Tim Herlihy and Timothy Dowling, Story by Herlihy, Based on a Work by Patrick Jean)

• RAZZIE REDEEMER AWARD

• Elizabeth Banks (RAZZIE “Winner” for MOVIE 47, Multiple Hit Movies This Year)
• M. Night Shyamalan (Perennial RAZZIE nominee & “winner,” director of The Visit)
• Will Smith (For following up After Earth with Concussion)
• Sylvester Stallone (All-Time RAZZIE Champ, award contender for Creed)

 

Imagine being the guy who runs the Razzies, waking up every morning and knowing your major contribution to the world is sneering and cynicism. 

Edited January 18, 2016 by Winslow Leach

[LondonTom]

11 hours ago, Winslow Leach said:

Imagine being the guy who runs the Razzies, waking up every morning and knowing your major contribution to the world is sneering and cynicism. 

At least people care when he does it

[Amy Lawn]

12 hours ago, Winslow Leach said:

Imagine being the guy who runs the Razzies, waking up every morning and knowing your major contribution to the world is sneering and cynicism. 

It's not even decent, well-aimed sneering and cynicism. Anybody who thinks there's anything even remotely satirical or subversive in pointing out that these sorts of films are bad can't be any older than 13.

Edited January 18, 2016 by GETOFFAMYLAWN

[The Nal]

Really enjoyed Spotlight. That and The big Short are my favourite two of the newies.

[Winslow Leach]

13 hours ago, GETOFFAMYLAWN said:

It's not even decent, well-aimed sneering and cynicism. Anybody who thinks there's anything even remotely satirical or subversive in pointing out that these sorts of films are bad can't be any older than 13.

I have infinitely more respect for an honest failure like Jupiter Ascending than I do for Oscar-bait like The Revenant. 

[Spindles]

That is possibly the nicest thing I've seen written about Jupiter Ascending.

[5co77ie]

38 minutes ago, Winslow Leach said:

I have infinitely more respect for an honest failure like Jupiter Ascending than I do for Oscar-bait like The Revenant. 

sorry but The Revenant is just epic

[ThomThomDrum]

Yeah The Revenant was a great watch. Cinematography statue in the bag, easy lemons.

[Winslow Leach]

1 hour ago, Spindles said:

That is possibly the nicest thing I've seen written about Jupiter Ascending.

The one positive thing I can say about Jupiter Ascending with absolute surety is that it's well intentioned. The Wachowskis don't do cynicism, they probably have the single most earnest, sympathetic and humanistic word view of any blockbuster directors in Hollywood at the moment.

15 minutes ago, ThomThomDrum said:

Yeah The Revenant was a great watch. Cinematography statue in the bag, easy lemons.

Yeah, it looks great. Lubezki is a genius. If that film has any authorial voice holding it together it's his, nit Inarritu's. Inarritu is on his default setting: sound and fury signifying nothing. 

[Amy Lawn]

This review of The Revenant on The Guardian is the funniest thing I've read in years http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jan/17/revenant-leonardo-dicaprio-violent-meaningless-glorification-pain

Nearly immobilised me for an entire afternoon.

[The Nal]

Kind of agree with her. I wasnt mad about it. Leos Oscar nod is a bit silly too.

[Amy Lawn]

1 hour ago, The Nal said:

Kind of agree with her. I wasnt mad about it. Leos Oscar nod is a bit silly too.

Did you read right to the end, Nal? I'm pretty sure I'd find the film as unenjoyable as she did, but the way she effortless segues into blaming films for Isis is amazing.

[CHRLY]

I really enjoyed it - purley as a visual experience, but I think that's okay. I wasn't emotionally invested in any of the characters, though I did think there were some good performances (not least Will Poulter). It didn't matter to me though, I watched it in 4K and was completely immersed throughout. Lubezki is a genius, he operated like no other.

Saying all that though, I won't watch it on DVD. Think it was the cinematic experience, with the UHD and surround sound which made me like it so much.