Films

[pink_triangle]

8 hours ago, Scruffylovemonster said:

Just got back from the hateful eight. Nal - you're wrong. 

I have just seen it as well. I thought it was ok, but nothing more. I also think part of the skill of a filmmaker is being able to tell a story in a limited amount of time. As with most of his films it could easily lose half an hour without effecting quality.

[t8yman]

see thats what I like about Tarantino, the fact that stuff takes ages, the door in the haberdashery, the making of coffee, the telling of stories, the serving up of the stew. obviously i havent finished it yet, so cant give my full opinion right now, but theres nothing I dislike so far.

[whisty]

12 hours ago, Scruffylovemonster said:

Just got back from the hateful eight. Nal - you're wrong. 

Saw it in 70mm Panavision, loved it, was drawn out which was great for a 1st watch but wouldn't rush to see it again.

[Spindles]

58 minutes ago, Scruffylovemonster said:

It's one I'll watch over and over but with a decent length of time between. Same as django to be honest. 

This.  Django is great entertainment, Hateful 8 just gives it all up for the comedy like Inglorious Basterds did.

As you say, the first scenes with Roth were like a hammy Waltz, but once he got going it was much better from him.

[whisty]

1 hour ago, Scruffylovemonster said:

It's one I'll watch over and over but with a decent length of time between. Same as django to be honest. 

Yep, funny I came away with that feeling of not rushing to view it again but as I was typing was thinking, well maybe I'll watch it again in the not too distant. Roth made me laugh with that hammy english bit, the rest of the characters were great & the guessing game of whose going next, well..............................................

[metallimuse]

Watched "Sleepers" again last night, such a great film.

[t8yman]

Roth was hamming it up - well his character was, because during "the four passengers" chapter, he was as "cockney geezer" as they come.

finished it yesterday - loved it.

[Winslow Leach]

I thought The Hateful Eight was properly awful. Someone really needs to learn to say 'No' to QT.

[ThomThomDrum]

I will be very interested to see this. Just hope it doesn't look/feel over acted

 

 

[Winslow Leach]

Well Spotlight was incredible. I mean, I kind of knew I'd like it but not THAT much. Best thing I've seen in ages.

[CHRLY]

On 2/2/2016 at 1:38 PM, Winslow Leach said:

I thought The Hateful Eight was properly awful. Someone really needs to learn to say 'No' to QT.

I didn't think it was that bad, but I'm certainly on your side of the fence. I saw it in the cinema in full 70mm - and it was properly beautiful, a visual treat... and then the other two and a half hours took place inside one room and it became incredibly tedious. It was on opening night, so I was surrounded by Tarantino fanatics, and listening to some of them during the interval and afterwards they all loved the dialogue, but - I dunno - I just find it boring (and that Samuel L. Jackson monologue was so cringe worthy). Maybe I went in there with a negative mindset, because I only really like Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs from his filmography, but it's safe to say I didn't come out of there converted.    

Edited February 8, 2016 by CHRLY

[t8yman]

Has anyone done "Secret Cinema"?

I remember secret cinema getting some bad press over one of theirs not being ready or something last year, I just like the idea, and we spend a bit more time in the capital at the moment, so it might be worth a go?

Edited February 8, 2016 by t8yman

[The Nal]

9 hours ago, Winslow Leach said:

Well Spotlight was incredible. I mean, I kind of knew I'd like it but not THAT much. Best thing I've seen in ages.

Yeah I loved it. Best of the bunch.

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6 hours ago, t8yman said:

Has anyone done "Secret Cinema"?

I remember secret cinema getting some bad press over one of theirs not being ready or something last year, I just like the idea, and we spend a bit more time in the capital at the moment, so it might be worth a go?

I've had friends who've gone before and said it's great but I can't be arsed with it myself.

 

I watched Joy last night, it was pretty good but 2/3rds of the way in there is a scene that just screams oscar fodder look at the acting type shit which afterwards disconnected me from the movie. 

[thegremlin_1999]

8 hours ago, t8yman said:

Has anyone done "Secret Cinema"?

I remember secret cinema getting some bad press over one of theirs not being ready or something last year, I just like the idea, and we spend a bit more time in the capital at the moment, so it might be worth a go?

Couple of mates went to see Empire Strikes Back last year and said it was the best film experience they'd ever had!  Not sure that Matt has actually shut up about it since...

[DomDom1984]

Back to Spotlight, aye, it's utterly fantastic. It's the favourite to win Best Picture and has been for yonks and I think it'll do it. It's just that far ahead of the pack.

[The Nal]

Really enjoyed tom Hardys performance in Legend. Film was a bit meh but he is superb.

[DomDom1984]

Just now, The Nal said:

Really enjoyed tom Hardys performance in Legend. Film was a bit meh but he is superb.

Aye I agree. It's him that makes the movie incredibly watchable for me.

[t8yman]

I really enjoyed Legend, its not winning any oscars, but it was a fairly entertaining bit of fluff. Tom Hardy is great - his Ronnie is basically the same character as the one he plays in Peaky Blinders.

[lharris92]

Went to see Deadpool on Wednesday evening, really enjoyed it.

I recommend seeing it if you have a slightly twisted sense of humour.

Only thing I will say about it is there's no 4th wall.

Anyone else seen it yet?

[TheGayTent]

Wasn't that a Dirty Harry movie?

[ThomThomDrum]

4 hours ago, TheGayTent said:

Wasn't that a Dirty Harry movie?

Yeah, its just a remake.......but now Ryan Reynolds is Callahan.

[t8yman]

13 hours ago, Barry Fish said:

Blackfish  (finally watched it on netflix)

Oh my word...  What an absolute pile of fucking emotive w*nk that was...

Lacking facts, totally misleading, grossly emotive...  Just 100% propaganda...

How the hell it is so highly rated is beyond me.  And for it to be called "documentary"...  That is just insulting...

If you like this film, you are a fucking brainless idiot...  There is ZERO balance in the film...

I came out with similar views, although not quite as rabid!

If you want to see a really infuriating "documentary" try "Cowspiracy" - its a hoot, full of misleading "graphs" and visual "aids" that are clearly intended to mislead. Its like a masterclass in misdirection, and then - boom! the actual politics behind the message are revealed in the final act, like a massive slap around the face. 

[TheGayTent]

6 hours ago, ThomThomDrum said:

Yeah, its just a remake.......but now Ryan Reynolds is Callahan.

Who is Ryan Reynolds? Has it got James "Jim" Carrey in a minor role? 

[DomDom1984]

Deadpool is a lot of daft fun. A bit cringeworthy at times but on the whole, I got a good kick out of it.

And The Dead Pool is quite good as well, for the record. Jim Carrey, Patricia Clarkson, Liam Neeson FFS. There's a good supporting cast.