Movies
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I've not seen a great film in a while. There are so many superhero pantheon derived films out on streaming, and that's not really my thing.
I really need to give Idris Elba's directorial debut 'Yardie' a go though. That looks interesting.
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October Sky - a neat little flick with young Jake Gyllenhaal, really quite enjoyable. ”Based on a true story” with all the caveats that follow, but it felt like it stayed true enough to historical facts with only a couple of minor scenes that felt obviously added for that ”dramatic effect”. 7/10 from me and that’s as good as a recommendation if you - like me - haven’t watched this 1999 film yet.
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Just saw Ready Player One and loved it. I was thinking that if I were seeing that one as a kid, I'd love it every bit as much as I did Spielberg's (and George Lucas's) work during my childhood, but seeing it as an old fart, there was plenty of nostalgia.
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Journeyman…British cinema at it's best. Paddy Considine and Jodie Whittaker at there Northern best. Every scene will have you in bits.
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I’ll watch anything with Paddy Considine.
It is excellent. I saw him interviewed before it's release. He is a serious boxing fan and always wanted to make a film about that world. It's typically understated in that British way (Mike Leigh without the obvious humour). I'd recommend watching it with a box of tissues (and NOT because of the scene with Jodie Whittaker in her bra! Dirty boy).
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Just saw "Vice" in the cinema.
Meh. Bale was great but Bale is always great and the supporting cast did an ok job but other than that, the director clearly doesn't think much of the people watching this piece, very condescending in tone with lots of underlining and finger-pointing and lots of "artsy" cutting for 2+ hours. I grew tired of it. 5 or 6/10 is probably a fair score.
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Speaking of Christian Bale, I finally watched Hostiles the other night. It was ok but not great. I thought Bale's acting was good but I wasn't feeling Rosamund Pike's character and I thought the director did a disservice to the Native actors in the film by not giving their characters enough depth. The entire story seemed very one-sided, as told from the American soldier's perspective, and not enough about the Native perspective (aside from being labeled savages). Kinda reminded me of Tom Cruise in The Last Samurai ::)
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Oh yea Hostiles, gotta try and see it, thanks for mentioning it. Meanwhile, I crossed these 2 off my list:
Dark City - 21 years on and I just watched it for the first time. Glad I did, this is my kinda shizzle! It was the director's cut, the one that doesn't explain everything right in the beginning, and the feeling of mystery held for a good while. Interesting, different, courageous and I can see why it failed commercially. Easy 8/10.
The Lincoln Lawyer - Matthew McConaughey is an acquired taste but I dig him a lot in almost everything he has done lately and this movie should be considered the turnaround point in his career. There's the pre-TLL Matthew and the post-TLL Matthew and they are not the same guy. Anyway, his character carries this movie through its 118 minutes of implausible developments. Very enjoyable as a Friday evening flick if you are into courtroom drama and a plot that does manage to keep you guessing. The ending could have been more satisfying I felt. I feel 7 could be a bit generous but that's what I scored it on my imdb as this was clearly obviously much better than a couple of 5s I've watched lately.
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I've rewatched Requiem For A Dream the other day: still one of the - if not THE - most intense and depressing movies I've ever seen. Ellen Burstyn really killed it with her outstanding performance and everyone else played their parts well, too. This movie is heavy but definitely worth seeing.
I've also seen The Equalizer 2. Was left unimpressed and bored. Part one is way better, more exciting and entertaining for what it's worth.
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^ Echo the sentiment regarding Requiem For A Dream . . . . . Outstanding film
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Requiem for a dream. A great film, but I couldn't watch it again.. for the same reasons!
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I've also seen The Equalizer 2. Was left unimpressed and bored. Part one is way better, more exciting and entertaining for what it's worth.
I thought E2 was ok, but the first was definitely better. The problem with the sequel is that it was predictable and the story didn't tread new ground. At the same time, I wasn't really expecting it to be anything other than a vigilante movie.
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Requiem for a dream. A great film, but I couldn't watch it again.. for the same reasons!
I think that is the most common response: "wow. Not watching that again."
Speaking of Aronofsky, anyone seen "Mother!"? I am skipping straight to "not watching that" in this case. Seems like it's too Lars von Trier for my taste / sense of decency.
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Speaking of Aronofsky, anyone seen "Mother!"? I am skipping straight to "not watching that" in this case. Seems like it's too Lars von Trier for my taste / sense of decency.
I was extremely interested (I get on with some, if not all, of Lars Von Triers stuff) but having read an article on some of the more disturbing scenes (the fate of her child), I’m now in the «can’t be bothered putting myself through that» camp.
I won’t be watching the new Von Triers serial killer flick either. Having watched my share grotesque/risqúe film-making as a young man I’ve become very Roger Murtaugh when it comes to that kind of thing. Definitely too old for this shit.
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"Not watching that again."
Anyone remembers Funny Games? It falls exactly into the same category. Simply disturbing flick.
