What have you watched recently: Electric Boogaloo

Sugarlumps

Spanking the Monkey - Very odd film, had to be Film 4. Mother breaks her leg, husband is a travelling salesman, so the son has no option other than to take care of her. Things get heated sexually. It was worth a watch, but not ridiculously good.

calex71

Watched Monsters last night after having seen 30 minutes on TV ages ago and got a disc then at christmas as it interested me.

Have to say I really liked it last night, ending wasn't bad, was only when I was thinking about it this morning did the penny drop regards the ending and another another scene :eek:

At the end the army guy is humming his theme tune on the way to pick them up, which was the same guy shown at the start, a quick 2nd look at that opening scene shows sam on the ground in a bad way

Must have been tired last night as I completely missed it

It's a little slow in places and somewhat restrained in ways regards the monsters and special effects but that worked really well, a little went a long way.

Some of the scenes were beautiful , the scene where they wake up on the boat at sunrise was stunning. I believe it was made on a shoe string budget too ?

Ageyev

Ipso wrote: »

Wasn't Traitor written by Steve Martin?

I believe it was.

crybaby

Deleted User wrote: »

Sure you could always just watch a VHS rip on your phone, sure experiencing Interstellar that way is the same as a Blu-Ray or cinema viewing.

Anyways mods said not to let this go off track again so best to leave it.

how can you compare a dvd screener with a cam rip? Stick a DVD screener on a decent quality TV at a decent size and you are going to enjoy yourself.Don't be silly and not all of us have the time or money to spend on every single film every single year.

Birneybau

calex71 wrote: »

Watched Monsters last night after having seen 30 minutes on TV ages ago and got a disc then at christmas as it interested me.

Have to say I really liked it last night, ending wasn't bad, was only when I was thinking about it this morning did the penny drop regards the ending and another another scene :eek:

At the end the army guy is humming his theme tune on the way to pick them up, which was the same guy shown at the start, a quick 2nd look at that opening scene shows sam on the ground in a bad way

Must have been tired last night as I completely missed it

It's a little slow in places and somewhat restrained in ways regards the monsters and special effects but that worked really well, a little went a long way.

Some of the scenes were beautiful , the scene where they wake up on the boat at sunrise was stunning. I believe it was made on a shoe string budget too ?

"Edwards created the special effects himself using off-the-shelf Adobe software, ZBrush, and Autodesk 3ds Max. He had five months to create all 250 visual effects shots, a process he undertook in his bedroom. He produced two shots a day until he reached the first creature shot, when "suddenly two months went by and [he] still hadn't finished a single creature shot"; Edwards stated that the creatures' visual effects were the most challenging element of production. Due to time constraints, the sound effects had to be produced before the special effects."

So, they got him in to direct 'Godzilla' as a cost-cutting excercise?

Ageyev

Limitless Watched this because there is a similar plot to Lucy where someone takes a drug which stimulates brain activity. Bradley Cooper is a struggling writer who takes this drug which lifts the fug holding him back. He is more alert, aware, he recalls memories from years ago. The hook is that the drug he gets hooked on is in short supply and some other baddies want it.

Ok film, nothing great. Probably prefered Lucy tbh.

Harry Palmr

The Strawman Argument wrote: »

Looking for Mr Goodbar
Seemingly forgotten 70s film starring Diane Keaton, Richard Gere, Tom Berenger. A bit of a total mess with enough going on within it that you could write a book about 70s feminism which revolves around it. I gather the book it's based on was a bit of a deal with the mainstream feminism movement at the time which has dated poorly, and that the film's made some changes which muddle whatever feminist message there may have been somewhat.
The whole thing has this weirdly torn attitude to it of some prudish old dude (a 65 year-old Richard Brooks, to be precise) trying to be risque and modern that leaves a hell of a lot of it veering dangerously close to softcore porn territory (NOT helped by the disco soundtrack!), pretty much all of the dialogue feels like it was directly transcribed from a crappy novel too and then there's this sudden outburst of Gaspar Noe levels of intensity that's quite well done but totally uncalled for.
Keaton somehow manages to turn in a really strong performance regardless that almost holds it together ..but ultimately doesn't. Not sure what on earth it was aiming for at all and the only question I find myself asking afterwards is "I wonder how awkward it must've been to have seen that

ending

in the cinema?"


This would legitimately be the worst date movie ever, by the way.

Part of a little run of films made in the era - Eyes of Laura Mars, Caligula, Pretty Baby, Hardcore, In Praise of Older Women, Cruising, Windows, The Postman Always Rings Twice, Tattoo, etc when Hollywood tried to do "Euro sexiness" often while nailing it to some sort of moral code

Stevo1983

Searching for the Sugarman.

Loved it. A proper feel good movie.

Scream of Stone 1991

Donald Sutherland is a journalist who covers the rivalry of two climbers trying to climb a treacherous mountain in Patagonia. Slow moving film but enjoyable, some incredible cinematography. Werner Herzog directs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YC7Nb_698iI

R P McMurphy

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Scream of Stone 1991

Donald Sutherland is a journalist who covers the rivalry of two climbers trying to climb a treacherous mountain in Patagonia. Slow moving film but enjoyable, some incredible cinematography. Werner Herzog directs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YC7Nb_698iI

Never heard of that film. Definitely on the watch list now through

FloatingVoter

Get Low (2009)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1194263/

Robert Duvall playing a blinder as a man who arranges his own funeral. Bill Murray proving that on his day he can rein in it and be a brilliant support.

Don't know how this slipped under my radar. A true gem.

Sugarlumps

Touching the Void - Two climbers tackle the Peruvian Andes, chilling stuff.

Harry Palmr

Harry Palmr wrote: »

The Wind and the Lion (1975) Directed and written by John Milius.

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I watched a bunch of Milius films recently. Found out that The Big Lebowski is actually based on him and he wrote the two first dirty harry movies. He was also one of the founding members of the UFC. Quite the character

Birneybau

'Inside Llewyn Davies'.

I liked it, nothing much happens, just has a nice, meloncholy vibe. Read that the Coen's thought it was plotless so added the cat.

Acting good across the board, John Goodman king arsehole as usual.

shazzerman

Deleted User wrote: »

I watched a bunch of Milius films recently. Found out that The Big Lebowski is actually based on him and he wrote the two first dirty harry movies. He was also one of the founding members of the UFC. Quite the character

He also wrote the Indianpolis speech in Jaws (before Robert Shaw polished it up).

Ageyev

Saw a Milius documentary on Netflix recently. Bit of a sad story as he suffered a stroke which has affected his speech greatly. It was a good doc though, covered his more controversials traits (right-wing gun toting madman).

His involvement in the UFC was limited to a consultation with Art Davie (boxing promoter who got it up and running). He suggest they stage the fights surrounded by alligator infested water or something bonkers like that.

Ageyev

Ageyev wrote: »

Saw a Milius documentary on Netflix recently. Bit of a sad story as he suffered a stroke which has affected his speech greatly. It was a good doc though, covered his more controversials traits (right-wing gun toting madman).

His involvement in the UFC was limited to a consultation with Art Davie (boxing promoter who got it up and running). He suggest they stage the fights surrounded by alligator infested water or something bonkers like that.

Yeah he wanted it like the sunken pit in Conan the Barbarian! Crush your enemies, have them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of the women!

don ramo

watched Everly, salma hayeks new film, a real let down, it got a bit to convoluted, if they kept it more straightforward i think it could have been a much better film,

the film was mainly salma showing off her insane body, which in that aspect was achieved,

Looper007

Mizu_Ger wrote: »

Mystery Road
Australian thriller following an aboriginal detective investigating a girl's murder. It takes it's time and has plenty of atmosphere. drama focuses as much on the detective's race and how he's treated by all corners of the community as much as the investigation itself. It does this effectively, but the investigation aspect can be a bit patchy. Some plot lines that don't seem to go anywhere and Hugo Weaving's character

goes from being a prime candidate bad guy to the saviour of the day

. The ending wraps things up a bit too neatly. It's worth a watch, but I don't think it'll get a second viewing.
On a side note: after this, The Babadook and The Rover I need to watch something more lighthearted from Australia. Any recommendations? Preferably something recent...

Well I would recommend you The Castle (with a young Eric Bana before Chopper) and The Dish (with Sam Neill) both very funny big hearted comedies, they were made back in early 00's and late 90's. The Dish I think is one of the most underrated Aussie films going. Another one I could recommend would be a Mock Documentary would be Kenny, made in 2006 about a plumber who specializes in delivering and maintaining portable toilets to well-populated events. It's actually very funny and touching.

Schadenfreudia

Sons of Anarchy (Netflix)

Watched the pilot episode yesterday, seems promising - anyone watch the whole thing - is it worth sticking with?

The main character's mother is some baddie....!

FortuneChip

Schadenfreudia wrote: »

Sons of Anarchy (Netflix)

Watched the pilot episode yesterday, seems promising - anyone watch the whole thing - is it worth sticking with?

The main character's mother is some baddie....!

It's a good entertaining show that has a tendency to get bogged down in a load of crap.
It's well acted, and some of the twists/turns it takes will completely shock you.

I think it runs a little too long though, I completely gave up on the last season.

Had a few days off so caught a couple of movies on Netflix.
A Simple Plan - Hadn't seen this in years, it's as good as it was then. The three different approaches of the characters to the scenario are so well developed, and the ending is just beautiful. A cracking movie.

Sabotage - Utterly forgettable. Every character is just a marine caricature and completely interchangeable without affecting the story. Meh out of 10.

ButtersSuki

A Most Violent Year with Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain. Set in 1981 NYC, the story of an oil distributor trying to run a legit business while everyone around him is crooked. Very slow (normally not a problem for me), but overall very disappointing. The one shining light is Isaac's performance, but I'm even torn on that as he's clearly channeling Al Pacino's young (and calm) Michael Corleone. A very disappointing 6/10.

Charlie19

Trading Places 1983

Brilliant comedy that never fails and its one of my all time favourites.

Noticed Gustavo from Breaking Bad this time around, he had a brief showing at the start in the cell with Vallentine.

bur

Enjoyed the hell out of John Wick. A fun bloody violent action packed movie. Great cast and a belting soundtrack too. 8/10

batnolan

Locke

Really enjoyed Tom Hardy's performance. I'm not too sure that the timeline made sense. One poignant moment in it too. Enjoyable.

Ageyev

I watched Righteous Kill because I was always curious about just how it could be and yep, it's pretty bad. Found it quite boring too, like a bad TV movie it just didn't hold my attention.

run_Forrest_run

Warrior Given the whole Conor McGregor thing I decided to watch a movie that is highly rated on IMDB (perhaps lots of MMA fans rated it ).
I was pretty disappointed really. It was a bit far fetched and the emotional luggage dragged along the plot felt like an after-thought.
The fighting scenes were good though

Ageyev

Warrior isn't really all that great a representation of MMA to be honest. MMA still suffers from the stigma engendered by its promotion in the 1990s unfortunately (see Foxcatcher).

Watched Mystery Road. A really slow burner.

If people are looking for Australian/New Zealand films The Proposition is really good.

SarahBM

Just finished watching Luther. BBC drama 2010-2013 starring the amazing Idris Elba. What a show!
Alice Morgan has to be one of the best characters ever! Cannot believe I missed it first time round. I got the box set as a present a couple of years ago and it has been sitting on the shelf staring at me since. So glad I took the time to watch it.

Went to see Foxcatcher last night too. Not sure what to make of it really. Loved Ruffalo's performance. The lack of a soundtrack really bugged me.
Im on an Oscars rampage at the moment, but I dont want to go see Birdman. I really dont think I would like it, and a lot of people have told me its poor, but I want to see if of curiosity at this stage. sigh. there are not enough hours in the day or money in my pocket to go see all these films.

Liam McPoyle

Pranks aka The Dorm That Dripped Blood.

By the numbers 80s slasher flick, some ok kills but nothing at all different from hundreds of others like it.
5/10

Foxcatcher.

Good performances but I found it kinda tedious, also highly homo erotic. I dont know anything about the case but one wonders was it deliberately insinuated to add something else to the story.

6/10


Nightcrawler

Fantastic central performance from the ever dependable Jake, Bill Paxton suitably oily and Renee Russo looking pretty damn good. Some suspension of belief is required as it veers towards the ludicrous by times but its nonetheless enjoyable.

7/10