What have you watched recently: Electric Boogaloo

branie2

Game Night tonight at the cinema. It was very funny

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

Had a few hours to kill this morning and found myself next to a cinema. The next thing showing that I didn't think would be overrun with kids on school holidays was The Greatest Showman. Have to say I really enjoyed it. Hugely entertaining and the songs are amazing. I didn't realise it was a full blown musical. As I said, really enjoyable.

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ButtersSuki wrote: »

Holy Motors on Blu Ray. One (as is pretty much the norm for me these days) I bought a long time ago but only got to watch for the first time tonight. It should have worked for me being French and pretentious and arty as f*ck :rolleyes:, but it just didn't. I can admire the creativity and the beauty of it and still be underwhelmed by it. I might do a re-watch relatively soon to see if I change my opinion on it but for a first watch a 6/10. I can pretty much guarantee that most people will hate this though and find it to be a giant stinking turd of shoyte - this is not a Hollywood movie!

Overall it's not a film I'd be rushing back to but it's one that stuck with me because of its outlandishness and it just doesn't seem to give a flying fudge. Quite enjoyed that accordion scene:

buried

Blade Runner 2049 It looks and sounds fantastic with a good few really great brilliant action set pieces, to go with that, the world itself that was created on screen seemed totally real and believable, but, the story felt a bit convoluted and half arsed. It deserved a better story and should have gotten one. Having to stick back in Harrison Ford's character and the story arc from the last one did not do this any favour whatsoever. Sea wall flying car chase scene was really great. Loads of the scenes were top f**king notch brilliant, the visuals mixed with the soundtrack, it made it truly some top notch mainstream blockbuster cinematic tack, I watched it on my projector with Marshall amp up to 11, it did the job but really wished I went see it in a IMAX or something now. Was a lot better than I thought it was going to be but that was all down to the fantastic visuals and brilliant sound design. If it had better story and without the need to shoehorn in Fords character it could have been true masterpiece. Will def watch it again though 7/10

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Une Sac de Billes.
A' true' story about a Jewish family in France during the Second World War.
Really enjoyed it. 8.5/10

barrymanilow

The Deulists

One of Ridley Scotts earliest films . Story of a long lasting feud between two french soldiers in the Napoleonic war . Slow moving and stylish , great period film .

Barry Lyndon

Slow moving long film about an Irish man who joins the British Army again during napoleonic war , Stanley Kubricks Directorial Debut .It'll test modern attention spans but I loved it , they dont make them like that anymore.

quickbeam

barrymanilow wrote: »

Barry Lyndon

Slow moving long film about an Irish man who joins the British Army again during napoleonic war , Stanley Kubricks Directorial Debut .It'll test modern attention spans but I loved it , they dont make them like that anymore.

Great film, but far from his debut.

Hector Savage

Hachi a Dogs tale - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1028532/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Jesus Christ!!

This knocked me for 6, I watched it by accident cos it was on TV and for some reason my Internet was bust so I couldn't start netflix....

wow ... what an amazing film !!! my God ... even Vinnie Jones would shed a tear over this !!

I must watch the Japanese original next ...

quickbeam

Hector Savage wrote: »

Hachi a Dogs tale - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1028532/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Jesus Christ!!

This knocked me for 6, I watched it by accident cos it was on TV and for some reason my Internet was bust so I couldn't start netflix....

wow ... what an amazing film !!! my God ... even Vinnie Jones would shed a tear over this !!

I must watch the Japanese original next ...

God yeah! Can barely even think of it without welling up, and it was years ago since I saw it.

ButtersSuki

Hector Savage wrote: »

Hachi a Dogs tale - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1028532/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Jesus Christ!!

This knocked me for 6, I watched it by accident cos it was on TV and for some reason my Internet was bust so I couldn't start netflix....

wow ... what an amazing film !!! my God ... even Vinnie Jones would shed a tear over this !!

I must watch the Japanese original next ...

quickbeam wrote: »

God yeah! Can barely even think of it without welling up, and it was years ago since I saw it.

Have it somewhere but not sure if I could watch it as a dog lover from what I've heard I'd be in bits.

quickbeam

It's worth seeing. Having said that, I'd never watch it again.

Gwynplaine

Watched The Shining tonight, it was due it's annual run. Such a brilliant film.
Watch it at night time, and watch it on your own.

"A momentary loss of muscular coordination"

Hector Savage

Gwynplaine wrote: »

Watched The Shining tonight, it was due it's annual run. Such a brilliant film.
Watch it at night time, and watch it on your own.

"A momentary loss of muscular coordination"

I saw that on the big screen last week, f*cking OUTSTANDING!!

Hector Savage

ButtersSuki wrote: »

Have it somewhere but not sure if I could watch it as a dog lover from what I've heard I'd be in bits.

You would be in bits, but it's still a very nice film and in a strange way you feel good after seeing it, shows the amazing loyalty and love that dogs can show ..


watch it.

ButtersSuki

ButtersSuki wrote: »

Holy Motors on Blu Ray. One (as is pretty much the norm for me these days) I bought a long time ago but only got to watch for the first time tonight. It should have worked for me being French and pretentious and arty as f*ck :rolleyes:, but it just didn't. I can admire the creativity and the beauty of it and still be underwhelmed by it. I might do a re-watch relatively soon to see if I change my opinion on it but for a first watch a 6/10. I can pretty much guarantee that most people will hate this though and find it to be a giant stinking turd of shoyte - this is not a Hollywood movie!

Finally got my hands on The Shining: The Extended Cut on Blu Ray in Fopp in the UK last Friday. I've been looking for this at a non-insane price since release (amazon was £45STG last time it was available there, it was #15STG in Fopp by comparison). I hope to be able to find the time to watch it this week.

Gwynplaine wrote: »

Watched The Shining tonight, it was due it's annual run. Such a brilliant film.
Watch it at night time, and watch it on your own.

"A momentary loss of muscular coordination"

Hector Savage wrote: »

I saw that on the big screen last week, f*cking OUTSTANDING!!

Tomorrow night's viewing - hopefully! My post is from last week but haven't gotten around to it yet. Have either of you seen The Extended Cut?

Gwynplaine

Yes. There's a few extra bits in it. A doctor comes to see Danny to discuss Tony. Wendy goes to The Gold Room near the end and it's full of skeletons. A few other small bits.

ButtersSuki

The Shining: The Extended Cut on Blu Ray this evening. An extra 31mins of not very much in isolation, but that ultimately adds to the effect and the darkness of the movie. It looks and sounds amazing (definitely superior to the shorter BR version included in the Kubrick boxset); if you're a fan of the movie, it's definitely worth seeking out IMO. 8.5/10.

Also watched....:
Saving Private Ryan for the first time (:eek::eek: - long story)! TBH I was a little disappointed with this considering I've listened to almost 20 years of hype around it. I've seen so many war movies and series since this was released I suspect that this is likely why it wasn't as impactful to me as it would have been had I seen it before all of them, rather than after. It's still very good, but I can't help but feel a little disappointed by it and some of the OTT schalmtzyness and Americana (at times). The 2 main battle scenes were excellent and really deliver a punch. I was also a little surprised at how many actors I didn't know were in it, even if they were just in small parts. 8/10.

Game Night in the cinema over the weekend. Surprisingly funny, if a little flawed in places. For comedies of this sort however, a 7.5/10.

Harry Palmr

Spooks - The Great Good (2015)

TV series spin off but with only one of the principles, Harry on screen for any real time.
Basically like a two hour episode with a bit more money though not much as Spooks was well made and quite expensive by UK telly standards.

pixelburp

Against my better judgement, I watched Taken 3 the other night on Channel 4. I've only myself to blame.

Liam Neeson jumps over a fence, and the director used 14 cuts. Fourteen cuts.

There's a car-chase scene that takes the same approach, and I daresay even Paul Greengrass would throw up. I know I nearly did.

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

ButtersSuki

pixelburp wrote: »

Against my better judgement, I watched Taken 3 the other night on Channel 4. I've only myself to blame.

Liam Neeson jumps over a fence, and the director used 14 cuts. Fourteen cuts.

There's a car-chase scene that takes the same approach, and I daresay even Paul Greengrass would throw up. I know I nearly did.

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

This is an interesting take on the above.....and probably better than Taken 3:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3axtK6iI7lw

I saw it was on and at one stage flicked past it only to see Forest Whitaker was in it? WTAF? How much money do you need? What about artistic credibility?

Dear Forest Whitaker,

I really like you as an actor. Please stop doing things like Taken 3.

Regards,
ButtersSuki.

Del.Monte

Talking of Liam Neeson, I had forgotten that he starred in the final of the "Dirty Harry" movies until watching The Dead Pool (1988) last night.

By far the poorest of the four movies it has aged well and Clint is well, Clint. Lots of gratuitous violence, great quotes 'Opinions are like assholes, everyone has one' and the baddies always get eliminated.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n41u5nOsuBM

pixelburp

Del.Monte wrote: »

Talking of Liam Neeson, I had forgotten that he starred in the final of the "Dirty Harry" movies until watching The Dead Pool (1988) last night.

By far the poorest of the four movies it has aged well and Clint is well, Clint. Lots of gratuitous violence, great quotes 'Opinions are like assholes, everyone has one' and the baddies always get eliminated.
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Plus a very young Jim Carrey playing a rockstar during a shoot for a music video (which Neesons character directs). Very much 2 coincidently overlapping cases of 'before they were famous'.

ButtersSuki

Vacation on Blu Ray....though what prompted me to actually watch it is I heard it's on Netflix now :rolleyes:. I'd normally describe myself as a film snob who prefers World Cinema and the Arthouse genres; but whose guilty pleasure is goofball comedies. I bought this as I've always had a soft spot for the 80's National Lampoons Vacation series, and if you liked those, you'll probably like this. It is entertaining; and crucially, stupid enough to be funny. It knows what it is and doesn't try to be anything else. if you like this type of comedy, you'll enjoy this I suspect. Some very funny moments from the youngest kid, and some nice nods to the original. A solid 7/10.

TomSweeney

The Thing
John Carpenters version of course, not that absolute travesty of a prequel from 2011.

Classic!

Love that film, the atmosphere, the music !!! - Brilliant ! - they don't make them like that anymore.

Padraig Mor

TomSweeney wrote: »

The Thing
John Carpenters version of course, not that absolute travesty of a prequel from 2011.

Classic!

Love that film, the atmosphere, the music !!! - Brilliant ! - they don't make them like that anymore.

Fun fact: the actor Charles Hallahan, who plays Norris (the guy with the ambulatory head and snapping chest), is buried in Cobh.

ButtersSuki

Not a film, but a binge watch of the first two seasons of a sports documentary series called Last Chance U on Netflix, about an American Football Team in Junior College who specialise in recruiting elite players kicked off/who left Div. 1 programmes and the dynamics between them and their coach as they try and get back to that elite level. Utterly fascinating. Think Friday Night Lights on steroids. You don't have to know anything about American Football to enjoy it (though it will help on the football side of it), as it is much, more more than a sports doc. - it's a fascinating insight into the relationships of the key protagonists and how they win and lose. Easily one of the best sports documentary series ever made (right up there with the best of ESPN's 30 for 30). An easy 8.5/10, maybe even a 9.

TomSweeney

Padraig Mor wrote: »

Fun fact: the actor Charles Hallahan, who plays Norris (the guy with the ambulatory head and snapping chest), is buried in Cobh.

Yeah, think I heard that before ... must read up on him ..

Harry Palmr

Del.Monte wrote: »

Talking of Liam Neeson, I had forgotten that he starred in the final of the "Dirty Harry" movies until watching The Dead Pool (1988) last night.

By far the poorest of the four movies it has aged well and Clint is well, Clint. Lots of gratuitous violence, great quotes 'Opinions are like assholes, everyone has one' and the baddies always get eliminated.

Five films - Dirty Harry, Magnum Force, The Enforcer, Sudden Impact, the Dead Pool

Bowlardo

A quiet place - go see this in the cinema . great film. Kill anyone eating pop corn in the cinema
Blockers - very funny. comedy by numbers but still very enjoyable
I, Tonya  - great film. can't believe it is a true story. 
Molly's game  - interesting enough film. Idris is a but played out these days. too much of him on sky ads

El Duda

JFK - 8/10

A comprehensive exploration of the many conspiracy theories behind Kennedy assassination, with a stellar cast all at the top of their game. I'd been shown bits of it during school but never got around to watching it fully. It's such a grand production, expertly directed by Stone. I can scarcely believe that he managed to film the whole thing in 72 days.

I particularly enjoyed the scenes with Jack Lemmon and Donald Sutherland but all of the performances are solid here and it's hard to pick a real stand out. A very sweaty John Candy felt a little out of depth when on set with such prestigious colleagues and I think it comes across in his performance a little. Joe Pesci, Tommy Lee Jones and Kevin Bacon all deliver solid performances.

Oliver Stone is clearly a proper filmmaker who brings real skill and craft to the table. Some people moan about his tendency to embellish but I think he gets the right balance between entertainment/fact.


Jaws - 10/10

Went to see a 'Live in Concert' performance of this in Manchester with the Czech symphony orchestra. Although the audio of the film itself was quite shocking, the performance of the score was excellent. I'd recommend the experience but would suggest paying extra and getting high priced seats.
The film itself is still as iconic and brilliant as it has always been. Seeing the score live like this really highlights how sparingly John Williams score is used, and how hard it hits when it does kick in.

The well documented problems they had with the shark (Bruce) when filming meant that Spielberg had to pull out every trick in the book to make the film work. The script is razor sharp and there are some incredibly inventive uses of camera angles etc..
Shaw, Scheider and Dreyfuss display some amazing chemistry and the formers monologue about the Indianapolis is one of the all time great displays of improvised acting.

Spielberg's finest.