What have you watched recently: Electric Boogaloo

GAAman

Watched Oblivion tonight, very good film. I knew a good chunk of what was coming thanks to a massive c*nt on here though :mad:

charlie_says

Dredd

Quite liked this action sci fi caper. Had read the Judge Dredd comics as a young lad and felt they did a pretty decent job with the setting. Dredd himself was a complete stone cold bastard without being cheesy whilst I thought the female lead Olivia whatever her name is was OK. She is something nice to look at through the violence which is pretty meaty, but not OTT just for the shock value.

The story was similar to The Raid, although I thought that was terrible. They good guys get locked into a super mega residential tower controlled by a criminal gang intent on making some pretty awesome looking drugs. Sh1t gets real and the body count begins.

A solid action movie with some sci fi influences. 7/10 ish

I am pie

GAAman wrote: »

Watched Oblivion tonight, very good film. I knew a good chunk of what was coming thanks to a massive c*nt on here though :mad:

Oblivion was fairly good until the last 15 minutes. The soppy ending destroyed the film for me. It could have had a lot less less sickly sweet schmaltz and a lot more dignity. For me the twist lacked credibility and was a sop to audiences who had to walk away with a warm glow. Could have been brave, instead went with the implausibly cheesey. The shot with the two kids waving was extremely cringeworthy. Gutless in the end. Have some balls!

crazygeryy

GAAman wrote: »

Watched Oblivion tonight, very good film. I knew a good chunk of what was coming thanks to a massive c*nt on here though :mad:

i think you should name and shame the massive ****.

Duggy747

The Last Stand

Been waiting a long time to have Arnie come back. Not his best film by far but certainly not a bad one, quite an enjoyable flick actually and a decent stab at getting the Austrian Oak back into the cinema.

My main worry with the film from the trailers was that it was going to be CGI-heavy in parts that didn't need to be (The villain's car gliding along a steel barrier on the road looked horrificly bad in the trailers but didn't make it into the film). Fortunately, the CGI is kept to a minimum and there's plenty of practical stunts and damages.

The villain was a bit shìt really and looked like he belonged more in a Bollywood film with his cartoonish grey bit of hair at the front, suave suit, leather gloves, and slimey quotes...........I suppose if it was the 80's, he'd be perfect for an Arnie film :pac:

It's good to see Arnie back, even if his acting is noticeably worse but he gets into the action with gutso. Then there's Peter Stormare who's acting gets worse and worse and waaaaay more over the top the more I see him, he's all over the place in this.

Overall, though, I'm not disappointed at all as I always know what to expect from an Arnie flick and it's a fine action film. It has it's faults but not enough to weigh the film down into generic shìtville.

Worse part though was definitely

the climatic fight on the bridge which, in relation to other set pieces in the film, was particularly bland. The CGI background was waaaay too distracting and the composition put a soft focus around the edges of the 2 actors.

Plus, once the villain stabbed Arnie in the leg he should've just ran across the bridge.

:pac:

Barna77

50/50

Meant to watch it for some time, but never got to it. Really good.

Pmaher

Wedding - funny Robert Altman film with a good cast.

Psychedelic

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Watched the first half of A Talking Cat!?!

Highly recommended. Hypnotic stuff.

Is it up there with The Room or Troll 2 for laughs, does it have the same kind of silly moments and memorable actor lines? Or is it just technically a poorly made film?

Corkfeen

I'm actually excited about watching A Talking Cat, I can't condone watching such awfulness until after I finish my exams........ :pac:

Wichita Lineman

'Syriana' starring George Clooney. He's pretty good in it playing a semi tragic CIA agent but I didnt think a lot of the movie overall when I first seen it and havent changed my mind after watching it again. It's about the oil business in the middle east and how most people are mere pawns alive only at the whim of the big guys.

Pmaher

Bamboozled - one of Spike Lee's joints.

johnny_ultimate

Psychedelic wrote: »

Is it up there with The Room or Troll 2 for laughs, does it have the same kind of silly moments and memorable actor lines? Or is it just technically a poorly made film?

I thought it was pretty damn funny in its oddness, although it probably isn't quite as quotable or iconic as The Room. It's a group film if ever there was one, though, actively commenting on its many eccentricities and moments of sheer incompetence.

0ph0rce0

Just watched The Last Stand

Not bad at all, Has a kind of tarantino vibe about it.

johnny_ultimate

Syndromes and a Century - some films are all about mood, such as this magnificent work from Apichatpong Weerasethakul. The film's rhythm is absolutely unique and absolutely bewitching - a collection of beguilingly strange sequences that resonate with each other in various, sometimes hard to articulate ways. Ideas of reincarnation are present throughout, but it's a film that does not invite over-analytical, literal readings. Instead, it's best to take the director's advise and let it all wash over you. It's a film that will frequently catch you off guard, especially as it undergoes a fascinating shift midway through.

Beautiful cinematography is enhanced by extremely strong sound design. There's some comparisons to be made with the more recent Spring Breakers - both have a heavy reliance on visual, script and editing echoes to create their distinctive atmospheres. This is an altogether more sombre, almost soothing experience, though, ultimately building up to a final ten minutes that are among the strongest contemporary cinema has to offer.

One of the most expertly crafted films the young century has yet offered, and undoubtedly one of its best.

johnny_ultimate

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Watched the first half of A Talking Cat!?! (featuring the voice of Eric Roberts for some endlessly mysterious reason) with friends tonight after hearing so many 'good' things about it. It doesn't disappoint. A fascinatingly bad film that serves as one of the most insightful lessons into the mechanics of filmmaking I've ever come across. There's so much editing dead space - the director tends to settle on three, oftentimes completely nonsensical, establishing shots when one or none would suffice. Even the actual 'dramatic' scenes are laden with dead weight and pointless detail (sample script direction: "character walks upstairs at excruciatingly slow speed"). The film has no grading or colour correction to speak of, creating a strange incoherence between individual scenes and even shots. The camera is constantly shaking and uneasy, literally unable to settle on an interesting or watchable framing decision. Then there's the actors who are clearly taking a break from their dayjob in softcore pornography (the director's specialty, supposedly). The script barely makes sense. And to top it all off the eponymous talking cat: Roberts, slurring his words, sounds like he was recorded on Skype, while the 'talking' effect has to be seen to be believed. Haven't even mentioned the soundtrack which sounds hobbled together from the jingles in between tracks on educational language CDs.

Highly recommended. Hypnotic stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-h-KpG2tHM

It's the first in a series of talking animal films. Next up is A Talking Horse!?! Knowing DeCoteau he'll be knocking out one of these every second month for the next year or so. He makes an absolute fortune churning out these quickies over a weekend. Offer the cast a cheap pay day for a weekends work, garher a small crew and shoot in a location belonging to one of the cast or crew. He's usually turned a profit before he calls cut on the final shot as most of these are presold to Blockbuster and Netflix.

MiloYossarian

Detachment

I really wanted to see this film ever since I heard of it, ten minutes before I started watching it. It is an excellant film from the director of American History X. It's about teachers really. Adrien Brody plays the constant sub. He sweeps in for a period of time and then leaves. It suits him, because he is a character that can not connect and doesn't have any real realationships in his life. That changes in his new assignment. But, as I said, it's really about how hard it is to be a teacher.
Fantastic cast, James Caan, Brian Cranston, Lucy Liu, Christina Hendrix, Marcia Gaye Harden, Blythe Danner.....and so on and so on.

It's far from perfect, I could spend some time pointing out the flaws in the film but I don't want to, because it's thoroughly enjoyable if, like me, you love good indie movies.

Wichita Lineman

'Zonad' starring Simon Delaney. Basic premise is that he arrives in a little rural Irish village in a rubbery space suit and everyone assumes he is from outer space. This was actually quite funny in places and much better than I expected. Relatively short at about 75 minutes and probably all the better for that. Filmed in Avoca, Co. Wicklow (aka Ballykissangel).

e_e

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Syndromes and a Century - some films are all about mood, such as this magnificent work from Apichatpong Weerasethakul. The film's rhythm is absolutely unique and absolutely bewitching - a collection of beguilingly strange sequences that resonate with each other in various, sometimes hard to articulate ways. Ideas of reincarnation are present throughout, but it's a film that does not invite over-analytical, literal readings. Instead, it's best to take the director's advise and let it all wash over you. It's a film that will frequently catch you off guard, especially as it undergoes a fascinating shift midway through.

Beautiful cinematography is enhanced by extremely strong sound design. There's some comparisons to be made with the more recent Spring Breakers - both have a heavy reliance on visual, script and editing echoes to create their distinctive atmospheres. This is an altogether more sombre, almost soothing experience, though, ultimately building up to a final ten minutes that are among the strongest contemporary cinema has to offer.

One of the most expertly crafted films the young century has yet offered, and undoubtedly one of its best.

Sometimes I think this might be the best film of the century so far, so wonderful, chilled out and humorous. Those last 10 minutes are quite a trip too.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

Andy Dunne11 wrote: »

'Zonad' starring Simon Delaney. Basic premise is that he arrives in a little rural Irish village in a rubbery space suit and everyone assumes he is from outer space. This was actually quite funny in places and much better than I expected. Relatively short at about 75 minutes and probably all the better for that. Filmed in Avoca, Co. Wicklow (aka Ballykissangel).

Saw Zonad a few years ago and loved it. It's so ridiculous though that you really just have to roll with it.

krudler

Holy Motors- Well that was, uh..different.

ManOnFire

Ted - held off on this for quite a while but i did enjoy it. didnt find myself laughing as much as i expected but one i would watch again. What i will say is that i feel Seth McFarlane's brand of comedy is on the wane, he needs something fresh

splashthecash

Robot and Frank

A story set in the near future about an elderly man living on his own showing early signs of dementia. His son gets him a robot to help him around the house\look after his overall health and the story arc is the old man finding a friendship of sorts with this robot and also using him to rekindle some illegal habits from his younger days.

I really enjoyed this film, a good story with a great cast, bit of a twist and touching final few scenes. Some funny lines thrown in for good measure too

I'd give it a solid 7\10

Wichita Lineman

'The Tin Star' from 1957 stars a young Anthony Perkins as a 'temporary' sheriff who gets some sound advice as to how to proceed with the job without getting himself killed quick from an older ex sheriff turned bounty hunter played superbly by Henry Fonda. Pretty good western.

e_e

krudler wrote: »

Holy Motors- Well that was, uh..different.

Trois! Douze! Merde! :pac:

Tindie

Ooga Booga (2013) I had to post this here, cause it suit the title of this thread lol

Ooga Booga follows an innocent African American boy who is brutally murdered by dirty cops, but his soul is magically transferred into an action figure named Ooga Booga

I know you maybe thing this sounds just like "He Who Kills" one of stories in Trilogy of Terror.

This is doll not were near as scary at all , I found the doll a little to nice to be scary and Kill were just dull as it same kill thought the movie.

The whole movie felt empty but thing nice about this was Karen Black started in this movie, which was only funny think about, as it not her first with doll like this.

2 out of 10

cursai

Olympus has Fallen.......Die hard with more drool and american flags.

bnt

I read something about James Cromwell the other day, which immediately gave me the urge to watch L.A. Confidential again. Spoiler alert on the off-chance you haven't seen it, 15 years after its release: to cut a long story short, he had me totally fooled, and we discover a new side to his character that's not an obvious Jekyll & Hyde transformation, more of an extension, somehow. Kim Basinger is also excellent (and the Academy agrees), as is Kevin Spacey as the "Hollywood cop" who realises he's been blinded by the lights. This is the film that made Hollywood stars of two relatively unknown Antipodean actors (Russell Crowe & Guy Pearce) too, as well as giving Danny De Vito his best role in many years.

TerrorFirmer

The Woman.

Seriously disturbing movie.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

Letter's To Juliet

It came on after the news and I couldn't be bothered to get up and change it. Load of drivel. I'm not even sure what was happening, some old lady was being dragged around Italy by Amanda Seyfried and the guy that used to be Nick on Home and Away trying to track down some guy she loved 50 years before.

Lovely scenery, but that's about all I can say about it.

Wichita Lineman

'The Jerk' from 1979 directed by Carl Reiner. Steve Martin's first starring role. He's an actor people either love or hate but it's funny in places.