Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Finally watched Hacksaw Ridge, Desmond Doss is clearly a hero and his story deserves to be told but it just felt like Gibson took parts of Saving Private Ryan and Full Metal Jacket and created another film with them. Nothing new. War is fucking awful though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1219 Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 I'm taking Aldo to see Hacksaw Ridge tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1219 Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Aldo and I both enjoyed it. Not as good as the very best war films, the start was a bit slow but the war scenes were very well done. Of all the Oscar nominated films I've seen it's certainly the one I'm most likely to watch again. Don't think any of this years nominations are really of the highest quality though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44303 Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Did Aldo get you with the hole in the bottom of the popcorn trick? Again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1219 Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Nah the little rascal has gone to the well one too many times with that one now. And it's not worth the risk with the jalapeno's on the nachos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44303 Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Spoiler alert: there is no Aldo, you've been having a Fight Club wank in the cinema. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1219 Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Shh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Hunter Gatherer, well paced and the subtle humour appealed to me. A decent indie film. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, I'm a fan of Anderson and a massive Bill Murray fan but this bored me to tears in the end. Some funny dialogue, pllenty of colour and a great soundtrack but he's made a lot better films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 21238 Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 London has fallen. What the fuck is this shit? Why has Morgan Freeman cheapened himself to appear in it? You get some films which are so shit, they're almost good. This film was so shit, it was total shit. Donald Trump probably thinks it was a docudrama. It's probably enough to make HF's head explode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 5166 Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 You're actually kinda selling it there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper 940 Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Excellent double bill tonight, Lion followed by Come And Find Me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 London has fallen. What the fuck is this shit? Why has Morgan Freeman cheapened himself to appear in it? You get some films which are so shit, they're almost good. This film was so shit, it was total shit. Donald Trump probably thinks it was a docudrama. It's probably enough to make HF's head explode. You don't get to watch a film of this calibre and then complain about it being shite! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10686 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 London has fallen. What the fuck is this shit? Why has Morgan Freeman cheapened himself to appear in it? You get some films which are so shit, they're almost good. This film was so shit, it was total shit. Donald Trump probably thinks it was a docudrama. It's probably enough to make HF's head explode. A handy rule of thumb is that if Kermode is willing to spend a good amount of time ranting about a movie, it's probably not worth it. This, Sex and the City 2, Entourage, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Watched Sonatine, top film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 34794 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Now that is a film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper 940 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Going to watch Patriots Day tomorrow night about the Boston Marathon Bombing. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KJXqh2rDehg trailer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Now that is a film. Are there any other Yakuza films that you recommend? Spotted one called Fireworks, they all seem to have Takeshi Kitano in them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 (edited) After yonks of nagging we watched 50 shades of grey last night. Her film picking choices have been revoked for the foreseeable future after that steaming pile. Painfully awkwardly acted, weird considering that Dornan is a good actor but I guess it's difficult when the script is a complete and utter mound of shit. Fortunately my lass thought similar so I won't be subjected to the sequel. Edited February 10, 2017 by Howay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 5166 Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 After yonks of nagging we watched 50 shades of grey last night. Her film picking choices have been revoked for the foreseeable future after that steaming pile. Painfully awkwardly acted, weird considering that Dornan is a good actor but I guess it's difficult when the script is a complete and utter mound of shit. Fortunately my lass thought similar so I won't be subjected to the sequel. The sequel has received a barnstorming 1 out of 5 stars in the Guardian. Sure you aren't tempted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30229 Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Thankfully my wife goes to see that sort of shite with her friends which saves me the trouble of sitting through it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Are there any other Yakuza films that you recommend? Spotted one called Fireworks, they all seem to have Takeshi Kitano in them Gozu is a bit of a head fuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 ... Assuming of course you've already seen Ichi the killer, which everyone must have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 34794 Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 After yonks of nagging we watched 50 shades of grey last night. Her film picking choices have been revoked for the foreseeable future after that steaming pile. Painfully awkwardly acted, weird considering that Dornan is a good actor but I guess it's difficult when the script is a complete and utter mound of shit. Fortunately my lass thought similar so I won't be subjected to the sequel. Haven't seen it (or read the book). I've seen some extracts from the latter however and found them about as erotic as the previously mentioned thought of Tim Healy and Denise Welch going at it hammer and tongs. Have these people never heard of Anais Nin? Rhetorical question, obvs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 34794 Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Are there any other Yakuza films that you recommend? Spotted one called Fireworks, they all seem to have Takeshi Kitano in them Aye, he's in fucking loads of them. I'll have a think as I used to watch loads and they all seem to blur into one after a while (I know, "Reported"). However, I would recommend Zatoichi, not a Yakuza film, it's a samurai film with him in but the mood is more akin to the Sergio Leone Spaghetti Westerns (which were heavily influenced by Japanese cinema / Kurosawa anyway, as you probably know). Another Lonely Hitman was decent, off the top of my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 (edited) Must have watched Zatoichi about 6 times. Stone cold classic. It's basically me dealing with Renton, Gloom and Ewok. Edited February 10, 2017 by Park Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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