The Fish 10659 Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 1 minute ago, Christmas Tree said: ??? 5.9 is MY rating for Twisters. So, give me 10 films that you've rated from 1-10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44093 Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 1 minute ago, The Fish said: We watched it at an IMAX with the whole wobbly seats and all that. It was an amazing piece of cinema in that environment, don't think it'd be anywhere near as good at home. We watched it with a view to going to see the latest one at an IMAX. But when you turn to the missus with 25 minutes to go and say "This is fucking shit isn't it?", and she agrees, there's no need to be watching the sequel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4669 Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 Just now, The Fish said: So, give me 10 films that you've rated from 1-10 HOW ABOUT NO. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentAxeman 169 Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 (edited) 37 minutes ago, Gemmill said: Mad Max Fury Road was absolute horseshit. I genuinely turned it off with about 25 minutes to go cos I was so fucking bored, it was noisy as fuck, and I didn't give a shit how it ended. This. It was crap. If you want a rating I'll give it 3. Edited August 13 by AgentAxeman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44093 Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 That's "average" on CT's scale. 2.9 if you want to drop it into "slightly bad". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10659 Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 38 minutes ago, Gemmill said: We watched it with a view to going to see the latest one at an IMAX. But when you turn to the missus with 25 minutes to go and say "This is fucking shit isn't it?", and she agrees, there's no need to be watching the sequel. Aye, I've got zero interest in watching an origin story for Furiosa. She wasn't mysterious enough a character for me to give a shit. First film she was in told me everything I needed to know about the character. Buuuuuut Fury Road was an absolute blast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 21037 Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 1 hour ago, The Fish said: Mostly just to see what films that are terrible that CT rates. I'll admit horror isn't my thing, but Hereditary, Get Out, Train to Busan all got good reviews on there release? Sci Fi - Arrival, Ex Machina, Mad Max Fury Road, Arrival, Annihilation, Interstellar, Dune, Fantasy is trickier. But the Dungeons and Dragons film was a laugh, I guess? War - Hacksaw Ridge, Dunkirk, Openheimer, 1917 Crime - Knives Out, Promising Young Woman, Good Time, Hell or High Water, Nightcrawler, Prisoners None of them sequels, none of them remakes, no Marvel film or DC, Fucking hell man, a lot of the films are hardly recent are they? Interstellar, which I do not rate at all, a poor man's 2001: a Space Odyssey, is a FUCKING DECADE old. A lot of the others you list are similarly old. You've made my point. Post-covid, the film industry has been terrrible. The studios are devoid of any ideas and unwilling to take risks, so just stick to the tried and tested formulaes. CGI has made things worse. Last year the hype about Oppenheimer and Barbie was ridiculous. Both mediocre films at best. Yeah, yeah, as if anyone really gives a shit about McCarthyism nowadays. But let's pretend anyway. 🥱 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44093 Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 2 minutes ago, Renton said: Fucking hell man, a lot of the films are hardly recent are they? Interstellar, which I do not rate at all, a poor man's 2001: a Space Odyssey, is a FUCKING DECADE old. A lot of the others you list are similarly old. You've made my point. Post-covid, the film industry has been terrrible. The studios are devoid of any ideas and unwilling to take risks, so just stick to the tried and tested formulaes. CGI has made things worse. Last year the hype about Oppenheimer and Barbie was ridiculous. Both mediocre films at best. Yeah, yeah, as if anyone really gives a shit about McCarthyism nowadays. But let's pretend anyway. 🥱 Like a Hulk transformation, but visibly turning into an old man in real time instead. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10659 Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 2 minutes ago, Renton said: Fucking hell man, a lot of the films are hardly recent are they? Interstellar, which I do not rate at all, a poor man's 2001: a Space Odyssey, is a FUCKING DECADE old. A lot of the others you list are similarly old. You've made my point. Post-covid, the film industry has been terrrible. The studios are devoid of any ideas and unwilling to take risks, so just stick to the tried and tested formulaes. CGI has made things worse. Last year the hype about Oppenheimer and Barbie was ridiculous. Both mediocre films at best. Yeah, yeah, as if anyone really gives a shit about McCarthyism nowadays. But let's pretend anyway. 🥱 Depends what you're after I guess. I thought Oppenheimer was great cinema. I enjoyed Barbie too. Also, CGI is a stick used to beat modern movies, but to be honest bad CGI is usually because the studios don't give the CGI artists enough time or money to get the job done right. Good CGI isn't praised because often you don't notice it. I don't blame the tool, or even the craftsmen, I blame the studios. Just curious, what was the last film you actually enjoyed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 21037 Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 1 minute ago, Gemmill said: Like a Hulk transformation, but visibly turning into an old man in real time instead. I do struggle with this tbh. Is it just age? I mean, all the evidence kind of points that way. Not just films, but music as well. But then, I kind of think I can make an objective case as to films being worse. It really is a case of running out of ideas. I could evidence this by counting the number of sequels and remakes on a spreadsheet, but as CT says, how about no. I reckon most people on here would agree with me and Fish is just being wrong or contrary. As for music, well, in the days of manufactured boy and girl bands and talent shows, streaming, a mega tours, it's fair to say at least its changed. Not for the better imo. But even in music you see the same trends as in films. Bootleg bands literally imitating those that went before. This wasn't a thing until Bjorn Again in the early 90s, and just feels like there's only a finite amount of creativity which has been used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44093 Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 4 minutes ago, Renton said: I do struggle with this tbh. Is it just age? I mean, all the evidence kind of points that way. Not just films, but music as well. But then, I kind of think I can make an objective case as to films being worse. It really is a case of running out of ideas. I could evidence this by counting the number of sequels and remakes on a spreadsheet, but as CT says, how about no. I reckon most people on here would agree with me and Fish is just being wrong or contrary. As for music, well, in the days of manufactured boy and girl bands and talent shows, streaming, a mega tours, it's fair to say at least its changed. Not for the better imo. But even in music you see the same trends as in films. Bootleg bands literally imitating those that went before. This wasn't a thing until Bjorn Again in the early 90s, and just feels like there's only a finite amount of creativity which has been used. You should follow my main man Rick Beato on YouTube. It's actually a really good channel - he's a former musician/producer who does great breakdowns of famous songs using the original stems to look at different parts of songs, etc. He produces very good guitar/general music instruction stuff. And every once in a while he allows himself to be horrified by the Spotify Top 10 and records it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 21037 Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 7 minutes ago, The Fish said: Depends what you're after I guess. I thought Oppenheimer was great cinema. I enjoyed Barbie too. Also, CGI is a stick used to beat modern movies, but to be honest bad CGI is usually because the studios don't give the CGI artists enough time or money to get the job done right. Good CGI isn't praised because often you don't notice it. I don't blame the tool, or even the craftsmen, I blame the studios. Just curious, what was the last film you actually enjoyed? I enjoyed Oppenheimer. Just don't think it was a great. Saltburn was probably the last film I really enjoyed, but it was pretty predictable and not a classic either. Also, I watched it at home. We're 3 1/2 years in to this decade and seriously, what have we had? I think another thing is the format is a bit dead. With streaming, stories can often be told better in a series, and that makes more sense for the streaming platforms for advertising/enticing viewers. I'm not complaining about small screen productions, they've never been better. More that there's nothing in the cinema I care for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 21037 Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 2 minutes ago, Gemmill said: You should follow my main man Rick Beato on YouTube. It's actually a really good channel - he's a former musician/producer who does great breakdowns of famous songs using the original stems to look at different parts of songs, etc. He produces very good guitar/general music instruction stuff. And every once in a while he allows himself to be horrified by the Spotify Top 10 and records it. Cheers, will give that a go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44093 Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 The Guardian ran an article on him recently cos his channel has got so huge that he's now interviewing musical greats on there. I think Joni Mitchell saw him break down one of her songs and got in touch with him about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 6961 Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 2 hours ago, The Fish said: Mostly just to see what films that are terrible that CT rates. I'll admit horror isn't my thing, but Hereditary, Get Out, Train to Busan all got good reviews on there release? Sci Fi - Arrival, Ex Machina, Mad Max Fury Road, Arrival, Annihilation, Interstellar, Dune, Fantasy is trickier. But the Dungeons and Dragons film was a laugh, I guess? War - Hacksaw Ridge, Dunkirk, Openheimer, 1917 Crime - Knives Out, Promising Young Woman, Good Time, Hell or High Water, Nightcrawler, Prisoners None of them sequels, none of them remakes, no Marvel film or DC, Dune was a remake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44093 Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 A remake of an absolute parpfest though. It doesn't count as a remake if the original was shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10659 Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 39 minutes ago, Kid Dynamite said: Dune was a remake We've covered this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4669 Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 Just watched “Where the crawdads sing”. Absolute banger and gets a 10 from me. Made in the last 2 years @Renton 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 6451 Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 Civil War is pretty decent and different. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44093 Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 Aye Civil War was decent enough. Not exactly feelgood viewing mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 6451 Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 9 minutes ago, Gemmill said: Aye Civil War was decent enough. Not exactly feelgood viewing mind. True. I’m sure a man of Rentons sunny disposition will be fine with it though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 41896 Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 19 minutes ago, Holden McGroin said: True. I’m sure a man of Rentons sunny disposition will be fine with it though. He took the future Mrs. Renton to the cinema on their first date. To see Nil By Mouth. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30160 Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 Watched The Instigators the other night. Not great, 5.9/10. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 6451 Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 2 minutes ago, ewerk said: Watched The Instigators the other night. Not great, 5.9/10. Not great is a 6.6 to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 4355 Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 2 minutes ago, ewerk said: Watched The Instigators the other night. Not great, 5.9/10. I love a new CT running joke. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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