Dr Gloom 22216 Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 How many sheets did you part with? £60-70, i think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7204 Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Jingle all the way. Always liked it in a 'so bad it's good type of way' but it was a chore to get through it today I've actually bought 24 x 2nd hand Xmas films on DVD to get through in December Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 337 Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Jingle all the way. Always liked it in a 'so bad it's good type of way' but it was a chore to get through it today I've actually bought 24 x 2nd hand Xmas films on DVD to get through in December Watched Miracle on 34th Street yesterday. It seems to be the first Christmas film I catch every year and despite my Grinch-like non-appreciation of the season makes a little bit of the Christmas spirit creep in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1260 Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 I watched Miracle on 34th street for the umpteenth time on Sunday. And Bad Santa for the first time. 34th Street was much the better I thought. I've got briefs for It's A Wonderful Life at the Tyneside Cinema in a couple of weeks and the new Star Wars a couple of days before. Can't wait for that weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20945 Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Been made to watch love actually. Should be called shite actually. First time I've watched it. It's wank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 31238 Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 If you take it for what it is then it's perfectly pleasant. Just ignore the fella trying to fuck his best mate's wife and Snape trying to fuck his secretary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15754 Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 I know this has been doing the rounds again, but hey: http://jezebel.com/i-rewatched-love-actually-and-am-here-to-ruin-it-for-al-1485136388 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 31238 Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 That pretty much nails every reason there is to like that film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 43240 Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 I know this has been doing the rounds again, but hey: http://jezebel.com/i-rewatched-love-actually-and-am-here-to-ruin-it-for-al-1485136388Did not know Gemmill was in Love Actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 31238 Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Suicide Squad - A lot overly long introductions then a lot of shooting then a lot of 2D character bullshit. Plus Margot Robbie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 5356 Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 That pretty much nails every reason there is to like that film. Agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 5356 Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 (edited) Suicide Squad - A lot overly long introductions then a lot of shooting then a lot of 2D character bullshit. Plus Margot Robbie. Also agreed. Her arse is worthy of a mention though. Edited December 10, 2016 by Rayvin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10978 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Suicide Squad - A lot overly long introductions then a lot of shooting then a lot of 2D character bullshit. Plus Margot Robbie. DC just cannot seem to get the movies right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1260 Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 They got Margot Robbie's arse spot on though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1260 Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Rogue One. Very good last hour or so and I loved the ending. Mendelsohn was slightly disappointing. I really like him as an actor but I didn't think he stood out as the main bad guy. Mind you, you could consider him the third tear bad guy in this story so he shouldn't be standing out above the other two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7204 Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 *tier Sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35670 Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Kermode reckons Rogue One is quality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 337 Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Kermode reckons Rogue One is quality Listened to the podcast last night. He kept making the point that it's far more intense and violent compared to the others and that he'd be extremely wary of taking "younger" (aged 7-10'ish) kids to see it. Naturally the bairn is going this afternoon with his dad so I guess we'll see.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 22216 Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 I've been advised not to take the nipper. He's gutted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 (edited) Rogue One 6.5/10 Visually the best Star Wars film with the greatest full on battle scene ever, but the plaudits end there. There are some serious flaws with this, especially the lazy and inarticulate directing which couldn't overcome buckets of exposition and 2D character development pitched at video game level. Diego Luna as Cassian is hopeless. There is his twee Spanish accent (I honestly couldn't understand some of what he said), his inability to deliver emotional dialogue and those piggy eyes...Lead protagonists don't work with piggy eyes...In film 90% of the delivery is in the eyes. Felicity Jones too is hopeless you just can't identify or care for her even in emotional charged scenes with her father she comes across as chocolate box and not even Milk Tray at that. She was good in other films so it can only be the hapless Dir of Gareth Edwards who has a great eye but sadly no orchestration to convey emotional character driven moments. There were 7 cuts in one cuddle with her father...The eye can't linger the brain can't connect the soul starts to not give a fuck. Jyn isn't helped by the fact that all her lines are exposition..'We have to do this, we have to go there...This is happening that might happen...Someone is somewhere..We have to find that...etc..The only character given a 15 min backstory for empathy loading spends the rest of the film cuing action and verbalizing plot points. The script is essentially very flat and probably the worst Star Wars script of all time...Her checklist transition from survivor to 'rebel' is a vague retinue that skips over the mind like a mobile phone commercial..We don't really know what or how it happened but it looks nice. There is a bad pot noodle mix of paper thin script, 2D acting and zero emotional range (teary look - frown - happy face). Gareth Edwards either can't direct or spent the whole time worrying about the look and the special effects (which are brilliant). Wen and Donnie Yen could have been the ace in the hole but the battle scenes they appear in their action sets are ridiculous, unbelievable and almost totally without jeopardy (bar one scene). They have no intro, no backstory bar a couple of lines and no emotional depth hence you don't really give a fuck if they live or die cause you don't really care about them. Samurai slapstick. This is a kind of 'Dirty Dozen' almost completely sanitized of nourishment like a Big Mac. Big lazy badly drawn plasticky characters flay around against one magnificent back drop after another. Mikkelsen delivers the only partially believable performance and that is saying something due to what he is up against. K-2SO has the best lines and does deadpan like a machine which is extremely funny. You're basically glued to the fantastic eye candy of the compositions with rich detail and depth and some lego figures are kinda getting in the way trying to spoil it. Edited December 17, 2016 by Park Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 5356 Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 That's probably the most comprehensive review I've read on here. Cheers Parky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 43240 Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Listened to the podcast last night. He kept making the point that it's far more intense and violent compared to the others and that he'd be extremely wary of taking "younger" (aged 7-10'ish) kids to see it. Naturally the bairn is going this afternoon with his dad so I guess we'll see..Let me know Jnr's verdict- I'm taking Fist Jnr. over the holidays, so plot, acting etc is irrelevant. How does it hold up in the shooty bang bang stakes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 337 Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 i watched it yesterday, don't see why like, donnie yen batters some people with a stick, usual lazer gun kills/explosions but it's not like you see gore or whatever, guess it's more for the fact people are killed off in it on screen edit > looked it up VIOLENCE There are frequent gunfights, use of hand-held weapons, explosions and aerial dogfights between spaceships. Blood and injury detail is limited and brief. Occasional scenes of mild threat include an interrogation and gun threat. so basically star wars stuff happens Well you know the kind of stuff he normally watches so it sounds like it'll be fine. I've just mentioned it to his dad so he's aware. MF - will let you know! He keeps trying to persuade me to let him watch Deadpool. He's 7 ffs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 337 Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 In fairness the deadpool thing is probably my fault lol It probably is! He keeps putting his woolly hat over his face, walking up behind me saying "Hi, I'm Deadpool" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aimaad22 4240 Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 A lot of Parky's points are valid but I still enjoyed the movie a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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