CWC1983 Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Joker - Ive dodged the previous comments because I was going to see it today. Hats off to Mr Phoenix for his acting. It made for uncomfortable viewing, very dark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 I know this isn't a recent movie, but it was the last one I watched. 12 Years a Slave. I've had the book for a good few years, and never got too far into it, as it's basically a lawyer's account of the tale from the mid 19th Century, with all the different language of the time, so in the absence of footie whacked it on. It really is like nothing I've seen before, the indescribable cruelty of slavery made flesh and blood and real, generations later, such a tough watch I had to pause it more than once to get some fresh air. It's a film that will stay with me forever, It's made me think and I hate that! Keogh/10, only because Fassbender looked so much like him during a particularly harrowing scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 Deadpool 2 1.5/10 Terrible sequel. Not into kids films but enjoyed the first, but this one went full on kids tv where even the humour fell flat as the film was pure torture to the eyes. Being generous with the 1.5 and that’s pretty much given just for the intro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Joker 7/10 Loses a mark because of the hype. It’s a good film for saying it’s on a character from a kids series of films. Probably will win an Oscar for his performance, but I still walked out thinking was that it...when you read people saying it’s the greatest film of the last X years, some going to watch it multiple times, my expectations were possibly a little too high. Not my fault. Blame the internet. At a loose end? Go see it, it’s not a bad film at all, just don’t walk in expecting too much like I did. Also if you’re like me that’s not into kids films, this is nothing like your usual Batman, Spider-Man and Power Rangers tripe, you can watch it as a stand alone film without being invested into the Batman world. Chester40 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Oh, not to drop any real spoilers but the hospital scene. Didn’t trigger any alarm for the Nurses, really....reaaaally? Come on now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozza Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Hotel Mumbai, true story, upsetting, tense. 9/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkFruitsRam7 Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 (edited) On 18/10/2019 at 23:10, David said: Joker 7/10 Loses a mark because of the hype. It’s a good film for saying it’s on a character from a kids series of films. The most recent Batman trilogy really wasn't for kids. Edited October 21, 2019 by DarkFruitsRam7 Alph 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 18 minutes ago, DarkFruitsRam7 said: The most recent Batman trilogy really wasn't for kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkFruitsRam7 Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 3 minutes ago, David said: That's like comparing Sean Connery's James Bond to Daniel Craig's. Times change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 23 minutes ago, DarkFruitsRam7 said: That's like comparing Sean Connery's James Bond to Daniel Craig's. Times change. It’s really not. Batman trilogy was 12A and loads of kids this year will be on Argos writing letters to Santa searching for Batman toys. Most adults get past the Super hero phase by time they reach puberty, some are late developers, those that watch Wrestling as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcfc the 1 4me Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Just seen the joker last night, I thought it was excellent. Joaquin Phoenix puts in a mesmerising performance, I couldn’t take my eye off him. Loads of talking points , makes you think about some scenes, quite open to interpretation. Dark but really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve How Hard? Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 3 hours ago, mozza said: Hotel Mumbai, true story, upsetting, tense. 9/10. Watched that recently myself. Didn't realise the magnitude of the events until I watched it. Very well made portrayal. Thought provoking and traumatic at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeds Ram Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 On 07/10/2019 at 17:22, MuespachRam said: Saw the joker last week, excellently made film with amazing acting....but... I’m not sure how I feel about It being available for anyone to see...It is so so dark and anyone with any mental issues could be I spited to do anything off the back of that. We went to see It at the local multiplex and we were greeted by 2 police cars at the entrance and 6 officers inside the foyer... I know what you mean but I'd have been gutted if i couldn't have seen this because in the past i haven't been well. I personally didn't find it particularly 'triggering' either which was a pleasant surprise as given the reviews i did go to it with a bit of trepidation. It's one of the reasons why i went to the very last showing in leeds so it would be empty. MuespachRam and Alph 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthram Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 I watched El Camino Friday evening. As a big Breaking Bad fan I was really looking forward to this. What a disappointment. Seemed very slow, not much of a story line, too many flash backs (perhaps for the benefit of those that have never seem BB) and trying to be too atmospheric. Having said that, perhaps I'll watch it again. It might be one of those films you need to watch a couple of times to really get (as per Donny Darko in my case). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OoooMarkWright Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 8 hours ago, Tamworthram said: I watched El Camino Friday evening. As a big Breaking Bad fan I was really looking forward to this. What a disappointment. Seemed very slow, not much of a story line, too many flash backs (perhaps for the benefit of those that have never seem BB) and trying to be too atmospheric. Having said that, perhaps I'll watch it again. It might be one of those films you need to watch a couple of times to really get (as per Donny Darko in my case). I agree. I thought El Camino was poor. Breaking Bad is the best series of all time, but this film seemed a little pointless, dull with an average ending. I think we could have imagined what happened to Jesse without the film. As for the Joker - saw it today. What a film! Very dark, very violent at times, thought it should be an 18. Great music to go with the scenes, it will win numerous awards and rightly so! Tamworthram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimRam Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 The Commuter from 2018 starring Liam Neeson. Great thriller and Neeson is his usual good self. Solid 8/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbles Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Watched Hot Fuzz once again last night,, Never gets old. Len Goodman/10 Rev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob The Badger Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 (edited) El Camino last night. 5/10 Way too many flashbacks with little reason. I spent more of the film trying to remember episodes from over 5 years ago and wondering if there was some deeper meaning. I still haven't figured out the purpose of the breakfast with Walter flashback. What did it add to the plot? If Walter has said go and study Business in Alaska that may have worked. It just seemed like they desperate to get WW in a scene. I thought it was pretentious, predictable and felt like a movie made around a load of in jokes. It was well acted hower and it wasn't without the occasional Breaking Badesque moment such as the kidnappers choice of music for the drive back from his house and his entirely nonchalant demeanor. Especially defending his cleaner as being as honest as the day is long. Hope they end it there. Edited October 23, 2019 by Bob The Badger Tamworthram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 I like Horror. Mrs Wolfie likes period drama. So............ Pride & Prejudice & Zombies - Currently on Prime. Loved this, actually. Far far better than I expected (which was: low budget; bad acting; so bad it's good, at best). Not one bit of it. It had a decent zombie plot alongside the P&P romantic storyline. Not scary but good gore & quite (intentionally) funny. 8/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r4derby Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Shaun the Sheep: Farmageddon took my kids to see it. As one listener emailed into Mayo and Kermode put it (loosely translated), Aardman know how to make universally pleasing good film. My 5 and 6 year olds loved it, I enjoyed it and the 60 year old at the end of my row certainly enjoyed it. 8/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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