Sufferingfool Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 No time to die was an improvement on recent Bonds though at one point I thought it had morphed into Lord of The Rings/Jurassic Park/Predator (Forest chase sequence) Carl Sagan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Sagan Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 Dune tonight. It's beautiful and epic. As it's Denis Villeneuve it doesn't rush, so something I hadn't realized was it's only Part One. It's clearly a labour of love for the director and very true to the book (at least as far as I cold remember), but Edith Bowman (who was doing the Q&A) asked Villeneuve about Part Two and he replied that Warner Bros was waiting to see the receipts. And I wonder if it isn't too slow for a modern audience, rather like how some found Blade Runner 2049. I'd give it 8/10 as I felt there was a little too much exposition at the start before it got going. Out in cinemas 21st October. Kinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EtoileSportiveDeDerby Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 6 hours ago, Carl Sagan said: Dune tonight. It's beautiful and epic. As it's Denis Villeneuve it doesn't rush, so something I hadn't realized was it's only Part One. It's clearly a labour of love for the director and very true to the book (at least as far as I cold remember), but Edith Bowman (who was doing the Q&A) asked Villeneuve about Part Two and he replied that Warner Bros was waiting to see the receipts. And I wonder if it isn't too slow for a modern audience, rather like how some found Blade Runner 2049. I'd give it 8/10 as I felt there was a little too much exposition at the start before it got going. Out in cinemas 21st October. One of my favourites books and loved the films. I watched the trailer and was kind of unsure about going back to watch a remake as sometimes despite better special effects, camera shots, sound it does not have the magic of the the first time. I think you convinced me, thanks. Carl Sagan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexxxxx Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 7 hours ago, Carl Sagan said: Dune tonight. It's beautiful and epic. As it's Denis Villeneuve it doesn't rush, so something I hadn't realized was it's only Part One. It's clearly a labour of love for the director and very true to the book (at least as far as I cold remember), but Edith Bowman (who was doing the Q&A) asked Villeneuve about Part Two and he replied that Warner Bros was waiting to see the receipts. And I wonder if it isn't too slow for a modern audience, rather like how some found Blade Runner 2049. I'd give it 8/10 as I felt there was a little too much exposition at the start before it got going. Out in cinemas 21st October. I'm surprised at how this film has been released.. Seems like it's been released in non-English speaking countries prior to US and UK? Carl Sagan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Sagan Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 12 hours ago, EtoileSportiveDeDerby said: One of my favourites books and loved the films. I watched the trailer and was kind of unsure about going back to watch a remake as sometimes despite better special effects, camera shots, sound it does not have the magic of the the first time. I think you convinced me, thanks. At the premiere Denis Villeneuve said his dream has been to film Dune since he was a teenager, when he started doing drawings and the designs for it. He was unhappy with the David Lynch adaptation for the times it deviated from the book. I've not read the book for a very long time, but I recognized some lines. My take is it's a love letter to the source material and very true to it. But it is kind of unsatisfactory that it ends halfway with no prospect (yet) of finishing it. 11 hours ago, alexxxxx said: I'm surprised at how this film has been released.. Seems like it's been released in non-English speaking countries prior to US and UK? It's such an interesting question. Originally the film was due out in the UK before now, but was put back to late October. My guess at the time was they were going to make a huge deal of it at the London Film Festival, which starts tomorrow. Ideally as the opening Gala film, but maybe the closing film instead. Then the festival programme was released and it was nowhere to be found, but then they announced last night's incredibly low-key UK premiere. But because Villeneuve was telling us that Part Two's future is uncertain and depends on receipts, my guess is it's the distribution team trying to give it every chance to make a big impact in the opening couple of weekends (which will define the film's future in terms of Hollywood perceptions). And the reason for that is likely Bond. After Covid, the entirety of the UK industry is pinning its hopes on Bond to get people back into cinemas. The Odeon Leicester Square, always the centre of the London Film Festival, is not partaking this year as every minute is booked out to show Bond instead. I presume the Dune team realized they'd be releasing at almost exactly the same time and would not have the screens to make an impact, so have stepped back to wait. Pure guesswork on my part, but it does make sense. PS I have no interest whatsoever in going to see 007! EtoileSportiveDeDerby 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 19 hours ago, Carl Sagan said: Dune tonight. It's beautiful and epic. As it's Denis Villeneuve it doesn't rush, so something I hadn't realized was it's only Part One. It's clearly a labour of love for the director and very true to the book (at least as far as I cold remember), but Edith Bowman (who was doing the Q&A) asked Villeneuve about Part Two and he replied that Warner Bros was waiting to see the receipts. And I wonder if it isn't too slow for a modern audience, rather like how some found Blade Runner 2049. I'd give it 8/10 as I felt there was a little too much exposition at the start before it got going. Out in cinemas 21st October. It's such a terrible idea to make a film of half the book with no guarantee of being able to do the second. What if Warner Bros says no? What if the cast is no longer available to film the next one? Or if (eg) Rebecca Ferguson or Timothy Whatsisname doesn't want to do it? I've really been looking forward to this film but at the back of my mind is always going to be the thought that I won't ever get to watch the rest of it. Alph and Carl Sagan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramsbottom Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Free Solo - 7/10 One Night in Miami - 8/10 Synchronic - 7/10 Saint Maud - 9/10 Rocks - 7/10 Class Action park - 8/10 Coming 2 America - 7/10 Zack Snyder's Justice League - 4/10 Bad Trip - 6/10 Nomadland - 7/10 Palm Springs 10/10 Nobody - 7/10 The Woman in the Window - 6/10 Elephant - 7/10 Army of the Dead - 6/10 The Peanut Butter Falcon - 8/10 Vacation - 5/10 The Father - 9/10 Wrath of Man - 7/10 The Mitchells vs The machines - 7/10 The Owners - 5/10 Spiral: From the Book of Saw - 6/10 Rewind This! - 6/10 Censor - 7/10 The Meg - 2/10 Greenland - 8/10 The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened? - 5/10 A Quiet Place Part Two - 7/10 The Domino Principle - 2/10 Hot Rod - 6/10 No Sudden Move - 6/10 Black Widow - 7/10 The Tomorrow War - 5/10 Gunpowder Milkshake - 6/10 Enemy - 6/10 Bad Day for the Cut - 5/10 Strike Commando - 0/10 (but at the same time 'cus it's so awful) 9/10 The Liability - 5/10 Werewolves Within - 8/10 F9 - 2/10 The Suicide Squad - 8/10 Operation Avalanche - 7/10 Zola - 7/10 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales - 5/10 Free Guy 8/10 Memory: The Origins of Alien - 7/10 Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings - 7/10 Reminiscence - 7/10 The Chain Reaction - 2/10 The Guilty - 7/10 We Need To Do Something - 7/10 The Rescue - 1/10 Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed - 6/10 Guns at Batasi - 7/10 Double Dare - 7/10 Malignant - 6/10 Old - 6/10 No Time to Die - 8/10 Halloween II - 2/10 Wolfie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 36 minutes ago, ramsbottom said: Free Solo - 7/10 One Night in Miami - 8/10 Synchronic - 7/10 Saint Maud - 9/10 Rocks - 7/10 Class Action park - 8/10 Coming 2 America - 7/10 Zack Snyder's Justice League - 4/10 Bad Trip - 6/10 Nomadland - 7/10 Palm Springs 10/10 Nobody - 7/10 The Woman in the Window - 6/10 Elephant - 7/10 Army of the Dead - 6/10 The Peanut Butter Falcon - 8/10 Vacation - 5/10 The Father - 9/10 Wrath of Man - 7/10 The Mitchells vs The machines - 7/10 The Owners - 5/10 Spiral: From the Book of Saw - 6/10 Rewind This! - 6/10 Censor - 7/10 The Meg - 2/10 Greenland - 8/10 The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened? - 5/10 A Quiet Place Part Two - 7/10 The Domino Principle - 2/10 Hot Rod - 6/10 No Sudden Move - 6/10 Black Widow - 7/10 The Tomorrow War - 5/10 Gunpowder Milkshake - 6/10 Enemy - 6/10 Bad Day for the Cut - 5/10 Strike Commando - 0/10 (but at the same time 'cus it's so awful) 9/10 The Liability - 5/10 Werewolves Within - 8/10 F9 - 2/10 The Suicide Squad - 8/10 Operation Avalanche - 7/10 Zola - 7/10 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales - 5/10 Free Guy 8/10 Memory: The Origins of Alien - 7/10 Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings - 7/10 Reminiscence - 7/10 The Chain Reaction - 2/10 The Guilty - 7/10 We Need To Do Something - 7/10 The Rescue - 1/10 Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed - 6/10 Guns at Batasi - 7/10 Double Dare - 7/10 Malignant - 6/10 Old - 6/10 No Time to Die - 8/10 Halloween II - 2/10 Wow. I've only seen about half a dozen on that list but my ratings pretty much match yours. I need to see Palm Springs again. I was so surprised (in a good way) with that one. Loved it. ThePrisoner and ramsbottom 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NottsRam Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 L'immortale - a sequel/prequel to the excellent tv series Gomorrah. In the 2 hours it cannot capture the same dizzy heights of the series but is a decent watch - 7.5/10 for me. Comrade 86 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 3 hours ago, NottsRam said: L'immortale - a sequel/prequel to the excellent tv series Gomorrah. In the 2 hours it cannot capture the same dizzy heights of the series but is a decent watch - 7.5/10 for me. Gomorrah season 5 airs in November. Top of my Xmas boxset-binge list. Watched Free Guy which I was quite prepared to hate, but I actually found myself chortling away throughout. It's a daft, anarchic bit of nonsense, but that somehow doesn't prevent it being a fun watch. 7/10 Chester40 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chester40 Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 (edited) 8 hours ago, ramsbottom said: Free Solo - 7/10 One Night in Miami - 8/10 Synchronic - 7/10 Saint Maud - 9/10 Rocks - 7/10 Class Action park - 8/10 Coming 2 America - 7/10 Zack Snyder's Justice League - 4/10 Bad Trip - 6/10 Nomadland - 7/10 Palm Springs 10/10 Nobody - 7/10 The Woman in the Window - 6/10 Elephant - 7/10 Army of the Dead - 6/10 The Peanut Butter Falcon - 8/10 Vacation - 5/10 The Father - 9/10 Wrath of Man - 7/10 The Mitchells vs The machines - 7/10 The Owners - 5/10 Spiral: From the Book of Saw - 6/10 Rewind This! - 6/10 Censor - 7/10 The Meg - 2/10 Greenland - 8/10 The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened? - 5/10 A Quiet Place Part Two - 7/10 The Domino Principle - 2/10 Hot Rod - 6/10 No Sudden Move - 6/10 Black Widow - 7/10 The Tomorrow War - 5/10 Gunpowder Milkshake - 6/10 Enemy - 6/10 Bad Day for the Cut - 5/10 Strike Commando - 0/10 (but at the same time 'cus it's so awful) 9/10 The Liability - 5/10 Werewolves Within - 8/10 F9 - 2/10 The Suicide Squad - 8/10 Operation Avalanche - 7/10 Zola - 7/10 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales - 5/10 Free Guy 8/10 Memory: The Origins of Alien - 7/10 Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings - 7/10 Reminiscence - 7/10 The Chain Reaction - 2/10 The Guilty - 7/10 We Need To Do Something - 7/10 The Rescue - 1/10 Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed - 6/10 Guns at Batasi - 7/10 Double Dare - 7/10 Malignant - 6/10 Old - 6/10 No Time to Die - 8/10 Halloween II - 2/10 The Meg - 2? I thought it was really decent family fun. Edited October 8, 2021 by Chester40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richinspain Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 9 hours ago, ramsbottom said: Free Solo - 7/10 One Night in Miami - 8/10 Synchronic - 7/10 Saint Maud - 9/10 Rocks - 7/10 Class Action park - 8/10 Coming 2 America - 7/10 Zack Snyder's Justice League - 4/10 Bad Trip - 6/10 Nomadland - 7/10 Palm Springs 10/10 Nobody - 7/10 The Woman in the Window - 6/10 Elephant - 7/10 Army of the Dead - 6/10 The Peanut Butter Falcon - 8/10 Vacation - 5/10 The Father - 9/10 Wrath of Man - 7/10 The Mitchells vs The machines - 7/10 The Owners - 5/10 Spiral: From the Book of Saw - 6/10 Rewind This! - 6/10 Censor - 7/10 The Meg - 2/10 Greenland - 8/10 The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened? - 5/10 A Quiet Place Part Two - 7/10 The Domino Principle - 2/10 Hot Rod - 6/10 No Sudden Move - 6/10 Black Widow - 7/10 The Tomorrow War - 5/10 Gunpowder Milkshake - 6/10 Enemy - 6/10 Bad Day for the Cut - 5/10 Strike Commando - 0/10 (but at the same time 'cus it's so awful) 9/10 The Liability - 5/10 Werewolves Within - 8/10 F9 - 2/10 The Suicide Squad - 8/10 Operation Avalanche - 7/10 Zola - 7/10 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales - 5/10 Free Guy 8/10 Memory: The Origins of Alien - 7/10 Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings - 7/10 Reminiscence - 7/10 The Chain Reaction - 2/10 The Guilty - 7/10 We Need To Do Something - 7/10 The Rescue - 1/10 Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed - 6/10 Guns at Batasi - 7/10 Double Dare - 7/10 Malignant - 6/10 Old - 6/10 No Time to Die - 8/10 Halloween II - 2/10 What did you watch in the afternoon? Mucker1884 and ramsbottom 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramsbottom Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Chester40 said: The Meg - 2? I thought it was really decent family fun. Just couldn’t get on with it. Ridiculous but not in a tongue-in-cheek kinda way… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NottsRam Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 On 08/10/2021 at 18:22, 86 Hair Islands said: Gomorrah season 5 airs in November. Top of my Xmas boxset-binge list. Watched Free Guy which I was quite prepared to hate, but I actually found myself chortling away throughout. It's a daft, anarchic bit of nonsense, but that somehow doesn't prevent it being a fun watch. 7/10 Really looking forward to Gomorrah season 5. Just lined up Suburra to watch next, have you seen it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 In preparation for watching the new James Bond film, both Mrs Woflie and I couldn't remember if we'd ever seen Spectre, so we watched it. It turns out we must have seen it already, as certain scenes rang a bell, but neither of us could remember it. 2 days later and I'm again already not sure if I've seen it, to be honest. It passes the time but just isn't memorable in any way (unlike Skyfall) 5/10 I might watch Spectre next..... Chester40 and Mucker1884 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthram Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 1 hour ago, NottsRam said: Really looking forward to Gomorrah season 5. Just lined up Suburra to watch next, have you seen it? I’ve seen Subarra. Doesn’t quite reach the heights of Gomorrah but still very watchable. NottsRam and Chester40 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BucksRam Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 On 08/10/2021 at 11:31, ramsbottom said: Free Solo - 7/10 One Night in Miami - 8/10 Synchronic - 7/10 Saint Maud - 9/10 Rocks - 7/10 Class Action park - 8/10 Coming 2 America - 7/10 Zack Snyder's Justice League - 4/10 Bad Trip - 6/10 Nomadland - 7/10 Palm Springs 10/10 Nobody - 7/10 The Woman in the Window - 6/10 Elephant - 7/10 Army of the Dead - 6/10 The Peanut Butter Falcon - 8/10 Vacation - 5/10 The Father - 9/10 Wrath of Man - 7/10 The Mitchells vs The machines - 7/10 The Owners - 5/10 Spiral: From the Book of Saw - 6/10 Rewind This! - 6/10 Censor - 7/10 The Meg - 2/10 Greenland - 8/10 The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened? - 5/10 A Quiet Place Part Two - 7/10 The Domino Principle - 2/10 Hot Rod - 6/10 No Sudden Move - 6/10 Black Widow - 7/10 The Tomorrow War - 5/10 Gunpowder Milkshake - 6/10 Enemy - 6/10 Bad Day for the Cut - 5/10 Strike Commando - 0/10 (but at the same time 'cus it's so awful) 9/10 The Liability - 5/10 Werewolves Within - 8/10 F9 - 2/10 The Suicide Squad - 8/10 Operation Avalanche - 7/10 Zola - 7/10 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales - 5/10 Free Guy 8/10 Memory: The Origins of Alien - 7/10 Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings - 7/10 Reminiscence - 7/10 The Chain Reaction - 2/10 The Guilty - 7/10 We Need To Do Something - 7/10 The Rescue - 1/10 Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed - 6/10 Guns at Batasi - 7/10 Double Dare - 7/10 Malignant - 6/10 Old - 6/10 No Time to Die - 8/10 Halloween II - 2/10 Dare I ask what time frame this covers?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NottsRam Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 5 minutes ago, Tamworthram said: I’ve seen Subarra. Doesn’t quite reach the heights of Gomorrah but still very watchable. Thanks Tamworth, Gomorrah sets a high bar to be fair. One of the best series i've ever seen. Tamworthram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramsbottom Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 6 minutes ago, BucksRam said: Dare I ask what time frame this covers?! 3 weeks... Only joking, February onward. I always try and do 100 new films a year. On 69 as of today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BucksRam Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 Free Guy (Disney+) - enjoyed it, typical Ryan Reynolds 7/10 The Voyeurs (Amazon Prime) - slightly better than I thought, although bonkers ending 5.5/10 Boys trip to see No Time To Die tomorrow night - looking forward to that (although the wife is not impressed as she apparently wants to see it too). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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