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The bit near the start where Cooper first comes across the NASA facility and the writers use Michael Caine's face to dump a metric fuckton of science-y exposition on the viewer in about five minutes flat. I know it needed to be done at some level to set everything up but Jesus Christ was it clumsy as fuck.
Talking of that bit: so NASA needs a good pilot and Cooper lives just down the fucking road and the head of the team even knows him personally. But rather than reach out to him they're going to send up some completely inexperienced folks and just wait to see if he manages to stumble across their super-secret facility? Fuck off.
I'm wondering if I'm missing something important about the mechanic that saves the day because it just didn't make sense to me. So while Cooper's in the tesseract he can use gravity to manipulate objects in his Murph's room. Fine. But after he buggers about with the second hand of the watch a bit she takes it away and is seen noting down the sequence back in what I presume to be the NASA facility. The thing is that as soon as she removes the watch from the room his gravity changes are no longer going to have any effect on the watch so it's either going to resume ticking like normal or the mechanism's going to be totally fucked because he's been pushing it around; it's certainly not going to somehow magically carry on following his 'programming' because there's no longer any special gravitation force acting on it. That was all local to her bedroom. And that's not even touching on the fact that he'd have a ludicrous amount of data from the black hole to send which would not only take him fucking years to encode on the watch but much of which would probably be impossible to even represent in morse code as it doesn't have a sequence for advanced mathematical characters.
There seemed to be a big assumption that the magical black hole data would obviously just fix stuff and that would be that. At the point Cooper sends the data the human race is basically a few years away from starvation and suddenly everything's awesome, but why? What did they do with the data and how did they do it so quickly? I am willing to accept it but it would've been nice for them to have set up some specific problem that the data solved to wrap things up a bit.
Cooper and Murph have spent a literal lifetime trying to get back to each other and the instant they do she sends him away five minutes later. She's old and probably dying so why not spend that time getting to know her and then leave? It was just a bit weird and seemed really fucking shoehorned in just so they could send him off to see Anne Hathaway.

Author:	KovacsC [ Wed Oct 22, 2014 8:37 ]
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American Nervoso wrote: As long as the quality remains high, I say bring them on. Comic book films were largely terrible for so long, let's revel in this golden age!

Author:	Grim... [ Wed Oct 22, 2014 12:34 ]
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Fans of Drive might be interested to know that it's on TV on the 30th October, with an entirely new score. Quote: BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe is leading a project by the radio station to rescore the 2011 film Drive with tracks from artists such as CHVRCHES, SBTRKT and Eric Prydz. Lowe's ambitious project to curate an entirely new soundtrack for Nicolas Winding Refn's crime drama has received the backing from the director himself. The original score, which was revered for its pulsing retro-synth sounds and acute attention to tone and mood, featured tracks from Kavinsky, Chromatics and Desire. http://www.mixmag.net/words/news/zane-l ... rive-movie

Author:	GazChap [ Wed Oct 22, 2014 12:39 ]
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Consider my interest piqued.

Author:	Derek The Halls [ Wed Oct 22, 2014 14:54 ]
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There will not be a track as good as Nightcall or (in particular) Real Hero.

Author:	BertyBasset [ Wed Oct 22, 2014 19:41 ]
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"There will not be a track as good as Nightcall or (in particular) Real Hero." I'm a big fan of Drive the film & the soundtrack. I'm also a fan of Greek synth-pop band Marsheaux. In my opinion, this would make a great substitute for "Real Hero". Same mood, tone & atmosphere. Would fit on the soundtrack perfectly : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0sH_p0GMrQ

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Author:	LewieP [ Wed Oct 22, 2014 22:06 ]
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Zane Lowe is a bad person.

Author:	Grim... [ Thu Oct 23, 2014 9:40 ]
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Age of Ultron teaser is up:

Author:	Grim... [ Thu Oct 23, 2014 9:42 ]
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Hulkbuster vs Hulk! Squeee!

Author:	RuySan [ Thu Oct 23, 2014 10:48 ]
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What's the point of giving a new score to a film that already has a great soundtrack. Why not do it to a film with a shitty score?

Author:	krazywookie [ Sat Oct 25, 2014 19:06 ]
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Potential boo to re-sound tracking drive, although that seems to risk snobbery. I agree with the above, their efforts would have been better spent elsewhere. How to train your dragon. Amaze. I know I'm late to the party and you've all seen it but honestly! Dust-in-room not helped by toothless looking exactly like my cat...

Author:	Satsuma [ Mon Oct 27, 2014 15:58 ]
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I watched a Million Ways to Die in the West. Christ, it's just awful, isn't it? Isn't it? Brian from Family Guy may be a funny writer (well, actually, I'd disagree with myself right here but for the sake of this paragraph I'll assume he's written some funny lines) but he's just a terrible actor. There's something about him that's unlikeable; something about his face that's not right, and something about his overall screen presence that does not make him a star. At all. I've got a feeling that he's got a massive ego too which is why he was unable to give him his role to someone who might have done a much better job. And, really, there's a shitting gag? And a penis gag. And a gag where a sheep does a wee on him. I'm sure he thought this would be all very clever but it's awful. Man alive...

Author:	flis [ Mon Oct 27, 2014 16:43 ]
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Saturnalian wrote: I watched a Million Ways to Die in the West. Christ, it's just awful, isn't it? Isn't it? Brian from Family Guy may be a funny writer (well, actually, I'd disagree with myself right here but for the sake of this paragraph I'll assume he's written some funny lines) but he's just a terrible actor. There's something about him that's unlikeable; something about his face that's not right, and something about his overall screen presence that does not make him a star. At all. I've got a feeling that he's got a massive ego too which is why he was unable to give him his role to someone who might have done a much better job. And, really, there's a shitting gag? And a penis gag. And a gag where a sheep does a wee on him. I'm sure he thought this would be all very clever but it's awful. Man alive... Oh man... We tried watching this on Sunday afternoon. I knew very little about it, other than Liam Neeson and Charlize Theron were in it and it was a comedy. It was horrendous, the worst movie I have ever attempted to sit through. It was in exactly the right humour for a 10-15 year old; the "jokes" were shockingly awful and I switched it off after the particularly laboured asshole "joke" near the beginning. It's not in any way subtle or clever, all of the moments that you're apparently supposed to find funny can be seen from space. Perhaps it's my fault for watching it and expecting anything other than the shit Seth MacFarlane peddles as comedy. I thought Ted was bad but this... This is in a whole other league of cringe inducing awfulness. I really cannot adequately describe how awful it was - there were a couple of physical comedy moments that raise a slight 'heh' and I found the horses name quite funny but unless you think Seth McFarlane is some kind of God, or you're 11: Avoid, avoid, avoid. I agree about him being unlikeable, he looks a bit like a baby doll I think, which is fine because not everyone is movie-star handsome but he looks odd in a 'I can't quite put my finger on it' distracting way. And he's definitely a terrible actor. The kids whinged when I turned it off, so I sent it to one of their xboxes so that could watch it upstairs. They thought it was hilarious. But they love Sacha Baron Cohen movies and Family Guy etc. so it was definitely their kind of level. We put Godzilla (2014) on. Which looked Oscar-worthy in comparison.

Author:	DavPaz [ Mon Oct 27, 2014 16:49 ]
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He looks like Joey Tribbiani's fat older brother. Also, he does the same voice for everything and it winds me up. Also, he dodged death on 9/11 and The Reaper from Final Destination is really slack.

Author:	Grim... [ Mon Oct 27, 2014 17:05 ]
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DavPaz wrote: Also, he does the same voice for everything and it winds me up. You know he does the voice for Peter, Brian, Stewie, Quagmire and Tom Tucker in Family Guy and Stan and Roger in American Dad, right? [edit] Added a few names. He does loads of different characters.

Author:	Curiosity [ Sat Nov 01, 2014 23:23 ]
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I saw the trailer for it a while back, and while the story looked potentially dull, the animation/cinematography was incredible. If the story et al is actually better than the trailer suggested then I am interested!

Author:	BertyBasset [ Sun Nov 02, 2014 22:08 ]
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Watched THE BABADOOK last night. Very good Australian horror / thriller film that gets by very well on atmosphere, great acting from the two main characters (a mother & son) and a general sense of dread & unease. It's far from original but it's quite unlike most modern American horror films that rely on cheap jump-scares & blatant music / soundtrack cues. It currently has a 96% "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes. That's a bit over the top IMO but it's definately a very solid film. 8/10. Edit : I forgot that the 96% is simply the percentage of reviewers who thought it was "good" rather than "bad". The average score from all reviewers is 8/10 so basically, what I said......

Author:	Findus Fop [ Tue Nov 04, 2014 18:35 ]
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Grim... wrote: So I've just come out of the cinema where I watched The Book Of Life with the Grimlet, and I was totally blown away. I'm not sure how good it is for kids (although the Grimlet seemed to approve) because it's basically a love story crossed with "this is what death is". And there's a pig. Although the themes are really quite dark, it's never scary or threatening (although the bandits and some of the bullfights may scare younger kids), and it looks amazing (especially when they go to the Land of the Remembered). And the songs are great (I particularly liked Creep). And it's got Ron fucking Perlman in it. The whole thing was beautiful, in every way. I too went to see this on Saturday, with Mrs Fop and Findus the Younger. The Younger loved it. I thought it was decent. Looks incredible, without a doubt. But I found there was something pretty charmless and vacant about the protagonists. I should have warmed to the guitar-twiddling hero, yet found his lantern jaw and relentless moping a pain in the chimichanga. And his anti-hero pal was not obnoxious enough for me to feel strongly about either. Supporting cast was largely excellent, mental and out-there, aside from the child-pricks at the beginning, who are kickable without exception. But the fights were badass (arguably more bad ass than my 3 year old needed them to be), the music pleasingly recognisable, though it did mean accidental Mumford & Sons consumption, and the Day of the Dead setting was actually enlightening. Quite a rewarding perspective of death, it feels like. And it got rather dusty in there at the end. But then I am prone to bouts of sobbing. Get in line, ladies.

Author:	Findus Fop [ Wed Nov 05, 2014 9:42 ]
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Grim... wrote: It was charmless to the point of making you cry? I guess I was just hoping for Pixar-levels of character to complement the wonderous setting and aesthetic. It still hit the right notes to make me sniffle. Something Chico also managed when he first performed Chico Time on X-Factor. I think I was at a low ebb then.

Author:	DavPaz [ Mon Oct 27, 2014 17:07 ]
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Yep. How could you not. It's the same voice.

Author:	Grim... [ Mon Oct 27, 2014 17:07 ]
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WTFF?

Author:	Grim... [ Mon Oct 27, 2014 17:08 ]
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Keep looking

Author:	Satsuma [ Mon Oct 27, 2014 17:12 ]
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Maybe that's his actual voice. HIS. ACTUAL. BOICE. I mean, voice.

Author:	Trooper [ Mon Oct 27, 2014 17:17 ]
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I quite enjoyed A million ways to die in the west. It was basically a live action Family Guy though, with the random jokes etc... but not as good.

Author:	myp [ Mon Oct 27, 2014 17:40 ]
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Family Guy is excellent in the main, usually when it's being very clever. Family Guy 2: the American Daddening, not so much. Family Guy 3: The Enclevelanding, even less so. I didn't watch Ted because I'm not a fan of puerile humour (it's something to do when you're with your friends, not make a movie out of), and this sounds like it's the same.

Author:	MaliA [ Fri Oct 31, 2014 22:53 ]
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Sinister is pretty good.

Author:	Derek The Halls [ Sat Nov 01, 2014 9:02 ]
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I wanted to hate A Million Ways to Die In the West but in actual fact found it rather enjoyable.

Author:	Grim... [ Sat Nov 01, 2014 17:34 ]
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So I've just come out of the cinema where I watched The Book Of Life with the Grimlet, and I was totally blown away. I'm not sure how good it is for kids (although the Grimlet seemed to approve) because it's basically a love story crossed with "this is what death is". And there's a pig. Although the themes are really quite dark, it's never scary or threatening (although the bandits and some of the bullfights may scare younger kids), and it looks amazing (especially when they go to the Land of the Remembered). And the songs are great (I particularly liked Creep). And it's got Ron fucking Perlman in it. The whole thing was beautiful, in every way.

Author:	Grim... [ Sun Nov 02, 2014 0:06 ]
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I thought it was great.

Author:	zaphod79 [ Tue Nov 04, 2014 15:05 ]
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Author:	KovacsC [ Tue Nov 04, 2014 15:20 ]
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MiniKov will like that....

Author:	Grim... [ Tue Nov 04, 2014 20:06 ]
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It was charmless to the point of making you cry?

Author:	MrChris [ Wed Nov 05, 2014 21:29 ]
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Oh my god this looks brilliant https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXwichuGW28

Author:	Malc [ Wed Nov 05, 2014 22:30 ]
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Jonny 5 is alive! Malc

Author:	Grim... [ Fri Nov 07, 2014 15:22 ]
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Toy Story 4 is a'coming.

Author:	Curiosity [ Fri Nov 07, 2014 15:41 ]
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Grim... wrote: Toy Story 4 is a'coming. Yeah, bit disappointed with that, but hopefully they do something sufficiently different with enough different toys to make it worthwhile. They've earned at least a little slack via the quality of the past ones.

Author:	myp [ Fri Nov 07, 2014 15:42 ]
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Curiosity wrote: Grim... wrote: Toy Story 4 is a'coming. Yeah, bit disappointed with that, but hopefully they do something sufficiently different with enough different toys to make it worthwhile. They've earned at least a little slack via the quality of the past ones. Yeah, it's a near-perfect trilogy. Mixed feelings but I guess it was inevitable.

Author:	DavPaz [ Fri Nov 07, 2014 16:59 ]
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The Toy Story Toons series have been most enjoyable. Partysaurus Rex is dynamite

Author:	DBSnappa [ Sat Nov 08, 2014 12:18 ]
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Saw Interstellar last night. I loved it. Even though the cinema I went to (Screen on the Green, Islington) is shit both visually and aurally, I found the 3 hour running time tripped by unnoticed. I would recommend seeing it on the best screen you can. It isn't flawless and it certainly isn't a space western, so don't go expecting one. It could legitimately be accused of being a little too metaphysical, but I think it works by and large and you can debate the meaning endlessly afterward if you so desire.