Cleverer people than me spied these in the trailer:
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| Author: | Findus Fop [ Wed May 03, 2017 13:39 ] |
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DavPaz wrote: Findus Fop wrote: DavPaz wrote: Lonewolves wrote: Findus Fop wrote: MrChris wrote: Ah, according to the Wiki it's a sequel to the books. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Tower_(2017_film) Is this likely to be overly problematic for someone who has never read the books and has no intention of reading the books? Not at all, because of a specific reason. Wibbly wobbly multiverse Put them together and what have you got, R'lyeh FTFY OR'LY? |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Wed May 03, 2017 14:15 ] |
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Cleverer people than me spied these in the trailer:
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Wed May 03, 2017 14:21 ] |
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No Choo-choo? Shame. |
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| Author: | myp [ Wed May 03, 2017 14:22 ] |
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I don't recognise the second one, but holy shit the first! |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Wed May 03, 2017 14:24 ] |
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Lonewolves wrote: I don't recognise the second one, but holy shit the first! The first is the Overlook Hotel from The Shining. edit. Second. Duh. |
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| Author: | myp [ Wed May 03, 2017 14:26 ] |
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DavPaz wrote: Lonewolves wrote: I don't recognise the second one, but holy shit the first! The first is the Overlook Hotel from The Shining. edit. Second. Duh. It did cross my mind after I posted. I thought it was perhaps to do with the the little statuette rather than the picture at first. |
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| Author: | MrChris [ Wed May 03, 2017 14:28 ] |
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Given the nature of the books the film is going to have to be chock full of this stuff. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Wed May 03, 2017 14:36 ] |
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On subsequent viewings I'm starting to think this looks a bit too "generic action movie". For example: All the clothes are flawless Jake seems to convince Roland that he has to get to TDT. What? The dialogue is pretty shit (apart from the bit at the end, which is lifted straight from the books) It's not a western I'm going to remain optimistic however, and hope this is a trailer for the non-readers. |
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| Author: | myp [ Wed May 03, 2017 14:52 ] |
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Grim... wrote: On subsequent viewings I'm starting to think this looks a bit too "generic action movie". For example: All the clothes are flawless Jake seems to convince Roland that he has to get to TDT. What? The dialogue is pretty shit (apart from the bit at the end, which is lifted straight from the books) It's not a western I'm going to remain optimistic however, and hope this is a trailer for the non-readers. I'm cautiously optimistic. None of the other characters show in the trailer at all apart from the main three. |
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| Author: | Dr Zoidberg [ Thu May 04, 2017 12:47 ] |
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Lonewolves wrote: Grim... wrote: On subsequent viewings I'm starting to think this looks a bit too "generic action movie". For example: All the clothes are flawless Jake seems to convince Roland that he has to get to TDT. What? The dialogue is pretty shit (apart from the bit at the end, which is lifted straight from the books) It's not a western I'm going to remain optimistic however, and hope this is a trailer for the non-readers. I'm cautiously optimistic. None of the other characters show in the trailer at all apart from the main three. Dennis Haysbert is Stephen Deschain, and according to IMDB, Susan Delgado will feature in the film too (might be her in the trailer), so that's spanning plot points from the first four books at least. I'd love them to get a proper crossover with the new IT movie in there as well. |
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| Author: | MrChris [ Thu May 04, 2017 16:56 ] |
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Talking of cowboy movies, the remake of The Magnificent 7 was somewhat disappointingly underwhelming. |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Thu May 04, 2017 17:14 ] |
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The disappointingly underwhelming 7. ...and were back to GTA online. |
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| Author: | Bamba [ Thu May 04, 2017 20:37 ] |
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MrChris wrote: Talking of cowboy movies, the remake of The Magnificent 7 was somewhat disappointingly underwhelming. I really enjoyed it but I've never seen the original and I appreciate it was mostly coasting on the strength of the cast. |
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| Author: | Satsuma [ Thu May 04, 2017 21:47 ] |
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People-movie Ghost in the Shell is absolute garbage. And I just hated the aesthetics. Avoid. |
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| Author: | MrChris [ Thu May 04, 2017 22:15 ] |
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Bamba wrote: MrChris wrote: Talking of cowboy movies, the remake of The Magnificent 7 was somewhat disappointingly underwhelming. I really enjoyed it but I've never seen the original and I appreciate it was mostly coasting on the strength of the cast. I haven't seen the original either, it just seemed a little lacking in direction. |
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| Author: | Bamba [ Fri May 05, 2017 0:21 ] |
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Satsuma wrote: People-movie Ghost in the Shell is absolute garbage. And I just hated the aesthetics. Avoid. Aye, it was total fucking gash. And, again, I'm not judging it against the original but just as a standalone film. The bits they showed in the trailer looked lovely and interesting but the overall design was just 'generic futuristic bollocks'. Nonsense. |
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| Author: | Bamba [ Fri May 05, 2017 0:25 ] |
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MrChris wrote: Bamba wrote: MrChris wrote: Talking of cowboy movies, the remake of The Magnificent 7 was somewhat disappointingly underwhelming. I really enjoyed it but I've never seen the original and I appreciate it was mostly coasting on the strength of the cast. I haven't seen the original either, it just seemed a little lacking in direction. Yeah, for sure. But I was relatively happy to just watch the participants ramble around and talk shit at each other because they were pretty much all so charming. I mean shit; anything with Ethan Hawke, Chris Pratt and Vincent D'onofrio is going to have to struggle really hard to not be really watchable. |
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| Author: | Satsuma [ Fri May 05, 2017 11:03 ] |
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I watched Hostel Part III for a bit last night cause someone reminded me of Hostel. It was a bit shit so I turned it off and not because of the whole torture porn business, because it's terribly comical for some unknown reason. Someone gets killed by cockroaches, for example. |
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| Author: | Goddess Jasmine [ Sun May 07, 2017 22:17 ] |
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Pandemic - don't bother, stick to the board game. |
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| Author: | Curiosity [ Mon May 08, 2017 0:29 ] |
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Just got round to watching Kingsman, because I saw the trailer for the sequel and thought it looked good. What a great fun movie! |
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| Author: | zaphod79 [ Tue May 09, 2017 16:03 ] |
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| Author: | MrChris [ Tue May 09, 2017 20:02 ] |
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It's such a shame they cast Ryan Gosling. |
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| Author: | MrChris [ Tue May 09, 2017 21:52 ] |
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Half way through Logan- I'm not entirely sure what the fuck is going on, but Jesus it's good. Patrick Stewart in particular is giving a fantastic performance, but the three protagonists work really well together. Even Stephen Marchant is not annoying. |
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| Author: | Bamba [ Wed May 10, 2017 9:21 ] |
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MrChris wrote: Even Stephen Marchant is not annoying. Yeah, I was worried he's be too 'Stephen Merchant' for it but he hits the precise right balance of sarcastic and miserable. |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Fri May 12, 2017 15:14 ] |
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Last night I watched 'MANCHESTER BY THE SEA', which is summarised thusly by Rotten Tomatoes: Quote: After the death of his older brother Joe (Kyle Chandler), Lee Chandler (Casey Affleck) is shocked to learn that Joe has made him sole guardian of his nephew Patrick (Lucas Hedges). Taking leave of his job, Lee reluctantly returns to Manchester-by-the-Sea to care for Patrick, a spirited 16-year-old, and is forced to deal with a past that separated him from his wife Randi (Michelle Williams) and the community where he was born and raised. Bonded by the man who held their family together, Lee and Patrick struggle to adjust to a world without him. I'm going to be mega-lazy and just link off to James Berardinelli's (very positive) review because I need to start getting stuff ready for when Jnr gets back from school, save to say that this is a wonderful and deeply moving film, as strong an analysis of crippling grief and trauma as I think I've seen committed to film, with some toweringly good performances and a scene towards the end that is devastatingly upsetting but also in its own way cathartic and perhaps the first step towards healing. I should also note it's not some sort of relentless grinding miserabilist experience, there's a lot of love and humour in here. 921/1000 http://www.reelviews.net/reelviews/manc ... by-the-sea |
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| Author: | LewieP [ Fri May 12, 2017 16:46 ] |
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I really didn't like Manchester By The Sea. |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Fri May 12, 2017 17:51 ] |
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LewieP wrote: I really didn't like Manchester By The Sea. Interesting, anything in particular you didn't like about it or just the whole thing? |
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| Author: | Jem [ Fri May 12, 2017 18:24 ] |
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I want to watch Manchester by the Sea but I know the accusations of Affleck's sexual assault on 2 coworkers completely coloured my view of him so it will probably bias my opinion of the film. 
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| Author: | LewieP [ Sat May 13, 2017 4:39 ] |
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Hearthly wrote: LewieP wrote: I really didn't like Manchester By The Sea. Interesting, anything in particular you didn't like about it or just the whole thing? Just felt like it spent a lot of the film building towards "What was the tragedy that lead towards this", but then I wasn't really convinced or invested in the characters when the reveal actually happened. |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Sat May 13, 2017 8:37 ] |
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LewieP wrote: Just felt like it spent a lot of the film building towards "What was the tragedy that lead towards this", but then I wasn't really convinced or invested in the characters when the reveal actually happened. See now I'd read the film's Wiki article before watching it, specifically because I find that these sorts of narratives are often stronger without pieces of the puzzle missing. (Obviously just watching the film twice would have the same effect, but I think my way is more efficient.) As such, right from the very first frames I knew exactly what had taken this man to the place we find him in and was able to contextualise everything on screen, and when the 'reveal' came it still had a huge impact. Might not be the right approach for everyone but from reading the reviews, all of which mentioned the 'reveal' without saying what it was (even the Rotten Tomatoes summary copied and pasted above alludes to it), I knew it was the kind of film where I'd be a lot better off just knowing the whole story upfront. Jem wrote: I want to watch Manchester by the Sea but I know the accusations of Affleck's sexual assault on 2 coworkers completely coloured my view of him so it will probably bias my opinion of the film. Hmm I wasn't aware of these at all, although having had a quick Google they are allegations and not proven? Then again, I'll still watch films with Mel Gibson in them because I think he's a mesmerisingly good actor, despite clearly being a pretty fucking awful person. |
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| Author: | Derek The Halls [ Sat May 13, 2017 14:59 ] |
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Just in case you're in need of a standard to check your film likes here are my views on some films I've seen this year. 20th Century Women - Rubbish A Cure For Wellness - So stupid it's amazing A Monster Calls - Ok Assassin's Creed - Terrible Beauty and the Beast - Ok Denial - Amazing Elle - Odd Fast & Furious 8 - Amazing Fences - Rubbish Free Fire - Ok The Founder - Very Good Get Out - Very good Going in Style - Rubbish Guardians of the Galaxy 2 - Very good The Handmaiden - Very good Hacksaw Ridge - Very good Hidden Figures - Amazing I Am Not Your Negro - Important Jackie - Uncomfortable. Very uncomfortable John Wick 2 - Very Good Kong Skull Island -Very Good La La Land - Rubbish Lego Batman - Amazing Lion - Very Good Loving - Rubbish Manchester by the Sea - Very Good Moonlight- Amazing Personal Shopper - Very Good Power Rangers - Ok Resident Evil The Final Chapter - Ok Rules Don't Apply - Very Good Sing - Ok Sully - Very Good The Space Between Us - Poor Their Finest - Amazing Underworld Blood Wars - Very Good If you find yourself agreeing with over 50% of my opinions you may be WRONG ABOUT FILMS. Sorry. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Sun May 21, 2017 22:23 ] |
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Channel 5 is doing the Top 50 Movies of the Eighties, and Bill and Ted got to #21. I'm going to list the ones that come higher and let you know if I agree that they're better than Excellent Adventure. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Sun May 21, 2017 22:25 ] |
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#20: Trading Places. No. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Sun May 21, 2017 22:28 ] |
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#19: Footloose. No. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Sun May 21, 2017 22:31 ] |
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#18: Three Men and a Baby. No. [edit] Didn't realise it was directed by Leonard Nimoy, though. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Sun May 21, 2017 22:34 ] |
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#17: Beetlejuice. No. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Sun May 21, 2017 22:38 ] |
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#16: The Lost Boys. No. |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Sun May 21, 2017 22:41 ] |
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I came here to tell you all that I've just watched John Wick but I don't feel that I can interrupt Grim... so you'll just have to wait to hear my thoughts on it. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Sun May 21, 2017 22:46 ] |
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#15: Who Framed Roger Rabbit. No. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Sun May 21, 2017 22:50 ] |
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#14: Stand By Me. Yes. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Sun May 21, 2017 22:54 ] |
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#13: When Harry Met Sally. No. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Sun May 21, 2017 22:57 ] |
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#12: Top Gun. Yes. How is this not in the top three? |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Sun May 21, 2017 23:01 ] |
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Oh fuck me it's on until half midnight. Fuck that, I'll look the rest up tomorrow. |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Sun May 21, 2017 23:03 ] |
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Excellent. Good work Grim... I thought John Wick was great. I especially liked the bit where he killed all those people. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Sun May 21, 2017 23:04 ] |
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Wait, the adverts have finished. I'll just watch the next bit, then. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Sun May 21, 2017 23:04 ] |
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#11: Gremlins. Oooooooh. Um... No. |
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| Author: | Malc [ Sun May 21, 2017 23:06 ] |
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Lost boys is up there with Bill and Ted imo |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Sun May 21, 2017 23:08 ] |
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#10: Big. No. |
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| Author: | Cras [ Sun May 21, 2017 23:11 ] |
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King Arthur. Have you ever wondered what would have happened if King Arthur was a cockerney geezer? This film will tell you. It's very Guy Ritchie. It's also not terrible. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Sun May 21, 2017 23:11 ] |
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#9: Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Yes. |
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