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Findus Fop · **Joined:** 14th May, 2009 **Posts:** 4301

Satsuma wrote:

Kevin out of 10.

Think you can manage the Kevin 52 Challenge? 52 films starring a famous Kevin in 2017.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

LewieP wrote:

I revisited Still Life and it's a proper masterpiece. Such a beautiful heart wrenching film. Probably the most underappreciated film from the last five years.

It's a bit sad, but a wonderful expression of humanity. One of the only films I've shed a tear at.

If you haven't got some dust in your eye at the end of Babe, when Hoggett is stood there with Babe in the middle of the field, you're dead inside.

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Jan 18, 2017 17:07

MrChris wrote:

LewieP wrote:

I revisited Still Life and it's a proper masterpiece. Such a beautiful heart wrenching film. Probably the most underappreciated film from the last five years.

It's a bit sad, but a wonderful expression of humanity. One of the only films I've shed a tear at.

If you haven't got some dust in your eye at the end of Babe, when Hoggett is stood there with Babe in the middle of the field, you're dead inside.

"You've been feeling tired, haven't you? If you' re ready, we might go along now"

Dust in my eye, now.

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Jan 18, 2017 19:45

Satsuma wrote:

I've watched that Harry Potter film, Fantastic Creatures and blah blah blah.

It's tremendous!

...ly boring. It's just a series of rubbish CGI animals and "wizardry" effects. Then the big villain is just a squirllling mess of CGI smoke in typical big budget, no content fashion. There's no story, no interest and no point.

Still, it's got Kevin from Corrie in it.

Kevin out of 10.

Yes.

GazChap · **Posted:** Thu Jan 19, 2017 10:45

La La Land - awesome. I thought it was going to be a load of soppy bollocks set to music.

It basically was, but with a cool ending. And, as soppy bollocks goes, it's damn good soppy bollocks. Some great songs, amazing visuals and direction (with some truly impressive all-one-shot scenes) and a great performance from Emma Stone in particular. Gosling was also great, but the poor guy can't seem to get away from "socially awkward" roles so everything he does ends up being very similar.

Jem · **Posted:** Thu Jan 19, 2017 13:02

If by "cool ending" you mean "wrong ending"...

GazChap · **Posted:** Thu Jan 19, 2017 13:54

No, "cool because it was wrong" (and unexpected)

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

NOSPOILZ!

Jem · **Posted:** Thu Jan 19, 2017 19:14

So anyway, I thought the film was OK. Enjoyable. Appropriate levels of soppy.

I'm not really into musicals though.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32619

Jem wrote:

I'm not really into musicals though.

What about The Blues Bro— *bang*

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Jan 19, 2017 19:31

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

*bang*

ToYST

TheVision · **Posted:** Thu Jan 19, 2017 22:13

LewieP wrote:

It's neat that Bryan Cranston is back, after having done some of the voices for the monsters in the original series. Dunno why they didn't put him in the trailer.

Because they were saving him for the new trailer!

Findus Fop · **Joined:** 14th May, 2009 **Posts:** 4301

Just saw new trainspotting. Was bloody excellent. Not in love with the music but it was as good a film as a sequel to trainspotting could be. No Kevins, so no Kevin out of ten.

devilman · **Posted:** Thu Jan 19, 2017 23:25

TheVision wrote:

LewieP wrote:

It's neat that Bryan Cranston is back, after having done some of the voices for the monsters in the original series. Dunno why they didn't put him in the trailer.

Because they were saving him for the new trailer!

Talking of Bryan Cranston, Trumbo has been added to Amazon Prime so I gave that a whirl tonight and very good it is too.

Sir Taxalot · **Joined:** 5th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 4668

My name is Kevin, and I'm finding this thread confusing to read now

Findus Fop · **Joined:** 14th May, 2009 **Posts:** 4301

Sir Taxalot wrote:

My name is Kevin, and I'm finding this thread confusing to read now

We need to have a chat about that.

devilman · **Posted:** Fri Jan 20, 2017 21:57

Halfway through the Cabin Fever remake, I wasn't enjoying it and thought about turning it off, but I figured I'd see if it got better.

It got worse. 20 minutes before the end, I had to give up on it. Utter rubbish.

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13382

I watched 'MY FATHER, DIE' last night, which is written and directed by Sean Brosnan who is the son of Mr Pierce Brosnan 007.

Plot synopsis is as follows:

Quote:

Deaf and mute since having his hearing knocked out at the age of 12, Asher has been training for almost two decades to avenge himself on Ivan, the man that killed his older brother, 21 years ago. And now that his nemesis is out of prison, he may get his chance. But Asher's target also happens to be his father.

It's a very good film, incredibly vivid, intense and almost sort of 'hyper-real', which I'm saying even though I don't really know what hyper-real is supposed to mean in the context of a film. Actually I just googled it and it fits, so I'm keeping it.

If you bring it down to brass tacks it's basically a revenge movie, but done in a fashion I've not seen before. Hints of 'Blue Ruin' but this is a very different film.

This person on IMDB didn't like it at all. I'd suggest you watch it yourself and decide.

Do note however that it's a pretty lurid piece at times, it's gone with a 'NR' in the States and I suspect it wouldn't get an R in its current form and would be well into NC-17 territory. Nothing on the BBFC website but it'll be an 18 when (if) classified.

I give it 825/1000. Better than all the Bourne films. <<< EDITED the mark to be within the realms of possibility.

Quote:

Society is going down a drain.

Once again, another so called cult film resorting to human sewage to try and cause an emotional impact because, it seems, audiences are so desensitized that in order to keep them awake they have to be fed vile and despicable imagery.

I wonder what makes directors and writers to film a scene where a teenager masturbates while watching other teens having sex. How authorities allow this to happen? This is worse than porn because in porn the actors are not supposed to be underage.

After that, I could not stomach to sit through monstrosity. I fast forwarded pausing every now then to sample what was going on, and, of course, what one sees is a succession of human depravity, deviancy and the usual depiction of human misery.

Skip it. I believe watching a dead cat rot in an alley has more entertaining value than this aberration.

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Jan 23, 2017 10:54

Hearthly wrote:

I give it 825/100.

Holy shit!

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13382

It's a hyper-real score.

I will go back and edit.....

Jem · **Posted:** Mon Jan 23, 2017 13:50

Hearthly wrote:

I watched 'MY FATHER, DIE' last night

Jeez, read that a little too fast and felt awful for you. :'(

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13382

Jem wrote:

Hearthly wrote:

I watched 'MY FATHER, DIE' last night

Jeez, read that a little too fast and felt awful for you. :'(

I'd be a heartless bastard not to put that in the 'Nay' thread though.

Jem · **Posted:** Mon Jan 23, 2017 15:48

Hearthly wrote:

Jem wrote:

Hearthly wrote:

I watched 'MY FATHER, DIE' last night

Jeez, read that a little too fast and felt awful for you. :'(

I'd be a heartless bastard not to put that in the 'Nay' thread though.

Given we were debating income in the cars thread I'm not sure it makes any difference tbh :DD

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14360

I watched two sci-fi films recently. One was amazing; one was boring AAA hot garbage.

1) Looper.

The director absolutely nails it. A reasonable story executed well can lift the overall package and that's exactly what happened here. A fabulous film I really enjoyed revisiting. Great great stuff.

2) Star Wars: Rogue One

That first five minutes, I thought there was going to be a quiz. There's about 5 different planets introduced in the first 5 minutes with a bunch of names I was never going to remember.

Big exploding town was alright, fight at the end was a bit generic for my liking.

The editing was poor. Gal standing on the top of the tower at the end miraculously gets to the bottom in time for a tacked on/poorly explored love moment. Forest Whittaker looked shit, overacted, had terrible lines and his final scene was utter nonsense. I mean, come on, he's much better than this tripe. The dialogue throughout wasn't great. "Stardust! That's me!" *groan* "Don't get chocked up" *hnngh*

The star of the show was the Death Star and that awesome end scene tying the Episodes together.

Overal: meh.

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14360

Holy fucking coincidence Batman, Looper's director is doing episode 8 of Star Bores apparently. Noice.

GazChap · **Posted:** Mon Jan 23, 2017 20:44

Looper was pretty neat, although I really struggled with the makeup/CGI they used to make the kid from 3rd Rock look like a young John McClane.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Mon Jan 23, 2017 21:05

Satsuma wrote:

Holy fucking coincidence Batman, Looper's director is doing episode 8 of Star Bores apparently. Noice.

Yeah, he's got some cool story fu. Hoping that it makes The Last Jedi awesome.

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Jan 23, 2017 21:20

I always confuse Looper with Primer.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Mon Jan 23, 2017 21:25

Grim... wrote:

I always confuse Looper with Primer.

And then that next coat of paint goes on all wrong...

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Mon Jan 23, 2017 21:25

Grim... wrote:

I always confuse Looper with Primer.

I always confuse Primer with Crimer

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38466

Mr Dave wrote:

Grim... wrote:

I always confuse Looper with Primer.

I always confuse Primer with Crimer

I always confuse Crimer with Crimea

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Jan 23, 2017 22:02

DavPaz wrote:

Mr Dave wrote:

Grim... wrote:

I always confuse Looper with Primer.

I always confuse Primer with Crimer

I always confuse Crimer with Crimea

I always confuse Crimea with Chimaera.

ApplePieOfDestiny · **Joined:** 17th Dec, 2008 **Posts:** 8293

Grim... wrote:

DavPaz wrote:

Mr Dave wrote:

Grim... wrote:

I always confuse Looper with Primer.

I always confuse Primer with Crimer

I always confuse Crimer with Crimea

I always confuse Crimea with Chimaera.

I always confuse Chimaera with ChimChimCheroo

myp · **Posted:** Mon Jan 23, 2017 22:59

ApplePieOfDestiny wrote:

Grim... wrote:

DavPaz wrote:

Mr Dave wrote:

Grim... wrote:

I always confuse Looper with Primer.

I always confuse Primer with Crimer

I always confuse Crimer with Crimea

I always confuse Crimea with Chimaera.

I always confuse Chimaera with ChimChimCheroo

I always confuse ChimChimCheroo with a £70k Porsche

LewieP · **Joined:** 29th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 7600

Director of Primer, Shane Carruth, was actually loosely involved in Looper.

Grim... · **Posted:** Tue Jan 24, 2017 14:50

Oscar noms: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/entertai ... s-38725372

Grim... · **Posted:** Tue Jan 24, 2017 14:54

Best picture
Arrival
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell Or High Water
Hidden Figures
La La Land
Lion
Manchester By The Sea
Moonlight

Best director
Denis Villeneuve (Arrival)
Mel Gibson (Hacksaw Ridge)
Damien Chazelle (La La Land)
Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester By The Sea)
Barry Jenkins (Moonlight)

Best actress
Isabelle Huppert (Elle)
Ruth Negga (Loving)
Natalie Portman (Jackie)
Emma Stone (La La Land)
Meryl Streep (Florence Foster Jenkins)

Best supporting actress
Viola Davis (Fences)
Naomie Harris (Moonlight)
Nicole Kidman (Lion)
Octavia Spencer (Hidden Figures)
Michelle Williams (Manchester By The Sea)

Best actor
Casey Affleck (Manchester By The Sea)
Andrew Garfield (Hacksaw Ridge)
Ryan Gosling (La La Land)
Viggo Mortensen (Captain Fantastic)
Denzel Washington (Fences)

Best supporting actor
Mahershala Ali (Moonlight)
Jeff Bridges (Hell Or High Water)
Lucas Hedges (Manchester By The Sea)
Dev Patel (Lion)
Michael Shannon (Nocturnal Animals)

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

I am confused, as I do not see Deadpool.

Grim... · **Posted:** Tue Jan 24, 2017 14:55

La La Land has the record for most nominated film now, but it was basically written to win the Oscars, so no-one is surprised.

[edit] Apologies, it's tied with Titanic and All About Eve.

Grim... · **Posted:** Tue Jan 24, 2017 14:56

Cras wrote:

I am confused, as I do not see Deadpool.

Right?! Bullshit.

Findus Fop · **Joined:** 14th May, 2009 **Posts:** 4301

Nothing for Silence? I've not seen it but it looked like an Oscars gimme.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32619

Grim... wrote:

La La Land has the record for most nominated film now, but it was basically written to win the Oscars, so no-one is surprised.

That's probably not true, as it was written years ago and rotted in development hell until now. Chazelle wrote, cast, directed, and released Whiplash just in the time La La Land sat around being completely unloved.

LewieP · **Joined:** 29th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 7600

I've not yet seen Nocturnal Animals, but give Micheal Shannon the oscar.

MaliA · **Posted:** Tue Jan 24, 2017 17:06

LewieP wrote:

I've not yet seen Nocturnal Animals, but give Micheal Shannon the oscar.

Victoria Coren disagrees

Morte · **Posted:** Tue Jan 24, 2017 18:53

I watched Hacksaw Ridge over the weekend and found it a bit underwhelming...nothing bad about it, just not very memorable or particularly engaging.

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Jan 27, 2017 23:07

Film Review! Most Likely to Die (netflix):

A sequel to Glee, it focuses on the cheerleader whose cat reads her diary who has become a poker player. Stuff happens. Never see the cat. Needed more songs.

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13382

Morte wrote:

Satsuma wrote:

FUCK YES! New dog!

John Wick murders the world, I approve.

Cut for a 15, unfortunately.

http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/latest.ht ... _Wick_3402

Attachment:

wickless.JPG

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32619

23 seconds gone from one scene is hardly the end of the world.

Edit -- a scene of "bloody injury" during a suicide no less. How much gore do you need in a suicide scene?

ApplePieOfDestiny · **Joined:** 17th Dec, 2008 **Posts:** 8293

One mans bloody suicide injury is another mans £70k Porsche.

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13382

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

23 seconds gone from one scene is hardly the end of the world.

Edit -- a scene of "bloody injury" during a suicide no less. How much gore do you need in a suicide scene?

I find it annoying though, I don't like knowing that the films I watch have been dicked about with. (Especially since the cuts are usually done quite crudely, which stick out a mile to me as in a previous life I was an online VT editor.)

Admittedly things in the UK are massively better than they used to be during the tenure of Ferman at the BBFC (when I routinely imported DVDs from the States to get the unfucked versions), but it's still irritating when a mainstream film like John Wick 2 is cut to a certificate.

Maybe we'll get an UNSEEN HARDER CUT for home releases, and the 15 will just stick for the cinema release.

Let me be clear about this, I don't particularly desire to see bloody injury detail during a suicide scene, but I do want to see an uncensored film.

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