Film Thread

[Giggles]

I know it is but I didn't see any real point in correcting him.

[John]

Your anxiety over seeing gore is the one thing about you that surprises me. I remember lolling for a while at you asking if there was loads of gore in Arrival.

[Giggles]

Your anxiety over seeing gore is the one thing about you that surprises me. I remember lolling for a while at you asking if there was loads of gore in Arrival.

Never liked it. The comedy type stuff is grand but not more realistic. Worst is actual operations on the telly.

[Magic]

Shape of Water. Worth it or not?

[Bernanke]

As a deviant, the fish sex should be right up your alley.

[Yevrah]

Really enjoyed The Founder.

[Magic]

Shape of Water. Worth it or not?

The fuck. :D

It was a good love story but yeah weird in a bad way. Most people fucking hate it and I can see why.

All things said and done, Sally Hawkins has an INCREDIBLE body for a 41 year old. I'm in love with her. She's fucking delightfully gorgeous.

Edit: yes she looks like the girl I used to work (also in love with her) with's mum. :drool:

[Kikó]

I'm watching it on Saturday. Tissues at the ready.

[Magic]

You'll hate it.

[John]

Justice League is an abysmal, laughable, barely believably stupid mess of a film. Even with the execrable Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad as markers for what to expect I still couldn't believe how bad it was. I've seen more competently made six minute shorts thrown together by students.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Just got back from Maze Runner: Death Cure.

Better than the second easily but not as good as the first. Main down points are the same ones throughout the series though, lack of real plot (bar the first), far too predictable and 'Hollywood Physics'.

Enjoyable affair though but I feel the trilogy could have been better, especially after the first which I really liked a lot.

[Yevrah]

I'm staggered they made three films out of it to be honest. Top effort that.

The tidal wave of wank surrounding Black Panther is also quite impressive, particularly considering I'd also be staggered if it was anything other than superheroes hitting each other.

[Baz]

It’s all about the soundtrack. :nod:

[Dan]

The range of accents in Black Panther is outstanding. It’s like every single person went to a different African country to learn their accent, and then all still kinda sounded American. It’s on par with a standard Marvel movie, only with less comedy & more tribal dancing. Not sure how it’s getting godly reviews, other than “MAJORITY BLACK CAST MUST NOT LOOK RACIST!” logic.

Maze Runner was alright, but after they left the maze it just became fairly generic. The final one was especially guilty of that, I thought - real by the numbers stuff. Still, always good seeing Aiden Gillen being a slimey cunt.

I also really enjoyed Shape of Water. They managed to get across a lot of charm & emotion with a main character who can’t speak, and another who’s a fish. It’s like La La Land meets Bioshock.

[Magic]

Its reviews are starting to level out. Wasn't it like 9.5 on IMDB at one point? Now 7.6 and it'll probably drop further.

[Giggles]

8pm on a Saturday evening and E4 have Men in Black on. Jesus Christ.

[Alan Shearer The 2nd]

Watched it. Bit of a slow burner (lol) but it was such a catastrophy when it picks up. Amazing role these guys play in real life, incredible bravery.

Knew next to nothing about it going in. Absolutely gut wrenching.

[Dark Soldier]

Knew next to nothing about it going in. Absolutely gut wrenching.

I loved how they didn't make the event a big drama, it just happened. That fire rolling up on them and you know there's no hope. Plus the aftermath not being some huge soppy event, just raw emotion.

Fantastic film.

[Foe]

Nightcrawler was total shit.

[Kikó]

Felt a bit weird after the Shape Of Water. I mean it's beautiful in many ways and there are numerous charming (and cartoon like evil) characters which make it watchable but the whole premise is wtf.

Yeah - not really sure what I make of it all.

[John]

You're beyond help, Foe.

[Magic]

Nightcrawler was total shit.

:cab:

[Magic]

Felt a bit weird after the Shape Of Water. I mean it's beautiful in many ways and there are numerous charming (and cartoon like evil) characters which make it watchable but the whole premise is wtf.

Yeah - not really sure what I make of it all.

This is exactly how I felt.

The 12 Oscar nominations thing is a bit Birdman.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Felt a bit weird after the Shape Of Water. I mean it's beautiful in many ways and there are numerous charming (and cartoon like evil) characters which make it watchable but the whole premise is wtf.

Yeah - not really sure what I make of it all.

Magical realism innit.

(I assume Del Toro is Mexican or something, though the Argies are kings of this stuff).

[Ian]

Does the thing in Shape of Water look as much like Abe Sapien as it does in the trailers?

[John]

Yes. Same man behind the makeup/motion capture.

[Ian]

I knew Doug Jones was in the suit or whatever but I was surprised at how on those glimpses it looked like they'd just lifted the same character and plonked him down into that. Particularly give Abe was in Del Toro films, you'd think he'd have made a point of moving away from that a bit unless it was an intentional ploy.

[Foe]

Maybe I just dislike jake gylenhall too much.

[Giggles]

Maybe I just dislike jake gylenhall too much.

I've never heard of the film, but I'm with Foe.

[John]

You could hate every actor to appear on screen with a burning passion and the narrative would still be sufficiently compelling to raise the film above 'total shit'.

[Giggles]

A Gylenhall though.

[Foe]

It's almost like in junky Glasgow land people aren't allowed to have opinions that don't mirror John's. Good thing he's super important.

[randomlegend]

I didn't like Nightcrawler. The character just didn't feel real/believable, which turned me off to the whole film.

[John]

If you're going to take petty little swipes, Foe, you should make them a great deal wittier or more cutting than that one. That's just limp nonsense.

[Foe]

Noted babe. Xx

[Pepe]

Birdman. :drool:

[Magic]

:sick:

[John]

Mexican director, mate. It's the best film ever made.

[Magic]

That wall can't come soon enough.

[Lewis]

Black Panther is pretty good. Not their best, not their worst; but definitely better for not having a load of shit comedy in it.

[Ian]

Yeah, I really enjoyed it. I've not seen much of this phase (I've missed Doctor Strange, Guardians 2 and Thor 3) but I reckon it's my favourite since Winter Soldier.

It's also surprising how many people turn out to be experts in African linguistics when others have had the temerity to consistently think that a mere action film is good.

Also, per MCU tradition, the third act is a bit of a let-down.

[Adramelch]

Birdman. :drool:

It's a good movie and I get why it got the director/cinematography awards but it felt a little underwhelming for all the hype surrounding it.

[Bernanke]

I re-watched Winter Soldier last week. It really has no business being as good as it is.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Just watched Black Panther and whilst I really enjoyed it (I'd say it's top 5 Marvel or just outside of it) it's not as brilliant as reviews have made it out to be. I do feel that had it not had a majority black cast then it wouldn't be getting the reviews it is. I personally prefer Dr. Strange and Thor 3 in this phase alone.

[Baz]

Has anyone seen that My Friend Dahmer film?

[Foe]

Watched Match Point last night which was a seriously odd film. Quite enjoyed it until the twist.

Your main man wielding a shotgun and going on a rampage was absolutely bat shit mental though, just seemed completely out of the blue.

[randomlegend]

Going to the cinema for the first time in yonks tonight. Options are:

Black Panther
I, Tonya
Shape of Water
Three Billboards
Darkest Hour (don't fancy that much today)

What should we see?

[Magic]

3 Billboards or I, Tonya.

RL walking in to a Black Panther screening. :harold:

[randomlegend]

Thinking there's any black people in Norwich :harold:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I've only seen Black Panther so that.

I'm not sure what to do about I, Tonya. It seems to be getting mad reviews but I really have no interest in figure skating and I already know about the Nancy Kerrigan attack.

[Henry]

The Circle got bad reviews. It wasn't that bad, and it's targets - IT companies that are becoming a lot like cults, and the effects that social media has on privacy - are well chosen. But the writing is uneven.

[Magic]

Thinking there's any black people in Norwich :harold:

:(

[Yevrah]

I've watched Rush and Brewster's Millions today, both of which are still excellent.

[Yevrah]

Darkest Hour is crap.

Having been captivated for nearly an hour the film completely runs out of steam and goes down a path in an attempt to reinvigorate itself that wasn't just shit, but actually embarrassing.

How does that get through quality control? What the fuck was Joe Wright thinking?

On the plus side, Gary Oldman is excellent.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I thought it was on the same path from the start. If you think it a crap path then fine, but I think it was honest about what it was doing.

[Yevrah]

I thought it was on the same path from the start. If you think it a crap path then fine, but I think it was honest about what it was doing.

Had it been half an hour shorter I'd have probably thought 'good film'. But there wasn't enough made of the material to stretch it to a 2hr+ running time and I can honestly say that the underground part is one of the worst scenes (in an otherwise not terrible movie) that I can recall.

I'm still staggered by it now.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I thought it worked (though I realise I'm in the minority) as a fever dream style metaphor scene, of which there were several during the film. It was possibly a bit clumsy in the execution I guess.

[John]

Just seen an advert for Ready Player One, the new Spielberg thing. It's the FPS bit from Wreck It Ralph stretched to feature length.

[Yevrah]

Yep, no problem with dramatic license being used, but for me that scene was done so badly, with the token black man topping it off.

[Lewis]

It's great to imagine them all sitting round nodding and thinking what an inspired decision that was.

[randomlegend]

Just seen an advert for Ready Player One, the new Spielberg thing. It's the FPS bit from Wreck It Ralph stretched to feature length.

That simply can't be good.

We saw black panther. It was pretty good but - and I'm not sure how I can justify this - it felt mental even for a Marvel film.

The fucking armoured rhinos :D

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That simply can't be good.

We saw black panther. It was pretty good but - and I'm not sure how I can justify this - it felt mental even for a Marvel film.

The fucking armoured rhinos :D

Those are actually in the comics. Well they're not armoured but they wanted to show just how much vibranium they have by putting it on their battle rhinos.

https://fsmedia.imgix.net/16/7a/49/d2/1b84/4c61/9663/90e4bac02eb5/from-black-panther-vol-2.jpeg?auto=format%2Ccompress&w=682

[Foe]

I watched The 13th yesterday on Netflix which was a bit of a serious effort. Interesting documentary, even if it did paint a pretty horrid picture of American society.

On the plus side, it made Donald Trump look terrible at the end.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Finally took the plunge and watched Suicide Squad, christ it's shit. Felt like they could have actually done something good with it too but they fucked it right up.

DC are pretty fucking bad at making films. Outside of the Nolan Batman's, Watchmen, V for Vendetta and Wonder Woman there's not many other good films but plenty of absolute shit.

[Yevrah]

Kingsman: The Golden Circle was really bad, probably one of the laziest sequels I can recall. Stronger was good and offered an interesting insight into a victim's perspective of just how helpful all of the social media wank is when you've just lost both your legs above the knee.

[Foe]

Me, Before You was proper shit. Expect more from dennyrius.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Another bad film in Bright today although it's nowhere near as bad as critics were making out and I enjoyed it more than Suicide Squad. It's pretty much instantly forgettable though.

[Panda Bear]

Finally saw Limitless after hearing people rave about it forever.

It's pulp, and it's shit. The main character being the narrator is a lazy device, starting the film off with a cliffhanger is a contrived technique, and the perspective zooms were sickening to watch. Most egregious of all is that it pulled the "you only use 10% of your brain" bullshit. Our brain is fully active almost 100% of the time. If you're producing/directing/writing and you leave that shit in there, then it means you're a moron and your movie is going to be dumb.

The only book/movie that pulled off the whole "10% of your brain" shit was Matilda by Roald Dahl, and obviously that's an exception.

[Bernanke]

Kong: Skull Island is a pretty fun watch, surprisingly.

[Baz]

Yeah Limitless is absolute toss.

[John]

Who the Dickens was raving about Limitless?

[Baz]

Who the Dickens was raving about Limitless?Kiko.

[Kikó]

I do LOVE Bradley Cooper.

[phonics]

I only realised in the last year or so that every time someone mentioned Bradley Cooper I was actually thinking of Bradley Whitford. 'Bradley Cooper? Yeah, he was great in West Wing'

[Kikó]

He is a good quiz show host.

[Mazuuurk]

Kong: Skull Island is a pretty fun watch, surprisingly.

Agreed, it was much better than I expected.

[Henry]

Lady Bird is good. Don't know if it merits the "universal acclaim" that it has recieved.

[John]

Universal acclaim doesn't mean everyone has praised everything about it, just that everyone has praised it to some degree.

[Henry]

Universal acclaim doesn't mean everyone has praised everything about it, just that everyone has praised it to some degree.

Acclaim indicates high praise.

[John]

If you've taken it from Rottentomatoes, which is where that phrase is really used, then all it means is no negative reviews.

[Lewis]

I really liked The Shape of Water. I bet Michael Shannon would have been the biggest actor around fifty years ago, the over-acting nonce.

[Magic]

I really liked The Shape of Water. I bet Michael Shannon would have been the biggest actor around fifty years ago, the over-acting nonce.

Unexpected.

He was tremendous, though.

[Magic]

Lady Bird is good. Don't know if it merits the "universal acclaim" that it has recieved.

It'll be utter crap, then.

[Yevrah]

I haven't seen it and I'm not sure it warrants this level of investigation, but have it anyway.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-43146027

[Pepe]

Watched that Three Billboards film tonight and thought it was very good, but all the wankers in the theater laughing out loud throughout as if they were watching Ace Ventura in that very American 'look at me, look at me' way ruined the whole thing.

[Panda Bear]

Lady Bird is best viewed if you pay attention to the contrast between how her mother treats her daughter compared to other people. This is pretty obvious advice, sure, but I think you can miss the core of the film if you gloss over those parts when the mom's not around her daughter.

It's fine. It has some funny moments, and the family dynamics are well done.

[leedsrevolution]

Thought The Shape of Water was pretty shit. Don't really get the hype on that one. Three Billboards was very good though.

[Pepe]

I thought it was pretty good. The Shape of Water, that is.

[Magic]

:harold:

[Pepe]

It's no Birdman, that's for sure, but still a good watch.

[Magic]

Too far.

[ItalAussie]

I really enjoyed Shape of Water. I haven't seen Three Billboards, but it seems liked a reasonable Best Picture winner.

Hawkins was excellent, as was whoever did the fish suit.

[Magic]

:harold:

[Magic]

How amazing is Hawkins? I'd smash her 41 year old booty all over the tank.

[Yevrah]

Watched I, Tonya last night, which was pretty good, if a little off in places.

One thing that was constantly on my mind was whether the news correspondent was a white actor blacked up or not.

[Pepe]

I preferred the Billboards one better than the Fish one, with neither of them being all that much.

[Yevrah]

Haven't seen Shape of Water, but I'd agree Three Billboards was a good film. Nothing more, nothing less.

[John]

Watched I, Tonya last night, which was pretty good, if a little off in places.

One thing that was constantly on my mind was whether the news correspondent was a white actor blacked up or not.

I enjoyed it but it was deeply silly in places. The news man was Bobby Cannavale with a heavy fake tan, so you're half right.

[Giggles]

How good/shit is Salt? It's starting on E4 now.

[Boydy]

It's alright. Silly but enjoyable action film.

[Yevrah]

I watched Get Out, which was alright. Best Picture nominee and actual winner of original screenplay though? Fuck me, and fuck me hard.

[Magic]

It was god you resist cunt.

[Yevrah]

It's an alright, maybe good film, but not a fucking chance that gets nominated for best picture or wins best screenplay in years gone by. And not because the academy were racist (as well they are/were and no doubt still are), but because it's just not that good.

[Dark Soldier]

I fucking hate that film

[Yevrah]

How so?

[John]

Baz there's a new film out on Netflix written, directed by, and starring the four lads from Workaholics.

[John]

Annihilation, the new Alex Garland thing Netflix have bought, is about ninety percent wonderful and ten percent absolute toilet.

It isn't a horror film but there's one sequence in there involving a creature that will stick with me for quite a while.

[Lewis]

I decided that I'm going to subject myself to that Justice League film, so I watched Wonder Woman. It's alright, but it's obscene how much of a bird that actress is. There must be a million munters somewhere all just balancing her out.

[John]

I'd strongly advise against it. It's just an abject waste of two hours. The only positive I took from it is that The White Stripes' Icky Thump plays over one scene and I like that song.

Even Gal Gadot, who was great in Wonder Woman, does nothing of interest.

[phonics]

I decided that I'm going to subject myself to that Justice League film, so I watched Wonder Woman. It's alright, but it's obscene how much of a bird that actress is. There must be a million munters somewhere all just balancing her out.

I went to see it because people were getting very angry cause of the IDF stuff and the WOMEN EMPOWERMENT shit so I had to have an opinion. I thought it was dull but she can get a pass forever for being one half of the greatest action movie couple ever.

https://img00.deviantart.net/de72/i/2013/163/5/c/gisele_and_han_by_h0an-d68q5hz.jpg

[Baz]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7ZHi_dDSnQ

FILM OF THE YEAR. :chief: :drool: :youpi: :clap:

April 20th 2018. Mark it on your calendars, lads.


Looks shit.

Also doesn't it say March 23rd Baz?


Baz there's a new film out on Netflix written, directed by, and starring the four lads from Workaholics.
https://media1.tenor.com/images/1161f42300d0aa38f048e7570e682385/tenor.gif?itemid=9560320

I’m off Thursday so will probably watch it twice.

Mike said it was turd and overly gory, but he doesn’t watch Workaholics so what does he know.

Gonna watch it, John?

[John]

Nope. Those are the three most annoying people on earth and Workaholics was bilge.

[Giggles]

The Last Jedi has been poor enough but I've just got to the casino bit and I'm about ready to just switch it off.

[Dark Soldier]

Annihilation, the new Alex Garland thing Netflix have bought, is about ninety percent wonderful and ten percent absolute toilet.

It isn't a horror film but there's one sequence in there involving a creature that will stick with me for quite a while.

If its the scene I think you're referencing I found it laughably bad. Really didn't like the film at all.

[Giggles]

That was bad.

[John]

If its the scene I think you're referencing I found it laughably bad. Really didn't like the film at all.

It will be. I did laugh when it was first revealed, but something about the way the sound was chopped up made it really creepy and by the end of the scene it was really effective.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Went to see Ready Player One today. It drags in parts (especially near the end), is a little too long and the characters are pretty bland with little development.

The cultural references and the visuals are brilliant though.

I enjoyed it but really can't see it having any sort of re-watch value.

[Alan Shearer The 2nd]

It will be. I did laugh when it was first revealed, but something about the way the sound was chopped up made it really creepy and by the end of the scene it was really effective.

Is this the screaming bear or the faceless humanoid?

Faceless humanoids automatically go to the top of the creepy pile for me.

[John]

The former.

[Lewis]

I watched Spider-Man: Homecoming the other day, and it's a bit boring when Michael Keaton isn't on.

[CJay]

A Quiet Place is superb. Tense and gripping right from the off.

[phonics]

I watched Spider-Man: Homecoming the other day, and it's a bit boring when Michael Keaton isn't on.

Are these the ones with Emma Stone in them or the ones with the kid from That 70s Show? I can't keep up.

[Lewis]

The latest REBOOT made sense to avoid having a forty year old Spider Man in these bring-it-all-together Avengers films. It probably is the best Spider Man film (his fat mate was lol as well), but that says more about the old[er] films and Spider Man being a crap character than anything.

[randomlegend]

Isle of Dogs is fucking odd. Good though.

[Baz]

The newest Spider-Man film is quality, and I really don’t enjoy superhero films. That and deadpool are the only ones I’d rewatch.

[Mike]

The newest Spider-Man film is quality, and I really don’t enjoy superhero films. That and deadpool are the only ones I’d rewatch.
Watch the newest Thor.

[Bernanke]

I also enjoyed GOTG2 a lot.

[Magic]

Went to see Ready Player One today. It drags in parts (especially near the end), is a little too long and the characters are pretty bland with little development.

The cultural references and the visuals are brilliant though.

I enjoyed it but really can't see it having any sort of re-watch value.

The only films with "re-watch value" are the Bond ones.

[Magic]

Anyone seen A Quiet Place yet?

Generally horrors just aren't my thing but this has been getting amazing reviews plus Jim.

[Mazuuurk]

Watched The Last Jedi on a plane the other day.

I didn't really like it. I don't know why people feel they need to shit over everything that's old. Just let our childhood heroes be badass and awesome and kick the shit outta people.

[Dan]

Anyone seen A Quiet Place yet?

Generally horrors just aren't my thing but this has been getting amazing reviews plus Jim.

It's not a horror movie, more of a survival movie with horror elements, kinda like Alien. It is good though, definitely worth a watch.

Saw Ghost Stories on Tuesday too, which is basically a psychological horror movie disguised as three more traditional horror shorts. I thought it was nicely done, with the cases all tying in to the end & each offering a couple of good jump-scare moments.

[Alan Shearer The 2nd]

That's splitting hairs a bit is it not? Alien is essentially a horror film set in space.

[Magic]

WTF. :D

So it's a horror movie then?

[phonics]

I know what he means but it's still a horror movie.

[CJay]

It's not a scary horror film. There are one or two jump scares, but it's more about tension than scares.

[Dan]

It's not a scary horror film. There are one or two jump scares, but it's more about tension than scares.

That, basically.

[Magic]

It's not a scary horror film. There are one or two jump scares, but it's more about tension than scares.

Jump scares a horror film does not make. Rule no.1.

[Henry]

Annihilation has a lot of elements that make up better movies such as Arrival and Under the Skin. But itself isn't that good.

[Dark Soldier]

Wildling - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5085924/

This leaked online today, and the RT reviews were decent so I gave it a go. A lot better than expected, with a very good central performance and an interesting take on a genre there's been a lot of. Well worth a watch, its a bit low/mid budget so can look a little shoddy in places but I enjoyed the shit out of it.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Ended up watching the following on the plane journeys:

Wonder
Battle of the Sexes
The Iron Giant (original animated)

I wanted to watch Thee Billboards and Blade Runner 2049 too but they had edited all R movies so anyone could watch them. I got tried of people being dubbed to say 'Fudge, Freak, Mother Lover and Poop' so had to swerve them.

Favourite of those three was Iron Giant which was excellent. Wonder was probably the worst and I really don't understand the praise it has been getting, his face wasn't even that bad.

[Dark Soldier]

You Were Never Really Here was everything I hoped it'd be. Cinema as I adore it.

[randomlegend]

Just seen the trailer for the new Jurassic World film. What the fuck is that shit :D

[Alan Shearer The 2nd]

Positives- Jeff Goldblum.

There endeth positives.

[Limoutsonik]

Go see Infinity War as soon as you fucking can.

[Byron]

I'm seeing it this weekend. Proper excited but reading the reviews has indicated that the main problem the film has is giving enough relevant screen time when you have a billion superheroes, which is an understandable problem I guess.

On the subject of Marvel, got round to watching Black Panther. It's a solid film, but I can't help thinking that all the rave reviews are down to OMG BLACK CULTURE and OMG SUB-TEXT ABOUT RACIAL INEQUALITY. It's good, but it's not as good as Thor Ragnarok or GoTG 2.

[Mazuuurk]

I do also want to watch the new Avengers film, but I still haven't gotten around to watch Thor: Ragnarok and Black Panther.

Also, I never actually finished the last avengers film so I resorted to reading how it ended for the sake of keeping up with "the universe story arc" but when I recently watched Spiderman: Homecoming I was already a little confused about what had exactly happened before.


Is Captain America some sort of antihero now or what?

[Lewis]

Yeah he went underground after Civil War because him and his mates wouldn't sign up to those superhero accords.

[Limoutsonik]

I'm seeing it this weekend. Proper excited but reading the reviews has indicated that the main problem the film has is giving enough relevant screen time when you have a billion superheroes, which is an understandable problem I guess.

On the subject of Marvel, got round to watching Black Panther. It's a solid film, but I can't help thinking that all the rave reviews are down to OMG BLACK CULTURE and OMG SUB-TEXT ABOUT RACIAL INEQUALITY. It's good, but it's not as good as Thor Ragnarok or GoTG 2.

Let's just say everyone gets their share of the pie and no one feels left out or shoehorned in the movie for the sake of it.I went in having only seen the 2 trailers and no tv spots and stuff and my mind was absolutely blown to bits.It was certainly the best movie-going experience i've ever had since the theater was packed and everyone reacted expertly to what was transpiring in the screen.

[Mazuuurk]

Yeah he went underground after Civil War because him and his mates wouldn't sign up to those superhero accords.

Cheers.

[phonics]

Yeah he went underground after Civil War because him and his mates wouldn't sign up to those superhero accords.

These films sound terrible.

[Lewis]

They're mostly good, and the Captain America sequels are really good.

[phonics]

I love surveillance culture/ cold war intrigue and couldn't make it through the second one. That first one is genuinely one of the worst films I've seen in years.

[Panda Bear]

A Quiet Place with Emily Blunt and Jim Krasinski is wonderful.

It maintains its tension throughout the entire film, and you become increasingly invested in the family. They're not used as a simple prop for horror.

[Magic]

A Quiet Place with Emily Blunt and Jim Krasinski is wonderful.

It maintains its tension throughout the entire film, and you become increasingly invested in the family. They're not used as a simple prop for horror.

Better at the cincin where it has the potential to be ruined by noisy Islamics or can it be just as good at home?

[John]

Cincin is worse than that lunatic with 'babby' for kebab shop.

[Magic]

Shut up and pass me the remocht.

[Lewis]

Infinity War is really good, and for the best part of three hours it flies by.

lol at them only offing the crap ones at the end.

[Dan]

Just seen it too.

I thought the same, really. Chucked a few franchises out just before this one so they could have some extra corpses, but then would anybody really be surprised if they just brought half of them back to life in the second one?

Aside from that, they did a good job of keeping everything rolling without destroying the individual elements, and it was a pretty enjoyable watch. You do have to wonder what the Wakandans are up to if the best shield they can make with their super advanced tech can just be pulled open & climbed through.

[Mazuuurk]

OK at least I got around to watching Thor: Ragnarok yesterday, which was pretty good I thought. Quite funny.

I also realized I never watched the end of Age of Ultron, so I think something happened there with Hulk that I didn't quite get but apart from that it was a great film.


Idriss Elba and Jeff Goldblum obviously bossed it.

[Henry]

Were people raving about Icarus a while back? It's obviously an important issue and it's fairly interesting, but I'm not getting the acclaim. The story landed on the guy and his presentation of it is a bit bizarre. It's like he literally edited two documentaries into one. He probably shouldn't have bothered including a lot of his original stuff or taking up so much of the runtime with it.

[John]

Were people raving about Icarus a while back? It's obviously an important issue and it's fairly interesting, but I'm not getting the acclaim. The story landed on the guy and his presentation of it is a bit bizarre. It's like he literally edited two documentaries into one. He probably shouldn't have bothered including a lot of his original stuff or taking up so much of the runtime with it.

That's almost exactly what myself and Reg were saying. It's incredibly interesting but that's entirely down to the subject matter and the top level Russian operator he stumbled into.

I thought the same about the originally planned documentary. He should have included some of it as background but you could easily lose two thirds of it.

[Henry]

Yeah, there's a scene where probably 40 seconds is eaten up by his mate trying to find a charger for his laptop. No point in that.

[Limoutsonik]

Infinity War is really good, and for the best part of three hours it flies by.

lol at them only offing the crap ones at the end.

The OG avengers are left meaning that they will probably sacrifice themselves(not all of them)to reverse what happened.Non-snap deaths are legit though(Gamora,Heimdall,Loki)Vision not so much as they explicitly said that he has Ultron,Banner,Stark and JARVIS in him so he can probably function without the gem since Suri made a backup.Also,bear in mind that Red Skull was disintegrated back in Captain America 1 and he appeared in that planet where the soul stone is,so they are probably not dead.Any other questions you guys have about what went down,let me know.

[randomlegend]

The problem I have with Infinity War...

...is that it's so obviously all going to get reversed as to make the whole thing feel pointless.

I know the whole lack of threat thing is an issue generally with these films but this felt by far the worst offender

[Lewis]

I figured there would have to be some sort of time travel wank involved somewhere along the line, but I was still surprised when matey managed to do everyone in at the end of this one. I thought he would almost get there, and then the SUSPENSE would carry over into the next one, at which point they would figure out how to stop him getting all of the stones and then pull the time travel/other dimension stuff on him.

[Shindig]

This is why you bang a few films out and then leave it for about six years.

[Ian]

Presumably the suspense for the next Avengers film will be meant to be found in the form of

who actually dies. The original film Avenger team all survive and everybody else dies? Sure, but at least some of that is getting switched about. And not all the ones who are leaving (like Chris Evans) will necessarily die but that's the question.

Saw the film this afternoon and enjoyed it a lot. Thanos is comfortably the best villain they've managed, which helps.

[Pleb]

You would imagine Thanos is going to somehow lose all of the gems during the stand-alone phase four films...or at least one of them.

[Magic]

I saw this on the BBC and thought you should see it:

Woman with Asperger's removed from BFI cinema 'for laughing' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-43950171

:clap:

[Pleb]

Why is that even remotely funny?

[Magic]

It isn't the smilie is incorrect. It should be the two hands clapping.

[Alan Shearer The 2nd]

Mon-Thurs AM is about the only time I'd go to the cinema now.

[Clunge]

Ghost Stories was very excellent. Dark, macabre, wry, funny and self-aware, and actually vaguely poignant too. Liked the oddball assortment of good Brit actors too. Weirdly devoid though of any female presence at all, that was a bit jarring in retrospect.

[Mazuuurk]

Watched Red Sparrow this weekend and quite enjoyed it. The Russian accents they all put on are a little cringy, but at the same time I also find it a little wierd when people try to portray Russians with no accent at all (like in the Death of Stalin, which isn't comparable but still).

Anyway, the film managed it's suspense quite well I thought. It had this weird style to it where it felt like it was set in the Cold War era but it was actually meant to be present day from what I gathered.

[Dan]

Yeah, I got the same vibe from it, although I do wonder if that’s just what you get when you mix Russian accents & espionage thrillers regardless of what era they’re set in.

[Magic]

Anyone seen 25th hour?

Watching Gladiator tonight.

[Dark Soldier]

25th Hour is very decent, nothing amazing.

[Yevrah]

What was Kermode's "I'm not lying" on the podcast about this week?

[John Arne]

What was Kermode's "I'm not lying" on the podcast about this week?

Presumably Donald Trump lying about knowing that he paid off that porno actress. Kermode talking about Trump is the worst Kermode.

[Yevrah]

Presumably Donald Trump lying about knowing that he paid off that porno actress. Kermode talking about Trump is the worst Kermode.

That's what I suspected, but I hoped I'd missed an in joke instead as it's absolutely pathetic.

[Henry]

Thanos was Marvels best villain, but Infinity War isn't any better than the rest of their output. Unfocused empty bombast for the most part.

[Magic]

Baby Driver was class. Really enjoyed it.

Also Stand By Me last night on Universal. :drool:

[SvN]

I love Stand By Me. It somehow manages to make me feel nostalgic to a time I never experienced.

[Magic]

I first saw it when I was around 10. It resonated so bad and I've seen it countless times since. A hark back to simpler times, minus dead children of course.

[Ian]

I watched Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation last night. It was good action-y fun as the series tends to be now (other than when Ghost Protocol shat itself for the last half hour or whatever.) The films are hammy enough that I approve of them adding Alec Baldwin to chomp some scenery.


I love Stand By Me. It somehow manages to make me feel nostalgic to a time I never experienced.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZbF06LWFa0

[SincereTheRebel]

Can anyone remember a movie where some scientist put a mouse in a box, then exposed the box to some kind of weapon that usually kills everything but the mouse survived. The scientist was a black man but wasnt ving Rhames. Something to do with saving the world or creating some weapon to kill some alien or something. Not the best breakdown, i no.

[John]

The only film I can think of with a mouse that should be dead being held by a someone a bit like Ving Rhames is The Green Mile, but he isn't a scientist and there's no weapon.

[Magic]

Can anyone remember a movie where some scientist put a mouse in a box, then exposed the box to some kind of weapon that usually kills everything but the mouse survived. The scientist was a black man but wasnt ving Rhames. Something to do with saving the world or creating some weapon to kill some alien or something. Not the best breakdown, i no.

Are you sure you didn't just imagine it?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkmf3Hbnh_4

I guess a fat Eddie Murphy sort of looks like Ving Rhames with hair.

[Pepe]

That's great. :D

[SincereTheRebel]

Turns out the movie was called The Core and it was hot rubbish.

[SincereTheRebel]

I just watched Prometheus and I'm having to search online for the answers.

[phonics]

Don't.It's all shit.

[Alan Shearer The 2nd]

I still can't help but like Prometheus.

[randomlegend]

John Wick lol

At the end where he mends his deep abdominal stab wound with a few staples :D

[John]

John Wick is great.

[Giggles]

John Wick lol

At the end where he mends his deep abdominal stab wound with a few staples :D

In fairness, I remember seeing a film as a kid and there was some lad in a red cape flying around the place. Preposterous stuff.

[John]

The 15:17 to Paris is a fucking odd thing. It's based on real events, but rather than getting actors in to play them, they've got the three guys to play themselves, making it sort of half biopic and half reconstruction. Clint Eastwood must be senile to have thought that was a good idea.

[Magic]

John Wick lol

At the end where he mends his deep abdominal stab wound with a few staples :D

You're such a fucking wet clam. Trust you to be bothered by that.

[Dquincy]

The 15:17 to Paris is a fucking odd thing. It's based on real events, but rather than getting actors in to play them, they've got the three guys to play themselves, making it sort of half biopic and half reconstruction. Clint Eastwood must be senile to have thought that was a good idea.

I appreciate the actual events which sounded quite heroic, but to make a film about it is just odd. And to watch it is even more odd.

[Dquincy]

Which is the best Final Destination?

[Pleb]

None of them.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Third iirc.

[Magic]

Which is the best Final Destination?

The one that involves your timely death.

[Pepe]

Bit harsh. I lolled.

[Mazuuurk]

Watched Annihilation yesterday and it was pretty good. Really weird. Strange, quite tense. Partly just felt like a general hommage to Sci-fi.

Natalie Portman doesn't really age, does she.

[SincereTheRebel]

Don't.It's all shit.


I still can't help but like Prometheus.

I then at random to watch Alien Covenant and it appeaeres the same man and names are used in it also. It lasted 15 minutes before I turned it off. I just didn't understand


Which is the best Final Destination?

The first one with stan. I hear a lot of critic with final destination but I think the whole franchise is great.

[John]

Infinity War is alright.

[Magic]

A Quiet Place is a triumph. What a great film. LOVED IT.

[phonics]

Roman Polanski is furious at the Oscars for expelling him and his movies from being submitted. He said it was an outrageous disrespect of Due Process from his appartment in Switzerland where he's avoiding extradition.

[Henry]

They knew all about Polanski when they were awarding him an Oscar in 2002 and condemning the persecution he was suffering.

[Dark Soldier]

Ready Player One is the worst blockbuster movie I think I've ever seen. Not Spielberg's fault as the source material is probably the worst book ever written but fucking hell its insanely bad.

[John]

Ready Player One is the worst blockbuster movie I think I've ever seen. Not Spielberg's fault as the source material is probably the worst book ever written but fucking hell its insanely bad.

Is it, as the advert suggested and I said months ago, essentially the FPS bit from Wreck-it Ralph stretched to a feature length?

[Dark Soldier]

I'm not sure I was too busy stabbing my own eyeballs throughout

[Baz]

I've decided to watch all 18 Marvel Cinematic Universe films (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Marvel_Cinematic_Universe_films) in a row to see if I can get involved with all the fuss. Wish me luck, lads.

[Giggles]

I've decided to watch all 18 Marvel Cinematic Universe films (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Marvel_Cinematic_Universe_films) in a row to see if I can get involved with all the fuss. Wish me luck, lads.

Is there a proper running order to watch them in? I'd want no part of it if not. Thought about it with X-Men once and that is apparently fucked up for continuity with far less films.

[Lewis]

X-Men has some other rights agreement so they're all over the shop. The Avengers 'universe' is all consistent.

[Baz]

Is there a proper running order to watch them in? I'd want no part of it if not. Thought about it with X-Men once and that is apparently fucked up for continuity with far less films.
Yeah I linked to the wiki with the order they go in. First one is Iron Man which I’ve already seen but only when it first came out. I’ve also seen a dodgy copy of Iron Man 3, the Age Of Ultron Avengers film, some of Winter Soldier on a plane and the quite excellent Spider-Man Homecoming so the majority of them will be the first viewing for me, which hopefully makes me want to actually get through the 18. (FYI Infinity War is on at the cinema but probably by the time I’ve watched the other 17 I won’t have to wait long for the 4K Blu-ray (do people actually say UHD?) of that.)

[Boydy]

I was thinking of doing something similar given all the recent hype about Black Panther and Infinity War. Doubt I can be arsed though. I don't like super heroes that much.

[Giggles]

Never knew Spiderman fell into all that. I've only seen two of the Maguire ones though.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Never knew Spiderman fell into all that. I've only seen two of the Maguire ones though.

The Maguire/Garfield films aren't part of the MCU.

Sony (who also do the X-Men films and Deadpool) did that.

[Pleb]

Didn't I hear that Marvel/Disney wanted to put the X-Men and Deadpool in the MCU in the near future?

[Lewis]

If you wanted to reduce the workload of catching them up you could skip the Iron Man sequels (the weakest films and don't add anything), the first Thor sequel (weak and doesn't add much), and the standalone Hulk film (not bad, but what is there to get about him?). That would take however many hours out of it. You would only be missing out on Tim Roth doing a turn in the Hulk film, but all of the films tend to get their casting - particularly the villains - absolutely spot on, so you would live.

[Giggles]

The Maguire/Garfield films aren't part of the MCU.

Sony (who also do the X-Men films and Deadpool) did that.

Are there newer Spiderman ones that are though?

[Shindig]

I'm not sure I was too busy stabbing my own eyeballs throughout

Bit harsh. You'll never be able to erase the memories.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Are there newer Spiderman ones that are though?
The homecoming one with Tom Holland.

[Limoutsonik]

The Maguire/Garfield films aren't part of the MCU.

Sony (who also do the X-Men films and Deadpool) did that.

Sony=Spiderman movie distribution rights that are shared with Marvel,new Venom movie that comes out,outside of MCU continuity
Fox=Xmen movie rights,Fantastic Four movie rights,Deadpool movie rights,in the process of being bought out as movie studio company by Disney.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Shit, I forgot they were Fox.

[Dark Soldier]

Easily my favourite film of the year so far:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6738136/

A take on the old classic revenge thriller. Gore to the max, a stunning central performance and some insanely good cinematography. Not for the faint of heart but a phenomenal ride.

[John]

I downloaded that earlier. Really like the look of it.

[Henry]

The Autopsy of Jane Doe is decent. Haven't watched a horror in a while.

[John]

Cure is at the top of PtP's most downloaded list for some reason, and now I really want to watch it again and spend the next six months feeling oddly uncomfortable at all times.

[Ian]

I watched Compliance yesterday. A marginally uncomfortable watch when you know it's based on stuff that actually happened. And even though you know going in there is plenty of research proving how wired people are to obey you still want to give some of the people involved a good, hard shake.

[phonics]

For some reason I've had lots of thoughts about Airheads a lot recently. I barely remember a thing about it yet what I do remember is incredibly vivid. Was it any good / do you think it'd still hold up?

[Dark Soldier]

I watched Compliance yesterday. A marginally uncomfortable watch when you know it's based on stuff that actually happened. And even though you know going in there is plenty of research proving how wired people are to obey you still want to give some of the people involved a good, hard shake.

Great film that.

[Kikó]

Avengers was surprisingly good. They've finally managed to put a bit of jeopardy into them. Admittedly i haven't watched a marvel film since iron man 2.

[Magic]

I love how everyone is like YOU NEED TO WATCH ALL THE OTHERS FIRST ZOMG because they've added one layer to the film and maybe an extra dimension at a stretch.

People who watch normal films can understand quite well thanks.

[Dark Soldier]

They're all shit and follow the same exact beats throughout so give a fuck if I don't know the name of strawman's home planet or something

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Infinity War :drool:

Thanos was brilliant.

I loved that they teased Thor stopping him at the end too.

Also, for those that don't know. The symbol on Fury's pager in the post-credits scene was that of Captain Marvel who will likely beat him (along with those who didn't die) and manage to reverse most of what was done.

[Browning]

I hadn't seen a single Marvel movie going in apart from Guardians 1 and 2. Seemed pretty easy to follow though. Robotnik wanted all the Chaos Emeralds, what more did you need to know?

[phonics]

For some reason I've had lots of thoughts about Airheads a lot recently. I barely remember a thing about it yet what I do remember is incredibly vivid. Was it any good / do you think it'd still hold up?

Seriously, does anyone remember this film and if so, is it worth my time rewatching or is it more dated than Mahows Ukranian camgirl?

[John]

It's bilge but not because it's dated, it was bilge to begin with.

[phonics]

Reading the wikipedia makes it seem that Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa is a direct sequel.

[randomlegend]

Deadpool 2 REALLY doubles down on the tone of the first one.

I thought it was cracking good fun.

[Dan]

Yeah, just got back from seeing it. It's more of the same, which I'm totally fine with in this instance.

Saw Tully the other week too. Didn't really know what to expect having seen nothing but the poster, which gave me Ladybird vibes. It does have a similar indie type feel to it, and it was definitely better than I'd have guessed. We also saw Strangers Prey At Night, which was alright, if pretty generic.

[Magic]

Hereditary looks utterly horrifying.

[Dark Soldier]

Hereditary looks utterly horrifying.

If it actually is I'll be very impressed.

[Mike]

Off to see Deadpool 2 tonight. :)

[Dark Soldier]

The Strangers: Prey At Night - Fucks all the goodwill the first created into submission. Arse.

A Quiet Place - Fairly decent, signposted to oblivion, a couple of good moments. Ending was lol as fuck.

[Henry]

Jawbone is really good. Terrific performance by Johnny Harris.