Film Thread

[Ian]

I think Dark Knight is very good until Joker's dealt with. Eckhart is really good and was on form at that time but when Joker's dealt with the film loses momentum.

Begins is fun while also feeling more disposable, and also features the inexplicable casting of Katie Holmes.

Basically Dark Knight should have sacked all that Two Face stuff after he's hurt and made him the baddie of Rises instead of all the shit he actually went for.

[Yevrah]

Talking of weak endings, I watched No Country for Old Men for the first time in ages the other night. It's an incredible film up until the last 20 minutes or so when it completely and utterly shits the bed.

[Lofty]

Nothing happens? It's literally set piece after set piece.

Watched The Prestige last night, one of my favourite films. The 4K disc really comes into it's own during the Tesla scenes.

[Dark Soldier]

Is Begins the one where he has a broken back and he fixes it by working out?

They're all fucking awful films. The third is laughable.

[Shindig]

I mean, they can smarten it up all they like but it's still comic book fiction. I like the trilogy for the slightly smarter bollocks it is.

We didn't get an Anne Hathaway in a catsuit but you can't have everything.

[phonics]

Nothing happens? It's literally set piece after set piece.

Exactly.

[niko_cee]

Just watched Mario on a SUPERSCREEN and my main takeaway is it was very loud. Meh, it was alright, and probably better than the myriad comic book films that entirely populated the trailers and that other Mario film they made where the goombas were hard men bouncer types. Enough nostalgia to offset what is a pretty dull film.

[Lofty]

Is Begins the one where he has a broken back and he fixes it by working out?

They're all fucking awful films. The third is laughable.

That's Rises, which is poor and you can tell he was bored of it by then. The Prestige or Interstellar the best Nolan efforts for me.

[Spikey M]

Just watched Mario on a SUPERSCREEN and my main takeaway is it was very loud. Meh, it was alright, and probably better than the myriad comic book films that entirely populated the trailers and that other Mario film they made where the goombas were hard men bouncer types. Enough nostalgia to offset what is a pretty dull film.

My kids enjoyed it, but yeah, I felt similar. Was fun in places but largely "meh".

[Vanishing Wanderer]

I thoroughly enjoyed Super Mario Bros. Felt like a kid again.

[Lofty]

The Last Kingdom film just felt like more of the same, not a bad thing but I'd have liked to see them try and make it more cinematic than essentially 'here's a longer episode' like Sharpe.

[Yevrah]

Just finished watching Nope, it was crap.

[Mike]

I’m at my parents and my Dad has Jaws on. It’s still fantastic.

[Gray Fox]

Got my hands on a good copy of Ant-Man: Quantumania over the weekend and I'd like the time back...

I feel Majors comes across well as Kang but that doesn't really matter any more considering he's about to get fired.

[Lofty]

I haven't seen it but also think it is a bit weird he is the big bad for this 'phase' and they shot their load early. The original stuff worked so well because Thanos turns up late and when he does turn up he gets shit done.

[Baz]

Thinking of going to watch an Odeon “iSense” screening of Super Mario Bros. What’s everyone’s opinion of the best place to sit?

https://i.imgur.com/M58sD7l.jpg

[Gray Fox]

Row D, seat 9/10.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I always go as far back and as centrally as possible.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I tend to go 2 or 3 in from the left, so I can make a hasty escape at the end without having to listen to people's awful opinions.

[Ian]

Row D, seat 9/10.

This seems about right.

Cinemagoers in the south east must be much noisier because nobody's ever talking to each other loudly enough for me to hear their opinions when I'm leaving after the film.

[Giggles]

Enjoyed Tetris. That soundtrack :drool:

[mo]

If the screen has a row of seats above the entrace I like to sit there - usually 2-4 seats off to the side, great when you've got kids so they can spread out a bit and far enough away from the rest of the general public.

[Gray Fox]

Middle of the row means no one should really come past you as there's usually stairs on both sides. You don't want to go all the way at the back because the chavs and riff raff like to do that. You also don't want to be near the front for obvious reasons.

[Baz]

Row D, seat 9/10.

Seemed spot on. :thbup:

Film was okay, funny enough.

[Shindig]

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

That looks genuinely awful. Remember when Neill Blomkamp had potential?

[Ian]

That looks very bad. The concept is bad anyway, before you get to the trailer having the whole plot in it, telling their target audience they're fat losers and Orlando Bloom trying to bring gravitas to saying "Gran Turismo."

[Shindig]

According to their website the GT Academy still runs. All they had to do was run another TV series of that. Or cut up the 2016 series this is obviously based on.

[Gray Fox]

Watched Guardians of the Galaxy 3 yesterday and quite enjoyed it.

A good buck to the trend of the downward spiralling MCU quality.

[Yevrah]

Air, which is now on Amazon Prime, is really good.

[Dark Soldier]

Yes, yes it is, considering its just some people trying to get a deal done.

[Boydy]

You seen Beau is Afraid yet, DS?

[Dark Soldier]

You seen Beau is Afraid yet, DS?

Nope. Was banking on going cinema for it but busy as fuck next few weeks. It should be 'out' early to mid June so will watch then.

Hyped for it though.

[Giggles]

Really enjoyed Air. Good shout.

[Lofty]

Apparently a Captain Tom biopic is in the works :D

[Baz]

Booked tickets for Spiderverse 2 a week tomorrow. :cool:

Showcase cinema this time, as Odeon only doing evening screenings as if it’s not a children’s film.

[mo]

Rewatched Alien after reading a ‘behind the scenes’ type thread on Twitter. Biggest jump was when Jones scares the crap out of Ripley!

[Baz]

When was the last time everyone watched the 1979 classic Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes? Started watching it with my daughter and it’s absolutely hilarious.

[Giggles]

F9 has hit Netflix :drool:

[Giggles]

I forgot how bad these got. Glorious.

[phonics]

I'm halfway through French Connection 2. This might be one of the worst sequels to a great movie I've ever seen.

[SvN]

I'm halfway through French Connection 2. This might be one of the worst sequels to a great movie I've ever seen.

https://i.imgur.com/D9Gm3By.png

[Baz]

Booked tickets for Spiderverse 2 a week tomorrow. :cool:

Showcase cinema this time, as Odeon only doing evening screenings as if it’s not a children’s film.

The film was excellent. The cinema was not.

Odeon is king.

[Giggles]

I gave up after Toby Maguire and then remaking it about sixteen times. Waste of time.

[Bernanke]

Blackberry is ace. Nails everything Air didn't.

[phonics]

Dungeons and Dragons movie kicks ass.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Across the Spider-Verse is fucking brilliant.

Maybe I'm just a fanboy and the COMMON MAN wont think it's good but holy fuck.

I cannot wait for the next film.

[Lewis]

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I'll be spewing if it's shit.

[Shindig]

There's a Scorsese version of that in my head with Joe Pesci in the lead role.

[Baz]

I bet it’s not as good as Napoleon Dynamite.

[Dark Soldier]

Magnolia

The one PTA I hadn't seen. For years I thought I had, don't know why, hazy memory with age.

This is a proper film. Fucking amazing. Every actor is on it. So so good. Julianne Moore is probably the stand out, Cruise as the sleazy men's guru absolutely wrought up with anguish, Macy so incredibly hopeless and lost.

Loved that ending too and the way it all wraps and morphs together.

The Master still sits as my favourite PTA due to Phoenix and Hoffman tearing up the screen, but what a phenomenal way to spend three hours.

[-james-]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otNh9bTjXWg

Chalamet in this has got to be one of the worst casting calls in recent memory.

[Yevrah]

I'd have quite liked to see Hugh Grant take the role, rather than being an Oompa Loompa.

[randomlegend]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otNh9bTjXWg

Chalamet in this has got to be one of the worst casting calls in recent memory.

Wow, I've never seen him in anything before. He is an appalling actor.

[-james-]

Wow, I've never seen him in anything before. He is an appalling actor.

He's fine, and has the face of someone who could portray Willy Wonka, but he doesn't have an eccentric bone in his body. Grumpy teenager (Dune) is pretty bang on for him.

[Shindig]

Wonka should always be a bitter cunt. I can't have him being a wide-eyed, optimistic turbo twat. Or Johnny Depp.

[Dark Soldier]

Eyes Wide Shut

It was only at a later age I realised how beautiful that era's Kidman is. Stunning woman.

I found this a bit...dull? I get the meaning behind it, that subtext, but its in essence not very entertaining. Not very gripping.

I can imagine that 'sequence' being shocking at the time. Twenty-five years ago it would have been scintillating, a big production so openly sexual.

But yeah, Cruise is decent but he has been better. Some wonderful cinematography and opulence.

But not one of Kubrick's best.

A Few Good Men

Absolutely chewing of scenery. Nicholson is so OTT its marvellous. Cruise seems to still be finding his feet at being the big star. Moore is okay. Bacon is brilliant but he rarely isn't.

Very, very early to mid 90s. Cheese overload at points. The section at the end, post-Nicholskn's infamous scene, is so so bad I laughed out loud.

Was never bored, and was caught up in it. Its an enjoyable film that has aged, bar a few scenes, fucking terribly.

[Yevrah]

Somewhat amused by seeing the Critical Drinker's video about the new live action Snow White movie and realising that Disney have chosen to remove the dwarfs, because we can't do that any more (?), thus depriving actual dwarfs of roles in the movie.

[Yevrah]

A Few Good Men

Absolutely chewing of scenery. Nicholson is so OTT its marvellous. Cruise seems to still be finding his feet at being the big star. Moore is okay. Bacon is brilliant but he rarely isn't.

Very, very early to mid 90s. Cheese overload at points. The section at the end, post-Nicholskn's infamous scene, is so so bad I laughed out loud.

Was never bored, and was caught up in it. Its an enjoyable film that has aged, bar a few scenes, fucking terribly.

On the famous scene, I liked this anecdote from Reiner.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSvIJ5Ftve8

Apparently a load of the actor's partners turned up to watch as well (including Bruce Willis) as the buzz was that it was going to be dynamite.

[phonics]

Mission Impossible was pretty good. CGI got a bit ropey at the end.

[Yevrah]

Anyone still using Pass the Popcorn website and know much about their inner workings, if so, what's happened to it? It's been down for days now.

[Dark Soldier]

Anyone still using Pass the Popcorn website and know much about their inner workings, if so, what's happened to it? It's been down for days now.

It's just down mate. No timescale on return. Tracker still works but not the website.

[Yevrah]

Cheers DS.

[Giggles]

What's the whole Oppenheimer/Barbie thing about?

[Ian]

Just people being overly amused that two such contrasting films have come out at the same time and people thinking it's the very height of entertainment to let it be known they're watching them as a double-bill.

[Boydy]

Speaking of which, I did Barbenheimer today. I enjoyed Barbie more tbh. Oppenheimer is still very good too though.

[Lofty]

Releasing them the same day was genius marketing as it has been meme domination ever since.

[Baz]

Speaking of which, I did Barbenheimer today. I enjoyed Barbie more tbh. Oppenheimer is still very good too though.

How long are both together, and did you have to move screens?

I’m hoping for a Spiderverse marathon being available in cinemas when the next ones out.

[Bernanke]

Bet Cruise is fuming.

[-james-]

I can't remember the last time any new release was talked about as much as these two are. Whoever came up with Barbenheimer is probably owed about a billion dollars.

[Jimmy Floyd]

They said it was the biggest cinema weekend for four years or something. The power of a half-decent marketing campaign.

[Boydy]

How long are both together, and did you have to move screens?

I’m hoping for a Spiderverse marathon being available in cinemas when the next ones out.
I don't think anyone is mad enough to watch them literally back to back. It's more just going to see them the same day. Go see one in the morning/afternoon, have lunch/dinner and then go see the other in the afternoon/evening.

I went to see Barbie in the morning, went for lunch, then Oppenheimer in the afternoon. Went to a different cinema to see Oppenheimer in Imax too. Not sure Imax is worth it.

[Lofty]

Was it standard IMAX or one of the IMAX showing the film reel rather than the digital intermediate? For instance near me only IMAX at Manchester Printworks is showing the film reel, not IMAX Trafford Centre.

[Boydy]

I don't know, probably standard.

[Lofty]

Saw Talk to Me at the cinema tonight, decent Aussie horror fun.

[Raoul Duke]

Saw Barbie last week and Oppenheimer is next week. I feel like it's 100% nailed-on that the former will be better.

Also saw The Batman (the one with Robert Pattinson) which was kinda the best Batman movie that didn't have Keith Legend in it? Felt a lot like Year One, if anyone's read that

[Ian]

I liked The Batman, there's stuff about the ending which doesn't work for me though.

They're trying to make Batman more of a detective but then ultimately Riddler turns himself in so Battinson sort of solves the case but doesn't quite get it over the line which is a bit unsatisfying.

And then also that after him not being too OTT a fighty man that big action sequence at the end which I get is there to set him up as a figure in Gotham but again felt a bit off the pace of what came before.

[Lofty]

Yeah it is too long but the commitment to visually striking frames looking like comic panels is admirable.

[Ian]

Oh yeah it's definitely too long. Like I don't remember thinking any specific bit is bad but it needed a trim.

I also like that he doesn't really do wild gadgets other than the contacts.

[Dark Soldier]

Saw Talk to Me at the cinema tonight, decent Aussie horror fun.

Good to know. Trailer looks good but they often do so was skeptical.

Nothing will top Wake in Fright from the Aussies though.

[Lofty]

Need to check that one out.

[Raoul Duke]

Re: Batman - would agree with most of that. Other thing I don't really think it needed was Catwoman. Just a very tedious character who didn't really add anything to the main story.

[Gray Fox]

I feel like they used the Batman stomping in(literally) slowly from the shadows off screen too many times. I don't even think he really "detected" anything himself.

Agree that the last 20-30 minutes do not feel like it belongs in the same film as the rest of it.

[Manc]

It's hands down the best Batman effort. The aesthetic and performances piss all over anything prior.

[Giggles]

I didn't know they'd remade it again (though hardly surprised :rolleyes:). I'm certainly not paying 18 quid to look at Robert Pattinsons face though, maybe later.

[phonics]

Considering it came out nearly a year ago I don’t think you have to worry about that unless you have a very expensive streaming service.

[Giggles]

€17.99 buy on YouTube or a Sky Movies subscription on NowTV are the only current available options to me.

[phonics]

As someone who hasn’t paid for a film outside of a cinema in decades those prices blow my mind.

[Giggles]

On most films YouTube has a 3 or 4 quid rental option, but there's the odd few like this are buy only.

[Lofty]

Are prices there different because JustWatch has it as £4.99 to buy on Amazon, Apple TV etc.

[Raoul Duke]

It was on Amazon TV for me, to stream

[Ian]

I watched Nope last night. It's super boring, isn't it?

[Raoul Duke]

Nope

[Ian]

Well you've missed your chance now, you IDIOT.

[Raoul Duke]

Your post makes no sense. Sort yourself out, IDIOT :eyemouth:

[Ian]

Coward.

[Boydy]

Yeah, I didn't like Nope. Nowhere near as good as Get Out or Us.

[Dark Soldier]

I think its his best film. Have an irrational hatred of Get Out, and Us is just terrible.

[Shindig]

I thought Nope was fine but I felt the tone was a bit unbalanced. Wasn't that great at comedy and the best horror came from the flashbacks. Still perfectly watchable.

[Yevrah]

I watched Nope last night. It's super boring, isn't it?

Yeah, it's crap. The story with the monkey was good, the rest of it absolute bilge.

[Dark Soldier]

The visuals are astonishing in it.

[Alan Shearer The 2nd]

I liked Nope for around the first half then it turned to dogshit.

[Don]

Not sure why I hadn't got round to it before but Leaving Las Vegas was very good and has aged well, not least because of some great music.

[Don]

Christ, Oppenheimer is turgid. Save yourself the 3 hours and read his Wiki whilst being blasted with Hans Zimmer at an uncomfortable volume.

[SvN]

Didn't even get the composer right.

[Don]

Read and comprehend before firing bullets.

[Lofty]

The social media plebs getting in trouble with Japan for using the bomb emoji in a jovial manner is quite funny.

[Baz]

Not sure why I hadn't got round to it before but Leaving Las Vegas was very good and has aged well, not least because of some great music.Did you not get tired of that Lonely Teardrops song by the end though?

It is indeed very good, probably my favourite Nicolas Cage film. Although I’ve not seen them all cos I’m not a mad man.

[Lofty]

I watched Guardians of the Galaxy 3 last night. I am a fan of the first 2 but feel like this was a swing and a miss. Wife felt the same yet social media reliably informs me it is the best film ever :sorry:

[Yevrah]

I enjoyed the Dr Strange film with the kid as it was basically a horror movie aimed at whatever age audience Marvel movies are aimed at, but the rest of phase 4 that I've seen has been borderline atrocious. There was some shit in Phase 1 to 3 but they're plumbing new depths now.

[Lewis]

It stands to reason that all of the best characters/stories were used up in the first big Avengers phase, so now you're left with space/'multiverse' wank or treading water until you can re-boot Iron Man as black.

[Shindig]

Iron Mon.

[Gray Fox]

Watched The Flash with the Mrs the other day. Given the absolute mess surrounding the film and Ezra Miller, it actually came out better than I expected.

Time travel is often misused in film and I don't think they've gone over the top with it. The CGI though, yikes. Could have done with a few more months in the oven.

[Shindig]

I can't deal with him. He can only play himself now and that leaves a horrible 'quirky' personality.

[Don]

Eighth Grade was on BBC1 last night but not on iplayer. Very good watch if you're into your coming of age films.

[randomlegend]

Eighth Grade was on BBC1 last night but not on iplayer. Very good watch if you're into your coming of age films.

Everything Bo Burnham does is brilliant.

[Foe]

Lowering the tone slightly I watched two films yesterday.

yes man and hypnosis were both a load of shit. Particularly the latter.

[randomlegend]

Bull (2021)

Gritty suburban UK revenge thriller. The things we do real well. Neil Maskell returns to his hometown after ten years to seek revenge on former 'friends' who destroyed his life.

Maskell is fucking insanely good in this. Compelling and terrifying as the unhinged lead. He's always been great as that middle aged, teetering on the edge kinda role (Kill List) but this is something else.

The director's previous work, London to Brighton, was outstanding. Relentlessly bleak, but Paul Andrew Williams excels at these low budget slice of scum Britain pieces.

Incredibly graphic in parts, brutal. Nobody in this is a good person. Proper shades of Dead Man's Shoes at time, although nothing is in that level in the genre, nor will it ever be.

Let down somewhat by an ending which I didn't mind but could see a fair few not going along with, but if you can ignore that last five, it's a fucking great ride. Top film

This is great entertainment but I don't think the ending added anything.

[Alan Shearer The 2nd]

Is PtP proper fucked? That's ages it's been down now.

[Dark Soldier]

Ops are saying nope. Its been down for longer before tbf.

[mo]

Watched Oppenheimer last night and just don't get the fuss. If it were shorter, it might have been a bit more engaging, but at 3 hrs it was bang average.

[Mike]

Going to a film quiz tonight, I’m told there’s a round just about the frankly amazing Paddington 2.

[Lofty]

Last department conference we had there was a quiz and I absolutely annihilated the film round much to the quizmaster's chagrin. He can fuck off though as he once told me my answer of 'Boney M' in the music round when he played their version of Mary's Boy Child, was wrong.

[Baz]

Just watched TMNT Mutant Mayhem and it was great. So funny, honestly hilarious. I probably enjoyed it more than the latest Spiderverse film. Splinter and Donatello being the standouts.

[phonics]

Putting Film stuff on the walls can always feel a bit studenty but I had to when I saw this

https://i.imgur.com/33IeuiV.jpg

:drool:

[SvN]

Next to your Scarface poster?

[Jimmy Floyd]

I absolutely couldn't pull that off, but I commend your choice.

[phonics]

Next to your Scarface poster?

Nah in the corner next to my Michael Jordan and Roger Federer above my Chess Board.

https://i.imgur.com/7NyQRni.jpg

[Shindig]

Next up: An actual bookshelf.

[phonics]

Not buying a bookshelf for that shitty an amount of books.

[Gray Fox]

Just watched TMNT Mutant Mayhem and it was great.

Agreed. Saw it today and the kids enjoyed it.

[wullie]

Watched the Luther film today, started to feel like it was completely overblown nonsense but then I remembered that scene from the TV show where Luther saw the killer crouching on CCTV and instantly knew he was rolling dice to decide the fate of his victims so really it was in keeping with the usual. It did go a bit mad when they're driving the Volvo to a mansion in the North Pole without putting so much as a bobble hat on though.

Where it did excel was the top flight wig on the bad guy, ooh la la

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Is PtP proper fucked? That's ages it's been down now.

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Will be back soon it seems.

[Baz]

Hope they’ve got the Kurt Angle documentary in 4K.

[Ben]

Hope they’ve got the Kurt Angle documentary in 4K.

Surely it’ll be on XWT?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Only in 1080p.

[Dark Soldier]

I Saw The Devil

Probably my favourite film to come out of Asia. Endless rewatchability, outstanding performances, tense and fucked up. Still incredible.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

PTP is officially back!

[Mike]

Anyone got an invite?

[Dark Soldier]

Anyone got an invite?

Hahaha

[Ian]

I've just watched RRR. It's great, and anybody who thinks otherwise is probably a wrongheaded bore.

[Dark Soldier]

Accused (2023, Netflix)

Holy fuck thats good. Young lad on the train home to see his parents is mistaken for a terrorist bomber after a bomb goes off at the train station he was at. Similar clothes to the bomber.

Social media goes on one, finds him, finds his address and...yeah. Actual terrifying look at the consequences of speculation. Great film, tough watch.

[Lofty]

I saw that and thought it was a good premise, glad to know it isn't a wet fart.

[John Arne]

Accused (2023, Netflix)

Holy fuck thats good. Young lad on the train home to see his parents is mistaken for a terrorist bomber after a bomb goes off at the train station he was at. Similar clothes to the bomber.

Social media goes on one, finds him, finds his address and...yeah. Actual terrifying look at the consequences of speculation. Great film, tough watch.

I just watched the trailer for this and my first reaction was "why did he not immediately call the police"?

[Dark Soldier]

He does. Its mentioned in the film that he is way out in the sticks, with his parents, and police take forever to respond.

[John Arne]

He does. Its mentioned in the film that he is way out in the sticks, with his parents, and police take forever to respond.

Ok, that makes a little more sense.

[Lofty]

I live 5 minutes walk from a police station and they dont respond, to be fair.

[Don]

3.5 hrs for the new Scorsese has got us choosing to go see Past Lives instead tonight which I'm equally excited about but it seems like time will have to be made for the former too.

[Manc]

The Ones Below about to kick off on BBC1. Well worth a look.

[Baz]

I watched Pee-wee's Big Adventure earlier cos it was mentioned on a podcast I listen to and I knew my daughter would find it funny. It went down a treat.

It's pretty much a long episode of the old Twin Peaks, only not quite as dark. I loved it.

Dunno if the second one, Big Top Pee-wee, is any good though?

[igor_balis]

Watched three good films last week:

Grace Of My Heart (1996)
Sweet comedy-drama (very) loosely based on the life of Carole King. I only became aware of it because of Dinosaur Jr's J Mascis bizarrely having a cameo role in it, then found out it was actually something of a cult favourite. It's never extremely exciting or funny, but it's very watchable and pleasant. Vaguely a mix between A Star Is Born and High Fidelity. 7.5/10

Dallas Buyers Club (2013
I tend to agree with the critics that the movie's quality pretty much rests on the performances of Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto, and if they weren't in it then it wouldn't be very good, but they are and it is. My only complaint is one I often have with hollywood movies about a protagonist's journey from being a dickhead to not being a dickhead, where there isn't enough in between, and they basically jump from twat to loveable rogue between scenes, but that would need another 30 mins and I hate long films so whatever. 8/10

Paper Moon (1973)
Best of the three, it's just really great. Black and white road-movie set in depression era America, with a travelling con man and a girl who may or may not be his daughter who go around scamming people and stuff. It's awesome. 9/10

[Magic]

Anyone seen Killers of the Flower Moon yet?

[Baz]

After seeing MDPOPE referenced whenever the topic of “shock movies” is discussed, I’ve finally got my hands on The Most Disturbed Person On Planet Earth trilogy.


A controversial shock video mixtape containing some of the most disturbing videos found on the internet put together by underground filmmaker Thomas Extreme Cinemagore. The footage you are about to see is an electronic documentation of the worlds most darkest, obscene and shocking media. This film has been created to prove that my infamous name is not a joke. I set out to create the most disturbing place of media in the world and believe I have succeeded.

[Baz]

Watching the first one now. The low quality of the majority of the videos makes it easier to watch, I’ve skipped through a lot of people eating poo though. Watching 1 guy 1 jar or whatever it’s called with headphones on is absolute savage though, hearing the glass scraping together. :sick:

I’ve definitely seen worse after spending an hour on documenting reality though.

[Manc]

Everything OK at home?

[Dark Soldier]

Aye you alright Baz? That's the shit you'd watch when 15 thinking you were a tough nut.

[Baz]

I am a tough nut.

Too much animal stuff for me tbh.

[Kikó]

Why would you watch this?

[Baz]

Why would you watch this?
Why do you watch anything? For entertainment.

[Dark Soldier]

Oppenheimer just leaked if anyone is after it.

[Lofty]

Saw Cobweb the other day, was alright til it absolutely shat itself in the third act.

[Dark Soldier]

Red Rooms (2023)

If you've any concept of the Internet, or the Deep Web, you've probably heard of Red Rooms. This isn't about that, despite rhe title. Its a character study.

A criminal trial for 'The Demon of Rosemont', a brutal serial killer who massacred three young girls (16, 14, 13) in a supposed 'Red Room' for profit, live. Hence the titlle. But the film is not about him, it is about Kelly-Anne.

She is a model, professional poker player. A good life, beautiful apartment, money. However she attends the trial, every day. She sleeps as if she is homeless in the backstreets so she can queue to make the court.

Her motives, her reasoning is unknown. That is the film. It is her. The film does not let anything slide, or be known until the last thirty minutes where it dripfeeds her goals, her reality bit by bit.

Juliette Gariépy is mesmerising as the lead. She befriends Clementine, a groupie for the alleged killer. You don't know why. There is constantly something simmering under that surface. The horror, the barbarity is kept primarily off screen. You hear snippets of the 'Red Room' videos. A few seconds of video depicting the killer blood soaked. It is not horror, but it is horrific.

It ends with an answer, but leaves more questions thereafter. A clear study of the almost terminally online, desensitisation, human nature, curiosity, the death of emotion.

By far my film.of the year, it absolutely captivated me. A fantastic work and one I'll hold high for a long long time.

[Alex]

I'm off to see that next weekend DS. It's playing in Leeds as part of the film festival. That and something else, the name of which escapes me right now. Obviously very much looking forward to it, even more so now.

[phonics]

The Killer - Imagine if Get Carter or John Wick were boring.

[Manc]

Incredibly underwhelming.

[Waffdon]

Yeah, I was expecting big things based off of Twitter.

The Smiths being great is all I took from it. V boring.

[Baz]

Anyone watched this Saltburn?

[Bernanke]

I heard Barry tongues a shower drain in it desperate for another mans ejaculate, so I've managed to stay away so far.

[Manc]

More importantly has anyone seen Napoleon?

[Baz]

I heard Barry tongues a shower drain in it desperate for another mans ejaculate, so I've managed to stay away so far.

Sounds pretty grim indeed but my interest is piqued.

[Dan]

Yes & yes.

I really liked Saltburn. It’s a bit weird in places, such as the scene mentioned (it’s a bath not a shower though) & at least one other that’s possibly even further on the scale, but Barry gives it the full beans & it’s an interesting watch throughout.

Napoleon was pretty solid & JP is always good these days, but it’s a fairly standard historical biopic.

[Boydy]

Saltburn is fucking brilliant. Saw it last night.

[Don]

That Ronnie documentary really is an incredible watch.

[Yevrah]

I liked it but I wish they'd have Last Danced it and had the current footage spliced with footage of him winning his first six, done over multiple episodes. I can see why they didn't as I'm sure their thinking was that it'd have broader appeal if it was shorter, but I don't think anyone's watching it who isn't interested in the first place, irrespective of the length, so for me we ended up with a botched halfway house.

[Dark Soldier]

It was originally made for Eurosport iirc. So prob no budget to stretch it. Sure it aired first on there earier in the year.

You could probably have Scorsese direct it and it wouldn't get many 'new' people to it.

[Ben]

Same problem with Napoleon. Good film but definitely would have benefitted from being a ten episode TV series. So much stuff glossed over.

[Yevrah]

It was originally made for Eurosport iirc. So prob no budget to stretch it. Sure it aired first on there earier in the year.

You could probably have Scorsese direct it and it wouldn't get many 'new' people to it.

The genesis of it confused me too, in that I'm adamant when it was first announced it was announced as a Netflix special. It then took absolutely ages to be released and it shows up on Amazon.

I think I've seen the Eurosport one you're referring to and if I have, it was a different thing albeit covering the same subject.

[Don]

Finally met the first three people to request shit gets drawn out into more episodes, I thought you people only existed in the industry.

The beauty of it was in the fact the snooker was very much a background theme, almost a distraction. I won't make claims like it can be enjoyed by those without an interest in the game as I don't know but what is clear is it's a fantastic portrait of the human psyche. Truly befitting of the subject matter.

[Yevrah]

I think it's interesting that someone who is that good at something (I mean, in Ronnie's case literally the best person at something who has ever lived) has that much SELF DOUBT and it did a really good job of getting under the skin of that. Now you could say that he's unique, but my gut would be he's just worse at managing it/boxing it off than a lot of other people, who all have the same thoughts.

Struck me as well that if his Dad hadn't been sent down he'd be well into double figures for World Championships.

[Manc]

Amol Rajan did a fascinating interview with him recently. Well worth a watch.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Having just watched it, disagree hard with Yev, think it's much better in the feature-length form. His career has not really been episodic like a team sport inevitably is, his career has been like one of those earthquake detector lines - up and down, sometimes violently so, but all along one continuous line. The snooker table always looks the same and look, there's John Higgins again, and it doesn't matter to the narrative if it's 1998 or 2022, the themes are the same and the man is a constant. There was no need to break it up and have to intro and outro several times like you do with episodic TV.

Thought it was fantastic. The sound editing, the way they used his dad's voice only (until the very end) to reflect the absence and distance, the way they showed Ronnie interacting with people. The scene with him and Jimmy White having breakfast I found strangely moving.

[Yevrah]

I guess ultimately, I just wanted a lot more of it. 90 minutes on someone who I think you yourself have said is the only true genius in sport these days just didn't seem like enough.

I suppose they can come back and do a longer job when he gets the 8th.

[Shindig]

The trailer for Audi vs Lancia looks fucking terrible.

[Dark Soldier]

Saltburn screener has leaked

[Lofty]

Leave the World Behind on Netflix has a lot of promise with the premise and Sam Esmail helming it but it just keeps building up only to shit the bed at the end.

[Raoul Duke]

Watched John Wick 4 earlier. It's very, very shooty. To the point where it even echoes the same scene within the same sequence. Also, his magic bulletproof coat, repeated getting hit by cars and some ninja blind geezer mean it winds up in pure nonsense territory by the end. Still though, Paris/the dog is cool

[Yevrah]

Leave the World Behind on Netflix has a lot of promise with the premise and Sam Esmail helming it but it just keeps building up only to shit the bed at the end.

Just watched it.

The end of it. :D

[Baz]

Saltburn screener has leaked

I can’t find it :(

Edit: got. Cheers mike

[Spikey M]

Leave the World Behind on Netflix has a lot of promise with the premise and Sam Esmail helming it but it just keeps building up only to shit the bed at the end.

I quite liked it and I think the ending worked pretty well. I'm hoping they're leaving the ending/future to our imaginations, rather than setting it up for a sequel and it's better than the clumsy happy ever after endings they usually wrap things up with.


Produced by the Obama's too, which feels somewhat ominous. :uhoh:

[Lofty]

The whole theme of the film was trust though, and whether the families would or could trust each other, and that was never resolved. Also Chekov's guns all over the place, after the inciting incident nothing really happened.

[Yevrah]

A few days on from watching it and it has stuck with me a bit, which I always reckon is one of the signs of a good film.

[Lofty]

Well yes compared to The Killer which I genuinely can't remember what happened after the opening.

[Spikey M]

The whole theme of the film was trust though, and whether the families would or could trust each other, and that was never resolved. Also Chekov's guns all over the place, after the inciting incident nothing really happened.

True, but I suppose you could see the lack of resolution as intentional. I imagine the breakdown of civilisation would entail alot of uneasy groups and individuals having to pull together while not entirely trusting each other.

It's like the time I was on the same team as Mahow in werewolf/mafia. We worked together and I kept my crucifix/AK47 to myself, but I will never fully trust him.

[Baz]

I really liked Saltburn. It’s a bit weird in places, such as the scene mentioned (it’s a bath not a shower though) & at least one other that’s possibly even further on the scale, but Barry gives it the full beans & it’s an interesting watch throughout.


His accent is an absolute travesty.

Highly amusing watching a film like this where the main character is from fucking Prescot though.

[Baz]

Honestly can’t get over how bad his accent is.

[Ben]

It's so jarring when you see a film that is supposed to feature your local accent (especially if it's strong) because invariably it gets fucked up. I remember hating the series on ITV about the guy who faked his own death on a canoe, because everyone did classic Durham accents but Seaton Carew's isn't like that. Technically, Seaton Carew is County Durham but the accent is a lot more Middlesbrough influenced. They were only about 10 miles out and 99% of the audience wouldn't have had a clue anyway, but it put me off it so much.

[Jimmy Floyd]

The last two England managers have both spoken with a very distinctive Croydon accent (we're plaayeeng good footbawl) and yet I think basically everyone outside south London is oblivious to this, it probably just sounds like London to most ears. I can pick up Newcastle to Sunderland to Middlesbrough differences, but no chance beyond that. Scouse all sounds the same to me but I am informed that the wirral/werral is very different to Liverpool proper.

[Lofty]

I haven't seen it but I doubt The Phantom of the Open has genuine Barrovian accents.

[phonics]

It was a good film. I cried.

[Raoul Duke]

The worst accent in a film is Don Cheadle's British accent in Ocean's 11. Like his prep was watching Eastenders whilst off his tits on smack.

[Ben]

Charlie Hunnam in Green Street is a pretty infamous one.

[niko_cee]

All of the accents in Highlander.

[Dave.]

Sean Connery in basically anything.

[Gray Fox]

A Scot playing The Spaniard who is actually Egyptian in a Scottish accent is top notch.

[Waffdon]

Stephen Graham’s accent in Bodies was hilarious

[Spikey M]

Listen, lad, I've let you get away with some shit over the years - APPROPRIATING "avin' a piss" being the tip of the iceberg - don't start talking shit about Stephen Graham. I will find you.

[Waffdon]

He’s great but his voice just sounded funny in it.

[Jimmy Floyd]

The worst accent ever, of serious attempts (Dick van Dyke etc need not apply), was Pierce Brosnan doing an Irish accent in Taffin, which is pretty ace from him.

[Manc]

Cage in Captain Corelli's Mandolin will never be beaten.

[Shindig]

The worst accent ever, of serious attempts (Dick van Dyke etc need not apply), was Pierce Brosnan doing an Irish accent in Taffin, which is pretty ace from him.


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

He does a mean Gerry Adams.

[Giggles]

All of Wild Mountain Thyme.

[Ian]

Fittingly as we talk about silly accents: I watched Russell-Crowe-doing-Italian vehicle The Pope's Exorcist last night. It's not good, obviously, but I did have a lot of fun watching it and it looked like Crowe was having a good time as well.

[Lofty]

I want to watch that so glad you approve, I heard it is the better exorcism film between that and the new Exorcist Believer tripe.

[Ian]

Pope's Exorcist has 49% from critics on Rotten Tomatoes and 81% for fan scores, which tells you the sort of thing it is. Those sorts of discrepancies usually point to something which is bollocks but a good laugh.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FsrVIHlaQAMUMCJ.jpg

[SvN]

The title alone tells you that.

[SvN]

A quick Google tells me that there's a sequel in development :D

[Dark Soldier]

It's a fucking great film (as in its trash but great) and you can tell Crowe is loving it

[Boydy]

The Pope's Exorcist was great fun. I saw it in the cinema and thoroughly enjoyed it.

[Boydy]

Saw Napoloeon last night and it was pretty disappointing.

[Baz]

Is The Iron Claw ‘out’ yet?

[Dark Soldier]

Is The Iron Claw ‘out’ yet?

Lol no

https://sbraidley.com/r5-release-dates/

Lists most of the major leaks and releases, just scroll down for the latest.

[Baz]

Lol no

https://sbraidley.com/r5-release-dates/

Lists most of the major leaks and releases, just scroll down for the latest.Thank you. Watching the Weird Al film now :thbup:

[Lofty]

Unhinged featuring fat psychotic Russell Crowe is good fun too.

[Bernanke]

Holdovers was pretty nice. Giamatti is a don as always.

[Ian]

I watched The Running Man last night. It's not one of Arnie's classics, but I had no idea/recollection that Mick Fleetwood is in it. And credit to the make up people who made '2017' Mick Fleetwood in the film actually look quite a lot like Mick Fleetwood does now.

[Lewis]

It very much is one of his classics.

[Yevrah]

Yep, The Running Man is a proper film.

[Ian]

It wouldn't come close to threatening his top 5 for me.

The action in it is just okay and it doesn't have a classic one-liner in it either.

It's alright, because it's Arnie, but no more than that. (Obviously it gets some bonus points for also having Jesse Venture chewing lots of scenery.)

[Lofty]

Have you seen his action back catalogue? Comfortably shits on the likes of End of Days, Eraser and The 6th Day, never mind the modern efforts.

[Ian]

If your bar for a classic is that it's better than The 6th Day then you're gonna shit your pants when you learn about a bunch of other films that exist. You're in for a treat.

[phonics]

I watched Total Recall for the first time last night. It was one of the worst films I've ever seen. Slight hyperbole because I've seen some absolute stinkers but in terms of 'Culturally relevant and successful films' it was fucking abysmal.

[Ian]

The Arnie one? Probably a stupid question actually, I don't think anybody's called the Colin Farrell one culturally relevant.

What you want is Scottish Total Recall. :nodd:

"Beef olives are oan me!"

[phonics]

The Arnie one? Probably a stupid question actually, I don't think anybody's called the Colin Farrell one culturally relevant.

What you want is Scottish Total Recall. :nodd:

"Beef olives are oan me!"

Yeah. Some guys eyes exploded in the first 10 minutes and I spent the next 90 wishing I was that guy. Total Recall, more like Total Dog Shit.

[Lofty]

Yeah really Paul Verhoeven should have bombed off adapting Phillip K Dick for the screen and filmed some Shadow the Hedgehog AI script instead.

[Shindig]

Just give me a Verhoeven Robocop 2.

[Lofty]

With triple titted prostitutes and midget hookers toting machine guns, I'd buy that for a dollar.

[Baz]

Why does Timothee Chalamet keep getting miscast in very good roles. I’ve not seen it but he seems like a terrible pick for Wonka and now I’ve read he’s playing Bob Dylan. :cab: Should be the bloke from The Bear, let’s be honest.

[Giggles]

There's another Wonka film?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

There's another Wonka film?

ORIGINS story this time.

[Giggles]

I'd just hope it's better than the last abomination.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

It surely can't be worse.

[Ian]

This one's reviewing quite well isn't it? It's probably entirely unnecessary but if it's a laugh that's not so bad.

[Manc]

Hugh Grant starring as an Oompa-Loompa. Some range.

[Lewis]

I watched Maestro the other day. It's pretty boring and self-indulgent, and was seemingly made solely to win himself an Oscar (if he doesn't Carey Mulligan will); but for all the shite about Jewing up with a fake nose the make-up is incredible, particularly in the scenes where he's older.

[Dan]

I'd just hope it's better than the last abomination.

It’s an alright family movie.

[Alex]

I watched the 1991 Scorcese version of Cape Fear last night. Not the most festive watch but it was on iPlayer and it's one of the more notable films from all involved that I've yet to see. It was quite good. It got a bit daft at times but I enjoyed it. 7/10 I would I say.

I can't think of another occasion where I've seen De Niro commit to an accent. I'm sure other examples must exist but off the top of my head I'm struggling to think of any, he just sounds like De Niro usually. So seeing/hearing him do some sort of psychopathic take on a Southern gentleman was interesting.

I've also never seen the original either so it was one of those "oh...." moments of clarity when I quickly realised that whole, particular Sideshow Bob episode of The Simpsons is basically entirely based on it. :D

[Lofty]

Indeed, that episode was even called 'Cape Feare'.

[Giggles]

This kids Spiderman Marvel crossover film isn't nearly as bad as I was expecting it to be.

[Mike]

Which? Into the Spider-Verse? It's the best super hero film. The second is good too, but not as good, I didn't think.

[Gray Fox]

Took the kids to see Wonka a couple days ago. It's actually alright, however Timothy just doesn't quite have it.

They did well with the look of him, but there's just nothing behind the eyes. It's hard to describe but you can clearly tell he's reading lines from a script. He also doesn't seem like he's great singer.

[Giggles]

Which? Into the Spider-Verse? It's the best super hero film. The second is good too, but not as good, I didn't think.

Far From Home. Wasn't sure which number it was.

Mainly seems to be an iron man crossover rather than avengers (I'm presuming he's dead, missed all that).