Film Thread

[Yevrah]

Out of interest, why would that bother you and not any of the other stuff?

[AE]

:ae:

:D What is this?

[Lewis]

Because that is the only one that messes with the 'universe'. There is no explanation of the character (whether James Bond exists in the present, whether it's a codename, if Skyfall is the big reset) that justifies him having a tricked out sixties motor in his garage.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Edited better it would have been fine, but after Skyfall I suspect Mendes was given more license than he should have been and the film had far too much baggage as a result.

Also, this homage shit to the older films needs to stop.
You're more than likely right, it certainly sounded that way during Mendes's introduction speech at the cast and crew screening.

[SvN]

Just a reminder for anyone that didn't know, Mahow saw Spectre at a private screening with an intro by Sam Mendes.

[Reg]

Why couldn't they have given him that car?

He didn't say anything like "Oh yeah, I remember driving this" did he? (Did he?)

[QE Harold Flair]

:sorry: It just works. Probably because each one is largely independent. A number of them suck, but you can just ignore those ones. It's a bit harder to write off rubbish installments in a series which relies on continuity.

It's basically a shared spy archetype which carries over a name. As long as people want to watch spies, they'll watch Bond.

It used to work. But I find it bland and uninteresting these days. The concept has had its day, I fear.

[QE Harold Flair]

I think we've all but established that Harold just doesn't like fiction based movies.

Mostly true these days but I still love many. Not as many lately, but still.

[ItalAussie]

It used to work. But I find it bland and uninteresting these days. The concept has had its day, I fear.
Based on what measure? If you're talking about popularity, they're arguably more popular than they've been since Connery was doing it. If you're talking about critical reception, Casino Royale and Skyfall were both very highly regarded, and that's as good a hit ratio as any previous point in the franchise.

It's totally fine if they're not your bag, but I can't see the franchise showing any evidence of losing steam.

[Mazuuurk]

Since all the films that DS recommended seemed so fucking scary, I ended up watching It follows instead, which was kind of shit really. I'm just not cut out for horror films. Have to read the whole plot in advance, and that usually just puts me off watching it when I see how horrible they are.

The only two ones I've properly enjoyed were The Exorcist and The Exorcism of Emily Rose. I also thought The Last Exorcism was sort of OK.

Now the lady wants to watch this film called The Conjuring which I've very reluctantly agreed to :uhoh: :uhoh: :uhoh:

[The Merse]

Just Googled it. Apparently this is the poster:

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSK6NDqbBO9rCNb4t5Q5Nfzr6OlpQX1r VksnPXh5Nu2elYA0y7h

Why would anyone expect that to be anything other than absolute shit?

Rose Byrne.

[Magic]

It was alright you fucks.

[Mazuuurk]

Rose Byrne in Take him to the Greek :drool:

[Giggles]

It was alright you fucks.

That shit in the poster above?

[Giggles]

Rose Byrne in Take him to the Greek :drool:

Is she the one in that Google film too? :drool:

[Magic]

Yes.

[simon]

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/top/bestofrt/top_100_documentary_movies/

I'm looking down this list as I want something thought-provoking to watch tonight. Nothing has grabbed my attention as yet, so what should I be watching?

[Magic]

Thin Blue Line.

[simon]

I watched that a few weeks ago. I'm pretty sure I even quoted your post talking about it. :moop:

[Magic]

Just making sure, you sniveling clam.

[Magic]

Watch Grizzly Man about the mentalist and the bears.

If only so you can listen to him getting eaten on YouTube even though the documentary leaves it out. :drool:

[Ian]

Why the fuck would you want to listen to that?

Fucking hell, man.

[simon]

Anyone else want to weigh in?

Magic :sick:

[Magic]

I've always wondered what it would be like to be eaten by a grizzly. Now I know. It would be absolutely fucking horrendous as they make no attempt to kill their prey before tucking in. Plus they come back in drips and drabs for massive chunks. Also the silence is eerie apart from the human screams the bear just grunts in a low voice.

We don't get to hear the girl getting chowed.

Leaves a lot to the imagination, however if you watch the Indian farmer getting his face eaten alive by a brown bear it gives you a good idea of what was going on.

[simon]

This is all going to be used as evidence someday, isn't it.

Why do you watch people getting eaten?

[Magic]

Morbid curiosity? I don't know. To remind me never to fuck with nature?

[simon]

You need reminding to not fuck with GRIZZLY BEARS?

[Magic]

Meh, I wouldn't really give it a second though, but when these lunatics want them re-introduced to Scotland I know exactly where I stand on the matter.

Plus it also gives me the info I need to react if I was faced with that situation.

[Lewis]

You need reminding to not fuck with GRIZZLY BEARS?

You would think looking at his kid would do the job.

[Dark Soldier]

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/top/bestofrt/top_100_documentary_movies/

I'm looking down this list as I want something thought-provoking to watch tonight. Nothing has grabbed my attention as yet, so what should I be watching?

Dear Zachary or Let The Fire Burn.

[Alan Shearer The 2nd]

Do your homework magic-

http://lostmedia.wikia.com/wiki/Timothy_Treadwell_%22Grizzly_Man%22_Death_Audio_(R ecorded_in_2003)

[Magic]

?

I listened to the 6 minute version.

[Alan Shearer The 2nd]

Where?

If it were genuine I'd expect it to be obvious on a google search.

[Magic]

Ok I'm talking shit.

EDIT: lol wot's knew mj u fkin freek lol!

:(

[Magic]

I must have combined the fake audio with this: http://www.yellowstone-bearman.com/Tim_Treadwell.html

Which I read after. Even though it says right at the bottom the audio is fake. It's not like me not to fully read something.

:henn0rz:

[Alan Shearer The 2nd]

How do you feel knowing all those wanks weren't even over the genuine article?

[Magic]

The wife's watching X Factor and Rita Ora looks like a tran but her tits look amazing so this reaffirms my belief that I'd definitely fuck a post opper.

[Ian]

Lewis. :D


I've always wondered what it would be like to be eaten by a grizzly. Now I know. It would be absolutely fucking horrendous as they make no attempt to kill their prey before tucking in. Plus they come back in drips and drabs for massive chunks. Also the silence is eerie apart from the human screams the bear just grunts in a low voice.

We don't get to hear the girl getting chowed.

Leaves a lot to the imagination, however if you watch the Indian farmer getting his face eaten alive by a brown bear it gives you a good idea of what was going on.

There are about five different parts of this post which could be individually quoted for further 'What the fuck is wrong with you?'-material. It's "We don't get to hear the girl being chowed" particularly stands out though.

EDIT: Lol'd at the post-opper post though. Fuck's sake. :D You have a way with words.

[simon]

Dear Zachary or Let The Fire Burn.

DS. :cool:

Let The Fire Burn has grabbed me, so I'll be going with that.

[Spoonsky]

You would think looking at his kid would do the job.

https://media1.giphy.com/media/W5qZbEND1AiXu/200.gif

[Alan Shearer The 2nd]

Kajaki, or as it's apparently now known, Kilo Two Bravo, has to be the most tense film I've seen in years. Not an easy watch but definitely worth it.

[Boydy]

Rita Ora's fucking great, Magic, you dickhead.

[Spoonsky]

I must have combined the fake audio with this: http://www.yellowstone-bearman.com/Tim_Treadwell.html

Which I read after. Even though it says right at the bottom the audio is fake. It's not like me not to fully read something.

:henn0rz:

lol at you going on like a nerd about it on Facebook.

[Yevrah]

Good review of Spectre here highlighting its issues and why the constant nods to films of yesteryear are problematic.

http://www.theverge.com/2015/11/3/9665430/james-bond-007-spectre-movie-review-daniel-craig

[Magic]

lol at you going on like a nerd about it on Facebook.

:(

[Magic]

Good review of Spectre here highlighting its issues and why the constant nods to films of yesteryear are problematic.

http://www.theverge.com/2015/11/3/9665430/james-bond-007-spectre-movie-review-daniel-craig

Very similar to my review.

[Magic]

Just watched Lockerbie: My Brother's Bomber about a bloke who's brother was killed on Pan Am 103. He basically investigated it himself, not PI or anything just a regular bloke. Unreal the amount of info he managed to get, enough that as a direct result of the documentary the US government has managed to start questioning two key suspects in the case.

Kenny MacAskill should be fucking ashamed allowing that cunt to go free.

[John]

No, not in your own opinion. I mean in general. Very few people are going to be citing the European films as classics in the same way as those I mentioned.

I know this discussion has its own thread now, but this is too lol to let go. Who, other than you, is citing fucking Cliffhanger as a classic?

The new MIssion Impossible film is a bit rubbish, but the female lead is extraordinary.

[Magic]

I thoroughly enjoyed it.

[John Arne]

Someone else also nominated Social Network :D

[John Arne]

Missus just told me that she was reading 'Silence of the Sheep'. Took me a minute to cotton on.

[Magic]

Missus just told me that she was reading 'Silence of the Sheep'. Took me a minute to cotton on.

Wool on, you mean.

[John Arne]

Wool on, you mean.

Ewe are correct.

[Henry]

Citizenfour is good, but I knew the entire story beforehand. The only thing new to me were the scenes of Snowden pissing about in his hotel room.

[Pen]

I watched the Warriors after a Simpson reference (and some shit documentary reference) peaked my interest. If anyone's into utterly lol old movies give it a watch. It's not funny mind you, just cringey from start to finish. Music was pretty good though.

[phonics]

The Warriors is fantastic viewing at all times and ages.

[Spoonsky]

When's the last time there was this much consensus about a film?

[QE Harold Flair]

Cliffhanger

[Alan Shearer The 2nd]

:D

[phonics]

I went to go see Austin Powers 2, 4 times at the cinema. I haven't seen a movie twice at the cinema before or after that moment. What a film.

[Toby]

Start a thread you gimps.

[phonics]

I'm leaving that post there so Toby looks like a nutter.

[John]

You've also made it look like Spoonsky reckons two people posting different opinions about a cult film from the seventies is the most united we've ever been on a film.

[phonics]

That's why it's such a Cliffhanger.

[Adamski]

Turned off The Man from UNCLE halfway through. Just didn't seem like anything had any coherence, Henry Cavill is a terrible actor.

[AE]

Me too, not many movies have I actually forced myself to shut off. But this was really bad.

[SvN]

I didn't hate it, but it was a bit crap.

[Sam]

Spectre is genuinely a bit shit isn't it? Haven't been that bored in such a long time.

[Yevrah]

I still maintain it would have been a good movie with (at least) half an hour lopped from it, but yeah, as it was it was quite boring at times.

[Pleb]

I thought it got better towards the end.

The beginning sequence was a little bit naff.

[Foe]

Birdman was absolutely mental, but I really enjoyed it. Can tell its one of those films you can watch a few times and change your mind on the whole tone/context.

[Pepe]

Birdman. :drool:

[Yevrah]

Just watched The Burbs. Classic stuff.

[Pepe]

That film with Brad Pitt, Gosling, Bale, and the Office fella looks complete shite.

[Yevrah]

What film's that Pep?

[Pepe]

Something about the housing market crash.

[Pepe]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgqG3ITMv1Q

[Yevrah]

Hadn't even heard of it. Must be out in England in 2016.

[Magic]

Birdman. :drool:

:harold:

[Pepe]

Top, top film. Being a Ray Carver fan helps too.

[Yevrah]

The product placement for Halo 5 in Mission Impossible 5. :face:

[Kikó]

The new Bond is a 5 or 6. More interested in being indulgent than building suspense or tension. Disappointing.

[Demerit]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgqG3ITMv1Q

Just watch Margin Call..

[Ian]

Just watched The Burbs. Classic stuff.

That's a cracking film.

[Yevrah]

Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation is alright, but nothing more.

[Ian]

It still annoys me that the first hour-ish of Ghost Protocol was fucking ace and then it immediately became a bloated mess.

[Kikó]

As much as I like Simon Pegg, I just can't take him seriously. The film is decent entertainment though.

[Yevrah]

He's just a bit televisual.

[Giggles]

Couple of friends were asking about seeing Spectre today, but you have all convinced me that it'll be a DVD only job.

[Yevrah]

It's probably worth seeing in the cinema, or at least would be if the cinema wasn't £12 a pop.

[Giggles]

I've barely seen anyone not say it's average to rubbish (here or otherwise), so definitely not worth it. I'll watch it because it's a Bond and I've seen all the rest but it'll definitely be one for a bored day in work on the laptop.

I'll hopefully save my second cinema trip of the year for Star Wars.

[Lewis]

Hull Odeon is now pushing itself as THE CHEAPEST CINEMA IN THE COUNTRY. I had a free ticket on my Odeon card (lol) for Spectre, but I think The Martian was about £5.80. The South can keep its jobs and opportunities.

[Yevrah]

It is nuts.

The Martian, in 3D (with the glasses that I buy every fucking time :cab:) was over £30 for two tickets.

[Spoonsky]

I saw Under the Skin at the Odeon at Leicester Square and it struck me as very expensive, which I assumed was just a London thing but perhaps not.

Yesterday I saw a screening of Benedict Cumberbatch's Hamlet at the Barbican. It more or less lived up to the height, I think; until intermission it was one of the best, most intense things I've seen in the "theater," though it did fall off a little at the end. I think it was designed to appeal to more of a mass audience - it was very cinematic, definitely a blockbuster - which is why the friends I sat with liked it much more than the professors my parents sat with.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Leicester Square is more expensive than your average cinema but not by a huge margin.

2D film here is £10.40 if you walk in off the street (10% discount if you book online).

It's far better to just buy a card (£16.90 with Cineworld) and you're free to go to as many films as you wish.

[Spoonsky]

I feel like Leicester Square was something like £10.40 for me. Perhaps the exchange rate inflated it in my head.

[Yevrah]

It's far better to just buy a card (£16.90 with Cineworld) and you're free to go to as many films as you wish.

Yeah, none of the cinemas near me do that sort of thing.

[simon]

I think I pay about 6 quid to go to the cinema. Living in the south must be properly shit sometimes.

[Yevrah]

I saw Black Mass earlier. It was pretty good, with Depp being excellent.

[CJay]

I thought Spectre was rubbish. It's basically just your standard action film, nothing special really. I wanted to go see The Martian again, but it wasn't my birthday so didn't get to make the choice. :(

[Giggles]

I thought Spectre was rubbish. It's basically just your standard action film, nothing special really. I wanted to go see The Martian again, but it wasn't my birthday so didn't get to make the choice. :(

In fairness, you did OK this weekend :D

[Boydy]

The Gift is brilliant.

[CJay]

In fairness, you did OK this weekend :D

True, can't complain. :D

[Yevrah]

I slagged it off before having only seen 20 minutes of it, but San Andreas was actually alright.

[John Arne]

Is Spectre worth watching then? I've read all negative stuff so far.
It's BARGAIN MONDAY so it's only $3 for a ticket... But then 2.5hrs of a shit film...

[Toby]

Yeah. The criticism in here has been a bit over the top. It's not as good as Skyfall and there's plenty that could be better, but it's still fairly entertaining.

[Spammer]

The Thing - The original one. Fucking brilliant. Love that shit.

Princess Mononoke Fucking brilliant

Son of Saul Draining. Good film though, I guess. Just not something to take on a date or if you want anything remotely entertaining. Won't be watching it ever again.

[Alan Shearer The 2nd]

The Thing is one of the most re-watchable films I've ever seen.

[Henry]

Brooklyn is quite good. Nice to see a film about real people for once.

[Toby]

Non-Irish people are still real people, you racist.

[SvN]

Watched The Grand Budapest Hotel again last night. A second viewing has confirmed it as the film of 2014 for me. I think it helps that I knew absolutely nothing about it going in (first time round, of course).

It's almost flawless.

[Henry]

Europa Report is a bit boring. You can see what they're going for, but the production values are poor and not enough happens.

[Lewis]

Watched The Grand Budapest Hotel again last night. A second viewing has confirmed it as the film of 2014 for me. I think it helps that I knew absolutely nothing about it going in (first time round, of course).

It's almost flawless.

You don't normally go in for that Spoonsky/Tobias boring twee (is 'tweedious' a word?) shit. What excepts that?

[Byron]

Just watched Phone Booth. Kiefer Sutherland is frankly, incredible.

[Pepe]

Forgot about that one, it is quality.

[Spoonsky]

Even I found the Grand Budapest Hotel a bit, well, tweedious. The aesthetics overwhelmed the story-telling for me.

[Giggles]

It was grand, just not that funny and up its own arse a bit. I can see why it got approval though.

[Lewis]

Giggles liking something that Spoon appears to regard as having been overly-'hipster'. If anybody needs me I'll be questioning reality.

[Spoonsky]

There were a few bits that I thought were hilarious (the time where he just runs away from the policeman is one of the funniest things I've seen in the cinema recently) but on the whole I just didn't feel any emotional connection to the characters. You also never got the sense that things would turn out badly, the stakes were zero for me.

I think it's telling that when I think back on the film, my mental image is of a cartoon rather than live-acted. I think Fantastic Mr. Fox is far, far better (partly because it's more understated).

[Adamski]

Watched Spy last night. Really enjoyed it. Up there with Kingsman as the best of the recent splurge of spy spoofs. Certainly a lot better than the fucking man from uncle.

Just stuck Slow West on, anyone seen it?

[John]

I thought Spy was unwatchable drivel.

[Adamski]

Good.

[QE Harold Flair]

Just stuck Slow West on, anyone seen it?

Still watching it. It's not the fastest of films.

[Giggles]

Eraser is so bad it's bordering on awesome.

[Baz]

I watched You Don't Mess With The Zohan earlier for the first time ever. Very racist but Sloan from Entourage made it watchable. Actually wasn't as bad as expected and found myself laughing more than I really should have.

It's probably more racist than Four Lions, and nowhere near as funny.

[John]

Ant-Man was decent fun.

[Henry]

How Green Was my Valley is probably just a bit dated. I didn't enjoy it that much, despite some lefty politics.

[AE]

Ant-Man was decent fun.

Yeah? I'm thinking of putting a movie on and it's between that or Maze Runner: Scorch trials.

[John]

I haven't seen the latter, but Ant-Man is just light hearted superhero fluff. Paul Rudd is an exceptional comic actor though, so he elevates the sort of jokes that fall a little flat when Captain Evans or whoever tries them.

[Giggles]

Rudd is the main reason I will definitely catch Ant-Man at some stage.

[Kikó]

I watched Danny Collins on the plane the other day and I'm not sure what to make of it. Not sure I could really believe any of the characters but strangely watchable.

[John]

Netflix have given Bong Joon-Ho, he of Snowpiercer and The Host, fifty million quid and full creative control for a monster film he's making for them. :drool:

[Manc]

Watched Hurt Locker for a second time tonight and I suspect I can watch it for a further ten times and not bore of it.

[phonics]

Spectre is quite confusing. I'm sure there was a thread on it but I can't find it.

Does this prove that James Bond is a time traveller with the baddy reveal? And once again, I'm struggling to see why the bad guy is doing what he's doing. When was the last time a Bond villains plan made sense?

[Reg]

I can't even remember his plan. It's quite a forgettable film.

[Magic]

Jurassic World is a actually alright. It's stupid as fuck and often leaves you going 'erm...really?' but I wasn't bored once and given it's a 2.05hr long film that's a mighty achievement. It was very predictable though, but throw Dinosaurs in to the mix and it automatically adds a 2 to the rating. So that just shows you how bad 3 was.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

The Boxtrolls is brilliant, if it wasn't for Inside Out it would probably win the Oscar next year.

Edit: Or not, I've just spotted that it was released last year and was nominated in the 2015 Oscars.

[SvN]

Memento being remade apparently. What the fuck?

http://variety.com/2015/film/news/memento-remake-christopher-nolan-1201641515/

[CJay]

Yeah, that's mental. :cab:

[Henry]

Sexy Beast is good, particularly Kingsley. But it's not quite as fantastic as I had been led to believe. The plot is minimal.

[Ian]

Spectre is much better than Quantum of Solace but not nearly as good as either Skyfall or Casino Royale.

It's another one that would have been much better with a more ruthless editor.

Batista looked good as a big muscular fucker battering Bond about.

[Boydy]

Anyone got any decent recent-ish comedy films to recommend?

[Benny]

Take it you've seen Super Troopers, Beer Fest and The Slammin' Salmon? If not, get on one of those.

[Boydy]

You're such a turd.

[Reg]

Begin Again is good and something different, Boyd. Quite funny, good songs and Keira Knightley.

[phonics]

Is no-one able to explain how he fought Blovelt twice in two different decades? I've googled it but it all seems bollocks to me.

[Yevrah]

Is no-one able to explain how he fought Blovelt twice in two different decades? I've googled it but it all seems bollocks to me.

"It's a different film and none of it's true anyway" generally does the job for me.

[Reg]

Anyone got any decent recent-ish comedy films to recommend?
Also, as just mentioned in the other thread, Purely Belter. Really funny and a good drama too. And partly about football.

[Spoonsky]

Anyone got any decent recent-ish comedy films to recommend?

I enjoyed Trainwreck.

[Lewis]

Whiplash is very good, although somebody should have decked baldy.

[ItalAussie]

Whiplash is very good, although somebody should have decked baldy.
Talented assholes get away with it in real life all the time. Singularly-devoted psychopaths are built for the system. :nodd:

[TG09]

The Dressmaker is pretty good, some good moments in there. Wasnt sure by going by the name, but ended up a good film.
The Gift was good too.

[Spoonsky]

This is interesting about the Hobbit. http://www.theverge.com/2015/11/19/9764016/peter-jackson-the-hobbit-movies-terrible-explanation

[ItalAussie]

This is interesting about the Hobbit. http://www.theverge.com/2015/11/19/9764016/peter-jackson-the-hobbit-movies-terrible-explanation
That makes a lot of sense.

Possibly the least surprising revelation ever, mind. It was the most naked cash grab since splitting the Harry Potter finale in half.

[Spoonsky]

What's interesting is how candid they are about it. Especially Peter Jackson himself. Given how cynical the whole thing seemed it's quite shocking that such a video exists.

[ItalAussie]

The most frustrating thing for me is that there's a decent two-hour movie in there asking to be made. Two-and-a-half if you allow some licence with the action sequences.

[phonics]

That's the third film. Doesn't really go on to explain how he created 9 hours of absolute turd.

[Benny]

You're such a turd.

Just seen this, what the fuck was wrong with what I suggested?

[SvN]

http://i.imgur.com/6LmZB.gif

:harold:

[Henry]

'71 is okay. Covers quite a lot of ground in terms of what was going on in Belfast in 1971, and does it in what seems like a reasonable accurate way. But the characters are mostly just ciphers, and the "intensity" of everything gets tiresome.

[Pepe]

That vintage seethe-o-meter. :drool:

[Magic]

Benny melting down a bit frequently, these days.

[Lewis]

He's like E.T. and that plant but with Lofty, so the latter must be having a right shitter away from the board.

[Benny]

People are so desperate for a meltdown that they'll cling onto anything these days, Boydy has a meltdown everyday on the board if that's what's classed as seething.

[Benny]

On the ropes.

[Magic]

:happycry:

[Spammer]

Benny's on the verge of violence here lads.

[phonics]

Benny's on the verge of violence here lads.

No wonder he was always popping over to Belgium despite saying it's rubbish.

[Boydy]

I do what, Benny?

[Pepe]

:happycry:

Forgot we had that smiley, will have to add it to my regular repertoire. :drool:

[Benny]

I do what, Benny?

You heard.

[Boydy]

You heard.

What?

[John Arne]

Well, this is fun.

[Magic]

Benji is probably on the blower to his parents now trying to cement a greater percentage of their will. No wonder his brother hates him.

[Lewis]

The soundtrack gave me a migraine, but Birdman is quality.

His suicide [attempt] was obvious as soon as Edward Norton told him to get a better gun though.

[Foe]

Gave in the mood for love a watch yesterday after the praise form here.

It highlighted how mental / cramped Asia must be but told a really quite moving story.

One of the better foreign films I've seen.

[Magic]

Touching the Void.

Fuck me. Fuck me entirely.

[Dquincy]

Touching the Void.

Fuck me. Fuck me entirely.

Why? Not seen it.

Watched Monuments Men last night. Was alright, but no more.

[Magic]

It's beyond unbelievable. How anyone can endure what Joe Simpson had to push through and come out alive.

[Spoonsky]

Bridge of Spies is a masterpiece, and probably the best movie of the year. It hits every note perfectly. Far more balanced than the Martian, for instance. Tom Hanks is phenomenal but Mark Rylance takes the cake, I imagine he's a shoe-in for Best Supporting Actor. Every performance is great, though. Every shot is great. Damn.

[Spammer]

Lost in Translation

Fan-fucking-tastic. Really loved it. Watched it when I was 15 for the first time and thought it was wank. I guess the actual point of it went over my head. Thought it was wonderful this time around though.

[Magic]

It was boring, quirky bilge for me.

[Spoonsky]

I really believe there are two kinds of people, those who love Lost in Translation and those who think it's wank. It's like how it was no surprise whatsoever that Magic didn't like Joanna Newsom. He's just not that kind of person.

[Magic]

Sapokaniken caught my attention but the novelty wore off very quickly when I heard her boring second single.

[phonics]

Lost in Translation is one of the worst films I've sat through.

[Lewis]

I like Lost in Translation, but I find Joanna Newsom irritating. What now, big man?

[Sam]

Lost in Translation is one of the worst films I've sat through.

I didn't even make it through hah.

[Toby]

I've never really got into Joanna Newsom, although I've not heard the new album yet. Lost in Translation is brilliant though.

[Magic]

How intriguing, I've never considered the two to be mutually exclusive.

[Toby]

A friend lent me a copy of Dead Man's Shoes a couple weeks ago and I finally got around to watching it. Not sure why I put it off so long, it's absolutely brilliant.


I really didn't see it coming that Anthony would be in Richard's head the whole time. I did obviously think there was a lot that didn't make sense if he were to be real but never quite clicked that it was a delusion. That flashback from the father at the end was brutal.

[Reg]

Lost in Translation

Fan-fucking-tastic. Really loved it. Watched it when I was 15 for the first time and thought it was wank. I guess the actual point of it went over my head. Thought it was wonderful this time around though.
:nodd:

Very similar story for me. I remember watching it as a family many years ago, and none of us were interested, ending up turning it off halfway through.

When I watched it a year or so ago I thought it was brilliant.

[Spoonsky]

I like Lost in Translation, but I find Joanna Newsom irritating. What now, big man?

Maybe Joanna Newsom wasn't the best example, but you know what I mean. It's about different perceptions of pretension and different levels of tolerance for it. Like when you were shocked that Giggles liked the Grand Budapest Hotel more than I did.

[phonics]

That Whale movie that has 'Based on the the myth that inspired Moby Dick' has to be the worst attempt at 'based on actual events' of all time.

[Magic]

Going to give Blood Diamond another watch tonight, I thought it was great last time round just after it came out, so let's see if I find it better 9 years later.

[Pepe]

That Whale movie that has 'Based on the the myth that inspired Moby Dick' has to be the worst attempt at 'based on actual events' of all time.

Watched the trailer for that, looks appalling.

[Magic]

Going to give Blood Diamond another watch tonight, I thought it was great last time round just after it came out, so let's see if I find it better 9 years later.

I've also now got United 93, Almost Famous, Million Dollar Baby, and the Before Sunrise/Sunset/Midnight trilogy.

[Pepe]

Why don't you just get a Netflix subscription mate?

[Spoonsky]

He's not middle-class enough.

[Magic]

Sorry binging on passive media is a lower class activity.

[igor_balis]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFqYiKDwt0I

i dunno

[Spammer]

Layer Cake

I thought it the first time and I think it now: It feels forced. I don't know why. Maybe because it's got a different vibe to Lock Stock and so on. A lot of the dialogue etc just doesn't feel natural to me, like it's trying too hard. It's a decent enough film and I enjoyed it, but yeah.

I had no idea Tom Hardy was in it too. Only a small part but there he is. The new Q is in it too. He's the bloke with the yellow range rover.

[Henry]

The Lion in Winter is another disappointing old film despite its reputation. Henry II, Prince Richard, Prince John and others manage to turn the Plantagenetkingdom into a fucking soap opera.

[Henry]

Funny Games is very fucked up.

[Magic]

I've also now got United 93, Almost Famous, Million Dollar Baby, and the Before Sunrise/Sunset/Midnight trilogy.

And the wife chooses Fast 7. :moop:

[Manc]

Anyone seen a semi-decent horror recently?

[Magic]

Anyone seen a semi-decent horror recently?

The Haunting.

[Manc]

Is that the one with Vera Farmiga? If so I've seen it.

[Magic]

:sick:

No, no it's not.

[Spammer]

Anyone seen a semi-decent horror recently?

Threads

Scariest film I've ever seen.

[Magic]

And the wife chooses Fast 7. :moop:

Jesus what a preposterous film. I have no tolerance for such idiotic plots and weak scripts. Fuck off. Not even a 'so shit it's good'.

[Manc]

Plucked for Les Mis in the end. A very good film, with a sterling lead performance.

[Pepe]

Depardieu?

[Magic]

In the cinema to see the Good Dinosaur and some parents have just walked in with a kid who has mental difficulties. He sounds like a mating diplodocus. It's been 20 minutes of this so hopefully he tires out soon but this only strengthens the argument for separate special needs screening or a ban altogether.

[Toby]

You're not getting your own screen just because you struggle around other people. Put your phone away and watch the film.

[Magic]

I didn't pay 20 quid to listen to a blue whale singing either. It's not even started yet.

[Toby]

Yes, In The Heart of the Sea looks rubbish, but those are just the trailers Magic. The film will start in a minute. Settle down.

[SvN]

If your kid can't behave at a cinema they shouldn't be there. Spastic or not.

[Magic]

He sounds distressed, not that I'm an expert. Might go and chin the little Mongol.

[Sam]

He sounds distressed, not that I'm an expert. Might go and chin the little Mongol.

:D.

[Spoonsky]

In the cinema to see the Good Dinosaur and some parents have just walked in with a kid who has mental difficulties. He sounds like a mating diplodocus. It's been 20 minutes of this so hopefully he tires out soon but this only strengthens the argument for separate special needs screening or a ban altogether.


I didn't pay 20 quid to listen to a blue whale singing either. It's not even started yet.

Why are you getting to the cinema twenty minutes before the film starts?

If you're texting in the theater then you're far worse than the kid.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Why are you getting to the cinema twenty minutes before the film starts?

If you're texting in the theater then you're far worse than the kid.

I usually go about 15-30 minutes before the listed time.

I like to get comfortable, think about which of the people who already sitting down will be dickheads and watch the trailers.

[John]

Why are you getting to the cinema twenty minutes before the film starts?

If you're texting in the theater then you're far worse than the kid.

Magic being a bigger shit than the person he's moaning about is a long established trend. The same applies to Mahow, so this is an interesting convergence.

[Reg]

I go 'late' to films quite often. Not much desire to watch twenty minutes of ads.

[Boydy]

How fucking long does 'getting comfortable' take?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

How fucking long does 'getting comfortable' take?

Not long at all but being early is part of that phase.

I absolutely hate being late, even on time is late for me. I get a little itchy and agitated when I am.

It's also partly down to being late to almost every film my Mum took me to when I was younger.

[Waffdon]

He sounds distressed, not that I'm an expert. Might go and chin the little Mongol.

Don't ever leave again. :D

[Toby]

Black Mass is pretty good. It's nice to see Johnny Depp do a more normal role for a change, and he's excellent in as well. I completely forgot it was him for most of the film.


How fucking long does 'getting comfortable' take?

We're talking about somebody who takes forty minutes to take a shit here.

[Magic]

Why are you getting to the cinema twenty minutes before the film starts?

If you're texting in the theater then you're far worse than the kid.

Because we left just from nursery. I also like to be there early (as in just as the adverts start). I hate walking in to a full cinema.

And we were the furthest back.

And I wasn't texting, I was posting, MATE.

Final revelation: it was the boy's sister. Shame like but why go to a non-autistic friendly screening?

[Boydy]

We're talking about somebody who takes forty minutes to take a shit here.
Wait, what?

[SvN]

I leave the house 5 minutes after the film is supposed to start. It gets me in my seat during the last couple of trailers.

[Magic]

To be fair I arrive super early for everything as I have nervous breakdowns.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Wait, what?

It's 20-30 minutes.

I like to sit down and relax with a book or my phone/tablet.

[SvN]

Reading a book in the cinema :D

[Magic]

:sick:

EDIT: He's on about having a shit SvN

[SvN]

Fair enough, that's slightly better.

[Boydy]

How are your haemorrhoids, Mahow?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I don't have any but thanks for caring :)

[igor_balis]

30 minute shits what the fuck is wrong with you freaks

[Lewis]

Some people just enjoy sitting with their pants around their ankles in a room that smells of shit. Nothing weird about that.

[Magic]

I'm the total opposite, on and off as quick as possible. As a downside this sometime results in unfinished shits and a re-visit 10 minutes later or premature wipeage which means using half a bog roll to clean up the mess.

[Bernanke]

Magic, you should look into this:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbYWhdLO43Q

[Magic]

That clip was made for Lord Flasheart.

[Pepe]

Magic and Mahow :D/:sick:

[Sam]

How fucking long does 'getting comfortable' take?

About 20-30 credits depending on her online time.

[Manc]

Black Mass is pretty good. It's nice to see Johnny Depp do a more normal role for a change, and he's excellent in as well. I completely forgot it was him for most of the film..

I thought it was woeful. Depp looked like an extra from twilight, Cumberbatch couldn't pull off the accent and all I kept thinking was how it pales in comparison to Mystic River and The Departed. There's also a whole host of unnecessary characters that add nothing to the film, Sarsgaard and Stoll to name a few.

[Henry]

Bridge of Spies this evening, mothers. :drool:

[SvN]

It's fantastic. I loved it.

[SvN]

I thought it was woeful. Depp looked like an extra from twilight, Cumberbatch couldn't pull off the accent and all I kept thinking was how it pales in comparison to Mystic River and The Departed. There's also a whole host of unnecessary characters that add nothing to the film, Sarsgaard and Stoll to name a few.

I'm somewhere in between. I had high hopes for it, and it didn't meet them, but it wasn't quite "woeful". A 6.5/10 or so is probably fair.

[Dark Soldier]

Aye its worth it for Depp's work, he's superb. Hard for there to be unnecessary characters when its a true story.

[Baz]

Dem blue eyes :sick:

http://dl9fvu4r30qs1.cloudfront.net/6a/0d/ebee96544d19bf1853efd9965b78/black-mass-johnny-depp.jpg