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just watched The Mercy - drama based on a true story about a an amateur sailor Donald Crowhurst. Looks like there are loads of films and programmes about it already.
But I didn't know the story behind it, so didn't realise the direction it would take, it was a tad depressing. Reminded me of All is Lost starring Robert Redford a little. Whilst All is Lost wasn't a true story, it was in my opinion the better film, there is little to no dialogue in it unlike The Mercy.
Am minded to search out more about this though, wiki suggests quite a few documentaries etc. Deep Water from 2006 is what I shall look for first online.
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Looks perfectly daft, and I do like a Cohen brother's film ____________________ Beware what photos you upload, or link to on here, especially if you have family members on them |
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Hold the Dark
erm, it's not great, the landscape , the backdrop being hostile Alaska is done well, many films do it, and this does it well, but the plot is very patchy, even with a large dose of genre aware salt, it just doesn't make a whole lot of sense and is hard to follow
not terrible though
first time that I've watched a netflix movie, and noticed a statement about product placement on the screen - I tried to spot what the products were, I presume trucks and cars loaned to them cos I didn't see anything else, |
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Final Girl.
I'd give it 2 out of 10, but as "final girl" is itself a movie trope, I guess I can give it allowances and bump it up to 3 for being more genre than the genre. If that makes any sense at all.
Slasher film, made on the cheap, trying to be a bit Tarrentino. There were a few nice touches early on in the movie, one of the thugs was almost cool guy anti-hero as he danced out of his house with an axe.
But, it wasn't slasher enough to be a slasher film, or pychological enough to be a a thriller, or funny enough, or corny enough, it just didn't tick the right boxes. In the end it was just one long string of nods to other, better movies. Not helped by the intro and flashbacks to the mentor and her training, so you knew what was coming next, nor helped by the combat being so sub-par from someone supposedly so well trained.
Best watched as a pallet cleanser in the middle of an all night movie marathon imho, and talk amongst yourselves whilst it is on. |
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A Quiet Place - ?/10
Couldn't rate it as I turned it off after 20 minutes, which is unusual for me. Based on the hype behind it, I imagine it must get better but I need a hook within the first 20 - 30 minutes. |
Where did you see it? Me and the mrs saw it at the cinema and were blown away. There was about 6 other people in there and no-one made a sound, so it really added to the atmosphere. I did wonder if it would lose something at home on a smaller screen...
Also, the first 10 minutes are brilliant (imo), with so much conveyed without a word of dialogue...
I've seen a few recently, so the highlights...
A Star Is Born
I haven't seen any of the three previous incarnations of this film, so I didn't know what to expect, but I was blown away - Lady Gaga is a much better actress than I expected, and Bradley Cooper played the grizzled alcoholic musician to perfection. I think that the film could have added a few more scenes to pad out the transition, and tightened it up in other places, but it was really well shot and directed, with a brilliant soundtrack. 9/10
A Simple Favo(u)r
Nerdy single mom (Anna Kendrick) makes friends with an enigmatic woman who then goes missing. A little bit Gone Girl, but done really well and I don't think this would have been as good without Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively (Mrs Deadpool). Tonally, it shifted a few times, but well worth a watch. 8/10
The Spy Who Dumped Me
Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon (SNL, Ghostbusters) star as a couple of friends who are on the run after Milas boyfriend is killed after being exposed as a spy. Not a bad film with some funny bits, but in comparison to films like Spy, it is a little bit lacking. 6.5/10
Searching
The asian dude from Harold and Kumar loses his wife to cancer and then his daughter goes missing. Shown in the perspective of a computer screen, with chats, emails, searches and calendars all explaining what happened. Debra Messing (Grace from Will and Grace) is really good as the police woman assigned to help find the missing daughter. Better than I expected. 8/10
Incredibles 2
The follow up to the first film continues straight after the first, and this time is all about female empowerment. Really good, and not as preachy as it sounds, although I saw the end about 2 thirds of the way through. 7.5/10
The House with The Clock In Its Walls
Not a bad kids film. Jack Black has been worse in films, and Cate Blanchett is likeable. Kept my teenager entertained. 7/10
Christopher Robin
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Halloween (2018)
I think the original 1978 Halloween is one of the finest films ever released, and in Michael Myers, one of the best baddies. I even love Halloween 2. The rest of the films slowly turned MM into a joke (DRUIDS??!?), so with the news that John Carpenter was involved with this, and having seen some of the trailers I was massively looking forwards to this film. I think that is part of the problem though, I went in with massive expectations, and although the film was good, it doesn't stand up against the original.
Worth a watch, and if you've never seen the original then this would be a decent entry point. 7/10 (Original is 9.5/10)
Straight Outta Compton
Having watched The Defiant Ones on Netflix recently, and then "All eyez on me", I was interested in this. A really good film showing the rise and fall of NWA, as well as Eazy E. From what I've read, E was not as nice in real life, and there were big parts of the story that weren't in there, but I suppose the film would have been too long... Anyways, a decent film, decent soundtrack and the acting was spot on - 8/10 ____________________ thx1138 wrote: Well if you had a car, I'd bet it would smell like urine had had drunken sex with vomit and made a poo baby.
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Solo. A Star Wars Story.
Oh dear, and I paid to watch that.
I suppose it was OK but Harrison Ford is Hans Solo. It didn't work for me, 5/10. ____________________ Triumph Trophy Launch Edition |
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Polarbear wrote: | Solo. A Star Wars Story.
Oh dear, and I paid to watch that.
I suppose it was OK but Harrison Ford is Hans Solo. It didn't work for me, 5/10. |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 5 years, 176 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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