Film review thread

[duhawkz]

Star Wars - The Force Awakens 6.5/10
I enjoyed it, but it was quite cheesy and it seemed to rehashing a lot of things that happened in the original films with lots missing between the end of Return of the Jedi and the start of this
Would have been much better if they'd tried to make an original film rather then churn out something for the sake of it to make money
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[M.C]

[chickenstrip]

[hellkat]

Yeah the thing with movies is that it is the director's interpretation of what he's read ... so if you've already read and made your own interpretation or built your own imagery around what you have read yourself, its never going to be as good - its just a simple case of the director's imagination vs your own.
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[chickenstrip]

"I think you've got a secret, and it's something you won't tell anyone."

Well, doh!

Sorry, been catching up on the Bond movies I haven't gotten around to before, i.e., all the Daniel Craig ones - yes, really Not really worth rating them here, is it?
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[hellkat]

I don't think I've seen the whole of a single Daniel Craig one.
He just never really impressed me as having the right stuff.
I only really liked him in the 2012 Olympics clip
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Not nearly as interesting in real life.

[M.C]

[Polarbear]

[bhinso]

Watched a few over christmas but the worst was Womb 2/10
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Kids fall in love, he grows up into Dr Who (Matt doodah) then gets deaded.
She gets him cloned then gives birth to him, he grows up into Dr Who again, then it gets dodgy cos they shag.

Spoiler because was very

[chickenstrip]

[andyscooter]

[hellkat]

[duhawkz]

3096 days 6.5/10
The true story of Natascha Kampusch, who was kidnapped when she was 10 and held captive for 8 years.
Worth a watch
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[chickenstrip]

[M.C]

[Clanger]

Just watched The Saint c/o Netflix.
Really light-hearted, easy watching, quips and humour as the tv series. Worth a watch just for an escape for an hour or so. Enjoyable. 7.5/10
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[AshWebster]

Bandersnatch was different... laughing out loud at some points (wont spoil it for others). I like new ideas so the interactive thing was good but what I hate is repetition so watching some stuff again was annoying (even though they tried to fast forward where possible). Looked on reddit afterwards and I'd gotten about 80% of the endings without 'cheating', but it had taken a few hours. So kinda dragged at the end really. Couldnt be arsed going back through and getting the rest.

Bird Box - to me its one of those you should watch before looking at reviews (ironic coming from a review really). I hadnt heard anything about it so just whacked it on - was a decent watch - although the plague/enemy and the ending were a bit lame. SPOILER ALERT the crazy guy in the house was a good scene
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[AshWebster]

oh sorry both 7/10
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[Pigeon]

Saving Grace 8/10

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0195234/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2

6.9 on IMDB is rediculous.


My favourite film perhaps from 2000 (maybe Lock Stock, Human Traffic or Groove beat it from that era).

But one of a few films I've watched more than 6 times.

Warm and comfortable, with community + heart and a mild fuck you to establishment.

[thx1138]

Let Me Make You a Martyr - 8/10

glad I watched it on my own though, I'd have to keep pausing it and rewinding it and explaining "film genres", analogy, metaphor and the like to my friends and family



Overall I really liked it, atmospheric, a bit of metaphysics and a lot of nihilism, but not in your face obvious like, I'm floundering for a deep south crime similarity Angel Heart maybe. That's a good film, but they drop more subtle clues in this than they did in that.

[bhinso]

[M.C]

[MarJay]

Ready Player one 3/10

I felt insulted afterwards. I have numerous problems with it. Pop culture references do not a movie make. "Oh let's cover the fact that this bit is boring or saturated with too much stuff by putting a DeLorean here!"

I found it to be cynical, disjointed, simplistic and saccharine. Like the Lego movie, but more condescending, and less aimed at kids. Kids aren't going to get the references and I, as an adult found it predictable. The emperor is indeed naked.
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[chickenstrip]

The Wolf of Wall Street 7/10

Entertaining, quite funny for a Yank movie, DiCaprio was good, but some good supporting cast performances too. Very 80s theme, but I enjoyed it. A blessed relief from all the "terrorist bomber hijacks plane/White House/bus/spaceship/public toilet, and is defeated by all-American hero" bullshit drivel we're so often plagued with. Although this wasn't exactly original either, it is, I think, one of the better efforts.

N.B.: M.C won't like it
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[M.C]