What was the last film you watched?

[_baileys_]

Mr Baseball 8/10
Beaches 10/10 - always makes me cry like a baby *sniffle*
Wonder Woman 9/10 - great to see a FEMALE superhero kicking butt for a change :) really great film a breath of fresh air for superhero films (a must see)

[arista]

Breakdown (2015)
SkyMoviesHD

A Thriller Craig Fairbrass & James Cosmo


James plays a modern day Evil Gangster Boss.


8/10

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[Smithy]

Alien Covenant- I can see why it got mixed reviews, it was very stop and start, it really confused me as well, so I'm going to have to rewatch Prometheus :laugh:

[Benzient-XXVII]

Captain America 3:Civil War (2016)
9/10 > Just as good as the first two but they all feel the same to me, also it was too long got bored on and off throughout

Boo (2005)
6/10 > second viewing and still like it, I now it's not great but it was enjoyable

[Niamh.]

Spiderman : Homecoming - It was a different take on the normal Spiderman formula. I enjoyed it 7/10

[user104658]

As Above, So Below - It wasn't really scary, a lot of it was a bit daft, and the acting is... ... well it's mediocre, to be kind. However for some reason, I actually found myself quite enjoying it? :shrug:. The Dante's Inferno references are fun, some are a bit ham-fisted / in your face, and others I didn't even catch at first. 6.5/10.

[Nicky91]

Me Before You, i loved this movie, so emotional and that ending had me in tears

also nice music to go with the movie

[Locke.]

The Mummy (2017) - 4/10 - I was never into the other films when I was younger but I'm a big Tom Cruise fan so wanted to check this out. Not good at all, and a horrible start to the Dark Universe franchise. It did have some decent moments but the humour fell quite flat and the actual Mummy didn't seem all that powerful, got bested a few times by regular non-main-character-humans. Tom's worst film in quite some time.

[Vladimir]

Perfetti Sconosciuti (Perfect Strangers) (2016) - 8.5/10

Great cast and interesting story. A solid film doesn't need more than that.

[Adamw92]

Spider-Man: Homecoming.

I really enjoyed it, I like the new take on it. 8/10.

[user104658]

Spiderman: Homecoming.

I mostly enjoyed it, though weirdly I feel like you can tell it's not 100% MCU? The tone is just slightly different. Not that that's necessarily a problem.

Also unsure about his Iron-man Esque spider suit complete with A.I. buddy. It didn't feature much in this one but I feel like it's going to be standard for him now...

[Underscore]

Conjuring 2 (8/10)

Amazing and rewatchable!

[Northern Monkey]

Just took my 5/yo to see Cars 3.
8/10
I thought it was great but the lad got bored with the slow story bits.
It is basically a cross between Rocky 4 and 5 but in the world of racing.A few pretty funny parts and nice links to Cars 1.

A winner for me but a little slow for a youngster maybe.

Edited to add:The cinema was quiet considering it was launch night.The back section full but the whole front section empty.

[user104658]

Edited to add:The cinema was quiet considering it was launch night.The back section full but the whole front section empty.

That's coz Cars is clearly Pixar's poor cousin of a product. :joker:

But more seriously, kids films are usually busiest in the AM / early afternoon showings. I've been in a packed cinema for "Peppa Pig". That was pretty alarming tbh.

I love a quiet cinema though. Monday around lunch time on a school day - ****ing bliss. All tickets including VIP £3.99, find a showing on their biggest screen, plonk myself in the middle of the VIP seats, several times have had the entire cinema to myself, pretend it's my house and that I'm rich. Yas.

At most there will be like 2 or 3 other people.

[Niamh.]

War for the Planet of the Apes - My favourite of the series so far 9/10

[Locke.]

To The Bone - 8/10 - Very touching film by Netflix that they released yesterday. Contains one of the best lead female performances in recent years by Lily Collins and Keanu Reeves continues his brilliant comeback in a supporting role.

[Maxxie.]

Get out - outstanding, think it even gets the rare 10/10

[user104658]

War for the Planet of the Apes - My favourite of the series so far 9/10
I watched half of the second one a few nights ago before realising that the apes are supposed to have subtitles...

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

the autopsy of jane doe - 7/10

some parts were genuinely terrifying :worry: and i loved the twist towards the end :love:

[Niamh.]

I watched half of the second one a few nights ago before realising that the apes are supposed to have subtitles...

:laugh:

[Benzient-XXVII]

Deadpool (2016) :love:
10/10 > very funny & very bloody loved it, also loved the in joke about the Green Lantern which is another superhero Reynolds plays

Alvin & The Chipmunks 4: Road Chip (2015)
7/10 > I think it's joint best with Chipwrecked, but enough is enough

Chatroom (2010)
4/10 > Like the concept but is was quite boring

[Sticks]

Jurassic Park - The original 1993 release 9/10

I went to it at a special season marking 80 years of Tyneside Cinema yesterday.

All there was on the TV was some men's tennis match, I hope I did not miss anything important :laugh:

[ethanjames]

I watched Spider-Man homecoming last night and I loved it! wasn't a fan of the amazing Spider-Man and this was a major improvement. tom Holland is easily the best Spider-Man with this likable energy about him which made him all the more engaging. though the pacing didn't work within the second act it was just a lot of fun :)

[JerseyWins]

The War of the Planet of the Apes - 7.5 - I preferred The Rise and The Dawn muuuuuuuuch more but this one was still pretty good.

I watched half of the second one a few nights ago before realising that the apes are supposed to have subtitles...
:joker:

[user104658]

Edge if Tomorrow:

been meaning to watch for a while and finally got round to it, really enjoyed it actually. I mean, who hasn't watched Groundhog Day and thought; "this needs more aliens!". But yeah, the world needs more groundhog day style films IMO. Always a fun concept to explore. 8/10


The Martian: also enjoyed this one. OK, yes, it is essentially a mash-up of two Tom Hank films (Castaway and Apollo 13) with a bit of "Gravity" thrown in at the end but... :shrug: it works. 7.5/10

[Adamw92]

The Mummy (2017)

Not as bad as I was expecting from the reviews but it doesn't hold a candle to the 1999 film. It had its moments. 7/10

[ethanjames]

i saw Dunkirk. I wrote a proper review for this but I wont write it all out here.
easily one of nolans weaker films but it was still pretty entertaining as it looked stunning and I would recommend u seeing this on imax just because how wonderful it looked. what bothered me the most was how little character any of these people had which I know was deliberate but you couldn't exactly care about any of them. too many events were going on at once which took the tension away from the actual film and it made it boring to watch (especially within the second act). but the first and the third act were both amazing especially the last 30 mins. the soundtrack was also incredible bringing the whole film to life. the acting was solid but some line delivery was off yet harry styles was actually good. overall with its flaws a solid war film. 7/10

[Locke.]

Dunkirk - 8/10

It's an incredibly well made and crafted film. Countless scenes in there that are among the most tense I've ever seen in film. I agree with Ethan above though, I did care about the father and son on the boat and Tom Hardy's character, but the 3 main characters we follow who are actually at Dunkirk don't get much development, which is fine as that is the intention, but it made it difficult to care about them as film characters. Speaking of though, I really liked that it had big names like Tom Hardy, Mark Rylance, and Cillian Murphy yet the 3 main characters were all newcomers. Harry Styles performance was actually really good as well, the best of the main 3. Excellent film overall but not the best of the year which I was expecting.. that still goes to Baby Driver so far.

[ethanjames]

Dunkirk - 8/10

It's an incredibly well made and crafted film. Countless scenes in there that are among the most tense I've ever seen in film. I agree with Ethan above though, I did care about the father and son on the boat and Tom Hardy's character, but the 3 main characters we follow who are actually at Dunkirk don't get much development, which is fine as that is the intention, but it made it difficult to care about them as film characters. Speaking of though, I really liked that it had big names like Tom Hardy, Mark Rylance, and Cillian Murphy yet the 3 main characters were all newcomers. Harry Styles performance was actually really good as well, the best of the main 3. Excellent film overall but not the best of the year which I was expecting.. that still goes to Baby Driver so far.
i agree with you. baby driver still stands as the best film of the year for me (closely followed by a movie I saw today called the beguiled). one thing which Nolan is usually very good at is characters as a whole so I was surprised that none were exactly established. I cant actually remember any of their names.

[ethanjames]

I saw a film today called the beguiled and I was genuinely surprised at how wonderful this movie turned out to be. this film hasn't had a lot of representation in the media as the budget is very low and its only showing for a short amount of time. the beguiled was so wonderfully filmed as the cinematography made this movie what it is as the story slowly unwraps so does the cinematography becoming wilder as the film goes on. the acting was pretty solid especially for kid actors (though some line delivery went downhill after a while). this movie is very slowly paced but its deliberate as it sets the tone for this entire movie. I would recommend seeing this one 9/10

[Niamh.]

Baby driver: brilliant film 9/10

[arista]

Baby driver: brilliant film 9/10


Who is the Star?

[Niamh.]

Who is the Star?

Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Jamie Foxx, Jon Hamm

[LukeB]

Saw 1 (2004) - 6/10

[Littlegreen]

Lights Out (5.5/10)

Brilliant until they actually showed Diana.

[Benzient-XXVII]

The Boss (2016)
9/10 > one of Melissa McCarthy's best so funny and the sofa bed :D

[Littlegreen]

Get Out (9/10)

[ethanjames]

just saw the big sick and it was surprisingly wonderful. 8/10

[user104658]

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping.

I would give it 7/10 but I sort of think it's only a relevant film if you know Lonely Island's stuff / are a fan of it. It's basically Lonely Island The Movie. I suspect it would just be a bit bizarre for the uninitiated :joker:.

[storybrooke]

High Crimes (2002)

Surprisingly enjoyed it considering I don't usually like crime-y films. 8/10

[Tom4784]

Blair Witch

It was watchable, I didn't like that it removed all sense of ambiguity from the original though.

[Tom4784]

Okja

It was quite a likable film although it's tone felt all over the place. It's main failing is that it tries to be too many different things at once and some of the characters ultimately feel like cartoon characters.

Despite that though I did like it but I do think that it's a touch overrated.

7/10.

[Vanessa]

Dirty Dancing. I just love it!

[_baileys_]

The Blind Side 10/10

Sandra Bullock - The true story story of Michael Oher a truly sad & heartwarming story of overcoming great odds A MUST SEE :)

[ethanjames]

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping.

I would give it 7/10 but I sort of think it's only a relevant film if you know Lonely Island's stuff / are a fan of it. It's basically Lonely Island The Movie. I suspect it would just be a bit bizarre for the uninitiated :joker:.

I didn't know about lonely island stuff before the film and I loved it!

[ethanjames]

valerian and the city of a thousand planets 4/10-
this movie does look stunning but that is the only thing going for it as beyond the floating aliens and the colourful lights theres a broken plot awful acting and unbearable dialogue. honestly this whole film is almost as cringy as the name and honestly I felt myself laughing unintentionally often. both actors were terrible and didn't convey a believeable performance at all. I would recommend passing this one.

[Lostie!]

Westworld (1973): 7/10

Been meaning to give this another watch ever since the television remake started, I'd only seen it once years ago. Not really fair to compare them since they're so different beyond the "robots in an amusement park go wrong" premise, obviously there's a lot more to the TV series whereas the movie is more straightforward and simple, but it's still enjoyable in its own right.

A big chunk of the movie (pretty much the first hour) is essentially set-up for the final act but I didn't mind it taking its time to get to that, rather that than rushing it at the expense of building the tension. Also a lot of surprisingly funny moments in the first half I'd forgotten about.

Yul Brynner is brilliant, there's so much uncanny valley in his performance :clap1: (and I read that his role influenced John Carpenter in creating Michael Myers so get that impact)

Also very ahead of its time with the computer virus concept.

[Littlegreen]

A Street cat Named Bob (6/10)

- Loved the cat and it was all lovely, but not a lot of story. Be a good Xmas film but that's it.

[King Gizzard]

The Way Way Back

Steve Carrell is very good at playing a dickhead, Sam Rockwell is bae

8/10

[Vanessa]

A Street cat Named Bob (6/10)

- Loved the cat and it was all lovely, but not a lot of story. Be a good Xmas film but that's it.

The cat is gorgeous :lovedup:

[_baileys_]

A Street cat Named Bob (6/10)

- Loved the cat and it was all lovely, but not a lot of story. Be a good Xmas film but that's it.

oooh loved that film heartwarming :) not sure about it being a christmas film though lol

[Locke.]

Spider-Man: Homecoming - 6.5/10

Really enjoyable and fun film. Michael Keaton was great as the villain and I liked how they really embraced the youthfulness of Peter Parker this time around instead of having him seem like an adult in the past film versions. I didn't like the character of Flash Gordon though, definitely the weakest version of him so far. At the end of the day though I think it just falls into the same criteria of 95% of Marvel's other films, it's fun and entertaining to watch and will probably make you laugh, but you're not going to care about remembering it in a weeks time.

[Denver]

A Street cat Named Bob (6/10)

- Loved the cat and it was all lovely, but not a lot of story. Be a good Xmas film but that's it.

Its based on a true story with no links to xmas at all

[Benzient-XXVII]

The 5TH Wave (2016)
8/10 > really good hope they do a sequel, got quite annoyed with Cassie PICK UP THE BLOODY BEAR! FFS

My Best Friends Wedding (1997)
8/10 > surprisingly funny but the singing in the restaurant was very cringe

The Lone Ranger (2013)
8/10 > amusing throughout, but it drags because it's the two and a half hours long

Starship Troopers 2: Hero Of The Federation (2004)
8/10 > entertaining sequel without Casper Van Dien, but I doubt he would have made much difference

Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
7/10 > don't like Sherlock Holmes but the food hallucination scene was hilarious

The Last Showing (2014)
7/10 > good idea but I guessed the ending when the boyfriend picked up the gun and I'll leave it there

[Benzient-XXVII]

Finding Dory (2016) :love:
10/10 > Equally as amazing and funny as Finding Nemo didn't expect it to be mainly set in a aquarium, when Dory finally you know what it gave me a lump in my throat

Suicide Squad (2016)
9/10 > I thought it was great and funny, I can see why they added funny parts to it without them the film would have been a bit dull

Everest (2015)
7/10 > expected something like Vertical Limit but got nowhere near it was a bit meh and I was very disappointed

Starship Troopers 3: Marauder (2008)
6/10 > hilarious for the wrong reasons, just before the ship get attacked the woman captain pauses and says HOLD ON but she sounded like a robot LOL also troopers shooting at buildings instead of the bugs ETC,I'm still laughing thinking about it :D

The Last Witch Hunter (2016)
6/10 > not sure if I liked this or not?, I assumed Vin Diesel's character would be hunting Witches he barely gets one quite disappointing TBH

[Kazanne]

A Serbian film
Wtf,very disturbing,not for the faint hearted

0 out of 10,just nasty

[Shaun]

Guardians of the Galaxy 2 - just as enjoyable as the first, and Kurt Russell was a badass. Almost certainly my favourite superhero franchise now (unless you count the Nolan Batmans by themselves). Would give it an 8/10 because I don't want to seem THAT keen, gotta play it cool etc

[Ant.]

St Trinian's 2. Surprised, since sequels are typically bad. I don't usually have the attention span for films but I found myself hooked :skull:

[RileyH]

St Trinian's 2. Surprised, since sequels are typically bad. I don't usually have the attention span for films but I found myself hooked :skull:

That film is awful imo :hehe: definitely doesn't live up to the first one x

anyways mine was Scary Movie 4, but only for Brenda :love:

[Locke.]

Asthma - 5/10. Very strong performances from the two leads but the script was terrible, tried to be too many different things at once. First twenty minutes or so was solid, should have kept with that flow instead of wandering elsewhere.

The Breakfast Club - 6/10. Finally gave this a watch after postponing it for years. Ironically, think I'd have appreciated it just a bit more if I watched when I was younger. Good film though.

[y.winter]

La La Land - It was nice. Must admit that it was a bit boring at times and I've found myself just staring. The plot overall is pretty predictable, no surprises there, well maybe except the ending which was a bit heartbreaking. Emma is lovely as usual:love: A standard musical, well produced, over-hyped, but still nice to watch.

[Gusto Brunt]

Charade - 1963, starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn.

[Benzient-XXVII]

What We Do In The Shadows (2014)
9/10 > filmed documentary style and very amusing and way better than I thought it would be

10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
8/10 > slow moving but it gets there in the end, the last 25 minutes were really good

2 Guns (2013)
7/10 > amusing & entertaining in equal measures

[Niamh.]

Guardians of the Galaxy 2 - just as enjoyable as the first, and Kurt Russell was a badass. Almost certainly my favourite superhero franchise now (unless you count the Nolan Batmans by themselves). Would give it an 8/10 because I don't want to seem THAT keen, gotta play it cool etc

Mine too, I thought this one was even better than the first and I loved the first.

Drax :worship:

[_baileys_]

Megan Leavey 9/10 heartwarming true story.. deffo worth a watch

[Crimson Dynamo]

Some alien thing with a woman as a translator called Arrival - Amy Adams

It was surprisingly good but i was a bit pissed so the TL had to explain a lot of it to me

http://www.queenslogic.com/.a/6a014e5fd5052c970c01b7c8ed4f69970b-pi

[ethanjames]

Detroit 8/10
one of the most powerful movies which have came out so far. I felt myself at the edge of my seat the whole time. the film had been labelled as "too leftwing" so I was hesitant to watch it yet to me this movie wasn't and it didn't try to take any sides (though obviously you aren't gonna exactly support the police in this situation). the performances were VERY strong especially from will poulter who I have been a fan off for years so it was great to see him in a movie as big as this. the third act is quite messy and the pacing is all over the place but this is a good film and I would recommend watching it this weekend

[_baileys_]

Death Note 2/10

not as good as the manga animated series.. confusing bad acting.. shame..

[Littlegreen]

Power Rangers 9/10

- completely expected to hate it, but it brought back great memories for me and the red ranger is my new husband.

[rusticgal]

Lion....

A fantastic and very emotional story...and the acting by such a young boy was phenominal.

[King Gizzard]

The Art of Getting By - Quirky romantic comedies are my guilty pleasure and this was quite enjoyable. Lovely shots of different parts of NYC as well

7/10

Me and Earl and The Dying Girl - Not laughed more at a film for ages, well, the first 70 minutes at least. Then it just gets really sad and the ending left me really depressed. How Greg tells you Rachel is going to be fine so you get comfortable and then she dies anyway..wow. I think I have trust issues now..I assumed when Greg said someone dies because of the film they make and that Rachel was going to be okay I built myself up to think it was going to be Earl.. The guy who plays Greg is great but I think Earl steals the show here. 8.5/10

[Niamh.]

Dunkirk - I found it pretty boring tbh 5/10

It Comes at Night - The acting was good and the mood it set was tense and unsettling however.........

What comes at night god damn it??? I mean I understand what they were doing, that it was just a film about distrust and suspense etc but I really wanted a better conclusion and a bit more explanations. After it ended I was so annoyed I would have given it about a 2 lol but upon reflection, I have to appreciate the positives and give it a 6.5/10

[user104658]

Kevin and Perry Go Large

Obviously have seen it many times before, as any sane person has, but we decided to watch it when I got home from work the other night on a random impulse. Did not disappoint. Straight 10/10 it is immaculate. Oh Ray!

"You are NOT my mate, and you are NOT my fellow DeJaay! Goodbye FOREVER!!" :joker:

And it has a Phil Mitchell cameo ffs! Potentially one of the best films ever made.

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However it is ****ing alarming how much Kevin is like my 7 year old daughter :joker:.

[Withano]

Rings (2017). 3/10 what a way to ruin a franchise.

I loved Death note though, solid 10/10. I never saw the anime, so it couldnt ruin that for me. On its own I thought it was an interesting and creepy story.

[Underscore]

The Dictator (2012) - 6/10.

Not the kind of movie I normally go for, but I like politics so a political comedy went down well.

[Locke.]

Shame - 7.5/10.

Such an intense film and an incredible performance by Fassbender in the lead role. I think that this (and also Don Jon, although that isn't as good a film) touch on a very important subject that most people like to ignore, but it's incredibly serious and detrimental to anyone involved. The cinematography was really beautiful and the final scene of the lead character on that boardwalk in the rain was one of the best bits of acting I've ever seen.

[King Gizzard]

Captain Fantastic - really good. Went from thinking it was some pretentious ****e to loving Viggo's character and his family. I know there wasn't meant to be a hero and a villain but the grandpa was an absolute **** and so was Rell

9/10

[Benzient-XXVII]

Ghostbusters (2016) :love:
10/10 > forget the haters this is very funny and entertaining, the part when the rumbling starts then Kristen Wiig's character says in the restaurant IT'S HAPPENING then a dumpster goes by LOL

The Visit (2015)
8/10 > slow moving but it was quite funny in the non horror scenes to make it flow so I didn't get bored, but unfortunately I guessed the twist around 30 minutes in and I ruined it for myself :facepalm:

Mask Maker (2010)
7/10 > good slasher like Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise due to the wearing of human faces but without the chainsaw

[Niamh.]

What Happened to Monday - It was an interesting story, the end was abit meh though 6.5/10

[Benzient-XXVII]

Nerve (2016)
8/10 > who could think doing dares for money would be this thrilling

12 Rounds 2: Reloaded (2013)
8/10 > not as good as the first but it's entertaining

Friend Request (2016)
7/10 > just like Unfriended but with a different name

Evidence (2013)
6/10 > ok throughout but the twist was actually really good and unexpected

[RileyH]

Stardust & Enchanted, both for nostalgia reasons, both 10/10 :love:

[Locke.]

Shot Caller - 7/10

Really interesting story about a successful family man that accidentally crashes his car and kills his friend, which leads to him going to jail and having to 'break bad' in order to survive. 10/10 performance from the Kingslayer in the lead role, he sounds a bit like Keanu Reeves with his American accent. The story is pretty much split 50/50 between his time in jail (flashbacks) and the present day post-jail criminal life he's living.

[JerseyWins]

13 Sins - 10/10

Best I've seen in some time. :clap1:

[Benzient-XXVII]

Jason Bourne (2016)
9/10 > who needs James Bond when you have Jason Bourne, I was hooked start to finish

Dorian Gray (2009)
6/10 > quite good in places but it drags for the most part, overall decent

[Adamw92]

It (2017)
I really enjoyed this, I've been meaning for so long to watch the 1990 version but never got around to it, this one had me laughing so much and made me jump a few times. Only thing that ruined it was a group of women talked the whole way through it quite loudly in the cinema, they were drunk and just wouldn't be quiet. Still thoroughly enjoyed it and got my pic taken with some people dressed as Pennywise after the film :laugh: - 8.5/10

Kingsmen: The Golden Circle
Found this quite funny, it had some good action and was overall very enjoyable. I thought the first one was overall a better film and I found a few things in this one to brought my opinion on it down a little but I'd definitely watch it again. 7.5/10

[Benzient-XXVII]

Tucker & Dale VS Evil (2010) :love:
10/10 > still very funny throughout and bloody

The Boy (2016)
8/10 > steady start and slowly builds until the twist creeped me out and made the things the doll did make more sense

The Vatican Tapes (2015)
7/10 > was expecting the worse because every film I have seen with the word ''tapes'' in the title has been rubbish but this was surprisingly good

House Of Bones (2010)
7/10 > amusing and oddly good, for some reason I ended up transfixed by Charisma Carpenter's hair for all the wrong reasons as it was always different due to continuity errors

[michael21]

I watch a porn movie last night

10/10

[BigSister]

Age of Adeline and Danny Collins
Both were good but Danny Collins felt a bit too hard to follow while Age of Adeline was chick flick but enjoyed the plot of Adeline never growing older
Danny Collins 7/10
Age of Adeline 8/10

[Littlegreen]

Arrival - 5/10

I'm sorry but I've never been so bloody bored during a film, thank god for the emotional ending because I had guessed the twist forty minutes earlier!

[y.winter]

Thanks to my last business trip over the last month, two great movies that are easily part of my all time favourite list: "500 Days of Summer" and "Her" :love:
Both dealing with (different) love stories in an irregular smart way. Exactly what I needed these days tbh. "Her" as a lovely soundtrack (Photograph/Song on the Beach are stunning) and 500 has the irresistible Joseph Gordon-Levitt and the lovely Zooey Deschanel.

Also watched the Spanish thriller "Contratiempo" (2016) which I also recommend. A great story, intriguing all the way to the crescendo in the end. (And I hardly needed the subtitles, which was nice after years of not practicing my Spanish skills).

[Tom4784]

Stardust & Enchanted, both for nostalgia reasons, both 10/10 :love:

NEITHER OF THOSE FILMS ARE OLD ENOUGH TO BE CONSIDERED NOSTALGIC YOU HATEFUL HARPY :fist:

[Locke.]

I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore - 6.5/10 - Fantastic lead performances from Melanie Lynskey and Elijah Wood, and the chemistry between them was perfect. It went a bit Tarantino-esque toward the end which kind of took me out of the vibe I was getting for the rest of the film, but still very good and surprisingly funny.

Your Highness - 4/10 - Pretty good idea on paper taking the piss out of all the medieval stories, but I think they just took it too far down the dumb route instead. McBride and Franco usually get it just right when it comes to comedy but this one just didn't work for me, despite having a few laughs here and there (mostly in the first half).

[RileyH]

NEITHER OF THOSE FILMS ARE OLD ENOUGH TO BE CONSIDERED NOSTALGIC YOU HATEFUL HARPY :fist:

10 YEARS IS A LONG TIME :oh:

[Tom4784]

10 YEARS IS A LONG TIME :oh:

NOT WHEN YOU ARE MAKING ME FEEL LIKE I'M OLDER THAN THE HILLS.....OR NIAMH! :fist:

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

13 Sins - 10/10

Best I've seen in some time. :clap1:

is this the one where it starts off with him killing and eating a fly :skull:

i watched it last year if so, it was good :love:

10/10 is a bit much though c’mon sis...

[ethanjames]

i always forget to do these review thingys because I watch a lot of films. I watched goodbye Christopher robin today and honestly it was incredibly cliché and bland that I felt myself falling asleep. the kid acting was decent but it just wasn't well done and I really disliked it 2/10.

[Benzient-XXVII]

Scouts Guide To The Zombie Apocalypse (2015)
8/10 > slightly disappointing but still quite funny

Zombie Hunter (2013)
3/10 > signature films haven't provided a really good film yet because they always give us garbage like this

[Niamh.]

Wind River - It was a good watch 7/10

[Benzient-XXVII]

The Purge 3:Election Year (2016)
9/10 > the weakest out the trilogy but it was still great (number two is my fav) just hope Purge 4 prequel won't be a let down, I disliked when they changed the rules to let people outside America to take part I was quite shocked

Made Of Honor (2008)
8/10 > wondered when she would ask Tom to be maid of honour as she was took she AGES, once it got going it was surprisingly amusing & entertaining but the ending was very predictable

Gallowwalkers (2012)
3/10 > Signature Films have let me down once again, what a load of twaddle

[ethanjames]

blade runner 2049 10/10
complete perfection

[Locke.]

The Big Sick - 8/10

Not what I expected at all. Was expecting a pretty light hearted comedy but it was actually a really serious film with comedic moments. Great watch though, was totally invested in the story and had no idea it was a true story until the end credits. Hope it gets some award recognition over the next few months.

[ethanjames]

The Big Sick - 8/10

Not what I expected at all. Was expecting a pretty light hearted comedy but it was actually a really serious film with comedic moments. Great watch though, was totally invested in the story and had no idea it was a true story until the end credits. Hope it gets some award recognition over the next few months.
i watched the big sick a few weeks ago and I agree I thought it was brilliant! an incredibly fun watch

[Locke.]

Gerald's Game - 6/10 - I love films that are set in one space/room (Phone Booth, Tape, Locke, etc) which is what I thought this was after seeing the trailer, so I was a little disappointed when they started to include flashbacks (as beautifully shot as the eclipse scene was and as important as they ended up being). Carla Gugino's performance was brilliant though, and it was a solid film on the whole.

Now You See Me - 7/10 - Went into this with really low expectations and was pleasantly surprised. I somehow skipped over its existence when it was released and didn't hear about it until the sequel came out, which is when it caught my attention because of how good the cast is. I don't know if it's because I was operating on no sleep or what but I was caught off guard by the twist at the end, which really helped elevate it from an enjoyable 6 to a solid 7.

Now You See Me 2 - 6/10 - Pretty good sequel but not quite up to the standards of the first. Daniel Radcliffe made for a good villain but I didn't really see the need in bringing Michael Caine back and taking the spotlight away from him. Woody getting to play an extra character was a welcome addition, the more Woody the better. The one thing I did think it beat the original on was the magic tricks included, specifically the rain one toward the end.

[Benzient-XXVII]

Oz: The Great And Powerful (2013)
7/10 > prequel that is visually amazing to look at also it was amusing in places but when the 'wizard' got to Oz it got a little boring but the last 20 minutes made up for it in the end

Urban Explorers (2011)
7/10 > felt a little rushed as the others were killed off screen leaving the guy and girl in the last 40 minutes and the flesh peeling scene was hard to watch

[Locke.]

American Made - 7/10 - So good to see Tom Cruise back in a proper dramatic role and he kills it here. The film itself was enjoyable and interesting but Cruise really sells who could have been a dislikable character and brings him to life. I'm a fan of his action films but I hope he will begin to do more roles like this as well as them.

The Dark Tower - 5.5/10 - Well.... This has to go down as one of the most disappointing films of all time really, doesn't it? Incredible cast, fantastic source material, plenty of quality directors interesting in taking the role...... How does it end up with a horrific script, unproven director, condensed into a less than 90 minute runtime, with pretty much 0 character development for either of its stars? It was enjoyable enough as a time killer and there were a few good scenes but this should have been a quality film that spawned a franchise. Some unforgivable mistakes behind the scenes.

Blade Runner 2014 - 9/10 - Delivers on all fronts. The storyline is interesting and has multiple twists and turns, the visuals are amazing and it is by far the most aesthetic film I have ever watched, all of the characters are strongly written and acted, and the final scene is beautiful in various ways. I'd seen the critical acclaim and strong IMDb audience score before going into this, but as someone who only enjoyed the original and didn't think it was a classic like most people, I wasn't overly excited - so I'm quite surprised at how much I loved it. One of the best cinema experiences I've had tbh, and I think it is a film that should be watched on the big screen, as the visuals I mentioned previously demand it.

[Niamh.]

American Made - 7/10 - So good to see Tom Cruise back in a proper dramatic role and he kills it here. The film itself was enjoyable and interesting but Cruise really sells who could have been a dislikable character and brings him to life. I'm a fan of his action films but I hope he will begin to do more roles like this as well as them.

The Dark Tower - 5.5/10 - Well.... This has to go down as one of the most disappointing films of all time really, doesn't it? Incredible cast, fantastic source material, plenty of quality directors interesting in taking the role...... How does it end up with a horrific script, unproven director, condensed into a less than 90 minute runtime, with pretty much 0 character development for either of its stars? It was enjoyable enough as a time killer and there were a few good scenes but this should have been a quality film that spawned a franchise. Some unforgivable mistakes behind the scenes.

Blade Runner 2014 - 9/10 - Delivers on all fronts. The storyline is interesting and has multiple twists and turns, the visuals are amazing and it is by far the most aesthetic film I have ever watched, all of the characters are strongly written and acted, and the final scene is beautiful in various ways. I'd seen the critical acclaim and strong IMDb audience score before going into this, but as someone who only enjoyed the original and didn't think it was a classic like most people, I wasn't overly excited - so I'm quite surprised at how much I loved it. One of the best cinema experiences I've had tbh, and I think it is a film that should be watched on the big screen, as the visuals I mentioned previously demand it.

Totally agree with this review. I hadn't watched the original until the night before I went to see the sequel and tbh I wasn't overly impressed with it, I wonder does it make a difference if you'd watched when it actually first came out or closer to that time?

Anyway i really loved it, I'll echo your 9/10 and I would give the first one a 6.5/10

I thought the twist was going to be that Deckerd was K's dad rather than Sapper and I spent alot of the movie wondering how it could even be possible for K to be that child (no matter who his dad was) when he grew up in an orphanage as a human, how could he possibly end up as a replicate Blade Runner.........but obviously he wasn't the child and he was never in that orphanage. I felt so bad for him at the end.

[Locke.]

Totally agree with this review. I hadn't watched the original until the night before I went to see the sequel and tbh I wasn't overly impressed with it, I wonder does it make a difference if you'd watched when it actually first came out or closer to that time?

Anyway i really loved it, I'll echo your 9/10 and I would give the first one a 6.5/10

I thought the twist was going to be that Deckerd was K's dad rather than Sapper and I spent alot of the movie wondering how it could even be possible for K to be that child (no matter who his dad was) when he grew up in an orphanage as a human, how could he possibly end up as a replicate Blade Runner.........but obviously he wasn't the child and he was never in that orphanage. I felt so bad for him at the end.

Yeah I'd picked up on a couple of little things throughout that kept the possibility open for him not to be the child ("someone had that memory" + Luv leaving him behind when she took Deckard captive) but I thought the film had been leading us in the direction of K being the child for too long for them to switch to somebody else so late on, glad I was wrong though!

There are a few different versions of the first film which supposedly vary in quality, I watched the directors cut and would have put it in the 6-6.5 range. I might watch one of the other versions at some point though just to see if my opinion differs much.

[Morgan.]

The Truman Show (at college) - 9.5/10

[James]

I saw Blade Runner 2049 last, and I liked it but not as much as the original. The main problem I had with it ultimately, I think, is I couldn't feel much emotion, or care that much, for the main character K, what with...


...it being revealed early on, that he is a replicant. The idea that Deckard is a replicant in the original makes for a good final twist, but I think spoils the character a little.


I thought Harrison Ford was very good, but Jared Leto's Wallace was a rather cliched mad-genius megalomaniac and not as interesting a character as Tyrell in the original. I'd give the film a 7 or 8. I'd give the first one at least a 9/10. The first version of the original I saw was the Director's Cut. The 2007 Final Cut is mainly just fixing things. I don't actually mind the Theatrical Cut at all with the narration, but there is one line at the end that spoils it a bit I think.



I thought the twist was going to be that Deckerd was K's dad rather than Sapper and I spent alot of the movie wondering how it could even be possible for K to be that child (no matter who his dad was) when he grew up in an orphanage as a human, how could he possibly end up as a replicate Blade Runner.........but obviously he wasn't the child and he was never in that orphanage. I felt so bad for him at the end.

One thing that confused me about the end was did Officer K die? I thought he just liked lying back in the snow, but some people have said he died.

I watched some of Terminator: Genisys last night - I've got about 40 mins left to watch. It's not that great so far, with a convoluted story tiring out the concept.

[Niamh.]

I saw Blade Runner 2049 last, and I liked it but not as much as the original. The main problem I had with it ultimately, I think, is I couldn't feel much emotion, or care that much, for the main character K, what with...


...it being revealed early on, that he is a replicant. The idea that Deckard is a replicant in the original makes for a good final twist, but I think spoils the character a little.


I thought Harrison Ford was very good, but Jared Leto's Wallace was a rather cliched mad-genius megalomaniac and not as interesting a character as Tyrell in the original. I'd give the film a 7 or 8. I'd give the first one at least a 9/10. The first version of the original I saw was the Director's Cut. The 2007 Final Cut is mainly just fixing things. I don't actually mind the Theatrical Cut at all with the narration, but there is one line at the end that spoils it a bit I think.



One thing that confused me about the end was did Officer K die? I thought he just liked lying back in the snow, but some people have said he died.

I watched some of Terminator: Genisys last night - I've got about 40 mins left to watch. It's not that great so far, with a convoluted story tiring out the concept.

I assumed he'd died or atleast was almost dead?

Oh also a question for you

Did they imply Deckard was a replicant? I missed that :think:

I agree about Jared leto, I find his acting of bad guys to be way over done and silly though, same as him as the Joker.

I must say though I thought the complete opposite to you about the characters in general.

I though K, eventhough we knew he was a replicant early on was more sympathetic a character than Deckard was in the original

[user104658]

I watched some of Terminator: Genisys last night - I've got about 40 mins left to watch. It's not that great so far, with a convoluted story tiring out the concept.

Its awful. The whole thing is a travesty. They ruined the character of Sarah Connor, absolutely destroyed Kyle Rhys and I can't even talk about where they went with John Connor... Plus they rewrote the events of the first film and effectively took Terminator 2 - the best film in the series - completely out of the storyline?? Urrrgghhh shambles.

Plus they've just announced that they're fixing it, with Arnie and Linda Hamilton doing a direct sequel to T2, produced by James Cameron, and completely ignoring everything from T3 onwards. It's like the movie fairies granted everyone's prayers... And it renders Genisys a piece of fanfic junk :joker:.

Also supposed to be directed by the director of Deadpool, which to me suggests they're also abandoning the PG-13 target that was utterly daft for the Terminator franchise, and making a proper action film aimed at adults.




Tl;dr

Terminator Genisys: BOOOOOO 1/10

Newly announced Terminator 2 sequel: Yaaaayyyy 10/10 excitement.

[James]

Oh also a question for you

Did they imply Deckard was a replicant? I missed that :think:



You mean in the original film?


In the 1992 Director's Cut, and 2007 Final Cut Ridley Scott added back the scene where Deckard dreams of a unicorn. So when Gaff leaves him an origami unicorn at the end it implies that Gaff knows about Deckard's dreams, so they must artificial like Rachael's childhood memories, and Deckard is a replicant.

I think it can be interpreted in different ways, and when I first saw I didn't come to that conclusion - I think I thought, at first, it meant Gaff was a replicant, lol. It was only reading stuff on the Internet later about the film that made me understand the Deckard is a replicant theory.

I don't like the idea of Deckard being a replicant. I like the character better as a human who falls for, and empathises with Rachael. Harrison Ford said the same in interviews when asked about the film - he never spoke highly of Blade Runner. Ridley Scott though says he definitely wants people to believe that Deckard is non-human.

I thought initially in BR 2049 they were proving that Deckard wasn't a replicant because wouldn't he be dead by now, with the replicants short lifespan? But now I've read theories that he can only have survived the high radiation of Las Vegas because he is one? No idea.

(I didn't actually pick up while watching the film that the desert where they meet Deckard again was Las Vegas, by the way).

[user104658]

I find the debate from the original over whether he is or isn't a replicant basically defeats the entire message of the film... Which is that it doesn't actually matter, and that itself is the point. Replicants have reached a level where they are so like humans that they are, in every meaningful way, effectively human. It's a philosophical question about what being human really means, I guess.

[Niamh.]

You mean in the original film?


In the 1992 Director's Cut, and 2007 Final Cut Ridley Scott added back the scene where Deckard dreams of a unicorn. So when Gaff leaves him an origami unicorn at the end it implies that Gaff knows about Deckard's dreams, so they must artificial like Rachael's childhood memories, and Deckard is a replicant.

I think it can be interpreted in different ways, and when I first saw I didn't come to that conclusion - I think I thought, at first, it meant Gaff was a replicant, lol. It was only reading stuff on the Internet later about the film that made me understand the Deckard is a replicant theory.

I don't like the idea of Deckard being a replicant. I like the character better as a human who falls for, and empathises with Rachael. Harrison Ford said the same in interviews when asked about the film - he never spoke highly of Blade Runner. Ridley Scott though says he definitely wants people to believe that Deckard is non-human.

I thought initially in BR 2049 they were proving that Deckard wasn't a replicant because wouldn't he be dead by now, with the replicants short lifespan? But now I've read theories that he can only have survived the high radiation of Las Vegas because he is one? No idea.

(I didn't actually pick up while watching the film that the desert where they meet Deckard again was Las Vegas, by the way).


I totally missed that lol, I was after a couple of glasses of wine when I watched the original though :laugh:

Doesn't K ask deckard if the dog was a replicant in the new movie and Deckard says he doesn't know? maybe that was a bit of a tease about himself too then? That he's unsure whether he's human or not himself? Very interesting

[Niamh.]

The Hole - total rip off of IT but not anywhere near as good, 5/10

[Benzient-XXVII]

Green Room (2015)
9/10 > tense throughout Anton Yelchin's characters arm injuries were horrific I was disturbed and it stayed in my head minutes afterwards, RIP Anton what a waste

Red Riding Hood (2011)
7/10 > says Grandma what big eyes you've got um Amanda yours are bigger LOL, better than I expected

30 Minutes Or Less (2011)
6/10 > amusing and entertaining but felt a little flat and not a lot happened really

[Livia]

What We Do In The Shadows. Mock-documentary from New Zealand about vampires living an every-day life. ****ing hilarious. 9/10

[Benzient-XXVII]

Devil's Playground (2010)
8/10 > very good British zombie film with fast zombies the best kind of zombie, very entertaining considering Danny Dyers in it

27 Dresses (2008)
7/10 > another wedding film without the usual predictable ending quite liked it, it had enough amusing moments to keep me going

Fertile Ground (2011)
2/10 > boring throughout and for a horror film that's fatal ZZZZZ

[Kazanne]

Geostorm 9/10

Wrong Turn 6/10

IT. 7/10

[user104658]

Went to see Thor: Ragnarok yesterday. Really enjoyed it, I would say easily sits in the top 5 MCU movies so far... genuinely my only minor complain was that the humourous moments were just SLIGHTLY overdone. The addition of a lighter tone was a good move, and the Thor / Hulk (Banner) scenes were all great in my opinion, however a couple of times - literally only once or twice - they needlessly threw a "funny line" into the end of a dramatic scene where it was totally out of place. On one occasion (right after the climactic battle ffs) it actually almost felt like it was put in post-production :think: and I have no idea why; the scene would have been far better without it :shrug:. Action scenes are top drawer MCU though, and like I said the Thor / Hulk team up is fun.

Also

Thor having a vision mid battle, saying "boo hoo but I don't have my hammer" then Odin says "lol ur the god of Thunder, not the god of hammers??" and Thor wakes up and goes full Super Saiyan. That was a bit awesome. Surely legit "the strongest Avenger" now? :think:

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[Niamh.]

I agree with that review of it TS ^

Although

Gav and Luke were still trying to argue afterwards that Hulk was the strongest Avenger still. No :nono:

I'd give it an 8.5/10

[Crimson Dynamo]

I agree with that review of it TS ^

Although

Gav and Luke were still trying to argue afterwards that Hulk was the strongest Avenger still. No :nono:

I'd give it an 8.5/10

Hulk is stronger than thor. I was having this argument in the 70s with my brother

[Niamh.]

Hulk is stronger than thor. I was having this argument in the 70s with my brother

Have you seen the new film though?

Thor beat him :hee:

[Crimson Dynamo]

Have you seen the new film though?

Thor beat him :hee:

I am a marvel aficionado from the 70s I have no time for the children films thankyou

:hmph:

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[Niamh.]

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[user104658]

Have you seen the new film though?

Thor beat him :hee: MCU Hulk is only at most maybe 2x as strong as normal Thor (it's close enough to be a realistic rivalry, although Hulk is clearly stronger) ... And they were clearly making out that Super Thor had gained a MASSIVE power boost :think:. Not sure about comic book lore for hulk's strength but that doesn't really matter, we can only go with in-Universe information :nono:. Even if you do go with the comics, I'm not sure if this Thor even exists there?

[Niamh.]

MCU Hulk is only at most maybe 2x as strong as normal Thor (it's close enough to be a realistic rivalry, although Hulk is clearly stronger) ... And they were clearly making out that Super Thor had gained a MASSIVE power boost :think:. Not sure about comic book lore for hulk's strength but that doesn't really matter, we can only go with in-Universe information :nono:. Even if you do go with the comics, I'm not sure if this Thor even exists there?

I don't read the comics so I'm only going by the films

[user104658]

Oh also, I did a proper "lol" when...

Bruce jumped from the ship, and hit the bridge before Hulking out :joker:. Like a bug hitting a windscreen, hahaha

[Niamh.]

Oh also, I did a proper "lol" when...

Bruce jumped from the ship, and hit the bridge before Hulking out :joker:. Like a bug hitting a windscreen, hahaha

Yeah that was really funny

Also, Thor trying to guess the password to start up the Iron mans plane :laugh: Hulk and Thor are definitely the funniest comedy duo of them all though

[Morgan.]

Children of Men - 8/10

[Benzient-XXVII]

Tales Of Halloween (2015)
9/10 > 10 great short stories woven together into horror bliss all 10 segments were solid was no story I didn't love and very well executed, gave Trick R Treat a run for it's money

Goosebumps (2015)
9/10 > great film full of characters from the books come together for a big nostalgic goosebumps fest

Lights Out (2016)
9/10 > great with a few jump scares throughout, however it was slow at times losing tension in the process

Abattoir (2016)
9/10 > slow burner with a few scares here and there I quite like the feel of it and the rooms ripped out of the houses and spread out in the forest was kinda cool

Curtains (1983)
6/10 > a rare find and 80's horror that didn't suck, it had a solid plot descent acting and the mask was generally creepy

Cutting Class (1989)
1/10 > started watching this turned it off half way because it was awfully boring watched Curtains instead which was much better

[Vanessa]

Cat's eyes. James Woods, that is all. :flutter:

[Niamh.]

Moonrise Kingdom - It was an odd and unique film, I really enjoyed it 7.5/10

[user104658]

Also, Thor trying to guess the password to start up the Iron mans plane :laugh: Hulk and Thor are definitely the funniest comedy duo of them all though

"................... ..... .... Point Break :suspect:"

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[Niamh.]

"................... ..... .... Point Break :suspect:"

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:laugh:

Speaking of Point Break, did you watch the remake of that?

[user104658]

[emoji23]

Speaking of Point Break, did you watch the remake of that?No because it feels like blasphemy :suspect:

[Niamh.]

No because it feels like blasphemy :suspect:

It was horrible, I think I hated more than any remake I ever saw even Willy Wonka

[Locke.]

The Babysitter - 5/10 - Not my kind of film at all but I enjoyed it for what it is, an entertaining 'slasher' film. Has quite a lot of funny moments, and would probably be incredibly surprising if you went into it not knowing what it was about.

[Tom4784]

https://resizing.flixster.com/yriR6j9MoHwk9gD4Ep21X5SHe68=/206x305/v1.bTsxMjUwMjQ0ODtqOzE3NTE0OzEyMDA7ODE3NTsxMTc3NQ

I really loved this, it's about a teenager who, when he was in Primary School, bullied a deaf girl to the point she had to go to a different school and years later he's haunted by what he did so he tries to make amends and he ends up forging a friendship with her as they overcome their issues of self loathing andbeing disconnected from everyone else.

I found it charming, touching and incredibly relatable in some aspects and my only issue is that it felt a bit too long but aside from that it's great.

9/10

[Tom4784]

Oh, I went to see Thor last week too, It's the best Thor film by a mile (although that's not a difficult feat) and it was a really solid way of ending a strong year of Marvel films.

8/10

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Why is this me?

[Tom4784]

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Overly pretentious and quite dull and derivative. The art style is poor and there's just nothing very Ghibli-ish about it. It has a few good moments but it's bogged down by the fact that, even at 80 minutes, it still felt far too long.

3/10

[Niamh.]

500 Days of Summer - It was alright, not much of a story really 6/10

The Spectacular Now - I accidentally watched this but I enjoyed it,7/10

[Benzient-XXVII]

Pride And Prejudice And Zombies (2016)
7/10 > silly but I thought it was quite good considering I hate Pride & Prejudice it mixed the two subjects well

The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Case (2016)
6/10 > what a MASSIVE disappointment as the first was amazing this was far from it, not a lot happened, no scares,and a ridiculous run time of 2 HRS 13 minutes way too long for a horror film as it gets fleshed out too much and it gets boring,disjointed and scares are few and far between, The Conjuring 3 has to be much better than this

[Locke.]

Atomic Blonde - 5/10 - The action sequences were quite impressive (although it's hard not to compare any current action sequences in an action film to those in the John Wick films, and none have yet to stand up) and it was a really strong performance by Charlize Theron, the storyline just isn't all that interesting and I thought James McAvoy was pretty wasted.. He plays a major role his character just doesn't really go anywhere unexpected.

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planet - 5.5/10 - Actually not that bad, despite all the negativity surrounding its box office performance. There wasn't much chemistry between the two leads and some of the dialogue was horrific but I found the storyline mostly engaging and thought the visuals were brilliant. It could have done with having 20-30 minutes shaved off, but it was alright.

Wind River - 8.5/10 - Fantastic performance from Jeremy Renner who is on a really strong run currently. I usually dislike Emily Blunt but she was quite different in this, a lot different from the serious, moody, and miserable characters she usually plays. A few really touching scenes in there too. Also seeing Jon Bernthal pop up was a nice surprise, always delivers a solid performance. I won't say what it is incase anybody watches it after reading this post but the 'big' moment is one of the most tense of its kind I've ever watched, so good. I'd put this very close to Baby Driver and Blade Runner in my top 3 of the year so far.

[King Gizzard]

[B]I accidentally watched this


Easily done

[Barry.]

Thor: Ragnarok. 10/10.

[Benzient-XXVII]

Gods Of Egypt (2016)
8/10 > wasn't bored at all, some of the action sequences & effects were very good (some were dodgy) and overall I enjoyed the whole film

Intruders (2011)
7/10 > moderately interesting a bit dull but the twist was rather good, I should have seen it coming considering it kept going back to (you know)

[RileyH]

Thor: Ragnarok. 10/10.

.

[Withano]

Watched IT today. Slightly disappointed tbh 7/10

[Marsh.]

What Happened to Monday (2017)

8/10

Starts off better than it ends, I was expecting more plot than action but there was a couple of unexpected twists towards the end. Decent and very watchable with great acting.

hOiWSWLt-NA

Better than overrated sh*t like Hunger Games if I'm being honest.

Edit - A working title for the film was originally "What Happened to Glenn Close' Face" :o

[Morgan.]

Murder on the Orient Express - 7/10

Sad they killed Johnny Depp within 5 minutes Andy wasn't a fan of the 'everyone killed Johnny Depp' twist - but I liked the film

[Marsh.]

As good as the cast is for that movie, I am put off by the fact it's such a well known story and the twist ending is known.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt4728386/

absolute TRASH

1/10

[BigSister]

The founder
Quite good for a real life story and it was intresting to see how Macdonalds was founded
8/10

[Benzient-XXVII]

Crimson Peak (2015)
8/10 > much better then my expectations and nice atmosphere and you can tell Guillermo Del Toro directed it

The Good Dinosaur (2015)
8/10 > I imagine the staff at Pixar gathering around a big table saying SOMEONE MUST DIE! why they are going down Disney route?, the film was sad I had a lump in my throat the last 20 minutes

The Hole (2009)
7/10 > horror aimed at kids but it was quite freaky especially the Joker doll & the dead girl for a 12 certificate

[Smithy]

Just watched Chicken Run for the first time in about 10 years, bc iconic :flutter:

[James]

Jurassic World. It was pretty good, just what you'd expect though.

[user104658]

Nightcrawler - 8.5/10

Had this one sitting on the media server for 6 months+ unwatched, we watched it on Friday night and it's actually excellent. Basic premise is, it's about a loner guy in Los Angeles who is looking for a "calling" and ends up becoming a "stringer" cameraman, which is basically a freelance video journalist who sells footage to news networks... so he drives around all night with a police scanner "chasing" crimes / fires / car crashes etc. to film and gets deeper and deeper into it (hence "Nightcrawler")... can't say more than that without spoilers.

Jake Gyllenhaal's performance makes the film. He plays the sociopath role amazingly (the character seems to have zero empathy, which is what makes him so good at the job, he will get right up to dying gunshot or crash victims bleeding on the ground and shamelessly film them)... similarities to, but 100x more convincing than, Bale's "American Psycho"... he properly nails it. Cold, creepy, unpredictable. The film's message is a pretty bleak, but on-the-money commentary on the obsession with "disaster footage", and "negative news". Especially fitting in the facebook live / liveleak culture we have these days IMO.

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[Locke.]

The Promise - 8/10

Everybody should watch this film and aware themselves of the story. It's pretty unbelievable that 1.5 million people can be killed and most people don't even know it ever happened, and the fact that it's still denied by the Turkish government too... Crazy. Oscar Isaac was incredible in the lead role and it was fun seeing Christian Bale in a supporting role again, first time in a really long time he's tried that. Very disappointing that this film wasn't heavily promoted, everybody should know about this story and all the proceeds raised from tickets went to charity too, should have been a way bigger push upon release to get its name out there. Also disgusting that over 50,000 Turks rated this film a 1* on IMDb before it was even released.

[Locke.]

Justice League - 6/10 - This is a tricky one. It's a very enjoyable film and flew by, but there are so many flaws. Jason Momoa seems like a really good addition to the universe, Aquaman was definitely the most fun of the new characters and I'm actually looking forward to his standalone now whereas beforehand I didn't care. Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman was the highlight again though. I liked Affleck as Batman more this time around, although aside from being the one to assemble the team, he didn't feel all that relevant when it came to the battles. Will spoiler the flaws because they're difficult to talk about without mentioning big plot points.

So its runtime is about 1 hour 50 mins not including the credits, 90 minutes of that is taken up by bringing back Superman, and the villain, Steppenwolf, destroying Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, the Flash, Cyborg, and all the amazonians back where WW comes from. Superman literally shows up and defeats the villain in 30 seconds, even though the other 5 spent the entire movie fighting him as a team and accomplished nothing. So basically, if Superman was alive from the start, the film would have been over within 10 minutes. The villain actually seemed pretty great until he was defeated so easily, and I do like Henry Cavill as Superman but I'd have much preferred the team to have been successful instead of it just being him.

The Flash was annoying as ****. He felt like a carbon copy of what Marvel are doing with Peter Parker, personality wise, except instead of being slightly amusing he just felt very forced. He had at least 1 one-liner every 10 minutes of the film.

Superman's adjustment to being back alive was rushed. The film is pretty short itself considering they're splitting the screentime between 6 superheroes and a villain, there should have been another 20 minutes or so to build on Superman coming back to life. He had one scene with Lois at his house and then was straight back into the action like he'd never left, despite 10 minutes earlier being a psychopathic fighting the Justice League.

So yeah, enjoyable movie and a lot better than Batman v Superman, but I can see why some critics have slaughtered it.

Murder on the Orient Express - 6.5/10

I'd never read the book or watched the original film so found it a lot of fun. The cast is really strong and there are a lot of good performances, really liked seeing Daisy Ridley for the first time out of the Star Wars universe. Cinematography was really nice as well.

[Morgan.]

Your Name - 4/10

[user104658]

I haven't seen Justice League yet and not sure what to make of people saying it's "not amazing" but good and better than BvS... Because I still think BvS is a great film and better than easily 80% of the MCU :joker:. So when people say it's better, I don't know if that means I'll find it great OR if it means that it's been changed in ways that I won't like :think:.

As for the Batman problem - I do also rate Affleck as a decent Batman but... Batman in the League has always been problematic simply because without the "comic book effect" it becomes impossible to have him stack up with the heavy hitters in any realistic way. He's just a highly skilled bloke with a lot of tech, it's not really comparable to Wonder Woman, Superman, Flash, Aquaman etc... Supes and Flash especially, their powers are kind of the next tier up when they're in full flow surely. It was a pretty obvious in BvS too - kryptonite was relied on heavily to make the "feature fight" realistic as Superman could basically throw Batman into the sun at full strength. And then in the final battle against Doomsday he was sort of religated to a support role while Wonder Woman and Superman did the heavy lifting... Because if he tackled Doomsday head on he'd get stomped.

Poor ol' Oliver Queen has the same problem in the DCTV universe at this point... He's teaming up with Flash & his new superpowered crew (Vibe, Killer Frost etc), Supergirl, Firestorm etc... And it's sort of like... Realistically, do they need a guy who is good with a bow and martial arts?

[Tom4784]

Justice League

In a sentence, it's messy but fun.

There's a lot of bad points about it, the CGI is TERRIBLE, Steppenwolf looks like a boss from a bad PS3 RPG and I legitimately burst out laughing at the first scene with Superman's terrible CGI mouth. There's way too much CGI in the film and none of it is good.

When it comes to the cast, most do a pretty good job. Affleck puts in another strong performance as Batman, Gal Gadot (despite some undermining wardrobe choice for both her and the Amazons) remains an MVP of the DCEU and they FINALLY got Superman right. Here, he is warm, compassionate, funny and likable. Superman was never meant to be a cold distant alien trying to pass as human, he's meant to be an alien that's more human that most humans and Zack Snyder finally got that right in this film. Cyborg and his actor is subtly good, he doesn't create much of an impression until near the end but there's potential for greatness there. Aquabro is okay but I'm reserving judgement until his solo film. The worst character by far is The Flash, this is not Barry Allen, it's Ezra Miller playing Ezra Miller. Most of his jokes fall flat and they completely dropped the ball on Barry's characterisation. The Flash is meant to be a light hearted contrast to the typically dark trappings of the other DC heroes, not a buffoon that's scared of his own shadow.

The plot is basically nonexistent and Steppenwolf is a terrible character that matches up with his terrible visuals but the chemistry between the team is fun enough and it's quite watchable despite his flaws as well as a lot of potential as long as they jettison Zack Snyder from all DC projects in future.

6/10

[Tom4784]

Your Name - 4/10

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[Benzient-XXVII]

Snow White & The Huntsman (2012)
8/10 > worth watching and OMG Kristen Stewart shows emotion :eek: worth watching it for that alone

The Invasion (2007)
8/10 > this is my second viewing but when I saw it on TV a couple of years ago it was better and more intense but this time I didn't really feel the tensity it this time round sadly

[Niamh.]

Good Time - what a load of crap 4/10

[Locke.]

Wheelman - 6/10 - A lot better than I was expecting it to be. Builds tension well, a bit like an action version of the Tom Hardy film Locke. Frank Grillo is always great in these kinds of roles. Would have got a 7 if it wasn't for the same old predictable crap about the teenage daughter getting dragged into the action late on.

Hangman - 3/10 - Al Pacino's been quietly working his way back into good roles lately after a pretty horrific 00's, but this was pretty bad. Thankfully him and DeNiro will be in another classic next year directed by Scorsese.

[Josy]

Jeepers Creepers 3 - Terrible. Seen better episodes of Scooby Doo tbh. Very disappointed..

Jingle All The Way - Always amazing

Miracle on 34th Street - Same as above

[Niamh.]

Jeepers Creepers 3 - Terrible. Seen better episodes of Scooby Doo tbh. Very disappointed..

Jingle All The Way - Always amazing

Miracle on 34th Street - Same as above

:laugh2:

[Locke.]

The Hero - 7/10 - Amazing lead performance from Sam Elliott, probably the best lead performance I've seen this year so far (very close with Oscar Isaac in The Promise). The film itself is really engaging but it's all about Elliott's performance really.

[andybigbro]

Daddy’s Home 2

I actually really liked it, was much better than I anticipated.

[Locke.]

The Room - YOU ARE TEARING ME APART LISA/10

[Niamh.]

Justice League

In a sentence, it's messy but fun.

There's a lot of bad points about it, the CGI is TERRIBLE, Steppenwolf looks like a boss from a bad PS3 RPG and I legitimately burst out laughing at the first scene with Superman's terrible CGI mouth. There's way too much CGI in the film and none of it is good.

When it comes to the cast, most do a pretty good job. Affleck puts in another strong performance as Batman, Gal Gadot (despite some undermining wardrobe choice for both her and the Amazons) remains an MVP of the DCEU and they FINALLY got Superman right. Here, he is warm, compassionate, funny and likable. Superman was never meant to be a cold distant alien trying to pass as human, he's meant to be an alien that's more human that most humans and Zack Snyder finally got that right in this film. Cyborg and his actor is subtly good, he doesn't create much of an impression until near the end but there's potential for greatness there. Aquabro is okay but I'm reserving judgement until his solo film. The worst character by far is The Flash, this is not Barry Allen, it's Ezra Miller playing Ezra Miller. Most of his jokes fall flat and they completely dropped the ball on Barry's characterisation. The Flash is meant to be a light hearted contrast to the typically dark trappings of the other DC heroes, not a buffoon that's scared of his own shadow.

The plot is basically nonexistent and Steppenwolf is a terrible character that matches up with his terrible visuals but the chemistry between the team is fun enough and it's quite watchable despite his flaws as well as a lot of potential as long as they jettison Zack Snyder from all DC projects in future.

6/10Just to add about Barry Allen, I felt like they were trying to make him like Peter Parker like the latest version specifically

[Niamh.]

Justice League - 6/10 - This is a tricky one. It's a very enjoyable film and flew by, but there are so many flaws. Jason Momoa seems like a really good addition to the universe, Aquaman was definitely the most fun of the new characters and I'm actually looking forward to his standalone now whereas beforehand I didn't care. Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman was the highlight again though. I liked Affleck as Batman more this time around, although aside from being the one to assemble the team, he didn't feel all that relevant when it came to the battles. Will spoiler the flaws because they're difficult to talk about without mentioning big plot points.

So its runtime is about 1 hour 50 mins not including the credits, 90 minutes of that is taken up by bringing back Superman, and the villain, Steppenwolf, destroying Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, the Flash, Cyborg, and all the amazonians back where WW comes from. Superman literally shows up and defeats the villain in 30 seconds, even though the other 5 spent the entire movie fighting him as a team and accomplished nothing. So basically, if Superman was alive from the start, the film would have been over within 10 minutes. The villain actually seemed pretty great until he was defeated so easily, and I do like Henry Cavill as Superman but I'd have much preferred the team to have been successful instead of it just being him.

The Flash was annoying as ****. He felt like a carbon copy of what Marvel are doing with Peter Parker, personality wise, except instead of being slightly amusing he just felt very forced. He had at least 1 one-liner every 10 minutes of the film.

Superman's adjustment to being back alive was rushed. The film is pretty short itself considering they're splitting the screentime between 6 superheroes and a villain, there should have been another 20 minutes or so to build on Superman coming back to life. He had one scene with Lois at his house and then was straight back into the action like he'd never left, despite 10 minutes earlier being a psychopathic fighting the Justice League.

So yeah, enjoyable movie and a lot better than Batman v Superman, but I can see why some critics have slaughtered it.

Murder on the Orient Express - 6.5/10

I'd never read the book or watched the original film so found it a lot of fun. The cast is really strong and there are a lot of good performances, really liked seeing Daisy Ridley for the first time out of the Star Wars universe. Cinematography was really nice as well. re Barry Allen, those were exactly my thoughts too which is a shame because he could have been a better character if they just let him be Barry Allen

Also I agree about Superman, It reminded me of Eleven in S2 of Stranger things

[user104658]

Saw Justice league today, I really enjoyed it, to be honest my only MAJOR gripe was that the opening act needed another 15 or 20 minutes to flow properly... The setup felt slightly rushed (a lot of jumping from scene to scene) and just a few extra minutes on each scene would have made it smoother. Reminded me a bit of BvS cinematic cut in that way; the extra time on the directors cut dramatically improved the flow of the film.

I didn't mind the interpretation of Barry Allen tbh. The Flash himself was underpowered IMO, and some aspects of that were confusing: he made sense as a very "early days" Flash who is still growing into his powers... And yet, he already has knowledge of the Speed Force and also a fully functional suit which suggests a more experienced Flash :think:. Didn't really make sense.

Superman crushing the villain at the last minute... I get what people are saying about it sort of undermining the "team up" aspect of the movie which is surely the whole point of Justice League... But lore-wise it wouldn't have made sense if it WASN'T an easy victory. Superman at full strength is supposed to be far more powerful than any other DC hero... There are only a couple of villains who can successfully even go toe to toe with Supes unless there are other factors like Kryptonite involved. Maybe it would have been better if they had warped in some massive, powerful creature and Superman had needed to tackle that after his first blow on Steppenwolf, while the others regrouped and managed to take him out on their own. Otherwise, you just have to keep Superman out of it, or scale down his strength (which would be lame af).

Overall I though it was good, though, and also... Better than a LOT of the MCU. I think people are pretty harsh on the DC movies. They're comparing them to the MCU which has earned its stripes over time... And had plenty of mis-steps in phase 1 and 2.

[edited to add]

Actually I have another gripe! Whilst I didn't find the Superman mouth incident all that distracting tbh, overlookable... and most of the effects were great...the CGI for Steppenwolf's face was awful. I've seen better in game cutscenes :umm2:.

[Benzient-XXVII]

Surviving Christmas (2004)
9/10 > funny and feelgood, normally I find Xmas films cringe but this was very enjoyable, morning mum, morning dad, pause looks at Drew and says freak LOL :D

Escape From Planet Earth (2013)
7/10 > amusing animated film about an alien getting trapped on earth and some aliens & some monsters going to earth to save him pretty much

The Forest (2016)
7/10 > it was good overall but the ending was a bummer and the film was slow moving with not a lot happening

[iRyan]

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The Holy Mountain - 9.5/10

Unlike either other film I've seen before, certainly not for the faint of heart. The storyline completely surrenders itself to be open to interpretation which I personally love. It's bizarre, grotesque, funny, incredibly surreal, profound, and beautiful. Each scene's composition is so stylishly and meticulously crafted. A true work of art.

[Locke.]

The Disaster Artist - 8/10 - Absolutely incredible performance from James Franco who's rightfully going to sweep this awards season. It's hilarious as any film based on the making of The Room should be, but surprisingly I found it quite sad the deeper it dug into Wiseau's own story and the dreams he had (and failed to achieve.. until now). Really hope Wiseau gets to go up on stage if (when) Franco wins the Oscar and Golden Globe, will be worth tuning in for that alone

[Babayaro.]

Anyone watched Sing Street? What a bloody brilliant film :clap1:

[Benzient-XXVII]

Allegiant (2016)
9/10 > just as good as the other two ended good despite the slight cliffhanger, to make things worse they probably won't be a 4th film Ascendant very frustrating

The Cobbler (2014)
8/10 > overlooked but it's quite good, don't be put off with Adam Sandler the idea is original at least also has some amusing moments

The Chronicles Of Narnia 2: Prince Caspian (2008)
7/10 > disappointing as Aslan didn't show up until 2 hours into the film and from then on we don't see a lot of him, hopefully he'll be in the third one a lot more also the Snow witch played by a Chihuahua I mean Tilda Swinton had a very brief scene

The Neon Demon (2016)
3/10 > no just no :facepalm: basically it was like watching someone talking about themselves for 2 hours very dull, and the necrophilia scene was disturbing

[Niamh.]

Ingrid goes West - kind of an odd film where the main character is a bit of a single white female stalker but she's still really likeable and sympathetic [emoji23] 8/10

[Niamh.]

Anyone watched Sing Street? What a bloody brilliant film :clap1:

Yeah, its really good :love:

[James]

Looper - it was okay. I found it difficult to care about with characters that were cold-blooded killers though.

[Niamh.]

I really like Looper James, I love time travel films/TV though (eventhough they're really confusing sometimes)

[Morgan.]

Just watched the latest Star Wars. Never seen any before but my dad wanted to go. 1/10. Found it terrible. Had no idea what was going on. It was really long. I fell asleep 3 times.

[Smithy]

Just watched the latest Star Wars. Never seen any before but my dad wanted to go. 1/10. Found it terrible. Had no idea what was going on. It was really long. I fell asleep 3 times.

:joker::joker:


Just watched Valerian and The City of 1000 Planets, it was a great concept, but the execution was just really poor, the writing was weak, the actors weren’t great, a shame because I think if it was done right it would have been amazing

[Niamh.]

Star wars - The Last Jedi - Loved it, was even better than the last one 8.5/10

Kept expecting Leia to die though as I thought she'd dies during filming. I wonder what they're going to do with her for the next film :think:

[Jamie89]

Star wars - The Last Jedi - Loved it, was even better than the last one 8.5/10

Kept expecting Leia to die though as I thought she'd dies during filming. I wonder what they're going to do with her for the next film :think:

I was hoping there'd be an ending for her (although really I'm not sure how they'd have done that unless it was CGI, which they said they wouldn't do)... my prediction is that they'll keep the character alive and just have an explanation as to her going somewhere away from where the main cast are, rather than give her an off screen death. There's also a theory that there'll be a time jump so that would explain her dying but I don't think that's likely.

[Niamh.]

I was hoping there'd be an ending for her (although really I'm not sure how they'd have done that unless it was CGI, which they said they wouldn't do)... my prediction is that they'll keep the character alive and just have an explanation as to her going somewhere away from where the main cast are, rather than give her an off screen death. There's also a theory that there'll be a time jump so that would explain her dying but I don't think that's likely.

Actually I think it would be lovely if they kept her alive in the film :love:

[Smithy]

What happened to Monday - really really good, main actress was excellent too

[Morgan.]

I saw Star Wars 8 yesterday and it was ****e. Too much death which isn't the franchise at all. JJ Abrams has ****ed up the whole franchise

Yeah I totally agree. My film tutor gave it a 2/10 (as a Star Wars fan) and said it was terrible with OOC characaters etc :joker:

[Morgan.]

Jumanji 2 - 9/10

[Jordan.]

I saw Star Wars 8 yesterday and it was ****e. Too much death which isn't the franchise at all. JJ Abrams has ****ed up the whole franchise

A film about war (literally has war in the title) having too much death :think:

[Babayaro.]

Was there too much death?

Anyway, I thought the film was ok tbh. The actual viewing experience was terrible though, as the room was FAR too hot due to how many people were in it and I was really tired from work beforehand :s

[Tom4784]

I thought TLJ was good, it wasn't great but it doesn't deserve all the OTT hatred it gets.

My main issues were that

It felt a bit too long and the story had middle film syndrome in that, overall, not much happened to progress the overarching plot, only character plotlines.

Luke didn't appear enough, I actually really liked the direction they took with him. It was daring and I think it paid off for the most part but it would have been better if he was more present. I didn't mind that they killed him off or that they made him incredibly flawed and prone to mistakes. it felt like an evolution to the character and it gave him more gravitas.

I feel like the new trilogy can't really win atm. People hated on TFA because it stuck too close to the old films but now they hate TLJ because it strayed from them. Like what the **** do people even want?

[Locke.]

Over the last few weeks.

The Last Jedi - 9/10 - Posted my thoughts on it in the SW thread.

Brawl in Cell Block 99 - 7/10 - Fantastic lead performance by Vince Vaughan, I liked him a lot in Swingers and True Detective and his more comedic side in Wedding Crashers, but this is without doubt the performance of his career so far. Incredibly violent film, cringed a couple of times at some of the nasty **** it showed, but a great watch.

Kingsman: The Golden Circle - 4/10 - Horrific attempt at following up a really enjoyable first film. Colin Firth should have stayed dead, weak way of bringing him back and undermines any other death in the franchise. Channin Tatum got top billing and had about 2 minutes of screentime, spends the entire film frozen in a box. They kill off Roxy minutes into the film despite her being one of, if not the, coolest characters in the first film (although she'll probably come back considering what they did with Colin Firth...). Main storyline just wasn't as interesting as the first. Pedro Pascal's character was really enjoyable though and was by far the best part of the film, and there were still a few amusing scenes.

American Assassin - 5/10 - Just bang average really. Goes through all the typical action film tropes without trying to break out of the stride once. Enjoyable but meh.

The Pirates of Somalia - 6/10 - Really interesting to see what Somalia and its people are really like, the main character was quite relateable for me and Al Pacino was a lot of fun in his small role.

Battle of the Sexes - 5/10 - I'm a tennis fan and had no idea at all that the story this film was based on actually happened. Emma Stone was brilliant and continues her really strong run of performances, but it felt a little too long for me even if it was just 2 hours. It's billed as a comedy despite clearly being a biographical drama, weird.

The Foreigner - 6.5/10 - Went into this expecting a typical Jackie Chan action movie but it actually had a really nicely layered plot and was a well structured and paced film, set in Ireland as well. Worth a watch if you're reading Niamh.

Good Time - 6/10 - Was expecting a lot more from this after seeing the critical reception it got. It was nicely shot, the storyline was fairly decent and Robert Pattinson was good, but something just didn't work. I did really enjoy the third act but there was definitely something missing from the first hour.

Baywatch - 5/10 - The Rock was a good laugh as always, just a typical action comedy really.

Bright - 6/10 - A really interesting world, a nice dynamic between the main characters and a well structured storyline.... A few of the jokes don't work though, and I don't think 2 hours was long enough to fully flesh out this entirely new world. But much better than critics have made it out to be.

Last Flag Flying - 8/10 - Has a bit of everything. It's incredibly sad in parts, hilarious in others, touching at times, and has an absolutely brilliant supporting performance from Bryan Cranston. I think it might fall under the radar but he deserves an Oscar nomination.

And of course a 10/10 for the annual Jingle All the Way rewatch.

[Benzient-XXVII]

London Has Fallen (2016) :love:
10/10 > I was hooked from start to finish which is rare very entertaining

Krampus (2015)
8/10 > very good horror comedy I thought there would be blood and gore but there wasn't a single drop a bit disappointing, the twist was very good even tho the DVD/BLU-RAY cover gives it away

Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)
7/10 > standard animated sequel adding nothing new to the franchise as a result it wasn't as good as the first

Regression (2015)
5/10 > dull dull dull but the twist was good

[y.winter]

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

I watched it when it first came out and came across it once again tonight. It was as good as I remembered it was. Makes me want to be 16 again, going to highschool.
+ Emma Watson :worship:

[Calderyon]

Beautiful Mind. 8.5/10

Was better than i expected. I know understand why Russell Crowe got nominated for an Oscar in this, why Jennifer Connelly herself won one and why it got a total of 4 oscars altogether.

[LukeB]

Christmas Inheritance - 6/10
A Christmas Prince - 4/10
Bridesmaids - 8/10
Mamma Mia - 9/10
Mean Girls - 10/10

[Vanessa]

Silver bells. It was a nice surprise, because I thought it was wonderful. Good performances and really heart felt. 8/10

[Shaun]

Just watched Rogue One to tide me over until I can see Episode VIII. Loved the tie-ins to the original trilogy and most of the characters. Shame there won't be any more of them in the films.

Would give it a strong 8/10.

[Calderyon]

Starwars VIII: The Last Jedi:

It was good although not as good as episode VII. 3.75/5 or 7.5/10.

Luke should have been more part of the movie and actually being there fighting against Kylo, not just as a ghost projection.
Killing Snoke this early was a surprise.

[Tom4784]

Call Me By Your Name

Much better than the novel as it cuts down on a lot of the endless pretension and quite frankly weird interactions between Elio and Oliver (could have done with them completely cutting out the jizzy peach scene though, although it's less stupid here than it is in the book but still pretty terrible). The performances were great (particularly by Timothée Chalamet and the actors who play his parents who are better realised in the film then they are in the book) and I liked the last shot a lot in particular.

A well made film and adaptation of a poor source material.

8/10

[Tom4784]

The Greatest Showman

It's nothing but candy coated fluff but it's good fluff. Far from historically accurate but it never tries to be, while the story was a little generic, I enjoyed the performances and thought that most of the songs were pretty good. It probably won't prove to be a very memorable film but I enjoyed it for what it was.

7/10

[Niamh.]

Maze - Interesting story and it was all shot in Cork (eventhough it was supposed to be NI) 7/10

Jumanji - Really enjoyed it, it did a good job of bringing the story into the future 7.5/10

Moneyball - It was alright, maybe would have been more interesting if I had any interest or knowledge in Baseball though 6/10

[Gusto Brunt]

Shallow Hal.

[Calderyon]

Small rant on Star Wars:



Now that i think about it, Star Wars VII and VIII are very good as singular movies, but as a the saga continuations they are pretty crap and disappointing.

They have killed the best character of the saga, Han Solo. And now the original hero of the saga, Luke is dead also. And in quite of a disappointing way also, even though he was kind of cool in it. Leia will be gone in the next one to full the trifecta. I know they are trying to drive a new set of faces through, but maybe they could have used the old heroes much better gathering that this whole Saga is so popular mainly because them. And Vader.

And we are left with the new three heroes; Rei, who is too powerful even when she has never trained and Finn/Ross who are pretty boring.

Only one remotely interesting is Kylo and he is kind of a sniveling wuss.

Killing Snoke like it was nothing was also stupid, when they made him to be as kind of the new Sith Lord.

I know it´s a bit of a 180 degrees turn from me, but i have had more of a think of it.

[user104658]

Watched the original Jumanji on Netflix with my 8 year old... obviously enjoyed by all because it is ossm. She was baffled (as was I, a bit!) that I could say various lines before they came on in the film... given that I probably haven't seen it for 15 years :joker:

"WHAT. YEAR. IS IT??"
"Run! It's a STAAAYMPEEEED!"

And of course the classic burn;

"What happened to you? The Clampetts have a yard sale?"

For a rating I'll say 8/10. The film itself is still excellent but the effects haven't aged as well as some other 90's movies.

[user104658]

Small rant on Star Wars:



Now that i think about it, Star Wars VII and VIII are very good as singular movies, but as a the saga continuations they are pretty crap and disappointing.

They have killed the best character of the saga, Han Solo. And now the original hero of the saga, Luke is dead also. And in quite of a disappointing way also, even though . Leia will be gone in the next one to full the trifecta. I know they are trying to drive a new set of faces through, but maybe they could have used the old heroes much better gathering that this whole Saga is so popular mainly because them. And Vader.

And we are left with the new three heroes; Rei, who is too powerful even when she has never trained and Finn/Ross who are pretty boring.

Only one remotely interesting is Kylo and he is kind of a sniveling wuss.

Killing Snoke like it was nothing was also stupid, when they made him to be as kind of the new Sith Lord.

I know it´s a bit of a 180 degrees turn from me, but i have had more of a think of it. I agree with the Skywalker disappointment, at least, and that it was daft that Kylo could trick / kill Snoke so easily. IMO If Skywalker had to go, he should have fought and taken out Snoke... They gave us that annoying tease with the fake Kylo fight that Luke's abilities had been developed to "prequel trilogy" Jedi levels and yet we don't get a full-powered Jedi Master vs Sith Lord fight... Lame! I disagree that they've made Rei too powerful, basically Rei and Kylo both have a lot of raw power but zero honing of that power... Which is why they can go toe to toe with each other but would both have had their arse handed to them by Luke (or any of the prequel Jedi or Sith such as Obi Wan, Qui Gon, Anakin, Mace Windu, Maul, Dooku etc.).

I want a proper lightsabre battle damnitttt!

[LukeB]

Eight Below - 8/10

This movie makes me sad when two of the dogs die :(

[ethanjames]

call me by your name 9.5/10;
as close to perfect as you could possibly get. incredible film

[Calderyon]

007: Spectre: I think it was a fairly good film. Don´t see what all the criticism is about. 7.5/10

[y.winter]

Get Out.
Wanted to watch it for quite a long time. It was as good as I thought it would be, an intelligent horror/thriller film :clap1:

[Benzient-XXVII]

A Lonely Place To Die (2011)
8/10 > entertaining horror/thriller with some tense moments

The Frighteners (1996)
7/10 > watched the directors cut for the first time which is 17 minutes longer then the theatrical version but I didn't notice any difference while watching

Robot Overlords (2014)
5/10 > had it's moments which were really good but the ropy acting was cringey sometimes especially Gillian Anderson's accent

[Tom4784]

Train to Busan

I loved it, while it doesn't do anything new, what it does it does well. The social commentary was interesting and I thought the film had a lot of heart. It does suffer a little bit from characters making dumb decisions to benefit the plot but it's forgivable for the most part.

9/10

[ethanjames]

three billboards outside ebbing Missouri; 7.5/10
I'm incredibly confused about how I feel towards this film. on the one hand the cast is incredible and the characters are so strong and every single background character has their own little arcs and developments in the most realistic way possible and the acting is BRILLIANT yet this is so tonally off that it distracts you from the actual film multiple times and the comedic element to three billboards is awful and not needed. and the whole blue lives matter storyline is bs. overall its a good film but it needs work and doesn't deserve the amount of praise its got

[Benzient-XXVII]

Perfect Stranger
9/10 > hooked from start to finish I've seen it before but I forgot how good this was until I re watched it, all details in how it was done in the final 20 minutes was clever and well done

Hitman 2: Agent 47
8/10 > surprisingly very good for a sequel but I can't remember the first one so I don't know if it was better or worse even tho I gave the first 8/10 also

Jack & Jill
8/10 > don't understand why this was voted the worst Adam Sandler film I thought is was way better than Big Daddy,Spanglish,with Funny People being the worst

[Niamh.]

Jigsaw - I really enjoyed it 7/10
The twist was pretty good eventhough they only pulled it off by throwing a massive red herring in there and letting us all assume the 5 captives were the same as the ones who's bodies that were turning up, still though I can forgive that to be surprised at the end :laugh:

Mother - Meh was totally confused by the end, it was a kind of annoying film, I think maybe if I had have read what they were trying to do beforehand I might have enjoyed it more because I never clicked on to that while watching 4.5/10

The Vow - Nice cheesy, fluff 6.5/10

[user104658]

Half of "Girl's Trip". I knew I would hate it but... honestly. Literally some of the worst trash I have ever seen. I never give up on films half way through but we just couldn't take any more. Genuinely awful. I can't even give it a score.

[Niamh.]

Girls Trip :love:

[King Gizzard]

Three Billboards

Insanely good

I don’t have to watch anything else to know that Best Actress, best Supporting Actor and best picture should be nailed on

Cinematrophy really good as well. Reminded me of where I stayed in September

9.5/10

[King Gizzard]

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

I watched it when it first came out and came across it once again tonight. It was as good as I remembered it was. Makes me want to be 16 again, going to highschool.
+ Emma Watson :worship:

Great film but she nearly ruined it IMO. Should have cast someone else. She’s a great actress, just wasn’t very good in this and her American accent was terrible

[Niamh.]

Three Billboards

Insanely good

I don’t have to watch anything else to know that Best Actress, best Supporting Actor and best picture should be nailed on

Cinematrophy really good as well. Reminded me of where I stayed in September

9.5/10

Oh I heard this was brilliant, I need to watch it

[Alf]

Mutiny On the Buses

Classic

[BigSister]

Pitch Perfect 3
Good for a third movie but think they should stop after this one. Liked the plot though as I wasn't sure where they could have gone after the 2nd one
9/10

[ethanjames]

darkest hour
eh,,,, 5/10

[Tom4784]

Coco

It's the best Pixar film in a long while. it's heartfelt, it's funny, It's beautiful to behold and it'll wreak emotional havoc upon you. I just really loved it.

10/10

[Tom4784]

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Amazing, I can't really think of anything I disliked about this film. All the performances were good and the characters were layered and extremely well acted and the story was very timely. I would not be mad if this swept the Oscars at all. I'd highly recommend it.

10 out of ****ing 10

[Niamh.]

Three Billboards

Insanely good

I don’t have to watch anything else to know that Best Actress, best Supporting Actor and best picture should be nailed on

Cinematrophy really good as well. Reminded me of where I stayed in September

9.5/10

My brother just told me he watched this and thought it was s**t, like one of the worst films he's ever seen ...........what is the truth? :laugh:

I'm going to need to watch it

[MTVN]

I saw it the other day and loved it as well, full of great characters

[Niamh.]

I saw it the other day and loved it as well, full of great characters

Yeah I mean from what I've heard, it's supposed to be brilliant but his opinion was so far off what I've heard everyone else say :laugh: (though tbf Freddie Got Fingered is one of his favourite films so.......... )

[Crimson Dynamo]

Sicario

The Radio Times gave it 5 stars but its a 3.5 tops. Last hour very good but Emily Blunt spent the whole film with the same look on her face, she was miscast in my eyes.

[Niamh.]

Sicario

The Radio Times gave it 5 stars but its a 3.5 tops. Last hour very good but Emily Blunt spent the whole film with the same look on her face, she was miscast in my eyes.

Yeah agree with that, it was good but not great

[King Gizzard]

My brother just told me he watched this and thought it was s**t, like one of the worst films he's ever seen ...........what is the truth? :laugh:

I'm going to need to watch it


All I’ve seen is the racism controversy as to why people didn’t like it/thought it was terrible not the film itself

Haven’t seen anyone say it’s terrible though. It’s a dialogue based drama/dark comedy with amazing characters/acting performances, not a fast paced action cop film with a definitive end if that is what he was expecting

[Crimson Dynamo]

omg just back from 3 billboards


:omgno:

i was an emotional wreck

[Crimson Dynamo]

best film iv seen in an age

[Crimson Dynamo]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hfQdL4V9Fo

sums it up perfectly

[Shaun]

Lady Bird

Loved it. Pretty much the perfect 'coming of age' movie and idk if I'm just wheezy atm from all the flu stuff but I was pretty much swaying like a loved-up teenager just watching it. Great characterisation, incredibly lovable ones too (Julie <3333 Larry <3333 Marion <333)

I didn't really understand the direction they took the Father from the school though... he seemed to be a bit of a joke figure to the kids and yet was clearly going through a lot of emotional pain, and there wasn't really any closure to his character :( the film is littered with a lot of characters with a lot of pathos - Danny's struggles with his sexuality, Julie's general uncoolness, Kyle's father with cancer - that seemed very... sparingly used? Idk I guess I could've just delved into that universe a lot more than a feature film's length

I'd give it a 9/10... hell maybe a 10.

[Crimson Dynamo]

My brother just told me he watched this and thought it was s**t, like one of the worst films he's ever seen ...........what is the truth? :laugh:

I'm going to need to watch it

In all seriousness your brother was

1. lying

2. drunk

3. lying and drunk

(no disrespect meant, of course, to your stranger from the truth alcoholic brother )

there is NO way anyone could watch that film and not be made to laugh, cry and come away thoroughly entertained. And that is not up for debate.

That is an LT cast iron guarantee

go see it neem, you will love it.

:clap2:


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(and even when you have watched this clip, its not that movie you are now thinking about, its something else :omgno:)

[y.winter]

Spent the weekend watching these two...

Call Me By Your Name - was good but for me it felt like we didn't see the "full picture" of that love story. Elio falling in love wasn't as blatant/clear as it should've been, there was little to no emotions up to the very last moment before they kissed. It's like something was missing in this love story. The last shot is great :flutter:

The Edge of Seventeen - Another lovely coming-of-age film. Believe the hype - totally worth it. Hailee Steinfeld is a S-T-A-R. Nothing surprising or extraordinary in the plot, because this is the genre, but it's being done so well so it doesn't even matter if it's all quite predictable. Great soundtrack as well :love:

[-Sue-]

Hidden Figures <3 that film superb

[Benzient-XXVII]

Hoodwinked (2005) :love:
10/10 > Better on the second viewing haven't seen it since 2005, I loved how all the stories wove in together & it was very funny throughout, underrated

Now You See Me 2 (2016)
9/10 > the first one was amazing so this one was not quite as good mainly Isla Fisher's character was completely ignored that bugged me but I loved when they were stealing the chip on the back of the playing card and they were throwing it to one another I thought the whole scene was intense

Spectre (2015)
7/10 > overlong and not much happens I thought it was no way near as good as Skyfall or Quantum Of Solace

How I Spent My Summer Vacation (2012)
7/10 > once he was in jail it got a bit dull until the shootout

The Switch (2010)
6/10 > another re watch, I forgot how amusing it was but had to deduct my orginal score of 9/10 (what was I thinking) to 6/10

[Niamh.]

Maze Runner - The death Cure : Meh it was alright 5/10

Murder on the orient Express - Kind of like Watching an episode of Sherlock, it wasn't fantastic but I enjoyed it 6/10

[user104658]

Maze Runner - The death Cure : Meh it was alright 5/10


I really enjoyed the first Maze Runner, even though 90% of the acting (...everyone except Jojen Reed and the guy who played the "villain" kid) was pretty awful, the concept was fun enough. But the second one was pretty much crap. Is this one even worse?

[Niamh.]

I really enjoyed the first Maze Runner, even though 90% of the acting (...everyone except Jojen Reed and the guy who played the "villain" kid) was pretty awful, the concept was fun enough. But the second one was pretty much crap. Is this one even worse?

Yeah definitely worse. All these teen dystopian trilogies that popped out of nowhere seem to suffer the exact same fate, The Hunger Games and especially Divergent were the same, started off with a really interesting idea but had no idea where to go with it (THGs for me did the best job out of the 3 though)

[Nicky91]

Resident Evil: The Final Chapter 9.5/10

love love loved this movie, i love the resident evil franchise, Milla is a fab female action hero :clap1:

Iain Glen (Jorah from GoT) also playing really well in this movie

[user104658]

Yeah definitely worse. All these teen dystopian trilogies that popped out of nowhere seem to suffer the exact same fate, The Hunger Games and especially Divergent were the same, started off with a really interesting idea but had no idea where to go with it (THGs for me did the best job out of the 3 though)

I found Divergent the same as the first Maze Runner: interesting enough film, but just bad acting. The sequels just didn't seem to know where to go and I find it kind of hilarious that they're not even getting greenlit to make the final part :joker:. I don't think I've EVER heard of a multi-movie franchise making 3 films and then not getting a conclusion :think:.

Actually, come to think of it, a lot of the acting in Hunger Games is sort of dodgy too :umm2:... but they have some great established actors in the mix to balance that out and it managed to carry itself well enough (...ish, the first one was still the best one).

I think a big part of the issue with these franchises is that it always feels like the world only exists for the purposes of that specific story? Like it's a cardboard cut-out backdrop of a world. It hasn't been fully fleshed out and given a history of it's own in any meaningful way, so the plots start to jump around and become confusing. If you compare it to other big multi-part franchises like Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter... even things like Terminator or The Matrix... they have these huge expansive universes built around them that go way beyond the scope of the actual stories themselves, so the stories feel like they're set in a real, living world. This "new breed" of dystopian story, it just doesn't feel like that. The world is a bit hollow, we don't know what's going on beyond what's shown, but more than that, I don't think the AUTHOR really knows or has given it much thought (this is where I have to give JK Rowling a lot of credit - I don't particularly rate her writing in terms of linguistic skill, but the amount of world and character-building that went into the HP idea before she wrote the story is impressive, and that's why the success is deserved).

It works fine in the first instalment of all of these because it just feels like a "mystery out there" (especially Maze Runner, it worked particularly well) but then they try to expand into that non-existent world it becomes really obvious that they only thought through that initial concept, and are making the rest up as they go along.

...I now feel like I've given these films too much thought :joker:.

[Niamh.]

Yeah totally agree with all that, again i think THGs world made most sense. I found with Maze Runner and Divergent, the whole explanation for what they were doing in their world and why they were treating the people the way they were made zero sense. I did read the Divergent books, the last one was so badly written (did you read them), the ending was stupid, actually when I watched the last divergent film, i didn't realise that it wasn't the last one and I thought they'd changed the ending and I was thinking, oh that's a much better ending :laugh2: Anyway, even if they did make the last one I wouldn't watch it

Oh and the 2nd HGs film was my favourite :hee:

[user104658]

Yeah totally agree with all that, again i think THGs world made most sense. I found with Maze Runner and Divergent, the whole explanation for what they were doing in their world and why they were treating the people the way they were made zero sense. I did read the Divergent books, the last one was so badly written (did you read them), the ending was stupid, actually when I watched the last divergent film, i didn't realise that it wasn't the last one and I thought they'd changed the ending and I was thinking, oh that's a much better ending :laugh2: Anyway, even if they did make the last one I wouldn't watch it

Oh and the 2nd HGs film was my favourite :hee:I just struggle with the concept of the second hunger games :joker:. Like there's the hunger games themselves, sort of makes sense. I mean not REALLY but you can suspend disbelief and get on board with the concept. And then part three (in terms of books) it makes sense that it moves on to the overall uprising, outside of the games. But for the second one it's like "Yes you're supposed to only do one hunger games and then you get to be famous and safe forever but... NO! We also have the EVEN HUNGRIER games muahahaha". I mean story wise they could literally have skipped from the first Hunger Games to the rebellion in the third and it would be exactly the same :think:.