Soda Jerk Posted December 29, 2016 Report Share Posted December 29, 2016 Good Vibrations Biopic about Terri Hooley, his store/label of the same name, and the punk scene in Belfast. Pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted December 31, 2016 Report Share Posted December 31, 2016 (edited) Watched the 2016 remake of the Jungle Book yesterday and was pleasantly surprised. It's probably not as young kid friendly as the animated one but older kids might enjoy it. Stand outs for me were Bill Murray as Balloo and Christopher Walken as King Louie. 8/10 Edited December 31, 2016 by Alkaline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted January 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 It's A Wonderful Life - I don't really count this as a Christmas film since only the last 20 minutes or so are set at Christmas. The preceeding two hours are about a guy who runs a savings and loans company trying to save his business from an evil millionaire tycoon. It's pretty good although all the "Oh boy!" overacting is badly dated. *** The Hunger Games - I read the first book of this series recently and thought I'd check out the film. I was surprised at how true to the book the film script stayed, very loyal to the source material (although the costumes and make-up were a bit out there - not how I'd pictured things). This was entertaining enough dreck, sort of a Running Man - The Next Generation. **** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Broonbreed Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 Pretty disappointed with my self that I'd never seen this until two nights ago... Lawrence of Arabia - Fucking magic war film featuring camels and people blacking up. Where Eagles Dare - Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood tearing those Nazi wanks a new one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted January 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 Green Room - Thriller / horror. A punk band are booked to play at a neo-nazi skinhead bar when they stumble across something the skinheads don't want them to see. With the skinheads determined to silence them at any cosy they barricade themselves in a room in the venue and try to figure out a way to escape through the murderous mob. This is tense and gory and violent, punchy, although a little bit muddled. Patrick Stewart plays the skinhead leader, and its cool to see him in a villainous role, although he doesn't really get that much to work with, and his character's motivation isn't always clear. *** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted January 9, 2017 Report Share Posted January 9, 2017 Goodnight Mommy - This is an Austrian horror film, which is a simple story of a mother returning home after an undisclosed surgery to care for her identical twin sons. Dear me, this was one tense and dark film. There is a good twist at the end of the film, which is hinted at throughout. Some of the violence I felt to be a bit gratuitous but overall this is an excellent modern horror. It left me feeling quite unsettled after watching it. TWO THUMBS UP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirsten Posted January 10, 2017 Report Share Posted January 10, 2017 (edited) Evil Dead 2 I think that Bruce Campbell has now been in so many B-movies that he is probably actually a good actor . His performance in Evil Dead 2 is brilliant. He's so underrated as a comedy actor. His facial expressions and the way he just launches himself into scenes in a mega physical way is up there with Robin Williams and Jim Carey. The Music Of Chance I read the book by Paul Auster a few months ago and have been trying to track the film down since. It's about a guy called Jim who picks up a hitchhiker, Jack, who has been beaten up after a poker game gone wrong. Jim agrees to front Jack the cash to buy into a huge game against a pair of incompetent millionaires as a sure-thing. Obviously, it doesn't go to plan. It's pretty solid, but a little rushed in parts. You don't get much of a back story into the life of one of the main characters and he has to explain a lot to his co-star about why he is where he is and what his plan is. Show, don't tell, my man. A good story is a good story, though, and Paul Auster has a tiny cameo in the final scene. Strange Brew Dumb, fun and Canadian as fuck. Features Max Von Sydow as a villain (obviously) amongst idiots and a flying dog disguised as a skunk. It was well before Wayne's World, but that was what I kept comparing it to. Would watch again. Edited January 10, 2017 by kirsten Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted January 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 (edited) House of Wax (1953) - Not Vincent Price's finest moment but a decent old chiller, if a little dry. *** Jennifer's Body - part high school comedy, part horror, Megan Fox plays a slutty high school girl who's possessed by a demon and only her lifelong best friend, bookish unpopular Amanda Seyfried knows the truth and has to stop her killing classmates. It's better than it sounds. It's written by Diablo Cody so if you hated the dialogue in Juno you'll hate this. I really liked it, sharp and funny, but scary where it needed to be. **** Edited January 11, 2017 by Lemonade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted January 11, 2017 Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 Sing Street - A musical comedy based in 1980's Dublin, but it's not The Commitments. A teenage boy has to go to a state school due to his parent's money problems and forms a band with some other misfits. Heartwarming stuff and overall very well put together. It's on Netflix, so if you want an easy watch I recommend it. Two thumbs up 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted January 11, 2017 Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 Fire Walk With Me - I got the Twin Peaks "The Entire Mystery" boxset for my christmas. Watched the first 2 seasons and moved on to the film. It was a little strange seeing someone other than Lara Flynn Boyle playing Donna, but not distracting. Film did a lot of things they just couldn't do on TV (close up of the finger nail being pulled back, drug use, and boobies). It was a pretty cool film. It's a shame there wasn't more Cooper and Cole though. I'm going to watch "The Missing Pieces" next, an hour and a half of deleted scenes in run up to the new series. The film did seem to raise more questions than answer them though. So, Annie showing up in Laura's bed, warning her that the "good Dale" was trapped in the black lodge, this was some sort of premonition? Because Annie doesn't even show up until long after Laura's death. Is MFAP in cahoots with Bob? Does that mean The Black Lodge exists outside of our comprehension of Time, like the bookcase dimension in Interstellar? What was the ring about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted January 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2017 (edited) La La Land - Lovely, lovely, lovely film. Not as song and dancey as has been made out. There's only a few songs in it. Just a really nice, sweet, and warm film. Emma Stone is really good in it. ***** Edited January 21, 2017 by Lemonade 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 T2: Trainspotting - So, this was a disappointment. Following the characters of the first film 20 years later, but not following the plot of Porno, this just relies too much on nostalgia. There are far too many cuts of the original movie and the characters are treated in such a way, that they no longer seem believable. Begbie feels like a cartoon villain and lacks the real menace of the original. 2/5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted January 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 1 hour ago, TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH said: T2: Trainspotting - So, this was a disappointment. Following the characters of the first film 20 years later, but not following the plot of Porno, this just relies too much on nostalgia. There are far too many cuts of the original movie and the characters are treated in such a way, that they no longer seem believable. Begbie feels like a cartoon villain and lacks the real menace of the original. 2/5 I disagree. I thought they got the balance of nostalgia and creating a whole new storyline pretty much spot on. It was a lot less gritty than the original, much more fun and surprisingly funny, which I do agree affected Begbie a bit, but I think they mostly knocked it out of the park. 4.5/5 for me. I really did want to see Juice Terry on film though. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delboy1969 Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 (edited) Have to agree regarding T2, I thought they balanced it out perfectly and it was entertaining from start to finish. My missus who is foreign and has never seen the first one, loved it! It wasn't perfect though - Begbie's story was implausible and wish they'd have used Kelly Macdonald and Shirley Henderson more. Edited January 30, 2017 by Delboy1969 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Broonbreed Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 I thought I'd watched it years ago, but Whisky Galore! Is a fucking fantastic film. Hebrideans giving it to the man in typical Hebridean style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted February 7, 2017 Report Share Posted February 7, 2017 Manchester by the sea - holy shit what a great film. If Casey Affleck doesn't get the oscar it's a crime. Best film I've seen in quite a while. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gypsum_Fantastic Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 Manchester by the sea is incredible. Trainspotting 2 was enjoyable and the scene in the pub where they sing a song was brillant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted February 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 Split - James McAvoy plays a guy with 23 separate personalities sharing the same body. Tense thriller, amazing stuff from McEvoy who makes each character distinct by changing accent, body language, facial expressions etc. It gets a bit hokey at the end though. **** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 On 1/30/2017 at 8:13 AM, TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH said: T2: Trainspotting - So, this was a disappointment. Following the characters of the first film 20 years later, but not following the plot of Porno, this just relies too much on nostalgia. There are far too many cuts of the original movie and the characters are treated in such a way, that they no longer seem believable. Begbie feels like a cartoon villain and lacks the real menace of the original. 2/5 On 1/30/2017 at 9:52 AM, Lemonade said: I disagree. I thought they got the balance of nostalgia and creating a whole new storyline pretty much spot on. It was a lot less gritty than the original, much more fun and surprisingly funny, which I do agree affected Begbie a bit, but I think they mostly knocked it out of the park. 4.5/5 for me. I really did want to see Juice Terry on film though. I'm with 'nade on this one.T2: Trainspotting - Saw this on Friday. Heard mixed reviews and didn't go in with my hopes too high, but was pleasantly surprised. I think they hit the nostalgia spot on. And it wasn't just nostalgia porn, nostalgia was a main focal point for Renton and Spud. I always thought Porno was a lesser book than Trainspotting, so I'm glad they didn't lean too heavily in to the story. If they had, this would have been T2 Part 1, or a 3 hour film where you either needed to wait until the extended version came out on dvd to understand it fully or would have been bloated. Hilarious moments, disgusting moments, scary moments. This film hit each of these nails squarely on the head. The use of the stop-cuts was really overdone at times, and not done as well as the original, but all in all this was a great sequel, and a superb film in it's own right. 4.5/5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 (edited) The Guest Action Thriller starring that unbelievably awful Dan Stevens. He was nominated awards for this film, which really is quite astonishing, because this film was absolutely woeful, and Stevens is the biggest reason. His performance is so terrible that it becomes hilarious. He would be bang-on as a Hollyoaks villain. Y'know, those over-egged sinister gazes behind the back of the person(s) he is due to perform some sort of evil upon. There's fuckloads of that going on throughout. Amazing film. Just so awful. So awful it becomes incredible. Watch it if wonderfully horrible films are your bag. Edited February 27, 2017 by Soda Jerk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted March 2, 2017 Report Share Posted March 2, 2017 The Accountant - Really enjoyed this. Was hooring long but didn't feel like it was bloated. Affleck's performance is very nuanced and really great. When I heard the premise I was expecting him to go full Rain Man but luckily he didn't, and it's the little things he does that really makes the character. Going to see Logan tomorrow. I have high hopes considering it's so good it's made Patrick Stewart quit X-Men films. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted March 3, 2017 Report Share Posted March 3, 2017 On 2/27/2017 at 3:15 PM, Soda Jerk said: The Guest Action Thriller starring that unbelievably awful Dan Stevens. He was nominated awards for this film, which really is quite astonishing, because this film was absolutely woeful, and Stevens is the biggest reason. His performance is so terrible that it becomes hilarious. He would be bang-on as a Hollyoaks villain. Y'know, those over-egged sinister gazes behind the back of the person(s) he is due to perform some sort of evil upon. There's fuckloads of that going on throughout. Amazing film. Just so awful. So awful it becomes incredible. Watch it if wonderfully horrible films are your bag. If it weren't for my reading this, I'm pretty sure I'd have forgotten forever that I watched this. Such an unremarkable movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted March 3, 2017 Report Share Posted March 3, 2017 6 hours ago, ca_gere said: If it weren't for my reading this, I'm pretty sure I'd have forgotten forever that I watched this. Such an unremarkable movie. Did you not belly laugh all the way through? Those Hollyoaks sinister gazes just killed it. And the bit where the military police are just firing wildly at the outside of the house is incredible, especially as he just crawls beneath the gunfire. I do love a shite action film though. The more shite, the better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 Logan - Hugh Jackman's final turn as Wolverine, and by all accounts, Patrick Stewart's last outing as Xavier. And wow, did they go out in style. An absolutely beautiful and heartfelt movie about growing old, the world changing around you, and dealing with killing and death. It made good use of it's R rating without being gratuitous. We finally get to see the Berzerker Wolverine in all his bloody glory. And goes to show how deep these "superhero" stories can be when making sure the kids enjoy it isn't a factor. We need more adult superhero flicks. It's just sad that it was Jackman's final Wolverine film that we finally got the story and action the character deserved. Going to see it again. 5/5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted March 20, 2017 Report Share Posted March 20, 2017 Watched The Train To Busan last night. Didn't know anything about it but looked it up after - apparently it was the biggest grossing Korean movie last year. Just picked it on a whim on netflix. Highly recommend it - it has a nice level of cheese where it would be a total dud in English but because it's Korean it gets away with it. Some really well shot action scenes and quite a sweet little story in there too. Best zombie film i've seen in a good while. Also watched Hacksaw Ridge this weekend. Thought it was excellent and Teresa Palmer is a total babe. Not one I'm likely to watch again - not quite at the level of my favorite war movies (full metal jacket, Deerhunter, Platoon, etc) but almost there to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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