Ah I see what you mean now, not sure why I never got around to watching the first one.
Also watched 'The Shallows' , if you like shark films you might like it but it's no Jaws .
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I'll sink my teeth into that. :biggrin: Thanks!
I think I like the final cut the best. It feels way less muddled. Some of the earlier cuts made no sense. Think our Ridley was made to use Kubrick's left over footage from the Shining. Not sure sloppy seconds can work with filmmaking.
Argo was shite I agree, but that's the kind of standard you get when the CIA try and make films I guess :biggrin:.
I'm not saying that The Arrival was bad at all. Actually found it quite interesting. But Mrs R was making the point that it was blatant agitprop which I thought it was too.
It was ok but I've never watched a shark film that beats Jaws, without John Williams doing the soundtrack I doubt I ever will tbh.
I did too, I've always been interested in how they translate ancient languages and stuff like that so I thought it was a good idea for a film but by the end I was googling 'the tower of babel' :hehe:
Not a film but we watched the first two episodes of 'Sneaky Pete' last night, great cast and story, can tell already that we are going to love it.
The Girl with all the gifts.
The Girl with All the Gifts is a 2016 British post-apocalyptic zombie horror drama film directed by Colm McCarthy and written by M.R. Carey adapted from his novel of the same name. Starring Gemma Arterton, Paddy Considine, Glenn Close, and Sennia Nanua, the plot depicts a dystopian future following a breakdown of society after most of humanity is wiped out by a fungal infection and focuses upon the struggle of a scientist, a teacher and two soldiers who embark on a journey of survival with a special young girl named Melanie.[3]
Excellent zombie film in the mould of 28 days later. Not bad film apart from last 10 minutes but then a twist at the end
Trainspotting 2 is excellent :ayatollah:
Ex Machina on Netflix. If you like Black Mirror you will like this.A bit too much dialogue for me but it kept me interested. All the better for seeing the delightful Alicia Vikander naked #I need to grow up.
Just watched The Theory of Everything.What a brilliant performance by Eddie Redmayne
Re-watched Scott Pilgrim vs The World recently. It may have flopped slightly at the box office, but Edgar Wright's style really shines through, some of the transitions are brilliant
Watched Lion tonight. What a top film! Anyone else seen it as I have a question
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I watched a really good copy on kodi, but for the best part of an hour at the start they're talking bengal (I think) with no subtitles.
Now I don't know if that's for effect because the young Sirou is lost and doesn't understand the language in Calcutta, or whether it just missing cos it's a copy. There's not a great deal of dialogue and you manage to follow what's going on so I get the feeling it's the former..just wanted to know if anyone saw it in the cinema and can confirm it!
Four Lions > any other film about lions
Saw The Founder over the weekend, really interesting account of how McDonalds came about. Gonna see Moonlight this week, looking forward to it...
Saw Jackie and John Wick 2 his weekend, really enjoyed both.
Natalie Portman is fantastic in Jackie and the soundtrack is really unsettling, fits the film brilliantly.
John wick out mentals the first and is just pure gun porn and violence, plus death by pencil.
Loved it.
Just come back from watching Hidden Figures, the story of the black women who worked on the American space programme - in the 1960s - and faced racial and sexual discrimination on a scale hard to imagine (or remember) today.
Excellent film with Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monáe in the lead roles, supported by Jim Parsons (aka Sheldon from Big Bang Theory), Kirsten Dunst and Kevin Coster (who plays Kevin Coster from any film he's done in the last 20 years).
John Glenn comes out of it very well too.
Don't Take Me Home. Hugely enjoyable with some laughs,smiles and tears. Emotional bits included the national anthem in Bordeaux,the demolition of Russia and the homecoming.
The film starts slowly with the Speed tribute but gradually gathers pace. Bale's on camera chemistry and Coleman's wise words especially about these being the best days of the players live stand out as did Bale's incredible leg muscles.
Ronaldo's header against us was better than I had previously thought. It was immense. His after the game consolation of Bale is iconic in a similar way to Moore and Pele in Mexico 70.
My only gripes would be that a bit more time could have been spent on the qualifiers and some of the memorable chants and songs like Zombie Nation,Hal Robson Hal Robson Kanu and Can't take my eyes of you could have had an airing.
Overall though it was a fitting film evoking some wonderful memories and achievements.
We saw it yesterday. Brilliant film - especially the early part in India. Genuine tear-jerker at the end.
In answer to your question - yes there are subtitles from the start whenever Hindi or Bengali are spoken. So you didn't watch a really good copy. We met a friend on the way out of the cinema whose daughter had watched a 'dodgy' download a few days before, and that was also without subtitles. She wasn't as confident as you that she was following the story properly without them.
I might have been overly confident! Still, I enjoyed the film, but I'll watch it again with the subtitles. Thanks for getting back to me :thumb up:
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Great entertainment. Watch it!. Not scary though.
The Mrs dragged me along kicking and screaming to see this on Saturday afternoon. Spent the last half hour busting for a piss but didn't want to miss anything. I absolutely loved it.
What struck home to me was how such discrimination could be perceived as "normal" in society, even among people who weren't overtly racist e.g it took a rant to make the Kevin Costner character aware of it.
Truly amazing to see what those ladies eventually went on to achieve and the recognition they received.
Watched 'Life Animated' last night. Super documentary by Roger Williams about an autistic boy (now 23) who finds how to communicate through Disney movie dialogue and actions. Moving and very funny... while his brother points out the pitfalls of having a brother who only has a view of relationships through Disney movies and suggests 'Disney porn' to help his bro. Funny. respect to Disney for allowing so much footage and their employees to be used in the documentary
one of my favorite films of the last few years and one of the funniest scenes...
"Would that it were so simple"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rDw2YBUz6A
John Wick 2 is really good , thought it was better than the 1st
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Quite possibly the best superhero film I have seen.
Not a childs film at all :hehe: they've gone all out in the swearing and gore department. And it is hilarious.
Yep,really is very good.
Fair play to Patrick Stewart and Hugh Jackman, seeing they have played these characters so many times in the past its great to see the levels of performance given here, shows real dedication and respect to the characters and fans of the films and comics.
And the young girl as x-23 is fekin incredible, this is a serious brutal film.
Just finished watching 'A Street Cat Named Bob' a very heartwarming film based on a true story, really enjoyed it.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3606888/
Just watched Wild with Reese Witherspoon based upon the 1100 mile hike across the PCT by Cheryl Strayed in 1995. Beautifully filmed and Witherspoon is impressive. Really worth watching.
Finally got round this week to watching Pans Labrynth. Its a dark fantasy/war drama set in 40's Spain. Wont be everyones cup of team with its mix of fantasy creatures and sometimes quite graphic violence. The subtitles will also put a few off but I thought it was really good. I dont like goblin underworld type stuff usually but the mix with war time fascism real world events is so unusual its gripping.