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Get Out - saw it in the cinema a last week. Great film! Comedy horror - but don't let the comedy side of it put you off. It's not really slapstick and although a couple of 'funny' moments, it builds the tension quite nicely.
I saw this last night:
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A fascinating but brutal story of Confederate deserters, runaway slaves and poor white farmers creating their own state in part of Mississippi towards the end of the civil war in opposition to the Confederacy. It is based on a true story, and the DVD documentary extras tell it brilliantly. The end of the civil war was just the start of their fight against the KKK and racist state laws. Well worth watching - though I don't know how it got away with a 15 cert.
You are actually Joe Bennett and I claim my five pounds..
Long journey started to Barnsley. Hope this is a good watch. Free state of jones pic.twitter.com/gmzbeXuPqf
— Joe Bennett (@JoeBennett27) April 3, 2017
Judt finished watching The Wailing. After half an hour I thought Lord K had gone soft. The film seemed really stilted. It then starts getting darker and darker and more foreboding. It really keeps you guessing and is very entertaining. It ends up being a cracking chiller/horror.
Great recommendation Lord K. Well worth watching.
Copenhagen on Netflix. A gem of a film. I really liked both leads and Copenhagen offers a great backdrop. Some nice funny moments within the unease of a relationship between a 28 year old American tourist and 14 local girl. Surprisingly uplifting.
Watched Raw today - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4954522/
Well worth a look if you like Cronenberg's body horror stuff and don't mind subtitles.
Looking forward to this myself, big fan of early Cronenberg.
Saw Get Out over the weekend which I really enjoyed, also saw The Void http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4255304/ which I was a bit disappointed with.
Spoilers
Alien Covenant
I don't mind deep films that make you think but this went too far. It begins with a discussion on humans finding their creator and the fact humans are the gods of machines. I was looking for closure on the big question involved and of course that isn't possible.
I thought before going to watch this it'd be back to just entertainment, guns and aliens. "Aliens" covenant - Got to be like the old Aliens surely?. Turns out this is Prometheus no.2. Some are going to be massively unimpressed with this.
It ambles along, I looked at my watch at it was close to finishing. A few shocks but no real scares. Then they cram in some Alien action near the end. It felt forced.
I think Mark Kermode sums it up perfectly:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b79aw9dZLfE
It is worth watching but just don't get your hopes up.
Surely in the next one it'll be back to being after Alien 1. Because in Covenant you discover how the first Alien is created.
Hopefully...
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Watched Birdman on Netflix last night. I thought it overly American to start with and didn't want to like it but the film won me over. It was funny, a bit daft but heartwarming. I really enjoyed it
Last night I watched a film from 2008 call "A raisin in the sun."
It's about a black family in America during the 1950s. I wouldn't say its a classic, but well worth a watch. 8-10
Just watched Tom Hanks new film "The Circle". In the same vein as Black Mirror but nowhere near as good. Not his best film by some way, 6.5/10 at best
I've been mostly seeing summer blockbusters with the kids.
Wonder Woman was excellent.
Pirates, utter shite really boring.
King Arthur, bloody ridiculous but a lot more fun than most reviews made out.
The Mummy, not a good start for the Dark Universe, would have been better without Tom Cruise being peak Tom Cruise.
Belko Experiment, not with the kids, good gory fun.
Instant classic I think.
Kind of like a musical but with a different spin on it.
The main guy listens to his ipod to drown out tinnitus. So the film is continually set to whatever music he listens to.
And most of it is great.
John Hamm is hilarious.
Looking fwd to "sourcing" a copy of Baby Driver in the near future. Watched Ghost in the Shell last night. I realise fans of the original are highly critical of this remake. Personally I just thought it was very disappointing. Visually stunning but the story was dullness itself. Not for me.
Based on recommendations from here I finally got round to watching The Big Short. Thoroughly enjoyable and educational regarding the financial crisis, some great performances in there as well
I also watched another Christian Bale film recently in American Hustle, another good film which somehow made me feel sympathy for a corrupt politician
I also saw War Dogs which was really good but the ending felt a bit rushed, it also showcased Jonah Hill's expanding acting range
We saw this earlier in the week:
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A fantastic film! I was laughing and crying at the same time coming out of the cinema. If you get the chance, watch it.
(The lead is Rolf Lassgard who played Wallander in the Swedish film adaptations - not the later TV series).
Went to see it comes at night last night. Really good psychological thriller/horror - well worth watching.
Watched Jawbone, British film about a boxer. Ray Winstone has a small part. Soundtrack by Paul Weller. Solid 7.5/10.
Available on the usual internet sources
Just seen "Churchill", starring Brian Cox and Miranda Richardson.
GIVE THIS A MISS!
It is boring, and little more than a character assassination on the great man, making him out to be a senile, bumbling oaf, who tried to STOP the Normandy landings!! (He had pressed for this operation for two years)
Awful.