Movie review thread...
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First one. Spot on everything. Just a great film.
Second one. Soft porn masquerading as art house. Not worth getting the Kleenex out for.
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@Catogrande said in Movie review thread...:
Soft porn masquerading as art house. Not worth getting the Kleenex out for.
Good summary.
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@No-Quarter said in Movie review thread...:
@Mr-Fish I had only seen the American franchise, which is fun as an action monster bash shit up type movie, so I wasn't expecting any kind of deep story line, but Minus One is a genuinely amazing film
Definitely recommend you catch the one that came out a few years back, Shin Godzilla - very similar vibes!
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Movie review thread...:
Sunset Blvd from 1950
As good as any film that I have seen. Absolutely brilliant.
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@Mr-Fish thanks, will watch it with the boy this weekend and revert back
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@Tim said in Movie review thread...:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Movie review thread...:
Sunset Blvd from 1950
As good as any film that I have seen. Absolutely brilliant.
With the greatest closing line in movie history.
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@Bones said in Movie review thread...:
Half an hour into this and starts a bit shit but becoming decent. Cena is bloody fun to watch eh.
Edit: yeah, watch it. Good fun really and some brilliant lines.
So I watched it this afternoon (I clearly had not watched it). Pretty B/S story but had enough funny "bits" in it to make it good fun, Cena is great, Zac Effron's girlfriend is hot, the Ginga comedian's wife is from Loudermilk, William H Macy was pretty funny too.
It was hilarious how in the last 3rd all of the Aussie actors in it just didn't bother attempting American accents.
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Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One - Streaming on Paramount+
What a steaming pile of horse shite! Utter dross and some of the worst dialogue I've come across on screen and all those long closeups, WTF! Tried to be so serious and deep yet I was laughing out loud and rolling my eyes frequently.
Tom's finally looking old and weary but still loves to run and run. And still very much an average actor (with a few exceptions).
Will not be watching Part 2. as christ this was bad.
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@Mr-Fish said in Movie review thread...:
@No-Quarter said in Movie review thread...:
@Mr-Fish I had only seen the American franchise, which is fun as an action monster bash shit up type movie, so I wasn't expecting any kind of deep story line, but Minus One is a genuinely amazing film
Definitely recommend you catch the one that came out a few years back, Shin Godzilla - very similar vibes!
We really enjoyed that, love how horrific they made Godzilla as well. Not as good as Minus One though as the story and character development wasn't as good, but still very cool!
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@No-Quarter said in Movie review thread...:
@Mr-Fish said in Movie review thread...:
@No-Quarter said in Movie review thread...:
@Mr-Fish I had only seen the American franchise, which is fun as an action monster bash shit up type movie, so I wasn't expecting any kind of deep story line, but Minus One is a genuinely amazing film
Definitely recommend you catch the one that came out a few years back, Shin Godzilla - very similar vibes!
We really enjoyed that, love how horrific they made Godzilla as well. Not as good as Minus One though as the story and character development wasn't as good, but still very cool!
Glad you enjoyed! A bit goofy, especially the early stages of Godzilla, but his city destruction beams etc are amazing.
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Coen Brothers 'Lite' and a very enjoyable watch.
3 brothers out of 5 Coens
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I watched "The Beautiful Game", a sweet little redemption story starring Bill Nighy, based on true stories concerning the homeless world football cup. Set against the backdrop of Rome, it's all about the power of football to do good in the world. 3.5 Cruyff turns out of 5 world cup final ring-ins
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Movie review thread...:
Caught up on a couple of films on my (long) film bucket list this week.
Sunset Blvd from 1950. Blew me away. Simply brilliant film which has to be one of the best about Hollywood ever made. Acting, writing, design, photography and music all outstanding from one of the great directors, Billy Wilder. Don't be put off by the fact it's over 70 years old - its as fresh as ever.
In the Realm of the Senses (1976). Been recommended to me by lots of people but I thoroughly disliked it. Well made and directed (Nagisha Oshima) but just provocative for the sake of it. Over-blown and underwhelming
Will check that out with Mrs. Pakman.
I recently watched Twelve Angry Men for the second time ever, and her first, and still found it excellent.
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@Tim said in Movie review thread...:
Late night with the devil
Pretty good. Production values and acting not the greatest, but a good idea and only 90 minutes.
Really enjoyed it.
You can't take your eyes off David Dastmalchian.
Not sure about the ending. It was good but trying to piece together the meaning.
Your thoughts would be most welcome.
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My guess was that he had sacrificed something (wife) at Bohemian Grove to get the top ratings. As with many tales of deals with the devil he got what he wished for but not how he wanted it.
It was an alternative reality in which everyone forgot what they saw on TV, or did they?
ps. Nixon called Bohemian Grove "the god damnded faggiest thing I'd ever seen". Oh yeah.
Really enjoyed the James Randi character. Actor was very good. James Adomian is maybe the only person who could have done as well.
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@Tim said in Movie review thread...:
My guess was that he had sacrificed something (wife) at Bohemian Grove to get the top ratings. As with many tales of deals with the devil he got what he wished for but not how he wanted it.It was an alternative reality in which everyone forgot what they saw on TV, or did they?
ps. Nixon called Bohemian Grove "the god damnded faggiest thing I'd ever seen". Oh yeah.
Really enjoyed the James Randi character. Actor was very good. James Adomian is maybe the only person who could have done as well.
Yep that’s how I saw it
Interesting about Dickie
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@Nepia said in Movie review thread...:
Completed my watch of the Best Picture nominees, so here's my ranking of them from worst to best.
10 . Maestro: I tried to continue watching this after discussing it with @Victor-Meldrew but I couldn't get more than 10 minutes into my rewatch. It's just not very good.
9 . American Fiction: Aside from Maestro I enjoyed every other movie in the list but some more than others. This was one of the less than others, it started off really well but kind of faltered a bit in the end. I think it needed to lean more into it's central conceit (mild spoiler coming) of an author pretending to be "street".
8 . The Holdovers: This was an amiable movie by a good director, and thankfully Paul Giamatti didn't do his whisper voice very often. A crotchety old teacher is left in charge of the few kids left over Xmas at a fancy pants boarding. Bonding happens.
7 . Killers of the Flower Moon: Again a good movie, by a great director, but there's no way he deserved a best director nomination for this. It was serviceable by his standards but unlike most of his movies I think other directors could have directed it just as well. Led me to the book which I enjoyed more than the movie.
6 . Zone of Interest: The best holocaust movie since Schindler's List (that's a weird thing to write). Oddly enough it kind of doesn't have an overarching narrative, something I'd normally find annoying. Tells a bit of the story of the outside life of the Hoess the Auschwitz commander and his family.
5 . Poor Things: Fairly bonkers movie with lots of Emma Stone nudity ... but she shouldn't have won best actress. It's a play the autistic/mentally handicapped person style role that Oscar likes, but Lily Gladstone in Killers was superb in an understated and "real role". Anyway, still a good fun film, very black comedy in an alternate steampunk style world.
4 . Anatomy of a Fall: A French film, a German actress (who was also the lead female in Zone of Interest), and filmed in a mix of French and English. Interesting look at the French style of court (judges directly questioning the accused and witnesses etc) and I'm not sure it is better then ours.
3 . Past Lives: Two old Korean friends who haven't seen each other in year catch up in New York (she lives there with her husband and he is visiting) and drama happens, but not really.
2 . Barbie: The Barbieheimer one-two punch. Good to see a weird comedy-drama based on a doll get nominated. Greta Gerwig should have had Scorcese's best director nod though.
1 . Oppenheimer: The Oscars and I agree, yay. I'm not sure if this is Nolan's best movie (I'm still partial to Memento) but it's definitely Oscar worthy and the best film I saw last year. I'd quite like to see him make some more grounded stuff. Tenet tends to pale in comparison to this movie.
About halfway through this list
9 American Fiction. Enjoyed it.
8 The Holdovers. Couldn't get on with it. Bailed after 30 mins.
5 Poor Things. Rubbish. Could only stomach 20 mins.
2 Barbie. Decent. Should be nowhere near the Oscars.4 Anatomy of a Fall. Excellent. Snoop the dog is a better actor than most in the above.
This film then daylight to the others. The 24-hr above the Arctic Circle Summer daylight.
Ricky Stanicky (2024) ⭐ 6.2 | Comedy
