Re: Anyone seen any good movies recently?

by Guest Fri May 22, 2015 7:32 pm

I'm still a bit shell shocked from how f*cking awesome this film is. Seeing my Dad this weekend and have convinced him to go as he likes a good action flick but I'm more excited myself about seeing it again.

by skully Fri May 22, 2015 7:48 pm

Thanks for the tip, vilks. I was a fan of the first 2 (not so much Thunderdome) so will give the latest incarnation a burl.

by Guest Fri May 22, 2015 7:51 pm

Definitely far more heavily influenced by the first two, particularly 2. Thunderdome was shit when it became a Peter Pan rip off half way through and thankfully there aren't too many signs of influence from it in the new one.

Look forward to your thoughts on it!

by lardbucket Sat May 23, 2015 5:59 pm

I've seen quite a few recently.

'Gone Girl' made me seriously sweaty and agitated.

'Wild' was great, reflective.

'Unbroken' was a great (true) story but was over-Hollywoodised in parts. The survival story was fantastic.

I enjoyed 'American Sniper' more than I expected, for the characterisation of the lead character, especially in the scenes at home, and his struggle to return to normal life.

'Inherent Vice' showed Joaquin Phoenix at his most interesting, decadent, and watchable; although he was even better in the Johnny Cash movie.

by Big Dog Sun May 31, 2015 5:00 am

Looking forward to some gratuitous CGI chomping mayhem;

by Ethics? The Gall! Sun May 31, 2015 7:57 pm

looks like plenty of fun

by JGK Mon Jun 01, 2015 12:46 am

Saw Edge of Tomorrow which is sort of like a cross between Groundhog Day (without the charm) and Independence Day (without the silliness).

Avoid.

by horace Mon Jun 01, 2015 1:25 am

Saw Wild Tales, an Argentinian film. Lots of black comedy and fun.

Consider

by Merlin Mon Jun 01, 2015 3:44 am

Agree about The Edge of Tomorrow .... bleah!

The Theory of Everything was a good 2 hours spent.

by Big Dog Mon Jun 01, 2015 5:17 am

JGK wrote:Saw Edge of Tomorrow which is sort of like a cross between Groundhog Day (without the charm) and Independence Day (without the silliness).

Avoid.

Well, you're not supposed to take it seriously. I thought EoT was a great piece of Sci-Fi escapism.

by JGK Mon Jun 01, 2015 5:30 am

Big Dog wrote:
JGK wrote:Saw Edge of Tomorrow which is sort of like a cross between Groundhog Day (without the charm) and Independence Day (without the silliness).

Avoid.

Well, you're not supposed to take it seriously. I thought EoT was a great piece of Sci-Fi escapism.

Look, if Goundhog Day never existed I would have liked it more.

by Big Dog Mon Jun 01, 2015 5:38 am

JGK wrote:
Big Dog wrote:
JGK wrote:Saw Edge of Tomorrow which is sort of like a cross between Groundhog Day (without the charm) and Independence Day (without the silliness).

Avoid.

Well, you're not supposed to take it seriously. I thought EoT was a great piece of Sci-Fi escapism.

Look, if Goundhog Day never existed I would have liked it more.

Fair enough. I admit to being a Sci-Fi tragic. I even thought Independence Day was good. Cool

by Merlin Mon Jun 01, 2015 5:54 am

Big Dog wrote:
JGK wrote:
Big Dog wrote:
JGK wrote:Saw Edge of Tomorrow which is sort of like a cross between Groundhog Day (without the charm) and Independence Day (without the silliness).

Avoid.

Well, you're not supposed to take it seriously. I thought EoT was a great piece of Sci-Fi escapism.

Look, if Goundhog Day never existed I would have liked it more.

Fair enough. I admit to being a Sci-Fi tragic. I even thought Independence Day was good.

Same here.
Elysium was terrific.

But you've got to go some to top Avatar.

by Brass Monkey Mon Jun 01, 2015 5:54 am

I thought Edge Of Tomorrow was fantastic. Plot flaws, fortunate ending, but fantastic all the same.

by Henry Mon Jun 01, 2015 5:57 am

JGK wrote:
Big Dog wrote:
JGK wrote:Saw Edge of Tomorrow which is sort of like a cross between Groundhog Day (without the charm) and Independence Day (without the silliness).

Avoid.

Well, you're not supposed to take it seriously. I thought EoT was a great piece of Sci-Fi escapism.

Look, if Goundhog Day never existed I would have liked it more.

I likened 'Edge of Tomorrow' to the excellent 'Source Code', rather than 'Groundhog Day'.

For a twisted, crisply shot, extremely dark humorous movie, check out 'Nightcrawler'.

For something a bit different, check out 'Locke' with Tom Hardy. 99% of it is filmed inside a car, but don't let that deter you- It's brilliant.

by Merlin Mon Jun 01, 2015 6:00 am

Brass Monkey wrote:I thought Edge Of Tomorrow was fantastic. Plot flaws, fortunate ending, but fantastic all the same.

EoT was brilliant ............ just for Emily Blunt !!

by Big Dog Mon Jun 01, 2015 6:01 am

Merlin wrote:
Big Dog wrote:
JGK wrote:
Big Dog wrote:
JGK wrote:Saw Edge of Tomorrow which is sort of like a cross between Groundhog Day (without the charm) and Independence Day (without the silliness).

Avoid.

Well, you're not supposed to take it seriously. I thought EoT was a great piece of Sci-Fi escapism.

Look, if Goundhog Day never existed I would have liked it more.

Fair enough. I admit to being a Sci-Fi tragic. I even thought Independence Day was good.

Same here.
Elysium was terrific.

But you've got to go some to top Avatar.

Yes and Yes. Cool

by JGK Mon Jun 01, 2015 6:05 am

Merlin wrote:
Brass Monkey wrote:I thought Edge Of Tomorrow was fantastic. Plot flaws, fortunate ending, but fantastic all the same.

EoT was brilliant ............ just for Emily Blunt !!

I'll be honest - she kept me watching to the end.

I'm surprised that so many here liked it.

by Brass Monkey Mon Jun 01, 2015 6:23 am

Yes, yes - we'd all like to tongue punch Emily Blunt's fartbox... but that is NOT why I liked the film FFS.

by Merlin Mon Jun 01, 2015 6:34 am

Brass Monkey wrote:Yes, yes - we'd all like to tongue punch Emily Blunt's fartbox... but that is NOT why I liked the film FFS.

Aptly (and explicitly) put, Monk!
Would this be what you imply?

Razz

by Guest Mon Jun 01, 2015 2:07 pm

If you like 80s action movies and don't mind ridiculousness then watching the above will be a good half hour.

by horace Mon Jun 01, 2015 8:58 pm

Merlin wrote:
Big Dog wrote:
JGK wrote:
Big Dog wrote:
JGK wrote:Saw Edge of Tomorrow which is sort of like a cross between Groundhog Day (without the charm) and Independence Day (without the silliness).

Avoid.

Well, you're not supposed to take it seriously. I thought EoT was a great piece of Sci-Fi escapism.

Look, if Goundhog Day never existed I would have liked it more.

Fair enough. I admit to being a Sci-Fi tragic. I even thought Independence Day was good.

Same here.
Elysium was terrific.

But you've got to go some to top Avatar.

the avatar figures reminded me of big blue meerkats...of course the movie was tosh

by Big Dog Sat Jun 20, 2015 6:07 am

Chappie = crappie. Terrible film even for a tragic Sci-Fi buff.

by taipan Fri Aug 14, 2015 3:46 am

Anyone seen the Brian Wilson movie yet?

by Big Dog Fri Aug 14, 2015 5:16 am

horace wrote:
Merlin wrote:
Big Dog wrote:
JGK wrote:
Big Dog wrote:
JGK wrote:Saw Edge of Tomorrow which is sort of like a cross between Groundhog Day (without the charm) and Independence Day (without the silliness).

Avoid.

Well, you're not supposed to take it seriously. I thought EoT was a great piece of Sci-Fi escapism.

Look, if Goundhog Day never existed I would have liked it more.

Fair enough. I admit to being a Sci-Fi tragic. I even thought Independence Day was good.

Same here.
Elysium was terrific.

But you've got to go some to top Avatar.

the avatar figures reminded me of big blue meerkats...of course the movie was tosh

Must be terrible not to have an imagination.

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