I have two daughters, I should try this.
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Do it. It might even thaw your cold dead heart enough to shed a tear or two. Even though I saw them coming a couple of scenes got me right in the feels.
The only movies that made me feel that were Conair, Furious 7 and Manchester by the Sea. Maybe this will be the next!
So many people told me to watch MBTS and I’ll be honest, thought it was grim and not a lot happened.
Maybe I need to watch it a second time as well?
I watched it right after my first daughter was born, so it hit me different. Not sure it would have had the same effect had I watched it any other time.
The time jump video messages scene was always the best thing about Interstellar....Even more so when you know it madeTimothee Chalamet cry because he didn't know the camera would be on McConoughey the whole time when he was doing his biggest monologue in the film until he saw it at the premier.
Nice. Yeah it's a trippy film to watch.
You have to assume Mescal played it as Scott intended it, as otherwise he wouldn't have been cast. But to me he doesn't catch the character at all, and undermines his supposedly stronger lines through his lame delivery. (That but where he quotes poetry to the two emperors being particularly terrible.) I just don't at all get what Scott was aiming for with this.
I really didn't like Inception when I saw it. I kinda feel like I should watch it again because it's supposed to be such a masterpiece, but then again, chances are I again won't like it (I didn't care much for the visuals and thought the story was terribly contrived) - so I keep deciding I don't want to spend my very limited movie time on that again.
Same for Interstellar actually. I also already did have kids when I first saw it.
We are alt accounts!
Scary movie (2026)
Got 20 minutes in and not a single chuckle.. embarrassingly unfunny
Is Disclosure Day worth a watch?
Got 20 minutes in and not a single chuckle.. embarrassingly unfunny
Is Disclosure Day worth a watch?
Based on what I heard it's funnier than Scary Movie. Make of that what you will.
Saw the trailer recently and it was a genuine atrocity. And that must have been the funniest bits! How the feck did it get made?!
Based on what I heard it's funnier than Scary Movie. Make of that what you will.
I should have known after the they/them "joke" in the trailer that it would be awful muck
Project Hail Mary. What a refreshing take on the alien/SciFi genre!
Properly enjoyed every minute of it.
9/10
Properly enjoyed every minute of it.
9/10
The Furious
Martial arts action thriller that has been getting absolutely rave reviews from everyone (Roger Ebert.com gave it 4/4 and it's sitting at 97%, on Rotten Tomatoes). A Chinese mute's daughter is abducted by human traffickers, and he ends up teaming up with the husband of a journalist who was investigating the story before she disappeared.
There's fights galore, with our heroes repeatedly defying the odds and defeating dozens of minions at a time. There's cartoonish henchmen, a mixture of English and subtitles, and more clichés than you can shake a stick at.
I thought it was awful. I debated switching it off after half an hour, but I endured all 1hr and 53 minutes of it. The fights are the usual ballet-style choreography, but the acting is terrible. So many two-dimensional characters. So many ridiculous situations. Of course, martial arts action movies don't have to have incredible storylines or Oscar-worthy performances, but there's a limit to the stupid shit they can get away with.
2/10
If you want a modern classic of this genre, I highly recommend The Night Comes For Us instead. It's phenomenal.
Martial arts action thriller that has been getting absolutely rave reviews from everyone (Roger Ebert.com gave it 4/4 and it's sitting at 97%, on Rotten Tomatoes). A Chinese mute's daughter is abducted by human traffickers, and he ends up teaming up with the husband of a journalist who was investigating the story before she disappeared.
There's fights galore, with our heroes repeatedly defying the odds and defeating dozens of minions at a time. There's cartoonish henchmen, a mixture of English and subtitles, and more clichés than you can shake a stick at.
I thought it was awful. I debated switching it off after half an hour, but I endured all 1hr and 53 minutes of it. The fights are the usual ballet-style choreography, but the acting is terrible. So many two-dimensional characters. So many ridiculous situations. Of course, martial arts action movies don't have to have incredible storylines or Oscar-worthy performances, but there's a limit to the stupid shit they can get away with.
2/10
If you want a modern classic of this genre, I highly recommend The Night Comes For Us instead. It's phenomenal.
Disclosure Day was remarkably uninteresting and stupid. Rarely do I feel like wasting my time watching a movie, even when it is a bad one, but this was just pointless. The last thing Emily Blunt's character says as some big meaningful payoff, was more a laugh out loud moment than anything else.
Power Ballard Pleasant and fun feel good music focused film. Not the worst way to spend 1.5hrs in front of the tv if you don't expect too much. 6/10
I enjoyed it. It was a bit repetitive and probably could have been 20 minutes shorter to avoid that, but it was a fun series of fight sequences loosely connected by a post-it note script. I like Joe Taslim. He was great in the TV show Warrior. So I'll watch anything he does.
Masters of the Universe (2026)
Generic in pretty much every way.
The cast made a good fist(o) of it (Leto, sadly, the highlight). There were a few funny moments on earth but the humour didn't translate to the scenes on Eternia. The CGI was okay. They were definitely faithful to the original character designs, and seeing He-Man transform on-screen will always take me back to being 5 and holding my action figures, but this movie just didn't need to be made.
6/10
Generic in pretty much every way.
The cast made a good fist(o) of it (Leto, sadly, the highlight). There were a few funny moments on earth but the humour didn't translate to the scenes on Eternia. The CGI was okay. They were definitely faithful to the original character designs, and seeing He-Man transform on-screen will always take me back to being 5 and holding my action figures, but this movie just didn't need to be made.
6/10
I mostly agree but since I thought it was better and funnier than I expected it was a 7/10 for me - as compared to the competition in that category of films. I liked that how at no point did it really try to take itself too serious. And yes unfortunately it was Leto but I didn't have to see his face as least. Skeletor is my spirit animal.
Finding Forrester. A brilliant black high school kid befriends a famous author who has become a recluse to improve his writing. There is some Good Will Hunting to the concept, but the story doesn't make sense on many levels, and there are some truly awful lines (or awfully acted lines). I watched it because it's a Gus Van Sant film, but it's really not strong. Even the feel-good part doesn't quite work. 2/5
It didn't need to be made, but that goes for most things.
There were moments when I thought it'd have been better not to go for the laugh, and a few nitpicks, but in general I really enjoyed it. There's a lot of nostalgia in there, obviously - the first toy I remember getting for Christmas was Triklops, who's in this film, for example - but I had a lot of fun watching it.
Did anyone else think Leto was basically trying to play Skeletor as if he was played by David Bowie?
“Give em head” didn’t get at least a chuckle?
Disclosure Day
Do not waste your time, even on stream, and even if you like the aliens disclosure topic. This is shit.
Do not waste your time, even on stream, and even if you like the aliens disclosure topic. This is shit.
Fun watch. 8/10 for me but recommended.
There were a few exceptions
Watched it yesterday and I liked it for what it was, would be cool to an version for an older audience though.There were a few exceptions
Beaten by 'I'm pretty sure I saw you fist a goblin once'.
Haha yes
I watched Paprika by Tinto Brass, that's a whole lot of different experience.
If you like to waste your time.
Thought he man was as good a film as it possibly could be. Not sure how a kid would react to it?
Masters of the Universe is so bad. Too long, mostly poor performances and incredibly ugly to look at. Eurgh.
Batman Begins
I had seen The Dark Knight and TDKR. But I hadn't seen the first of the 3 movies. I liked the darker vibe of Gotham in Batman Begins. But I do prefer the Dark Knight.
I had seen The Dark Knight and TDKR. But I hadn't seen the first of the 3 movies. I liked the darker vibe of Gotham in Batman Begins. But I do prefer the Dark Knight.
thanks for this, saw your post yday and decided to give it a watch. was very good. and also i think it helped i went into blind.
The Big Lebowski
Can’t believe this is the first time I have got round to watching this and was unsure what to expect. I wasn’t disappointed nor did I feel the age of it which given its from 1998 was impressive.
Such a quotable film and the way all of the characters interact and knit together is excellent. Lots of big names who all seem to have enjoyed the project.
Not much of a story, nor one which makes a great deal of sense, but then I don’t think that’s what it’s really about. I’m pretty certain there’s more to take from the film on a second watch and a number of things within it I’ve not picked to on, however, it’s certainly made me think about how we approach life and ultimately taking a little bit of ‘The Dude’ with you is far healthier than you might think.
On a side note I found every single scene with Walter absolutely exhausting. Great performance by Goodman though.
8/10
Can’t believe this is the first time I have got round to watching this and was unsure what to expect. I wasn’t disappointed nor did I feel the age of it which given its from 1998 was impressive.
Such a quotable film and the way all of the characters interact and knit together is excellent. Lots of big names who all seem to have enjoyed the project.
Not much of a story, nor one which makes a great deal of sense, but then I don’t think that’s what it’s really about. I’m pretty certain there’s more to take from the film on a second watch and a number of things within it I’ve not picked to on, however, it’s certainly made me think about how we approach life and ultimately taking a little bit of ‘The Dude’ with you is far healthier than you might think.
On a side note I found every single scene with Walter absolutely exhausting. Great performance by Goodman though.
8/10
The Dude abides.
I keep not knowing how to actually score The Odyssey. As a modern film epic, it's strong and enjoyable. The story works, for once (for Nolan) thanks to its convoluted structure, and most of the acting is good. (Standouts for me were Holland, Hathaway, Himesh, Leguizamo, and Pattison - funnily some of the people most criticized by others), and there are some spectacular scenes (like the fall of Troy.) I liked the overall design and architecture, and there are some standout moments in the music as well, especially in the Sirens episode (but that's all I'll say about that). It's almost 3h, but never feels long. So maybe 4/5 there.
As an adaption of The Odyssey, though, it's pretty middling: most major themes are left out or underrepresented, and Odysseus has become a boring dude that experiences next to no character development. I thought the cinematography and editing were also no more than functional. But while these issues make the sea voyages and capture of Troy kinda unengaging events (intellectually, I guess), the last third back in Ithaca I thought was rather strong and moving. Maybe it was a bit too straightforward though; and the actual ending is disappointing and the historical contextualization hilarious in a bad way. So that's more like 3/5.
Not sure where to make that land, so I'll just leave it there.
As an adaption of The Odyssey, though, it's pretty middling: most major themes are left out or underrepresented, and Odysseus has become a boring dude that experiences next to no character development. I thought the cinematography and editing were also no more than functional. But while these issues make the sea voyages and capture of Troy kinda unengaging events (intellectually, I guess), the last third back in Ithaca I thought was rather strong and moving. Maybe it was a bit too straightforward though; and the actual ending is disappointing and the historical contextualization hilarious in a bad way. So that's more like 3/5.
Not sure where to make that land, so I'll just leave it there.
Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian. A fun romp, much like the first one; but a bit too overloaded with characters and random events. Also, what does pi have to do with pyramids, and why stop 8 decimals? But, turn off your brain and it's an enjoyable family film. 3/5