Archie Leach
Gooner
There are so many good true stories from WW2, I've never understood the need to make them up.
True, but even some of the "true" ones have been tampered with in films to the point where they might as well have been made up.There are so many good true stories from WW2, I've never understood the need to make them up.
Had my eye on this one for a while so will be watching it tomorrow. Can't wait!
Decent? A bit better than that surely? I though it was well worth the oscar. His earlier film Harvey Crumpet is also well worth a watch.Mary and Max was decent too.
Getting great reviews. I usually find horror boring but I'll probably give this a go.I feel like watching The Babadook.
Cant wait to see it , Horror is my favourite type of film, not seen a really good one for a long time, hope it lives up to the reviews.Getting great reviews. I usually find horror boring but I'll probably give this a go.
It doesn't really matter that much, but you should def watch both before seeing 2046.Just about to watch In The Mood For Love but having checked Wikipedia, it says that it is a loose sequel to Days of Being Wild. Would I be better to wait and watch that first?
Mostly agree with this, and Lebouf is actually pretty good in it (I still think he is generally a good actor despite being a gigantic douche). Falls a little into cliches toward the end but a decent film none the less.Fury:
An interesting war film which focuses on the gritty and horrible side of war, although Brad Pitt borrows a bit of Aldo Raine at some points which I found a bit amusing. It has some cliched characters and the build up to the climax was a bit cheesy, but it just about gets away with it. Even Shia Lebouf didn't annoy me!
There are a couple of very good scenes, a tense dinner scene and a tank battle being particular highlights. Overall It kept me absorbed and tense, so I'd have to say that I enjoyed it.
If you like your war films, you could do a lot worse.
I just read the book...quite impressed by the way she plotted it, even if it was implausible. I want to see the movie, and I've never known why Ben Affleck has received such bad press over the years. He's a good actor. I blame JLo. Anyway...can someone point me in the direction of the book thread. Probably staring me in the face but I can't see it.It does portray women poorly but every character in the film is some variety of cliche. I can't imagine it's a very good book.
It was a less enlightened time. They hadn't yet realized that racial stereotyping was worse than genocide.Breakfast At Tiffany's:
It was ok, but I don't really know what all the fuss is about. I guess it was a bit risqué for its time, with Peppard being a kept man and Hepburn chasing rich men. It was enjoyable enough but I wouldn't watch it again. On a positive note, I thought the Cat was fantastic, probably up there in my top 5 Cat performances of all time.
Final thought; what the f*ck was Mickey Rooney doing? I know times have changed etc, but f*ckin' 'ell!
Amazing movie. The scenes with Scarlet Johansson and her victims (combined with that score) were mesmerising. I kept thinking about it for a couple of weeks after watching.Under The Skin. Deeply unsettling and disturbing, I'm still not quite sure if I love it but there's no doubt that some of the images will linger in my mind for quite some time. It genuinely felt like a bad dream that you can't wake up from, and when you do not even a cold shower and cup of coffee can eliminate all traces of it. This is not to say that I didn't admire it and, quite possibly, I'll eventually end up loving it because it was a visceral experience and that's quite rare really. Every shot seemed so deliberate and I loved the ambiguity and sense of dread of the whole piece.
Yeah same. Shall we call it the 'shedding' scene (under the water) was especially freaky. And the one on the beach was just horrible.Amazing movie. The scenes with Scarlet Johansson and her victims (combined with that score) were hypnotic. I kept thinking about it for a couple of weeks after watching.
How dare you highlight Leo's good acting!?Bit of a movie weekend:
Rewatched Blood Diamond, and it confirmed my very good impression from a while ago. Really solid movie all around, great acting from Di Caprio and good scenario I thought. Engrossing film with loads of interesting stories developed throughout.
Watched Frozen this morning, perfect lazy Sunday morning Disney film. I enjoyed it and thought it was very good looking, with good themes, songs and just the right amount of comedy to keep it going. I think I enjoyed Tangled more, but in any case both good "Disney princess movies".
Finally watched Prisoners this evening, and I loved it. I seem to recall some had been a bit annoyed about the running time or the last part of the film, I have to say I was really absorbed through the 2hrs30 of the film and wasn't bored once. Jackman and Gylenhaal are both superb, as is Dano, and the rest of the cast is fine as well. Thought Villeneuve's directing was great, gave it a somber, cold and gloomy feel which was just right for the film. Not quite at the level of Mystic River or Zodiac (I actually chuckled when Gylenhaal couldn't solve the maze!), but very good film nonetheless.
One (very) minor disappointment:right at the end, I would've loved the film to stop with Gylenhaal scoffing after hearing the faint whistle noise, suggesting he was going to follow through. Would've had a slightly more nihilistic feel to it, and would've been more ballsy. Still very good though, and it was nice they didn't finish it with him being discovered and the follow through to all that
I hope its not '5 Americans kill 200 Germans' kind of movie?Fury:
An interesting war film which focuses on the gritty and horrible side of war, although Brad Pitt borrows a bit of Aldo Raine at some points which I found a bit amusing. It has some cliched characters and the build up to the climax was a bit cheesy, but it just about gets away with it. Even Shia Lebouf didn't annoy me!
There are a couple of very good scenes, a tense dinner scene and a tank battle being particular highlights. Overall It kept me absorbed and tense, so I'd have to say that I enjoyed it.
If you like your war films, you could do a lot worse.
A Nolan movie rated as near-perfect on IMDB? Surely not!Matthew McConaughey's new film Interstellar is currently rated a 9.6 on Imdb. Can't wait!
Close enough and its really isn't worthy of a 10/10 (which another poster gave it) but is a decent film.I hope its not '5 Americans kill 200 Germans' kind of movie?
It's not Germans, it's the SS TroopersI hope its not '5 Americans kill 200 Germans' kind of movie?