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If you loved the series why didn’t you understand the dialogue? It’s exactly the same as it was in the TV show .Nadou said:
Totally loved the series. Had to stop watching the new film after twenty minutes because I couldn't understand the dialogue and there was no subtitle option.Bedsaddick said:Just watched the new Deadwood movie on Sky . Absolutely loved it but I wouldn’t recommend it if you didn’t see the series.1 -
There were subtitles on the series box set.Bedsaddick said:
If you loved the series why didn’t you understand the dialogue? It’s exactly the same as it was in the TV show .Nadou said:
Totally loved the series. Had to stop watching the new film after twenty minutes because I couldn't understand the dialogue and there was no subtitle option.Bedsaddick said:Just watched the new Deadwood movie on Sky . Absolutely loved it but I wouldn’t recommend it if you didn’t see the series.1 -
Ok . I never had any problems with the old style English dialogue but I can see how it might be a problem to some people .Nadou said:
There were subtitles on the series box set.Bedsaddick said:
If you loved the series why didn’t you understand the dialogue? It’s exactly the same as it was in the TV show .Nadou said:
Totally loved the series. Had to stop watching the new film after twenty minutes because I couldn't understand the dialogue and there was no subtitle option.Bedsaddick said:Just watched the new Deadwood movie on Sky . Absolutely loved it but I wouldn’t recommend it if you didn’t see the series.1 -
I increasingly find it difficult to hear dialogue in modern movies. That's partly why I go less and less frequently to the cinema because I can't put on subtitles - love foreign movies! I have no trouble hearing dialogue in movies from before the 70s so it's the articulation of the actors not my hearing. I know I'm not alone in this.Bedsaddick said:
Ok . I never had any problems with the old style English dialogue but I can see how it might be a problem to some people .Nadou said:
There were subtitles on the series box set.Bedsaddick said:
If you loved the series why didn’t you understand the dialogue? It’s exactly the same as it was in the TV show .Nadou said:
Totally loved the series. Had to stop watching the new film after twenty minutes because I couldn't understand the dialogue and there was no subtitle option.Bedsaddick said:Just watched the new Deadwood movie on Sky . Absolutely loved it but I wouldn’t recommend it if you didn’t see the series.2 -
Agreed.Addickhead86 said:JiMMy 85 said:Godzilla was so stupid.
Not the monsters - they were done pretty well and look amazing. It’s the humans. It’s always the humans.
The challenge with giant monster movies is giving the humans something meaningful to do. The last Godzilla is a great example - the humans run around doing stuff but achieve nothing, and pretty much just make the situation worse.
This time they’ve tried to have the humans affect the monsters, and while the idea was decent on paper, the mother/ daughter in the movie don’t make a lick of sense, and the Charles Dance character is so pointless it’s laughable.
Meanwhile the hero is such a know-it-all he starts to grate.
Not the worst movie I’ve seen this year, but possibly the most forgettable. Which is quite an achievement for a movie with 300-foot high, three-headed monsters.
Have you seen Shin-Godzilla, the last Godzilla film to be made in Japan? I saw it on a flight, and then watched it again on the way back. It's basically a monster movie that is primarily about the insane workings of the Japanese parliament where bureaucracy and foreign interventionism are the real monsters. Thought it was interesting, and still pretty great as a monster movie.0 -
Not new but saw it at a film festival. The Karman Line with Olivia Coleman. Brilliant. It’s on Amazon for £1.99. If you want to watch it, don’t read or watch anything to do with it. You can’t risk any spoilers.0
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That sounds like my kind of film.hawksmoor said:My 11-year-old daughter is a big fan of Studio Ghibli (a legendary anime studio) so we've been working our way through those films, always in Japanese with subs. We even went to see Princess Mononoke at the Prince Charles Cinema a few weeks ago, despite having it on Blu-Ray, but we wanted to see it on the big screen. Had to cue up to get in; the cinema was absolutely rammed, at 12.30 in the afternoon. We watched Pom Poko last week. Simply put, shape-shifting racoons kill people who are working on a land development that puts their habitat in jeopardy, then march off triumphantly singing songs about how big their testicles are.0 -
Films are mixed on the most amazing equipment with state of the art speakers in a purpose-built room containing just a few people listening in the optimum position. They are then shown at cinemas with poor sound equipment and audiences sitting in the wrong places. More cinemas are making the effort and it's worth spending as long decising where to see a film as what film to see. The Olympic in Barnes is lovely but appreciate that it is not on most people's doorstep.Nadou said:I increasingly find it difficult to hear dialogue in modern movies. That's partly why I go less and less frequently to the cinema because I can't put on subtitles - love foreign movies! I have no trouble hearing dialogue in movies from before the 70s so it's the articulation of the actors not my hearing. I know I'm not alone in this.1 -
Love these films.hawksmoor said:My 11-year-old daughter is a big fan of Studio Ghibli (a legendary anime studio) so we've been working our way through those films, always in Japanese with subs. We even went to see Princess Mononoke at the Prince Charles Cinema a few weeks ago, despite having it on Blu-Ray, but we wanted to see it on the big screen. Had to cue up to get in; the cinema was absolutely rammed, at 12.30 in the afternoon. We watched Pom Poko last week. Simply put, shape-shifting racoons kill people who are working on a land development that puts their habitat in jeopardy, then march off triumphantly singing songs about how big their testicles are.1 -
Rocketman. Never been much of an Elton John fan. But I blubbed. The childhood stuff got me. I’m getting soft.0
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My daughter watched most of those films, can't recommend enough, especially Spitited away, Castle in the Sky, Howls Moving house and Ponyo. They really tell a story and the animation is very imaginative but also focuses on human emotion. BrilliantAddicksAddict said:
That sounds like my kind of film.hawksmoor said:My 11-year-old daughter is a big fan of Studio Ghibli (a legendary anime studio) so we've been working our way through those films, always in Japanese with subs. We even went to see Princess Mononoke at the Prince Charles Cinema a few weeks ago, despite having it on Blu-Ray, but we wanted to see it on the big screen. Had to cue up to get in; the cinema was absolutely rammed, at 12.30 in the afternoon. We watched Pom Poko last week. Simply put, shape-shifting racoons kill people who are working on a land development that puts their habitat in jeopardy, then march off triumphantly singing songs about how big their testicles are.1 -
Honestly, one of the worst films I've ever seen. Genuinely surprised you found the ending scary. The Blair Witch Project and Paranormal Activity are in the same vein, small budget films. However both have far better scripts, production and are scary.Bedsaddick said:I’m not into horror films but I’ve just watched a film called The Real Cases of Shadow People . It’s really creepy . It plays like a found footage film and the finale is terrifying.
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Those all directed by Hayao Miyazaki, of course, or as my daughter calls him, 'The Master'. And all hand-painted. In fact, he's only made one computer animated short, and that can only be seen at the Studio Ghibli museum. The rest are all painted onto cells by hand. Spirited Away won the Oscar for best animated feature. Also, recommended if you haven't seen it is Grave of the Fireflies, which is devastating, one of the most moving films of any type I've seen, animated or not. It was directed by the late Isao Takahata, who also made Pom Poko and the The Tale of Princess Kaguya.snowinberlin said:
My daughter watched most of those films, can't recommend enough, especially Spitited away, Castle in the Sky, Howls Moving house and Ponyo. They really tell a story and the animation is very imaginative but also focuses on human emotion. BrilliantAddicksAddict said:
That sounds like my kind of film.hawksmoor said:My 11-year-old daughter is a big fan of Studio Ghibli (a legendary anime studio) so we've been working our way through those films, always in Japanese with subs. We even went to see Princess Mononoke at the Prince Charles Cinema a few weeks ago, despite having it on Blu-Ray, but we wanted to see it on the big screen. Had to cue up to get in; the cinema was absolutely rammed, at 12.30 in the afternoon. We watched Pom Poko last week. Simply put, shape-shifting racoons kill people who are working on a land development that puts their habitat in jeopardy, then march off triumphantly singing songs about how big their testicles are.1 -
Glad to hear... Egerton is one of my favourite actors at the moment - Although havent wanted to see the version of Robin Hood he's inhoof_it_up_to_benty said:
Enjoyed watching it - Taron Egerton was excellent.Dugdaleclass said:Elton John's take on his own life/career works as a celebration of his music. The main man is played by Eddie the Eagle Taron Egerton who makes a good fist of the singing, although he looks a little er slimline in the later scenes. Unlike the Queen movie, this film takes the Mamma Mia approach with some stand out musical/dance numbers, although it's a bit strange having characters singing lyrics emoting on Elton's earlier experiences as a child when the lyrics belong to Bernie Taupin. There is a strong hint of self pity running through the story - all that booze and drugs and sex - because he never got hugged as a child. But those songs, and the way they came about through brilliant collaboration, stand the test of time.0 -
Saw John Wick 3 the other week. V similar to the previous two in total, but I do feel its shtick is gettin a tad old, even for someone like me who loves action films with a martial art theme like this it was feeling a little tired by the end.
The action was great but Halle Berry's part and storyline was definitely unnecessary and added nothing apart from takin up screentime.
Honestly kinda wanted this to be the last one but they've geared it up for a 4th which will definitely be overkill! Enjoyable but wouldn pay to see it in retrospect.0 -
Grave of The Fireflies has been recommended on here before. One of my top two or three films.hawksmoor said:
Those all directed by Hayao Miyazaki, of course, or as my daughter calls him, 'The Master'. And all hand-painted. In fact, he's only made one computer animated short, and that can only be seen at the Studio Ghibli museum. The rest are all painted onto cells by hand. Spirited Away won the Oscar for best animated feature. Also, recommended if you haven't seen it is Grave of the Fireflies, which is devastating, one of the most moving films of any type I've seen, animated or not. It was directed by the late Isao Takahata, who also made Pom Poko and the The Tale of Princess Kaguya.snowinberlin said:
My daughter watched most of those films, can't recommend enough, especially Spitited away, Castle in the Sky, Howls Moving house and Ponyo. They really tell a story and the animation is very imaginative but also focuses on human emotion. BrilliantAddicksAddict said:
That sounds like my kind of film.hawksmoor said:My 11-year-old daughter is a big fan of Studio Ghibli (a legendary anime studio) so we've been working our way through those films, always in Japanese with subs. We even went to see Princess Mononoke at the Prince Charles Cinema a few weeks ago, despite having it on Blu-Ray, but we wanted to see it on the big screen. Had to cue up to get in; the cinema was absolutely rammed, at 12.30 in the afternoon. We watched Pom Poko last week. Simply put, shape-shifting racoons kill people who are working on a land development that puts their habitat in jeopardy, then march off triumphantly singing songs about how big their testicles are.
I’ve got some Akira and Simpsons hand-painted production cels, and the drawings they’re made from, but I’d love some from Ghibli.0 -
Nadou said:
I increasingly find it difficult to hear dialogue in modern movies. That's partly why I go less and less frequently to the cinema because I can't put on subtitles - love foreign movies! I have no trouble hearing dialogue in movies from before the 70s so it's the articulation of the actors not my hearing. I know I'm not alone in this.Bedsaddick said:
Ok . I never had any problems with the old style English dialogue but I can see how it might be a problem to some people .Nadou said:
There were subtitles on the series box set.Bedsaddick said:
If you loved the series why didn’t you understand the dialogue? It’s exactly the same as it was in the TV show .Nadou said:
Totally loved the series. Had to stop watching the new film after twenty minutes because I couldn't understand the dialogue and there was no subtitle option.Bedsaddick said:Just watched the new Deadwood movie on Sky . Absolutely loved it but I wouldn’t recommend it if you didn’t see the series.
I'm the same. I have to watch pretty much every programme with subtitles. I'm ok with some UK ones but anything else, I miss half of what's being said.The problem with some of the shows we download from Sky/catch up rather than record live is that they don't always have subtitles.
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i've seen a trailer for Last Blood which is another Rambo movie. will no doubt be total bum gravy1
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I've bought my daughter some Pom Poko figures from the Studio Ghibli store (because she thought the film was hilarious), via ZenMarket.JP because Ghibli don't ship merchandise outside of Japan. I watched a Ghibli documentary the other day and a fanatic Ghibli collector had some old Toei cells, but I don't remember him having an Ghibli cells. Where did you get the Akira cells from?AddicksAddict said:
Grave of The Fireflies has been recommended on here before. One of my top two or three films.hawksmoor said:
Those all directed by Hayao Miyazaki, of course, or as my daughter calls him, 'The Master'. And all hand-painted. In fact, he's only made one computer animated short, and that can only be seen at the Studio Ghibli museum. The rest are all painted onto cells by hand. Spirited Away won the Oscar for best animated feature. Also, recommended if you haven't seen it is Grave of the Fireflies, which is devastating, one of the most moving films of any type I've seen, animated or not. It was directed by the late Isao Takahata, who also made Pom Poko and the The Tale of Princess Kaguya.snowinberlin said:
My daughter watched most of those films, can't recommend enough, especially Spitited away, Castle in the Sky, Howls Moving house and Ponyo. They really tell a story and the animation is very imaginative but also focuses on human emotion. BrilliantAddicksAddict said:
That sounds like my kind of film.hawksmoor said:My 11-year-old daughter is a big fan of Studio Ghibli (a legendary anime studio) so we've been working our way through those films, always in Japanese with subs. We even went to see Princess Mononoke at the Prince Charles Cinema a few weeks ago, despite having it on Blu-Ray, but we wanted to see it on the big screen. Had to cue up to get in; the cinema was absolutely rammed, at 12.30 in the afternoon. We watched Pom Poko last week. Simply put, shape-shifting racoons kill people who are working on a land development that puts their habitat in jeopardy, then march off triumphantly singing songs about how big their testicles are.
I’ve got some Akira and Simpsons hand-painted production cels, and the drawings they’re made from, but I’d love some from Ghibli.0 -
I think they do reproduction animation cels at the Ghibli museum shop in Japan. Originals would cost hundreds of thousands of Yen, if they are ever available.0
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At the NEC Collectormania about 20 years ago. Walked past this table and he had about 30 cels and OPDs at ridiculously cheap prices so I bought the lot.hawksmoor said:
I've bought my daughter some Pom Poko figures from the Studio Ghibli store (because she thought the film was hilarious), via ZenMarket.JP because Ghibli don't ship merchandise outside of Japan. I watched a Ghibli documentary the other day and a fanatic Ghibli collector had some old Toei cells, but I don't remember him having an Ghibli cells. Where did you get the Akira cells from?AddicksAddict said:
Grave of The Fireflies has been recommended on here before. One of my top two or three films.hawksmoor said:
Those all directed by Hayao Miyazaki, of course, or as my daughter calls him, 'The Master'. And all hand-painted. In fact, he's only made one computer animated short, and that can only be seen at the Studio Ghibli museum. The rest are all painted onto cells by hand. Spirited Away won the Oscar for best animated feature. Also, recommended if you haven't seen it is Grave of the Fireflies, which is devastating, one of the most moving films of any type I've seen, animated or not. It was directed by the late Isao Takahata, who also made Pom Poko and the The Tale of Princess Kaguya.snowinberlin said:
My daughter watched most of those films, can't recommend enough, especially Spitited away, Castle in the Sky, Howls Moving house and Ponyo. They really tell a story and the animation is very imaginative but also focuses on human emotion. BrilliantAddicksAddict said:
That sounds like my kind of film.hawksmoor said:My 11-year-old daughter is a big fan of Studio Ghibli (a legendary anime studio) so we've been working our way through those films, always in Japanese with subs. We even went to see Princess Mononoke at the Prince Charles Cinema a few weeks ago, despite having it on Blu-Ray, but we wanted to see it on the big screen. Had to cue up to get in; the cinema was absolutely rammed, at 12.30 in the afternoon. We watched Pom Poko last week. Simply put, shape-shifting racoons kill people who are working on a land development that puts their habitat in jeopardy, then march off triumphantly singing songs about how big their testicles are.
I’ve got some Akira and Simpsons hand-painted production cels, and the drawings they’re made from, but I’d love some from Ghibli.0 -
Three new Black Mirror episodes on Netflix. Just watched Smithereens starring Andrew Scott, who is brilliant as a taxi driver who takes hostage a social media company employee. An emotional watch.0
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Saw Godzilla: King of the Monsters. It wasn't as good as I'd hoped but certainly wasn't as bad as some of the reviews have made out. The monster fights were impressive even though they could have had more monster action and less cutting away to the annoying humans running around. There's lots of nods to past Godzilla films which fans will enjoy. It was good to hear the original themes for the different monsters. The use of the oxygen destroyer was poor though. That was a major moral issue at the heart of the original 1954 Godzilla - can humans be trusted with the most terrible weapon ever invented, but this film just chucked it in like a hand grenade then ignored it.
I'm not sure the Monsterverse has much of a future after this though. Critics have given it a pasting and the box office is way down on projections. It will have to go big in China to make up for it. The showing I saw had about 25-30 seats taken but there were only actually four people in the cinema to watch the film. I'm wondering if there wasn't the same sort of shenanigans as there was for Captain Marvel with tickets (allegedly) being purchased by the film company out of the marketing budget to pad the numbers for the opening weekend.
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Decent horror/ thriller/ comedy. Harks back to the stalker thrillers of the 90s while referencing the slashers of the 80s. Pretty funny at times, and subverts the genres a little a bit like Scream did, in a less-obvious way. Fun, but not particularly special. 3/5
JOHN WICK 3
As expected, impressive action, well shot. Hugely repetitive, as previously said above it’s more of the same but that’s what we sign up for with a film like this. Would have preferred for them to end it here. Wasn’t a huge fan of the casting and the end... well it just seemed to me most of the characters ended up in the same place they started. But otherwise, I wouldn’t really complain. Just a bit Wick-ed out. 3/5
X-MEN: DARK PHOENIX
On the list of X-Men movies, this is smack bang in the middle. Nowhere near as smart as the first two or DofP, nowhere near as bad as Apocalypse or Last Stand.
The villains are almost entirely ignored in a way I’ve never seen before. In fact it’s just a reproduction of X beats and it’s gotten rather boring. But it’s almost certainly the last one with this cast before Disney reboot. My guess is Disney are waiting for this movie to pass (and maybe the horror one) before they reveal much more about the next phase of Marvel movies. 3rd best of 7.
BRIGHTBURN
What if Clark Kent grew up as a bad kid in Smallville?
Pretty simple premise that captures the imagination. It’s had a lot of mixed reviews
so what I’d say is, you’re best off going in not knowing or expecting too much. It’s understated, not a lot really happens, but it’s suitably creepy and I really like the style of it. 4/51 -
I’ve got all the Ghibli films, well worth watching.hawksmoor said:My 11-year-old daughter is a big fan of Studio Ghibli (a legendary anime studio) so we've been working our way through those films, always in Japanese with subs. We even went to see Princess Mononoke at the Prince Charles Cinema a few weeks ago, despite having it on Blu-Ray, but we wanted to see it on the big screen. Had to cue up to get in; the cinema was absolutely rammed, at 12.30 in the afternoon. We watched Pom Poko last week. Simply put, shape-shifting racoons kill people who are working on a land development that puts their habitat in jeopardy, then march off triumphantly singing songs about how big their testicles are.0 -
Totally agreehawksmoor said:
Those all directed by Hayao Miyazaki, of course, or as my daughter calls him, 'The Master'. And all hand-painted. In fact, he's only made one computer animated short, and that can only be seen at the Studio Ghibli museum. The rest are all painted onto cells by hand. Spirited Away won the Oscar for best animated feature. Also, recommended if you haven't seen it is Grave of the Fireflies, which is devastating, one of the most moving films of any type I've seen, animated or not. It was directed by the late Isao Takahata, who also made Pom Poko and the The Tale of Princess Kaguya.snowinberlin said:
My daughter watched most of those films, can't recommend enough, especially Spitited away, Castle in the Sky, Howls Moving house and Ponyo. They really tell a story and the animation is very imaginative but also focuses on human emotion. BrilliantAddicksAddict said:
That sounds like my kind of film.hawksmoor said:My 11-year-old daughter is a big fan of Studio Ghibli (a legendary anime studio) so we've been working our way through those films, always in Japanese with subs. We even went to see Princess Mononoke at the Prince Charles Cinema a few weeks ago, despite having it on Blu-Ray, but we wanted to see it on the big screen. Had to cue up to get in; the cinema was absolutely rammed, at 12.30 in the afternoon. We watched Pom Poko last week. Simply put, shape-shifting racoons kill people who are working on a land development that puts their habitat in jeopardy, then march off triumphantly singing songs about how big their testicles are.0 -
And no one's mentioned My Neighbour Totoro yet, who's the mascot of Studio Ghibli itself. Stonemuse what are your favourites? Miyazaki and Takahata loom so large over their output. I know Miyazaki's son, Goro, has made two films, although I saw a documentary about Miyazaki and you see him pointedly walking out half-way through the premier of Goro's first film, Tales From Earthsea. I believe both are working on two new Ghibli films, despite the father, Hayao, retiring and making more comebacks than Frank Sinatra. Hayao's film is How Do You Live? Ready for next year, apparently. I don't know about Goro's.stonemuse said:
I’ve got all the Ghibli films, well worth watching.hawksmoor said:My 11-year-old daughter is a big fan of Studio Ghibli (a legendary anime studio) so we've been working our way through those films, always in Japanese with subs. We even went to see Princess Mononoke at the Prince Charles Cinema a few weeks ago, despite having it on Blu-Ray, but we wanted to see it on the big screen. Had to cue up to get in; the cinema was absolutely rammed, at 12.30 in the afternoon. We watched Pom Poko last week. Simply put, shape-shifting racoons kill people who are working on a land development that puts their habitat in jeopardy, then march off triumphantly singing songs about how big their testicles are.0 -
Watch episode 1 and 2 last night. Both were good but not as thrilling as previous seasons. Do feel the show has somewhat lost its bite. V sadly.JamesSeed said:Three new Black Mirror episodes on Netflix. Just watched Smithereens starring Andrew Scott, who is brilliant as a taxi driver who takes hostage a social media company employee. An emotional watch.0 -
why a movie on Elton John but not David Bowie? Or was there one that I missed? No disrespect but Bowie is a far more influential music artist0
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If you visit the Ghibli Museum in Tokyo, the entry ticket is a set of three cells from one of the movies.AddicksAddict said:
Grave of The Fireflies has been recommended on here before. One of my top two or three films.hawksmoor said:
Those all directed by Hayao Miyazaki, of course, or as my daughter calls him, 'The Master'. And all hand-painted. In fact, he's only made one computer animated short, and that can only be seen at the Studio Ghibli museum. The rest are all painted onto cells by hand. Spirited Away won the Oscar for best animated feature. Also, recommended if you haven't seen it is Grave of the Fireflies, which is devastating, one of the most moving films of any type I've seen, animated or not. It was directed by the late Isao Takahata, who also made Pom Poko and the The Tale of Princess Kaguya.snowinberlin said:
My daughter watched most of those films, can't recommend enough, especially Spitited away, Castle in the Sky, Howls Moving house and Ponyo. They really tell a story and the animation is very imaginative but also focuses on human emotion. BrilliantAddicksAddict said:
That sounds like my kind of film.hawksmoor said:My 11-year-old daughter is a big fan of Studio Ghibli (a legendary anime studio) so we've been working our way through those films, always in Japanese with subs. We even went to see Princess Mononoke at the Prince Charles Cinema a few weeks ago, despite having it on Blu-Ray, but we wanted to see it on the big screen. Had to cue up to get in; the cinema was absolutely rammed, at 12.30 in the afternoon. We watched Pom Poko last week. Simply put, shape-shifting racoons kill people who are working on a land development that puts their habitat in jeopardy, then march off triumphantly singing songs about how big their testicles are.
I’ve got some Akira and Simpsons hand-painted production cels, and the drawings they’re made from, but I’d love some from Ghibli.1
