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  • 1StevieG
    1StevieG Posts: 10,964
    edited May 2020
    Not a recent film but watched Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation last night. Just what I wanted, a throughly enjoyable action flick with a few laughs thrown in and not a lot to think about! Mission Impossible: Fallout is lined up for today. 

    I also watched Citizen Kane for the first time on BBC iPlayer. I can see why it’s revered and how it was groundbreaking for its time in storytelling and the cinematography. I would have enjoyed it more had I not known so much about it. 

  • 1StevieG
    1StevieG Posts: 10,964
    Mission Impossible Fallout. Palms of my hands are still sweating an hour after watching it. 
  • Mortimerwasgod
    Mortimerwasgod Posts: 551
    Watched 2036 Origin Unknown on Netflix yesterday. Had Katie Sachkoff in it so I thought it would be at least ok. I wont put any spoilers as that would imply I enjoyed it. 
    IMO utter shite! Not recommended, but then again maybe it was too intellectual for me.
  • Blucher
    Blucher Posts: 4,135

    Beanpole (Russia)

    Two young women, both damaged in different ways, try to rebuild their lives in 1945 Leningrad just after the end of the War. At times harrowing, I found this an immensely powerful film, with real depth and outstanding performances by the leads. The cinematography and colour palette, with its vivid use of reds and greens, is also exceptional.

    It felt a shade too long at 137 minutes but, overall, I thought it was a compelling film. I was surprised to read subsequently that it is only the second feature from the 28-year-old Russian director and co-writer, Kantemir Balagov. He is most certainly one to watch.

    It’s available on MUBI - who have made their entire library available to subscribers (including to people on free trials, like me) - and on Amazon Prime.

  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,973
    Cannot wait for Tenet. Meant to be released mid July but I’m guessing I’ll have to wait longer.
  • supaclive
    supaclive Posts: 6,514
    ValleyGary said:
    Cannot wait for Tenet. Meant to be released mid July but I’m guessing I’ll have to wait longer.
    They're still aiming for mid July!
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 33,995
    ValleyGary said:
    Cannot wait for Tenet. Meant to be released mid July but I’m guessing I’ll have to wait longer.
    New trailer is very intriguing ... looking forward to it. 
  • AllHailTheHen
    AllHailTheHen Posts: 3,063
    ValleyGary said:
    Cannot wait for Tenet. Meant to be released mid July but I’m guessing I’ll have to wait longer.
    Does look a lot like Inception which is a very good thing. Definitely one I'll want to watch on the big screen
  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,454
    ValleyGary said:
    Cannot wait for Tenet. Meant to be released mid July but I’m guessing I’ll have to wait longer.
     If the trailer I watched in the IMAX a few months ago is anything to go by then this is a must watch at the cinema!

    Don't think the small screen will do it justice.
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 33,995
    carly burn said:
    ValleyGary said:
    Cannot wait for Tenet. Meant to be released mid July but I’m guessing I’ll have to wait longer.
     If the trailer I watched in the IMAX a few months ago is anything to go by then this is a must watch at the cinema!

    Don't think the small screen will do it justice.
    Most of Nolan’s films are better on the big screen. 
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  • JiMMy 85
    JiMMy 85 Posts: 10,189
    1StevieG said:
    Mission Impossible Fallout. Palms of my hands are still sweating an hour after watching it. 

    If I came up with my top five action movies of all time that would be in there. Cruise and McQuarrie work brilliantly together. 
  • JiMMy 85
    JiMMy 85 Posts: 10,189
    Been getting a fair bit of online review work recently, lots of it is Disney TV movie stuff, but also a few indie flicks. 

    Ema was very interesting. A couple break up after their adopted child turns out to be a rotter. She’s a dancer, very rebellious, and he’s a choreographer (it’s all modern expressionism stuff). I like the style of director Pablo Larrain, I thought his previous film Jackie was very well presented. Strange for him to revert to Chile again, I’d like to see him do something mainstream. Still, Ema is a very different film if you’re looking for an off-beat drama with the odd twist. (3/5)

    Also saw To The Stars which is a 60s-set coming of age drama that borders on cliche - shy girl comes out of her shell and learns to deal with school cliques, bullies and a bitchy mother - before finding something under a surface that initially seemed quite shallow. (4/5)

    Oh and a Russian movie called Why Won’t You Just Die! - would rather not say too much but if you come across it and consider it - pull the trigger and watch it. It’s a lot of fun. You won’t regret it. (4/5). 

    Netflix’s The Wrong Missy isn’t as bad as I feared. (3/7)
  • JiMMy 85
    JiMMy 85 Posts: 10,189
    AllHailTheHen said:
    ValleyGary said:
    Cannot wait for Tenet. Meant to be released mid July but I’m guessing I’ll have to wait longer.
    Does look a lot like Inception which is a very good thing. Definitely one I'll want to watch on the big screen
    It has that relentless explanatory stuff going on. Nolan comes up with seemingly crazy worlds then has to explain then to you. Dunkirk made a nice change because that stuff was minimal. I do love going to see his movies on the big screen, I just don’t like it when he repeats his build-up shtick. 
  • jimmymelrose
    jimmymelrose Posts: 9,750
    ForeverAddickted said: by
    ValleyGary said:
    ForeverAddickted said:
    The King ... 5/10

    Maybe I'm being harsh, the trailers like any other show only the best of any film... Hell I've seen many a film where it would be better to watch nothing but the trailer because the rest of the film is bloody shit!! - I question if I'm being harsh about the King (a Netflix film about Henry V) because its based on the Shakespeare plays rather than genuine events that it covers

    I'm not going to lie; I've never read those plays that cover Agincourt etc. so in this instance the film could be extremely true to its origins

    But as someone who has always enjoyed reading about History (mostly Military) its a film that has a shocking amount of inaccuracies that surely dont need to be inaccurate because Henry's invasion of France in 1415 was such an interesting period!!... Now I may be biased as he's one of my favourite authors but Bernard Cornwell's novel on the battle is a perfect example of how the events can be turned into a decent story

    Of course though I'm waffling about something that "Hollywood" has never cared about - The cinematogrophy of the inaccurate battle is excellent but for me its a film that needlessly drags on a bit too much at times - Robert Pattison as the Dauphin tried his best speaking bad English as a "frenchman" but come the end was more that of Peter Sellers as the Pink Panther rather than someone in a serious situation!!

    As a plus point Timothee Chalamet is someone for me who comes out of the film with great credit though, and is an actor I'll certainly look out for in the future

    Jojo Rabbit (by Taika Waititi; Thor; Ragnorak Director) is another I cant wait to see and is one film I'm really looking forward to from the trailer, just hope it doesnt leave me with the same disappointment
    I watched this last night and agree with your review.

    Also, let’s just say the French aren’t happy about it. Read an article on the Telegraph website and they are seriously pissed off about how they are portrayed and how well Henry V comes across. 
    Oh the French will be pissed with whatever we do, still remember them being annoyed when Eurostar was first built because trains ran from France into Waterloo Station which they saw as a slur

    Any film produced which shows them having their arses kicked with always result in a complaint

    I'm just pleased that there are more than enough of them :)
    I wouldn't worry. The French are generally pissed off with whatever other French people do.

    For example, French people had their tyres slashed by locals just for deciding to stay at their holiday homes during lockdown. This happened quite a lot in this region.
  • Addickhead86
    Addickhead86 Posts: 1,148
    JiMMy 85 said:
    Been getting a fair bit of online review work recently, lots of it is Disney TV movie stuff, but also a few indie flicks. 

    Ema was very interesting. A couple break up after their adopted child turns out to be a rotter. She’s a dancer, very rebellious, and he’s a choreographer (it’s all modern expressionism stuff). I like the style of director Pablo Larrain, I thought his previous film Jackie was very well presented. Strange for him to revert to Chile again, I’d like to see him do something mainstream. Still, Ema is a very different film if you’re looking for an off-beat drama with the odd twist. (3/5)

    Also saw To The Stars which is a 60s-set coming of age drama that borders on cliche - shy girl comes out of her shell and learns to deal with school cliques, bullies and a bitchy mother - before finding something under a surface that initially seemed quite shallow. (4/5)

    Oh and a Russian movie called Why Won’t You Just Die! - would rather not say too much but if you come across it and consider it - pull the trigger and watch it. It’s a lot of fun. You won’t regret it. (4/5). 

    Netflix’s The Wrong Missy isn’t as bad as I feared. (3/7)
    Have you seen 'Tony Manero' and 'No' by Larrain? I strongly recommend them both.
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,780
    JiMMy 85 said:
    Been getting a fair bit of online review work recently, lots of it is Disney TV movie stuff, but also a few indie flicks. 

    Ema was very interesting. A couple break up after their adopted child turns out to be a rotter. She’s a dancer, very rebellious, and he’s a choreographer (it’s all modern expressionism stuff). I like the style of director Pablo Larrain, I thought his previous film Jackie was very well presented. Strange for him to revert to Chile again, I’d like to see him do something mainstream. Still, Ema is a very different film if you’re looking for an off-beat drama with the odd twist. (3/5)

    Also saw To The Stars which is a 60s-set coming of age drama that borders on cliche - shy girl comes out of her shell and learns to deal with school cliques, bullies and a bitchy mother - before finding something under a surface that initially seemed quite shallow. (4/5)

    Oh and a Russian movie called Why Won’t You Just Die! - would rather not say too much but if you come across it and consider it - pull the trigger and watch it. It’s a lot of fun. You won’t regret it. (4/5). 

    Netflix’s The Wrong Missy isn’t as bad as I feared. (3/7).

    I was getting worried with all those marks out of five. I feared your account had been hacked so I breathed a sigh of relief when I saw the last one was out of seven. I’d like your next two marks to be out of pi and e, please.
  • kafka
    kafka Posts: 2,367
    stonemuse said:
    ValleyGary said:
    Cannot wait for Tenet. Meant to be released mid July but I’m guessing I’ll have to wait longer.
    New trailer is very intriguing ... looking forward to it. 
    A lot relying for us waiting to reopen cinemas! Nolan to the rescue. 
  • TEL
    TEL Posts: 10,100
    stonemuse said:
    carly burn said:
    ValleyGary said:
    Cannot wait for Tenet. Meant to be released mid July but I’m guessing I’ll have to wait longer.
     If the trailer I watched in the IMAX a few months ago is anything to go by then this is a must watch at the cinema!

    Don't think the small screen will do it justice.
    Most of Nolan’s films are better on the big screen. 
    Wasnt that struck by the trailer in all honesty....but Clemence Poesy is in it, so Im in....
  • JiMMy 85
    JiMMy 85 Posts: 10,189
    Addickhead86 said:
    JiMMy 85 said:
    Been getting a fair bit of online review work recently, lots of it is Disney TV movie stuff, but also a few indie flicks. 

    Ema was very interesting. A couple break up after their adopted child turns out to be a rotter. She’s a dancer, very rebellious, and he’s a choreographer (it’s all modern expressionism stuff). I like the style of director Pablo Larrain, I thought his previous film Jackie was very well presented. Strange for him to revert to Chile again, I’d like to see him do something mainstream. Still, Ema is a very different film if you’re looking for an off-beat drama with the odd twist. (3/5)

    Also saw To The Stars which is a 60s-set coming of age drama that borders on cliche - shy girl comes out of her shell and learns to deal with school cliques, bullies and a bitchy mother - before finding something under a surface that initially seemed quite shallow. (4/5)

    Oh and a Russian movie called Why Won’t You Just Die! - would rather not say too much but if you come across it and consider it - pull the trigger and watch it. It’s a lot of fun. You won’t regret it. (4/5). 

    Netflix’s The Wrong Missy isn’t as bad as I feared. (3/7)
    Have you seen 'Tony Manero' and 'No' by Larrain? I strongly recommend them both.
    I did an interview with Larrain (https://www.nme.com/film-interviews/pablo-larrain-interview-ema-jackie-director-2655341) and had to do a lot of research, so read a lot about those two as I couldn't find them anywhere at the time! Would especially like to see No. 
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,345
    carly burn said:
    Not new, but watched Contagion on Netflix.

    Thought it was really good. Pretty scary considering
    carly burn said:
    Not new, but watched Contagion on Netflix.

    Thought it was really good. Pretty scary considering



    Agreed .. I have just watched this on DVD .. now we know where the pandemic terminology comes from .. more informative, if of course, highly dramatized, than most of the documentaries I have seen about the current pandemic. Ironically Minneapolis features a lot, a city now going through another regrettable kind of epidemic
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  • IdleHans
    IdleHans Posts: 10,957
    Lincsaddick said:
    carly burn said:
    Not new, but watched Contagion on Netflix.

    Thought it was really good. Pretty scary considering
    carly burn said:
    Not new, but watched Contagion on Netflix.

    Thought it was really good. Pretty scary considering



    Agreed .. I have just watched this on DVD .. now we know where the pandemic terminology comes from .. more informative, if of course, highly dramatized, than most of the documentaries I have seen about the current pandemic. Ironically Minneapolis features a lot, a city now going through another regrettable kind of epidemic
    Watched it about a week ago - remarkably prescient considering where we are now. Recommend it.
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,780
    IdleHans said:
    Lincsaddick said:
    carly burn said:
    Not new, but watched Contagion on Netflix.

    Thought it was really good. Pretty scary considering
    carly burn said:
    Not new, but watched Contagion on Netflix.

    Thought it was really good. Pretty scary considering



    Agreed .. I have just watched this on DVD .. now we know where the pandemic terminology comes from .. more informative, if of course, highly dramatized, than most of the documentaries I have seen about the current pandemic. Ironically Minneapolis features a lot, a city now going through another regrettable kind of epidemic
    Watched it about a week ago - remarkably prescient considering where we are now. Recommend it.
    A lot of the science is generally accurate but they make the vaccine/cure, can't remember which, far too quickly.
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,345
    AddicksAddict said:
    IdleHans said:
    Lincsaddick said:
    carly burn said:
    Not new, but watched Contagion on Netflix.

    Thought it was really good. Pretty scary considering
    carly burn said:
    Not new, but watched Contagion on Netflix.

    Thought it was really good. Pretty scary considering



    Agreed .. I have just watched this on DVD .. now we know where the pandemic terminology comes from .. more informative, if of course, highly dramatized, than most of the documentaries I have seen about the current pandemic. Ironically Minneapolis features a lot, a city now going through another regrettable kind of epidemic
    Watched it about a week ago - remarkably prescient considering where we are now. Recommend it.
    A lot of the science is generally accurate but they make the vaccine/cure, can't remember which, far too quickly.
    AddicksAddict said:
    IdleHans said:
    Lincsaddick said:
    carly burn said:
    Not new, but watched Contagion on Netflix.

    Thought it was really good. Pretty scary considering
    carly burn said:
    Not new, but watched Contagion on Netflix.

    Thought it was really good. Pretty scary considering



    Agreed .. I have just watched this on DVD .. now we know where the pandemic terminology comes from .. more informative, if of course, highly dramatized, than most of the documentaries I have seen about the current pandemic. Ironically Minneapolis features a lot, a city now going through another regrettable kind of epidemic
    Watched it about a week ago - remarkably prescient considering where we are now. Recommend it.
    A lot of the science is generally accurate but they make the vaccine/cure, can't remember which, far too quickly.

    I always make allowances for 'poetic licence' and a happy ending, else the planet would be devoid of humans ((:>)
  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    edited June 2020
    stackitsteve said:
    Not a new film but Kajaki is on BBC2 at 10 tonight. Well worth a watch.
    Just watched Kajaki for the first time.  What an amazing film and what amazing heroism.  On iPlayer if you haven't seen it.  
  • Solidgone
    Solidgone Posts: 10,205
    Just watched 1917. Disappointed. 
  • MrWalker
    MrWalker Posts: 4,105
    Solidgone said:
    Just watched 1917. Disappointed. 
    Same here.
    Thought the planes could have dropped the message. 
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,730
    MrWalker said:
    Solidgone said:
    Just watched 1917. Disappointed. 
    Same here.
    Thought the planes could have dropped the message. 
    That would have made it a very short film 
  • kafka
    kafka Posts: 2,367
    Solidgone said:
    Just watched 1917. Disappointed. 
    It’s a big screen film, not tv. Dunkirk the same. 
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,780
    kafka said:
    Solidgone said:
    Just watched 1917. Disappointed. 
    It’s a big screen film, not tv. Dunkirk the same. 
    Some films just work better on the big screen.  Alien is another.
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,780
    Lincsaddick said:
    AddicksAddict said:
    IdleHans said:
    Lincsaddick said:
    carly burn said:
    Not new, but watched Contagion on Netflix.

    Thought it was really good. Pretty scary considering
    carly burn said:
    Not new, but watched Contagion on Netflix.

    Thought it was really good. Pretty scary considering



    Agreed .. I have just watched this on DVD .. now we know where the pandemic terminology comes from .. more informative, if of course, highly dramatized, than most of the documentaries I have seen about the current pandemic. Ironically Minneapolis features a lot, a city now going through another regrettable kind of epidemic
    Watched it about a week ago - remarkably prescient considering where we are now. Recommend it.
    A lot of the science is generally accurate but they make the vaccine/cure, can't remember which, far too quickly.
    AddicksAddict said:
    IdleHans said:
    Lincsaddick said:
    carly burn said:
    Not new, but watched Contagion on Netflix.

    Thought it was really good. Pretty scary considering
    carly burn said:
    Not new, but watched Contagion on Netflix.

    Thought it was really good. Pretty scary considering



    Agreed .. I have just watched this on DVD .. now we know where the pandemic terminology comes from .. more informative, if of course, highly dramatized, than most of the documentaries I have seen about the current pandemic. Ironically Minneapolis features a lot, a city now going through another regrettable kind of epidemic
    Watched it about a week ago - remarkably prescient considering where we are now. Recommend it.
    A lot of the science is generally accurate but they make the vaccine/cure, can't remember which, far too quickly.

    I always make allowances for 'poetic licence' and a happy ending, else the planet would be devoid of humans ((:>)
    Indeed.  I didn't say the filmmakers were wrong to do it so quickly in the film, only that scientifically it wasn't accurate.

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