i've just seen a preview screening of Her, a fascinating film about a man who falls in love with his computer operating system. I really liked this as it was unlike anything i had seen before . Joaquin Phoenix is really good as is Scarlett Johansson , even though you never see her. Well worth checking out when it's released in February.
Very watchable British black comedy. There are some great lines in it especially the take on the Dirty Harry " do you feel lucky" scene. Good performance from Phil Davis.
I watched The Family this week, and like I thought after the trailer, I found it to be alright. Ridiculously far fetcher, of course, and a little predictable in places (most of it, I guess) but I quite enjoyed it.
I watched The Family this week, and like I thought after the trailer, I found it to be alright. Ridiculously far fetcher, of course, and a little predictable in places (most of it, I guess) but I quite enjoyed it.
Glad you liked it. I thought it was all over the place . I just wish that De Niro would do just one more substantial role in his career ( DeerHunter , goodfellas etc ) instead of throw away comedies .
Saw 12 years a slave last night. Mildly underwhelmed after all the Oscar nominations etc. Still a decent watch but only 7.5/10 from the Maidstone judge.
The Wolf on Wall St.......Some real belly laugh moments especially at the Country club with the Lamborghini, but overall far too long and I found the glorification of wanton drug taking far too much. I realise its a black comedy of the age etc, but the film left me with mixed feelings and the next morning I have to say that I wouldnt bother watching it again....I'll go 5/10 purely on the acting ability of De Caprio and above mentioned Lambo scene.
The best thing Martin Scorsese has done since Goodfellas and you can't get higher praise than that. Leonardo DiCaprio is brilliant. My only criticism is it could have had twenty minutes shaved off the running time.
I had been looking forward to seeing this for a long time but i couldn't help but feel disappointing with it. Great performances from James McAvoy and Eddie Marsan but this is almost too grim to enjoy. There are some very good touches though , like the David Soul cameo and the upbeat final credits.
Lone Survivor - If you liked Black Hawk Down then this is well worth watching. Didn't know anything about the film beforehand and could not help thinking some of the combat scenes were similar to the real life events in the documentary Restrepo. Grimaced at least 2 or 3 times!
The Wolf on Wall St.......Some real belly laugh moments especially at the Country club with the Lamborghini, but overall far too long and I found the glorification of wanton drug taking far too much. I realise its a black comedy of the age etc, but the film left me with mixed feelings and the next morning I have to say that I wouldnt bother watching it again....I'll go 5/10 purely on the acting ability of De Caprio and above mentioned Lambo scene.
Well I'm more with you on this one Tel, and so is the wife. What is Scorsese trying to tell us? That there was huge excess? Yeah Ok, we get it. Three hours to say that? Got to say that a lot of people in the cinema obviously found it very funny, but I didn't particularly. They were much younger, and probably thought what they were seeing was beyond ridiculous. I've got news for them.
I read that they are doing a 4 hour cut for the DVD and the producer admitted it doesn't add much, mainly the sex scenes are longer . Pretty cynical
But the acting and camera work are both first rate. I'll give it 6.
Looking forward to American Hustle, looks like Captain Philips will have to be DVD.
Unlike anything the Coen brothers have done before. This is extremely slow burning but strangely hypnotic. This definitely will not be everyones cup of tea. Good performance from Oscar Isaac.
Went to see 12 Years a Slave last night. It would be a stretch to say I enjoyed it because of the general film content but it did 'entertain' for over 2 hours. However, it did drag slightly in places I thought. This is probably quite a true depiction of how slaves were treated in the deep South.
The Wolf on Wall St.......Some real belly laugh moments especially at the Country club with the Lamborghini, but overall far too long and I found the glorification of wanton drug taking far too much. I realise its a black comedy of the age etc, but the film left me with mixed feelings and the next morning I have to say that I wouldnt bother watching it again....I'll go 5/10 purely on the acting ability of De Caprio and above mentioned Lambo scene.
Well I'm more with you on this one Tel, and so is the wife. What is Scorsese trying to tell us? That there was huge excess? Yeah Ok, we get it. Three hours to say that? Got to say that a lot of people in the cinema obviously found it very funny, but I didn't particularly. They were much younger, and probably thought what they were seeing was beyond ridiculous. I've got news for them.
I read that they are doing a 4 hour cut for the DVD and the producer admitted it doesn't add much, mainly the sex scenes are longer . Pretty cynical
But the acting and camera work are both first rate. I'll give it 6.
Looking forward to American Hustle, looks like Captain Philips will have to be DVD.
Agree..... and fours would be a real killer. Cant see the point myself. I've missed American Hustle, I had family over when it was released here and now it seems to have been taken off the network. So that will be a dvd for me too unless Foxtel broadcast it.
Side Effects feels like a bad episode of CSI ( some would say they are all bad) . It tries too be clever but it falls short by a long way . My biggest criticism though , is that it just dull.
I really didn't think W of WS was too long. What would you cut? It seems to be thing to say to cut 20min because Mark Kermode said it. I checked my watch at what I thought was about half way and there was only 20 mins left. Now as for Gravity, that was too long, by about 87mins.
I really didn't think W of WS was too long. What would you cut? It seems to be thing to say to cut 20min because Mark Kermode said it. I checked my watch at what I thought was about half way and there was only 20 mins left. Now as for Gravity, that was too long, by about 87mins.
A wide boy salesman realised he can get stinking rich by ripping people off. When he did, he spent the money getting shit faced, high as a kite, shagged loads of hookers, and behaved like a knob to both his wives. Oh and in the end he did get a short prison sentence. Loads of people suffered, but that isn't good box office, so we won't show any of that. " people are adult enought make up their own minds about the moral side"
Oh and we've done a four hour version with longer sex scenes.
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i've just seen a preview screening of Her, a fascinating film about a man who falls in love with his computer operating system. I really liked this as it was unlike anything i had seen before . Joaquin Phoenix is really good as is Scarlett Johansson , even though you never see her. Well worth checking out when it's released in February.
8 out of 10
Very watchable British black comedy. There are some great lines in it especially the take on the Dirty Harry " do you feel lucky" scene. Good performance from Phil Davis.
7 out of 10
I watched The Family this week, and like I thought after the trailer, I found it to be alright. Ridiculously far fetcher, of course, and a little predictable in places (most of it, I guess) but I quite enjoyed it.
The best thing Martin Scorsese has done since Goodfellas and you can't get higher praise than that. Leonardo DiCaprio is brilliant. My only criticism is it could have had twenty minutes shaved off the running time.
9 out of 10
One of the best war movies i have seen in a long time. You really feel you are part of the action. Reminded me a lot of Southern Comfort - Recomended
9 out of 10
reviews I have seen since have been more lukewarm.
I had been looking forward to seeing this for a long time but i couldn't help but feel disappointing with it. Great performances from James McAvoy and Eddie Marsan but this is almost too grim to enjoy. There are some very good touches though , like the David Soul cameo and the upbeat final credits.
6 out of 10
I read that they are doing a 4 hour cut for the DVD and the producer admitted it doesn't add much, mainly the sex scenes are longer . Pretty cynical
But the acting and camera work are both first rate. I'll give it 6.
Looking forward to American Hustle, looks like Captain Philips will have to be DVD.
Unlike anything the Coen brothers have done before. This is extremely slow burning but strangely hypnotic. This definitely will not be everyones cup of tea.
Good performance from Oscar Isaac.
7 out of 10
Side Effects feels like a bad episode of CSI ( some would say they are all bad) . It tries too be clever but it falls short by a long way . My biggest criticism though , is that it just dull.
4 out of 10
I checked my watch at what I thought was about half way and there was only 20 mins left.
Now as for Gravity, that was too long, by about 87mins.
A wide boy salesman realised he can get stinking rich by ripping people off. When he did, he spent the money getting shit faced, high as a kite, shagged loads of hookers, and behaved like a knob to both his wives. Oh and in the end he did get a short prison sentence. Loads of people suffered, but that isn't good box office, so we won't show any of that. " people are adult enought make up their own minds about the moral side"
Oh and we've done a four hour version with longer sex scenes.
Yep, fully merits three hours...
I haven't watched this film but had the misfortune to watch a trailer whilst waiting for 12 years a slave to start. It was absolute pap. That bloke that Beds hasn't heard of wasn't impressed either.
http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/feb/02/i-frankenstein-mark-kermode-review