Out of interest to the regular contributors on here, why exactly do you go see so many films, even ones that you probably will not enjoy? Hobby or part of your occupation?
Out of interest to the regular contributors on here, why exactly do you go see so many films, even ones that you probably will not enjoy? Hobby or part of your occupation?
Out of interest to the regular contributors on here, why exactly do you go see so many films, even ones that you probably will not enjoy? Hobby or part of your occupation?
I run my own film and TV distribution company - we put films into cinemas, sell DVDs to supermarkets, license to iTunes, Sky, BBC, Netflix etc. We also sell film rights internationally.
Out of interest to the regular contributors on here, why exactly do you go see so many films, even ones that you probably will not enjoy? Hobby or part of your occupation?
For me it's work and hobby, and a couple of guys are in the distribution field (SupaClive I think?) while I think for Beds it's all about helping good people avoid bad films.
Batman v superman: totally cack. Ben Affleck playing batman??? My nan would be more menacing and she dead. superman is more super pussy. And If I was superman, who could have his pick of any woman on the planet, I wouldn't be in love with an ugly ginger bird. Don't get me started on Wonder Woman.....
Whilst not a stunner, she is not ugly at all.
Night at the Museum 2. Amy Adams in tight trousers. I defy any man who can get through that without a semi.
Batman v superman: totally cack. Ben Affleck playing batman??? My nan would be more menacing and she dead. superman is more super pussy. And If I was superman, who could have his pick of any woman on the planet, I wouldn't be in love with an ugly ginger bird. Don't get me started on Wonder Woman.....
Whilst not a stunner, she is not ugly at all.
Night at the Museum 2. Amy Adams in tight trousers. I defy any man who can get through that without a semi.
Oh to have heard Barry Norman say that..........A career on Film night awaits Jimmy.
Out of interest to the regular contributors on here, why exactly do you go see so many films, even ones that you probably will not enjoy? Hobby or part of your occupation?
Batman v superman: totally cack. Ben Affleck playing batman??? My nan would be more menacing and she dead. superman is more super pussy. And If I was superman, who could have his pick of any woman on the planet, I wouldn't be in love with an ugly ginger bird. Don't get me started on Wonder Woman.....
Whilst not a stunner, she is not ugly at all.
Night at the Museum 2. Amy Adams in tight trousers. I defy any man who can get through that without a semi.
Batman v superman: totally cack. Ben Affleck playing batman??? My nan would be more menacing and she dead. superman is more super pussy. And If I was superman, who could have his pick of any woman on the planet, I wouldn't be in love with an ugly ginger bird. Don't get me started on Wonder Woman.....
Whilst not a stunner, she is not ugly at all.
She's absolutely gorgeous. Well, may have aged a little bit in recent years but definitely one of the most beautiful actresses around. I loved her in Leap Year and Miss Pettigrew. Both films were average but she made them more than watchable. And she was great in The Fighter.
Another trailer for an upcoming film that looks pretty good, Hardcore Henry, shot from an interesting perspective that made me feel quite giddy just from the trailer....
Went to see Anomalisa last night. It's stop-motion animation but very, very different to anything you'll see in a Wallace and Gromit film. David Thewlis is excellent as the voice of the main character in a funny story about a man who's very unhappy with his life.
I'm sure it says more about me than the film but I found the sex scene quite disturbing.
My wife and I both found it very uncomfortable (in a way it wouldn't have been with live actores) but I didn't want to mention at as it's a bit of a spoiler.
Out of interest to the regular contributors on here, why exactly do you go see so many films, even ones that you probably will not enjoy? Hobby or part of your occupation?
We generally go to the PeckhamPlex where it's £4.99 per ticket, so we can go quite often and not spend a fortune. I do try to avoid going to films I probably won't enjoy, but should I get it wrong it's not as annoying as it would be if I'd spent £10 or so on the ticket.
Another trailer for an upcoming film that looks pretty good, Hardcore Henry, shot from an interesting perspective that made me feel quite giddy just from the trailer....
This is certainly one of the strangest animations I have ever seen and strange in a very good way. This is a Stop-Motion film about a man , Michael Stone , who while on a business trip , decides that his life is so dull and mundane that he needs to have a bit of fun whether it be with an ex girlfriend or an admirer of his work. The problem is Michael Stone doesn't do fun. He doesn't really know how to. In fact he's not a very nice man at all.
I loved this. The attention to detail is amazing. Not just the fascinating animation but the voices. Not until it starts to looks like he might have enjoyment do we hear a woman's voice. All other times it is voiced by the same man. That's the voices of women and children too and it highlights perfectly the rut he is stuck in. The sex scenes are very unnerving yet worryingly realistic . The film makers have got the facial expressions and even the tone of the voices perfectly and it's the little things that make this film so fascinating.
Id go for really interesting and clever and beautifully shot. Some great performances but think I should have read a synopsis first. Other half read the book so had a better idea. Would recommend it.
Hush is the story of a deaf woman who lives in a remote house in the woods who one night is suddenly confronted by a masked murderer with a crossbow. And that's it. There is no explanation as to who this guy is and why he want's her dead but you just know he does and you have to roll with it. It's your typical Friday the 13th type psycho Slasher and nothing more. It's not terrible but it's not a film that will stay with you for too long either.
Looking forward to seeing 'Miles Ahead' later this month .. a Miles Davis biopic with Don Cheadle and Ewan McGregor (wonder if Ewan plays his trumpet) .. ((:>)
The Jungle Book (2016). The family all enjoyed this. Aimed I would say at 8 and above. A far more serious version with fine performances from the voice cast. The kid is brilliant.
Not a bad superhero movie, you just have to ignore all previous Batman films & tv shows you have known, this one is dark, he's gritty and he will kill if it is necessary.
Superman continues his slightly darker role where the world constantly um's and ah's as to whether he is a danger.
I thought Ben Affleck did well in his role, he played the darker grittier batman well.
Henry Cavill continued his solid depiction of Superman/Clark Kent
Lex Luthor is depicted more along the lines of the Joker, however this is like Batman not your typical Luthor, he is far more psychotic, almost schizophrenic at times.
There sis one scene that bugs me, while other bits were padded out a really important moment wasn't.
It made the most important scene in the film seem like a split second decision.
You'll likely know what I'm referring to if you've seen it.
This is the story of Miss Shephard , a woman who thinks she's done something terribly wrong , who parks her van in the driveway of a house owned by playwright Alan Bennett and ends up living there for 15 years . This is a very quintessentially English film as you would expect with anything written by Alan Bennett and very enjoyable it is too. Maggie Smith is fantastic. She looks like she should be pushing up daises but her performance is brilliant . You really shouldn't like this old lady , she is rude and very stubborn but you can't help but feel sorry for her. Set in an unrecognisable Camden Town , this feels like you have been transported in Alan Bennett's quaint yet sordid little world . Recommended.
This is the story of Miss Shephard , a woman who thinks she's done something terribly wrong , who parks her van in the driveway of a house owned by playwright Alan Bennett and ends up living there for 15 years . This is a very quintessentially English film as you would expect with anything written by Alan Bennett and very enjoyable it is too. Maggie Smith is fantastic. She looks like she should be pushing up daises but her performance is brilliant . You really shouldn't like this old lady , she is rude and very stubborn but you can't help but feel sorry for her. Set in an unrecognisable Camden Town , this feels like you have been transported in Alan Bennett's quaint yet sordid little world . Recommended.
It's good. Very good in fact. The look and feel of the movie is akin to The Winter Soldier, so it's a mystery at its heart, but with a heady mix of Avengers to push it along. The Russo brothers are way more confident in their storytelling than Snyder, so it slows when it needs to and features as much talking as punching. Action scenes are always pushing the plot forwards too.
Impressively, character motivations are never neglected. It reminded me of how "bullet proof" Pixar stories are. People do things for good reason. Yes, one or two action scenes go on a bit long for some (the fans will LOVE the airport scene) but it's a comic book movie; deal with it! I think Disney are learning franchise lessons across their key teams (Pixar/ Disney/ Lucasfilm)
My only issue is a broad one, and that's Marvel's relentless setting up of new movies. Characters are introduced in order to set up the next marvel movie. They don't have arcs - nobody changes, they just get angry or they calm down.
Again, they have turned this into a slick machine. Black Panther and co. have narrative purpose, but we don't get under the skin because they're saving that for another movie. It seemed shoehorned in Ant-Man, but here, you hardly notice it. It's a huge difference from BvS's teaser trailer sequence slapped into the middle of the film.
Anyway, the key highlight is probably Spider-Man. He's classic - a really good throwback to the Spidey from my childhood. Quipping and so on. He has a key role in the big action set piece in the middle of the film, and he and Ant-Man are absolutely hilarious. So much fun.
Also, no buildings fall over. Not even at the end. And for Marvel, that's some achievement.
Comments
Just yes.
Anomalisa
This is certainly one of the strangest animations I have ever seen and strange in a very good way.
This is a Stop-Motion film about a man , Michael Stone , who while on a business trip , decides that his life is so dull and mundane that he needs to have a bit of fun whether it be with an ex girlfriend or an admirer of his work. The problem is Michael Stone doesn't do fun. He doesn't really know how to. In fact he's not a very nice man at all.
I loved this.
The attention to detail is amazing. Not just the fascinating animation but the voices.
Not until it starts to looks like he might have enjoyment do we hear a woman's voice. All other times it is voiced by the same man. That's the voices of women and children too and it highlights perfectly the rut he is stuck in.
The sex scenes are very unnerving yet worryingly realistic . The film makers have got the facial expressions and even the tone of the voices perfectly and it's the little things that make this film so fascinating.
Recommended.
8 out of 10
Now reading Wikipedia to understand it!
What a load of old tosh. Disjointed, unexplained, unengaging and odd. 3/10.
Hush
Hush is the story of a deaf woman who lives in a remote house in the woods who one night is suddenly confronted by a masked murderer with a crossbow.
And that's it.
There is no explanation as to who this guy is and why he want's her dead but you just know he does and you have to roll with it.
It's your typical Friday the 13th type psycho Slasher and nothing more. It's not terrible but it's not a film that will stay with you for too long either.
5 out of 10
8.5/10
Do watch...
Not a bad superhero movie, you just have to ignore all previous Batman films & tv shows you have known, this one is dark, he's gritty and he will kill if it is necessary.
Superman continues his slightly darker role where the world constantly um's and ah's as to whether he is a danger.
I thought Ben Affleck did well in his role, he played the darker grittier batman well.
Henry Cavill continued his solid depiction of Superman/Clark Kent
Lex Luthor is depicted more along the lines of the Joker, however this is like Batman not your typical Luthor, he is far more psychotic, almost schizophrenic at times.
There sis one scene that bugs me, while other bits were padded out a really important moment wasn't.
It made the most important scene in the film seem like a split second decision.
You'll likely know what I'm referring to if you've seen it.
7/10 Mostly solid, not outstanding.
This is the story of Miss Shephard , a woman who thinks she's done something terribly wrong , who parks her van in the driveway of a house owned by playwright Alan Bennett and ends up living there for 15 years .
This is a very quintessentially English film as you would expect with anything written by Alan Bennett and very enjoyable it is too. Maggie Smith is fantastic. She looks like she should be pushing up daises but her performance is brilliant . You really shouldn't like this old lady , she is rude and very stubborn but you can't help but feel sorry for her.
Set in an unrecognisable Camden Town , this feels like you have been transported in Alan Bennett's quaint yet sordid little world . Recommended.
8 out of 10
It's good. Very good in fact. The look and feel of the movie is akin to The Winter Soldier, so it's a mystery at its heart, but with a heady mix of Avengers to push it along. The Russo brothers are way more confident in their storytelling than Snyder, so it slows when it needs to and features as much talking as punching. Action scenes are always pushing the plot forwards too.
Impressively, character motivations are never neglected. It reminded me of how "bullet proof" Pixar stories are. People do things for good reason. Yes, one or two action scenes go on a bit long for some (the fans will LOVE the airport scene) but it's a comic book movie; deal with it! I think Disney are learning franchise lessons across their key teams (Pixar/ Disney/ Lucasfilm)
My only issue is a broad one, and that's Marvel's relentless setting up of new movies. Characters are introduced in order to set up the next marvel movie. They don't have arcs - nobody changes, they just get angry or they calm down.
Again, they have turned this into a slick machine. Black Panther and co. have narrative purpose, but we don't get under the skin because they're saving that for another movie. It seemed shoehorned in Ant-Man, but here, you hardly notice it. It's a huge difference from BvS's teaser trailer sequence slapped into the middle of the film.
Anyway, the key highlight is probably Spider-Man. He's classic - a really good throwback to the Spidey from my childhood. Quipping and so on. He has a key role in the big action set piece in the middle of the film, and he and Ant-Man are absolutely hilarious. So much fun.
Also, no buildings fall over. Not even at the end. And for Marvel, that's some achievement.
4/5