The infernal Bradley Cooper plays the most obnoxious character in one of the most obnoxious films I've ever had the misfortune to watch. Nothing happens, nothing. Everyone is horrible and I couldn't see that the lead character had any redeeming features.
The chef he plays is some sort of tainted maverick who had it all then blew it by taking drugs and shagging. After sentencing himself to the most contrived punishment in cinematic history he just pitches up in London and builds a team of kitchen staff who is then then horrible to. I don't understand why this film was made or what the point of it was. And god knows how they assembled the cast they did unless it was some kind of tax swindle.
I think Bradley Cooper is a good actor even if he has just got one facial expression Daniel Bruhle too but this was a massive turd farted out onto a plate.
Nicolas Hoult is good. Unsurprisingly the film doesn't match the book but it's a decent effort. Some of the scenes from the book felt shoehorned in but it made me genuinely laugh several times also such as the pivotal scene whereby someone discredits Paul Weller
New Star Trek film is not as good as the others although it improves in the final third. Escapist fun but overall disappointing. Hadn't realised Simon Pegg was co-writer.
There have been many great director/actor collaborations over the years. Hitchcock & Stewart , Scorsese & De Niro & Tarantino and Jackson are three of my all time favourites. I'm not saying Paul Greengrass and Matt Damon are quite in their league but when I watch their Bourne films I get the same feeling of satisfaction and Jason Bourne is no different. There is nothing particularly new here. It's JB , The former employee of the CIA hiding from those out to kill him and along the way uncovering hidden truths about his past. It starts quite slowly but builds and builds into a rip roaring action film. There is the usual fast and frenetic Greengrass hand to hand combat as seen in The Bourne Ultimatum and there is a car chase on the Vegas strip that has to be ranked as one of the best I have ever seen ( especially good with 4DX). Tommy Lee Jones and Vincent Cassel are the perfect bad guys but I do think Alicia Vikander is miscast . She's way too young for the role she plays. All in all I thoroughly enjoyed this film and I would hate think we will have to wait another ten years for the next instalment. Highly Recommended.
There have been many great director/actor collaborations over the years. Hitchcock & Stewart , Scorsese & De Niro & Tarantino and Jackson are three of my all time favourites. I'm not saying Paul Greengrass and Matt Damon are quite in their league but when I watch their Bourne films I get the same feeling of satisfaction and Jason Bourne is no different. There is nothing particularly new here. It's JB , The former empoyee of the CIA hiding from those out to kill him and along the way uncovering hidden truths about his past. It starts quite slowly but builds and builds into a rip roaring action film. There is the usual fast and frenetic Greengrass hand to hand combat as seen in The Bourne Ultimatum and there is a car chase on the Vegas strip that has to be ranked as one of the best I have ever seen ( especially good with 4DX). Tommy Lee Jones and Vincent Cassel are the perfect bad guys but I do think Alicia Vikander is miscast . She's way too young for the role she plays. All in all I thoroughly enjoyed this film and I would hate think we will have to wait another ten years for the next instalment. Highly Recommended.
I was slightly less happy with Bourne. It's effectively a remake of the previous two movies. Beat for beat. Rather than come up with something fresh, Greengrass has settled for what are now a series of Bourne cliches.
That said, it's very well done. The Vegas car chase is insane, but I'd always prefer the inventiveness of the Moscow chase in Supremacy.
Also Beds - do you have any idea why the CIA wanted to literally share a stage with the guy they were in a secret relationship with!? I can't make any sense of that.
Also Beds - do you have any idea why the CIA wanted to literally share a stage with the guy they were in a secret relationship with!? I can't make any sense of that.
No that didn't make a great deal of sense. If that was the real world they would opening themselves up to all sorts of scrutiny. In fact the whole Aaron Kalloor thing was unnecessary .
Greengrass seemed to think that subplot was way cleverer than it was! Like Green Zone I thought it was surprisingly simplistic. The plan Tommy Lee Jones had for Vegas was probably written on a napkin.
It's a shame. They hinted at following the books a little more, but they didn't. Maybe they will on the next one. They kinda hinted that they couldn't keep remaking Supremacy, Bourne has to find something else to do!
Agree with Stonemuse. Star Trek has the familiar 'hero's return' kind of nonsense script. Similar to Star Wars but I preferred Star Wars. Okay to watch so long as you leave your brain outside the cinema. 6/10
Took my 3 year old to see Finding Dory, she loved it and I enjoyed it too - nothing groundbreaking and not a patch on the first film but good, funny and enjoyable animation.
Watched Zootopia/Zootropolis last week which I loved - for a scene with basically a one note joke in it, the sloth scene absolutely slayed me, and the rest of the film is smart and funny with good messages for kids about hard work, tolerance etc.
And the wife and I watched Inside Out last night - way too grown up for our two so glad we watched it first without them, but what an incredible film. Thought it was so clever, ambitious and deep, reminded me of the end of Toy Story 3 too in its end of childhood type theme which made it quite melancholy and sad in parts, but it was a beautiful storyline too.
I have to admit I have been putting off watching Son of Saul because of it's content. A couple of days ago I finally got around to seeing it and it's stuck with me ever since. It's the story of a Jewish worker ( Saul) at the Auschwitz concentration camp who tries to find a rabbi to give a child , he calls his son , a proper burial. I was expecting this to be so graphic that it was going to be hard to watch but I didn't find it to be so. It's cleverly shot so you are focused just on Saul and hell around him is blurred or in the periphery . I found this heart breaking. Not because of the atrocities that were going on ( although they were terrible) but the fact that all that Saul wanted to do was give this teenage boy a proper burial. He didn't care for his own life . He'd given up believing that he would live. Son of Saul won this years best foreign language film of the year at the Oscars and it does make you wonder why films like this can't win best film in the main category ? Son of Saul is absolutely Brilliant.
Forced to sit through scouts guide to the Zombie apocalypse last night and found it quite amusing.
Daughter has so far got me to watch zootopia twice today. Quite enjoyed it. The sloths are how I imagine Charlton to do transfer dealings.
I watched scouts guide to the zombie apocalypse and whilst it was daft it had some really funny bits and was worth a watch. Not a patch on Zombieland but amusing all the same
Watched a film I was looking forward to tonight. To be honest when I they said the film contained 'adult themes' I was hoping for rather more sex and less about mortgages.
It's really bad. Starts off ok, but that's just the character intro stuff. Once the story gets going it falls apart. Really falls apart. It has so many problems I don't even know where to start. And tomorrow I'm doing the junket, with everyone involved knowing it's getting an absolute kicking. It's going to be awkward!
It's really bad. Starts off ok, but that's just the character intro stuff. Once the story gets going it falls apart. Really falls apart. It has so many problems I don't even know where to start. And tomorrow I'm doing the junket, with everyone involved knowing it's getting an absolute kicking. It's going to be awkward!
I've not seen it yet but the casting of Will Smith seems very strange .
Not the newest film and I'm not sure if it's already been brought up on here but I just watch 'Look Who's Back' on Netflix, based on what would happen if Hitler did really return in the modern world. Satire based comedy for the most part but also very clever. Really makes you think.
Also, not to say that history is indeed repeating itself, and I think a lot of the more dramatic things said for/ against him are over the top. But the comparisons to the rise of Trump are genuinely there to see.
I've really enjoyed the previous Bourne films, so was looking forward to this, the first one I've seen at the cinema. Unfortunately it is a virtually plotless 2 hour chase - and I thought the lengthy car chase was overblown nonsense and for me that dragged the film from a passable 5 out of 10 to woeful 3 out of 10. Don't expect any dialogue - Matt Damon won't have had any sleepless nights memorising his lines!
It's really bad. Starts off ok, but that's just the character intro stuff. Once the story gets going it falls apart. Really falls apart. It has so many problems I don't even know where to start. And tomorrow I'm doing the junket, with everyone involved knowing it's getting an absolute kicking. It's going to be awkward!
I really didn't enjoy the Bourne movie, it was a big let down, it was like being strapped in to a rollercoaster..... for 2 hours!
Shaky camera work by Greengrass for effect, the film was too intense and unenjoyable , i know its meant to have a bit of edginess and grit to it , but this was bleeding awful.
It's really bad. Starts off ok, but that's just the character intro stuff. Once the story gets going it falls apart. Really falls apart. It has so many problems I don't even know where to start. And tomorrow I'm doing the junket, with everyone involved knowing it's getting an absolute kicking. It's going to be awkward!
Margot Robbie though
I just met her. Amazing. We got her to do a quiz on her own movie lines. She got maximum points. Will smith got one wrong. He was furious. Jai Courtney got his Terminator quote wrong, said it was because "it was a shitty action movie" which made me like him a lot more.
It's really bad. Starts off ok, but that's just the character intro stuff. Once the story gets going it falls apart. Really falls apart. It has so many problems I don't even know where to start. And tomorrow I'm doing the junket, with everyone involved knowing it's getting an absolute kicking. It's going to be awkward!
Margot Robbie though
I just met her. Amazing. We got her to do a quiz on her own movie lines. She got maximum points. Will smith got one wrong. He was furious. Jai Courtney got his Terminator quote wrong, said it was because "it was a shitty action movie" which made me like him a lot more.
You should have asked Margot which football club in the football league is unique in not being named after its location.
Jason Bourne ... enjoyed all the Bourne films and always look forward to the next one. This took a while to get going but has everything you expect from a Bourne film.
Not the best of the series but the ending sets it up nicely for a sequel.
Disorder is an interesting French thriller about an Afghanistan veteran who takes a job to protect the wife and son of a wealthy Lebanese businessman while at the same time is suffering from PTSD. This is quite slow paced , as you might expect being French but it's well worth watching. Matthias Schoenaerts is excellent as Vincent , the troubled security officer as is Diane Kruger who plays the wife. What little action there is , is done very well and at times it's very tense , Almost like a horror film. There are lots of questions to be asked about what is happening because not all you see may be as clear as it seems. When this was released last year it was called Maryland but for the DVD release and the UK/US market they have called is Disorder .
The Witch is about a family in 1630s New England are exiled from their village and go and live alone in a wooded area that has a Witch very close by. One by one the children are either taken or possessed by the evil spirits that surround them. This is a very difficult film to watch. Not because it's scary ( it Isn't ) but because the language and vocabulary spoken is of the period . It's also full of religious speak which grates after a while. I've read some glowing reviews of this film yet I didn't get it all. Call me old fashioned but I want my horror movies to be scary , this was just darkly depressing. The one good thing I can say about The Witch is that it looks great. The cinematography is first class and authentic . Shame about the rest of the movie.
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The infernal Bradley Cooper plays the most obnoxious character in one of the most obnoxious films I've ever had the misfortune to watch. Nothing happens, nothing. Everyone is horrible and I couldn't see that the lead character had any redeeming features.
The chef he plays is some sort of tainted maverick who had it all then blew it by taking drugs and shagging. After sentencing himself to the most contrived punishment in cinematic history he just pitches up in London and builds a team of kitchen staff who is then then horrible to. I don't understand why this film was made or what the point of it was. And god knows how they assembled the cast they did unless it was some kind of tax swindle.
I think Bradley Cooper is a good actor even if he has just got one facial expression Daniel Bruhle too but this was a massive turd farted out onto a plate.
Don't waste any time watching this
1/10
Nicolas Hoult is good. Unsurprisingly the film doesn't match the book but it's a decent effort. Some of the scenes from the book felt shoehorned in but it made me genuinely laugh several times also such as the pivotal scene whereby someone discredits Paul Weller
7/10
6/10
Jason Bourne
There have been many great director/actor collaborations over the years. Hitchcock & Stewart , Scorsese & De Niro & Tarantino and Jackson are three of my all time favourites. I'm not saying Paul Greengrass and Matt Damon are quite in their league but when I watch their Bourne films I get the same feeling of satisfaction and Jason Bourne is no different.
There is nothing particularly new here. It's JB , The former employee of the CIA hiding from those out to kill him and along the way uncovering hidden truths about his past.
It starts quite slowly but builds and builds into a rip roaring action film. There is the usual fast and frenetic Greengrass hand to hand combat as seen in The Bourne Ultimatum and there is a car chase on the Vegas strip that has to be ranked as one of the best I have ever seen ( especially good with 4DX).
Tommy Lee Jones and Vincent Cassel are the perfect bad guys but I do think Alicia Vikander is miscast . She's way too young for the role she plays.
All in all I thoroughly enjoyed this film and I would hate think we will have to wait another ten years for the next instalment.
Highly Recommended.
8 out of 10
That said, it's very well done. The Vegas car chase is insane, but I'd always prefer the inventiveness of the Moscow chase in Supremacy.
Also Beds - do you have any idea why the CIA wanted to literally share a stage with the guy they were in a secret relationship with!? I can't make any sense of that.
It's a shame. They hinted at following the books a little more, but they didn't. Maybe they will on the next one. They kinda hinted that they couldn't keep remaking Supremacy, Bourne has to find something else to do!
Took my 3 year old to see Finding Dory, she loved it and I enjoyed it too - nothing groundbreaking and not a patch on the first film but good, funny and enjoyable animation.
Watched Zootopia/Zootropolis last week which I loved - for a scene with basically a one note joke in it, the sloth scene absolutely slayed me, and the rest of the film is smart and funny with good messages for kids about hard work, tolerance etc.
And the wife and I watched Inside Out last night - way too grown up for our two so glad we watched it first without them, but what an incredible film. Thought it was so clever, ambitious and deep, reminded me of the end of Toy Story 3 too in its end of childhood type theme which made it quite melancholy and sad in parts, but it was a beautiful storyline too.
Son of Saul
I have to admit I have been putting off watching Son of Saul because of it's content. A couple of days ago I finally got around to seeing it and it's stuck with me ever since.
It's the story of a Jewish worker ( Saul) at the Auschwitz concentration camp who tries to find a rabbi to give a child , he calls his son , a proper burial.
I was expecting this to be so graphic that it was going to be hard to watch but I didn't find it to be so.
It's cleverly shot so you are focused just on Saul and hell around him is blurred or in the periphery .
I found this heart breaking. Not because of the atrocities that were going on ( although they were terrible) but the fact that all that Saul wanted to do was give this teenage boy a proper burial.
He didn't care for his own life . He'd given up believing that he would live.
Son of Saul won this years best foreign language film of the year at the Oscars and it does make you wonder why films like this can't win best film in the main category ?
Son of Saul is absolutely Brilliant.
9 out of 10
Daughter has so far got me to watch zootopia twice today. Quite enjoyed it. The sloths are how I imagine Charlton to do transfer dealings.
To be honest when I they said the film contained 'adult themes' I was hoping for rather more sex and less about mortgages.
It's really bad. Starts off ok, but that's just the character intro stuff. Once the story gets going it falls apart. Really falls apart. It has so many problems I don't even know where to start. And tomorrow I'm doing the junket, with everyone involved knowing it's getting an absolute kicking. It's going to be awkward!
Also, not to say that history is indeed repeating itself, and I think a lot of the more dramatic things said for/ against him are over the top. But the comparisons to the rise of Trump are genuinely there to see.
Shaky camera work by Greengrass for effect, the film was too intense and unenjoyable , i know its meant to have a bit of edginess and grit to it , but this was bleeding awful.
Not the best of the series but the ending sets it up nicely for a sequel.
6.5/10
Disorder is an interesting French thriller about an Afghanistan veteran who takes a job to protect the wife and son of a wealthy Lebanese businessman while at the same time is suffering from PTSD.
This is quite slow paced , as you might expect being French but it's well worth watching. Matthias Schoenaerts is excellent as Vincent , the troubled security officer as is Diane Kruger who plays the wife.
What little action there is , is done very well and at times it's very tense , Almost like a horror film.
There are lots of questions to be asked about what is happening because not all you see may be as clear as it seems.
When this was released last year it was called Maryland but for the DVD release and the UK/US market they have called is
Disorder .
7 out of 10
The Witch is about a family in 1630s New England are exiled from their village and go and live alone in a wooded area that has a Witch very close by. One by one the children are either taken or possessed by the evil spirits that surround them.
This is a very difficult film to watch. Not because it's scary ( it Isn't ) but because the language and vocabulary spoken is of the period . It's also full of religious speak which grates after a while.
I've read some glowing reviews of this film yet I didn't get it all. Call me old fashioned but I want my horror movies to be scary , this was just darkly depressing.
The one good thing I can say about The Witch is that it looks great. The cinematography is first class and authentic .
Shame about the rest of the movie.
3 out of 10