Good stuff. Loved the first one and think both the main characters work well together. Might check it out this weekend.
I think they're the only films I have ever actually found Jonah Hill amusing, at all. And Channing Tatum is genuinely really funny with good direction/script. Found out it was the same directors as The Lego Movie, which doesn't actually surprise me with hindsight.
Not a fan of Superbad?!!
Doesn't really do it for me. I don't dislike it though, it's sort of just... alright. Mclovin & the cops were hilarious but the rest of it, not so much.
'The Class of 92' - the documentary about the Gary and Phil Neville, Beckham, Scholes and Nicky Butt. It was pretty good and they seem a nice bunch of lads (I read recently that four of them - minus Beckham, who has bigger fish to fry in the USA - recently financially bailed out a local non-league Salford team). As Gary Neville comments at the end, though, it's now unlikely in modern football that five players from the same youth team will play that many games together for their original club. That is certainly the case at CAFC ( and practically every other club ), although we'll have a better chance once we make it back to the Premier League - 7/10
Dallas Buyers Club - very good - 8/10
Wolf of Wall Street - entertaining, if a little one dimensional and over-long - 7/10
Twenty Feet From Stardom - Oscar winning documentary about backup singers, their work and their career frustrations, explored through the music of the last 50 years. Interesting - 7/10
Not that new, but watched 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty' the other night and thought it was great. It's fairly lightweight, and definitely a 'feel good' movie but after a long hard day lifting paving slabs and hearing details about Rolf Harris's behavior on the radio I didn't want anything too challenging and this did the job the nicely. Good soundtrack too.
I'm not a massive fan of martial arts films but i enjoyed The Raid the first time around and with this sequel with have all the same over the top ( but enjoyable ) violence and it looks great but what was the director thinking by making this two and a half hours long? It would have been so much better with at least 45 minutes shaved off it. Good performance from Iko Uwais.
Odd little independent film about a scrap metal collector who befriends a young woman and forms an unlikely relationship. Good performances from the two lead actors and you get to see "LittleFinger" from Game of thrones in a way never seen before.
Wouldn't normally go for something like this but was dragged along to see The Fault in our Stars by a girl the other day and found myself really enjoying it, very eye-opening and seriously makes you think. Grown men with tears in their eyes at the end!
Has anybody seen it?
@Bedsaddick I'm looking at you you film buff haha.
Wouldn't normally go for something like this but was dragged along to see The Fault in our Stars by a girl the other day and found myself really enjoying it, very eye-opening and seriously makes you think. Grown men with tears in their eyes at the end!
Has anybody seen it?
@Bedsaddick I'm looking at you you film buff haha.
No not seen it yet. The subject matter is a bit off putting ( having said that i love films that bring out emotions in me ) but i will see it.
Fault In Our Stars is a very well made adaptation. Not my bag but fans of the book - and they are passionate - are largely very positive about it.
Just saw Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes. It's dark, fairly slow paced, but gripping as a result. It does revert to type somewhat, but it has something few blockbusters offer; genuine peril. The franchise relies on the apes, not the humans. They're expendable. And that gives it an edge. 4/5.
Fault In Our Stars is a very well made adaptation. Not my bag but fans of the book - and they are passionate - are largely very positive about it.
Just saw Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes. It's dark, fairly slow paced, but gripping as a result. It does revert to type somewhat, but it has something few blockbusters offer; genuine peril. The franchise relies on the apes, not the humans. They're expendable. And that gives it an edge. 4/5.
Saw POA yesterday enjoyed the film, might have amended the ending slightly but overall enjoyed it.
It got terrible reviews but the four people I went with really enjoyed CHINESE PUZZLE. Light, funny, filled with beautiful women, and showing off sides and sights of New York you don't often see, plus the French actor Romain Duris is a charismatic star.
This film has it's heart in the right place but sadly it fails on too many levels. It does have a few funny moments ( especially the scene in the shop with James Earl Jones ) but not enough to sustain the film. Robin Williams doesn't quite feel right for the role and perhaps with a slightly more prominent lead actor this could have been better.
Beds & Superclive: at least one of you (or both) are obviously distribs. I'm an exhibitor (own a small but growing cinema circuit). Feel free to PM me.
If anybody has seen Transformers, can they please let me know how violent it is (human physical)? My kids really want to see it but are under 12 so need to make a judgement call. They have seen Avengers, Cap America, Star Trek into Darkness etc, to give a sense of their tolerance/my acceptance levels. Cheers
If anybody has seen Transformers, can they please let me know how violent it is (human physical)? My kids really want to see it but are under 12 so need to make a judgement call. They have seen Avengers, Cap America, Star Trek into Darkness etc, to give a sense of their tolerance/my acceptance levels. Cheers
If they have seen those then no problem - there is quite a bit of swearing.
I am a bad parent I take my 7yr old to these all the time
It's extremely offensive. not because of any swearing or violence but because it's bloody awful. I had to lie in a dark room for an hour after taking my 11 year old to see it last week.
As alien films go , Under the skin has to be the strangest i have seen in a very long time. Full credit must go to Scarlett Johansson for taking on a role as challenging as this and just about pulling it of off. Many talking points arise from this film and it's one of those movies that sticks in your mind long after watching it . I definitely want to see it again.
Just watched Captain Phillips, was a fairly good film for the most of it. I thought the ending was going to be very different, and the acting by Hanks at the end especially. Didn't think it quite lived up to the hype but still a really good film, if a little serious for my usual taste.
see our entertainment online, so don't really differentiate between films and the rest, so here are some recently watched favourites:
enough said (latest from nicole holofcener) muscle shoals papadopoulos & sons orange is the new black, season 2 angel's share (recent ken loach) the paradise season 2 the punk singer (bikini kill's kathleen hanna) tiny (small homes doc) last tango in halifax prince avalanche blue is the warmest colour louis (season 3)
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'The Class of 92' - the documentary about the Gary and Phil Neville, Beckham, Scholes and Nicky Butt. It was pretty good and they seem a nice bunch of lads (I read recently that four of them - minus Beckham, who has bigger fish to fry in the USA - recently financially bailed out a local non-league Salford team). As Gary Neville comments at the end, though, it's now unlikely in modern football that five players from the same youth team will play that many games together for their original club. That is certainly the case at CAFC ( and practically every other club ), although we'll have a better chance once we make it back to the Premier League - 7/10
Dallas Buyers Club - very good - 8/10
Wolf of Wall Street - entertaining, if a little one dimensional and over-long - 7/10
Twenty Feet From Stardom - Oscar winning documentary about backup singers, their work and their career frustrations, explored through the music of the last 50 years. Interesting - 7/10
I'm not a massive fan of martial arts films but i enjoyed The Raid the first time around and with this sequel with have all the same over the top ( but enjoyable ) violence and it looks great but what was the director thinking by making this two and a half hours long? It would have been so much better with at least 45 minutes shaved off it. Good performance from Iko Uwais.
6 out of 10
An odd but mesmerising film about a man who accidentally finds his own doppelganger . Slow burning but well worth it.
7 out of 10
Odd little independent film about a scrap metal collector who befriends a young woman and forms an unlikely relationship.
Good performances from the two lead actors and you get to see "LittleFinger" from Game of thrones in a way never seen before.
5 out of 10
Has anybody seen it?
@Bedsaddick I'm looking at you you film buff haha.
Just saw Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes. It's dark, fairly slow paced, but gripping as a result. It does revert to type somewhat, but it has something few blockbusters offer; genuine peril. The franchise relies on the apes, not the humans. They're expendable. And that gives it an edge. 4/5.
This film has it's heart in the right place but sadly it fails on too many levels. It does have a few funny moments ( especially the scene in the shop with James Earl Jones ) but not enough to sustain the film. Robin Williams doesn't quite feel right for the role and perhaps with a slightly more prominent lead actor this could have been better.
5 out of 10
I am a bad parent I take my 7yr old to these all the time
Needless to say my son loved it.
As alien films go , Under the skin has to be the strangest i have seen in a very long time. Full credit must go to Scarlett Johansson for taking on a role as challenging as this and just about pulling it of off.
Many talking points arise from this film and it's one of those movies that sticks in your mind long after watching it . I definitely want to see it again.
7 out of 10
enough said (latest from nicole holofcener)
muscle shoals
papadopoulos & sons
orange is the new black, season 2
angel's share (recent ken loach)
the paradise season 2
the punk singer (bikini kill's kathleen hanna)
tiny (small homes doc)
last tango in halifax
prince avalanche
blue is the warmest colour
louis (season 3)
Amazed it didn't fair better at the Oscars.