Right, definitely not a latest film but somehow managed to watch fight club for the first time last night, don't want to spoil it incase there is somehow still other people who haven't seen it but.... Did it all happen? Or did nothing happen? I'm leaning towards nothing.
watch it again and again, I love that film... though it does hit some boring spells.
I did really enjoy it and will definitely rewatch at some point.
Went with my nieces to see Moana on Monday. loved it. was nice to see a disney film that wasn't a princess love story. Got 2 songs in my head from it. Apparently doing badly at the box office, as people don't want a Disney film without a princess and a love story but reviews of those that did bother to see it have loved it!
(Definitely stop reading now if you haven't seen) so... Really 'Jack' an insomniac creates an alter-ego 'Tyler' to get away from his life, which we see in the flashes of Tyler at the start of the film. I can see that bit, it also makes sense that 'Tyler' rigs his apartment to blow up forcing him to go and look for somewhere else to go... At which point he rings Tyler, 'they' go drinking and end up fighting in the car park, really him hitting himself then go to some empty house that Jack knows exists somehow.
I could literally go through the entire film like that but I better not, I've seen theories online that Marla and Bob arent real too, that 'Jack' isn't real even and that whoever the narrator really is 'rupert' 'cornelius' is in a mental hospital telling a story/ dreaming. Others that project mayhem and everyone in it is in his head too and it's all a fantasy from the hotel that he sees Marla living in, though he in reality lives there after destroying the condo. My god I could go on all day, then there's all the emasculating stuff in the film. It goes to show how good a film it is that so many questions are asked of it but I'd love to be able to really wrap my head around it.
Fincher makes the twist abundantly clear when he shows the Narrator punching himself. I don't believe for a second that he intended to imply that it was all a mental hospital fantasy (which would be a really lame storytelling device that I don't think Fincher would care for). Everything happened except the Narrator did what Tyler appeared to be doing. Everything Tyler knew, he knew. And in the case of the house, maybe that came from his subconscious.
There's some great subtext, and plenty of irony (for example, Tyler/ Pitt decrying models in advertising, which of course is what Pitt used to do, and is effectively doing in this movie) but in regards to the plot, what you saw was supposed to have occurred.
So, this is a good time of year for movies what with The Oscars coming up.
Went to see Manchester by the Sea on New Years Eve. I would definitely recommend this. A good drama with very good character development. Very sad and a bit of a tear jerker but not in a mushy kind of a way. Also uplifting as well.
So, this is a good time of year for movies what with The Oscars coming up.
Went to see Manchester by the Sea on New Years Eve. I would definitely recommend this. A good drama with very good character development. Very sad and a bit of a tear jerker but not in a mushy kind of a way. Also uplifting as well.
For me, 9 out of 10 I would say.
Thanks Rob. Seeing a free preview at the local Picturehouse on Sunday morning (a surprisingly excellent time to go to the pictures as you're out in time for a proper pub Sunday roast). It doesn't look a laugh a minute, but there's been some good stuff on recently and your review is encouraging.
So, this is a good time of year for movies what with The Oscars coming up.
Went to see Manchester by the Sea on New Years Eve. I would definitely recommend this. A good drama with very good character development. Very sad and a bit of a tear jerker but not in a mushy kind of a way. Also uplifting as well.
For me, 9 out of 10 I would say.
Thanks Rob. Seeing a free preview at the local Picturehouse on Sunday morning (a surprisingly excellent time to go to the pictures as you're out in time for a proper pub Sunday roast). It doesn't look a laugh a minute, but there's been some good stuff on recently and your review is encouraging.
Just back from this. Completely agree with Rob's review. One of the very best I've seen in the last year.
Anthropoid, based on a true story in world war 2, without giving too much of the plot away, starts off slow, and gathers momentum, would highly recommend, shocking some of the stuff that went on, and that people could treat other people so bad.
Went with my nieces to see Moana on Monday. loved it. was nice to see a disney film that wasn't a princess love story. Got 2 songs in my head from it. Apparently doing badly at the box office, as people don't want a Disney film without a princess and a love story but reviews of those that did bother to see it have loved it!
Took my 5 year old daughter to see this last week... We both loved it. She likes her Frozens and Tangleds, but liked the stupid parrot just as much. Good family film. Had me welling up as well.
I watched Louis Theroux's Scientology documentary the other day. It's worth a watch especially if you like Louis. But overall personally I was disappointed. If you haven't watched much on Scientology before then it would be better I think. It pretty much uses the same people who have escaped from the church as a lot of other docs but doesn't go into too much depth.
I would throughly recommend a documentary called Going Clear which is without doubt one of the best documentaries I've seen. Much, much more informative.
Going Clear is great. I watched it last year and there were so many 'what the....' moments for me. Totally mind-boggling. I had always liked Tom Cruise but not since I watched this documentary film. I was surprised to know that even people like Paul Haggis had fallen for this ridiculous 'religion'.
Watched Going Clear Wow, jus fckin wow.
Ive not watched anything that jaw dropping for years.
Went to see La La Land yesterday, won't say too much as wouldn't want to spoil it, but did come out feeling slightly disappointed.
After seeing Silence the week before, I wanted to come out of the cinema tap dancing this week but didn't.
Next week - Jackie.....
Have to agree, after all the 5 star reviews and awards I was expecting a lot more. It's a very old fashioned film in many ways and I guess hit the sweet spot in the reviewers and award judges nostalgia for what Hollywood used to produce.
Went to see La La Land yesterday, won't say too much as wouldn't want to spoil it, but did come out feeling slightly disappointed.
After seeing Silence the week before, I wanted to come out of the cinema tap dancing this week but didn't.
Next week - Jackie.....
Have to agree, after all the 5 star reviews and awards I was expecting a lot more. It's a very old fashioned film in many ways and I guess hit the sweet spot in the reviewers and award judges nostalgia for what Hollywood used to produce.
I loved lala land. Great musical brought back old Hollywood musicals for me. 9/10
Went to see La La Land last night. Musicals are not really my thing but I enjoyed it. The twist at the end I found interesting. 8 out of 10 for me. I would Emma Stone :-)
I'm here @Weegie Addick! Just on my way to Sundance for a week (waiting my flight to Salt Lake City now)I'll check Glasgow line up for you and point out what I know to be worth watching!
Ha, ha -brilliant, thanks @supaclive and enjoy Sundance!
Definitely catch Free Fire. Ben Wheatley goes mainstream. I Am Not Your Negro, Handsome Devil, A Dark Song (one of mine), Berlin Syndrome, Best, Headshot, Jawbone, Shin Godzilla, The Autopsy of Jane Doe all recommended!
Thanks @supaclive -will see what we can manage though not sure my Belfast born and bred other half is keen on Free Fire, "I lived through it. Don't need to see a film about it..."
Jason Bourne 4/10. One sequel (with Matt Damon) too far.
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back 5/10. Average.
Sully 8/10. Tom Hanks brilliant in a Clint Eastwood movie that shouldn't work, but does.
Bridget Jones' Baby 6/10. Didn't get anywhere near the earlier films. What has she done to her face?!!!!!
IDR and Bourne I couldn't agree more. And Jack Reacher, I loved the first movie but found this one to be so boring.
I don't get it with Sully though. The story has no conflict and it felt so contrived to make the investigators the bad guys. And for Clint to show us the crash half a dozen times kinda summed up the script's lack of action or purpose. And the big finish had me laughing out loud. "Let's see if Jimmy 85 really could have killed 50 monsters by getting him to play Gears of War on a cinema screen!" It was only Hanks staring out of windows looking upset that saved it.
Jason Bourne 4/10. One sequel (with Matt Damon) too far.
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back 5/10. Average.
Sully 8/10. Tom Hanks brilliant in a Clint Eastwood movie that shouldn't work, but does.
Bridget Jones' Baby 6/10. Didn't get anywhere near the earlier films. What has she done to her face?!!!!!
IDR and Bourne I couldn't agree more. And Jack Reacher, I loved the first movie but found this one to be so boring.
I don't get it with Sully though. The story has no conflict and it felt so contrived to make the investigators the bad guys. And for Clint to show us the crash half a dozen times kinda summed up the script's lack of action or purpose. And the big finish had me laughing out loud. "Let's see if Jimmy 85 really could have killed 50 monsters by getting him to play Gears of War on a cinema screen!" It was only Hanks staring out of windows looking upset that saved it.
I think Clint makes awful films.
Letters to Iwo Jima being the exception I think . Watched it again recently. Love that film . Flags of our fathers which he made at the same time - not good at all.
Yeah you're right, he can make a good movie (Mystic River). But there are far more stinkers (Blood Work, the hilarious Matt Damon/ psychic one). And I think his award winning stuff is the real emperor's new clothes - Gran Torino, Million Dollar Baby and American Sniper are all hugely overrated IMO.
He likes to shoot one or two wakes per scene. He even shoots the actors in rehearsal and sometimes uses those takes! I don't see why he thinks that's a good thing.
Saw Jackie. A bit meh. Got the impression the majority of the cinema were bored and waiting for the end. Only 90 mins but felt longer. Natalie Portman is good but didn't need to see on big screen.
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Got 2 songs in my head from it. Apparently doing badly at the box office, as people don't want a Disney film without a princess and a love story but reviews of those that did bother to see it have loved it!
I could literally go through the entire film like that but I better not, I've seen theories online that Marla and Bob arent real too, that 'Jack' isn't real even and that whoever the narrator really is 'rupert' 'cornelius' is in a mental hospital telling a story/ dreaming. Others that project mayhem and everyone in it is in his head too and it's all a fantasy from the hotel that he sees Marla living in, though he in reality lives there after destroying the condo. My god I could go on all day, then there's all the emasculating stuff in the film. It goes to show how good a film it is that so many questions are asked of it but I'd love to be able to really wrap my head around it.
There's some great subtext, and plenty of irony (for example, Tyler/ Pitt decrying models in advertising, which of course is what Pitt used to do, and is effectively doing in this movie) but in regards to the plot, what you saw was supposed to have occurred.
Went to see Manchester by the Sea on New Years Eve. I would definitely recommend this. A good drama with very good character development. Very sad and a bit of a tear jerker but not in a mushy kind of a way. Also uplifting as well.
For me, 9 out of 10 I would say.
It doesn't look a laugh a minute, but there's been some good stuff on recently and your review is encouraging.
Long. Bleak. It's not the sort of film you can 'enjoy' but it was good.
8 out of 10
Wow, jus fckin wow.
Ive not watched anything that jaw dropping for years.
Weirdos
After seeing Silence the week before, I wanted to come out of the cinema tap dancing this week but didn't.
Next week - Jackie.....
Where's @supaclive these days as I need some tips for Glasgow Film Festival...
Independence Day: Resurgence - 2/10. Absolute toilet.
Jason Bourne 4/10. One sequel (with Matt Damon) too far.
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back 5/10. Average.
Sully 8/10. Tom Hanks brilliant in a Clint Eastwood movie that shouldn't work, but does.
Bridget Jones' Baby 6/10. Didn't get anywhere near the earlier films. What has she done to her face?!!!!!
Hope you have made it to SLC.
I don't get it with Sully though. The story has no conflict and it felt so contrived to make the investigators the bad guys. And for Clint to show us the crash half a dozen times kinda summed up the script's lack of action or purpose. And the big finish had me laughing out loud. "Let's see if Jimmy 85 really could have killed 50 monsters by getting him to play Gears of War on a cinema screen!" It was only Hanks staring out of windows looking upset that saved it.
I think Clint makes awful films.
He likes to shoot one or two wakes per scene. He even shoots the actors in rehearsal and sometimes uses those takes! I don't see why he thinks that's a good thing.