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ForeverAddickted said:

JiMMy 85 said:

Cherry (coming soon to Apple+). 

It’s the first post-Avengers movie by the Russo brothers. They’ve adapted a semi-autobiographical novel by a fella who was a bit of a loser, went to Iraq, became a junkie and robbed some banks. 

I loved it. I thought Tom Holland was incredible in the lead. The Russos do an impressive job of picking up on fine details and plunging into the characters memories. I got really into it. 

 Thing is, I gave it a glowing review and, as I usually do, looked at what others were saying after I sent it to the editor. I appear to be alone in thinking it’s amazing! Mostly middling reviews but I’m not sure why. It does precisely what it’s supposed to do. I stand by my reaction - really bloody good film. 

Cheers am curious to see this one 

Did your editor question you at all after sending in such a glowing review given the others hadnt agreed? 

He wasn't bothered, seemed to be glad I was positive which is fine with me. It makes life easier with studio/ PR relationships when you have positive reviews of their movies! 

Just watched Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Took a while to get into it and knowing it was a play, not a feature film but enjoyable and recommend. Not seeing anything with Chadwick Boseman in previously. Very tragic. 

Enjoyed Clint Eastwoods performance in The Mule, where he plays a 90 year old drug carrier for the cartel. Available on Prime. 

bolloxbolder said:

Enjoyed Clint Eastwoods performance in The Mule, where he plays a 90 year old drug carrier for the cartel. Available on Prime. 

Me too, he still acts wonderfully same as Grand Torino and million dollar baby. And is an excellent director not that I'm giving anyone a revelation there "Clint Eastwood is good at what he does" 

JiMMy 85 said:

Carter said:

bolloxbolder said:

Enjoyed Clint Eastwoods performance in The Mule, where he plays a 90 year old drug carrier for the cartel. Available on Prime. 

Me too, he still acts wonderfully same as Grand Torino and million dollar baby. And is an excellent director not that I'm giving anyone a revelation there "Clint Eastwood is good at what he does" 

Last time I countered the point that Clint is good at what he does, another poster cried his eyes and got abusive. But for what it's worth Carter, I think he makes the odd cracker, but a LOT of dross with lazy direction and abysmal acting. And the politics that permeate his movies are unwelcome in my household! 

He has made an incredible number of films and the spaghetti westerns directed by Sergio Leone still rank among my favourites. I've always thought Play Misty for Me was a good film but very underrated.

As a director he's okay but not inspired. 

Bit late to this one but saw 'Dolemite is my Name' on Saturday and really enjoyed it. Great storyline with some top acting from Murphy and Wesley Snipes amongst others. Rly fun movie

Algarveaddick said:

Watched "Mank" last night. Gary Oldman is brilliant as always, and Tom Burke as Orson Welles gets the voice spot on. Useful to look up a bit about some of the main characters before hand in fairness. I would recommend you check wiki for Herman Mankiewicz himself, Marion Davies, Irving Thalberg and Upton Sinclair - the rest of the major characters, like Welles, Louis B Mayer and W. R. Hearst I think most of us know enough about.       

It’s one of the few Oldman films I could not get into at all, despite being very interested in the subject.  

Saw a trailer tonight for Top Gun: Maverick! 

Watched I Care a Lot on Netflix (HK) the other night. Highly entertaining. 

Carter said:

JiMMy 85 said:

Carter said:

bolloxbolder said:

Enjoyed Clint Eastwoods performance in The Mule, where he plays a 90 year old drug carrier for the cartel. Available on Prime. 

Me too, he still acts wonderfully same as Grand Torino and million dollar baby. And is an excellent director not that I'm giving anyone a revelation there "Clint Eastwood is good at what he does" 

Last time I countered the point that Clint is good at what he does, another poster cried his eyes and got abusive. But for what it's worth Carter, I think he makes the odd cracker, but a LOT of dross with lazy direction and abysmal acting. And the politics that permeate his movies are unwelcome in my household! 

Absolutely fair point and won't be any grizzling here your point is probably most obvious for American Sniper at a guess 

Something I've noticed only in recent years is an appreciation for cinematography and use of camera angles etc and his films always look good if that makes sense 

It applies to Richard Jewell as well as American Sniper (which is easily Clint's most egregious effort). I did find Jewell an engaging watch, but there's an anti-establishment subtext. Don't trust the FBI type stuff, that is clearly the work of a pro-Trump. pro-gun nut. Sully has shades of this too (when compared to the real story, Sully is a fucking joke). 

You're right, his films have an easily accessible aesthetic, although I'd credit Tom Stern for the cinematography on Clint's films, rather than the man himself. From what I've read about his process, he lets everybody do their thing and spends the absolute minimal amount of time working. Admittedly he's 160 or something so that's not surprising, but he's had that approach for most of his directing career - and it leads to some shockingly bad work, like the plastic baby thing in Sniper. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKrG_6JFlhA

ValleyGary said:

Bournemouth Addick said:

Watched Greenland this afternoon. I do love a good disaster movie. Unfortunately this was nothing like a good disaster movie.

Stilted, clichéd dialogue, entirely predicable & ridiculously unfeasible plot lines, actors phoning in performances and I couldn't have cared less if the leading characters lived or died. Save yourself...from wasting 2 hours of your life! 

Up there with one of the worst films I’ve seen in the last few years. Don’t think a character has ever wound me up as much as the mum. 

Couldn't stand any of them. Within 10 minutes of the start I was firmly on the side of the comet.

It also featured, more than once ffs, one of my pet hates in films. There's a crowd of 1000's of angry, panicking people trying to squeeze through a gate. Within 3 seconds of turning up at the back of the masses Gerard Butler and his missus are at the front making their case to the guards. And they even dragged their flipping luggage and snivelling kid through the throng without even a snide remark about pushing in, let alone a right hander from someone.

Jeez, some of the public were taking lumps out of each other over the last bog roll in real life only a few months ago! 

LonelyNorthernAddick said:

Chunes said:

Watched I Care a Lot on Netflix (HK) the other night. Highly entertaining. 

Wanted to watch this the other night after seeing it endorsed by Joe Rogan and a few others but not available on UK netflix yet

It's available through Amazon Prime and pretty much all off the shelf movies apks.

Also 3 or 4 years too late on this but watched Sing Street last night which was really enjoyable - Pretty standard storyline but good acting, decent songs, and funny. Was a pleasant surprise

Carter said:

Hahaha I'd never clocked the plastic baby! Although the first time I watched American Sniper was on a plane so its possible the film had that bit edited out or more possible id switched off as scenes like that as well as scenes where someone wrecks a room stress me out in the instance of that scene it would have been the tension between the leads and when someone trashes a room its the thought of cleaning it up 

I like Richard Jewell mainly because I love the lead actor, there isn't anything I've seen him in that he hasn't improved 

The sex scene in Mule made me laugh, he has never looked older but was blatantly loving every single second of it 

I saw The Mule on a plane, thought it was pretty good. But I don’t remember a sex scene so that must’ve been cut - He’s been casting himself alongside young beautiful women for the last 50 years! 

Bournemouth Addick said:

ValleyGary said:

Bournemouth Addick said:

Watched Greenland this afternoon. I do love a good disaster movie. Unfortunately this was nothing like a good disaster movie.

Stilted, clichéd dialogue, entirely predicable & ridiculously unfeasible plot lines, actors phoning in performances and I couldn't have cared less if the leading characters lived or died. Save yourself...from wasting 2 hours of your life! 

Up there with one of the worst films I’ve seen in the last few years. Don’t think a character has ever wound me up as much as the mum. 

Couldn't stand any of them. Within 10 minutes of the start I was firmly on the side of the comet.

It also featured, more than once ffs, one of my pet hates in films. There's a crowd of 1000's of angry, panicking people trying to squeeze through a gate. Within 3 seconds of turning up at the back of the masses Gerard Butler and his missus are at the front making their case to the guards. And they even dragged their flipping luggage and snivelling kid through the throng without even a snide remark about pushing in, let alone a right hander from someone.

Jeez, some of the public were taking lumps out of each other over the last bog roll in real life only a few months ago! 

I mentioned it when it first came out, but the last straw was when the kid was in the medical tent and the mum had to sign a release form......during an apocalyptic event. Like, some poor bastard in their health system is still doing filing whilst thousands of meteors bombard the earth.