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The Menu - decent concept and a good cast but I figured out a lot of what was happening/going to happen a long time before the "reveal". Feels like it would be better as an episode of a Twilight Zone type show rather than being stretched out into a feature film.0
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I think the theme is something like 'the power of relationships to heal'.swords_alive said:Empire of light.
Enjoyed this a lot. Olivia Coleman hit the spot like never before for me. Not totally sure if there was a particular message or dominant theme we were meant 'to get' but the very fact it's set in Margate in 1981 made it interesting enough.
8.5/10.
Good summary, @swords_alive , and I'd mark it about 8. Olivia Colman is tremendous in it, possibly her best performance. Worth seeing anyway, but particularly for her.
Margate plays a big role in this, with a cameo from Broadstairs too.
As an aside, watching it reminded me how absolutely bloody awful cars were in 1980.2 -
How can someone not like Tom Hanks??2
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I was over in Margate a few times while they were filming, one of the first times I was walking back out of town past Dreamland, completely forgetting about the film, and it was one of those moments where something out the corner of your eye seems off, looked up and whilst I'd been walking 100 yards, all the cars driving down the road had changed from modern ones to 80s ones driving round on a loop where they were about to film.IdleHans said:
I think the theme is something like 'the power of relationships to heal'.swords_alive said:Empire of light.
Enjoyed this a lot. Olivia Coleman hit the spot like never before for me. Not totally sure if there was a particular message or dominant theme we were meant 'to get' but the very fact it's set in Margate in 1981 made it interesting enough.
8.5/10.
Good summary, @swords_alive , and I'd mark it about 8. Olivia Colman is tremendous in it, possibly her best performance. Worth seeing anyway, but particularly for her.
Margate plays a big role in this, with a cameo from Broadstairs too.
As an aside, watching it reminded me how absolutely bloody awful cars were in 1980.
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A lot of actors still have that kind of approach. I don't think it's necessarily a bad thing but it's often the difference between a "movie star" and a "character actor" though that's not to say someone like Tom Hanks isn't a very good actor when he wants to be.IdleHans said:
Don't particularly dislike him, I just think he's always a bit too Tom Hanks, similar to the way Bill Nighy is always Bill Nighy.SamB09 said:How can someone not like Tom Hanks??0 -
I reckon Tom Hanks is the actor who I've watched the most, not many of his films I've not seen - not through being a massive fan of his (I do like him), just he must make mainstream films, or ones in genres I like, or just good choices.
Can't think who else I must have seen as much?2 -
Bull. Netflix. Sarf London cheapo gangster flick. Very gory, lot of it filmed around Dartford. Weird twist leading to a weird ending. 5/100
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Pale Blue Eye - 7/10
Period murder mystery with Christian Bale. It’s decent enough with a good twist. Harry Melling steals the show with his performance as Edgar Alan Poe.3 -
Till - 8/10
Very heavy (as you can imagine given the subject) but the lead actress is brilliant and really carried the film. Tells the story from a different angle, focusing on the mothers perspective rather than the horrific events themselves.1 - Sponsored links:
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swords_alive said:Empire of light.
Enjoyed this a lot. Olivia Coleman hit the spot like never before for me. Not totally sure if there was a particular message or dominant theme we were meant 'to get' but the very fact it's set in Margate in 1981 made it interesting enough.
8.5/
Saw it last night, was half expecting a feel good, revive an old cinema to Glory days typevmovie, as I had no clue of the synopsis beforehand.
Enjoyed it, good cast, great memories of days out in Margate as a kid0 -
Lost City. Bit of a laugh, very tongue in cheek. Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum and Brad Pitt hamming it up. 6/100
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Watched Amsterdam last night.
Cracking film, thoroughly recommend 👍🏼0 -
Watched Empire of Light today, was strange seeing Margate on screen.
Made me very nostalgic about working in a cinema (used to years ago), getting to watch more films before having kids etc!! Really good on that 'love letter to cinema' side of it.
Olivia Colman was very good as usual.
7/10 from me.1 -
Saw it today as well - really enjoyed the film.North Lower Neil said:Watched Empire of Light today, was strange seeing Margate on screen.
Made me very nostalgic about working in a cinema (used to years ago), getting to watch more films before having kids etc!! Really good on that 'love letter to cinema' side of it.
Olivia Colman was very good as usual.
7/10 from me.
The cast was really good.
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Watched The Menu on Friday, enjoyed the storyline and the dark comedy. Acting was obviously very good with a cast of Nicolas Hoult, Anya Taylor Joy and Ralph Fiennes. As someone said earlier, you could see where the storyline was going early on but I still found it very enjoyable.
Also saw A Man Called Otto on Saturday which was good, Hanks is very good as ever. Girlfriend really enjoyed it who was the one who wanted to see it having read the book, think she welled up half a dozen times!0 -
Worth watching the Swedish film 'A man called Ove' if you get a chance - released a few years back. The same story but slightly darker.LonelyNorthernAddick said:Watched The Menu on Friday, enjoyed the storyline and the dark comedy. Acting was obviously very good with a cast of Nicolas Hoult, Anya Taylor Joy and Ralph Fiennes. As someone said earlier, you could see where the storyline was going early on but I still found it very enjoyable.
Also saw A Man Called Otto on Saturday which was good, Hanks is very good as ever. Girlfriend really enjoyed it who was the one who wanted to see it having read the book, think she welled up half a dozen times!1 -
Yes someone mentioned that earlier in the thread too - I haven't seen it but it turned out GF already has!hoof_it_up_to_benty said:
Worth watching the Swedish film 'A man called Ove' if you get a chance - released a few years back. The same story but slightly darker.LonelyNorthernAddick said:Watched The Menu on Friday, enjoyed the storyline and the dark comedy. Acting was obviously very good with a cast of Nicolas Hoult, Anya Taylor Joy and Ralph Fiennes. As someone said earlier, you could see where the storyline was going early on but I still found it very enjoyable.
Also saw A Man Called Otto on Saturday which was good, Hanks is very good as ever. Girlfriend really enjoyed it who was the one who wanted to see it having read the book, think she welled up half a dozen times!0 -
Re Empire of Light - We enjoyed it but Mendes tried to throw in too many themes, and a fair few cliches, in my view. Still some lovely scenes. We live in Broadstairs now so loved seeing Margate and, of course, some of our neighbourhood.
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Watched this last night... Was nothing like what I was expecting, had me in genuine laughter at times - Especially scenes between Tyree-Henry and Taylor-Johnson!! - Thought Pitt was excellent like you say his sort of action film, but he worked the comedy element so well.JiMMy 85 said:I was hesitant about watching Bullet Train because of the reviews but I am glad I did - really stupid and silly stuff but thoroughly enjoyable. The cast really do sell it (there's one actor I thought was awful, but she wasn't in it much). Particularly Pitt, Tyree-Henry and Taylor-Johnson.
Also, Pinocchio. Absolutely brilliant stuff from Guillermo Del Toro. So much better than the Zemeckis/ Hanks/ Disney version. So much more depth having set it against the backdrop of the war and fascism. It's a far better script. Where Disney went for a shot-for-shot remake of a dated cartoon that ultimately feels hollow, Del Toro has re-written the story far more effectively and made something incredibly imaginative.
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Menu is worth a watch, not what I expected but enjoyed it.0
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Also enjoyed Menu.Saw Adam Driver in White Noise. Interesting interpretation of the cult novel, slightly pretentious, definitely a little too long, but possibly the best closing credits I’ve ever seen.1
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Watched Mass last night.
It concerns two couples who meet at a church 6 years after a school shooting. Both couples lost a son, one a victim, the other the killer. Very confronting.
Excellent film and acting.1 -
Saw Empire of Light today. Can highly recommend it. Great cast, well directed, excellent script. Quite moving. 9/101
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Looking forward to seeing "the Whale"
More so what with it being Brendan Fraser's comeback, and him being one of the favourites for Best Actor at the Oscars - Really sounds like that bloke got dealt a shitty hand by Hollywood this last decade... the film has just received the most nominations ever (?) @ the BAFTAs0 -
Wasn't he out of film and TV because he had a back injury?ForeverAddickted said:Looking forward to seeing "the Whale"
More so what with it being Brendan Fraser's comeback, and him being one of the favourites for Best Actor at the Oscars - Really sounds like that bloke got dealt a shitty hand by Hollywood this last decade... the film has just received the most nominations ever (?) @ the BAFTAs
He was in the 'Doom Patrol' show not too long ago.2 -
Sounds like it was the injury, and then claims he was shunned by Hollywood because he accused the President of the Hollywood Press Association of sexually assaulting him around 2003, sounds like he had a few episodes that saw him drop into depression tooDazzler21 said:
Wasn't he out of film and TV because he had a back injury?ForeverAddickted said:Looking forward to seeing "the Whale"
More so what with it being Brendan Fraser's comeback, and him being one of the favourites for Best Actor at the Oscars - Really sounds like that bloke got dealt a shitty hand by Hollywood this last decade... the film has just received the most nominations ever (?) @ the BAFTAs
He was in the 'Doom Patrol' show not too long ago.
Was always a shame about the back injuries, as the Mummy films were brilliant... well the first two
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_Fraser#Personal_life
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That's a bit shit.ForeverAddickted said:
Sounds like it was the injury, and then claims he was shunned by Hollywood because he accused the President of the Hollywood Press Association of sexually assaulting him around 2003, sounds like he had a few episodes that saw him drop into depression tooDazzler21 said:
Wasn't he out of film and TV because he had a back injury?ForeverAddickted said:Looking forward to seeing "the Whale"
More so what with it being Brendan Fraser's comeback, and him being one of the favourites for Best Actor at the Oscars - Really sounds like that bloke got dealt a shitty hand by Hollywood this last decade... the film has just received the most nominations ever (?) @ the BAFTAs
He was in the 'Doom Patrol' show not too long ago.
Was always a shame about the back injuries, as the Mummy films were brilliant... well the first two
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Surely solid wood?JiMMy 85 said:I was hesitant about watching Bullet Train because of the reviews but I am glad I did - really stupid and silly stuff but thoroughly enjoyable. The cast really do sell it (there's one actor I thought was awful, but she wasn't in it much). Particularly Pitt, Tyree-Henry and Taylor-Johnson.
Also, Pinocchio. Absolutely brilliant stuff from Guillermo Del Toro. So much better than the Zemeckis/ Hanks/ Disney version. So much more depth having set it against the backdrop of the war and fascism. It's a far better script. Where Disney went for a shot-for-shot remake of a dated cartoon that ultimately feels hollow, Del Toro has re-written the story far more effectively and made something incredibly imaginative.0 -
The Swimmers on Netflix - very good, based on a true story about refugees from Syria who were training for the olympics3
