Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted September 22, 2017 Author Paid Members Share Posted September 22, 2017 I didn't think it was *that* violent. It practically has to be a snuff film these days to get an 18. It seems to have been rated that purely for body count, which is odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJM Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 I watched Ana Lily Amirpour's two films (A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night and The Bad Batch) over the last couple of days. A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night is a good low budget vampire drama, that just about manages to stay on the right side of being pretentious and boring. It is a mix of different genres and ideas, and takes influences from many films and directors, but it lacks focus, and the story and characters just did not really impress me. Maybe I expected more from it given the overwhelming praise it has been given, but there was just nothing great to be found in the film. Excuse the pun, but there was nothing to sink your teeth into; it just felt like an empty film with no reason to care about any of the characters or what they were doing. The Bad Batch is a pretty good romantic-comedy-horror-thriller film with a good cast (including Jason Momoa, Keanu Reeves, Jim Carrey and Giovanni Ribisi), but again the director fails to delve into and develop the world she has created. She has a good ear for music and eye for visuals, so the film does sound and look pretty good, but it is too long at nearly 2-hours, the characters are underdeveloped (and so again there is very little reason to care about any of them) and there is very little story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 1 hour ago, johnnyboy said: One too many and you're a 15 regardless. LOL I'll pretend you said 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y2j chris jones Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 14 hours ago, Keith Houchen said: LOL I'll pretend you said 18 Ha! Never gets old.  Watched the remake of the mummy when I was working nights the other day. As much as I love Tom cruise I just couldn't like this film, nothing seemed to really happen and I ended up being bored by it. The bird from Peaky Blinders showing up was a surprise as I didn't know she was in it, that's my main take away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members ColinBollocks Posted September 26, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted September 26, 2017 (edited) I watched Wind River at the weekend and it's a treat. Going in I had pretty high expectations, seeing as it is written/directed by the fella that scribbled out Sicario and Hell or High Water - plus Nick Cave & Warren Ellis did the soundtrack. It's always nice when something lives up to your expectations. The backdrop of Wyoming is just absolutely beautiful. As is the brief glimpse of Elizabeth Olsen's arse. I thought the way we found out the important info a little weak, but the action that follows makes up for it. Edited September 26, 2017 by ColinBollocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Turner Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 I watched the Departed last night for the first time in years. Absolutely brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D@mm Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Departed is one of my favourite films of all time, such a great cast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsfromlee Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 Really enjoyed Baby Driver up until the last 10 minutes or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted October 1, 2017 Author Paid Members Share Posted October 1, 2017 I was the complete reverse - loved the first 10 minutes, hated the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted October 1, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted October 1, 2017 Finally watched Deadpool last night. Loved the Easter Eggs, in-jokes etc but some of them went over the other half's head, so she didn't quite enjoy it as much as I did. Very enjoyable to me, though. They did a good job of translating Deadpool from the comic to the screen. Josh Brolin looks pretty bloody good as Cable for the sequel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 The Emoji Movie. 😤 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 Okja Best Netflix film I've seen. Â However, I've only seen two and one of them was Death Note. Tilda Swinton is as good as ever and it tugged on the heartstrings. Â Gets a Kool Keith Recommends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted October 2, 2017 Author Paid Members Share Posted October 2, 2017 Have you seen I Don't Feel At Home In This World Anymore? I reckon that's their best one so far, absolutely superb. It's like a buddy film except with Melanie Lynskey as a bipolar nurse and Elijah Wood as a pretend ninja. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted October 2, 2017 Moderators Share Posted October 2, 2017 That's been sat on my list for ages Devon, because I enjoyed Elijah in Dirk Gently, but I'd not got around to it and hadn't heard anything from anyone about whether it was decent or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted October 2, 2017 Author Paid Members Share Posted October 2, 2017 It was generally well received around Letterboxd but I loved it, thought it was really funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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