WyattSheepMask Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Watched Whiplash tonight. I want to watch it again. Utterly brilliant from start to finish, an J.K Simmons is deserving of the praise he is getting for his work here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members ColinBollocks Posted February 19, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted February 19, 2015 (edited) Whiplash is the funniest film I've seen in a while. JK Simmons basically does Don Rickles for most of the film and it's hilarious. Â Obviously, it's tense and that, but mostly hilarious. Edited February 19, 2015 by ColinBollocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Scott Malbranque Posted February 19, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted February 19, 2015 I didn't like Whiplash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted February 19, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted February 19, 2015 I watched Begin Again recently. I really liked it. Love the soundtrack too. Keira Knightley's got a surprisingly lovely voice (albeit about as genuine as Vinny Mac on the cover of Muscle & Fitness) and they wrote a couple of great tunes for her. Â Adam Levine is pretty good in it too but Mark Ruffalo is absolutely superb. A really great performance. I've no idea where I heard about it but I downloaded it ages ago and the wife liked the sound of it. It has some great shots of New York which can make a shit movie alright but it's a pretty decent story. The characters are strong and it doesn't try too hard. Â Probably the first movie soundtrack I've bought since Notting Hill! And yes, I'm a big poof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted February 21, 2015 Awards Moderator Share Posted February 21, 2015 Caught Silver Linings Playbook on Channel 4 tonight. Expected to see some good performances, didn't expect to love it as much as I did. Excellent film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glass Smash Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Watched Son of a Gun earlier with Ewan McGregor it was much better than I expected it to be. A couple of nice twists in it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron&Hermione Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 I watched Idiocracy again last night, after not watching it for ages. When I first watched it I really enjoyed it, I feel the same about it now. It's just a fun film with a simple premise which is done well. It has its funny moments and isn't long, the perfect length for a comedy like that. Â What I did notice this time was how the word 'fag' was used so often, obviously I remember it being used but watching it back made me feel a bit differently towards it. I still did laugh, though I put that down to the delivery more than anything. Â Mike Judge is a genius and I know the point of using it, but it would seem almost impossible to release that film today. Even if it was making fun of stupid people using that word thus making them even more stupid (which I did enjoy), I just spent the whole time thinking the shit storm this film would be getting if it were released now. Â If you haven't watched it, I highly recommend it. A really fun film which is about 80mins long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Bifkin Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 My one sentence review of Foxcatcher - "Not a great date movie", Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members waters44 Posted February 24, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted February 24, 2015 Watched Birdman after it did well at the Oscars. I thought it was a good film and I both Keaton and Norton were excellent in it. Â Are there any South Park fans here that have seen it? There's a drum track playing consistently through the film, I half expected the next scene to be Randy rehearsing some cock magic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Undefeated Steak Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 I watched a couple of oldies last week. The first was 12 Angry Men which I really enjoyed. I even teared up a little at the end. Great film. Â The second was On the Waterfront which unfortunately I didn't like as much as I'd hoped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Maverick Posted February 27, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted February 27, 2015 Yeah I'm a massive old movie fan and I didn't care much for On the Waterfront either, can't take Brando's wierd voice or face seriously. He looks like he was made out of clay. Best thing about both of those movies is Lee J. Cobb, fantastic character actor. Karl Malden was really good as the priest too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Undefeated Steak Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Yes, good shout on the priest and especially Lee J. Cobb. I'll try and check more films out that have Cobb in although I don't think any will live up to 12 Angry Men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted February 28, 2015 Awards Moderator Share Posted February 28, 2015 The stage version of 12 Angry Men is touring at the moment. Well worth checking out if it's on at a theatre near you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Undefeated Steak Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Thanks HG I'll have a look now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Scott Malbranque Posted March 3, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted March 3, 2015 It Follows : It’s really, really, REALLY quite excellent. We can all relate to the fear of an STD and this flick nails it by turning the STD into a physical form. It’s a lot of fun, very creepy, will send your arsehole out of your mouth, all the while having a lovely innocent charm. Thoroughly enjoyed it – even though it’s a teen heavy cast – and is reminiscent of Drag Me To Heck and The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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