Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted July 27, 2019 Author Paid Members Share Posted July 27, 2019 Watched Brian De Palma's new one, Domino, tonight. It's really sad to see how far he's fallen as a director and this is just a really tedious thriller with one good scene near the end. He needs to just pack it in now, he has nothing left to offer, which is painful to admit as a huge fan of his. Also went to see that Horrible Histories film. Pretty much as you'd expect, Kim Cattrall is still a remarkable looking woman and Craig Roberts is really funny as Nero. By way of an alert to @Frankie Crisp, Kate Nash plays Boudicca so I'm sure you'll enjoy your trip to the cinema to see this kids' film! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrongStyle Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 I am shocked that The Current War is being panned so heavily as I thought it was a pretty interesting film. Granted, it suffered in developmental hell but there are some decent features, including the always brilliant Michael Shannon. It is time for Benedict Cumberbatch to take a brief sabbatical, however: he is massively over-exposed and is very much typecast in the "offbeat genius" role. If you combine Sherlock Holmes with Doctor Strange, you arrive at Thomas Edison in this film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator Onyx2 Posted July 29, 2019 Awards Moderator Share Posted July 29, 2019 On 7/27/2019 at 11:44 PM, Devon Malcolm said: Craig Roberts is really funny as Nero I thought he was the worst thing in it by a million miles. Dreadful delivery that tombstoned the lines, and he changed accents more times than Sean Connery in The Untouchables. Other than him the film was a good small-time comedy caper. Lots (and LOTS) of cameos from British comedy. Good Monty Python nods, and Rupert Graves stole the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King of Hamptons Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 What's everyone option of Ready Player One? I've just finished the book.. Will I be disappointed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted July 29, 2019 Author Paid Members Share Posted July 29, 2019 17 minutes ago, Onyx2 said: I thought he was the worst thing in it by a million miles. Dreadful delivery that tombstoned the lines, and he changed accents more times than Sean Connery in The Untouchables. It's Horrible Histories though, it's not like the dialogue was Mametian to begin with. Also, he's Welsh, they just sound like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Bellenda Carlisle Posted July 29, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted July 29, 2019 On 7/25/2019 at 4:52 PM, Scott Malbranque said: [The Intruder] it's fucking awful, Bellers. Really is. It's fucking atrocious and Quaids' shit eating grin - which can be wonderful - is played to almost parody here. Fucking hell this film was so stupid, watchably idiotic though. Scotty is being very kind saying the grin was almost played to parody as they do literally have grinning Quaid parody a famous film scene of another nutter, it's ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted July 29, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted July 29, 2019 1 hour ago, King of Hamptons said: What's everyone option of Ready Player One? I've just finished the book.. Will I be disappointed? Haven’t read the book, but really liked the movie. I know things had to be changed for copyright reasons, but the quest for the second key was superb in the film Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Pushing Tin I really enjoyed this even though it was a bit long, but I have to say despite High Fidelity being one of my favourite films and him being great in it, I’ve realised that John Cusack is a really bad actor. Peak Jolie as well. Fist Fight Angry Ice Cube is one of the greatest things you can witness, and despite a decent cast, this didn’t raise many laughs apart from one scene (the talent show) which I’m afraid to say did get a massive belly laugh from me. Varsity Blues Texas accent Dawson. Awful shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted July 29, 2019 Author Paid Members Share Posted July 29, 2019 2 minutes ago, johnnyboy said: Why would you say such hurtful things? I'm going to sleep with my Grosse Pointe Blank DVD under my pillow now to settle me down. Going to be a pretty uncomfortable sleep if you put all the other DVDs for films he's been great in under there as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 20 minutes ago, johnnyboy said: Why would you say such hurtful things? I'm going to sleep with my Grosse Pointe Blank DVD under my pillow now to settle me down. I know. I’m sorry. I too love Grosse Point Blank, but I just had a moment of clarity watching Pushing Tin and I can’t unthink it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5pints Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Watched Lost in Translation last night. Pissed myself laughing watching the two women extras losing it in the hospital scene where Bill Murray is talking to the old guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted July 30, 2019 Moderators Share Posted July 30, 2019 (edited) I finally got around to watching Mid90s. It was ok, I guess. I would give Jonah another shot if he makes another movie, but I wouldn't really recommend this to anyone. A few of the music cues were really on the nose in a really shit way that annoyed me. Edited July 30, 2019 by Chest Rockwell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator Onyx2 Posted July 30, 2019 Awards Moderator Share Posted July 30, 2019 10 hours ago, King of Hamptons said: What's everyone option of Ready Player One? I've just finished the book.. Will I be disappointed? Yes. Treat it as an "inspired by..." and it's a fun, disposable romp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members ColinBollocks Posted July 30, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted July 30, 2019 (edited) Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love is pretty good. I'm a massive Cohen fan, so a lot of the story they tell feels a little hollow with the details. It turns into them giving you a quick story of Cohen's career with Marianne floating in and out, which seemed a little messy and is definitely not helped by some really clunky and unwelcome narration. However, for me (technique or not), the mess only helped to make the ending all that more poignant and beautiful, as it was incredibly focused and tender. Not a dry eye in the cinema as Leonard delivered a few devastatingly beautiful lines about love, loss and death (what else?). My biggest criticism is the use of Cohen's music. Cohen's words and music do a better job explaining the story than the filmmakers could manage, but they constantly faded away from the song after a line or two. Even if it wasn't the case, it reeked of them trying to save money over the copyrights, rather than serving the film. Edited July 30, 2019 by ColinBollocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewster McCloud Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, johnnyboy said: Con Air must be down the back of the sofa 😞 Con Air takes me to my happy place - much amusement doing Cage's accent afterwards. Cusacks's certainly not a bad actor as he's pretty much done it all since his 80s heyday. The films he made with Savage Steve Holland were works of unhinged genius, and then he did Tapeheads and Say Anything. He created some interesting characters in a stock world of jocks, nerds and cheerleaders at the time. He's had nothing if not an interesting career - the 80s teen stuff, then some action things in the 90s, then more arty stuff like Being John Malkovich and the odd interesting performance recently like Grand Piano, The Raven and Maps to the Stars. I wouldn't write him off just yet, but he's not done anything good for about 5 years. I mean, I quite like things like The Bag Man, but it's small beer compared to what he's capable of. He needs a great director to rescue him from lesser fare, otherwise he's just going to end up like Walken and De Niro, taking any old shite available and having money fights at home as the legacy is eroded. Edited July 30, 2019 by Brewster McCloud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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