Factotum Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Empire's star ratings are ridiculous. Its getting like Meltzer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted September 11, 2019 Author Paid Members Share Posted September 11, 2019 19 minutes ago, Scott Malbranque said: I'd steer well clear of The Green Mile, D-Mal. Actually, until Houchey said that about Green Mile, I just chalked my dislike for it down to another flick - like Goodfellas - that the world likes, but I don't. Sickeningly sweet, contrived nonsense. I've just realised, I've never seen Soderbergh's 'Traffic'. Is it any good? Was just trawling t'interweb and stumbled on it because I was looking at 21 Grams on IMDB... Never seen Traffic but unless Soderbergh is directing a crime comedy like Logan Lucky or Out of Sight or Ocean's 11, I tend not to like his films much anyway. I figure having yawned my way through The Shawshank Redemption that I don't really need to see another Stephen King prison film, especially one that's 7 decades long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Scott Malbranque said: I'd steer well clear of The Green Mile, D-Mal. Actually, until Houchey said that about Green Mile, I just chalked my dislike for it down to another flick - like Goodfellas - that the world likes, but I don't. Sickeningly sweet, contrived nonsense. I've just realised, I've never seen Soderbergh's 'Traffic'. Is it any good? Was just trawling t'interweb and stumbled on it because I was looking at 21 Grams on IMDB...  Traffic is good, but yeah it’s too long by at least half an hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted September 11, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted September 11, 2019 Soderbergh peaked with Magic Mike. It even had Big Sexy in it FFS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Scott Malbranque Posted September 11, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted September 11, 2019 Fair play, Gammons. I was stuck between that and a flick called 10x10 for tonight. I'm still stuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Danger Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 I'm not fussed on Magic Mike but Logan Lucky is definitely my favourite thing Soderbergh has done. A very hit and miss director. I literally can't seperate Traffic and 21 Grams in my mind, hope that helps Branquey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted September 11, 2019 Author Paid Members Share Posted September 11, 2019 35 minutes ago, Scott Malbranque said: Fair play, Gammons. I was stuck between that and a flick called 10x10 for tonight. I'm still stuck. I've seen 10x10. It's ok as long as you want something that's short, pretty stupid but passably entertaining. And Kelly Reilly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Scott Malbranque Posted September 11, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted September 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Mr_Danger said:  I literally can't seperate Traffic and 21 Grams in my mind, hope that helps Branquey! It's mental, isn't it? I'm the same. I sat there looking at IMDb thinking "Why are these two flicks so interchangeable" Thanks be to bejay that I'm not the only one who associates one with the other. But I've seen 21 Grams and it was grand. So I'm going to assume Traffic will be grand too. 1 hour ago, Devon Malcolm said: I've seen 10x10. It's ok as long as you want something that's short, pretty stupid but passably entertaining. And Kelly Reilly. I'll give this a rally so, D-Mal. I just want some cheap thrills to pass 90 minutes . And Kelly Reilly. She's after piping up saying she wants to watch King Arthur. So I could be rightly fucking derailed here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted September 11, 2019 Author Paid Members Share Posted September 11, 2019 10 minutes ago, Scott Malbranque said: I'll give this a rally so, D-Mal. I just want some cheap thrills to pass 90 minutes . And Kelly Reilly. She's after piping up saying she wants to watch King Arthur. So I could be rightly fucking derailed here... Be braced for a brief Noel Clarke appearance but it's just a cameo, really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Factotum Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Soderbergh is such a frustrating Director. OUT OF SIGHT is still my favourite of his. That movie is so bloody good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted September 12, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted September 12, 2019 25 minutes ago, Factotum said: Soderbergh is such a frustrating Director. OUT OF SIGHT is still my favourite of his. That movie is so bloody good. I am glad were not alone here on him. He is lauded as this amazing auteur in some circles, but he misses way more then he hits. I did enjoy Ocean's 11 (Though not seen it for a while), Out of Sight, Magic Mike and Logan Lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Factotum Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 I read that Peter Biskind book recently about independent film/Miramax in the 90s and he comes across as a bit of an arse. Certainly for a while he made utter tosh. Then he went on a bit of a run, then tosh-good-tosh-good. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Really great book that. JFK for my 200th (!!!) film this year. I do really like this film even though it’s a bit long but it doesn’t seem that long as I love the subject matter. Cracking cast and Pesci is the standout but Costner is a poor actor and distracts throughout and I just can’t take Michael Rooker seriously after recently rewatching Mallrats.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Factotum Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Costner is an odd one isn't he? He's so bland, he's like a loaf of bread acting. Has he been good in anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Scott Malbranque Posted September 12, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted September 12, 2019 I saw JFK in the flicks when I was about 11. I've never watched it since because it was a fucking unnecessary thing for a child of that age to sit through. I didn't understand, didn't want to understand and never have wanted to understand since. I just remember someone sitting on a bench and lots of talking and shouting throughout the movie. The UCI in Coolock used to be great. Could pay into a kids flick and just trot around between screens. We got to see so many growed up movies that way - just because we could - as kids, and usually it was a great experience. But not this. Watched 10x10 last night. It was actually alright. Not as bad as IMDb and some reviews would have you believe, but just as it gets going and you're all "Oooh, this is getting a bit taut", it ends. Â Â Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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