StrongStyle Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Watched Marriage Story tonight. Yet another feather in the cap for Adam Driver who is surely one of the best actors working just now. I thought it was a lovely film that had some gentle humour and some really heart-wrenching moments. When he got up to sing in the bar, I was a bit like "urgh, what's going on here?" By the end, my eyes were brimming. A beautiful moment out of absolutely nowhere. Highly recommended! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted December 7, 2019 Author Paid Members Share Posted December 7, 2019 Jumanji: The Next Level was just as enjoyable as the previous one and I hope it's another massive hit. On a sidenote, I'm going to have to stop watching stuff with Karen Gillan in because she's just ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 Pitch Perfect 2 ”Oh great, Hailee Steinfeld and Katrine from Borgen! And they’ve done an acapella of Poison by BellBivDevoe. God, this series could be one of my favourites ever. Hope the 3rd one isn’t really fucking shit” Pitch Perfect 3 Ffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted December 7, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted December 7, 2019 Jumanji the next level felt like a cheap cash grab. Too similar to the original until Awkwafina shows up and steals the film. It’s worth a watch at home, but don’t rush to the cinema unless you have some kind of Cinema Card as it’s not worth a regular ticket price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted December 8, 2019 Awards Moderator Share Posted December 8, 2019 Saw Jumanji: Next Level tonight. Just as much fun as the first, although I maybe had a few more quibbles with this one, but... The last five minutes gave me a genuine thrill. Bebe Neuwirth showing up was lovely - and I thought that’d be it for subtle nods to the Robin Williams film. But that final scene! It made me genuinely really, really excited for what they might do in a third one. The idea of Jumanji invading the real world feels earned after these two films, rather than being a retread of the 90s one. And the idea of Martha, Spencer etc meeting the ‘real’ versions of Ruby Roundhouse, Bravestone etc - I can’t wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted December 8, 2019 Author Paid Members Share Posted December 8, 2019 I thought Awkwafina was a great addition but that they could have done a bit more with her. Thoroughly enjoyed her in the other several thousand films she's been in the last couple of years too. Especially The Farewell, which was a lovely film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted December 8, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted December 8, 2019 6 minutes ago, HarmonicGenerator said: Saw Jumanji: Next Level tonight. Just as much fun as the first, although I maybe had a few more quibbles with this one, but... Reveal hidden contents The last five minutes gave me a genuine thrill. Bebe Neuwirth showing up was lovely - and I thought that’d be it for subtle nods to the Robin Williams film. But that final scene! It made me genuinely really, really excited for what they might do in a third one. The idea of Jumanji invading the real world feels earned after these two films, rather than being a retread of the 90s one. And the idea of Martha, Spencer etc meeting the ‘real’ versions of Ruby Roundhouse, Bravestone etc - I can’t wait! I’ll agree with you there. Similar to that Jurassic World sequel, I didn’t enjoy it as much as the first, but It set up a third film well, and I was more excited for that then what I had just watched. Was she playing the same character? I couldn’t remember her name from that original film. But I was well pleased to see her appear as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members BomberPat Posted December 9, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted December 9, 2019 The Disco Godfather This was bloody extraordinary. I have a semi-regular "Bad Movie Night" at a mate's place, but this was our first foray into blaxploitation. I was told we'd be watching The Human Tornado, so was not prepared for this. It's Rudy Ray Moore playing a character that's Not Quite Dolemite, trying to tackle a drug trafficking ring in LA (though at various times he refers to it being a "small town"). The combat is janky, the hallucination sequences low-budget but insane, the dialogue is often completely bonkers, and at one point a hitman character is introduced who dresses as a cowboy for no discernible reason. The final ten minutes are an absolute trip. When people talk about movies being "so bad they're good", it's absolutely this sort of thing they're talking about. Dolemite Is My Name Then, obviously, I had to go and watch this. It's brilliant. I wouldn't have changed a thing. Stellar cast, superbly acted. With the exception of Chris Rock's role, I don't think there was a single point where I found myself focusing too much on the actor behind the character - Eddie Murphy was Rudy Ray Moore, and given what a powerful personality Murphy is in the majority of his films, to see him completely disappear into a role like this was so impressive. Wesley Snipes is a delight throughout as well. I would say the only thing that comes close to a criticism is that it never really feels like Moore is up against adversity - we're constantly told that he is, but then every scheme pays off better than expected in every single instance. But then the film is joyous for it, and there's more than enough "struggling artist" stories out there anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted December 10, 2019 Author Paid Members Share Posted December 10, 2019 Just made the mistake of watching the RoboCop remake. Even shitter than the Total Recall remake, somehow, but levels things by having Abbie Cornish in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted December 13, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted December 13, 2019 We’ve re-watched the Star Wars episodes one the run up to The Rise of Skywalker. Episode 1 - Other then the pod race, the final battle and that piece of music, it’s really boring Episode 2 - Awful acting, clunky script, and clear that George Lucas is like Vince Russo and needs someone to be his filter Episode 3 - a few good scenes, an improvement on 2, but overall it’s not great Episode 4 - Still a really fun romp Episode 5 - Clearly the best all rounder Episode 6 - Cheesy but the one I have most fun with Episode 7 - Good, but the buzz of re-watching does diminish my enjoyment Episode 8 - Best visually, best humour, especially the iron. Rian Johnson did a great job. Probably top 3 of the whole lot. Better on rewatches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rey_Piste Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 3 minutes ago, Hannibal Scorch said: Episode 6 - Cheesy but the one I have most fun with The big question is lapti nek or yub nub? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted December 14, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted December 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Rey_Piste said: The big question is lapti nek or yub nub? Yub Nub. I want someone to make a house remix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted December 14, 2019 Author Paid Members Share Posted December 14, 2019 6 Underground was definitely a Michael Bay film, so whatever your stance on him you need to watch or not watch it accordingly. The three main action set pieces in this are incredible, especially the car chase. Superb action film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Michael Bay is one of those directors who's definitely made more awful movies than good ones. So I'll probably pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Hot Rod... ...IS THE GREATEST FILM OF ALL TIME Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts