Loki Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 On 4/24/2020 at 3:50 PM, Devon Malcolm said: Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (Google Play) I was never that interested in watching this and I was right all along not to be. Aside from the amazing design and visuals, not to mention a really promising concept, there's nothing of substance here and it only livens up when Angelina Jolie finally shows up. A real missed opportunity.  One of only two films I’ve walked out of the theatre during (the other being Spawn). Utterly soulless CGI tech demo.  A master class in how not to make a film.  Actually worse than Phantom Menace.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCW Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 Watched 'God Bless America' last night. One of those films I was meaning to watch for ages. Good opening half hour with plenty of laughs, but thought it got progressively duller as it went on. Last 10 or 15 minutes seriously dragged arse. Tried to watch 'A Serious Man' after it, but fell asleep in a Guinness induced stupor. Will give it another go tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro Red Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 2 hours ago, Loki said: One of only two films I’ve walked out of the theatre during (the other being Spawn). I was the only person at my showing who didn't walk out of Spawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Danger Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 We stayed for Spawn but took the piss from about 20 minutes in, much to the chagrin to our mate who was enjoying it. He was right of course, about us being twats not about the film being good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted April 26, 2020 Moderators Share Posted April 26, 2020 Spawn was really short, wasn't it? It was very disappointing but I definitely didn't consider walking out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Undefeated Steak Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 Just watched Brassed Off on C4's app. Seen it before but forgot how good it is. Outstanding film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted April 26, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted April 26, 2020 (edited) Only good things about Spawn were Melinda Clarke looking like utter filth, and John Leguizamo chewing the scenery. I remember being really disappointed by Sky Captain - I really, really wanted to like it as I love the whole 1920s/30s sci-fi pastiche of it. Literally all style and no substance. Edited April 27, 2020 by Carbomb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobra_gordo Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 On ‎4‎/‎25‎/‎2020 at 12:26 PM, SuperBacon said: Extraction (Netflix) Absolutely shit. Just an utterly joyless action film, and Chris Hemsworth deserves better as he's wonderful. Looks terrible as well. Great car chase though, some fairly realistic action and I quite liked the shakey cam stuff. Bit naff at times but I thought Hemsworth came across really well in it, the handsome bastard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Factotum Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 If you're putting Hemsworth in anything, you need to lean into the fact that the guy is brilliantly comedic. Hemsworth should be quipping all over the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted April 27, 2020 Author Paid Members Share Posted April 27, 2020 7 minutes ago, Factotum said: If you're putting Hemsworth in anything, you need to lean into the fact that the guy is brilliantly comedic. Hemsworth should be quipping all over the place. Hemsworth is also a superb action star. This is the first film I've seen him in that fully exploits his talents in the genre by fully committing to being a straight action film. He elevates it for sure but it's a fantastic vehicle for him. And Golshifteh Farahani, who someone has to give her own action film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Factotum Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 I'll disagree with you there, I thought he was incredibly dull in it. I think you can position Hemsworth in a Bruce Willis type persona, an action star and incredibly charismatic and funny. He wasn't bad in this, I just didn't get anything from him. I agre with your second point though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Bellenda Carlisle Posted April 27, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted April 27, 2020 He needs to build up some good will with me after that abysmal Men in Black film, worst film of last year and he was shocking in it, put me right off him. Looking forward to seeing him play Hogan though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Danger Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 I always chuckle when I see the West World Hemsworth, he definitely got the Daniel Baldwin share of the genes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members waters44 Posted April 27, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted April 27, 2020 I’ve signed up to the MUBI channel through Amazon, and the one film I want to watch right now isn’t on there, but is on the website. Does the Amazon channel not have everything that the MUBI website has? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator Onyx2 Posted April 28, 2020 Awards Moderator Share Posted April 28, 2020 Continuing to watch terrible, terrible films I watched Miami Connection last week (set in Orlando, natch). Nothing makes sense and it is clearly a propaganda piece on the wonderful power of Tae Kwon Do. Some of the worst dialogue you'll ever hear, and this at 1min is such a gem: Bearing in mind this is the first time we've met the guy opening the letter. The blocking of the actors, their expressions... it's a perfect cocktail of awfulness. 10/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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