WyattSheepMask Posted January 23, 2022 Posted January 23, 2022 Ron’s Gone Wrong (Disney+) This was absolutely lovely and it’s a shame that it didn’t get much of a cinema run. Everyone should see this Quote
Paid Members gmoney Posted January 24, 2022 Paid Members Posted January 24, 2022 (edited) In honour of Arnold Schwarzenegger crashing his car the other day I watched Red Heat (Netflix). One of the only films from his classic 80s period that somehow I'd never seen (the other is Red Sonja, got something against films with Red in the title obviously). Arnie's pretty great in this with his dodgy Russian accent ("Cocayynum!") and Gina Gershon is really good. In fact most of the other cast are great, except that is for Jim Belushi, who's tiresome throughout and drags the film down a couple of notches. Peter Boyle's in it and really makes you wish he'd been playing Belushi's role. Pretty good fun overall though. Edited January 24, 2022 by gmoney Quote
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted January 24, 2022 Moderators Posted January 24, 2022 (edited) I say 'time to feed parakeet' altogether too often, with only the most tenuous of prompts. Edited January 24, 2022 by Chest Rockwell Quote
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted January 24, 2022 Paid Members Posted January 24, 2022 21 minutes ago, Chest Rockwell said: I say 'time to feed parakeet' altogether too often, with only the most tenuous of prompts. "You think parakeet is faminine?" Quote
Keith Houchen Posted January 24, 2022 Posted January 24, 2022 Imperium. Daniel Radcliffe plays a nerdy FBI pen pusher who goes undercover to infiltrate a white supremacy group who are suspected of planning a dirty bomb. Radcliffe is really good and believable in the role and makes this very watchable. The scenes with him and Toni Collette are the best bits. Quote
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted January 25, 2022 Paid Members Posted January 25, 2022 King Kong (1976) - Never seen it before. I thought it was good, some of the effects with Kong were great, as you'd expect with Rick Baker. But anything with a green screen was just ok at best, awful at worst. Jeff Bridges was great as the hero, Charles Grodin had a great tash and cravet combo. Jessica Lang was stunning, and did a good job I thought for her first movie, but Dwan was an awful character. Almost no-one other then Jack and the big man had any redeeming qualities. Still, was an hour less then Peter Jackson's and no ice skating. Worth a watch if you like Kong films. Not as good as the 33 or Skull Island for me, but not bad. Quote
patiirc Posted January 25, 2022 Posted January 25, 2022 Boss Level- Amazon Prime Neat Groundhogday/Edge of Tomorrow style actioner but with added Crank style computer game madness. Mel Gibson plays up to his past and it's acknowledged that he's a douche for it. Frank Girillio isnt bad in it either, he's awful in Jiu Jitsu with Nick Cage. Enjoyable, not too long and not too much of a sacchrin mess either. Plenty of retrogaming references as well. Quote
WyattSheepMask Posted January 25, 2022 Posted January 25, 2022 Don’t Look Up (Netflix) ‘Bart’s Comet’ mixed with Futurama’s ‘A Big Piece of Garbage’ with sprinklings of Network thrown in. Watchable if a touch too long, but other films have done political satire much better than this Quote
Paid Members waters44 Posted January 25, 2022 Paid Members Posted January 25, 2022 I thought Don’t Look Up was pretty good. It’s almost worth watching just for the scenes at the morning show thing - Tyler Perry and Cate Blanchett are absolutely hilarious Quote
Mr_Danger Posted January 25, 2022 Posted January 25, 2022 Out of the Furnace A different kind of revenge film with a pace that’s all over the show. Decent enough and it’s from the period where Christian Bale was trying to get an Oscar with every role so he’s good in it. Don’t like seeing Woody play a wrong’un but he does it well. End of Watch David Ayer is a mostly shit director but this is probably his best effort at not being shit that I’ve seen. The documentary style is at odd’s with the Hollywood style story and you’re very aware the actors are trying to act natural which comes across as totally unnatural but I did enjoy it quite a bit. The ending was so tense I almost wish it was the premise of the entire film. Spoiler Think Sicario meets Assault on Precinct 13 set in L.A But not directed by David Ayer obviously. Quote
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted January 29, 2022 Paid Members Posted January 29, 2022 (edited) Shiva Baby (MUBI) A quasi horror/drama which captivated me for the duration of its delicious 77 minute run time. A cracking debut for a 26 year old and left me wanting more. Cracking cast, really tense. Recommended. Edited January 29, 2022 by Hannibal Scorch Quote
Paid Members DEF Posted January 30, 2022 Paid Members Posted January 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Hannibal Scorch said: Shiva Baby (MUBI) A quasi horror/drama which captivated me for the duration of its delicious 77 minute run time. A cracking debut for a 26 year old and left me wanting more. Cracking cast, really tense. Recommended. Interesting interpretation. I saw it as a comedy/drama. Either way it's excellent. Quote
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted January 30, 2022 Paid Members Posted January 30, 2022 38 minutes ago, DEF said: Interesting interpretation. I saw it as a comedy/drama. Either way it's excellent. It is so interestingly shot. Feels very claustrophobic. And the score adds to the tension and, for me, a fear of dread. But yes, I think it is defiantly a comedy drama at it's heart, I just feel its more then that. An unexpected gem that I'd only heard of as Scroobius Pip spoke highly of it in his end of the year review. Quote
Paid Members DEF Posted January 30, 2022 Paid Members Posted January 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Hannibal Scorch said: It is so interestingly shot. Feels very claustrophobic. And the score adds to the tension and, for me, a fear of dread. But yes, I think it is defiantly a comedy drama at it's heart, I just feel its more then that. An unexpected gem that I'd only heard of as Scroobius Pip spoke highly of it in his end of the year review. It is unbearably tense at times. I keep meaning to show it to my wife as I know it will make her freak. Quote
DavidB6937 Posted January 30, 2022 Posted January 30, 2022 Shiva has the best sense of tension I've seen in a movie in a long time. A lot of horrors could definitely learn from it. Quote
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