On 1/19/2017 at 08:33, ForeverCarefree said:

La La Land. 

Really great movie. It's basically a love letter to the arts. 

Recommend seeing in the cinema if you can. 

Maybe avoid if musicals and love stories aren't you thing. 

My man crush for Ryan Gosling however grows stronger. 

I liked but didn't like the outcome ;(

1 hour ago, Zola said:

I liked but didn't like the outcome ;(

*SORT OF SPOILER WARNING*

 

I liked it just because it wasn't the ending you want/expect.

Gave a twist to what it means to live happily ever after.

Didn't like La La Land at all.

Hacksaw Ridge on the other hand was superb!

Lala Land was okay. Great use of the four seasons to describe how their relationship progresses.

Nocturnal Animals is a must see!

Saw Denial on Friday. Film has had mixed reviews but I thought it was very good with an excellent cast. Timothy Spall who played David Irving. I remember the court case and the debate it caused at the time. Found the film very powerful and moving.

John Wick 2 is so good. Glad the director here will direct Deadpool 2. Also, I think Keanu Reeves is underrate if you'll compare the frenzy from media when it comes to Tom Cruise, Affleck, or Brad Pitt.

Saw two true story films there at the weekend.

 

Hackshaw Ridge - Good movie 7.5 / 10

Lion - Incredible story, powerful, emotional and amazing 9/10 

 

 

I saw Moonlight earlier tonight. Very solid storytelling and good cinematography. Boyhood and this are two very different kind of movies, but Moonlight reminded me of it because of the subject matter. Although in this one there's an actual story arc instead of just stuff that happens. Don't get me wrong, Boyhood is a very solid movie, but it's closer to being a documentary rather than a traditional fiction narrative. In Boyhood the power of it was in the fact that it took so many years to shoot and the central characters (and their actors) age accordingly during the shoot. In Moonlight there's three actors who portray the main character and it's not often (if ever) that I've seen this kind of setup work this well. It's not quite as great as all the five star reviews suggest, but it's not far off. Very solid.

 

Pay the Ghost (2015)

6/10

Patriots day

about the boston marathon bombing in 2013

wow...those two bombers were f**king nuts

Saw Dallas buyers club after recording it at Xmas on sky...based on true story and while it deals with grim subject, it was done well.

On 2/14/2017 at 05:58, Maksimov said:

I saw Moonlight earlier tonight. Very solid storytelling and good cinematography. Boyhood and this are two very different kind of movies, but Moonlight reminded me of it because of the subject matter. Although in this one there's an actual story arc instead of just stuff that happens. Don't get me wrong, Boyhood is a very solid movie, but it's closer to being a documentary rather than a traditional fiction narrative. In Boyhood the power of it was in the fact that it took so many years to shoot and the central characters (and their actors) age accordingly during the shoot. In Moonlight there's three actors who portray the main character and it's not often (if ever) that I've seen this kind of setup work this well. It's not quite as great as all the five star reviews suggest, but it's not far off. Very solid.

 

 

Great comparison but I think Moonlight could have done more to arouse people's emotions.

 

Best film of 2016 for me is Captain Fantastic and Hidden Figures.

On 2/14/2017 at 23:42, Devil Dog said:

Patriots day

about the boston marathon bombing in 2013

wow...those two bombers were f**king nuts

 

But are they really the bomber? The U.S. is one messed up country. I'm not a conspiracy theorist but I hardly believe anything the mainstream US media say.

4 hours ago, Tibbers said:

But are they really the bomber? The U.S. is one messed up country. I'm not a conspiracy theorist but I hardly believe anything the mainstream US media say.

I saw Hacksaw Ridge yesterday and even though I didn't know the story of Desmond Doss all that well before I saw the movie, I had a strong hunch about some scenes that it wasn't very historically accurate, even though the movie starts with the name of the movie followed by the text "a true story" or something along those lines. And after seeing the movie I checked to see if I was right and sadly my hunch was mostly pretty much spot on. I'm not sure why they had to adjust the timeline and some details of the movie the way that they did. I don't know why they didn't just tell the story like it was, because it would've been interesting just as it was without amplifying certain aspects and modifying other things. I don't want to go to specifics so I won't spoil it, but I'm mostly talking about when they actually attack Hacksaw Ridge, what Doss does there and how it's portrayed. Some of it is just so needlessly over the top and stylized that it made me cringe. Parts of it were quite interesting which dealt with the fact that he was in the war without a weapon and I thought there could've been more of that during the battle sequences and less of the generic battle scenes. Don't get me wrong, a battlefield medic's job is dangerous and demanding enough just as it is, even if the medic had a gun, but when the story revolves around a man who doesn't have a weapon, I think that's the aspect they should concentrate a bit more on during those battle scenes. I'm not saying it should be all about that, but I would've liked to see a bit more of it. I think the story would have deserved a better movie. It's not a terrible movie, but a fairly flawed one. A bit like Full Metal Jacket, the most interesting part of the movie is what happens before they actually go to war. I'm not saying it's anywhere near as good as Full Metal Jacket, though.

 

saw jackie last night, very haunting biopic about jackie kennedy's life following her husband's assasination

really enjoyed it, amazing score and cinematography, astounding performance by natalie portman

Is it totes emosh? 

Recently watched Arrival. 

A lot of hype surrounding the film. Got to say though, I wasn't really blown away by it. Some cool bits in there but ultimately the film ended and I was just left shrugging to myself. 

 

Last night I watched Manchester By The Sea. 

I like Cassie Afleck, I think he's a great actor. Again, some great scenes in this films but the ending was just so... Blagh. The lack of any real sort of resolution didn't do it for me. 

T2: Trainspotting

I loved the first one, and I knew this would not be as good. But it's still a Danny Boyle film and it's a cracker! It's so nice to see all the original cast return. No one delivers the word c*** better than Robert Carlyle! 

If you haven't seen the first one you wouldn't appreciate this; it borrows and homages Trainspotting in almost every scene. There are some great split-screens and montages throughout the film, and although the plot is not up to much- Renton returns to Edinburgh after 20 years of living in Amsterdam to see what the old gang are up to- you are never bored.  

Cracking soundtrack. Beautifully shot.

8/10

On 02/17/2017 at 21:00, havelschayes said:

saw jackie last night...

Sorry, I couldn't help myself...

Carry on!

46 minutes ago, ForeverCarefree said:

Recently watched Arrival. 

A lot of hype surrounding the film. Got to say though, I wasn't really blown away by it. Some cool bits in there but ultimately the film ended and I was just left shrugging to myself.

I wasn't blown away either, but I thought it was still one of the better "aliens come to earth" movies. I think there was a better movie to be made with this premise, but the ending was disappointing. Also there was one shot which had the most unconvincing CGI in a recent mass market movie that I've seen. Not that it ruined the movie, but it was weird to see it used for so long, like the director and the editor were happy with how it looked.

Edited February 20, 20179 yr by Maksimov

On 2/20/2017 at 19:43, Blueblur said:

T2: Trainspotting

I loved the first one, and I knew this would not be as good. But it's still a Danny Boyle film and it's a cracker! It's so nice to see all the original cast return. No one delivers the word c*** better than Robert Carlyle! 

If you haven't seen the first one you wouldn't appreciate this; it borrows and homages Trainspotting in almost every scene. There are some great split-screens and montages throughout the film, and although the plot is not up to much- Renton returns to Edinburgh after 20 years of living in Amsterdam to see what the old gang are up to- you are never bored.  

Cracking soundtrack. Beautifully shot.

8/10

 

It's out now. Looking forward to this.

I think Lala Land was no special. Captain Fantastic should have been made the Best Picture in Oscars. Nocturnal Animals is also underrated.

On 20/02/2017 at 12:00, Maksimov said:

I wasn't blown away either, but I thought it was still one of the better "aliens come to earth" movies. I think there was a better movie to be made with this premise, but the ending was disappointing. Also there was one shot which had the most unconvincing CGI in a recent mass market movie that I've seen. Not that it ruined the movie, but it was weird to see it used for so long, like the director and the editor were happy with how it looked.

I enjoyed arrival, a very good film with a lot of depth, but a massive flaw that really annoyed me.