tonight's movie choice. . .

[cymrococh]

17 hours ago, Gerry said:

Having War of the Worlds above Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is nuts.

Having Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom as the best Indiana Jones film is just trolling.

 

Alright Indiana Jones

[Stevie H]

7 hours ago, The Hitman said:

As somebody else pointed out. Overall, this person doesn’t appear to like Spielberg films. 

Marc Bernardin wrote a good Spielberg list a few years back. And War of the Worlds is really good. 

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-ca-mn-steven-spielberg-ranked-20160624-snap-htmlstory.html

[Gerry]

1 hour ago, Stevie H said:

Marc Bernardin wrote a good Spielberg list a few years back. And War of the Worlds is really good. 

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-ca-mn-steven-spielberg-ranked-20160624-snap-htmlstory.html

Not exactly a novel opinion here, but I'd say WotW is half a really good film. As soon as the Tim Robbins character turns up it's pretty much all downhill from there.

[Stevie H]

10 minutes ago, Gerry said:

Not exactly a novel opinion here, but I'd say WotW is half a really good film. As soon as the Tim Robbins character turns up it's pretty much all downhill from there.

It's an example of Spielberg doing really good films in his sleep. WotW is miles better than most Sci fi films. Spielberg knocks out things like Catch Me If You Can, The Terminal, Bridge of Spies and makes really good, watchable movies, which in the hands of lesser directors might just be a bit crap. 

I still love that he made Jurassic Park and Schindler's List in the same year. Bit of a gear shift there Steven. 

[Duncan Disorderly]

Just seen there's a remake of All Quiet On The Western Front. Anyone seen it?

[guernseygareth]

Think it's in pictures now the Netflix end of the month. Strange that this is first German version. 

[Bailo]

On 14/10/2022 at 14:27, Stevie H said:

It's an example of Spielberg doing really good films in his sleep. WotW is miles better than most Sci fi films. Spielberg knocks out things like Catch Me If You Can, The Terminal, Bridge of Spies and makes really good, watchable movies, which in the hands of lesser directors might just be a bit crap. 

I still love that he made Jurassic Park and Schindler's List in the same year. Bit of a gear shift there Steven. 

Imagine if he hadn't had time and just went with Nazis vs Dinos. 

[libero]

1 hour ago, Bailo said:

Imagine if he hadn't had time and just went with Nazis vs Dinos. 

Then he would be in Quentin Tarantino territory..

[Barnesy_10]

Halloween Ends

What an absolute s*** show 

Huge fan of the franchise but f***ing hell what on earth were they thinking with these last two films

[pipnasty]

Brian and Charles

It was ok - like not bad but not that good either. A proper 6/10

[Rory Fitzgerald]

Has anyone seen The Stranger (2022) -  "Mark, an undercover cop, forms an intense, intimate relationship with Henry, a murder suspect, in an attempt to earn his trust and get a confession, risking both of their lives in the process".

It gets 67% on IMDB but 93% on Rotten Tomatoes

[pipnasty]

51 minutes ago, Rory Fitzgerald said:

Has anyone seen The Stranger (2022) -  "Mark, an undercover cop, forms an intense, intimate relationship with Henry, a murder suspect, in an attempt to earn his trust and get a confession, risking both of their lives in the process".

It gets 67% on IMDB but 93% on Rotten Tomatoes

I've got it here to watch - going for Vesper tonight though - so probably next week

[Hassony]

Memories of Murder

Brilliant,  as you'd expect from Bong Joon Ho,  a bit like a South Korean Zodiac 

[Rory Fitzgerald]

11 minutes ago, pipnasty said:

I've got it here to watch - going for Vesper tonight though - so probably next week

Just looked it up, let us know what you think

[oakie bob]

Black Adam.......the best DC movie 

 

Spoiler

So Dwayne has got his wish, Henry back as Superman, which has been announced as Man of Steel 2,  New WB directors just sticking with the current characters so hoping they can now piggy back onto the MCU. Still was the best DC movie so far, will they release Flash !!!

[Hassony]

Once upon a time in Hollywood 

s***e, boring and very,  very long

 

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

Thirst - Korean vampire film by Park Chan-wook

In Korean fashion, it doesn't follow all the usual conventions. Worth a watch

[guernseygareth]

We went to Black Adam in the IMAX Leicester Square when we visiting that there London over the weekend. Great fun.

Spoiler

Crowd was proper chuffed when Superman rocked up. Hope Snyder is kept well clear. 

 

[pipnasty]

Vesper

Lithuanian sci-fi film that looks and sounds incredible - very imaginative - fairly low budget but they manage to create a gorgeous and believable world. But the film is a bit meh - it is incredibly ambitious in what it is trying to do but it doesn't quite pull it off. Which is a real shame

Edited October 24, 2022 by pipnasty

[Earl Hafler]

The Forgiven ( Ralph Fiennes, Jessica Chastain, Matt Smith )

" While driving to a party at a grand villa, a wealthy couple on the verge of divorce accidentally hit and kill a young Moroccan man who was selling fossils on the roadside "

Or,

Entitled Western c**** kill local Muslim boy en route to hedonistic desert party 

 

Could have been so much better but it's reasonable.

[Duncan Disorderly]

At the Courthouse in Bangor to watch Withnail & I.

[Barnesy_10]

Barbarian 

Pretty good horror flick.

End could have been much better though 

Edited October 27, 2022 by Barnesy_10

[McBain]

16 hours ago, Duncan Disorderly said:

At the Courthouse in Bangor to watch Withnail & I.

Is that the new one by Martin McDonagh? 

[Buttles]

I actually didn’t think Black Adam was half as bad as some were saying. It’s a reasonable superhero film and I think I preferred it to Shazam

[Stevie H]

44 minutes ago, Buttles said:

I actually didn’t think Black Adam was half as bad as some were saying. It’s a reasonable superhero film and I think I preferred it to Shazam

Low bar. The DC movies are mostly terrible.