What films have you watched recently?

Philly_Q

Zoolooter said:

Not a movie, but the new tv drama Too Old to Die Young is superb. It won’t be for everyone as the pace is slow. It’s pretty shocking in parts, not seen anything like it before. 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=O0KO8My-90g

Never heard of it, but I see it's created by Nicolas Winding Refn, I like most of his films.

Zoolooter

Philly_Q said:

Zoolooter said:

Not a movie, but the new tv drama Too Old to Die Young is superb. It won’t be for everyone as the pace is slow. It’s pretty shocking in parts, not seen anything like it before. 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=O0KO8My-90g

Never heard of it, but I see it's created by Nicolas Winding Refn, I like most of his films.

This will blow your mind then. 10 episodes 90 mins each.

equalsql

Maudie currently on Netflix. Incredible performances from Sally Hawkins and Ethan Hawks. A very slow burn simple telling of the life of Nova Scotian folk-painter Maud Lewis. Beautifully filmed and both entrancing and heartbreaking in equal measure.
Brutally honest film making that pulled no punches. I loved it.
Man what a superb actor Sally Hawkins is, no ego, she completely inhabits her role.

BigBearKris

equalsql said:

Maudie currently on Netflix. Incredible performances from Sally Hawkins and Ethan Hawks. A very slow burn simple telling of the life of Nova Scotian folk-painter Maud Lewis. Beautifully filmed and both entrancing and heartbreaking in equal measure.
Brutally honest film making that pulled no punches. I loved it.
Man what a superb actor Sally Hawkins is, no ego, she completely inhabits her role.

Fully agreed.

Seen it months ago due to my friend's recommendation. Beautifully acted and inspiring story.

not_the_dj

Apollo 11.

No modern interviews or commentary, just beautiful footage of the mission. A couple of nicely done simple graphics explain a few things, and they add some figures for example the speed of the Saturn V as is climbs into the sky and the amount of fuel left as the eagle lander approaches the moon's surface. Despite knowing the story it's still nail biting stuff.

Brilliant, and certainly worth seeing on the big screen.

goldtop

Midsommar. I won't say too much in case it's a bit spoilery, but I didn't think it was very good, and I don't really understand the glowing reviews. It builds tension and seems to get interesting, but then just lets it drop and you're left with a fairly obvious plot that plays out in a not-very-interesting way. A few laughs here and there, but not enough to add any charm. 5/10

ICBM

The Favourite

Wow... obviously I knew it had won lots of awards, but I really didn’t expect it to be *this* good. Much blacker and less overtly funny than I had got the impression of from the trailer clips, and much better for it. Olivia Colman is astonishing, a totally deserved Oscar win, and Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz very nearly match her - the interplay between the three of them is brilliant, and the whole thing is slightly twisted and completely mesmerising. 

10/10

The best film I’ve seen for quite some time. Also wins the award for most arty but annoyingly illegible end credits .

goldtop

Request: anyone who sees The Dead Don't Die please post here as to whether it's any good. We love Jarmusch, and the cast looks great, but the trailer was underwhelming.

equalsql

Alita: Battle Angel. Better than I expected but the usual bad ham acting from some of the side characters, which seems to be a Cameron trait. Visually impressive and generally entertaining apart from a frustrating ending.

The Little Prince. On Netflix. An enchanting, poignant family film mixing different styles of animation. A little gem.

Mortal Engines. Another visually spectacular sci-fi film which even given its fast delivery seems to drag. Worth watching for the effects but generally pretty forgettable. 

hollywoodrox

daveyh said:

Last night I watched Conan The Barbarian.

O.M.G.

To call it a pile of shite would offend shite.

I saw that in 85 in an arnie fest at the cinema , it was on before commando 

Philly_Q

goldtop said:

Request: anyone who sees The Dead Don't Die please post here as to whether it's any good. We love Jarmusch, and the cast looks great, but the trailer was underwhelming.

I just heard Mark Kermode give a less than glowing, but not totally negative review.  I like a lot of Jarmusch movies, although I wouldn't call myself a massive fan, and I love zombie movies, so it does intrigue me.

munckee

Finally watched a star is born have never seen the predecessors. Good I thought if a bit rushed. 

Missus munckee was inconsolable at the end. 

DiscoStu

Spiderman: Homecoming on Netflix.
I loved the original Spidey films but lost interest when they rebooted and made the origin story again. This film is fab though as it deals within high school/teenage stuff rather than mega effects and 20 million bad guys.
Great performances all round and having the MCU link makes it all the better.
Gonna have to watch the other ones now!

9/10

goldtop

Philly_Q said:

goldtop said:

Request: anyone who sees The Dead Don't Die please post here as to whether it's any good. We love Jarmusch, and the cast looks great, but the trailer was underwhelming.

I just heard Mark Kermode give a less than glowing, but not totally negative review.  I like a lot of Jarmusch movies, although I wouldn't call myself a massive fan, and I love zombie movies, so it does intrigue me.

Thanks. Will wait until it's £3 in FOPP.

BigBearKris

"US".

Well... that was a poor watch.

Group of doppelgangers bully family of 4. Plot holes, barely any sense to the story, acting was ok but characters were poorly written.
New wave of "black" horror movies? (I believe the same gentleman directed "Get out!" Which was far better movie than this).

3.5/10

Blaendulais

goldtop said:

Request: anyone who sees The Dead Don't Die please post here as to whether it's any good. We love Jarmusch, and the cast looks great, but the trailer was underwhelming.

It is not any good

goldtop

Thanks - it's now off the must-watch-on-release list.

In other news, we watched If... and A Clockwork Orange this weekend, and were left underwhelmed twice over. Can't blame Malcolm Mcdowell, as he's very watchable, but both are hard to like as movies. I suppose they helped move cinema on, which is why they are still so highly regarded?

earwighoney

BigBearKris said:

"US".

Well... that was a poor watch.

Group of doppelgangers bully family of 4. Plot holes, barely any sense to the story, acting was ok but characters were poorly written.
New wave of "black" horror movies? (I believe the same gentleman directed "Get out!" Which was far better movie than this).

3.5/10

What other recent 'black' horror films are there?  I can't really think of any others aside from Get Out & Us.  I thought Get Out was decent, maybe not equal to the irrational hype it seemed to generate but a good film nonetheless. 

Philly_Q said:

goldtop said:

Request: anyone who sees The Dead Don't Die please post here as to whether it's any good. We love Jarmusch, and the cast looks great, but the trailer was underwhelming.

I just heard Mark Kermode give a less than glowing, but not totally negative review.  I like a lot of Jarmusch movies, although I wouldn't call myself a massive fan, and I love zombie movies, so it does intrigue me.

Chloe Sevigny is in it, which is always a good reason to see a film. 

IMO, the Zom-Com/ Horror Comedies is a very difficult genre to pull off.  Few films manage to capture the pacing required for both genres so there tend to be more misses than hits. 

merlin

Philly_Q said:

tony99 said: 

Well who the frig is Sam Elliot?

Just as a suggestion to all, if you get a chance to see Sam Elliot in "The Hero" then do so. It's a wonderful, sad. poignant, funny and thoughtful film. And he's great, which is no surprise. 

boogieman

goldtop said:

Thanks - it's now off the must-watch-on-release list.

In other news, we watched If... and A Clockwork Orange this weekend, and were left underwhelmed twice over. Can't blame Malcolm Mcdowell, as he's very watchable, but both are hard to like as movies. I suppose they helped move cinema on, which is why they are still so highly regarded?

Nostalgia innit? I think I said a few pages back that I’d watched 2001 a Space Odyssey again and it was nothing like as good as I remembered. Clockwork Orange is the same I’d imagine; groundbreaking and shocking in its time but looking very dated now. I saw If donkeys years ago but can’t remember anything about it.