What films have you watched recently?

Logie

Kate on Netflix. Very John Wick, very enjoyable brain switcheroffer.

Emp_Fab

A Quiet Place part 2.

The same film as the first one but with a different bloke in the supporting role as John Krasinski got eaten in that.  Overall, Meh out of Ten.

viz

Lol. I just watched “They Live”. OMG, films have come on a long way since the 80s. 

VimFuego

Chaos Walking. I'm really not sure about this, I think it tried to do to much, and ended up doing none of it well. It was well acted, looked fantastic and had an interesting premise, but overall I just wasn't hooked, even though I stayed to the end.

Haych

Starsky and Hutch

Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson revisit the 70s in a comedy remake of the popular cop show.

A decent brain switcher offer for a Sunday night with a ruby and a beer. 

goldtop

Your Name (Netflix), a Japanese anime, based on a boy-girl body-swap romance, with some excellent twists and turns. Beautifully drawn, with many truly gorgeous scenes, many meticulously drawn from real locations in Tokyo. Definite film worth another watch. In particular, there's a thing the director does with sliding doors (maybe a nod to the movie?) that is curiously addictive. 9/10

And I will definitely nerd out and visit some of the locations when we next travel to Japan.

Offset

viz said:

Lol. I just watched “They Live”. OMG, films have come on a long way since the 80s. 

It wasn't one of Carpenter's best by a very long way, but Roddy Piper was a hoot.  I still have a soft spot for it.

Simonh

Chaos Walking - a novel idea and not badly done. 

HerbieTheRadDorklift

The Night House. Woman discovers her deceased husband has been keeping a secret.

Very good film IMO, very eerie and creepy all throughout. Excellent acting from the lead.

BigBearKris

HerbieTheRadDorklift said:

The Night House. Woman discovers her deceased husband has been keeping a secret.

Very good film IMO, very eerie and creepy all throughout. Excellent acting from the lead.

Going to cinema to see it this weekend so hopefully it'll be better than my last experience ("Old" by M.Night Shyamalan)

HerbieTheRadDorklift

I saw that, it was shocking haha.

SPECTRUM001

Cemetery Junction - 2010

Ricky Gervais' story of growing up in a downtrodden part of Reading in the seventies.

It is surprisingly good. Great attention to detail and quite a statement (if not hugely original) about coming of age and breaking away from the monotony. Reminded me a little of "Metroland".

Tom Hughes and Felicity Jones stand out...

Another 7/10

Offset

SPECTRUM001 said:

Cemetery Junction - 2010

Ricky Gervais' story of growing up in a downtrodden part of Reading in the seventies.

It is surprisingly good. Great attention to detail and quite a statement (if not hugely original) about coming of age and breaking away from the monotony. Reminded me a little of "Metroland".

Tom Hughes and Felicity Jones stand out...

Another 7/10

I'm afraid I wouldn't get past the fact that Mr Gervais is in it and wrote it.  Every time I see his face on the box I want to punch it.

paulnb57

Kate Netflix

Female assassin does one last job, then wants out, in the process is poisoned with Polonium (?) and has 24 hours to live, in which she must find who she thinks poisoned her and set her up (its glaringly obvious, except to our heroine)
Utterly predictable, but a fine romp, set in Tokyo, with Japanese rock for background music, fabulously choreographed fight scenes. At times almost like a video game.
 Same old story, done many times….

Utter tosh, but thoroughly enjoyed it

hollywoodrox

Offset said:

viz said:

Lol. I just watched “They Live”. OMG, films have come on a long way since the 80s. 

It wasn't one of Carpenter's best by a very long way, but Roddy Piper was a hoot.  I still have a soft spot for it.

I love that film , you can only see the aliens with the special sunglasses , total classic 

goldtop

paulnb57 said:

Kate Netflix

Female assassin does one last job, then wants out, in the process is poisoned with Polonium (?) and has 24 hours to live, in which she must find who she thinks poisoned her and set her up (its glaringly obvious, except to our heroine)
Utterly predictable, but a fine romp, set in Tokyo, with Japanese rock for background music, fabulously choreographed fight scenes. At times almost like a video game.
 Same old story, done many times….

Utter tosh, but thoroughly enjoyed it

I tried, but when the first car chase turned into a PlayStation game it was time to go. That, plus Woody phoning it in, instead of bothering with acting.

Next!

paulnb57

goldtop said:

paulnb57 said:

Kate Netflix

Female assassin does one last job, then wants out, in the process is poisoned with Polonium (?) and has 24 hours to live, in which she must find who she thinks poisoned her and set her up (its glaringly obvious, except to our heroine)
Utterly predictable, but a fine romp, set in Tokyo, with Japanese rock for background music, fabulously choreographed fight scenes. At times almost like a video game.
 Same old story, done many times….

Utter tosh, but thoroughly enjoyed it

I tried, but when the first car chase turned into a PlayStation game it was time to go. That, plus Woody phoning it in, instead of bothering with acting.

Next!

I know! But really enjoyed it, its utter pap, but it entertained us when there was nothing else on the tellybox

Barnezy

Watch Bladerunner 2  the other day. Absolutely loved it. 

TimmyO

Chaos Walking on Amazon Prime - an interesting sci-fi idea that really failed to deliver - despite Tom Holland, Daisy Ridley and the dude who played Hannibal in the tv series 

SPECTRUM001

Offset said:

SPECTRUM001 said:

Cemetery Junction - 2010

Ricky Gervais' story of growing up in a downtrodden part of Reading in the seventies.

It is surprisingly good. Great attention to detail and quite a statement (if not hugely original) about coming of age and breaking away from the monotony. Reminded me a little of "Metroland".

Tom Hughes and Felicity Jones stand out...

Another 7/10

I'm afraid I wouldn't get past the fact that Mr Gervais is in it and wrote it.  Every time I see his face on the box I want to punch it.

Definitely not for you - unless you are looking for an excuse to get a new TV !!!