What films have you watched recently?

littlegreenman

littlegreenman said:

Watched the first half of The Hunt last night (kind of recommended earlier). Had to get to bed early for work so haven't finished it yet.

Shit, that's a harsh set up for a story. Will get back to it over the weekend.

Weird to see Mads "Hannibal" Mikkelsen playing a normal Dad in an abnormal situation without killing anyone!

And watched the rest tonight. No spoilers, but a really great film. Awkward to watch and very provocative. Not one for the knee-jerk generation that's for sure.

Clarky

Just got back from seeing Edge of Tomorrow

full report:

blowing stuff up: loads

alien monsters: loads

robots: military walker suit things count.. boxed proper ticked

killing and stuff: loads

obligatory tottie: yup.. a nice cutie

not too much story to have to think about too hard: yup.. box ticked...

all boxes ticked… loved it..

now looking forward to Jupiter Rising..

EricTheWeary

Oh, I rewatched Casino Royale at the weekend. Now we have a big telly I could spot the Richard Branson cameo.

It is a great film pretty much up to where they get the casino, after which the plot makes no sense and some of it gets very silly. Film of some great set pieces but somewhat in search of a story line. 

holnrew

I just watched How to Train Your Dragon on iPlayer. Absolutely delightful. Best Dreamworks animation I've seen.

fretmeister

EricTheWeary said:

Oh, I rewatched Casino Royale at the weekend. Now we have a big telly I could spot the Richard Branson cameo.

It is a great film pretty much up to where they get the casino, after which the plot makes no sense and some of it gets very silly. Film of some great set pieces but somewhat in search of a story line. 

Still massively better than the giant fuck up that was Quantum of Solace though.

Honestly - what the hell was that about?

EricTheWeary

fretmeister said:

EricTheWeary said:

Oh, I rewatched Casino Royale at the weekend. Now we have a big telly I could spot the Richard Branson cameo.

It is a great film pretty much up to where they get the casino, after which the plot makes no sense and some of it gets very silly. Film of some great set pieces but somewhat in search of a story line. 

Still massively better than the giant fuck up that was Quantum of Solace though.

Honestly - what the hell was that about?

Oh God, yes!

Monkeybone

Recent watches for me:

Elysium - Quite a good sci-fi action romp. I did find Sharlto Copley's accent rather offputting (I know he is South African, but somehow it sounded put on). Not a bad film.

Django Unchained - Really rather good.

Had to watch both on my phone as I have no idea how to move them on to my TV.

ThePrettyDamned

Saw the X men film. Was not disappointed. I LOVED the portal-esque bits.

Danny1969

The Railway Man

Chap tortured by the Japs in WW2 confronts his tormentor years later

Not great, weak dialogue, can't recommend it

frankus

Monkeybone said:

Recent watches for me:

Elysium - Quite a good sci-fi action romp. I did find Sharlto Copley's accent rather offputting (I know he is South African, but somehow it sounded put on). Not a bad film.

What the deuce?!

Admittedly Copley did not like the character or how it made him feel acting it... but I though Kruger was a bigger bad-ass than Koobus Venter and they're both awesome bad guys! Kruger is based on soldiers from the 32 Battalion soldiers in the SA Bush wars.

stickyfiddle

fretmeister said:

EricTheWeary said:

Oh, I rewatched Casino Royale at the weekend. Now we have a big telly I could spot the Richard Branson cameo.

It is a great film pretty much up to where they get the casino, after which the plot makes no sense and some of it gets very silly. Film of some great set pieces but somewhat in search of a story line. 

Still massively better than the giant fuck up that was Quantum of Solace though.

Honestly - what the hell was that about?

I honestly don't think anybody understands Quantum of Solace. It's just massively shitty. Does the plot even make sense, on any level? Something about water?

boogieman

Enders Game. What a pile of poo.

Clarky

Clarky said:

Just got back from seeing Edge of Tomorrow

full report:

blowing stuff up: loads

alien monsters: loads

robots: military walker suit things count.. boxed proper ticked

killing and stuff: loads

obligatory tottie: yup.. a nice cutie

not too much story to have to think about too hard: yup.. box ticked...

all boxes ticked… loved it..

 

just remembered...

Paris destroyed and burning with the Eiffel Tower laying on it's side...

that's a bonus box.. double tick for that..

Fazer

a couple of mexican films by the same director
'los bastardos' is about a couple of mexican illegals in california, has a very haneke kind of feel. pretty good and worth watching (dont read any reviews as they give away too much, it doesnt have the most convoluted plot so you dont want to spoil what little there is)
'heli' is his most recent film and set in mexico, about drug dealers, police corruption, pretty grim but good

'a touch of sin', a chinese film with a kind of 'amores perros' feel - 4 stories dealing with the dark side of chinese society, corruption and violence. was a bit surprised to see a chinese film so open about the darker side, but it turns out that its not been released in china itself.

lastly, 'pieta'. what is south korea cinema best at? yep, revenge.
a revenge film about a brutal debt collector.

racefaceec90

i watched the remake of evil dead this morning.

was better than i expected tbh (still not as good as the original though).

the ending was a bit pants though. 

nanoman

holnrew said:

I just watched How to Train Your Dragon on iPlayer. Absolutely delightful. Best Dreamworks animation I've seen.

That and The Incredibles remain the best animated films for me.

Lixarto

"Last Passenger".

Hmm.

stickyfiddle

X-Men DOFP - 8/10

Been waiting for this since watching the cartoon about 20 years ago. And it didn't disappoint. Not perfect but easily the best Xmen film yet.

Skipped

I just watched:
The Wolf of Wall Street:   Irritating. I lasted 30 minutes
American Hustle  - Irritating. I lasted 30 minutes.

Maybe it's me.
:-S

Gassage

Watched Olympus Has Fallen the other night- highly entertainlng.