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The Film Thread

USArsenal

i liked 2.. thought brolin did a good job with cable

Mirth

I preferred deadpool 2

QuincyAbeyie

I'm not a fan of those movies' kind of humour, but I remember being more disappointed after watching the second than the first one.

Burnwinter

The fact the character arcs of both Deadpool and Cable are "wife got killed, have to redeem self" in the second one is pretty hard to get past for me (even though they repeatedly hang a lampshade on it).

Anyway, I don't mind them. Never made it through the second Guardians film, by contrast. Find those ones an unwatchable mix of Disney plotlines, ugliness, and jokes that are hammed up to try to stop you noticing how weak the material is.

Qwiss

They're very similar. I don't know which is better but I liked the first one more because it felt fresher. The second one was more of the same and it was fine, perfectly enjoyable but fairly forgettable.

MistaT

Favorites from my list of movies to watch:

[size=x-small][font=Arial]Calvary[/font][/size]
[size=x-small][font=Arial]The Guard[/font][/size]
[size=x-small][font=Arial]The Shape of Water[/font][/size]

[size=x-small][font=Arial]The Lives of Others[/font][/size]
[size=x-small][font=Arial]At Close Range[/font][/size]
[size=x-small][font=Arial]Dead Man Walking[/font][/size]
[size=x-small][font=Arial]In Bruges[/font][/size]

[size=x-small][font=Arial]Harold and Maude[/font][/size]
[size=x-small][font=Arial]My Own Private Idaho[/font][/size]
[size=x-small][font=Arial]The Friends of Eddie Coyle[/font][/size]

[size=x-small][font=Arial]A Separation [/font][/size]
[size=x-small][font=Arial]The Intouchables[/font][/size]
[size=x-small][font=Arial]Festen (also dir. Thomas Vinterberg)[/font][/size]
[size=x-small][font=Arial]The Ice Storm (Ang Lee) [/font][/size]
[size=x-small][font=Arial]Hidden (Michael Haneke)[/font][/size]
[size=x-small][font=Arial]Caché[/font][/size]

[size=x-small][font=Arial]Blue Ruin[/font][/size]
[size=x-small][font=Arial]Heat[/font][/size]
[size=x-small][font=Arial]Hell or High Water[/font][/size]
[size=x-small][font=Arial]To Live and Die in LA [/font][/size]
[size=x-small][font=Arial]Cold In July
[/font][/size][size=x-small][font=Arial]The Salvation (Mikkeller)[/font][/size]
[size=x-small][font=Arial]The Dark Valley[/font][/size]
[size=x-small][font=Arial]6 Bullets to Hell[/font][/size]

[size=x-small][font=Arial]Oblivion[/font][/size]
[size=x-small][font=Arial]Moon[/font][/size]
[size=x-small][font=Arial]I Origin[/font][/size]
[size=x-small][font=Arial]Blade Runner[/font][/size]
[size=x-small][font=Arial]Passengers[/font][/size]
[size=x-small][font=Arial]Outland[/font][/size]
[size=x-small][font=Arial]Sphere[/font][/size]
[size=x-small][font=Arial]Edge of Tomorrow[/font][/size]
[size=x-small][font=Arial]Predestination[/font][/size]

arsedocmd

Why are they in those groups?

MistaT

loosely grouped by either move genre and/or when I added them to my list....nothing significant

arsedocmd

A simple favor is a good watch. Worth the time and money.

QuincyAbeyie

As a big fan of the The Raid movies and of Dan Stevens, I'm really looking forward to this.

Not going to lie though, I'm a coward when it comes to horror. Just watching that trailer made me uncomfortable.

banduan

what a well made trailer

Burnwinter

Some top flicks in that list MistaT. Not too sure about the McDonagh films that's for sure.

Qwiss

The Martin ones or the John ones?

Burnwinter

Martin's the one I'm less keen on. Don't like his writing or his command of character much.

Klaus

Watch The Shape of Water, Mista T. Best film by a mile on that list. The Ice Storm is second. It might even be first, but I haven't watched it for years so I'm not sure how it holds up.

Burnwinter

… by a mile? Big call.

What makes it so good in your opinion?

banduan

Just reading the plot The Shape of Water with its annoying "because magic" denouement you'd think the show has no reason to be as good as it is. But it's good. Just plain wholesome feelgood.

Burnwinter

It's a cosy, fun, beautifully made and thematically rich film with some great moments that I've now seen twice, but in my view there's a number that are better on Mista T's list.

USArsenal

Burnwinter wrote:
It's a cosy, fun, beautifully made and thematically rich film with some great moments that I've now seen twice, but in my view there's a number that are better on Mista T's list.

This.

Shape of Water was a pretty decent movie, but i personally feel at least 9 other movies from his list are better. (and some from that list I haven't seen)

MistaT

Let's hear what's better then!

Trying to prioritize 🙂

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