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The New Film Thread

goon

I've not seen the second one but I didn't really enjoy the first. I watched in IMAX and sure the visuals were pretty good, but the story completely failed to draw me in. My view my be tainted by my cinema experience though, between the person next to me shifting in their noisy coat and munching loudly on popcorn to the teenagers chitty chatting away for the whole movie (and giggling at a death scene), I was probably too vexed to enjoy anything.

Watched The Creator this weekend, thought it was pretty good actually. I know we had some downbeat reviews on here but I thought the visuals were great and the story compelling enough.

QuincyAbeyie

goon FWIW I didn't think the first one was anything more than decent either. I had to watch a Youtube recap before watching the second one, but enjoyed this a lot more. Not sure if it's because it's actually better or because I watched the first one in my living room over two days because I was too tired to finish it in one go.

goon

RocktheCasbah

Agree on Arrival and Sicario (even though Saka is world class), hated Blade Runner though. Didn't get that one at all.

Burnwinter

This one's better than the first one as sheer spectacle. It's a result of the plot, really … first one's a space operatic theatrical tragedy, this one's a space operatic decolonial war. One consequence is that it's got far better set pieces by and large. The pacing is still a bit dodgy and it's got a very long running time, but it's not slow-paced.

Qwiss

I though Arrival was massively overrated and I can't stand Sicario, the movies a bit shit too.

Coombs

Qwiss I did like Arrival best, but it's talked about like it's a masterpiece

Adaptations are OK, but they only get you so far. We desperately need new material, arising as cinema first.

goon

Watched Cival War.

I really enjoyed the wartime photographer/journalist aspect of it even if it wasn’t what drew me to the film.

The dystopian ‘civil war’ aspect was pretty superficial, and probably just as well.

Feels a bit like two film ideas were combined into one.

Claudius

goon watched it last week and I felt the same way. There was a good story about the journalists, but I never understood why there was a war or I should care. It didn’t know what it wanted to be.

JazzG

Deadpool & Wolverine was good fun, been a lot of shit Marvel films recently but this one was good. Great to see Hugh Jackman back as well, one of those guys who absolutely nailed the role and can't see anyone else playing Wolverine. I suppose you could say the same for Ryan Reynolds who is a very good Deadpool.

daredevil

JazzG

I went to my gym in the morning before work, some time last year, for like the second time in my entire life (I always train in the evenings), with the aim of using the cross trainer to do some cardio. There are three cross trainers in my gym, but two were occupied, with a towel placed on the third. I walked to the machine that was vacant and asked the guys using the cross trainers if it was their towel. To my surprise, it's Hugh fucking Jackman and his PT using the machines. Turns out, he'd been coming to my gym in London for quite some time in preparation for Deadpool & Wolverine.

RocktheCasbah

Never really done Marvel, though I was a Spiderman obsessed kid who's become a slightly less obsessed adult - but I did think Logan was an incredible movie on any and all levels.

I've got tickets to go and see Alien Romulus in the IMAX the day after our first game of the season, I am incredibly - probably overly - excited for this one.

JazzG

RocktheCasbah Never really done Marvel, though I was a Spiderman obsessed kid who's become a slightly less obsessed adult - but I did think Logan was an incredible movie on any and all levels.

Logan was a great movie, it was almost the perfect way for Hugh Jackman and Sir Patrick Stewart to call their time on their X-Men roles. Yet they've both come back 😆

Charles Xavier made a little cameo but Logan was fully involved in this one, usually when the end is so perfect you don't want them to come back but I'd say this movie was worth him coming back for.

mdgoonah41

was looking for this thread a few days ago and got sidetracked, but i watched a movie a few months ago that kind of blew my mind. i'll refrain from saying more until i ask if anyone here has seen it. if you havent seen it, i highly recommend it. its called "coherence" and its streaming on peacock/prime/appletv i believe. everything about the movie, from the movie itself to how it was made, is fascinating.

mdgoonah41

watched this one for a second time and was just as entertained/intrigued/confused

The idea of an alternate reality, one where everything that we know is only slightly changed, can be both fascinating and terrifying. But what about the concept of numerous realities, ones which individuals can flit in and out of without even realizing?

https://www.looper.com/899500/the-ending-of-coherence-explained/

if you google, you can also find diagrams that do a decent job of explaining the movement in the movie of the characters. i wont post images here and spoil things.

RocktheCasbah

I'm intrigued.

You've just reminded me, I've had a couple of weeks off and between my birthday and the Olympics, I've been through quite a few films. And a few films about making films

A Cock And Bull Story - Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon and Gillian Anderson. Caught between marvelling at its conceit, the pre Trip banter between Coogan and Brydon and finding it all a bit too pleased with itself. 7/10

Censor - 80s set psychological horror about a traumatised censor descent into madness. I really liked this, the last 20 goes a bit bonkers, but I think that was sort of the point. 8/10

Hail, Caesar! The very well cast Josh Brolin plays a Hollywood fixer in this 50s set Coen brothers comedy. George Clooney's willingness to dumb it up for the Coens on display again, this is clearly not their best work but I enjoyed it nonetheless. 7/10

Anchorman (I know, I'm 20 years late)- after 20 minutes, I wasn't sure about this one but it won me over with it's persistently silly (almost Airplane) tone and commitment from the all players to said tone. The one thing about the film which really pissed me off also got resolved in the end, so that helped my appreciation. 8/10

mdgoonah41

RocktheCasbah hail caesar is on my list to watch for sure.

at the beginning of this year, my gf and i were determined to watch more movies this year. at the end of last year we managed to watch most of the films nominated for best picture, and it definitely rekindled my love for movies after id been consumed with tv shows for the last 5 years or so. we also found the letterboxd app/website, which has been a total game changer.

Asterix

RocktheCasbah Anchorman (I know, I'm 20 years late)- after 20 minutes, I wasn't sure about this one

I didn't make it past 15 minutes, so maybe I'll have to go back. The only Will Ferrell star vehicle I've enjoyed is Elf. He's been good in guest spots - Austin Powers - but I just can't get on board with his silliness, and I like a lot of silliness.

lorddulaarsenal

Had the house to myself this weekend so watched a me film last night. Enter The Dragon - what a corker.

There’s boobs in their too, but you have to be quick with the pause button.

Burnwinter

Nice Dules. I'm doing a deliberately silly mini repertory programme of films set in Rome prior to a holiday in Italy with my Roman partner. We watched HUDSON HAWK last night (I'm putting it more in the "much maligned" than the "basket case" category), but WAY OF THE DRAGON is coming up on the list.

Burnwinter

Spoof is such a tough genre. ZOOLANDER and WALK HARD are two of the good ones, many of the rest have a few laughs but don't hold up too well. TROPIC THUNDER I remember being pretty good.

mdgoonah41

step brothers and old school are his two funniest movies, imo

Daz

mdgoonah41
Step brothers is one of our favourites in my family. Elf too. I actually enjoyed Anchorman 2 more. Will Ferrell can be funny as fuck, but you've definitely got to get in that headspace of stupid comedy.

lorddulaarsenal

I think Blades Of Glory is the one

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