What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

[Ira Gaines]

Fucking hated that.

[tongue_tied_danny]

Colossal

Pretty quirky and entertaining.

8/10

 

[Christophe]

(130)

The Death of a Gentleman 5/10

Doco. A couple of cricket fans/journalists set out to discover whether Test cricket is really dying and uncover a conspiracy which everyone already knew about. Dry, not really that informative, but there was a solid narrative. I bloody love Ed Cowan and Gideon Haigh, and Giles Clark really is the smuggest human on the planet. (Netflix)

[Ramagamma]

Ghost in the Shell (1995)
Thought i would watch the original cartoons before taking in the Scarlet Johansen version - Still excellent after all these years, animation is still as good as anything that has come out since. As with any Sci-fi it has started to age as actual technology passes what was percieved as many years in advance (the little things like mobile phones, Wifi etc overtaking fixed lines..) but still very good, and current in its issues.

Glad you enjoyed the original because the ScarJo version is fucking dire. I hate this term because its lazy but its 2 hours of nothing happening. I'd like to give it half a pass for being pretty but its not its just dark and dreary and outright difficult to watch. Checked the time 6 times during the screening which must be a record.

[honestly united]

1 hour ago, Ramagamma said:

 

Glad you enjoyed the original because the ScarJo version is fucking dire. I hate this term because its lazy but its 2 hours of nothing happening. I'd like to give it half a pass for being pretty but its not its just dark and dreary and outright difficult to watch. Checked the time 6 times during the screening which must be a record.

 

Im going to watch the 2nd animated version first so will probably make things even worse...

[Christophe]

(131)

The Barkley Marathons 9/10

Doco. Bunch of absolute lunatics get tricked? convinced? challenged? to do this mental 5 marathon in 5 days challenge on an unmarked course by a complete charlatan and it's the most inspiring thing ever and absolutely everyone comes out better from it. Loved it to bits. (Netflix)

Edited June 16, 2017 by Christophe

[MuckleMoo]

Shawshank Redemption
ITV4
Not watched it in a couple of years. Pleased to say it still reduces me to tears after all these years.

10/10

Utterly perfect!

[Brummie Clyde]

On 16/06/2017 at 23:15, MuckleMoo said:

Shawshank Redemption
ITV4
Not watched it in a couple of years. Pleased to say it still reduces me to tears after all these years.

10/10

Utterly perfect!

The bit with the old bloke (Brooks?) always gets me.

[Zen Archer (Raconteur)]

Eye in the Sky.

A movie that's basically about bread and Hellen Mirren never got her tits out.

3/10

[BFTD]

10 minutes ago, Zen Archer said:

Eye in the Sky.

A movie that's basically about bread and Hellen Mirren never got her tits out.

3/10

Thanks for the warning.

[mjw]

The Mummy.
I've fallen asleep about half an hour in and woke up in time for the ending.
What I did see was shite.

[MSU]

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates -- 5/10. Look, it's rubbish. But it's watchable rubbish. And a couple of times, either intentionally or not, it made me laugh. (HBO)

[Christophe]

(132)

Bowie: The Man Who Changed The World 0/10

Started watching this Bowie doc on Netflix, but it was one of those really shit ones where the only people they can find to talk to are his old landlady and they got any clearance to use any of his music so just used "sort of sounds a bit like Bowie" incidental music over the whole thing. Couldn't even finish it. Total shit.

 

[Christophe]

(133)

Beyond All Boundaries 7/10

Set against the cricket World Cup in India but followed three people, a 12 year old who's beating all of Tendulkar's schoolboy records under the watchful eye of his Competitive Dad; an 18 year old girl who gives up school and risks everything to get into the local under-19 team under the mistaken assumption that the women earn even the tiniest fraction of what the men do; and most interestingly a superfan who literally cycles across India to watch the team play. He's got the shape of India on the top of his head and the rest is shaved, he wears bodypaint all the time, and he's obviously doing it because he's gay and this way he doesn't have to come out OR marry a woman. He's always slagging his parents off saying they beat him and they never talk and then at the end after he's achieved national notoriety and met Sachin Tendulkar and he returns home the whole village is out to welcome him and his parents are like "this is the proudest day of our lives" and "our dream has come true" and there's not even the flicker of a smile 

Really enjoyed this. (Netflix)

 

[DA Baracus]

14 hours ago, Christophe said:

(133)

Beyond All Boundaries 7/10

Set against the cricket World Cup in India but followed three people, a 12 year old who's beating all of Tendulkar's schoolboy records under the watchful eye of his Competitive Dad; an 18 year old girl who gives up school and risks everything to get into the local under-19 team under the mistaken assumption that the women earn even the tiniest fraction of what the men do; and most interestingly a superfan who literally cycles across India to watch the team play. He's got the shape of India on the top of his head and the rest is shaved, he wears bodypaint all the time, and he's obviously doing it because he's gay and this way he doesn't have to come out OR marry a woman. He's always slagging his parents off saying they beat him and they never talk and then at the end after he's achieved national notoriety and met Sachin Tendulkar and he returns home the whole village is out to welcome him and his parents are like "this is the proudest day of our lives" and "our dream has come true" and there's not even the flicker of a smile 

Really enjoyed this. (Netflix)

 

 

[Christophe]

That's the one!

[D.A.F.C]

Made of Stone
Stone Roses doc. Good behind the scenes look at their reunion plus some early footage. If you're not a roses fan it has zero appeal but if you like them it's a must watch. Hard to rate.

[Christophe]

(134)

Raiders! 8/10

Based off the book about two pre-teens who decided to make a shot-for-shot remake of Indiana Jones, it took them 7 years and they didn't do the plane/Pat Roach fight scene because where do two teenagers get a plane to blow up? The film is set in the present as they have reunited to finish the film and nothing seems to go right. I loved the book and this was great too, it was great to finally see some of the footage from the film and there's ones guy, the special effects guy, who absolutely LOATHES the two guys and thinks they're utter morons but keeps coming back to help out and it's hilarious. (Netflix)

[Christophe]

(135)

Silent Hill 7/10

Watched this again for the first time in a couple of years. I do really like this, as a game adaption  to a film I think it's one of the best. I also highly rate Radha Mitchell. She was the best thing about Pitch Black which is about the only film in which I can stomach Vin Diesel. (Netflix)

Edited June 20, 2017 by Christophe

[Ludo*1]

(135)
Silent Hill 7/10
Watched this again for the first time in a couple of years. I do really like this, as a game adaption  to a film I think it's one of the best. I also highly rate Radha Mitchell. She was the best thing about Pitch Black which is about the only film in which I can stomach Vin Diesel. (Netflix)

It is by far the best video game adaptation out there, I can't think of any that come remotely close. The sequel was utterly shite unfortunately which has killed it as a film franchise. It's a pity as there was definitely massive potential to play with.