What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

[accies1874]

So with the first half of the year done, what's everyone's favourites so far? Burning, Eighth Grade and Foxtrot for me.

[LeeVanTeeth]

9 minutes ago, accies1874 said:

So with the first half of the year done, what's everyone's favourites so far? Burning, Eighth Grade and Foxtrot for me.

My favourite has been, um, The Favourite.

[Ira Gaines]

HAS to be Endgame. Never been that entertained watching a movie.

[GrahamJags]

So with the first half of the year done, what's everyone's favourites so far? Burning, Eighth Grade and Foxtrot for me.

 

Top five for me are Toy Story 4, Beats, Mid90s, Thunder Road and Eighth Grade in that order.

[paul-r-cfc]

Got three films watched on the plane that I missed during their original screening.

Aquaman

Total nonsense but fun nonsense. Cringey dialogue and questionable acting across the board but my god, it was fun to watch. The underwater universe is pretty cool looking and some of the fight sequences are enjoyable.

Just feel that DC just can't pull this kind of nonsense off like Marvel did. They eventually realised that the whole premise of the Thor films was nonsense so they went down a different, far more successful, route with Ragnarok. DC seem to be unsure what they want to do with these films. Mamoa is a good classic action hero though so there is potential.


Instant Family

Had this booked at the cinema on three separate occasions but never got round to seeing it. Glad I finally watched it. Really nice story that gives a more fair appraisal of the challenges kids in care face. Rather than just making care experienced kids serial killers or weirdos as films tend to do. Shazam did a similar thing earlier in the year.

Teared up for the courtroom scene and the end credits which showed a load of photos of real adopted families. Good thing the lights were out on the plane due to turbulence...



Eighth Grade

This got a lot of praise at various film festivals but slipped under the radar somewhat upon release. Story of a teenage girl grappling with the challenges of moving to high shcool. Focuses on her struggles to be accepted in a world dominated by social media and online image.

Really relevant to our modern day and the lead actress is excellent. Nails the painful awkwardness of a kid trying to hard to fit in and be liked. Shout out to the embarrassing dad too.


Pan

Watched this as I was curious about the concept of what is effectively a Peter Pan origin story.
The film was crap, but there was one cool (if very bizarre) cover of Smells like Teen Spirit and I liked the idea of Hook's introduction. Didn't see that coming.

[jimmy boo]

^^^That was 4.

[MONKMAN]

Seen Toy Story 4 at the cinema last night. Thought it was a good way to tie up the series, with the emotional goodbye between Buzz and Woody at the end.

Yes the plot centred around Woody and some of the other characters got little screen time, but Toy Story has always really been all about Woody.

Only negative really was nothing to do with the film itself, but the little c**t of a child running about the cinema screaming, while their parents just sat and allowed it. If your kid doesn’t know how to sit and behave, then don’t take them to the cinema where other paying customers have to suffer their intolerable behaviour.

[Trackdaybob]

The Equalizer 2.

Denzel simmers with revengfulness for two hours. No bad. Took a while to reach boiling point. Ok way to pass the evening.

6/10

[Booker_d]

Spiderman far from home

Seems to be getting panned a bit by the critics but I really enjoyed it. Don't get me wrong, I thought the first half of the movie was clunky and just didn't click at times, and the 2 teachers in charge of the school trip made me want to get up and punch the screen. There was a lot to live up to after Endgame, I guess. However, I thought the 2nd half of the movie  was great. I really enjoyed Jake Gyllenhaal as Mysterio and also the modern take on the character. 

The post credit scenes are a must-watch, for a variety of reasons. 

8/10

[spud131]

Spiderman far from home
Seems to be getting panned a bit by the critics but I really enjoyed it. Don't get me wrong, I thought the first half of the movie was clunky and just didn't click at times, and the 2 teachers in charge of the school trip made me want to get up and punch the screen. There was a lot to live up to after Endgame, I guess. However, I thought the 2nd half of the movie  was great. I really enjoyed Jake Gyllenhaal as Mysterio and also the modern take on the character. 
The post credit scenes are a must-watch, for a variety of reasons. 
8/10

93% on rotten tomatoes and 8.1 on imbd. Doesn't seem to be getting panned.

[paul-r-cfc]

^^^That was 4.

True. Meant that three were ones I missed in the cinema. Pan was a shitey bonus

[Ira Gaines]

It's not been getting panned at all. No idea where that's coming from.

[Booker_d]

I had read a few not very flattering reviews before going to see the movie and having watched it now, have no idea where the critics got their ideas from. It's very enjoyable, even moreso than Homecoming, for me. 

On a random side note, Peter Parker must have the most ethnically diverse class in the history of school. 

[GordonD]

Just been to see Yesterday - really enjoyed it. Bad news - James Corden is in it, briefly, playing himself. Good news - so is Robert Carlyle in an uncredited role near the end.

[JustOneCornetto]

42 minutes ago, GordonD said:

Just been to see Yesterday - really enjoyed it. Bad news - James Corden is in it, briefly, playing himself. Good news - so is Robert Carlyle in an uncredited role near the end.

Ironically I saw it yesterday and it was an enjoyable couple of hours. The love story part of it didn't grab me too much and agree about James Corden, was also hoping that the Ed Sheeran bit you see in the trailer would be as much as you get but he's in a fair chunk of the film. Having said that the soundtrack is obviously great, I liked the premise of the story and the scene with Robert Carlyle is very poignant especially if you're a Beatles fan.

[yoda]

On 01/07/2019 at 12:55, accies1874 said:

So with the first half of the year done, what's everyone's favourites so far? Burning, Eighth Grade and Foxtrot for me.

Eighth Grade is one of my favourite films of the decade, never mind of 2019. 

I went to see Birds Of Passage last week. The directors were never going to hit the heights of Embrace Of The Serpent but it's still a very good film - albeit, perhaps there is a bit too much going on - and well worth a watch. 

[Scary Bear]

The Equalizer 2.
Denzel simmers with revengfulness for two hours. No bad. Took a while to reach boiling point. Ok way to pass the evening.
6/10

I hope he killed the fucker who puts dog shit in black plastic bags then ties it to trees. That c**t deserves to die at the hands of an angry vigilante.

[jimmy boo]

Apollo 11

No need for an explanation of this Nasa documentary..........8/10.

[tongue_tied_danny]

On 27/06/2019 at 20:44, Patrick Bateman said:

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

A stone cold classic. The fact that this was made in 1968 still blows my tiny little mind (the 'moon landing' still hadn't happened yet). Look for the appearance of iPads, Skype/FaceTime, microwave meals and of course, Artificial Intelligence.  Way ahead of its time and a visual masterpiece in terms of both effects and cinematography. I could watch those shots inside the Discovery spacecraft on loop for the rest of my life.

5/5

A classic film. Anything with Leonard Rossitter is fine by me.

[accies1874]

Eighth Grade is one of my favourite films of the decade, never mind of 2019. 
I went to see Birds Of Passage last week. The directors were never going to hit the heights of Embrace Of The Serpent but it's still a very good film - albeit, perhaps there is a bit too much going on - and well worth a watch. 

Not sure what my problem was with BoP, but it just didn't click for me. It was clearly good and I love films that transport you into a place or, in this case, culture, however I could never really get into it, despite having two viewings.