What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

[CraigFowler]

On 26/07/2024 at 21:19, Hedgecutter said:

Requiem For a Dream.

Lasted half an hour before saying "it's only 9pm, let's quit this overrated p*sh and put decent on instead".

The OH considered The Meg instead.  The f***ing Meg.

 

PS. Jennifer Connolly definitely improves with age.

 

Requiem For a Dream is one of my favourite movies, if not my favourite, that I'll never watch again. I thought it was exceptional. I find it surprising you'd turn it off after 30 minutes. It's not like it's overly pretentious or it's a very slow burn where nothing happens.

Edited July 30 by CraigFowler

[Ewanandmoreagain]

 

North by North West !

Cary Grant , James Mason , Martin Landau , " Mr Waverly " and Yves Marie Saint

Very good stuff !

[Chripper]

For my money "Pet Sematary" (1989) and "Salem's Lot" (1975) are the best adaptations of Stephen King's catalogue.

They don't get the love of a "Shawshank Redemption" or "The Shining", but they should.

I love people who cite "Shawshank Redemption" like they've unearthed a Vibranium mine from under their garden gnome.

No shit, Sherlock. It's been on everyone's top 10 list since 1994.

For any Stephen King fans out there, read "Stephen King: On Writing".

Its half autobiographical and half a Masterclass on Writing.

Great read.

Apparently, he doesn't remember writing "Cujo". At all. It was in his alcoholic phase.

Edited July 31 by Chripper

[Steve_Wilkos]

On 30/07/2024 at 10:33, accies1874 said:

Yeah the simplification of on-screen violence was what I took from it, too, but I kind of think that that's at odds with the spectacle of the "yoga" kill. That said, it also made the ending more effective for me as it was an additional act to the typical slasher film that made me reconsider the trauma inflicted by surviving something like this. Maybe the rest of the film is in service of that, idk. Just very conflicted about the whole thing. 

Did you not find the acting and the dialogue hilariously terrible?

[accies1874]

2 hours ago, Steve_Wilkos said:

Did you not find the acting and the dialogue hilariously terrible?

I absolutely did. That kinda worked for me in the sense that it gave off Corny Slasher vibes, however that also made things feel much more movie-leak which sort of goes against the simplifying of violence. 

When I think of something good about this film, it makes me think of something bad; when I think of something bad, I'm reminded of something good. Can't think of anything I've been more conflicted about all year. 

[Theroadlesstravelled]

American Psycho (2000)

The movie that spawned a million P&B gifs.

I found it a bit pointless. Did he? Didn't he?
Bale was great.

I'm going to watch American Psycho 2 with Mila Kunis and William Shatner straight after I return these video tapes.

[MSU]

098 Trap — By any conventional measure, Trap is a bad movie. At best, the dialog feels like it comes from a Choose Your Own Adventure, at worst from someone for whom English is not their primary language. The acting isn't any better, particularly wooden from the director's daughter and the director himself.

The premise, though, is great. Cooper, a seemingly loving dad who moonlights as a barbaric serial killer, takes his daughter to a Lady Raven concert but the feds have been tipped off about his presence and the whole thing is the titular trap. So with all the cops and FBI Philadelphia could muster, Cooper has to use his wits to escape.

The story quickly highlights another issue with the whole endeavor. There's no protagonist, so we end up rooting for the serial killer until the director's daughter gets more involved and then we kind of root for her, and then we end up rooting for a character who wasn't in the first two acts. The whole thing feel directionless and muddled.

Despite all this, and despite Cooper's ability to escape from ANY situation, and despite law enforcement treating a serial killer easier than they would had he just robbed a 7-Eleven, and despite no one at the concert behaving like anyone I've ever seen at a concert, and despite the end going on for MUCH longer than anyone wanted, it's decent nonsensical fun up to a point. The director's daughter might not be able to act, but she can sing and as a vehicle for her musical career, the movie sort of delivers, but it seems an awful lot of effort getting all these people together just for that. 6/10

[accies1874]

I know I shouldn't be tempted by Trap, but Shyamalan keeps making films with kinda-fun premises and they're continuing to draw me in despite me knowing that they'll probably not be very good.

[Chripper]

"Guardians of the Galaxy 3"

I loved the first two. They were fun. Well written. Great dialogue. Great stories and the character development was really good.

The third installment was a huge let-down.

I wanted to love it.

Generally, it felt like James Gunn was going into this project half-heartedly as he knew that he was going to be the new co-CEO at DC Studios.

I liked Rocket's origin story but everything else from Adam's persona, Gamora's new life choice, Peter's demeanor, Nebula's character development and then Drax's weird passive aggression towards Mantis.

It just felt disjointed.

The whole movie felt like a patchwork of the first two movies. A bad one.

Easily 6.2/10

 

[Stellaboz]

Babylon on Netflix

 

This starts batshit crazy and goes back to that constantly. Absolutely loved it, not sure if it's because I like watching Morgot Robbie and Brad Pitt or just because it's a great film.

2 nobodies get into very early cinema in the 20s via a random party and struggle with what goes along with that.

The scene with Toby Maguire was bloody brilliant.

[Miguel Sanchez]

Regarding Trap, I've just seen the advert and it's billed as "An M. Night Shyamalan Experience" which I think speaks for itself. 

[The Golden God]

In The Name Of The Father

 

Excellent and depressing, made more depressing by it being a true story. A 2 hour long answer to the question why does everyone hate England. 

[coprolite]

Final destination 1-3

Slasher films without a slasher from the noughties (i think). Teens (1&3) and young adults get bumped off in order of decreasingly objectionable personalities by sometimes very elaborate accidents. 

Entertaining but empty. My 12 year old thinks they're the best thing ever. 

5,5,4(/10)

[MSU]

099 Harold and the Purple Crayon — Harold and the Purple Crayon was never a thing for me so everything I learned about it, I learned from this movie and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. It's no Paddington 2 or anything, but it's a charming, funny, family movie that kept me entertained thanks to a script that didn't take itself too seriously, and fun performances all round, particularly Jemaine Clement as the (I suppose) evil librarian and Tanya Reynolds as the human embodiment of a porcupine. 

A bit saggy in places, a police investigation thread thankfully goes nowhere, and maybe the end needed a bit of oomph, but it has some great traditional animation in the introduction and bursts of imagination throughout and I reckon I'd probably enjoy a sequel if it ever came about. 7/10

Edited August 7 by MSU

[Scorge]

Just out of Trap - first half of the film is quite a good set up, but the second half is utterly 'aye right' bonkers. The swamp of dodgy acting, bad dialogue and iffy plotholes doesn't help either.

(Far better was the unlimited screening of Kneecap on Tuesday night - very funny film dripping with statelet-baiting humour. Recommended when it comes out in a fortnight.)

[Craig fae the Vale]

It Ends With Us at Odeon Braehead. 

We went to see this because my wife is obsessed with hate reading Coleen Hoover's books. She consumes them gleefully to rip the pish out of them.

This may be the worst film I've ever seen. It doesn't work as a romance, and the message of "domestic violence is bad" doesn't land because no one seems particularly upset by it. Jenny Slate saves it from being 100% dreadful as she is fantastic, but everything else is terrible. 0 stars.

[jimmy boo]

4 minutes ago, Craig fae the Vale said:

It Ends With Us at Odeon Braehead. 

We went to see this because my wife is obsessed with hate reading Coleen Hoover's books. She consumes them gleefully to rip the pish out of them.

This may be the worst film I've ever seen. It doesn't work as a romance, and the message of "domestic violence is bad" doesn't land because no one seems particularly upset by it. Jenny Slate saves it from being 100% dreadful as she is fantastic, but everything else is terrible. 0 stars.

Mrs Boo and daughter are going to see this tomorrow at our recently refurbished Astoria in Ayr. They both love the books so i'll keep this quiet. Kevin Maher of The Times loved it which would confirm it's pish. I'll get peace to please myself. Please not pleasure.

[Craig fae the Vale]

31 minutes ago, jimmy boo said:

Mrs Boo and daughter are going to see this tomorrow at our recently refurbished Astoria in Ayr. They both love the books so i'll keep this quiet. Kevin Maher of The Times loved it which would confirm it's pish. I'll get peace to please myself. Please not pleasure.

If they like the book I'm sure they'll love it. They'll be wrong, but at least they'll be happy

[ArmadaleKillie]

 

2 hours ago, Craig fae the Vale said:

If they like the book I'm sure they'll love it. They'll be wrong, but at least they'll be happy

I am being made to see this tomorrow... sometimes having an unlimited card is a bugger.

[Craig fae the Vale]

Trap at Odeon Braehead. 

Highly watchable and enjoyable despite its flaws. Really tense and a fantastic performance from Josh Hartnett, but a few too many far fetched moments. I enjoyed it though, enough to it to make it worthwhile watching.