Biscuits Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Man on a ledge - 6/10. Bit far fetched but watchable plus the wonderfully named Genesis Rodriguez 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Having finished work and fuelled by my love of Agents of Shield, I've watched Thor, Captain America, Hulk and The Avengers in 2 days. As well as watching the new Spider-Man (as in the first one) It was strange seeing Coulson in a whole different light. Especially given what you find out! The Marvel "shorts" tie in between films and theres a good one between Iron Man and Thor with Coulson in it If you get the chance Id def recommend seeing Captain America 2 and Amazing Spiderman 2 both on par if not a bit better than Avengers 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 If you haven't already dive into the rest of the Ghibli back catalogue. I found the more obscure Only Yesterday and Ocean Waves to be two of the more rewarding, they are both not fantasies, which most associate Ghibli closest with, but both are lovely films. I saw The Wind Rises on Friday. It's a sure fire 9/10. It a biopic and therefore unlike anything Ghibli or Miyazaki has done before so it's it little hard to compere it to anything they've done previously. I heard a lot of people say "aww but it's not a proper Ghibli film" due to it not plowing a furrow similar to Spirited Away orHowl's Moving Castle, but those people can do one because I think Ghibli has always tried to be diverse in its output (perhaps they've been selective in their Ghibli viewing) and this one certainly isn't a kids film, I would question whether children would even enjoy it. Outside of animation a biopic about a Japanese aircraft designer would have been right up me street anyway so it was always going to be a winner with me. I'm sure in years to come, while I doubt it will rank with Grave of the Fireflies, Totoro of Spirited Away it will rank along side the best of the rest of Ghibli's output and certainly above the likes of Ponyo or The Cat Returns. It actually left me wanting to find out more about the protagonist... I enjoyed how it didn't follow him from cradle to grave, rather focussing more on simply on his life between c1920-1938, his most interesting years, he actually died in 1982. Spiritied away is a great film, i have to admit over the years ive watched less anime films in favour of series Its a bit graphic but if you get the chance Attack On Titan has some fantastic animation 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAFC Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 The Fighter Had the DVD for a while and put off watching it for some reason. Wish I had watched it earlier. Wahlberg and Bale were excellent, especially Bale. A must see film if you like boxing. 9/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 The Fighter Had the DVD for a while and put off watching it for some reason. Wish I had watched it earlier. Wahlberg and Bale were excellent, especially Bale. A must see film if you like boxing. 9/10 Warrior is a good film as well Rewatched Willow for the first time in years on blu ray yesterday, still a classic 7/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 If you haven't already dive into the rest of the Ghibli back catalogue. I found the more obscure Only Yesterday and Ocean Waves to be two of the more rewarding, they are both not fantasies, which most associate Ghibli closest with, but both are lovely films. I saw The Wind Rises on Friday. It's a sure fire 9/10. It a biopic and therefore unlike anything Ghibli or Miyazaki has done before so it's it little hard to compere it to anything they've done previously. I heard a lot of people say "aww but it's not a proper Ghibli film" due to it not plowing a furrow similar to Spirited Away orHowl's Moving Castle, but those people can do one because I think Ghibli has always tried to be diverse in its output (perhaps they've been selective in their Ghibli viewing) and this one certainly isn't a kids film, I would question whether children would even enjoy it. Outside of animation a biopic about a Japanese aircraft designer would have been right up me street anyway so it was always going to be a winner with me. I'm sure in years to come, while I doubt it will rank with Grave of the Fireflies, Totoro of Spirited Away it will rank along side the best of the rest of Ghibli's output and certainly above the likes of Ponyo or The Cat Returns. It actually left me wanting to find out more about the protagonist... I enjoyed how it didn't follow him from cradle to grave, rather focussing more on simply on his life between c1920-1938, his most interesting years, he actually died in 1982. Agree with all of this really. I wasn't entirely sure what to expect with it being a biopic as it does kind of move away from Ghibli's comfort zone a bit, but I needn't have worried. Not a story I was familiar with, but it was certainly interesting. I must admit to struggling with the timeline a bit when watching, not that it really, truly mattered. I didn't realise Miyazaki had announced his retirement. A really sad day for Anime features and Ghibli. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Agree with all of this really. I wasn't entirely sure what to expect with it being a biopic as it does kind of move away from Ghibli's comfort zone a bit, but I needn't have worried. Not a story I was familiar with, but it was certainly interesting. I must admit to struggling with the timeline a bit when watching, not that it really, truly mattered. I didn't realise Miyazaki had announced his retirement. A really sad day for Anime features and Ghibli. I don't think he'll direct again but he's certainly not sitting in a chair smoking a pipe with his baffies on waiting for the inevitable. He's working on a manga based on the sengoku period and is writing the script for a planned sequel to Porco Rosso, set during the Spanish Civil War. The way the film moved along remind me of films like This Happy Breed (1944) or Goodbye Mr. Chips (1939), both of which were set over a longer period of time and moved along in a similar fashion. Looking forward we obviously have Takahata's The Tale of Princess Kagura, released in Japan last autumn, to look forward to. It looks magnificent and I was/am more excited about this than I was The Wind Rises. Takahata's films, while not as well known as Miyazaki's are probably some of my favourites in the Ghibli cannon, Grave of the Fireflies and Only Yesterday are as good as anything Miyazaki has made. I keep meaning to watch some of his pre-Ghibli films, Chie the Brat is on youtube for example. When Marnie Was There, adapted from the English novel of the same name (my mum read the book in school apparently) is directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi (Arrietty). It's about a girl and her friend who is a kind of apparition. I hope Ghibli doesn't fall into the trap of just doing adaptations, it was the original stories that made Ghibli's films so original and unique. Yonebayashi will then direct the aforementioned Porco Rosso sequel. We also have Miyazaki Jnr.'s latest project to look forward too. In a complete departure for Ghibli it will be a TV series based on Ronia, the Robber's Daughter by Astrid Lindgren. I know nothing about the subject matter that I haven't learnt from google. If you enjoy Ghibli, particularly the early films like Nausicaa and Castle in the Sky I can't recommend the series Future Boy Conan highly enough, Miyazaki and Takahata directed almost all of the episodes and were involved heavily in the scripts, storyboards and character development. Set in a post apocalyptic world some 25 years after the Earth's destruction, a boy and his grandfather are the last survivors from a ship which crashed while evacuating Earth and due to tectonic chaos they believe they may be on the last piece of land, a small idyllic island with nature and food aplenty. Their understanding of this post apocalyptic world is shaken when a young girl is found washed up on the beach, dehydrated and unconscious. She explains how she escaped captivity from a rival nation who seek her uncle, the last man who knows how to create the technology which formerly provided energy for the world. When one if this nation's search planes recaptures the girl our hero, Conan (the boy), set out on an adventure to find the girl, her uncle and save the world for the mistakes of its past and the destructive rival nation. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimplyTON Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Jack Ryan - Shadow Recruit (2014) 6/10 Pretty predictable but decent spy thriller. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Hotel Transylvania - in a world where monsters are terrified of humans, Dracula sets up a remote hotel where they can feel safe on holiday. Drama ensues when a backpacking human finds his way to the castle and sets the undead heart of Drac's daughter aflutter. Features most of the classic Universal gang and a host of celeb voice acting, including most of Adam Sandler's usual crew. A nice straightforward kids movie that raises a few smiles and probably sets itself up quite nicely for more elaborate sequels. I'm also guessing that a fair few folk that can't stand Adam Sandler will still find this watchable. One to enjoy with the weans, I think. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11thHour Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 The Worlds End - 1/10. Absolutely fucking shite. After Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz this was an amazing let down. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Godzilla - big green lizard 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raidernation Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Just watched the Blues Brothers again. Might not me the best film in the world, but it has made me smile today! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossi1990 Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Just watched the Blues Brothers again. Might not me the best film in the world, but it has made me smile today! I love the Blues Brothers. One of my favourite films ever. Music is great and the whole round film is class. I'm no sure how many times I've watched it but love it every time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grass Is Greener. Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Watched Kill Bill Vol. 1 yesterday and I'm watching Vol. 2 atm, both good films and a decent way to waste a few hours. Noticed on IMDb that theres a Vol. 3 coming out which should be interesting. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AberdeenBud Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 The Bill's are unbelievably good films imo. If you've got the time I think it helps to watch them back to back. Thought QT had rubbished the idea of a third though? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grass Is Greener. Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 The Bill's are unbelievably good films imo. If you've got the time I think it helps to watch them back to back. Thought QT had rubbished the idea of a third though? Yeah I've watched them a day apart, I've watched them a few time before and they don't get boring. I thought that but I came across this - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1521225/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~~~ Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Always loved the Clark Kent, Superman comparison at the end 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 (edited) Always loved the Clark Kent, Superman comparison at the end I thought the second one was pretty poor until Bill's Superman monologue. Personally, I think it's one of the top five Tarantino scenes. Edited May 16, 2014 by yoda 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forehead7 Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Yeah I've watched them a day apart, I've watched them a few time before and they don't get boring. I thought that but I came across this - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1521225/ Pretty sure that's been a rumour for fucking ages. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludo*1 Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Godzilla (2014) Before I start I'm going to give a pretty major spoiler away that definitely had a negative impact on my viewing of the film: Bryan Cranston, the best actor and indeed most interesting character in the film is killed off after about 30 minutes! FFS. Thought it'd be a great film up until that point. So that was pretty poor tbh. After that it was still better than your average monster spectacle and a lot better than the 1998 adaptation from what I can remember. The film started off with a very good plot but quickly faded into a cliché ridden action film, complete with a Hollywood kiss and dramatic music at the end which was disappointing and unoriginal. Still, very decent though and Bryan Cranston was by far the bright spot in the film. 6/10. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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