Ira Gaines Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 Do people actually use the term "hipster" and mean it? Fucking hell. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAFC Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 Only in an ironic way to be different. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 Her - Joaquim Pheonix has a w**k with an IPad then it leaves him for an IPad. Hipster nonsense. 4/10. Spoliers, FFS! I was SO going to watch that, too 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumigoo Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 The Way, Way Back Having heard great things about this I gave it a watch on Saturday. It is the same studio that made Little Miss Sunshine and it is very obvious. Not only do we have some of the same actors, we also have pretty similar themes and tones through the whole film. I was actually a little disappointed by it. Yes there are some nice touches and funny scenes but it all felt a little rushed and I didn't really get into the film. In saying that, Sam Rockwell saves the film. He is absolutely fantastic and his dialogue is superb. 6/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Under The Skin 8/10 ScarJo roaming about Scotland in a van killing blokes, wasn't quite the amazing film I was hoping for but still a solid 8. Cracks n/a Bag of shite, had to turn it off after 20 mins as it was kinda cliched Calvary 8/10 Irish flick with Brendan Gleeson as a priest, love the Gleesmeister, good film, funny too, same bloke that did The Guard and is the brother of the bloke that did In Bruges We Are The Best! 7.5/10 Lucas Moodysson film about 3 young punks in 80's stockholm, noice 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Her - Joaquim Pheonix has a w**k with an IPad then it leaves him for an IPad. Hipster nonsense. 4/10. Quality work with the all-consuming retroactive spoiler! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 ^^^ Mozza's iPad 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Non-Stop - Liam Neeson is a washed-up air marshall whose plane is hijacked by text message. Drama ensues. I really liked this. Taut thriller in a confined space with Liam kicking ass and taking names - what's not to like? Read some bad reviews, and I think they must have been smoking the pot. The wife claims that this was a better film than Taken, which is practically heresy, but it's certainly not far off. And I'm not just saying that because of my longtime Julianne Moore obsession 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Seed of Chucky f**k it. This is fabulous. Absolutely brilliant stuff. Anyone wanting a straight horror movie is bang out of luck. This is both ridiculous and ludicrous and doesn't really deliver on the scares. Where it delivers is in just being flat out fun for 90 minutes. It's also helped by a central human role for Jennifer Tilly, which she dives into with both feet. Obviously Tiffany and Chucky are the stars of the show, and while Glen/Glenda isn't really as strong a character, it's close enough for government work. 8/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Rollerball - EXTREEEEEME! Sports enthusiast Chris Klein (the Glee Club doofus from American Pie) enrols in a ultra-camp competitive rollerskating franchise and begins to realise that the organiser (hilariously Russian Jean Reno) is more concerned with profit than safety. Really surprised that this is twelve years old now; didn't miss much by not seeing it the first time around. This film is monumentally bad, and no doubt managed to offend everyone in the countries depicted. The sport itself is ludicrous and overly-complicated, which is impressive when considering there's practically nothing to it. The plot is ridiculous and lazy, and nothing comes across as being in any way believable or entertaining. There's also a long sequence shot in night vision, presumably for budgetary reasons, which features some bizarre comedy sound effects. There's also an odd obsession with scattering name musicians throughout the background of the film, some of whom aren't even heard to perform. Just awful in every way imaginable. On the other hand, Rebecca Romain's tits have never looked better, so...tough call! Hostel - American tourists in Europe are hooked up with a pussy paradise in Slovakia and discover that there's a price to pay for their fun. This is a much better film than you might imagine, and the 'torture porn' label isn't really applicable either; it's generally pretty restrained, especially compared to the grand guignol of the sequel. It's a nicely taut thriller that keeps you guessing for a while about exactly what's going on behind the scenes, and is pretty satisfying from beginning to end. Recommended, if you can stomach the brief occasions where the restraints slip. Also, masses of boobs, if you like that sort of thing 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Seed of Chucky f**k it. This is fabulous. Absolutely brilliant stuff. Anyone wanting a straight horror movie is bang out of luck. This is both ridiculous and ludicrous and doesn't really deliver on the scares. Where it delivers is in just being flat out fun for 90 minutes. It's also helped by a central human role for Jennifer Tilly, which she dives into with both feet. Obviously Tiffany and Chucky are the stars of the show, and while Glen/Glenda isn't really as strong a character, it's close enough for government work. 8/10 Might need to watch the Child's Play films again, haven't seen them in forever. Jennifer Tilly 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Snowpiercer 8/10 Was really good if you like near future dystopian films with action in them which I do. Had quite a Brazil era Terry Gilliam feel to it at times. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurph Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 22 Jump Street was better than the first one IMO. It's obviously just the same film with a few differences, much like the Hangover series, but there's wee subtle references in it which made it better for me, like when Captain Dickson's office is referred to as a 'cube of ice'. Trés hilar. 9/10. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteRoseKillie Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Calvary. I was expecting a bleakly amusing piece, like a more downbeat In Bruges. Much darker than that, but compelling all the same. Brendan Gleeson is outstanding, and is ably supported by the cast. All in all, a cracking movie, if at times an uncomfortable watch. From the opening line to the shocking if inevitable final scene, I was gripped throughout. 9/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 42 Story of Jackie Robinson who was the 1st black player to play in Major League Baseball and broke down the colour barrier. Found it really interesting tho I'm sure a bit of it was fabricated. Any baseball fan such as myself would enjoy it. 7/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Carrie 5/10 A re imagining of the classic horror tale about Carrie White, a shy girl outcast by her peers and sheltered by her deeply religious mother, who unleashes telekinetic terror on her small town after being pushed too far at her senior prom. Recently added to Netflix. Thought I'd give it a go. I'm not keen on remakes, but this is pretty decent. Julianne Moore and Chloë Grace Moretz are Mother and Daughter. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 I think that's a generous score. Julianne Moore is an absolute revelation though. Absolutely blows Piper Laurie out of the water. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AberdeenBud Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 First Blood. Haven't seen this since I was a teenager. Either I misremembered it or I'm thinking of a different film, but i remember it being pretty crap but watching it last night I thought it was brilliant. 8/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 First Blood. Haven't seen this since I was a teenager. Either I misremembered it or I'm thinking of a different film, but i remember it being pretty crap but watching it last night I thought it was brilliant. 8/10 First Blood was great rest of the Rambo series not so much. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianfranco Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 Troll Hunter - a Norwegian film with subtitles where the Norwegian government hire a guy to kill trolls and they plant dead bears/make up tornados etc to hide the trolls and the destruction the trolls have caused from the public Naturally a team of students are filming the whole thing. It's quite interesting though the graphics ain't the best. When one of the students dies there is no sympathy at all from the other two students which was weird and the film doesn't get a conclusion with the students running away from the government who are trying to get the footage of the trolls off them. 7/10 worth a watch 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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