BFTD Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Europa Report - the first manned space flight to Jupiter's moon Europa makes some unexpected discoveries. This is a found-footage thriller, pieced together from the cameras dotted around the vessel, with a few talking heads thrown in. Unfortunately, there's nothing unexpected about the plot, except possibly for the fate of one of the crew members. The whole thing goes exactly as you'd expect and is curiously uneventful. It's a well put-together piece, but has a very peculiar feel to it. It reminded me of those Christian films that start out as normal before any problems are solved by a healthy dose of Jesus, so I was expecting something along those lines, but it thankfully didn't materialise. Could've been really quite good with a more imaginative script. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Sin City: A Dame to Kill For Pretty uninteresting stuff, and a massive disappointment. The story that the title of the movie comes from is actually fun for the most part, and provides a bright spark in what is largely a pile of shit, so it gets points for that at least. 3/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quentin Taranbino Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 I thought the Eva Green storyline was the most boring part of the film. She was good but the story itself was dull I thought until the last 5 mins of it. As pointless as it was I was more engrossed with the JGL storyline. I would give it a higher rating than you have. For me it's a 6/10. I thought it was alright but nothing special.Good performances and well shot but pretty dull for the most part. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albino Rover Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 The Skin I Live In This thriller, written and directed by Pedro Almodovar, is about a troubled widower who uses his skills as a plastic surgeon to avenge his personal demons. The first thing I have to say is that there are many extremely disturbing scenes of surgery, violence and sick sexuality, but Almodovar's direction, without sugar-coating those moments, carried me through them comfortably. His work is extraordinary, as is Antonio Banderas' acting, in the challenging leading role of a man broken by the loss of everything dear to him, and compelled by a secret obsession- an uncommissioned and illegal pet project. Even as the film goes back and forward in time, and the mysteries of the protagonist's past are uncovered piece by piece, the thrill and tension of the plot continues from start to finish, but throughout that the ethical ambiguity of the main characters, their motives, mistakes and their ideas of justice and morality give the film its important subtext. The hero is a victim and consequently becomes a criminal. Almodovar spends time on that irony, reasoning for Banderas' character but showing him no sympathy, and that is what accelerates The Skin I Live In from a good film into a great one. This is not a horror to make you jump out of your skin, rather one that will get under it. 8/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotlandGer Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Sid and Nancy There is something in the pointlessness of their deaths and the meaninglessness of their lives that is incredibly moving. Sid was a talentless bass player, with an abundance of youthful charisma, and Nancy was the woman he loved, and they were self-destructive, selfish, and ill. Gary Oldman is outstanding as Sid, and the film is flawed, but cathartic and sad. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 There was one seriously good thing about Sin City. Eva Green's boobs. Lots of times. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Brightside Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 There was one seriously good thing about Sin City. Eva Green's boobs. Lots of times. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albino Rover Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 There were two seriously good things about Sin City. Eva Green's boobs. Lots of times. Fixed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tongue_tied_danny Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 The Rover Bleak Aussie thriller about a guy looking for his stolen motor. A solid 8/10 from me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biscuits Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 The Raid: Redemption. What a film - breathtaking. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 The Raid 2 is excellent get to watch it again soon Just seen Lucy. First half of the film a solid 7/10. 2nd half was just constant wft 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btchmakesandwich Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Blue Ruin. A very good 9/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 The Raid 2 is excellent get to watch it again soon Just seen Lucy. First half of the film a solid 7/10. 2nd half was just constant wft Lucy was the second in my "not very good movie" double bill at the weekend. I'd have given that the same as Sin City. A lot of pish for the most part. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11thHour Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Gravity - 6/10. Watched this in 3D (first time I used 3D on my new telly so I was well excited) but was largely let down. It looked stunning and it was an amazing exercise in technology but the story itself was pretty poor for me. A lot of it was just too convenient but one thing I will say is that it definitely didnt lack in suspense. Was holding on to the couch at times. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimplyTON Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Caught up with a few movies in the past week or so Godzilla - 5/10 Disappointed. Just really didn't care what happened to in the end.World War Z - 7/10 Enjoy this after putting it off for a while due to poor reviews. The first 90mins are very good but Wales kinda lets its down in the endPlanes - Fire & Rescue. 6/10Enjoyed this more than the 1st one Guardians of the Galaxy - 9/10 Loved it - been humming hooked on a feeling for days now Desperate for more Marvel stuff (watched this at the local drive-in on Saturday night - awesome movie, superb setting. Hundreds of stars visible while still warm enough to sit out and take in the movies) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Watched Hostel 3 (despite not having seen 2 and not sure if its on netflix) was pretty shit but entertaining shit! Quite enjoy the horror films that are so obviously pish that you can't help being entertained. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Glory Road True story about a Texas college basketball coach in the mid 60s who decides to recruit and play black players. Pretty decent viewing even tho it didn't entirely tell the true story 6/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamJags Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 Donnie Darko. Not the first time I've seen it, but haven't watched it in about 6 or 7 years. Still an absolutely cracking film. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 The LEGO Movie - A+ Wonderful film. Great fun. Rust And Bone - B+ Two brilliant performances carry this - Cotillard's in particular - but it does fall away near the end. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albino Rover Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 My Beautiful Laundrette A relatively low-budget drama film, set in Thatcher-era London, about a young man named Omar whose ambitions in life are weighed down by the reality of the time. He lives in a tough, racist neighbourhood and his alcoholic father doesn't help him much but his uncle Nasser gives him a job running one of the family businesses- a run-down laundrette. Omar recruits his old friend Johnny to help with the business. The complications of Omar's life - including race crime, involvement with drug dealers and forbidden romance - are reflected in Stephen Frears' direction of the film, which plays by all the rules without becoming too much a spectacle, although there are some nice shots in there. The standard of acting isn't terrific- Daniel Day-Lewis' performance as Johnny is one of his weakest, although I salute him for playing this character. Some of the talent around him doesn't help much: although Hanif Kureishi's script is well-written and the leading roles well-cast, the set design is very cheap and some of the cast (notably the white chavs) rather one-dimensional. It's far from perfect, at times it felt a little bit like watching a student play, but the story is honest and full of heart, and its sentiment is both bold and very romantic. 6/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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