BFTD Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Enter The Void - an American drug dealer living in Tokyo experiences aspects of the Tibetan Book of the Dead after a drug deal goes wrong. This is definitely a cinema film, and I kinda wish I'd seen it in that environment, as it would certainly work better as a sensory experience. Forget about narrative, because there's very little and what's there is poor and obvious. This is all about the neon backdrop of Tokyo and the inventive drug hallucinations, which brought to mind Ken Russell's Altered States. That said, the film is almost three hours long, and is interminably dull when viewed on a small screen. Ghost Rider - a young motorcycle stuntman is tricked into selling his soul to the Devil in exchange for becoming his supernatural problem-solver. I can't stand Nicolas Cage, so I avoided the hell out of this, but it has a great deal of comic value for the patented 'Cage Hysterical Freakout' scenes that litter the running time. I like to think that these are just shots of Cage between takes, just being himself. Sam Elliott's presence amusingly highlights Cage's lack of charisma, while excellent PG use is made of Eva Mendes' assets. The film itself is fluff, but is made more entertaining by the silliness of the plot, so it definitely qualifies for a bad movie night. Shockingly bad CG too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 what if (2013) The movie about boring life of some feminized british faggot and his highly unattractive female friend. Absolutely dreadful film. 0/10 Something like this, perhaps? Phwoar. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jester Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 (edited) Bernie. I missed this when it came out at the cinema. Finally caught up with it the other day. Jack Black is on fantastic form as Bernie Tiede, the Mr Nice Guy funeral director who falls under the spell of Shirley MacLaines twisted old rich widow. Done in a semi documentary fashion, it is interspersed with comment from local people (some actors, some actual locals) who talk about the two main characters and events. Some great little comments from them, my favourite being the hick who spoke of Mrs Nugent tearing someone a new "three bedroom, two bathroom asshole." Black is also in great singing voice throughout the film, and it's well worth watching. 8/10. As is my wont after watching "true" stories I googled the events to find the real Bernie has been released on bail under the condition he lives with the director of the film... A bizarre film with a bizarre twist! Edited October 5, 2014 by jester 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Young Adult 8/10 Loved it, no idea where it was going, was just a little moment in one woman's life. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banterous Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Young Adult 8/10 Loved it, no idea where it was going, was just a little moment in one woman's life. Brilliant. I felt sorry for her but the film didn't leave us with any warmth for her either. I thought it was Theron's best performance imo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumigoo Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Seen three films this past week at the cinema - Gone Girl - 9/10 - Exceptional stuff. Intense, weird, powerful, it just keeps you hooked all the way through. David Fincher really is a genius. The Equalizer - 6/10 - Standard action stuff from Denzel, it is an entertaining enough way to spend a couple of hours in the cinema. Walk Among the Tombstones - 3/10 - Pretty dreadful. A B-movie that feels outdated and disjointed. Really did not like it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AberdeenBud Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Watchmen. Not the best adaptation of the comic but it'd be impossible to be IMO. Perhaps in the top 5 greatest superhero films though? 8/10. Never read the comic but I love this, probably my favourite superhero film of all time. Just amazing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albino Rover Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 It's not my genre of choice but Watchmen was still a major disappointment to me: I thought it was too long, over-indulgent and cheaply directed, with way too much slow motion and one of the least original soundtracks in recent years. I enjoyed parts of it but I hated the Manhattan stuff, much of which was pure soap opera drivel. What took the biscuit completely, though, was Snyder taking the Cavalleria Rusticana Intermezzo, used to wonderful effect in Raging Bull, and using it for a slow-motion gang assault. As well as that, while I'm not an expert on the material I felt the "muggers" scene was out of character for Owl and Jupiter, there was far too much gore for the sake of gore. There's also a sex scene which is painfully untasteful. I really liked the stuff with Rorschach, who was easily my favourite character, and the authenticity of the Cold War paranoia, but those are saving graces in a very flawed film. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermik Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Lol, perv alert. Watching a film just now on the Horror channel called Bare Behind Bars. It is a badly dubbed piece of shite that is set in a women's prison. It's full of naked women with very hairy muffs. It reminds me of most of the films that I watched in my misspent youth in the old Classic cinema in Edinburgh back in the 70's. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrison Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - 4/10 I went in expecting to be disappointed, and I was. Not spoilers as such but: I don't like what they've done with Donatello, and Shredder - as was clear from the trailer - was massively over the top. The pish from Raphael near the end was embarrassing. Michelangelo wasn't too bad, though. The Equaliser - 7/10 Good stuff. It's a long film that didn't feel it; was pleasantly surprised. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AberdeenBud Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 What a fucking film Gone Girl is btw. Still getting my head around it, 9.5/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludo*1 Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Gone Girl Exceptional film, if a touch drawn out. Harsh to flaw it on that though, really is a top drawer engrossing story. 9/10. The Equalizer Basically, Denzel Washington being a badass for 2 and a bit hours. And who can do badass better than Denzel? It really is by the book filmmaking here, but it is the Denzel show. Enjoyable fare. 7/10. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mik Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Annabelle 0/10 Very disappointed with this. Cant think of anything I liked about it to be honest! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludo*1 Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Mik, on 12 Oct 2014 - 10:20, said: Annabelle 0/10 Very disappointed with this. Cant think of anything I liked about it to be honest! Seems to be one of those recent influx of horrors launched since the success of Paranormal Activity and Insidious that don't actually do horror very well, but instead look for the cheap thrills and pop with overuse of the jump scare. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumigoo Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - 4/10 I went in expecting to be disappointed, and I was. Not spoilers as such but: I don't like what they've done with Donatello, and Shredder - as was clear from the trailer - was massively over the top. The pish from Raphael near the end was embarrassing. Michelangelo wasn't too bad, though. I actually liked the Turtles film. Went to see it yesterday and I am glad they didn't try to make it dark and more for adults like they did with Transformers. It was a kids franchise originally so should be aimed at kids and in that sense I thought it was good, harmless fun. I was worried that that the turtles themselves would look a bit too weird but they looked pretty good. It could have been a bit funnier, Will Arnett's character was underused, and I was personally disappointed not to see the Casey Jones character. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Watched Gone Girl today. Its almost two different films have to be honest that it all got a bit "stupid" and seemed like the writers started desperately shoving things at us to force us towards the ending. Was incredibly tense though, and id watch it again 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie S Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Gone Girl was for the most part excellent, even if it became a bit Basic Instinct towards the end. 8.5/10. Maps to the Stars. Normally love Cronenberg, didn't love this movie. Populated exclusively by repellant characters, the movie doesn't engage sympathy or empathy at any point, which I guess was deliberate. Like watching bugs crawling about under a rock for a couple of hours. 6/10. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bold Rover Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Gone Girl: I guess I'm alone on here - thought it was ridiculously contrived and was unsympathetic to every single character within. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Taking the wife to the cinema on Friday. Probably see Gone Girl as I don;t fancy any other offerings. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Gone Girl: I guess I'm alone on here - thought it was ridiculously contrived and was unsympathetic to every single character within. Is that not the point of the film? Neither of them are supposed to be likeable IMO. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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