sergie's no1 fan Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 7/10. I went in with a open mind knowing it would be nothing like the 90s franchise. I was impressed. Mikey ran the show as did Fox's arse. Hoping for some more characters in the sequel. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarkston5 Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Snowpiercer - Decent idea spoiled a bit by preachy allegories. However, it was saved by good performances and decent twists. Chris Evans, John Hurt and Ed Harris are all excellent 6/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjc Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 The Judge: Don't bother. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raidernation Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Saving Mr. Banks 8/10 Really very, very good (how much is based on truth I'm not sure) Story of the making of Mary Poppins. I really liked this and only ended up watching by accident as it was on the channel I'd been watching and I just didn't look for anything else. I would recommend to anyone! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Gone Girl 8/10 Solid good stuff. Absolutely reliant on not knowing anything though, so probably not for readthebookers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Christophe, on 19 Oct 2014 - 00:37, said: Gone Girl 8/10 Solid good stuff. Absolutely reliant on not knowing anything though, so probably not for readthebookers. As a book reader, I thought it was a magnificent movie. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Bad Words Jason Bateman stars as a 40 year old who enters spelling bees as some sort of mission, but won't reveal what it is. He annoys all sorts of adults along the way. It's pretty funny. Childish and crass, but f**k it, it's still funny. 8/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjc Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Gone Girl 8/10 Solid good stuff. Absolutely reliant on not knowing anything though, so probably not for readthebookers. As a book reader, I thought it was a magnificent movie. I thought it was a good movie and did think she was "at it" fairly early on but the ending with her story to the Police had too many holes in it to get away with imo. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAFC Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 The Good The Bad & The Ugly 10/10 - The acting is a bit cheesey but there's something about this film that keeps you glued for the duration. Normally dislike Westerns but you can't help liking this film. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludo*1 Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 The Judge A weak drama considering the plot line has potential and the cast is very talented. Dull, doesn't feel original and just isn't very good. 3/10. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumigoo Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Bad Neighbours Fairly standard comedy from the Forgetting 40 Year Old Sarah Superbad people. It was okay, 90 minutes of throw away stuff but only a couple of proper funny bits. Being comfortable in my own hetrosexuality I can still admit to Zac Efron being a most handsome man with a cracking body... 5/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjc Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 (edited) The Judge A weak drama considering the plot line has potential and the cast is very talented. Dull, doesn't feel original and just isn't very good. 3/10. Am sure there was a bit of Rain man in there!A very shit Rain man. Edited October 20, 2014 by sjc 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 (edited) Gone Girl. I can't tell if that was one of the best films of the year or one of the worst. Not having read the book, I can't comment on how much David Fincher has altered it. Essentially it is a run of the mill whodunnit with an unreliable narrator, who is accused of killing his wife. The first half of the film consists of his and her interweaving stories. Then the film changes and improves markedly as you realise that the two stories are converging. In the end I was left with the impression that Fincher was given a contractually obliged trash novel and added his own surreal twist. You could view it as high camp - along the lines of Wild Things. It's far better directed than that though. It has a touch of Twin Peaks with a reappearing cat presumably representing something or other. This is either a 3/10 or a 8/10. Oh and ETA there is an unreal number of continuity errors. And I kind of developed a crush on the sister. Edited October 22, 2014 by Savage Henry 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Awake - Emo Vader stars as a wealthy heir who discovers that the anaesthetic he's given during a heart transplant leaves him paralysed, but conscious and able to feel pain. The publicity and pre-credits blurb for this film makes a big deal out of anaesthesia awareness as the premise, but it's something of a meaningless gimmick that could have been dispensed with by a change in narrative perspective. The film's actually about a conspiracy between Vader's surgical team and his wife to make sure he dies on the operating table. Vader hears about the plot during the surgery, so the film looks like it'll turn into a fight for survival (which it doesn't), and that he'll eventually be able to use what he's heard to bring the plotters to justice (which he doesn't). The film's interesting enough for the most part, but mystifyingly resolves itself with a minimum of drama. Quite why the makers decided to go down the story route that they chose is beyond me, as the final third of the film is quite flat and interest is lost well before the end. It's also what you'd imagine that wealthy blue-blood American families would consider a chilling horror fable - anybody who isn't a member of the upper-classes is untrustworthy and involved in Machiavellian schemes to part the poor rich people from their hard-earned money. They're often from ethnic minorities too. There are also harsh lessons to be learned for those who allow the plebs into their world. You have to wonder what audience demographic they were aiming for with this. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SodjesSixteenIncher Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Two Days, One Night - Marion Cotillard plays a Belgian woman who's colleagues have voted for her to lose her job in exchange for a bonus. She has the weekend to convince them before a second ballot. As always Cotillard puts in a great performance. There's something about her expressions that can be quite affecting, great actress. The only negative for me is that having the entire plot basically laid out at the start didn't have me gripped at first but there's enough wee moments and a clever ending, to save it. 8/10. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 5 Broken Cameras 9/10 About this guy who lives with his family in a village called Bil'in in the West Bank and films over a number of years the Israeli side slowly occupying their land. Although it's shot through the eyes of a Palestinian and is edited etc etc it genuinely gives you some semblance of the truth of the situation. Brave, insightful film. I came out with my eyes genuinely widened. Top, top stuff. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurph Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 but the ending with her story to the Police had too many holes in it to get away with imo. Disagree. Although you're not wrong, I guess, she's played the victim card to an absolute T and they're all feeling deeply sympathetic towards her. It's only the female detective who we've seen before and she's asking questions and getting shit for it, and the rest of them don't actually care for whatever the other side of the story could be. Gone Girl was fucking fantastic and I want to watch it again ASAP. Affleck is just so good man. My favourite part, just because of how smart it was, was when he was being interview for TV. I knew he was going to play an absolute blinder and he did, not only with the "woodhouse" comment but when he said "I love you" and put his fingers to his chin. I don't think most people in the audience noticed that but I near enough creamed myself. Ugh. The only thing I didn't like is the fact the character I wanted to win didn't win, because he couldn't win. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerrdavidson95 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 A Shot At Glory - 5/10 Dodgy accent from Duvall, dodgy penalties in the final, but redeeming feature is John Martin saying he should "f-f-f*ckin close his legs" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Disagree. Although you're not wrong, I guess, she's played the victim card to an absolute T and they're all feeling deeply sympathetic towards her. It's only the female detective who we've seen before and she's asking questions and getting shit for it, and the rest of them don't actually care for whatever the other side of the story could be. Gone Girl was fucking fantastic and I want to watch it again ASAP. Affleck is just so good man. My favourite part, just because of how smart it was, was when he was being interview for TV. I knew he was going to play an absolute blinder and he did, not only with the "woodhouse" comment but when he said "I love you" and put his fingers to his chin. I don't think most people in the audience noticed that but I near enough creamed myself. Ugh. The only thing I didn't like is the fact the character I wanted to win didn't win, because he couldn't win. I think by the end there are holes in everybody's story. Even the "truth" presented is ambiguous. And as a result, the ending is deliberately incomplete. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumigoo Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Next Goal Wins I have written a wee piece/review about this for my football blog (includes the trailer) so I won't say too much, but this is a truly brilliant football documentary about the American Samoan team. It really is brilliant and everyone should watch it! 9/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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