1320Lichtie Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 American Beauty. 8.5/10. Lester Burnham (Kevin Spacey) is some boy. Fucking love that movie. Love the transformation of Spaceys character. Nae shites given. Although I couldn't work out who the cheerleader was the whole film which wound me up, wee lassie out of American pie! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacker Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Boyz n the Hood: 8/10. The director was 24 when he made this. Unbelievable. Engaging story and a good debut from one of the coolest men around; Ice Cube. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieStevenson Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Whiplash, 10/10. Simmons was truly mesmerising! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banana Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Guardians of the Galaxy (8/10) Pleasantly surprised at some of the originality (ok ok, it's an adaptation) and tone, good humour throughout too to take the piss out of itself. Not your everyday action storyline. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 I'll be honest I have stopped going to the cinema for a while as this is rife. Past twice I have nearly been scrapping for telling folk to turn their phones off. A severe pet hate of mine. Fair enough before the film starts but during is just totally unacceptable. Took my niece to see Divergent and a group of young girls about 14-16 yrs old spent the full film text each other, Facebooking, whatsapping or whatever. This sort of shit is why I always very carefully pick when I go the cinema. People are such arseholes in them. I try to go when the screen will be as empty as possible. When I lived in Aberdeen the Vue was good for this during the day Mon-Fri. There were times when I had the screen to myself. Glorious. Anyway: Cloud Atlas. 8/10. Bit mental. But very enjoyable. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tongue_tied_danny Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 This sort of shit is why I always very carefully pick when I go the cinema. People are such arseholes in them. I try to go when the screen will be as empty as possible. When I lived in Aberdeen the Vue was good for this during the day Mon-Fri. There were times when I had the screen to myself. Glorious. I usually go to the DCA cinema in Dundee. Fewer arseholes in attendance and you're allowed to bring your pint in with you. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blootoon87 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Lost in Translation- Bill Murray plays Bob Harris, a disillusioned ex QOS full back in Japan for a week to film a whisky advert. During his stay he meets Scarlett Johansson and....................that's about it. 5.5/10. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinkle Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Black Sea 8/10 Jude Law plays a submariner who is made redundant by his company so goes on an expedition to find a haul of Nazi gold that had sunk in the Black Sea. With £40 million to be shared equally amongst the half british and half russian crew, greed starts getting the best of some and it leads to disaster in the ocean depths. Really enjoyed it, not as bad as ive described it! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banana Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Pride (8/10) Lesbians and Gays meet 80s striking miners, was choking back tears for much of the last 15 minutes so much that I ended up with a stinging sinuses and gob. Very well done with a tone and style much the same as other industrial destruction British films like Brassed Off, and was surprised to see at the end that it was very closely based on a true story. American Hustle (8/10) Firstly, the film is made by the on-screen relationship that comes from two superb performances from Bale and Adams. The storyline itself is pretty solid and smart, with some well-noted personal themes and ongoing, sudden escalations in tension. Despite most of the characters being c***s, you can still sympathise them on various levels. Oh, and them bra-less plunging necklines, dear god. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Really felt sorry for Mayor Polito by the end of it, mainly thanks to how well done the relationship between him and Rosenfeld is done. Agree on Bale being terrific, but Renner's performance is well underrated, or maybe underappreciated is the better word for it. Certainly doesn't get the plaudits that the leads got. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Focus 10/10... for Margot Robbie. I have no idea about the film. She's too good to be real. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banana Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Really felt sorry for Mayor Polito by the end of it, mainly thanks to how well done the relationship between him and Rosenfeld is done. Agree on Bale being terrific, but Renner's performance is well underrated, or maybe underappreciated is the better word for it. Certainly doesn't get the plaudits that the leads got. Aye, agree with that. Polito's likeability was well portrayed by Renner, and probably didn't get as much attention as the the rest of the cast as he was relatively normal. Actually it's interesting looking around at reviews of the film as different critics pick out different duos for special praise. Bale and Lawrence; Adams and Lawrence; Cooper and Bale; but Renner rarely gets a mention. Loved De Niro's cameo too, his screen presence is utterly immense. Kudos to the director for his part in that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 I want to see De Niro in more David O. Russell movies. That's twice that he's turned it on for him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AberdeenBud Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Bale and Cooper are good, but it's the female leads that steal that one for one me, and as you guys say a fantastic supporting turn from Renner. A real actor's film. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Joseph Stalin Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Focus: a film glorifying theft, meh 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludo*1 Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Focus is like a PG version of The Score. Except instead of De Niro you get Will Smith and an all round shiter experience. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Focus is like a PG version of The Score. Except instead of De Niro you get Will Smith and an all round shiter experience. Yeah.... but Margot Robbie. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underdogunderdog underdog Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Silver Linings Playbook Even as someone a bit crazy, Jennifer Lawrence is still highly appealing. 7/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JogaBonito Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind. 2nd time watching this and enjoyed it even more to my surprise. You'll laugh one minute, then you're upset the next. Kirsten Dunst 8/10 Magnolia Tom Cruise is excellent from what I watched. Managed 2 hours of this, until I realised there was another one left and shut it off the film just felt too much of an effort. That scene where Donnie is told he's fired is hilarious though. Poor wee Stanley. That intro. Se7en First time watching this and it lived up to all the hype. Kevin Spacey is on top form yet again, as is Brad Pitt to my surprise. 9/10 Oldboy Wtf throughout the entire film. That octopus scene 8/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde01 Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 The prestige Story about the rivalry between 2 magicians in turn of the century london. That description makes it sound pish and thats why its been on my TiVo unwatched for months. Majorly misjudged it however as it was brilliant. Directed by Christopher Nolan (which I hadnt realised) with great performances from christian bale and hugh jackman. David bowie even makes an appearance, without any goblins or obscenely tight leggings sadly. Anyway would highly recommend if you haven't seen. . . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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