deadasdillinger Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 A Most Violent Year As good a film as I've seen in a while. Really liked the slow burning, deliberate pace. Oscar Isaac was excellent, as he has been in anything I've seen him in. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Blue Ruin 8.5/10 Bloody great -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Selma 7/10 Better than I expected this, it's hard to do anything v interesting with well known historical events I usually find but it was quite captivating viewing. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustOneCornetto Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 I have a couple of Giuseppe Tornatore films on my must see list, Cinema Paradiso and Malena, but thought I'd give this one a shot first after it was recommended to me. The Legend of 1900 This is a fantastical tale about a baby boy who is found on an ocean liner in 1900 and grows up to be a music prodigy. Tim Roth is far removed from his usual role as he smiles and charms everyone aboard the liner going back and forward from Europe to America. There are plenty of great scenes but none are better than when Jelly Roll Morton hears about this upstart and challenges him to a piano duel which is played out in great style by Roth and has an incredible finale. You're left guessing if '1900' will ever leave the ship but it's pretty easy to know the answer, even so the final scene is still quite a shock, both sad and heart warming at the same time. 9/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 (edited) Inherent Vice. 2/10 Inherent Vice 9/10 I sort of agree with both these reviews. I probably need to see it again. It's a refreshing film, as all of Paul Thomas Anderson's last three films have been. His character driven films feel real - life isn't a simple three-act process where everything gets resolved. He's perhaps the most important "Hollywood" director to emerge from the 90s: he's certainly the most accomplished (sorry Tarantino, Fincher, et al). It does feel like it's leading you somewhere before going down a different track, very much in the same vein as The Master. Bizarrely, it felt like psychedelic neon-noir cross between The Long Goodbye, The Big Lebowski, and The Grand Budapest Hotel. It's probably just about alright. Inherent Vice will inevitably be a cult classic but I'm not sure if it's for me. Great to see Joanna Newsom though, even if she is making us wait for another album. Edited February 10, 2015 by yoda 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Edge of Darkness - IIRC, Mel Gibson's last film before being outed as a massive racist and conspiracy theorist. Decent murder-mystery conspiracy drama, with Mel tracking down his daughter's killer. Ray Winstone does a pleasantly subdued turn as a shadowy intelligence agent hired to keep tabs on Mel's progress. Held together nicely by the two leads, and a plethora of faces you'll recognise. Not a classic, but definitely worth watching. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Pacific Rim - was a bit disappointed by this on first viewing, but it was more enjoyable this time. It's just a big dumb effects cartoon about non-transforming Transformers fighting Godzilla's buddies, but it's still more entertaining than most big CGI blockbusters. A bit silly and occasionally cheesy, but it could've been a lot worse. There are also a lot of little things that will be of interest to gamers, including the voice of GLaDOS as the robot AI, which has the unfortunate side effect of making you realise how much more awesome it would be to be watching a Portal movie 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifergaz Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Ecstasy. 3/10 Got really bored with this film.Far too many shots of people just dancing in clubs.Billy Boyd and female lead only plus points for me.Not a patch on Trainspotting. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biscuits Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 The Wee Man Kinda shite - Ferris, Thompson and McGraw were horrible people who would have been responsible for untold pain and misery on countless numbers of people. Thought the film kinda glamorised their lifestyle more than it probably was. And Compston is a shit actor... 3/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth_Glasgow Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Birdman. 8/10. Edward Norton is the fucking boy. Until Keaton starts flying this was utterly superb, but that was the turning point for me and I really disliked the ending, but I guess they need to end it on a surreal/happyish note. Definitely want to watch this again and should be up for an Oscar for one of the cinematogrophy or the editing or something. Saw it today and pretty much agree with this. I really enjoyed it but wasn't sure about the ending at all, Ed Norton was fantastic though. Loved the way it was shot without cuts. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Nooka Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Smurph, on 08 Jan 2015 - 08:10, said: Birdman. 8/10. Edward Norton is the fucking boy. Until Keaton starts flying this was utterly superb, but that was the turning point for me and I really disliked the ending, but I guess they need to end it on a surreal/happyish note. Definitely want to watch this again and should be up for an Oscar for one of the cinematogrophy or the editing or something. Saw it today and pretty much agree with this. I really enjoyed it but wasn't sure about the ending at all, Ed Norton was fantastic though. Loved the way it was shot without cuts. Someone wasn't paying attention at the start because he is 'flying' in the opening scene. And Yes, Ed Norton is just , hasn't been this good since Fight Club imo (honourable mention for 25th Hour though). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 To be fair, there's all sorts of stuff like that through the movie. It's all pretty ambiguous whether it's in his mind or not, and I assumed that it was. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth_Glasgow Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 (edited) Someone wasn't paying attention at the start because he is 'flying' in the opening scene. And Yes, Ed Norton is just , hasn't been this good since Fight Club imo (honourable mention for 25th Hour though). I was aware of that at the start, but it seemed pretty clear to me that it was part of his delusions. I'm starting to interpret it as that he did die when he shot himself in the theatre and the final scene was sort of a representation of him being at peace in death, since his play was a success and his daughter now admires him. Edited February 11, 2015 by Gareth_Glasgow 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Burton Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Saw it today and pretty much agree with this. I really enjoyed it but wasn't sure about the ending at all, Ed Norton was fantastic though. Loved the way it was shot without cuts. I was reading on a website that the ending they wanted would have featured Johnny Depp in the dressing room putting on a wig for the main character in the play. In the background would be a pirates of Caribbean poster and Depp would look up at it before saying what are we doing here mate. Watched a few films lately, flight which is mentioned in this thread was decent. Can't think of a Denziel Washington film I've not enjoyed. Watched another called Side Effects which is about a Doc played by Jude Law who puts one of his patients on a new drug for depression. The film then follows what happens when she has been on the drug. Thought it had a fairly good twist in it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 I like movies where you think you know the direction, and then suddenly you're left watching a completely different movie due to a good shift. Side Effects has that sort of plot turn. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacker Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 I watched A Bronx Tale last night and I wish I could change my votes for Top Films of the '90s as this would be right up there. Really engaging film with interesting characters. Chazz Palminteri has a great presence about him. If you're forcing me to give it a rating out of 10, I'd plump for 9. Solid. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 I watched A Bronx Tale last night and I wish I could change my votes for Top Films of the '90s as this would be right up there. Really engaging film with interesting characters. Chazz Palminteri has a great presence about him. If you're forcing me to give it a rating out of 10, I'd plump for 9. Solid. Indeed. It was my number 10 on that particular list. I'm not sure whether it's underrated or wasn't widely released, but it certainly doesn't get the credit it deserves. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacker Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Have you watched Life Is Beautiful yet? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Minertaur Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Big Hero 6 - really enjoyed the first half of the film. If it had kept going at that pace it would have been a 9 or 10/10 but as soon as it turned into being superhero against the bad guy it kinda lost it is edge. Baymax was fantastic and is one of the best characters Disney have made in years. 7/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Inherent Vice 8/10 Good film this, wasn't always sure what was going on but I think that was part of the point, basically the Big Lebowski as film noir -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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