What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

[Scorge]

9 hours ago, ICTChris said:

You've truly put a turd in the punch-bowl including that in the list of excellent films (although I prefer the Evil Dead original to the remake by a long way).

 

The Shining

Flicking for a scary movie on Halloween, I settled on this as it was on Sky.  I haven't seen it in a few years and it was the shorter cut (just under two hours) but it's a really impressive film, even after all these years.  A lot of things that are kind of cliches in horror now (scary kids, long shots with little happening) are done so well in this film that it hasn't really aged.  I'd forgotten how long some of the scenes are and how unsettling they get - the REDRUM scene goes on far longer than I'd remembered and the scene with Jack in the bathroom is a lot more disturbing than I'd remembered, the naked woman who gets out the bath first looks odd, arms and legs too long?

It's also got immense performances - obviously Nicholson is superb, Shelley Duvall genuinely seems to be having a breakdown and Danny is played in a superbly natural way, nothing self-conscious about it.

Went to the special screening of this at the Belmont last night as I'd never really seen it before. T'was a really good (and scary) film.

8/10

[DrewDon]

I, Daniel Blake; 9/10. 

Magnificent, depressing, disheartening, and just so moving - all in under two hours. I'm certainly not one for crying at films, but I have no problem admitting that I was fighting to resist tears by the end (and at several points throughout). Dave Johns and Hayley Squires are magnificent; they complement each other tremendously with such graceful but raw performances. Just go and see it.

I was not expecting a couple of namechecks for Charlie Adam, I must say. One of the more amusing moments!

[Bearwithme]

I, Daniel Blake. 7/10.

It covers important issues and has moments of pathos and humour. However, as a film, I found it a tad insubstantial and a bit clunky.

[diamond_for_life]

Doctor Strange - Although I like a lot of Marvel stuff this film just wasn't my cup of and I struggled to get into it. 

Inferno - Had high expectations of this as I Loved Angels and Demons but this is pish. A carbon copy to the previous film but the story wasn't half as good and the characters I just couldn't get into at all. So disappointed in this. 

[mungo]

The Legend of Tarzan 

Wasn't expecting much beforehand but it was truly terrible. 1/10

Utter dog shite.

[Bully Wee Villa]

Hunger - grim, as you'd expect. Doesn't try to paint Sands as an unflawed hero while showing what he went through. Fassbender is excellent as usual (I also have his MacBeth and Shame on the planner to watch).

8/10.

[BFTD]

Martyrs - highlights the quality of the original by being poorer in every way, committing several of the standard American remake crimes while doing so (stupid plot changes, inferior acting, disregard for audience intelligence). Don't watch unless you've seen the original, as it'll ruin some of the more surprising aspects of the story.

10 Cloverfield Lane - Good film, but doesn't really stand up well to repeated viewing, when you know what's going on. Ending is still shite, and is about the least imaginative explanation for the original film that anyone could conceive.

Exists - found footage Bigfoot film by one of the Blair Witch boys. Dull and unimaginative, with the standard set of dense, unlikable characters.

The Mangler - Lawnmower Man-style tale spun out from an exceedingly short Stephen King story. Robert Englund stars as a hilariously evil sweatshop owner with a possessed man-eating mangler. As poor as it sounds, with Texas Chain Saw's Tobe Hooper performing his usual Nineties trick of wrangling dreadful performances out of otherwise competent actors. Staggeringly, it apparently got a cinema release in the US, and somehow spawned two sequels.

The Witch - isolated pioneer family are besieged by a variety of misfortunes brought about by ol' horny himself. No spoiler, unfortunately - it's made clear what's going on right from the start. Decent enough performances, but what little story there is, is interminable, and very little happens of any interest. Not really a horror film; more of a turgid 17th century kitchen sink melodrama with lots of sky-fairy talk.

Day of the Dead - remake of the George Romero classic. Doesn't keep very much of the original apart from the zombies (now the 28 Days Later type, rather than the old shamblers) and a few names and brief allusions to themes. Also steals Ving Rhames from the Dawn of the Dead remake, in an unrelated cameo that must have been shot in two days. Just your basic, bog-standard low-budget zombie flick, no better or worse than the average, but still a million times better than the "official" sequel to the original, Day of the Dead 2: Contagium. If you ever want to flagellate yourself, stick that turd on instead.

[JamieStevenson]

I loved Doctor Strange. 9/10 from me

[killiepiemuncher]

Nocturnal Animals 9/10.
Very stylish Hitchcock type thriller with three stories intertwining. Michael Shannon performance as the sheriff is excellent. Great film, definitely one I'll go and have a second screening.

[Hedgecutter]

Dead Snow 2 (5/10)

Halloween themed film for the night that was never going to win any awards other than 'best Nazi Zombie picture'.

Very much a mood film, but a good one that night. I liked the tank.

[paisleysaints]

Grimsby 4/10 and that's being very kind due to a good few one liners

[Co.Down Hibee]

On 26/10/2016 at 15:43, Randy Giles said:

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back

Perfectly acceptable action stuff here with a particularly funny scene in a car park which I'm willing to add a point for. Think given how much of the book they had to cut, they did a decent enough job putting it together.

7/10

It's a decent watch as was the first one... Cruise just isn't a good Jack Reacher though.

[Ira Gaines]

1 hour ago, Co.Down Hibee said:

It's a decent watch as was the first one... Cruise just isn't a good Jack Reacher though.

Think he's fine for what it is tbh.

[Forest_Fifer]

Dr Strange.

I actually felt it could have done with another 15 minutes in the middle to show that it took more than a couple of weeks to get his powers together,

Still a solid 8/10 - and loved the mid-credits scene.

[S G 07 McH]

He is! If you haven't read the books.

[sureiknow]

Storks . 

Went with daughter and grandson . 

Rubbish I thought . 

[Ira Gaines]

He is! If you haven't read the books.

And I have read all of the books apart from the new one. The movies are different works. I'll judge them on their own merits and simply judge him on what he does in them. Size hasn't factored in either movie.

[GrahamJags]

Nocturnal Animals - 8/10. Very good watch. Will also echo what KPM said about Shannon being great. Similar character to Jeff Bridges' in Hell Or High Water, but maybe not quite as good.

Doctor Strange - 4/10. Not a massive Marvel/superhero fan but thought the first hour was great before it became a bit of a mess in the second.

The Accountant - 3/10. Couldn't get into this at all. Ben Affleck was pretty dreadful as the lead.

The Light Between Oceans - 7/10. Really enjoyed this. Hadn't read the books so I enjoyed the storyline. Ending is pretty predictable, but still managed to make me shed a tear. 

[Ira Gaines]

Dreamcatcher

Lolz. Some definite hilarity from Damien Lewis in probably the most shite/entertaining performance I've seen since Nicolas Cage in The Wicker Man. The effects are pretty special as well. For such a shite movie, this is tremendous fun.

8/10

[BFTD]

"Watch out for Mister Gay"

(I'm going to hell)