welshbairn Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Molly's Game. 4/10. Bird runs illegal poker games and gets busted. That's it. Like a pilot to a TV series, unsurprisingly as it's written and directed by Aaron Sorkon. Too long, some good moments. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boostin' Kev Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Was trying to remember what film I'd watched recently was made by him. Thought it was a decent watch. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tongue_tied_danny Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Badlands Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek star as a teenage couple who go on a killing spree. An excellent movie, well made, well acted and engrossing. 9/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiepiemuncher Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Marathon man. (dvd) 8/10Is it safe? #shudder 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 54 (Amazon Prime) Seen it several times before - cheesy nonsense based on the infamous Studio 54 nightclub in NYC. Entertaining enough, with a cracking soundtrack. Also Salma Hayek and Neve Campbell so extra points. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 (18) Darkest Hour 0/10 A well-crafted, beautifully-shot film with stellar performances from top to bottom. I fucking hated it. Actually I was going along with it for the most part until a scene at the start of the third act when Churchill uses the Tube to get to Parliament, at which I literally cringed my balls right off. (cinema) -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 (edited) Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, 8/10. Frances McDormand is a cracking actress. My only gripe was a couple of actors playing too stupid for comic effect, and to make the audience feel clever. But it was meant to be a black comedy, so you have to allow some slap stick in a dark tale. Great short story though, you could imagine Elmore Leonard writing it. P.S. The introduction of black characters and a dwarf also seemed to be to lighten the mood for comic effect. Seemed a bit clumsy. Edited February 1, 2018 by welshbairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 (19) The Post 4/10 This was weirdly hard to follow considering how much was spelt out to the audience in clunky expositional dialogue, and several characters and their roles could not be distinguished from each other. Ladlefuls of the usual Spielberg schmaltz too, although to be fair plenty of the expected solid camerawork. Bob Odenkirk and David Cross were excellent though, they should give those guys a TV show. (cinema) -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 The Godfather Part II, have seen it many times before but just took a notion tonight to watch it again. I believe it's better than the original, the two timelines are engrossing and the way they both pan out is a joy to watch. De Niro's obsessive attention to detail, spending months in Sicily to learn, not just Italian, but the Sicilian dialect is impressive. He won the Oscar for BSA despite only uttering a few words in English. After watching it I realised I'd watched all 5 of John Cazale's films in the last few months (Godfather and Part II, The Conversation, Dog Day Afternoon and The Deer Hunter). That's quite an oeuvre as they are all tremendous films. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 18 minutes ago, Christophe said: (18) Darkest Hour 0/10 A well-crafted, beautifully-shot film with stellar performances from top to bottom. I fucking hated it. Actually I was going along with it for the most part until a scene at the start of the third act when Churchill uses the Tube to get to Parliament, at which I literally cringed my balls right off. (cinema) LoL, it is a dreadful scene, are we really to believe the inspiration for one of the greatest pieces of oration in modern times was a blether with some randoms on an underground ride? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 The Godfather Part II, have seen it many times before but just took a notion tonight to watch it again. I believe it's better than the original, the two timelines are engrossing and the way they both pan out is a joy to watch. De Niro's obsessive attention to detail, spending months in Sicily to learn, not just Italian, but the Sicilian dialect is impressive. He won the Oscar for BSA despite only uttering a few words in English. After watching it I realised I'd watched all 5 of John Cazale's films in the last few months (Godfather and Part II, The Conversation, Dog Day Afternoon and The Deer Hunter). That's quite an oeuvre as they are all tremendous films. I believe that Cazale is the only actor whose every film was Oscar-nominated. The run continued even after his death as he has a flashback scene in Godfather 3. I think Godfather and Godfather 2 are as close to perfect film-making as it's possible to get. Godfather 3 is not bad, really. Just nowhere near as good as its predecessors. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 27 minutes ago, Christophe said: (18) Darkest Hour 0/10 A well-crafted, beautifully-shot film with stellar performances from top to bottom. I fucking hated it. Actually I was going along with it for the most part until a scene at the start of the third act when Churchill uses the Tube to get to Parliament, at which I literally cringed my balls right off. (cinema) Agree about the tube scene, and it seemed to be too much about how well Gary Oldman could act in a blancmange suit and still get an Oscar for the studio. But there was the everyman tale that even a drunken idiot can get his day and save the world. Hope for us all. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tongue_tied_danny Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Escape From Alcatraz Clint Eastwood plays his usual mean 'n' moody character in this prison escape flick. A great film. A solid 9/10. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermik Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 I, Tonya. 7/10. A style of film that is probably not to everybody’s taste with all the talking to the cameras stuff. She did appear to have a shit life and her maw was a total harridan, and her hubby was a p***k. Having watched it though I do believe that she knew nothing about the attack to Kerrigan. Totally loved the very last words though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boostin' Kev Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 6 hours ago, Arch Stanton said: The Godfather Part II, have seen it many times before but just took a notion tonight to watch it again. I believe it's better than the original, the two timelines are engrossing and the way they both pan out is a joy to watch. De Niro's obsessive attention to detail, spending months in Sicily to learn, not just Italian, but the Sicilian dialect is impressive. He won the Oscar for BSA despite only uttering a few words in English. After watching it I realised I'd watched all 5 of John Cazale's films in the last few months (Godfather and Part II, The Conversation, Dog Day Afternoon and The Deer Hunter). That's quite an oeuvre as they are all tremendous films. They're all great films, haven't actually heard of John Cazale before will look him up later. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Brightside Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 3 of the 6 films he appeared in won the Academy Award for Best Picture, all 6 were nominated. Not bad. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 I know it was him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 4 hours ago, Mr. Brightside said: 3 of the 6 films he appeared in won the Academy Award for Best Picture, all 6 were nominated. Not bad. He's not actually credited for appearing in The Godfather Part III as it was archive footage but yeah, that's an impressive stat. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy boo Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 (19)The Post 4/10 This was weirdly hard to follow considering how much was spelt out to the audience in clunky expositional dialogue, and several characters and their roles could not be distinguished from each other. Ladlefuls of the usual Spielberg schmaltz too, although to be fair plenty of the expected solid camerawork. Bob Odenkirk and David Cross were excellent though, they should give those guys a TV show. (cinema) Watched this last night. A bit heavy going at times and didn't find it that interesting.5/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinkle Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 Wonder 8/10 Lovely film about a boy with facial deformities who has to join middle school after being homeschooled from his mum (Julia Roberts). His battle trying to blend in with his classmates is both heartbreaking and uplifting. Can be a bit of a tear-jerker at times 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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