accies1874 Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 There's a twist in the 1992 Candyman that I was convinced was a dream sequence so spent around 15 minutes waiting on a fake-out that never came. I'm pretty sure that's a good thing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfha Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 On 19/09/2021 at 23:26, BFTD said: Might as well add to that wall of text above - Ridley Scott's re-edit of Alien is worth seeking out if you enjoyed the original film. It features quite a bit of new footage and still clocks in at a shorter running time than the original. I've never bothered to compare the differences, and it's not a superior version by any means, but I do remember it feeling quite different in places and it was an interesting companion piece. It also features a catfight between Lambert and Ripley, which I think we can all agree to have been the main thing missing from the original. Spoiler Spoiler The scene where Dallas is metamorphosing into an egg The theatrical version of Alien is of course still outstanding but the director's cut does have some gems... ^^^ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genuine Hibs Fan Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 Jason Bourne - despite having more courage in it's convictions than the original films and just explicitly making the CIA and security state as a whole the baddy, this is by far the least interesting and weakest of the series. The manhunt scenes aren't balanced with enough clever evasion or investigation from Bourne which made the earlier films exciting, with his involvement mainly being sitting on trains or being in action set pieces. The crowbarring in of more modern social media and surveillance stuff isn't handled well at all, and as a result the film struggles to get performances out of Riz Ahmed and TLJ which is a real shame. I've never understood why Vincent Cassel keeps getting these roles, and Vikander is pretty wooden. Pretty poor and fails as a spy film, an action film and any sort of social cultural commentary imo. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 I'll be seeing the new Bond film next weekend, and it just occurred to me that I've only seen Casino Royale of Daniel Craig's entries...even that was back when it first came out. Between that and the fact that BigFatTabbyBoy has apparently never seen a Bond film (), I figure it's probably time to work through them. Casino Royale (DVD) - remembered this being good, but it was actually even better than that. A real stonking start for Daniel Craig, with a ripsnorting, snappy tale that reinvented the way the series and character are presented, without doing too much differently in the way of story. Funny to think about the outrage over the new Bond before the film was released, as Craig is excellent as the ice-cold assassin, giving the character a palpable sense that there's just something missing behind the eyes. A terrific thriller, full of tension and remarkably, properly funny. Quantum of Solace (DVD) - and then we have to get what's generally agreed to be the worst out of the way. Craig is still on good form, and there's some lovely warm, vivid cinematography, but the story is mediocre, with a deeply underwhelming villain, and the revenge aspect was frankly done better in Licence to Kill. The film has a choppy feel to it, and it's quite easy to lose track of what's happening at any given point due to disinterest. The action scenes are also appallingly edited in that post-millennial blockbuster way, with perpetually shaking camera, constant cuts, and a general lack of coherent movement that leaves the audience only barely aware of what's taking place. It has its moments though, and the performances are again better than you'd likely expect from the Bond franchise, with the returning Judi Dench and Jeffrey Wright standing out in their brief time onscreen. Overall, though, it's about as forgettable as any of the prior films. Had to twist BFTB's arm to watch these, as he'd no interest in Bond whatsoever, but he's quite keen to see Skyfall now so I think we have a convert. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 1 hour ago, BFTD said: Craig is excellent as the ice-cold assassin, giving the character a palpable sense that there's just something missing behind the eyes. The best thing those movies did in hindsight was suggest less that Bond is suave, sophisticated or in control and more that he's just an unhinged psychopath who happens to be good looking. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 Old (2021) An hour and 3/4 of my life that's not coming back. An interesting premise hamstrung by a lousy script and diabolically bad acting. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 Doctor Strange (2016) 3/10 Feeble superhero movie. Cumberbatch spends the first half of the film acting like House, even sounding like him in places. Then overnight he's got amazing magical powers. Pisspoor story. Loads of CGI and Mads Mikkelsen cannot save this. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfha Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 On 22/09/2021 at 23:43, Arch Stanton said: Old (2021) An hour and 3/4 of my life that's not coming back. An interesting premise hamstrung by a lousy script and diabolically bad acting. I kept going back to this deciding whether or not to watch it.... don't think I'll bother now! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) dir. Peter JacksonWatched this again for the first time in about 7-8 years as I’ve been rinsing the rubbish Middle Earth games. Just a classic blockbuster isn’t it? Maybe the last truly great franchise. This movie warped my expectations of blockbusters in the same way (and in the same year!) as 9/11 did for the news. Feel deep for kids who have to settle for lazy garbage like the MCU when we got this and the sequels. 10/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Kersey Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 Escape from Alcatraz Clint Eastwood stars in this account of a real life escape bid from "The Rock". This is probably the best prison movie going. It's dark, atmospheric, it oozes menace and has sparse dialogue. My only complaint is that, like many prison films, it protrays the prison staff as evil while glossing over the crimes committed by the prisoners. A very good film to watch late at night with the lights turned off. 9/10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velo army Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 On 22/09/2021 at 21:31, BFTD said: I'll be seeing the new Bond film next weekend, and it just occurred to me that I've only seen Casino Royale of Daniel Craig's entries...even that was back when it first came out. Between that and the fact that BigFatTabbyBoy has apparently never seen a Bond film (), I figure it's probably time to work through them. Casino Royale (DVD) - remembered this being good, but it was actually even better than that. A real stonking start for Daniel Craig, with a ripsnorting, snappy tale that reinvented the way the series and character are presented, without doing too much differently in the way of story. Funny to think about the outrage over the new Bond before the film was released, as Craig is excellent as the ice-cold assassin, giving the character a palpable sense that there's just something missing behind the eyes. A terrific thriller, full of tension and remarkably, properly funny. Quantum of Solace (DVD) - and then we have to get what's generally agreed to be the worst out of the way. Craig is still on good form, and there's some lovely warm, vivid cinematography, but the story is mediocre, with a deeply underwhelming villain, and the revenge aspect was frankly done better in Licence to Kill. The film has a choppy feel to it, and it's quite easy to lose track of what's happening at any given point due to disinterest. The action scenes are also appallingly edited in that post-millennial blockbuster way, with perpetually shaking camera, constant cuts, and a general lack of coherent movement that leaves the audience only barely aware of what's taking place. It has its moments though, and the performances are again better than you'd likely expect from the Bond franchise, with the returning Judi Dench and Jeffrey Wright standing out in their brief time onscreen. Overall, though, it's about as forgettable as any of the prior films. Had to twist BFTB's arm to watch these, as he'd no interest in Bond whatsoever, but he's quite keen to see Skyfall now so I think we have a convert. I loved Skyfall. Don't let him watch Spectre though. That was worse than QoS (which I actually liked as a slow burning piece of continuity) and is one of the laziest Bond films out there. Game of Thrones levels of incompetence. On the subject of Bond, I watched Goldfinger recently and there are parts of that which are simply awful. The "seduction" of Pussy Galore is basically sexual assault. I cringed hard at that. And the final fight between Bond and Odd-job is laughably bad. It reminded me of the fight between the two male leads in Bridget Jones' diary. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 1 hour ago, velo army said: On the subject of Bond, I watched Goldfinger recently and there are parts of that which are simply awful. The "seduction" of Pussy Galore is basically sexual assault. I cringed hard at that. And the final fight between Bond and Odd-job is laughably bad. It reminded me of the fight between the two male leads in Bridget Jones' diary. There's a lot of moaning about "woke Bond" at the moment, before the new film has even come out, and I noticed Goldfinger's barn scene is cited as an example of something that the woke mafia would never allow these days. Obviously Bond has always been a superhero fantasy for men, but you do have to wonder why some men are outraged that it no longer includes the whole "no means yes" fallacy instead of, say, women actively pursuing a shag from Bond because he's just so cool and handsome, and all that jazz. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 Big congratulations to the set designers who created Skyfall house/castle or whatever it was. Half-expected Austin Powers to turn up and say to the viewer “isn’t it remarkable how little a cardboard mock Tudor mansion on a moor in England looks like a Scottish castle?”. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 Jaws (cinema) - an innocent shark is accused of murder after a young woman is killed by a rogue bunch of crabs on the New England shoreline. Really enjoying seeing classic films on the big screen at the moment. Jaws was my favourite film as a wee boy, and the same goes for my son, so a good time was had by all. What I didn't expect was how involving it was, despite having seen it literally dozens of times in the house, and I was so wrapped up in the story that I'd forgotten about Quint's fate until it was actually happening, and it was every bit as unpleasant as the first time round. It really can't be overstated quite how good that film is; an absolute masterpiece of tension. There's just no comparison between watching these films at home or in the cinema, by the way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 Very jealous of @BFTD - if I had known it was on at the cinema, I would have taken the wife and son. They are big Jaws fans - Scott memorised the Indianapolis speech for his Nat 5 in Drama. Here's reverse Jaws... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfha Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 On 23/09/2021 at 14:37, scottsdad said: Doctor Strange (2016) 3/10 Feeble superhero movie. Cumberbatch spends the first half of the film acting like House, even sounding like him in places. Then overnight he's got amazing magical powers. Pisspoor story. Loads of CGI and Mads Mikkelsen cannot save this. I never liked Dr Strange in the comics and was surprised they made a film of it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfha Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 5 hours ago, BFTD said: Jaws (cinema) - It really can't be overstated quite how good that film is; an absolute masterpiece of tension. ^^^^ My dad took the whole family to see this in the pictures in 1975 and, unknown to us, we walked in half way through it. Just as well at that time you would just stay in your seat at the end and watch it over again! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 18 hours ago, Shandon Par said: Big congratulations to the set designers who created Skyfall house/castle or whatever it was. Half-expected Austin Powers to turn up and say to the viewer “isn’t it remarkable how little a cardboard mock Tudor mansion on a moor in England looks like a Scottish castle?”. Is that you turning up to price the exterior paint job? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, scottsdad said: Very jealous of @BFTD - if I had known it was on at the cinema, I would have taken the wife and son. They are big Jaws fans - Scott memorised the Indianapolis speech for his Nat 5 in Drama. Here's reverse Jaws... Keep an eye on the listings at the Stirling Vue - they're still showing a fair number of old films right now. I had to take the wean to an appointment in Stirling during one of the brief gaps between lockdowns, and noticed that they were still open - literally all they were showing were classics, and I was raging that I had other things to do and wouldn't have an excuse to travel to Stirling again for a while. That day alone, they were showing Alien, Aliens, Predator, The Silence of the Lambs, and a bunch of other stuff. Could've spent the day there. Edit: it's on again in three hours Edited September 27, 2021 by BFTD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie McSquackle Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 LA Confidential - I'd forgotten just how great a film this is with marvellous performances all round. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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