P.C Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Unlucky, I would have raged at that being the film To be fair our fear was it was going to be Oldboy.. so just about anything else was a bonus. Quite a few folk walked out tho. End of the day its not costing you anything extra, plus we got a big bar of free chocolate 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Unlucky, I would have raged at that being the film People literally did walk out of it when it came up what it was ... A good 7 or 8 in the smaller of the 2 screens. It was a pretty decent film in faitrness. The supporting cast is reasonable, the cut scenes relatively imaginative and funny and Stiller didn't make me want to rip my eyes out as much as normal. Didn't realise he was directing too - I'd say he's a better director than he is an actor. 6/10 I've been to see a few things recently, so I'll run through the wee list; Catching Fire - I thought this was better than the first one, which I also thought was pretty good. Can't agree about the comments earlier that the first 45 minutes were filler - without giving too much away, they will turn out to be essential to the overall story. I loved the cat and mouse between the President and the tributes. Aside from that, Jennifer Lawrence is the obvious stand out, but the supporting cast all do a commendable enough job too. The movie on its own is probably a 7, made a 8 out of 10 by Lawrence. Parkland - Quite a chaotic watch really, but it was good to see the Kennedy assassination from the points of view of a few people directly affected, but who had nothing to do with the shooting. I'm not sure how historically accurate the film is, but it was reasonably entertaining. 5/10 The Family - I'm not sure what this film was trying to be. A slapstick mob film, a drama, a coming of age story? It kind of verged on each, with some suggestions of extreme violence thrown in for good measure. Not one of De Niro's best to be honest. 3/10 - one of the points is for Dianna Agron 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quentin Taranbino Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 It's weird because De Niro has been an abysmal actor in pretty much my whole film watching life. I can of course appreciate his previous back catalogue but he has been pretty brutal for 15-20 years 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Think the last good film I probably saw him in was Heat 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 His less serious stuff has been better at times. I liked him in Meet the Parents, although he had to work alongside Ben Stiller, which automatically lost him credibility points. He's made some strange choices over the last few years though. He was however excellent, along with the rest of the cast, in Silver Linings Playbook. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widge Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Whilst everyone seems to be talking about the 1st Hunger games, I only watched the first one last night. Have to say I thought it was good, very engaging and kept me amused for the 2 hours it was on. Obviously the main characters have all received the praise that was well deserved. Certainly a solid and well watchable film. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBC-91 Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Just watched DONNIE BRASCO after reading the book. Fantastic film and great acting from Pacino & Depp. 8.5/10I would guess most have seen it as released in 97, but for those who haven't its about a FBI agent named Joe Pistone who goes undercover in one of the Mafias Five Families under the alias Donnie Brasco. Great watch. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the jambo-rocker Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 As crap as the Walter Mitty trailer looked to me, you couldn't argue with the soundtrack from Of Monsters and Men. It is a utter tune. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 As crap as the Walter Mitty trailer looked to me, you couldn't argue with the soundtrack from Of Monsters and Men. It is a utter tune. The soundtrack throughout the whole movie is outstanding. David Bowie, Arcade Fire - it was probably up there with the 500 Days of Summer soundtrack. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the jambo-rocker Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 The soundtrack throughout the whole movie is outstanding. David Bowie, Arcade Fire - it was probably up there with the 500 Days of Summer soundtrack. Nice, will need to give that action a whirl. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Co.Down Hibee Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 National Lampoons Christmas Vacation. First Xmas movie of the year I've watched, enjoyable enough romp, seen it plenty of times but still has a few chuckle moments , Chevy Chase is good but Randy Quaid is the show stealer as Eddie the hick trailer park trash cousin.6/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Whilst everyone seems to be talking about the 1st Hunger games, I only watched the first one last night. Have to say I thought it was good, very engaging and kept me amused for the 2 hours it was on. Obviously the main characters have all received the praise that was well deserved. Certainly a solid and well watchable film. Still a poor mans Battle Royale National Lampoons Christmas Vacation. First Xmas movie of the year I've watched, enjoyable enough romp, seen it plenty of times but still has a few chuckle moments , Chevy Chase is good but Randy Quaid is the show stealer as Eddie the hick trailer park trash cousin.6/10 I normally hate xmas movies with a passion, the only one I can watch and enjoy is the muppet christmas carol If i am forced to watch Elf again I may kill someone 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the jambo-rocker Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Still a poor mans Battle Royale More like 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 With mega cheese and someone's uncany ability to disguise themselves, as a rock.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widge Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Yeah I'll agree with you there. Battle Royale is fantastic to watch, with more violence than you could swing a cat at. Quality film. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Co.Down Hibee Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 I normally hate xmas movies with a passion, the only one I can watch and enjoy is the muppet christmas carol If i am forced to watch Elf again I may kill someone Muppets are good, I've never seen Elf believe it or not, Its a Wonderful Life is always a Xmas Eve watch in our house ,and a guilty pleasure would be the Arnie flick Jingle All the Way. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diddely-do Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Watched the first Hunger Games recently, and planning to see the second soon. A decent film, but it's one that really, really needed to be bumped up an age category or two. A bit more gore and horror would have made it so much better. Jennifer Lawrence is brilliant though. Can't believe she's only just turned 23. She's an absolute star. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AberdeenBud Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 The Counsellor. Not as bad as been made out by some. Yes a bit to talky and some ludicrous lines("the truth has no temperature") But overall I enjoyed it and it held my attention. 6/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the jambo-rocker Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 This seemed like the best place to put it, but this is definitely a must watch. BROMMM! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dariusz Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 A decent film, but it's one that really, really needed to be bumped up an age category or two. A bit more gore and horror would have made it so much better. Totally agree. Thought it was pretty average to be honest. The set up was great, but the games themselves were a damp squib. More gore and violence and it could have been great. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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