Quentin Taranbino Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 I agree, best film I've seen this year. 9/10 I'm also in the love in for Lone Survivor. It was brilliant. 9/10 Very tough watching at some point though. Be prepared. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Secretly Greatly 7/10 South Korean comedy/action film about three North Korean agents sent to live in a poorer part of Seoul. Some funny moments even when viewed through subtitles so wasn't a bad way to kill a couple of hours on a long flight. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The OP Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 (edited) I thought that The Desolation of Smaug was pretty poor - there is a lot of intrusive, ominous music and a lot of people acting uber-serious all of the time and (as in the first one) it lurches from action sequence to argument to another action sequence, abandoning all of the wit and charm of the novel (or indeed the LOTR films). I don't know if they think that Thorin, Beorn, Bard, Legolas, etc acting like miserable p***ks all of the time will create gravitas or makes us care about the quest, which is obviously nowhere near as significant as the one in LOTR, but it doesn't work. The endless physics-defying action sequences which are totally bereft of tension achieve boredom, as opposed to excitement. A bit more time spent on characterization would be nice. Martin Freeman, Stephen Fry and Smaug are decent, although the final scene with Smaug was pretty stupid and unnecessary and the film doesn't really resolve anything at all in its (overlong) 2 hours and 40 minutes. 4/10 I was pleasantly surprised by Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa. Although it wasn't laugh-a-minute, Alan wasn't quite s-a-d enough and Michael and Lynn were underused I probably enjoyed this a lot more than most film comedies I have seen in recent years, with some genuinely funny one-liners and a couple of really hilarious sequences. 7/10. Edited January 4, 2014 by The OP 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Man Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Watched American Psycho for about the 10th time last night. Great acting in a great film from a great book. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumigoo Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Mandela. Fantastic film. I have a great interest in the life of Mandela so have been looking forward to this for some time, and they have really put together a great film. Its very balanced, it doesn't shy away from the ANC violence, or Mandela's adulterous behaviour and it isn't as cheesy as it potentially could have been. Idris Elba is a superb actor and puts on a great performance, as do the rest of the cast. The film looks great too. 8/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quentin Taranbino Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 12 Years a Slave - 7/10 Was expecting a bit more, and felt a bit long in places but overall pretty decent. A couple of excellent performances and I suspect Fassbender will get a supporting nomination for this. Don't get your hopes up for all the other 'star' people advertised, most are just cameos. Main cast is solid and worth a watch but would struggle to make my top 20 of the year (2013) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebhoy123 Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 I've kind of lost the concentration to watch films now but I watched the Matrix again a few nights ago.... Although that's more of a documentary really Still good though... Went to watch the Matrix reloaded the next night but it seemed a lot of 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAFC Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Red 2 Decent enough, with some decent humour. Catherine Zeta Jones in uniform, can't complain. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Skidmarks Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Anchorman 2 A bit shit. 4/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie95 Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Rush I really enjoyed this film, it portrayed Hunt and Lauda really well. Hemsworth and Bruhl both did really well. This is one of my favourite movies of 2013. 10/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClathyDave Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 (edited) I watched both Brotherhood (Korean) and Fortress of War (Russian) last night. Two very good films, especially Brotherhood which is one of the best films I've ever seen. Edited January 4, 2014 by ClathyDave 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runstop Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 American Hustle - Really enjoyed this, loads of great moments but it maybe didnt quite come together as a whole. 8/10 Last Vegas - enjoyed this too, nothing new but was funny in places with a little bit of genuine pathos. 7/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcat1990 Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Sightseers. Heard good things and wasn't quite sure what to expect but it was a very good film. Made me laugh alot which I certainly didn't expect. Alot more bizarre than I expected and I imagine the dialogue/feel isn't to everyone's tastes but certainly recommend. 8/10. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerSaint Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Despicable Me 2 is the funniest film I watched in 2013. I bought it on DVD and have no children to blame it on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thereisalight Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Se7en. Again 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southside Hibee Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Drive Second time I've seen the film. I throughly enjoyed it again, I enjoyed watching the relationship develop between Ryan Gosling's character and Carey Mulligan's character. 10/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grass Is Greener. Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Despicable Me 2 is the funniest film I watched in 2013. I bought it on DVD and have no children to blame it on. Same here, I'm not even sorry. I love Despicable me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meathead Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Drive Second time I've seen the film. I throughly enjoyed it again, I enjoyed watching the relationship develop between Ryan Gosling's character and Carey Mulligan's character. 10/10 I enjoyed it a lot more second time around. My main criticism of it would be the way it's marketed; the description and trailer made it seem like it would be more of an action film than it was. I spent the entire first viewing waiting for the car chases/shootouts/whatever to start and ended up feeling pretty disappointed when none of that materialised. Once you know what to expect and can enjoy it for what it is though it's an excellent film. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Despicable Me 2 is the funniest film I watched in 2013. I bought it on DVD and have no children to blame it on. Yes. Despicable Me 2 is also much better than Despicable Me. I took the weans to see: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire on Wednesday. Very disappointed. I liked the first film but this one was incomplete. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Skidmarks Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Saving Mr Banks A bit flashback crazy, but an ok film nonetheless. Very well acted and perfectly cast. I never even realised Jason Schwartzman was in it until the end. The premise was good, and you can see the links to Mary Poppins throughout the film, but it was pretty slow in parts and a bit, well, boring at times. 6/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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