What film did you watch last night?

[AndyRM]

Righteous Kill - 4/10

I remember a lot of hype around this as De Niro and Pacino being reunited for the first time since Heat. As you'd expect they perform admirably but are badly let down by a shonky script and a dismal supporting cast.

Not a total disaster, but it's only worth watching for them.

 

[MontyVeda]

And yet, still more than

your feeble attempts to justify yourself are wasted.

 

[martint235]

I just watched Mad Max, the original one. It's over 35 years since I first saw it and I have to say it's aged badly. Some bits are still good but not as good as I remember them as an 11 year old.

Now half way through the Last Knights. Not sure yet.

 

[MontyVeda]

I just watched Mad Max, the original one. It's over 35 years since I first saw it and I have to say it's aged badly. Some bits are still good but not as good as I remember them as an 11 year old.

...

My favourite bit when rewatching MM1 for the first time since then was yelling.... IT'S LIZZIE BIRDSWORTH!

It also has a couple of amazing stunts towards the end.

 

[swee'pea99]

not as good as I remember them as an 11 year old.

Really? Gosh. Who'da thunk it?

 

[martint235]

Really? Gosh. Who'da thunk it?

Hey its hard going back. I thought the bit where the guy's hand is torn off was about 10 mins into the film rather than about an hour. Plus now I'm in my 40s,watching a very young Mel Gibson say "the chain between those cuffs is high tensile steel. You can probably hack through it in 10 mins, you could cut through your ankle in 5" is laughable rather than threatening and cool.

Oh and the Last Knights is cack

 

[John the Monkey]

A Hijacking

Danish film about the hijacking of a ship by Somali pirates. Told from the point of view of the crew (particularly the cook and engineer) and the negotiating team. Harrowing, in a psychological way, and very good indeed. Sadly it disappears from Netflix on the 27th, so if you have an hour and a bit spare, watch it.

 

[MontyVeda]

Hey its hard going back. I thought the bit where the guy's hand is torn off was about 10 mins into the film rather than about an hour. Plus now I'm in my 40s,watching a very young Mel Gibson say "the chain between those cuffs is high tensile steel. You can probably hack through it in 10 mins, you could cut through your ankle in 5" is laughable rather than threatening and cool.

Oh and the Last Knights is cack

I remember watching my very first pirate video... it felt so wrong, so right... having something so illegal in the house and my parents knew about it... that most exciting of counterfeit videos was Mad Max 2; the picture scattered rolled every few seconds and it would have been unwatchable if it wasn't so exciting. My recent rewatch of MM2 had me hankering for the shoddy pirate video... I still enjoyed it, but not as much as when i was half expecting the video-cops to break the front door down at any second.

 

[Hitchington]

Deadpool. It was ok 6/10

 

[benb]

I remember watching my very first pirate video... it felt so wrong, so right... having something so illegal in the house and my parents knew about it... that most exciting of counterfeit videos was Mad Max 2; the picture scattered rolled every few seconds and it would have been unwatchable if it wasn't so exciting. My recent rewatch of MM2 had me hankering for the shoddy pirate video... I still enjoyed it, but not as much as when i was half expecting the video-cops to break the front door down at any second.

 

[Large]

Spectre - It was alright, I guess. Much better than Quantum of Solace, but then that isn't very difficult.

 

[biggs682]

Hairspray

 

[NorthernDave]

Philomena. Sentimental and well-intentioned, but dull .

These days I struggle to watch anything with Steve Coogan is in without expecting him to go "A-ha!" at some point.

 

[Elybazza61]

Tonight,not last night;Delicatessen,funny French film about a post apocalyptic France based in the aforementioned Delicatessen attached to rented apartments run by a butcher were a string of handymen (and residents) have met their end becoming tea for the favoured residents.Also involves a former clown,vegetarian underground resistance,saw playing,a squeaking bed,lentils and a gun toting postie.

 

[NorthernDave]

Mad Max Fury Road.
Good but not great, if you know what I mean. Can't say that the stunts weren't impressive though.