What film did you watch last night?

[AndyRM]

its a difficult one, if you are really really a fan then you will find fault after fault and a lot of people seem to dislike anything that Zack Snyder touches these days and there are a few things in this film which were unnecessary or pointless but there is a hint to whats in the next film or films...
all in all I enjoyed it

Snyder is a funny one for me. Loved Dawn of the Dead, 300, Sucker Punch and Watchmen. Then Man of Steel was just awful. I suppose he's directing stuff I really don't care about any more so that's why I've gone off him, and fan boys don't like the liberties he takes with their favourite characters.

 

[John the Monkey]

There's nowt wrong with films for the sake of entertainment (I love the Fast and Furious)

As do all right thinking people.

Anyway, I watched a couple of comedy specials, Hannibal Buress' "Comedy Camisado" and John Richardson's "Funny Magnet". I like Hannibal Buress (having first seen him on The Eric André Show) but think "Animal Furnace" and "Live in Chicago" are better than this one.

I enjoyed "Funny Magnet" - if you know Richardson's other work, you probably know what to expect - standouts for me were a routine about house sharing, and one about how fairy tales would actually end.

 

[glenn forger]

I had vaguely heard of Patty Duke but I never knew her husband was John Astin:

and son is Sean Astin:

 

[glenn forger]

Bone Tomahawk is the most unusual and haunting film I've seen this year. I'm not saying anything else, you just have to watch it. Extremely violent. Kurt Russell is brilliant and holds it together.

 

[AndyRM]

Bone Tomahawk is the most unusual and haunting film I've seen this year. I'm not saying anything else, you just have to watch it. Extremely violent. Kurt Russell is brilliant and holds it together.

He does more than hold it together; he makes it.

Especially in the last 40 minutes which are some of the most brutal scenes I think I've seen.

 

[John the Monkey]

F

Horror about a school subjected to an attack by a gang of hooded yoofs (we assume - they could be diminutive adults, I guess). It has a decent setup, but seems to peter out over the course of its running time. It's ok, but not much more.

 

[lazybloke]

Time Lapse (2014) : "Three friends discover a mysterious machine that takes pictures 24hrs into the future, and conspire to use it for personal gain, until disturbing and dangerous images begin to develop".

Interesting variation on the more common time-travel theme.

 

[Hitchington]

Locke. One man, Tom Hardy, drives from Birmingham to London to be at the birth of his child and has various telephone conversations on his hands free while travelling. Doesn't sound that exciting, but I thought it was quite compelling with enough drama and tension to make me care and keep me watching until the end. Hardy's performance is very good as the only actor we see on screen (the rest are all but voices on the other end of the phone) and it is nicely shot using the orange glow of motorway lights to illuminate Hardy in his car. 7/10 (on Netflix)

 

[John the Monkey]

Youth in Revolt

A pretty lightweight, but enjoyable Michael Cera vehicle - I enjoyed it, but if you've had enough of his gauche loser who somehow triumphs in the end persona, this might be a bit much. (Go and watch "This is the End" instead, where he sends that up to great effect).

 

[MiK1138]

Setled down to watch Legend (story of the Krays) but found The Krays on TV so watched that instead

 

[John the Monkey]

The Five Venoms

Creaky old Kung fu film that somehow manages to be great fun. Part of Film 4's Martial Arts Gold season.

 

[lazybloke]

"Escape from Tomorrow" (2013), which I found by looking for "quirky" films.
I liked Disney being subverted, but it's just bizarre. Can't begin to explain it.

 

[swee'pea99]

Alien. Still a cracking piece of work. John Hurt's chest-explosion must be one of the all-time movie moments!

 

[John the Monkey]

Starred Up

Prison drama with Jack O'Connell - great performances throughout, and a sustained, pressurised feeling of imminent, violent threat that gives the few lighter moments a feeling of real relief. Porridge, it ain't, and not a great choice for a feel good night in, although it's a very good film.

 

[classic33]

The Wind That Shakes The Barley

Ireland under transition to Free State. Family member against family member.
First "Bloody Sunday" shown, and the attitude to it on the day.