What film did you watch last night?

[Tin Pot]

I read that it was totally knackered by the studio, who did the final edit and made a mess of it. Whether the intended film would have been any better will forever be a mystery.

Hmm, makes some sense - there were a few seemingly disjointed moments. It sets itself up as a "is he mad or is this real" but never goes into it. Some scenes would've been better if it turned out he'd imagined it. His dismissal for instance - the scene with the security guards has an external shot you can't see them in, so it could've been a hallucination.

Then, what should've been the final scene, two old enemies both dying of illness is just rubbish. He walks out for no reason. A faff later, with no plot progression, he's back to finish it.

Oh and there a terrible scene of him in a car that clearly is not in Kenya, and he's not in the car either, just his eyes edited into the mirror.

Tripe!

 

[AndyRM]

Hmm, makes some sense - there were a few seemingly disjointed moments. It sets itself up as a "is he mad or is this real" but never goes into it. Some scenes would've been better if it turned out he'd imagined it. His dismissal for instance - the scene with the security guards has an external shot you can't see them in, so it could've been a hallucination.

Then, what should've been the final scene, two old enemies both dying of illness is just rubbish. He walks out for no reason. A faff later, with no plot progression, he's back to finish it.

Oh and there a terrible scene of him in a car that clearly is not in Kenya, and he's not in the car either, just his eyes edited into the mirror.

Tripe!

Filmed in Australia and Romania!

I only really knew about this film because Nicolas Refn was originally lined up to direct. Wisely, it would seem, he bailed.

 

[swee'pea99]

Body of Lies. Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe in an above-average Middle-East set smokes & mirrors thriller: well scripted, acted and directed, though for me at least it lacked the x factor - the indefinable stickiness that makes for a really striking & memorable movie. I suspect that in a couple of months I'll recall very little about it. So, good, but no cigar.

 

[AndyRM]

Pulp Fiction (for the first time on the big screen - being shown to raise money for a local school's PTA...)

So much to like, great script, phenomenal performances, snappy editing. Only downside was not being able to get Harvey Keitel's truly awful insurance adverts as Mr. Wolf out of my head when he showed up. A travesty.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

CHIPS

A film prequel to the 80s American cop show. Awful just doesn't even begin to do it. Ponch is now a sex addict FBI agent who runs off to public toilets three times a day to masturbate (nope, you read that right) whilst Baker is a cuckold with titanium arms that deflect bullets. The plot, such as it is, is that they have to find crooked officers within LAPD. For some reason this means they have to swap their Harley Davidsons for Ducatis (equipped with flashing blue lights) and ditch their uniforms for racing leathers. No, I didn't get it either. The motorbike chase scenes are ridiculous with three bikes constantly changing places in the shots ...

oh forget it. Awful, awful. But not in a so bad it's good way.

- 2 out of 10

 

[Nigel-YZ1]

Red 2.

Bad points - No discernable plot, improbable action scenes, dreadful weapons drills,

Good points - Helen Mirren, Anthony Hopkins, A Dillon Aero M134 Gatling gun.

4/10. Worth a watch only if you have nothing else to do, like have a 2 hour dump, or cut the grass.

Pretty much the same opinion here.

The chase on the motorway that was just an airport runway with armco and no lanes the other direction was pretty obvious.
As was using the old Top Gear test track as an airport complete with that modified 747 from the Bond movie in the background.

 

[Nigel-YZ1]

CHIPS

A film prequel to the 80s American cop show. Awful just doesn't even begin to do it. Ponch is now a sex addict FBI agent who runs off to public toilets three times a day to masturbate (nope, you read that right) whilst Baker is a cuckold with titanium arms that deflect bullets. The plot, such as it is, is that they have to find crooked officers within LAPD. For some reason this means they have to swap their Harley Davidsons for Ducatis (equipped with flashing blue lights) and ditch their uniforms for racing leathers. No, I didn't get it either. The motorbike chase scenes are ridiculous with three bikes constantly changing places in the shots ...

oh forget it. Awful, awful. But not in a so bad it's good way.

- 2 out of 10

Does it have improbably somersaulting cars with engines and drivetrains removed?

 

[midlife]

Pretty much the same opinion here.

The chase on the motorway that was just an airport runway with armco and no lanes the other direction was pretty obvious.
As was using the old Top Gear test track as an airport complete with that modified 747 from the Bond movie in the background.

Slightly off topic but I always wondered what that 747 was, thanks . Does it fly?

Shaun

 

[Nigel-YZ1]

Slightly off topic but I always wondered what that 747 was, thanks . Does it fly?

Shaun

It was modified with mocked up double engine nacelles for a sequence in Casino Royale. It can't fly.

 

[midlife]

It was modified with mocked up double engine nacelles for a sequence in Casino Royale. It can't fly.

Thanks

 

[PaulB]

War Dogs. Really good this one. Starring Jonah Hill who brings a certain similarity to the Wolf of Wall Street to this fillum. I give it a very creditable 6/10 with a following wind in the out of ten department.

 

[Sandra6]

Manchester by the Sea.
Nothing much happened and the acting was dire. 3/10

 

[AndyRM]

Manchester by the Sea.
Nothing much happened and the acting was dire. 3/10

Easily one of the best films from last year!

 

[Sandra6]

Easily one of the best films from last year!

Really? It just seemed a lot of not saying very much and leaving you to fill in the blanks.

 

[AndyRM]

Really? It just seemed a lot of not saying very much and leaving you to fill in the blanks.

Well, it's no fast paced effort, more a study of grief and tragedy. If it spelled out how you were supposed to feel/react it would be insulting.