What film did you watch last night?

[gbb]

T'other night, The Pledge, Jack Nicholson courtesy of Netflix.
What was it, 2001 maybe, I don't ever remember seeing this or ever heard of it but hes always good...and it didn't disappoint.

Retiring detective gets involved with a case right at the moment of retirement, a child brutally murdered and the pledge he makes to the mother, a pledge that will haunt him. He absorbs himself, too much so and ŕight at the death, fate denies him the culprit....and madness follows.

Brilliant.

 

[Donger]

Went to see Geostorm today.Oh dear! Still, we were on a two for one offer, so only one of us felt totally ripped off.

 

[John the Monkey]

The Martian (Netflix)
Big budget adaptation of Andy Weir's breakout, initially web published novel. I don't know whether I was expecting too much from this, but while good, I found it a bit patchier than I expected. The best bits are undoubtedly Matt Damon's video diary style pieces, which evoke the Mark Watney I remember from Weir's book very well. The earthbound segments, in comparison, seem a bit "any film" to me, and it's telling that if pressed, I couldn't have recalled whether they featured in the book as well - if they did, evidently they weren't the parts of the story that made an impression on me! It also seemed to gallop a little towards the conclusion - again, I can't remember if that was a feature of the book. That quick pace is very noticeable in the compressed space of the movie though.

Silence (Prime)
Weighty Martin Scorsese film about two priests who travel to Japan (during a time of intense anti-christian persecution) to find out what had happened to their mentor. It's a film with some beautiful, haunting imagery, that captures something of the feel of a world in which one can be so completely cut off from the outside world. It also asks profound questions about the duty the faithful have to their flock, to their faith, and constantly places these things in opposition. It's gruelling at times, and I think there's a slight mis-step in the ending, but overall, this is far better than the reviews on Amazon suggest.

 

[Levo-Lon]

T'other night, The Pledge, Jack Nicholson courtesy of Netflix.
What was it, 2001 maybe, I don't ever remember seeing this or ever heard of it but hes always good...and it didn't disappoint.

Retiring detective gets involved with a case right at the moment of retirement, a child brutally murdered and the pledge he makes to the mother, a pledge that will haunt him. He absorbs himself, too much so and ŕight at the death, fate denies him the culprit....and madness follows.

Brilliant.

Agreed

 

[Profpointy]

The Four Days of Naples - Italian movie about the Germans' last four days occupying Naples and the resistance of the locals who wanted shot of them. A breathless pace from start to finish, multiple sub-plots, many slightly ragged and ultimately unresolved - intentionally, you suspect, and meant to convey the haphazardness of war - great cinematography, making the most of the post-war Neapolitan landscape, and fine performances from the cast of hundreds, most of whom had by all accounts never acted in their lives. 'Was that really two hours?' Straight into my war movie top ten.

Whilst I confess I've not seen the film described above, I have seen "Rome, Open City" on a similar theme. Whilst it's tragic and bleak it is a masterpiece of cinema

 

[Yellow Fang]

The Martian (Netflix)
Big budget adaptation of Andy Weir's breakout, initially web published novel. I don't know whether I was expecting too much from this, but while good, I found it a bit patchier than I expected. The best bits are undoubtedly Matt Damon's video diary style pieces, which evoke the Mark Watney I remember from Weir's book very well. The earthbound segments, in comparison, seem a bit "any film" to me, and it's telling that if pressed, I couldn't have recalled whether they featured in the book as well - if they did, evidently they weren't the parts of the story that made an impression on me! It also seemed to gallop a little towards the conclusion - again, I can't remember if that was a feature of the book. That quick pace is very noticeable in the compressed space of the movie though.

I was slightly disappointed with the film. The book tried to be very accurate with the science (with the exception of the sandstorm at the beginning). The film was a bit sloppy with the science. For example, I am pretty sure the white bits on these photovoltaic modules do not generate any electricity, they just look good. Why would they take this design of module to Mars?

Also, I'm pretty sure it was filmed in that place in Nevada where Wiley Coyote hangs out. They just put a red filter on the camera and thought we wouldn't notice.

 

[Yellow Fang]

I watched Kelly's Heroes, which was quite good, notwithstanding anyone would think it was a good idea to disguise a 76mm tank gun as a 90mm tank gun, and to make special shells full of paint. I have now watched Fury, The Battle of the Bulge and Kelly's Heroes. What other tank films are there?

 

[Leaway2]

I watched Kelly's Heroes, which was quite good, notwithstanding anyone would think it was a good idea to disguise a 76mm tank gun as a 90mm tank gun, and to make special shells full of paint. I have now watched Fury, The Battle of the Bulge and Kelly's Heroes. What other tank films are there?

Tank girl?

 

[cisamcgu]

The Theory of Everything - Brilliant 10/10 !!

 

[AndyRM]

I watched Kelly's Heroes, which was quite good, notwithstanding anyone would think it was a good idea to disguise a 76mm tank gun as a 90mm tank gun, and to make special shells full of paint. I have now watched Fury, The Battle of the Bulge and Kelly's Heroes. What other tank films are there?

The Beast
Lebanon
White Tiger
They Were Not Divided

Saving Private Ryan isn't really a "tank film", but the human vs. tank battle at the end is pretty epic.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

I wanted to watch JFK (haven't seen it since it was on at the flicks) on Amazon but it's not out for another 4 years.

 

[jefmcg]

I wanted to watch JFK (haven't seen it since it was on at the flicks) on Amazon but it's not out for another 4 years.

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You dodged a bullet there

(though apparently it's had far reaching influence)

 

[Drago]

Kick Ass.

A tongue in cheek super hero fillum. Nicholas Cage hams it up nicely. 7/10.

 

[MontyVeda]

Kick Ass.

A tongue in cheek super hero fillum. Nicholas Cage hams it up nicely. 7/10.

Cracking film. Have you seen Super? Very similar premise, just as good, if not better.

 

[swee'pea99]

Leviathan - Russian, very Russian. A bleak story set in a bleak yet occasionally beautiful landscape, in a nowhere little fish-processing town on a raggedy coast stuck out at the arse end of nowhere. A gruelling depiction of a very alien culture, kind of like Glasgow in the '60s with more corruption, fewer laughs, and hopeless, futureless lives of quiet desperation, drenched in vodka. Superb acting, a script as clean and lean as the landscape, and flawless cinematography. 9/10.