What film did you watch last night?

[Profpointy]

Life and Death of Colonel Blimp. A genuine 10 out of 10 film. Fine craftsmanship and filmaking, a truly wonderful bit of storytelling and real depth. I unfortunately had some smoke from the fire which brought some tears to eye which made it hard to see clearly on occasion. There are many fine films but this is as fine a film as any of them. Just perfect.

 

[pjd57]

Watched Walk The Line yesterday afternoon.

Superb film.

 

[lazybloke]

Dante's Peak. Hahahahahahahahahaha, what utter trash.
Did someone Pierce Brosnan a singing part in Mamma Mia after watching Dante's Peak? Was it that scene where he sings 'row, row, row the boat'* ?

* as Grandma's legs dissolve in the acidic lake

 

[SteCenturion]

Cold Mountain, Jude Law, Renee Zellweger, Nicole Kidman on TV & loved it, good story.

 

[swee'pea99]

What's up Doc? A film I last saw when it came out, as a teenager, and loved. And guess what? Forty odd years on, I loved it just as much. Wonderfully scatty and tangled plot, great central performances (and some very good other ones) and absolutely jam-packed with great one liners and cracking visual set pieces. Never lets up from start to finish. A cracker.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Watched Walk The Line yesterday afternoon.

A fine performance by Witherspoon, & Phoenix

 

[Saluki]

One of those minor masterpieces that you'd never have chosen to watch yet see on TV or on a plane or whatever. It's indeed a little bit special

I did see it on a plane actually. As soon as I got home, I went to the DVD shop and bought it. It's a great film and I am glad that it's not just me who thinks that it's a bit special

 

[AndyRM]

Spy - 8/10

Genuinely funny, and an incredible cast for what is pretty much fluff. Melissa McCarthy is absolutely brilliant but Jason Statham ripping the proverbial out of himself had me crying with laughter.

Confusingly, Miranda Hart is also excellent in it. Probably helps that she isn't relying on jokes about being tall and clumsy.

 

[Drago]

Jurassic World.

I've a soft spot for this series of films, even if you think they would have figured out by now that whatever you do the dinosaurs will escape and eat people!

The usual fare, premonitions of doom go unheeded, the person who was ignored goes off in a strop but returns to save the day, and the bad person gets his cummuppence by getting chomped on by the Indomitus Rex, that sort of thing.

So a bit formulaic, but it still made me smile - 7/10.

Dante's Peak. Hahahahahahahahahaha, what utter trash.

It was, but it follows the pattern - premonitions of doom go unheeded, Pierce starts packing to go off in a strop, and uses his flawed knowledge of vulcanology to save the kids, even if he does let Grandma get dissolved in acid. Pierce does it manfully, without swearing ( I'd have had rampant tourettes in that situation!) and saves the day. What's more, he does it without a single hair in his stylishly coiffured head being disturbed. With these things it is so bad that it teeters on the event horizon of dreadfulness and almost becomes good as a result.

 

[Tenacious Sloth]

A Man Called Ove on Amazon Prime.

Totally ruined by inane comments coming from my MIL all the way through the film.

Had to walk out 10 minutes before the end for my wife’s sake, so don’t know what happened at the end.

Graham

 

[swee'pea99]

A Man Called Ove on Amazon Prime.

Totally ruined by inane comments coming from my MIL all the way through the film.

Had to walk out 10 minutes before the end for my wife’s sake, so don’t know what happened at the end.

Graham

That's a shame. We watched it and really enjoyed it. People who insist on talking through movies should be tied to the furniture and gagged. You think I'm joking?

 

[Hitchington]

The Disaster Artist

A film about friendship and the making of the best worst film ever. Great stuff from the Franco brothers. 8.5/10

 

[mustang1]

Jurassic World.

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

Back to the Future. A classic.

 

[biggs682]

School of Rock