What film did you watch last night?

[AndyRM]

Well I watched a film that made the average Drago recommended dross seem like masterpieces.

Midnight Meat Train...

Vinnie Jones plays a subway serial killer and is pursued by a photographer (Bradley Cooper) in a gruesome, bloody, and quite ridiculous film.

The director did do something to make Vinnie's acting better, he didn't give him any dialogue whatsoever...

His 'acting' consisted of hitting people in the face with a big hammer, and pulling strange faces

2/10.

I was given that on DVD, because I "like rubbish horror films". Aye, but not that rubbish.

 

[John the Monkey]

I dont think hes made a bad one,hard to pick.

Fantastic Mr Fox. Although people love it, I found it unbearably smug.

The best of Wes, for me, would be Grand Budapest, or Moonrise Kingdom. I do love Life Acquatic though.

 

[potsy]

I was given that on DVD, because I "like rubbish horror films". Aye, but not that rubbish.

I too like rubbish horror films, and rubbish action films, they mostly star Jason Statham but not all

 

[John the Monkey]

Personal Shopper (Netflix)
I was excited to see this pychological horror pop up on Netflix, following some great reviews on release. I'd like to watch it again, but on a first watch, I was impressed by this intelligent tale that refuses to settle on easy explanations.

Kristen Stewart plays a young woman whose brother recently died. The two share a congenital heart condition, and may share a degree of sensitivity to the spirit world. She takes a job as a personal shopper, waiting for her brother to send her some sign of his spirit's survival into the next world. What I liked most about this film, I think, is the way it emphasises the distance between her and her employer (communicating only by text, or notes), and between her and the other people in the film, echoing her desperate need to connect with her brother. There's also a Babadook like meditation on grief, and its ill effects, although Personal Shopper refuses to give as easy an answer as the Babadook. More art film than pulse pounding terror, but very good.

 

[John the Monkey]

Also! Remember that "Sorceror", followed by "The Master" shows on Friday 2nd Feb, from 10:45 on Film4. That's a heck of a night of film in anyone's book.

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/sorcerer

 

[Drago]

Tangerine Dream did the music to the Sorcerer.

 

[Adam4868]

Fantastic Mr Fox. Although people love it, I found it unbearably smug.

The best of Wes, for me, would be Grand Budapest, or Moonrise Kingdom. I do love Life Acquatic though.

Like i said like all his stuff,i love Darjeeling Limited aswell.

 

[Profpointy]

Also! Remember that "Sorceror", followed by "The Master" shows on Friday 2nd Feb, from 10:45 on Film4. That's a heck of a night of film in anyone's book.

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/sorcerer

From the synopsis it sounds like a straght remake of Wages of Fear -itself a masterpiece

 

[swee'pea99]

Three Billboards....terrific. Excellent performances do full justice to a brilliant script. By turns gut-wrenching, hilarious, and profoundly moving, it never takes the easy route but portrays all the characters with real affection for their humanity and complexity, and the central story with a blessed absence of glibness, and a rich appreciation of the subtleties and nuances and downright dirty cussedness of life. Should hoover up Oscars...probably end up with a token one for wardrobe or something. Too real for tinseltown.

 

[AndyRM]

The Brothers Grimsby - 2/10

Tries desperately hard to be as edgy and risque as previous Cohen films but fails. Gave it a couple of points because the flashback scenes are quite moving and the cinematography is very good.

 

[nickyboy]

Personal Shopper (Netflix)
I was excited to see this pychological horror pop up on Netflix, following some great reviews on release. I'd like to watch it again, but on a first watch, I was impressed by this intelligent tale that refuses to settle on easy explanations.

Kristen Stewart plays a young woman whose brother recently died. The two share a congenital heart condition, and may share a degree of sensitivity to the spirit world. She takes a job as a personal shopper, waiting for her brother to send her some sign of his spirit's survival into the next world. What I liked most about this film, I think, is the way it emphasises the distance between her and her employer (communicating only by text, or notes), and between her and the other people in the film, echoing her desperate need to connect with her brother. There's also a Babadook like meditation on grief, and its ill effects, although Personal Shopper refuses to give as easy an answer as the Babadook. More art film than pulse pounding terror, but very good.

Although we're never gonna agree on some of Tarantino's work, your recommendations are, without exception, the kind of films I like. So I shall give this one a try

 

[Drago]

Exit Wounds.

Steven Seagals best film by a mile. Puts Under Siege in the shade. Very violent thriller, but with a well paced, decent plot. Some good supporting acting from Tom Arnold and Anthony Anderson make this surprisingly watchable.

7/10.

 

[Nigel-YZ1]

Logan: A shock to the system for an X-men fan. Jackman, Stewart and Keen are a great combination. The plot, so similar to Dark Angel, was a little obvious. The violence amazingly only warranted a 15 cert.
I don't like films that try to finish things off, and this one certainly goes at it with a sledgehammer.
Left me a little sad for a world I've enjoyed since I was a kid.

All that said it's 8/10. It's a film that does it's job brutally well.

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

Logan: A shock to the system for an X-men fan. Jackman, Stewart and Keen are a great combination. The plot, so similar to Dark Angel, was a little obvious. The violence amazingly only warranted a 15 cert.
I don't like films that try to finish things off, and this one certainly goes at it with a sledgehammer.
Left me a little sad for a world I've enjoyed since I was a kid.

All that said it's 8/10. It's a film that does it's job brutally well.

That will be it with those actors, but with Disney getting the rights to the X-Men franchise I’m sure new actors will take over when the mutants are added to the MCU. Maybe they’ll get Wolverine’s height right this time too (not to say I didn’t like Jackman, he was the embodiment of Wolverine, just one foot too tall).

 

[Nigel-YZ1]

That will be it with those actors, but with Disney getting the rights to the X-Men franchise I’m sure new actors will take over when the mutants are added to the MCU. Maybe they’ll get Wolverine’s height right this time too (not to say I didn’t like Jackman, he was the embodiment of Wolverine, just one foot too tall).

The Disney thing is a shame. I think Star Wars didn't need the extra movies. Just too repetitive. I've not seen the latest but am not holding much hope.