What film did you watch last night?

[lazybloke]

I haven't, apparently it's a prequel, and to be honest I'm not overly bothered about seeing it.

Kind of like Cube (which it's easy to compare it to), it's contained within its own walls as a film and expanding out into the motivations seems like a waste of time.

The same comparison occurred to me.
Cube was great but I can't remember the next film in the series - which suggests to me it was a bit poor. (I had both on imported Canadian DVDs, but no longer have a Region 0 player) .
Quite liked Platform, as one of the first films I watched when I subscribed to Netflix. Not sure what I'd expect from a 2nd movie.

 

[cyberknight]

tried to watch start trek section 31 and managed maybe 15 mins before i gave up as it was dire .

 

[AndyRM]

The same comparison occurred to me.
Cube was great but I can't remember the next film in the series - which suggests to me it was a bit poor. (I had both on imported Canadian DVDs, but no longer have a Region 0 player) .
Quite liked Platform, as one of the first films I watched when I subscribed to Netflix. Not sure what I'd expect from a 2nd movie.

The second two Cubes are alright, but nowhere near as good as the first.

 

[Tail End Charlie]

Last night I watched "The Green Book", based on a true story of a tour made in 1962 by a black classical pianist through the southern states of America accompanied by his American/ Italian minder. It's billed as a comedy drama and is good fun.

 

[Adam4868]

Nosferatu
I love a Gothic horror so was looking forward to seeing this and for me it didn't disappoint.Its a bit of a slow burn and maybe not for everyone,but it's beautifully shot and well worth a viewing if you get chance.

 

[AndyRM]

Companion - 9/10

Another "Scream Unseen" and I'm glad I knew absolutely nothing about it. And I don't want to give anything away but if you like tales about morality and ethics wrapped up in blacker than Hades humour then this is definitely for you.

 

[matticus]

The Hole, which was Keira Knightleys' first major film appearance

"major"? Some would say Phantom Menace. But I guess it's subjective, so I'll let it go ...

 

[Electric_Andy]

Anatomy of a Fall. 8/10. Man falls from balcony, wife is a suspect. Most of the film is a courtroom drama but it goes into a lot of detail about the relationship. Probably because it's French, and much of it subtitled, it feels more realistic without the American style "you can't handle the truth" sensationalism in the court

 

[captain nemo1701]

There are some which pop up at regular intervals when channel surfing & I always delve into them. Its like Sarah Millican says, even if you've see it a million times and have the DVD, if its on, you're watching:

Crack in the World: pops up all the time, enjoyable doom-laden sci-fi disaster shenanigans about a geology experiment gone wrong, no CGI, dodgy FX, no real science but fun 1960's end-of-world flick.

Island of Terror: Pesky accidentally - engineered silicon life gives old Pete Cushing a hard time. Slowest monsters you'll ever see but emanate a weird 1960's spacey-sound effect.

Gorgo : UK answer to Godzilla, bloke in rubber monster suit trashes model set of London.

 

[cougie uk]

Saw Conclave at the cinema last night. Excellent film. Great acting by Fiennes - I can see why he got an Oscar nomination.
Now I need to see The Brutalist but I hear it's three and a half hours long. It has an intermission !

 

[ianrauk]

Civil War
Pretty good stuff, albeit quite grim watching at times.

 

[PaulSB]

Number 24 on Netflix is the story of Gunnar Sonsteby a member of the Norwegian resistance and Norway's most highly decorated civilian. Excellent.

 

[straas]

Nowhere special on the iPlayer, about a dad with months to live trying to find a new family for his three year old.

8/10; keep the tissues handy

 

[AndyRM]

Babygirl - 6.5/10

Whenever films about kink in relationships (dom/sub for this one) gets a mainstream airing I'm interested to see if they get it close to right. Normally you get utter nonsense like 50 Shades of Grey (though the source material wasn't much to work with) or you get brilliance like Secretary (which is still to be bested).

This is way closer to Secretary in terms of accuracy and understanding but it's just not particularly memorable. There are a few standout scenes but overall it just feels a bit muddled which is a shame.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

'Heartbreak Ridge', with SWMBO, on Saturday night