What film did you watch last night?

[matticus]

Not that I needed a excuse to watch it but with the passing of the great Gene Hackman we watched The Royal Tenenbaums last night....class ❤️

I know it wasn't Anderson's first, but it was a gateway into a wonderful world for me, and I suspect many others. ❤️ indeed!

Also watched Triangle of Sadness in the week..didn't think I'd really like it but was won over,made me laugh anyway.Starring Woody Harelson it's basically a satire about the super rich.On iPlayer and worth a watch.
8/10

I was not aware of this film. not-so-fun-fact: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/aug/30/charlbi-dean-dies-model-actor-triangle-of-sadness

 

[cougie uk]

Not that I needed a excuse to watch it but with the passing of the great Gene Hackman we watched The Royal Tenenbaums last night....class ❤️

Was that the one where Bill Murray had to come onto set every day to keep Hackman in his place as he had a reputation for bullying people ?

 

[Adam4868]

I know it wasn't Anderson's first, but it was a gateway into a wonderful world for me, and I suspect many others. ❤️ indeed!

Great introduction..loved his work since his early stuff.I change my mind about which is my favourite film of his all the time 😁

I was not aware of this film. not-so-fun-fact: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/aug/30/charlbi-dean-dies-model-actor-triangle-of-sadness

Feck...that's sad.
Watch the film though,you'll like it.

 

[Adam4868]

Was that the one where Bill Murray had to come onto set every day to keep Hackman in his place as he had a reputation for bullying people ?

Bullying might be pushing it a bit...saw that interview last night.
Bill Murray Remembers Gene Hackman As A “Tough Nut” Who Gave Wes Anderson A “Really Rough” Time On ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’.

 

[Punkawallah]

The Kenneth Moore ‘39 Steps’. Still laughed when he TWOC’d the baddies car while they were changing the wheel :-)

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Also watched Triangle of Sadness in the week..didn't think I'd really like it but was won over,

We watched that when it came out, after seeing all the hype for it. My god what an awful film. We were really disappointed. In our house it's called Triangle of Boredom.

That vomiting scene is just terrible.

0/10

 

[Adam4868]

That vomiting scene is just terrible.

Lol....having worked on cruise ships for a few years when younger I used to pray for rough seas...and the seasickness that followed 🤣

 

[wiggydiggy]

Don't look up.

Leonardo di caprio
Kate blanchet
Jonah hill

An unusual film but in a good way. About a meteor heading towards earth.

I watched this last night.

It's very good, and not as self preachy as some reviews suggest it is.

The Steve Jobs/Elon Musk and the President of the USA characters are eerily preminiscent of the current Elon Musk/Donald Trump combo.

Ps The General and the Drinks/Crisps is a very funny ongoing gag

 

[AndyRM]

French Connection - 9/10

Been years since I watched this and I was a little worried I might have been remembering it too kindly based on my comment upthread.

Nope, still genius. My viewing partner was less than impressed so I guess I'm single now.

 

[Drago]

Bullying might be pushing it a bit...saw that interview last night.
Bill Murray Remembers Gene Hackman As A “Tough Nut” Who Gave Wes Anderson A “Really Rough” Time On ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’.

Depending on who you believe, Hackman simply didn't like Anderson or Angelica Huston very much and at best had a strained relationship. Not being someone to pull their punches, to say it how it is (or think it is) isn't bullying - blunt to the point of pain, perhaps.

One of Hackmans neighbours in NM would regularly give Hackman excess eggs that his hens had laid. One day Hackman turned up at the guys house with a landscape scene he had painted and insisted on giving it to the guy to show his appreciation for all the eggs. That seems the act of a thoughtful character rather than someone prone to being a gratuitous PITA for the sake of it.

 

[Psamathe]

The Gorge

OK, not very original story. Small cast (cheap), limited locations (cheap) but OK. I wouldn't recommend it but it's not a disaster. Maybe representative of the cheaper fast production we have these days from the likes of Amazon/Apple/Netflix (direct to TV?).

Ian

 

[stephec]

Combat Academy

Billed as a Police Academy style comedy, it would be true if Police Academy was a dire piece of cack.

A high school loser and his sidekick are sent to a military academy as punishment, and all manner of high jinks ensure.

Leave well alone, I watched it so that you don't have to.

 

[wiggydiggy]

Combat Academy

Billed as a Police Academy style comedy, it would be true if Police Academy was a dire piece of cack.

A high school loser and his sidekick are sent to a military academy as punishment, and all manner of high jinks ensure.

Leave well alone, I watched it so that you don't have to.

I fear a Franchise is already in the making ..

Fire Academy
Rubbish Academy
Mortuary Academy
Academy Academy
Etc....

 

[AndyRM]

The Gorge

OK, not very original story. Small cast (cheap), limited locations (cheap) but OK. I wouldn't recommend it but it's not a disaster. Maybe representative of the cheaper fast production we have these days from the likes of Amazon/Apple/Netflix (direct to TV?).

Ian

I quite like the look of this, seems up my street.

They've been coy about the actual costs but I've read anywhere from $20m which is probably about right, all the way up to $70m which seems huge for what it is.

 

[icowden]

Well just fell down an Amazon wormhole after watching episode 4 of Reacher.

Amazon keeps trying to make me watch Elevation, so I decided to watch it while I did the ironing.
It's not a bad movie, also not the best. It's an apocalypse movie where everyone has to live above 8000 feet because indestructible creatures came out of the ground and ate everyone. The mystery is how they only attack humans and never seem to rest or sleep. At bit of weak "explaining" writing at the start, and it's very predictable in places with over obvious signposting of events. I enjoyed it though. It also feels like as they were getting towards 66% done the studio went - "all right you need to finish this - 30 more minutes of film and that's it". Either that or there needs to be a sequel. There is a strong cast headed by Anthony Mackie and Morena Baccarin, so 7/10 from me.

This then led me to "Borderlands". This is a silly videogame based movie. The start is absolutely awful - terrible writing, and there is some poor CGI throughout as well as plot holes as wide as a double decker bus, but I did warm up to it. It's definitely a film you can watch where very little thinking is required, and there are some great comedy moments largely provided by a Jack Black voiced one wheeled robot - probably the best character in the film. It's weird and the body count is high but in a sanitised sort of way. Probably only a 5/10 though.