What movie did you watch last night? (5 Viewers)

[David Kronenbourg]

Also watched True Story, Franco is really good and creepy in it but him aside there’s not much to recommend.

 

[Unicron]

Really enjoyed it. Funniest superhero film in a long time. Only bugbear was the overuse of greenscreen/digital effects. Almost makes you long for the days of Honey I Shrunk The Kids! Other than that I can’t really fault it.

Oh yeah, I should have included my opinion on it. I enjoyed it a lot, villain a bit hammy but otherwise good. Much better than the new Avengers film.

Related to something I've probably said about the second Captain America film (and stealing from the half in the bag review), neither of them are what I'd primarily classify as superhero movies, Winter Soldier is a spy movie, that has superheroes, and Ant man is a heist movie, that has superheroes.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

I notice these things. I think CGI is the worst thing to happen in film since they invented sound.

Sound was bad?

And what about Jurassic Park? Avatar? Ex Machina? District 9? Hugo?
Surely it has its place like everything else?

 

[David Kronenbourg]

Sound was bad?

And what about Jurassic Park? Avatar? Ex Machina? District 9? Hugo?
Surely it has its place like everything else?

Hugo is the only one of those I’d consider truly great, and yes, it was one of the few instances in recent cinema I can recall when 3D technology enhanced the viewing experience

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

Apology accepted.

 

[David Kronenbourg]

Apology accepted.

ahahaha

 

[David Kronenbourg]

Think Spielberg’s War of the Worlds is an example of CGI done really well. The new Planet of the Apes films as well. Avatar is a pile of blue poo.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

Think Spielberg’s War of the Worlds is an example of CGI done really well. The new Planet of the Apes films as well. Avatar is a pile of blue poo.

So it's a tool that has been used really well, but also poorly?

 

[David Kronenbourg]

So it's a tool that has been used really well, but also poorly?

Mostly poorly and lazily, in my opinion

 

[Anthony]

Mortacai, more like mortawhy?

 

[GO]

Mortacai, more like mortawhy?

I was always steering clear of that thing

 

[Cormcolash]

Also watched True Story, Franco is really good and creepy in it but him aside there’s not much to recommend.

Yeah saw that the other week, pretty decent film really without being outstanding. The fact that yer man is now writing and shit in real life is mad

 

[Cormcolash]

Bernie, quite good.

Not as good as Weekend at Bernie's

 

[Unicron]

Heaven Adores You, the Elliott Smith documentary. I'm a big fan and I'd love to see, or even read, a decent thing about the guy but this isn't it. Too long and mostly dull.

Maybe he wasn't all that interesting a guy aside from the amazing music he made.

 

[chris d]

Bummer, I'll avoid that. The bio that used to be on sweet addy was probably the best thing written on him.

I watched the Man Who's Mind Exploded at the weekend. Oddly relaxing. I enjoyed it.

Recorded From Dusk till Dawn last night. Sex Machine.
I'm recording When A Woman Ascends the Stairs on Film 4 tonight. 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes is usually worth a go.

 

[dudley]

Kingsman, tremendously silly fun, and it looked pretty great throughout, though I particularly enjoyed the main CGI sequence towards the end, where they'd patently run out of money and seemed to make it as deliberately terrible as possible. The bit with...the fireworks

Had been totally unaware of this movie, and gave it a quick check on wikipedia after, has already grossed over $400 million, mental.

 

[dudley]

Mortacai, more like mortawhy?

Siskel and Mackey

 

[Richie]

You're Ugly Too - Bit of a shoulder shrugger, nice enough but very low key. You initially think it's going for the charming indie comedy thing but it tries to delve into a few weightier issues. I might be a bit Aiden Gillen-d out but I didn't really buy him as somebody going through the emotional wringer that his character must have been going through...

Spoiler

i.e. with his sister having died a few weeks earlier and with him desperate not to go back into prison

...the character seemed bored more than anything. He has some nice moments interacting with the young girl as things start to get more serious, it's all a little bit slight though.

 

[Cormcolash]

Maggie, the Arnie zombie film. Kind of the opposite of what you'd think an Arnie zombie film would entail. Really downbeat and stuff, and pretty good too. Still spent the whole time watching it making Arnold noises in my head, EAEUGHEAUHGEAHUGEHAAGAEUHEAGUHEAGUHEAUHGEAU

 

[David Kronenbourg]

The Face of an Angel. Boring, pretentious and humourless, like Daniel Bruhl's character