Holy shit it was nasty, the lead actor will probably be someone to look out for, good looking bloke who acted brilliantly with his eyes and head and worked with an atrocious script. Michael Sheen is always good and he was working with bad writing too.
The premise was fairly straightforward but the story was horrible. There are two particularly graphic scenes, one genuinely made me wince where someone got 'purified' by a very unpleasant piece of work and one that featured in the trailers of the lead being fed into what looked like a cross between a meat grinder and a wood chipper.
It wasn't a nice watch, it reminded me of the programme on Sky Atlantic where a shit sorry is committed to camera punctuated with some very graphic and extreme violence and has nothing else of substance about it
it was well shot and the camera work was good. As a film, I wished I hadn't bothered
2/5
Thought the build up of tension was quite good. Lost its way a bit in the last third. Not bothered by the violence. Considerably less violent than The Raid films Gareth Evans directed. The lead is Dan Stevens of Downton Abbey and Legion fame. I can easily see him being the next James Bond.
Yeah he was good, acted really well
I wanted to like it, but the story was poor putting it kindly.
Violence in films doesn't bother me, in this film sadly the extreme nature of 2 scenes are the only parts that made it memorable. You'll know the bit I mean when I say the point of view camera work as the character was being purified was very smooth whilst being grim!
Watched Hurricane recently. Its WW2, Battle of Britain, the true story of Polish pilots who formed 303 squadron and shot down more of the Hun than any other squadron in the BoB. Really enjoyed it..
Solid film, entertaining. Is out on DVD and Blu Ray on Monday in case anybody is interested :-)
Top job @supaclive my nephews MIL family was originally from Poland and escaped to the UK, so this film resonated with her in a big way. May I ask what was your involvement in the film.
Having spent a fair amount of time in Belgium I can honestly say the writers got it right. Nothing to do other than get pissed
Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson and Ray Fiennes are brilliant as is Elise from the tunnel
Yeah I saw it a few months after being in Bruges. The first night was lovely. Then the second day... I don't think I've ever felt more claustrophobic in a city before. It was driving me mad. The film was like validation for how I felt there.
It didn't help that I had to share a room with @March51 only to discover the full extent of his snoring ability.
I am not sure how to more highly recommend the movie I saw tonight, "Free Solo."
A documentary about Alex Honnold's free climb of El Capitan (Yosemite) in June of 2017, it's the most tense thing I've ever seen where I already knew the ending (he made it.) Anyone who has ever seen El Cap in person immediately can register the magnitude of such a thing.
By "free-climb" of El Cap, that means no ropes or parachute or safety gear. One mis-step or loss of finger-grips and you drop to your death. No one had ever attempted it before and obviously no one ever completed it before.
Not only did he climb the 3000ft sheer granite face only wearing a t-shirt and nylon pants, he did the whole thing in 3 hours and 56 minutes!
The movie shows his preparation, how he looks at the risky sport, his budding relationship with his girlfriend, and even has a sequence where scientists run a MRI on his brain and discover his amigdula, which usually registers fear, does not fire except in extreme circumstances.
His dedication is total. He lived out of a van for 7 years in the valley getting ready.
The movie is about the mental and physical limits of the human machine and about one person pushing the limits of what anyone thought was possible. I highly recommend this movie on the big screen so you can see the magnitude of it all. 9.5/10
I am not sure how to more highly recommend the movie I saw tonight, "Free Solo."
A documentary about Alex Honnold's free climb of El Capitan (Yosemite) in June of 2017, it's the most tense thing I've ever seen where I already knew the ending (he made it.) Anyone who has ever seen El Cap in person immediately can register the magnitude of such a thing.
By "free-climb" of El Cap, that means no ropes or parachute or safety gear. One mis-step or loss of finger-grips and you drop to your death. No one had ever attempted it before and obviously no one ever completed it before.
Not only did he climb the 3000ft sheer granite face only wearing a t-shirt and nylon pants, he did the whole thing in 3 hours and 56 minutes!
The movie shows his preparation, how he looks at the risky sport, his budding relationship with his girlfriend, and even has a sequence where scientists run a MRI on his brain and discover his amigdula, which usually registers fear, does not fire except in extreme circumstances.
His dedication is total. He lived out of a van for 7 years in the valley getting ready.
The movie is about the mental and physical limits of the human machine and about one person pushing the limits of what anyone thought was possible. I highly recommend this movie on the big screen so you can see the magnitude of it all. 9.5/10
Here are some pics of his climb.
These trees are about 25 meters tall, down there.
How/where did you watch? I'd love something like this.
On Saturday night went to see A star is born, was excellent
Overheard a young guy on the bus saying that he is taking his girlfriend to see the film A star is born at the weekend...not sure what it’s about but thinks it’s about the life of Lady Ga Ga. I didn’t have the heart to spoil the film for him and whether he had heard of Kristofersen and Straisand (sp?)
On Saturday night went to see A star is born, was excellent
Overheard a young guy on the bus saying that he is taking his girlfriend to see the film A star is born at the weekend...not sure what it’s about but thinks it’s about the life of Lady Ga Ga. I didn’t have the heart to spoil the film for him and whether he had heard of Kristofersen and Straisand (sp?)
saw "First Man" this week. Seemed to want to be both a film about how rickety and risky the moon programme was and about Armstrong as a guy and not sure if they managed it but worth seeing especially, if like me, you remember the Apollo missions on TV.
Also shout out for including a version of the great Gil Scott Heron's "Whitey's on the Moon" at a demo which allowed them to squeeze it into the timeframe as not released until after Apollo XI
saw "First Man" this week. Seemed to want to be both a film about how rickety and risky the moon programme was and about Armstrong as a guy and not sure if they managed it but worth seeing especially, if like me, you remember the Apollo missions on TV.
Also shout out for including a version of the great Gil Scott Heron's "Whitey's on the Moon" at a demo which allowed them to squeeze it into the timeframe as not released until after Apollo XI
So that’s why I saw you wandering around Bluewater
saw "First Man" this week. Seemed to want to be both a film about how rickety and risky the moon programme was and about Armstrong as a guy and not sure if they managed it but worth seeing especially, if like me, you remember the Apollo missions on TV.
Also shout out for including a version of the great Gil Scott Heron's "Whitey's on the Moon" at a demo which allowed them to squeeze it into the timeframe as not released until after Apollo XI
So that’s why I saw you wandering around Bluewater
saw "First Man" this week. Seemed to want to be both a film about how rickety and risky the moon programme was and about Armstrong as a guy and not sure if they managed it but worth seeing especially, if like me, you remember the Apollo missions on TV.
Also shout out for including a version of the great Gil Scott Heron's "Whitey's on the Moon" at a demo which allowed them to squeeze it into the timeframe as not released until after Apollo XI
So that’s why I saw you wandering around Bluewater
saw "First Man" this week. Seemed to want to be both a film about how rickety and risky the moon programme was and about Armstrong as a guy and not sure if they managed it but worth seeing especially, if like me, you remember the Apollo missions on TV.
Also shout out for including a version of the great Gil Scott Heron's "Whitey's on the Moon" at a demo which allowed them to squeeze it into the timeframe as not released until after Apollo XI
Enjoyed this film - thought it got the sense of peril across really well and how low tech things were. The Gil Scott Heron poem worked well - didn't realise it dated from 1970.
Saw "First Man" last night. Too long and over sentimental for me. The performances were decent but Armstrong came across and somewhat dull and boring which i'm sure he wasn't in real life. I'd have to say i was a bit disappointed overall.
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I wanted to like it, but the story was poor putting it kindly.
Violence in films doesn't bother me, in this film sadly the extreme nature of 2 scenes are the only parts that made it memorable. You'll know the bit I mean when I say the point of view camera work as the character was being purified was very smooth whilst being grim!
Apologies if already discussed and I missed it?
Having spent a fair amount of time in Belgium I can honestly say the writers got it right. Nothing to do other than get pissed
Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson and Ray Fiennes are brilliant as is Elise from the tunnel
It didn't help that I had to share a room with @March51 only to discover the full extent of his snoring ability.
A documentary about Alex Honnold's free climb of El Capitan (Yosemite) in June of 2017, it's the most tense thing I've ever seen where I already knew the ending (he made it.) Anyone who has ever seen El Cap in person immediately can register the magnitude of such a thing.
By "free-climb" of El Cap, that means no ropes or parachute or safety gear. One mis-step or loss of finger-grips and you drop to your death. No one had ever attempted it before and obviously no one ever completed it before.
Not only did he climb the 3000ft sheer granite face only wearing a t-shirt and nylon pants, he did the whole thing in 3 hours and 56 minutes!
The movie shows his preparation, how he looks at the risky sport, his budding relationship with his girlfriend, and even has a sequence where scientists run a MRI on his brain and discover his amigdula, which usually registers fear, does not fire except in extreme circumstances.
His dedication is total. He lived out of a van for 7 years in the valley getting ready.
The movie is about the mental and physical limits of the human machine and about one person pushing the limits of what anyone thought was possible. I highly recommend this movie on the big screen so you can see the magnitude of it all. 9.5/10
Here are some pics of his climb.
These trees are about 25 meters tall, down there.
A film about divided America and police violence - storyline is built around the shooting of a young black man by the police.
It's a very compelling watch and shows how complicated a lot of the issues are. Superb performance by Amandla Stenberg in the main role.
The film should have an appeal across all ages. 8/10
Also shout out for including a version of the great Gil Scott Heron's "Whitey's on the Moon" at a demo which allowed them to squeeze it into the timeframe as not released until after Apollo XI
I wasn't sure if it was real life or just fantasy.