Just back from T2 Trainspottng. I rewatched the original last week in preparation for seeing this, and glad I did. It would just about stand alone, but you get so much more out of it if you've seen the first. It's sweary, of course, but I'd say slightly less violent and a bit funnier than the first, several laugh out loud moments. I'd give it a solid 8.5, and would happily sit through it again tomorrow.
saw it last night and would agree with all of the above, some proper LOL moments
I am not a science fiction fan or a scientist but after reading many newspaper and magazine articles over the course of the last couple of decades about first contact with Aliens I was under the impression that attempts to communicate would have more to do with radio signals, prime numbers and immense computer processing power rather than using the tools and techniques that our early explorers used when encountering primitive tribes in Africa.
Maybe I missed something. Maybe the parts dealing with communicating with the Aliens was not meant to be taken literally. Maybe the film is not about communicating with Aliens at all but about communication between humans and family members.
In addition, as the article implies, a lot of the allegorical devices/references in the film were clunky, phoney and not very challenging.
Hacksaw ridge was just more mel gibson garbage. A great true story but is gibson's tried and tested formula of a "perfect" protaganist refusing to change and be bent by the world around him and eventually saves everyone, with tonnes of gore in between. Braveheart, passion etc were the same.
T2 was brilliant, rewatched trainspotting this week and definitely has the feel of the original, just definitely not as iconic. But still a really good watch and would recommend.
Keep thinking of some of the scenes with Begbie in and breaking out into a grin. (when Spud is reading back his notes about Begbie about the smashed glass in the pub and what he said at the time)
Very nostalgic, obviously, but a great watch. Thought they'd all aged well until you saw the flash backs!
Totally agree about Arrival. Now that, not Manchester By The Sea, was slow. The only redeeming thing about the film was the comedy of this 'greatest linguist on the planet" holding up a flash card saying HUMAN to the Aliens. They could have got a primary school teaching assistant to do that!
That's like saying why hire Tom Cruise for a Mission Impossible movie when you could hire Pee Wee Herman to load a gun.
I don't quite think so.
Obviously you don't, but that doesn't make your statement any less silly. The film was about an expert learning the language and eventually saving mankind by doing so - and you're saying anyone could have done the very first thing she did. I need to read Red_in_SE8's link to see how that critique works, but yours doesn't make any sense.
Hacksaw ridge was just more mel gibson garbage. A great true story but is gibson's tried and tested formula of a "perfect" protaganist refusing to change and be bent by the world around him and eventually saves everyone, with tonnes of gore in between. Braveheart, passion etc were the same.
T2 was brilliant, rewatched trainspotting this week and definitely has the feel of the original, just definitely not as iconic. But still a really good watch and would recommend.
Haven't seen Hacksaw yet but spot on with Mel's storytelling. Apocalypto aside, I wouldn't go back and watch any of his work. Even Braveheart has dated very badly.
Totally agree about Arrival. Now that, not Manchester By The Sea, was slow. The only redeeming thing about the film was the comedy of this 'greatest linguist on the planet" holding up a flash card saying HUMAN to the Aliens. They could have got a primary school teaching assistant to do that!
That's like saying why hire Tom Cruise for a Mission Impossible movie when you could hire Pee Wee Herman to load a gun.
I don't quite think so.
Obviously you don't, but that doesn't make your statement any less silly. The film was about an expert learning the language and eventually saving mankind by doing so - and you're saying anyone could have done the very first thing she did. I need to read Red_in_SE8's link to see how that critique works, but yours doesn't make any sense.
Oooh, cruel. Are you trying to get us on the Argument Alert threat? ;-)
Totally agree about Arrival. Now that, not Manchester By The Sea, was slow. The only redeeming thing about the film was the comedy of this 'greatest linguist on the planet" holding up a flash card saying HUMAN to the Aliens. They could have got a primary school teaching assistant to do that!
That's like saying why hire Tom Cruise for a Mission Impossible movie when you could hire Pee Wee Herman to load a gun.
I don't quite think so.
Obviously you don't, but that doesn't make your statement any less silly. The film was about an expert learning the language and eventually saving mankind by doing so - and you're saying anyone could have done the very first thing she did. I need to read Red_in_SE8's link to see how that critique works, but yours doesn't make any sense.
Oooh, cruel. Are you trying to get us on the Argument Alert threat? ;-)
saw la la land last night. it's a strange one for me as the hype of it made me expect something more. it's a romantic story with a bit of music and dancing in it. The opening sequence was embarrassing, but it did remind me of Grease. the rest of the film had moments in it and I did enjoy the ending as the music was pretty good. On the whole it's trying to be nostalgic but up to date version of a Astaire and Ginger Roberts type film but it doesn't reach the same levels of style. or music. The acting was ok. Emma Stone being the better out of the two. overall it's not a film I would be bothered about watching again.
I would rather go to the dentist than watch La La Land.
I don't know what it is......but I really can't get on with 'musicals'.
The only one I have seen (and not sure if it is classed as a true musical) that I thought was good was Cabaret.
only musical i would voluntarily sit through is the rocky horror show, just because its so plain ridiculous that people breaking into song is not the most unusual thing that happens like it is in musicals.
I would rather go to the dentist than watch La La Land.
I don't know what it is......but I really can't get on with 'musicals'.
The only one I have seen (and not sure if it is classed as a true musical) that I thought was good was Cabaret.
only musical i would voluntarily sit through is the rocky horror show, just because its so plain ridiculous that people breaking into song is not the most unusual thing that happens like it is in musicals.
I think that you have hit the nail on the head here for me mate.
I find it so ridiculous that people suddenly burst into song (often in times of great adversity) - that I find it all so unbelievable.
Obviously Star Wars etc is 100% believable.....so I have no issues there....
Prevenge. One of mine. Genuinely very good. In cinemas on 10th February. Written, directed and starring Alice Lowe (co writer and co star of Sightseers). If you liked Kill List, Sightseers or What We Do In The Shadows.... watch this! Promise you it's good! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bEPU_58akI
I can't suspend my disbelief for musicals, beyond maybe Grease and when the mice sing in An American Tail (I gather there are no cats in America and the streets are made of cheese).
In the case of La La Land, the director has a glorious eye for a frame, and it looks beautiful. It deserves a big screen in that sense. It's a wonderful piece of cinema, it's just unfortunate people sing in it! Might just watch Whiplash again though.
Watched Exposed on Sky movies last night. Rarely watch movies on Sky because if it is a movie of interest to me I will already have seen it at the cinema. If it is not of interest to me I can rarely get past the first 15 mins. I had not heard of this film but was surprised I was able to watch the entire movie in one sitting and remain engaged the whole way through. I just looked up the reviews on sites like Rotten Tomatoes and it was absolutely panned scoring one or two stars in every review!
Watched Manchester by the Sea with Casey Affleck. Very good. Serious but how life is or can be. Rarely do you watch an American movie where you don't know what's going to happen. The ending felt right. Really good movie.
I thought T2 was fantastic. The nostalgia was a major part, if not the most important part of the movie and it works on a couple of levels. It did a similar job to Force Awakens in a funny way, retreading familiar ground. But because the nostalgia was important to the characters, it gave the movie a purpose that most sequels miss. Then there's the incredible visuals and soundtrack and four outstanding performances (that Spud avoids slapstick is incredible). The best film I've seen in a long while. Danny Boyle nailed it.
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http://ew.com/article/2016/11/17/arrival-ending-contact-2001-sci-fi/
I am not a science fiction fan or a scientist but after reading many newspaper and magazine articles over the course of the last couple of decades about first contact with Aliens I was under the impression that attempts to communicate would have more to do with radio signals, prime numbers and immense computer processing power rather than using the tools and techniques that our early explorers used when encountering primitive tribes in Africa.
Maybe I missed something. Maybe the parts dealing with communicating with the Aliens was not meant to be taken literally. Maybe the film is not about communicating with Aliens at all but about communication between humans and family members.
In addition, as the article implies, a lot of the allegorical devices/references in the film were clunky, phoney and not very challenging.
Magnificent
Hacksaw ridge was just more mel gibson garbage. A great true story but is gibson's tried and tested formula of a "perfect" protaganist refusing to change and be bent by the world around him and eventually saves everyone, with tonnes of gore in between. Braveheart, passion etc were the same.
T2 was brilliant, rewatched trainspotting this week and definitely has the feel of the original, just definitely not as iconic. But still a really good watch and would recommend.
Keep thinking of some of the scenes with Begbie in and breaking out into a grin. (when Spud is reading back his notes about Begbie about the smashed glass in the pub and what he said at the time)
Very nostalgic, obviously, but a great watch. Thought they'd all aged well until you saw the flash backs!
The war scenes are very realistic and show how terrifying it was.
8/10
just, and only just 2nd to The Lives of Others for me.
On the whole it's trying to be nostalgic but up to date version of a Astaire and Ginger Roberts type film but it doesn't reach the same levels of style. or music.
The acting was ok. Emma Stone being the better out of the two.
overall it's not a film I would be bothered about watching again.
I don't know what it is......but I really can't get on with 'musicals'.
The only one I have seen (and not sure if it is classed as a true musical) that I thought was good was Cabaret.
I find it so ridiculous that people suddenly burst into song (often in times of great adversity) - that I find it all so unbelievable.
Obviously Star Wars etc is 100% believable.....so I have no issues there....
In the case of La La Land, the director has a glorious eye for a frame, and it looks beautiful. It deserves a big screen in that sense. It's a wonderful piece of cinema, it's just unfortunate people sing in it! Might just watch Whiplash again though.
turned it offLeft the cinema, after 20 minutes just not my thing.While the story won't blow you away, they captured a feeling with the film.