Todd definitely put on some timber in those 5 years didn't he.
Even Todd’s weight didn’t bother me. It was more about the characters and the story that did it for me. Seeing Skinny Pete and Badger at the beginning felt like seeing an old friend you hadn’t seen for years yet not a day had passed. I was hooked straight back into the Breaking Bad world with all the usual twists and turns that made the TV series so great. I went into it not having any ideas about how it would turn out and at the end I was in bits. Will be watching it again on a bigger screen as the laptop didn’t seem to do it justice.
Just got back from seeing Official Secrets. Didn't recall the story it was based on (Katherine Gun) but that was fine by me as it didn't spoil the ending. Thought it was excellent. I had forgotten how annoyed I got about the Iraq war, and it pushed all my buttons. 9/10 for me
Tom Hanks as America’s mr nice guy Fred Rogers. It’s not about him (he doesn’t have an arc) it’s about the cynical reporter who interviews him and gets deeply affected by how sincere Rogers is.
I enjoyed it. Found the reporter interesting enough to stick with, thought Hanks did a great job of portraying Rogers and the visual flourishes (the studio set is key) fun. Not a taxing film but it definitely makes you want to be a better person once you’ve finished watching it. For me that lasted about 6-7 minutes, at which point I was back on the Tube cursing people for standing in doorways.
This looked like a really slickly made, expensively produced thriller. In the vein of silence if the lambs, I know this because the synopsis told me so.
Henry Cavill, Alexandra Daddario, Ben Kingsley and Stabley Tucci are some big hitters so all looked promising, and the first 30 minutes backed this up
Then it's like the writer and director swapped and it turns into a bucket of sloppy, type 7 on the Bristol, muck
It becomes almost like scary movie as a parody.
Which is a massive shame because it could have been brilliant
Joker. Bravura performance by Phoenix but too long and too slow and I found myself thinking "Who cares about a sentimental back story for a comic book character?"
I loved it, even though it's a bit crazy. It's a sequel to the book and to The Shining, so it has the look/ feel of the Kubrick film but the nutty elements of the books (which Kubrick largely ignored). Where Kubrick left things a bit ambiguous, Dr Sleep has to go full mystical. And while it's all very Stephen Kingy, I did enjoy it immensely. Some great visuals, some good storytelling and some excellent performances. I have one or two issues that would require spoiling it, so I'll leave them out of it. I wasn't scared, but I was engaged the whole time.
Meh. It's the third best Termiantor. There a scene with a de-aged Sarah Connor and John Connor and I found myself wanting to watch a film done like that.
It's certainly an improvement on the last few, and mostly entertaining (although some of the action was confusing as hell). I like that it put strong women front and centre and was believable in doing so. Evil Terminator was pretty good. Even the comic beats could have gone wrong, but were fine.
I just think to make a sequel to T2 would require the same style. Same music, same cinematography. That kind of stuff. Here, it's a generic action movie with some Terminator flourishes. Perfectly fine but mostly forgettable action movie. I think it needs to end now.
My expectations are in line with the score here, it's a romcom it's a really good concept for a comedy film or just a film full stop. The lead actor was Tanwar in eastenders and he essentially plays the same character here, dour, cynical yet musically gifted. For anyone who gives a hoot what I think who doesn't know the premise, there is a worldwide power cut, like energy cut and our lead ends up being knocked off his bike by a bus and loses a couple of teeth and the world loses their memory of The Beatles. There are a few other things the world has forgotten too which made me laugh. Tanwar then picks up the mantle and starts performing the songs and appearing to the the greatest songwriter since well, Lennon and McCartney and in the modern world this gives us our film.
It only gets a six because I think some unecessary Richard curtisey stuff was shoehorned in, the romance part was never in real jeopardy as is usually the case with romcoms, and the final act seemed daft, even for a film based on the premise it was.
Mark Kermode laugh test is just passed but it was not belly laughter it was mildly amused huh huhs. The cinematography was beautiful the whole way through, the actors all did their thing and the film is inoffensive. The part towards the end I definitely didn't find as emotional as was the aim but again, it was nicely filmed
Wait until this film is free to watch, it will appeal to fans of Richard Curtis films
Me and my wife fell into watching this as she couldn't make her mind up on whether we watched Boy Erased or the new Halloween. So we went for this
Firstly, it's a zombie, high school, coming of age musical, the premise is funny and interesting even if musicals aren't my thing generally.
It had some good singing and dancing in, and the songs were silly enough to keep me from switching off, the lead actress looked like a younger Ann Hathaway and I imagine we will be seeing a lot more of her in time to come either in the west end or more films. There are a few laughs, a couple of belly laughs but I'm not sure they were meant to be. It's a 15 I think as there are some fairly graphic zombie killings and a sprinkling of vulgarity
Paul Kaye and Mark Benton are two recognisable faces and Paul Kaye as ever so excellent as the frustrated head teacher who hates everything.
I quite enjoyed it but it was a film you need to embrace and stick with, it's not deep or insightful or going to change lives and it definitely isn't Shaun of the dead but it was entertaining in an odd way.
worth watching but I'm sure you will survive if you skip this one
Boy Erased is about as different as it gets to your other options there.
A slow drama and not a lot happens, but excellent performances and an interesting true story. With a brilliant ironic twist at one point.
Yeah I like the deeper films and I'd been looking forward to seeing Boy Erased for a while but my wife needs a lot of convincing. She didnt like 3 billboards for example which I loved, she thought Wind River was unpleasant, which it is but brilliant so it's easier to stick to the more box office stuff. So I'll probably end up watching Boy Erased on my own at some point
Korean movie that won the Palme d’Or this year at Cannes. Jaw droppingly great movie that about a poor family weaselling their way into a wealthy family with ever-worsening results. Funny, well-shot, and the most timely movie about the state of the world today. The best movie I’ve seen this year and I can’t imagine any movie between now and year-end catching it. Unreal that Cannes got it so correct. 10/10
What a film. Watched it tonight. Original, interesting and well paced, the couple of hours flew by. The mix of tension, intrigue and comedy were perfect. 99% on rotten tomatoes and 8.5 on IMDb are well deserved, as was the Palme d’Or obviously.
if you intend on seeing it, make sure you avoid all spoilers for this one. It really is worth going in not knowing anything.
Korean movie that won the Palme d’Or this year at Cannes. Jaw droppingly great movie that about a poor family weaselling their way into a wealthy family with ever-worsening results. Funny, well-shot, and the most timely movie about the state of the world today. The best movie I’ve seen this year and I can’t imagine any movie between now and year-end catching it. Unreal that Cannes got it so correct. 10/10
What a film. Watched it tonight. Original, interesting and well paced, the couple of hours flew by. The mix of tension, intrigue and comedy were perfect. 99% on rotten tomatoes and 8.5 on IMDb are well deserved, as was the Palme d’Or obviously.
if you intend on seeing it, make sure you avoid all spoilers for this one. It really is worth going in not knowing anything.
Korean movie that won the Palme d’Or this year at Cannes. Jaw droppingly great movie that about a poor family weaselling their way into a wealthy family with ever-worsening results. Funny, well-shot, and the most timely movie about the state of the world today. The best movie I’ve seen this year and I can’t imagine any movie between now and year-end catching it. Unreal that Cannes got it so correct. 10/10
What a film. Watched it tonight. Original, interesting and well paced, the couple of hours flew by. The mix of tension, intrigue and comedy were perfect. 99% on rotten tomatoes and 8.5 on IMDb are well deserved, as was the Palme d’Or obviously.
if you intend on seeing it, make sure you avoid all spoilers for this one. It really is worth going in not knowing anything.
Where did you see this mate?
Watched it from the android box. Seen this morning it won't be released in the UK until February now, despite US release last month.
Haloween 2018- 6/10 , some good bits, but also was a bit slow and predictable. Not quite up to the original but was watchable, probably wouldn't recommend it though.
Fractured - Netflix - 3/10 - persisted with it but awful, was a bit all over the place but nothing really that great. I heard some good reviews but it wasn't my cup of tea, something quite different so might suit some people. Acting pretty awful too
Sorry We Missed You Latest film from Ken Loach detailing the effects on a family in the North East of zero hours contracts and the Gig economy. A bleak tale of how workers rights continued to be eroded.
Some very powerful scenes in the film which shows the struggle of an ordinary family trying to hold things together. 8/10
White Boy Rick - not sure if this has been mentioned already but just watched on sky. It stars Matthew Mcconaughey and is about a 15 year old who becomes the youngest informant ever for the fbi. It’s a true story and is a good watch. Great sound track too. 8/10.
Maybe I'm being harsh, the trailers like any other show only the best of any film... Hell I've seen many a film where it would be better to watch nothing but the trailer because the rest of the film is bloody shit!! - I question if I'm being harsh about the King (a Netflix film about Henry V) because its based on the Shakespeare plays rather than genuine events that it covers
I'm not going to lie; I've never read those plays that cover Agincourt etc. so in this instance the film could be extremely true to its origins
But as someone who has always enjoyed reading about History (mostly Military) its a film that has a shocking amount of inaccuracies that surely dont need to be inaccurate because Henry's invasion of France in 1415 was such an interesting period!!... Now I may be biased as he's one of my favourite authors but Bernard Cornwell's novel on the battle is a perfect example of how the events can be turned into a decent story
Of course though I'm waffling about something that "Hollywood" has never cared about - The cinematogrophy of the inaccurate battle is excellent but for me its a film that needlessly drags on a bit too much at times - Robert Pattison as the Dauphin tried his best speaking bad English as a "frenchman" but come the end was more that of Peter Sellers as the Pink Panther rather than someone in a serious situation!!
As a plus point Timothee Chalamet is someone for me who comes out of the film with great credit though, and is an actor I'll certainly look out for in the future
Jojo Rabbit (by Taika Waititi; Thor; Ragnorak Director) is another I cant wait to see and is one film I'm really looking forward to from the trailer, just hope it doesnt leave me with the same disappointment
Watched Queen of Hearts, which won an award at Sundance. Farking hell. Very, very dark. Scandinavian cinema at its best. Mother has an affair with her 17 year old stepson. Uncomfortable to watch, but a very very good film with great acting. Certainly not a family movie though.
Bit old but I saw Annihilation on Netflixs this morning after a mate recommended it. I then saw it again this evening. Great film, utterly absorbing, and one of those that leaves you wondering what exactly you just watched. Shades of Kubricks 2001 at the end, and a nod or two to Alien and Prometheus, but this was a really good watch. 9/10
Got to be said; most if not all the Netflix originals films are turkeys. They spend money on talent, getting big names to play the roles - and seemingly nothing on scripts and directors.
Got to be said; most if not all the Netflix originals films are turkeys. They spend money on talent, getting big names to play the roles - and seemingly nothing on scripts and directors.
Martin Scorsese's The Irishman being one exception?
Maybe I'm being harsh, the trailers like any other show only the best of any film... Hell I've seen many a film where it would be better to watch nothing but the trailer because the rest of the film is bloody shit!! - I question if I'm being harsh about the King (a Netflix film about Henry V) because its based on the Shakespeare plays rather than genuine events that it covers
I'm not going to lie; I've never read those plays that cover Agincourt etc. so in this instance the film could be extremely true to its origins
But as someone who has always enjoyed reading about History (mostly Military) its a film that has a shocking amount of inaccuracies that surely dont need to be inaccurate because Henry's invasion of France in 1415 was such an interesting period!!... Now I may be biased as he's one of my favourite authors but Bernard Cornwell's novel on the battle is a perfect example of how the events can be turned into a decent story
Of course though I'm waffling about something that "Hollywood" has never cared about - The cinematogrophy of the inaccurate battle is excellent but for me its a film that needlessly drags on a bit too much at times - Robert Pattison as the Dauphin tried his best speaking bad English as a "frenchman" but come the end was more that of Peter Sellers as the Pink Panther rather than someone in a serious situation!!
As a plus point Timothee Chalamet is someone for me who comes out of the film with great credit though, and is an actor I'll certainly look out for in the future
Jojo Rabbit (by Taika Waititi; Thor; Ragnorak Director) is another I cant wait to see and is one film I'm really looking forward to from the trailer, just hope it doesnt leave me with the same disappointment
I watched this last night and agree with your review.
Also, let’s just say the French aren’t happy about it. Read an article on the Telegraph website and they are seriously pissed off about how they are portrayed and how well Henry V comes across.
Maybe I'm being harsh, the trailers like any other show only the best of any film... Hell I've seen many a film where it would be better to watch nothing but the trailer because the rest of the film is bloody shit!! - I question if I'm being harsh about the King (a Netflix film about Henry V) because its based on the Shakespeare plays rather than genuine events that it covers
I'm not going to lie; I've never read those plays that cover Agincourt etc. so in this instance the film could be extremely true to its origins
But as someone who has always enjoyed reading about History (mostly Military) its a film that has a shocking amount of inaccuracies that surely dont need to be inaccurate because Henry's invasion of France in 1415 was such an interesting period!!... Now I may be biased as he's one of my favourite authors but Bernard Cornwell's novel on the battle is a perfect example of how the events can be turned into a decent story
Of course though I'm waffling about something that "Hollywood" has never cared about - The cinematogrophy of the inaccurate battle is excellent but for me its a film that needlessly drags on a bit too much at times - Robert Pattison as the Dauphin tried his best speaking bad English as a "frenchman" but come the end was more that of Peter Sellers as the Pink Panther rather than someone in a serious situation!!
As a plus point Timothee Chalamet is someone for me who comes out of the film with great credit though, and is an actor I'll certainly look out for in the future
Jojo Rabbit (by Taika Waititi; Thor; Ragnorak Director) is another I cant wait to see and is one film I'm really looking forward to from the trailer, just hope it doesnt leave me with the same disappointment
I watched this last night and agree with your review.
Also, let’s just say the French aren’t happy about it. Read an article on the Telegraph website and they are seriously pissed off about how they are portrayed and how well Henry V comes across.
Oh the French will be pissed with whatever we do, still remember them being annoyed when Eurostar was first built because trains ran from France into Waterloo Station which they saw as a slur
Any film produced which shows them having their arses kicked with always result in a complaint
I'm just pleased that there are more than enough of them
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Tom Hanks as America’s mr nice guy Fred Rogers. It’s not about him (he doesn’t have an arc) it’s about the cynical reporter who interviews him and gets deeply affected by how sincere Rogers is.
4/10
This looked like a really slickly made, expensively produced thriller. In the vein of silence if the lambs, I know this because the synopsis told me so.
Henry Cavill, Alexandra Daddario, Ben Kingsley and Stabley Tucci are some big hitters so all looked promising, and the first 30 minutes backed this up
Then it's like the writer and director swapped and it turns into a bucket of sloppy, type 7 on the Bristol, muck
It becomes almost like scary movie as a parody.
Which is a massive shame because it could have been brilliant
Thoroughly recommend, Joaquin Phoenix, immense and brilliant performance by him.
I loved it, even though it's a bit crazy. It's a sequel to the book and to The Shining, so it has the look/ feel of the Kubrick film but the nutty elements of the books (which Kubrick largely ignored). Where Kubrick left things a bit ambiguous, Dr Sleep has to go full mystical. And while it's all very Stephen Kingy, I did enjoy it immensely. Some great visuals, some good storytelling and some excellent performances. I have one or two issues that would require spoiling it, so I'll leave them out of it. I wasn't scared, but I was engaged the whole time.
5/7
Meh. It's the third best Termiantor. There a scene with a de-aged Sarah Connor and John Connor and I found myself wanting to watch a film done like that.
It's certainly an improvement on the last few, and mostly entertaining (although some of the action was confusing as hell). I like that it put strong women front and centre and was believable in doing so. Evil Terminator was pretty good. Even the comic beats could have gone wrong, but were fine.
I just think to make a sequel to T2 would require the same style. Same music, same cinematography. That kind of stuff. Here, it's a generic action movie with some Terminator flourishes. Perfectly fine but mostly forgettable action movie. I think it needs to end now.
3/6
My expectations are in line with the score here, it's a romcom it's a really good concept for a comedy film or just a film full stop. The lead actor was Tanwar in eastenders and he essentially plays the same character here, dour, cynical yet musically gifted. For anyone who gives a hoot what I think who doesn't know the premise, there is a worldwide power cut, like energy cut and our lead ends up being knocked off his bike by a bus and loses a couple of teeth and the world loses their memory of The Beatles. There are a few other things the world has forgotten too which made me laugh. Tanwar then picks up the mantle and starts performing the songs and appearing to the the greatest songwriter since well, Lennon and McCartney and in the modern world this gives us our film.
It only gets a six because I think some unecessary Richard curtisey stuff was shoehorned in, the romance part was never in real jeopardy as is usually the case with romcoms, and the final act seemed daft, even for a film based on the premise it was.
Mark Kermode laugh test is just passed but it was not belly laughter it was mildly amused huh huhs. The cinematography was beautiful the whole way through, the actors all did their thing and the film is inoffensive. The part towards the end I definitely didn't find as emotional as was the aim but again, it was nicely filmed
Wait until this film is free to watch, it will appeal to fans of Richard Curtis films
6/10
Me and my wife fell into watching this as she couldn't make her mind up on whether we watched Boy Erased or the new Halloween. So we went for this
Firstly, it's a zombie, high school, coming of age musical, the premise is funny and interesting even if musicals aren't my thing generally.
It had some good singing and dancing in, and the songs were silly enough to keep me from switching off, the lead actress looked like a younger Ann Hathaway and I imagine we will be seeing a lot more of her in time to come either in the west end or more films. There are a few laughs, a couple of belly laughs but I'm not sure they were meant to be. It's a 15 I think as there are some fairly graphic zombie killings and a sprinkling of vulgarity
Paul Kaye and Mark Benton are two recognisable faces and Paul Kaye as ever so excellent as the frustrated head teacher who hates everything.
I quite enjoyed it but it was a film you need to embrace and stick with, it's not deep or insightful or going to change lives and it definitely isn't Shaun of the dead but it was entertaining in an odd way.
worth watching but I'm sure you will survive if you skip this one
Only ten years old!
Thought it was Excellent.
Original, interesting and well paced, the couple of hours flew by.
The mix of tension, intrigue and comedy were perfect.
99% on rotten tomatoes and 8.5 on IMDb are well deserved, as was the Palme d’Or obviously.
if you intend on seeing it, make sure you avoid all spoilers for this one. It really is worth going in not knowing anything.
Farmageddon was clever AND funny AND moving, shame on YOU!
Seen this morning it won't be released in the UK until February now, despite US release last month.
Haloween 2018- 6/10 , some good bits, but also was a bit slow and predictable. Not quite up to the original but was watchable, probably wouldn't recommend it though.
Fractured - Netflix - 3/10 - persisted with it but awful, was a bit all over the place but nothing really that great. I heard some good reviews but it wasn't my cup of tea, something quite different so might suit some people. Acting pretty awful too
Latest film from Ken Loach detailing the effects on a family in the North East of zero hours contracts and the Gig economy. A bleak tale of how workers rights continued to be eroded.
Some very powerful scenes in the film which shows the struggle of an ordinary family trying to hold things together. 8/10
Maybe I'm being harsh, the trailers like any other show only the best of any film... Hell I've seen many a film where it would be better to watch nothing but the trailer because the rest of the film is bloody shit!! - I question if I'm being harsh about the King (a Netflix film about Henry V) because its based on the Shakespeare plays rather than genuine events that it covers
I'm not going to lie; I've never read those plays that cover Agincourt etc. so in this instance the film could be extremely true to its origins
But as someone who has always enjoyed reading about History (mostly Military) its a film that has a shocking amount of inaccuracies that surely dont need to be inaccurate because Henry's invasion of France in 1415 was such an interesting period!!... Now I may be biased as he's one of my favourite authors but Bernard Cornwell's novel on the battle is a perfect example of how the events can be turned into a decent story
Of course though I'm waffling about something that "Hollywood" has never cared about - The cinematogrophy of the inaccurate battle is excellent but for me its a film that needlessly drags on a bit too much at times - Robert Pattison as the Dauphin tried his best speaking bad English as a "frenchman" but come the end was more that of Peter Sellers as the Pink Panther rather than someone in a serious situation!!
As a plus point Timothee Chalamet is someone for me who comes out of the film with great credit though, and is an actor I'll certainly look out for in the future
Jojo Rabbit (by Taika Waititi; Thor; Ragnorak Director) is another I cant wait to see and is one film I'm really looking forward to from the trailer, just hope it doesnt leave me with the same disappointment
Farking hell. Very, very dark. Scandinavian cinema at its best.
Mother has an affair with her 17 year old stepson.
Uncomfortable to watch, but a very very good film with great acting.
Certainly not a family movie though.
Great film, utterly absorbing, and one of those that leaves you wondering what exactly you just watched. Shades of Kubricks 2001 at the end, and a nod or two to Alien and Prometheus, but this was a really good watch.
9/10
Also, let’s just say the French aren’t happy about it. Read an article on the Telegraph website and they are seriously pissed off about how they are portrayed and how well Henry V comes across.
Any film produced which shows them having their arses kicked with always result in a complaint
I'm just pleased that there are more than enough of them