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Dazzler21 said:

hoof_it_up_to_benty said:

I saw the latest Venom film with my kids - it was better than I expected.

Has Tom Hardy sorted that awful accent?

Not really - he's hardly a master of accents.

Whoever recommended the last battle. Great shout, very good film 

Carter said:

Whoever recommended the last battle. Great shout, very good film 

Err, think it's The Forgotten Battle.

Last night in Soho tomorrow, looking forward to it…

ValleyGary said:

Yeah I’ll take credit for Forgotten Battle and all the misnaming as well.

Watching it now !

Dazzler21 said:

Dune felt like 5 episodes of a TV show squished together. 

I wish it was a TV show because I want to see more based on the start of the series (first film)

A cross between Star Wars, Game of Thrones and Lawrence of Arabia. Good if you like that kind of thing, abrupt ending I thought.

Haven’t seen Dune yet but almost every single Villeneuve movie I can think of has an abrupt ending! Edit - but when you look back the arcs are complete and there’s not much else to say!

hoof_it_up_to_benty said:

Just seen the latest Wes Anderson film The French Dispatch - I really enjoyed it and loved the visuals.

If you're not a Wes Anderson fan you'll obviously hate it given his style of filmaking.

I’ve not seen it but I know I’ll hate it ! His films give me headaches 

kentaddick said:

hoof_it_up_to_benty said:

Just seen the latest Wes Anderson film The French Dispatch - I really enjoyed it and loved the visuals.

If you're not a Wes Anderson fan you'll obviously hate it given his style of filmaking.

Personally thought it was a bit tame, pacing was all off with a couple of the earlier stories felt a lot longer than the others. Generally, like nearly all his movies (save grand budapest hotel, which is superb), it's largely style over substance. 

I liked the film a lot particularly the look of it - it is more a European film than an American one particularly with the pacing. If you want a film with a traditional narrative then it's less likely to appeal.

I found it a lot more interesting to watch than a lot of films.

Fanny Fanackapan said:

Spent over 2 hours tonight watching what I believe is a new addition to  Netflix called Sonny Boy.

It's a Dutch film with subtitles and a true story but well worth seeing IMO.

Very moving. 

And I normally only shed a tear when an animal dies on screen..... 

So I take it Sonny dies - Spoiler Alert 🚨 

Last Night in Soho

Pavoren007 said:

Saw Dune with my Mrs tonight. She didn’t like it at all, I thought it was ok, but could have done with a pace injection. Visuals, sound and score were really good. Will watch part 2 if/when it is released.

The jury's very much out for me on this one too. Great looking film but again found the pacing a bit irritating. There's also something about Timothée Chalamet that gets right on my wick but can't quite put my finger on what it is.

Maybe a 6/10.

JiMMy 85 said:

Loved Finch. It’s a combination of numerous films (I Am Legend, Chappie, The Road) with a maturity to the story that makes it really interesting. It skips a lot of cliched story options and goes with something far more rewarding. 

I was going to say similar re the amalgamation of other films. It does it in a very sympathetic way (for me, at least) without leaning too far in to any of them. Soft nods here and there whilst also keeping its own identity.

Very well made.

Watched Eternals last night. Its OK but not as good as a lot of the previous Marvel stuff. The mid credits introduction of a couple of new characters was pretty awful in terms of effects and acting!

Think Marvel films in general are going through a bit of a lull. That's possibly due to  saturation with there being so many and the fact they're trying to introduce new sets of characters you aren't really invested in.