Watched oppenheimer the other night in leic square odeon in 70mm. I enjoyed it, certainly not one of nolan's worst (which is interstellar) but i wouldn't quite put it up with dunkirk. Thought the pacing was a little off and the film kind of ran out of steam 2/3rds or 3/4s of the way through and then established itself as a different kind of film. I feel like if the test explosion was put at the end of the film it would've given the film the right kind of momentum all the way through. Murphy is absolutely outstanding and i think fully deserves the oscar nod he's sure to get. Special shout to Gary Oldman who was really good as president truman - was a great moment and to be honest brilliantly exposed oppenheimer for how self obsessed he was being. 7.5/10 for me and certainly worth seeing.
It'll be interesting to compare the Nolan version of Oppenheimer, which I thought was overblown, too tricksy, and far short of the masterpiece that some have hailed it, with the 1980 BBC seven part series which starts being reshown on BBC 4 on Saturday. I seem to remember that Sam Waterston's performance as Oppy was excellent,
It actually seemed to expose the flaws in both extreme feminist behaviour and toxic masculine behaviour.
Personally it felt like they were pushing that Extreme Feminism and Toxic Masculinity will never be in balance. In reality you need feminine and masculine traits in society to work.
I don't think it was anti Masculine, I don't think it was pro Feminism, more an argument in favour of balance. Being yourself not stereotypical.
At least that was my take. Maybe I chose to ignore the other messages - being a man.
Ms AA and I saw Barbie last night. Both thought it was one of the worst films we’d ever seen. Very little humour, worthy political points laid on with a trowel, a complete waste of talent and money.
Saw a group of girls/ladies dressed up as Barbie dolls in a pub last night en-route to the cinema....is it a thing to dress up when going to see the film?
Ms AA and I saw Barbie last night. Both thought it was one of the worst films we’d ever seen. Very little humour, worthy political points laid on with a trowel, a complete waste of talent and money.
Saw a group of girls/ladies dressed up as Barbie dolls in a pub last night en-route to the cinema....is it a thing to dress up when going to see the film?
Last films I remember for that were the Star Wars prequels.
It's weird, you wouldn't go dressed to Jurassic Park dressed as a T-Rex.
Plus it's dark so no one can really tell as soon as the film starts.
Watched oppenheimer the other night in leic square odeon in 70mm. I enjoyed it, certainly not one of nolan's worst (which is interstellar) but i wouldn't quite put it up with dunkirk. Thought the pacing was a little off and the film kind of ran out of steam 2/3rds or 3/4s of the way through and then established itself as a different kind of film. I feel like if the test explosion was put at the end of the film it would've given the film the right kind of momentum all the way through. Murphy is absolutely outstanding and i think fully deserves the oscar nod he's sure to get. Special shout to Gary Oldman who was really good as president truman - was a great moment and to be honest brilliantly exposed oppenheimer for how self obsessed he was being. 7.5/10 for me and certainly worth seeing.
Don't think Nolan was the ideal director for this subject matter. The film didn't measure up to the hype for me.
I don't often watch movies I know nothing about, but I had a free afternoon this week and thought I would go by synopsis alone. I settled on Boss Level because it's a Groundhog Day premise, and because I really like Joe Carnahan movies.
Story is about a guy stuck in a timeloop who gets murdered by a variety of contract killers by 4pm every day and he doesn't know why. Honestly, now I write it, I am not entirely sure I know why either, and I saw the whole film. At least, we do find out why he's in a time loop.
It's got a fairly low-budget sensibility about it while not looking particularly cheap (nobody with a budget puts Frank Grillo or Mel Gibson in a lead role these days!). It also has a video game theme going on, mostly visual, and I am not entirely sure that the movie needed it. For long periods it wasn't relevant, at least until it wanted to be a bit more Guy Ritchie with character intros or montages.
The final reel didn't go anywhere clever, it just sort of fizzled out. But a fun journey nonetheless which I think is the point, and Grillo was very good in the lead. The action was adeptly handled and Gibson made a very punchable villain. 5/8 from me!
Stars Timothy Spall but the central character is played by Leanne Best, who is excellent. These two carry the film, which is not a cheery one. Not predictable but a bit bleak, and a lot of the background to the story of the main characters comes out in one speech about three quarters of the way through.
Wasn't really on my must watch list but I'd dropped the car off for a minor service and there's only so many cups of coffee you can drink - it was the first film of the day. 6/10.
Based on the true story re Gamestock, a couple of years ago, where the price got pumped high, by the average Joe buying in and trying to take on the traders who had taken short positions (wanted the price to go down).
Interesting story about greed, and how people react to it, it was ok, but I preferred the big short.
Not overly impressed. Very ordinary. OK watch but nothing special.
Same here. Watched it this afternoon. Some slight scary moments but the "conclusion" wasn't anything spectacular or jaw dropping (trying not to reveal anything that could be called a spoiler). 6 out of 10.
Oppenheimer - saw in TCL Theatre Hollywood - probably the most iconic cinema around the globe. IMAX presentation - very loud, very long, interesting, but expecting more bang for my buck… 7/10
Bluebeetle - amusing, pretty fresh and some solid action sequences. A fair DC addition 6.5/10
Strays - found this very amusing, perhaps I need to grow up, but a great mix of sad moments and some real lols! 7/10
Oppenheimer - saw in TCL Theatre Hollywood - probably the most iconic cinema around the globe. IMAX presentation - very loud, very long, interesting, but expecting more bang for my buck… 7/10
Bluebeetle - amusing, pretty fresh and some solid action sequences. A fair DC addition 6.5/10
Strays - found this very amusing, perhaps I need to grow up, but a great mix of sad moments and some real lols! 7/10
Bloody hell @Pavoren007 how much more bang do you want than an atomic bomb?? 🤷🏻♂️😉
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Containing Jason Statham, and some very large fish.
You can’t take this film too seriously , I don’t think it takes itself too seriously.
Its so far fetched, not overtly squeamish, bit of a laugh, if you want to take your brain out for a couple of hours.
It actually seemed to expose the flaws in both extreme feminist behaviour and toxic masculine behaviour.
Personally it felt like they were pushing that Extreme Feminism and Toxic Masculinity will never be in balance. In reality you need feminine and masculine traits in society to work.
I don't think it was anti Masculine, I don't think it was pro Feminism, more an argument in favour of balance. Being yourself not stereotypical.
At least that was my take. Maybe I chose to ignore the other messages - being a man.
It's weird, you wouldn't go dressed to Jurassic Park dressed as a T-Rex.
Plus it's dark so no one can really tell as soon as the film starts.
Utter batshit
But Statham and fuck off big sharks
Kinda guilty pleasure
I don't often watch movies I know nothing about, but I had a free afternoon this week and thought I would go by synopsis alone. I settled on Boss Level because it's a Groundhog Day premise, and because I really like Joe Carnahan movies.
Story is about a guy stuck in a timeloop who gets murdered by a variety of contract killers by 4pm every day and he doesn't know why. Honestly, now I write it, I am not entirely sure I know why either, and I saw the whole film. At least, we do find out why he's in a time loop.
It's got a fairly low-budget sensibility about it while not looking particularly cheap (nobody with a budget puts Frank Grillo or Mel Gibson in a lead role these days!). It also has a video game theme going on, mostly visual, and I am not entirely sure that the movie needed it. For long periods it wasn't relevant, at least until it wanted to be a bit more Guy Ritchie with character intros or montages.
The final reel didn't go anywhere clever, it just sort of fizzled out. But a fun journey nonetheless which I think is the point, and Grillo was very good in the lead. The action was adeptly handled and Gibson made a very punchable villain. 5/8 from me!
I watched Soft and Quiet at home last night, has to be one of the most harrowing films I’ve ever seen.
The Electrical life of Louis Wain.
Oh my days what a wonderful, heartbreaking, cat worshiping film it is.
Cumberbatch is fabulous in it.
I loved it 😻
Not overly impressed. Very ordinary. OK watch but nothing special.
Quite interesting and poignant in places but, for me, it didn't justify the raft of 5-star reviews.
Based on the true story re Gamestock, a couple of years ago, where the price got pumped high, by the average Joe buying in and trying to take on the traders who had taken short positions (wanted the price to go down).
Interesting story about greed, and how people react to it, it was ok, but I preferred the big short.
Was alright. More of the same really - Denzil being a bad ass.
Not as good as the first one, but better than the second one.
Probably the best film i've seen all year. Was fantastic. Think it came out in 2015 so a few of you have already probably seen it.
Bluebeetle - amusing, pretty fresh and some solid action sequences. A fair DC addition 6.5/10
Strays - found this very amusing, perhaps I need to grow up, but a great mix of sad moments and some real lols! 7/10