Film/Video Discussion Thread - The Bear and Badger

Jaco

I'd just like to point out that Silent Running kicks the backsides of every other sci-fi flick out there.

I rest my case.

davyK

Jaco wrote:

I'd just like to point out that Silent Running kicks the backsides of every other sci-fi flick out there. I rest my case.

Silent Running is a cracker. It's a reserve list film for me (just below 2001 & co.) I remember first seeing it late one night on BBC2.

Those were the days.

I was younger and found Baez's warbling a bit annoying but I suspect I'd enjoy it more now.

Kow

I loved Silent Running as a kid, those robots were just wonderful. I tried watching it again recently and it didn't really work for me anymore.

Moot_Geeza

Cool Runnings > Silent Running

The Daddy

One of those cases where the sequel is better than the original.

g.man

davyK wrote:

Re: Arrival vs Interstellar. I watched both recently within a few days of each other for the 1st time and I preferred Interstellar. Arrival is just as good in its own way - but I prefer Interstellar because it is rewatchable. Once I got the reveal in Arrival I didn't feel compelled to see it again. Arrival is more heavily based around a riddle and loses a lot once it is solved. Not so with Interstellar which for me sits alongside Solaris and 2001 due to its scale and scope.

It's a controversial opinion, but I thought both films were great.

Jaco

g.man wrote:

It's a controversial opinion, but I thought both films were great.

g knows.

g.man

davyK wrote:

Jaco wrote:

I'd just like to point out that Silent Running kicks the backsides of every other sci-fi flick out there. I rest my case.

Silent Running is a cracker. It's a reserve list film for me (just below 2001 & co.) I remember first seeing it late one night on BBC2. Those were the days. I was younger and found Baez's warbling a bit annoying but I suspect I'd enjoy it more now.

One of the films that little g was taken to the cinema to see by his mum when it was released. I would have been seven at the time. Didn't have the faintest idea what it was about, but I loved the robots and the quality of the space imagery blew my mind. Always loved it since. It's a classic.

Yossarian

TBF, I thought both were great too, I just preferred Interstellar.

davyK

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Yossarian wrote:

TBF, I thought both were great too, I just preferred Interstellar.

This.

Also - Silent Running robots were operated by amputees apparently

There's a nice looking Blu Ray of it produced by Eureka:Masters of Cinema I've been tempted to pick up.

Did anyone ever see 2010? I actually quite enjoyed it - think I'm in the minority on that though.

jdanielp

Yossarian wrote:

TBF, I thought both were great too, I just preferred Interstellar.

I share this opinion. I have yet to see Silent Running.

Raiziel

davyK wrote:

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Yossarian wrote:

TBF, I thought both were great too, I just preferred Interstellar.

This.

Also - Silent Running robots were operated by amputees apparently

There's a nice looking Blu Ray of it produced by Eureka:Masters of Cinema I've been tempted to pick up.

Did anyone ever see 2010? I actually quite enjoyed it - think I'm in the minority on that though.

My god, it’s full of stars!

I have a soft spot for 2010, it’s just that its older brother is in another league.

g.man

Yup, likewise.

Moot_Geeza

'Decent sequels to films considered fantastic (that are rarely mentioned in the same breath as the originals)' might be a good topic. Return to Oz, Gremlins 2 (see recent love), French Connection 2.

davyK

Omen 2 was a good 'un.

Moot_Geeza

I get the sequels confused. The first is probably my favourite horror film.

Spoiler:

Kow

Both I think. I mean both are the sequel.

Moot_Geeza

Ah right, maybe I never even saw the third one.

RamSteelwood

Interstellar is great, I found Arrival over-rated, though mainly because i didn't like how it resolved:

Spoiler:

poprock

Catching up on this thread after a few days it’s fun to see how many people are still just plain wrong when it comes to Nolan’s films.

The Prestige > Interstellar > Memento > Inception > Insomnia > Following (and the Batman movies are all pish)

Arrival is so much better than them all that it’s in a different league entirely.

Moot_Geeza

If Amy Adams and Jessica Chastain swapped roles I'd probably prefer Interstellar.

davyK

Moot_Geeza wrote:

I get the sequels confused. The first is probably my favourite horror film.

Spoiler:

Is that the one with the crow attack or the one where a kid gets stuck under the ice?

Yes - but it was an older man, not a kid.

The 3rd one...

Spoiler:

Jaco

poprock wrote:

Catching up on this thread after a few days it’s fun to see how many people are still just plain wrong when it comes to Nolan’s films. The Prestige > Interstellar > Memento > Inception > Insomnia > Following

The Prestige is fabulous, no doubt. But better than Insomnia? Ooh, that's bold.

poprock wrote:

(and the Batman movies are all pish)

Let's not say things we can't take back, now.

poprock wrote:

Arrival is so much better than them all that it’s in a different league entirely.

It's very, very good (in my top 5 sci-fi films of all time), but I wouldn't say it's in a different league. Nolan's output is so consistently excellent, that I think we kind of take for granted just how good his films are. Purely from a craft point of view, he's almost unrivalled.

Changing tack for a moment: we haven't spoken about 'No Country For Old Men' for a while, have we? I watched it for about the 87th time this weekend and, my word, doesn't it just hold up beautifully? It's also a bizarrely accurate adaptation of the book - very nearly word-for-word and scene-for-scene.

Next up this week: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (for about the 83rd time).

Yossarian

Apparently the No Country for Old Men was originally written as a screenplay but when McCarthy couldn’t get any takers he turned it into a novel instead.

Jaco

That doesn't surprise me. It's a cracking read. But then, McCarthy.

Moot_Geeza

Ah. When I recently said Open Range was my favourite western since Unforgiven I'd forgotten about Assassination of JJ.

bad_hair_day

Pleasing to see all The Prestige shouts, and I love you to Shabs x

Jaco

Moot_Geeza wrote:

Ah. When I recently said Open Range was my favourite western since Unforgiven I'd forgotten about Assassination of JJ.

I'd contest that Open Range is the better film, but it's a damn tough call. There've been some cracking westerns over the past 15 years or so.

davyK

So which is the best ever then?

The Good , The Bad & The Ugly is my pick - for its cinematic splendour. The truel scene with that Morricone soundtrack cannot be matched.

Unforgiven is damn close. I was never one for The Searchers although it looks spectacular. Once Upon a Time in the West would be kicking about there too.

RamSteelwood

stumbled on this when clicking various 'related' links:
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/jun/11/man-steel-hollywood-break-superheroes

thought it was an interesting read, especially considering whats changed in the 5 years since, but there still being even more super hero movies...

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