Film/Video Discussion Thread - The Bear and Badger

b0r1s

A Few Good Men

Still holds up as a great courtroom drama. Tom and Jack on top form of course, but the supporting cast are also very well chosen. I’d say it’s in my top ten films of all time.

hylian_elf

Oh forgot about this thread and counting films. Saw a couple on plane journey to holiday and one on Netflix couple of nights ago.

Creed II. Found it a bit dull. [6]

Bumblebee. Quite enjoyable. [8]

Patriot Games. Meh. [6]

Edit: oh wrong thread anyway.

regmcfly

Watched Demolition Man last night. Flora enjoyed it which is a good sign. Had been years since I saw it. Had fun explaining Pizza Hut / Taco Bell to her.

nick_md

We're watching that soon, been on a 90s thing still. Clifford Hanger was this weeks, what a great film. No fat, great scenery, great action, great score.

Looking forward to DM, just waiting for music magpie.

RamSteelwood

mannaboy wrote:

Those vids of the awful scenes in Meet Joe Black doing the rounds on Twitter make me want to watch it for the first time. I recall reviews at the time of release making it sound long and boring, but that parting scene would’ve been worth the price of admission.

I have a soft spot for meet joe black. Or maybe just a bit of a hard one for pretty Brad. I wouldn't go out of my way to watch it, but one of them films that always seemed to be found on itv2 at 11:30pm when channel hopping and next thing I'd be sat until 1am having watched it all.

RedDave2

I found it a bit of a boring slog to be honest (if I remember right it has the most long pauses and looks in a movie pre twilight series) but I do like the bit where Joe speaks patois to the old woman. I don't think Brad does particularly well, I just like the scene.

The Daddy

Anyone here got those upfiring Atmos speakers, or tried some? Wanting to get some but can’t decide whether it’s justifiable (well, it’s totally not justifiable but you know what I mean).

Brooks

Demolition Man is an actual classic, daft/excellent lines, silly wardrobe, the works.

regmcfly

Simon Phoenix' future outfit is some flat up h r giger shit

RedDave2

Dungarees and orange t for the win though.

regmcfly

Oh shit aye that stuff bangs

Nina

Went to watch Escape From Alcatraz at the New Beverly cinema last night.

Both B and I hadn't seen it yet, so it was a good time to see what the deal was with the "Tarantino cinema". It's a pretty cool place, and they seem to have a good schedule. Very much focused on showing classics (and Tarantino's own) on 35mm. Busy place though, but $10 for a double bill is a good price (they showed Dirty Harry before but we missed that).
Missed Tarantino himself as he apparently showed up for the midnight screening of The Blues Brothers.

Enjoyed the movie, only problem for me was the sound as I often had trouble hearing what they were saying.

Bob

Spider-Man into the spiderverse

Holds up well on the small screen

Still looks amazing still
Sounds amazing and the script is brilliant

Probably the best Spider-Man movie ever

mannaboy

Added Meet Joe Black to my Prime list, I may resort to the FF button if it drags.

hylian_elf

mannaboy wrote:

Added Meet Joe Black to my Prime list, I may resort to the FF button if it drags.

You might as well take it off your list now to save wasting your time.

Blocks100

A tad disappointed with The Sisters Brothers. Couldn't get on with Jake Gyllenhaal's English Bob routine and even though Joaquin Phoenix did a passable turn as an outlaw on his last legs, I didn't really buy this tale of brotherly love.

The ending was also very underwhelming:

Spoiler:

nick_md

Escape Plan - did the job, took a while to get going though tbh, could've done with being about 20 mins shorter. Still, Stallone doing what he does best, and there was an Arnold guy there too. 3/5

Showgirls - Awful acting, misogynistic, gaudy, unintentionally hilarious. I enjoyed it despite being objectively terrible. Elizabeth Berkley is so god awful in it. Everyone in the film is a horrible person except for her friend in wardrobe. 1/5, but I still liked it. Bonus Robert Savi in leopard print waistcoat.

Climax - Wanted to like this more at the time I was watching it, have liked it more today (the day after). No real plot but good dance sequences and really captures the drug-taking experience well I thought. If you've seen other Noe you'll know what to expect. Not nearly as extreme as I thought it'd be. 4/5

The Daddy

Right, I’m having some Alien 40th whatever 4K remaster goodness, haven’t seen it for ages, excited!

Diluted Dante

Turns out the Alien was inside him all along.

Blocks100

It gets blown out of the space lock.

davyK

Sisters Brothers.

Handsome,offbeat, entertaining. Recommended.

g.man

Well it's Friday. So I guess that means yet another Alien short...

Blocks100

davyK wrote:

Sisters Brothers. Handsome,offbeat, entertaining. Recommended.

Do you not think the ending was a rather underwhelming? (see 4 posts above)

regmcfly

Flora and I rewatched The Last jedi and that movie is a ok.

yourfavouriteuncle

Blocks100 wrote:

davyK wrote:

Sisters Brothers. Handsome,offbeat, entertaining. Recommended.

Do you not think the ending was a rather underwhelming? (see 4 posts above)

The book is absolutely fucking astounding as is all DeWitts stuff. Has anyone read it, if not then get on it. Think it was booker shortlisted actually.

The Daddy

The Daddy wrote:

Right, I’m having some Alien 40th whatever 4K remaster goodness, haven’t seen it for ages, excited!

Well this took 3 sittings because of poorly child, but it’s still absolutely class init? The 3 sitting job did remove a bit of the tension, alongside the two or three dodgy monster costume moments, you know the ones:

Spoiler:

These seemed more prominently bad than I remember, though perhaps that’s just a natural ageing problem.

davyK

Blocks100 wrote:

davyK wrote:

Sisters Brothers. Handsome,offbeat, entertaining. Recommended.

Do you not think the ending was a rather underwhelming? (see 4 posts above)

Kind of. I was expecting a Butch Cassidy style ending. But then maybe that would be expected.

davyK

yourfavouriteuncle wrote:

Blocks100 wrote:

davyK wrote:

Sisters Brothers. Handsome,offbeat, entertaining. Recommended.

Do you not think the ending was a rather underwhelming? (see 4 posts above)

The book is absolutely fucking astounding as is all DeWitts stuff. Has anyone read it, if not then get on it. Think it was booker shortlisted actually.

Will do that.

Gremill

Introducing my boy to the joy of the Coen Brothers and Nic Cage via the brilliance of Raising Arizona. Haven't seen it myself for nearly 15 years, but goddamn if it isn't still a work of genius.

regmcfly

Damn that movie is amazing

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