Film/Video Discussion Thread - The Bear and Badger

nick_md

Some pics of the Kubrick expo then - only took these really, I'm not one for photographing every single piece like some folks do (just buy the book from the shop).

===Middle two are NSFW===

Spoiler:

LivDiv

Don't touch the penis sculpture.

Gutted i am likely gonna miss this, really wanted to go.

jdanielp

Luckily nobody was stood next to me when I toggled those spoilers on my work PC.

nick_md

jdanielp wrote:

Luckily nobody was stood next to me when I toggled those spoilers on my work PC.

Ah sorry - have added a warning.

davyK

Sweet Lord that Kubrick exhibition.

He's my pick for best ever director. How long is it on for? If I can find a couple of London things to visit it would make it worth my while going over.

There's an interesting looking VR version of Jeff Wayne's War of The Worlds on too - 110mins long. If I could take those two in it would be getting close to being worthwhile.

Yikes - only on until mid September. Not sure if I can do that.

jdanielp

nick_md wrote:

Luckily nobody was stood next to me when I toggled those spoilers on my work PC.

Ah sorry - have added a warning.

No problem. Would probably have just received rasied eyebrows in any case but maybe better not to find out.

nick_md

davyK wrote:

Sweet Lord that Kubrick exhibition. He's my pick for best ever director. How long is it on for? If I can find a couple of London things to visit it would make it worth my while going over. There's an interesting looking VR version of Jeff Wayne's War of The Worlds on too - 110mins long. If I could take those two in it would be getting close to being worthwhile. Yikes - only on until mid September. Not sure if I can do that.

Yeah it ends soon-ish. The whole thing was excellent, had loads of things like original scripts, letters, notes, directors chair, location stuff, clapboards from various films, lenses, cameras, audio. Really was fantastic. They have original props as good as those in my pics for all films.

davyK

I didn't think original props survived - I always though Kubrick trashed everything.

Maybe I'm thinking of the 2001 models - pretty sure they were scrapped to prevent their reuse.

nick_md

Had plenty of 2001 stuff, including models - could be reproductions though. Had original costumes from 2001, plus Barry Lyndon.

davyK

Nice.

Yossarian

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, at least an hour too long, definitely Tarantino’s worst. I’d suggest skipping this at the cinema and waiting to catch it in a time and place where you have access to a pause button and your own food and drink.

The Daddy

Nah.

Scout

davyK wrote:

Sweet Lord that Kubrick exhibition. He's my pick for best ever director. How long is it on for? If I can find a couple of London things to visit it would make it worth my while going over. There's an interesting looking VR version of Jeff Wayne's War of The Worlds on too - 110mins long. If I could take those two in it would be getting close to being worthwhile. Yikes - only on until mid September. Not sure if I can do that.

It's on until the 17th of September.

Edit: Just noticed you already checked.

hylian_elf

Yossarian wrote:

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, at least an hour too long, definitely Tarantino’s worst. I’d suggest skipping this at the cinema and waiting to catch it in a time and place where you have access to a pause button and your own food and drink.

Agreed. It would’ve been better to break it up with a snack break etc.

davyK

There was a piece of ludicrous shit on last night that I couldn't stop watching.

Death Race. Seemed to be a remake of Death Race 2000 "starring" the ever-wooden Jason Statham.

Actually could have been all right but was apallingly put together. No shortage of raw material - a decent cast including Ian McShane in there having fun. There was a kind of gritty videogame look and feel to it.

It didn't even give us a good pay back when the baddies got taken out.

Sheesh.

djchump

“Ludicrous shit that I can’t stop watching” is Statham’s middle name.

The Daddy

I watched that when I was off work with swine flu during the epidemic. I’m not sure which thing made me feel worse.

g.man

I watched that Fast & Furious 8 on the telly at the weekend. Now that really is some ludicrous nonsense. Made Michael Bay's films look positively restrained.

LivDiv

I went to the cinema for Death Race, I enjoyed it. There is a straight to DVD sequel that really is bad.

djchump

Luke Goss is a Seal of Disapproval. Lord knows how Blade 2 and Hellboy 2 weren't ruined by his presence.

ShabbyMcCrabby

I saw Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
Kind of didn't like it for the most part. Really didn't like the editing of most of it and it didn't seem to have that Tarantino style for most of it either.
There was some stuff I really liked though. Came out of it feeling a bit confused about what I truly felt for it. Not in any rush to see it again so maybe that's the answer.

Doesn't help that I really don't like Dicaprio as an actor. He's just himself in every role. All it takes is for his character to get angry to remind you that he's pretty much one note.

davyK

djchump wrote:

Luke Goss is a Seal of Disapproval. Lord knows how Blade 2 and Hellboy 2 weren't ruined by his presence.

Didn't realise that was Goss in Hellboy 2.

Enjoyed that film despite the slightly iffy Northern Ireland accent from the troll on wheels.

davyK

Scout wrote:

davyK wrote:

Sweet Lord that Kubrick exhibition. He's my pick for best ever director. How long is it on for? If I can find a couple of London things to visit it would make it worth my while going over. There's an interesting looking VR version of Jeff Wayne's War of The Worlds on too - 110mins long. If I could take those two in it would be getting close to being worthwhile. Yikes - only on until mid September. Not sure if I can do that.

It's on until the 17th of September. Edit: Just noticed you already checked.

Just learned I'm at a conference 16th-17th September London side.

dynamiteReady

The Daddy wrote:

Nah.

Agreed. I thought it was very good. Definitely far from the worst.
That's if anyone can really say that Tarantino has ever made a bad film...

They've all been excellent (though I've not yet seen Death Proof and Inglorious Basterds).

Yossarian

I’m not entirely sure I would class Once Upon a Time as bad, but it definitely wasn’t good.

All other Tarantino films I’ve found more to enjoy than in OUATIH. Even the dialogue mostly felt lumpen.

The Daddy

dynamiteReady wrote:

The Daddy wrote:

Nah.

Agreed. I thought it was very good. Definitely far from the worst. That's if anyone can really say that Tarantino has ever made a bad film... They've all been excellent (though I've not yet seen Death Proof and Inglorious Basterds).

My man!

I really enjoyed it.

LivDiv

The new James Bond title is out.
It is about is interesting and original as I suspect the movie will be.

Spoiler:

Raiziel

I watched a Tarantino film last night. Inglorious Basterds. I’d forgotten how good that film is.

nick_md

davyK wrote:

Scout wrote:

davyK wrote:

Sweet Lord that Kubrick exhibition. He's my pick for best ever director. How long is it on for? If I can find a couple of London things to visit it would make it worth my while going over. There's an interesting looking VR version of Jeff Wayne's War of The Worlds on too - 110mins long. If I could take those two in it would be getting close to being worthwhile. Yikes - only on until mid September. Not sure if I can do that.

It's on until the 17th of September. Edit: Just noticed you already checked.

Just learned I'm at a conference 16th-17th September London side.

Book your tickets mate, it can sell out on busy days and I expect the last two would be in high demand.

regmcfly

New James bond movie is called No Time To Die. BREXIT metaphor incoming.

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