Film/Video Discussion Thread - The Bear and Badger

nick_md

Fantastic, that'll sort me for a good while then! Realised I have the True Grit remake as well, colleague gave it to me last year, so that's tonight's viewing

XOMuggins

Ah that is an amazing film. Easily as good as the original! The girl seals the deal.

nick_md

True Grit - enjoyed this, didn't love it like I thought I may do, given the praise it got on release. At first I was put off by the Coen Brothers-ness of it (that slight quirkiness), but I settled into it. It was a tad 'clean' for me, I like my Westerns sweaty, dirty and grizzled, but the performance of the girl was great, and Bridges was in top form as well. 4/5

Scout

1917 tonight. Technically super impressive but I found the format distracting more than anything, constantly watching for the cuts.

MattyJ

One thing I've found for Disney+ is they have an extras section for movies. Deleted scenes and interviews etc, that you would normally get on home releases. Pleased to see it in there, something I've missed with Netflix.

LivDiv

Oh that's cool. I hadn't seen that.
Cheers for the heads up.

Kow

The Gentlemen - a terrible mess of a film and also a borefest. Too many actors wasted in small roles. I wasn't paying attention during the titles, but should have known it was Guy Richie. Terrible.

Kow

The Invisible Man - decent idea let down by gaping plot holes and a shitty ending that is very unsatisfactory.

superflyninja

A Quiet Place. Lovely stuff.

yourfavouriteuncle

Kow wrote:

The Invisible Man - decent idea let down by gaping plot holes and a shitty ending that is very unsatisfactory.

Yeah, the ending was bobbins but I went with it up until that point. Also no way is a guy that rich sticking with teeth like that. Totally blew the whole illusion for me. Lost a full mark for poor following of dental trends of the the wealthy.

Kow

yourfavouriteuncle wrote:

Kow wrote:

The Invisible Man - decent idea let down by gaping plot holes and a shitty ending that is very unsatisfactory.

Yeah, the ending was bobbins but I went with it up until that point. Also no way is a guy that rich sticking with teeth like that. Totally blew the whole illusion for me. Lost a full mark for poor following of dental trends of the the wealthy.

Spoiler:

MattyJ

Turns out Disney+ has the Pixar films in 4K dolby, and my word does the opening of Wall-E look amazing. Just so beautiful

LivDiv

I bloody love the first 30 minutes or so of Wall-E.
Character animation masterclass.

MattyJ

It is utterly brilliant

davyK

The Iceman. Biopic about Richard Kuklinski...one of the biggest bad asses ive heard of. Some chilling interviews with him on YT and if they are to be believed this film is a watered down version of events.

Excellent job by Michael Shannon in the lead.

Dark Soldier

Three Identical Strangers is on Netflix lads. Get it watched, one of my fav documentaries of recent years.

The Daddy

Good shout, forgot to watch that last time I read about it. Added to the list.

XOMuggins

Three films over the past couple of days:

Color Out of Space: As a longtime Lovecraft fan this was a joy to see. I also love Nicolas Cage so yep yep I was bound to like this. A little slow to start with some dodgy dialogue but when things start to go bad, it gets REALLY good. The distortions of the human form near the end were utterly superb. Loved it.

Le Mans '66: I don't know much about cars or racing them but I really enjoyed this. Thrilling, life affirming and just a whole mess of fun. Christian Bale and Matt Damon are delightful together.

Family Plot: Hitchcock's final picture and a pretty good one to go out on. Billed as a comedy, it is not very funny, but it is a charming little movie all the same. Classic Hitchcock obsessions: mystery, suspense, murder and kidnapping. Good stuff.

Raiziel

I’ve got Color Out of Space lined up for tomorrow night, I think. Of the stories I’ve read by Lovecraft so far this one’s my favourite, so looking forward to it.

Paul the sparky

I watched 1917 the other day. Shite. The accents were fucking awful and it somehow managed to be less poignant than the final episode of Blackadder Goes Forth.

Kow

Raiziel wrote:

I’ve got Color Out of Space lined up for tomorrow night, I think. Of the stories I’ve read by Lovecraft so far this one’s my favourite, so looking forward to it.

Me too.

Paul the sparky wrote:

I watched 1917 the other day. Shite. The accents were fucking awful and it somehow managed to be less poignant than the final episode of Blackadder Goes Forth.

Yes, hugely overrated film with not much to say.

Dark Soldier

Color Out of Space is a banger.

regmcfly

Hell yeah. I don't like Cage mental for the banters, but he does it really well I this, and his thoughts about his family are amazing. And then there's the barn.

b0r1s

Paul the sparky wrote:

I watched 1917 the other day. Shite. The accents were fucking awful and it somehow managed to be less poignant than the final episode of Blackadder Goes Forth.

Haven’t seen it, but there’s not a lot more poignant than the end of Blackadder Goes Forth.

Diluted Dante

Oh, there's a nasty splinter on that ladder, sir, a bloke could hurt himself on that.

Dark Soldier

Watching Amour with the missus. Ive got the tissues ready.

Bob

Re-watched Force Awakens

Without the excitement of being a new Star Wars movie it kind of sucks .. it’s over long and pretty much copies the first film almost exactly

Raiziel

Color Out of Space then. A very close cousin of Annihilation, only less subtle and more in-your-face. Not perfect, but I loved it all the same. I want more of this shit.

davyK

Rewatched Kong Skull Island and Godzilla King of the Monsters.

Maybe not quite as good as I remember in some ways but more enjoyable in others. For pure spectacle I loved them again. I know that isn't in line with some thinking here but I don't care. Wonder if we will see the Kong Godzilla match up this year? A 2020 cinematic release must be in jeopardy.

Forgot how much of a 70s film Kong Skull Island was. Enjoyed that aspect of it.

regmcfly

Rewatched Pom Poko for the first time in over a decade. Flora's first time watching. God it's dark. You can tell it's Takahata through and through.

Also the end credits is the best Ghibli song ever fight me.

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