Movie Record 2024 Edition - The Bear and Badger

Wookienopants

Sounds like my kinda film!
Liking the buzz around this

Wookienopants

FFS

Wookienopants

Gremill wrote:

djchump wrote:

Beekeeper is exactly my favourite type of Hollywood daft action nonsense.

Yeah, knows what it is and keep piling on the stupid.

Gremill

Wookienopants wrote:

Sounds like my kinda film!
Liking the buzz around this

No matter how many bee related puns you make in this thread, it will not prepare you for the ones in the film.

Wookienopants

I'm sure we can use the hive mind here and come up with many

b0r1s

Gremill wrote:

10. Dune
Gorgeous looking hard sci-fi epic in which almost every frame is like a painted cover of a classic sci-fi novel. Can't wait to see the next one. 10

You’re gonna give it a 12. I enjoyed the first but the second is a step up.

EvilRedEye

Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo agreed with me that Messi the dog from Anatomy of a Fall should have gotten some kind of special award.

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g.man

Hmmmmm…

LivDiv

That dog has Kate Middleton's hands.

regmcfly

She's dead how rude

hylian_elf

regmcfly wrote:

She's dead how rude

I know, she should have asked us first before dying.

Moot_Geeza

I want an endless gif where Nicole Kidman claps back.

Cos

24. The Iron Claw
Based on a true story drama about a family of wrestlers. I wasn't familiar with any of this advance and got a whiff of impending tragedy from the trailer but good lord, no wonder they talk about a family curse. It's an odd film and I never really got fully into it - partly I think there's something odd about Efron's performance, though not bad and perhaps accurate and partly that the story starts quite slow then suddenly skips chunks of time without being that clear about it. White seems criminally wasted and even without knowing the background, the signposting could not be more obvious so really undercuts dramatic moments. It's solid, strong in a few moments but also feels by the numbers which is a disservice to the family's experiences. [5]

25. Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle
Story of a Japanese soldier who spent 29 years hiding and fighting in the jungle of a Philippine island after the end of WWII. I always wondered how he couldn't be convinced the war was over but this provides important context of his training in a special unit in the last days of the war with the specific goal to never surrender, to be highly suspicious of propaganda and use guerrilla tactics to disrupt the 'enemy'. Thus every attempt at contact seemed suspicious, even more so once he was the last remaining member of his unit and his isolation meant he could only rely on himself. It's full of details dotted throughout the early and later years with great performances from the core, both young and old Onoda in particular. The skill and drive to survive in such remote circumstances and stay hidden is incredible but also heartbreaking that it took so long for him to recognise he could finally surrender. [8]

Diluted Dante

Cos wrote:

24. The Iron Claw Based on a true story drama about a family of wrestlers. I wasn't familiar with any of this advance and got a whiff of impending tragedy from the trailer but good lord, no wonder they talk about a family curse. It's an odd film and I never really got fully into it - partly I think there's something odd about Efron's performance, though not bad and perhaps accurate and partly that the story starts quite slow then suddenly skips chunks of time without being that clear about it. White seems criminally wasted and even without knowing the background, the signposting could not be more obvious so really undercuts dramatic moments. It's solid, strong in a few moments but also feels by the numbers which is a disservice to the family's experiences. [5]

There is actually more that they left out.

Cos

Funnily enough I was just reading the wiki

Spoiler:

Wookienopants

American Fiction

This was wonderful. So well written, acted, directed, it was just a great breath of fresh air.
I loved it.
Some genuine belly laughs at some amazing lines.

EvilRedEye

List update. I hit 40 films!

EvilRedEye wrote:

Kinda ignored movies last year but I’m gonna try to do 50 this year.

1 - Bonnie and Clyde (1967) - No review - 01/01/2024 - ★★★★☆
2 - Saltburn (2023) - Review - 09/01/2024 - ★★★☆☆
3 - Shin Godzilla (2016) - Review - 12/01/24 - ★★★★☆
4 - Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters (2017) - Review - 13/01/24 - ★★★★☆
5 - Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle (2018) - Review - 20/01/24 - ★★★☆☆
6 - Teorema (1968) - Review - 25/01/24 - ★★★★☆
7 - Bloodsport (1988) - Review - 26/01/24 - ★★★★☆
8 - Godzilla: The Planet Eater (2018) - Review - 27/01/24 - ★★★☆☆
9 - King Kong (1933) - Review - 03/02/24 - ★★★★★
10 - The Shop Around the Corner (1940) - Review - 04/02/24 - ★★★★☆
11 - The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms (1953) - Review - 08/02/24 - ★★★★☆
12 - The Marvels (2023) - Review - 09/02/24 - ★★★★☆
13 - Dune: Part One (2021) - Review - 10/02/24 - ★★★★☆
14 - Casablanca (1942) - Review - 18/02/24 - ★★★★☆
15 - Them (1954) - Review - 18/02/24 - ★★★★☆
16 - The Zone of Interest (2023) - Review - 19/02/24 - ★★★★★
17 - All of Us Strangers (2023) - Review - 19/02/24 - ★★★★★
18 - Poor Things (2023) - Review - 20/02/24 - ★★★☆☆
19 - The Taste of Things (2023) - Review - 21/02/24 - ★★★★☆
20 - The Iron Claw (2023) - Review - 21/02/24 - ★★★★☆
21 - Mandabi (1968) - Review - 22/02/24 - ★★★★☆
22 - Aftersun (2022) - Review - 24/02/24 - ★★★★☆
23 - Wonka (2023) - Review - 25/02/24 - ★★★★☆
24 - In the Mood for Love (2000) - Review - 25/02/24 - ★★★★☆
25 - Tokyo Decadence (1992) - Review - 25/02/24 - ★★★★☆
26 - Shoshana (2023) - Review - 26/02/24 - ★★★☆☆
27 - Evil Does Not Exist (2023) - Review - 26/02/24 - ★★★★☆
28 - American Fiction (2023) - Review - 28/02/24 - ★★★★☆
29 - The Holdovers (2023) - Review - 28/02/24 - ★★★★★
30 - Evil Dead Trap (1988) - Review - 02/03/24 - ★★★☆☆
31 - Dune: Part Two (2024) - Review - 03/03/24 - ★★★★☆
32 - Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) - Review - 03/03/24 - ★★☆☆☆
33 - Morbius (2022) - Review - 04/04/24 - ★★☆☆☆
34 - Madame Web (2024) - Review - 04/04/24 - ★☆☆☆☆
35 - Wicked Little Letters (2023) - Review - 04/04/24 - ★★★☆☆
36 - Past Lives (2023) - Review - 07/04/24 - ★★★★☆
37 - Maestro (2023) - Review - 08/03/24 - ★★★☆☆
38 - Anatomy of a Fall (2023) - Review - 08/03/24 - ★★★★★
39 - Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) - Review - 09/03/24 - ★★☆☆☆
40 - Cimarron (1931) - Review - 12/03/24 - ★★☆☆☆

Films watched as part of my cinema membership: 13
Cost per film of cinema membership: £7.11

Short films:

1 - The After (2023) - Review - 10/03/24 - ★★★☆☆
2 - Invincible (2022) - Review - 10/03/24 - ★★★★★
3 - The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023) - Review - 11/03/24 - ★★★★☆

Olimite

that’s a spectacular effort dude.

I’m pleased with my (checks letterboxd) 22 films

Moot_Geeza

Managed to get the missus to watch Aftersun so I'm watching it again. The karaoke scene is incredible.

Moot_Geeza

Quote from 15 minutes in: "just so I know in advance....is the whole film like this?"

b0r1s

Ha ha

Moot_Geeza

She's not sure if she liked it - realistic but too oppressive. I think it might be a [10].

Olimite

Which Aftersun is it? I want to add it to my Trakt watchlist.

Moot_Geeza

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt19770238/

Moot_Geeza

It's on Iplayer

tin_robot

My wife put on Aftersun the other day because she thought it was a light hearted comedy and would cheer me up after a particularly unpleasant day at work. Suffice to say it did not gel well with the stuff I'd had to handle that morning, and as such I don't think I can make any kind of assessment of the movie. At the end I just got up and walked out of the room in silence...

Olimite

Moot_Geeza wrote:

It's on Iplayer

Thanks!

davyK

Talk To Me Good idea for a horror flick and it lasts most of its runtime before the wheels come off a bit. Some good creepy moments, splendid makeup and a young cast that doesn't annoy - an achievement in itself.

Moves along well. Enjoyed it.

ShabbyMcCrabby

davyK wrote:

Talk To Me Good idea for a horror flick and it lasts most of its runtime before the wheels come off a bit. Some good creepy moments, splendid makeup and a young cast that doesn't annoy - an achievement in itself.

Moves along well. Enjoyed it.

I wished it had leaned into the

Spoiler:

Just needed a few more shocking horror moments for me

Kow

I thought it was pretty much nonsense and made no effort to explain why anyone thought what they were doing was fun. I guess it could be a metaphor for the generation gap or something.

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