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Post by Benn on Sept 9, 2019 11:42:46 GMT
It looks like my cinema outings are going to be pulled back to indie screenings of anime films for the rest of the year. Spirited Away soon, and then Metropolis in December sometime.
Actual cinema I'm finding rather dull right now.
1. Bumblebee
2. Alien
3. Destroy All Monsters
4. The Dirt
5. Godzilla: King Of Monsters
6. The Castle Of Cagliostro
7. Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
8. Alita: Battle Angel: Jeez, maybe I just wasn't in the mood for this, but I found it very hard going. Preferred the Hollywood remake of Ghost In The Shell.
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Post by browny87 on Sept 9, 2019 11:54:54 GMT
i watched Alita on the plane, i found it a bit slow but watchable
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Post by Benn on Sept 9, 2019 14:36:05 GMT
There's a part of me that wonders if it isn't something to do with not being familiar with the source material. I've never watched Battle Angel Alita, never read it, but devoured Ghost In The Shell, so I kinda get what it's trying to say.
Same with Speed Racer. I don't know the original at all, so it looks like a bright and garish mess, but apparently that's an accurate retelling of what Speed Racer was.
Transformers was a cartoon about robots hitting each other that I knew pretty well, and the first Bay movie does a decent job of bringing that to the big screen. But if you don't have any prior experience of Transformers, if you're not pre-primed in the language, it's just nonsense.
I've started thinking again, and I'm not sure I like it.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Sept 9, 2019 15:58:31 GMT
8. Alita: Battle Angel: Jeez, maybe I just wasn't in the mood for this, but I found it very hard going. Preferred the Hollywood remake of Ghost In The Shell. Blimey, you and I have very different tastes. Hated GitS, really liked A:BA - and bought it and enjoyed it even more on re-watching. I hadn't read any of the manga or watched any anime of either, so was judging both purely on the films. GitS was overly grim and solemn. Alita was more fun, perhaps because of the younger characters. I found them all likeable... and it always tickles me when a film flouts the Hollywood rules as to who lives and who dies. Dog dies. Handsome boyfriend dies. Mentor/father figure lives. Villain lives. Hate CGI representations of actual humans, but absolutely fine with a Gollum-style stylised CGI humanoid in a live-action movie interacting with real humans. And I really love seeing a small girl humorously beating up a bar full of big mean cyborg bounty-hunters. Martin |
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Post by Pinwig on Sept 14, 2019 23:13:17 GMT
I went to the cinema!
I saw Downton Abbey!
Yes, yes I did.
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Post by blueshift on Sept 15, 2019 5:27:05 GMT
I went to the cinema! I saw Downton Abbey! Yes, yes I did. Oh no. Are you ok? |
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 15, 2019 5:48:17 GMT
Wolf: fucking awful.
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Sept 15, 2019 8:07:09 GMT
I went to the cinema! I saw Downton Abbey! Yes, yes I did. I did to. |
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Post by Pinwig on Sept 15, 2019 9:06:38 GMT
Thing is, Mrs P was really attached to the series and she rewatched the lot, which got me into it. As a film it's exactly what you expect it to be - an encore to the TV show that allows all the characters their typical soundbite lines and interactions; too on the nose in Maggie Smith's case. It wrote itself really, but it provided a neat, self-contained story that tied up one of the shows unanswered big questions and gave everyone a run out while they still look like the characters they played on TV. Cosy, comfortable and humorous, a rose-tinted reminder of fun Sunday nights watching TV. Nothing that would appeal if you weren't into the series.
And it had Simon freaking Jones as King George V! Arthur Dent rules, literally!
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 15, 2019 16:37:23 GMT
I have never watched the show so will be giving the film a miss.
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Sept 15, 2019 19:18:55 GMT
It was a nice touch of nostalgia if a bit rushed/staged. I imagine it would be completely impenetrable though if you have not watched the show itself and excruciatingly painful if you have but were not a fan.
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Post by Pinwig on Sept 15, 2019 19:55:47 GMT
Agreed. As a standalone period drama it would be rubbish, the plot is very weak, has far too many characters and none are properly introduced or developed because they don't need to be for the intended audience. It's like going to see old musicians in concert - you go for the greatest hits, not the dodgy new revival album that no one buys. The film is by the numbers fan fodder and doesn't pretend to be anything else.
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Sept 15, 2019 22:04:09 GMT
"Good Lord. I never expected him to be a man of such principle. And to have his storyline resolved so quickly this early into the film."
"I just hope someone gives him another that plays upon the one characteristic his character is most obviously known for."
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 22, 2019 20:12:26 GMT
Rambo: Last Blood - File under 'what were they thinking?'.
-Ralph
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Post by blueshift on Sept 22, 2019 20:58:48 GMT
Rambo: Last Blood - File under 'what were they thinking?'. -Ralph Oh no really? |
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 22, 2019 22:00:18 GMT
Yup.
-Ralph
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Post by browny87 on Sept 23, 2019 12:05:50 GMT
i watched Detective Pikachu last night, was a fun film, nothing amazing but the pokemon graphics looked ace
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 23, 2019 16:57:51 GMT
Ad Astra: thinks it is profound. It isn't.
-Ralph
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Post by browny87 on Sept 23, 2019 18:18:28 GMT
ive heard this from alot of reviewers
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Post by Jim on Sept 25, 2019 11:53:22 GMT
1. Captain Marvel
2. Avengers: Endgame
3. Spider-Man: Far From Home
4. John Wick 3
5. Toy Story 4
Really don't think they should have kept going after 3. It's fine; it's well-made and definitely has its moments, but it feels kid of superfluous and some of the humour felt of a different type to the previous films.
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 29, 2019 20:43:56 GMT
The Lion King (2019): sure it is a marvel on a craft level (CG has never looked so real) but it's also a dull, lifeless and deeply boring film. It may be one of the most insipid Disney films in quite some time which is a shame because everyone on the technical side has brought their A-game.
-Ralph
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Post by Bogatan on Sept 29, 2019 20:59:20 GMT
1. Stan and Ollie 2. Bumblebee 3. Vice 4. Alita: Battle Angel 5. Mary Poppins Returns 6. Lego 2 7. Captain Marvel 8. Shazam 9. Avengers : Endgame x3 10. Bill and Ted Excellent Adventure 11. John Wick 3 12. Godzilla 13. Aladdin 14. Late Night 15. Detective Pickachu 16. Avengers: Endgame - 4th viewing with the deleted scene and Stan Lee tribute. 17. Spider-man Far from Home 18. Toy Story 4 19. Hobbs and Shaw - fun 20. Blinded By the Light - Such an odd mix of elements, it would seem a bit ridiculous if not based on a true story, but it works really well. If nothing else hearing the music on a cinema sound system was worth the ticket price (if I'd paid for it). 21. Apollo 11 - Fantastic documentary, the remastered footage was spell binding even on an aeroplane monitor. 22. Fighting with My Family - A bit too by the numbers, but did make me want to watch some wrestling so I guess job done. 23. Ad Astra - Engrossing but also feels much longer than it actually is. Though thats a problem I have with most quasi realistic space films. |
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Oct 8, 2019 18:35:09 GMT
Re-watching X-Men: Dark Phoenix on Blu-ray, I've just realised that the 8th X-Men film is the first to feature a character referenced in a Marvel TF comic story. I think.
Martin
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 11, 2019 21:32:47 GMT
Joker: bland pish with the depth of a puddle. Nicely shot though.
-Ralph
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Oct 12, 2019 13:36:52 GMT
1. Avengers: Endgame
2. Apollo 11
3. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
4. The Lion King
5. Vice
6. Stan and Ollie
7. Hellboy
8. Captain Marvel
9. Spider-Man: Far From Home
10. Alita: Battle Angel
11. X-Men: Dark Phoenix
12. Gemini Man (decent enough)
13. Hobbs and Shaw
14. Anna
15. Godzilla: King of Monsters
16. John Wick Chapter 3
17. Aladdin
18. The Informer
19. Men in Black International
Martin
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 12, 2019 20:11:32 GMT
Gemini Man: flirts with being enjoyable tosh but falls into boredom in the second half.
-Ralph
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Post by The Huff on Oct 12, 2019 20:51:28 GMT
Re-watching X-Men: Dark Phoenix on Blu-ray, I've just realised that the 8th X-Men film is the first to feature a character referenced in a Marvel TF comic story. I think. Martin Who? I tried to work it out but gave up. |
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Oct 13, 2019 4:54:09 GMT
Re-watching X-Men: Dark Phoenix on Blu-ray, I've just realised that the 8th X-Men film is the first to feature a character referenced in a Marvel TF comic story. I think. Who? I tried to work it out but gave up. Martin |
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 24, 2019 9:36:20 GMT
Terminator: Fark Fate - easily one of the most boring and pointless sequels I have ever seen. It manages the impossible by making Genysis look intricate and enthralling by comparison. I weep at what has happened to this once great series. What happened to the Big Ideas? What happened to the innovative and exciting action sequences?
Only Arnie brings some joy. Avoid.
-Ralph
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Oct 24, 2019 16:36:16 GMT
Terminator: Fark Fate - easily one of the most boring and pointless sequels I have ever seen. It manages the impossible by making Genysis look intricate and enthralling by comparison. I weep at what has happened to this once great series. What happened to the Big Ideas? What happened to the innovative and exciting action sequences? Only Arnie brings some joy. Avoid. -Ralph Agreed. At least Genisys had humour. Martin |
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