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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Oct 24, 2019 16:41:10 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
13. Hobbs and Shaw
14. Terminator: Dark Fate
15. Official Secrets
16. Anna
17. Godzilla: King of Monsters
18. John Wick Chapter 3
19. Aladdin
20. The Informer
21. Men in Black International
Martin
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 1, 2019 22:45:19 GMT
The Aeronauts: let down a bit by a thin script but it was nice and passed the time ok. It was helped a lot by the flying bits using the full size of the Imax screen.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 2, 2019 20:44:20 GMT
The Wicker Man was fab to see on the big screen.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 6, 2019 12:34:09 GMT
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound. All over the place and a tad bitty. Disappointing.
Doctor Sleep: a sequel to Kubrick's film of The Shining should not work and yet, to my surprise, I quite enjoyed this. It's not in the same league at all but on its own merits I thought it was quite engaging and I thought it had something to say. Doesn't feel like a cheap cash-in at all, which was what the trailer suggested.
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Nov 9, 2019 8:51:19 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 I concur. This is a film made with the wrong kind of drapes. |
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 9, 2019 13:11:47 GMT
The drape chat was the one bit I enjoyed.
-Ralph
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Nov 9, 2019 16:10:19 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. Midway (better than the 2-star reviews some newspapers are giving it)
13. Gemini Man
14. Hobbs and Shaw
15. Terminator: Dark Fate
16. Official Secrets
17. Anna
18. Godzilla: King of Monsters
19. John Wick Chapter 3
20. Aladdin
21. The Informer
22. Men in Black International
Martin
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Post by Benn on Nov 10, 2019 19:57:10 GMT
Just seen Joker. That's a film that's going to take some digesting.
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Post by browny87 on Nov 15, 2019 23:04:11 GMT
agreee ben, i wtched it tonight and i cant make my mind up if its really complex or just utter quality, its an interesting one. a good look at the descent into madness if nothing else
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 16, 2019 9:51:14 GMT
The popularity of Joker utterly baffles me. I thought it was a rather poor piece of film making but hey ho. Different films for different folks.
-Ralph
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Post by Bogatan on Nov 16, 2019 11:05:24 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 -21. Apollo 11 -22. Fighting with My Family 23. Ad Astra 24. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood - Spent the entire film wondering where it was going, but the journey was fun so no problems there. -25. MIB International - another I forgot I saw, Actually not as bad as I expected. 26. Gemini Man - Odd one. If it had scome out 20 years ago we'd be talking about it as a classic of the period, but the vfx couldnt have been done then. Released now it feels really dated. Im not quite sure which version I saw but it looked off so Im guessing I saw a higher frame rate version. A little curious to watch it on dvd to see if it looks a bit more normal. Smiths really good though. Abominable - Quite beautiful. The Chinese setting and culture was a refreshing change, though I couldn't get passed the sense of propoganda. 27. The Addams Family - Not quite what I expected. A bit more kid friendly than the live action ones. Which is a shame, but still funny. Great voice cast. 28. Terminator Dark Fate - Liked how they created space for a new direction. Unimpressed when new direction looked remarkably like the old direction. I know its terminator, but it still seemed like a missed opportunity. Really enjoyed the cast and what they were doing. 29. Zombieland 2 - Really doesnt want to be set a full decade later but there was no pretending Little Rock was still 11. Fun but pretty forgetable. 30. Le Mann 66 - Enjoyable. |
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Nov 16, 2019 11:08:19 GMT
30. Le Mann 66 - Enjoyable. Going to see that in a few hours' time. Martin |
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Nov 16, 2019 17:29:05 GMT
1. Avengers: Endgame
2. Apollo 11
3. Le Mans '66 (cheesy in places, and Christian Bale's accent is hilarious, but this is nevertheless the kind of entertainment that the big screen exists for)
4. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
5. The Lion King
6. Vice
7. Stan and Ollie
8. Hellboy
9. Captain Marvel
10. Spider-Man: Far From Home
11. Alita: Battle Angel
12. X-Men: Dark Phoenix
13. Midway
14. Gemini Man
15. Hobbs and Shaw
16. Terminator: Dark Fate
17. Official Secrets
18. Anna
19. Godzilla: King of Monsters
20. John Wick Chapter 3
21. Aladdin
22. The Informer
23. Men in Black International
Martin
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 24, 2019 17:29:39 GMT
Midway: passable Sunday afternoon fair.
Le Mans '66 AKA Ford V Ferrari: in times to come this will be seen as the exact moment Christian Bale completed his descent from most exciting actor of his generation to Poundland Dick Van Dyke. Also: why is Matt Damon impersonating Tommy Lee Jones??
-Ralph
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Post by Bogatan on Nov 24, 2019 22:26:41 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 -21. Apollo 11 -22. Fighting with My Family 23. Ad Astra 24. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood -25. MIB International 26. Gemini Man 27. Abominable 28. The Addams Family 29. Terminator Dark Fate 30. Zombieland 2 31. Le Mann 66 32. 21 Bridges. Felt very old school, in the good way. Kinda get the feeling it might not have made it if it didn't star the lead from Black Panther and the directors from Avengers 3 and 4. Which if true is rather a shame. |
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Post by Pinwig on Nov 24, 2019 22:52:26 GMT
Hardcore! Straight out of hospital and into the cinema. No messin.
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 24, 2019 23:14:13 GMT
I thought 21 Bridges was crap. Pissed away a good cast and a good premise. Also amused how the advertising was all 'FROM THE VISIONARY DIRECTORS OF AVENGERS: END GAME'. Er, they are among many producers on the film and they didn't direct it.
-Ralph
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Post by Bogatan on Nov 26, 2019 22:56:09 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 -21. Apollo 11 -22. Fighting with My Family 23. Ad Astra 24. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood -25. MIB International 26. Gemini Man 27. Abominable 28. The Addams Family 29. Terminator Dark Fate 30. Zombieland 2 31. Le Mann 66 32. 21 Bridges. 33. Knives Out - Really really good. |
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Nov 26, 2019 22:58:59 GMT
33. Knives Out - Really really good. Seeing it tomorrow after work. And then, at the weekend... Charlie's Angels. Martin |
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Post by Pinwig on Nov 26, 2019 23:06:18 GMT
Blimey have they remade that again?!
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Post by Bogatan on Nov 26, 2019 23:28:43 GMT
Ive gotta see Frozen 2, Joker and try to get to Jay and Silent Bob this Friday if Im up to it. Then if I get the chance Charlies Angels.
Oh and an unlimted secret screening on the third. Hoping its JoJo. And the week after Its a Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Nov 27, 2019 5:13:19 GMT
Blimey have they remade that again?! Yes, and Patrick Stewart's in it. Martin |
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 27, 2019 7:06:34 GMT
The Good Liar: not good.
-Ralph
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Post by Bogatan on Nov 27, 2019 17:42:12 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 -21. Apollo 11 -22. Fighting with My Family 23. Ad Astra 24. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood -25. MIB International 26. Gemini Man 27. Abominable 28. The Addams Family 29. Terminator Dark Fate 30. Zombieland 2 31. Le Mann 66 32. 21 Bridges. 33. Knives Out 34. Joker - I er..... It was good. Not convinced about some of the praise its gotten though. Spoiler
As its own thing I'd probably be more positive, but in order to work it needs to make everyone else fucking awful. Which isnt my take on Alfred and Batmans Dad. (Admittedly Ive never read the source material so could be perfectly legitamate)
Also doesnt help that Phoenix looks a fair bit older than his 45 years but is playing someone who I'm pretty sure is meant to be at least a decade younger. |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Nov 27, 2019 18:41:24 GMT
Regards Joker {Spoiler}The thing is in the context of the world they have - Thomas Wayne would be an asshole. I don't think Alfred is necessarily unpleasant, he is protecting his employer's son from a potential menace.
It has to be it's own thing - a Batman can't come out of that film.
POOR PEOPLE ARE A SUSPICIOUS AND COWARDLY LOT. I SHALL STRIKE FEAR INTO THEM.
It would skew very close to the Mills/O'Neill Batman analogue in Marshall Law. I also agree about the praise being somewhat OTT. |
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Nov 27, 2019 19:44:25 GMT
1. Avengers: Endgame
2. Knives Out (superb - I want to see Daniel Craig in this role again)
3. Apollo 11
4. Le Mans '66
5. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
6. The Lion King
7. Vice
8. Stan and Ollie
9. Hellboy
10. Captain Marvel
11. Spider-Man: Far From Home
12. Alita: Battle Angel
13. X-Men: Dark Phoenix
14. Midway
15. Gemini Man
16. Hobbs and Shaw
17. Terminator: Dark Fate
18. Official Secrets
19. Anna
20. Godzilla: King of Monsters
21. John Wick Chapter 3
22. Aladdin
23. The Informer
24. Men in Black International
Martin
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 27, 2019 23:18:46 GMT
The Irishman did not get a cinema release round these parts. Shame, as it would have been my cinema film of the year. Watched it on Netflix. Superb. Robert De Niro actually acting again.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 28, 2019 18:49:11 GMT
I am concerned that Martin rates Knives Out so highly. One trailer for it looked utter shite. The other one looked ok.
But our tastes...this could be the worst film of the year!
I will see Charlie's Angels, because Patrick Stewart is in it.
-Ralph
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Post by Bogatan on Nov 30, 2019 0:28:16 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 -21. Apollo 11 -22. Fighting with My Family 23. Ad Astra 24. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood -25. MIB International 26. Gemini Man 27. Abominable 28. The Addams Family 29. Terminator Dark Fate 30. Zombieland 2 31. Le Mann 66 32. 21 Bridges. 33. Knives Out 34. Joker 35. Jay and Silent Bob Reboot - Its certainly not going to win over new fans (at least its hard to imagine) and I nearly didnt go see it because I felt like it was going to be painful to watch. Then the second scene was everything I was worried it would be. And then it suddenly gets better and mostly stays good or better for the rest of the film. Theres one bit later on that got almost no reaction in the cinema and a really cant decide if it was intentionally bad as a meta joke or was just bad. In this film it really could be either. The sort of film that plays best to a packed cinema of fans which means the one night only showing almost certainly worked in it favour. Im glad I saw it in that envirnment as I saw the first Jay and Bob Strike Back in a packed US cinema and it was a genuinely joyful experience that this film allowed me to relive a bit which pretty much seems to be the point of making it. Sooooo it does what its meant to..... even if its technically not a good film? Or it might be a good film too, theres plenty of character development going on it it take the chance to catch up with lots of characters and nicely wraps up their stories. Honestly that sense of "I need to give this film some thought" that everyone seems to have felt about Joker, Im having it about Jay and Silent Bob Reboot. I ..... yeah.... |
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Post by Bogatan on Nov 30, 2019 0:32:38 GMT
Just a little moment in the film, not really important to the plot at all, just something that suprised me so I'll leave it in spoilers just in case. Spoiler
Theres a beautful little tribute to Stan Lee. It felt like we were done with them so it caught me by suprise. Got a wee bit emotional. |
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