2024 Films League Table

[The Doctor]

'The critics' are not a monolithic entity. The film has received mixed reviews. Some love it, some don't, some are in the middle.

-Ralph

[Grand Moff Muffin]

Fair point. I exaggerate.

One week in and all the souvenir cups they had last week are gone.

Sometimes they over-order and shelfwarm for months.

Martin

[Stomski]

And now I've seen the D+W trailer and listen to that, it's another remix of an 80s song with orchestral/percussive hits.

[Grand Moff Muffin]

Aug 5, 2024 20:06:37 GMT Stomski said:

And now I've seen the D+W trailer and listen to that, it's another remix of an 80s song with orchestral/percussive hits.

I almost bought the D&W soundtrack but I lost my enthusiasm when I saw that 'Like a Prayer' isn't even on it!

www.amazon.co.uk/Deadpool-Wolverine-OST-Various-Artists/dp/B0D81KR459



So many cover versions of it suddenly on YouTube now though.

Martin

[Grand Moff Muffin]

1. A Quiet Place: Day One
2. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
3. Action Season: Demolition Man
4. Abigail
5. Deadpool & Wolverine
6. The Watched
7. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
8. The Fall Guy
9. Twisters
10. Fly Me to the Moon
11. National Theatre Live: Vanya
12. Bad Boys: Ride or Die
13. Madame Web
14. Argylle
15. Dune: Part Two
16. Wonka
17. The Beekeeper
18. Borderlands
19. Lisa Frankenstein
20. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

Borderlands = a woeful failed attempt to copy Guardians of the Galaxy

A turkey. I watched it, now you don't have to.

Martin

[Stomski]

Not played the Borderlands games, I wonder how true to them the film is.

[The Doctor]

'Coraline' 15th anniversary re-release: beautifully crafted. A bonus wee featurette after the film too!

-Ralph

[Grand Moff Muffin]

1. A Quiet Place: Day One
2. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
3. Action Season: Demolition Man
4. Abigail
5. Deadpool & Wolverine
6. The Watched
7. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
8. Alien: Romulus (had to leave the auditorium twice to avoid certain scenes I did not wish to see, but otherwise good)
9. The Fall Guy
10. Twisters
11. Fly Me to the Moon
12. National Theatre Live: Vanya
13. Bad Boys: Ride or Die
14. Madame Web
15. Argylle
16. Dune: Part Two
17. Wonka
18. The Beekeeper
19. Borderlands
20. Lisa Frankenstein
21. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

Martin

[Grand Moff Muffin]

Having enjoyed the recent French-language Three Musketeers films, I'm going to give The Count of Monte Cristo a go when it opens on Friday. I think it's the best Alexandre Dumas novel. Like the book, the film is long.



Martin

[Grand Moff Muffin]

1. The Count of Monte Cristo
2. A Quiet Place: Day One
3. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
4. Action Season: Demolition Man
5. Abigail
6. Deadpool & Wolverine
7. The Watched
8. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
9. Alien: Romulus
10. The Fall Guy
11. Twisters
12. Fly Me to the Moon
13. National Theatre Live: Vanya
14. Bad Boys: Ride or Die
15. Madame Web
16. Argylle
17. Dune: Part Two
18. Wonka
19. The Beekeeper
20. Borderlands
21. Lisa Frankenstein
22. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

The Count of Monte Cristo is one of my top ten books of all time. The 2002 Guy Pearce movie was rubbish. The Gerard Depardieu 1998 TV mini-series (in French) was much better but flawed. The movie released in cinemas this week is as near-perfect as I could ask for. I'm not surprised, as it's made by the same company that did The Three Musketeers films with Eva Green last year, and Monte Cristo is a much better story than Musketeers.

For me, the three hours flew by.

Martin

[The Doctor]

'The Terminator' is currently back in cinemas. I was most amused by the intro before the film where James Cameron claims it was the first film he directed.

Ah ha ha, no, Jimbo. We haven't forgotten your directorial debut, 'Pirhana II: The Spawning'.

-Ralph

[Benn]

1. The Boy in the Woods
2. The Crow 30th Anniversary
3. Rite Here Rite Now
4. Mothra Vs. Godzilla
5. Ghidorah, The Three Headed Monster
6. Destroy All Monsters
7. Terror Of Mechagodzilla

Courtesy of the local arthouse cinema running a classic Godzilla day event. There was a raffle. I won a book.

[The Doctor]

Twister (1996) is being released in 4DX. Booking seats in that format was a red-haze no-brainer. We are doing a showing on the 21st. Mrs Ralph has not experienced 4DX before...

-Ralph

[Grand Moff Muffin]

1. The Count of Monte Cristo
2. A Quiet Place: Day One
3. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
4. Action Season: Demolition Man
5. Abigail
6. Deadpool & Wolverine
7. The Watched
8. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
9. Alien: Romulus
10. The Fall Guy
11. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
12. Twisters
13. Fly Me to the Moon
14. National Theatre Live: Vanya
15. Bad Boys: Ride or Die
16. Madame Web
17. Argylle
18. Dune: Part Two
19. Wonka
20. The Beekeeper
21. Borderlands
22. Lisa Frankenstein
23. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

Martin

[The Doctor]

Not much of a fan of the original so feel no urge to see the new one.

-Ralph

[The Doctor]

Sept 5, 2024 20:57:37 GMT The Doctor said:

Twister (1996) is being released in 4DX. Booking seats in that format was a red-haze no-brainer. We are doing a showing on the 21st. Mrs Ralph has not experienced 4DX before...

-Ralph

It did not go well for Mrs Ralph.

This had *by far* the most violent chair movement I have experienced at a 4DX screening. I genuinely had to hold on tight with white knuckles to stop taking a tumble during the tornado scenes and several times my ass left the chair as I was thrown upwards. Brilliant fun for me, but too much for Mrs Ralph.

Also saw Star Wars (1977) again. Perhaps putting SW back on the big screen is no longer the draw it once was: only 9 folk at the screening.

-Ralph

[Pinwig]

Was it the proper 1977 version or whatever iteration of remaster we're on now?

[The Doctor]

The current version. There is zero chance of the 1977 release being screened again.

-Ralph

[Pinwig]

That was what prompted me to ask. Seemed unlikely.

[The Doctor]

Empire Strikes Back booked for Friday evening!

-Ralph

[Pinwig]

*checks local listings*

Blimey. Is that a thing now? There are more old films on at my local in the next month than there are new ones. Star Wars, Empire, Carrie, Gladiator, Elm Street, Back to the Future II, Interstellar, Return of the King... The list is endless!

[The Doctor]

Yeah. Most of the films I have seen in the cinema this year have been re-releases. Many weeks there just hasn't been anything new to see. Covid + writer and actor strikes = less new films this year.

-Ralph

[Grand Moff Muffin]

Sept 22, 2024 20:51:15 GMT Pinwig said:

There are more old films on at my local in the next month than there are new ones.

More films, not more screenings. Most of the screenings will still be of the new films, as the old films only get shown once or twice each. And it makes sense, as there are so many old films available to be re-shown.

I should go and see more old films in the cinema, but this year so far it's just been Demolition Man, which I don't own in any form. I know the cinema experience is better than any small screen experience, but I'm too lazy to go there to see something I own on disc. Hmmm.

Martin

[Pinwig]

I'm tempted by Elm Street. I have all those films but it was a big moment for me when I was old enough to get into a cinema to see the later ones.

[Andy Turnbull]

I'd like to see the first Elm Street in the cinema, still in my top 10 Horror flicks.

[Andy Turnbull]

The Crow remake is as shit as the trailer suggested it would be.

[Bogatan]

1. The Beekeeper
2. Argylle
3. Madame Web
4. Dune Part 2
5. Ghostbusters Frozen Empire
6. Monkey Man
7. Civil War
8. Godzilla x Kong : The New World
9. Star Wars Epiode One: The Phantom Menace (4DX)
10. IF
11. Transformers 40th Annivarsary Screening -
12. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
13. The Fall Guy
14. Bad Boys: Ride or Die
15. Inside Out 2
16. Fly Me to the Moon
17. Dispicable Me 4
18. Deadpool and Wolverine IMAX

19. Lee - Interesting true (ish I assume) story.

20. Deadpool and Wolverive 2d - I think I enjoyed it more on second viewing. The funny was still funny and the plot issues either made more sense or just didnt bother me

[Grand Moff Muffin]

1. The Count of Monte Cristo
2. A Quiet Place: Day One
3. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
4. Action Season: Demolition Man
5. Abigail
6. Deadpool & Wolverine
7. The Watched
8. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
9. Alien: Romulus
10. The Fall Guy
11. Megalopolis
12. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
13. Twisters
14. Fly Me to the Moon
15. National Theatre Live: Vanya
16. Bad Boys: Ride or Die
17. Madame Web
18. Argylle
19. Dune: Part Two
20. Wonka
21. The Beekeeper
22. Borderlands
23. Lisa Frankenstein
24. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

I'm not sure exactly what I just watched.

Martin

[The Doctor]

'The Empire Strikes Back' on the big screen: magic.

-Ralph

[Bogatan]

1. The Beekeeper
2. Argylle
3. Madame Web
4. Dune Part 2
5. Ghostbusters Frozen Empire
6. Monkey Man
7. Civil War
8. Godzilla x Kong : The New World
9. Star Wars Epiode One: The Phantom Menace (4DX)
10. IF
11. Transformers 40th Annivarsary Screening -
12. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
13. The Fall Guy
14. Bad Boys: Ride or Die
15. Inside Out 2
16. Fly Me to the Moon
17. Dispicable Me 4
18. Deadpool and Wolverine IMAX
19. Lee
20. Deadpool and Wolverive 2d

21. Megalopolis - Like Martin I am not sure what I have watched, but it entertaining. I think.