Me?

Whiplash.

Why? I hadn’t much of an idea what it was about, all I knew was it was about a drummer.

Mrs MR wanted to see it so I went along for the ride. It was just solid, engaging, old-school film-making. And not an alien, CGI explosion or superhero in sight. Highly recommended if you like music and/or ‘Rocky’ type melodramas.

Edit: (Removed ‘spoiler’-type trailer)

La La Land was OK too 😉

Mrs M and I really enjoyed Sully…

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjKEXxO2KNE[/video]

Sat down not too long ago and watched Beasts Of No Nation on that there Netflix. It’s very good indeed.

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xb9Ty-1frw[/video]

Guardians of the Galaxy II

Because it was a treat for my son on his birthday. And it was frickin awesome.

La La Land was OK too

I wanted to strangle the trailer! And that ‘You say tomato’ tribglibrute tap-dance scene I just watched on Youtube. Fred and Ginger must be laughing in their graves…

My brother said I had to watch A Million Ways To Die In The West, gave it a try expecting to turn it off after five minutes and am really enjoying it so far (about an hour in) – it’s a bit Seth McFarlaney, crude and unsophisticated humour, but that’s about my level, made me proper laugh out loud. 🙂

I’m a little biased, as the last film I saw was my own, but we had the premiere on Friday, and people bloody loved it

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXXSH5SU72s[/video]

HippoTheMovie.com

So I guess the why for me, is that after seven years work, I’m fiercely proud of it. But the why for your average watcher? It’s damned funny.

Arse, can’t get the link to the trailer to work.

The still utterly brilliant..

And another utterly brilliant..

Hunt for the wildepeople, it’s funny and good natured.

Get Out was rad. Was talking about it for days afterwards

Rewatched Guardians of the Galaxy and Deadpool recently. Both excellent, can’t wait for the sequels.
New films… Hidden Figures was very good.

Heartbreak ridge, thought it was excellent

Quite liked Margin Call – on the other night after the snooker and still on iplayer. One dodgy accent but generally pretty good for a slowy.

Guardians of the Galaxy II

Because it was a treat for my son daughter on his her birthday. And it was frickin awesome.

Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind.
Carey at his best in a straight role & and Dunst in panties. It even has Frodo in it.

Hunt for the wildepeople, it’s funny and good natured.

A second vote for Wilderpeople. A funny, poignant, well shot feel good film. The best I’ve seen in a while.

Hell or High Water. Top acting from Jeff Bridges, a good script that wasn’t too obvious and some lovely filming.

This year has been great.

T2
Logan
Hacksaw Ridge
Hidden Figures
Lion
Silence
Skull Island

Netflix and others

Crash 2004 research still great
Siege of Jadotville
Sandcastle
The Gift
Neon Demon
I, Daniel Blake

Billions and Better Call Saul whilst not films are up there with anything at the cinema.

So much good stuff around.

One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest.
At the cinema, last weekend! Cos it’s up there in the top 5 best films ever made.

Sausage Party. Made both me and Mrs Z laugh out loud several times. That seldom happens with films these days.

American Honey.

It is utterly, utterly brilliant. Think ‘Kids’ meets ‘Easy Rider’.

I, Daniel Blake
Bleed for This
Loving
Moonlight
The Hunt
Train to Busan
Captain Fantastic

Oddly I thought Hacksaw Ridge was almost funny it was that bad.

DezB
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest.
At the cinema, last weekend! Cos it’s up there in the top 5 best films ever made.

Wow, what an eloquent and persuasive argument.

jonnytheleyther

Oddly I thought Hacksaw Ridge was almost funny it was that bad.

There are clips of it doing the rounds for (completely unintended) comedy.

Have seen both Hacksaw Ridge and Deadpool. Funny, the overriding impressions I got were both crassly self(ie)-conscious films, but each in a very different way from the other. One was so shallowly ‘wink-me-stupid’ up itself that I couldn’t find an honest laugh in there anywhere. The other was just unintentionally hilarious. I’ll leave anyone to guess which was which! mileages vary etc.

Hunt For the Wilderpeople was exceptional, OTOH. Really good. Except for the fainting bit. They really need to edit the (unintentionally?) cheesy fainting bit out.

I feel old in that can’t stomach much movie-cheese. Even (especially?) if it’s wink-cheese, and repeatedly winks at itself and the viewer. Decades of it, and it’s not slowing down! The ‘3rd wall’ seems always to be blinking and vanishing now.

Saying that, I second ‘Get Out’ as an enjoyable romp. Had the feeling of down-to-earth 1970s Stepford Wives-type classic horror movie. Lead-character’s facial expressions were hilarious throughout, I thought. The house-maid was brilliant too.

American Honey.

It is utterly, utterly brilliant. Think ‘Kids’ meets ‘Easy Rider’.

Mixed feelings about that one.One sympathetic character and lots of hateful foul-mouth ones, with stunning cinematography – really splits the vote for me.

Quite enjoyed the journey, but I had to question what I was enjoying. But yes, memorable.

Glad you flagged that one though.

Drive.

Lovingly made pastiche that ends up feeling really fresh. Stunning cinematography, nice lean script, great performances and a perfect soundtrack.

I can finally see why R-Gos gets so much love.

Wow, what an eloquent and persuasive argument.

Wow, what a pointless and pathetic response. And the one thing you came on the thread to say. You’re amazing.

Other eloquent and persuasive arguments on the thread you dominate with your brilliance

it was frickin awesome.
was OK
It’s damned funny
.So much good stuff

No comments on those?

I take you’ve not seen Cuckoo’s Nest? 🙄

DezB – Member
Wow, what an eloquent and persuasive argument.

Wow, what a pointless and pathetic response. And the one thing you came on the thread to say. You’re amazing.

Other eloquent and persuasive arguments on the thread you dominate with your brilliance

it was frickin awesome.
was OK
It’s damned funny
.So much good stuff

No comments on those?

I take you’ve not seen Cuckoo’s Nest?

Of course I’ve seen the film. Other people’s comments “awesome”, “damned funny” etc are at least providing some reason why they themselves thought the film was worthy of mention. You on the other hand validated your choice by a ranking, unless you yourself are the arbiter of the list of best films of all time?

A non answer which doesn’t even covey one shred of your own opinion. But at least you told us that you saw it at the cinema, which I assume was nice.

To be fair One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest is a brilliant film. No need to be “the arbiter of the list of best films of all time” to know this to be the case.

Nocturnal Animals.

To avoid being sneered at by Muddyfunster, my reasons are:

-It features one of the most vicerally tense sequences I’ve seen in a very long time.
-Great performances, especially Aaron Taylor Johnon and Michael Shannon.
-Looks fantastic.
-Still thinking about the denouement, and can’t decide if I liked it two weeks later.

To be fair, muddyfunster’s contribution to this thread is moronic and best ignored.

I saw Guardians of the Galaxy 2 the day after Cuckoo’s Nest and it was also a film.

Resident Evil : Final Chapter.
Because it ties everything together. And Milla kicks ass.

Fast and Furious 8

Because it’s as daft as cake and I took my youngest son (14). Suspend judgement and it’s fab!

A few years old but That French film ‘Untouchable’ was great, very funny
[video]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=S7chTzRxxrg[/video]

Captain Fantastic

Great score and brilliant acting. Touched a nerve with me that made it even more enjoyable.

+1 for Hell on High Water. Exceeded my expectations. Easy watch, and Jeff bridges is fantastic.

The Equalizer.
I loved the TV series and put off seeing the movie.
I actually really enjoyed it, so much so I’m watching it again just now 8)

‘Kenny'(2006), ‘The Castle'(1997), ‘what we do in the shadows'(2015), The Grand Budapest Hotel'(2014) …these are all cracking films and all very humorous. I must admit I didn’t like ‘I, Daniel Blake’, it was just too corny for my liking and ‘American Beauty’ wasn’t for me either, maybe I’m just a bit too old to enjoy it??

Sorry to bring the tone down but I watched ‘Grimsby’ the other night and was crying with laughter in places.