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Yeah, I thought BP was disappointing: full of cliches and stereotypes.
Agreed on BP. Was dull.
I know it was discussed earlier in the thread, but I saw Black Panther on the weekend and what a disappointment.
Yeah it wasn’t great one of the worst Marvel ones.
saw Extinction (another netflix film) yesterday too. has a lower budget, Netflix series feel to it. Reminded me a lot of Skyline, but then didn’t, and that’s all I’m going to say on that, aside from it was an enjoyable film.
I've just watched that: Nice idea, but I thought it was pretty rubbish. The acting was terrible, with the lead guy being worst culprit: It was like watching a wooden spoon, and not one of those nice Le Creuset ones; more one of those cheap Ikea ones.
The above comments on BP are spot on. enjoyable enough film for what it was, but I kinda knew from the trailers, using Gil Scot Heron in the soundtrack that it was going to be a crass overcompensation for the media calling out hollywood 'whitewashing' movies. In a similar way that there were a remakes and sequels that gender swapped just for the sake of it.
It was a bit much. I actually think coming to america had less cultural stereotyping.
Antman and The Wasp.
saw it tuesday.
expected it to be really really crap, but it was raining and there was nothing else on.
it was silly, but actually quite good, providing you didn't take having a de-bigulator and a re-bigulator serioulsy.
I suspect now, I have a low bar for what is good though.
I saw a film last night that made Black Panther look good - The Green Lantern, was on Ch5. Luckily I didn't select Series Link so only half the film got recorded (they have a news/celebrity gos break in the middle, I forgot). Blimmin terrible.
Was there actually something called Killerwog? Lordy.
Still 2011, not 2018 😀
Staying in Merthyr, so its BPW and cinema week for me and jr.
Ant Man & the Wasp yesterday - pretty poor, seeing as Antman was actually a decent film, this was a mess. A load of Quantum Bollocks as Michael Douglas’s character would no doubt have said. Best thing was the cgi young versions of Douglas, Michelle Pfieffer and Larry Fishbourne!
Tonight - Unfriended: The Dark Web. See it! Most original horror I’ve seen in years. Yeah, its got plenty of silly bits, but it worked for me (in spite of the fat, cheesy smelling woman on her phone sat next to me. Moron). I’ve always said people are worse than most monsters films come up with (that’s not a spoiler btw!)(and a reference to the film, not the moron)
yeah looking forward to the new Unfriended film, looks fun. enjoyed the first one too despite the silliness! said at the time they should have done it with real person threat - seems they listened...
watched 'Upgrade' last night,
had a 7.7 rating, so thought it may be ok, even though the plot looked really bad.
yes, he plotline has netflix writing all over it, but it's one of the better ones, albeit a little predictable.
I'm not going to give anything away, but it's essentally, ine the near future, man has accident, is left quadriplegic, has an 'AI Uprade' which makes him betterer.
I quite enjoyed it. probably more of a 6 though.
I really enjoyed Black Panther as a fun sort of thing. It wasn't too deep but I think the big deal about it is that it doesn't have a muscled white guy as the saviour of the people and it doesn't show the Wakandans(?) as some sort of either third world country or mirroring existing cultural behaviour.
Add to that that the female roles were also not dependent on the men (ignoring the fact that the titular character was also king) I think it was a change from the norm in most hollywood action/superhero movies.
But... I also enjoyed it as a film as I said. It was silly but Marvel is silly.
Was there actually something called Killerwog? Lordy.
Kilowog.
(in spite of the fat, cheesy smelling woman on her phone sat next to me. Moron)
I think I would've got her or myself thrown out of the cinema...
But I have been known to tell people to shut up during films before...
I'm curious to re-watch Black Panther, as I saw it in the cinema & really enjoyed it.
Next up for me is the Meg this weekend.
Went to see MI: Fallout again.
Still loved it - especially the extended opening - when the music kicks in!
Being picky I think they could've trimmed the last sequence a bit - it goes on for a while and loses a bit of tension through repetition - but that really is from a second critical observation.
Easily one of the best /most satisfying action films ever made.
Just seen Tag.
Entertaining in a not having to use any of my brain kind of way, but if it didn't have Annabelle Wallis in it I'd have turned it off after 20 minutes.
4.5.
Anyone seen Isle of Dogs?
Got it on DVD today. Beautiful, thought provoking stop start motion capture animation with strong messages on political history and some happenings today.
Yeah not sure of the Black Panther grumpiness, seen it twice now and enjoyed it. the characters had some depth, they had strong women in there and it was well put together
BP was very meh. Mostly ruined by all the "If you don't like it you must be racist" bullshit on social media.
Ant Man & The Wasp was very enjoyable.
The Equalizer 2 wasn't anywhere near as good as the first.
Mamma Mia 2 was better than expected, mainly because of Lily James. Phowar!
I think I would’ve got her or myself thrown out of the cinema…
But I have been known to tell people to shut up during films before…
I did tell her to put it away. But it kind of baffled her. This is a woman who was bright enough to go and get food literally as the film started... then sit down and after 5 mins go “I don’t get this.” Moron.
Annnnyway, tonight we saw Jurassic World: Fallen Francise, sorry Kingdom and it was atrocious. Can’t believe Spielberg even let his name go on the end credits. Every step of the way was like, why..? nobody would do that! (eg. get into a cage with an unknown dino, yeah!). Treat the audience like complete idiots just so they can see dinosaurs fight. ughmph.
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Mostly ruined by all the “If you don’t like it you must be racist” bullshit on social media.
No idea how that can ruin the film tbh
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As I'm recovering from a heavy cold and still have a rattly chest, and the rest of the family are just getting to grips with their colds, another film was watched last night.
This time it was 'How it Ends'
tale of a guy who travels across the US to find his girlfriend after an 'event' happens.
netflix film, so sets and effects are decent. storyline is good, ending is a bit netflix and not very hollywood.
kinda like a much lighter 'the road' story. recent post apocalyptic environment comes across well, with some feeling it's the end, some not sure and holding out until it all blows over, and some oblivious. Plus of course, some of the nastier side of human survival.
but yeah, good enough as a sofa film, not gritty in the slightest and doesn't require too much thought.
I think your cold is making you delusional.
lol, thanks Drac.
I think anything that requires too much thinking is out.
That said anything that is part of the current batch of YA themed films is also out (read: teen who's always felt different, realises they are different, but in a good way that means they're more important than regular folk, and can save the world in the face of adversity, but finds love and has to make a tough choice.....).
I'd rather watch River City for my intellectual stimulation.
Upgrade - came up on Popcorn Time - watchable
Just watched the shape of water in 4k
just wow!!
Anyone seen Isle of Dogs?
Yup thought it was really good.
Just watched the shape of water in 4k
Saw this in the cinema - thought it was excellent.
Saw MI:Fallout on an IMAX screen.
It is a film very well suited to the IMAX experience: absolutely no subtlety at all - just a giant wall of images and loud blaring sounds.
A proper brain-off popcorn muncher movie.
I enjoyed it.
I'm a bit late to this but I've just read the up the thread where someone said that Black Panther had a bit of cultural stereotyping.
I can understand the feeling (felt a bit thrown watching it myself) but thinking about it afterwards (and having a bit of a google) I found that there was a deliberate attempt by the makers to make Wakanda reflect various African traditions, languages, cultures & styles of dress and to celebrate them.
The whole world was carefully designed to bring together bits of African culture, but without being based entirely on any single one.
I think that the fact that its easy to see stereotyping in what should be a celebration might just be because we're not used to seeing these cultural references in movies made by Africans (or people of African extraction).
It shouldn't be necessary to think about stuff like that in order to enjoy a movie, but maybe Africa is the exception to that rule?
Do people watching Bollywood or kung fu movies feel uncomfortable with the stereotyping?
You might not like the style, but the stereotypes are at least chosen by people who are from those cultures and choose to emphasise certain aspects, and thats whats happening in BP.
To sum up;
You might not feel comfortable with the way those cultural elements are displayed, but they're not yours, and your discomfort might say more about the history of films about Africa than it does about this particular movie.
Also, the movie went down very well _in_ Africa :O)
PS, I personally thought it could have been a better movie, but they were trying to do an awful lot in one movie, and did it pretty well. Roll on Black Panther 2, there are a lot of characters I want to see more of (if anyone ever makes it back after Infinity war, which was great by the way).
Blackkklansman .. very good film solid 8 out of 10
Took the family to see Christopher Robin last night.
I wasn't holding out much hope for this - but it was actually really well done and had a nice message.
Ewan McGregor was really good as were Pooh and Tigger.....
I personally thought it could have been a better movie
That was mostly my complaint. It was pretty poor. And everyone putting on a variation of the African-speaking-English accent reminded me of the old war films with English actors being German "Ve haf vays off mekking you talk!" kind of thing. Overall it was just a bit naff.
Just seen Ocean's 8. Pleasant enough film that ambled along. Anne Hathaway helped it be watchable but how did they come up with a plot that had zero suspense? Did anyone feel at any moment that bad things could happen?
Very strange but an easy evening on the sofa sharing nachos.
I saw Deadpool 2 last night.
ill admit to HATING comic book films, but the first one won me over thanks to its crass humour and violence, but the joke wore a bit thin on the second, for me, someone who hates the genre It was just the same story as all the other comic book films stretched over a slightly different premise again. Watched about half of it before I realised I’d nodded off.
BlacKKKlansman today, really enjoyed it. Spike Lee on form, the last 5 minutes left the cinema deathly silent.
Well I’ll worth a watch
Hereditary
WTAF, it’s not like the trailer, I suspected a creepy jump fest like ‘Insidious’ but it’s darker and more twisted than that.
Its good in a disturbing kind of way.
Blackkklansman .. very good film solid 8 out of 10
very much this. Usual Spike Lee half assed cinematography (he's very much still a 1 take man) but excellent movie, funny and shocking in equal measure. have to remind yourself that it's a real story. Slightly over egged message, but not overwhelmed by it. worth the trip to the cine-plex
Finally got to see Skyscraper.
Disclosure: I find Dwayne Johnson a watchable character.
Back to the film. A good enough plot with loads of stupid moments, good action and a few suspenseful moments even though you know he probably isn't going to die. And when you see he has his left leg missing below the knee (its in the trailers folks!) and then he has a fire axe and duct tape and the bad guys only have shedloads of guns - well the outcome is inevitable. Poor old bad guys...
A pleasant enough evening.
Predator....weird
Ok, Points for : It has all the things you want from a Pred movie Wise cracking assholes, multiple gory death, sense of macabre humour Ugly MF aliens Technology etc etc
Points away..It tries to take itself waaaay too seriously, the 3rd act plot twist is just silly. I'm aware of the absurd nature of that criticism, but a film, even one that asks you to suspend your disbelief as much as SCI-FI/ Alien movies do, have to work within the nature of it's given universe, and it sort of doesn't because of the convoluted set up it needs to achieve because; Franchise.
But as a Friday night popcorn movie..perfect.
Watched "Beast" last night. From 2017, but a top quality British film. Not many laughs, but worth seeing.
Can't muster the energy to bother with The Predator.
<span style="font-size: 0.8rem;">The original was awesome.</span>
3 most recent for me:
Jurassic World Lost Kingdom
Lost plot more like, story is a mess and sadly they’ve run out of new ideas, absolutely nothing original about it. Ties with JP3 for worst Jurassic film
Solo a Star Wars story.
Actually very good imho, after the horrific Star Wars 8 and all the hassles of 3 directors and a near 100% reshoot it’s more than watchable and no ones childhood get shat on for the sake of it.
Sicario 2
More of a spin-off than a sequel per se. Violent, shady CIA chaps do shady violent things to protect the home of the brave and all that. Not as good as the first, less self aware of how the actions of th characters might be seen out of the US, but still very good.
Went to see Nae Pasaran, great film, fantastic story and definitely worth a watch if it gets widespread release
Den of Thieves last night. enjoyed that very much!! although the twist was easy to spot a mile off...
not normally the type of film id go for reading the blurb, and featuring Gerard Butler! but it came heavily recommended and they were right. makes you think how many other good films we dismiss before even giving them a shot...
Had very low expectations for Solo but was pleasantly surprised. I'd watch it again. Hope they leave that character alone now though.
A Star is born.
I was very much looking forward to this remake of a remake, helmed by Bradley Cooper who also stars alongside Lady Gaga.
First half is terrific and almost exhilarating - but second half of the movie is handled badly and needed some serious editing. Chemistry is good and Ga Ga is great at handling the average struggling girl role.
The mumble fest between Bradley Cooper and Sam Elliott , outdoes even Jeff Bridges for inaudible authenticity - and certainly devalues some of the scenes. Also, some of the incessant swearing seemed forced rather than saved for impact.
Not a bad film, just not a five star film that the press are all over.