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That was good - I was just about to share on facebook when they got to the bit I didn't fancy sharing on facebook 🙂
Recent good film was
[url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/i_dont_feel_at_home_in_this_world_anymore/ ]I don't feel at home in this world anymore.[/url]
+1 for lots of picks on here especially Whiplash and a lot of things chestercopperpot said.
As for a few movies that I knew little about prior to viewing but thought very highly of:
Dope - awesome. Kinda like Ferris Bueller's Day Off meets True Romance.
All is Lost - a septagenarian Robert Redford stuck on a troubled yacht all on his own. Totally riveting.
Marvellous - will make you laugh. And feel good. About everything.
@choppersquad - sorry mate, I have loved everything that Sacha Baron Cohen has ever done right from his early TV skits through AliG, Borat, The Dictator etc but when I put on Grimsby I watched for 30 minutes without even raising a smile and then switched it off. 😐
but when I put on Grimsby I watched for 30 minutes without even raising a smile and then switched it off
The trailer made me realise it was going to be bad, hitting the old gags years too late. Made me wonder if Mark Strong had a tax bill or something
Recently enjoyed
GET OUT -genuinely quirky and original horror
MOONLIGHT- quietly moving
hated
LA LA LAND -narcissists dancing badly
PERSONAL SHOPPER -couldn't decide what it wanted to be
Drive.Lovingly made pastiche that ends up feeling really fresh. Stunning cinematography, nice lean script, great performances and a perfect soundtrack.
I think I got about a third of the way through Drive. Turned it off and went to bed, and never had much compulsion to watch the rest.
Escape From New York - Dystopian Mad Max style Kurt Russell jaunt.
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The Terminator - The original dark and nasty. No knee capping or child sidekick
Two of my all-time favourite films there.
Drive you get or you don't really. No point trying if you dont.
Hunt for the Wilderpeople. Loved it. Real feel good stuff with plenty of irony to chuckle at, and belly laughs at Psycho Jack. Jetpack!
Get out. Thought it was drivel, sorry.
Going in Style. More feel good chuckles. Loved it.
Drive you get or you don't really.
For me it was two hours of Ryan Gosling not saying anything. It also made me think, "Why did they bother remaking The Driver?"
Two hours of Ryan O'Neill not saying anything - now that's a movie...
Don't Breath
Very tense and even though you think you know what's gong to happen..you don't!
The Wolverine. Really good but not that new. Busting to see Fast and Furious 8 but understandably the wife won't go and watch it. My inner chav needs to see it - back with the early F&F films I was in full chav mode and we had a little 'family' of friends that grew up with the franchise.
The last one (7) where it was finished with special effects as Paul Walker died part way through filming was really good for me. Goose bumps near the end - effects were good but you could just tell Paul wasn't real.
Alien Covenant 😉
Hell or High Water is excellent.
War Dogs was fun.
Rogue One was brilliant, better then VII for me.
Magnificent Seven I enjoyed.
I like Grimsby too, it's revolting, puerile and obvious, but it's still funny - one of the final scenes with the fan was worth it alone.
Brimstone.
Wasn't sure what to expect but it certainly kept me watching.
Quite dark and some good acting all round.
I loved this. It's not your typical film but there's something quite magical about it. I saw it for the first time last week.
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014) - Official Trailer [HD]
[i]The last one (7) where it was finished with special effects as Paul Walker died part way through filming was really good for me. Goose bumps near the end[/i]
😯 Each to their own an all that.. but what happens to you if you actually see something [i]good[/i]??!