Movie What's the last movie you saw? (5)

[Bomberboyokay]

The Florida Project

Probably tied with Good Time for the best movie I've seen this year. Films about impoverished characters can have a tendency to feel exploitative, but this veers away from being the kind of misery pr0n those films typically embrace. It's not exactly joyous either, and if the focus wasn't on the children, this is probably much more depressing, but Baker doesn't linger on anything dangerous; it's mostly fields, sunsets, and beautifully decorated (if tacky) motel landscapes.

This also works as a meta commentary on the looming shadow Disney casts over the film industry (especially post-Fox merger). These are the kinds of characters and human beings the studio leaves behind, and these are the kinds of films in danger of disappearing over time.

Just beautiful. I look forward to Willem Dafoe's Oscar speech.

Funnily, I was thinking of going to see this but baulked at paying $20.50 for a movie without explosions and special effects that'll look just as good watching at home for free. Interesting times for the cinema business.

 

[blackshadow]

Downsizing.

Abhorrent. 1/10.

I saw this a couple of days ago and enjoyed it, not really sure what you found abhorrent about it.

It wasn't anything special but certainly a decent way to wile away an afternoon. I'd give it 6.5/10.

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[blackshadow]

Star Wars The Last Jedi.

Definitely not the best but certainly a long way from the worst star wars movie.

Overall it's fun and 3D at Imax really brings the space battles to light.

7/10

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[pjcrows]

I saw this a couple of days ago and enjoyed it, not really sure what you found abhorrent about it.

It wasn't anything special but certainly a decent way to wile away an afternoon. I'd give it 6.5/10.

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Good premise. Half way through the movie flips in to something ridiculous. Don't get me wrong, I like a journey in a movie, but this was stupid. I felt nothing for the protagonist. The acting is forced. The messages are clear but unclear at the same time. It was just a mess.

 

[spinynorman]

Funnily, I was thinking of going to see this but baulked at paying $20.50 for a movie without explosions and special effects that'll look just as good watching at home for free. Interesting times for the cinema business.

I think though that a film that looks so visually lovely is likewise worth seeing on the big screen. Films like Gone with the Wind, Doctor Zhivago, Days of Heaven, There Will Be Blood etc might have no special effects or explosions but are far more visually dazzling, and worth seeing on a big screen. The Florida Project was a beautifully composed film and deserves the same (though isn't the visual spectacle of the movies I listed above, I should note).

I agree with Marlowe's review, and think the paragraph about Disney's shadow and the film industry is an interesting one. It's definitely a film which is both less depressing because of its focus on the kids, yet is all the more powerful because of it.


I also watched Paddington 2, which was such an absolute delight. The pair of Paddington movies are such gorgeous family films, and beautiful love letters to London and British film culture more widely. Everyone in the film is having the time of their life, particularly Hugh Grant hamming it up as the villain. Sadly the two Paddington movies haven't had the public interest they probably should have, because they're as good as you can ask a kid's film to be.

 

[DIG]

Wind River - 7/10. It was good despite being so depressing but i think Taylor Sheridan should stick to writing, found his direction a bit clunky compared to Hell or High Water and Sicario.

 

[crafty_bernardo]

Funnily, I was thinking of going to see this but baulked at paying $20.50 for a movie without explosions and special effects that'll look just as good watching at home for free. Interesting times for the cinema business.

I'm sure you can go to an independent cinema that offers cheaper tickets on an allocated day.

If you're with Optus, Hoyts has a partnership which you can get adult tickets for $12.00

 

[Strange Cat]

Wind River - 7/10. It was good despite being so depressing but i think Taylor Sheridan should stick to writing, found his direction a bit clunky compared to Hell or High Water and Sicario.

Need to get around to watching this, are there torrents or is the DVD our?

 

[DIG]

Need to get around to watching this, are there torrents or is the DVD our?

Both I think.

 

[Sketi]

The Unforgiven

Haven't watched many Western movies in my life. Shanghai Noon and Django Unchained are probably the only ones now that I think about, so wasn't going in with high expectations despite what I reviews I had read beforehand.

Really really good film. Great story, great characters, great pacing. You see alot of films where people like cops, criminals, outlaws etc murder people and move on like nothing happened but here you see the affects of people's actions which I really liked.

Shoutout to Gene Hackman who was amazing in this, great performance.

8.5/10

The Unforgiven is a great film. It has been a while since I saw it but was filmed in an era where Westerns were considered tired.

I think you're right, the quality of the acting was fabulous and turned a good film into a great one.

If you liked the unforgiven and Gene oh boy there is a whole back catalogue of great Clint Westerns and Gene movies.

Go watch them, he'll go watch every movie both guys made prior to 1990

Clint made a career out of Westerns but he's done other great movies, Gene can play hero or vilian with equal aplomb

It's just Unforgiven guys, there is no the.

NYE and I'm nit picking corrections on the internet, woot

Great movie but

 

[2006_Eagles]

Thor: Ragnarok

Typical MCU fare saved by the Kiwi bro humour. That was unexpected and hilarious

Thinking back, the Dr Strange cameo was one of the most pointless cameos I can remember

Can anyone offer a good reason as to why they really needed him?

 

[ChubbMuff]

Ever since I read the first review - IGN 9.4 - the scores have been steadily declining with yours being the worst I've seen so far

What is happening

Have you seen it?

 

[HARKER]

The Handmaiden.

Finally got around to this one and wow.
Couldn't express just how beautiful this is. Made me feel so many things through so many moments. 8/10

 

[2006_Eagles]

Have you seen it?

Yeah I have now

That IGN review was clearly paid for

 

[Crankyhawk]

Funnily, I was thinking of going to see this but baulked at paying $20.50 for a movie without explosions and special effects that'll look just as good watching at home for free. Interesting times for the cinema business.

Readings cinemas have $10.50 tickets for adults and kids for all sessions

 

[Bomberboyokay]

Thor: Ragnarok

Typical MCU fare saved by the Kiwi bro humour. That was unexpected and hilarious

Thinking back, the Dr Strange cameo was one of the most pointless cameos I can remember

I remember being disappointed when Dr Strange's appearance was done.

Can anyone offer a good reason as to why they really needed him?

The MCU characters have to weave in and out of each other's movies. It's their thing.

 

[footyfan1978]

I do wonder what kind of sad lives the people who say they hate musicals have lived which doesn't involve soaking in the utter joy that is Singin' in the Rain.

ha ha

 

[Shell]

Readings cinemas have $10.50 tickets for adults and kids for all sessions

Yup as well as $21.50 Gold class tickets + cheaper popcorn and coke. (IIRC its something like $5-$7 for a small combo).

 

[2006_Eagles]

Yup as well as $21.50 Gold class tickets + cheaper popcorn and coke. (IIRC its something like $5-$7 for a small combo).

I just got anally probed with my popcorn and drink combo yesterday to the tune of $18

At least tickets were only $10 a piece

 

[Shell]

I just got anally probed with my popcorn and drink combo yesterday to the tune of $18

At least tickets were only $10 a piece

Lemme guess. Hoyts.

 

[Shell]

I hope the box and cup were gold plated. Jesus christ..

 

[2006_Eagles]

Lemme guess. Hoyts.

Popcorn was cold too even when I took it back

 

[Shell]

Popcorn was cold too even when I took it back

Das bullshit.

They also charge extra for frozen coke, absolute prick bastards Hoyts.

And I used to work for them lol.

 

[2006_Eagles]

I hope the box and cup were gold plated. Jesus christ..

 

[Frank Bunn]

I just got anally probed with my popcorn and drink combo yesterday to the tune of $18

At least tickets were only $10 a piece

I usually pay $200 for that