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

[Strange Cat]

Nah Eyes Wide Shut is hard work

It makes me hard

No hard work in that

I’ll see myself out....

 

[FUS_RO_DAH]

Bright

Was absolutely hanging out for this because the trailer was excellent, Smith and Edgerton are great actors, and it was such a unique spin on the typical 'cops in LA' movie we're used to.

What a massive letdown.

The first 20 minutes of Bright was brilliant and had me thinking I was in for a really good movie. The lore and world they built was fascinating, and despite the racial overtones being a bit too on the nose, I was really into it.

Then they found the plot device and what came next was a mess. I was hoping for gritty realistic action like the excellent End of Watch but most scenes were too dark, the sound editing was awful at times, characters had strange motivations and overall the plot moved along in a very ordinary way.

Finished the movie with a lot more questions than answers, which I'm sure we'll get in the inevitable sequel.

5/10

 

[Red Black and Blue]

Bright- an enjoyable 5/10. Poorly written in parts and very well written in others. Enough unique elements in play to keep you interested through cliched checkpoints.

 

[bok_party]

Bright

Was absolutely hanging out for this because the trailer was excellent, Smith and Edgerton are great actors, and it was such a unique spin on the typical 'cops in LA' movie we're used to.

What a massive letdown.

The first 20 minutes of Bright was brilliant and had me thinking I was in for a really good movie. The lore and world they built was fascinating, and despite the racial overtones being a bit too on the nose, I was really into it.

Then they found the plot device and what came next was a mess. I was hoping for gritty realistic action like the excellent End of Watch but most scenes were too dark, the sound editing was awful at times, characters had strange motivations and overall the plot moved along in a very ordinary way.

Finished the movie with a lot more questions than answers, which I'm sure we'll get in the inevitable sequel.

5/10

That's generous

 

[vast]

Last Flying Flag

It was alright I guess. Coincidentally this reminded of the last detail and it turned out to be a unofficial sequel as its based on the sequel novel but they changed the characters names.

Wasnt bad but nothing special happened either. Was suprised Linklater directed this didnt feel like a film of his.

5/10

 

[Marlowe]

Downsizing

Very ordinary first 20-30 minutes but once Christoph Waltz weasels his smarmy face into frame, the movie really comes to life. He has magnificent screen presence, as does Hong Chau whom without the movie wouldn't be nearly as intrinsically successful as it is

 

[Strange Cat]

Downsizing

Very ordinary first 20-30 minutes but once Christoph Waltz weasels his smarmy face into frame, the movie really comes to life. He has magnificent screen presence, as does Hong Chau whom without the movie wouldn't be nearly as intrinsically successful as it is

Worth watching ? I’m keen to see it

 

[BlakeyNoFlakey]

Blade Runner 2049

There were things to like about the film. The cinematography and style of the sets and props were outstanding. I'm not a Gosling fan, I find his wooden acting a chore to watch but it suited this role to a degree. The story itself was OK and flowed, but the movie is just too bloody long. They could've sliced 45 minutes off that film and still had a terrific movie. 6/10

 

[vast]

I, Tonya. I thought Robbie would go over the top here but she shows restraint and gives a good performance. I can see her and Allisson Janney getting Oscar nominations, Janney might even win, she has a some great subtle moments in a not so subtle character. The movie actually made me have some sympathy for Harding given the abuse she suffered but who knows how much truth there is to that.

A couple of the skating scenes were well done as well.

I think he might to under the radar a bit when people talk about the movie but the Tonya's security guard/terrorism expert/super-spy cracked me up.

 

[Marlowe]

Worth watching ? I’m keen to see it

I'd say if you have to see one of the three Matt Damon movies this year, Downsizing is the only one worth spending time with (although I'd caution: its high concept sci-fi premise suggests adventure but delivers more of a straightforward drama, so don't go in like I did expecting the shrinking people down thing to be a bigger deal.)

 

[Footypie32]

Bright

Was absolutely hanging out for this because the trailer was excellent, Smith and Edgerton are great actors, and it was such a unique spin on the typical 'cops in LA' movie we're used to.

What a massive letdown.

The first 20 minutes of Bright was brilliant and had me thinking I was in for a really good movie. The lore and world they built was fascinating, and despite the racial overtones being a bit too on the nose, I was really into it.

Then they found the plot device and what came next was a mess. I was hoping for gritty realistic action like the excellent End of Watch but most scenes were too dark, the sound editing was awful at times, characters had strange motivations and overall the plot moved along in a very ordinary way.

Finished the movie with a lot more questions than answers, which I'm sure we'll get in the inevitable sequel.

5/10

I felt much the same. I think like you I found it needlessly vague when it came to giving us back-story. I get that the 2nd half moved at breakneck pace, but I just found it annoying that Smith's character seemed so uninterested in founding out more. What exactly is a Bright? Who is this weird elvish girl? Who is the other elvish woman chasing them? (we only find out in like the last 20mins of the movie). Why are all these mythical creatures living with humans? It almost felt like movie click bait. WHY IS THIS GIRL ON THE RUN? THE REASON WILL AMAZE YOU...

 

[crafty_bernardo]

Blade Runner 2049

There were things to like about the film. The cinematography and style of the sets and props were outstanding. I'm not a Gosling fan, I find his wooden acting a chore to watch but it suited this role to a degree. The story itself was OK and flowed, but the movie is just too bloody long. They could've sliced 45 minutes off that film and still had a terrific movie. 6/10

 

[vast]

Lady Bird.

I can see why this is a critics darling but I feel that may be a bit due to the fact its a female led film (director and star). Recently every year we seem to get a push for a group of people and I guess after the revelations this year and the success of Wonder Woman etc I think its the females turn to be front and centre, which I guess is fair enough.

I find this film hard to rate. If feels autobiographical for the director Greta Gerwig, who I think gives us an insight into her love/hate relationshiop with her mother and her hometown of Sacramento, but alot of the movie is just a series of events that happened to her that arent all interesting.

The acting is quite good as you would expect from Ronan and Laurie Metcalf is also suprisingly strong given I have only ever seen her it sitcoms but by the end there seems to be a lot of plot that goes nowhere and the character of the mother is a bit under explored. We know who she is but not really why is that way.

Its not really by the numbers like Edge of Seventeen was but not sure it was a better movie regardless as Edge of Seventeens characters were more self aware and better explained.

 

[Mr_Bojangles]

I thought it quite a visually beautiful film, of course. In that sense it was a really beautiful film.

Sadly I found the storyline meandering, which was astonishing given it was a relatively short film. I'd recommend the film, but purely for it being so visually spectacular. Although people above seem to be mocking the idea of something being nonetheless worthwhile, this is a case where the film's selling point is its style, not its substance.

.

I thought the story was really engaging and showed how tragic it was that he died. Who thought Bronn of the Blackwater could actually act. I agree it isn't really that deep but wasn't a flimsy as a majority of films that get major releases now.

 

[Extortion Threat]

The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017) - Surprisingly conventional horror/thriller from Yorgos Lanthimos. I still liked this and it was darker and more uncompromising than the average horror movie but I was slightly underwhelmed overall. Certainly a well made movie with great acting & score. Also quite gruesome at parts which caught me slightly off guard. There was some trademark jet black humour present but I was hoping for more. Also the pacing was quite slow throughout. Certainly not a bad movie but I was hoping for more, this movie could've been made by a number of director's whilst his previous work was thoroughly original. 7/10

 

[Strange Cat]

Downsizing :

Spoiler

I had high hopes for this film but I felt it really didn’t go anywhere other that the self discovering angle, my main gripe I guess was why were they downsizing yet living normal lives? If you had more resources why wouldn’t you have ridiculous houses and such?

Maybe I just expected more than the political overtones and the let down in the ending.

2.5/10

 

[Toump Ass]

The Dark Tower
Idris Alba mumbling incoherently about guns. The worst child actor I've ever seen. Mathew Mcconohuff's worst ever acting performance, although given what a pitiful script it was, I can't see what else he could have done. Literally zero tension in the final scenes.

Halfway through my partner ran out of the room screaming: "This is terrible, make it stop!".

I give it a solid 9/10.

 

[Coolangatta]

The Dark Tower
Idris Alba mumbling incoherently about guns. The worst child actor I've ever seen. Mathew Mcconohuff's worst ever acting performance, although given what a pitiful script it was, I can't see what else he could have done. Literally zero tension in the final scenes.

Halfway through my partner ran out of the room screaming: "This is terrible, make it stop!".

I give it a solid 9/10.

Yeah it's stupid but I kinda liked it, such is the friggin charisma of those two.

And I agree with the comment above about Blade Runner being too long. Just get on with it, keep it to about 2 hours which I think it could've been without compromising the plot and suddenly you have not only arguably the best movie of the year but something that would've had more legs at the box office. Ditto Last Jedi if you cut down the Marvel humour and cut Canto Bight.

 

[Power Raid]

Mee Pok Man

Disturbing

 

[vast]

Three billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri. Ultimately a waste of time.

There is a shitty trend starting to creep into some low budget films that are made for oscar bait and its that they dont really have endings.

I get it, endings are hard, actually its great endings that are hard but these directors are too chicken to finish the story. I bet in their heads they come up with some bs artistic reason for finishing a film the way they do, but its just trash. Wakefield is one example and this is another. While there are good things about the movie some minor plot contrivances undo that as well.

This might be the worst oscar season yet.

 

[Strange Cat]

I’m actually struggling to think what will win the oscars this year.

 

[Coolangatta]

I’m actually struggling to think what will win the oscars this year.

Probably Call Me By Your Name, of which I have no interest in seeing.

 

[Strange Cat]

Never heard of it tbh

 

[Coolangatta]

Never heard of it tbh

"It's the summer of 1983, and precocious 17-year-old Elio Perlman is spending the days with his family at their 17th-century villa in Lombardy, Italy. He soon meets Oliver, a handsome doctoral student who's working as an intern for Elio's father. Amid the sun-drenched splendor of their surroundings, Elio and Oliver discover the heady beauty of awakening desire over the course of a summer that will alter their lives forever."

 

[Strange Cat]

"It's the summer of 1983, and precocious 17-year-old Elio Perlman is spending the days with his family at their 17th-century villa in Lombardy, Italy. He soon meets Oliver, a handsome doctoral student who's working as an intern for Elio's father. Amid the sun-drenched splendor of their surroundings, Elio and Oliver discover the heady beauty of awakening desire over the course of a summer that will alter their lives forever."

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