Kevin Carr's Gloves 4367 Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 On 08/11/2013 at 19:31, TheRollingStones said: Bravo Two Zero. What a tedious pile of shite The one that got away is better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 5347 Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 The Worlds End Utter, Utter Shite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14281 Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 This Is The End 6/10 World War Z 5/10 The first was a laugh at times but it also drew a few cringes as a lot of it is a Hollywood circlejerk. You can't really invest in the characters at all because they are all walking clichés - which is of course forgiveable in a film - but not so much when they are playing themselves. The second seems to be a variation of the Zombie film we didn't really need & pales in comparison to 28 Days Later & The Walking Dead. In addition it didn't really know where it was going as a film. The narrative twists in different directions but never arrives at 'clever' or 'interesting'. Brad Pitt is also fairly pointless as the lead actor & the ending is simply awful. If you've got nowt to do perhaps worth a watch - but don't go out of your way for either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 34191 Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 On 10/11/2013 at 07:44, Tom said: This Is The End 6/10 The first was a laugh at times but it also drew a few cringes as a lot of it is a Hollywood circlejerk. You can't really invest in the characters at all because they are all walking clichés - which is of course forgiveable in a film - but not so much when they are playing themselves. I thought the joke was that they were all cliches? I probably would have enjoyed it just as much if I'd switched it off after the Michael Cera scenes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14281 Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 Yeah - I just couldn't get into I suppose. I couldn't tell if it was a bunch of lads having a laugh or something more esoteric. The Michael Cera scenes were mint like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 On 09/11/2013 at 22:25, Bonamental said: Just watched Gravity. Thought it was excellent. Well worth the 3d price. Aye. Superb. Ended up costing over £40 for 2 once the snacks were bought, and seemed to fly by. Worth every penny for the imax though. Sent from my cm_tenderloin using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 On 09/11/2013 at 12:32, ChezGiven said: Yeah the bits with Clooney going on about himself being handsome were a but jarring, didnt fit. I thought the casting was spot on in the context of the overall theme. Bullock is the perfect mother in terms of looks; good looking, attractive but not too sexy. Clooney is now at the age to be seen more as a dad than a sex symbol. The evolution theme is obvious (emerging from the water at the end was a bit crass too) as thats what 'gravity' has done, it has evolved the species physically. Without the specific gravitational force on earth, humans would not have evolved or dominated at least. That evolution has allowed us to step off the planet which may in the future be a necessity due to global warming. Bullocks dead child and the umbilical cords attaching them to safety was all very mother earth. In short, thought there was plenty of material behind the visual roller coaster and nerve-racking action. Bullock is amazing too as you say. The Mrs thought the tetrapod sequence was clunky too. Personally, when the camera panned up her I wanted to cheer I thought the evolution theme was more pointed at female empowerment than at any environmental issues or the technical capabilities of mankind on the whole. Reveal hidden contents Men in the film are competent and confident and breeze through one catastrophe after another and they're all stupid and die. In space and water and on land Sandra struggles, is full of self doubt, works hard, learns and prevails over and over again. Alongside men she subordinated herself and apologised for her perceived mistakes, she does as she is told and hopes men can save her. With men out of the way (in death, one man is literally shown to have a hollow head) she is reborn for the first time, stronger and capable of saving herself. Later, once she's able to cast aside the emotional baggage of child loss during re-entry she is reborn the second time. Message seemed to be men have got complacent and once women get past male domination and their emotional nature they will rule the world...and other worlds too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 Then again... http://talkbacker.com/movies/gravity-is-the-mother-of-all-sci-fi-duds-a-feminists-perspective/id=11576 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 I think the film is more likely to be exploring global warming and the future of the species than feminism. Cuaron uses feminine infertility in Children of Men as a symbol of the future (a bleak version). In Gravity, it was (for me) clearly about earth (a mother), our ability to survive off earth (in what circumstances would that be needed?) and what would be of paramount importance in that circumstance (i.e. getting a woman back onto a habitable planet). If the planet is becoming too hot to live on safely, then the next step in our evolution is to leave it. The men are very vain, that could just be simply pointing the finger of blame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 We're moving dangerous into post-feminism here. Men WANT to leave the planet and could care less abou it....Women are tied to it with the menstrual cycle and big boxes of chocolate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 15086 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 Lads, was there any explosions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Happy Face 29 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 On 12/11/2013 at 10:26, Park Life said: We're moving dangerous into post-feminism here. Men WANT to leave the planet and could care less abou it....Women are tied to it with the menstrual cycle and big boxes of chocolate. Those were apron strings tied to her feet as she tried to save gorgeous George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 On 12/11/2013 at 11:16, Happy Face said: Those were apron strings tied to her feet as she tried to save gorgeous George We need to keep women out of space....Men see space as another opp to build a garden shed away from their cackling and pestering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 16790 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 On 12/11/2013 at 11:31, Park Life said: We need to keep women out of space....Men see space as another opp to build a garden shed away from their cackling and pestering. For fuck's sake don't tell CT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14281 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 On 12/11/2013 at 11:31, Park Life said: We need to keep women out of space....Men see space as another opp to build a garden shed away from their cackling and pestering. If your lass is ever getting on your nerves just go to space lads. Space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 46401 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 On 12/11/2013 at 11:09, Ayatollah Hermione said: Lads, was there any explosions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 On 12/11/2013 at 12:59, Tom said: If your lass is ever getting on your nerves just go to space lads. Space. At least there is some proper fukin silence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 No one can hear you fart in space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 7560 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 On 12/11/2013 at 11:31, Park Life said: We need to keep women out of space....Men see space as another opp to build a garden shed away from their cackling and pestering. Mars doesn't need women. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 On 12/11/2013 at 18:56, trophyshy said: Mars doesn't need women. We don't need women just hot clones that we've knocked up on cad or summink....I'm interested in the decoration not the tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 On 12/11/2013 at 14:04, ChezGiven said: No one can hear you fart in space. Gets trapped in your suit though, could be a disaster if it's a particularly potent bit of flatulence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 46401 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 On 12/11/2013 at 19:09, Park Life said: We don't need women just hot clones that we've knocked up on cad or summink....I'm interested in the decoration not the tree. You mean Kelly Le Brock and her Eigthies fanny, don't you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 15086 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 Our space colonies needs supple breeding stock from each race so that's white, black and other. They will populate our moon kitchens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 46401 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 Are we talking a sexual space melting pot, or are you proposing an attempt at "racial purity" on Moon Base Alpha? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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