The Fish 8994 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 The New Hunger Games film (badgered into it by Mrs P)...Absolute shiiite! In my local cinema they do decent cocktails so just got drunk. Thank fuck, I can say I've read reviews that say it's shite now, which means I don't have to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 5925 Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 It's Twilight + The Running Man for 13 year old lasses. Not sure what people were expecting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8994 Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 It's Twilight + The Running Man for 13 year old lasses. Not sure what people were expecting Most of us are expecting just that, which is why the more evidence we can accrue pointing to it's utter shitness, the less chance we have of being forced to watch it over, let say, Gravity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 It's cackola of the highest grade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Manson 0 Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 The Lazarus Project Stupid and forgettable thriller starring the still not famous bloke from the Fast & Furious films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 3981 Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Just watched Commando on Sky - it's enjoyable of course but fucking hell the "battle" where he kills about 500 soldiers and none of the fuckers shoot him is still such a classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 26877 Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Enjoyed Saving Mr Banks. Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson were both excellent and although I didn't shed a tear I was pulling some Phil Cool faces to hold it in. The thing that stopped me from spilling over was Colin Farrell. Not just that he was awful as Travers' dad (which he was) but that the flashbacks to him kept taking you away from Thompson's excellent heart melting show and back to the alcoholic arsehole that turned her into the ice maiden she was. You couldn't feel any remorse for him, despite the early endeavours to show him being a great dad. His redemption (or not) is the crux of the story, but I think they made a mistake peppering the flashbacks right through to the end. Should have restricted them to the first hour or so as context and then stayed with Mrs T from then on to pull the heart strings and give that gut punch at the end uninterrupted. The greatest joy to be had with it are in the original songs from Mary Poppins though. Which makes it come across slightly like Mamma Mia, or Sunshine on Leith, a film built around the music everyone loves. Bound to bring in the punters, but something of a cash cow for the rights owners of those tunes. Emma Thompson. I'd love to even now. Superb actress. Suzi Kettles yes please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonasjuice 0 Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 The Man With Two Brains. Forgot how unbelievable Kathleen Turner looks in that movie. Googled her afterwards. Shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34508 Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 The state of her these days. I think she suffers with arthritis and has been on steroids for years, which she blames for it. She looks like a fucking booze hound to me tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 6176 Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 It's Twilight + The Running Man for 13 year old lasses. Not sure what people were expecting What's Twilighty about it? I've not seen Twilight nor read the books but isn't it about vampires who sparkle in sunlight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 5925 Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 The book series is aimed at teenagers ( like twilight) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Manson 0 Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Judge Dredd Really enjoyed it, especially the slow mo bits. Great that it stayed faithful to the source material. Awesome baddie as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 12767 Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 The World's End - Really enjoyed it, strikes the right balance between comedy and genuine horror in the same way that Shaun of the Dead did, though on a much more ambitious scope. Pulls it off though. Pegg's outfit is hilarious, mind. It's exactly what the mid-30s kid heavily into grunge and shoegaze that gets in the pub near me wears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 3997 Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Elysium Pretty shit really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8994 Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Really? I thought it was an all right popcorn action film. What was the nature of your dissatisfaction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 3997 Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Really? I thought it was an all right popcorn action film. What was the nature of your dissatisfaction? Thought it was just pretty dull and very little action. Guess I was expecting a bit more from a film that included Foster and Damon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8994 Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 I got a bit annoyed with the obvious plotholes, like; The reason the elite left earth was because of massive overpopulation and pollution, right? Well, while that's shit of the elite, I don't think Damon's answer of curing everyone left behind of sickness is particularly well thought out. You have a planet that is massively over-populated and now pretty much immune to disease and injury? That'll sort out the over-population problem tout de suite... For example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34508 Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Yeah I quite enjoyed it, and had the exact same thought when Damon did that. Easy for me to say when I'd be up on Elysium with the elite as a matter of course though. Surprised that a scratter like you can afford to take that view, Fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Manson 0 Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Sharlto Copley made one hell of a baddie in that film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8994 Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Yeah I quite enjoyed it, and had the exact same thought when Damon did that. Easy for me to say when I'd be up on Elysium with the elite as a matter of course though. Surprised that a scratter like you can afford to take that view, Fish. Please, I'd be presiding over the Eloi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADP 0 Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Judge Dredd Really enjoyed it, especially the slow mo bits. Great that it stayed faithful to the source material. Awesome baddie as well. Are you on about Dredd (2012)? If, so, aye that film is really good. Have you seen The Raid? Similar plot and released at same time. Very good watch too, but for different reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Manson 0 Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Are you on about Dredd (2012)? If, so, aye that film is really good. Have you seen The Raid? Similar plot and released at same time. Very good watch too, but for different reasons. Aye that's the one. Haven't seen The Raid but will give it a watch. Watched Kiss Kiss Bang Bang last night. Gay Perry is a fantastic character. Very funny film, makes you wonder what happened to Val Kilmer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 3981 Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Total Recall. I'd avoided it till now as I thought it was a frame by frame remake but found the differences and similarities made it quite interesting - and giving KB more screen time than SS in the original was a good idea. Not a patch on the original of course but not bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34508 Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Kick ass 2, enjoyable daft violence Aye, I'd agree with that review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 4869 Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 I got a bit annoyed with the obvious plotholes, like; The reason the elite left earth was because of massive overpopulation and pollution, right? Well, while that's shit of the elite, I don't think Damon's answer of curing everyone left behind of sickness is particularly well thought out. You have a planet that is massively over-populated and now pretty much immune to disease and injury? That'll sort out the over-population problem tout de suite... For example. Did the Earths population not drop due to the wars? Either way, if no-one dies from now on then its never going to decrease quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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