Monkeys Fist 40543 Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 1 hour ago, Holden McGroin said: New Mission Impossible is worth it. Good popcorn movie. Can you give me two good reasons to watch it? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 Oppenheimer, very much enjoyed it, excellent performances from Murphy and Downey Jr and really well written with a multi faceted story. Asteroid City, I can see why it's had mixed reviews as it's much a story about nothing really but as a Wes Anderson fan I loved it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 20731 Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 On 01/05/2023 at 17:39, Monkeys Fist said: Bored. Been to the beach to walk the hairy shit-machine, made, and eaten, a Roast Beef dinner, watched Gladiator with Mrs. Fist fizzing at the slit. So, top ten films. Gladiator ( ) Raging Bull Big Lebowski Withnail and I Apocalypse Now Perfume ( The Story of a Murderer). Godfather ( I &II) Star Wars ( IV- VI) High Plains Drifter Young Frankenstein Loads I could’ve listed, but I’ll watch these any time. Nice list, includes some of my favourites . Mine can change from time to time but usually features the following: Goodfellas The Apartment The Odd Couple Dial M for Murder Rear Window Star Wars, A New Hope The Godfather The Matrix (the first one, all the sequels were shite) Sunset Blvd Breathless 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 20731 Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 On 14/07/2023 at 19:45, Monkeys Fist said: Can you give me two good reasons to watch it? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 9873 Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 6 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said: Nice list, includes some of my favourites . Mine can change from time to time but usually features the following: Goodfellas The Apartment The Odd Couple Dial M for Murder Rear Window Star Wars, A New Hope The Godfather The Matrix (the first one, all the sequels were shite) Sunset Blvd Breathless That's not Old School, that's Gold School. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 40543 Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 1 hour ago, Dr Gloom said: Goodfellas I’m ashamed to realise I missed this off, and Casino, which are basically the same film. To be honest, there’s loads I could swap in and out of the list, depending on mood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 9873 Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 Depends if we're talking about favourite films, or if we're talking about greatest films. Favourites, or ones that I can rewatch endlessly Godfather 1 & 2 Aliens Avengers: Endgame (fuck you all) 12 Angry Men Back to the Future Die Hard Matrix Good Will Hunting Any Given Sunday Dark Knight Jurassic Park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 20731 Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 23 minutes ago, The Fish said: Depends if we're talking about favourite films, or if we're talking about greatest films. Favourites, or ones that I can rewatch endlessly Godfather 1 & 2 Aliens Avengers: Endgame (fuck you all) 12 Angry Men Back to the Future Die Hard Matrix Good Will Hunting Any Given Sunday Dark Knight Jurassic Park nice list - some first class popcorn flicks in there. And Avengers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 20731 Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 Die Hard and Back to the Future have definitely flirted with my top 10 in the past. As has Blazing Saddles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 9873 Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 6 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said: nice list - some first class popcorn flicks in there. And Avengers I know it won't be to everyone's taste, and Avengers Infinity War is perhaps a better standalone movie. But Endgame was a good movie, with a load of fan service thrown in, felt like a worthwhile culmination of 21 movies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 40543 Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 30 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said: As has Blazing Saddles Lili von Schtüpp, what a gal! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 20731 Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 Like wet sauerkraut in my hands! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 40543 Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 6 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said: Like wet sauerkraut in my hands! Its twue … 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13233 Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 Gene Wilder in Blazing Saddles has to be one of the top 5 comedy performances of all time 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 6438 Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 On 02/07/2023 at 08:06, The Fish said: Extraction 2. Really good action set pieces. Kind of a throw back to early 00's film like The Equaliser Fun way to kill a couple of hours. The Equaliser that came out in 2014? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 9873 Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 14 hours ago, Kid Dynamite said: The Equaliser that came out in 2014? Did it? Jesus Christ, feel like it was out when I was at Uni. High probability I'm confusing it with another similar film. Maybe Man on Fire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 6438 Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 4 minutes ago, The Fish said: Did it? Jesus Christ, feel like it was out when I was at Uni. High probability I'm confusing it with another similar film. Maybe Man on Fire? Man of Fire was quality tbf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 19197 Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 Took the day off work today with the intention of solo walking in the Cheviots, couldn't cancel it, so binned the walk off with the rain and treated myself to Oppenheimer in iMax instead. First time I've been to the cinema to see an adult film in years (not that type MF). Anyway, the seats are lush and it's going to be hard going back to the pleb seats after that. You need them for the 3 hour film plus 30 mins of adverts though. What have I just seen? I enjoyed it but this was much more like an Oliver Stone film than a Christopher Nolan one. I loved the science/war part but was less keen on the Mccarthyism witch hunt plot which bookended it. I remember Nolan insisted no CGI was used in the film which showed, Trinity looked like a banger going off in my back garden. A solid 7/10 and hope it gets some people interested in physics. It's an amazing story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 1 hour ago, Renton said: Took the day off work today with the intention of solo walking in the Cheviots, couldn't cancel it, so binned the walk off with the rain and treated myself to Oppenheimer in iMax instead. First time I've been to the cinema to see an adult film in years (not that type MF). Anyway, the seats are lush and it's going to be hard going back to the pleb seats after that. You need them for the 3 hour film plus 30 mins of adverts though. What have I just seen? I enjoyed it but this was much more like an Oliver Stone film than a Christopher Nolan one. I loved the science/war part but was less keen on the Mccarthyism witch hunt plot which bookended it. I remember Nolan insisted no CGI was used in the film which showed, Trinity looked like a banger going off in my back garden. A solid 7/10 and hope it gets some people interested in physics. It's an amazing story. I found it refreshing to see no CGI. Modern day cinema is saturated with it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 28234 Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 Going to see it with the VIP seats and shitty overpriced cocktails tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 29690 Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 2 hours ago, Anorthernsoul said: I found it refreshing to see no CGI. Modern day cinema is saturated with it now. "So I said to my wife, for the best special effects, we must go to Don Ray Harryhausen" 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 9873 Posted August 3, 2023 Share Posted August 3, 2023 I don't mind good CGI, loads of films use them and you don't even realise it. The issue is the bad CGI. The early attempts at de-ageing, sometimes where they replace people in their entirety the CGI-people lack weight and natural movement. Like Superman's moustache removal. It was so badly done that the disbelief that I'd already suspended for people shooting lasers out of their eyes, just couldn't be suspended any more and it took me out of the movie. But then the CGI in 1949, or where it's used to fill in landscapes or crowd shots is fine. And obviously stuff like Avatar is amazing visually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 On 03/08/2023 at 11:30, The Fish said: I don't mind good CGI, loads of films use them and you don't even realise it. The issue is the bad CGI. The early attempts at de-ageing, sometimes where they replace people in their entirety the CGI-people lack weight and natural movement. Like Superman's moustache removal. It was so badly done that the disbelief that I'd already suspended for people shooting lasers out of their eyes, just couldn't be suspended any more and it took me out of the movie. But then the CGI in 1949, or where it's used to fill in landscapes or crowd shots is fine. And obviously stuff like Avatar is amazing visually. I don't mind it either, it's elevated cinema to another realm obviously. But this is such a fascinating and complex bit of history it doesn't need any CGI. Simple as that really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBass 2440 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 On 14/07/2023 at 19:45, Monkeys Fist said: Can you give me two good reasons to watch it? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 19197 Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 On 04/08/2023 at 15:28, Anorthernsoul said: I don't mind it either, it's elevated cinema to another realm obviously. But this is such a fascinating and complex bit of history it doesn't need any CGI. Simple as that really. And yet despite being in an iMax, the explosion gave no idea of scale and looked nothing like the library film (some of which are utterly amazing btw, as they were shot at an amazing 3,000,000 fps!). Nolan said he wanted to focus on the characters reactions, which is fair enough, but he let his purity to avoid CGI get in the way here imo. Still a cracking film though and will clear up in the Oscars, I'd be amazed if Murphy doesn't win best actor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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