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Post by Bongo Heracles on Jan 30, 2023 15:13:19 GMT
Even more baffling is that someone would pay actual human money to watch something that looks like a netflix original.
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Post by wunty on Jan 30, 2023 15:16:09 GMT
Me and the boy watched Greenland a few months back and his accent was all over the place in that as well. One scene weird Scottish and the next weird American. The next just plain weird. And so on.
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Post by simple on Jan 30, 2023 15:20:15 GMT
Why couldn't they just go back to sleep? But how could Pratt do his sex crimes then?
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Post by simple on Jan 30, 2023 15:24:48 GMT
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon (2019) - 80 - creative, funny, beautifully made. I love Farmageddon. It really puts everyone else to shame when you see the dedication to craft, detail, creativity, character, humour and plot that Aardman can pull off in a 90 minute movie with no dialogue. Its probably my favourite of their films.
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Post by cristar on Jan 30, 2023 15:45:02 GMT
Even more baffling is that someone would pay actual human money to watch something that looks like a netflix original. lol Unlimited cinema for a tenner.
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Post by Whizzo on Jan 30, 2023 15:58:31 GMT
My Unlimited card has certainly been used on films I wouldn't have risked seeing if I had to stump up cash, sometimes it's a nice surprise others it's not.
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Post by cristar on Jan 30, 2023 16:13:49 GMT
Yeah definitely. Recently the options have been pretty limited.
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Post by geefe on Jan 30, 2023 16:14:37 GMT
Yeah definitely. Recently the options have been pretty limited. So you're not really getting....UNLIMITED
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Post by cristar on Jan 30, 2023 16:27:27 GMT
Yeah definitely. Recently the options have been pretty limited. So you're not really getting....UNLIMITED I'm not at the minute. You'd be laughing if you liked Whitney, Matilda and Lydia Tár though. New Shyamalan and The Whale later this week though.
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Post by Zuluhero on Jan 30, 2023 20:03:04 GMT
Why couldn't they just go back to sleep? Well I find that once you're up, you're up, so you might as well just get on with the dishes or something. Might as well post in the 4am thread.
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Post by Bill in the rain on Jan 31, 2023 5:38:27 GMT
I wish cinemas here did unlimited cinema viewing for less than the price of a single ticket. Sigh.
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Post by Rubicon on Jan 31, 2023 12:10:46 GMT
The Handmaiden
I'd seen a TV adaption of the book on which this is based so was familiar with the first act at least. It's still a gorgeous film though and the setting really adds to that but I'm not quite convinced it needed to be as explicit as it was.
9/10
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Post by simple on Jan 31, 2023 12:22:08 GMT
Star Trek - 7
Its directed horribly and has almost zero time for characters or plot but beneath the visual white noise and endless lens flare there are some nice touches. Mostly in the set design and updated tech. Otherwise it relies so much on assumed knowledge that its chaos. Plus for a movie that doesn’t stop or ever slow down it still takes half its runtime to get to the Enterprise.
Star Trek Into Darkness - 7.5
Maybe getting a posh white guy to play an Indian character who was originally portrayed in brownface wasn’t the most woke casting, but Cumberbatch is really good at being an over the top modern villain in this. The pace has eased slightly so there’s actual time spent with the characters and exploring the plot. Plus whenever I see Peter Weller I always think he’s not been in enough stuff.
The action sequences still look horrible. I guess the Marvelisation of cinema wasn’t totally complete at this point being all three of these have Transformers levels of screen busyness.
Beyond - 6.5
Again the action and battle sequences are noisy garbage but the character content is edged up a little further. However, as there’s no compelling villain and most of the time the stakes are so low its a bit so what. Then Kirk rides a motorbike.
Overall - some neat visual stuff, a cast that grew into its roles (and Pegg’s accent that didn’t) but a bunch of missteps too. I’ve said over in the Star Trek thread before that the Kurtzman era is all about building Star Trek on the assumption that the public doesn’t like Star Trek anymore and there’s him presenting the origins of that here. I know the continuity doesn’t hold up but shows like Discovery feel directly tied into this series more than they do the tv canon.
Despite that I think its a shame they didn’t get at least one more of these made. It feels like we got the origin story without seeing them operate fully as a mature crew. I’d also like to see the Enterprise go one film without being totally destroyed.
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Post by simple on Jan 31, 2023 12:23:54 GMT
The Handmaiden I'd seen a TV adaption of the book on which this is based so was familiar with the first act at least. It's still a gorgeous film though and the setting really adds to that but I'm not quite convinced it needed to be as explicit as it was. 9/10 It also contains one of the biggest surprise laughs I’ve seen in a cinema. The portrait painting
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Post by robthehermit on Jan 31, 2023 12:43:51 GMT
Godfather 2
Not much to say, its Godfather 2. I remember it having a lot more De Niro in it than it does, but maybe I'm conflating it with Once Upon a Time in America.
Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone
Not seen before, moves along a bit better than the original.
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Post by geefe on Jan 31, 2023 13:17:52 GMT
There is absolutely no way in which Star Trek Cumberbatch is better than the first. It's an absolute fucking mess.
Beyond is kind of ok.
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Post by cristar on Jan 31, 2023 13:31:07 GMT
I watched The Handmaiden in a full, very small Uni theatre, and there was so much laughing during it. I think it was to hide so many people feeling uncomfortable by how explicit the sex in it is. Absolutely brilliant film though.
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Post by Whizzo on Jan 31, 2023 13:38:27 GMT
Anyone saying Into Darkness is the best Kelvin timeline Trek film is clearly insane.
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Post by Vandelay on Jan 31, 2023 14:55:59 GMT
I haven't seen Beyond or Into Darkness since the cinema (and Star Trek once since, but a long time ago), but I definitely think Beyond was the best of them. It is closest to just being a bigger, longer episode and that is all I really want from big screen Trek.
On the whole though, say what you want about the quality of the films overall, but I reckon they did a great job with the crew. Abram's casting ability really shines. It's a shame they never got a story/script that did them justice.
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Post by simple on Jan 31, 2023 15:48:47 GMT
I think Into Darkness suffers from trying to do too much all at once, ST from not having the courage to trust its audience by slowing down ever and Beyond from being an ok episode if tv sandwiched between cgi clusterfucks.
They do all hang on the strength of the casting and that the viewer already knows the characters. Which to be fair is something I say more superhero properties should do as they pump out another origin story.
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Post by Binky on Jan 31, 2023 22:49:30 GMT
The Fablemans
Really nice to go to the cinema and watch something without explosions.
Spielberg is quite good at this storytelling lark, isn’t he.
Clever girl / 100
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Post by Bill in the rain on Feb 1, 2023 1:27:14 GMT
Really nice to go to the cinema and watch something without explosions. What is this madness?? I'm now trying to think back to the last movie I watched in the cinema that didn't have explosions. No idea. I used to go and watch non-explosiony things a lot. Cinema here is just too expensive to go and watch anything smaller scale I guess.
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Post by Dougs on Feb 1, 2023 6:56:01 GMT
I think as home cinema has become more accessible too, those sorts of films can still be enjoyed in good quality home. Whereas some blockbusters only work on the big screen. The other thing about cinema is the lack of distraction - way too easy at home.
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Post by Binky on Feb 1, 2023 8:15:04 GMT
I think as home cinema has become more accessible too, those sorts of films can still be enjoyed in good quality home. Whereas some blockbusters only work on the big screen. The other thing about cinema is the lack of distraction - way too easy at home. Yeah, exactly.
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Post by bichii2 on Feb 1, 2023 8:20:00 GMT
Really nice to go to the cinema and watch something without explosions. What is this madness?? I'm now trying to think back to the last movie I watched in the cinema that didn't have explosions. No idea. I used to go and watch non-explosiony things a lot. Cinema here is just too expensive to go and watch anything smaller scale I guess. It's still great to watch a non blow shit up movie. Banchees of Inisherin was fantastic in the cinema but yeah certain action movies are better on the big screen. I think my home TV on the wall is 60inch and I have a half decent low to mid price ranged Sony Atmos sound bar so home stuff is decent now.
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Post by dfunked on Feb 1, 2023 8:23:17 GMT
Definitely agree with that. I've taken to hiding my phone out of reach now. Even if it's something i really want to watch, I'd still end up checking my phone a few times and have to skip back to rewatch huge chunks of it.
Went to a local town hall showing of Mrs Harris goes to Paris recently, which was my first cinema visit since before the first lockdown IIRC. Would've been all over my phone for that one at home, although probably wouldn't have felt too bad about it...
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Post by simple on Feb 1, 2023 8:27:53 GMT
Really nice to go to the cinema and watch something without explosions. What is this madness?? I'm now trying to think back to the last movie I watched in the cinema that didn't have explosions. No idea. I used to go and watch non-explosiony things a lot. Cinema here is just too expensive to go and watch anything smaller scale I guess. Mine would’ve been Barbarian but stuff comes to streaming so quickly now and I have so little free time I’ve basically given up on the cinema. Maybe for artsy stuff I’ll make the effort but blockbusters have exhausted their spectacle to the point where its not even worth it for the wow factor. There’s nothing original looking to see so might as well wait for D+
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Post by Bill in the rain on Feb 1, 2023 8:54:35 GMT
I still love the experience of going to the cinema, and I'd go there to watch everything if I could.. but cost and time don't make that practical.
If there was an unlimited monthly pass I'd go for that...
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Post by Vandelay on Feb 1, 2023 9:14:11 GMT
I'm fortunate that my local Vue is only about £7 for a ticket, so price isn't too much of an issue. I would still love them to do an unlimited card, as I would easily get my money's worth, even if it was £15+ a month.
Only problem I have with the local is that unless it is the current big blockbuster, timings are often awful. Outside of the latest Marvel film, most things only have 1 or 2 showings a day, with the big film completely dominating 4 or 5 of the 9 screens. Anything fairly avantgarde or documentaries are unlikely to get a look in at all. For example, Barbarian only ran for a week and I don't think Triangle of Sadness was even shown.
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Post by Whizzo on Feb 1, 2023 9:23:58 GMT
The FablemansReally nice to go to the cinema and watch something without explosions. Spielberg is quite good at this storytelling lark, isn’t he. Clever girl / 100 No explosions? /crosses it off my list
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