To see less ads Register or Login ----- Daily Fantasy Sports games 18+

Beerfuelled Movie Appreciation Thread

A forum for discussion on Movies, Radio and Television programme topics whatever your viewing and listening pleasure.
Post Reply
User avatar
Razorback
FISO Knight
Posts: 12133
Joined: 13 Oct 2005, 18:34
Location: Outside the walled garden...
FS Record: 8th overall TFF 06/07, TFF25s & FISO Super League Champion 06/07, FISO Euro 2008 Predictions League Champion, 2nd overall Sky FF 08/09, 263rd overall FPL 08/09, Block Party Super League Champion 10/11 & 44th overall TFF 11/12

Re: Beerfuelled Movie Appreciation Thread

Post by Razorback »

Razorback wrote:
GreekGeekFromGweek wrote:
jacksosi wrote:
GreekGeekFromGweek wrote:Went to see Wonder Woman yesterday. More like Blunder Woman, terrible :(
Why didn't you like it?

It's getting good reviews, and has a decent IMDb rating....

Anyone else been to see it?
Takes an awfully long time to get going, offers up only a couple of excellent sequences (WW's attack on Germans occupying a village and a short, brutal fight with a German villain) and then descends in to tedious CGI overkill. Gal Gadot is quite good in the lead role, offering an appealing element to an often silly character, but the film feels schizophrenic in trying to tell two tales (war/spy thriller, WW origin story) and fails at both.
Hoping to see it later in the week so should be able to give a second opinion on this film shortly.
Watched WW earlier today and thought it was an above average comic book flick that pretty much deserves the praise it's generally been receiving, overall it did enough to get an 8/10 from me & I'd say it's worth catching on the big screen if you like the trailers .

La La Land (10/10)
The Handmaiden (9/10)
Logan (9/10)
Blade Runner 2049 (9/10)
Manchester By The Sea (9/10)
Wind River (9/10)
Spider-Man: Homecoming (9/10)
Miss Sloane (9/10)
The Disaster Artist (8/10)
Brawl In Cell Block 99 (8/10)

------------------------------------------------
Patti Cake$ (8/10)
The Big Sick (8/10)
Thor: Ragnarok (8/10)
Okja (8/10)
Baby Driver (8/10)
Journey To The West: Demon Chapter (8/10)
I Don't Feel At Home In This World Anymore (8/10)
John Wick: Chapter 2 (8/10)
Get Out (8/10)
Happy Death Day (8/10)
Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 (8/10)
Patriots Day (8/10)
Logan Lucky (8/10)
King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword (8/10)
Split (8/10)
Kong: Skull Island (8/10)
Wonder Woman (8/10)
Kingsman: The Golden Circle (8/10)
Free Fire (8/10)
Shimmer Lake (8/10)
47 Metres Down (8/10)
The Dark Tower (8/10)
American Made (8/10)
Bright (8/10)
Good Time (8/10)
Gold (8/10)
The Salesman (8/10)
Colossal (8/10)
The Fate Of The Furious (8/10)
Goon: Last Of The Enforcers (8/10)
The Villainess (8/10)
Wilson (8/10)
My Cousin Rachel (8/10)
Denial (8/10)
A Cure For Wellness (8/10)
Ghost In The Shell (8/10)
Small Crimes (8/10)
Kedi (8/10)
Valerian & The City Of A Thousand Planets (7/10)
War For The Planet Of The Apes (7/10)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (7/10)
It (7/10)
Atomic Blonde (7/10)
The Hitman's Bodyguard (7/10)
The Snowman (7/10)
Mother! (7/10)
Alien Covenant (7/10)
Hacksaw Ridge (7/10)
The Lost City Of Z (7/10)
It Comes At Night (7/10)
War Machine (7/10)
Moonlight (7/10)
The Belko Experiment (7/10)
The Great Wall (7/10)
The Lego Batman Movie (7/10)
The Founder (7/10)
Live By Night (7/10)
Assassin's Creed (7/10)
xXx 3: The Return Of Xander Cage (7/10)
Dunkirk (7/10)
Life (7/10)
T2 Trainspotting (7/10)
Silence (7/10)
The Love Witch (6/10)
Justice League (6/10)
Sleepless (6/10)
Rings (6/10)
Annabelle: Creation (6/10)
The Mummy (5/10)
Last edited by Razorback on 03 Jan 2018, 04:23, edited 13 times in total.

User avatar
thebillfella
FISO Knight
Posts: 11409
Joined: 07 Dec 2006, 13:24
Location: Republic of Mancunia
FS Record: 6th FPL 19/20; 1st TFF StartXI 14/15; 8th TFFE11; 18th TFFE12; 1st FISO TFFE11&12; 1st FISO Full Draft 12/13,14/15,19/20,20/21; 1st Block14/15; 1st 5ASChampLge 12/13; 1st TFF Super614/15; 1st Spring17; 1st FISO Div Premx6, Cup, Mirror,Prem&H2H Champ 19/20

Re: Beerfuelled Movie Appreciation Thread

Post by thebillfella »

I found T2 Trainspotting to be a bit disappointing to be honest.

Not a patch on the original and a weak story / script making it an unsatisfactory revisit. No more than 6/10 for me.

User avatar
Zimmerman
FISO Jedi Knight
Posts: 30211
Joined: 13 Oct 2005, 18:42
Location: having a picnic at the Bear Mountain

Re: Beerfuelled Movie Appreciation Thread

Post by Zimmerman »

Room a harrowing story but very well done 8/10

User avatar
happyhoppy
FISO Knight
Posts: 16464
Joined: 30 Dec 2005, 14:27
Location: Southampton
FS Record: TFF 2010/2011 3rd and 2021/2022 4th=

Re: Beerfuelled Movie Appreciation Thread

Post by happyhoppy »

I really enjoyed Life but then I am a big Jake Gyllenhaal fan. It's basically a take on Alien but I found it quite tense after a slowish start, good twist at the end too. 8/10.

User avatar
happyhoppy
FISO Knight
Posts: 16464
Joined: 30 Dec 2005, 14:27
Location: Southampton
FS Record: TFF 2010/2011 3rd and 2021/2022 4th=

Re: Beerfuelled Movie Appreciation Thread

Post by happyhoppy »

Really enjoyed lego batman movie. Some very funny moments. 8/10

User avatar
Zimmerman
FISO Jedi Knight
Posts: 30211
Joined: 13 Oct 2005, 18:42
Location: having a picnic at the Bear Mountain

Re: Beerfuelled Movie Appreciation Thread

Post by Zimmerman »

Nocturnal Animals was ok. A decent premise but didn't quite pull it off. I thought I was going to see a cinematic first; an Amy Adams film without some of her sideboob... she left it late, but it happened in the end.
7/10 (the film, not her sideboob).

Bullhead a Belgian offering. A semi violent affair but overall ok watch 8/10

User avatar
happyhoppy
FISO Knight
Posts: 16464
Joined: 30 Dec 2005, 14:27
Location: Southampton
FS Record: TFF 2010/2011 3rd and 2021/2022 4th=

Re: Beerfuelled Movie Appreciation Thread

Post by happyhoppy »

Watched T2 which was alright 7/10. Being sick in the bag was pretty gross !

Rewatched Leon on the plane what a fantastic film that is. 10/10 that one.

User avatar
Zimmerman
FISO Jedi Knight
Posts: 30211
Joined: 13 Oct 2005, 18:42
Location: having a picnic at the Bear Mountain

Re: Beerfuelled Movie Appreciation Thread

Post by Zimmerman »

Love Leon, one of my favourite films

User avatar
Zimmerman
FISO Jedi Knight
Posts: 30211
Joined: 13 Oct 2005, 18:42
Location: having a picnic at the Bear Mountain

Re: Beerfuelled Movie Appreciation Thread

Post by Zimmerman »

Skin I Live In a Spanish offering with Antonio Banderas. A ridiculous premise but strangely watchable (probably helped by the leading lady ;) ) 7/10

User avatar
Zimmerman
FISO Jedi Knight
Posts: 30211
Joined: 13 Oct 2005, 18:42
Location: having a picnic at the Bear Mountain

Re: Beerfuelled Movie Appreciation Thread

Post by Zimmerman »

Beasts of the Southern Wild an amazing film. Loved it. A more dark and less quirky Hunt for the Wilderpeople. 10/10

User avatar
Billy Whiz
Rhubarb Crumbledore
Posts: 7242
Joined: 13 Oct 2005, 18:26
Location: Cloud cuckoo land

Re: Beerfuelled Movie Appreciation Thread

Post by Billy Whiz »

Mrs Whiz and I get to the cinema about once a month these days. Best film I've seen recently was Baby Driver. Best film I've seen over the past couple of years was without doubt Brooklyn, starring Saoirse Ronan as an Irish girl who emigrates to the States in the 1950s (97% on Rotten Tomatoes, if you're interested). Written by Nick Hornby, based on Colm Tóibín's 2009 novel. I loved everything about it - so much so that I went back the following week and watched it again. First time I've ever paid twice to see the same film (rather than wait for it to be on TV to watch it again)

User avatar
Zimmerman
FISO Jedi Knight
Posts: 30211
Joined: 13 Oct 2005, 18:42
Location: having a picnic at the Bear Mountain

Re: Beerfuelled Movie Appreciation Thread

Post by Zimmerman »

High praise indeed


I remember enjoying it, but not quite that much
Zimmerman wrote: 09 Sep 2016, 17:10 Caught up on Brooklyn last night.

A decent, if not spectacular film. Well crafted and just a 'nice' film.

8/10

Have had a soft spot for Saoirse Ronan ever since we unwittingly met her a couple of years ago and being totally bowled over by how 'normal' and nice she was.

User avatar
Billy Whiz
Rhubarb Crumbledore
Posts: 7242
Joined: 13 Oct 2005, 18:26
Location: Cloud cuckoo land

Re: Beerfuelled Movie Appreciation Thread

Post by Billy Whiz »

Yeah, I've seen her interviewed and like you, was struck by how normal and natural she was. So different from most of the self-adoring luvvies you see on TV.

User avatar
Billy Whiz
Rhubarb Crumbledore
Posts: 7242
Joined: 13 Oct 2005, 18:26
Location: Cloud cuckoo land

Re: Beerfuelled Movie Appreciation Thread

Post by Billy Whiz »

jacksosi wrote: 10 Jun 2017, 16:00
GreekGeekFromGweek wrote:Went to see Wonder Woman yesterday. More like Blunder Woman, terrible :(
Why didn't you like it?

It's getting good reviews, and has a decent IMDb rating....

Anyone else been to see it?

Yes, unfortunately! First half boring, second half ludicrous. Based on that experience, I've told Mrs W that if she wants to see Atomic Blonde she'll have to go with someone else.

User avatar
Zimmerman
FISO Jedi Knight
Posts: 30211
Joined: 13 Oct 2005, 18:42
Location: having a picnic at the Bear Mountain

Re: Beerfuelled Movie Appreciation Thread

Post by Zimmerman »

From the brief clips I'd seen of Atomic Blonde I thought it was looking good. However, catching up on an old Film Review and hearing more about he film, I'm not sure it's for me. Looks like a ridiculous cartoon-esque cape.

User avatar
Zimmerman
FISO Jedi Knight
Posts: 30211
Joined: 13 Oct 2005, 18:42
Location: having a picnic at the Bear Mountain

Re: Beerfuelled Movie Appreciation Thread

Post by Zimmerman »

Julieta (second Spanish film in a week... totally coincidental). Pretty good. Not really a thriller in any sense, but there is a sense of tension/what happened. 8.5/10

User avatar
Tacalabala
FISO Knight
Posts: 19010
Joined: 07 Sep 2008, 01:03

Re: Beerfuelled Movie Appreciation Thread

Post by Tacalabala »

Just watched Toy Story for the first time since I was a child, have to admit that it is a fantastic bit of cinema, and doesn't overly rely on double entendre and reference to got cheap laughs.

User avatar
jacksosi
Grumpy Old Man
Posts: 4669
Joined: 13 Oct 2005, 18:28
FS Record: TFF : 87th 06/07 ; FPL 1401st 08/09 ; 5AS champions 21/22 🔫🍸

Re: Beerfuelled Movie Appreciation Thread

Post by jacksosi »

Billy Whiz wrote:
jacksosi wrote: 10 Jun 2017, 16:00
GreekGeekFromGweek wrote:Went to see Wonder Woman yesterday. More like Blunder Woman, terrible :(
Why didn't you like it?

It's getting good reviews, and has a decent IMDb rating....

Anyone else been to see it?

Yes, unfortunately! First half boring, second half ludicrous. Based on that experience, I've told Mrs W that if she wants to see Atomic Blonde she'll have to go with someone else.
Just watched WW, what an absolute crock of poo Image

2/10, no idea why it got good reviews/IMDB rating

Weak, boring, cliched. Avoid

User avatar
happyhoppy
FISO Knight
Posts: 16464
Joined: 30 Dec 2005, 14:27
Location: Southampton
FS Record: TFF 2010/2011 3rd and 2021/2022 4th=

Re: Beerfuelled Movie Appreciation Thread

Post by happyhoppy »

Ha ha I watched two films on the plane last week the latest pirates OTC which was standard stuff passed the time 7/10

Then WW. Really unnecessarily long.
Very dull start. Then mildly amusing for a bit when she enters the real world for the first time ala crocodile Dundee. But then the last hour just really dragged as we endure the inevitable marvel showdowns. I’d give it a 6/10. But really over hyped I agree.

Pouzar99
FISOhead
Posts: 648
Joined: 12 Nov 2012, 09:06

Re: Beerfuelled Movie Appreciation Thread

Post by Pouzar99 »

I made it to a few international film festivals this year and offer a few recommendations. The Florida Project is set in a run-down motel in Orlando, Florida, under the shadow of Disney World. It's about forgotten, rejected Americans desperately struggling to get by in terrible conditions. William Dafoe is amazing as the crusty, but soft-hearted motel manager but it is the crazy and rambunctious motel kids you will never forget and one loving but very screwed up mom. The contrast with the wealthy folks who are off to Disney World is powerful. Best film I saw. Call Me By Your Name is the beautiful story of a young Italian man-boy, who is uncertain about his sexuality. He meets a sexy French girl and a charming male American scholar. Not for those who can't bear the depiction of gay relationships. The Other Side of Hope by Finnish director Aki Kaurismaki is the story of a Syrian refugee's struggles to stay in Finland, where the police are portrayed as heartless but ordinary folk as kind-hearted. Lots of humor amid the serious business. For the hardcore cineastes I recomment Loveless by the Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev, which paints a portrait of the end of a miserable marriage that involves the disapearance of their young son who overhears his divorcing parents fighting over which will get stuck with him. It is beautifully filmed and paints a very negative portrait of Russian bureacracy. I would also recommend German-Turkish director Fatih Akin's In the Fade, a story about the racist murder of a Muslim man and his daughter in Germany, focusing on his widow's fight for justice. Got a standing ovation in Toronto. If you are familiar with Michael Haneke (Cache, The White Ribbon, Amour) and like his work even though his films are VERY dark, you might try the ironically named Happy End, the follow-up to Amour. Finally I really liked Disobedience, a film by Sebastien Lelio about the daughter of a strict rabbi, who comes back home after his death and clashes with the Hasidic establishment. If these sound like your kind of films, check them out when they pass through. There were a number of others I liked but these were the best in my humble opinion.

User avatar
Zimmerman
FISO Jedi Knight
Posts: 30211
Joined: 13 Oct 2005, 18:42
Location: having a picnic at the Bear Mountain

Re: Beerfuelled Movie Appreciation Thread

Post by Zimmerman »

Thanks Pouzar, will add some of those to my watch list.

User avatar
blahblah
FISO Viscount
Posts: 108509
Joined: 13 Oct 2005, 18:46
Location: .. he thinks that he knows something which he doesn't, whereas I am quite concious of my ignorance.

Re: Beerfuelled Movie Appreciation Thread

Post by blahblah »

Pouzar99 wrote: 18 Oct 2017, 09:16 .
Ta, I struggle to find new films worth watching.

User avatar
unc.si.
FISO Knight
Posts: 11778
Joined: 11 Oct 2010, 14:08
Location: Off to buy Loctite
FS Record: 'Loser' by Beck

Re: Beerfuelled Movie Appreciation Thread

Post by unc.si. »

Watch most of my films on planes rather than cinemas, and often go for something safe (there really isn't any limit on the number of times I can watch Fargo, In Bruges or the Big Lebowski).

Did watch a couple of new ones recently though:

'The Circle'. Tom Hanks and Emma Watson. Good idea (tech / social media / digital life / surveillance turning into Big Brother), really badly done. 1/10. Maybe it's just aimed at teens (although that's probably insulting teenagers).

'Gold' - Matthew McConaughy as a Gonzo gold prospector straight out of a Hunter S Thompson book. Probably no great artistic merit but enjoyable 7/10

'Going in Style' - Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman and Alan Arkin. Feel good heist movie. film probably only deserves a 5 or 6 but the 3 main characters raise it up to a 7 .5/10 just for the joy of seeing them in 'action'.

User avatar
jimwinn
Grumpy Old Man
Posts: 2849
Joined: 13 Oct 2005, 18:28
Location: Getting there
FS Record: nah

Re: Beerfuelled Movie Appreciation Thread

Post by jimwinn »

Watched Wonder Woman eventually

OK until the final reel - the stuff about Airies was feeble 4/10

Baby Driver - 8/10 good to see MF Jones again :D

User avatar
unc.si.
FISO Knight
Posts: 11778
Joined: 11 Oct 2010, 14:08
Location: Off to buy Loctite
FS Record: 'Loser' by Beck

Re: Beerfuelled Movie Appreciation Thread

Post by unc.si. »

Saw an interesting film on the plane last night. "After Winter, Spring", a documentary about rural french peasant farming and the changing way of life in the wake of modern large farms and low global food prices. Not preachy at all, just some wonderful warm people talking about their way of life, and some fantastic scenery.

Not for everyone (and not for the squeamish either in a couple of places), but if you get the chance its worth a watch. Difficult to rate tbh as its not your normal film, but an 8 at least for me.

(on Air France for at least December if you find yourself on one of their flights - they've just changed the film selection - no more Fargo or Big Lebowski though :evil: )

Also watched What Happened to Monday - Dystopian thriller - 7/10, Pirates of the Caribbean 5 - it is what it is - 6/10 and Dunkirk. Beautiful cinematography, minimal dialogue, a thundering soundtrack and some lovely personal perspectives about survival. 9/10

User avatar
jimwinn
Grumpy Old Man
Posts: 2849
Joined: 13 Oct 2005, 18:28
Location: Getting there
FS Record: nah

Re: Beerfuelled Movie Appreciation Thread

Post by jimwinn »

Really enjoyed the Limehouse Golem

Bill Nighy on top form

8/10

Not sure whodunit until the end which is always fun

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4733640/?mo ... _=m_ft_dsk

Split and Atomic Blonde next

User avatar
unc.si.
FISO Knight
Posts: 11778
Joined: 11 Oct 2010, 14:08
Location: Off to buy Loctite
FS Record: 'Loser' by Beck

Re: Beerfuelled Movie Appreciation Thread

Post by unc.si. »

Finally watched City of God last night.

Fantastic film. 10/10

can't believe I waited this long to watch it.

User avatar
happyhoppy
FISO Knight
Posts: 16464
Joined: 30 Dec 2005, 14:27
Location: Southampton
FS Record: TFF 2010/2011 3rd and 2021/2022 4th=

Beerfuelled Movie Appreciation Thread

Post by happyhoppy »

unc.si. wrote:Finally watched City of God last night.

Fantastic film. 10/10

can't believe I waited this long to watch it.
Nor can I. 10 from me too.

User avatar
jimwinn
Grumpy Old Man
Posts: 2849
Joined: 13 Oct 2005, 18:28
Location: Getting there
FS Record: nah

Re: Beerfuelled Movie Appreciation Thread

Post by jimwinn »

If you are a Christian Bale fan then you may well have seen

The Machinist - harrowing descent into madness. Not his best but if you liked American Psycho ..... 7/10

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0361862/?re ... lmg_act_25


The Promise - absorbing drama about Turkish genocide of Armenians in 1915. Upsetting but engaging tragedy. 9/10

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4776998/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_4

User avatar
unc.si.
FISO Knight
Posts: 11778
Joined: 11 Oct 2010, 14:08
Location: Off to buy Loctite
FS Record: 'Loser' by Beck

Re: Beerfuelled Movie Appreciation Thread

Post by unc.si. »

Saw the Dark Knight a couple of weeks ago (got it for Christmas). Wondered what all the fuss was about Heath Ledgers Joker. Now I know. Why so serious...

Also watched the recent (ish) Planet of the Apes trilogy on the plane last week (Dawn, Rise and War) - surprisingly good.

Saw 'The Party' as well. only just over an hour. More like a one act play. Probably not everyones cup of tea, but really was excellent.

Also saw 'Lost in Florence'. shite. 1/10 for the film, but an extra 5/10 just because its set in the most beautiful city in the world.

View Latest: 1 Day View Your posts
Post Reply

Return to “Movies, TV & Radio”