The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 20 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said: Hey, it would be an improvement over Jerry playing with his organ on the discord! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Here, you'll need this to play with your asp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 22 hours ago, Chen G. said: Sometimes, its a real shame English isn't my native language. I had just the right word in my mind to reply to this, but now I have to look it up in the dictionary. Ah, there it is! under N. no [noh] adverb 1. (a negative used to express dissent, denial, or refusal, as in response to a question or request) I love it when Chen G. strikes back with dry humour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabulin 3,510 Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 . Unlucky Bastard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,030 Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 17 minutes ago, The Illustrious Jerry said: It was just too obvious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Brundlefly said: When I read those lines, I had to think of "Werk ohne Autor". Have you seen it? Has anybody else seen it? It's so bad, the english title, "Never Look Away", even tries to force the audience to watch it. Ain't that the new Donnersmarck movie? Nah, 190 minutes i only reserve for Holocaust or Demille dramas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,337 Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 The theory of everything. I mainly watched it because of Felicity Jones, who was yet again fantastic. Eddie Redmayne just reminds me of how dismal the Fantastic Beasts franchise is at this point in time and Newt Scamander doesn't seem to be all that different from Stephen Hawking either. Overall, it's a good movie, except for some corny scenes and I didn't really like Maxine Peak. Some cues in the score stood out and the use of Wagner material was brilliant, but the package as a whole could have been better. It mostly sounds as though the composer was either reigned in or too hesitant to use all his talents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 3 hours ago, publicist said: Ain't that the new Donnersmarck movie? Nah, 190 minutes i only reserve for Holocaust or Demille dramas. Just don't watch it and don't make the fault I made. It is incredibly bad while thinking so much of itself. * out of ***** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 I'm fuzzy on the whole good/bad thing. What do you mean bad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Try to imagine all movies you've seen stopping instantaneously and you walking out of the cinema at the speed of light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Bird Box Second viewing and score goes from 6/10 to 7/10. What I particularly noticed this time is that this film contains humor which A Quiet Place does not. Also, the people who do not understand why the children are called 'Boy' and 'Girl' have kinda missed the main theme of the film. Unfortunately, the climax feels a bit 'artificial', but other than that, I didn't expect Bird Box to fair so well during a second time around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 À propos: A couple and their two teenaged children survived an alien invasion that wiped out human civilization in their rural home. But they are doomed to remain silent, as the nearly invisible monsters roaming the land locate their human victims acoustically. Their situation is exacerbated by family tensions (threatening to escalate by the impending birth of a third child). The idée clef of building a horror movie around non-verbal communication is realized wonderfully, technically brilliant, but especially in human terms (Krasinski has a good hand choosing and directing his actors, one of whom he is himself) - sadly all these positives cannot compensate for the fishy logic holes and the final third of the movie, where far too stereotypical story beats rear their ugly head - weapons used in gung-ho Rambo style is the kind of reactionary, simplistic Hollywood writing that is beneath the movie - and the ending recalls 'Mars Attacks', of all things. That the deaf (read: disabled) daughter turns the family's luck around is giving political correctness its due done right, though (for a change). Music was good in spots but could've done with a stronger theme. A24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 That movie was a total scream! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 The Heiress I dunno about you, but it's kinda funny seeing all this Warner Bros talent in a Paramount movie. Must have been a Warner exodus in the late 40s. Anyhoo, Olivia De Havilland plays such a ditz here, but after Tom Cruise look-alike Monty Clift scorns her, she becomes a completely different person like a calculating ice cube - is that all it takes?! There's a throwaway character named Quintus here too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabulin 3,510 Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 I think Prime has them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 14 hours ago, dougie said: The Heiress I dunno about you, but it's kinda funny seeing all this Warner Bros talent in a Paramount movie. Must have been a Warner exodus in the late 40s. Anyhoo, Olivia De Havilland plays such a ditz here, but after Tom Cruise look-alike Monty Clift scorns her, she becomes a completely different person like a calculating ice cube - is that all it takes?! There's a throwaway character named Quintus here too. This movie really impressed me the very first time I saw it. He came to the wrong house. Twice! Unlucky Bastard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Christopher Robin (2018) A tad disappointing by this one. Lots of potential and the animals are absolutely charming, including the unblinking dispenser of wisdom that is the Silly Old Bear. We could have had a striking and original take on middle age and childhood. Instead, they played it safe to a fault, pseudo-arthouse editing and overly dramatic cinematography aside. The human cast is just there, though the costumes are good. Pacing is all off, plot is predictable, and the resolution at the Ministry of Truth is inept. Kind of boring, actually, this one. A pity. 2.5/4 The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018) A pleasant and pretty period romance anchored by a sensitive and engaging performance by Lily James.A tad overlong, and leans on old tropes a bit too much, but has enough genuine touches to be worthwhile. 3/4 The Illustrious Jerry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabulin 3,510 Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 What is the dividing line over here? Is "Newer Films" only for films currently in theaters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,499 Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Here we go again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Generally, new films are for whats playing in the theatre, versus home video. In the streaming age though.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 The first is on home video. The second was released in theaters last year in Europe, and later on Netflix in the U.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 21 minutes ago, Fabulin said: 2018 is "older films" already? Damn, I am slow... According to KM, who persisted on a separate film thread for newer films, everything not freshly opening in theatres is dusty antique. SteveMc and Fabulin 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Maybe for gamers, film is just a disposable item. Obsolete once finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 I prefer this thread to the Newer Film thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 2 hours ago, SteveMc said: Christopher Robin (2018) A tad disappointing by this one. Lots of potential and the animals are absolutely charming, including the unblinking dispenser of wisdom that is the Silly Old Bear. We could have had a striking and original take on middle age and childhood. Instead, they played it safe to a fault, pseudo-arthouse editing and overly dramatic cinematography aside. The human cast is just there, though the costumes are good. Pacing is all off, plot is predictable, and the resolution at the Ministry of Truth is inept. Kind of boring, actually, this one. A pity. 2.5/4 Saw that one last weekend. I agree. The animals had to be spot on, and they are really the only part of the movie that kept me interested. I always loved the Winnie the Pooh stories, and the return of Jim Cummings as Pooh and Tigger was very pleasing. However, the film was a tad dull, predictable and not incredibly amusing. Long live Pooh Bear, of little brain but great heart. On March 16, 2019 at 6:19 PM, bollemanneke said: The theory of everything. I mainly watched it because of Felicity Jones, who was yet again fantastic. Eddie Redmayne just reminds me of how dismal the Fantastic Beasts franchise is at this point in time and Newt Scamander doesn't seem to be all that different from Stephen Hawking either. Overall, it's a good movie, except for some corny scenes and I didn't really like Maxine Peak. Some cues in the score stood out and the use of Wagner material was brilliant, but the package as a whole could have been better. It mostly sounds as though the composer was either reigned in or too hesitant to use all his talents. Redmayne's performance was amazing! And the score nothing short of spectacular. One of Johansson's best, and one of quite a few splendid soundtracks from that year. I quite enjoyed the film. Jones was also very, very good. SteveMc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,498 Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 4 hours ago, SteveMc said: What is the dividing line over here? Is "Newer Films" only for films currently in theaters? There has always been a dividing line, but you choose, yes, you choose, you choose not to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,344 Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Goldeneye - in the 6 years since the previous 007 flick, the Cold War had ended and political correctness had begun ... was there still a place for the 'blunt instrument' in the 90s? Well, yes ... both things are smartly addressed in M's dressing-down of Bond, who looks faintly amused at being told he's 'a sexist, misogynist dinosaur ... a relic of the Cold War', says 'Point taken' and then carries on much as he always did. And then there's a female villain with the surname Onatopp who kills her victims with her thighs ... the Craig-era Bond flicks would never be this 'cheeky'. Brosnan acquits himself well ... a sort of 'Greatest Hits' amalgam of his predecessors, essentially. The action is well up to par, the music ... hmm. Nothing wrong with the title song, but Serra's score ain't all that at times (particularly during the early Aston/Ferrari chase, which is accompanied by what sounds like half-assed videogame music) and his end-credits song is horrible drippy crap. After the 6-year gap, this flick needed John Barry going big, bold and brassy ... BOND IS BACK! That said, this is probably the best of Brosnan's 4 (Tomorrow Never Dies has a better first half than second, TWINE is kinda bland and Die Another Day ... erm, yeah). Chen G. and SteveMc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 GoldenEye is one of the best Bonds, unfortunate music notwithstanding. It quite successfully integrates the threads of 90s geopolitics and social environment, and modern filmmaking sensibilities, with the suave and cheek (great word!) that we expect with Bond. Brosnan's portrayal here is more than crowd-pleasing (he started relying solely on that later), it has some depth to it in the shadows behind the smooth. And the film is massively entertaining and re-watchable to boot. 4/4 Chen G. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 GoldenEye is superb, score and all. ”Use the bumper, that’s what it’s for.” Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,340 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 The score is cool music IMHO, not so much what I look for in a Bond score though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Susan of the Cloves Why do I keep watching this shitty movie over and over again? *Attack of the Clones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 I don't mind Serra's score for all its 90s club funk. Something different I s'pose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,498 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 5 hours ago, Koray Savas said: GoldenEye is superb, score and all. ”Use the bumper, that’s what it’s for.” I agree...with Koray. GoldenEye is pure class. That line is the funniest line in the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,344 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 9 hours ago, SteveMc said: GoldenEye is one of the best Bonds, unfortunate music notwithstanding. It quite successfully integrates the threads of 90s geopolitics and social environment, and modern filmmaking sensibilities, with the suave and cheek (great word!) that we expect with Bond. Brosnan's portrayal here is more than crowd-pleasing (he started relying solely on that later), it has some depth to it in the shadows behind the smooth. And the film is massively entertaining and re-watchable to boot. 4/4 Yep ... beneath the charm and the jokes, there's the likes of Bond brooding on the beach about the upcoming showdown with Trevelyan and the subsequent exchange with Natalya about his 'coldness' and when Trevelyan taunts him about (ab)using alcohol to cope with all the killing and the willing women to cope with all the ones who are dead because of him, he turns away in disgust because Trevelyan has hit a nerve. SteveMc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 I prefer TND. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Golden Eye is so good I do not remember it at all. Brosnan Bond films strike me as the worst. A24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 I agree. (so it's true) JoeinAR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Hmmm....Joe and Alex agree again. JoeinAR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Sometimes the Moon blocks the Sun, Steef. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 1 hour ago, Stefancos said: I prefer TND. TND has grown on me, but it has nowhere near the aplomb of GoldenEye. Generally, with the exception of GoldenEye, the Brosnan films are uneven at best, and downright disastrous at worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 DAD is quite the misfire. Not Mr. Big 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 GoldenEye has a great Q scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Don't touch that! That's my lunch. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,498 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 The more I watch TND, the more I warm to it. It has its faults (it's too fast, has very little character, and criminally under uses Baker and Jay - "throwing the playing cards" should have stayed in), but it looks good, and Pryce is...delicious. The score is a fantastic calling-card, for Arnold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Backseat driver. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 They'll print anything these days. Unlucky Bastard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Oh no, I'd be lost at sea. Adrift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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