Naïve Old Fart 9,556 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 #ianmcneiceforchurchill K.B.O., Doctor. Keep buggering on! Sweeping Strings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,722 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 8 hours ago, publicist said: I saw that but beyond Oldman it didn't seem to possess much that lifted it above standard 'well-made' biopic fare, cf The Imitation Game. I generally agree with this. It's a well made bio pic, but what elevates it is Oldman. This is opposed to Churchill, which is not a well made film, and Cox's strong portrayal isn't enough to save it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 It's decent and little more. It's made watchable thanks to Oldman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 I feel no inclination to look it up but i hope it isn't nominated for an AA (not Oldman, the movie). Also saw 'The Florida Project' (good, and i like Miami) and 'Detroit' (good, of course not nominated). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,223 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri Great stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 The Post At times, pretty watchable with a dash of Spielberg suave, at others, laughably on-the-nose. Williams score is barely noticeable until the end, when it starts roaring to the sounds of clicking typewriters and machinery. The score is fine enough, if unremarkable, until the epilogue, where both Spielberg and Williams toss out whatever subtlety they had going for them with a hilarious Nixon/Watergate tease, staged like a post-credits scene for a Marvel flick. Overall, the cast does most of the heavy-lifting. For those keeping count, Bridge of Spies is far superior. A24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 It's the best movie of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Who are you and what have you done with pub? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,348 Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 It's anti-Trump so pubs has no other choice but the love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Publicist may come to appreciate Trump someday. In a decade he'll be longing for the good old days of the Trump years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,348 Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 He'll probably long for Trump days when he's tired of ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Oprah has said she ain't doing it, sorry Alex! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,348 Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Damn! How long before we get someone who can actually give speeches?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Obama couldnt give speeches! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,348 Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Yes, he can (could)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,365 Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 On 24/01/2018 at 1:07 PM, Richard said: #ianmcneiceforchurchill K.B.O., Doctor. Keep buggering on! Met him at a convention, asked him was he surprised that 'Keep Buggering On' and the cigar-smoking had made it into Doctor Who what with it being an early-evening family show. He said that no opposition to the inclusion of either had been encountered as far as he knew, and that it's impossible to have Churchill without the cigar-smoking anyway. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,556 Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 So...The Sixth Floor didn't like Colin Baker, but it didn't mind smoking, and "KBO". Sweeping Strings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 9 hours ago, KK said: Who are you and what have you done with pub? Temporary Thor possession! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Jason Bourne (2016) Full disclosure. I love Bourne movies. Fucking love them. I can watch them endlessly at any time or occasion. I was worried when this newer film arrived and, after a near-decade gap, got mostly negative, poor, or otherwise tepid reviews. I didn't want to see it, and as such, I left it on the figurative shelf over the last year or so. Well, I can certainly see why it might be considered poor with respect to the initial trilogy, since each one was solid, and in my opinion, masterful, on their own, and enhanced when taken into context of the larger tapestry. The main problem is that this entry doesn't add anything new; the Bourne/Webb story is cooked, but they make an effort to reinvest your attention by adding a sliver more, but it's barely a story. It's a framework made to compensate space for tense chases and action scenes. If you look at it honestly, it's largely a retread of past ideas and doesn't even try to reset the table and begin a new story arc. It's a missed opportunity to jumpstart a new trilogy. Even in the face of all of that, you know what, fuck it, it's fun. It's still nice entertainment, and undeserving of the mediocre reaction it received. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,348 Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 There can be only one! Look at that Euro feel! It can't be beaten! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,556 Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 That car-chase has brilliant sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 10 hours ago, nightscape94 said: Jason Bourne (2016) Full disclosure. I love Bourne movies. Fucking love them. I can watch them endlessly at any time or occasion. I was worried when this newer film arrived and, after a near-decade gap, got mostly negative, poor, or otherwise tepid reviews. I didn't want to see it, and as such, I left it on the figurative shelf over the last year or so. Well, I can certainly see why it might be considered poor with respect to the initial trilogy, since each one was solid, and in my opinion, masterful, on their own, and enhanced when taken into context of the larger tapestry. The main problem is that this entry doesn't add anything new; the Bourne/Webb story is cooked, but they make an effort to reinvest your attention by adding a sliver more, but it's barely a story. It's a framework made to compensate space for tense chases and action scenes. If you look at it honestly, it's largely a retread of past ideas and doesn't even try to reset the table and begin a new story arc. It's a missed opportunity to jumpstart a new trilogy. Even in the face of all of that, you know what, fuck it, it's fun. It's still nice entertainment, and undeserving of the mediocre reaction it received. I liked how Greengrass etc talked about how they wanted to update Bourne for the modern post-Assange/Snowden world and all they do is basically namedrop Snowden once or twice. The early chase scene in Greece is well done though. Greengrass's deliberatly chaotic camerawork and editing actually helps convey the feeling of "Europe' on the brink of collapse. Sadly by the time the movie came out the crisis in Greece was already over and Bourne's attempt to be a film about what's going on the the world RIGHT NOW felt a bit silly. It's a rather silly film actually. Like in the other 2 Greengrass Bourne films, the lead character never smiles, has an absolutely minimal amount of dialogue and doesnt really interact with anybody, and if he does it's usually followed by killing that person in brutal, yet bloodless PG13 violence. Matt Damon actually seems rather miscast in this. Doesnt Greengrass know that Damon is actually quite a good, charismatic actor? I liked Bourne in the first film. What happened to him? Technically it's all extremely competent, but it's feels like a film where no one really had anything at stake. even Powell's score is 100% autopilot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,348 Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 True, he has become an unlikable revenge machine. The part might as well be played by Jesse Plemons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Or Jason Statham, or Stallone in the 80's, or your countryman Van Damme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,348 Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Or everyone's favorite ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 For the next film they actually need to team up Bourne with Liam Neeson! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,348 Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 That would be great! Sorta like Harrison Ford and Sean Connery together in one movie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Or like Bette Davis and Joan Crawford in the same movie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,348 Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Or Drax and ET&Elliot on the same forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Great casting! Box office gold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,348 Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 ... The Movie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 It's all you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,532 Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,556 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 16 hours ago, Alexcremers said: That would be great! Sorta like Harrison Ford and Sean Connery together in one movie! 16 hours ago, Denise Bryson said: Or like Bette Davis and Joan Crawford in the same movie! Whoa! Ford and Connery and Crawford and Davis, in the same movie?! I'd buy that, for a dollar! Unlucky Bastard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Better than The Avengers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri Sharp, witty and nicely shot to boot. Good stuff. I'm glad its getting the awards attention, because it stands above the more average entries this year. McDormand is fantastic, and I would not be upset if she took home the gold. The rest of the cast is quite good as well. I'd like to visit some of Martin McDonagh's other work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,556 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Fuckin' Bruges?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,223 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 42 minutes ago, KK said: I'd like to visit some of Martin McDonagh's other work. If you haven't seen In Bruges, you should make it a priority! Also Calvary by the other McDonagh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Yes, yes. I am aware of In Bruges. No, I have not seen it. I will get to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,556 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 1 minute ago, Glóin the Dark said: If you haven't seen In Bruges, you should make it a priority! Also Calvary by the other McDonagh. Oh, my goodness, yes. CALVARY. The Good Friday story, in under two hours. Poor dog... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,348 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Blade Runner 2049 I don't know if it's because of the characters, the tone, the dialog, ... but I didn't really like all that much, even though a lot of images are still running through my head today. And why did they insist on using that blasting tuba sound during the city/spinner shots? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Will Deakins finally get his Oscar, Alex? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 On 1/24/2018 at 9:16 PM, publicist said: It's the best movie of the year. See, now I'm really curious, this coming from you! Could you elaborate? Thor gave a pretty thorough breakdown about why he liked the movie in another thread. 2 hours ago, Alexcremers said: Blade Runner 2049 I don't know if it's because of the characters, the tone, the dialog, ... but I didn't really like all that much, even though a lot of images are still running through my head today. And why did they insist on using that blasting tuba sound during the city/spinner shots? Were the characters not likeable enough, Alex? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 1 minute ago, Nick Parker said: See, now I'm really curious, this coming from you! Could you elaborate? Thor gave a pretty thorough breakdown about why he liked the movie in another thread. It was a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Just now, publicist said: It was a joke. ...a...a joke? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Too bad, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Well, someone had to fill Disco Stu's shoes. Where is the noble essay on the latest from America's standing man? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Thor is no substitute, he just does his usual ramblings no one understands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher 350 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 My review of Call Me By Your Name. https://dailyuv.com/feed/940710?location=norwich-vt&radius=myStuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Split (2016) The thing I truly missed about Shyamalan before he went off the deep end was his ability to create tension out of thin air and sustain it; his ability to hold your attention and make you uncomfortable though silence, pacing, or through subtle camera movements, he really was a gifted filmmaker who became a stupid storyteller. Well, this is the first film of his that I've seen since The Last Airbender (and that was mostly because I was an extra). Now, I have not seen The Visit, do not plan on seeing After Earth, and with an utterly perplexing salaam but sarcastic bow to the puzzling The Happening, I suppose I can declare this most recent movie a return to form. It's a bit longer than it needs to be, but it's an effective thriller with a terrific performance by McAvoy that keeps you glued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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