Bilbo 3,709 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Begorrah - don't hear that one in conversation much. he's got the gift of the gab! - that's just something we sell to the yanks. I'd love to know where all this fake Irish slang and sayings comes from. I have not once heard the words "top of the morning to ya" out of the lips of any Irish person ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 It's all you say! You like my wooden shoes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Yes, also, that tulip looks lovely but that smell of weed is disgusting. Now if youll excuse me I'm off to the pub. It's nearly three in the afternoon on a Wednesday after all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Your liver is Oirish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,415 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 The Girl On The Train (2016) Meh, not worth it. Right away, you can tell this is a movie based on a book: Not only because the main character is narrating, but also just the whole staging of the story, and what the story basically is. (Basically: A girl who rides a train from the suburbs to the city every day sees something suspicious out the window and gets involved in a murder case). The film never elevates about that feeling at all - there's no interesting cinematic qualities here, its all pretty straightforward. Emily Blunt has been great in other things, but is kind of wasted here as she plays an alcoholic who is mopey and drunk for the first half of the movie, and trying to convince everyone of wrongdoings for the second half of the movie. After she was so crazy hot in Edge of Tomorrow, its disappointing to see here here, they make her look bloated, drunk, and trod-upon almost the entire movie. As the film went on, so many instantly recognizable people showed up - Laura Prepon as her roomate! Justin Theroux as her ex-husband! Rebecca Ferguson as his new wife! Bard from The Hobbit as their neighbor! Allison Janney as a cop! Lisa Kudrow as her exhusband's old boss! And this ended up being the second film we watched last week with Haley Bennett, who play the hot farmer's wife in Magnificent Seven and the hot sexpot in this. Meh, I thought after Magnificent Seven she might be a new young starlet to watch, but now I'm not so sure. The biggest problem the film has besides its boring direction is the plot; It's one of those movies where there's a murder, and there's only so many characters, so you know its going to be one of them.... One aspect I did like was Danny Elfman's score! I hadn't listened to the album or anything beforehand, so I was surprised it even WAS Danny Elfman - if his name wasn't in the opening credits, I might not have guessed it. It sounds very much like a the modern film score you'd expect a film like this to have, with very little Elfman trademarks. But the thing is, it doesn't sound generic at all - he takes the tropes that a lot of modern generic scores have, but makes them his own actually goes interesting places. Looking forward to listening to the album! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Bilbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,644 Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Sexist! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 It was alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 A great celebration of female culture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 I bet you prefer the "male" version with Bill Murray as the sexist pig lead! Setting back the cause of gender equality for 25 years! Btw, do you think there should be one collective female identity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 I just thought Kristen Wiig and Kate McKinnon were kinda sexy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 That's fine, because you are a very feminine man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 A penis joke! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 20 minutes ago, Stefancos said: That's fine, because you are a very feminine man! Only to gun-toting, country chicks. Liberal city girls seem to think I'm tough and rugged. #identitycrisis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 At some point in the movie does one of the ghostbusters say, "yes it's true, this woman has a big pussy."? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 It wil have too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Just a fanny fart joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 But a symbol of female liberation and equality! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Should have been made by Joss Whedon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Buffy And The Ghostbusters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 John McTiernan should have helmed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Script by Emma Thompson, score by Rachel Portman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Yeah. There could have been a scene at the end of the movie where the cast lay stones on Harold Ramis' grave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Rachel Portman didn't want to do it at first, but when John Williams died suddenly, there was no one else better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 I've watched two incredibly bizarre films this past week. Anomalisa I maintain my stance that Kaufman directing his own scripts is simply too much Kaufman. Something about having a director lens his work does immense wonders for his narratives. Or maybe he's just lost it a bit? I don't know, but Anomalisa is quite the interesting allegory for mundane life and love. It's portrayed really well in that all the other stop motion dolls besides the two leads have the same face and are voiced by the same actor to create this boring sameness to everyone in the world. This backdrop is used to represent how much Michael hates his life. He doesn't realize how mediocre everything is until he meets Lisa, an anomaly who has a different face and different voice. Get it? *nudge nudge* The whole thing is more or less one long scene in a hotel, and there's a good dose of black comedy to keep it watchable, but ultimately I didn't really get anything out of it. Carter Burwell's score is great, though. The Lobster Possibly one of the weirdest films I have ever seen. Like Anomalisa, it's an unconventional love story at its core, but the way its told is so strange and brutal you can't help but admire it? Film is set in a dystopian future, The City, where being single is illegal. If you break up or end up alone through whatever means, you are arrested and sent to The Hotel, where you have 45 days to meet someone and fall in love. If you are unsuccessful, you are turned into the animal of your choice and released into The Woods. At certain intervals during your stay, all those still single are released into The Woods to hunt each other with tranquilizer guns. If you manage to bag someone, their remaining days left are added to yours and they are immediately turned into an animal. It's unlike anything I've ever seen and very Kubrickian in a subtle sort of way. Reminded me a lot of A Clockwork Orange in certain instances, with interspersed scenes of slow motion and classical music used as score. There's a solid sense of direction and visual storytelling, with a great cast to boot. Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Ben Wishaw, and John C. Reilly all deliver great performances. I loved that there were only 3 different locations, all distinct from each other but belonging to the same universe. While this is certainly a black comedy, it teeters over to flat out disturbing most of the time. I was infinitely fascinated by this film but on the other hand I can't say I enjoyed watching it. Not in that it wasn't good but that it was just so out there and off beat. Recommended but be prepared, don't think the average person could sit through this and be entertained. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Ah, wanted to see that! Saw Anomalisa at last year's Berlinale and wasn't happy with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 7 hours ago, Stefancos said: Script by Emma Thompson, score by Rachel Portman. I happen to dislike Ghostbusters, so I'll probably never see the new one, but I'd watch one written by Emma Thompson in a heartbeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Man-pig! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 He doesn't even like the old one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Half of The BFG, because I couldn't keep my eyes open. I said we'd watch the rest on Thursday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Tired or boring as fuck movie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Was definitely shattered while watching it, but it could just be that I was also finding it boring. I'll say for sure on Thursday. The opening at the orphanage is pure Spielberg and was brilliant, but once we moved to Giant Country things suddenly became rather mundane, and uninteresting. Which wasn't really what I expected. Not Mr. Big 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 The middle part is the least interesting, IMO. Picks up though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 You watching it with kids or alone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 With them. They seemed to be into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Well it's a kiddie flick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,644 Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 La La Land Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 A movie about Hollywood, showered with awards by Hollyweird! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,352 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 8 hours ago, Daniel Clamp said: A movie about Hollywood, showered with awards by Hollyweird! God, an actress defends a disabled person and suddenly Hollywood is stupid and weird?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Unlucky Bastard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,352 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 So John Williams is stupid and weird and Trump is not. Has it come to this? How is this different to IS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,352 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 I don't belong! See, I think that, from a financial point of view, Hollywood is smart mainly by keeping the audience stupid. That's right, you don't want me in your party! I would be a bad, very bad asset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 46 minutes ago, Alexcremers said: So John Williams is stupid and weird and Trump is not. Has it come to this? How is this different to IS? Isn't JW some greenie tree hugger? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 2 hours ago, Alexcremers said: So John Williams is stupid and weird and Trump is not. Has it come to this? How is this different to IS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 As far as I know Williams has never used his relative celebrity to promote a political opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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