The Last Film Watched Thread .................continued again

[Kenny]

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[shivfan]

12 Years a Slave (dvd screener - don't ask) Very VERY good indeed. I'd still have Schindler's List above it but that doesn't take anything away from this film. Top notch performances all round.

Was reminded more of The Killing Fields than Schindler if I'm being honest.

Just watched 12 Years A Slave and it was brilliant!
  

[Bull]

Zodiac
8/10
Enjoyable, reminded me of Fincher's other works. Nice performance from the cast as well.
Shame the case was never officially solved in real life.

[Soldier_Of_Fortune]

Our Idiot Brother 7.5/10

Was pleasantly surprised as i expected the worst when I put this on via Catch Up on Friday. Paul Rudd plays Ned, a stoner but a good-natured person who is willing to give everyone the benefit of the doubt, as he lacks understanding of normal social protocol. Comedy ensues....

[Galted]

Zodiac
8/10
Enjoyable, reminded me of Fincher's other works. Nice performance from the cast as well.
Shame the case was never officially solved in real life.

Was also impressed with Zodiac. Two came out at about the same time, one was pants (apart from one ominous scene where the killer approached the couple at the lake) but the Fincher/Gyllenhaal/Ruffalo effort was a few gigantic steps above the usual True Crime fare.

[Rowley]

Godzilla - Terrible, truly terrible. No characters it was possible to care about, ridiculous plot holes and the film was so dark towards the end (lighting not mood) it was difficult to tell what was happening, not that you will care by that point.

[bluestonevedder]

Godzilla - Terrible, truly terrible. No characters it was possible to care about, ridiculous plot holes and the film was so dark towards the end (lighting not mood) it was difficult to tell what was happening, not that you will care by that point.

I saw it too. Thought the first 40 minutes or so was excellent, in the way that they explained the back story and set up the film. Cranston was really good I thought.

After we met the MUTO, then it went down hill.

[Rowley]

Godzilla - Terrible, truly terrible. No characters it was possible to care about, ridiculous plot holes and the film was so dark towards the end (lighting not mood) it was difficult to tell what was happening, not that you will care by that point.

I saw it too. Thought the first 40 minutes or so was excellent, in the way that they explained the back story and set up the film. Cranston was really good I thought.

Then, it went down hill.

Agree Cranston was good, as he always is but was trying not to give spoilers away!

[bluestonevedder]

Godzilla - Terrible, truly terrible. No characters it was possible to care about, ridiculous plot holes and the film was so dark towards the end (lighting not mood) it was difficult to tell what was happening, not that you will care by that point.

I saw it too. Thought the first 40 minutes or so was excellent, in the way that they explained the back story and set up the film. Cranston was really good I thought.

Then, it went down hill.

Agree Cranston was good, as he always is but was trying not to give spoilers away!

Spoiler:

[Rowley]

Under normal circumstances I would avoid spoilers, but work on the theory that if anything I say discourages anyone from watching Godzilla they will thank me in the long run!

[bluestonevedder]

Under normal circumstances I would avoid spoilers, but work on the theory that if anything I say discourages anyone from watching Godzilla they will thank me in the long run!

  

[Mr Bounce]

I saw Godzilla too. Wished I hadn't. As stated above there was WAY too much focus on the characters who themselves had no depth. I genuinely didn't care about Aaron Taylor-Johnson's family or any of the armed forces guys (mostly expendable, it seemed). Ken Watanabe's scientist was SO typecast it was laughable (in a bad way) and Sally Hawkins' character is just a blank space. As for Ashley Olsen, I don't think she could have been any more pouty and pathetic.

The main problem with this film is that it takes itself far too seriously and there is virtually zero footage of monsters fighting. This is a monster film. That is what people go to watch a monster film to see.

On the plus side, the effects were excellent. And Godzooky wasn't in it, which is always a good thing. However, that said it's still the worst film I have seen this year. One to avoid. 2.5/10

[The Saint]

Does Godzilla feature another monster apart from Godzilla? The trailers have lead me to believe so...

[Mr Bounce]

Does Godzilla feature another monster apart from Godzilla? The trailers have lead me to believe so...

Film spoiler - don't read if you haven't seen it!!:

[Shot 21 LCFC]

Finally got round to watching 21 Jump Street the other day. I really enjoyed it and there were plenty of lol moments. Will watch 22 Jump Street.

[bhb001]

I saw "Colin" last night - Zombie movie set in London, told from the perspective of the zombie. Good idea and pretty well done on a shoe string budget.

[The Saint]

Does Godzilla feature another monster apart from Godzilla? The trailers have lead me to believe so...

Film spoiler - don't read if you haven't seen it!!:

You're right about the monster face-off then. Looks like Pacific Rim will be the best giant monster movie of the year!

[Rowley]

Pacific rim dumps on Godzilla from a great height. If you have not seen Godzilla, watch pacific rim again. If you have already seen it, watch it again rather than watching Godzilla

[skyeman]

Watched Godzilla yesterday. Godzilla was hardly in it, rubbish plot, the giant bugs were bad cgi. The acting was ok. Reminded me of those cheap Japanese movies though from the 60's and 70's.

Maybe that is what Hollywood were trying to achieve!

[compelling and rich]

im getting the feeling godzilla isnt very good, shame really always has been a great idea for a film and now in a age when they could really do it justice

[skyeman]

Already might have been reviewed here. Only watched it a few days ago. But The Raid 2. 9.5/10 for me.

Far superior to the raid, non-stop action, mean baddies like hammer girl and baseball boy, good story line. Stuff the acting the action and fight scenes are superb. Don't watch if you do not like the sight of blood though.

Better than Kill Bill for me this one.

[The Saint]

Pacific Rim was awesome, seen it a few times already, it's on sky anytime right now too and I hope they make a sequel. It's a shame Godzilla is so bad, movie producers are now in a position to make it good and they've failed. It's bound to be a step-up from the 1998 film though?

[Nakatomi Plaza]

Just got round to watching Man on a Ledge, as I'd recorded it two weeks ago.

It was decent enough, despite Sam Worthington being pretty wooden. Elizabeth Banks and Genesis Rodriquez are easy on the eye, which made the film more bearable.

[ChequeredJersey]

Days of Future Past- best X men film yet. See it. 9/10

[Shot 21 LCFC]

I want to see it but I havent seen First Class yet.

I watched Kick Ass last night as I had never seen it and it was on TV. It was ok. Nothing special but fairly decent.

[Guest]

The Internship

Not a brilliant movie although I found myself laughing a couple of times

The Conjuring - just awful. But not a horror fan so probably not the best judge

[hampo17]

Pacific Rim was awesome, seen it a few times already, it's on sky anytime right now too and I hope they make a sequel. It's a shame Godzilla is so bad, movie producers are now in a position to make it good and they've failed. It's bound to be a step-up from the 1998 film though?

Couldn't agree more Saint, I'd heard so much negative stuff about Pacific Rim that when I watched it I thought people were having a laugh. Great film, I can watch it time and time again.

I watched Army Of The Damned yesterday, it's on Sky Anytime at the moment. Decent enough zombie film with Dolph Lungdren, probably a 5/10 which based on recent zombie films it's an improvement.

[Soldier_Of_Fortune]

Pacific Rim was awesome, seen it a few times already, it's on sky anytime right now too and I hope they make a sequel. It's a shame Godzilla is so bad, movie producers are now in a position to make it good and they've failed. It's bound to be a step-up from the 1998 film though?

Couldn't agree more Saint, I'd heard so much negative stuff about Pacific Rim that when I watched it I thought people were having a laugh. Great film, I can watch it time and time again.

I watched Army Of The Damned yesterday, it's on Sky Anytime at the moment. Decent enough zombie film with Dolph Lungdren, probably a 5/10 which based on recent zombie films it's an improvement.

Pacific Rim is bad. Its just cliche on top of cliche on top of cliche. Predictable, bad acting, bad cast.

[skyeman]

Pacific Rim was awesome, seen it a few times already, it's on sky anytime right now too and I hope they make a sequel. It's a shame Godzilla is so bad, movie producers are now in a position to make it good and they've failed. It's bound to be a step-up from the 1998 film though?

Couldn't agree more Saint, I'd heard so much negative stuff about Pacific Rim that when I watched it I thought people were having a laugh. Great film, I can watch it time and time again.

I watched Army Of The Damned yesterday, it's on Sky Anytime at the moment. Decent enough zombie film with Dolph Lungdren, probably a 5/10 which based on recent zombie films it's an improvement.

Pacific Rim is bad. Its just cliche on top of cliche on top of cliche. Predictable, bad acting, bad cast.

Got to agree, it was too much for me. The USA saves the world.


But the mosters and the robots CGI were great.

[Guest]

I'm with Soldier on this...Pacific Rim is dire. Was looking forward to it and was aggressively indifferent about 20 mins before the end. Couldn't even tell you how it finished...er the robots won...or the monsters won...or nobody won as the catastrophic loss of life/collateral damage made the whole thing pointless

Watched the Robocop remake and whilst it's not earth shatteringly good, it's certainly not as bad as some will have you believe.

Was going to suggest that I may just have exceptionally high standards but then I was also going to download Piranha 3DD to see some jiggling boobies...so I have to concede the moral high ground somewhat.

[Guest]

I'm with Soldier on this...Pacific Rim is dire

You can say that again. Truly shocking on all levels. As soon as I saw ex-Eastenders characters in it (Robert Kazinski), I knew this was going to be nose-diving into a Z-rate film. 0.5/10   

[Derbymanc]

Took the kids to see Rio 2 today, if any of you have kids and want a quiet 2 hours then it's a good little film.
The little lad and missus kept quiet throughout and the laddie normally can't sit still

[Guest]

Took the kids to see Rio 2 today, if any of you have kids and want a quiet 2 hours then it's a good little film.
The little lad and missus kept quiet throughout and the laddie normally can't sit still

"Daddy, this hankie smells like chemicals!"
"Shut up and breath deeply"

[Derbymanc]

 

[compelling and rich]

seen quite a few films recently

hunger games 2- have read the books and thought it was a decent film conversion

amazing spiderman 2- not as bad as i had heard, very cheesy at bits but ok. nice easy turn your brain off watch

internship- average, same old vince Vaughan. not particularly funny

captain america 2- decent, but then again i enjoyed the first one that some people slated. do admit i do like a superhero movie though

that awkward moment- got told this was a comedy, fecking awful!! i should have realised my mistake when zac efron turned up that it was going to be rubbish. pretty much whole film is based around him trying to look cool and taking his top off. im sure teenage girls love it, for everyone else avoid!!

[Guest]

[quote="compelling and rich"]seen quite a few films recently

hunger games 2- have read the books and thought it was a decent film conversion

amazing spiderman 2- not as bad as i had heard, very cheesy at bits but ok. nice easy turn your brain off watch

internship- average, same old vince Vaughan. not particularly funny

captain america 2- decent, but then again i enjoyed the first one that some people slated. do admit i do like a superhero movie though

that awkward moment- got told this was a comedy, fecking awful!! i should have realised my mistake when zac efron turned up that it was going to be rubbish. pretty much whole film is based around him trying to look cool and taking his top off. im sure teenage girls love it, for everyone else avoid!![/quote]
It's that what has TRUSS sitting in the cinema five times a day

[Soldier_Of_Fortune]

I'm with Soldier on this...Pacific Rim is dire. Was looking forward to it and was aggressively indifferent about 20 mins before the end. Couldn't even tell you how it finished...er the robots won...or the monsters won...or nobody won as the catastrophic loss of life/collateral damage made the whole thing pointless

Watched the Robocop remake and whilst it's not earth shatteringly good, it's certainly not as bad as some will have you believe.

Was going to suggest that I may just have exceptionally high standards but then I was also going to download Piranha 3DD to see some jiggling boobies...so I have to concede the moral high ground somewhat.

 
There are so many recycled ideas mashed up in it, you know what was going to happen before it even happens.
 

spoiler:

[Mr Bounce]

I watched X-Men: Back and Forth and all around the houses or whatever it is called the other day. The plot is mildly interesting, and a welcome change from the usual X-men style plots (for a bit, anyway). The majority of the film is set in 1973; but in my opinion the whole film is a bit contrived and rather predictable.

Peter Dinklage is obviously used thanks to his Game of Thrones fame but doesn't exactly set the stage alight, and Jennifer Lawrence has taken time out from just about every film on at the moment to reprise her role as Mystique/Raven. As usual there's all sorts of double-crossing, outwitting, use of super-powers, Wolverine's claws etc but it all boils down to this: it does nothing that really makes me think "wow". Don't get me wrong - it's a decent film with excellent effects, but it is not one that really lives up to the hype. 7.5/10

By the way - can anyone answer this:

Please explain!:

[SirJohnnyEnglish]

By the way - can anyone answer this:

Please explain!:

Spoiler:

[Bull]

Saw X-Men: Days of future past. Really good and enjoyable. Nice performances by everyone, Peter Dinklage and Fassbender I would say are the two whol stole the movie, IMO.
8/10 Nice to see Singer correct everything as well.

[Breadvan]

Monuments men....sentimental claptrap tbh.

[Mr Bounce]

By the way - can anyone answer this:

Please explain!:

Spoiler:

Makes sense now...kind of.

Still got a query though:

[The Saint]

X-men: Days of Future Past, 8/10 awesome. As mentioned, Singer gets the franchise back on track after that a-hole behind Last Stand tried to kill it off.

Godzilla: a bit rubbish like everyone said, thought Cranston would have had a bigger role. Didn't really tell you anything about Godzilla's origins which the trailers were alluding to. A better tribute to the 60's movies than Godzilla (1998) though.

[The Saint]

By the way - can anyone answer this:

Please explain!:

Spoiler:

Weird, I didn't know this, and the clip really doesn't explain anything. The only thing I saw after the 3rd film was that Magneto still had his powers. I just assumed Professor X was back because the time line had been altered. In the next film will Wolverine have even previously gone to Japan? Because I'm not exactly sure where we are in time now...

[Breadvan]

Saw X Men dofp yesterday too. Enjoyed it, some great action scenes.
The best one imo

Spoiler:

Looked up on imdb about prof X..

Spoiler:

[The Saint]

Saw X Men dofp yesterday too. Enjoyed it, some great action scenes.
The best one imo

Spoiler:

Looked up on imdb about prof X..

Spoiler:

Spoiler:

[The Saint]

X-men Apocalypse:

Spoiler:

[jimmyinthewell68]

New xmen good film . do you think jackman on steroids . every New xmen film he seems to get bigger .veins popping out everywhere

[ChequeredJersey]

X-men Apocalypse:

Spoiler:

Nah just a feminine looking young guy

[Shot 21 LCFC]

The Fan was on last night. The film about the obsessed baseball fan with Robert DeNiro and Wesley Snipes in.

Seen it before and really enjoyed it so watched it again. DeNiro is awesome.

[The Best in the World]

went to the cinema with a mate on saturday to see Godzilla.

what a movie. honestly brilliant. although a little long (I never have to pee at the cinema but I did then)

Cranston was excellent in his part and liked Aaron Taylor Johnson as Ford/main character guy

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