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I enjoyed it as well. Did you notice, or for anyone going to watch, check out the clocks, every clock is set to 11:11. Predictive programming?Quote:
Originally Posted by smashup
Didn't notice that, will keep an eye out as soon as a good HD copy is online.
The ending is epic.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gandalf
Will it be in English and if not can you enjoy a film in Korean now almost as much as an English language one after making SK your home?Quote:
Originally Posted by Gandalf
English with subtitles. I want the full wxperience with a film like that. Animations are the only ones that tend to get dubbed. Games too mostly stay in English. To follow a film I need DVD and a pause option. Just too fast for me. I get the gist but too fast. Same with my wife watching a Blackadder episode. Very fast and odd use of language. Her English is superb, but having Flashheart full throttle with double entendres is not easy.
Phone....not inventing new words to confuse non native speakers.
Joker was excellent. I preferred this to the Batman films as it makes you think and is a genuine character study. The themes presented did make me think and obviously you do feel empathy for Joker despite what he ends up doing. It is definitely a film that raises a lot of interesting questions about society, upbringing, mental illness, and alienation. I found the parts where he was trying to determine who he was quite painful to watch. It hits a nerve. Joker reminds me of the Morrissey line: "See the luck I've had could turn a good man bad". Arthur was not born a monster, but in the end abandons himself to nihilism and you find it hard to blame him. Does that mean you are making excuses for bad people, for people who are making excuses for their own conduct? Maybe, but he is not responsible for society or his mother allowing a man to give him brain damage. Maybe it is somewhat in the middle and we should consider the person and what they do rather than automatically apply the label 'Monster'. In his life he obviously got very little respect and suffered a great deal. A very interesting take on the Joker.
I also thought the cinematography was great. It really captured that decayed, gritty New York period of Taxi Driver very well. The score was also very nicely done. I would like to see it one more time.
The films I've seen at the cinema over the last 2 months ranked in order:
1-Joker (just a shame I wasn't in it)
2-ready or not
3-Zombieland 2: double tap
4-IT: chapter 2
5-Ad Astra
6-Terminator: Dark Fate
7-Rambo: Last Blood
8-crawl
9-gemini man
Going to see Dr Sleep next week as well, the book was gash so I'm hoping the film is a little better
How was the Terminator?
Shit, Arnie has been reduced to the comedic sidekick, it's very much "I am woman, hear me roar" CGI was terrible at times, the new bad guy (Rev-9) isn't as menacing as the T1000 was and he basically gets his ass handed to him every time he fights the bird terminator person thingQuote:
Originally Posted by Master
Best one since T2 but that isn't saying much
I loved T2 but you are right the others after have been really bad.Quote:
Originally Posted by BatmanShit, Arnie has been reduced to the comedic sidekick, it's very much "I am woman, hear me roar" CGI was terrible at times, the new bad guy (Rev-9) isn't as menacing as the T1000 was and he basically gets his ass handed to him every time he fights the bird terminator person thingQuote:
Originally Posted by Master
Best one since T2 but that isn't saying much
Shat you don't admit anywhere but Saddos...I shed a tear in T2 ;D. Have to say after the trailer I want to see Vin Diesel in Bloodshot :-X. Two-Lane Blacktop..a forgotten cinema gem!
Old school, the best roadtrip movie ever.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spicoli
. He Even Has Your Eyes
Year: 2017
Director: Lucien Jean-Baptiste
Dario Argento's 1977 'Susperia' ....very colorful and a good plot. I love watching horror movies from other countries as it's interesting to see what other cultures see as scary. A very good movie, original in terms of movies.
Next up 1980's 'The Changling' starring George C. Scott. Should be fun, and then it's A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving and then Christmas movies and then after Christmas it's Trading Places, After The Thin Man, etc with the New Year's eve being the theme ;D
After that I'm all in on Deadwood :lyle:
I watched Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe a couple of years ago and just saw Vaxxed II: The People's Truth. Do your research.
'The Changeling' was very good even spooky at times...I mean when George C. Scott tosses that ball away in the river and then comes back to the house and the very same ball bounces down the steps that was good and unnerving. Well acted, a bit long, a bit of an odd plot, but everything works out to where it's an enjoyable film.
Now onto the holiday movies ;D
I did watch the king on Netflix about the early reign of King Henry. It was pretty good but I’m partial to those movies based on old British history. It was well done. Definitely seems like it can be continued of course. I give it Walrus 3 flipper rating
I saw The Nightingale, a hard watch due to brutality at times but the 2 hours flew by.
Joker - reminded me of Scorsese's Taxi Driver/King of Comedy with some Fincher (Seven), the Machinist and American Psycho. Excellent portrayal of a lonely misunderstood dude in a shit world escaping through daydream/fantasy whilst being pushed over the edge. Or was it?
'Frozen' ....no, not that one but the 2010 movie about 3 people who get stuck on a ski lift...stranded....dozens of feet above the icy slopes and for whatever reason that ski slope was shutting down for 5 days in a row so the plot is super convoluted. It's not quite a horror movie, it's not quite a suspense, it's kind of the winter version of 'Open Water'. I quite enjoyed making fun of the ridiculousness of this movie. Because if you're thinking "Why not just climb on the cable and then climb down a ladder on one of the supports" then you obviously didn't know that "cable" is apparently "razor sharp" :rolleyes: .....I mean come on. Losing gloves and it raining making your hands stick or suffering horrible frostbite or not being strong enough those would have sufficed but razor sharp cable??? Bruh :-\
'As Above So Below' meh, kind of a meh film supposed to be horror but the only thing spooky about it is this one chick in the film who is just a bit part she stares at you like 3 or 4 times. It's kind of like I'm looking to see what's happening and then she just death stares at you....I found that off putting and rather rude to be honest. Ma'am, what is your damn problem? Anywho these "alchemist/archaeologists" searching for the Philosopher's Stone yada yada Nicholas Flemel yada yada Catacombs of Paris yada yada get lost, spooky spooky, people die, and in the end they find the TRUE stone is the one within you and make their escape yada yada. ....could have been scarier.
Next up I'll be tackling: Yeti: Curse of the Snow Demon, Shredder, The Last Winter, and then Christmas classics and cheesy horror films....love this time of the year!
I think he had flights of fancy, but much of it was real. Batman had to have his eventual nemesis so some of it has to be true. My only issue is that Joker seemed a little too cute and naive to become a criminal mastermind. Maybe it is something he cultivates over time. I would love to see a sequel and see what they can do, but only with it done with the best of intentions. It is excellent of its own, but there is so much you can do with that character.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fenster
*Spoilers*
It needs a second watch, although once the "fantasist" bit was revealed (I didn't pick it up until he started the relationship) it was pretty easy to determine what was real and not. Without the connection to Batman it would have been easy to explain it away as a mental patient fantasizing, however, knowing it formed part of a bigger story obviously ruled that out.Quote:
Originally Posted by GandalfI think he had flights of fancy, but much of it was real. Batman had to have his eventual nemesis so some of it has to be true. My only issue is that Joker seemed a little too cute and naive to become a criminal mastermind. Maybe it is something he cultivates over time. I would love to see a sequel and see what they can do, but only with it done with the best of intentions. It is excellent of its own, but there is so much you can do with that character.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fenster
However, I also enjoyed it because it could have been a stand alone portrait without the Batman connection. Is he a hero or villain? I like that.
Yes, it is great that way. It really makes you think. You know he is 'wrong', but he only hurts those who wrong him and leaves alone those who show a little decency. It is subversive that way and I liked that. I found it a hard film to watch at times too, very well done and it tugs at certain parts of you. I am sure many felt the same whence its mass appeal despite the critics. It is the definitive Joker for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fenster*Spoilers*
It needs a second watch, although once the "fantasist" bit was revealed (I didn't pick it up until he started the relationship) it was pretty easy to determine what was real and not. Without the connection to Batman it would have been easy to explain it away as a mental patient fantasizing, however, knowing it formed part of a bigger story obviously ruled that out.Quote:
Originally Posted by GandalfI think he had flights of fancy, but much of it was real. Batman had to have his eventual nemesis so some of it has to be true. My only issue is that Joker seemed a little too cute and naive to become a criminal mastermind. Maybe it is something he cultivates over time. I would love to see a sequel and see what they can do, but only with it done with the best of intentions. It is excellent of its own, but there is so much you can do with that character.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fenster
However, I also enjoyed it because it could have been a stand alone portrait without the Batman connection. Is he a hero or villain? I like that.
paper tiger
The Mule. pleasantly surprised there. And re watch 40'ish of Band Of the Hand ;D. Don't care. Pure 80's cheese but love everything about that flick. That new Boba Fett 'Star Wars' series on Netflix looks pretty damn cool too. I've never seen a single Toy Story but my neighbor invited me over this weekend to catch the original with her, could be interesting :-\.
Anabelle 2
gemini man
Gemini Man - so shit I couldn't take anymore by the hour mark. Looked shit. Sounded shit. Outdated action sequences. All the characters looked like computer animation. Horrible.
Upcoming Richard Jewel flick looks semi decent might check it out. Sam Rockwell is a solid actor.
Anyone else seen Once Upon a Time in Hollywood? If you haven't just watch the last 10 minutes and save yourself roughly 2 hours.
The Yeti: Curse of the Snow Demon - A lovely bit of trash
Rambo Last Blood. It just doesn't stand up to the lastest action flicks of today.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood - no doubt i'm a Tarantino groupie but I haven't laughed so much in whenever.
Brad is so funking macho/cool he's off the chart, an understated superhero. Leo the epitome of "behind every actor there's an actress." Music great. The usual homage to Sergio Leone, old TV shows and constant mix between reality and fantasy are terrific. Genius.
Kicking off the holiday season.... Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, Gremlins, Die Hard, Krampus, Gingerdead Man, Black Christmas (1974 original), and a bunch of other fun festive films ;D
Just got back from Blue Story.
https://youtu.be/5askXpPvUeA
I can see why it is causing so many problems but I'll get into that soon.
As for the film itself, its about postcode wars in London (SE13 v SE15) there is one lad who lives in SE15 but goes to school in SE13, he makes new friends at his school and him and his friends avoid the whole gang life, they are a good group of lads but it doesn't take long for them to get dragged into the "gang life"
I thought the film started off looking really promising, a group of lads who avoided all of the gang shit and stuck together against all odds, they had each others backs, they were tight and looked out for each other all the way through, I found myself thinking that they could have built the entire film around this, maybe one of them gets dragged into the gang shit and the others do everything they can to drag him back out, unfortunately this doesn't happen, 2 of the friends end up on either side of the postcode and there is a pretty conveniently manufactured grudge between the two of them and it degenerates into a typical "who will double cross who" and the whole thing just gets extremely predictable.
Now if you don't know what happened the other day here is a link
six-teens-banned-from-every-uk-cinema-following-massive-riot
tonight the cinema was full of kids who looked like they wanted to be in the film, the atmosphere in the cinema was really strange, it was really raucous and there was obviously an air of arrogance around the place, there wasn't any trouble in there but the film obviously attracts a certain type of viewer and any attempted message in the film (regardless of how heavy handed or arguably poorly executed) is lost on them as they just want to see yoots shooting each other up, now there isn't anything wrong with that, if I go to see a horror film I want a horror film and not a romantic comedy.
I think that the people who will get the most out of this film are those that don't understand what it is like to grow up in these areas or similar areas, the people who understand this culture will go and see it and enjoy the boisterous representation of a life they want to pretend that they lead.
Yeah the characters were cliche, the film relied heavily on stereotypes and some of the dialogue was a bit...well, dodgy at times but the film itself wasn't bad
Although wasn't as good as Kidulthood or Adulthood
Out of the 13 films I've been to see at the cinema over the past 2 months this one by far had the worst crowd in there. constantly talking, shouting, whooping and some fuckers even managed to sneak in food from the chip shop which stunk the place out and made me extremely hungry :mad:
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that the cinema that the riot happened at is less than a 5 minute drive from where I live, that is the cinema that I always go to when watching a film with mates, if I'm going on my own I go to one in town because I've got a Cineworld pass and it is convenient to get to straight from work
I use to take my girlfriend's to star city, good restaurants and dark cinema. Once there was a long queue and when we got to the front to pay I found out I forgot my wallet.
Last time I went there was to play 5 aside football but that was years ago.
The Blue Story "controversy" has really harmed it (:rolleyes:).
Rambo Last Blood - it wasn't as pony as I expected because it was so ridiculously over the top (eh eh). The sickening violence was comical and watching a geriatric do the work of 10 men is so silly it's funny. 90 minutes of utter rubbish where even Stallone knows he's taking the piss.
GingerDead Man - What a missed opportunity! You've got Gary Busey in the role of a lifetime and the movie misses so many layups it's just impossible A#1 it doesn't take place during Christmas or the holiday season and it makes no reference to Christmas...I don't even think it's winter during the film :dontknow: and #2 Gingerbread SEASONING .....bruh
I wish I had another hand so I could give that movie 3 thumbs down what an absolute piece of shit.
If it involved Christmas AT ALL in any way shape or form if only for holiday puns it would be a billion times better as a movie. I mean the free domain Christmas songs alone would do nothing but add to it! Who wouldn't want Gary Busey as a Gingerbread cookie to sneak up behind a frightened coed and garrote them with tinsel?!?! Who wouldn't want Gary Busey to exclaim "Seasons beatings!" after walloping some dude bro with a rolling pin?
jay and silent bob reboot