Came in last night and turned on Chappie. Couldn't make it beyond ten minutes of that :-X
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Came in last night and turned on Chappie. Couldn't make it beyond ten minutes of that :-X
Watched Runner Runner which starred Afleck and Timberlake. OK film.
'The Man Who Laughed' was a very good film, it's obvious that the perma-grin that Gwynplaine had was the starting point for The Joker, but Gwynplaine was a tragic figure, the hero of the story, and was a very likeable character....the Joker isn't supposed to be any of that. However, I think that a backstory on The Joker where he is a Gwynplaine type character albeit an anti-hero would be a huge box office success.
Next up, Homicide Life on The Street Disc 1 Season 1, then Let's Get Lost documentary about Chet Baker, and then Howard Hughes' epic Hell's Angels
I watched this last weekend and it's a Brilliant new film - best i've seen this year because it's so original and completely off the wall, seriously weird but a great movie with it - Think Clockwork Orange style.
Sienna Miller bares her tits too which is always good.
You will have never seen a movie like this one trust me, brilliant camera work and Portishead even remixed Abbas SOS just for this film - sounds weird but the whole thing just works.
At times you'll think What the FUCK is going on here but it keeps you hooked :cool:
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Was thinking about going to see the new Avengers. Was a comic book dork when I was a kid and have slept on this franchise!
In the process of watching the Documentary called "Let's Get Lost" about Jazz trumpeter and vocalist Chet Baker.....it's pretty heavy stuff, he's a guy not too many folks know about, but SUPER talented. He was said to have looked like James Dean, sang like Sinatra, and played like Miles Davis, but he got big into heroin and everything fell apart for him. He got arrested a few times in the US and Europe and ended up staying in Europe where in the Netherlands at least people weren't as uptight about heroin. He was the victim of a beating which almost ruined his career as his from teeth were knocked out and his aperture ruined (very important for a trumpet player), but he came back with limited success. He really just shot all his fame away with a needle, such a shame, but he was a complete narcissist sociopath we're just lucky he played jazz instead of killed people.
I recently added Fritz Lange's 1931 'M' starring Peter Lorre. This film is Lange's first ever "talkie" and due to this film Lorre was later used in Nazi propaganda films to illustrate the evils of sexual deviance. Peter Lorre plays 'Hans Beckert' who is a serial killer but also a pedophile, it's pretty dark subject matter, but I hope for it to be a good movie.
Watched Elysium which is science fiction action thriller and stars Matt Damon.
Earth is where the poor live and a rich in a luxurious space habitat called Elysium where they can cure all illness
It explores political and sociological themes such as immigration, overpopulation, health care, exploitation, the justice system, and social class issues.
Finally finished 'Let's Get Lost' about Chet Baker, it's an awesome documentary if you're into those kinds of movies. Chet was around in the era of Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, etc. and he could have been the biggest jazz musician since Louis Armstrong but he got into drugs real bad, spent time in jail, and never got off the stuff. He said he enjoyed doing Speedballs (cocaine and heroin) and before he was even able to watch his own Documentary he died...falling out of his hotel window while he was under the influence.
Here's what he used to look like and sound like
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SGAcP7Zh6U
a beating which knocked out his teeth and ruined his aperture (which almost cost him his career) and a drug addiction led him to look like this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzQAXXEg4CY
Amazing story, Chet had everything but he had some real deep troubles.
I just started watching Fritz Lange's 'M' which is the first serial killer movie that was a 'talkie'. It stars Peter Lorre and was later used as Nazi propaganda against Peter Lorre (how do you like that?) and those that looked like him (I gues Mezut Ozil would be in trouble back then).
After that we have Howard Hughes' epic Hell's Angels and up next is 'Going Clear' a documentary about Scientology which has apparently ruffled more than a few feathers in that "religion/belief system/cult"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcW_yLlXc_w
Just started 'Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief' and so you know I'm sitting there thinking "Pfft Scientology is crazy, this is going to be weird" and even thinking that at the beginning I am STILL in shock over just HOW crazy, HOW insane it is....it's just surprising to me that people fall for such drivel. But I reckon everyone wants to be loved and accepted by somebody or some group.
If you listen to the speeches of David Miscavige, he speaks like some sort of corporate cheerleader. He speaks in soundbytes and business catchphrases and buzzwords all signifying nothing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3yGpoPf9sk
And worse than Miscavige was the founder, L. Ron Hubbard....serial liar, manipulator, all around sociopath....also I had never heard/seen him speak before, but he talks exactly like Bert Sugar used to, like his lips are a duck bill he's pushing them out and away from his teeth.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U451kQ_4Qww
....also I thought "pygmies" were in Africa??? Maybe there are other groups of them :headscratch:
Anyway, so L. Ron Hubbard lied to his wife (amongst many others) about his service in WW2 and if THAT wasn't enough his proposal for marriage to her was pretty much "marry me or I'll kill myself"....and later on he DID attempt to kill himself via electric shock but all that did was blow up one of their damned "E-meters". He also divorced his wife and kidnapped his son whom he absconded with to Mexico where his son was looked after by 2 retards who kept him in a fucking cage! At which time L. Ron called his then ex-wife and told her "I murdered our child and cut him up into little pieces." and then later he called and retracted that statement but fucking hell man....
The fucking most insane documentary I've ever seen
And L. Ron Hubbard's son had THIS to say
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcPoSo49dYU
Menace II Society. I thought it was awesome years ago, but watching it back completely ruined it as it was utter pony.
Never go back to nostalgic films or TV shows.Quote:
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Blake 7 was utter crap and do not know how I watched that show although Back to the Future is still a classic and stood the test of time.
Pffft, I've just rewatched 1980's Flash Gordon again and it's just as good as ever. You can see how ahead of it's time it was if you compare that film to the serials and comic books it was based on and then look at the current equivalent like Netflix's Daredevil or Gotham or something to that extent....plus, soundtrack by Queen, fucking epicQuote:
Originally Posted by MasterNever go back to nostalgic films or TV shows.Quote:
Originally Posted by Memphis
Blake 7 was utter crap and do not know how I watched that show although Back to the Future is still a classic and stood the test of time.
Watched About Time which is a British romantic comedy-drama film about a young man with the special ability to time travel who tries to change his past in order to improve his future.
It is very funny and moving film which makes you appreciate life.
Been watching Netflix's "Chef's Table" it really is an amazing show, visually stimulating, engaging stories, chefs who are constantly pushing the envelope, testing the boundaries of the mediums they work in.
If you like food, if you like art, if you enjoy fine dining, if you enjoy culture this is a great show to watch.
There are far too many cookery shows and they have an inflated opinion of themselves, acting like pretencious super stars when in reality food is shit waiting to happen.Quote:
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WOW such a lovely reply, thanks ;DQuote:
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ass :rolleyes:
Trailer season 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKqj85oo2wI
Trailer season 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7SNSWEV708
Watched RIPD which was fun and a mixture of Men In Black/Ghost/Ghostbusters.
Watched 10 Cloverfeild rd. Decent movie, not great but had some interesting twists
I would only recommend this to psychological horror fans but a movie called "the witch" was quite intense. Takes place here in the us in 1630 and was much different from anything I've seen prior
I have that in the Netflix queue.Quote:
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Now if I can get through the tedious Mr. Holmes ....what a bore that film has been and I'm so disappointed.
Hardcore Henry was pretty fun :)
The Brothers Grimsby was fantastic :D
Hardcore Henry was good but got a little annoying after a while
Grimsby was shockingly bad, don't know why I bothered watching it
Sorry to hear you didn't like it :-\ I'm a big Sacha fan though, my missus can't stand him, took me a week to convince her to watch it and she was in hysterics :D the action was top notch (similar to Hardcore Henry at times funnily enough) and if you like his comedy then it's a bonus :)Quote:
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Took my girls to the new Ghostbusters (can't beat the original) it started slow but had some decent laughs as it went on :) having 2 daughters it was nice to see woman in these leading roles :)
Watched Mindscape which is a mindfcuk type film and did not enjoy it.
Also watched The Counsellor and that was nonsense lecturing arty type film that was supposed to be about drugs and crime.
Currently watching the Iceman which looks good so far.
The Iceman was a brutal film about a Polish hitman for the mob in the 60's and 70's.
Meh....not as good as the documentary on the guyQuote:
Originally Posted by Master
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBS4iKvBj6c
Watched Grown Up starring Adam Sandler with my kids and it is a funny family movie.
'Feast' a horror comedy very similar to Tucker & Dale vs Evil or Cabin In The Woods or Cooties....I do love that genre.
Watched Ender's Game which the kids loved.
For some obscure reason watched The Boss on cable the other night.
What a shitty movie......
Walked into Pandemic. Not a great but you occasionally find some B side flicks that work. Also American Graffiti again. Just a goofy fun flick.
Master, the writer of the Ender's Game series is from my hometown
Let's see recently I've picked up Savage Weekend.....a 1978 slasher horror. We shall see if it's as camp and horrible as all other slasher horrors
Last movie I saw in the theater was A Hologram for the King.
Gotta hand it to Tom Hanks.
Only he can appear in these offbeat movies and make them good, or at least watchable. ;D
Out of the furnace starring Christian Bale, who is an exceptional actor, in a gritty working class film which also has Woody, Forest Whitaker and Defoe in it.
Next up for me is The Revenant, ol' Leo DiCaprio's bear rapey masterpiece
I have had the urge to see some more Westerns since I have been reading a great autobiography of a guy who was pretty much the most interesting man in the world...yeah, he was like the Dos Equis dude.
cracking film that was, I really enjoyed that, what a cast it had as well.Quote:
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Anyways I went to see Suicide Squad today
I wanted to enjoy it, I really did, I wanted the reviews to be way out of line...They wasn't, it was horrible.
The first 40 minutes were quite good and enjoyable as each 'villain' had their own mini origins tale, Will Smiths character was annoying from the offset as the righteous smug hit-man Deadshot, Killer Croc was instantly forgettable, Fireman was terribly cliched, Cara Delevingne I thought was surprisingly quite well done (at the start) and Margot Robbie and Jared Leto were show stealer's.
The main problem with the film is when the storyline actually kicks in, the script was shockingly poor, some of the characters lines were ridiculous and it took you straight out of the film every time (the worst lines seemed to be saved for Killer Croc and the Enchantress) Margot Robbies character was overplayed a lot of the time to the point she grew annoying, and Cara's character started off well then reduced to Cara Delevingne just standing there dressed a little silly and just wobbling around.
all in all if they had a better script and the film stretched the first 40 minutes into 2 hours in order to set up future films then it would have been a hell of a lot better, or better yet scrap the whole film and make a Batman film with Harley Quinn and the Joker as the main villains.
All in all I'd give it a very poor 4 out of 10
Blackhawk Down. Again. Much better this time around
Well The Revenant was utter crap....long, drawn out, simplistic storyline, preachy, just a damn mess of a movie. The special effects were alright, the bear did not look as if he raped Leo so that was a lot of fuss over nothing but that bear did fuck his character up something fierce.
Up next the ORIGINAL Ghostbusters 'The Ghost Breakers' starring Bob Hope