What film did you watch last night?

[Nigel-YZ1]

The Mountain Between Us.
Blimey that mountain cat meat lasted a long time!
Air disaster a bit hurried (Stroke, storm, mountain region pilot not telling anyone where he's going?). Cute dog. Good acting. Nice scenery.
I knew the lake thing was coming - seen too many of these survival films lately.
Quite liked it though.
7/10.

 

[Nigel-YZ1]

Great film. Shame Disney have been massive, hypocritical twats and booted the director from the third installment so it probably won't reach a logical or satisfying conclusion.

Seems there's a campaign to have him reinstated: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-45013722

 

[AndyRM]

Seems there's a campaign to have him reinstated: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-45013722

Be interesting to see what comes of it. This is also well worth a read (contains swears):

https://cinemasangha.com/2018/07/22/youre-not-allowed-to-change/

 

[Threevok]

Pacfic Rim Uprising

Not as good as the first, plus the end leaves it open to make even worse films in the series, in much the same way as Independence Day Resergence did

 

[Archie_tect]

Groundhog Day... again.
I still enjoy it!

 

[MontyVeda]

Groundhog Day... again.
I still enjoy it!

an old acquaintance of mine keeps buying that film, but only on VHS... he's got dozens of copies

 

[Archie_tect]

an old acquaintance of mine keeps buying that film, but only on VHS... he's got dozens of copies

Never seen it.... ooh, look at that, it's on later today.

 

[numbnuts]

The Young Messiah

 

[swee'pea99]

Seven psycopaths - first (I believe) Hollywood outing from the guy who made the wonderful In Bruges, and defying the rule that says successful Europeans who go to Hollywood instantly produce bloated dross, it was great fun, with great performances from the younger guy from In Bruges, playing a stalled speechwriter, Christopher Walken and Tom Waits among others, and a script that popped and fizzed like a match in a box of fireworks. Not quite as good as In Bruges, but a cracker nevertheless.

 

[benb]

Mission Impossible: Fallout

Tom Cruise runs, shoots, drives, rides, fights and flies his way through a staggeringly improbable plot.

Really good stunts, great location work, and decent work by the actors make this better than it deserves to be.

6.8314 /10

 

[Nigel-YZ1]

Justice League.
Unconvincing Batman mopes at a few people that don't really like him and convinces them to fight with him and do a Frankenstein on Superman... who also doesn't like him. Plenty of 'oh look it's an attractive girl' shots of Wonder Woman. And a villain who kicks the crap out of everyone until Superman gets his marbles back and kicks the crap out of him while some rubiks cube type stuff goes on behind his back.
I don't know but I like the acting, the effects, the development of everything, and all that jazz but DC just has something missing that Marvel delivers.
There's a lot goes on, the pace is great and visually it's stunning. Very watchable.
7.6452/10.

PS What gym are these people going to because unlike @Drago I'm feeling very under-muscled after watching this?

 

[Drago]

Standing Tall.

Dwayne Johnson comes back from 8 years in the Army and decides to rid his town of the drug problem by beating up a lot of people. Pretty crap really. Johnny Knoxville does his usual supporting part with aplomb, and knocks out some pretty good comedy fisticuffs as a bit of light relief to the Rocks meaningful grunting and flexing.

2/10.

 

[Nigel-YZ1]

The Odyssey.
The story of Jacques Cousteau told through his relationship with his son Phillipe.
The credits state what the sources of the story are because on the whole it's a tale of obsession and selfishness that ultimately channels into a great cause with various negative costs. It's not a flattering view.
It's a visually stunning movie. You're taken from the battles for funding and family to the silence and beauty of the oceans.
But in the end this is about the joys and the tolls of people's lives and not all the romantic stuff you saw as a kid on tv.
Definitely a 9/10.

 

[Adam4868]

[QUOTE 5337953, member: 9609"]An Education - just brilliant

9/10[/QUOTE]
Good film,I love Carey Mulligan ! I watched Never let me go again the other week.A great book played out well for film.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

The Post.

With Streep & Hanks.

Small newspaper owned by Streep with Hanks as Editor take on Government in a freedom of speech battle regarding Vietnam cover-up by four Presidents.

Not a bad yarn, acting by Streep/Hanks pretty one-dimensional (despite their probably vast fees) and the occasional burst of USA style patriotic music were slightly irritating.

6/10.