What film did you watch last night?

[Pduk]

Watch a bit of Predators if you can, Adrian Brody is channelling his inner Batman with the way he talks, stupid gravelly voice lol.

I've actually seen it a couple of times, felt it was a decent modern take on the original. Iirc it was billed as a remake and does borrow a few bits from the first film, but also directly references it too.

The Predators (I've just remembered) features Predator Pooches (I'm sure there's a proper more scary name) but in the film at one point there is a moment of playing fetch with one of these pooches Which leads to a multitude of questions, one being, how did it learn the game fetch? Are we expected to believe that the Predator in it's leisure time would take Rex for a walk and play games?

I may be over thinking this a little!

 

[Pduk]

Fetch? Was there? Did one of them throw a grenade or something like that that the dog chased and caught, and blew up? Good questions BTW!

I watched it first by chance on a flight, and for some reason it was completely unedited so whilst the kid next to me couldn't hear itz they could certain see all the gory details lol.

Laurence Fishburne is hilarious in this as well, it's a pity it's only a glorified cameo as his invisible friend schtick was good, and as a twist could have turned out be an actual friendly predator.

Believe it or not, the hound chased a stick that one of the hero humans threw I didn't mention (spoiler alert) the hound turns against the predator and becomes loyal to the human (s). I guess the predator just didn't give it enough fusses and belly rubs

 

[Electric_Andy]

War of the worlds (2025). This new offering is total carp

 

[Psamathe]

Redemption Day (Freeview recently)
Probably intended as direct to DVD but I suspect their 1st production run of 27 copies remained unsold.

Complete predictable twaddle, can't have had a budget of any more than £3-50.

I regret having completely wasted 1½ hrs.

 

[Pblakeney]

War of the worlds (2025). This new offering is total carp

Guessed as much but thanks for the confirmation.
On a similar topic having not seen it but I'd wager a shedload of money that the remake of Naked Gun is a stupid, stupid idea.

 

[matticus]

28 Years Later
...
There's a sequel already shot and ready for release in 2026, with a third film planned. Can't wait.

I think you've got your numbering a bit askew in there, but good to hear a positive review, as I think the first two films are brilliant! Possibly my favourite "horror" movies (although I don't watch many).

 

[AndyRM]

28 Years Later

10/10 - Absolutely amazing

The film fully embraces the more extreme parts of the first film, and as you'd expect with a manufactured 'Rage' virus it can and does mutate so it's not just a case of waiting for the infected to starve.

The opening makes it clear that the UK has been abandoned, the virus contained on the island and anyone who is found to have been there not allowed to leave.

It's brutal from the start, reminiscent of 28 Weeks's harrowing beginning, and what seems like a regular (as far as this film can be regular) coming of age drama soon descends into something far more horrific.

I must mention as well I thought it brilliant it was set in Northumberland and Yorkshire, lots of places I recognised especially the island that serves as their refuge - Lindisfarne (Holy Island) - even if they do digitally remove the castle for some reason from most shots lol.

There's a sequel already shot and ready for release in 2026, with a third film planned. Can't wait.

I don't think it was taken out, just obscured so it wasn't the focus, I've been there enough times to have recognised bits of it.

It did make me smile that they made it from there to Sycamore Gap so quickly, but then he played around with geography in Days too. There are films when this kind of thing irritates me, but not with these.

The Bone Temple is due out in January - I'm really hoping for a bit of backstory as to how the various tribes got formed.

 

[Pblakeney]

I think you've got your numbering a bit askew in there, but good to hear a positive review, as I think the first two films are brilliant! Possibly my favourite "horror" movies (although I don't watch many).

No, he's right. There will be 2 sequels to 28 Years Later.

 

[Pduk]

28 Day and 28 Weeks are easily 2 of the best zombie films ever made, glad to read Years is a worthy sequel.

Even ignoring the entertainment factor of these films, they're excellent for getting us ready for the zombie apocalypse when it actually happens

 

[AndyRM]

Somewhere Alex Garland is having an aneurysm about them not being zombies.

 

[Pduk]

What genre would they fall under then if not zombie films? Horror is just to vague surely.

 

[AndyRM]

What genre would they fall under then if not zombie films? Horror is just to vague surely.

This is going to sound pretentious as anything, but pioneering film making transcends genres.

 

[AndyRM]

40 Acres - 6/10

Vaguely predictable but a good take on a post apocalyptic world uninhabited by horrifying monsters, other than those we create.

 

[Psamathe]

Hyena Road https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyena_Road

War drama set in Afghanistan. Having never been in such situations I can't use adjectives like "realistic" or "reflecting what happened there" as I have no idea what life was like during that time. But is came across trying to show reality. Whilst it focuses of a few individuals, it's got no heros, no famous Hollywood mega stars demanding their part ensure they save the world (at least twice). A few unnecessary aspects only to increase drama but generally focusing on the story.

I enjoyed it. 8/10

 

[MichaelW2]

The Irishman.
Star studded Italian mob flic with all of your favourite mob movie cliches.
Respect.