What film did you watch last night?

[wiggydiggy]

Last night I opted for a film that touches on many of todays subjects:

Integration of humans into animal habitats.
Brotherhood amongst a team of armed servicemen.
A brief history into why super glue was invented.
Some of the affects the full moon has upon the Earth and it's inhabitants 🐶
The truth behind some folklore.

It also has some stunning views of scenery and wildlife, that could only have been bettered if David Attenborough had voiced over it...

"Here, in a remote part of Scotland, a pack of werewolves are hunting a team of soldiers who were lured into the area as bate.
Watch how the alpha male is nibbling it's prey's neck, you can almost hear it mumble 'nom nom'."

I present to you...Dog Soldiers 👌

Greatest film that never got a sequel, a prequel of Sean Pertwee's squad going in first might be even better.

 

[Pduk]

Greatest film that never got a sequel, a prequel of Sean Pertwee's squad going in first might be even better.

Prequal or sequel would be great, if done correctly, maybe telling the story of how a pack of werewolves came to be in that remote Scottish area.
We have many films telling varying origin stories of how Dracula came to be, but not many, if any regarding lycans. Can't remember if this addressed in one of the Underworld films.

 

[stephec]

Prequal or sequel would be great, if done correctly, maybe telling the story of how a pack of werewolves came to be in that remote Scottish area.
We have many films telling varying origin stories of how Dracula came to be, but not many, if any regarding lycans. Can't remember if this addressed in one of the Underworld films.

Like a sort of -

Where wolves?

There wolves.

- kind of film?

 

[AndyRM]

Greatest film that never got a sequel, a prequel of Sean Pertwee's squad going in first might be even better.

Absolutely not (for me anyway). The mystery is one of the things that makes it so effective.

 

[Pduk]

Like a sort of -

Where wolves?

There wolves.

- kind of film?

Like it! Works on so many levels

 

[Pduk]

Last night I watched a film that followed a couple of scientists who end up in another worldly place and soon encounter an animal though to be extinct for many millions of years, namely a t-rex!
The plot unravels where the scientists must find a way home (while not being gobbled up by the big ol' dino) but in a twist get roped in to saving an imprisoned creature / humanoid who, thankfully for the audience, speaks perfect English.
There are twists and turns along the way, and some good humour to boot, although there is no consumption of a guy hiding on the toilet by the t-rex in the one.

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, Sleestaks of all ages, I give to you...

Land of the Lost 🦖

 

[wiggydiggy]

The Salt Path

A rare visit to the picture house for me, and as it was a wet Thursday afternoon there was only the 2 of us in the viewing lol.

Great film about a couples journey in the immediate aftermath of a terminal illness diagnosis, and becoming homeless. Cinematography is amazing as we take the South West Path known as The Salt Path.

If you don't know the story, as it's based on a book, don't look it up and just enjoy the journey.

9/10

 

[ColinJ]

The Racer (Coureur) on Amazon Prime. An uncompromisingly grim account of a young Belgian rider trying to turn pro in Italy. Graphic performance enhancing drug taking scenes galore...

I was thinking that it rang true and then I discovered that the filmmaker based it on his own experiences!

NB If you are sensitive to flashing lights be warned - there are clubbing scenes in the last few minutes with intense strobe lighting.

 

[Binky]

A Working Man.

Pretty much standard The Stath fare although even more so at times. I really like him but he does need to do a bit more. He's getting dangerously close to Seagal straight to VHS territory.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

The Salt Path

A rare visit to the picture house for me, and as it was a wet Thursday afternoon there was only the 2 of us in the viewing lol.

Great film about a couples journey in the immediate aftermath of a terminal illness diagnosis, and becoming homeless. Cinematography is amazing as we take the South West Path known as The Salt Path.

If you don't know the story, as it's based on a book, don't look it up and just enjoy the journey.

9/10

We went to see that last night.
Initially I was getting bored but then I realised that I had to adjust myself to the pace of the film. It certainly makes you understand the isolation of the journey and the time it took.

Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs are brilliant as the husband and wife.

However I came away feeling it was a story that could have been better told, more dramatic, and not so pedestrian.

Sound quality was bad too and I struggled to hear a lot of the dialogue, especially the scenes in the tent where they mumbled.

Just a 6/10 from me.

 

[Pblakeney]

A Working Man.

Pretty much standard The Stath fare although even more so at times. I really like him but he does need to do a bit more. He's getting dangerously close to Seagal straight to VHS territory.

A concise review imo.

 

[wiggydiggy]

We went to see that last night.
Initially I was getting bored but then I realised that I had to adjust myself to the pace of the film. It certainly makes you understand the isolation of the journey and the time it took.

Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs are brilliant as the husband and wife.

However I came away feeling it was a story that could have been better told, more dramatic, and not so pedestrian.

Sound quality was bad too and I struggled to hear a lot of the dialogue, especially the scenes in the tent where they mumbled.

Just a 6/10 from me.

I saw it at a subtitled screening so all was clear to me, not that a film should be subtitled just to understand it anyway. I have been reading that poor sound mixing is a common complaint of a lot of modern films, dialogue just isn't clear enough.

 

[AndyRM]

Lilo & Stitch - 7/10

Hadn't seen the animated one but thoroughly enjoyed the live action version. Good mix of humour and wholesomeness, and I'm glad it wasn't lumbered with a tedious backstory about why the parents weren't around.

Viewing partners verdicts were "Better than the animation, Lilo had an annoying voice", Charly aged 37 & 3/4 and "I liked them both the same", Evelyn aged 9 & 1/3.

 

[ianrauk]

Just come out of the cinema with Jnr to see Ballerina.
From the John Wick universe, It's John Wick, but as a woman playing the John Wick role with John Wick appearing being John Wick.
If you like the francise then you'll love this. I certainly did.
Don't even try to do a body count. 😆
Senseless, mindless, bloody nonsense. But thoroughly enjoyable senseless, bloody nonsense.

 

[wiggydiggy]

Just come out of the cinema with Jnr to see Ballerina.
From the John Wick universe, It's John Wick, but as a woman playing the John Wick role with John Wick appearing being John Wick.
If you like the francise then you'll love this. I certainly did.
Don't even try to do a body count. 😆
Senseless, mindless, bloody nonsense. But thoroughly enjoyable senseless, bloody nonsense.

I'm sold. Let them fight lol.