What film did you watch last night?

[Binky]

28 Weeks Later - 8/10

Pleasingly a local cinema has shown Days and Weeks ahead of Years' release this week: it's been a while since I'd seen Weeks on the big screen (or at all) and I'd forgotten how relentless it is after the fairly genteel pace of Days. The camera work is a lot more chaotic, which makes sense in the context of the film but gets quite jarring, so I'm hoping with Danny Boyle back at the helm things will be a bit more considered.

Robert Carlyle is as excellent as you'd expect him to be, and the children are a lot less irritating than the girl in Days who I still think is distractingly terrible. I'd actually forgotten that Idris Elba is in it as a soldier who makes Christopher Ecclestone's character look positively lovely.

Ha, coincidently I watched 28 Weeks later last night at home. I'd seen it before but worth another watch.

 

[Electric_Andy]

28 Weeks Later - 8/10

Pleasingly a local cinema has shown Days and Weeks ahead of Years' release this week: it's been a while since I'd seen Weeks on the big screen (or at all) and I'd forgotten how relentless it is after the fairly genteel pace of Days. The camera work is a lot more chaotic, which makes sense in the context of the film but gets quite jarring, so I'm hoping with Danny Boyle back at the helm things will be a bit more considered.

Robert Carlyle is as excellent as you'd expect him to be, and the children are a lot less irritating than the girl in Days who I still think is distractingly terrible. I'd actually forgotten that Idris Elba is in it as a soldier who makes Christopher Ecclestone's character look positively lovely.

I started watching Weeks last night but remembered I'd seen it before, but also that I'm not a huge fan of Robert Carlisle! I might re-watch it tonight though.

 

[AndyRM]

28 Years Later - 9/10

I don't know what I was expecting, but it wasn't that. Part folk horror, part political statement, part social critique and part comedy, all wrapped up in a totally bonkers premise that sort of makes sense but doesn't quite at the same time.

I suspect a lot of people will be mad as the adverts sell it to be something it really isn't, which normally I'd say is a mistake but here is absolutely intentional as it really gives nothing away.

It's worth it for seeing Ralph Fiennes doing his best Colonel Kurtz tribute and I don't mean that in a bad way at all.

 

[Binky]

Warfare.

Hmm not sure I get all the hype about it being one of the best ever war films. I thought the elite Seals looked out of their depth and panicky. I really don't think the real ones are as bad.

 

[AndyRM]

Warfare.

Hmm not sure I get all the hype about it being one of the best ever war films. I thought the elite Seals looked out of their depth and panicky. I really don't think the real ones are as bad.

I'm not sure you're being serious here...

 

[Binky]

I'm not sure you're being serious here...

Yeah I am, honest. It was OK but no more. I also really think special forces soldiers have a bit more than what was portrayed in the film. Not in the daft "superhero" stuff some say but far better decision making through training.

 

[Drago]

Aye, Frogman are switched on dudes. No flapping from them when it goes south.

 

[Pblakeney]

Yeah I am, honest. It was OK but no more. I also really think special forces soldiers have a bit more than what was portrayed in the film. Not in the daft "superhero" stuff some say but far better decision making through training.

That film is based on a real incident and made in conjunction with the guys who were there. Fairly sure they know more about what is real and what isn’t than you do.

 

[Binky]

That film is based on a real incident and made in conjunction with the guys who were there. Fairly sure they know more about what is real and what isn’t than you do.

I'm sure they do but that is my entire point. I was surprised how poor the decision making etc was under pressure. As Drago says, it seems odd they'd flap so much.

 

[Shortfall]

Watched both recently. Enjoyed A Real Pain and with wifey being Polish added an extra dimension. Hard to believe one of the cast was in dirty dancing as Jennifer Grey looks a completely different person these days.

Oscar winner Mike Madison was certainly convincing as a hard nosed stripper and taking one’s kit off seems to boost Oscar chances. The cast of largely unknowns performed well with the back and forth between the pushy Russians and a plucky Anora at the core of an enjoyable film.

But best picture!? A poor year for films.

Watched Anora last night. I thought it was a terrible film and all the main protagonists were deeply hateful people. The goon with the soft heart was the sole exception. Oh and it was at least 30 minutes too long.

 

[Tail End Charlie]

Went to the cinema to see The Salt Path last night. Unusually for me I kept my eyes open the whole way through, so I must have enjoyed it. Nice feel good film.

 

[Psamathe]

The Accountant

Havive watched and enjoyed The Accountant 2 recently decided to watch the 1st in the series (series of 2). Fun but not as good/fun as the 2nd film. But that might in part be baecause I knew in part what to expect.

Ian

 

[Pblakeney]

I'm sure they do but that is my entire point. I was surprised how poor the decision making etc was under pressure. As Drago says, it seems odd they'd flap so much.

Who knew war is chaotic and that people might crack under the pressure of live fire?
As one vet said, unless you've experienced live fire then you have no comprehension.

 

[Binky]

Who knew war is chaotic and that people might crack under the pressure of live fire?
As one vet said, unless you've experienced live fire then you have no comprehension.

The Seals train under live fire and quite likely that wasn't their first battle.
Well whatever but regardless of that it's fairly obvious on this forum you will look to disagree with every and any post I make for some reason.
No idea why, but I guess everyone needs a hobby.

 

[Drago]

They wouldn't have passed Hell Week if they were psychologically flaky, much less the other psychological testing they go through.

A true story. Another special forces unit, the SAS, were first on the scene of the Kegworth air disaster. A squad of four troopers were on the motorway when the plane went down in front of them.

The SAS quite understandably went to assist and had to briefly assume command of the operation as many of the coppers, who would be no strangers to blood and gore, were freaking out and couldn't handle that which they were seeing. But not the Sasmen.

The premier special forces units are the SeALs, SAS, SBS, the PJ's and the Sayeret Matkal, and you simply won't be there if you were likely to freak under fire. That such units have now been in existence for 80 years and there are few, if any, such episodes in the public domain is evidence of this.