Topic: The RAWK Film Thread

[Macphisto80]

thor lover and thunder

what the fuck have i just watched?

a comedy that isn't funny?

i dont know

i liked the finale bit, that was all

thor is a great comic character, i dont know what the fuck they're doing with him to be honest

Chris Hemsworth is what they are doing with him.

Thor Ragnarok happened and the director just let him off the chain, same way the director of that shite Ghostbusters remake let everyone off the chain, including Chris, to tell their own jokes and improvise. He might have a good sense of humor in real life. Fuck knows. But since then he's probably fancied himself as a comedic actor in the same way someone told Claudia Winkelman, Johnathan Ross, and James Cordon and most of his mates they were funny too. It's no wonder comedy has gone down the tubes.

[Armand9]

i've said my piece in the marvel thread so wont repeat here apart from i dont see helmsworth as the problem character wise, i blame the scripts and directors. Internally, i have no fucking idea whether actors are getting in the way of shit etc and im not sure we can know, at best what are we gonna know, a rumour mill thing?

totally agree on the other pesonages you single out tho 

if i want comedy, i listen to bill burr

[Macphisto80]

I've nothing against Hemsworth as an actor. I think he's decent in everything he's in, but it's definitely a case of Taika Waititi giving him free reign in Ragnarok and it went from there. How else can you explain him and Tessa Thompson ending up in the lead roles for an MIB film?

The whole thing about Thor as a character was that the humor in the first film all came from the fact that he was a fish out of water scenario. What do you do with him after that? He gets kind of boring with that stick-up-his-arse persona. You loosen him up a bit and make him crack more jokes. Same thing with the Hulk, which is probably why he hasn't had his own MCU dedicated film yet. He's just been a side character mostly.

[Flaccido Dongingo]

Somebody recommend me some good thrillers on Netflix or Prime, if you'd be so kind, thanks.

[gerrardisgod]

Zodiac’s on Prime, if you’ve not seen that, Prisoners too.

Was a decent one with Bryan Cranston on there, The Infiltrator, sure it was due to go over the last few days though.

Oh yeah, Drive’s on there. Not so much a thriller, but just a boss film and soundtrack.

[Judge Red]

Yeah OJ was brilliant in his lack of reaction. Like if it happened to you, you'd be thinking WTAF

The way he handled situations really pissed me off watching it but the film as a whole has stayed with me for a few weeks now. Keep thinking that i want to watch it again which is mad considering how much the characters wound me up.

Booked to see Jaws in IMAX this afternoon. Can’t wait.

[Armand9]

I've nothing against Hemsworth as an actor. I think he's decent in everything he's in, but it's definitely a case of Taika Waititi giving him free reign in Ragnarok and it went from there. How else can you explain him and Tessa Thompson ending up in the lead roles for an MIB film?

The whole thing about Thor as a character was that the humor in the first film all came from the fact that he was a fish out of water scenario. What do you do with him after that? He gets kind of boring with that stick-up-his-arse persona. You loosen him up a bit and make him crack more jokes. Same thing with the Hulk, which is probably why he hasn't had his own MCU dedicated film yet. He's just been a side character mostly.

i've no problem with a splash of humour, hopefully not forced, as we've seen with the avengers in general and specifically thor has his moments too

this was not that and there was plenty of crap humour attempts where he wasn't even in the scene, so i dont feel i can put it all at his door, still a director's choice in my book and one that i felt totally failed, it aint funny and the movie suffers for the overall approach going in

which, when i look at bale's performance, i can't believe even he thought it was 'that' going in, first half rattling along at 100 mph with bad joke after bad joke

i wouldn't be surprised if when he saw the finished movie he was fucking gutted, wondering what the hell the editing team had done ('well, for one, left all my shit on the floor' we hear him cry  )

on a side note, i watched the first three thor film's yesterday - hadn't seen the first two for an age and thought fuck it, let's see how bad they were. They are all better movies than this last offering, even the much maligned Dark World. I like the first the most, i love origin films and while it's not exactly that, it's in that mould, so that could be my bias coming out (i know Ragnarok is generally viewed as the best). I will watch love and thunder again at some point and it'll interesting to see if i see it the way i do now

[Armchair expert]

Anybody seen the Jaws reboot ? Not sure if to see it in imax or 3D….decisions decisions

[rawcusk8]

Anyone seen Moonlight, the Mahershala Ali film. Debating whether to order and watch it before the UFC.

[rafathegaffa83]

Blue Collar. What a film. The 70s was an incredible decade for American cinema.

Zodiac’s on Prime, if you’ve not seen that,

One of the best films of the past twenty-five years

[Max_powers]

Anyone seen Moonlight, the Mahershala Ali film. Debating whether to order and watch it before the UFC.

It's brilliant. Give it a shot. A slow burn but very beautiful film

[rawcusk8]

It's brilliant. Give it a shot. A slow burn but very beautiful film

Thanks Max will give it a watch.

[Seebab]

Yes, agreed on Moonlight. Slow but good story and very well-acted.

[Only Me]

Went to see See How They Run last night.

Bit disappointed to be honest. Been looking forward to it, but it’s a 3/5 at best. One of those where if you watch the trailer, you’ve seen literally all the best bits of the film.

Brilliant cast, and Saoirse Rohan is a joy in it, but the story itself and the script are nowhere near strong enough.

Was still a pleasant way to spend an hour and a half, and get away from the blanket coverage of the Queen.

[So… Howard Philips]

Went to see See How They Run last night.

Bit disappointed to be honest. Been looking forward to it, but it’s a 3/5 at best. One of those where if you watch the trailer, you’ve seen literally all the best bits of the film.

Brilliant cast, and Saoirse Rohan is a joy in it, but the story itself and the script are nowhere near strong enough.

Was still a pleasant way to spend an hour and a half, and get away from the blanket coverage of the Queen.

Didn’t they play the National Anthem at the end? No respect.

[Judge Red]

Anybody seen the Jaws reboot ? Not sure if to see it in imax or 3D….decisions decisions

Yep. Saw it in Imax yesterday and there was max about 20 people in the whole screening . Took the missus’ 12 year old lad and he loved it. Few stood up and clapped at the end. Wrecked his head when i told him it came out in 1975. Such a brilliant film.

[Macphisto80]

Yep. Saw it in Imax yesterday and there was max about 20 people in the whole screening . Took the missus’ 12 year old lad and he loved it. Few stood up and clapped at the end. Wrecked his head when i told him it came out in 1975. Such a brilliant film.

Amazing what a simple premise, some good characters, acting and writing can do for a film, eh?

I was wondering about the post saying it was a reboot. Must be a HD remaster, because Spielberg has said he's not letting them reboot it. It'd probably end up looking like a cartoon with the twist at the end when Aquaman shows up and beats the fuck out of the shark with some hardcore metal playing over the top.

[Armchair expert]

Yep. Saw it in Imax yesterday and there was max about 20 people in the whole screening . Took the missus’ 12 year old lad and he loved it. Few stood up and clapped at the end. Wrecked his head when i told him it came out in 1975. Such a brilliant film.

Cheers for that, definitely going to see it this week....Not sure how I'll react to the head in the boat scene on a massive screen..

[Armchair expert]

Amazing what a simple premise, some good characters, acting and writing can do for a film, eh?

I was wondering about the post saying it was a reboot. Must be a HD remaster, because Spielberg has said he's not letting them reboot it. It'd probably end up looking like a cartoon with the twist at the end when Aquaman shows up and beats the fuck out of the shark with some hardcore metal playing over the top.

Probably shouldn't have said reboot it's just coming out specially made for today's cinema and a lot of effort and care has gone into it as Spielberg personally oversaw the IMAX and REALD 3D conversion of the movie...It's getting great reviews on the way it's been done   

[Macphisto80]

Probably shouldn't have said reboot it's just coming out specially made for today's cinema and a lot of effort and care has gone into it as Spielberg personally oversaw the IMAX and REALD 3D conversion of the movie...It's getting great reviews on the way it's been done   

Either way it's great to see actual cinema getting another run out. Hopefully it's successful enough for other classics to get the same and to give kids a chance to watch something on the big screen that doesn't involve spandex and capes for once.

[Armchair expert]

Either way it's great to see actual cinema getting another run out. Hopefully it's successful enough for other classics to get the same and to give kids a chance to watch something on the big screen that doesn't involve spandex and capes for once.

ET in 3D was out the other week , not sure if it’s still on though

[jillcwhomever]

The French film maker Jean-Luc Godard has died aged 91.

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/sep/13/jean-luc-godard-giant-of-the-french-new-wave-dies-at-91?CMP=share_btn_tw

[rafathegaffa83]

I think over time I've realized I prefer Truffaut over Godard, but the man's legacy is incalculable. RIP

[Sheer Magnetism]

The reviews for this are going to have to be horrendous for me not to watch it first week:

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[Lastrador]

The reviews for this are going to have to be horrendous for me not to watch it first week:

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Do Olivia Wilde and Margot Robbie play the same person? Because they really look like the same person.

[Max_powers]

I think over time I've realized I prefer Truffaut over Godard, but the man's legacy is incalculable. RIP

Absolutely. Changed the films forever, hugely influential on so many great directors of today.

[Hedley Lamarr]

Confess, Fletch is out in a couple of days.  Loved Fletch, hated Fletch Lives. Confess, Fletch is based on the second book (I think, definitely the second I read).  Jon Hamm is the Fletch role which could be an inspired bit of casting.

[TipTopKop]

I didn't know this was being made, so I looked at the trailer...  I dunno, I think Jon Hamm is a great actor, but -from the trailer at least- it just feels weird, sort of forced...   I'll see the movie and who knows, but Chevy Chase really made that role memorable.

[Judge Red]

Amazing what a simple premise, some good characters, acting and writing can do for a film, eh?

I was wondering about the post saying it was a reboot. Must be a HD remaster, because Spielberg has said he's not letting them reboot it. It'd probably end up looking like a cartoon with the twist at the end when Aquaman shows up and beats the fuck out of the shark with some hardcore metal playing over the top.

And it’s a film not about a shark 😉

[Judge Red]

Cheers for that, definitely going to see it this week....Not sure how I'll react to the head in the boat scene on a massive screen..

Me n the missus got done by it. Every bloody time it gets me. Its like the flowers in 1989 Batman.

[Judge Red]

Bullet Train was shite. B&M Bargains Guy Richey/Tarantino script. Brad Pitt trying to act and sound like he's 20 something. WTF!

Honestly Mac? We loved it. Saw it last night. I sort of get what you mean with the Ritchie comparisons but  I think that was mainly down to the lingo and cockernee geezer moments. It didn’t bother me and i thought Brad Pitt was more toned down than usual without the tics. The soundtrack and visuals were excellent and deserve the big screen treatment. I’d stayed away from the trailers so maybe my expectations were low. Was it me or were there a few famous faces cameoing apart from the obvious ones?

[tubby]

Dunno how I feel about someone other than Chase as Fletch.  Will probably check it out when it's available for streaming, but I'm not happy about this re-casting.

[Ray K]

And it’s a film not about a shark 😉

Alright Kermode 

[Judge Red]

Alright Kermode 

Rumbled

[TipTopKop]

Dunno how I feel about someone other than Chase as Fletch.  Will probably check it out when it's available for streaming, but I'm not happy about this re-casting.

-I'm sorry, who are you again?

* I'm Frieda's boss.

-Who's Frieda?

* My Secretary

[Agent99]

Decision to Leave was very good. Out in the usual places although the subtitles aren't great in a few scenes.

[Macphisto80]

Honestly Mac? We loved it. Saw it last night. I sort of get what you mean with the Ritchie comparisons but  I think that was mainly down to the lingo and cockernee geezer moments. It didn’t bother me and i thought Brad Pitt was more toned down than usual without the tics. The soundtrack and visuals were excellent and deserve the big screen treatment. I’d stayed away from the trailers so maybe my expectations were low. Was it me or were there a few famous faces cameoing apart from the obvious ones?

just thought it was trying too hard to be both funny, edgy and cool and failing at all of em. Waste of a setting.

[red mongoose]

Decision to Leave was very good. Out in the usual places although the subtitles aren't great in a few scenes.

Nice one, cheers for that. Can't wait.

[Max_powers]

Decision to Leave was very good. Out in the usual places although the subtitles aren't great in a few scenes.

Nice gonna catch it in theater soon.

[Lastrador]

So Blonde seems to be triggering some very extreme responses. Lots of very low or very high marks on my letterboxd feed. Given that it has Andrew Dominik at the helm, and Ana de Armas starring, I suspect I will be on the latter side of the camp.