Topic: The RAWK Film Thread

[Lee1-6Liv]

Just watched Tesla. Absolute dogshit. It did have one of the funniest scenes I have ever witnessed though

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Ethan Hawke as Tesla singing Everybody wants to rule the world 

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[fowlermagic]

Going the Luna Drive in tomorrow tonight at Tatton Park to watch "Pulp Fiction"

Never done a drive in movie before but it looks great and hopefully as well organised as it seems to be from the correspondence I have received.

Apparently we pick up a digital speaker on the way in.  As well as quality sound we can use a QR code printed on it to order food and stuff.

£35 quid a car which is quite expensive, but if me and the missus went out for a pub meal it would be more than that, so I'm cool with it.

Should be fun.

Thought that was expensive first but get another couple in the car and it works out cheaper than any cineplex. Loved going to the Drive-In in Atlanta when I lived there as perfect weather in the evening most of the year, could bring in your own food and even beer (as long as you are not the driver) and many a time you could stay and watch a second movie for discounted price. Brilliant to see they are coming back in fashion as believe there was only a handful left in the States at one time.

[Buck Pete]

Thought that was expensive first but get another couple in the car and it works out cheaper than any cineplex. Loved going to the Drive-In in Atlanta when I lived there as perfect weather in the evening most of the year, could bring in your own food and even beer (as long as you are not the driver) and many a time you could stay and watch a second movie for discounted price. Brilliant to see they are coming back in fashion as believe there was only a handful left in the States at one time.

Not sure if i'd fancy watching it from a back seat to be honest but I hear you about keeping the cost down.

Back to normal cinema.  Reservoir Dogs is playing at the Odeon tonight. Love to go but simply can't be arsed leaving the house on a wet Monday and want to watch Inter v Shakhtar

Booking in for "Tenet" next Wednesday on the Dolby Screen I think.

[killer-heels]

Watched ‘Inception’ last night to warm me up for ‘Tenet’. Great film with an original idea that stays with you long after watching. I would however say that it does drag a bit in the middle.

Are you going to go watch that in the cinema? Apparently the film is 2 1/2 hours long.

[AndyMuller]

Are you going to go watch that in the cinema? Apparently the film is 2 1/2 hours long.

I'm looking on going. I think Pattinson is one of the best actors about at the moment and I think Denzel's lad is good aswell.

I've missed going the pictures.

[fowlermagic]

Not sure if i'd fancy watching it from a back seat to be honest but I hear you about keeping the cost down.

Back to normal cinema.  Reservoir Dogs is playing at the Odeon tonight. Love to go but simply can't be arsed leaving the house on a wet Monday and want to watch Inter v Shakhtar

Booking in for "Tenet" next Wednesday on the Dolby Screen I think.

We all had camper chairs so sat outside but understand there may be current restrictions. 

[RedSince86]

Put on Project Power after the United game last night.

Got to twenty mins we decided it was shite.

$86 million budget as well,looks like one if those films that would been better as a TV show.

[Andy @ Allerton!]

Watch Jumanji - Part 2 (Reboot)

Surprisingly good fun.

The actors did a really good job. Thoroughly enjoyable adventure. Quite silly. But fun.

[ToneLa]

I'm watching School of Rock for the first time

[ToneLa]

Well I liked that. Dead predictable but had a bit of charm. So weird it's a Linklater film though!

[The G in Gerrard]

Zombieland Double Tap. Enjoyed it. Popcorn movie where you don't have to think about the subject matter. Good cast.

[Jake]

Just watched The Prestige for the first time.

Was alright. 7/10

[rafathegaffa83]

Just watched The Prestige for the first time.

Was alright. 7/10

Christopher Nolan's most underrated film. Might be my favourite one of his.

[Hedley Lamarr]

Insomnia is Nolan’s best film in my opinion, it’s one of the only ones where he lets the actors do their job.   One of Pacino’s best performances.

It’d be interesting if Nolan returned to smaller, less gimmicky films.

[Nitramdorf]

Just watched Rambo: Last Blood. I enjoyed it, there was a few clips of the first film in the credits, which brought back some memories. It's a bit brutal in places, maybe hes still a bit angry after having to go and see Everton.

[Jake]

Put on Project Power after the United game last night.

Got to twenty mins we decided it was shite.

$86 million budget as well,looks like one if those films that would been better as a TV show.

Watched it this morning. It was shite.

Then again I don't like superhero films (except Nolan's Batman) so what did I expect

[Henry Gale]

Watched it this morning. It was shite.

Then again I don't like superhero films (except Nolan's Batman) so what did I expect

I had a rewatch of Batman Begins the other week. Still my favourite superhero movie. Nothing really comes close.

[Hazell]

Just watched Knives Out tonight on Amazon Prime.

If you are into Who dunnit's ala Agatha's Poirot, you'll possibly like this.

Interesting cast, Daniel Craig, Susan Sarandon, Jamie Lee Curtis, Christopher Plummer, Chris Evans(Captain America) and even Michael Shannon(Boardwalk Empire) amongst several others.

While not exactly cerebral, it was still an entertaining couple of hours, though Craig's attempt at a Southern American accent was distracting.

Yeah, thought this was really enjoyable although I am a huge fan of Rian Johnson anyway.  Definitely worth watching if you like the genre.

[soxfan]

My friend recommended "Hugo", a delightful story about a boy living in the bowels of the Paris train station, and he repairs all of the clocks in the station.  I won't spoil it for you. He's on a particular quest and gets involved with Ben Kingsley, Sasha Baron Cohen and Chloe Moretz. A movie that your kids would enjoy as well. Visually it's quite beautiful. And it was a Martin Scorsese project -- just about the last person I'd have thought would have created such a film! A little slow in spots but overall a nice breezy 2 hours. 7/10.

One little tip - if you are a fan of classic silent movies you'll also want to watch this. That's all I'll say.

[The Gulleysucker]

If you've never seen it before, The Book Thief is on tonight, CH4 at 10pm.

Set in a small German town during the Nazi era, it's quite beautiful and semi tragic though finally uplifting little film with some great performances from the cast.

I'd highly recommend it.

Just a hint if you don't initially get the conceit, the narrator is Death...

[RedSince86]

Watched Lost Boys on iPlayer last night, loved that film in my Youth.

Still holds up well for a Teen Vampire flick from the 80's.

[Red Viper]

Put on Project Power after the United game last night.

Got to twenty mins we decided it was shite.

$86 million budget as well,looks like one if those films that would been better as a TV show.

Watched it the other night. Really average. Where on earth was that 86 million budget spent??? Did Foxx get 60 million or something? If I'd had to guess I'd have put the budget at about half that.

[Red Viper]

Tickets booked for Tenet on Wednesday night on the Cineworld Superscreen and I cannot wait. First cinema trip of 2020!!! I've missed it so much.

[Buck Pete]

Tickets booked for Tenet on Wednesday night on the Cineworld Superscreen and I cannot wait. First cinema trip of 2020!!! I've missed it so much.

Just booked me and the lad for Wednesday myself.  Was going to do the Odeon Dolby screen which is their "dogs bollocks" screen that's even better than IMAX

IMAX and Dolby screenings are showing a bit late so just doing lowly 2D.

[Andy @ Allerton!]

Saw "Proximity"

A low-budget Science fiction Alienzzzz film. It's about a bloke who gets abducted by aliens and gets actual documented proof

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Starts out really well, if a bit 'teen angst'. Introduces a character who through suffering the loss of his dad is encouraged to video document himself.

He randomly (And spawnily) picks up a broadcast signal from the Earth and decides (randomly) to broadcast it 'out there')

From there he randomly is hiking, randomly sees a meteor and is randomly nearby when it hovers as a UFO. He then randomly gets abducted and randomly dropped somewhere else three days later.

He has material and provable injuries but never explores it (Except for some special effects later). He then uploads his alien footage and is subjected to adoration and abuse (online) in equal measure.



So far. So good.

Then. It turns basically into Wargames, chucks in a random love interest and a government conspiracy, a random hacker and a random abductee before going really off the rails with police androids and everything


Not really sure what to make of it.

Good idea that went a bit 'out there' itself half way through

3/10

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[S]

Memento and Insomnia are both great. I think The Prestige is even better, love that film. Loved Dunkirk too. From a visual perspective I think that might be his strongest.

Batman Begins, again strong. The Dark Knight is more or less the perfect action film. They simply don't come better. Didn't enjoy the third entry as much.

Never got the Inception hype. Found it painfully boring the first time so haven't bothered giving it another chance. Interstellar started off incredibly strongly but devolved into nonsense. Tenet seems to be more like these two than others so can't say I'm hopeful.

[Hedley Lamarr]

I’ve always found Inception too cold, completely emotionless. Interstellar the opposite, emotionally manipulative, I enjoyed it a lot more than the former though, mainly because the characters were fleshed out more and I find McConaughey a lot more watchable than DiCaprio.

I think Memento and The Prestige are fantastic films and really enjoyed The Dark Knight trilogy, even the much maligned third film.

[killer-heels]

I really liked Inception. I absolutely detest Interstellar with a passion.

[Buck Pete]

I’ve always found Inception too cold, completely emotionless.

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[Bcnsean]

I really liked Inception. I absolutely detest Interstellar with a passion.

Why?? It´s a great film!

[WhereAngelsPlay]

Going to watch Peninsula (Train to Busan 2) tonight,it's an HD Korean PPV rip so brilliant quality.

If it is half as good as the original it'll still be better than 99% of the shite that's being churned out.

I love Korean horror.

[Buck Pete]

Going to watch Peninsula (Train to Busan 2) tonight,it's an HD Korean PPV rip so brilliant quality.

If it is half as good as the original it'll still be better than 99% of the shite that's being churned out.

I love Korean horror.

Happy days. Let us know if its any good.

***fires up torrent site***

[Chakan]

Vivarium - hated it.

A movie entirely with no point.

[Red Viper]

I bloody love Interstellar. Nolan's films definitely have a coldness to them but Interstellar has so much emotion to it. Plus the score is fantastic and IMO it's got some of the best set pieces in modern cinema.

Anyway, so hyped for Tenet tonight.

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Thought Once Upon a Time in Hollywood was great but thought the ending was way over the top with what the film was like. I know it's Tarantino and I'm fine with him blood and guts when it fits. This was just a bit odd

[red_Mark1980]

Re watched Bridge of Spies over the weekend.

I'm not usually a massive fan of Tom Hanks films (it's not that I don't like him or think he's a bad actor. Just haven't liked most of his films and possibly due to an irrational hatred of Forrest Hump).

I've always really liked this time in history, so close after the second world war and seemingly so close to today.

Hanks is brilliant in it, I'd argue Big aside it's the best work he's done and Mark Rylance is absolutely fantastic as the captured russian spy.

Makes me want to dig out my copies of the Bernie Gunther novels and pray for a TV or film adaptation.

We also watched airplane! As it's too bloody funny

[Red Viper]

Re watched Bridge of Spies over the weekend.

I'm not usually a massive fan of Tom Hanks films (it's not that I don't like him or think he's a bad actor. Just haven't liked most of his films and possibly due to an irrational hatred of Forrest Hump).

I've always really liked this time in history, so close after the second world war and seemingly so close to today.

Hanks is brilliant in it, I'd argue Big aside it's the best work he's done and Mark Rylance is absolutely fantastic as the captured russian spy.

Makes me want to dig out my copies of the Bernie Gunther novels and pray for a TV or film adaptation.

We also watched airplane! As it's too bloody funny

That film is crazy underrated. Hanks and Rylance doing some of the best work in their careers. It's Spielberg's best film this century and it's weird that it's kind of forgotten.

[Stevie-A]

That film is crazy underrated. Hanks and Rylance doing some of the best work in their careers. It's Spielberg's best film this century and it's weird that it's kind of forgotten.

A fantastic movie. Interesting re. Speilberg's work this century. I'd say AI was the stand out, by far, but is so long ago now (2001) it could be last century!

[So… Howard Philips]

Re watched Bridge of Spies over the weekend.

I'm not usually a massive fan of Tom Hanks films (it's not that I don't like him or think he's a bad actor. Just haven't liked most of his films and possibly due to an irrational hatred of Forrest Hump).

I've always really liked this time in history, so close after the second world war and seemingly so close to today.

Hanks is brilliant in it, I'd argue Big aside it's the best work he's done and Mark Rylance is absolutely fantastic as the captured russian spy.

Makes me want to dig out my copies of the Bernie Gunther novels and pray for a TV or film adaptation.

We also watched airplane! As it's too bloody funny

Sadly the likelihood of an adaptation doing the series justice is pretty slight.

I'd love to read them in chronological order as I've only read them as and when I can get hold of a copy.

And Bridge of Spies was excellent.

[red_Mark1980]

That film is crazy underrated. Hanks and Rylance doing some of the best work in their careers. It's Spielberg's best film this century and it's weird that it's kind of forgotten.

Would it help?

It's great to see so many agree.

Sadly the likelihood of an adaptation doing the series justice is pretty slight.

I'd love to read them in chronological order as I've only read them as and when I can get hold of a copy.

And Bridge of Spies was excellent.

Yeah, in all honesty it probably would be crap.

Di Caprio or someone getting it.