Topic: The RAWK Film Thread

[red mongoose]

Cheers for all those, David 

[Yiannis]

Is that the Western one, with the real yellow tones throughout? If that's the one, I really, really liked that too. Beautiful to look at as well.

I have no idea what film you're talking about. [emoji3]

[red mongoose]

I have no idea what film you're talking about. [emoji3]

 

Fucking hell, I did it again.

I was talking about "The Salvation" 

[Yiannis]

hahahaha

Tell you what...from now on I'll be adding an IMDB link just for red mongoose 

[bogrollsbike]

Watched a film called The Young Offenders,its an irish made comedy about 2 young lads searching for a bale of cocaine which fell overboard from a boat.Its a good laugh if you can get a grip of the lads Cork accent!

[dave 5516]

Is that the Western one, with the real yellow tones throughout? If that's the one, I really, really liked that too. Beautiful to look at as well.

I can see why you mixed up Jagten with The Salvation.

Cheers for all those, David 

[matty c]

Arrival looks awful. La La Land is good....720.

arrival was 1 of best in last decade, sci fi dosn't have to be fighting ugly aliens
And baddys, just curious did you like interstellar ?

[BER]

arrival was 1 of best in last decade, sci fi dosn't have to be fighting ugly aliens
And baddys, just curious did you like interstellar ?

Think he meant the quality of the screener. 

[dave 5516]

arrival was 1 of best in last decade, sci fi dosn't have to be fighting ugly aliens
And baddys, just curious did you like interstellar ?

Think he meant the quality of the screener. 

[Trada]

arrival was 1 of best in last decade, sci fi dosn't have to be fighting ugly aliens
And baddys, just curious did you like interstellar ?

I think he was talking about the picture quality of the release.

Not the quality of the film.

[Titi Camara]

It's like a fucking Two Ronnies sketch in ere!

Fork handles anyone?

[dave 5516]

arrival was 1 of best in last decade, sci fi dosn't have to be fighting ugly aliens
And baddys, just curious did you like interstellar ?

I've read the novella that Arrival is based on...the film tho will wait until the 1080 is out...I don't do screeners.

The best sci-fi film that I've seen in this decade is Hard To Be A God. This was the last film by the Russian director Aleksey German and is based on the  1964 science fiction novel by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky set in the Noon Universe. It's a....Marmite film. I was unable to sleep after I'd seen it in my efforts to understand what I just seen..even after three rewatches I'm still in awe of what German achieved....I posted about it in here several times back in...14/15...it's a stunning interpretation of the novel.

If three hour long black and white foreign language films are your bag...

[dave 5516]

It's like a fucking Two Ronnies sketch in ere!

Fork handles anyone?

How good was Hard To Be A God, eh la.

[Titi Camara]

How good was Hard To Be A God, eh la.

Shite

[dave 5516]

Shite

In our hair as well.

[dave 5516]

This is good, much better than the other upload I put up. Looks like a 720 source. Will be everywhere soon, private just now tho.


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['Mondzz']

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[dave 5516]

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I meant to post that was about after I posted about Fences.  I dunno wtf happened there.

I know...I started watching some cycling.

[Beav]

Hacksaw.Ridge.2016.DVDScr.XVID.AC3.HQ.Hive-CM8

Nice selection of films to go through this week.

[red mongoose]

I know...I started watching some cycling.

Get a hold of your life, David.

By the way, the Backstreet Boys are making an appearance on "The Bachelor" as we speak.

 

Seriously, I might cringe myself to death    So. Fucking. Terrible. 

[dave 5516]

Get a hold of your life, David.

By the way, the Backstreet Boys are making an appearance on "The Bachelor" as we speak.

 

Seriously, I might cringe myself to death    So. Fucking. Terrible. 

I'll be alright, I've got  a ten day training block to do from tomorrow....not looking forward to it.

Fuck off willya...The Bachelor...I might check out the Backstreet Boys tho.

[Titi Camara]

So. Fucking. Terrible. 

Be careful there wol, to David, shite is a byword for quality!

[dave 5516]

Be careful there wol, to David, shite is a byword for quality!

Twat. 

[Gili Gulu]

If you haven't seen the Arrival release yet, I'd wait for the HD release on Amazon and iTunes in a couple of weeks, which should find it's way to the "usual places" more or less straight away.

[aggerdid]

Arrival didnt live up to my expectations fuelled by this thread. Had interesting themes but not my cup of tea

[Isaacsways]

Arrival didnt live up to my expectations fuelled by this thread. Had interesting themes but not my cup of tea

i found it okay, but it just didn't seem to go anywhere then it finished..

[Barneylfc∗]

I'll maybe give Arrival another watch, as the one I watched was shite quality and lot of the time I couldn't hear anything they were saying (not the aliens, the humans  ) The ending was a pile of shite though.

[Titi Camara]

Arrival was one of the best sci-fi films of the last decade.

The ending was pure movie magic, reminded me of Donnie Darko in its base message/theme.

[Pelé as a Comedian]

Arrival was one of the best sci-fi films of the last decade.

The ending was pure movie magic, reminded me of Donnie Darko in its base message/theme.

Spoiler

i'd say thats both its strength and weakness, its got a good "twist". that we've already seen before.
if you're a neurotic film buff you'll start piecing things together way before the end. not saying its a bad movie. i liked loads of it.
but it was far inferior to Donnie Darko as far as im concerned

unto the phenomenological aspects of the plot. what would happen to the sectopods if they started to learn human language ? would they fall out of eternity and into linear time ?

[close]

[Titi Camara]

Donnie Darko is my favorite film so I absolutely agree....

...but Arrival was as as main stream as sci-fi gets and it brings interesting and potentially original ideas to the masses. More than most do these days. One of the films of the year imho.

[Nessy76]

Spoiler

i'd say thats both its strength and weakness, its got a good "twist". that we've already seen before.
if you're a neurotic film buff you'll start piecing things together way before the end. not saying its a bad movie. i liked loads of it.
but it was far inferior to Donnie Darko as far as im concerned

unto the phenomenological aspects of the plot. what would happen to the sectopods if they started to learn human language ? would they fall out of eternity and into linear time ?

[close]

Different, but in a similar vein, I think you might enjoy Embassytown by China Mieville, which asks a very similar question.

[dave 5516]

Arrival was one of the best sci-fi films of the last decade.

The ending was pure movie magic, reminded me of Donnie Darko in its base message/theme.

Shite.  

[Titi Camara]

Shite.  

High praise from you young man

[dave 5516]

High praise from you young man

Touche.

[Pelé as a Comedian]

Different, but in a similar vein, I think you might enjoy Embassytown by China Mieville, which asks a very similar question.

i've read his Bas Lag trilogy and liked it, aside from one crucial aspect of Perdido Street Station

Spoiler

the fact that the main protagonist is basically a rapist, not seeking redemption but absolution

[close]

so will check that out. cheers. on that note, hopefully his novels will get the cinematic treatment sooner rather than later.

[Something Worse]

Whatever you think of Arrival I think if you're a fan of sci-fi you have to appreciate that movies like that are getting made and are still successful. As expanded universes start taking over every studio, it's nice to see thoughtful movies.

[Pelé as a Comedian]

Whatever you think of Arrival I think if you're a fan of sci-fi you have to appreciate that movies like that are getting made and are still successful. As expanded universes start taking over every studio, it's nice to see thoughtful movies.

oh indeed, long may it continue, though plotless frills like Gravity and Mad Max give me even more joy.

[Titi Camara]

Currently downloading Mad Max in 4K, genuinely looking forward to it. Will go headphones rather than speakers!

Keep meaning to watch the monochrome version too, heard very good things!

[Pelé as a Comedian]

just watched Europa Report, which was as expected pretty dry and by the numbers found footage in space.
then watched The Girl With All The Gifts which i quite enjoyed and can recommend.

[Something Worse]

oh indeed, long may it continue, though plotless frills like Gravity and Mad Max give me even more joy.

Gravity was the best experience I've ever had at the theatre. Unreal movie.