Topic: The RAWK Film Thread

[Andy @ Allerton!]

know you're on a windup but still..

saying this, when you've declared your excitement about a playstation game film that looks absolutely comically terrible (borderlands) - pure Andy!

It's on PC as well.

Great game.

[Andy @ Allerton!]

Andy’s my favourite film reviewer.  If he says a film’s absolute rubbish, I know it’s going to be good.  And vice versa.  The man never misses.

Yeah but you think that Lost in Translation is a wonderful film.. so..

[Buck Pete]

I watched the original Mad Max in the Cinema.

The rest are wank

Fucking kiddie fans

Love watching the original Mad Max. It's brilliant.

The first one I watched in the pictures was 'Beyond Thunderdome'.  As a 15-year-old with all my mates, it was ace.

[classycarra]

Love watching the original Mad Max. It's brilliant.

The first one I watched in the pictures was 'Beyond Thunderdome'.  As a 15-year-old with all my mates, it was ace.

Bet that'd be a great fun trip, especially at that age with your mates

I saw Fury Road at the cinema (but not when it initially came out, was a rewatch) - the 'Chrome & White' version - and it was amazing. Wish my first viewing but would definitely recommend looking out for showings to anyone who didn't catch on the big screen

[BarryCrocker]

I watched the original Mad Max in the Cinema.

The rest are wank

Fucking kiddie fans

True.

Love Toecutter saying 'That there is Cundalini. And Cundalini wants his hand back'

[Red-Soldier]

Although many liked it, I didn't think Fury Road was all that.

I really enjoyed the original trilogy, especially RW.

[Buck Pete]

Bet that'd be a great fun trip, especially at that age with your mates

Ahh the memories

The best one though was Rocky IV in the same year as Mad Max.  Absolutely rammed cinema full of teenagers.

In that final fight, when Rocky started pummeling Drago.  There was mayhem in the cinema and everyone was throwing punches along with Rocky.  For that 10 or 15 minutes everyone seemed to forget it wasn't real.

Honestly, that night at Rocky IV was unforgettable

[Terry de Niro]

Ahh the memories

The best one though was Rocky IV in the same year as Mad Max.  Absolutely rammed cinema full of teenagers.

In that final fight, when Rocky started pummeling Drago.  There was mayhem in the cinema and everyone was throwing punches along with Rocky.  For that 10 or 15 minutes everyone seemed to forget it wasn't real.

Honestly, that night at Rocky IV was unforgettable

The speech that he gave afterward though? 

[IgorBobbins]

Yeah but you think that Lost in Translation is a wonderful film.. so..

Do I? That’s news to me 

[Buck Pete]

The speech that he gave afterward though? 

Man. None of us even knew what the Cold War was (or cared).  But we still cheered along with Rocky's jingoism

[RedSince86]

Ahh the memories

The best one though was Rocky IV in the same year as Mad Max.  Absolutely rammed cinema full of teenagers.

In that final fight, when Rocky started pummeling Drago.  There was mayhem in the cinema and everyone was throwing punches along with Rocky.  For that 10 or 15 minutes everyone seemed to forget it wasn't real.

Honestly, that night at Rocky IV was unforgettable

What a sight to behold.

[Andy @ Allerton!]

Do I? That’s news to me 

[Buck Pete]

What a sight to behold.

The Karate Kid screening was the worst outside.  Every fucker doing makeshift Karate moves on each other.

Watched a documentary on Bruce Lee the other night and apparently it was the same outside the flicks in the mid-70s when 'Enter The Dragon' was released and Bruce went mainstream.  Everyone chopping each other up. lol

[Dr. Beaker]

When I saw the Exorcist, the whole audience levitated with their heads spinning around, puking all over the place, fucking great it was.

[The G in Gerrard]

American Fiction was more enjoyable than I had thought it would be.

[oldfordie]

When I saw the Exorcist, the whole audience levitated with their heads spinning around, puking all over the place, fucking great it was.

Was that at the Forum?  probably a few coming out of the Wine lodge bladdered.
I watched it at the Forum, Liverpool were playing Celtic that night and a load of Celtic fans where standing out side some hotel or restaurant chanting, looked up and a young Kenny Daghlish was waving to them.

[Mactavish]

LaRoy, Texas. Absolutely brilliant from the opening scene to the very last. One of the best I've seen in a few years.

[John_P]

Saw Civil War this afternoon, more a road movie showing how fucking awful war is than anything political. Amazing value for money it cost $50 million to make (A24s most expensive film) and looks absolutely amazing. Would reccomend.

[Buck Pete]

When I saw the Exorcist, the whole audience levitated with their heads spinning around, puking all over the place, fucking great it was.

Now showing in your local Wetherspoons. 

[Lee1-6Liv]

Saw Civil War last night. Not much of a plot but enjoyable and it is loud, great soundtrack too.

[Sheer Magnetism]

Saw Underground for the first time in a long time and had forgotten just what an extraordinary film it is - anarchic, beautiful, inventive and endlessly ambitious. For me, the last two scenes are up there with the best final 10 minutes of anything in cinema.

It actually made me sad that 'they don't make films like this anymore,' which nothing had in a while. The mid-90's really were an insanely good time for films, up there with virtually any time in the 40's or 70's IMO.

[TepidT2O]

The Gladiator 2 first trailer has dropped

[[new username under construction]]

The Gladiator 2 first trailer has dropped

Looks cheap as fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck

[Sheer Magnetism]

Looks cheap as fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck

Are you sure you aren't watching one of the legions of fake trailers on YouTube?

[[new username under construction]]

Are you sure you aren't watching one of the legions of fake trailers on YouTube?

Could be

[TepidT2O]

Reviews for the Fall guy are excellent.  Thought the trailer looked light weight to say the least.

Might actually go and see it.

[Gili Gulu]

Reviews for the Fall guy are excellent.  Thought the trailer looked light weight to say the least.

Might actually go and see it.

Emily Blunt can carry anything, I think Jungle Cruise proved that.
Add in Ryan Gosling and that's one potent charm offensive.

[Nitramdorf]

Time is passing quicker than ever and I spent 2 hours of my weekend watching Rebel Moon 2. I'm not one for slagging things off usually but there is no story. It's just like how I imagine a modern video game is.

[Andy @ Allerton!]

Saw Civil War.

Found it pretty depressing to be honest.

[Tombellylfc]

Time is passing quicker than ever and I spent 2 hours of my weekend watching Rebel Moon 2. I'm not one for slagging things off usually but there is no story. It's just like how I imagine a modern video game is.

This is a massive insult to many modern video games to be honest. Many have great stories. I agree rebel moon is a waste of time

[RedSince86]

I liked the first Rebel Moon. Even watched it twice that week it came out.

Saturday afternoon and got to 30 mins and turned it off.

Absolute shite.

[John_P]

Not watched either of the rebel moon films. Sort of pointless when you already know there's a snyder cut of them both due

[duvva 💅]

Reviews for the Fall guy are excellent.  Thought the trailer looked light weight to say the least.

Might actually go and see it.

I hope they’ve kept the 80s theme tune

[Avens]

Saw Civil War.

Found it pretty depressing to be honest.

Interesting that it wasn't quite the lighthearted, knockabout romp it's been marketed as.

[classycarra]

Interesting that it wasn't quite the lighthearted, knockabout romp it's been marketed as.

I hope they’ve kept the 80s theme tune

oh, is it based on an old tv programme or film?

[Wigwamdelbert]

oh, is it based on an old tv programme or film?

80s cheesefest starring Lee Majors as a stunt man who did a sideline in bounty hunting, with lots of car chases and jumps

[Buck Pete]

Interesting that it wasn't quite the lighthearted, knockabout romp it's been marketed as.

Just back from 'Civil War'.  Absolutely brilliant movie.  So so good.

Didn't realize the male lead was Wagner Moura until the credits rolled.  I initially thought it was Pedro Pascal.  Moura must have piled on the pounds for his role as Escobar.  Knew there was a Narcos connection in there!

[kavah]

Me and the lad went to 'Monkey Man' yesterday. Pretty good.  Kind of a John Wick, Kill Bill hybrid. Nothing groundbreaking to be honest but we both enjoyed it.
Now I've never been to India but I think Patel gave us a great feeling of being right there in a claustrophobic, bustling sweating underbelly of a major City in India.
Fuck me though, my head was spinning when it finished due to the shaky cam and frantic editing.

Watching that later, just read it was filmed in Batam which is a short ferry ride from Singapore, which you'd never guess.

Edit.  Great stuff - quite violent. Lots of themes. The trans women and Muslim land grabs. I wonder if the BJP will allow its release.

[John_P]

Speaking of ultra violence saw Boy Kills World the other day starring Bill Skarsgard as a man out for revenge.

His character is a mute so we hear his inner monologue throughout. That's voiced by H Jon Benjamin so the whole thing sounds like an episode of Bobs Burgers. Very entertaining and darkly funny.

Also saw Challengers this morning which was great, the tennis scenes were shot amazingly as well, felt like I was about to get pinged in the head by a ball a few times.