Topic: The RAWK Film Thread

[J-Mc-]

Biggest film of the year and there's no decent quality copy out of Star Wars.

Seen it in the cinema twice but dying to see it again and have no cash.

[Mad Max]

Watched Creed on Xmas night and really enjoyed it. Takes the Rocky tropes and creates new characters and stories from it, while paying homage to the original.

Ryan Coogler and Michael B Jordan are such huge talents.

There's a bit in it that made me laugh out loud and think of Mad Max here

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Title fight at Woodison. HBO commentator says 'There's 100,000 spectators in here tonight...
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[dave 5516]

No link again!

Fuckin link...want me to dl it and drop it off in Kozys for you....

[dave 5516]

Biggest film of the year and there's no decent quality copy out of Star Wars.

Seen it in the cinema twice but dying to see it again and have no cash.

I've seen posts on other sites that Disney have said they're not sending out a screener for it...who cares anyway...it's fuckin Star Wars....ffs.

[dave 5516]

Ha ha, Bloody hell Dave I'm not sure I want to watch it now you've endorsed it!!    I hope its nothing like your favorite film?? 

As for the Bond film (Spectre), I've never been overly impressed with Bond films anyway for some reason but like others have attested, this feels like you've seen it before! 

So its either 'He never died' or 'The hateful eight' then tonight??

Given the two films you mention....Rollins...Tarantino's a hack.

[Mad Max]

Fuckin link...want me to dl it and drop it off in Kozys for you....

I don't go in there much nowadays.

[Mad Max]

I've seen posts on other sites that Disney have said they're not sending out a screener for it...who cares anyway...it's fuckin Star Wars....ffs.

May the force be with you!

[Mad Max]

Given the two films you mention....Rollins...Tarantino's a hack.

Henry?

[dave 5516]

I don't go in there much nowadays.

Barred eh...was that because of the night you went in there with two female impersonators.?   

[Mad Max]

Barred eh...was that because of the night you went in there with two female impersonators.?   

No not barred, just go in other bars.

[dave 5516]

Henry?

Yeah. He's a decent actor...remember his part in Heat? He was also in SOA for a bit in season 2. In this he's good as a monosyllabic kinda character...I looked forward to for the best part of the year and I was pleased with the way film turned out.

[dave 5516]

No not barred, just go in other bars.

[johnsmithlfc]

Really enjoyed The Hateful Eight...not the film I was expecting - which was I guess, Django Pt II - but after getting over feeling slightly let down by the theatrical feel and one room set, I started getting into it and ended up loving it. Builds gradually but the film really comes into its own in the second act as the racial tensions start to boil over and the whodunnit/menace begins .....terrific performances as you'd expect from a Tarantino cast. Walton Goggins is great as the Sheriff-elect...and Sam Jackson is - as he always is - superb with a QT script. Ennio Morricone's score is a delight - particularly over the extended opening credit sequence - and the whole thing looks a treat in panavision. Can see how the staginess and 3 hr run time could/will divide audience reaction but personally think it's the director's most accomplished film in years. 9/10

I've heard a few people saying this now and I'm tempted to watch it.
Haven't really liked anything of his for a while and didn't watch Django but I've heard a few good things about this so I may give it a go.

[Trada]

Just watched Trumbo enjoyed it a interesting film.

Dean O'Gorman as a young Kirk Douglas was brilliant.

David James Elliott as John Wayne looked nothing like him.

[Pelé as a Comedian]

Really enjoyed The Hateful Eight...not the film I was expecting - which was I guess, Django Pt II - but after getting over feeling slightly let down by the theatrical feel and one room set, I started getting into it and ended up loving it. Builds gradually but the film really comes into its own in the second act as the racial tensions start to boil over and the whodunnit/menace begins .....terrific performances as you'd expect from a Tarantino cast. Walton Goggins is great as the Sheriff-elect...and Sam Jackson is - as he always is - superb with a QT script. Ennio Morricone's score is a delight - particularly over the extended opening credit sequence - and the whole thing looks a treat in panavision. Can see how the staginess and 3 hr run time could/will divide audience reaction but personally think it's the director's most accomplished film in years. 9/10

racial tensions? in a QT movie? well i'll be damned

and fwiw i'd say Django is in fact Ingloriuous Basterds II

[dave 5516]

Today's screener-Bridge.of.Spies.2015.DVDScr.XVID.AC3.HQ.Hive-CM8


Is much better quality than the pre Xmas EVO up.

[Mad Max]

Today's screener-Bridge.of.Spies.2015.DVDScr.XVID.AC3.HQ.Hive-CM8


Is much better quality than the pre Xmas EVO up.

Still no link.

[Zlen]

Saw 'Legend' with Tom Hardy.
Perhaps the story of Kray brothers is interesting, but this movie was anything but. Also I see no real point in Hardy doing both roles, chemistry between himself and himself is shitty throughout. Not a bad movie, but could have been better.

Also saw 'Southpaw' and apart from being a story so similar to many before it was a very good flick with a great performance from Jake Gylisomething - who is racking up some serious work in recent years.

[Jay797]

Watched Mazerunner 2 last night & what a load of dross it was too!! 
 So predictable with loads of very obvious flaws & its basically just another zombie film really which I absolutely hate as a film genre!!
I nearly had to turn it off when;

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It came to that scene where Brenda (I think?) falls onto that window & it is cracking under her weight as she moves very very tentatively to get off it, Then a 'zombie' bloody falls onto it & they start fighting each other??? All of a sudden its 50mm safety glass eh? 

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but the wife quite enjoyed it as a film, which tells me everything I need to know about a film really! 
I wouldn't recommend this film to anyone  (except Dave  )

[dave 5516]

Still no link.

[FlashingBlade]

Watched Chinatown again last night...first time in years, like watching it for first time..what a brilliant and well made film.

[aggerdid]

right the bookies have the spotlight director(2/1) as favourite for the oscar. i see it between inarritu(3/1) for the revenant and george miller(14/1) for mad max. spotlight(4/6) will win the oscar for best picture because its highlighted a serious issue so in tradition the film that highlights the issue wins best picture. the revenant(4/1) is the film that will be spoke about in years to come though

[SamAteTheRedAcid]

Watched Chinatown again last night...first time in years, like watching it for first time..what a brilliant and well made film.

In my top 5 all time I think...what a film. Just looks perfect, full of powerful acting and great plotting.

Shame about the sequel

[Stussy]

Best movies of the year for me is three movies tied: Mad Max - Fury Road and Sicario and Force Awakens

[killer-heels]

Best movies of the year for me is three movies tied: Mad Max - Fury Road and Sicario and Force Awakens

In the blockbuster, big american movie sense.

[Mad Max]

 

[Mad Max]

Best movies of the year for me is three movies tied: Mad Max - Fury Road and Sicario and Force Awakens

Who's this imposter?

[johnsmithlfc]

We are still here - watched this last night and enjoyed it.
I know it was an homage but it also genuinely felt like a horror flick from the 70's/80's which isn't an easy task.
I thought House of the Devil did a similar thing (creating an atmosphere/style/aesthetic similar to older horrors) and I thought that film was excellent.
Definitely worth a watch.

[Stussy]

Ex-Machina is another one of my favourite movies of the year

[Stussy]

In the blockbuster, big american movie sense.

Sicario isn't blockbuster its a very serious and dark film

[Stussy]

Watched Chinatown again last night...first time in years, like watching it for first time..what a brilliant and well made film.

Watched it on blu-ray and it really benefits from that. It is a perfect movie.

[dave 5516]

We are still here - watched this last night and enjoyed it.
I know it was an homage but it also genuinely felt like a horror flick from the 70's/80's which isn't an easy task.
I thought House of the Devil did a similar thing (creating an atmosphere/style/aesthetic similar to older horrors) and I thought that film was excellent.
Definitely worth a watch.

In addition to John's post...a good one as per...is....Fulci would have loved this....it's that good.

[dave 5516]

Just been upped to IPT...Klovn Forever 2015 DANiSH 1080p BluRay x264-BLUEYES

Klovn is one of the funniest tv series I've seen, ever...the first film Klovn was also hilarious....in this second movie Casper moves to LA and Frank follows him to the USA...if you've seen any of their previous work you'll know what to expect-if not...you really are missing out.

[Igor Tripod Biscan]

Spotlight

Good movie

No real stand out performances or that much real tension given the subject matter for me

I think this would be best as a 8 to 10 hour series like the wire, building up the intertwining stories and characters

perfectly good watch but they were bound by the scale of the story and time frame

[killer-heels]

Sicario isn't blockbuster its a very serious and dark film

There are better films than those though if you are including the whole world.

That said Mad Max was good and Ex Machina was brilliant. Not seen Star Wars and Scicaro.

[Mad Max]

There are better films than those though if you are including the whole world.

That said Mad Max was good and Ex Machina was brilliant. Not seen Star Wars and Scicaro.

I'm always good.

[Stussy]

There are better films than those though if you are including the whole world.

That said Mad Max was good and Ex Machina was brilliant. Not seen Star Wars and Scicaro.

didn't get to watch many movies this year, don't think I watched a single non English language movie

[Pistolero]

The Revenant (2015) - absolute belter...grips right from the opening sequence (and what a sequence) and doesn't let go for 2 and a half hours...The Searchers meets Jeremiah Johnson, with additional hands-over-the-eyes gruesomeness....terrific film-making by Alejandro Inarritu...and great performances by De Caprio and Tom Hardy. Oscars aplenty await. 9/10

[SamAteTheRedAcid]

Watched Sicario last night. Beautifully shot, well acted, didn't really do anything for me apart from eye candy though.

Just watched The Hateful Eight. Nice soundtrack, other than that didn't do much for me.

Off to Star Wars later.

[24/7]

That said Mad Max was good and Ex Machina was brilliant. Not seen Star Wars and Scicaro.

Absolutely loved both of the former - not interested in either of the latter. Ex Machina was so good I ran out of superlatives (being a massive Blade Runner fan) - and I am looking forward to seeing Alicia Vikander in The Danish Girl.