Author Topic: The RAWK Film Thread (Read 3524229 times)

dave 5516 · « **Reply #41360 on:** January 5, 2016, 05:43:37 pm »

Quote from: Mad Max on January 5, 2016, 05:33:09 pm

Same here, only watched I'm A Celebrity when John Lydon was in it.

John Lydon....the Sex Pistol Lydon...was in that tv show...fuckin hell la.

Pistols turned to shit after Matlock left....

dave 5516 · « **Reply #41361 on:** January 5, 2016, 05:49:42 pm »

Victoria.
Dixieland.
Lost In The Sun.
Phoenix.
Some Kind Of Hate.
The Keeping Room.

Mad Max · « **Reply #41362 on:** January 5, 2016, 05:50:04 pm »

Quote from: dave 5516 on January 5, 2016, 05:49:42 pm

Victoria.
Dixieland.
Lost In The Sun.
Phoenix.
Some Kind Of Hate.
The Keeping Room.

Mad Max · « **Reply #41363 on:** January 5, 2016, 05:50:49 pm »

Quote from: dave 5516 on January 5, 2016, 05:43:37 pm

John Lydon....the Sex Pistol Lydon...was in that tv show...fuckin hell la.

Pistols turned to shit after Matlock left....

Yes he was and yes they did.

johnsmithlfc · « **Reply #41364 on:** January 5, 2016, 05:55:19 pm »

Got Victoria a month or so back, sounds really decent almost watched last night but watched Duke of Burgundy instead.
I'll get around to it eventually...there's not enough hours in the day.

Pistolero · « **Reply #41365 on:** January 5, 2016, 06:05:00 pm »

Quote from: dave 5516 on January 5, 2016, 05:49:42 pm

Victoria.
Dixieland.
Lost In The Sun.
Phoenix.
Some Kind Of Hate.
The Keeping Room.

nice one dave...some gooduns in there

Pistolero · « **Reply #41366 on:** January 5, 2016, 06:05:57 pm »

Quote from: johnsmithlfc on January 5, 2016, 05:32:32 pm

Downloading 3 of them and the one mentioned above, World of Kanako...

is that on KAT john?...cant find a copy with english subs

Mad Max · « **Reply #41367 on:** January 5, 2016, 06:06:35 pm »

Quote from: Pistolero on January 5, 2016, 06:05:00 pm

nice one dave...some gooduns in there

Never heard of them!

Pelé as a Comedian · « **Reply #41368 on:** January 5, 2016, 06:11:19 pm »

Quote from: Schmidt on January 5, 2016, 10:48:35 am

Returner is a great film, although yeah it's a fair bit better on first viewing. Around the same time I saw it I also watched Versus, which is another weird but good little flick.

yeah saw Versus too a while ago, fond memories. the same with Returner.
think i might've hyped it up a tad much nostalgically because i found it too slow second time around.
great fun with a beer first time though

dave 5516 · « **Reply #41369 on:** January 5, 2016, 06:13:43 pm »

Quote from: Pistolero on January 5, 2016, 06:05:57 pm

is that on KAT john?...cant find a copy with english subs

Try here-as a stream.

http://myasiantv.se/movie/the-world-of-kanako/watch/#mediaplayer

dave 5516 · « **Reply #41370 on:** January 5, 2016, 06:14:08 pm »

Quote from: Pistolero on January 5, 2016, 06:05:00 pm

nice one dave...some gooduns in there

johnsmithlfc · « **Reply #41371 on:** January 5, 2016, 06:28:04 pm »

Quote from: Pistolero on January 5, 2016, 06:05:57 pm

is that on KAT john?...cant find a copy with english subs

I got it from ganool. I don't use torrents.
I probably should but never have really
I haven't checked it yet but says it has subtitles (I'll check in a bit)

http://www.ganool.co.in/the-world-of-kanako-2014-bluray-720p/

Just checked and no subs sadly. Can get them elsewhere though I'm sure.
Or just download elsewhere.

Subs are here... works fine.

http://subscene.com/subtitles/the-world-of-kanako

edge · « **Reply #41372 on:** January 5, 2016, 06:58:56 pm »

Anyone seen Joy?

Don't really get the tendency to try and get Lawrence and Cooper in the same films all the time..

Does it work this time around?

johnsmithlfc · « **Reply #41373 on:** January 5, 2016, 07:03:02 pm »

Quote from: edge on January 5, 2016, 06:58:56 pm

Anyone seen Joy?

Don't really get the tendency to try and get Lawrence and Cooper in the same films all the time..

Does it work this time around?

Not supposed to be great from what I've heard, bit of a mess, doesn't know what it wants to be etc etc.
Who knows though.

killer-heels · « **Reply #41374 on:** January 5, 2016, 07:07:56 pm »

Quote from: edge on January 5, 2016, 06:58:56 pm

Anyone seen Joy?

Don't really get the tendency to try and get Lawrence and Cooper in the same films all the time..

Does it work this time around?

It was a sunday afternoon, passable comedy drama. Not awful but not great at all.

dave 5516 · « **Reply #41375 on:** January 5, 2016, 07:15:25 pm »

Quote from: dave 5516 on January 5, 2016, 06:13:43 pm

Try here-as a stream.

http://myasiantv.se/movie/the-world-of-kanako/watch/#mediaplayer

Quote from: johnsmithlfc on January 5, 2016, 06:28:04 pm

I got it from ganool. I don't use torrents.
I probably should but never have really
I haven't checked it yet but says it has subtitles (I'll check in a bit)

http://www.ganool.co.in/the-world-of-kanako-2014-bluray-720p/

Just checked and no subs sadly. Can get them elsewhere though I'm sure.
Or just download elsewhere.

I usually use shaanig .

Subs included here, J.

johnsmithlfc · « **Reply #41376 on:** January 5, 2016, 07:16:40 pm »

Quote from: dave 5516 on January 5, 2016, 07:15:25 pm

Subs included here, J.

Nice one mate, sorted now though but cheers.

I'll check out the site.

dave 5516 · « **Reply #41377 on:** January 5, 2016, 07:25:57 pm »

Quote from: johnsmithlfc on January 5, 2016, 07:16:40 pm

Nice one mate, sorted now though but cheers.

I'll check out the site.

johnsmithlfc · « **Reply #41378 on:** January 5, 2016, 11:59:34 pm »

Watched Irrational Man and thought it was decent enough.
Not classic Woody but I liked both Joaquin Phoenix and Emma Stone and thought that it was interesting to a point and some of the dialogue and themes were good.
I'm sure some would find it boring or find fault with it but I enjoyed it.

A 6/10 maybe....Not great but worth a watch.

Kashinoda · « **Reply #41379 on:** January 6, 2016, 12:01:14 am »

Agree with people on The Big Short

Most enjoyable (and saddening) film I've seen in quite a while, Star Wars aside. Had me on Wikipedia for about 2 hours after too.

Fair play to Steve Carell also, not many make the switch from comedic actor to serious with any great success. Thought he was fantastic, as was everyone else. Wanted to see more of Bale though his character was excellent.

Skidder. · « **Reply #41380 on:** January 6, 2016, 11:46:59 pm »

I know this mightn't be allowed here, but what is everyone using nowadays?

I don't use torrents so much, and pretty much stream - I used Alluc, but isn't good on my mobile if I'm at the birds.

And what did people make of The Experimenter?

Thought it was interesting in parts - Sarsgard rarely inspires me in his performances and his deadpan approach in this didn't do much in the way of convincing me that he is anything other than a very good wingman.

Visually interesting, it blends in some interesting usage of green screen and has a similar feeling to Natural Born Killers sometimes.

The story is what pisses me off though - I just can't watch a film any more without wanting to check if it is factually correct.

The G in Gerrard · « **Reply #41381 on:** January 7, 2016, 11:25:39 am »

Spectre - bit underwhelming to be honest. Should have been a lot better.

surfer. Fuck you generator. · « **Reply #41382 on:** January 7, 2016, 11:48:33 am »

Burnt was ok, but reading about cooking movies later led me to Chef (Jon Favreau) which has much better reviews, gonna give it a watch later.

Pistolero · « **Reply #41383 on:** January 7, 2016, 01:38:27 pm »

Burnt - so so, much like an extended behind-the-scenes episode of Masterchef with extra helpings of tantrums and histrionics ..Cooper's good in it though, more to him than fiendishly good looks. 6/10

Knight Of Cups - imagine one of those ultra pretentious Cristian Dior / Dolce & Gabanna / Chanel perfume adverts....now imagine it lasting for over 2 hours. Excruciating. 3/10

Brooklyn - Marvelous....a simple coming of age tale but written and performed with such love and attention that you cant help get caught up in it. If Saoirse Ronan doesn't pick up the best actress Oscar I'll wear an Everton top at the derby. 8/10

just Riggins? · « **Reply #41384 on:** January 7, 2016, 01:41:01 pm »

Creed Unlimited screening tonight, cannot wait.

RedSince86 · « **Reply #41385 on:** January 7, 2016, 01:50:46 pm »

Knight of Cups is more pretentious tripe from Malick.

Wasted 2 hours of my life watching that the other night,post Thin Red Line his films have been a struggle to watch.

The same old camera shots with mumbling voiceovers.

He needs another long long sabbatical.

dave 5516 · « **Reply #41386 on:** January 7, 2016, 01:54:02 pm »

Quote from: Pistolero on January 7, 2016, 01:38:27 pm

Burnt - so so, much like an extended behind-the-scenes episode of Masterchef with extra helpings of tantrums and histrionics ..Cooper's good in it though, more to him than fiendishly good looks. 6/10

Knight Of Cups - imagine one of those ultra pretentious Cristian Dior / Dolce & Gabanna / Chanel perfume adverts....now imagine it lasting for over 2 hours. Excruciating. 3/10

Brooklyn - Marvelous....a simple coming of age tale but written and performed with such love and attention that you cant help get caught up in it. If Saoirse Ronan doesn't pick up the best actress Oscar I'll wear an Everton top at the derby. 8/10

We will of course require photographic evidence...a man is only as good as his word, brother.

Pistolero · « **Reply #41387 on:** January 7, 2016, 02:03:40 pm »

Quote from: dave 5516 on January 7, 2016, 01:54:02 pm

We will of course require photographic evidence...a man is only as good as his word, brother.

I of course forgot to include my usual adjunct....'Its not written in stone'

dave 5516 · « **Reply #41388 on:** January 7, 2016, 02:51:33 pm »

Quote from: Pistolero on January 7, 2016, 02:03:40 pm

I of course forgot to include my usual adjunct....'Its not written in stone'

Nice save.

Stevie-A · « **Reply #41389 on:** January 7, 2016, 09:04:15 pm »

Quote from: surfer on January 7, 2016, 11:48:33 am

Burnt was ok, but reading about cooking movies later led me to Chef (Jon Favreau) which has much better reviews, gonna give it a watch later.

Chef is a cracking movie. An unexpected gem.

johnsmithlfc · « **Reply #41390 on:** January 7, 2016, 09:07:29 pm »

Quote from: RedSince86 on January 7, 2016, 01:50:46 pm

Knight of Cups is more pretentious tripe from Malick.

Wasted 2 hours of my life watching that the other night,post Thin Red Line his films have been a struggle to watch.

The same old camera shots with mumbling voiceovers.

He needs another long long sabbatical.

I liked Tree of Life but yeah, they're not an easy watch.

Pistolero · « **Reply #41391 on:** January 8, 2016, 10:13:06 am »

The Big Short - terrific....funny, sobering and infuriating ..which takes some doing - but pulled off by a combo of slick directing /editing and knock out performances....as others have said Steve Carell excels, but all the big guns - Bale, Pitt and Gosling - also contribute...managing to convey the complicated tale of sickening greed, arrogance and corruption into a comprehensible but depressing warning as to how fucked we are - and exposing it rather than reveling in it as last years Wolf of Wall Street did. A film that should watched by everyone and well worth a double viewing. 9/10

just Riggins? · « **Reply #41392 on:** January 8, 2016, 10:48:00 am »

Creed was great. Really good way to pick it up and it still feel relevant and new.

Now sitting in the cinema in front of a fuck off big screen for the next three hours to watch The Hateful Eight. Absolutely buzzing.

Redman0151 · « **Reply #41393 on:** January 8, 2016, 11:26:13 am »

Trailer for High-rise:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYmY2tBYins

Looks awesome, that score!

Lawnmowerman · « **Reply #41394 on:** January 8, 2016, 11:54:46 am »

Clint Eastwoods son and his most recent movies.....

Cant wait to see one of Arnies sons enter the game

Skidder. · « **Reply #41395 on:** January 8, 2016, 12:50:58 pm »

Holy Shit, just saw that scene in Bone Tomahawk.

That is heavy.

saoirse08 · « **Reply #41396 on:** January 8, 2016, 01:49:29 pm »

Quote from: Pistolero on January 8, 2016, 10:13:06 am

The Big Short - terrific....funny, sobering and infuriating ..which takes some doing - but pulled off by a combo of slick directing /editing and knock out performances....as others have said Steve Carell excels, but all the big guns - Bale, Pitt and Gosling - also contribute...managing to convey the complicated tale of sickening greed, arrogance and corruption into a comprehensible but depressing warning as to how fucked we are - and exposing it rather than reveling in it as last years Wolf of Wall Street did. A film that should watched by everyone and well worth a double viewing. 9/10

Agree with all that. Sums up the film perfectly. That it can balance all those things/ideas and still manage to present the complexity of all these financial 'products' and their destructive nature in such an entertaining way is an act of brilliance. A week or so after watching, it's Bale's character that sticks with me. That it was a one-eyed (& perhaps) autistic man scrutinising data in California who saw all this coming is deeply ironic. Looking forward to reading the book.

And I'll defo be watching it again.

By contrast, 99 Houses takes up the story from the events after The Big Short - once the implications of the financial crash have hit the ground in Florida. It is about a single father (Andrew Garfield) trying to save his family home from a corrupt and amoral real estate agent (Michael Shannon). In desperate times, desperate actions are required...Watchable and really well directed, but far from groundbreaking, the plot seems a bit too predictable to me. However, it gives a vivid and devastating portrait of the fall out from the actions of all those Wall Street guys shown in The Big Short. Not a companion piece by any measure, but interesting to view in relation to The Big Short. And Shannon is absolutely outstanding.

Btw, this is interesting piece in which the writer argues that the big banks during the 2000s acted exactly like counterfeiters.

https://theintercept.com/2016/01/02/i-was-wrong-big-banks-actually-were-exactly-like-counterfeiters/

Titi Camara · « **Reply #41397 on:** January 8, 2016, 01:58:31 pm »

Quote from: Kidder. on January 8, 2016, 12:50:58 pm

Holy Shit, just saw that scene in Bone Tomahawk.

That is heavy.

Ha ha it's grim as fuck init! Really didn't see that level of gore/visceral horror coming!

This had been in my "to watch" pile for about 3 fucking years, was always put off as I thought it looked a little bit period/stuffy. Bloody hell, it was anything but, great wee vampire film that really did offer a tired genre something new.

Byzantium
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1531901/
Residents of a coastal town learn, with deathly consequences, the secret shared by the two mysterious women who have sought shelter at a local resort

saoirse08 · « **Reply #41398 on:** January 8, 2016, 02:12:34 pm »

Quote from: Titi Camara on January 8, 2016, 01:58:31 pm

This had been in my "to watch" pile for about 3 fucking years, was always put off as I thought it looked a little bit period/stuffy. Bloody hell, it was anything but, great wee vampire film that really did offer a tired genre something new.

Byzantium
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1531901/
Residents of a coastal town learn, with deathly consequences, the secret shared by the two mysterious women who have sought shelter at a local resort

Agree. Really good film. Really underrated. I'm gonna watch it again soon. Neil Jordan too...

Skidder. · « **Reply #41399 on:** January 8, 2016, 03:19:06 pm »

Quote from: Titi Camara on January 8, 2016, 01:58:31 pm

Ha ha it's grim as fuck init! Really didn't see that level of gore/visceral horror coming!

This had been in my "to watch" pile for about 3 fucking years, was always put off as I thought it looked a little bit period/stuffy. Bloody hell, it was anything but, great wee vampire film that really did offer a tired genre something new.

Byzantium
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1531901/
Residents of a coastal town learn, with deathly consequences, the secret shared by the two mysterious women who have sought shelter at a local resort

It stopped me in my tracks and had to watch it twice - that was a brutal scene and beyond the level of horror that I would expect from a Western. You think Western, you think white guys win, red guys lose - I don't mean that to sound as it may sound, but it was utterly bizarre to see that happen. I always thought that scalping was just the skin of the scalp, I didn't realise that it was the crown too.

Anyhow, random fact - I directed a youth theatre play of that film Byzantium. It was called A Vampire's Tale when we did it - and I hated it if I'm honest.