Topic: The RAWK Film Thread

[gamble]

  Struggling to think of another film that's so bad, yet so good to watch.  ( Even I saw huge plot holes in maverick).  Possibly terminator 2.

off topic but T2 is a great film

[Hedley Lamarr]

In no way is Maverick a 'bad film'.  Granted it's no 8 hour Bela Tarr examination on the meaning of life, but it's nigh on the perfect blockbuster, resurrected cinema and basically cheered everyone the fuck up after two years of utter shite.  I won't be at all surprised if it gets a best picture nod next year and, despite me normally giving these sort of films a wide swerve, I'll be cheering it on all the way.

[John_P]

Think it could easily get a load of nominations similar to Mad Max: Fury Road a few years ago.

[Hedley Lamarr]

Think it could easily get a load of nominations similar to Mad Max: Fury Road a few years ago.

Yep, probably won't get nominated for any acting or screenplay awards, but with ten films, it'll get a best picture nod and plenty of technical ones.

[Trada]

The new Predator film looks descent suprised it's being released straight to streaming.

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[Hedley Lamarr]

A director with one feature credit and an unknown cast plus the poor critical reaction to The Predator, it's not that surprising.  Prey was written a while back (it was called Skull) but there was a rights issue, the original Predator writers tried to reclaim the rights (authors can terminate ownership transfers after 35 years). 

The script is actually quite good, closer to the first Predator than the iffy sequels.

[Schmidt]

A director with one feature credit and an unknown cast plus the poor critical reaction to The Predator, it's not that surprising.  Prey was written a while back (it was called Skull) but there was a rights issue, the original Predator writers tried to reclaim the rights (authors can terminate ownership transfers after 35 years). 

The script is actually quite good, closer to the first Predator than the iffy sequels.

I recognised the lead actress from Legion, but yeah other than it's pretty threadbare.

[Hedley Lamarr]

Okay, they're making a sequel to Face/Off which could be...interesting.  Adam Wingard directing who is a decent genre director, he's also hoping to get Cage involved.

[Ray K]

I recognised the lead actress from Legion, but yeah other than it's pretty threadbare.

Oh that's who she is. Thanks for that.

Legion Season 1 was great, pity it fell off a cliff after that.

[SvenJohansen]

Has anyone else watched We Own This City? From the guys who did The Wire, with lots of actors from it too. Really strong Wire vibe off it too. I found it really good, gritty. It's based on a true story. The fella from The Walking Dead is lead actor, Jon Bernathal. The trailer will hook you, no doubt.

http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ig9BcW7gXvE&ab_channel=HBO

[Hedley Lamarr]

Has anyone else watched We Own This City? From the guys who did The Wire, with lots of actors from it too. Really strong Wire vibe off it too. I found it really good, gritty. It's based on a true story. The fella from The Walking Dead is lead actor, Jon Bernathal. The trailer will hook you, no doubt.

http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ig9BcW7gXvE&ab_channel=HBO

Currently watching it now, great stuff, TV show though mate.

[Trada]

Wow Everything Everywhere All at Once what a totally brillant film and by miles the best multi verse film.

[SvenJohansen]

Currently watching it now, great stuff, TV show though mate.

Yeah just realised I'm in wrong thread!

[Schmidt]

Wow Everything Everywhere All at Once what a totally brillant film and by miles the best multi verse film.

The sausage finger stuff disgusted me more than anything in The Boys.

[wige]

+1 for the Maverick Fan Boy Club.

Barely existent plot & cheese levels that would put a Raclette convention to shame but honestly, who cares. The flight sequences are absolutely stunning and I thought Cruise was excellent. Even though nearly every outcome was foreseeable, it's one of those films that get's away with it, mainly cos they nail it as well. Listened to a Kermode review post watch and found myself in complete agreement on what he was saying there. Nothing groundbreaking, but it's just perfectly done. Sorely tempted to see it again before the big screen run is over.

Spoiler

I defy anyone not to grin like an idiot when he steals the plane and smashes the trial run. The scene with Val Kilmer was genuinely emotional and carried real weight, the relationships with Rooster and Jennifer Connelly (gorgeous by the way, sorry that's so reductive) all completely believable.

And again, the flight scenes. just spectacular

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[Peabee]

What’s great about Top Gun, and Cruise’s films in general, is that those shots of him and the cast in the jets with their faces being squashed by G force, it’s all real not CGI.

He had them training for three months working up from small prop planes to actual F-18s, so they weren’t throwing up on set when it came to filming.

[Lawnmowerman]

haven't watched the new top gun but i did watch a movie about iceman. Not the fighter pilot but a film called Iceman set thousands of years ago. good chase movie you'd catch on prime

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[AndyMuller]

Just watched the first Top Gun and thought it was pretty crap to be honest. Will I enjoy the sequel more? It sounds like it is better from what I’ve read and heard.

[El Lobo]

Watched Jurassic World: Dominion at the weekend.

Was a little like the last Ghostbusters, proper fan service stuff but fun all the same. Imagine that'll be it now but you never know with Hollywood, and how they'll imagine another way for humans to be trapped with dinosaurs.

[Peabee]

Watched Jurassic World: Dominion at the weekend.

Was a little like the last Ghostbusters, proper fan service stuff but fun all the same. Imagine that'll be it now but you never know with Hollywood, and how they'll imagine another way for humans to be trapped with dinosaurs.

Yeah agreed.

I was disappointed that the film just ended up back on another Island that they had to escape yet again. I was hoping it was all about dinosaurs in the real world alongside humans.

Glad I only watched a dodgy stream.

[Henry Gale]

Probably in the minority here but I haven’t enjoyed a Jurassic Park movie since the first one.

[gerrardisgod]

I enjoyed the first half of Lost World, more than the first half probably. Basically until they brought the T-Rex back on the ship.

Even then there were things to hate, gymnastics girl 

Rest have all been shite though.

[TepidT2O]

They are making Paddington 3 Paddington in Peru.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/paddington-3-peru-1235161582/

New director. Perhaps the hardest job in cinema.  Following the perfect film.

A little worried, sending people on holiday is a common (and often second rate) film macguffin

[AndyMuller]

Margot Robbie as Barbie and Ryan Gosling as Ken is perfect casting.

Will be watching.

[Barneylfc∗]

Margot Robbie as Barbie

Will be watching.

Same

[killer-heels]

Margot Robbie as Barbie and Ryan Gosling as Ken is perfect casting.

Will be watching.

Dont think most people pictured Ken to be over 40.

[AndyMuller]

Dont think most people pictured Ken to be over 40.

Ken looks 45 out of the box.

[Casta]

Dashcam....WTF...anyone seen this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euQq6DFyudM

Latest from Blumhouse horror, found footage film but its....fked up is an understatement

[Henry Gale]

Dashcam....WTF...anyone seen this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euQq6DFyudM

Latest from Blumhouse horror, found footage film but its....fked up is an understatement

I watched it for like an hour then turned it off as the camera work made me want to throw up.

[Hedley Lamarr]

Shiva Baby is an absolute gem.  An excruciating black comedy, like properly wince inducing.  Basically, a young Jewish girl (late teens, early 20s) earns money by 'babysitting', 'babysitting' in her little world isn't a million miles away from prostitution.  Her parents think she's looking for something to do after college and a bit aimless.  Then her regular 'John' turns up at a shiva she's attending (with her parents, extended family, friends and a girl she may, or may not be in a relationship with).  What follows is really, really tough to watch in an absolutely hilarious way.

It's brilliantly written and the performances are just absolutely nailed down.

I think it came out last year, so it won't make the best of 2022 or anything, but it's superb.

[Ciara (with a capital "C")]

Do you need to have seen the first Top Gun to watch the Maverick one?

[afc tukrish]

Do you need to have seen the first Top Gun to watch the Maverick one?

Is that an admission? Ciara never watched Top Gun?

 

The horror. the horror...

[Lastrador]

Do you need to have seen the first Top Gun to watch the Maverick one?

There's a lot of fan service and callbacks in the first half of the movie, and by a lot, I mean a fucking lot. But I don't think it's necessary to watch the first one to understand anything about the plot or the characters in Maverick, but it might increase your enjoyment of those little tidbits if you're a fan of the first one, which I wasn't, so I find them more annoying than anything.

[Lastrador]

Shiva Baby is an absolute gem.  An excruciating black comedy, like properly wince inducing.  Basically, a young Jewish girl (late teens, early 20s) earns money by 'babysitting', 'babysitting' in her little world isn't a million miles away from prostitution.  Her parents think she's looking for something to do after college and a bit aimless.  Then her regular 'John' turns up at a shiva she's attending (with her parents, extended family, friends and a girl she may, or may not be in a relationship with).  What follows is really, really tough to watch in an absolutely hilarious way.

It's brilliantly written and the performances are just absolutely nailed down.

I think it came out last year, so it won't make the best of 2022 or anything, but it's superb.

Yeah, it's really good. It's one of those movies that are impossible to enjoy while you're watching it, because everything, from how is shot to the sound design, is done to make the viewer extremely uncomfortable. But it does it really effectively, and the performances are great.

[Hedley Lamarr]

Do you need to have seen the first Top Gun to watch the Maverick one?

You’ll miss out on a fair bit if you haven’t seen the first but it’s not essential story wise, it kinda hammers home the links to Top Gun.

[duvva 💅]

Just watched Ghostbusters Afterlife. Brilliant, funny, nostalgic. Loved it. Not one bit I didn’t like

Edit: apart from the final post credits scene which looked like it set it up for a sequel. Hope they leave it, was a good ending in my view. No need for more

[McrRed]

Wow Everything Everywhere All at Once what a totally brillant film and by miles the best multi verse film.

Finally caught up with this and it is indeed a cracking film. Nobody meets Matrix meets Sausage Party with a little Jackie Chan thrown in for good measure.

[Andy @ Allerton!]

Saw Lightyear

Me and the missus loved it

Cat stole the show

[TepidT2O]

Rewatched slumdog millionaire tonight.

A perfect film.  You couldn’t make better. 

[Ciara (with a capital "C")]

Thanks for the responses on Top Gun! Ended up watching Boiling Point - had no idea that was all filmed in what looked like 1 take!?