Paddington in Peru

The Black Oil

With Olivia Colman as a nun. Arrives on November 8.

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

pixelburp

I don't envy the task of following up to a movie that stayed at 100% Rotten Tomatoes for as long as it did. Fingers crossed, though the trailer looks like a wheeze.

This scene alone remains an absolute masterclass of comedy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsqObcQ7icQ

~Rebel~

Quite looking forward to this, and seeing what Dougal Wilson does with it. Bit gutting that Sally Hawkins isn't returning though, big loss.

Agent Coulson

Tough act for a first time feature director to follow on from the first two masterpieces from Paul King.

Agent Coulson

New trailer.

https://youtu.be/_TZk5q0mGno?feature=shared

JP Liz V1

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TheIrishGrover

I enjoyed the other two films a lot. From the clip above (I do hope I can count on your vote) to smaller things like the son explaining that his "Safe" chemical hobby is lethal! To the fact that everyone immediately has no problem with the fact he can talk ("Don't make eye contact, he'll only try to sell you something"). Obviously Hugh Grant and Nicole Kidman seemed to have a ball playing their characters (And opened up a whole new avenue for Grant's career: "The Cad")

That poster is terrible (Especially Bonneville and Mortimer) but, whatever. Banderas has proven time and again that he's got the comedic chops and Colman is just…. Well, she's f*cking Olivia Colman!

However, yeah, tough ask to follow the other two. Would have been perfectly happy with the two.

JP Liz V1

8th of November released

https://youtu.be/ELfvaByE9Rg

El Duda

https://twitter.com/TheMovieBadger/status/1853479215661817956

Better than expected but still not filling me with confidence.

I rewatched the second one last night and really is amazing. I'd argue that it is so good, that they shouldn't have bothered.

El Gato De Negocios

Really looking forward to this, bringing the nippers Saturday evening. The first two are firm favourites in our house and have been watched multiple times. Hugh Grants turn in the last one elevated it from a good to great movie so his absence will surely be felt but if it's half as charming as it's two predecessors then it will be a good time.

speedboatchase

The first two are perfect fish-out-of-water movies written and directed by the same guy. Rather than wait for him to be available (he made Wonka), they hire new writers and a director who's never made a movie and put the fish back in the water by setting it outside of London. Baffling, really.

~Rebel~

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122819810#Comment_122819810

is it not just inverting the fish out of water story though? Like, they’ve already had Paddington twice in London - it’s hard to do a third with the same premise… sooner or later he’s gotta be comfortable with those London waters, right?

So this time it’s the family who play the fish out of water, to freshen things up.

otherwise, looking forward to seeing how Dougal Wilson handles it. He’s a superstar in the commercial world, brilliant with that sort of cute funny heartfelt family tone. Hopefully he can transfer that to longer format work. As the third - and much later - movie in the series, with a new creative team, I’m not gonna hold this one up to the massive standard of the first two magical films, but rather just the standard of a good fun family movie. Early reviews sound like it hits that mark anyway.

El Gato De Negocios

Went with the kids last night. While they enjoyed it, it's not a patch on the first 2. It lacks the warmth of the predecessors, the new Mrs Brown I simply didn't like and Banderas, despite trying his best, just doesn't work as the villain.

Spoiler Warning

Hugh Grant cropping up at the very end was a welcome treat and the audience felt exactly the same way. He has to be in the 4th one.

Deets

I've seen the first two Paddington films and really enjoyed them, though they never really captivated my daughter in the way other films seem to, they really work for me. I appreciate that they maintained the style of the first two films here, but while Paul King typically strikes a great balance of twee and comedy, usually brought out by the supporting cast(particularly the villain), that balance doesn’t quite land for me here. Maybe it's because I couldn't help but hear Puss in Boots whenever Antonio Banderas was on screen. Just felt a little off, the family scenes, in particular, feel almost tacked on. It’s not a bad family film by any means, but compared to the first two, it really feels like it’s lost something. But they have their formula and following so I have no doubt there'll be a 4th and 5th at the minimum.

Irish Aris

I think Paddington is one of these characters that can carry a film no matter what. So, although the tone is somewhat different to the first two films, the themes of family, belonging etc are still here, all the way to the sentimental end. The story kind of reminded me Coelho's novel The Alchemist which I am a fan of. The characters of Banderas and Colman are caricature-y: that in itself isn't a bad thing, just that they don't land as well as ,say, Nicole Kidman or Hugh Grant in the previous films.

But Paddington is adorable and funny (some great laughs along the way) and Ben Whishaw has again nailed down the voice acting. So overall, a very entertaining film and looking forward to the next chapter.

bogmanfan

I’m a big fan of the first two installments, but thought this was pretty awful. Very poor attempts at humour in the script and Banderas is shockingly bad. A huge disappointment after the previous one.

El Duda

Paddington in Peru – 5/10

Starts of well and has a lovely ending, but boy does it sag in the middle.

One of the big problems here is that there’s just too much Anonio Bandaras. Paddington 2 got the balance of screentime between the likes of Phoenix Buchanan and Knuckles McGinty just right. Here it’s all wrong.

Then we have Olivia Colman and her overbearing kookiness. You’d think she’d be perfect for Paddington, but from the moment she is introduced, singing that annoying song with her annoying teeth, she just pissed me off.

It was never going to be a patch on Paddington 2, but it should have been better than this. The lack of Sally Hawkins is catastrophic.

TheIrishGrover

Aw. That's unfortunate.