What was the last really great film and song?

Mister Vain · 23-01-2017 10:10PM #1

I thought Interstellar was fantastic when I first saw it on the big screen. Although it has its faults and I didn't like it as much after repeat viewing, I still think its very moving and original.

I had to think long and hard about the last really great song I've heard as there has been a lot of shyte in recent years. There were a few decent songs in the 00's but Eminem's "Lose Yourself" really sticks out in my mind. I'm not a big rap fan by any means but I thought that was the dog's bollix at the time.

So what in your opinion was the last great film and song?

Four Phucs Ache · 23-01-2017 10:20PM

For me :

Inception was jaw dropping.

As for song it has to be the recent wide open by the chemical Bros feat Beck.

yermanoffthetv · 23-01-2017 11:09PM

Burn after reading or the Grand Budapest Hotel were really good movies that were a little different and quirky when I first saw them. Haven't been blown away by anything recently (that Ive seen anyway)

Song wise: SOAB, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats or something by First Aid Kit, but that's just my taste. I gave up on music after the 90s as It just became a ball of generic auto tuned sh1te. Odd gems here and there though.

Temptamperu · 23-01-2017 11:19PM

Hail, Caesar! and Twenty One Pilots - Dirty Heavy Soul.

Filmer Paradise · 23-01-2017 11:21PM

Film; Back to the Future.

Song; Hey Jude.

Can't go wrong with those two. Guaranteed!

Arcade_Tryer · 23-01-2017 11:26PM

yermanoffthetv wrote: »

Song wise: SOAB, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats or something by First Aid Kit, but that's just my taste. I gave up on music after the 90s as It just became a ball of generic auto tuned sh1te. Odd gems here and there though.

Triggered.

Dirty Dingus McGee · 23-01-2017 11:32PM

Song: Video Games by Lana Del Ray.

Film: The Revenant.

HellSquirrel · 23-01-2017 11:39PM

Lord of the Rings will be one of the greats, even outside its genre. That trilogy was a masterpiece.

23-01-2017 11:45PM

Donnie Darko.

Fatima Yamaha "What's a Girl to do"

Grandeeod · 23-01-2017 11:48PM

Film and song combined....

Goldfinger - Shirley bassey. It still tingles me!

The Rape of Lucretia · 23-01-2017 11:57PM

Raging Bull (although one could argue it is Casablanca).

La Mer - Charles Trenet.

DanielODonnell · 24-01-2017 12:03AM

Paramore are a band that would stand out from the late 2000s early 2010s, they had that many good songs it is hard to pick one. They are releasing a new record this year but I don't have much hope for it after the last one.

I don't buy into the view that everything was better in 80s and 90s.

Capt'n Midnight · 24-01-2017 12:23AM

Mister Vain wrote: »

Although it has its faults and I didn't like it as much after repeat viewing, I still think its very moving and original.

A truly great film gets better after repeat viewing. I'm still seeing new stuff in Hot Fuzz, but it's still not an epic film

Problem is there are few original films nowadays. They are mostly sequels , remakes, reboots, and adaptations of successful books. The recent Star Wars films tick most of those boxes at the same time.

Re Intersteller IMHO it fails badly on lots of the SciFi - The Martian was much better.

http://www.imdb.com/chart/top Top 250 Filums
From this list the best recent film
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) it's not too bad but it's a reboot / remake / sequel of Mad Max II

From this list the best recent film that isn't a reboot/remake/sequel/adaptation is - Wall-E (2008)

most recent Hollywood offering on that list that isn't a reboot/remake/sequel/adaptation/animation is L.A. Confidential (1997), and it's good rather than truly great

stimpson · 24-01-2017 02:15AM

Whiplash was the last really great movie that I've seen. The intensity is just phenomenal.

retro:electro · 24-01-2017 02:18AM

Film: Whiplash
Song: Fleetwood Mac "The Chain". I don't really listen to new stuff

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 24-01-2017 02:51AM

Film - Arrival

Song - call me old fashioned, but I still think Bohemian Rhapsody

NoviGlitzko · 24-01-2017 03:01AM

I can't remember what I thought of which was a truly great film recently, but I thought 'Prisioners' and 'Gone Girl' were an easy 10/10 although I know the latter divides some opinion. Has there been anything really groundbreaking lately?

As for music, I've no idea really. Popular music nowadays isn't exactly the Beatles.

team_actimel · 24-01-2017 10:35AM

Film: In terms of film in the last couple of years no recent ones made me go wow. TV for me has surpassed film in terms of quality.
I've recently gotten into 'Black Mirror' and every episode is like a mini film, pure quality.

Song: Tame Impala - Let It Happen

bear1 · 24-01-2017 11:32AM

Good movies... hmm the game always gets a vote from me and in fact most films with Douglas in them from the 90s.
Last really good film I saw was the autopsy of Jane doe.
Song, they are all ****e these days but take it to the limit by the eagles is savage.

Hector Bellend · 24-01-2017 11:39AM

Four Phucs Ache wrote: »

For me :

Inception was jaw dropping.

As for song it has to be the recent wide open by the chemical Bros feat Beck.

Inception was the biggest pile of dogsh1t I've ever seen in my life.

Conor Bourke · 24-01-2017 11:43AM

team_actimel wrote: »

Song: Tame Impala - Let It Happen

Don't really give a fook about films but that song is one of the best I've heard in years, absolutely tremendous.

Hector Bellend · 24-01-2017 11:44AM

Filmer Paradise wrote: »

Film; Back to the Future.

Song; Hey Jude.

Can't go wrong with those two. Guaranteed!

La la la la la la la

La la la la

Hey Jude.

Repeat.

I dont get the beatles. I really dont.

Don't get me started on the yellow submarine

whiterob81 · 24-01-2017 11:46AM

Temptamperu wrote: »

Hail, Caesar! and Twenty One Pilots - Dirty Heavy Soul.

Haven't seen Hail Caesar yet but I do love that Twenty One Pilots album.

KrakityJones · 24-01-2017 11:52AM

Film : Sicario , hadn't been engrossed in a movie that way for a long long time.

Music : 'Lucy fears the morning star' by Diablo Swing Orchestra. Who would have thought opera,classical,jazz and metal could fuse so well.

KungPao · 24-01-2017 11:53AM

Hector Bellend wrote: »

La la la la la la la

La la la la

Hey Jude.

Repeat.

I dont get the beatles. I really dont.

Don't get me started on the yellow submarine

I bet most of your favorite bands 'got them' though.

5rtytry56 · 24-01-2017 11:53AM

Trainspotting.

Born Slippy.

Hector Bellend · 24-01-2017 11:56AM

Film - The Departed

Song - Song Seven - Interpol

team_actimel · 24-01-2017 11:57AM

Cornelius Crow wrote: »

Don't really give a fook about films but that song is one of the best I've heard in years, absolutely tremendous.

Song gets better with each listen

When people say music has gone to sh1te these days, that really isn't the case especially with a song like 'Let It Happen'. There is amazing alternative music released the past few years.

Hector Bellend · 24-01-2017 12:00PM

KungPao wrote: »

I bet most of your favorite bands 'got them' though.

Maybe They did.

I didnt

GLaDOS · 24-01-2017 12:01PM

Inception was probably the last movie that really stood out for me. Completely original as opposed to a rehash/sequel or comic/book adaption.

Music, well Pain of Salvation's new album came out on Friday and is magnificent imo. Hard to pick a single song.

Howard the Duck · 24-01-2017 12:14PM

Film : Short Term 12

Song: Frightened Rabbit "Death Dream"

What was the last really great film and song?

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