Parasite is excellent get on it, another 3 days is all.
I watched Bingo Hell, not really a horror not really good either.
Do. Parasite is the exception of a best Oscar gong that absolutely deserved its plaudits. It's a deeply clever, entertaining, thrilling film - and has one of the creepiest single frames in modern cinema.
I started watching Guns Akimbo with Daniel Radcliffe and had to give up after half an hour. A shame because I think Radcliffe has made some interesting choices since HP but this was just really poor and I was finding it incredibly difficult to suspend my disbelief at some bits.
It's a movie that I think will be really hit or miss with people - probably very few neutrals. I wasn't really expecting to like it to be honest, but for whatever reason that particular tone of playful hyper-stylised campy nonsense pulled me in and I found myself really enjoying it! I'd say being in just the right mood for it helps a lot too. I got some vibes of Tank Girl, and Birds of Prey - both of which I love - from it, albeit it's not as good as either.
I really enjoyed Guns Akimbo. I thought it was very funny - I think Radcliffe did a great job in the lead role. The scene with Rhys Darby was great from what I remember. That and Boss Level are films I'd rate the same and both have that ott, cartoony action that doesn't take itself seriously at all and is great for switching the brain off and enjoying the chaos.
Boss level surprisingly good/entertaining… I didn’t think Frank Grillo had it in him to be a leading man….
apparently the movie was finished years ago but it’s release was delayed because the studio thought it was a skunk.
Boss Level was ok for me but I did at least finish it. I wouldn't watch it again, a very small thing but the fact that the main character only spent about 200 days in the loop absolutely baffled me though, I think the Groundhog Day director said that Phil Connors spent about ten years in the loop and even in Palm Springs, aandy Samberg's character has clearly been there for years.
Guns Akimbo lost me when they showed the Nix character dispatch an entire room of henchmen in a gun-fu extravaganza and then in the next scene she couldn't even hit one dude standing straight in front of her. I found Nerve to be far more interesting take on a similar concept.
Personally I loved Boss Level; it had some superb action, a charismatic lead, a nice bit of humour thrown into the mix and the perfect length at ~90 minutes.
The Green Knight was awful. I switched off after 45 minutes.
One of the worst films I've had the misfortune of watching. I really wished I had switched it off but I was stubborn to see it through to the end.
I really cannot understand all the rave reviews it is getting.
Wouldn't be quite so positive about it but I did get through it and it is all just a bit chaotic.
One I enjoyed was I Care a Lot.
Frank Gr
Also… Frank Grillo is almost 60 ! some people at that age can’t get out of a chair let alone start everyday fighting a helicopter
He’s in incredible shape aright!
I watched it. I enjoyed it. I think I would have liked it more if I'd seen it back when it was released though. Not so much because of how hyped it's been, but because it's actually become a cultural reference at this stage and I think even just by accident I knew more about it than I wanted to.
Also, which frame did you mean?
If I was to wager it would be around when the guy from downstairs becomes visible at the basement door entrance and scares the kid.
Yeah, it's a curse of the zeitgeist that you can end up accidentally spoiling yourself without even realising. Regards the frame, it's the moment when:
We find out what the "ghost" was from the point of view of the kid, and we just see the basement dweller's eyes peeking out over the top of the stairs.
@homerun_homer Maybe spoiler your line?
Weirdly it was the Happy Endings pandemic zoom reunion episode that gave a major plot point away for me. Just not where I was expecting to get Korean movie references.
Yeah, that scene was creepy, but it also made it darkly hilarious later on when the mother was planning to untraumatise the son with the birthday cake parade.
Half way through Season 1 and finding the scenes with the husband impossible to sit through anymore so I’ve just decided to fast forward through his scenes from now on to get back to the scenes without him.
It started out very interesting with the format of the scenes, but now I find I just want to get to the end to find out what happens.
Agree, perfect length and done the emotion well. It's one of the movies that I'd actually watch again for the fun.
I see the infamous Wild Mountain Thyme has been added.
I liked the idea of making it a procedural; the murder victim trying to figure out why he was being killed in the first place - the character development coming from a meathead acquiring some smarts alongside the requisite emotional growth typical of the sub-genre. The film made a criminal waste of Michelle Yeoh however; can't forgive that.
Sounds like Happy Death Day, except for the meathead bit.
It plays itself as an action movie primarily, only that its set pieces are framed against the time loop concept. The comedy is more "douchebag" oriented than HDD. Have you seen Happy Death Day 2? That was a great sequel that leaned more into the comedy and emotional catharthis than repeating the same schtick again.
Yeah, I liked both HDD, but they were very different in tone. Apparently they're doing a 3rd one and I'm very excited about that.
Selection of new titles/re-adds in the last week or so
American Hustle
A Quiet Life (Original Title: Una vita tranquilla)
Argo
The Boy Who Killed My Parents (2021)
The Campaign (Ferrell/Sudeikis/Galifianakis)
The Cooler (W.H.Macy/A.Baldwin/M.Bello)
Gangster Squad
The Girl Who Killed Her Parents (2021)
The Goldfinch (Elsgort/Kidman)(2019)
Hall Pass
Here After (2020)
The Infiltrator
The Italian Job (M.Wahlberg/Theron/E.Norton)
Joker (J.Phoenix/De Niro/B.Camp)(2019)
Justin Bieber: Our World (Amazon Original)(2021)
Leave of Absence
Legends Of The Fall (B.Pitt/Hopkins/A.Quinn)
Level Sixteen
Madres (Amazon Original)(2021)
The Manor (Amazon Original)(2021)
Mercy Black (2019)
Monster-in-Law
OtherLife
The Ratings Game (DeVito)
Santa's Slay
Sister Act
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Tracktown
Under The Greenwood Tree (K.Hawes)
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Wild Mountain Thyme (2020)
Year One
Justified (Season 1-6)
Fear the Walking Dead (Season 6)
Pan y Circo (Season 2)(Amazon Original)
Private Practice (Season 1-6)
The Walking Dead: World Beyond (Season 2)(Opening episode, Episodes weekly until conclusion)
Unforgettable (Season 1-3)
Expiring soon(That I'm aware of)
The Matrix - 14/10
The Matrix: Reloaded - 14/10
Amelie - 19/10
Cold Pursuit - 21/10
Bobs Burgers (Season 1-10) - 15/10
Futurama (Season 1-10) - 17/10
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Season 1-7) - 18/10
Modern Family (Season 1-8) - 19/10
Oh shoot. We had been working through Bob's Burgers slowly; we're only at season 6. Bugger.
I think it's on Disney +, if you have that
Shock and Awe (2017) was up the other night. It stars James Marsden & Woody Harrelson, and tells the story of two journalists who published stories doubting WMD in Iraq.
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There are so many better pre-, during and post- 9/11 movies than this.
Some of the scenes are sloppy. In one, we come in to two characters sitting across from each other at an office desk. There's a couple of beats as the camera moves and then the characters talk. The conversation is filled with frustration, so I'm thinking: if he's furious why didn't he come into the room yelling? Instead, he sat down said hello and then launched into it. :/
The film relies too heavily on real news clips. Peppering them in now and then is fine, but their over utilisation was lazy.
One thing that bugged me was their use of sources. They speak to various people (military, diplomat etc...) and things like "Military source" or "State department official" flash up. From my Leaving Cert English all I can remember is: show, don't tell. It feels like that #1 rule was forgotten about.
A Texas Funeral
Behind the Red Door
Bloodline (2019)
Break a Leg
Central Intelligence
Conversations with Other Women
Country Strong
Crimson Peak (Chastain/Hiddleston)
The Family Tree
Flocking (Original Title: Flocken)
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
It: Chapter Two
Lost Kiddy Found
Miss Meadows (K.Holmes)
Murder by Numbers (Bullock/Gosling)
Vamp
You've Got Mail
G.E.O. Más allá del límite (Spain’s Elite Police: Beyond limits)(Amazon Original)(Season 1)(2021)
I Know What You Did Last Summer (Season 1)(Amazon Original)(2021)(4 episodes,weekly until conclusion)
Pan y Circo (Season 2)(2021)
Sanctuary (Season 1-2,4)
Unforgettable (Season 4)
Constantine - 22/10
Terminator Genisys - 29/10
Bones (Season 1-12) - 23/10
Desperate Housewives (Season 1-7) - 24/10
Dark Waters expires tomorrow. Movie with Mark Ruffalo similar story to Erin Brockovich.
Where do you find out the ones which are expiring? I just happened to find this one.
