Rate the last film you watched...

[Mendoza]

Cloud Atlas- Can't decide if its a bold, cinematic masterpiece or a steaming pile of pretentious shit. Maybe it's a bit of both. Either way i enjoyed large parts of it- 7.5/10.

 

 

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Though part of me wished they'd just made a full length film about Jim Broadbent being stuck in the retirement home.

[The Great Jacko]

Skyfall 9/10 loved it.

[Pidge]

2001: A Space Odyssey.

 

I don't think I can give it anything other than a 10/10 just because it's so damn well made. Like Once upon a time in the west and Lawrence of Arabia it gets revered classic status just through it's aesthetic appeal. Does it have much beyond that? Certainly not as much as Lawrence does, maybe the Leone classic, but most of what it does have seems largely incidental. The HAL chapter is far and away the most engaging, the first section is great, the second really dull and the last... I don't know.

 

I need to watch it again, but I'm sure it'll be a long time before I do. I felt that a lot of the last segment was pretty cynically derived even if technically spectacular considering the optical effects he was working with. When I see this kind of work it always reminds me of Man Ray's experiments except here the abstraction feels so targeted toward the popular culture of the time.

 

The very end is special though and thankfully Kubrick, for once, doesn't over-egg it. I like the ambiguity but the fractured tone of the piece means there's little drive behind that to push people to really come up with an answer. For me it's the internal conflict of science/religion, both closely interelated as explorations of the unknown. One seeks to engage the sublime, the other seeks to demystify reality. Both vital for progress.

 

I liked it, didn't love it as with most Kubrick it fails to engage for long stretches. I can see why it's a classic and why many people think it's overrated. I can also understand why a Tarkovsky fan I know thinks it gets a lot of the legitimate sci-fi love Solaris should receive.

[Ted]

Cage is fucking boss in Bad Lieutenant. Especially the bit where he's gripping the birds arse and asking her if her dad molested her. Classic.

[Ted]

And I recently watched The Raid. Supreme stuff. 9/10.

[Champ]

Silver Linings Playbook. 7/10. Enjoyable but I didn't love it

Jennifer Lawrence has a beautiful figure and he was nice but kept making think of Oscar Pistorious, which wasn't so good

[Dougie Do'ins]

Snowtown - With no real previous knowledge of the crimes, I found it a little confusing in places, mostly about minor characters and some scenes, but most of these were cleared up after a brief read up after I'd watched it. It's really good, the acting is great and it wont be an easy watch for some I imagine, but I didn't find it as shocking as my mate made it out to be. There's a scene on there that he considered really hard to watch and it is pretty grim viewing, but not enough to really rattle me. 7.5/10

 

Can anyone name some more bleak films? I've been told to watch Tyrannosaur, though I heard there was a scene involving a dog and have since avoided watching it. Nil by Mouth was another my mate recommended.

I'm not a fan of Ray Winstone but I watched The War Zone a few years ago. From memory, it was bleak. Bit different from the usual cockney geezer roles Winstone plays.

 

I Also thought Never Let Me Go, was also bleak. As with everything though, it all come down to opinions.

 

On a brighter note.

 

The Men Who Stare At Goats.

 

A couple of laugh out load moments and lots of chuckles in between. Totally bizarre from start to end.

 

7.5/10

[Carvalho Diablo]

Can anyone name some more bleak films?

 

Have a look at Papillon and Midnight Express.

[Pidge]

I Also thought Never Let Me Go' date=' was also bleak. As with everything though, it all come down to opinions.

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The book definitely qualifies, not caught the film yet. Good then? I like Garfield and Mulligan so have hopes for it.

[Mendoza]

Requiem For A Dream is proper grim.

[Mendoza]

Compliance- taut, well acted thriller based on a ridiculous real life incident- 7.5/10.

[cochyn]

Dog Soldiers (2003)

 

Decent enough low-budget British horror film about squaddies on exercise getting hounded by werewolves in a remote Scottish glen. Not as shit as it sounds, surprisingly.

 

7.2 silver bullets/ 10 Ozzy albums.

[Dougie Do'ins]

The book definitely qualifies, not caught the film yet. Good then? I like Garfield and Mulligan so have hopes for it.

I've not read the book, but I know some people can find the film a bit of a let down after the book. I thought it was good but I was glad when it finished as the the feeling of hopelessness got a bit overbearing as it went on.

[Pidge]

Whisper of ther Heart - 10/10

 

Love this film, love Ghibli. A real piece of genius and a real tragedy that Kondo passed away with this as his only feature. The story isn't the most compelling structure but it's lack of direction is essentially the whole point, reflecting the central character and the themes of the film. Self-expression, aspiration and the dedication to artistic discipline required to succeed.

[Robbo29]

Jeff, who lives at home 5/10

cant wprk out wether i liked it or not, found it a bit weird

[manwiththestick]

Jeff, who lives at home 5/10

cant wprk out wether i liked it or not, found it a bit weird

 

Me too, watched this a few months back, some good bits, some bits meh.

[Jairzinho]

Smashed. 6/10.

[Robbo29]

think i would have liked 'Jeff, who lives at home' more if it didn't have the feel good ending

[KopOut]

*Collapse* by Michael Rupport. 11/10 for scaremongering

 

"there are ten calories of hydrocarbon energy in every calory of food consumed in the industrialised world."

 

For those who want the experience:-

 

Collapse Michael Ruppert - YouTube

[Mikhail]

Mama 3/10

 

Jump scares that are never scary

 

Badly done CGI ghost

 

Annoying characters; I have never wanted to see a movie family massacred as much as these people.

[Baldi]

Margin Call . Pretty good film eosing the moral and amoral side of Wall Street. Great performances from Spacey and Irons.

[manwiththestick]

Margin Call . Pretty good film eosing the moral and amoral side of Wall Street. Great performances from Spacey and Irons.

 

Watched that the other week, enjoyed it. Good film.

[JagSquared]

Cloud Atlas - I'm undecided, its horribly confusing for someone that hasn't read the book as bits seem to have been missed out and it is a bit full of its self. It's still watchable and is shot fairly well but it does seem to be trying to hard. 6/10.

[grazywalker]

Battleship

what the fuck was I thinking . It's a bit American to say the least

 

Quite bad really .

[Mendoza]

Battleship

what the fuck was I thinking . It's a bit American to say the least

 

Quite bad really .

 

One of the worst films i've ever seen. I also have no idea what came over me, i actually paid to watch it at the cinema. Big, dumb action films can be great but it was just drivel.

 

 

Searching For Sugar Man- really enjoyed it- 8/10.