Rate the last film you watched...

[Section_31]

K-19 The Widowmaker, 7/10. Told the true story of a nuclear disaster on the Soviet's flagship missile sub. Much better than I thought It'd be. 

 

Clear and Present Danger. 9/10. Love the Harrison ford Jack Ryan films. Patriot Games is class too.

[Moo]

Portrait of a Lady on Fire, 10/10. 

It had a lot of buzz at Cannes last year which always piques my interest but I hadn't followed up on it as it just didn't grab me.  But while scrolling for something different to watch last night this popped up, so I read a couple of reviews and voila.  This morning I feel like I've watched a film that I want to watch again already. A masterpiece. 

[Mook]

Watched High Fidelity last night, not seen it for years & found it a bit annoying to be honest. Just a self obsessed fanny who manages to pull birds well out of his league & wears crap jumpers. It's not aged particularly well.

 

5/10

[Bjornebye]

50 minutes ago, Mook said:

Watched High Fidelity last night, not seen it for years & found it a bit annoying to be honest. Just a self obsessed fanny who manages to pull birds well out of his league & wears crap jumpers. It's not aged particularly well.

 

5/10

I like the record store dialogue. Jack Black is funny in it. That Moby looking creep creeps me out. Good film, for what it is. 

[Carvalho Diablo]

4 hours ago, Moo said:

Portrait of a Lady on Fire, 10/10. 

It had a lot of buzz at Cannes last year which always piques my interest but I hadn't followed up on it as it just didn't grab me.  But while scrolling for something different to watch last night this popped up, so I read a couple of reviews and voila.  This morning I feel like I've watched a film that I want to watch again already. A masterpiece. 

Just watched this based entirely on your review, loved it.

 

Subtle, brilliant, saturated.

 

9/10 Fen Kodi

[Moo]

2 hours ago, Carvalho Diablo said:

Just watched this based entirely on your review, loved it.

 

Subtle, brilliant, saturated.

 

9/10 Fen Kodi

Nice one, glad you enjoyed it.  Watch it again, as I have already, you might give it 10/10!  Scenes that I didn't quite get first time round, or was taken aback by, made more meaningful on second viewing. 

The sparse script was incredible, every word puncturing the tension or the calm, the sparse set allowing a blank canvas on which the actors could create something beautiful, the sparse score allowing the natural sounds to shine through, and when the music came it really, really meant something.  And that scenery, framed beautifully. 

I'll be thinking about this film for days I'm sure, but I'll stop going on about it now. 

 

[Carvalho Diablo]

The use of silence and the sparsity of dialogue reminded my of The Lighthouse. Another excellent film but POALOF is a step or two above even that.

 

Really enjoyed it mate and will definitely watch it a second time.

[Carvalho Diablo]

K19 - The Widowmaker

 

Das Bobbins.

 

3/10

[Dougie Do'ins]

Mississippi Grind 8/10

 

For the most part it's a melancholy story about two strangers who meet at a card table and end up going on a road trip to New Orleans to win big. 

 

One of those films you don't need to pay 100% attention to still enjoy and is worth watching for the soundtrack alone. 

[Mook]

The Human Capital, the story of three families & a few dramatic days told from different perspectives. Really enjoyed this one, 7.5/10

[No2]

Watching a good woman is hard to find on Sky movies. Impossible to turn off it's so bad. No redeeming features at all.

[Paul]

Skyfall - decent and probably the best of the Daniel Craig Bonds. However all of his ones seem to diminish with repeat viewing for me. 7/10. 

[sir roger]

3 hours ago, Paul said:

Skyfall - decent and probably the best of the Daniel Craig Bonds. However all of his ones seem to diminish with repeat viewing for me. 7/10. 

Gets an extra point for me for the entertainment value of Adele channeling Vic Reeves' pub singer in the theme song.

[Carvalho Diablo]

The Hobbit trilogy, utter shite. Thorin, utter twat.

[Anubis]

9 minutes ago, Carvalho Diablo said:

The Hobbit trilogy, utter shite. Thorin, utter twat.

He’s like that in the book as well, mate. Sorry.

 

Overlall it is a poor trilogy though. Studio greed spread a three and a half hour film over three films. It was two at most.

[Carvalho Diablo]

26 minutes ago, Anubis said:

He’s like that in the book as well, mate. Sorry.

 

Overlall it is a poor trilogy though. Studio greed spread a three and a half hour film over three films. It was two at most.

In the 3rd film I'd just had enough of the miserable moping nonce, was actively rooting for the Orcs to batter them tbh.

[Carvalho Diablo]

Elmer Gantry

 

Burt Lancaster stars as a vacuum cleaner salesman come grifter come revivalist preacher in this incredible film about faith and religion.

 

Big Burt's tour de force. Sensational.

 

10/10 Fen Kodi

 

[Scott_M]

Capone.

 

I barely lasted 30 minutes with of. I didn’t like it at all. 

[Carvalho Diablo]

Field of Dreams

 

"If you build it he will come..." Kevin Costner stars in this heart warming film about baseball, family, regret and penance.

 

Gets me every single time. Love this film.

 

9.5/10 Fen Kodi

 

[polymerpunkah]

1 hour ago, Carvalho Diablo said:

Elmer Gantry

 

Burt Lancaster stars as a vacuum cleaner salesman come grifter come revivalist preacher in this incredible film about faith and religion.

 

Big Burt's tour de force. Sensational.

 

10/10 Fen Kodi

 

Great movie, great actor.

 

 

[skend04]

51 minutes ago, Carvalho Diablo said:

Field of Dreams

 

"If you build it he will come..." Kevin Costner stars in this heart warming film about baseball, family, regret and penance.

 

Gets me every single time. Love this film.

 

9.5/10 Fen Kodi

 

Best feel good movie. Ever.

[Elite]

2 hours ago, Carvalho Diablo said:

Field of Dreams

 

"If you build it he will come..." Kevin Costner stars in this heart warming film about baseball, family, regret and penance.

 

Gets me every single time. Love this film.

 

9.5/10 Fen Kodi

 

Unless it's Bramley Moore.

[VladimirIlyich]

59 minutes ago, Elite said:

Unless it's Bramley Moore.

They've actually got to build something first. I bet Costner had a few traffic cones lying about for a while too.

[Brownie]

16 hours ago, Paul said:

Skyfall - decent and probably the best of the Daniel Craig Bonds. However all of his ones seem to diminish with repeat viewing for me. 7/10. 

Casino Royale miles better than any he’s done since, for me.

[Paul]

7 hours ago, Brownie said:

Casino Royale miles better than any he’s done since, for me.

That’s the other one I like. Think there’s not much between them. The other two are just shit though with Spectre especially disappointing as it had so much potential.