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Post by RydCook on Apr 26, 2012 22:48:43 GMT
Headhunters - Awesome! Gripping from the get go and really does not let up. Plenty of WTF?! moments. Superbly well constructed story. Loved it. A must see! Definitely one of the best films I've seen so far this year. Funny & thrilling. Found it tough to sympathise for the main character though, as he is a bit of a dick. You do end up rooting for him though, sign of a good film that.
If only it wasn't for the two sets of people in the cinema talking throughout. I was proud that I had the confidence to ask them to be quiet though.. and it worked! This is probably the most annoying things in the world in my book.
I also just watched My Wrongs #8245-8249 & 117 again. Haven't seen it for ages. Superb short film, weird, funny and fits a lot in. Next time you watch it have a look what it says on the back of the bus. Have just noticed its on the cover as well! never noticed that last time... ha ha. Just watched he Runners Commentary too! Interesting!
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Post by PaulTTEaster on Apr 28, 2012 19:20:10 GMT
Lockout
Joseph Gilgun was seriously funny as the unstable baddy in a film that on the whole was disappointing. The film had a fair budget but weak story with no real character build up plus the CGI was just gash.
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Post by GR on Apr 28, 2012 22:19:08 GMT
The Iron Lady
Got this on DVD for my mother, but I had to check out myself first (as usual). I was especially curious to see if it might work as a companion piece to the 2003 teleplay The Deal (which depicted MPs Gordon Brown and Tony Blair working their way up in the Labour Party -- "the Opposition" -- while Thatcher and the Conservatives were in power) and/or the flipside of This is England.
Well, I can't say that it goes very in-depth in terms of politics (understandable, given how controversial Margaret Thatcher and her policies were); director Phyllida Lloyd and screenwriter Abi Morgan have instead taken the more inspiring tack of strong-woman-rises-to-power-in-a-man's-world. Also, while the structure -- elderly Maggie, in the throes of dementia, interacts with visions of her late husband and recalls her career in a series of brief flashbacks -- doesn't allow for much of a hard-hitting, warts-and-all portrait, there are hints that her rise to power came with some personal cost. I'd say this works best as an actor showcase, with Meryl Streep all but disappearing into the role of Thatcher; and lending fine support are Jim Broadbent as Denis, her husband, and Olivia Colman as Carol, their adult daughter.
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Post by Bill Edwards on Apr 28, 2012 22:47:33 GMT
Headhunters
Agree with Ryd. Blackity black comic fun from our Scandiwegian pals. There was some clunky exposition near the end and a dodgy soundtrack both of which gave it a TV movie vibe at times but there were loadsa twisted laffs, plenty of yuck moments and a an inventive rebirth metaphor to boot.
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Post by jill on Apr 28, 2012 23:26:19 GMT
Headhunters Agree with Ryd and Chromebaby-enjoyed it a lot, appealed to the sadist in me ;D *SPOILERS* Ryd, I was hating it for the first 15 mins. Hated the main character and kept thinking, if this was in English, everybody would think this is rubbish. And then......Ha! Really appreciated the skill in the set-up-it's the hating him that makes what follows so entertaining in a sadistic sort of way. Thought the entire half an hour or so from when he discovered Diana's affair, through to the car wreck was excellent. It is so wrong to laugh at the tractor bit, but so funny ;D The rest of it was decent too  |
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Post by RydCook on Apr 29, 2012 14:04:30 GMT
Headhunters Agree with Ryd and Chromebaby-enjoyed it a lot, appealed to the sadist in me ;D *SPOILERS* Ryd, I was hating it for the first 15 mins. Hated the main character and kept thinking, if this was in English, everybody would think this is rubbish. And then......Ha! Really appreciated the skill in the set-up-it's the hating him that makes what follows so entertaining in a sadistic sort of way. Thought the entire half an hour or so from when he discovered Diana's affair, through to the car wreck was excellent. It is so wrong to laugh at the tractor bit, but so funny ;D The rest of it was decent too Couldn't agree more! |
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Post by vwk2welker on May 1, 2012 11:51:46 GMT
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Post by Bill Edwards on May 5, 2012 18:24:38 GMT
Women In Love
Shown as part of QUAD's 'summer' (Ha!) outdoor film festival. My knees are still defrosting but it great seeing such an odd, beguiling film where some of it was filmed in the grounds of Elvaston Castle.
It was very sixties with lots of slightly pretentious and breathely delivered dialogue about art, love and relationships but the film had a dream like narrative which I enjoyed and the famous nude wrestling scene is still pretty edgy even now. The camera work was very sixties too in that strange free and easy style that many films of the era had.
Thrown
A lovely and beautiful short film by none other than our Dave and Ryd from this 'ere forum! Thanks for letting me watch it guys. Loved the camera work and the two actors were very natural. A very sweet story that put a big smile on my face. Loved the end titles too. Well done David and Rydian, as their mums would call them, and to everyone else involved too.
Can't say owt bad about it at all! The length was perfect and no edits outstayed their welcome. Nice and tight. The dialogue too was very real and not overdone or showy.
Great news too with all the fests you're getting. And top draw for getting a showing state side. All the best to you both and to everyone else involved.
Cheers!
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Post by jill on May 5, 2012 20:14:03 GMT
Women in Love I also saw this (with Chromebaby/Bill) at Elvaston Castle. Hard to summarise. It was really fecking cold (and damp), which has to be a distraction..... Anyway, some random thoughts...I really loved the experience of watching a film on the big (inflatable) screen at the location where it was originally shot-totally brilliant My mind wandered a bit imagining the characters (and then actors) playing out the story in the locale. Sounds odd, I know, but imagine watching Dead Mans Shoes on the big screen right by the 'devil's house.' That will be my feedback suggestion for next year Hope it's still possible now Riber Castle has been bought up by developers. The film was OK, I thought. I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with D.H. Lawrence. As a Nottingumiun, I'm officially obliged to adore him, but I can't help but notice that he was a bit of a fascist. I thought there were some oddities-side-on shot that was overly romanticised. Mirror shots that didn't seem to have much point. On the other hand, it is a pretty good example of the bravery of late 60s/70s cinema and some scenes (like the famous/infamous naked wrestling bit) would be arresting in contemporary cinema. Glenda Jackson was brilliant as Gundren-see why she was the most admired actress of her generation and Oliver Reed, type cast as the villianous one, won the audience's sympathy in the end-sign of a good actor. Worth seeing, though I'd say read the book first. |
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Post by Dave on May 5, 2012 22:03:08 GMT
OVERNIGHT Heard a mention of this documentary film on a podcast recently and it really sounded interesting. Luckily it's available to watch on LoveFilm streaming service, so I gave it a watch! So, it's about this bloke, Troy Duffy who wrote his first film script while working in a bar and Harvey Weinstein (of Miramax) snapped him up and gave him an ace deal.. and bought him the bar he worked in too! A dream come true for any aspiring film-maker! It was around the time of Pulp Fiction I think, and this Troy Duffy was set to be the next Tarantino if things went to plan. The film then follows the story of Troy blowing this amazing opportunity of a lifetime by being deluded, unappreciative beyond belief, and just generally a massive twat. It's really interesting to watch this bloke given it all on a plate and then unintentionally throw it away simply because he is a prick. The script that was bought by Miramax was The Boondock Saints... which Troy did eventually direct, but not with Miramax! I'm now trying to track down a copy! Worth watching to see the story of a giant, self-obsessed cock-end NOT making his way in the film industry! Here it is on LoveFilm incase you have an account to watch it: www.lovefilm.com/film/Overnight/42318/ |
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Post by RydCook on May 5, 2012 22:36:23 GMT
ThrownA lovely and beautiful short film by none other than our Dave and Ryd from this 'ere forum! Thanks for letting me watch it guys. Loved the camera work and the two actors were very natural. A very sweet story that put a big smile on my face. Loved the end titles too. Well done David and Rydian, as their mums would call them, and to everyone else involved too. Can't say owt bad about it at all! The length was perfect and no edits outstayed their welcome. Nice and tight. The dialogue too was very real and not overdone or showy. Great news too with all the fests you're getting. And top draw for getting a showing state side. All the best to you both and to everyone else involved. Cheers! ;D Thanks for the kind words Bill! Really means a lot. I will pass on your review to everyone who was involved in making the film. Like any film, it was a big team effort and everyone brought something different to the film. I'm off to Toronto tomorrow for the BOOTLEG screening. Well excited! I'll be tweeting about it, so keep an eye out! |
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Post by Bill Edwards on May 6, 2012 22:36:27 GMT
ThrownA lovely and beautiful short film by none other than our Dave and Ryd from this 'ere forum! Thanks for letting me watch it guys. Loved the camera work and the two actors were very natural. A very sweet story that put a big smile on my face. Loved the end titles too. Well done David and Rydian, as their mums would call them, and to everyone else involved too. Can't say owt bad about it at all! The length was perfect and no edits outstayed their welcome. Nice and tight. The dialogue too was very real and not overdone or showy. Great news too with all the fests you're getting. And top draw for getting a showing state side. All the best to you both and to everyone else involved. Cheers! ;D Thanks for the kind words Bill! Really means a lot. I will pass on your review to everyone who was involved in making the film. Like any film, it was a big team effort and everyone brought something different to the film. I'm off to Toronto tomorrow for the BOOTLEG screening. Well excited! I'll be tweeting about it, so keep an eye out! Pleasure, Ryd. Have fun in Toronto! MarleyAn even-handed and inspirational biopic of a contradictory man. His music and his message of peace will live on forever though no matter what. Tin TinInterminable. Overlong, unengaging and boring. But we'd paid for it through the Virgin thingy so were watching it to the bitter end. |
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Post by jill on May 9, 2012 22:05:43 GMT
The American
Probably shouldn't post on this-was almost falling asleep before I put it on. George Clooney as ultra cool-but paranoid, lonely and sad-hitman. Some Italian dialogue, with frustratingly small sub-titles in white text, so maybe I missed some things (although don't think so). Has a twist, which you kind of see coming, but that's OK, because it's not really the point. It's more an observation of the life of these kind of characters. Clooney's good, but I personally found it dull and pointless-if yon can kill when it's expedient to do so, you probably don't really care about other people?? So, the loneliness angle just rang hollow for me. Lots of naked ladies-so boys fantasy film that you don't have to think about too much, I suppose.
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Post by GR on May 14, 2012 23:58:58 GMT
Dark Shadows
Went out to see it this afternoon. My experience with the series is limited (though I've recently seen the early '70s movie House of Dark Shadows, and back in 1991 my sister was way into the short-lived "revival" series so I got to see some of that), but I'm a big fan of both Tim Burton and Johnny Depp, and I wanted to see how this film would stack up against their previous collaborations.
My expectations of DS were actually pretty low because of the mixed reviews it's been getting (as well as my lack of familiarity with the original 1966-71 series, of which both Tim and Johnny had been fans) -- I just hoped it would be fun, and I thought it was, for the most part. I loved the goth-y feel of the opening scenes, and the middle section had some good chuckles, but the effects-heavy climax was too over-the-top for my taste. :-\
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Post by jill on May 16, 2012 20:20:33 GMT
Dark ShadowsWent out to see it this afternoon. My experience with the series is limited (though I've recently seen the early '70s movie House of Dark Shadows, and back in 1991 my sister was way into the short-lived "revival" series so I got to see some of that), but I'm a big fan of both Tim Burton and Johnny Depp, and I wanted to see how this film would stack up against their previous collaborations. My expectations of DS were actually pretty low because of the mixed reviews it's been getting (as well as my lack of familiarity with the original 1966-71 series, of which both Tim and Johnny had been fans) -- I just hoped it would be fun, and I thought it was, for the most part. I loved the goth-y feel of the opening scenes, and the middle section had some good chuckles, but the effects-heavy climax was too over-the-top for my taste. :-\ Err, I dunno. Saw the trailer at the cinema and thought it looked pants to tell you the truth. Might give it a try on the strength of your review, but my expectations are also low. My local branch of Sainsbury's (supermarket) is now stocking the original series of Dark Shadows. I know nothing about it, except that it does feature in a film I saw quite recently (Running with Scissors). The film's set in the 70s and the mother character is an obsessive fan of the DS show, so the film features her watching lots of clips. I thought the original series looked pretty good Maybe, I should watch that instead  |
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