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Post by HD Music & Test on Aug 13, 2022 10:40:35 GMT
Watched NOPE last evening with 5 other people in a suitably wonderful 18C 45 seater cinema, it promised so much but in the end was predicable, enteraining at times. Shame really as "get out" was a great film another Jorden Peele effort 6.5/10 max
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Post by Slinger on Aug 13, 2022 12:47:56 GMT
I enjoyed BlacKkKlansman, and Us and Get Out to a lesser degree. I'll still give "Nope," a shot at some stage though.
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Post by MartinT on Aug 13, 2022 15:24:09 GMT
Unlike a lot of recent reviews, I rather liked No Time to Die. I thought it was a decent story and a fitting end to this Bond. The action was good but there was some humanity included, too, which I don't mind at all.
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Post by petea on Aug 13, 2022 16:16:07 GMT
I agree, Martin.
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Post by MartinT on Aug 15, 2022 19:25:17 GMT
Pitch Black. It's been a treat watching this again. A rare SF horror that does everything well. It has its own style, from the superb crash at the beginning to the seared brightness of the planet and the scary bat-like creatures. Low budget, really well made. On Prime.
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Post by petea on Aug 17, 2022 19:09:30 GMT
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Post by MartinT on Aug 27, 2022 21:32:44 GMT
Moonfall.
Oh dear.
Dear oh dear.
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Post by Slinger on Sept 1, 2022 21:48:20 GMT
A trailer for a new cult classic in the making (or a huge bucket of arse-gravy).  |
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Post by MartinT on Sept 2, 2022 5:03:00 GMT
All because the copyright has expired.
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Post by MikeMusic on Sept 14, 2022 16:01:50 GMT
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Post by julesd68 on Sept 14, 2022 16:23:39 GMT
I might try Tenet but really dislike films that I can't understand for whatever reason. Nolan is a very good director - Memento, Insomnia and Dunkirk were superb but I found Inception very annoying as I struggled to follow it ... Not really into the high tech, futuristic and FX laden films.
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Post by MartinT on Sept 14, 2022 17:11:57 GMT
Memento was superb but I liked Inception, too.
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Post by MikeMusic on Sept 14, 2022 18:57:40 GMT
Memento good
Inception not so good
Tenet gets you caught up in it
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Post by MikeMusic on Oct 3, 2022 20:03:36 GMT
Gray Man Even less impressed than MartinT and nicholasCliché after cliché. Been done so many times before So many fights and so much being blown up The torture scene was meant to be funny as was the ultra baddie - nope Cobblers |
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Post by julesd68 on Oct 18, 2022 11:12:51 GMT
Xanadu (1980) You might think I have placed this Olivia Newton John movie in the wrong category. However, it is still a remarkable film that should be seen. The concept is appalling - 1940's nostalgic musical meets 1980's day glo roller disco with a soppy love story thrown in. The execution is laden with VFX that look like they were done by a primary school boy on his Atari computer. The mainly ELO soundtrack is er, not great. It is all so compellingly bad and dated, it somehow holds my attention to wonder at its unrelentingly OTT 80s iconography and, the lovely Olivia. www.theguardian.com/film/2020/aug/08/xanadu-olivia-newton-john-musical-flop-1980 |
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Post by julesd68 on Oct 30, 2022 11:08:11 GMT
Last night we watched The Evil Dead with the lights off. It's one of a number of horror classics available on BBC iPlayer.
I was shocked to see how old it is - 1981! Of course it's not quite as scary as it used to be - the prosthetics aren't exactly state of the art but that tree assault scene is still immensely powerful and disturbing. And I did get one proper jump scare. The way Sam Raimi builds up suspense and atmosphere on a shoestring budget of $375k is inspired, as is the sound design which is so compelling. The camera work traveling through the woods is iconic now - not sure if anyone had done that in such a way previously.
It needs to still be seen as one of the most influential horror movies of all time and let's not forget the media carnage and outrage it caused at the time.
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Post by MartinT on Oct 30, 2022 13:03:17 GMT
The way Sam Raimi builds up suspense and atmosphere on a shoestring budget of $375k is inspired, as is the sound design which is so compelling. The camera work traveling through the woods is iconic now - not sure if anyone had done that in such a way previously. Agreed, it was very well done and a few small ideas (the sign suddenly stopping at the beginning, the tape recording, the camera through the forest, the camera through the house at the end) really have great impact. |
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Post by Slinger on Oct 30, 2022 13:39:00 GMT
Did you guys ever hear how they got that shot with the camera racing through the woods? Google it.  |
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Post by rfan8312 on Oct 30, 2022 16:54:55 GMT
Haha that's great. I've just went down a bit of a rabbit hole on this. |
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Post by MartinT on Oct 30, 2022 17:05:26 GMT
It's a great shot!
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