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Post by MartinT on Jun 21, 2024 12:49:16 GMT
I think if you asked MartinT he'd agree I don't need anyone to help me form my opinions I do agree, and I also try to avoid reviews or trailers although sometimes that's impossible as it may be the first thing I know about the existence of a film. I also detest Michael Bay and anything Marvel, it's all just drivel to me. Guy Ritchie may only have one style, but he does it well and he makes me laugh. |
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Post by rfan8312 on Jun 21, 2024 19:22:09 GMT
I think Furiosa may ve the firs film that I will refuse to watch any reviews on. I went last night for I think the 4th time while driving south in my parents car.
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Post by julesd68 on Jun 21, 2024 20:40:17 GMT
I'm afraid we require further information Robert.
Why were you driving south and why had you purloined your parents car?
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Post by rfan8312 on Jun 21, 2024 22:07:34 GMT
Haha Jules well.my parents sold their house in New England very recently and bought a home in South Carolina near myrtle beach.
So I was tasked with delivering their car to them by driving through all of the states between MA and SC and then flying home in a few days.
I saw a lot of places but there's nothing kike Virginia. I cant believe that place. The people are ok/regular but the place is a treasure. You're always either ascending or descending a hill. It's a jungle of greenery on all sides with green hills always off in the distance. That juxtaposed with gorgeous houses spread apart and well groomed lawns. And the sun is splashing through the trees. And it's endless. No matter which right or left you take its the same jaw dropping scenery and I went far. Nothing in New England even matches this.
Then you get to Skyline drive within the Shenandoah state park. It's heaven on earth. Everything else on earth is either more beauty or places we screwed up but it's actually heaven on earth there's no other way to describe it
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Post by julesd68 on Jun 22, 2024 0:21:24 GMT
Well that sounds like one heck of a road trip - how long did it take you? And were you stopping off at a different multiplex each night???
You should maybe work for the Virginia Tourist Board - you sold it to me!
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Post by julesd68 on Jun 22, 2024 0:23:17 GMT
I'm in a bit of a state of shock. Have I really just seen a very fine film that was directed by Tom Ford?
If the name doesn't ring a bell he was a wildly successful fashion guru at places like Gucci and Saint Laurent ... Well "Nocturnal Animals" (2016) on Netflix is a really, really intriguing and well shot thriller with a fabulous cast that doesn't leave you with all the answers served on a neat looking plate. There's a lot to think about in this intelligent drama, which features a story within a story. I won't say more about the plot than that but it has a whiff of David Lynch about it, for sure. I think that makes the film feel like it could have been made thirty years ago so it's more backwards than forward facing in style but for only his second film, it's a remarkably mature effort from Tom Ford and well worthy of your attention.
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Post by Tim on Jun 22, 2024 0:28:09 GMT
Nocturnal Animals is an absolute show stopper, so no, you're not wrong Jules. Outstanding performance from Jake Gyllenhaal I thought and one hell of a script.
I can remember seeing that at Cineworld in Poole with my best friend who passed away this year, we were both left numbed by it when we came out and walked home with that buzz you get after seeing something different and exceptional . . . an easy 5/5  |
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Post by rfan8312 on Jun 22, 2024 3:36:48 GMT
Well that sounds like one heck of a road trip - how long did it take you? And were you stopping off at a different multiplex each night??? You should maybe work for the Virginia Tourist Board - you sold it to me! Haha thanks Jules if I could be a Bostonian Virginia spokesperson I would be. It's a 15 hour drive but it took me 3 days because I stopped in Delaware at 2am first night to sleep then was asked by mom to stay a 2nd night in a motel as her delivery of furniture eas late. New York, around the city, is the craziest set of roads, bridges, ramps, tunnels all intertwining ivecever seen. It makes Boston's Big Dig look small. 1130pm on a Wednesday night and it was stuffed with traffic and 60 big rig 18 wheelers everywhere. Quite exhilarating driving through all of that. I only stopped once haha for the cinema. Also in Virginia and even that blew my mind how it was arranged like a large. Massive dimly lit garden of cinemas and restaraunts and game stops within a massive development of new houses. It looks like what I imagined the future might look like. It's incredible. Ok this is getting embarrassing I'll shut up now. |
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Post by MartinT on Jun 22, 2024 5:54:45 GMT
Haha Jules well.my parents sold their house in New England very recently and bought a home in South Carolina near myrtle beach. My Dad lived in upstate NY and used to drive down to Myrtle Beach every summer with friends to play golf. New York, around the city, is the craziest set of roads, bridges, ramps, tunnels all intertwining ivecever seen. It makes Boston's Big Dig look small. I've driven in both NYC and Boston's Big Dig while it was happening. Challenging drives when you don't really know where you're going and always trying to be in the right lane. |
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Post by Slinger on Jun 22, 2024 13:43:42 GMT
Robert Altman's " The Long Goodbye" is now free on Amazon Prime Video. If you are actually the one person with good taste who, by some catastrophic twist of fate, has not seen it, I urge you to rectify that immediately. There's also Mark Rydell (The Reivers, The Cowboys, Cinderella Liberty), Henry Gibson (The Head Nazi in Blues Brothers, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, Magnolia), David Arkin (an Altman stalwart ,who appeared in M*A*S*H*, Nashville, All the President's Men), plus two * uncredited* turns from David Carradine as Dave a.k.a. Socrates, and Arnold Schwarzenegger as " Hood in Augustine's Office".  Even the music is superb. There are two songs, " Hooray for Hollywood" and " The Long Goodbye", composed by John Williams (who also provided the rest of the soundtrack music) and Johnny Mercer. Altman had the great idea to have every occurrence of the latter song arranged differently, from hippie chant to supermarket muzak to radio music, setting the mood for Marlowe's encounters with various eccentric Californians. It's not often I get to promote one of my favourite films in this thread, but I'm more than happy to give this one a recommendation. |
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Post by julesd68 on Jul 14, 2024 0:49:49 GMT
Kodachrome (2017) Netflix
A beautiful, inspirational film about a guy forced to reconnect with his dying father, a renowned photographer.
Great performances, especially Ed Harris as the father. Really moving. I still miss my father a lot.
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Post by Tim on Jul 16, 2024 11:27:08 GMT
That is a good film Jules |
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Post by MartinT on Aug 15, 2024 19:36:12 GMT
I watched Blade Runner 2049 again, revelling in the artistry of its production.
Villeneuve's cinematic eye is up there with Scott, while Gosling is a revelation doing so much with so few words.
Is it possible to give a film 11/10?
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Post by rfan8312 on Aug 15, 2024 21:30:41 GMT
Alien Romulus
Fede did it. The magnificent bastard, he did it. Nothing compares to Alien (1979) but there are moments of real emotional weight here that are damned near sickening. People were literally scurrying to the bathroom to get back...scurrying.
Teenage cast? You'll forget their ages REAL quick. There's a few incredible performances here. Cailee Spaeny is no joke and her schedule will be booked up pretty good after this and Civil War.
I just wanted this to be good enough for box office numbers to warrant making another film. And I think we have that here. I want 10 more. Sto lat! (If you want to get Polish about it).
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Post by Tim on Aug 16, 2024 8:52:59 GMT
Crikey, 10 more!!!! I'm not sure the world needs any more Alien films, but glad you enjoyed it |
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Post by rfan8312 on Aug 31, 2024 5:30:25 GMT
The Last Voyage Of The Demeter Uhhhh...this was pretty cool. Saw it last night in theater and the drive home had me selecting all kinds of creepy music to help keep the vibe going. And, I never really cared much for Dracula but to think that this is how he ended up in Europe is pretty cool. And btw...it's from the same director that made the Norwegian film Trollhunter. Director André Øvredal. Wow, we're really just going to pretend The Last Voyage Of The Demeter never existed ey? I mean we as a civilization. Just watched it again tonight. Nice little movie film. |
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Post by julesd68 on Sept 8, 2024 9:23:36 GMT
Archipelago is an excellent, if very unsettling film by Joanna Hogg and features a young Tom Hiddleston.
It's set in the Scilly Isles where a family get together for a short break and old tensions steadily and surely unfold ... At times I found that tension almost unbearable and I had to close my eyes. Imagine Abigail's Party but much darker ...
The Scilly Isles look dark, bleak and rugged in this film and they are used a lot as a metaphor for the broken family dynamic. The soundscape features a windswept landscape and constant bird chatter. Don't expect a lavish film, in fact it's quite the opposite. The film is entirely in the performances. You get the impression there was a lot of improv as per usual for Hogg's films. Photography is very rudimentary, matter of fact and static, one feels it could have been shot on a "Handycam" or the like. In this seemingly super low budget movie there is a revelatory lesson for aspiring filmmakers and drama directors.
Unrelated is another splendid Joanna Hogg film and another one set in a holiday get-together. It centres around a woman seemingly at a crossroads in life and trying to navigate an unsure path forward. Although shot with Hogg's trademark style, this is very different to Archipelago in that it uses the picture postcard beauty of the Tuscan countryside as its backdrop to give us an all together warmer experience - we even get smiles and laughter in this film but once again we find emotional instability at its core, which threatens to spectacularly self-destruct. A very young Tom Hiddleston stars again and delivers another remarkably assured performance.
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Post by julesd68 on Sept 9, 2024 9:17:06 GMT
I watched All the Old Knives on Amazon Prime the other night.
Excellent spy thriller with Thandiwe Newton and Chris Pine as two CIA agents grappling with their personal and professional past.
What's unusual about the film is the lack of "action" as such - it's all about the dialogue and performances to build up a serious amount of tension. Highly recommended.
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Post by MartinT on Sept 9, 2024 14:59:01 GMT
I watched All the Old Knives on Amazon Prime the other night. Outstanding film, Jules. It encapsulates love, risk, loyalty, betrayal in a very powerful performance by the two stars. Great film-making, as you say. It didn't need any action. |
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Post by julesd68 on Sept 29, 2024 1:08:17 GMT
Jarhead.
Sam Mendes doing what he does best - great performances and some truly memorable imagery.
"We've all been taught that thou shalt not kill, but hear this - fck that shit."
Jake Gyllenhaal is excellent. It's a shame he's now in dreck like Roadhouse.
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