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Post by TheMooN on Jun 21, 2020 13:18:03 GMT
Carrying on with the Medieval theme.
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Post by Slinger on Jun 21, 2020 13:28:55 GMT
I remember my dad taking me to see El Cid when I was probably far too young to appreciate it. I have seen it since (and appreciated it) though.
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Post by TheMooN on Jun 21, 2020 15:34:32 GMT
I grew up loving this genre of movie Viz
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Post by julesd68 on Jun 21, 2020 15:41:29 GMT
I remember my dad taking me to see El Cid when I was probably far too young to appreciate it. I have seen it since (and appreciated it) though. El Cid was one of my favourite films as a kid. A classic of its kind. Always fancied Sophia Loren in it too ... what a beauty. |
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Post by julesd68 on Jun 24, 2020 19:00:14 GMT
I watched and enjoyed this minor 90's classic last night. Hadn't seen it for 25 years!  |
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Post by user211 on Jun 27, 2020 13:56:27 GMT
One of my fave films of all time. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/THX_1138Then I have hated pretty much every other George Lucas film I have seen. This film seems completely out of character and all the better for it. Wanna feel estranged and detached? Watch it. You'll see what I mean. |
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Post by TheMooN on Jun 28, 2020 14:24:35 GMT
This will mess with your mind.
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Post by MartinT on Jun 28, 2020 15:55:37 GMT
Memento is a superb film, one of a kind and quite mesmerising.
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Post by Slinger on Jun 28, 2020 16:24:17 GMT
I watched "Brightburn" last night. It's not so much a superhero film as a "What would have happened if Superman was a nasty, spiteful child," film. The story starts, as in Superman, with a spaceship crash-landing on earth, on a farm, and being discovered by a married couple who take the baby inside it into their home, and their family. From that point on the two stories diverge at an ever increasing rate. Superman never had puberty issues like this kid. There are some very well-done jump-scares, and some genuinely spooky (and horrific) moments. Not a great film, but in the "superhero/super-villain" genre, it's definitely a worthy entrant. It pushed very close to the boundaries of its "15" classification at times.
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Post by Tim on Jun 30, 2020 8:30:51 GMT
I now have a fourth film to add to my outstanding films of the year and it's the first English language one.
Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Small budget, independent film shot on 16mm. It's the lead actors début and not only that, she had no aspirations to be an actress, she's a musician (Sidney Flanigan). It's an outstanding performance and a very gritty story. There's an 11 minute single take which is one of the most moving and emotionally powerful scenes I've seen in cinema for a long time. Watched it twice now, it's really very good. Marky boy likes it too  Sharon Van Etten has a small role.
Available on Prime, YouTube and Google Play (£3.49) Just a tip, if you do take a punt, just rent the SD version, not point in HD IMO as it's filmed on 16mm.
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Post by MartinT on Jun 30, 2020 13:14:44 GMT
I perked up at the mention of SvE. She was in Brit Marling's The OA. I love her music, too.
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Post by julesd68 on Jul 3, 2020 2:11:28 GMT
Just when you think this film can't get any weirder, it finds another gear. Excellent.  |
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Post by Tim on Jul 3, 2020 6:26:25 GMT
One of Martin's favourite films  |
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Post by canetoad on Jul 3, 2020 6:44:25 GMT
A strange movie but very compelling.
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Post by Pinch on Jul 3, 2020 6:48:36 GMT
Did you enjoy the score julesd68? I've been seriously considering it for my next Album Club, though it might just get pipped by something very similar. |
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Post by MartinT on Jul 3, 2020 6:53:16 GMT
One of Martin's favourite films ...as long as I'm never subjected to it again. Plastic acting that gets worse than a Lego movie. |
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Post by julesd68 on Jul 3, 2020 7:05:59 GMT
Did you enjoy the score julesd68? I've been seriously considering it for my next Album Club, though it might just get pipped by something very similar. I was watching into the small hours of the morning so the volume was very low - I can't actually remember any of the music! |
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Post by Pinch on Jul 3, 2020 7:08:24 GMT
Haha! Here's a nice piece from it:
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Post by julesd68 on Jul 3, 2020 7:24:48 GMT
That's a shame I couldn't crank the audio - when it kicks in it packs quite a punch ... Not sure I'm ready for a second sitting just yet - found the OST on Spoti though!
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Post by Slinger on Jul 4, 2020 20:12:44 GMT
I've just finished watching Jordan Peele's "Get Out," and it was rather good. I won't say too much, in case I give anything away, but I will say it's worth watching, and it is, at heart a horror film. It's also probably more "relevant" now than when it was made, in 2017. You might recognise the lead actor, Daniel Kaluuya; he's yet another Brit playing an American.
Jordan Peele won the Best Original Screenplay Oscar for Get Out.
I've also got Peele's followup film to watch, "US," and I'm really looking forward to it. Mark Kermode gave Get Out 4/5 stars, and awarded the same score to US. Peele also had a hand in Spike Lee's "BlacKkKlansman" which I keep meaning to watch.
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Sharon Van Etten has a small role.
