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Post by MartinT on Jul 14, 2021 9:39:01 GMT
Helps that I automatically want to see anything about or connected to time travel So do I, Mike. But I dislike bad ones. For something with JK Simmons and Yvonne Strahovsky (The Handmaid's Tale) in it, it should have been better. Edge of Tomorrow was done well. Terminator and Terminator II did it even better. The Jacket and The Butterfly Effect were some of the very best. |
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Post by MikeMusic on Jul 14, 2021 10:41:01 GMT
Terminator 1 and 2 wonderful as was Sarah Connor
Don't know The Jacket. Think I saw The Butterfly Effect years ago. Is that a remake ?
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Post by MartinT on Jul 14, 2021 13:05:04 GMT
Do try The Jacket, it's worth tracking it down.
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Post by MikeMusic on Jul 14, 2021 16:05:35 GMT
When it's free I will !  |
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Post by rfan8312 on Jul 14, 2021 19:14:38 GMT
I will say this about The Tomorrow War, I liked it, though that's coming from someone who compartmentalizes like no other when it comes to film genres.
In this genre I don't need anything to make sense as long as it looks good and has good pacing. This had those.
There are times where I need a real performance where the actor disappears and becomes his character interacting with another actor who has done the same and the results are electric.
In The Tomorrow War I just wanted good looks at the aliens and I got to tell you, these things are unbelievable. I liked how they held off in showing them and how you first encounter them...and they are awful to behold.
One other thing I liked that I didn't expect is a moment that I thought was well done in showing the trauma of war and what it does to someone.
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Post by rfan8312 on Jul 19, 2021 19:20:11 GMT
Burn After Reading.
Wonderful.
Great cast and memorable moments and just a fun ride. An absolute keeper imo.
Anyone have a moment in cinema from an actor that is so good it's shocking?
For me it's Tilda Swinton's character laughing at John Malkovich's character. Thats the coldest most chilling laugh I've ever heard.
I think another chilling moment is from Charlize Theron in Snow White & The Huntsmen "...if she'd had a sword...she'd have taken my kingdom".
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Post by Slinger on Jul 19, 2021 21:40:18 GMT
Burn After Reading. Wonderful. Great cast and memorable moments and just a fun ride. An absolute keeper imo. Anyone have a moment in cinema from an actor that is so good it's shocking? Fir me it's Tilda Swinton's character laughing at John Malkovich's character. Thats the coldest laugh I've ever heard. It's a little gem from the Coen Brothers, that one. For some reason I think it would make a great Clooney double-feature alongside The Men Who Stare At Goats. |
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Post by rfan8312 on Jul 19, 2021 22:28:41 GMT
Thanks, Paul. Will be renting on Prime that one this weekend for sure if it's not free.
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Post by MikeMusic on Jul 26, 2021 15:30:49 GMT
The Men Who Stare at Goats
Certainly is remarkable.
Made us think hard a few times
Higher than these ratings
6.2/10 IMDb
51% Rotten Tomatoes
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Post by rfan8312 on Jul 26, 2021 16:07:52 GMT
I watched it yesterday. It had a bit of charm, but man this one put up a fight. I struggled with it, I was felled.
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Post by naim1425 on Jul 27, 2021 12:58:47 GMT
The Duke
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Post by rfan8312 on Jul 31, 2021 18:57:16 GMT
Stillwater
Excellent. Loosely based on the case and imprisonment of Amanda Knox. Really well done.
Blackout
A bit of a B-movie on the same street as The Tomorrow War. Really a niche genre that I adore thanks to the absurd quality (and I'd guess budget) that B-films created by Amazon and Netflix can have these days.
Not a stellar film but I liked it very much though what may have been most remarkable was that it featured an actress that may be the best looking woman I've ever seen in my life. Truly.
It was actually shocking in certain moments. She looked like a rendition you might see in Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within.
Lukerya Ilyashenko. Heartstopping. And a real badass and good actress.
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Post by Barrington on Jul 31, 2021 21:36:07 GMT
The Death of Stalin (Netflix) , took me about 15 mins to get the vibe , great film .
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Post by Slinger on Jul 31, 2021 21:57:03 GMT
The Death of Stalin (Netflix) , took me about 15 mins to get the vibe , great film . An absolutely brilliant film, and whatr a cracking cast. If " Weekend At Bernies," had been set in 1950s Russia...  |
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Post by MartinT on Jul 31, 2021 22:29:11 GMT
Blackout A bit of a B-movie on the same street as The Tomorrow War. Thanks, I'll look that up. |
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Post by Barrington on Aug 1, 2021 9:21:10 GMT
The Death of Stalin (Netflix) , took me about 15 mins to get the vibe , great film . An absolutely brilliant film, and whatr a cracking cast. If " Weekend At Bernies," had been set in 1950s Russia... Yes it made me wonder how on Earth they go about casting movies , you've got Mr Pink from Reservoir Dogs alongside Michael Palin , Jason Issacs and Paul Whitehouse , zany but it worked much to the credit of those involved . |
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Post by MikeMusic on Aug 1, 2021 9:24:26 GMT
The Death of Stalin (Netflix) , took me about 15 mins to get the vibe , great film . Armando Iannucci strikes again ! |
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Post by MikeMusic on Aug 1, 2021 9:30:48 GMT
Jolt (Prime) Following on from Slinger mentioning this we watched it. Loved it. Standouts. You can't be sure where it is going although I did wonder about one of the characters. A British accent in a US film. Such a joy to hear. Kate Beckinsale as Lindy is a treasure from IMDB "A bouncer with a slightly murderous anger-management problem that she controls with the help of an electrode-lined vest she uses to shock herself back to normalcy whenever she gets homicidal. Don't read any more as you will run into spoils There are quite a few remarkable moments in it |
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Post by Slinger on Aug 1, 2021 11:04:54 GMT
Jolt (Prime) Following on from Slinger mentioning this we watched it. Loved it. Standouts. You can't be sure where it is going although I did wonder about one of the characters. A British accent in a US film. Such a joy to hear. Kate Beckinsale as Lindy is a treasure from IMDB "A bouncer with a slightly murderous anger-management problem that she controls with the help of an electrode-lined vest she uses to shock herself back to normalcy whenever she gets homicidal. Don't read any more as you will run into spoils There are quite a few remarkable moments in it The ending set it up perfectly for a sequal, I thought, or even better, a TV series if they can maintain the " quality," and the pace of the film. |
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Post by MikeMusic on Aug 1, 2021 11:09:44 GMT
Jolt (Prime) Following on from Slinger mentioning this we watched it. Loved it. Standouts. You can't be sure where it is going although I did wonder about one of the characters. A British accent in a US film. Such a joy to hear. Kate Beckinsale as Lindy is a treasure from IMDB "A bouncer with a slightly murderous anger-management problem that she controls with the help of an electrode-lined vest she uses to shock herself back to normalcy whenever she gets homicidal. Don't read any more as you will run into spoils There are quite a few remarkable moments in it The ending set it up perfectly for a sequal, I thought, or even better, a TV series if they can maintain the " quality," and the pace of the film. We want more ! Has to have our Kate and maintain standards |
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