Re: The OFFICIAL filum thread 2.0.Accept no substitues.
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2019 10:30 pm
Saw Captain Marvel there. Good fun, nothing outstanding. Lots of 90 references.
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He's black at a time when Hollywood is having a particularly acute bout of navel-gazing on the topic of industry diversity. Critics are increasingly filling their reviews of films by or prominently featuring people of colour (which generally means black rather than Asian, Middle Eastern or Hispanic) with commentary on socio-political worth rather than quality of work.RuggaBugga wrote:Saw "Us". Christ what a confused mess that was.
Elizabeth Moss and the little boy were OK and there were a few cheap laughs, other than that an absolute steaming pile of shite.
I honestly don't get the apeele of this guy. Thought Get Out was average. This was worse.
Load of old bollocks that.sockwithaticket wrote:He's black at a time when Hollywood is having a particularly acute bout of navel-gazing on the topic of industry diversity. Critics are increasingly filling their reviews of films by or prominently featuring people of colour (which generally means black rather than Asian, Middle Eastern or Hispanic) with commentary on socio-political worth rather than quality of work.RuggaBugga wrote:Saw "Us". Christ what a confused mess that was.
Elizabeth Moss and the little boy were OK and there were a few cheap laughs, other than that an absolute steaming pile of shite.
I honestly don't get the apeele of this guy. Thought Get Out was average. This was worse.
Haven't seen this as I was underwhelmed by Get Out following the hype.
If you say so. I've certainly noticed it in my normal sources (Guardian, Total Film, Empire); reviews for certain films carry a lot less discussion of the film's merits in favour of broader cultural discussion.alliswell wrote:Load of old bollocks that.sockwithaticket wrote:He's black at a time when Hollywood is having a particularly acute bout of navel-gazing on the topic of industry diversity. Critics are increasingly filling their reviews of films by or prominently featuring people of colour (which generally means black rather than Asian, Middle Eastern or Hispanic) with commentary on socio-political worth rather than quality of work.RuggaBugga wrote:Saw "Us". Christ what a confused mess that was.
Elizabeth Moss and the little boy were OK and there were a few cheap laughs, other than that an absolute steaming pile of shite.
I honestly don't get the apeele of this guy. Thought Get Out was average. This was worse.
Haven't seen this as I was underwhelmed by Get Out following the hype.
Disagree completely, Peele is in my view a legitimate director making superior horrors. Without the black subtext (or text) they would still be genuinely entertaining, disturbing films but that subtext does help deepen and expand the experience.sockwithaticket wrote:He's black at a time when Hollywood is having a particularly acute bout of navel-gazing on the topic of industry diversity. Critics are increasingly filling their reviews of films by or prominently featuring people of colour (which generally means black rather than Asian, Middle Eastern or Hispanic) with commentary on socio-political worth rather than quality of work.RuggaBugga wrote:Saw "Us". Christ what a confused mess that was.
Elizabeth Moss and the little boy were OK and there were a few cheap laughs, other than that an absolute steaming pile of shite.
I honestly don't get the apeele of this guy. Thought Get Out was average. This was worse.
Haven't seen this as I was underwhelmed by Get Out following the hype.
That and the driveway scene were the best parts, unfortunately it was all down hill from there.naki wrote:Disagree completely, Peele is in my view a legitimate director making superior horrors. Without the black subtext (or text) they would still be genuinely entertaining, disturbing films but that subtext does help deepen and expand the experience.sockwithaticket wrote:He's black at a time when Hollywood is having a particularly acute bout of navel-gazing on the topic of industry diversity. Critics are increasingly filling their reviews of films by or prominently featuring people of colour (which generally means black rather than Asian, Middle Eastern or Hispanic) with commentary on socio-political worth rather than quality of work.RuggaBugga wrote:Saw "Us". Christ what a confused mess that was.
Elizabeth Moss and the little boy were OK and there were a few cheap laughs, other than that an absolute steaming pile of shite.
I honestly don't get the apeele of this guy. Thought Get Out was average. This was worse.
Haven't seen this as I was underwhelmed by Get Out following the hype.
The over-the-top hype for something like Black Panther (which had a decent black director making an average movie) or Moonlight (just a standard coming-of-age queer flick without the black context) is arguably a product of the industry pushing diversity before quality, but I don’t think Get Out or Us are examples of that. To me they were good films that happened to be made by an African American director who is of course going to draw on the “black” experience just as, say, Scorsese draws on the Italian-American experience in his films. If that’s enough for some reviewers to praise them based on that alone, that’s their issue and not Peele’s.
Being able to blend actual humour with genuine unease is a rare skill that he pulls off in both movies. I can’t think of too many recent mainstream horrors with scenes as unsettling as that house maid losing it in Get Out, or that little girl just walking around a seaside attraction at the start of Us. The only problem with Us was overexplaining that 3rd act, it felt like a concession to dumbed-down audiences. I really enjoyed the rest of it.
Unfortunately his Twilight Zone seems a bit weak
Yes, I enjoyed both of them very much.LandOTurk wrote:Also looking at some older movies that I have not seen - 12 Years A Slave and Birdman. Are they as good as they say they are?
Saw it there recently.Jeff the Bear wrote:Recently seen:
Shazam: Extremely good coming of age super hero romp. Surprisingly tender given it's source material. 8/10
Yep. Didn't need the whole 'everyone is a super hero now' stuff.Floppykid wrote:Saw it there recently.Jeff the Bear wrote:Recently seen:
Shazam: Extremely good coming of age super hero romp. Surprisingly tender given it's source material. 8/10
Thought it was pretty good for what it was, but did start to drag a good deal in the last third.
Could've done with losing 20 mins and wouldn't have lost anything.
Quite surprised they had Mr Mind at the end.Jeff the Bear wrote:Yep. Didn't need the whole 'everyone is a super hero now' stuff.Floppykid wrote:Saw it there recently.Jeff the Bear wrote:Recently seen:
Shazam: Extremely good coming of age super hero romp. Surprisingly tender given it's source material. 8/10
Thought it was pretty good for what it was, but did start to drag a good deal in the last third.
Could've done with losing 20 mins and wouldn't have lost anything.
Off tomorrow lunchtime.Akkerman wrote:so avengers endgame is getting some pretty good reviews, anyone going this week ?
I have tickets for a midnight showing tonightAkkerman wrote:so avengers endgame is getting some pretty good reviews, anyone going this week ?
Apparently it's 3+ hours. You won't be back in bed until 4 in the morning!bessantj wrote:I have tickets for a midnight showing tonightAkkerman wrote:so avengers endgame is getting some pretty good reviews, anyone going this week ?
When the LotR movies came out we used to go watch them as a family in one of the bigger old cinemas in Dublin. They had intermissions. Don't think I've seen it for any other films.sockwithaticket wrote:I've heard of some back to back screenings with the previous one, which means about 6 hours of film watching. They need to bring back intermissions if a film's going to stretch significantly beyond the 2 hour mark.
Since it'd be an opportunity for audiences to go grab more over-priced drinks and snacks, I am surprised that intermissions aren't a thing in general. I suppose they reckon they make more money from maintaining speedy screen turnaround. and not hiring the additional staff that might be required.Nolanator wrote:When the LotR movies came out we used to go watch them as a family in one of the bigger old cinemas in Dublin. They had intermissions. Don't think I've seen it for any other films.sockwithaticket wrote:I've heard of some back to back screenings with the previous one, which means about 6 hours of film watching. They need to bring back intermissions if a film's going to stretch significantly beyond the 2 hour mark.
+1bessantj wrote:I have tickets for a midnight showing tonightAkkerman wrote:so avengers endgame is getting some pretty good reviews, anyone going this week ?
I know and I've just found out I'll be watching the 5:20pm showing with two friends later in the day!Jeff the Bear wrote:Apparently it's 3+ hours. You won't be back in bed until 4 in the morning!bessantj wrote:I have tickets for a midnight showing tonightAkkerman wrote:so avengers endgame is getting some pretty good reviews, anyone going this week ?
The Kenneth Branagh Hamlet film had an intermission. Just as well given it was over 4 hours long.Nolanator wrote:When the LotR movies came out we used to go watch them as a family in one of the bigger old cinemas in Dublin. They had intermissions. Don't think I've seen it for any other films.sockwithaticket wrote:I've heard of some back to back screenings with the previous one, which means about 6 hours of film watching. They need to bring back intermissions if a film's going to stretch significantly beyond the 2 hour mark.
You're going together?Ulsters Red Hand wrote:+1bessantj wrote:I have tickets for a midnight showing tonightAkkerman wrote:so avengers endgame is getting some pretty good reviews, anyone going this week ?
I agree on the gender politics scenes, but there was only really two scenes with Audi's (that I noticed anyway) which were both pretty early on. Not much of a complaint there for meJeff the Bear wrote:Avengers: Endgame - Dragged for the first 15-20 minutes as they attempted to put some pathos into the picture, but as soon as they had a plan, and the action begun, it was a rip-roaring success. A bit of the ol' gender brow beating at the end was a bit on the nose, as was the constant lingering on the Audi's (I thoroughly despise anything that takes my attention out of a movie), but they managed to finish out 20+ film saga with aplomb. 8/10, maybe 9/10 for the sheer audacity of the overall project.
I 100% don't give a shit about cars so had no idea they were Audis.Jeff the Bear wrote:Avengers: Endgame - Dragged for the first 15-20 minutes as they attempted to put some pathos into the picture, but as soon as they had a plan, and the action begun, it was a rip-roaring success. A bit of the ol' gender brow beating at the end was a bit on the nose, as was the constant lingering on the Audi's (I thoroughly despise anything that takes my attention out of a movie), but they managed to finish out 20+ film saga with aplomb. 8/10, maybe 9/10 for the sheer audacity of the overall project.
They Live is a great one. Indy v the Mechanic is always a crowd pleaser. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW1CeAVPhVgalliswell wrote:Your favourite fight scene from back in the day? Hard to beat They Live. "Either put on these glasses or start eating that trashcan" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-MVMbm6c0k
But I also liked this from Lethal Weapon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcdLD17vA-E