Bumper8 Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 No review for Michael Flatley's Magnum Opus "Blackbird" yet? I would oblige but it would mean having to watch the film. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brasco Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 5 hours ago, Bumper8 said: No review for Michael Flatley's Magnum Opus "Blackbird" yet? I would oblige but it would mean having to watch the film. I had the misfortune of hearing a soundbite of it on the radio. It seems to be the product of what happens when you have a lot of money lying around and nothing to spend it on. Fair play to him, but he could have at least kept it for his own private collection and not public consumption. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumper8 Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 On 9/17/2022 at 7:39 PM, Brasco said: I had the misfortune of hearing a soundbite of it on the radio. It seems to be the product of what happens when you have a lot of money lying around and nothing to spend it on. Fair play to him, but he could have at least kept it for his own private collection and not public consumption. Check out Mark Kermode's review on Youtube (Kermode & Mayo). Very funny! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted September 20, 2022 Author Share Posted September 20, 2022 Ticket to Paradise was an entertaining if predictable comedy. Good performances from George Clooney and Julia Roberts. Had some impressive scenery and amusing situations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicky Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 (edited) DAY SHIFT (2022) 1.5/5 (No Spoilers) Not much to say really. It was s***e. Wasn't funny at all; the jokes just fell flat and they were clearly desperate to make us laugh. It was pretty cringey. Dave Franco is pretty annoying and Jamie Foxx can do so much better than this whilst the villain was totally forgettable like a 'discount' Salma Hayek. And Snoop Dogg, OMG; he makes a total embarrassment of himself - it reminded me of Ice-T in the God-awful action flick 3000 MILES TO GRACELAND (2000) where he also played this super bad-ass cool loner mercenary but just ended up looking ridiculous. The vampires' fighting-style is very MCU-inspired and not what you expect of the undead and the whole 'secret underground vampire-slayers for hire' thing reminded me of JOHN WICK (2015) . I fell asleep briefly after the first 25 mins. Edited October 6, 2022 by nicky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicky Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 (edited) ELVIS (2022) 2.5/5 (No spoilers) I think I might've liked this film more if it wasn't directed by Baz Lurhmann - he brings to it his usual flamboyance and flashy editing like he did with MOULIN ROUGE! (2001) and ROMEO + JULIET (1996). I wanted ELVIS to be a serious, entertaining and dramatic bio-pic like BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (2018) but instead it was a disappointment that focused on the singer's relationship with his manager played by Tom Hanks. The most interesting scene to me was when he first sings to an audience and the girls go crazy - everything else was just fluff. I still don't know why Elvis started popping pills or how his marriage broke-down or why he was so devoted to the stage. And why the hell was modern hip-hop music used in the film???!! Even the title of the film was unimaginative and lazy. Baz isn't really a great story-teller, at least not when you have serious character-driven stuff at hand - he should stick to romantic musicals and other poncy films that your gay best friends love. I fell asleep briefly halfway. Edited September 25, 2022 by nicky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumper8 Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 I've never fallen asleep in the cinema. My dad took me to see Star Trek: The Motion Picture at the ABC Glasgow in 1979 and he did conk out but I can't blame him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted October 4, 2022 Author Share Posted October 4, 2022 Smile was a good creepy horror film with some very chilling and quite original scenes. It's a shame the end fell into the common CGI/make-up trap so many horror films nowadays do . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted October 15, 2022 Author Share Posted October 15, 2022 Halloween Ends (or Halloween 11 if you prefer - excluding Rob Zombie's remakes) was an interesting sequel with a bit of difference to the other Halloween sequels. Still not hugely original but should have enough to satisfy fans of the franchise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicky Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 (edited) HALLOWEEN ENDS (2022) 2.5/5 (No spoilers) This is the most unsatisfying conclusion to a trilogy since THE RISE OF SKYWALKER (2019) - HALLOWEEN ENDS isn't even a continuation of the previous instalments and had no connecting plot-points. It's as if the writer's desperately wanted to do something different so made-up this half-arsed rushed love story and tried to fuse it with a 'post-modern' slasher film. The first few minutes are surprisingly fresh but what follows is just clumsy, goofy and rushed (the radio station, dancing on the floor, the bullies, unrealistic romance, Laurie's line about her grand-daughter getting her titties out). It's also boring largely because so much time is focused on characters we don't care about - we want to see Laurie Vs Michael Myers and their big final showdown, THAT's what was promised in the last two films but what we get is something that just doesn't belong. This storyline would've been more suited to a stand-alone HALLOWEEN sequel and NOT the end to this particular trilogy...but even then it would still be crud. Micheal has a connection with the lead character much like Freddy and (sort of) Jason did in one of their films but they did it far better. Here its just stupid and compromises Micheal's whole existence in the film. Furthermore, Micheal's role is...I won't say but it's easy to see what the problem is and I think from this massive flaw it's evident that this trilogy wasn't fully mapped-out from the start and instead was just made-up as they went along. I can't believe they had this in mind for the end of the trilogy back in 2017. Edited October 20, 2022 by nicky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted November 2, 2022 Author Share Posted November 2, 2022 Prey for the Devil (or The Devil's Light) was a good for scares and jumpy moments. It just felt it lacked character development and a more solid storyline. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted November 16, 2022 Author Share Posted November 16, 2022 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was quite good. It wasn't as good as the first but it had good effects and was visually impressive. Also some interesting political issues. If you are a fan franchise you'll probably enjoy it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted November 26, 2022 Author Share Posted November 26, 2022 Matilda - The Musical (the film adaptation of the stage play) was an entertaining film and faithful adaptation of the play. It was much weaker than the original film and the book but had some good performances and music. If you are a fan of the book or play you won't be disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted November 27, 2022 Author Share Posted November 27, 2022 The movie She Said was a very good well acted true life drama. It was definitely a story that needed to be told. Not something to watch if you are looking for something easy and light hearted to watch but certainly an interesting film I would recommend seeing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicky Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 (edited) WEIRD: THE AL YANKOVIC STORY (2022) 2.5/5 (No spoilers) Who asked for a movie about this guy?! OK maybe he was huge in the USA but in the UK I seem to recall only 3 one-off novelty music videos and his cameo in THE NAKED GUN 33/3rd (1994). Of course I wouldn't mind if the movie was good but it sucked, never-mind weird. The core message of the film is, "just be yourself and do what makes you happy - even if you're weird" but it's not done very well - there isn't even an interesting story here let alone one of struggle like other biopics. There's heavy emphasis on Weird Al's longing for his dad's acceptance but its hard to take seriously when the film is a comedy - what's worse though is it isn't even funny. The film isn't really a biopic because it shoots off on massive tangents with so many events that you know obviously DIDN'T happen (Eg. the origins of 'Eat It', the Pablo Escabar incident). Evan Rachel Wood is good as Madonna and Jack Black makes a great appearance as Wolfman Jack. Radcliff is fine but does he have to be ripped to play Weird Al??!! I get that he chooses these low-key/lo-fi films and plays odd characters (like Johnny Depp does) to get away as far as possible from his Harry Potter image but in this one he just ends up looking like a Scouse - I just kept waiting for him to say, "Alriiight, alriight, cam down, cam down!!" Edited December 1, 2022 by nicky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicky Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 (edited) BARBARIAN (2022) 4/5 (No Spoilers) The less you know about this film, the better - I didn't watch the trailer, I just knew it was about an Airbnb house where one tenant (Georgina Campbell) arrives to find someone else (Bill Skarsgard) already in it. It's very original, surprising, tense, scary and filled with suspense - it's what every horror film should be without relying on gore, cheap shocks or a nasty villain to do the work. It's solid horror ruined only by its plot-holes and an annoyingly unsatisfying ending. Director Zach Cregger does an excellent job keeping you on edge and maintaining mystery through-out but the writing suffers not only due to plot-holes but also redundant character backstories. It's fine to have backstories but it often feels like they're only there to pad-out the 100 mins runtime despite how great Justin Long is in the film. I really wanted to know more about the antagonists and their backstories and why this s*** was going on because what we are told is just a bit weak. Also as ever with mystery-suspense thrillers, once you know everything it takes the enjoyment out of future viewings and gets boring very quickly with each watch. DON'T BREATHE (2016), THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS (1991) and even RESIDENT EVIL VII (the game) are other trapped-in-a creepy-house stories that reminded me of BARBARIAN but unlike them this film puts much more emphasis on mystery which it excels at - it had me guessing all the way through just who was the villain (is it Bill Skarsgard or not?) and what was happening. I'm hoping for a prequel. Edited December 3, 2022 by nicky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faerie Tanith Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 Watched Gangster N 1 last night. Very good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted December 26, 2022 Author Share Posted December 26, 2022 (edited) As is tradition as the years comes to an end. What films did you see? List all the movies released in 2022 below in order of best (or at least films you remember seeing). I'll start: 1. Elvis 2. Scream 3. Jurassic World: Dominion 4. The Batman 5. I Wanna Dance With Somebody 6. She Said 7. Weird: The Al Yankovic Story 8. Thor: Love & Thunder 9. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness 10. Avatar: The Way of the Water 11. Top Gun: Maverick 12. Where the Crawdads Sing 13. Moonfall 14. X 15. Halloween Ends 16. Smile 17. About Fate 18. Save the Cinema 19. Ticket to Paradise 20. Tall Girl 2 21. Thirteen Minutes 22. Morbius 23. Everything Everywhere All At Once 24. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 25. Violent Night 26. Purple Hearts 27. Nope 28. Matilda: The Musical 29. Mona Lisa & The Blood Moon 30. 355 31. Ambulance 32. Kimi 33. Operation Mincemeat 34. Pinocchio (Disney +) 35. Marry Me 36. The Hating Game 37. Do Revenge 38. Blonde 39. Senior Year 40. Orphan: First Kill 41. Texas Chainsaw Massacre 41. The In Between 43. Cheaper by the Dozen 44. The Lost City 45. Me Time 46. Dying For a Good Grade 47. Crimes of the Future 48. Father of the Bride 49. Through My Window 50. Lightyear 51. The Immaculate Room 52. The Wrong Place 53. Belfast 54. The Survivor 55. Choose or Die 56. Cursed Friends 57. Munich: The Edge of War 58. Disenchanted 59. Sonic The Hedgehog 2 60. After Ever Happy 61. The Devil's Light 62. Bodies Bodies Bodies 63. Hocus Pocus 2 64. Wickensburg 65. Firestarter 66. Behind Closed Doors 67. Metal Lords 68. Downton Abbey: A New Era 69. Fresh 70. Lies Between Friends 71. Last Survivors 72. A Perfect Pairing 73. Nightmare Alley 74.The Northman 75. The Accursed Edited January 9, 2023 by Daniel 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faerie Tanith Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 I just watched X and Pearl. Both fantastic. Ironically made me fall in love with filmmaking all over again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mfahey79 Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 A poor year me watching films at the cinema. And have to say of the 2 films i saw both were disappointing if being generous, and of being completely honest a waste of time and money. The Batman, I know it has its fans. But sorry i found it dull, tedious and just dragged. In fact I'm not sorry, I just didn't find anything to like about this film And then we come to Thor. Love and Thunder. Wow just wow, everything good about Thor they built up in Ragnarok/Infinity War, was thrown out and ignored. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natedammit Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 1. Matilda The Musical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted January 6, 2023 Author Share Posted January 6, 2023 I Wanna Dance With Somebody was brilliant. It was long but it didn't seem to be which is always a good sign. It was an accurate yet respectable account of Whitney Houston's life. A worthy edition to the recent biopics. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted January 7, 2023 Author Share Posted January 7, 2023 A little late to the game but Avatar: The Way of the Water was a great and hugely impressive film. It was longer than it needed to be and didn't match the original but had enough exciting scenes to make it worth watching. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faerie Tanith Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Just finished watching The Menu. Very, very good. Classic Ralph Fiennes villain. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted January 11, 2023 Author Share Posted January 11, 2023 Till was a very good, albeit very hard hitting film. It was definitely a film I would recommend and deserves to be seen but it is certainly not easy to watch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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