Films You Have Watched

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Saw two excellent, very different, films yesterday/early today: The Remains Of The Day with Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson and many others all on top form. Then later the Clint Eastward directed American Sniper with Bradley Cooper.

Seen them before at least twice but a lot to recommend for another visit as they still entertained.

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Sixteen Candles
Another one where it's interesting to see who is in it but it isn't very good overall

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I seem to remember posting here some time ago about how bad I thought the remake of the Dad's Army film was with Michael Gambon and Toby Jones, amongst many other revered British actors all of whom should have known better. As I was in a good mood I decided to give it another go earlier today but after twenty minutes I concluded that I was not wrong.

It is so awful it is embarrassing. A misconceived project on every level.

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Meltdown - Jet Li. Great. Hilarious. Terrible dubbing that makes it even more enjoyable.

The Enforcer - see above!

Cup Fever - 1965 - a CFF production on TPTV this morning. About a group of kids, whose footy team (Barton) are progressing through the rounds of the local cup. Their rivals are captained by the son of a corrupt local councillor, who uses his powers to remove Barton’s access to their pitch. They are effectively homeless, and have nowhere to train. Bernie Cribbins features, alongside a young Susan George. Manchester United legends also feature in training scenes - I spotted Matt Busby, Bobby Charlton, Denis Law, George Best and Nobby Styles. A quality little film, perfect for a Saturday morning. 7/10

[Colin]

Sixteen Candles
Another one where it's interesting to see who is in it but it isn't very good overall

****ng hallelujah. Why this is so revered is beyond me.

[charlesr]

[MENTION=3144]Dogg Thang[/MENTION]
The best Dolph film is "Dark Angel"

Tonight I watched VICTORIA.
What a cool film. I watched it without subtitles (most is English), which I think is the recommended way to watch.
I was hooked right from the start and it got better and better. I won't mention anything about it, but the achievement is astounding.

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[MENTION=3144]Dogg Thang[/MENTION]
The best Dolph film is "Dark Angel"

I haven’t seen it. Thanks, I’ll check it out.

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The Expendables
The new one is inbound so we revisited the old ones. The first is still the roughest, it's okay but the direction isn't that great and there's some really stilted exchanges. It just about holds together but the same film with a different cast would have sunk it.

The Expendables 2
The better film, still has some weired stilted moments but overall a better film

The Expendables 3
The hissy fit about the absence of some CG blood spatter remains massively eye rolling. Overall a better film than the prior two and the only real reason the second one holds up more is pretty much down to the middle of this one when it focuses on the young team. This part of the film would hold up much better if the young cast included anyone the audience would care about but the lack of star power drags it down. The opening with Snipes is good though and the final battle the best of the three with Gibson being the best villain because whilst Van Damme gloriously hams it up, Gibson has the acting chops to take the simple role and give it some heft.

The Nun II
Similar to the first, this one is probably lower plot but better directed. Earns its value by the end but like Annabel, the films get better as they go on but the idea's well begins to run dry so the inevitable third film should wrap things up.

[Dogg Thang]

I must revisit the Expendables films soon. I don’t feel they quite lived up to the potential but I enjoyed all three. And yes, the first was ropey but I did miss Mickey Rourke when he wasn’t in the sequels.

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Yep, they all fall well short of what the stars in them have made. It's a franchise that would benefit from embracing its 80's action roots more

[Dogg Thang]

It's a franchise that would benefit from embracing its 80's action roots more

100%. It’s like they kind of wanted to do that but just didn’t quite commit.

[Baseley09]

Finally got round to Barbie, great performances, fun characters and it looks a billion dollars. Some of the messaging is well delivered, some of it so basic, mixed emotions on that. The whole Mattel Corp scenes were a tad embarrassing/cringe. 3.5 skulls, worth a watch, not for everyone.

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The Thin Red Line - for about the 10th time. What a ****ing movie. Peak cinema. Every scene with Sean Penn and Jim Caviezel is pure magic especially the one in the house near the end. Absolutely robbed at the Oscars.

[charlesr]

Hope everyone has put Victoria on their watchlist.

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Close is a Belgian film about two young teenage boys who are totally in sync with each other and practically inseparable, to the point that it draws questions from their new classmates when they start at a new school together. It's often very beautifully shot, and there's a really decent subtlety from the cast, but the way it uses some of its other moments either visually or with the storytelling are... less subtle. Still, glad I watched it.

Big Eyes is a Tim Burton biopic thing set mostly in the 50s, about an artist with a penchant for drawing children with huge eyes, and a husband with a penchant for taking credit for her work; Amy Adams and Christopher Waltz star. It does feel like the story is one worth telling, but it feels like it's being very selective with that story and instead more focused on how the film looks or what striking moments it can eke out of it all?

Safety Not Guaranteed is a quirky rom-com thing that got off to a bad start with me, but when it eventually locks into the central story it got a lot more charming and enjoyable. Could've happily done without all of the co-worker storylines, but yeah, that would've made for a very short film.