Iron Man 3, which I thought was terrible, and Beasts of the Southern Wild, which I thought was very good.
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Iron Man 3, which I thought was terrible, and Beasts of the Southern Wild, which I thought was very good.
Man of Steel, was quite enjoyable ... great music as well .
Nebraska. Funny and moving. Terrific film making. A possible oscar for Bruce Dern
Compliance (Craig Zobel, 2012)
The only thing worse than this film, which was on Film4 last night, is that it is based on a real incident. Apparently there are people who telephone businesses and pretend to be policemen and who play on the vulnerability of others who, convinced they are talking to the police, do what they are asked, regardless. At some point I thought it was just not credible, if only because Americans are famous for spending hours watching cop shows on tv where procedure is part of the drama -apparently not. Maybe they spend too many hours flipping burgers and working long hours. Whatever, I hated the way I was being manipulated by the film, yet as I say, the truth is that there was an incident in Kentucky and there is a youtube clip of a tv documentary too. It means there are spoilers if you haven't seen either. People, it seems, really are stupid, and I doubt it is confined to the USA.
NEXT '12: Craig Zobel - YouTube
Opie & Anthony - Louise Ogborn McDonalds Security Tape - YouTube
Pleased to hear it. On the list for this week! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Prospero
Alexander Payne has become the master of the quirky road movie.
I just saw the new Hunger Games last weekend.
Liked it OK, but like the last one I just wanted Jennifer Lawrence to be more. . . less. . . Fuck, she's awesome. Would it kill the director to let that through? I know, I know- revolution, despair, etc.
Seriously, she's an incredible woman- look for some of her funny quotes online if you're not familiar, or watch some interviews.
She's electric. And wasted on that franchise.
Agree 100%. Definitely much better than the previous remake in my opinion. Although I've grown quite tired of Hollywoods remake craze.Quote:
Originally Posted by LibertyHarkness
I saw Prisoners great movie
The Hunger Games (Gary Ross, 2012)
I don't know the book so I don't know how faithful the film is, but it is not an original story as these 'fatal games' have been done before from Rollerball through Battle Royale. In this film the 12 Districts plus the Capitol suggest the original 13 American colonies while the concept of human sacrifice suggests Christianity has collapsed and been replaced by something vaguely Roman but none of these themes is dealt with in the film which is not as gory or cruel as say, Battle Royale, and thus the overall impression is underwhelming, and I really couldn't care less who survived, although I do like Jennifer Lawrence. I am not even sure this would appeal to 16 year olds.
Umm, somehow I don't think you're their target demographic, old chap. :geek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Stavros