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Post by vectorman on Oct 24, 2017 14:31:55 GMT
Did I mention falling asleep during The Mummy? I did and still ain't watched the rest.. It's a really good film lol
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Post by vectorman on Oct 26, 2017 8:16:19 GMT
The end of The Mummy about 20 minutes and it still didn't rise above being sh** lol.
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Post by vectorman on Dec 30, 2017 11:10:25 GMT
Blade Runner 2049
Seen as I'm feeling lazy I'll just copy paste what I wrote about it on Crazy C
So watched Blade Runner 2049 last night (about 4 days ago now). Apparently it was bit of a flop at the cinema as it’s not got explosions and shit every five minute. It’s a sci-fi film that challenges you to take in it’s ambience through a visual styling and pace which is not in keeping with the archetypal Hollywood blockbuster. Though it did kind of lean towards it a degree more than the original ever did. Thankfully they managed not to go all in as the temptation was bound to have been there.. For me they did the original justice and I’m glad it followed on from the 1984‘s Blade Runner..
Thing is it was never really the most complex of stories anyway as is the case here, it just seemed as if it was due to the artisy fartsy noir way it was told. Think The Bridge, The Killing but in space lol. It’s dark and dreary though also visually stunning and full of melancholia, the like of which obviously put off cinema goers.. Deffo not everyone’s cup of tea, which I kind of like as it means I’m part of an exclusive club.. Yes I did think at times the producers were perhaps trying a little to hard to be 80‘s Blade Runner and clever (not that I blame them). With that source material there is a lot of scope to play around with. The arch nemesis that was Niander Wallace felt was on the cliched side yes. Nevertheless it was a pretty decent sequel by all accounts, not perfect by any means but decent
Seems the critics liked it, they also largely thought highly of Last Jedi too.. Have to wait and see who's right on that, the hardcore fans or them lot
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Post by vectorman on Dec 30, 2017 11:24:25 GMT
The Snowman
Watched last night, I was all rather excited for this for some odd reason lol despite the piss poor rating on the IMDB. The premise seemed cool and it made a promising start in that Sofia Helin (The Bridge) showed up, shame she lasted all of 10 minutes. It was trying so hard to be I think a Scandi Noir thriller with horror overtones and had a suitably eclectic cast with Brits, Americans and Scandinavians. Sadly it failed to live up to exceptions, fell flat on it's face with poor acting and a largely by the numbers and predictable plot. It never really gripped me or had me on the edge of my seat, which I thought was the whole point of thrillers. Would have been so cool had it been say a mix of Halloween and The Killing. Felt cheap and nasty, the cast didn't seem to even rate it if the acting is anything to go by
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Post by psychicvampire on Dec 31, 2017 13:34:54 GMT
@vectorman Found Blade Runner 2049 to be a bit slow and meandering. Could easilly have shaved 30 minutes off the run time. Still not watched The Snowman though not sure I'll bother as nobody I know seems to have liked it.
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Post by psychicvampire on Jan 1, 2018 16:19:35 GMT
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Post by vectorman on Jan 2, 2018 9:18:51 GMT
Yeah I've seen What Happened To Monday.. I notice it's score has gone up a percent or two since I last looked, nearly hitting the dizzy heights of 7. I enjoyed it, a well paced action sci-fi flick that was a pretty neat idea if slightly generic too. It's probs one of those films that people will enjoy but because it ain't some big budget hollywood blockbuster and is slightly generic they're finding it hard to give it a higher rating.. Simply because you shouldn't lol
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Post by vectorman on Jan 3, 2018 9:45:11 GMT
i.imgur.com/7KXMYCU.jpgIt's another one of those home invasion psycho killer films that are suppose to be full of tension.. The premise in this one is that the woman suffering the psycho killer stalk treatment is deaf. So she has to use her wits in ways you'd not ordinarily see in these type of movies. Well that's what you'd think anyway but I felt it missed the opportunity to do just that. And as for the tension involved, well it started quite well the mask (as is always needed no) was quite chilling but the guy behind it early doors took the damn thing off which kind of threw out of whack any kind of tension and mystery it helped to develop.. I didn't feel he really looked the part either for some reason. Then he just kind of walked around the house, like he was on guard duty as he said he would to wind her up before killing her.. Yeah it's not the greatest but not the worse either
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Post by psychicvampire on Feb 4, 2018 23:05:42 GMT
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Post by vectorman on Feb 5, 2018 12:45:29 GMT
You watched Hellraiser Judgement and funnily enough were so nonplussed by it you had no judgement to give us on it.  I was gonna watch Jigsaw last night but instead went for something else quite surprising... I'm getting there |
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Post by psychicvampire on Feb 9, 2018 22:32:40 GMT
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Post by vectorman on Feb 11, 2018 9:34:49 GMT
Hahaha so hard to please PV, some of these films are very highly thought of too. Been meaning to catch up on a load of films myself, I'm gonna. Did watch something the other day in crappovision. Was bored tee other night and just randomly started Star Wars The Last Jedi just to take a look at it for 5 minutes out of curiosity and ended up watching it all..
Couldn't resist having seen all the furore over it and I'd say the staunch critics i.e. the fanboys.. Well it's hard, they're both right in some respects but so very wrong in my opinion in that the response to those things they say what makes this a bad film are being sooooooooooooo over the bloody top having watched it. It's I think quite childish (they're worse than me). Toys out the pram stuff it is and all because it blows their theories and their dreams out of the water. When was Star Wars meant to be a piece of high art cinema anyway rather than just a piece of Space Operatic fun, an adventure not to be taken too seriously. Star Wars is a world institution and supposed to have a set of principles that are to be adhered to according to those slating it and the story is also incoherent with plot holes aplenty. Yes Rian Johnson has just gone sod it I'm gonna do what I want with this here universe of yours, the story too and they ain't happy..
Some will kid you with detailed videos saying why it's bad and it kind of sounds like valid points and some of it is to be fair but no, it's all bluster from people upset at his daring to go in a different direction. That is the main issue and it's fucking Star Wars and I love Star Wars myself it's a part of my youth too but it's a film a fantasy one at that. For me it's an enjoyable one despite even Luke being bit of a turd in this one like they say and despite the plot holes. How could Luke be this way I thought it too at the beginning but I got over it and just took the film for what it is, a silly piece of space operatic entertainment as it always has been.. And in that respect it delivers
All this talk about their being inappropriate jokes for example, in places where it is suppose to be serious.. Are you being serious??? lol. Didn't even barely cross my mind that when it was playing out and it just goes to show the level to which these people will go just to slate this damn film. It's this new phenomenon whereby nostalgia (like mine too) has clouded peoples judgement, it's a snobbery whereby the mind is stubbornly holding onto the belief that nothing can beat the originals so is telling them no matter what this ain't much cop. Which leads them to scrutinising every last aspect of this said film (as I am them hahaha) to justify this belief that it cannot ever be as good as the originals..This is partly it too for some of these folks I'm betting, just like me with Sensi lol. Yes it's not perfect, far far far from it and has in fact some bad bad moments. So yep it has a semblance of truth to it what they say but as a whole it's just an enjoyable film to me as a piece of escapism if you allow it to be.
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Post by vectorman on Feb 23, 2018 19:28:00 GMT
Brighti.imgur.com/ad6FaHi.jpgSo watched this film that requires one to be inebriated in order to enjoy it, so says Tim.. Could this be true? does the theory hold water? is Bright just total pants without the alcohol?. Looking at the 6.5 rating on the IMDB which is considered above average somewhat (it really does) I'd say that's round about the ballpark, give or take a percentage or two. Can’t say they did much of a job in introducing us to the world of orcs, elves and the other what not’s. There was no real back-story or exposition to speak of that you usually get in these types of films. Surely a must in a flick that would have us believe these creatures freely roam the earth, are firmly ingrained into our society. Shaking the shackles of disbelief I found the first hurdle to overcome but that I did; eventually. Came somewhat of a surprise thereafter to find this was a buddy cop movie, one with tales of an evil prophecy and magic wands lol. In fairness it at least showed some semblance of depth by introducing us in a very original way, to the struggles of racial discrimination. Here it was on the grounds of being orcish and elvish etc. It’s basically if you’ve seen it ‘Alien Nation’ for the Warcraft and Harry Potter generation, all of which has been entwined in a buddy cop film.. A strange mix indeed and possibly why many couldn’t get their heads round it, such was the diversity of niches it attempted to cover. Given the films failure (in my opinion) to give us the relevant information on each individual race and how they stood in the world, couldn’t help think this would have made for a better TV series than a film. Would have been nice to see this properly fleshed in say half a dozen episodes. Inebriation verdict: It certainly would of helped the enjoyment factor but it's not bad anyhoo...
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Post by vectorman on Mar 2, 2018 13:16:15 GMT
Get Outi.imgur.com/rYJvRwT.jpgHaving read great things about Get Out, having seen the scores on the doors had high hopes for this. Maybe I’m missing something here, for me it wasn’t much different to many other chillers I’ve seen in recent years. OK maybe that’s doing it a slight disservice it’s a decent enough film with a premise that is fairly interesting if not staggeringly so. It’s a mystery thriller (well it is more that than horror I think) based on the issue of race and slavery with a Twilight Zone twist. Won’t say no more than that, suffice to say it’s quite a bold departure from the traditional thriller/horror films of recent years. It had me slightly chilled, wouldn’t say it was anything special or in anyway one of the best in the genre. Call me an old fuddy duddy if you will, could swear they did these films better back in the 70‘s & early 80‘s.. Now they were chillers, there’s almost always an air of Hollywood that gets caught up in the mix. Perhaps because everything is to polished these days, so then it feels less real, less gritty. Where as back then on lower budgets and shitty old cameras it kind of gave it a more real world feel. They didn’t feel a need to appease the money men or certain demographics either. Pacing was some what odd here too, in that there wasn’t really much to the film outside of it’s initial premise other than the fact our main protagonist who was pretty good might add, doing some pretty dope questioning looks lol. Then before you know it you’ve reached the final act which felt somewhat bolted on. As said maybe to appease a certain demographic and the powers that be who insist on having a spot of gore.. Yes I’m slagging off the need to have gore in this film.. Crazy I know It’s decent but there’s better out there.
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Post by psychicvampire on Mar 11, 2018 19:59:58 GMT
Star Wars The Last Jedi Another shit Star Wars movie, who'd have thought it.
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Oct 4, 2017 11:10:54 GMT