What movie are you viewing at the moment?

[movieman88]

Bit late to the party but I saw it in theaters tonight, Rogue One - A Star Wars story is utterly magnificent. Will add a in depth review in a few days.

[diamelsx]

Batman The Killing Joke (2016)

[Quiquag]

Videodrome (1983) – starring James Woods and Deborah Harry. Directed by David Cronenberg

Pros:

-practical effects were quite good for a low budget film.
-early ideas about mind control through technology and virtual reality which influenced movies like Total Recall, Dark City and the Matrix.
-allegory/symbolism was quite jarring.

Cons:

-problem for me was I felt very little connection to the characters.
-some bargain basement production designs. Some clumsy directing.

Final Score: 6 out of 10. Worth checking out if you like sci-fi thrillers. And “Long live the new flesh”.

[movieman88]

Rogue One - A Star Wars Story (2016)
Full spoiler review, even if your one of those people who feel spoilers don't faze you or alter your opinion on a film, I highly recommend making a exception this time, go see this film.

-- This is a truly dark honest war film. This films is truly about shades of grey & noble sacrifice.
-- The ending from about when the 2 Destroyers crash into the Shield generator onward to the credits is absolutely incredible, when Jyn & Cassian drop to their knees on the beach it dawned on me, "this is EXACTLY what you wanted from this movie's conclusion, this is perfect".
-- Vader at the end I think was necessary to REALLY drive home how severe of a close call this was, the plans were inches from him. He is just a unstoppable avatar of death coming to rip away what our heroes died for.
-- Music is a mixed bag. First 4th or so I was very unimpressed by it especially when the film's title played, when they first leave Yavin is the first time I really liked it. The music for the end finale upon the plans being uploaded onward however is utterly beautiful.
-- Extremely pleased at Tarkin's inclusion, his CGI worked 90% of the time I would say, 1 early moment his eyes looked ghostly but otherwise he looked really good. I heard people saying the voice & motion capture actor didn't do a good job, I mostly disagree. I think he may have made him just a bit too consistently stern compared to Cushing but lines such as "You may fire when ready" came off ideally toned.
-- Entire cast is great, not a single low point I can think of.
-- Jyn is definitely a superior character to Rey & I liked Rey alot, but Jyn is just pure beautiful bittersweet tragedy, she has never had anything resembling a good life after her Mother's death, and yet her actions on her very last day alive mean more & will have further reaching repercussions then 99.9% of sentient beings will accomplish in their entire lifetime in the SW universe.
-- Mads's transmission to Jyn is just so potent with emotion but is so subtle at the same time, Mads is just a utterly brilliant actor.
-- Riz Ahmed I have had my eye on since his small but distinct role in Closed Circuit (2013), great here, I really got to get around to watching the mini series The Night Of.
-- Whitaker's Saw Gerrera I have heard from a decent number of people as being over the top, I didn't feel that at all. His scene with Jyn before showing her the transmission you just see him subtly breaking down in his paranoia & fear and the horror of the idea of his adopted daughter betraying him. It really shows the toll the Empire's weight has on those who stand against it.
-- Ships/space battles look incredibly solid and physically real, same feel you got from the solidness of the actual models from the original trilogy, the CGI ships of Clones/Sith look like the graphics of the 1997 Spawn in comparison.
-- Cinematography is gorgeous, shots of the end explosion from above the planet are mesmerizing.
-- Can't think of any notable flaws... Cameos by The Droids & the bar thugs aren't needed, but that is little more then a nitpick.
-- Overall...
Empire > Rogue > 77 > Jedi = TFA >>>>> Phantom > Clones = Sith

[Almero]

Nocturnal Animals (2016)

[Sir Honkers]

The World's End. A group of adult friends decide to redo the pub crawl they failed to complete when they were teenagers and thereby precipitate the end of civilisation as we know it.
Great movie, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, along with a great supporting cast, are in fine form.

[trailmaster]

I decided to rent from Netflix some of the old James Bond movies starring Roger Moore. I prefer the Sean Connery James Bond films. IMHO they will always be the best. The Roger Moore films are more like comedies. There is nothing memorable about them. The "Bond" women are unattractive, "Q's" gadgets are ridiculous, there are stupid chase scenes involving boats chasing other boats, or boats chasing a motorized gondola in Venice. Even the villans seem tame to those encountered in the Connery films. The only really unique villan is "Jaws" played by the 7 foot tall actor Richard Kiel who has metal teeth and he is superstrong. The dumb thing about him, though is that no matter what happens to him he aways comes out of it unscathed. Eveyone has there own opinion. Many people love the Moore films. I don't.

[deadman76]

Been watching another classic/cult film

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_Carter

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067128/?ref_=nv_sr_2

[Wendigo]

The Da Vinci Code (2006)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0382625/

I've not seen it for ages and wanted a refresher to see if it was as daft as I remembered. I've read lots of stuff on the bloodline of Christ so I know a lot about the background story. Ho Hummmmmm ......


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rMElSGZpV4

[diamelsx]

Originally Posted by deadman76

Been watching another classic/cult film

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_Carter

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067128/?ref_=nv_sr_2

Yep, I just posted this one a couple of weeks ago