Rate the last film you saw

[the 12 th man]

The Power of the Dog , absolute torturous viewing.

I actually liked it,but like Belfast a bit over rated.

[dahamsta]

I went into Belfast on a whim based on the RT score and really liked it, apart from the Van Morrison score.

[nigel-harps1954]

Really liked Belfast. Thought it was a very well written and well shot film.

[the 12 th man]

Nightmare Alley -6.5/10

Star studded noir type film from Guillermo Del Toro about double crossing and deceit mainly by Bradley Cooper who reinvents himself from a nobody to a guy who can reach the dead to talk to their rich relatives in the present.

Set around a circus/funfair background for most and I expected more considering the cast/director.

Don't expect another Pan's Labyrinth.

[D24Saint]

House of Gucci = ridley scott is washed up. The last duel was bad enough but this confirms it. I think Hollywood has gone in its own direction these days and its left to tv to entertain people.

[the 12 th man]

Venom : Let there be carnage - 5/10 flaccid imitation of the original,Tom Hardy going through the motions,don't bother.

Dune -8/10 Found this surprisingly good with some great special effects/scenes in it,did find it a little confusing to keep up with the plot though.

[Crosby87]

House of Gucci = ridley scott is washed up. The last duel was bad enough but this confirms it. I think Hollywood has gone in its own direction these days and its left to tv to entertain people.

Hilariously bad almost MST3K-esque.

[SkStu]

Watched "Last Night in Soho" there at the weekend. I really enjoyed it and thought Thomasin McKenzie (JoJo Rabbit) and Anya Taylor-Joy (Peaky Blinders, Queens Gambit) were absolutely brilliant in their roles. Diana Rigg (RIP) also put in a good showing. Wouldnt be the type of movie we'd usually go for but I've been an Edgar Wright fan since "Spaced" so...

We also watched "Munich - The Edge of War" on netflix recently enough and enjoyed that too. A good reminder of the politics involved in the lead up to the war. For what it was, it kept us entertained. I like a lot of the WW2 stuff by default but, like i said, this was more about the lead up which was a nice change.

Liked Belfast. In addition to being beautifully shot and the music being well suited, I thought it handled the subject matter really well and responsibly.

[dahamsta]

Dune -8/10 Found this surprisingly good with some great special effects/scenes in it,did find it a little confusing to keep up with the plot though.

Dune always felt like a very (very!) long pilot for a Star Wars-esque trilogy (which I'm assuming it is in reality), but the sets and costumes more than made up for it. Another movie I went into on a whim, just before it left the cinema, and I'm glad I saw it on the big screen. I'd say it could be quite frustrating on TV.

[John83]

The recent Dune movie is only half the book, which explains why it feels like the beginning of something. There are a lot of books: six by Frank Herbert, and a bunch of poorly received fan fiction by his son and Kevin Anderson. Maybe it'll go beyond 2 movies, but the two should be a self-contained pair.

[tetsujin1979]

Don't Look Up. It's a good film, wouldn't stop you from seeing it, but I don't know how it was nominated for best picture
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[John83]

The Oscars can be quite politicised. They like the message in the movie, and the calibre of actor involved; the quality of execution is secondary. Remember Crash won best picture in 2005 to widespread scepticism? Heck, Nomadland last year was arguably that category too. All I'm saying is don't be surprised if it wins.

[tetsujin1979]

Greed. Steve Coogan as a fashion magnate planning his 60th birthday party with a Gladiator theme
Been meaning to watch this one for a while, and it's on Netflix now. Coogan chewing the scenery as someone who made his money during the Thatcher era and has been investigated for shady, although not necessarily illegal, business practices. A few nods to Coogan's own Irish heritage as well.
Check it out
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[nigel-harps1954]

Ressurecting this thread to comment on the phenomenal Banshees of Inisherin.

Fantastic film with superb performances all round. Rumours of Oscar nominations would be well deserved.

Easily a 9/10.

[SkStu]

Aftersun.

Watched it a few weeks ago. It is an outstanding movie. One of the most impactful movies I have watched in a long time and I find myself thinking about it regularly since. There is this impending sense of doom that runs underneath it throughout but you dont realize what or why until it is almost on top of you. So much to think about afterwards. I found the style and structure of the film to be incredible (though it might not be everyones cup of tea) and the performances from Paul Mescal and the young girl in it are so so good. He deserves the Oscar nomination he got for it and she could/should have been nominated too. The last 5 minutes are just so moving. I would love to hear from others who might have watched it and liked it too.

[seanfhear]

Banshees of Inisherin ~ ~ Curates egg of a film ~ Good in parts but it is probably a film that you should watched a couple or three times ~ Ya might get something extra out of it from each viewing ( I am guessing )

[dahamsta]

Aftersun

As soon as I see "coming of age film", I bleurgh. Is it really original or is it just the usual tropes packaged in a new format?

[SkStu]

It’s not what I’d call a “coming of age” movie at all. In some respects the young girl is at that point where she’s aware of the bigger world around her and stuff but it’s not the core premise of the movie at all. She is looking back as an adult on her relationship with her dad. The focal point is him and their relationship at a moment in time - through her eyes as an adult. Hard to describe it much more without getting into spoiler territory but calling it a “coming of age” movie is not at all what it’s about or how I’d have characterized it. I’ve seen the reference too but I question it as a bit lazy. If it is, it’s stylistically and thematically different (pardon the w@nky language) from any “coming of age” movie I’ve seen before. I’d highly recommend you check it out and let me know what you think!

For what it’s worth I just asked my wife if she thought it was a “coming of age” movie and she said emphatically no!

[dahamsta]

Downloading now, thanks. :)

[SkStu]

jesus, i'm feeling a bit worried now :D

[John83]

It's not like he'll permaban you if it's ****. Well, it's highly unlikely at laest. Reasonably unlikely. You're probably safe enough. You seem confident it's a good film anyway. Besides, you were wasting your time on this site anyway. Adios.

[Eminence Grise]

All Quiet on the Western Front.

As a war movie, it’s quite excellent in a Dunkirk, 1917 etc kind of way. Strong script, great acting and the action sequences punctuate the story, rather than being the story. It’s an 8/10 on that basis.

As an adaptation of the novel it lets the standard slip. OK, nobody wants a page-by-page adaptation, but what made Remarque’s novel so powerful was the way it pulled you into the trenches then deeper into this small group of soldiers. The film pulls back too much from that level, the Armistice talks being a good example, and those scenes become an irritation. They seemed a clumsy way of showing that the war was lost even as the fighting continued. A scene where a general orders one final charge before the Armistice is a nod, at least, to Letters from Iwo Jima, and sets up a high action finale that is far removed from the devastating quietness of the novel… It pales compared to the two previous, more faithful adaptations – one from the late ‘70s with Richard Thomas (John Boy from The Waltons) and a surprisingly good cast for a TV movie, and, for me, the best of the bunch, the 1930 version which is still the standard to match. A generous 6/10.

[tetsujin1979]

I studied All Quiet On The Western Front for the Junior Cert. It's one of the books that I think everyone should read once.

[nigel-harps1954]

All Quiet on the Western Front.

As a war movie, it’s quite excellent in a Dunkirk, 1917 etc kind of way. Strong script, great acting and the action sequences punctuate the story, rather than being the story. It’s an 8/10 on that basis.

As an adaptation of the novel it lets the standard slip. OK, nobody wants a page-by-page adaptation, but what made Remarque’s novel so powerful was the way it pulled you into the trenches then deeper into this small group of soldiers. The film pulls back too much from that level, the Armistice talks being a good example, and those scenes become an irritation. They seemed a clumsy way of showing that the war was lost even as the fighting continued. A scene where a general orders one final charge before the Armistice is a nod, at least, to Letters from Iwo Jima, and sets up a high action finale that is far removed from the devastating quietness of the novel… It pales compared to the two previous, more faithful adaptations – one from the late ‘70s with Richard Thomas (John Boy from The Waltons) and a surprisingly good cast for a TV movie, and, for me, the best of the bunch, the 1930 version which is still the standard to match. A generous 6/10.

Agree totally. Beautiful film, but took a few too many Hollywood style liberties with source material.

[SkStu]

It's not like he'll permaban you if it's ****. Well, it's highly unlikely at laest. Reasonably unlikely. You're probably safe enough. You seem confident it's a good film anyway. Besides, you were wasting your time on this site anyway. Adios.

hahaha I'll say my goodbyes now! :D

[the 12 th man]

"Plane" 6/10,Gerard Butler by the numbers action film,Butler a pilot who crash lands safely on a remote island that happens to have a lot of bogeys hanging around,he manages to somehow find a disused flat wide hard mud road in the middle of a jungle to touch down on.:rolleyes:

I heard it was great but didn't live up to the reputation in my opinion.

[ontheotherhand]

Sound of Metal - 7/10 - main actor is great in it. Second on my list of best drumming movies now after Whiplash......

[SkStu]

So, Everything Everywhere All At Once cleaned up last night with all the major awards. Disappointing there was no real Irish winner on the night (except for the short) in any of the major categories but they were up against a tidal wave of popularity for EEAAO. Has anyone watched it? The genre wouldn't really be my cup of tea on the face of it.

Would've been nice to see Keoghan and Farrell or Mescal in particular get the acting awards as they were all excellent in their showings. Or is it more foot.ie green-tinted glasses at play here :D

[dahamsta]

I started watching it but stopped after 20 mins or so when I decided my kids would probably like it. It looks pretty good, but I'm afraid that's all I have so far. :)

I watched Richard Ayoade's The Double (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Double_(2013_film)) this weekend, which I really wanted to like because the aesthetic was just fab, but it was kind of tedious and pointless in the end. I hoped he saved the sets for something better. :)

[nigel-harps1954]

So, Everything Everywhere All At Once cleaned up last night with all the major awards. Disappointing there was no real Irish winner on the night (except for the short) in any of the major categories but they were up against a tidal wave of popularity for EEAAO. Has anyone watched it? The genre wouldn't really be my cup of tea on the face of it.

Would've been nice to see Keoghan and Farrell or Mescal in particular get the acting awards as they were all excellent in their showings. Or is it more foot.ie green-tinted glasses at play here :D

It's been on my to-watch list ever since it came out, but still haven't got around to it. Find it hard to sit down and watch films at home, and rarely get a chance to go to the cinema anymore beyond seeing kids films.

[SkStu]

I started watching it but stopped after 20 mins or so when I decided my kids would probably like it. It looks pretty good, but I'm afraid that's all I have so far. :)

I watched Richard Ayoade's The Double (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Double_(2013_film)) this weekend, which I really wanted to like because the aesthetic was just fab, but it was kind of tedious and pointless in the end. I hoped he saved the sets for something better. :)

Hey - meant to ask if you watched Aftersun in the end?

[John83]

I watched Richard Ayoade's The Double (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Double_(2013_film)) this weekend, which I really wanted to like because the aesthetic was just fab, but it was kind of tedious and pointless in the end. I hoped he saved the sets for something better. :)
I enjoyed his previous effort, Submarine, far more. The Double felt a bit derivative, like second rate Lynch.

[dahamsta]

Hey - meant to ask if you watched Aftersun in the end?

Not yet. I tend towards the mindless at the moment, too easy to skip over. :)

[samhaydenjr]

So, Everything Everywhere All At Once cleaned up last night with all the major awards. Disappointing there was no real Irish winner on the night (except for the short) in any of the major categories but they were up against a tidal wave of popularity for EEAAO. Has anyone watched it? The genre wouldn't really be my cup of tea on the face of it.

Would've been nice to see Keoghan and Farrell or Mescal in particular get the acting awards as they were all excellent in their showings. Or is it more foot.ie green-tinted glasses at play here :D

Saw EEAAO - my wife gave up on it about 20 minutes in. I watched to the end but ended up underwhelmed and mildly disappointed - because I had high hopes for. Critics talked about it being surreal but at times it felt like it was surrealism created by people who don't have a proper grasp on surrealism and ended up just being "wacky" and sometimes in an annoying way, if you know what I mean.


Then watched The Woman King - give it a six and a half out of ten - solid enough military actioner that was essentially, as one critic said, "Braveheart with African women". For all the plaudits Viola Davis gets (in fairness she was very good), I thought Thuso Mbedu was terrific. But it really stretched the definition of "based on true events" - should have been really captioned as "set in a place and time that existed". Also, in order to achieve it's goal of lionizing the woman warriors featured, it really had to do some serious "brushing past" of problematic issues related to them. Apparently Lupita Nyong'o was slated to be in the movie and in advance did a documentary for Channel 4 about the Agojie, initially viewing them as brave heroes, but by the end realized that they were heavily involved in the slave trade and it's been reported that this was a reason why she didn't appear in it.

[SkStu]

Not yet. I tend towards the mindless at the moment, too easy to skip over. :)

Fair enough...definitely not a mindless one :D

[SkStu]

Saw EEAAO - my wife gave up on it about 20 minutes in. I watched to the end but ended up underwhelmed and mildly disappointed - because I had high hopes for. Critics talked about it being surreal but at times it felt like it was surrealism created by people who don't have a proper grasp on surrealism and ended up just being "wacky" and sometimes in an annoying way, if you know what I mean.

Definitely know what you mean. I think that's kind of the Daniels' schtick. From what I've read about it and the clips I've seen, I think i would hate it. Hollywood is weird. These movies get this mass award season marketing push behind them and the hive think (and often this weird nostalgia) kicks in, i think, rather than a number of winners being legitimately good movies or actors. I'll be honest, i don't think Banshees would have been a worthy winner either from the movies I've seen that were nominated (acting was great in it though). I probably would have given it to All Quiet on the Western Front. Beautiful but harrowing film (I haven't seen the previous versions). Elvis (bit long) and Top Gun (bit cheesy) were also great in their own way.

I'll check out The Woman King - honestly, it hadn't been on my radar at all.

Sam - check out Aftersun :)

[dahamsta]

I watched Aftersun over the weekend, it was good and worth watching but it wouldn't be one of my favourite movies. [SPOILERS FOLLOW] Perhaps it's because I'm fairly shallow at the moment, or because I'm familiar with depression to a certain extent, but I found the undercurrents kind of obvious, the only thing that kept me guessing for a while was whether he was suffering from PTSD or depression. It was worth it for the beautiful cinematography and editing, and the brilliant acting, but I wouldn't be a fan of the writing.

I also watched Everything, Everywhere All At Once, having started it a week ago and deciding to watch it with my kids. It was great craic, particularly with the kids, but all those Oscars? What the fuh?

[SkStu]

I watched Aftersun over the weekend, it was good and worth watching but it wouldn't be one of my favourite movies. [SPOILERS FOLLOW] Perhaps it's because I'm fairly shallow at the moment, or because I'm familiar with depression to a certain extent, but I found the undercurrents kind of obvious, the only thing that kept me guessing for a while was whether he was suffering from PTSD or depression. It was worth it for the beautiful cinematography and editing, and the brilliant acting, but I wouldn't be a fan of the writing.

Yeah, I think thats all fair. By no means the perfect movie (though overall a very decent directorial debut). For me, i didnt really find the undercurrent obvious until very close to the end but knew from quite early on that something was up, there was a sense of dread built into quite a few of the scenes and it all came together for me in the penultimate scene. I do think the last 5 minutes (from the dancing in the bar to them leaving the airport) was astoundingly well done and moving. The movie got me in the heart as someone close to the subject matter too.

Either way, do you agree that it wasn't a "coming of age" movie? :)

[the 12 th man]

Cocaine Bear,wasn't expecting much but was pleasantly surprised by its irreverence and gore,apparently shot mostly in Wicklow 7/10.

[dahamsta]

Either way, do you agree that it wasn't a "coming of age" movie? :)

Well, I guess from her point of view it is to a certain extent, but it's hardly the main premise, by any stretch of the imagination.


Cocaine Bear,wasn't expecting much but was pleasantly surprised by its irreverence and gore,apparently shot mostly in Wicklow 7/10.

Kinda looking forward to watching that. Sounds mad Ted.

[John83]

Watcher is a decent indie horror. Maika Monroe (The Guest, It Follows) plays a woman who moves to Romania with her husband. Isolated by her husband's long hours and her inability to speak Romanian, she becomes concerned a neighbour may be stalking her.

[the 12 th man]

Watcher is a decent indie horror. Maika Monroe (The Guest, It Follows) plays a woman who moves to Romania with her husband. Isolated by her husband's long hours and her inability to speak Romanian, she becomes concerned a neighbour may be stalking her.

Saw that movie and echo your comments,Romania doesn't look like a place I'd be in a hurry to visit.

[nigel-harps1954]

Saw Mario Bros movie with the kids today. Was probably expecting big things from it, seeing as I practically lived on Super Mario on the NES as a kid.

It's got some really great moments. The storyline is a bit arse-about-faceways for my liking, but I can see the angle they're coming from. As far as a film goes, it's a bit meh. But overall, at times, enjoyable enough.

To summise, I'm not entirely sure what I made of it..

Probably a generous 6/10.

[dahamsta]

I used to really like going to kids movies with my eldest, who's now mid-20s. Pixar's golden age, I suppose.

These days I mostly sleep during kids movies. They like Avengers. I hate Avengers. They feel like something Trump would create, gilded confused awfulness with no substance whatsoever.

[the 12 th man]

I used to really like going to kids movies with my eldest, who's now mid-20s. Pixar's golden age, I suppose.

These days I mostly sleep during kids movies. They like Avengers. I hate Avengers. They feel like something Trump would create, gilded confused awfulness with no substance whatsoever.

Your kids or the movie?....:D

[nigel-harps1954]

I used to really like going to kids movies with my eldest, who's now mid-20s. Pixar's golden age, I suppose.

These days I mostly sleep during kids movies. They like Avengers. I hate Avengers. They feel like something Trump would create, gilded confused awfulness with no substance whatsoever.

Generally quite like taking the kids to the cinema. Don't go very often, but caught the Sonic The Hedgehog movies with them and loved them. Seen a few great films with them over the last number of years, eldest lad is 10 this year so at a great age to be seeing all these sorts of films too.

The last Pixar films we've saw have been a bit underwhelming though, Lightyear and Strange World both in 2022 weren't great.

[dahamsta]

Your kids or the movie?....:D..

Yes

[dahamsta]

Got a free month of Prime, my kids starting watching Proximity (2020) before I had the chance to look it up on Rotten Tomatoes. 38% critics, 31% audience. They overrated it. Just don't.

[the 12 th man]

..

Yes

:D....

[dahamsta]

I'm watching some classics with the kids at the moment. Started with Alien and we all enjoyed it. They didn't get The Holy Grail a couple of years ago, but they were knotted this time, wish I'd watched it with them properly. They liked Predator, I thought it dated quite badly. Working towards the modern sequels. Terminator this weekend.

We also watched Red Notice with Ryan Reynolds and The Rock, which we all loved despite the reviews. Finch with Hanks, which was fine but a bit meh IMHO. Chronicle was a little better than I expected. And the 1st two Guardians in preparation for Vol. 3 in the cinema. We went to Super Mario in the cinema, they enjoyed it, I slept.

In recent weeks I watched The Whale, which was excellent but depressing; Neighbors with Seth Rogan, which had me laughing so hard in places I could hardly breathe, no idea why it gets such bad reviews; The Prestige, another meh; and Linoleum, which was familiar and should have been better than it was.