Tarantino doesn't disappoint in 'Django Unchained' either. Watched it the other eve and thought it was excellent. Very bloody and darkly humourous, naturally.
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Tarantino doesn't disappoint in 'Django Unchained' either. Watched it the other eve and thought it was excellent. Very bloody and darkly humourous, naturally.
Am a little disappointed to admit to switching off a movie after about half an hour, especially since it seems to have gotten great reviews. Was watching 7 psychopaths and smiled at some of it despite the initial bloody murders and Tarantinoesque attempts at humour (I find the man unfunny but with a great mind for music). When the old psyho cam and started telling the story about him rescuing a black girl and the subsequent murder spree, I just switched it off. I know that the new gaming culture has inured most to on screen violence and gore, but I just couldn't go on with it. Walken and Farrell looked to be good in it, but can't rate it.
Went to see Gangster Squad last night. Really enjoyed it, good story line, nothing ground breakingly original but really well acted all around. I'd give it a highly recommended 8/10.
Tarantino? I think he comes across as a megalomaniac brat in interviews. He's better behind the camera than in front of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spudulika
I always look forward to his movies. Saw the trailer before Pulp Fiction on Saturday. Made me even more excited to see it.Quote:
Originally Posted by DannyInvincible
Spent all weekend mulling over Pulp Fiction and thinking about it. It really is the greatest.
As scripts go it's pretty bang on. And bar the one continuity error which annoys me in the restaurant it's flawless.
Watched Silver Linings Playbook the other night. Very good show. Bradley Cooper excellent in it as was Rob De Niro. Well worth a watch for anyone that hasn't seen it. 8/10
Really? Much prefer your music picks better Bonnie:)Quote:
Originally Posted by BonnieShels
Think Tarantino is hugely over rated, violence and gore - yeah but that's all getting old at this stage surely? When will the man grow up a little and make a movie with some real substance?
You can't win em all over dude.Quote:
Originally Posted by bennocelt
Seriously. Since I first saw it as a 10 yo (minus "that" scene) I've been in love with it.
I do kinda agree with your sentiment re gore, but for every Death Proof or Kill Bill there's a Jackie Brown or Inglorious.
Only saw parts of a Tarantino movie, once, and only put it on because I thought it was going to be about boxing. When I was fast forwarding and landed on an attempt to humorise rape, I kind of realised this wasn't my kind of movie. Though I really do like the music from his movies, especially when they turn up in sports compilations or adverts for stuff later on. I wonder, though, did QT spend a long weekend hungover in Eddie Rockets flicking through jukeboxes for his inspiration.
Zero Dark Thirty - Thursday night I decided to watch it online instead of cooking dinner, so ordered a pizza and started to watch. I got 10 minutes in and turned it off. How on earth a movie can be mainstream AND oscar nominated when it portrays illegal detention, torture and the ultimate unsanctioned and illegal state assassination, I just don't know. It'd be great to make a movie of the plotting and realisation of any number of heinous crimes, but this just disturbed me. That Bin Laden was trained and funded by the CIA, then his group used at different times, before finally he winds up in a safe house next to a US ops centre and a Pakistani military base and is murdered and dumped at sea. To when now the USA and their allies (KSA, Qatar, France UK) openly fund, arm and support al Qaeda in Syria, while opposing al Qaeda "rebels" in Mali. I just don't get it all.
Saw Django on Friday night.
The last 20min could have been left out to no detriment of the movie.
However... Christoph Waltz is beyond wonderful. As good as anything I've seen in years. Day-Lewis in TWBB springs to mind. He's (in)glorious.
Saw Django, well shot and entertaining even if the cartoon violence begins to lose effect after a while...
Went to see it last night. Stunning movie. With Tarantino, you know what to expect and he doesn't disappoint here. Violence, humour and slick dialogue combined with an epic soundtrack and some superb performances especially Christoph Waltz, Sam L., and DiCaprio. Just loved it though the other half found the violence and slavery stuff a bit too much for her tastes.
9/10...
Les Misérables.
What. A. Show.
Possibly one of my favourite films ever. Outstanding piece of work. Hugh Jackman was absolutely immense.
Never been so happy to put 10/10.
Were you watching it drinking one of your famed lattes? :P
To be that gushing I'd imagine there had to an iced bun involved too.Quote:
Originally Posted by BonnieShels
Agreed. Lattes are merely a 7/10 beverage.Quote:
Originally Posted by passinginterest
How dare you all. How dare you.
I had a bottle of water. None of that awful popcorn and coca-cola for me. They don't let me bring in lattes to the cinema.
They do in the Lighthouse in Smithfield. Right up your alley. Incidentally it's beside an alley.Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
Right, so I saw Lincoln on Saturday night.
Wow.
DDL is incredible. To the point where you forget you're watching a movie.
Tommy Lee Jones, is well, Tommy Lee Jones and is brilliant also. Pretty much not much to complain about any of the performances.
However, the storyline involving Robert Lincoln (Joseph Gordon Levitt) is pretty week and superflous to an extent. I think a no-name actor would have been better suited to the role given that JGL is always himself in movies. Added nothing.
In true Spielberg fashion he managed to tinker and "Spielberged" the ending which annoyed the hell out of me. Just like Tarantino did with Django.
All in all a must see and there's no doubting where the best actor Oscar is going.
8/10.
Also, Django was a 7/10 for me.