Movies Talk Archive February 01 2016 to March 02 2016

 

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27 Feb 2016 21:15:43
Just watched 'The Revenant', great film, DiCaprio could and should finally get an Oscar.



28 Feb 2016 00:35:53
He should but its Hollywood.



29 Feb 2016 21:52:02
Well he finally got his Oscar :-)



 

 

25 Feb 2016 23:17:07
Whilst watching deadpool the pick of the trailers was batman. Doesn't look bad.

Also saw the Turkish airlines advert for Gotham earlier.



 

 

23 Feb 2016 23:36:56
Interesting little article

listal. com/ list/ 8-reasons-still-buy-physical.



{Ed001's Note - I am fully with him, physical copies are much better if possible I prefer to get them.}

24 Feb 2016 13:49:49
Same herd. Thought you'd appreciate it ed. Digital is alright till it breaks.



{Ed001's Note - exactly, it only needs a poor connection to be utterly useless. Move house and have to wait a few weeks for them to set up your internet (for no apparent reason as it is just a switch flick required) and you have no access to everything you bought. It was one of only two things I hated to have to give up when I moved here, my DVDs/Blu-rays. The other was books. But I couldn't afford to store them or ship them over.}

25 Feb 2016 14:39:44
I rip cds but not films



{Ed001's Note - yeah I already had all my music stored so that was no issue. Damn I miss my films :-(

25 Feb 2016 23:18:26
You ought get one of those whatsits djs use that have loads of individual plastic sleeves for cds but put films in instead.



{Ed001's Note - yes I did have one. They are great, but not when you misplace it.}

26 Feb 2016 10:51:37
Ah yeah that can be a problem.



20 Feb 2016 13:15:18
Di Caprio must surely win an oscar for the revenant! Hardy could very well win best supporting actor too, if you haven't seen it then it is well worth a watch.



20 Feb 2016 13:58:32
I keep thinking about watching that, I will have to give it a go next time I get a chance to watch something.



20 Feb 2016 18:24:33
i thought it was really good, it is a film that screams oscar win



20 Feb 2016 04:56:40
With the Han Solo movie confirmed for 2018, after Rogue One and Star Wars 8, the question is will anyone still be looking forward to it by then? If SW7 is anything to go by, they will have killed off my interest. The Force Awakens was something I went into expecting to be disappointed, I knew it wasn't going to live up to my memories of the originals, however I was utterly wrong. It was like I was watching memories of the original trilogy cobbled together to make one really bad film. And it disappointed me even more than I expected. It has left me unsure of whether or not to bother with the rest. That is four in a row I have left the cinema wishing I had not bothered going to see them.



20 Feb 2016 20:11:23
how can they do a ham solo film ir is it an origins story.



{Ed001's Note - no one knows yet, as they are very secretive, but it is believed they are searching for a younger actor to play him prior to Mos Eisley. The expected setting is between Episode III and Episode IV.}

21 Feb 2016 16:08:17
Hmmm seems like a money making exercise to me. Not every story needs to be told. Some stuff is best left to the imagination.



{Ed001's Note - I think you can say that about every film ever made being fair, but in this case everything since the original trilogy is most definitely in that realm.}

21 Feb 2016 22:51:04
Yeah of course studios want to see a profit on the product its like any business. But star wars is definitely just used as a cash cow. Its like making a film based on Aragorns journeys based on the bits in the appendices of lord of the rings. Totally unnecessary. Although if you read this Jackson I want 10% for the idea.



{Ed003's Note - I've often thought some films are now made simply to make a game as in for x box or play station(I don't have either) obviously not Star Wars as the 1 year hype for it and branding everything from meat in the supermarkets to yoghurts... I expect the same hype (advertising on social media aswell again) to carry on with this brand imo.}

24 Feb 2016 15:36:20
As I said you don't have to tell every single story, especially in a universe like star wars. It was one of the worst things they did in the prequel trilogy. The whole o he built 3po or o boba is a clone. Not needed. Leave some things to the imagination.



{Ed001's Note - the C3PO and R2D2 stories were ridiculous. They made a real mess of that considering Kenobi never recognised them in A New Hope. Clearly it was just $$ talking, as no one doing it for the art of the story would have signed off on that crap.}

26 Feb 2016 10:54:45
3po especially. You could have gotten away with an r2 cameo in phantom menace but having him as Anakins droid on his fighter throughout the clone war was lazy. Boba as a clone and picking up the helmet was poor as well.



{Ed001's Note - lazy is a good word for it. Clearly he just wanted an easy way to get Star Wars fans excited. Including favourite characters is a nice easy way to do it.}

26 Feb 2016 12:28:13
It shows lack of imagination. Whole universe of stuff in which he could invent new characters. Ok he did invent a few, but no need to crow bar existing ones in. Or if you going to do it then something like the Chewbacca cameo in ROTS with Yoda. Has no impact on the storyline but a good nod to the originals. Rather than having the brat who becomes Vader building one droid and using the other. Its bad storytelling on one hand.



{Ed001's Note - ugh just having the brat in it was bad enough. Mind the new characters were no good, the whole thing was a mess.}

26 Feb 2016 12:53:06
I like Liam neeson's. And sam Jackson wasn't too bad. The rest were either forgettable or just poor imitations of the originals. Like amidala an her wacky hairdos trying to evoke leias danish pastry style. As much as a Christopher lee fan as I am it felt like a peter Cushing tribute at times.

The whole thing with Anakin would have worked better if he'd been a moody stroppy teen to begin with. Would have made the romance better as when you watch it an figure out she's Lukes mum it just seems creepy. They tried to go for sympathy for Anakin by having a lovable cute kid but forgot that a) Anakin turns into a monster but we know he redeems himself so why do we need sympathy and b) the kid just cane across as unlikeable.



{Ed001's Note - I hated that kid. And I dislike Samuel L Jackson, he is an arse so it is difficult to like his characters. To be honest, I just really did not enjoy the prequels.}

26 Feb 2016 13:16:47
Never had a problem with him. Windu more than anything shows how far the Jedi have fallen. His arrogance blinds him to the danger and you he's going to get his comeuppance. There was a lot of potential but it got tossed away with bad writing and bad casting.



{Ed001's Note - in real life the guy is an utter prick. When he was filming 51st State he was a bell and managed to make himself hated by all who had to deal with him in Liverpool. Proper diva.

When you put it like that, you are correct, but I just found myself thinking he was a prick and it was doing us a favour to get rid of him. You are right though, if it had been handled better it could have been as you say.}

26 Feb 2016 13:32:29
Fair enough. i'd imagine most of Hollywood are like that. Too coddled. Like footballers

I have in my head my own vision of the prequels which is much better.

Its been awhile since I watched them but I'm sure Yoda pulls him and obi wan up a couple of times about they're attitude. Lucas couldn't mess with Yoda as he's a big cult hero because of empire an return and obi wans got enough of blaming himself for Anakin so Lucas had to create someone in between Yoda and obiwan to show the decline of the Jedi.



{Ed001's Note - Yoda is the only thing that makes them watchable for me.}

26 Feb 2016 13:40:38
And even then he did his best to ruin Yoda. I hated the fight between him and dooku.



{Ed001's Note - I loved that Yoda fought, but I would rather he continued with his Samurai theme for the Jedi and researched what elderly Kendo experts did. They move less and control the opponents movement. There is footage of one particular special elderly man who used to be almost unbeatable until well into his 70s and it could have been used to design the style Yoda used.}

26 Feb 2016 13:59:40
Yes totally agree with that. He comes shuffling in on his stick then his bouncing around like hyperactive kid on a skittles and sunny d binge. Before going back to a stick. Ok yeah blame the force.



{Ed001's Note - the power to destroy a planet is insignificant when compared to the power of the force. Remember who said that?}

26 Feb 2016 14:23:15
Yes but still it looked a bit much.



{Ed001's Note - I know I was just testing your Star Wars knowledge.}

26 Feb 2016 16:48:27
Do or do not there is no try.



{Ed001's Note - no, it wasn't Yoda.}

27 Feb 2016 19:53:26
Darth Vader stated that ."Your lack of knowledge is disturbing Mort" take him away



{Ed001's Note - I will have to hide this thread from Ed007, he can't get over anyone not being as obsessed with Star Wars as he is.}

27 Feb 2016 20:12:51
I went to a red carpet screening of A New Hope in 1977 aged 9. I have been a Star Wars nerd ever since. sorry.



{Ed007's Note - You jammy sod! I'd have loved that. Although I was only 3 in '77.}

20 Feb 2016 04:08:15
An odd film but worth a look at is Superbob. Not the funniest, but entertaining.



20 Feb 2016 04:06:30
I finally got round to seeing Creed. I have to be honest I am not a big Rocky fan, never seen the first two, and the rest were utter dross. Until this one. This was a good film. Stallone is impressive, the lad playing Creed is good too and even Tony Bellew does a good job, despite all the blue (though he does look a bit out of shape).



20 Feb 2016 13:13:49
i really enjoyed it, i was always a huge fan of the rocky movies and this didn't disappoint. i figure this is the new generation of boxing movies



20 Feb 2016 13:57:59
I would recommend it for anyone, even those, like me, who are not Rocky fans.



19 Feb 2016 22:37:40
Watched Legend last night, I thought it was spot on, Tom Hardy IMO was brilliant, I really liked his Ron Character, he can play the nutter quite well.



{Ed003's Note - looking forward to seeing this cheers herbie.}

20 Feb 2016 04:04:20
It is a very good film, you will love it Number 3.}



{Ed003's Note - Cheers it's defo on my to watch list.}

20 Feb 2016 13:57:31
You won't regret seeing it.



16 Feb 2016 08:22:28
Deadpool 2 has already been confirmed with the same writer/director team in place. I haven't even seen the first one yet! Going on either Thursday or Friday to see it though.



17 Feb 2016 20:43:06
Might see it this weekend.



{Ed001's Note - I am looking forward to seeing it.}

19 Feb 2016 15:34:15
Watched this the other night. Gives the superhero genre a much needed kick up the arse. Excellent !!



{Ed001's Note - I watched it yesterday and it is the best superhero movie, in my opinion, of them all. Brilliant movie.}

19 Feb 2016 16:05:25
Some scenes it in had me in stitches and Ryan Reynolds, an actor I've never really had any time for has most definitely made this his baby. Well done that man.



{Ed001's Note - it was the best combination of comedy and action I can ever remember. Ryan Reynolds was born for that role I think.}

19 Feb 2016 23:25:22
Just got back from seeing it



{Ed001's Note - what did you think Mort?}

20 Feb 2016 15:24:50
Well first off it did the job of entertaining. Reynolds did a decent job. Good sound track. Very funny when it did the comedy bits. The action was good. Morena Baccarin remains hot. The constant 4th wall breaks got a bit annoying. Overall decent film.



{Ed001's Note - who is Morena Baccarin? I don't remember any hot women in the film to be honest.}

20 Feb 2016 16:00:18
The stripper bird he was seeing. That he had to rescue in the showdown.



{Ed001's Note - hmmmm ok I wouldn't have considered her hot personally, but there you go.}

20 Feb 2016 20:12:38
Great legs. Brazilian. Seems quiet intelligent.



15 Feb 2016 17:31:58



09 Feb 2016 09:28:16
Has anyone see the film predestination with Ethan Hawke. really good film mind bender but one of the best films I've seen in ages.

well worth a watch.

northernbeasle.



11 Feb 2016 08:19:09
Watched that last night and yea, really good movie but got very confusing towards the end.
One of the best movies I've seen in a long while 👍



{Ed001's Note - I have seen it but can't remember much about it. Maybe I need to watch it again?}

15 Feb 2016 15:48:23
Watched it twice to get my head round it lol. I recommend it !!



04 Feb 2016 09:06:25
I just saw a story about how they have confirmed the release dates for Fast and Furious episodes 8, 9 and 10! Haven't we suffered enough? 7 too many already, why keep going? Please someone tell me it is a nightmare and I will wake up?



04 Feb 2016 13:59:46
I enjoyed the first few. Enjoyable pop corn films. But the last couple had some really unrealistic stunts. And given Paul Walkers' death you'd think that would have been the place to end the series.