Movies Talk Archive June 01 2015 to July 01 2015

01 Jul 2015 11:37:07
Just curious to see who is everyone's favourite actor?

Mine is tom hanks seems to be able to play any character

{Ed001's Note - I would probably say Denzel. Personally I cannot stick Hanks, I think he is an awful actor.}

01 Jul 2015 12:09:27
Tom hanks awful really?

Yeah got to agree on denzel washington he's definitely up there

{Ed001's Note - Tom Hanks is exactly the same character in every film he plays, he doesn't come across differently in any role. Not like say Tom Hardy, who I really rate as well, who can come across as a nice guy in one film, the next he is a menacing bad guy. Each time he is as believable as the role allows. Tom Hanks, on the other hand, is a crap bad guy, I saw one film he was meant to be a baddie and it is was laughable, he just is unable to carry it off. He has absolutely no charisma whatsoever. I don't rate Samuel L Jackson, he is similar in that he can only really play one role, but he has charisma at least.}

01 Jul 2015 16:33:55
If you like tom hardy ed I recommend the drop.

{Ed001's Note - I will check that out, thanks.}

01 Jul 2015 22:34:29
Hard to pick just one but Tom Hardy and Leo DiCaprio are probably the 2 best actors around.

02 Jul 2015 12:52:10
I think Leo di caprio has got better. His early career was pretty woeful (the beach,titanic) but I think he really stepped up after blood diamond particularly wolf of wall st and django.

{Ed001's Note - DiCaprio is excellent, though I thought Django was awful, he was not awful in it. He was very good in Blood Diamond. I tell you who has really improved in recent years, the two from Dogma, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. Neither were any good, though I do love Dogma, then just gradually got better and better. Affleck was really good in a film he directed, I think it was called Town. Oh and that film about the CIA rescuing hostages he was good in as well.}

02 Jul 2015 15:50:10
Matt Damon I like, the Bournes especially. Ben affleck I've never liked terrible actor imo. Ed as you are a fan you may like gone girl he starred and directed that movie.

{Ed001's Note - I am not a fan, I just think he has got much better. He has been good in a few of his recent films, but I would not watch a film because he was in it or directed it, I just wouldn't avoid it because of him. Unlike Nicolas Cage, who I would consider not watching a film just because he is in it.}

02 Jul 2015 22:19:39
Gotta agree with GAGUS, DiCaprio is a top actor.

{Ed002's Note - And nobody has mentioned Richard Bradford yet.}

03 Jul 2015 04:47:14
Haha Richard Bradford I do hope that was a joke Ed002. Didn't he have a small part in the untouchables?

George Lazenby too in arguably the best ever bond film.

On a serious note I like mark Wahlberg and if you haven't seen it watch pain and gain very funny.

{Ed001's Note - you have never seen Man In A Suitcase either then?}

03 Jul 2015 07:19:18
Can't say I have ed it's not a film title that would appeal to me

{Ed001's Note - it is the series that Richard Bradford is best known for. He has done quite a few films, but that is what he is known for.}

05 Jul 2015 22:33:20
Hardy, Damon, di caprio all good picks.

{Ed001's Note - I noticed no one has mentioned De Niro or Pacino or similar.}

06 Jul 2015 21:44:52
I was thinking about it, certainly both would be up there 20 years ago.

{Ed001's Note - shows the age most people on here are then I guess.}

06 Jul 2015 22:28:06
Well I would of said either of those but like mort said 20 yrs ago. One of my fave films is heat and obviously the mafia movies. As time went on they did some truly awful movies.

Sleepers is a great film.

{Ed001's Note - it is always a shame when great actors get wasted while dross like Nic Cage gets plum role after plum role to ruin.}

08 Jul 2015 10:59:08
Apart from the names mentioned i have always liked Bradley Cooper as an actor

11 Jul 2015 22:16:50
Agree with discountsave a lot of recent de niro films have been turkeys. But the 80s 90s films were great.

12 Jul 2015 16:55:07
Couple of other names I'd throw out there, Morgan freeman is Mr reliable, these days seems to be pigeon holed into the wise old man role though.

Depp is like hardy, doesn't stick to the same type of role he does vary things up.

Did anyone say Gary oldman?

And if this is open to women, Helena Bonham Carter

{Ed001's Note - do you rate Depp? I have yet to see him in a film I could really say I enjoyed.}

12 Jul 2015 16:56:29
And I just saw the lazenby comment, seriously? Best bond film ever? Might need a new thread for that one

12 Jul 2015 21:12:29
I think he's better than some others.

{Ed001's Note - there are a lot of rubbish actors though, so that is not saying much!}

13 Jul 2015 14:54:41
Leonardo Di Caprio is the best actor around not to win an Oscar.

Such a farce!

{Ed001's Note - I honestly thought he did have one.}

13 Jul 2015 15:10:57
Those of you saying about GTA making a good movie, I don't think so really.

GTA has some good characters throughout it's entire lifespan such as Claude(GTAIII) Tommy Vercetti(Vice City) and Niko Belic(GTA IV) but it's all been done before. This is the problem, it's revolutionary in a gaming sense because of how it's played, but movie wise, there are so many similar stories and plot lines out there.

13 Jul 2015 15:48:50
Unfortunately, he's only ever been nominated and the people who won instead of him, were a joke!

He was nominated for the following;

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
Won by Tommy Lee Jones, The Fugitive

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
The Aviator (2004)
Won by Jamie Foxx, Ray.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Blood Diamond (2006)
Won by Forest Whitaker, Last king of Scotland

Best Motion Picture of the Year
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
Won by 12 Years a Slave

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
Won by Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club

However. As you can see, the majority of the people who won it, are not even in the same league as DiCaprio. Or the performance he put in for his movies. He's not just a pretty face, he's a damn good actor! It's no wonder people think there is a conspiracy against him lol.

{Ed001's Note - I do like Tommy Lee Jones, but not sure he is the greatest actor to be fair. Not a big fan of Jamie Foxx but he does turn in some good performances. Basically I agree, DiCaprio is better than those, but Oscars are just a load of crap anyway.}

13 Jul 2015 23:47:24
2006 was shocking. He was great in the departed too.

{Ed001's Note - I have never seen Last King Of Scotland, was it that bad?}

14 Jul 2015 10:31:19
It was apparently an excellent movie, my mother watched it and couldn't speak highly enough of it. I haven't seen it however, but it's still scandalous that Leo DiCaprio hasn't won an Oscar.

The only one I felt he genuine lost out on was in 2013 for 12 Years a Slave. All the others he should have won imo.

14 Jul 2015 10:33:07
I've seen it the once, when it first came on tv. can't really remember it it was a bit boring to be honest it only really picked up when mcavoys doctor character realised what a monster idi Amin was and tried to escape. Don't get me wrong Whitaker was good but I didn't think he was better than di caprio. I think the subject matter swung a few votes.

14 Jul 2015 23:55:31
Not wanting to be controversial.

I walked out of the aviator, I can normally sit through a terrible film if the acting is good,but not a chance with this one. I didn't think the acting of Leo was special.

Matthew McConaughey was more than worthy of his oscar in my opinion. It's a shame leo came up against such a strong performance that year as he really did show off his talent. Either way it's a toughy.

Blood diamond for me he had one of the worst accents going and just didn't convince me in the role. If you're going to win an oscar you have to be able to nail the accent at the very least.

Can't say i have seen what's eating gilbert,Tommy lee jones is a bang average actor and his performance in the fugitive was nothing spcecial for me.

He was brilliant in the departed I have no idea if he was nominated,he certainly should have been.

I wouldn't take anything to heart about the oscars,we all know that only over acted biopics win them now. 12 years,argo,kings speech,hurt locker etc etc and for the actors,Dallas buyer,lincoln,theory of,just seems we are in that period.

{Ed001's Note - did you not like Argo?}

21 Jun 2015 15:02:49
I watched the movie Rush on TV last night, the movie was fantastic and they really did get hold of James Hunt's personality and rivaly with Nikki Lauder.

A funny story for you;

My Uncle Michael used to be James' Mechanic in his earlier F1 days and he took my mother to the Pit to meet everyone. James put his arm around my mother and said "Who's this lovely lady then" to which she replied "F*** off you creep!"

She didn't know it was James Hunt LOL!

{Ed001's Note - it is a really good movie, apart from the guy playing Hunt looking ridiculously tall for an F1 driver.}

Nikki Lauder also sounded Scottish and Dutch at the same time occasionally. Even though he's Austrian lol.

{Ed001's Note - but he was being played by an Australian....}

There has to be some kind of joke involving the illuminati here somewhere.

{Ed001's Note - I am not even sure he was Australian thinking about it, that was Hunt that was played by an Aussie wasn't it?}

Yeah Chris Hemworth(James Hunt) is Australian.

{Ed001's Note - I knew one of them was.}

You saying about his height, did you see David Coulthard stood next to Massa today? There was a good foot and a half difference! Lol.

{Ed001's Note - no mate, I don't have the BBC here.}

21 Jun 2015 07:58:19
What we think of the vast amount of remakes being released.

Imo most fail.

Mad max
Pet sematary
Point break
The crow
American werewolf in London
Dirty dancing
Starship troopers
War games
Commando
Death wish
Escape from new York
Highlander
Scarface
Flight of the navigator

{Ed001's Note - I would just like new films to be made. If the originals are good, can we not just enjoy them as they were, rather than remaking them?}

Agree with that completely. Perhaps movie makers are running out of ideas

{Ed001's Note - they seem to have run out years ago!}

Saying they've run out of idea's is slightly naive. They have pretty much done everything already, its near impossible to actually come up with an original movie plot these days.

{Ed001's Note - yet people still manage to come up with new books without needing to rewrite old ones.}

20 Jun 2015 08:29:38
I see there is a bit of a flap about some internal Sony emails that have been leaked. Apparently they say Spiderman needs to be white and straight. Not sure that it matters, being perfectly honest. The character in the comics is white and straight, there are enough changes made, why not stick with it? After all he became among the most popular comic book and film characters in the world as he is, so why change it? It would be a huge risk to make changes to such a popular character.

13 Jun 2015 07:12:05
Anyone here watched Jurassic Park or even thinking of going to watch it?
Plus its raining here in Mumbai and they're showing Kingsman secret service in an hour. Anyone know of its worth a watch?

{Ed001's Note - Ed004 said Kingsman is good, I have not seen the new Jurassic Park movie yet, though I would like to.}

13 Jun 2015 08:19:16
Watching kingsmam and not at all liking it. I am thinking of skipping Jurassic park. Never was a fan of the original

{Ed001's Note - really? I liked the original, but I was always fascinated by dinosaurs, hence why we have so many helping edit the sites.....}

13 Jun 2015 08:56:05
Lol Ed that made me chuckle

13 Jun 2015 11:42:14
First Jurassic park is one of my favourite movies. Second was alright just thought the whole thing of having the maths scientist suddenly think he's an expert on dinos because of one encounter with a t rex. The third one I didn't care much for at all mainly because I hated that annoying family and was disappointed none of them got chewed. Although the whole aviary sequence was very good.

I'm looking forward to seeing the new one although one bit in the trailer concerned me when someone said something about designing their own dinosaur to be more extreme than a t rex.

Mort

There is an enormous flaw in the movie.

The Mosasaurus which jumps out of the water and catches the shark, is meant to be around 59ft in length. However, the one in Jurassic World, is approximately 667ft. That makes a Blue Whale look like Plankton.

It was worked out by a guy on youtube, he explains that the shark is most probably an average fully grown adult, which means that it will fit 9 times inside the Mosasaurus from nose to neck. That's not including it's tail which is 35% of it's body length, as well as it's back, chest and stomach. You can search this with relative ease on youtube.

14 Jun 2015 12:25:36
667 feet?

We're going to need a bigger pool.

Mort

I know that people have this image of dinosaurs being monumentally big, but that just isn't the case. Yes there are excessively large ones like the Argentinasaurus, Amphicoelias and Suaurposeidon, but even they are only estimate sizes, and do not exceed 200ft in length.

I know the Jurassic World/Park series isn't known for its fact based story, but you'd think they'd at least keep to the correct sizing!

11 Jun 2015 14:55:19
Rip Christopher lee and ron moody

Mort

{Ed001's Note - Christopher Lee is one of my all time favourite actors, I hope the pair of the rest in peace.}

11 Jun 2015 16:44:48
One of my favourite bond villains. In fact its one of my favourite bond films because of Christopher Lee. And who else could have played saruman. Reading the books as a teenager I always imagined him with lee's voice then he got cast.

Mort

{Ed001's Note - his voice is really individual, you know it is him the moment he speaks.}

11 Jun 2015 21:43:15
Definitely. The guy could have read the phonebook and made it sinister.

Just to go off on a tangent I heard Peter Jackson wants to film the silmarillion but the Tolkien family aren't happy with his other adaptations.

Personally I think its unfilmable. It would take 6 films and you'd have to gut a lot of the story still.

I think it would work as a tv series like game of thrones, ok not the sex and death, but its a tv series based on a lengthy fantasy series.

Mort

{Ed001's Note - I really hated the Silmarrillion, it was unreadable. I agree with the Tolkien family on the LOTR films, they were dross, completely lost the plot of the book in an attempt to make it all action.}

My mother said that Christopher Lee is the only Dracula she'd let bite her haha.

RIP.

12 Jun 2015 13:57:21
Its overly complex which us why it wouldn't work as a movie series. It could work as a tv series if well plotted.

I thought the movies started alright but just tailed off. Fellowship was the best but by the time legolas is swinging off a giant cgi elephant with his ever lasting supply of arrows it was a bit o dear.

Mort

{Ed001's Note - I just couldn't handle the way they just completely deviated from the book. I mean stretching Liv Tyler's role a bit would have been ok, but to make her a main character, even though she is barely in the book really, was just too much for me.}

12 Jun 2015 14:13:05
Well its been few years since I read it so correct me if I'm wrong but she doesn't turn up till the wedding/ coronation. And the only thing of note she did was to sew aragorns royal standard?

Mort

{Ed001's Note - pretty much. So a lot closer to the films than I was thinking obviously......}

12 Jun 2015 15:27:58
Well she certainly didn't save Frodo from the nazgul.

Mort

{Ed001's Note - I really do not understand how the changes got through. Did no one think it might have completely ruined the actual story?}

13 Jun 2015 11:50:46
I know they have to change so much for copywrite reasons. And they added in the arwen stuff to appeal to certain demographics of the audience. And thankfully they cut the bombadil stuff which just didn't work in the book. But some of what did get cut of altered maybe affected it more than they thought especially for those familiar with the books.

I thought the changes to the hobbit were worse. Particularly legolas and tauriel.

I would be interested to see an adaptation of the silmarillion as there are some epic scenes such as the chaining of melkor, the flight of the noldor, fingolfin vs sauron, the whole beren story arc, tuor, maybe the story of Turin, and the final battle against morgoth, all of those done properly would make for some great viewing.

Mort

{Ed001's Note - what copyright reasons? They couldn't use the name if copyright was an issue.....

13 Jun 2015 13:31:49
I thought that as well ed but I asked a guy I know who has a career in music and that's what he said. Any tv or film made from a book has to have some changes made to it so it isn't identical to the already existing work. Doesn't make much sense to me but that's what he said.

Mort

{Ed001's Note - the reason they do the changes is to make them more suitable for filming, as they aren't written, usually, as films. At least that is what I was told. They buy the rights to it, or use material that is no longer copyrighted, so there should be no need to make any changes for copyright reasons.}

14 Jun 2015 12:24:54
Makes some sense. Have you ever read the book layer cake? The writer also adapted it for the film version but there's still a few changes like the nationality of the foreign gang, what ultimately happens to the pills, and the fate of the guy in the cafe. I remember watching it having read the book first and thinking why the changes.

Mort

{Ed001's Note - it is usually changed to suit the fashions of the moment. Hence why they redid that film about the USA being invaded with North Koreans rather than Russians. Or because the director thinks he can make it better with a tweak or two. I have never read the book but the film was excellent of Layer Cake.}

14 Jun 2015 12:47:23
Yes its a great film, one of my favourites from the last decade. Its a good sign that most of the cast were already established or have gone on to big things.

You should try the book, its a good read, will certainly kill a few hours. I've not read the sequel yet.

Mort

{Ed001's Note - if I see it and I have some cash spare I will get a copy.}

**SPOILER**

Did he survive the gun shot at the end in the Layer Cake book? That's all I care about.

Also, what nationality were they in the book, because in the movie, they were Baltic(Eastern Europe), but based in Holland.

14 Jun 2015 21:42:51
In the book they were a far right neo nazi group, mainly German with some Dutch, Belgians and Scandinavians.

The assassination attempt is also different in the book, you know where he gets a sniper in the park. There's more with the northern boys as well. The books worth a read.

SPOILER############

Yes he does survive

Thanks for the info, I think I'll definitely give the book a read, I'm not one for reading books as it takes something special to get me into it. But movies adapted from a book are always interesting, especially if you see the movie first.

I'm glad he survives, he reminds me a lot of me from when I was 14-19. Very similar circumstances, apart from the uber-gangsters and hideous amounts of pills and cocaine. people like "The Duke" are very common here though and it's difficult to avoid people like them. I guess it's why I like the majority of the gangster movies, was pretty much brought up in that environment.

. How can you hate the LOTR films?! They're a work of art.

{Ed001's Note - art is subjective, they were awful films with little relation to the books, which are far superior.}

09 Jun 2015 06:58:36
So Cameron is claiming Terminator Genisys is the real Terminator 3, or is that just because the previous one was rubbish?

Wait what? Hasn't there been 4 Terminators already?

And by Cameron, do you mean James? If so he's a total basher who needs a slap.

10 Jun 2015 13:14:24
I understand why most people hate 3, although I found it entertaining. Judgment day was always going to happen its a paradox it has to happen in order to create john Connor.

When I found out salvation was going to be set post judgement day I had hopes of a decent film. Alas the finished product was not what expected.

Mort

{Ed001's Note - Salvation was truly abysmal.}

10 Jun 2015 13:26:45
It had good bits, but mostly terrible. Bad casting. I also think christian bale can't work without Christopher Nolan. All his best performances (or the least wooden) come when he has Nolan directing him.

Mort

{Ed001's Note - that's because Nolan tried to avoid him having to actually act. He works round it.}

10 Jun 2015 13:35:59
Good point, makes perfect sense thinking about the dark knight trilogy. You'd think he'd have sense to find a leading man who can act.

Look at Scorsese, first de niro and now di caprio.

Mort

{Ed001's Note - maybe he likes the challenge?}

10 Jun 2015 13:40:31
Must be. Still there's worse actors around.

Mort

{Ed001's Note - it is amazing how many truly awful actors regularly get starring roles.}

10 Jun 2015 18:16:46
Definitely. Chris Pine stands out for me, he was pretty decent in that one about the runaway train but he was very much sidekick in that. Thought he was pretty average as kirk in both star trek films, made me appreciate shatners performances.

Also not too keen on Chris Pratt, I've only seen him in guardians of the galaxy but I thought he was one of the worst things in it.

Mort

{Ed001's Note - Guardians was a great film, but I agree, he wasn't the best choice for lead. Chris Pine was carried by Denzel in the runaway train flick I thought, to be fair though, Trek is rubbish, so it was a difficult one to do. Shatner was no better for me, I really do not rate him nor anything Trek related.}

10 Jun 2015 21:30:40
Yes Denzel carried him in runaway train. Very good performance. I thought maybe pine might push on and improve after co starring with a good actor like Denzel. I'm not really a fan of jj Abrams but his first trek had some good action and was well cast apart from pine and pegg.

I didn't really care that much for guardians of the galaxy. Was alright but after hearing people say how good it was I was a bit disappointed. What did you like about it?

Mort

{Ed001's Note - I really hated the first Trek, it was boring and Pegg was embarrassing. I just thought Guardians was fun.}

10 Jun 2015 22:34:04
Yeah it was fun, good warm up film. Good sound track. Liked rocket and groot good double act.

Mort

{Ed001's Note - the sound track was good and the characters were fun, surprisingly good considering the idea of the raccoon thing did not appeal to me in the slightest. Maybe it was because I went into it expecting it to be rubbish that I really enjoyed it?}

11 Jun 2015 16:52:57
Another who bugs me is that Steve Carroll. Never found him funny. The comedy genre seems really poor in general

Mort

{Ed001's Note - is that the 40 year old virgin guy?}

11 Jun 2015 17:51:36
Yeah I think I spelt his last name wrong. Autocorrect. Don't find him funny.

Mort

{Ed001's Note - I think the problem is that he is not working with the best of scripts. Comedies these days are so badly written that it makes it difficult. Having said that, someone like Laurel and Hardy would have adlibbed in gags to make it funny. He just doesn't have that spark. Films like Man Of The Year, for instance, were just vehicles for the star, in that case Robin Williams, to give a few of his rants, which made the film worthwhile. Carell (I googled it) just hasn't got that ability to just lift a film and make you laugh on his own. Chris Rock is another one, that film where his identical twin brother is CIA and gets killed and he has to pretend to be him, it is one scene where he goes into his comedy routine that makes that film worthwhile, along with the presence of Bernie Mac, who I loved as a comedian. You just can't imagine Carell going into a routine and taking over in that way. Now I really want to go and watch some old Marx brothers films, I used to really love them.}

11 Jun 2015 21:27:59
Yes my gran raised me on stan and olly, Marx bros, keystone cops.

That's my issue with a lot of comedy, the leads lack that spark, can only follow a script not improvise. Robin Williams was good, Chris rock is another.

One of the last really good comedy films I saw was mouse hunt.

Mort

{Ed001's Note - I really don't like Lee Evans, one half of his act is just a rip off of Norman Wisdom and the other half is just a lot of swearing to cover up the fact that he isn't actually funny. Reminds me of something Chubby Brown once said when asked about his own act and he said people would not find him funny if he didn't offend them.}

12 Jun 2015 15:59:05
Fair enough but I thought him and the other guy, Nathan lane?, made for a good comedy double act. Like a budget diet version of stan and olly. Ok nowhere as good, but the closest thing for years. The bath tub scene had me in tears.

Mort

{Ed001's Note - wasn't for me, maybe I just watched it in the wrong mood? Enjoyment of a film can often depend on the mood you are in when you see it.}

12 Jun 2015 17:10:35
That's true, you need to be in the mood for some things.

Mort

{Ed001's Note - even the best film can bore you if you aren't in the mood for it.}

04 Jun 2015 13:57:20
Odd that Nick Fury (Samuel L Jackson) is not in Captain America 3.

{Ed002's Note - I have some buddies who were in a Nick Fury cartoon - you'll have to visit our original home of The Well, but it is here: http://www.well.com/~cjfish/fury.htm }

07 Jun 2015 17:38:49
Isn't he pretending to be dead after the events of the winter soldier? In hiding? Series 1 of agents of shield had something on him disappearing but I haven't seen any of series 2 so don't know if that got resolved. To be honest its not like he's featured that much apart from winter soldier and iron man 2.

Mort

{Ed001's Note - he came back out for Age of Ultron.}

07 Jun 2015 21:07:49
Ah right thought might be something like that. Haven't seen anything on ultron. Maybe he gets killed off again.

02 Jun 2015 09:57:56
I keep hearing hype regarding Ant Man, but have never heard of the comic character it is based on. Has anyone got any info on what type of character it is?

07 Jun 2015 17:41:58
Me neither, to be honest its getting silly now with all these adaptations.

Mort

{Ed001's Note - at least it is something different from the usual Batman/Spiderman etc remakes.}

07 Jun 2015 21:23:03
Fair enough I guess but their guaranteed money spinners so will always get remade. Suppose its god the less well known ones get a go. But ant man not sure if that's got any potential.

Mort

01 Jun 2015 19:23:28
Good evening Ed's!
With the weather being horrible here in Ireland and having all the time in the world to watch movies, I'm unsure of what to watch and would appreciate a few recommendations if you have the time to name a few.

I used to love horror movies, but having seen It Follows (decent movie btw) and not being able to find Unfriended on Showbox, there's not many new horror movies I haven't seen.

However I'm not watching just Horror movies, I've recently taken a liking to movies like Run All Night, Project Almanac, Chappie etc. All good movies however I'm not sure what type of genre in particular which I like!

Anything except war, gore and comedy (can't seem to find a comedy which is actually funny these days)! My only other restriction is something from the last ten years or so if possible, old movies just don't seem to be my thing!

Thanks Ed, appreciate your time!

{Ed001's Note - I asked the editors, will give you more of a varied bunch of films to watch:
Ed007 suggested Chappie.
Ed025 said Heat with Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy that's a comedy though.
Ed004 thought of Kingsman and Warrior (I agree on Warrior if you haven't seen it).
We all agreed on Equaliser.
If you were looking for a comedy it has to be the Horrible Bosses films that are worth a go.
The ones I would suggest are Sabotage with Arnie (surprisingly good I thought), Last Knights with Clive Owen and Wild Card was ok too. One to avoid Birdman, utterly awful, so boring I couldn't sit through it all.}

Cheers for the recommendations Ed's! I've seen the Equaliser, great movie, same with Kingsman. I'll have to take a look at Warrior, I've heard plenty of people mention it before but I never got around to watching it! Recent comedies have failed to impress me so far, but I suppose I could give the ones you've mentioned a watch! Birdman was never a movie that appealed to me in the first place, seemed to be more cringe than anything else!

Appreciate your help Ed's, keep up the good work!

{Ed001's Note - Ed007 also suggested Elysium and Ed004 suggested Hunger Games and Divergent, both of which my daughter loves. Ed004 also said Lawless.}