EADD Film Recommendations v5 - TBC

[Pink Pigeon]

Dead Man's Shoes - gave the heads up to a mate on it a while back, and now he won't stop going on about it. 8) Super stuff.

Finally got round to watching Apocalypse Now the extended version. A marathon but totally worth it. Wild Tales an Argentinian flick about various obscure scenarios was also brilliant along with the Cate Blanchett one, Carol.

Check out Hearts of Darkness - the making of Apocalypse Now. Absolutely superb. Don't get off the boat!!!!

 

[Larch]

Check out Hearts of Darkness - the making of Apocalypse Now. Absolutely superb. Don't get off the boat!!!!

Spot on. Ta on the look in!

Got A Field In England to watch sometime too. Reviews seem to be hit or miss at either end of the scale. Could be good. Could be dross. Do usually enjoy the flicks Film 4 put out though.

 

[Commix]

Falling Down.

'NOT ECONOMICALLY VIABLE!'

 

[Don Luigi]

Falling Down.

'NOT ECONOMICALLY VIABLE!'

Hah, I haven't watched it in over ten years but I still quote that line all the time :D

 

[steewith2ees]

Dead Man's Shoes - gave the heads up to a mate on it a while back, and now he won't stop going on about it. 8) Super stuff.

Best British film after Trainspotting IMO. It was only filmed about 30 miles up the road from me I've loved that film since it came out.

'Just get back in the car - and fuck off'

Makes my spine tingle

 

[KingOfWessex]

Dead Man's Shoes - gave the heads up to a mate on it a while back, and now he won't stop going on about it. 8) Super stuff.

Finally got round to watching Apocalypse Now the extended version. A marathon but totally worth it. Wild Tales an Argentinian flick about various obscure scenarios was also brilliant along with the Cate Blanchett one, Carol.

Dead mans shoes is a fucking classic! I just love the tone and everything about this film good call

 

[mydrugbuddy]

I liked Dead Man's shoes, it was a proper gritty English film, but I preferred one of Paddy Considine's other films In America which I thought was absolutely great.

"To begin all over again is a classic American dream. But it is remarkably hard to do, as Irish immigrants Johnny and Sarah discover when they hit New York City, with their two spunky young daughters, in the mid-1980s. In pursuit of a dream, the family uses ingenuity and sheer strength of will to make the most of their new life. With no cash to spare, Johnny and Sarah settle into a chaotic New York tenement and attempt to turn the dilapidated setting into a true home. From dragging an iffy-looking air conditioner across Manhattan to finding make-do jobs, nothing comes without a fight for the couple. And yet, as they see America as rife with challenges, dangers and weirdness, their daughters see it as a magical place where anything can happen, a place that might release them from the anguish of what has come before. Then, on Halloween, the girls dare to knock on the door of "the screaming man," a reclusive neighbor named Mateo, and everything changes. As the family heads for a crisis, Mateo becomes their unlikely ally in the territory where hope, faith and even magic hold sway." "Critics Consensus: A rich and moving story about an immigrant family adjusting to life in New York." Both quotes come from Rotten Tomatoes.

As does this one which intrigues and puzzles me: "The pairing of two brilliant, loose-cannon actors gets the film a long way." I have no idea if the reviewer was referring to the 2 young girls, or to Paddy Considine and Djimon Hounsou. It really could be either. 8(

Djimon Hounsou should have got an oscar for his role as Mateo. He start off as fearsomely hostile and unfriendly, but the young girls quickly soften his heart. The story begins in earnest when Mateo re-joins the human race. Although the whole build up to that is quality too.

89% score on RT, and 91% of viewers liked it. Maybe if my reccomendation doesn't sway you those figures will.

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This film must be in the all time top ten weepies, so have a box of tissues at the ready

 

[alasdairm]

way to try to manufacture a sjw issue when there's no issue, droppers. it's pretty well known - in the uk certainly - that ronnie kray was not straight. he actually described himself as bisexual but his taste for men was no secret.

so nice try but no cigar. i guess when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail...

thought so

alasdair

 

[KingOfWessex]

Im confused so now random people on the internet are taking pictures of my Balled up pubes roaming the southern states of the USA? And I'm the Schizophrenic?

 

[Arnold]

13 hours: The secret soldiers of Bengazi is worth a watch.
Dad's army the film is like the series bland and with chap stick humour thrown in.
The brothers Grimsby is a laugh too, nothing spectacular though.

 

[Don Luigi]

I've just watched Michael Moore's most recent offering - Where To Invade Next?

The title makes it seem like another one of the many films protesting US foreign policy but it's nothing like that.

To show what the USA can learn from rest of the world, director Michael Moore playfully visits various nations in Europe and Africa as a one-man "invader" to take their ideas and practices for America. Whether it is Italy with its generous vacation time allotments, France with its gourmet school lunches, German with its industrial policy, Norway and its prison system, Tunisia and its strongly progressive women's policy and Iceland and its strong female presence in government and business among others, Michael Moore discovers there is much that American should emulate.

I thought it was most excellent but I am a fan of Michael Moore's films. I know some people really can't stand him.

I would challenge any American to watch this and still chant 'USA!' by the end. We could certainly learn a lot from our neighbours on the continent, too.

However, the film does paint a rather rosy picture and does nothing to really delve into the problems these individual countries face, the film really just showcases the best bits. I suppose some might sum the film up with, "Socialism, YAY!".

 

[steewith2ees]

I haevn't Included my birthday viewing - a 'cowboy' double bill as I got 'The Hateful Eight' and 'The Revenant' as presents - loved them both.

I think TH8 could be my favourite Tarantino film since 'Jackie Brown' and I love all of them. Even 'Death Proof'.

 

[Don Luigi]

Ah, you just reminded me that I've yet to watch 'The Hateful Eight'. The last Tarantino I watched was Django. I'll give it a watch after work

I also loved 'Death Proof' and 'Jackie Brown'. I think the latter gets underrated by a lot of people for not being actioned packed...then again, I love 'Glengarry Glen Ross', so I don't need action to quench me

 

[steewith2ees]

I loved Django but TH8 is deep to fuck with Tarantino basically wanking out a pure screenplay with his 'write' hand. Love it.

 

[BigG]

Just watched Straight Outa Compton....was ok. Liked how they cast Cubes son as Cube himself. I still remember listening to the original Straight Outa Compton cassette on my Sanyo ghetto blaster when in was 15 and thinking "man these guys are cool"...

Wonder when they'll make a flick about 2pacs life....

 

[alasdairm]

i'm not a big rap fan and i loved straight outta compton.

there is a tupac biopic in the works: imdb: All Eyez on Me

the guy they cast as tupac is a good resemblance:



alasdair

 

[Commix]

Both Clear and Present Danger & The Fugitive are my recommendations for today, Harrison Ford at his finest imo!

 

[Shambles]

Dammit! Lost the lengthy response I had so this will have to be a precis version...

Don: I'll have to look into that new Michael Moore film. Kinda sounds a bit like the one he did on European healthcare - broadly accurate but extremely rosy-tinted and laid on with a trowel... almost as though he thinks his audience are morons

Stee: I really enjoyed The Hateful Eight. Self-indulgent even by Tarantino standards but that is definitely a Good Thing in this case.

Unrelated to any of that, just finished watching Alice Through the Looking Glass. Fairly enjoyable in that the characters and performances are all good, it looks great... but the plot is poor and it just felt a little generic. Definitely heavily Disneyfied. As my Good Lady put it: Disney are the Michael Jackson of cinema - they both like fucking childhoods

 

[Shambles]

Just finished watching Warcraft. I would be that one person who has never played any of the games and essentially knows bugger all of all things Warry nor crafty. As such, I had no particular expectations going in. I have always loved me a bit of swords 'n' sandals but films based on video games tend to be dire so hopes were not high. Must say I was very pleasantly surprised. Really enjoyed it actually. The plot is the usual for this type of thing but that's to be expected really. This one was really very well done though. I don't watch a huge number of mega CGI fest-type fillums but the CGI here was particularly impressive imo. Mainly because it was surprisingly easy to not be constantly aware that you're watching a load of animated pixels. All worked together excellently. No idea what fanfolk of the games will make of it but as somebody who just happens to enjoy fantasy as a genre this was a good 'un. Expect a gazillion sequels.

 

[Fug]

What was the quality like? the last version i saw had chinese subtitles and was pretty blurry.