Movie Record 2023 Edition - The Bear and Badger

nick_md

I enjoyed The Killer but

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Would deffo recommend though.

nick_md

davyK wrote:

I'm pretty sure I'm getting value out my BFI sub thus far. I used to own M on DVD - had the Eureka Masters of Cinema edition. Not sure why I got rid of it to be honest. Glad to hear of someone else who enjoyed The Killer. I was beginning to think I was alone in that.

davyK

nick_md wrote:

I enjoyed The Killer but

Spoiler:

I think I wanted a bit more out of the ending, like some final cooler moment than there was; the guy in the apartment just felt a bit limp. I guess that was the point though.
Would deffo recommend though.

I sort of liked that. It was a break from the usual ending to these things.

davyK

Wings of Desire Late 80s film that looks and feels French new wave . Set in Berlin, Bruno Ganz is a sort of guardian angel who tires of watching and hearing mortal thoughts and wants to experience being real.

Peter Falk appears as himself on a WW2 film set which isn't something you see every day.

Beautiful looking film. One of those ones you know you need to watch again as there's a great deal of dialogue.

This is the 3rd film I've seen Ganz in (Downfall and Werner Herzog's superb Nosferatu) and he's brilliant in this too.

davyK

Hellboy (2019)
Hmmmm.. not sure this was necessary. It isn't bad but it isn't as good as the first two. Perlman is better in the lead though David Harbour is very good too. It's just that Perlman was born to play Hellboy. The story is good and there's a lot going on but some dodgy CGI just makes it look a bit cheap in places and language is too fruity for universal viewing. The acting talent deserved better here though I'm sure Stephen Graham had fun in his role.

b0r1s

Robocop (2014) - avoided this for a long time as I’d heard it was a steaming pile of poo. And it’s not great but it’s not that bad. The cast is surprisingly solid (Jackson, Oldman and Keaton were surprising big hitters). The action is fine but doesn’t really build on the original. And that is the main problem with everything in the film. Apart from nicer FX (and a weak attempt to add more to Murphy’s family story) it doesn’t build on the original. It’s too serious to follow the high satire of the original (due to the family emotional element) and it lacks any of the dialogue that made the OG a classic. Even the bad guy didn’t seem that bad. They should have spent the money on a new IP film [5].

Cos

Yeah, I’ve been in two minds about watching new Hellboy for the same reasons. The Perlman/Del Toro combo was just too good and still feels recent to me even though it was *checks notes* 19 years ago?!

Cos

78. Dream Scenario
Something about Cage as an Everyman type is always appealing, maybe the subtleties he brings to the characters. Here he’s a fairly mundane professor that suddenly starts appearing in random people’s dreams and the phenomenon grows until it takes a darker turn, leading to real life impacts.
It’s a strong start as Cage’s professor tries to embrace the viral nature of his sudden fame, looking for an opportunity to seek the recognition he’s never really received (nor earned). It inevitably starts to unravel but then so does the story and the final third is a bit drab in comparison, an incomplete idea maybe. There are a few cracking scenes and it’s tight enough not to drag, and Cage is on top form in some full on cringe inducing moments. [7]

davyK

b0r1s wrote:

Robocop (2014) - avoided this for a long time as I’d heard it was a steaming pile of poo. And it’s not great but it’s not that bad. The cast is surprisingly solid (Jackson, Oldman and Keaton were surprising big hitters). The action is fine but doesn’t really build on the original. And that is the main problem with everything in the film. Apart from nicer FX (and a weak attempt to add more to Murphy’s family story) it doesn’t build on the original. It’s too serious to follow the high satire of the original (due to the family emotional element) and it lacks any of the dialogue that made the OG a classic. Even the bad guy didn’t seem that bad. They should have spent the money on a new IP film [5].

Cannot bring myself to watch this. I watched the Total Recall remake and that was a lesson learnt. Just completely pointless.

ShabbyMcCrabby

Cos wrote:

Yeah, I’ve been in two minds about watching new Hellboy for the same reasons. The Perlman/Del Toro combo was just too good and still feels recent to me even though it was *checks notes* 19 years ago?!

It's utter crap drivel. Don't waste your time.

Cos

Heh. Good looking out.

davyK

Whisky Galore! The old Ealing comedy hasn't lost its charm. Had a dram while watching this.

Minkymu

Getting to be that time of year to start the Christmas movies.

I cannot recommend enough that everyone tries to watch Cary Grant and David Niven in The Bishops Wife. An absolutely beautiful black and white classic. A real heart warmer.

I will then move onto the staple classics, Elf, National Lampoon, Nativity (1 not the poor relation 2) Die Hard, the grinch, and the gruffalo.

Wookienopants

The wife and I are going to start Christmas movie season today.
Tree is up, lights up the front of the house and garden, decorations everywhere and now the kids are watching Jingle Jangle on Netflix.

There's a movie called Noelle on Disney that I'm quite keen to see, it's got Anna Kendrick looking all kinds of gorgeous.

poprock

Wookienopants wrote:

There's a movie called Noelle on Disney that I'm quite keen to see, it's got Anna Kendrick looking all kinds of gorgeous.

I can neither confirm nor deny that I’ve already seen that twice.

Wookienopants

I will watch it many times because I just love Anna Kendrick, she's the one I've been given a free pass for

g.man

Minkymu wrote:

Getting to be that time of year to start the Christmas movies. I cannot recommend enough that everyone tries to watch Cary Grant and David Niven in The Bishops Wife. An absolutely beautiful black and white classic. A real heart warmer.

Yup. Love that film.

Kow

Wait now, Die Hard isn't a Christmas movie!

Kow

And neither is Interstellar.

b0r1s

We’ve just started too. Love Actually it’s terrible but I still like it.

I enjoyed Noelle.

Queued up; Elf, It’s A Wonderful Life, Nativity, Muppets Christmas Carol, Scrooged, Last Christmas, probably Home Alone (though I’m not a fan), The Holiday, Frozen (not technically Christmas but it’s snowy), Klaus.

Minkymu

Muppets Christmas Carol! that going on the list. Forgot that

b0r1s

Watch Klaus if you haven’t. It’s great.

Wookienopants

I've added Lethal Weapon, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and Krampus to my list. My wife is not happy. I don't care.

Muppets will be consumed soon as will Scrooged, both firm favourites.

djchump

Violent Night is pretty fun as well.
(and John Woo’s “Silent Night” comes out soon and might make a fun double bill: https://m.imdb.com/title/tt15799866/)

poprock

The Killer
What happens if you take Fincher’s usual impeccable styling and apply it to a film with no drama? This, apparently.

ShabbyMcCrabby

I'm keen to watch Krampus again.

Klaus is indeed great too. I hope that studio is working on something new

davyK

Haven't watched Muppets Christmas Carol in several years. Is due a watch.

Krampus, Fanny & Alexander, Love & Death, Scrooge (Alistair Sim) will be on my list. Haven't seen It's a Wonderful Life in a while either - that will get a viewing too.

MattyJ

Christmas Chronicles on Netflix is good too. Watched that on Saturday with the kids who liked it.

Haven't seen the sequel yet though.

hylian_elf

50. Infernal Affairs II - 26 Nov
Multilayered sequel charting the rise/character progression of multiple key characters from the GOAT first movie, over the course of several years an against the backdrop of Honk Kong's independence from British rule. Enjoyable and somewhat reminiscent of The Godfather in ways with its complex characters with moral ambiguity and questionable motives. Onwards to number 3 which I haven't actually seen before.
[8]

davyK

Honk Kong.

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