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Films you have seen at the cinema 2024

Just booked tickets for the first local showing of Bob Marley, One Love.

I’d love there to be more niche films conveniently local to me but until that happens I shall keep going to the mainstream.
 
All of Us Strangers

A lot of canoodling, which normally I don't like much. But it doesn't feel gratuitious as it's like a belated sexual awakening for the lead character. It's beautifully acted and has a great eighties soundtrack. But where do you go after that ending? The real world sucks. Fantasy world is where it's at. Beautiful in many ways, but bleak.
 
littlebabyjesus said:
All of Us Strangers

A lot of canoodling, which normally I don't like much. But it doesn't feel gratuitious as it's like a belated sexual awakening for the lead character. It's beautifully acted and has a great eighties soundtrack. But where do you go after that ending? The real world sucks. Fantasy world is where it's at. Beautiful in many ways, but bleak.
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I wanted a happy ending. :(
 
An oldie but a goodie - Black Narcissus, then twenty minutes later Perfect Days which I quite liked to begin with but the last third dragged a bit. Did find myself humming along to the music though which probably annoyed the person next to me.
 
Sue said:
All that Heaven Allows. Classic 50's melodrama. Jane Wyman outrages her friends, family and local society by getting together with Rock Hudson. Who's not just younger than her but also a gardener. 😱 Fantastic.
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Green fingers
 
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American Fiction

I’m glad I’d read the slightly disappointed reports in here as it meant my expectations were lowered. And so I thought it was great. Sure, it's quite broad, but there were more than enough laugh out loud lines. And the other story, the normal, middle-class, just happen to be black, family story, was really well done, believable and compassionate too.

I watched Spike Lee's Bamboozled afterwards, an obvious inspiration (although it was out at pretty much exactly the same time as the original AF book). This one clearly recognises its main audience is gonna be white middle-class people with many of the jokes and its ending, and isn't as sharp politically, but its still a very enjoyable, if rather comfortable, couple of hours.
 
littlebabyjesus said:
American Fiction

Feels like it's trying to have things both ways by making the author Monk is initially 'inspired' by sympathetic. And if she sees through Fuck, does that mean Monk's girlfriend is stupid for not seeing through it? I'm possibly overthinking things.
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Naah, I dont think so, cos

Monk is basically a bit of an asshole. The OG author recognises his issues but adds detailed research so it isn't just a bunch of stereotypes. And we never hear why hid gf likes it, he just jumps to being a complete and utter arsehole to her.
 
The Iron Claw. Based on the true story of an American wrestling family and the disasters that befall it. Surprisingly flat (and it does pile on the misery) but a reasonable enough way to spend an hour or two. If you like bad hair, bad muscles and men in pants, you'll love this.

(Also has probably the best 'man who looks like Jimmy Saville wearing a silver sparkly dressing gown with magenta feathers while proclaiming how manly he is' moment you're ever likely to see.)
 
This week:

Poor things, Fantastically bonkers. Must be seen.

Argyle. Better than it needed to be. My journey when watching it - I thought it was: Rubbish, not bad, no it's rubbish, pretty good, excellent.
 
Sue said:
The Iron Claw. Based on the true story of an American wrestling family and the disasters that befall it. Surprisingly flat (and it does pile on the misery) but a reasonable enough way to spend an hour or two. If you like bad hair, bad muscles and men in pants, you'll love this.

(Also has probably the best 'man who looks like Jimmy Saville wearing a silver sparkly dressing gown with magenta feathers while proclaiming how manly he is' moment you're ever likely to see.)
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Saw this yesterday. I didn't know it was based on a real story so it felt increasingly ridiculous until I found out at the end that it was actually true. Which made it more shocking, but didn't make it a better film or much more believable, for that matter. Apart from the short intro bit about the father, I found the chronology of it odd, or perhaps more correctly just not well done. It was cliched and at times cringey, though to be fair I wasn't bored by it. Wrestling does bore me but thankfully there was less of that than I'd expected and it was well balanced on the whole. I only went bc it was this week's Mubi film and that was fine, but I don't think it's worth paying full price for.
 
Dr. Furface said:
Saw this yesterday. I didn't know it was based on a real story so it felt increasingly ridiculous until I found out at the end that it was actually true. Which made it more shocking, but didn't make it a better film or much more believable, for that matter. Apart from the short intro bit about the father, I found the chronology of it odd, or perhaps more correctly just not well done. It was cliched and at times cringey, though to be fair I wasn't bored by it. Wrestling does bore me but thankfully there was less of that than I'd expected and it was well balanced on the whole. I only went bc it was this week's Mubi film and that was fine, but I don't think it's worth paying full price for.
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Apparently there was another brother who also died by suicide but the director thought including him would make it feel even more unbelievable. :eek:

TBF, it did say inspired by real events or whatever right at the start.
 
Gone With The Wind is on at a local cinema on Sunday night. Worth a trip? I’ve not seen it.

(There had better be an intermission)

The same cinema also has Lawrence of Arabia on in a few Sundays time I notice which I think would definitely be worth a chance to watch on the big screen
 
Elpenor said:
Gone With The Wind is on at a local cinema on Sunday night. Worth a trip? I’ve not seen it.

(There had better be an intermission)
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Yes, I reckon so. Think it was made with an intermission? They certainly used to show it in two parts on TV.
Elpenor said:
The same cinema also has Lawrence of Arabia on in a few Sundays time I notice which I think would definitely be worth a chance to watch on the big screen
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I'd seen it quite a few times on TV but it looks like a completely different film on a big screen (saw it in NFT1). The desert looks absolutely epic.
 
belboid said:
American Fiction

I’m glad I’d read the slightly disappointed reports in here as it meant my expectations were lowered. And so I thought it was great. Sure, it's quite broad, but there were more than enough laugh out loud lines. And the other story, the normal, middle-class, just happen to be black, family story, was really well done, believable and compassionate too.

I watched Spike Lee's Bamboozled afterwards, an obvious inspiration (although it was out at pretty much exactly the same time as the original AF book). This one clearly recognises its main audience is gonna be white middle-class people with many of the jokes and its ending, and isn't as sharp politically, but its still a very enjoyable, if rather comfortable, couple of hours.
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It's not a patch on Bamboozled. That's a film intended to make people feel uncomfortable. AF isn't, particularly as all the minor white characters are drawn in various shades of stupid in order to make it work. So white people watching it can easily go 'ah, but that's not me' and laugh at them in relative comfort. There are some good points made along the way, such as how Bukowski isn't taken as representative of white people, and there are some genuinely funny moments. But it's puddle-deep.

And they're not really middle class, or if they are, they're upper-upper middle class. They have a maid! I agree with Sue that they set that up as a potential source of conflict/contradiction but then don't do anything with it.
 
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Sue said:
Yes, I reckon so. Think it was made with an intermission? They certainly used to show it in two parts on TV.

I'd see it quite a few times on TV but it looks like a completely different film on a big screen (saw it in NFT1). The desert looks absolutely epic.
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Thanks :)

I might give them a call then to double check on intermissions.
 
littlebabyjesus said:
It's not a patch on Bamboozled. That's a film intended to make people feel uncomfortable. AF isn't, particularly as all the minor white characters are drawn in various shades of stupid in order to make it work. So white people watching it can easily go 'ah, but that's not me' and laugh at them in relative comfort. There are some good points made along the way, such as how Bukowski isn't taken as representative of white people, and there are some genuinely funny moments. But it's puddle-deep.

And they're not really middle class, or if they are, they're upper-upper middle class. They have a maid! I agree with Sue that they set that up as a potential source of conflict/contradiction but then don't do anything with it.
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Bamboozled doesn't make anyone feel uncomfortable, it's so obvious and hits you over the head with itself. And the lead talks in a stupid voice.
 
Perfect Days. Wim Wenders' latest follows the day-to-day life of a middle-aged man living in Tokyo. Nothing really happens and really too low key for me. Reminded me of Jim Jarmusch's Paterson which I also found quite dull.

(All the toilet cleaning action also made me feel a bit guilty that I was at the cinema rather than at home cleaning. :oops: )
 
Sue said:
Perfect Days. Wim Wenders' latest follows the day-to-day life of a middle-aged man living in Tokyo. Nothing really happens and really too low key for me. Reminded me of Jim Jarmusch's Paterson which I also found quite dull.

(All the toilet cleaning action also made me feel a bit guilty that I was at the cinema rather than at home cleaning. :oops: )
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I went to see Perfect Days yesterday, I had quite fancied seeing it and your comment Sue, about how it reminded you of Paterson, clinched it for me :D I loved that film!

I can see it might not appeal to everyone but I really enjoyed it, it's very Zen - the repetitive things, taking pride in your work, appreciating nature etc.
They sure have some unusual designs of toilets in Tokyo don't they?!
 
Sue said:
Yes, I reckon so. Think it was made with an intermission? They certainly used to show it in two parts on TV.

I'd seen it quite a few times on TV but it looks like a completely different film on a big screen (saw it in NFT1). The desert looks absolutely epic.
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I concur. I saw it at the cinema a few years back and it looks great. Better than trying to watch at home at Christmas with people trying to fill you in on what they've been doing for the last year or whatever.
 
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I went to see Perfect Days yesterday, I had quite fancied seeing it and your comment Sue, about how it reminded you of Paterson, clinched it for me :D I loved that film!

I can see it might not appeal to everyone but I really enjoyed it, it's very Zen - the repetitive things, taking pride in your work, appreciating nature etc.
They sure have some unusual designs of toilets in Tokyo don't they?!
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I have thought a bit about Perfect Days and realised it probably connected with me a bit more as I can relate somewhat to the life of the lead character.
 
blossie33 said:
I went to see Perfect Days yesterday, I had quite fancied seeing it and your comment Sue, about how it reminded you of Paterson, clinched it for me :D I loved that film!

I can see it might not appeal to everyone but I really enjoyed it, it's very Zen - the repetitive things, taking pride in your work, appreciating nature etc.
They sure have some unusual designs of toilets in Tokyo don't they?!
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We're going to Tokyo in a few weeks. I've not seen the film but my partner and daughter saw it at the weekend and ever since have enthusiastically been sending me links to toilets we should visit :D.
 
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