Nah, you'll be fine. Thought it was very good if bloody exhausting and unrelenting. Adam Sandler is excellent.
Films you've seen at the cinema: 2020
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Mrs Miggins
Eternal
What were you expecting?
Motown_ben
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So far this year
Jumanji 2 - took our 8 yr old niece who loved it.
The new Star wars - was Ok, still think Rougue one is the best of the new lot.
Jojo rabbit - I thought it was a bit uneven but enjoyed a lot of it.
Jumanji 2 - took our 8 yr old niece who loved it.
The new Star wars - was Ok, still think Rougue one is the best of the new lot.
Jojo rabbit - I thought it was a bit uneven but enjoyed a lot of it.
hash tag
Books, not bombs
We don't get to the pictures often, but when we next go, it will probably be this. Been waiting for a while for this to be released.....
based on a true story. Racism. injustice, death penalty - right up my street.
based on a true story. Racism. injustice, death penalty - right up my street.
agricola
a genuine importer of owls
Just a comedy.
Mrs Miggins
Eternal
Ah!
Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
Midnight Traveler - a documentary filmed on phones by an Afghan family fleeing the country.
It's a beautiful and ugly film, and really worth seeking out.
Funnily enough, there's another film about a family with Midnight in the title that's coming out soon and I'm urging everyone to go see.
Midnight Family is about a family that operates a private ambulance in Mexico City (there are only 40 state ambulances for a population of 9 million, so a not entirely sanctioned private industry has popped up). Really well put together, and the family are great subjects.
It's a beautiful and ugly film, and really worth seeking out.
Funnily enough, there's another film about a family with Midnight in the title that's coming out soon and I'm urging everyone to go see.
Midnight Family is about a family that operates a private ambulance in Mexico City (there are only 40 state ambulances for a population of 9 million, so a not entirely sanctioned private industry has popped up). Really well put together, and the family are great subjects.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Uncut Gems
One of the most stressful cinematic experiences I've ever had. Don't let the fact that it's an Adam Sandler movie put you off, as he's brilliant in this as a dreadful gambling addict jeweller making a lot of bad decisions that land him in a big heap of trouble. The Safdie brothers, who directed it, are masters of suspense and making repellent characters interesting if not sympathetic - if you like this, their previous film Good Time is great too. Fantastic Akiraesque/Vangelisy synth soundtrack from Oneohtrix Point Never too. 5 nails bitten to the quick out of 5
One of the most stressful cinematic experiences I've ever had. Don't let the fact that it's an Adam Sandler movie put you off, as he's brilliant in this as a dreadful gambling addict jeweller making a lot of bad decisions that land him in a big heap of trouble. The Safdie brothers, who directed it, are masters of suspense and making repellent characters interesting if not sympathetic - if you like this, their previous film Good Time is great too. Fantastic Akiraesque/Vangelisy synth soundtrack from Oneohtrix Point Never too. 5 nails bitten to the quick out of 5
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ash
Inittogether
1917 - totally represented the horrors and futility of that war and the young men who participated. Great cinematography and soundtrack. The 2 main actors were great. I did spend the whole film trying to work out who one of them was as he had a very distinctive face and voice - it was Bromley from Pride! It was very sad, scary and poignant. I saw it at the IMAX which increased the intensity. I definitely recommend.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
The Rise Of Skywalker
Adequate 'final' Star Wars film. That's quite enough now, lads. 2 misty-eyed nostalgic stans out of 5.
Adequate 'final' Star Wars film. That's quite enough now, lads. 2 misty-eyed nostalgic stans out of 5.
Threshers_Flail
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I hated it. Maybe I wasn't in the right mood but I just found it incredibly grating. I get that's what they were trying to do but it didn't work for me.
LDC
On est tous des pangolins
Yeah likewise. I rarely go to the cinema now, but have seen The Joker, and then last night Jojo rabbit too which I agree, I thought was excellent.
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Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Little Women
Note perfect adaptation of the 19th century novel which, judging by this film, was astonishingly modern in its portrayal of the near impossibility of financial and creative independence for women, which unfortunately still seems to be the case to this day.
It's disgraceful that Greta Gerwig wasn't nominated for an Oscar for directing this, though she did get a nod for the screenplay. The performances are uniformly excellent, even down to the smallest of roles, and the costumes and set design are splendid.
5 married or dead heroines out of 5
Note perfect adaptation of the 19th century novel which, judging by this film, was astonishingly modern in its portrayal of the near impossibility of financial and creative independence for women, which unfortunately still seems to be the case to this day.
It's disgraceful that Greta Gerwig wasn't nominated for an Oscar for directing this, though she did get a nod for the screenplay. The performances are uniformly excellent, even down to the smallest of roles, and the costumes and set design are splendid.
5 married or dead heroines out of 5
agricola
a genuine importer of owls
I disagree - in terms of educating people what they were actually like I think its possibly the best film since Downfall. Loads of films can do the sadist / technologically advanced Nazi thing but there arent that many who manage to capture the banality, evil and general uselessness of the ones in charge who managed to spend the war enriching themselves and sending other people off to fight.
The best example of this (though there were others) the bit where the Gestapo come to search Jojo's house, which looked like it happened after they'd executed his mum. That search was completely pointless (given they'd killed her already), and they basically spent the entire time in the house messing it up and mocking the apparent belief that the son and (they thought) daughter of the woman they'd just hung still had in the Nazi state. The film also gives the impression that they got away with it as well, as of course so many of them did.
Have you read the books, Orang Utan?
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Gramsci
Well-Known Member
I was chatting to half German friend of mine whose Grandfather was in the German army. In France and then the Eastern front. My friend hasn't seen the film yet. His Grandfather was young when the Nazis came to power but old enough to be called up.
His Grandfather came from poor town. Initially the Nazi government did , in his view, a lot for less well off Germans.
Got the impression that had Hitler not lost the war his Grandfather would have not been complaining.
At end of war the Grandfather was back in Germany. One of the few who survived the Eastern front. A story he told my friend was that they had a load of schoolchildren assigned to them to make a last stand against the Russians. Him and his fellow veterans tried to persuade them to go home or folllow them to surrender to the Americans. They knew the Russians would kill them on the spot. They were not rejecting Hitler but realised that all was lost and there was no point in further fighting.
The school children refused calling the veterans traitors.
His grandfather survived ( surrendered to the Americans) but never knew what happened to the school children.
So I would say the film accurately portrays how young people in Germany were indoctrinated.
My friend did say there is hilarious recent German film about Hitler. Hitler in the film survives the war and wakes up in modern tolerant Germany. He cant cope with it.
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Well... You should give them a go! Same for the LHOTP books and the Anne of Green Gables ones if you haven't already.
Interesting though. I loved the books as a kid which is maybe why I didn't find the film 'note perfect'..?
Reno
The In Kraut
DJWrongspeed
radio eros
Saw 1917 this weekend.
Recommend it. What I found interesting was how your immediately joined to the characters. I think if I was from Patagonia I wouldn't have but as a Brit it taps into that national pysche. You hardly have time think of right/wrongs of WWI because the couple of men are off to save lives. I think this only works because we are so seeped in the 'going over the top' story and WWI in general. I wonder whether it will be viewed as strongly in 50yrs time.
Plus saw this diamond film at the London Short Film Festival, one for the big screen strangely although doesn't initially appear conducive to it.
Recommend it. What I found interesting was how your immediately joined to the characters. I think if I was from Patagonia I wouldn't have but as a Brit it taps into that national pysche. You hardly have time think of right/wrongs of WWI because the couple of men are off to save lives. I think this only works because we are so seeped in the 'going over the top' story and WWI in general. I wonder whether it will be viewed as strongly in 50yrs time.
Plus saw this diamond film at the London Short Film Festival, one for the big screen strangely although doesn't initially appear conducive to it.
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Gramsci
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May be it was good you didn't. My partner read it to help learn English. She didnt want to see the film. Put her off.
Im still would be interested as maybe Greta Gerwig has made it a good film out of it.
Gramsci
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The trailer is so funny . And I don't understand German. I must see if I can get subtitled version.
It's on Netflix. I thought it was pretty good as a Sacha Baron Cohen type film in getting people to expose themselves, although it loses it's way for the last half an hour or so.
Last night I saw the new Terence Malick...A Hidden Life. About a man who refused to pledge allegiance to Hitler.
It's such a beautiful film to watch despite sitting for 3 hours knowing what the outcome will be. As ever there's lots of scenery to look at and shots that are really dreamlike. It's a hard sell for people who don't like his films though and there's about 20 minutes in prison that might not have been missed. Also a bit confused as to why he mixed up using English for the main characters while using German for a lot if the other stuff.
I cried like a baby when I got in. One of the final scenes brought back such personal memories for me and I'm a sucker for sad classical music. Still on my mind this morning.
It's such a beautiful film to watch despite sitting for 3 hours knowing what the outcome will be. As ever there's lots of scenery to look at and shots that are really dreamlike. It's a hard sell for people who don't like his films though and there's about 20 minutes in prison that might not have been missed. Also a bit confused as to why he mixed up using English for the main characters while using German for a lot if the other stuff.
I cried like a baby when I got in. One of the final scenes brought back such personal memories for me and I'm a sucker for sad classical music. Still on my mind this morning.
moonsi til
worked it out now!
Watched ‘Jumanji’ with 2 ten year olds. There was lots of laughing from all of us. I have never seen the other films so didn’t know back story but it didn’t matter.
Saw this this evening. Beautiful film, feel emotionally wiped out. Highly recommended.
Randomly I've just started reading the book.
Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
Waves.
Fantastic film, full of complexity and humanity, with some audacious directing. Strong ensemble cast, and a cracking and well used soundtrack.
Although it's ostensibly a family drama, really recommend catching it on a big screen if you get the chance.
Fantastic film, full of complexity and humanity, with some audacious directing. Strong ensemble cast, and a cracking and well used soundtrack.
Although it's ostensibly a family drama, really recommend catching it on a big screen if you get the chance.
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