List the films you've seen at the cinema: 2016
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redsquirrel
This Machine Kills Progressives
Yes, I'd agree with that.
Saw this earlier. Having grown up with musicals (my Mum), Westerns (my Dad) and Biblical epics (both), it made me laugh. So slight but fun. Also thought Channing Tatum was really good -- normally find him a bit dull so was quite surprised.
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek. Preston Sturges screwball comedy. Amazed they got it past the censors. Fab.
Sorrentino double bill -- The Consequences of Love and Youth. Toni Servillo (excellent) plays a sad and lonely man stuck in a hotel in Switzerland for reasons that are unclear till the end. Youth, his latest with Michael Caine and Harvey Keitel as ageing men reflecting on their lives. Too long, some bits that really didn't work (Paloma Faith
, creepy ogling of women), not his best work.
Hitchcock Truffaut. Excellent.
I've also been to two new (for me) cinemas this week. The Regent St Cinema which I thought was quite lovely and Picturehouse Central -- if the Curzon Soho goes, can see me going to this more.
Sorrentino double bill -- The Consequences of Love and Youth. Toni Servillo (excellent) plays a sad and lonely man stuck in a hotel in Switzerland for reasons that are unclear till the end. Youth, his latest with Michael Caine and Harvey Keitel as ageing men reflecting on their lives. Too long, some bits that really didn't work (Paloma Faith
, creepy ogling of women), not his best work. Hitchcock Truffaut. Excellent.
I've also been to two new (for me) cinemas this week. The Regent St Cinema which I thought was quite lovely and Picturehouse Central -- if the Curzon Soho goes, can see me going to this more.
Sea Star
have you ever explored your dark side?
I took my fellah to see Deadpool last week. More his thing than mine but I really enjoyed it. I drank a bottle of wine prior to the performance so that might not have been wholly down to the film quality.
Though it is probbaly the best of this sort of movie I've seen. I find most superhero things so tedious I can't get through them
Though it is probbaly the best of this sort of movie I've seen. I find most superhero things so tedious I can't get through them
moonsi til
worked it out now!
I saw 'The Witch' yesterday, felt it didn't really go anywhere & I struggled with the ending.
rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
High Rise
It's more Ballard than Wheatley.
It's more Ballard than Wheatley.
High-Rise. I was so looking forward to this -- love JG Ballard and think Ben Wheatley's an interesting director -- but this is a mess. Events unfold without any context and there's no attempt to explain/understand why people act as they do. It looks good but it's difficult to care about any of it really.
I went with a friend who hadn't read the book and he'd no idea what was going on and thought it was a bit boring. I can see his point. Really disappointing.
I went with a friend who hadn't read the book and he'd no idea what was going on and thought it was a bit boring. I can see his point. Really disappointing.
Dr. Furface
One small step for me
Agreed. It was ok for the first 30-40 mins but after that it became increasingly tedious to the point where I couldn't give a shit and wanted it to end. If I'd gone on my own I think I might have left early (like some others noticeably did) but I stuck it out as I was with Mrs F (who enjoyed it more that I did). It's style is reminiscent of Kubrik, Roeg and Ken Russell but without the wit or narrative coherence. I'll admit there were a few moments that I found amusing, but all too few to make it entertaining. The thing I liked best in it was actually Portishead's version of Abba's SOS, which I thought would have been a good end point - well I hoped it would end there, but sadly it dragged on for about another 20 mins. It's running time is 2hrs but it felt a lot longer.
TheHoodedClaw
acknowledging ur soup leg
Wut? I have got to hear this...
It is a shame, I was really looking forwad to it too.
Hadn't read any reviews before I went to see it (I generally don't as half the time they contain spoilers) but looking at them this morning, lots of reviewers seemed to really like it. Be interested to hear what you think when you've seen it.
Dr. Furface
One small step for me
Yes, I didn't know who it was when I was watching the film, but I looked it up after. Sadly I've not been able to find it online though.
Reno
The In Kraut
It got generally favourable reviews, but not as many truly enthusiastic ones as you'd expect for a film like this (literary adaptation of admired author by admired director) and the ones who don't like it all have complained that the film descends into chaos in the second half. I'm generally not sure how sold I'm on Ben Wheatley. I loved Kill List but thought his other films were a little over-praised and A Field in England sent me to sleep.
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Dr. Furface
One small step for me
The NME review of High Rise is the closest to what I felt about it
NME Reviews - 'High-Rise' - Film Review | NME.COM
NME Reviews - 'High-Rise' - Film Review | NME.COM
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
I saw it today and really liked it. Amazing production design and soundtrack. Not particularly coherent, but I didn't care. Beautiful people eating dogs while Can's Spoon and some mental Amon Duul track plays in the background, against a fabricated CGI Brutalist backdrop is good enough for me.
keybored
Well done. You remember cat good.
Wilf
Slouching towards Billingham
Saw it on Saturday, really enjoyed it. As you'd expect with a Ballard book, plenty of rave reviews alongside equal numbers of bad ones. It's hard to empathise with any of the characters but, again, that's what you'd expect with Ballard. Nicely filmed, good music and the building itself is part of the madness - all good.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
That's a Ballard trademark, surely
I liked the film. I haven't read the book but have read plenty of Ballard's others . Anyone expecting a steady narrative flow will be disappointed . They'd be better off with a superhero film
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brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
Especially 'The Atrocity Exhibition'; now I really would like to see someone try to feature film that!*That's a Ballard trademark, surely
I liked the film. I haven't read the book but have read plenty of Ballard's others . Anyone expecting a steady narrative flow will be disappointed . They'd be better off with a superhero film
*am aware of Wiess work.
rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
It would have to be someone with a sensitive touch . Michael Bay?
Reno
The In Kraut
I have to admit that I didn't particularely enjoy reading Crash and that I preferred the Cronenberg film to the book. I liked Empire of the Sun which I suppose is his most accessible book, but after Crash I never read any of his other science fiction novels (if Crash can even be called that)
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
this a decent JG Ballard adaptation:
Aparelho Voador a Baixa Altitude (2002) - IMDb
Aparelho Voador a Baixa Altitude (2002) - IMDb
rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
Science fiction? I wouldn't call many of them that.
There's nothing wrong with a bit of sci fi but of the ones I can remember Kingdom Come, Super Cannes, Cocaine Nights and I guess High Rise aren't sci fi. They show what our society is and could become. Soc fi?
Reno
The In Kraut
There is plenty of science fiction which deals with the very near future and/or sociology. Ballard has written science fiction, but I suppose the correct term for something like Crash is "speculative fiction" as it is based on a fictitious underground society based around a current technology.
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