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List the films you've seen at the cinema: 2017

The Innocents (Les Innocentes)

French Red Cross doctor played by Lou de Laâge helps deal with the aftermath of a convent invasion by Russian soldiers resulted in a number of the Polish Nuns becoming pregnant after being raped. Explores deep ethical and faith issues. Based on true events at the end of the 2nd world war.

Should have been Oscar nominated.
 
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Viceroy's House

Very interesting, clear telling of how British India was partitioned and Pakistan formed along religious lines in1947; but also includes a romantic subplot. Nice cinematography, well paced and well worth seeing.
 
Kesher said:
Viceroy's House

Very interesting, clear telling of how British India was partitioned and Pakistan formed along religious lines in1947; but also includes a romantic subplot. Nice cinematography, well paced and well worth seeing.
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Aah, you're the one person who liked it. Looks unbearable sub-Downton shite.
 
Logan

The final Wolverine film, and easily the best of the three, not that that's saying much. There is absolutely nothing surprising to see here at all, not one moment when you think 'I wasn't expecting that'. It's elderly X-Men and a kid, with all the necessary heart and pathos. there's a funny road trip for the first half, then Bradley Wiggins turns up, loaded to the gills on TUE's, and there is some kick arse fighting. And it does kick arse, easily the best kid killer since the film of the (almost) same name.

So, nothing to be really blown away by, but a very entertaining couple of hours nevertheless.
 
belboid said:
Logan

The final Wolverine film, and easily the best of the three, not that that's saying much. There is absolutely nothing surprising to see here at all, not one moment when you think 'I wasn't expecting that'. It's elderly X-Men and a kid, with all the necessary heart and pathos. there's a funny road trip for the first half, then Bradley Wiggins turns up, loaded to the gills on TUE's, and there is some kick arse fighting. And it does kick arse, easily the best kid killer since the film of the (almost) same name.

So, nothing to be really blown away by, but a very entertaining couple of hours nevertheless.
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I was surprised to see Stephen Merchant in the trailer
 
Jasper Jones - Based off a very well loved book (that I've not read) down here, a kind of Australian To Kill A Mockingbird, with teenagers growing up and the feeling the effects of racism (set in 1960s). Basically the main character Charlie, a 13 year old boy, becomes involved with the title character who's aboriginal in looking for a murderer in their small WA town. Toni Collette stars as the mother, Dan Wylie (a good actor, well know does here but probably not familiar to many in the UK, he played the lawyer in Animal Kingdom) as the father and Hugo Weaving also has a role. It's a well made film, and Wylie and Collette are good but I just felt it was a little 'insert slot A into gap B' and something that's really been done a number of times before, there one action in the plot that was very clunky and cliched*. Overall decent enough for TV but probably not worth a trip to the cinema.

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there's a child abuse plot 'twist' that you can see coming from a mile off, while at the same time not being built up at all. Just feels like an easy option, and how it's dealt with in the end is rubbish."
 
The Time of Their Lives

Twee pensioner comedy which had just one genuinely funny moment in it.
 
Elle - I imagine this is going to divide audiences, but it's an incredible performance from Huppert, quite disturbing, but also very funny in places, laughter in the dark admittedly, still; gripping, inventive, twisted, hard to get out of your head.
 
Certain Women - Really this is 3 short films in one, very tenuously connected, revolving around the lives of 3 women - played by Laura Dern, Michelle Williams and Kristen Stewart - in a small north west American town. In terms of action not a lot happens, but in its low-key subtle way it holds your attention and is ultimately very affecting. A real pleasure to watch and spend time with.
 
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Free Fire

Tarantinoesque comedic shoot-out in a warehouse. Worth seeing for Sharlto Copley's performance. Sam Riley displays his versatility.
 
Moonlight . Yes: it's a little one-note, a little po-faced, maybe 5-10 minutes too long. The odd note of wry humour might have been welcome here or there. But it's also devastatingly moving and the acting is 98% superlative. Personally I was in bits by the end. A properly adult film about real emotions and real dilemmas. Amazing to think it even got made, never mind nominated, never mind won the Oscar - all of which are Very Good things imho.
 
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Elle - I imagine this is going to divide audiences, but it's an incredible performance from Huppert, quite disturbing, but also very funny in places, laughter in the dark admittedly, still; gripping, inventive, twisted, hard to get out of your head.
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Just seen it. Very good film. Harrowing one minute, hilarious the next. My only gripe is that there are perhaps more strands to the story then are really needed. Could have ditched the unnecessary and over sensational father backstory and shaved 20 minutes off the film.
 
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