What DVD / Video did you watch last night? (pt3)

[smee22]

Bad Boys II

 

[The Octagon]

Spiderman Homecoming

Not too bad at all, managed to place Spidey in amongst the rest of the Marvel craziness but kept the story more intimate.

Tom Holland nails the part and does some genuinely decent acting at times, the support cast are good too. Keaton doesn't get loads to do but is one of the better Marvel villains overall.

The school scenes weren't as much of a drag as in previous films too, which definitely helped.

7/10

 

[DotCommunist]

Tony Stark still comes off as a raging bellend/ I don't know if this is set after Civil War but he was a dick in that as well

 

[cybershot]

The Emoji Movie (2017) - IMDb
Nowhere near as bad as I expecting, maybe it's because I work in IT and there were plenty of references to jailbreaking, hacking, sandboxing, firewalls. No wonder 8 year olds didn't get the story.
4/10

 

[krtek a houby]

Tony Stark still comes off as a raging bellend/ I don't know if this is set after Civil War but he was a dick in that as well

Post Civil War. Peter keeps expecting to get a call to hook up with the Avengers again.

 

[krtek a houby]

The General - 1926 silent classic from Buster Keaton. Amazing stunts and a thrilling special effect. Can't believe it was a flop on release.

 

[krtek a houby]

Blake's 7 Sr 3 "Ultraworld".

Hadn't seen it for years but it had always stuck in my brain. Watching it again, I'm reminded just how brilliant Avon was. And how Tarrant was a piss poor Blake replacement. Also, there's a Borg like quality to the Ultra and their planet. Not to mention the influence on The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld.

Best bits "Is this the bonding ceremony?" asks an Ulta after an explosion goes off when Dayna and Tarrant "demonstrate" human reproduction methods & Vila chanelling Tommy Cooper.

 

[cybershot]

Annabelle: Creation (2017) - IMDb
Better than the first one, actually made me jump in a few places, nothing that hasn't been done before mind.
6/10

 

[Nine Bob Note]

Rewatching the whole run of Steptoe and Son on YT even though I have the DVDs which are higher quality, I simply can't be bothered

 

[flypanam]

A buddy from Home told me to watch Outlander. Watched two episodes then twigged the reason he told me watch it is because his sister is in it. It’s alright, slightly better than ‘Goodnight Sweetheart’

 

[krtek a houby]

AI

A strange and sad fairytale.

 

[pesh]

Atomic Blonde. Cold War spy shenanigans set against the backdrop of the Berlin Wall coming down to a banging soundtrack. Think you'll love it or hate it, I loved it.

 

[krtek a houby]

The Hateful Eight - Tarantino does another western. Great cast & Moriconne score. Quite violent.

 

[krtek a houby]

The Decline of Western Civilisation Part 2 - The Metal Years. Penelope Spheeris (Wayne's World) documentary about excess, sleaze and everything else that went with the hair metal bands of the 80s. Fascinatlingly grim, misogynist, sad stuff. If it wasn't such a searing indictment of the mindset of the scene it could well have been a parody.

 

[Nanker Phelge]

The Hateful Eight - Tarantino does another western. Great cast & Moriconne score. Quite violent.

.....and quite dull

 

[krtek a houby]

.....and quite dull

I have a thing for westerns, so I don't mind the slow build but I've seen better Tarantino films,for sure.

 

[Nanker Phelge]

I have a thing for westerns, so I don't mind the slow build but I've seen better Tarantino films,for sure.

Slow doesn't bother me, but slow and boring is a different matter.

 

[D'wards]

Brawl in Cell Block 99.

Arm-breaking, head-stomping, electrocuting fun. Very much enjoyed - 4/5

 

[krtek a houby]

Terrace House. Normally give reality tv a wide berth but this is oddly fascinating. More like that MTV show, The Real World (iirc) than Big Brother. Which prob won't sell it all the same...
Terrace House: the must-watch Japanese reality show in which nothing happens
I wouldn'tsay it's"must watch" but def. charming, imho.

 

[Beats & Pieces]

Split (2016)

I hated this - whilst admiring JM's acting.

 

[DotCommunist]

Vampire In Brooklyn

eddie murphy is a vampire in brooklyn, comedy/horror ensues. Ice Cubes dad from Friday is in it.

 

[krtek a houby]

Split (2016)

I hated this - whilst admiring JM's acting.

I heard it was a return to form for MNS. Having only seen Sixth Sense and the magnificent Unbreakable, I can't imagine how bad the rest of his output was up to this.

 

[cybershot]

I heard it was a return to form for MNS. Having only seen Sixth Sense and the magnificent Unbreakable, I can't imagine how bad the rest of his output was up to this.

If you enjoyed Unbreakable you'll enjoy Split.

 

[krtek a houby]

If you enjoyed Unbreakable you'll enjoy Split.

Yeah; saw it and thought JM was excellent but the story was not up to Unbreakable standards, imho

 

[cybershot]

A few to catch up on.

Clueless (1995) - IMDb
Hadn't seen this since it's initial release and a friends revelation on it being her favourite film made me to decide to give it a re-watch. It's still enjoyable, and plenty of good one liners.
7/10

War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) - IMDb
Was it just me that found the title of this film misleading? Also when I saw the runtime was 2h20m I thought great, another film with prolonged action sequences that could probably be condensed into an 1h30m film. In fact there was not much fighting at all, and the story was pleasently slow paced and continues to tell the troubles of the humans and the apes co-habiting. There's plenty of thought provoking and emotional moments as the story unfolds.
Quite relieved there was bugger all war in it, and the runtime was probably justified. Pleasently surprised to be misled.
7/10

The NeverEnding Story (1984) - IMDb
Had somehow never seen this, and instantly regretted not seeing it as a child. What a fantastic fantasy story that was just a joy to watch. The horse scene thou.
8/10

I, Daniel Blake (2016) - IMDb
Tells the story of a guy who has had a heart attack and unable to work on the advise of his doctors and is caught up in the ridiculous state system of claiming benefits and support. Also befriends a struggling single parent along the way as this story highlights the main problem of many of the Govt/DWP 'systems' today in being that there is no room for humanity, just rules. The ending is something that is happening far too often, or very close to happening to some.
8/10

 

[cybershot]

Missed one out.

Ingrid Goes West (2017) - IMDb
Not quite sure why this has good reviews, it's pretty terrible and just shows the desperations many of the young go too, in order to just be liked on social media. What made the film worse was that despite how it all went so wrong, it seemed nothing was ever learned by the main character. A massive missed opportunity to appeal to some younger social media obsessed people.
4/10

 

[Nine Bob Note]

Halloween
Never actually seen it before. Not bad.

 

[krtek a houby]

Finished season 2 of The Expanse. Wow.

 

[DotCommunist]

John Wick. eeh. keanu does not manage the full neeson although you have to admire how dedicated the film was to showing the secondary 'just make sure' headshots.

also featuring lovejoy and ltnt daniels from the Wire. a shaky 5/10, the five based mostly on the actioning.

 

[belboid]

Wonder Woman

Despite the involvement of Zack Snyder, this still manages to be really rather good. Godot is excellent is Diana, with a fine supporting cast that ensure the film zips along merrily.