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

[Grandma Death]

Finally got around to Babadook. I had no idea about the plot of this movie-all I know was it garnered some rave reviews.

I found it completely terrifying, and terrifying how a horror movie should be. Im so anaesthetised to horror these days. I grew up in the 80s when a loophole in the law meant VHS videos were, for a short period of time, exempt from classification. So I saw many of the films deemed video nasties. I soaked up so much horror that it now takes horror to be extra special to grab me.

Rarely does horror float my boat. Certainly over the last 10-20 years I can only think of a handful...Blair Witch, Paranormal Activity, and to a lesser extent, Hereditary...to name a few.

I found babadook to be completely enthralling and it chilled me to the bone. A superb film IMO. Great central performance. Really unsettling imagery and use of light and music. I shit myself basically

 

[krtek a houby]

Midnight in Paris. I think I missed this at the time, it was one of those films where critics claimed it was a return to form for Woody Allen. But it really is. Couldn't stop thinking of Stella Street and Goodnight Sweetheart in places, though

 

[Nanker Phelge]

Annihilation - I enjoyed it, even if I didn't quite get it....I think I got it, but I wouldn't place any bets that I really got it...

 

[Beats & Pieces]

Been working through 'the Walking Dead' - currently on Season 4.

 

[DaveCinzano]

Gotti (TV Movie 1996) - IMDb

this 1996 HBO film about the rise and fall of the eponymous john gotti is decent if not electrifying fare but everyone from sopranos is in it. Near enough. Younger ish Junior, Paulie and others. DaveCinzano this is something you would definitely watch

BTW you were right, after checking my notes I see that I watched it in May

 

[DaveCinzano]

See also this load of cobblers. Cardboard Gangsters (2016) - IMDb

April

 

[Mrs D]

Ideal Home

I had high hopes for a movie co-starring Steve Coogan and Paul Rudd, but it didn’t really work. In fact it might have been better if they had got rid of all the rubbish jokes and made it a drama with occasional funny bits rather than a comedy with occasional drama bits.

 

[DaveCinzano]

I had high hopes for a movie co-starring Steve Coogan and Paul Rudd

I hear that there's a new illustrated dictionary just been released, and opposite the entry for 'optimist' there's a picture of you

 

[The39thStep]

See also this load of cobblers. Cardboard Gangsters (2016) - IMDb

I actually enjoyed watching that film

 

[DotCommunist]

BTW you were right, after checking my notes I see that I watched it in May

top quality fayre



I've been watching Krypton which is bad, very bad, but somehow compelling. Everyone is british in the days before kal el

 

[krtek a houby]

top quality fayre



I've been watching Krypton which is bad, very bad, but somehow compelling. Everyone is british in the days before kal el

Then along came the dreaded KryptonEUnite...

 

[The39thStep]

First episode of Godless , liked it .

 

[DexterTCN]

First episode of Godless , liked it .

Godless is brilliant. Enjoy.

 

[electroplated]

Godless is brilliant. Enjoy.

Seconded. Watched the whole lot in one massive binge.

 

[DexterTCN]

Seconded. Watched the whole lot in one massive binge.

hah!

Took me near a week but it's excellent. That look Roy Good gives when he puts his hat back on...worth the whole thing.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Silent Running.

 

[not-bono-ever]

pride. again.

 

[imposs1904]

Binge watching Peep Show:

 

[keybored]

The Endless

Two brothers (played by the directors Justin Benson/Aaron Moorhead) who live an unhappy, dead-end life together are compelled to visit the UFO cult they fled from 10 years earlier. Shit gets surreal. A proper "what the fuck am I watching?" experience tempered by decent performances and humour. Much like dropping acid that turns out to be far stronger than you anticipated, but ends up being enjoyable all the same. Recommended.

 

[krtek a houby]

Soylent Green. Finally got round to watching, obviously the big reveal isn't that big as everybody knows it by now. Esp if you're a fan of Millennium. That said, it's still fascinating. Edward G Robinson's last scene in any movie also being one of the most poignant moments. But 50 year old Charlton Heston with 27 year old Leigh Taylor Young is uncomfortable and the dystopian future treatment of women as "furniture" seems to foreshadow Blade Runner, esp Blade Runner 2049. And possibly Cloud Atlas. Joseph Cotten crops up and DS9s Brock Peters. Quite a cast.

A very 70s view of the future but still worth a look, food riots, corrupt cops, global warming.

 

[Mrs D]

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

I want a feel good movie to take my mind off things, I thought.

Watch this heartwarming tale of a soldier’s son who befriends a Jewish boy during the war, the synopsis said.

 

[Supine]

2036 - Origin Unknown

Beyond shit sci-fi film with a terrible story line. Do yourself a favour and avoid like the plague.

 

[Virtual Blue]

Annihilation - i loved the many depths to this, and that ending...enjoyed its philosophy.

 

[The Octagon]

Ant Man and The Wasp

Cinematic equivalent of whiplash after Infinity War, but the lower stakes and humour suit the franchise and it improves on the original in several ways IMO.

Quite a few laughs and inventive set pieces, Evangeline Lily given more to do, Paul Rudd still solidly Paul Rudd.

Nothing groundbreaking but pleasant nonetheless. Interesting antagonists too, Marvel seem to be getting the hang of their 'villains' lately.

 

[DexterTCN]

... Paul Rudd still solidly Paul Rudd...

60% of the time, he does it every time.

 

[DaveCinzano]

Paul Rudd still solidly Paul Rudd

The Andrew McCarthy it's okay to like

 

[trabuquera]

Ep 1 of Knightfall - new History Channel "epic" sword thing supposedly based on history of Crusades and Templars. I am a hardcore fan of costume-drama nonsense and ahistorical trash but this one's just dull, as well as anachronistic. Extra penalty points for having a supposedly celibate warrior monk boffing his lady love and telling her (more or less) he likes shagging more than battling (without a hint of guilt!) and for the Templars being portrayed as PC-warriors defending victimised Jews from the antisemitism of the mob.

 

[May Kasahara]

Crank. How the fuck have I not managed to see this until now, it's fantastic

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Midnight in Paris. I think I missed this at the time, it was one of those films where critics claimed it was a return to form for Woody Allen. But it really is. Couldn't stop thinking of Stella Street and Goodnight Sweetheart in places, though

Yeah I quite liked it. Surprised me.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Visioneers.

I didn't find it as laugh out loud funny as many claim. In fact it's not funny at all. It feels like it's meant to have a message but I'm not sure it delivered on any level. Very one note throughout. There is an interesting story in there somewhere, but I don't think it was clearly developed or told very well. Shame, because it looked great and I liked the acting, but it fell short on storytelling and depth.