dont_do_it_doug. Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 On 7/11/2016 at 16:05, Designer1 said: Quite entertaining in an 'indie-by-numbers' way, and if you're a fan of Rudd and Roberts (as I am) then you'll probably enjoy it. Watched this too and absolutely loved it. Genuinely entertaining from start to finish, a bit schmaltzy in places but they managed to balance the schmaltz with a few giggles and the occasional almighty belly laugh. It was a bit "by the numbers" but it was far from "phoned in" if you catch my drift, you could feel the love for the project oozing from the screen throughout. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanBalaban Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 On 7/12/2016 at 14:24, BOF said: You were the reason I watched it thanks to your small film review Same with Locke. See what you did there 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted July 13, 2016 Moderator Share Posted July 13, 2016 8 minutes ago, StanBalaban said: See what you did there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanBalaban Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 On 7/12/2016 at 14:12, BOF said: An eclectic mix over the last few days. Some better than others. Zoolander 2 - 4.5/10 The Station Agent 8/10 Locke - 7.5/10 The Nice Guys - 8/10 Just watched The Nice Guys and really enjoyed it, but I think Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is the slightly better Shane Long movie. 7.5/10 WB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted July 13, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted July 13, 2016 Just seen Ghostbusters. Um. The trailers were dreadful. The reaction has been dreadful. The movie? It's not very good. It's badly edited, the CGI is... alright but hampered by horrible creature design, the story is paper thin and plot basically just a frame to hang 3 set pieces off. The characters aren't as endearing as they need to be, with McKinnon's character being a particularly dreadful presence in the entire thing. Melissa McCarthy plays herself, Kristen Wiig is lumbered with the straight man role but is the most likable of them all, and Jones just misses being an irritating caricature of a 'sassy African-American woman'. Hemsworth steals every scene playing against type as a moron. The cameos vary, but none elevate themselves beyond a smile. But the biggest problem though? It's not funny. In fact it's bizarre how not funny it is. The movie plays as a full on comedy smashed into an action movie. It's going for laughs. It's throwing gags everywhere. And some of them aren't bad jokes or set ups. But for a variety of reasons they fall flat, be that poor (genuinely poor) performance, poor editing, or being far too on the nose. The movie seems to throw out a gag and almost wait for the laugh. It kills every bit of humour stone dead. There were only 2 or 3 actual laughs, for me, all of them from the more low key gags that slowly dissipate as the movie crawls to it's conclusion. It isn't dreadful, it's probably better than it had any right to be, but it's not good. Nothing to do with it being a female cast, and nothing really to do with it being a reboot of a beloved 'franchise'. It just isn't very good. That you can go watch the original afterwards only serves to reiterate that. The first movie is a stone cold classic, 30 years old but still hysterically funny, eminently quotable. This movie wants to slyly remind you of that film but only achieves reminding you how good that was and how bad this is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted July 14, 2016 Moderator Share Posted July 14, 2016 Difference between male and female ratings for 2016 Ghostbusters Numbers at the time of this post ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted July 14, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted July 14, 2016 Well, this looks rather splendid. Directed by JA Bayona (he of the superb Orphanage) and boasting an excellent cast and a beautiful visual style. Fingers crossed it lives up to the trailer and wipes out the memory of Bayonas pretty awful 'The Impossible'. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 (edited) Ghostbusters as a standalone action film is watchable as a comedy its quite poor. 2 of the actresses were OK and the other 2 very annoying, Chris Hemworth was good though a little predictable. bad guy is extremely weak as well the biggest laugh was Spoiler Bill Murray turning up for his cameo which was ironically the unfunniest of all the cameos. sadly I wanted a Rick Morans cameo Edited July 14, 2016 by Zatman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted July 14, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted July 14, 2016 Zodiac Directors Cut tonight. Undeservedly forgotten, it's a fascinating masterpiece about an utterly engrossing true story (and slavishly accurate to that story) of one of the most famous unsolved serial killer cases ever. It's a film fascinated by the search for the Zodiac. About the way detective work happens and about the way 5 people can be murdered and the murderer (...perhaps?) escape and even taunt his hunters. One of the best movies of the 2000s. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 (edited) Gave Guardians of the Galaxy another go. It was OK. At times it is a bit try hard and the mixtape just doesn't work at all for me. The characters are paper thin and the final third follows the same predictable path as every comic book film. It did make me laugh, however, and it was paced well which is something the Marvel films struggle with big time (imo). It is a solid enough, switch your brain off kind of film. Not the great piece of cinema that many have made it out to be, but better than most recent comic book fare. Edited July 14, 2016 by CarewsEyebrowDesigner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted July 15, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted July 15, 2016 10 hours ago, CarewsEyebrowDesigner said: Gave Guardians of the Galaxy another go. It was OK. At times it is a bit try hard and the mixtape just doesn't work at all for me. The characters are paper thin and the final third follows the same predictable path as every comic book film. It did make me laugh, however, and it was paced well which is something the Marvel films struggle with big time (imo). It is a solid enough, switch your brain off kind of film. Not the great piece of cinema that many have made it out to be, but better than most recent comic book fare. I thought I was the only one! Didn't work for me either. At all. Don't get me wrong, there are some awesome songs on the soundtrack. but it absolutely did not work as the soundtrack to that kind of film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted July 15, 2016 Moderator Share Posted July 15, 2016 I took that to mean that him 'putting himself in mortal danger to rescue it' didn't work as a gag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 1 hour ago, Stevo985 said: I thought I was the only one! Didn't work for me either. At all. Don't get me wrong, there are some awesome songs on the soundtrack. but it absolutely did not work as the soundtrack to that kind of film. I thought the soundtrack absolutely made the film. The mix was perfect for the retro feel. From Peter Quill showboating to 'Come and get your love' to the heavy guitar in 'Moonage Daydream' during Star Wars style space scenes, it was perfect. Just my opinion 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted July 15, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted July 15, 2016 Like I said, the music is great. It just didn't make sense to me to have it for a sci fi film. It just didn't work whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 The music was intrusive and frankly I could happily go my whole life without hearing any of it again. That the mixtape gave the main character a plot device that allowed for some, very minor, character development was something at least. He was still a bland Malcolm Reynolds-lite, though. I really don't understand the hype that was around this film at the time. But then maybe the teens that went to see it had never seen a Tarantino movie and found the use of pop music to punctuate action scenes to be completely mind blowing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 2 minutes ago, CarewsEyebrowDesigner said: The music was intrusive and frankly I could happily go my whole life without hearing any of it again. That the mixtape gave the main character a plot device that allowed for some, very minor, character development was something at least. He was still a bland Malcolm Reynolds-lite, though. I really don't understand the hype that was around this film at the time. But then maybe the teens that went to see it had never seen a Tarantino movie and found the use of pop music to punctuate action scenes to be completely mind blowing. 38, seen plenty of movies with that kind of device. Still blown away by GOTG. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted July 15, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted July 15, 2016 1 hour ago, CarewsEyebrowDesigner said: I really don't understand the hype that was around this film at the time. Same. Don't get me wrong, I liked it. Liked it a lot in fact. But it's far from amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted July 15, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted July 15, 2016 11 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: Same. Don't get me wrong, I liked it. Liked it a lot in fact. But it's far from amazing. For me it's mostly by comparison. It is Citizen Kane against most of what Marvel have put out of late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted July 15, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted July 15, 2016 Possibly. Avengers was better than GOTG though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCDAN Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 1 minute ago, Stevo985 said: Possibly. Avengers was better than GOTG though That's like saying a turd sandwich is better than a giant douche. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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