Chindie Posted April 26, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted April 26, 2013 (edited) I enjoyed it and think it's a good film but could have been better, and speaking as someone who is a bit of a comic fan, probably should have been better. I wasn't particularly taken with a few directions they went with it. But it's still a good watch and a great many people won't have a clue what I didn't enjoy about it. And even saying that, as said, I still like it. There are loads of films I think are amazing, but none are absolutely flawless, so when talking about them theres always a but. I absolutely adore Aliens but it's editted fairly poorly and suffers for it, with pacing going out of it and the film dragging along in spots (a flaw with all of Cameron's films, in truth). I love the Dark Knight but some of the plot is needlessly complex/daft and some of the shots in some scenes (notably the Tumbler/truck chase) have very confused cinematography. Heat is a movie that I love but also has some pacing issues and suffers from Michael Mann having a tin ear for sound mixing (like Cameron, all of his movies have this problem, worst of all Public Enemies which I don't think anyone on earth has managed to make sound 'right' thanks to the way it's been produced. Always sounds tinny). No film is perfect. If I'm going to talk about a movie in depth I'm not going to ignore the fact I had some problems with it. Even if in the case of Iron Man 3 those few problems are more down to my knowledge of what inspired the film, though not entirely. I expect a number of viewers to dislike at least 1 element of the plot, for varying reasons, if not two, and it won't be because they're comic fans like myself. Edited April 26, 2013 by Chindie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted April 26, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted April 26, 2013 (edited) Watched Animal Kingdom again tonight (picked up the Bluray on the cheap) and it really is one of my favourites from the last few years. Great ensemble cast, beautifully nuanced performances, a storyline that gets progressively darker and more twisted as the movie goes on and one of the greatest 'Fu** yeah!' endings ever. Superb. Edited April 27, 2013 by Designer1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Might go and see Metal Bloke: Part the Third, then again I may not. Hasn't been much in the cinema of late. Wish Star Trek would hurry up, and Gatsby so I can run about town and smear shit across the posters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 I want to go to the cinema but there's nowt on. Why y'all be fussin' about Gatsby? Is it meant to be crap? (I've only ever seen one of his films). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 27, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted April 27, 2013 Not fussed about Gatsby, film wise. Soundtrack sounds pretty good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 The soundtrack is the worst thing about it. Also, it looks daft. Why all the CGI? Why is it in 3D, for goodness sake? The book is brilliant, the story is timeless, it even mentions music playing during certain scenes. You'd have to be a spectacular douchebag to try and put your own stamp on it. Bah. Plenty of books just should not be touched. Gatsby is one of them. It can't be bettered. There is nothing to gain from making it a film, aside from a few producers making $$$. Admittedly, I realise most people couldn't give a toss either way. Still, it's the internet, and if my rage doesn't count here then where does it?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 27, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted April 27, 2013 I'll caveat that I haven't actually heard any of the soundtrack. I just like a lot of the people on it. I agree that the film looks full of pointless cgi! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 The problem with Gatsby is that a **** moron directed it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Just saw a trailer for the Gatsby, and even though I haven't read the book my first impression was it looks like it will be needlessly overblown for the topic at hand, with soundtrack and glitz well over the top. The cast are strong enough to not need all that extra shit, and that extra shit rather puts me off the idea of seeing it tbh. Watched the new Gosling film - Place beyond the pines - ( i simply can never remember what its called, even whilst watching it, most unmemorable title ever ). It's fine. A sins of the fathers fable, but with a pointless subplot thrown in to mess up the flow, whilst it was going on I was so bored and thought about leaving the cinema, it literally added nothing of value to the film, Gosling fine, Cooper ok, not great, I'd heard some positive reviews of the performances, but maybe that was just reviewers going over the top as usual. In general a little disappointed. Not a bad film, but didn't particularly have me hooked really. However as much as I want to see Iron Man 3, I'm glad I saw it, as I got to the cinema realised it was a saturday and **** kids were there, and I hate cinemas with kinds, especially that 12-16 captain word removed age grouping. Fortunately hardly any bugger was in the film I was watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Watched Animal Kingdom again tonight (picked up the Bluray on the cheap) and it really is one of my favourites from the last few years. Great ensemble cast, beautifully nuanced performances, a storyline that gets progressively darker and more twisted as the movie goes on and one of the greatest 'Fu** yeah!' endings ever. Superb. Aye it's a cracking film. It's one I caught randomly in the cinema on a spare afternoon, had no idea at all what it was about though I did gather from the 18 certificate it was unlikely to be a wildlife documentary. It's claustrophobic, the underlying nastiness of the piece is subtle enough to keep you engaged without turning you inside out like say Snowtown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginko Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 (edited) The soundtrack is the worst thing about it. Also, it looks daft. Why all the CGI? Why is it in 3D, for goodness sake? The book is brilliant, the story is timeless, it even mentions music playing during certain scenes. You'd have to be a spectacular douchebag to try and put your own stamp on it. Bah. Plenty of books just should not be touched. Gatsby is one of them. It can't be bettered. There is nothing to gain from making it a film, aside from a few producers making $$$. Admittedly, I realise most people couldn't give a toss either way. Still, it's the internet, and if my rage doesn't count here then where does it?! Sorry, but I've read quite a few of your posts during my time here and you don't half come across as pretentious. If you don't want to see it then don't see it. Plenty of people don't read books for whatever reason. Maybe they prefer a more complete experience with a film, or they're more visual people than others. I read my fair share of books, and Gatsby is great, but until I've seen a film I tend not to try and judge it. I assume you haven't seen the film since it's not out yet, but then again you won't see it anyway. That's your call, but don't go spouting things like how it can't be bettered. So just because you think it can't be bettered it means that no-one should make a film of it? Psh. I'm going to go see it because I think it looks like a great spectacle and it's got one of my favourite actors in it. In other news, I saw Iron Man 3 tonight. It was good, though they took the story in a rather... interesting direction which I wasn't too sure about. Edited April 27, 2013 by Ginko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Watched Silver Linings Playbook. Absolutely loved it. Cooper was amazing in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b23avfc Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Recently watched... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 And? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b23avfc Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Ha. Cosmopolis - Watchable, not epic or mindblowing but interesting. 7/10 That's My Boy - Adam Sandler. (ie if you like him you'll like it etc) 0/10 if you hate Sandler. 6.85/10 if you like him. The Guilt Trip - Fairly formulaic but oddly relatable in parts! So, a good waste of an hour and a half. Nothing special though. 6.65/10 Silver Linings Playbook - 7.4/10 A Common Man - 5.8/10, great to see Colombo and an interesting remake on a very topical theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Harry Brown is on tonight. Haven't seen it before so will tune in. Seems to have reasonable reviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Harry Brown is on tonight. Haven't seen it before so will tune in. Seems to have reasonable reviews.It's a cockney Gran Torino. Plan B is surprisingly good in it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 (edited) I saw Place Beyond The Pines. I'm firmly on the side of those who have seen it that really enjoyed it. True, the pacing may be difficult for some to carry on enjoying the film after 'Act 1', but I didn't have a problem with it. I was looking forward to what was inevitably going to happen at the start of 'Act 3', and how the characters would interact. One of the best I've seen this year, certainly. There was also a trailer for Mud. In it, a young boy is shown (very briefly) wearing a Fugazi shirt. OMMMMMMMG FUGAZI SHIRTS DONT EVEN EXIST, Ian gon' be mad. Unless that's the point ^__^ It might have been a This Is Not A Fugazi Shirt? Edited April 28, 2013 by hogso Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b23avfc Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 I saw Place Beyond The Pines. I'm firmly on the side of those who have seen it that really enjoyed it. True, the pacing may be difficult for some to carry on enjoying the film after 'Act 1', but I didn't have a problem with it. I was looking forward to what was inevitably going to happen at the start of 'Act 3', and how the characters would interact. One of the best I've seen this year, certainly. There was also a trailer for Mud. In it, a young boy is shown (very briefly) wearing a Fugazi shirt. OMMMMMMMG FUGAZI SHIRTS DONT EVEN EXIST, Ian gon' be mad. Unless that's the point ^__^ It might have been a This Is Not A Fugazi Shirt? I want to see it just for the soundtrack, By the genius that is Mike Patton 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 (edited) If you set aside the whole plot, and can ignore the whole 'Daily Mail wet dream' side of things, Harry Brown is an enjoyable enough throwback to films like Death Wish. At times that is a big IF. Edited April 28, 2013 by CarewsEyebrowDesigner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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