Thoroughly enjoyable from start to finish. Liked the sillier vibe than the Avengers thread of films has been. Random as fuck post credits though
12 Monkeys
Classic.
The Colony
Terribly predictable. Nice atmospherics but cliched as fuck in terms of characters, plot and dialogue. Came across like a jumped up Screamers.
Robocop
Not surprising, shite compared to the original. Like they've tried to make it for a post-Dark Knight crowd. Special effects are a bit ropey as well. Not great, so avoid unless you're really fucking bored.
Great comedy. Excellent performance by Capaldi who I did not know before, as I have yet to see The Thick of It. I'm guessing a lot of you have seen that already?
Gandolfini is also very funny in the film.
Been watching Maron as well. Great if you like 'dark' comedy. Lot of good guest roles in it as well.
I have been listening to the podcast for a while and it's a nice addition to that. Guests vary from alternative comics to musical icons like John Cale, always interesting.
Agent 47 wrote:Next time I can think of something, I will.
funny and horrific at the same time. really sick progression
TopManLurka wrote:FTR, requirements for being a 'head':
-you have to be youngsta
-you must have been in that infamous room of ten people.
-a DMZ release is preferable but not necessary.
-please note that being youngsta is mandatory.
Millers Crossing
My memory of the first time watching this one has revealed to be quite faded after this second watch. Incredible story, fantastic acting. Hard to expect less from the Coen Brothers, even though this is one of their earlier films. I spotted a brief Sam Raimi cameo, who has worked closely with the Coens, which I definitely missed the first time too. Someone should get J.E Freeman out of retirement and back into acting.
I've never felt more anxious about a film than I do for Sin City: A Dame to Kil for. After the first movie was out I was aching for more, but as the years have gone on I've sort of lost faith with a lot of modern 'sequels/remakes'.
I'll admit, the trailer and snips don't really give me much confidence. It looks all style and no substance, but even the style looks a little flat
Apparently there's two stories that aren't in the original comics as well, so let's see how that goes.
The characters never died, this was very very annoying and i found the last hour of film really irrelevant. They tried to keep the image of the comic too much, and it didnt work imo, the aesthetic seemed to be too forced to me.
incnic wrote:
daddy why u dead and lying in a puddle
son i make techno dadydy on drugs
Raising Arizona
I've recently been going back on a few Coen Brothers favourites. Second time watching this one, and in my opinion, top notch film-making in every way possible, the attention to detail is incredible. It has Nicolas Cage in one his earliest and best roles and many other standouts including frequent Coen collaborators John Goodman and Frances McDormand. This time I spotted a nod to The Shining early on in a mirror reflection scene and after some research, it turned out to have a second nod to Dr Strangelove (also by Kubrick) in the very same scene which just blew me away. I could go on and on about the little things that make this film special, but if you've seen it and are curious, check out the Trivia page on IMDb to start with.
