Last Film You Watched

[witchdoc187]

bobby fischer against the world - good documentary about the us chess champ

 

[jaycee]

One flew over the cuckoos nest
Available on bbc i player if you havent seen it go and watch

 

[Maxwell]

Gravity.

Really good but Sean Lock's summerisation of it on last nights 8 Out of 10 Cats was brilliant. 'Women drivers'.

 

[quasi modo]

One flew over the cuckoos nest
Available on bbc i player if you havent seen it go and watch

Quality film, watched 21 Jump Street which I was pleasantly surprised by.

 

[ijjysmith]

Quality film, watched 21 Jump Street which I was pleasantly surprised by.

I'll keep saying it.

21 Jump Street is amazing.

 

[quasi modo]

I'll keep saying it.

21 Jump Street is amazing.

Yeah enjoyed it, didn't expect it really.

 

[bluestevon]

the bane of the modern blockbuster is to pack 'dramatic' contrivances in there to please the dumb audience:

- the cliched characters everyone can identify with.
- the scientist who wants to touch the cute alien snake.
- the old rich man behind the project is actually on the ship (what was the point of him again?).
- the android with secret ulterior motive.
- the superior alien humanoid acting needlessly antagonistic.
- the nod to Alien to get the internet hype in full swing.
- modern films have to have a central relationship story between two lovers, again to help the audience identify themselves.


If you watch Alien after watching Prometheus, you notice a few key differences in how they set up the drama:

- the pace is much slower, building up genuine mystery and tension.
- the music is sparse.
- the camera-movements are mostly quite still.
- the dialogue of the characters feels natural.
- the characters themselves aren't archetypes, they're just a random bunch of space crew.
- the alien is mechanical, feels more real in film. Unlike CGI which feels like you're watching a computer game.
- the scenes of the alien hiding are more unsettling than any full-on reveal.
- the classic stomach-burster scene is still superior to the OTT self-caesarean scene in Prometheus.
- there's no contrived relationship drama, as the audience don't actually need the distraction.


70's films show little concession to the audience (great art doesn't need to). I don't understand how this lesson has been lost, but I fear the reason is money.

Good post that one actually mate, Forbidden planet, Alien, The Thing, Bladerunner all follow a similar feel as a movie, and its lost on me HOW modern directors don't realise the superiority of those movies especially when someone like Scott make Prometheus having been responsible for two of the all time sci-fi, sci-horror classics

One of the few science fiction movies worth seeing in recent years that will stand the test of time is Moon by Duncan Jones imo

 

[ijjysmith]

Yeah enjoyed it, didn't expect it really.

Sequel this summer.

 

[CahillsCornerFlag]

Thor 2, it was worth a watch. Portman is my favourite woman ever.

 

[ijjysmith]

Escape Plan

Well. Where to start?!

It is what it is really.

Arnie and Sly having fights. Doing some shooting.

I liked the start. Got bored in the middle. And thought the end was alright.

Weird old cast like.

Arnie
Sly
Sam Neill
Vinnie Jones
50 Cent.

What an odd combination!

Anyway. It was alright. It was what it was.

2 Championship Belts out of 5

 

[Kever10]

Kill List...

Good film, weird though

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Saw Godfather 2 at the BFI last night.

 

[dan78]

Bill and teds excellent adventure

 

[formerly manx toffee]

300 on ITV4 now.

'our arrows will block out the sun'

'then we shall fight in the shade'

Classic

 

[Moomin]

300 on ITV4 now.

'our arrows will block out the sun'

'then we shall fight in the shade'

Classic

Quality line that.