Last Film You Watched

Paulie · Sunday at 9:54 AM

Watched Reputation with James Nelson-Joyce. Crap film with James particularly bad. Surprised to see he played a Scouse drug dealer

Jamo Martinez · Sunday at 10:08 AM

COYBL25 said:
Outside of the original, I can’t think of a decent Frankenstein film.

Young Frankenstein.

COYBL25 · Sunday at 10:14 AM

Rita_Poon said:
Good grief 'Dune' was slow, like a space opera without the music. It all looked very pretty and the wide shots do a lot of lifting (I'm sure stunning at the cinema), but it was snail paced. And the technical close ups of the machinery added nothing but value for budget spent. Annoying.

It’s one of the only films that I went to see with a mate and then went back by myself to “ really “ watch it, with maximum concentration.

To me it’s a cinematic masterpiece.

Rita_Poon · Sunday at 10:17 AM

COYBL25 said:
It’s one of the only films that I went to see with a mate and then went back by myself to “ really “ watch it, with maximum concentration.

To me it’s a cinematic masterpiece.

how many rolling shots of Cairo (rooftops at the edge of the desert) and then sand dunes can you require? Did it not seem very star wars to you?

Rita_Poon · Sunday at 10:18 AM

Ah yeah, and a borrowed piece of 'the chronicles of riddick'. What a mess.

Nymzee · Sunday at 10:19 AM

Rita_Poon said:
Ah yeah, and a borrowed piece of 'the chronicles of riddick'. What a mess.

Yeh but you don’t like Nic Cage so should we really be paying attention

COYBL25 · Sunday at 10:20 AM

Rita_Poon said:
how many rolling shots of Cairo (rooftops at the edge of the desert) and then sand dunes can you require? Did it not seem very star wars to you?

Not all, I thought the cinematography was one of things that made it a perfect sci-fi film.

I could’ve watched six hours of it and not been bored for a second.

The worm riding scene, actually made the hairs on the back of neck stand up.

But, it’s all subjective

Rita_Poon · Sunday at 10:21 AM

Nymzee said:
Yeh but you don’t like nic coppola so should we really be paying attention!?

Good timing, it's premiere night next Saturday again, 'the unbearable weight of being an egotistical ballbag' is on featuring he.

Rita_Poon · Sunday at 10:22 AM

COYBL25 said:
Not all, I thought the cinematography was one of things that made it a perfect sci-fi film.

I could’ve watched six hours of it and not been bored for a second.

The worm riding scene, actually made the hairs on the back of neck stand up.

But, it’s all subjective

I think that might be Dune 2.

Nymzee · Sunday at 10:24 AM

Dune 1 is better than Dune 2 though, will stand by that forever.

COYBL25 · Sunday at 10:25 AM

Rita_Poon said:
I think that might be Dune 2.

Yeah, you`re right.

I didn`t think Dune 2 was as good though, kind of a stripped down version of the first one.

Still very good, just sightly below the first one.

Rita_Poon · Sunday at 10:28 AM

COYBL25 said:
Yeah, you`re right.

I didn`t think Dune 2 was as good though, kind of a stripped down version of the first one.

Still very good, just slightly below the first one.

turns out it's 12 minutes longer than the first one. maybe I just wasn't over the moon with batista typecast again and rebecca ferguson hamming it up as some sort of subjugated oracle. it felt derivative.

Prevenger17 · Sunday at 10:52 AM

COYBL25 said:
Not all, I thought the cinematography was one of things that made it a perfect sci-fi film.

I could’ve watched six hours of it and not been bored for a second.

The worm riding scene, actually made the hairs on the back of neck stand up.

But, it’s all subjective

I absolutely loved it, but can see how it might not be for some people. I like a movie that takes its time. Films like the Dune movies and Top Gun Maverick make it worth still going to the cinema from time to time

Rita_Poon said:
how many rolling shots of Cairo (rooftops at the edge of the desert) and then sand dunes can you require? Did it not seem very star wars to you?

Star Wars borrowed very heavily from the original Dune book. Dune is no more a Star Wars ripoff than King of Comedy ripped off Todd Phillips' Joker film

Rita_Poon · Sunday at 11:07 AM

Prevenger17 said:
I absolutely loved it, but can see how it might not be for some people. I like a movie that takes its time. Films like the Dune movies and Top Gun Maverick make it worth still going to the cinema from time to time

Star Wars borrowed very heavily from the original Dune book. Dune is no more a Star Wars ripoff than King of Comedy ripped off Todd Phillips' Joker film

I saw 'prince of persia' and a bit of james bond in dune last night, TGM kept the story ticking over with a half arsed love interest tacked on and the jeopardy of him getting canned once Kilmer was buried. Also the jeopardy of knowing how he'd lead the mission he'd been ruled out of.

dune had secret assassins we'd not been prep'd for, Skarsgard rolling out of the primordial ooze for very little reason, prophecy/dreams, a visit to the oracle, giant ~~octopus~~ worm terminators (Sarlacc?), X-wings, these guys...

and the galactic senate serving the emperor...

So it turns out Neo/Skywalker (Chalamet) is the saviour. Who knew, and can even take down the top brass evil knievel in the desert rocks.

And the worst of it? Hipsters talking it up like it's some original vision delivered by genius. Could stitch the majority of it together using other films scenes and keep the same narrative. The same slow plodding narrative. Ah yeah, the ancient light sabre/Rancor fang.

How many do they have to make to wrap it up?