Last Film You Watched


SiEdmo said:
sorry if covered but has anyone seen the new Equaliser?

thought the first one was decent (not great but decent) and wondered if the 2nd will be worth a watch
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Not great but decent ??
The first was densel at his best. Loved the first film !!!...hope the second does it justice, Not holding my breath though. Sequels are usually a diluted remake of the first these days.
 

dholliday said:
I
felt betrayed by both films: emotional soapy family dramas with a side-order of aliens/space to maximise its potential audience.

I'm a hard sci-fi fan: characterisation is totally secondary to the big ideas and their realistic depiction. Interstellar & Arrival were sold as being of that ilk...so why so much emo-crying over family issues? That was the main focus.

In real-life, the great science stories aren't characterised by the emo dramas of the scientists involved, they are defined by the ideas they had, and the things they discovered/achieved.

Whereas novels focus on this really well, films often struggle. Even The Martian which ostensibly looks like a genuine hard sci-fi film ruined it by making Matt Damon really annoying: his character was the focus, not his extraordinary situation.

2001, my favourite film, gets a lot of stick from some because of its dry characters. "Hal is the only one showing emotion" they cry believing this to be a profound analysis. But it's misunderstood. 2001 has realistic characters: astronauts who don't panic or cry over family, they stoically get on with it. That's what astronauts are really like. It lets the viewer focus on what makes that film a classic: the ideas, the visuals, the amosphere, the science.

The astronauts' dry characterisation is the most under-appreciated aspect of that famous film.

When people keep saying such-and-such matches 2001, they're wrong. Contact, Interstellar, Arrival etc all failed due to their focus on human family drama (it took away focus from the big ideas they presented).‎
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Largely agree about the melodrama that runs through Arrival and Interstellar. I like both but they do weigh heavy on the melodrama although Arrival does a better job of making it an essential thread of what remains an interesting film though it definitely isn't the film that was marketed.

Interstellar does less well and it felt like a good sci-fi movie book-ended with a soppy drama. The Martian didn't bother me though and I enjoyed it. It was exactly the film and tone I was expecting.

What do you make of Moon? I've just watched it and really enjoyed it on a sci-fi level but also the personal element. It was perfectly balanced for me.
 
COYBL25 said:
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Every now and again there’s a little gem on the Horror Channel, this is one of them.

Turbo Kid.

Two teenagers fight for survival post apocalypse.

Even though it was made in 2015, it’s deliberately made to have an 80’s feel, with the look of a B movie, even though it’s not low budget.

BMX’s, big hair, electro soundtrack and comic book, but gruesome gore and borrows from Mad Max and Total Recall.

Great fun. @ijjysmith you’ll love this.
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Watched this tonight, based on your enthusiasm and write up. Loved it, berth if fresh air, great craic, thanks.
 
dholliday said:
I
felt betrayed by both films: emotional soapy family dramas with a side-order of aliens/space to maximise its potential audience.

I'm a hard sci-fi fan: characterisation is totally secondary to the big ideas and their realistic depiction. Interstellar & Arrival were sold as being of that ilk...so why so much emo-crying over family issues? That was the main focus.

In real-life, the great science stories aren't characterised by the emo dramas of the scientists involved, they are defined by the ideas they had, and the things they discovered/achieved.

Whereas novels focus on this really well, films often struggle. Even The Martian which ostensibly looks like a genuine hard sci-fi film ruined it by making Matt Damon really annoying: his character was the focus, not his extraordinary situation.

2001, my favourite film, gets a lot of stick from some because of its dry characters. "Hal is the only one showing emotion" they cry believing this to be a profound analysis. But it's misunderstood. 2001 has realistic characters: astronauts who don't panic or cry over family, they stoically get on with it. That's what astronauts are really like. It lets the viewer focus on what makes that film a classic: the ideas, the visuals, the amosphere, the science.

The astronauts' dry characterisation is the most under-appreciated aspect of that famous film.

When people keep saying such-and-such matches 2001, they're wrong. Contact, Interstellar, Arrival etc all failed due to their focus on human family drama (it took away focus from the big ideas they presented).‎
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Absolutely with you on this. So many potentially good films have pointless and entirely predictable emotional sub plots or love interests which pad out the story.
 
ClausThomsen said:
Largely agree about the melodrama that runs through Arrival and Interstellar. I like both but they do weigh heavy on the melodrama although Arrival does a better job of making it an essential thread of what remains an interesting film though it definitely isn't the film that was marketed.

Interstellar does less well and it felt like a good sci-fi movie book-ended with a soppy drama. The Martian didn't bother me though and I enjoyed it. It was exactly the film and tone I was expecting.

What do you make of Moon? I've just watched it and really enjoyed it on a sci-fi level but also the personal element. It was perfectly balanced for me.
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Moon was superb sci-fi. Nicely atmospheric, with lots of nods to other classic sci fi films along the way.
 
All I See is You

Blake Lively stars as a blind woman who regains her sight, throwing her life in to flux. Lots of sex scenes etc.

It’s on Nobflix.
 

ClausThomsen said:
Largely agree about the melodrama that runs through Arrival and Interstellar. I like both but they do weigh heavy on the melodrama although Arrival does a better job of making it an essential thread of what remains an interesting film though it definitely isn't the film that was marketed.

Interstellar does less well and it felt like a good sci-fi movie book-ended with a soppy drama. The Martian didn't bother me though and I enjoyed it. It was exactly the film and tone I was expecting.

What do you make of Moon? I've just watched it and really enjoyed it on a sci-fi level but also the personal element. It was perfectly balanced for me.
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Moon is just a stand alone film mate, mainly due to the performance of Sam Rockwell.

I never get tired of watching it, even though it has such a tiny cast.

It`s near scfi perfection.
 
All of this talk of sci-Fi makes me want to watch Silent Running again, my all time favourite. The big picture of man v environment, a man who puts the survival of earth above the demands of corporations. Add to that robots with personality years before star wars, an iconic ship* and music by Joan Baez. A stunning film which was very formative to me when I first saw it as a teen.

*film nerd fact - the ship model was later used as part of the armada of the original battle star galactica.

Pop quiz - what is the ship called?
 

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