Yeah, not long back from watching it, and would thoroughly agree. Often the latter sequels in a long-running series like this are disappointingly sad and a little' desperate,' but not this! Top notch:cool:
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Yeah, not long back from watching it, and would thoroughly agree. Often the latter sequels in a long-running series like this are disappointingly sad and a little' desperate,' but not this! Top notch:cool:
Marco.
Good video to watch, where some of the main characters are interviewed, and clips of action shots shown:
https://youtu.be/AeaMoKiJXt0
Marco.
Terminator DF seems to be dividing opinion, but I enjoyed it. Mackenzie Davis is fantastic in it.
I think it does exactly what it says on the tin, great fun. The naysayers are over thinking it I reckon.
Yeah, poncy film critics always want more sophisticated/complicated plots, which require too much concentration to follow, and spoil the fun!
Action movies should simply be superficial 'disposable froth', but well-acted and with suitably 'killer' action scenes!!:)
Marco.
It's one of the better action movies I've seen this year, there's been some awful shite out there, Gemini Man was a pile of steaming poo :bog:
Best on at the moment is Joker I reckon. Looking forward to seeing The Last Black Man In San Francisco later in the week and went to see a 4K restoration of The Shining on Friday, brilliant and the cinema was totally rammed. I was surprised so many people wanted to see it - Kubrick at his best.
Nice one... Not sure Joker is quite my thing, but The Shining is arguably my favourite film of all time, so that must've been epic! Are you going to see the sequel Dr Sleep, then?:)
I can't wait!:cool:
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Hopefully tomorrow, depends on how busy it looks - pesky half-term kids might delay that to next week, but I'd like to go to the first showing.Quote:
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At least it's a 15.
No worries, dude. The pesky kids weren't an issue when we went to see Terminator DF, last Sunday. The place was empty, as indeed it invariably always is these days... Haven't been to jam-packed cinema for about 20 years!
Netflix, streaming and Blu-ray players have largely killed off cinema audiences, certainly out with of the major cities, so hopefully you won't have any issues. We're going to see Dr Sleep on Friday night, as we'll be entertaining some of the neighbours' kids on Halloween - Del's made loads of decorations (witches, ghosts, carved out illuminated pumpkins, etc), and I've got some spooky music ready, so that'll be fun:D
Btw, we're also going to see John Smith play in Chester on Sunday night, and a ruby beforehand, so really looking forward to that!:cool:
https://www.ents24.com/chester-event...-smith/5753139
Marco.
i'll await it on bluray release
Not sure I totally agree with that Marco, guess it might be the locale as my experience is very different? Cinemas in Cardiff have a large following with competitive pricing (around £4.00) and there's a lot of them, Cineworld (15 screens), Vue, Odeon, Premier and some small independents - Chapter often sells out it's two screens and they show a lot of unknown or left field art house films.
I regularly walk out of Cineworld because there's too many people and sold out/near sold out shows for blockbusters in the big screens are not uncommon. It was the same in Poole too. I did find the best times to go though are late evening shows on either Sunday or Monday. I tend to go during the day in the week, but have no problem leaving and coming back later if I don't care for my neighbours.
John Smith will be great, seen him a number of times and he never disappoints . . . enjoy :)
Indeed. It's not like T2 was a particularly complicated plot but it had a supremely confident and talented director in James Cameron and a cast that made you believe in the film. Really a blueprint for the modern action film.Quote:
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Hey Timbo, no problem - you can only tell it as you see it. Cardiff is a *very* different place from Wrexham! Although I do think that going to the cinema is no longer as popular as it once was, especially during the days when you used to have to wait YEARS for new films to come on TV, so there were queues out the door to get in...
In any case, I love things being quieter around here (away from all the hustle and bustle), for all sorts of reasons, so enjoy it when we've often got nearly a whole section of a cinema to ourselves - as it's always nice and quiet! I think there were less than a dozen people watching Terminator DF with us last Sunday - and that was during half term:)
Yeah, JS will be great, as will the pre-gig curry in one of our fav (traditional old curry houses): https://www.google.com/maps/uv?hl=en...oiowCnoECBAQBg
Curries like they used to taste, enjoyed inside Indian restaurants like they used to look (back in the 70s/80s), whilst sat in cosy booths with muted lighting - none of yer cold, soulless modern bollox there!:cool:
Marco.
Haha, true dat :)Quote:
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Lol... As nice as Cardiff is though, I'd rather be up in North Wales, away from major cities like Swansea and Cardiff, as it's less 'built up' and crowded. Plus we've got gorgeous Cheshire on our doorstep. And besides, we're really countryside folk at heart, and 10 mins drive outside of Wrexham gets you into some lovely rolling hills, well away from every bugger!:)
Anyway, we're going to see Dr Sleep later, so looking forward to it. I'll count how many others are in there with us:D;)
Marco,
Just back... WOW, what a film!! Just STUNNING in every way, especially for fans of the original 'The Shining'. I'll comment more later, but save to say it's one of the best films I've seen in years.... Highly recommended!
Marco.
Oh, meant to say there were 22 people there this time watching the film, not including us, so quite busy! Must've been because it was a Friday night:D
Marco.
The cinema will close if that is all the amount of users it attracts.
That was just in 'Screen 5' where we were, mate. No idea how busy the other 'Screens' were, but there wasn't many folk milling around the cinema itself before the film, which IME is typical - as is the level of attendance in the various Screens. They're always near empty.
And it's been like that for years... Maybe I don't choose the most popular films?:eyebrows:
Marco.
you sayin' folk in wrexham are wooses???:eyebrows:Quote:
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Lol... Who knows. The attendances might be different at some of those God-awful rom-coms, or kids films/cartoons, etc, but certainly not at the stuff we go and see!:)
In any case, it guarantees that it's nice and quiet, with no bloody phones going off or idiots munching crisps, etc!
Marco.
Saw the new Ken Loach yesterday, Sorry We Missed You. Not for the feint hearted as it's a grim and harrowing story. Perhaps not quite as good for me as I, Daniel Blake, but harder hitting and more thought provoking. Loach really does make extraordinary films.
If you can stomach the dark and depressing story, there are some powerful performances from the four central characters, all of whom are new to me.
Haven't seen Doctor Sleep yet Marco (Monday), so easy on the spoilers ;)
What spoilers, daftee:
Ain't none there!:ner:Quote:
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But, TRUST ME, it's fab!;)
I found it 'added to the occasion' watching the original first, the previous night, as the whole thing just gels better that way:)
Marco.
Haha, you daftee. I know you haven't dropped any spoilers yet, but this made me think we were about to get a much fuller run down, which might have, hence the hint ;)
I'm really looking forward to it. I did book a ticket for Thursday morning, but checked on the numbers going and cancelled it last minute. Deffo going next week, Monday hopefully and having just seen The Shining again, it'll slot in nicely.Quote:
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Lol - no worries... It was quite different from what I was expecting and there were a number of standout performances from the leading characters. Quite a long film, though! Anyway, hope you enjoy it, dude:cool:
Marco.
Well unfortunately it didn't work for me Marco. I was bored by 30-minutes and seriously considered walking out after an hour but stuck it through, thinking it must get better soon, which for me it didn't. I guess I was expecting The Shining II, which it isn't and it's not a patch on Kubrick's original film. Predictable jump scare horrors send me to sleep and this had too many moments like that.
Marginally better than a trip to the dentist.
However, the day was not lost as I saw an advanced screening of Le Mans '66 last night. Now that I did enjoy, fantastic film and my new best of 2019. Outstanding in every way, with two cracking performance's from Matt Damon and Christian Bale. I'll be seeing that again when it gets released.
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Shows you how differently things like films (and music) can grab you, or not!
Initially, I was like you and was expecting 'The Shining II', and thinking what is it all about... But then I 'got' the connection and enjoyed how the whole aspect of 'the shine' becoming central to the story this time, rather than a guy losing his mind in a 'haunted hotel', and in that respect I thought Ewan McGregor was superb, as Danny Torrance, same goes for the little girl (with the 'shine'), who I thought was equally as good, including also the leading 'enemy' Rose the Hat.
I thought they all played their part really well, and I loved how it all went back again to the Overlook hotel, where Danny used the 'evil spirits' there to help him defeat his enemy. All good stuff, huge fun and very entertaining, which is what gets me off with a good film. I don't really do 'deep and meaningful'...;)
Dr Sleep also gets pretty decent reviews from the critics, but as ever these things are ultimately always down to personal taste:)
Marco.
all sounds very silly...im off to watch some yellow cartoon figures now:ner:
Is the SHITEsons?:D
Marco.
Just showing what's silly to one isn't to others.
Not seen it so no idea, I might like it mate. The shinnin' was good. I say shinnin' as the Simpsons did a take off in whi ch it was call such as they didn't want to get sued. Lol
Used to have it on dvd but the boy got it
Absolutely... Basically, in simple terms, it boils down to what 'appeals to your nut': some stuff does, and other stuff doesn't - and neither needs 'justifying':)
For me though, and I don't include Tim in this, when it comes to films (and even music) some folk overthink the experience, by intellectualising it too much and forgetting that watching movies (or listening to music) is supposed to be FUN, not an academic exercise or an opportunity to show how 'clever' you are!:doh:
Applying 'geekery' to music or films totally turns me off...
That's why, for me, any films that try to be too clever or 'arty' for their own good, involving complicated plots and too many twists and turns, so that you lose track of what's happening and have to concentrate hard in order to follow the storyline, or worse, decipher what the whole thing is *actually about*, are an epic fail, as I become bored, not entertained!
Therefore that's why with films, I enjoy some light 'disposable froth', which preferably is over and done with in less than 2 hours, especially in a cinema, as any longer than that and I get twitchy!
Marco.
Haha, I know - although I seem to remember you liked You Were Never Really Here? In which case I think you should go see Joker, as it's not what you might expect and still IMO the best on at the moment. Joaquin Phoenix produces an immense performance, possibly his best and for sure he'll be nominated for it. I can't see you wouldn't like it, especially if you liked YWNRH, as they have similar performances and messages, although from different points of the spectrum.Quote:
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Mark Kermode summed it up very well "I think Doctor Sleep is pretty good, I went in thinking it would be pretty bad, because it's a sequel to The Shining" followed later by . . . "If you're a Kubrick fan you may well really take against it, but if you're a fan of Stephen King, I think you will feel much more sympathetic towards it" A very astute observation that fits me to a tee, as I didn't enjoy either of the 'IT' films.
Guess you're lucky enjoying both then old bean ;)
I really wanted to like it and went in with very high expectations, which is never a good thing. Funnily enough there was a lady sat near me for the advanced filming of Le Mans and we were talking about Dr Sleep. She said she really liked it, but didn't like The Shining at all, which did surprise me.
As an aside, I had some time to kill and went to see The Aeronauts, which I wasn't going to bother about as the trailers looked naff. I really enjoyed it, so much so I may even go a second time, Felicity Jones was really good and it's an interesting story. So often the trailers can do films an injustice, the ones that look great often disappoint and the ones that look naff can be hidden gems!
I went to see A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon last week, great fun and all done and dusted in 87 minutes :DQuote:
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I'm different though as I see pretty much everything that's on, plus all the art house stuff and foreign films. I love that I can and have the time to do it, as I get surprised and delighted more times than I get disappointed. Saw over 200 films last year, which is probably a lot!
EDIT: Correction to the above . . . I never go and see any Christmas films.
I liked YWNRH because of it's 'dark' theme and violence, and the eerie atmosphere it created, plus I like 'hit man/revenge' type films. Not sure Joker fits that category, unless I've got it wrong? No doubting JP's performance in the role, though. Sounds like one to investigate when it's available on Sky or Virgin movies, as it pisses me off going to see a film in the cinema and then hating it, as unlike at home, I can't turn it off, and it's a waste of a night out!;)Quote:
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I would agree with MK's summary. However, you see I'm not a 'fan' of any particular film director; I just like certain films when they hit the spot, so I wasn't watching Dr Sleep through the eyes of a Kubrick fan, simply as a film that there and then I'd either enjoy or not - and I did, immensely! Now in terms of Stephen King, I like some of his films, but not particularly 'IT'.Quote:
Mark Kermode summed it up very well "I think Doctor Sleep is pretty good, I went in thinking it would be pretty bad, because it's a sequel to The Shining" followed later by . . . "If you're a Kubrick fan you may well really take against it, but if you're a fan of Stephen King, I think you will feel much more sympathetic towards it" A very astute observation that fits me to a tee, as I didn't enjoy either of the 'IT' films.
I loved Misery, Christine, Children of the Corn, Sleepwalkers, The Dead Zone, Salem's Lot, etc. Not all of his stuff is my thing. Movies, like music, either 'connect' with you in some way, or they don't. It's as simple as that really.
That would've surprised me too, and yes I still rate The Shining quite a bit above Dr Sleep, but it's a different type of film, and so has to be judged in its own right.Quote:
I really wanted to like it and went in with very high expectations, which is never a good thing. Funnily enough there was a lady sat near me for the advanced filming of Le Mans and we were talking about Dr Sleep. She said she really liked it, but didn't like The Shining at all, which did surprise me.
They don't (or very rarely) make films like The Shining anymore - stuff that gets right inside your head and freaks you out, when it successfully taps into your innermost fears, or tickles your pleasure zones [not in that way:eyebrows:]. In terms of horror films, the genre created from the 70s-early 90s [in my view the golden era] is totally different from what's produced now, so in that respect I wasn't expecting Dr Sleep to be any different.
Marco.
Bloody hell, that's a LOT of films!:eek:Quote:
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Clearly, you're a big film buff, much more than me, as I couldn't sit through all of those, no matter how much I enjoyed them. I love going to the cinema and seeing stuff that I like for the first time, but TBH, I prefer being at home in comfort, relaxing by the log fire with Del, and a nice bottle of vino, watching a good movie on the home-cinema system, and which makes movies look and sound just as good (if not in some ways better) than most cinemas, unless you 'get off' on truly huge screens!
Plus, I'd rather spend the money on holidays abroad, eating out, buying wine, and/or going to music gigs, than sitting in cinemas, but each to their own. Btw, I do enjoy some 'arthouse' films, *if* they tick the right boxes. In that respect, I quite often enjoy French films, especially psychological thrillers, bleak dramas/black comedies, etc, as in my experience the French do 'dark' and disturbing themes rather well!:)
And 'dark' is essentially my bag, especially if it's a total 'head-fuck'....
Marco.
That's what I thought, so Joker should be yer thang, it ticks all the Marco crazy boxes :eyebrows:Quote:
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Any interest in the Irishman? It will be on Netflix a few weeks later but I'm going to make the effort to see it on the big screen. I mean that cast alone eh....... https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...090b251c61.jpg
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Yeah looking forward it seeing it, but will have to be Netflix alas
I have to say I thought the joker was crap. I just didn't get it at all and can't see they hype it's been getting. I guess I was looking to be entertained and it's really not that sort of film.Quote:
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3 hour running time prob makes it more suitable to home viewing if I'm being honestQuote:
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Yeah you need to have stamina for a long film in a cinema seat
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No time at all for Ken Loach, total and utter misery guts churning out worthless agitprop on behalf of his fellow champagne socialists and trustafarians. Hasn't done anything worth watching in 30 years, doesn't stop him pontificating though, great man of the people that he pretends to be. He was quite happy to take corporate cash when his brand of miserablilist train crash 'drama' was out of fashion (including McDonalds if I recall correctly) but now of course 'regrets' that. The worst kind of hypocrite, that is, a preachy one.
To be fair, they're pretty comfortable, though I usually only watch family films these days and we book the sofas. :sofa:Quote:
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I'd be more worried about the stamina of my bladder with a 3 hour film! :lol:
I'd need a bed.. [emoji23]. Maybe a nurse too
So you won't be going to see Sorry We Missed You then Tom?
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How about three films in a row (ish) then Grant?Quote:
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Star Wars: The Triple Bill - Episodes 7-9
445 minutes
18 December 2019
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I'll give you one guess ...:)Quote:
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That's 7hrs plus u wont get back.. [emoji23]Quote:
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I went to see The Good Liar tonight . . . oh my goodness, what a crock! Utter tosh.
Awful (predictable) script, with a plot twist you could see coming from the middle of next week. In fact it had a guy walking out in front of it waving a red flag. Very poor acting from Ian McKellen and a mediocre performance by Helen Mirren. Just dreadful . . . . it's not even good enough as an in-flight movie to watch whilst eating your nasty plastic meal.
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That's the last two Helen Mirren films I've seen that have been appalling (Winchester is the other), which is a shame as I really like her.
Well I have to completely take back my evaluation of 'Doctor Sleep', as I went to see it again today and really enjoyed it second time around.
I think as mentioned previously, I had unfulfillable expectations the first time, but this time went it just to enjoy it as a film and not compare it. I also can't believe how much I missed, I must have totally switched off as I got a few surprises and thought 'well I didn't notice that before'
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It's still not 'The Shining' but I doesn't set out to be. I'd say it's a Stephen King film, whereas - 'The Shining' is totally a Stanley Kubrick film.
I also thought the time flew by, whereas first time it really dragged. Funny old world, but it often happens, as I do go back to see films twice if they didn't work first time and I think they should have. Doesn't always pay off, but today it did.
Really looking forward to this too, out at the end of the month I think?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqoEs4cG6Uw
Good news, Tim, on Dr Sleep. This time you've described it perfectly, and good to know that not just a daftee like me can enjoy it for what it is!:D
And yes, Harriett looks interesting... I'm not normally a love story guy, but La Belle Époque, here sounds quite intriguing: http://www.mail.picturehouses.co.uk/...a-0242ac10170e
Marco.