Let's have a films thread.

[Merging Cultures]

Birdman was awful, thoroughly enjoyed the Theory Of Everything though.

 

I'll watch ToE tonight. I feel I can trust you.

 

Anyone who didn't like Birdman is wrong and should be covered in Marmite and fed to the pigeons.

 

I can no longer trust you.

[lgfualol]

Watched American Sniper last week. Decent war film, some of the scenes were quite horrific.

[Steve_Guppy_Left_Foot]

Generally a film about films is guff, always has been, always will be.

[lgfualol]

Tropic Thunder was a film about a film. I really enjoyed that.

[Merging Cultures]

Tropic Thunder was a film about a film. I really enjoyed that.

That was taking the p!ss out of the film industry though. It was very funny.

[Merging Cultures]

Watched American Sniper last week. Decent war film, some of the scenes were quite horrific.

Really enjoyed that movie. He was thirty when he joined? I'm a bit older... So I could still do it.

[MooseBreath]

I thought American Sniper was really dull. The ending was the only part that piqued my interest, other than that it was bog standard, oh looking going to war involves killing people but oh look, us Americans have a moral conscience while doing it and oh look, we Americans are so brave and heroic USA USA rhetoric.

Huge yawnfest.

[Phube]

Generally a film about films is guff, always has been, always will be.

You people need to watch Singin' in the rain!

[ramboacdc]

Boyhood was a god awful film - great concept, shit execution.

 

i havent seen american sniper yet and the mrs watched the theory of everything without me but out of the rest of the nominations for best picture i really loved the imitation game. shame benedict lost out. 

[Steve_Guppy_Left_Foot]

Tropic Thunder was a film about a film. I really enjoyed that.

 

Hence why I said generally, there are always exceptions.

[lgfualol]

I thought American Sniper was really dull. The ending was the only part that piqued my interest, other than that it was bog standard, oh looking going to war involves killing people but oh look, us Americans have a moral conscience while doing it and oh look, we Americans are so brave and heroic USA USA rhetoric.

Huge yawnfest.

Yeah, massive propaganda - join the war you'll be like this guy. Similar to that other film last year where they kept jumping down cliffs 'Lone Survivor'. Edited 24 February 2015 by lgfualol

[sphericalfox]

Films about films?

 

Adaptation. An understated Nic Cage. Nuff said.

 

The Player. Tim Robbins excellent satire.

 

Barton Fink. Coens. One of their best! If you haven't seen it. Get it seen.

 

Argo. Technically a film about a film.

 

Bowfinger. A diamond in Eddie Murphy's steaming log of a recent career. 

 

The Artist. Oscar winner. Throw back to the coming of the talkie and change of industry, a bit like Singin in the Rain.

 

Those are the ones I can think of off the top of my head. Surely they're not all shit?

[Rincewind]

saw the Artist the other wwek.good film

[Merging Cultures]

I thought American Sniper was really dull. The ending was the only part that piqued my interest, other than that it was bog standard, oh looking going to war involves killing people but oh look, us Americans have a moral conscience while doing it and oh look, we Americans are so brave and heroic USA USA rhetoric.

Huge yawnfest.

I made the same mistake too, I also assumed American Sniper would be about cross cultural relationships and lots of cuddles.

[MC Prussian]

The best film about the movies is Sunset Boulevard. It simply doesn't age at all.

[MikeyT]

Just started on Dracula Untold. We'll see...

[MooseBreath]

I made the same mistake too, I also assumed American Sniper would be about cross cultural relationships and lots of cuddles.

Missing the point a bit there, my grievance with those types of movies isn't that they're about war but that Americans always have to be the ultimate heroes winning the good battle against evil. They're just a bit predictable.

[purpleronnie]

Missing the point a bit there, my grievance with those types of movies isn't that they're about war but that Americans always have to be the ultimate heroes winning the good battle against evil. They're just a bit predictable.

Makes them unwatchable, I can only bare to watch Vietnam war movies because they didn't win that one, and they actually show American weakness which is rare.

[Phube]

The best film about the movies is Sunset Boulevard. It simply doesn't age at all.

I forgot about that, class film!

Ooh aaaand another quality movie film: Ed Wood

Edited 24 February 2015 by Phube

[AKCJ]

I thought American Sniper was really dull. The ending was the only part that piqued my interest, other than that it was bog standard, oh looking going to war involves killing people but oh look, us Americans have a moral conscience while doing it and oh look, we Americans are so brave and heroic USA USA rhetoric.

Huge yawnfest.

 

 

Yep, I thought exactly the same. USA tough guy kills foreign baddy with scarred face, innovative...

 

Although I think Cooper did a really good job with it.

[Leicfox]

Watched TMNT and The Hunger Games:Mockingjay part 1 - Both Shite.

[Rincewind]

i also noticed that sometimes in the terrorist on planes/ships films the baddie is often well spoken Englishman.

[MC Prussian]

i also noticed that sometimes in the terrorist on planes/ships films the baddie is often well spoken Englishman.

Ken, please watch Snakes On A Plane and tell me what you think of it.

[General Smuts]

I bet you love Hallam Foe. I once watched it because I fancied a girl. What guff.

Jamie Bell? I think I have it on DVD still in cellophane.

[Steve_Guppy_Left_Foot]

Easier to wipe the porridge off.