Saw Django Unchained this evening: best film I've seen in absolutely ages!
Really recommend everyone goes and sees it, it's bloody brilliant.
My brother was raving about this the other day. I'll have to try to catch it at some point. Never really posted in this thread before, despite watching plenty of films on a regular basis. What have I seen recently?
Looper - I really enjoy this style of movie, with such an interesting plot line driving the movie. It didn't quite grip me in the way Inception did, but certainly one of the better movies I've seen in a while. 9/10
Taken 2 - Loved the first, and this was more of the same. Neeson was awesome as always. 8/10
Dredd - Struggling a little to decide what to make of it. In a similar way to the remake of Total Recall, it lacked the slightly over the top nature of the original. Can't decide if that made it better or not though.... I might have to get back to you on this one after re-watching the original again. 6/10
Reign Over Me - Not a new film, but a film in which Adam Sandler plays a serious role, and I thought his performance was very good. A really thought provoking film, and one of the very few films ever that have almost brought me to tears. 9/10
Seven Psychopaths - I really enjoyed the pacing and mix in this film. Certainly recommended to all. 7/10
The Day - A little better than I expected beforehand actually, but there's not that much to grip you really. Kills a couple of hours, not much more tbh. 5/10
The Cold Light Of Day - The fact that I had to remind myself of what this film was only a couple of days after watching it says something. There's nothing wrong with the film, but it's a very generic action flick where someone's family is taken hostage and must be saved by someone who has no idea what is going on. 5/10
Trouble With The Curve - Despite not being a fan of baseball at all, I still quite enjoyed this movie. It is almost the opposite to Moneyball, here traditional scouting techniques are portrayed as superior to new computer techniques. I found the slight twist at the end overly predictable, if not still a nice touch. 7/10
God Bless America - This was a nice little surprise. Very good film, with an interesting storyline that gripped me throughout. The film in general flowed really well I thought, and the acting was strong throughout. 8/10
Project X - Erm, not great this one! But I have seen plenty worse. 3/10
Stolen - Another rather generic storyline starring Nicholas Cage. Not the biggest fan of Cage, but this is one of those movies that suits his rather one dimensional style. Can't say much about it tbh, it's ok. 6/10
Edit. Almost forgot The Hobbit - Came out of the cinema with a distinct feeling that the movie doesn't work well as a stand-alone movie. It is setting the scene for the later movies, and ultimately needs the others to really become anything, if you know what I mean. Little not to like though. ?/10 (pretty sure the trilogy will be a 10/10 though)
I also watched Ted, and that has to be now one of my all time favourite comedies. I'm a big Seth Mcfarlane fan, and he has now produced 2 of the songs I can't get out of my head. the First one was that Bird is the Word from the Family Guy, and now the Thunder Buddies song.
Can't agree with this. I love Family guy, but I just feel that Ted was overly vulgar and childish. Whilst there are always similar moments in most Family Guy episodes, it is combined
with ore intelligence and storyline. Everything was over the top in Ted, and as such is became in my eyes very dumbed down, very little intelligence on show. The whole teddy-bear storly line, whilst being interesting and new to begin with fell apart somewhat, until by the end I questioned what it added to the film. Ultimately I just felt like I was watching a film aimed at 14 y/o's. I enjoyed a few moments, especially some the the earlier jokes, but as a whole it was far below the standards Seth has set with Family Guy. I may be on my own here though.
