Last film you watched and your rating

Ready Player One - 7/10

Having heard mixed things about this (And not having read the book) I wasn't sure if I would enjoy it, but it was actually fairly decent. Not amazing, but entertaining enough and I did like the constant blink-and-you'll-miss them cameos that were in there.

The whole Shining segment was amazing though. The attention to detail there was ridiculous.

You can tell it was based off a Young Adult novel though. Just had that feel to it at times.

It could have been an 8 but I'm taking a point off for the dick move in the last line or two of dialogue.

Closing the Oasis on Tuesdays and Thursdays to make people go into the real world. strawberry float you mate, don't tell me how to spend my time. Condescending banana splits.

Tafdolphin wrote:Dark Knight Rises: 6/10

Hadn't watched it in its entirety since seeing it in the cinema on release. Turns out my first impressions were accurate: overly long, overly complex, overly dull. The first hour is fine, but as soon as the weird nuke story kicks off it all goes to gooseberry fool. Bane is a comedy villain and Batman himself is dull as fuuuuuuck. The only decent thing about it is the interpretation of the Lazarus Pit and Anna Hathaway's Catwoman.

Easily Nolan's worst film, simply because there's so little of him in it. Could have been directed by anyone.

There's nowhere to start with that so...

Denster wrote:

Tafdolphin wrote:Dark Knight Rises: 6/10

Hadn't watched it in its entirety since seeing it in the cinema on release. Turns out my first impressions were accurate: overly long, overly complex, overly dull. The first hour is fine, but as soon as the weird nuke story kicks off it all goes to gooseberry fool. Bane is a comedy villain and Batman himself is dull as fuuuuuuck. The only decent thing about it is the interpretation of the Lazarus Pit and Anna Hathaway's Catwoman.

Easily Nolan's worst film, simply because there's so little of him in it. Could have been directed by anyone.

There's nowhere to start with that so...

Ha, I'd forgotten you had a passionate like for it. Each to their own...really. My not liking it doesn't change the fact that you do, and I'm happy some people did. For me though it remains a massive disappointment.

I am shocked that Taf found Catwoman a highlight of TDKR.

Preezy wrote:I am shocked that Taf found Catwoman a highlight of TDKR.

...ok?

Brazil

Forget what I thought about the film... I've only just realised that Bilbo Baggins is Ash, the android from Alien!

Mamma Mia Here We Go Again - 10/10

I bloody loved it. More emotional than the first with some good comedy and amazing music. Almost brought me to tears at the end too. Not had that happen in a cinema since La La Land.

Just a lovely movie with an excellent cast.

Godzilla wrote:Mamma Mia Here We Go Again - 10/10

I bloody loved it. More emotional than the first with some good comedy and amazing music. Almost brought me to tears at the end too. Not had that happen in a cinema since La La Land.

Just a lovely movie with an excellent cast.

Yes!

On reflection I'm upping my score from 9 to 10/10 as well. It was just a fantastic way to spend 2 hours. The original was great fun but this really puts the shine on the formula, and as you say makes great strides by including a much more emotional core to the story this time.

And I've no problems admitting that I was more than a little teary at the end.

Tafdolphin wrote:Dark Knight Rises: 6/10

Hadn't watched it in its entirety since seeing it in the cinema on release. Turns out my first impressions were accurate: overly long, overly complex, overly dull. The first hour is fine, but as soon as the weird nuke story kicks off it all goes to gooseberry fool. Bane is a comedy villain and Batman himself is dull as fuuuuuuck. The only decent thing about it is the interpretation of the Lazarus Pit and Anna Hathaway's Catwoman.

Easily Nolan's worst film, simply because there's so little of him in it. Could have been directed by anyone.

I do remember being a little bit disappointed when I watched this at the time but it's really grown on me over time. Definitely the best Batman introduction of the trilogy. The whole war bit is a bit silly, why on earth would they run straight towards a bat mobile with a mounted machine gun?

Jenuall wrote:

Godzilla wrote:Mamma Mia Here We Go Again - 10/10

I bloody loved it. More emotional than the first with some good comedy and amazing music. Almost brought me to tears at the end too. Not had that happen in a cinema since La La Land.

Just a lovely movie with an excellent cast.

Yes!

On reflection I'm upping my score from 9 to 10/10 as well. It was just a fantastic way to spend 2 hours. The original was great fun but this really puts the shine on the formula, and as you say makes great strides by including a much more emotional core to the story this time.

And I've no problems admitting that I was more than a little teary at the end.

Do they use different songs in this one?

Tafdolphin wrote:

Denster wrote:

Tafdolphin wrote:Dark Knight Rises: 6/10

Hadn't watched it in its entirety since seeing it in the cinema on release. Turns out my first impressions were accurate: overly long, overly complex, overly dull. The first hour is fine, but as soon as the weird nuke story kicks off it all goes to gooseberry fool. Bane is a comedy villain and Batman himself is dull as fuuuuuuck. The only decent thing about it is the interpretation of the Lazarus Pit and Anna Hathaway's Catwoman.

Easily Nolan's worst film, simply because there's so little of him in it. Could have been directed by anyone.

There's nowhere to start with that so...

Ha, I'd forgotten you had a passionate like for it. Each to their own...really. My not liking it doesn't change the fact that you do, and I'm happy some people did. For me though it remains a massive disappointment.

I feel like DKR is a bit flawed. It had pretty big shoes to follow in, but doesn't quite reach the heights of the 2nd film. I like it well enough, it's a solid enough movie. But yeah, it is slightly disappointing.

Squinty wrote:

Tafdolphin wrote:

Denster wrote:

Tafdolphin wrote:Dark Knight Rises: 6/10

Hadn't watched it in its entirety since seeing it in the cinema on release. Turns out my first impressions were accurate: overly long, overly complex, overly dull. The first hour is fine, but as soon as the weird nuke story kicks off it all goes to gooseberry fool. Bane is a comedy villain and Batman himself is dull as fuuuuuuck. The only decent thing about it is the interpretation of the Lazarus Pit and Anna Hathaway's Catwoman.

Easily Nolan's worst film, simply because there's so little of him in it. Could have been directed by anyone.

There's nowhere to start with that so...

Ha, I'd forgotten you had a passionate like for it. Each to their own...really. My not liking it doesn't change the fact that you do, and I'm happy some people did. For me though it remains a massive disappointment.

I feel like DKR is a bit flawed. It had pretty big shoes to follow in, but doesn't quite reach the heights of the 2nd film. I like it well enough, it's a solid enough movie. But yeah, it is slightly disappointing.

The strength of the first two films was their one word central theme embodied by the villain: fear for Begins and chaos for Knight. Bane was supposed to represent pain in Rises, but not only is the link not as strong but the very concept itself is far too vague. Although there is pain in the film (Bruce's pain of losing Rachel, his physical pain in the Pit) it doesn't inform every aspect of the film like fear and chaos did in the first two. I remember the initial rumours that Philip Seymour Hoffman was going to be the antagonist in the third film, a war-lord/gun-runner version of the Penguin and its easy to guess the theme for that version: greed. It's not hard to see how that could have worked so much better.

Also, the need to go bigger and more badass really got in the way of things. From making the superhero equivalent of Heat with Knight, Nolan reverted to a far more fantastical situation in Rises. I just didn't buy half the stuff that happened (the cops in the sewer thing especially, and the perfectly choreography football implosion).

Also, last thing, it has some extremely dodgy social politics going on, intended or not. Bane's rhetoric echoed exactly the terms of the Occupy movement going on at the time of production, and the final battle is between this army of risen citizen and the cops, with the cops as the good guys. This is obviously open to interpretation (Denster: "Utter nonsense!") but I saw it, unprompted, on first viewing and it was really off-putting for me.

For the record, my favourite of the three is Batman Begins. It's a near perfect origin story and is, I think, a more tonally consistent film even than Knight (which suffers each time Ledger is offscreen).

Tafdolphin wrote:

Squinty wrote:

Tafdolphin wrote:

Denster wrote:

Tafdolphin wrote:Dark Knight Rises: 6/10

Hadn't watched it in its entirety since seeing it in the cinema on release. Turns out my first impressions were accurate: overly long, overly complex, overly dull. The first hour is fine, but as soon as the weird nuke story kicks off it all goes to gooseberry fool. Bane is a comedy villain and Batman himself is dull as fuuuuuuck. The only decent thing about it is the interpretation of the Lazarus Pit and Anna Hathaway's Catwoman.

Easily Nolan's worst film, simply because there's so little of him in it. Could have been directed by anyone.

There's nowhere to start with that so...

Ha, I'd forgotten you had a passionate like for it. Each to their own...really. My not liking it doesn't change the fact that you do, and I'm happy some people did. For me though it remains a massive disappointment.

I feel like DKR is a bit flawed. It had pretty big shoes to follow in, but doesn't quite reach the heights of the 2nd film. I like it well enough, it's a solid enough movie. But yeah, it is slightly disappointing.

The strength of the first two films was their one word central theme embodied by the villain: fear for Begins and chaos for Knight. Bane was supposed to represent pain in Rises, but not only is the link not as strong but the very concept itself is far too vague. Although there is pain in the film (Bruce's pain of losing Rachel, his physical pain in the Pit) it doesn't inform every aspect of the film like fear and chaos did in the first two. I remember the initial rumours that Philip Seymour Hoffman was going to be the antagonist in the third film, a war-lord/gun-runner version of the Penguin and its easy to guess the theme for that version: greed. It's not hard to see how that could have worked so much better.

Also, the need to go bigger and more badass really got in the way of things. From making the superhero equivalent of Heat with Knight, Nolan reverted to a far more fantastical situation in Rises. I just didn't buy half the stuff that happened (the cops in the sewer thing especially, and the perfectly choreography football implosion).

Also, last thing, it has some extremely dodgy social politics going on, intended or not. Bane's rhetoric echoed exactly the terms of the Occupy movement going on at the time of production, and the final battle is between this army of risen citizen and the cops, with the cops as the good guys. This is obviously open to interpretation (Denster: "Utter nonsense!") but I saw it, unprompted, on first viewing and it was really off-putting for me.

For the record, my favourite of the three is Batman Begins. It's a near perfect origin story and is, I think, a more tonally consistent film even than Knight (which suffers each time Ledger is offscreen).

That’s a lot of analysis for a movie about a billionaire who wears a suit with bat ears.

Moggy wrote:

Tafdolphin wrote:

Squinty wrote:

Tafdolphin wrote:

Denster wrote:

Tafdolphin wrote:Dark Knight Rises: 6/10

Hadn't watched it in its entirety since seeing it in the cinema on release. Turns out my first impressions were accurate: overly long, overly complex, overly dull. The first hour is fine, but as soon as the weird nuke story kicks off it all goes to gooseberry fool. Bane is a comedy villain and Batman himself is dull as fuuuuuuck. The only decent thing about it is the interpretation of the Lazarus Pit and Anna Hathaway's Catwoman.

Easily Nolan's worst film, simply because there's so little of him in it. Could have been directed by anyone.

There's nowhere to start with that so...

Ha, I'd forgotten you had a passionate like for it. Each to their own...really. My not liking it doesn't change the fact that you do, and I'm happy some people did. For me though it remains a massive disappointment.

I feel like DKR is a bit flawed. It had pretty big shoes to follow in, but doesn't quite reach the heights of the 2nd film. I like it well enough, it's a solid enough movie. But yeah, it is slightly disappointing.

The strength of the first two films was their one word central theme embodied by the villain: fear for Begins and chaos for Knight. Bane was supposed to represent pain in Rises, but not only is the link not as strong but the very concept itself is far too vague. Although there is pain in the film (Bruce's pain of losing Rachel, his physical pain in the Pit) it doesn't inform every aspect of the film like fear and chaos did in the first two. I remember the initial rumours that Philip Seymour Hoffman was going to be the antagonist in the third film, a war-lord/gun-runner version of the Penguin and its easy to guess the theme for that version: greed. It's not hard to see how that could have worked so much better.

Also, the need to go bigger and more badass really got in the way of things. From making the superhero equivalent of Heat with Knight, Nolan reverted to a far more fantastical situation in Rises. I just didn't buy half the stuff that happened (the cops in the sewer thing especially, and the perfectly choreography football implosion).

Also, last thing, it has some extremely dodgy social politics going on, intended or not. Bane's rhetoric echoed exactly the terms of the Occupy movement going on at the time of production, and the final battle is between this army of risen citizen and the cops, with the cops as the good guys. This is obviously open to interpretation (Denster: "Utter nonsense!") but I saw it, unprompted, on first viewing and it was really off-putting for me.

For the record, my favourite of the three is Batman Begins. It's a near perfect origin story and is, I think, a more tonally consistent film even than Knight (which suffers each time Ledger is offscreen).

That’s a lot of analysis for a movie about a billionaire who wears a suit with bat ears.

It's definitely too much analysis for a movie about a masochistic German with a pain fetish.

Tafdolphin wrote:

Moggy wrote:

Tafdolphin wrote:

Squinty wrote:

Tafdolphin wrote:

Denster wrote:

Tafdolphin wrote:Dark Knight Rises: 6/10

Hadn't watched it in its entirety since seeing it in the cinema on release. Turns out my first impressions were accurate: overly long, overly complex, overly dull. The first hour is fine, but as soon as the weird nuke story kicks off it all goes to gooseberry fool. Bane is a comedy villain and Batman himself is dull as fuuuuuuck. The only decent thing about it is the interpretation of the Lazarus Pit and Anna Hathaway's Catwoman.

Easily Nolan's worst film, simply because there's so little of him in it. Could have been directed by anyone.

There's nowhere to start with that so...

Ha, I'd forgotten you had a passionate like for it. Each to their own...really. My not liking it doesn't change the fact that you do, and I'm happy some people did. For me though it remains a massive disappointment.

I feel like DKR is a bit flawed. It had pretty big shoes to follow in, but doesn't quite reach the heights of the 2nd film. I like it well enough, it's a solid enough movie. But yeah, it is slightly disappointing.

The strength of the first two films was their one word central theme embodied by the villain: fear for Begins and chaos for Knight. Bane was supposed to represent pain in Rises, but not only is the link not as strong but the very concept itself is far too vague. Although there is pain in the film (Bruce's pain of losing Rachel, his physical pain in the Pit) it doesn't inform every aspect of the film like fear and chaos did in the first two. I remember the initial rumours that Philip Seymour Hoffman was going to be the antagonist in the third film, a war-lord/gun-runner version of the Penguin and its easy to guess the theme for that version: greed. It's not hard to see how that could have worked so much better.

Also, the need to go bigger and more badass really got in the way of things. From making the superhero equivalent of Heat with Knight, Nolan reverted to a far more fantastical situation in Rises. I just didn't buy half the stuff that happened (the cops in the sewer thing especially, and the perfectly choreography football implosion).

Also, last thing, it has some extremely dodgy social politics going on, intended or not. Bane's rhetoric echoed exactly the terms of the Occupy movement going on at the time of production, and the final battle is between this army of risen citizen and the cops, with the cops as the good guys. This is obviously open to interpretation (Denster: "Utter nonsense!") but I saw it, unprompted, on first viewing and it was really off-putting for me.

For the record, my favourite of the three is Batman Begins. It's a near perfect origin story and is, I think, a more tonally consistent film even than Knight (which suffers each time Ledger is offscreen).

That’s a lot of analysis for a movie about a billionaire who wears a suit with bat ears.

It's definitely too much analysis for a movie about a masochistic German with a pain fetish.

So the American football stadium represents the futility of choice while paradoxically giving hope that our choices might lead to an equality of options?

Moggy wrote:

Tafdolphin wrote:

Moggy wrote:

Tafdolphin wrote:

Squinty wrote:

Tafdolphin wrote:

Denster wrote:

Tafdolphin wrote:Dark Knight Rises: 6/10

Hadn't watched it in its entirety since seeing it in the cinema on release. Turns out my first impressions were accurate: overly long, overly complex, overly dull. The first hour is fine, but as soon as the weird nuke story kicks off it all goes to gooseberry fool. Bane is a comedy villain and Batman himself is dull as fuuuuuuck. The only decent thing about it is the interpretation of the Lazarus Pit and Anna Hathaway's Catwoman.

Easily Nolan's worst film, simply because there's so little of him in it. Could have been directed by anyone.

There's nowhere to start with that so...

Ha, I'd forgotten you had a passionate like for it. Each to their own...really. My not liking it doesn't change the fact that you do, and I'm happy some people did. For me though it remains a massive disappointment.

I feel like DKR is a bit flawed. It had pretty big shoes to follow in, but doesn't quite reach the heights of the 2nd film. I like it well enough, it's a solid enough movie. But yeah, it is slightly disappointing.

The strength of the first two films was their one word central theme embodied by the villain: fear for Begins and chaos for Knight. Bane was supposed to represent pain in Rises, but not only is the link not as strong but the very concept itself is far too vague. Although there is pain in the film (Bruce's pain of losing Rachel, his physical pain in the Pit) it doesn't inform every aspect of the film like fear and chaos did in the first two. I remember the initial rumours that Philip Seymour Hoffman was going to be the antagonist in the third film, a war-lord/gun-runner version of the Penguin and its easy to guess the theme for that version: greed. It's not hard to see how that could have worked so much better.

Also, the need to go bigger and more badass really got in the way of things. From making the superhero equivalent of Heat with Knight, Nolan reverted to a far more fantastical situation in Rises. I just didn't buy half the stuff that happened (the cops in the sewer thing especially, and the perfectly choreography football implosion).

Also, last thing, it has some extremely dodgy social politics going on, intended or not. Bane's rhetoric echoed exactly the terms of the Occupy movement going on at the time of production, and the final battle is between this army of risen citizen and the cops, with the cops as the good guys. This is obviously open to interpretation (Denster: "Utter nonsense!") but I saw it, unprompted, on first viewing and it was really off-putting for me.

For the record, my favourite of the three is Batman Begins. It's a near perfect origin story and is, I think, a more tonally consistent film even than Knight (which suffers each time Ledger is offscreen).

That’s a lot of analysis for a movie about a billionaire who wears a suit with bat ears.

It's definitely too much analysis for a movie about a masochistic German with a pain fetish.

So the American football stadium represents the futility of choice while paradoxically giving hope that our choices might lead to an equality of options?

Exactly and the nuclear bomb is the collective superego of the city, a constantly moving and ultimately unreachable aspect of the combined consciousness of humanity representing the never-ending search for a moral superposition.

And Michael Caine is a butler who is also Michael Caine.

Parksey wrote:And Michael Caine is a butler who is also Michael Caine.

He is so bad in this film.

"Baht Mister Waaayne, oi cahn't see yew get 'urself all 'urt (any old iron, any old iron any any any old iroooon). Ahm leavin' yew, yew cow (rabbit rabbit rabbit rabbit rabbitrabbitrabbit)"

Parksey wrote:And Michael Caine is a butler who is also Michael Caine.

“You’re only supposed to blow the bloody Joker off!”

I’ve argued these films to the point I’m just strawberry floating bored of it.
10/10 for Mama Mia sequel has shocked me into just going with the flow.