Last film you watched and your rating

Yeah, I think it's not out in the UK (maybe just England(?)) until October. "here" for Skarjo is still Hong Kong, so it's out in some regions already (I know France has it too), just not for us

Yeah most of Europe has it. Theory I've seen is that since it's releasing on HBO Max same day in America it'll instantly be online so they might as well try get as much as they can from other territories beforehand.

I don't know a great deal about Dune, but the trailer looked decent so i will definitely give it a try.

Just looked up the UK release date, and it's due out on 22nd October.

CopShop: 6/10. Pacing a bit off, but not without its fun moments.

Hellraiser: 8/10. Can’t believe I’ve never seen this. Gory, creepy, silly, tremendous fun.

A Clockwork Orange: 7/10. I wasn’t in the mood to watch this, but I couldn’t cancel my ticket. I mean, it’s a classic, but it fair dragged.

Black Widow - 5/10 - it was just meh
The Conjuring The Devil Made Me Do it - 6/10 was not scary rather predicatable the weakest of the 3 main conjuring films. The 2nd is the best imo

Trainspotting - 9/10 - still an absolute classic
T2: Trainspotting - 8/10 - an excellent follow up which is definitely worth checking out if you've not already done so.

Vermilion wrote:

Gemini73 wrote:Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince - 8/10

Half Blood Prince is often underrated, the cinematography is by far the best of the entire series (i mean seriously, pay attention to how some of the scenes are so beautifully shot, it really is something very special).

I agree, I think it's by far the best of the films.

Shame it's followed by the worst one in the entire series!

DarkRula wrote:Half-Blood Prince is an odd one. It does what it does well, with great shots like those shown in that video, but there's no escaping that it's the least action oriented of all the movies to the point they deviated from the book to add a scene that's completely irrelavent. Oh, I'm sure when watching it for the first time there was some sort of stakes as you wondered if they could possibly be going against the books and might actually kill someone, but there's nothing really in it - and dare I say feels more like a last minute addition considering it's not even mentioned throughout the rest of the movie or even in subsequent ones.

Maybe I just get too hung up on that scene, as Half-Blood Prince is still great to watch regardless.

What scene did they add?

Ecno wrote:

DarkRula wrote:Half-Blood Prince is an odd one. It does what it does well, with great shots like those shown in that video, but there's no escaping that it's the least action oriented of all the movies to the point they deviated from the book to add a scene that's completely irrelavent. Oh, I'm sure when watching it for the first time there was some sort of stakes as you wondered if they could possibly be going against the books and might actually kill someone, but there's nothing really in it - and dare I say feels more like a last minute addition considering it's not even mentioned throughout the rest of the movie or even in subsequent ones.

Maybe I just get too hung up on that scene, as Half-Blood Prince is still great to watch regardless.

What scene did they add?

The attack on the Burrow during Christmas.

Order of the Phoenix is by far the worst of all the films. I think it’s the only one with a different screenwriter and it’s absolutely abysmal.

DarkRula wrote:

Ecno wrote:

DarkRula wrote:Half-Blood Prince is an odd one. It does what it does well, with great shots like those shown in that video, but there's no escaping that it's the least action oriented of all the movies to the point they deviated from the book to add a scene that's completely irrelavent. Oh, I'm sure when watching it for the first time there was some sort of stakes as you wondered if they could possibly be going against the books and might actually kill someone, but there's nothing really in it - and dare I say feels more like a last minute addition considering it's not even mentioned throughout the rest of the movie or even in subsequent ones.

Maybe I just get too hung up on that scene, as Half-Blood Prince is still great to watch regardless.

What scene did they add?

The attack on the Burrow during Christmas.

You'd think after the Wedding attack it would have been prudent to move.

Ecno wrote:

DarkRula wrote:

Ecno wrote:

DarkRula wrote:Half-Blood Prince is an odd one. It does what it does well, with great shots like those shown in that video, but there's no escaping that it's the least action oriented of all the movies to the point they deviated from the book to add a scene that's completely irrelavent. Oh, I'm sure when watching it for the first time there was some sort of stakes as you wondered if they could possibly be going against the books and might actually kill someone, but there's nothing really in it - and dare I say feels more like a last minute addition considering it's not even mentioned throughout the rest of the movie or even in subsequent ones.

Maybe I just get too hung up on that scene, as Half-Blood Prince is still great to watch regardless.

What scene did they add?

The attack on the Burrow during Christmas.

You'd think after the Wedding attack it would have been prudent to move.

The wedding attack happened after that.

Ecno wrote:

DarkRula wrote:

Ecno wrote:

DarkRula wrote:Half-Blood Prince is an odd one. It does what it does well, with great shots like those shown in that video, but there's no escaping that it's the least action oriented of all the movies to the point they deviated from the book to add a scene that's completely irrelavent. Oh, I'm sure when watching it for the first time there was some sort of stakes as you wondered if they could possibly be going against the books and might actually kill someone, but there's nothing really in it - and dare I say feels more like a last minute addition considering it's not even mentioned throughout the rest of the movie or even in subsequent ones.

Maybe I just get too hung up on that scene, as Half-Blood Prince is still great to watch regardless.

What scene did they add?

The attack on the Burrow during Christmas.

You'd think after the Wedding attack it would have been prudent to move.

That's what I mean, though. The Burrow at the start of Deathly Hallows is fine. As though it was never attacked. Then we get what follows in the book with the complete panic setting in, the destruction and chaos as the Death Eaters arrive, and everyone fleeing. That action then sets up why the trio never return, never get into contact with anyone, and are scared to go to places they've been before. Compare that to the attack in the previous film - the Christmas attack during Half-Blood Prince.

The attack starts, intent on luring Harry away from everyone else with a fire ring that conveniently only lets Harry (and Ginny, for some reason) through. The attack is almost comical. Doesn't even seem like they had a reason to lure Harry out, because they certainly could have captured him if that was their intent (and why wouldn't it be?). Then, when the adults do arrive, Bellatrix and the other retreats, flying through the house and setting it alight, but conveniently, everyone who had been inside it is now outside. Then, next scene - not referenced. Every time Harry's with Dumbledore - attack not referenced. It served no purpose other than showing that the Death Eaters are growing stronger, which - yeah, obviously. You've been telling us that since the start of Order of the Phoenix. We've even seen it in action. Even with it being Bellatrix, the attack serves no purpose at all. Just there for padding and to fit some more action into the film.

Again, I'm well aware I'm probably too hung up on this one scene, but everything in these films serves a purpose. Everything is included that they have to. But this one scene feels like a complete outlier to everything else.

The Many Saints of Newark 8/10. Don’t want to spoil it for those who want to see it, but Dickie Moltisanti is as complicated, flawed, and fascinating a character as you could wish for.

Billbones84 wrote:Order of the Phoenix is by far the worst of all the films. I think it’s the only one with a different screenwriter and it’s absolutely abysmal.

Doesn't help that it's also the worst book.

The Green Knight - 8/10

Looking forward to some Annoying Discourse about whether this is a Christmas film.

DarkRula wrote:

Ecno wrote:

DarkRula wrote:

Ecno wrote:

DarkRula wrote:Half-Blood Prince is an odd one. It does what it does well, with great shots like those shown in that video, but there's no escaping that it's the least action oriented of all the movies to the point they deviated from the book to add a scene that's completely irrelavent. Oh, I'm sure when watching it for the first time there was some sort of stakes as you wondered if they could possibly be going against the books and might actually kill someone, but there's nothing really in it - and dare I say feels more like a last minute addition considering it's not even mentioned throughout the rest of the movie or even in subsequent ones.

Maybe I just get too hung up on that scene, as Half-Blood Prince is still great to watch regardless.

What scene did they add?

The attack on the Burrow during Christmas.

You'd think after the Wedding attack it would have been prudent to move.

That's what I mean, though. The Burrow at the start of Deathly Hallows is fine. As though it was never attacked. Then we get what follows in the book with the complete panic setting in, the destruction and chaos as the Death Eaters arrive, and everyone fleeing. That action then sets up why the trio never return, never get into contact with anyone, and are scared to go to places they've been before. Compare that to the attack in the previous film - the Christmas attack during Half-Blood Prince.

The attack starts, intent on luring Harry away from everyone else with a fire ring that conveniently only lets Harry (and Ginny, for some reason) through. The attack is almost comical. Doesn't even seem like they had a reason to lure Harry out, because they certainly could have captured him if that was their intent (and why wouldn't it be?). Then, when the adults do arrive, Bellatrix and the other retreats, flying through the house and setting it alight, but conveniently, everyone who had been inside it is now outside. Then, next scene - not referenced. Every time Harry's with Dumbledore - attack not referenced. It served no purpose other than showing that the Death Eaters are growing stronger, which - yeah, obviously. You've been telling us that since the start of Order of the Phoenix. We've even seen it in action. Even with it being Bellatrix, the attack serves no purpose at all. Just there for padding and to fit some more action into the film.

Again, I'm well aware I'm probably too hung up on this one scene, but everything in these films serves a purpose. Everything is included that they have to. But this one scene feels like a complete outlier to everything else.

You're right though seems a bit gooseberry fool to just in.

Is Many Saints of Newark worth watching if I haven't seen the Sopranos?

The Great Gatsby 2013

My wife turning it off after half an hour was the best bit. Absolute rubbish.

The Parapod

Funny, heart warming and actually a little scary in places. Did not disappoint. Which in this case, is an incredible feat.

The Matrix / The Matrix Reloaded / The Matrix Revolutions (Netflix)

I saw the original film at release in the cinema but haven't seen it since; and I had never seen the two sequels.

I was surprised at how well the special effects stood up considering they're now fifteen-to-twenty years old. The action is fun and pretty cool; although the slow-paced fight sequences can look a little funny now, they remain exciting to experience. Whilst I enjoyed the storyline of the first film, the effects seemed to take over in the sequels and I barely followed the "what and why" and just enjoyed the action. "Mr Smith" was terrific throughout, though; a real meanie!

The Matrix [8] - Very good
The Matrix Reloaded [5] - Average
The Matrix Revolutions [4] - A little below average