Last Film You Saw

ActonBlue said:
The Northman

Enjoyed Eggers previous films The Witch and The Lighthouse but this one left me cold. Took me a while to realise why but then it dawned on me how one-note it all is, angry viking prince gets gradually angrier during the interminable 2 and a quarter hour running time before becoming peak angry at the film's conclusion. Easy to criticise the acting until you realise the roles don't exactly stretch the actors range... Skarsgård wears the look of a man with severe constipation for the film's duration. Terrible CGI too. 5.5/10
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5.5 is generous.
 
Bigga said:
"Everything, Everywhere, All at Once"

It's not very often I regret not seeing a film on the big screen, but this is one of those rare times and if I can find it anywhere I may well do that.

For me, the film held my attention 99% of the time! Almost every single scene is important! It's a total mind fuck, first of all, but doesn't meander (which is a feat in itself) and that's when I know a film is brilliant!

I can't get over the fact that there's not a bad actor amongst the main players. The dynamic between Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan is superb and I include Stephanie Hsu, as their daughter (very relatable to mine), in that praise. They ALL work well together and no one is scene lazy.

As for the subject matter, well it's highly relatable as we ALL wonder 'what if?' and the finishing portion of the film hit me like a brick being a parent.

I know some people can't stand busy films or films that hit different points to make a story, but we can't always have films that are linear in production and this wasn't that far off kilter.

Favourite film of the year for me and something I know I will need to watch again and again.
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Didn't you say someone else talked a load of bollocks using 2000 words when 500 would do? (Or similar words) you could be red scouse with that hypocrisy :o)
 
Bigga said:
"Everything, Everywhere, All at Once"

It's not very often I regret not seeing a film on the big screen, but this is one of those rare times and if I can find it anywhere I may well do that.

For me, the film held my attention 99% of the time! Almost every single scene is important! It's a total mind fuck, first of all, but doesn't meander (which is a feat in itself) and that's when I know a film is brilliant!

I can't get over the fact that there's not a bad actor amongst the main players. The dynamic between Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan is superb and I include Stephanie Hsu, as their daughter (very relatable to mine), in that praise. They ALL work well together and no one is scene lazy.

As for the subject matter, well it's highly relatable as we ALL wonder 'what if?' and the finishing portion of the film hit me like a brick being a parent.

I know some people can't stand busy films or films that hit different points to make a story, but we can't always have films that are linear in production and this wasn't that far off kilter.

Favourite film of the year for me and something I know I will need to watch again and again.
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Just read the reviews for this. Looks excellent. Will watch it today
 
Bilboblue said:
Didn't you say someone else talked a load of bollocks using 2000 words when 500 would do? (Or similar words) you could be red scouse with that hypocrisy :o)
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Did I? You'll have to quote me or that'll be dismissed for hearsay (feckin' Depp trial influence!).

Plus that doesn't sound like me knowing what I write about films.

Still, I didn't write a quarter of what I wanted to!!
 
ActonBlue said:
The Northman

Enjoyed Eggers previous films The Witch and The Lighthouse but this one left me cold. Took me a while to realise why but then it dawned on me how one-note it all is, angry viking prince gets gradually angrier during the interminable 2 and a quarter hour running time before becoming peak angry at the film's conclusion. Easy to criticise the acting until you realise the roles don't exactly stretch the actors range... Skarsgård wears the look of a man with severe constipation for the film's duration. Terrible CGI too. 5.5/10
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It's an opinion!

Funny, but I don't look for perfection in a film and we all see with different receptors, but Eggers magnifies the 'warrior spirit' in Vikings and minimises the 'agricultural spirit' to make this story and the CGI is outlandish because it's supposed to embellish the mythology of Asgaard, Oodin etc.

There's a LOT of tongue-firmly-in-cheek with this film!
 
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