geordie9 Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Stay safe! How was it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karsa Orlong Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 So annoying but then my head might explode if I don't complete the series I'm pretty sure that only happens in the extended version Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie9 Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Stay safe! How was it? It was good but i thought over hyped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie9 Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melodious Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 I haven't seen anything positive about the last Hobbit film. I've only seen the first two and the encounter with smaug was disappointing and underwhelming to say the least. I thought LotR was done brilliantly and probably the best it could be considering the material but the Hobbit is another story. LotR was made with care and passion but I feel these ones were made with ego and trying to replicate the grandeur of the first trilogy. How on earth could anyone suggest stretching a 300 page children's book into three films? I think putting in some scenes about the council driving out Sauron makes sense given the context of bridging the two stories but the unnecessary love triangle and overbloated action scenes were just frankly waffle. I'm looking forward to when it's released on dvd and seeing what the different fan edits will be produced. There may be a decent film in there somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virginia Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Haven't had the chance to see anything new as yet but I am taking the boys to see Paddington on the 16th! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaliepud Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Thought this may be interesting for some, books that are being made into films and screening this year.. So you still have time to read the book first! http://www.buzzfeed.com/ariellecalderon/books-to-movies-2015#.iir29MNMr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted January 8, 2015 Author Share Posted January 8, 2015 Thought this may be interesting for some, books that are being made into films and screening this year.. So you still have time to read the book first! http://www.buzzfeed.com/ariellecalderon/books-to-movies-2015#.iir29MNMr There are some good books on there, I hope the films will be good too . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie9 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Marvel's Avengers Assemble I am watching it now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Begins Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 This was the first of 32 plays I took part in, during 8 years spent working in theater. The movie was AH-MAZING. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 I'm pretty sure that only happens in the extended version Lord! I had forgotten about the extended .. I thought these were the extended Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Or privileged rich kids tell people on another world how they should live their lives (and get a lot of them killed along the way). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Sabotage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melodious Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Classic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 We've just watched Guardians of the Galaxy. Everyone, and I mean everyone, had been telling me it was a great surprise, very funny, and one of their favourite films of the year. I think this had overhyped it in my head. I did like it, I chuckled a few times, but I'm really not a big fan of either comic book film adaptations or science fiction films with loads of CGI, so perhaps I'm just not the audience it's aimed at. It didn't help that OH (who I was watching it with) didn't like it at all, so even when I chuckled, he was stony faced, and comedy often only works when others find it funny too. I'd be happy to watch it again, and even watch a sequel, but I guess it'll be a solo viewing for me in future! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Awww its a shame you were somewhat underwhelmed by GotG. I was among those with low or no expectations going in who came out pleasantly surprised. I just loved that it was able to make fun of itself, like the scene where they all stand up and the raccoon comments on it. It wasn't an amazing film, but I did enjoy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Before I saw it I just could not see how a film with a tree and racoon as major players would float, but I'm completely sold now. I think the mix of irreverent humour, funky music and comic book action works perfectly (and it worked even better on a second viewing). It's definitely my favourite film of 2014 (though not the best film I saw in 2014, which was Rush, which was released in 2013). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobblybear Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 I saw Despicable Me and Despicable Me 2 over the last few days. I had seen the first one in mixed company a while ago, but this time I was able to really enjoy it properly. Oh, I love those two films. There's another film called Minions which is due out soon. Looks funny. I just watched Collateral. Seen it many times, but I still enjoy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karsa Orlong Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Classic Classic indeed! I've been wanting to re-watch it since reading Shogun, even bought the Kurosawa 'Samurai Collection' on Blu-ray (to replace my old Criterion dvd edition) for the purpose. Might have to watch it in shifts, though, it's so long I watched Frozen last night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melodious Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Classic indeed! I've been wanting to re-watch it since reading Shogun, even bought the Kurosawa 'Samurai Collection' on Blu-ray (to replace my old Criterion dvd edition) for the purpose. Might have to watch it in shifts, though, it's so long I know, 3 hours but it none of it is filler. My favourite is Yojimbo, I've seen it many times over the years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 I watched Frozen last night It pains me to admit it because I generally dislike modern Disney and Pixar, but that is a great film. I ADORE Olaf. I need an actual Olaf in my life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melodious Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Another classic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.