bobblybear Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 London Has Fallen. Such tripe, but good fun to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiction Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 I watched Fantastic Beasts and where to find them yesterday, it was soooo amazing. I thought the animals were really good animated, and I thought the demiguise was the cutest animal on earth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggle not Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 (edited) The Great Escape - James Garner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Richard Attenborough, James Donald, and so many more. Great film that I never tire of watching. Edited January 30, 2017 by muggle not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted January 30, 2017 Author Share Posted January 30, 2017 "Before I go to Sleep" - it was OK, I have read the book. How was the book? Someone recently mentioned it to me but I haven't read it. Yesterday we watched Journey to Agartha also known as Children Who Chase Lost Voices in the U.S. . It's a Japanese anime film by Makoto Shinkai. We both liked the film for the most part, the art style was nice, the music was nice, the plot was nice, the characters were nice, the only thing we didn't like was the ending. It felt rushed and anti-climactic. We were expecting more of the ending. Other than the ending though, we did quite like the rest of the film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willoyd Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 willoyd: I thought it was a relatively happy ending, perhaps bittersweet, because the characters got what they wanted. In my view, the story is about how they grew in the pursuit of their dreams and how it meant they eventually grew apart. However, how much have they grown and how many memories, how many feelings they nurture because they lived their lives to the fullest; besides, if they didn't have that thirst for their dreams, they wouldn't meet in the first place, nor would they have the character that made them fall in love. Yes, I recognise that, and I suppose one can take a positive out of it. I just hated the fact that their drive for 'success' ultimately got in the way, and that the message was that it was more important. It wasn't beyond the wit of the director to enable them to achieve their dreams together. For me it said more about modern Hollywood than anything I've seen recently - and I didn't like it one jot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madeleine Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 How was the book? Someone recently mentioned it to me but I haven't read it. The book was quite good although I think the initial idea sort of ran out of steam a bit, in the film it's all done much faster and is more of a "woman in peril" type situation and felt quite rushed, but I think the ending of the book was spoilt it by being the usual silly woman who finds herself alone and has to save herself scenario. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaliepud Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Just home from watching Hacksaw Ridge, oh my, I feel emotionally exhausted, it was relentless and graphic, so so graphic, I was going to take my 15 year old daughter to watch it but I honestly think it should be an 18. It was amazing though, as was Andrew Garfield, I'm not surprised Mel Gibson has been nominated for best director at the Oscars. Did I mention it was graphic? If that is a true depiction of war then it is easy to understand why my Grandfather and others who served chose not to ever talk about what they experienced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 London Has Fallen. Such tripe, but good fun to watch. I love films like that - our favourites are San Andreas and White House Down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lau_Lou Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 I watched Fantastic Beasts and where to find them yesterday, it was soooo amazing. I thought the animals were really good animated, and I thought the demiguise was the cutest animal on earth. I loved this! Such a good 2 hours spent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autumn Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Bridget Jones's Baby - I have to say I absolutely loved it. I had been a little apprehensive about them bringing back the characters so long after the last one but I have to say I think they did a brilliant job. Laughed from start to finish and I loved the way they ended it - the perfect finale if it is the last one, but yet leaving it open for a potential fourth one. Perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaliepud Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 La La Land ~ it was ok, not what I was expecting and not blown away at all, maybe my expectations were too high from all the superlative reviews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 The Girl On the Train. Enjoyed it, quite suspenseful and had me guessing until near the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peacefield Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 I watched The Nice Guys over the weekend and loved it! I was constantly laughing, which is always fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
More reading time required Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 Argo - pretty tense & enjoyable Lego batman - great fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 I think this is the first movie I've seen this year: Pariah. Really liked it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katie230193 Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 My last film was never let me go. I cried at the end. I want to read the book now, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Clash of the Titans (The good one). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 The Girl On the Train. Enjoyed it, quite suspenseful and had me guessing until near the end. Just watched this too and was prepared to hate it because of all the changes but in fact enjoyed it .. probably because I knew it didn't stick that closely to the book. Hubby enjoyed it too though he hasn't read the book (and he did intend to but that's out of the question now .. he knows the twist!) I thought Emily Blunt was pretty fab. The book is a million times better but I've seen far, far, worse. Anyway, it was our Valentine's movie Not very romantic but there you go. I don't really do rom-coms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilliputian Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Fifty Shades Darker. It is the comedy of the year. I laughed so much I nearly had an accident. If you're looking for an erotic turn on, however, I recommend the Muppet Show. Kermit and Miss Piggy's relationship was far steamier than Christian and Anastasia's!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
More reading time required Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Fifty Shades Darker. It is the comedy of the year. I laughed so much I nearly had an accident. If you're looking for an erotic turn on, however, I recommend the Muppet Show. Kermit and Miss Piggy's relationship was far steamier than Christian and Anastasia's!!! I kinda thought that about the first one so I didn't really expect anything more of the sequel. I didn't pay to see it, I hasten to add - I waited til it was on Sky movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontalba Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Earlier this week we watched Still Life, no, not the mystery, but an absolutely beautiful small film starring Eddie Marsan. https://tribecafilm.com/tribecafilm/f...Free with Amazon Prime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 I watched An Ideal Husband again this afternoon. I haven't seen it in ages, but it's still most enjoyable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vodkafan Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 I am going to see John Wick 2 next weekend!! It's going to be a brainless action flick I know but I'm not going for the plot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobblybear Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. Non stop action - loved it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 ^ It's not the best Terminator film, but the sheer wanton destruction during the car chase is glorious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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