vodkafan Posted May 30, 2017 Posted May 30, 2017 I watched about half hour of the new live action Jungle Book. Things started to go wrong for me right at the start because Mowgli didn't look Indian enough and spoke with an American accent. Then things just seemed to get worse with the animals all having the wrong voices. When I got to Bhaloo and his voice was also wrong I couldn't stand it any more. Quote
Nollaig Posted May 30, 2017 Posted May 30, 2017 I watched Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs. I'd heard of it, but never seen it. I enjoyed it, but it was so utterly bizarre that I really can't imagine how they pitched it so it'd get made! Quote
bobblybear Posted June 4, 2017 Posted June 4, 2017 I watched Revolutionary Road last night. Thought it was a very good adaptation of the book. It was fairly depressing though. Quote
vodkafan Posted June 4, 2017 Posted June 4, 2017 8 hours ago, bobblybear said: I watched Revolutionary Road last night. Thought it was a very good adaptation of the book. It was fairly depressing though. Yes I watched this back when it came out with my exwife back when we were still together. Not a good film to watch when your marriage is in trouble. Quote
bobblybear Posted June 4, 2017 Posted June 4, 2017 9 minutes ago, vodkafan said: Not a good film to watch when your marriage is in trouble. Oh dear, definitely not! Quote
Nollaig Posted June 6, 2017 Posted June 6, 2017 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2! Really quite enjoyed it - thought the foodimals were ingenious! Quote
Athena Posted June 8, 2017 Author Posted June 8, 2017 On 6-6-2017 at 0:52 PM, Nollaig said: Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2! Really quite enjoyed it - thought the foodimals were ingenious! I liked this one too when I watched it. The foodimals were indeed ingenious, in my opinion . Quote
Virginia Posted June 8, 2017 Posted June 8, 2017 Took my granddaughters (4, 2, 2) to see Beauty and the Beast in 3D. Loved it. I'm thinking of sneaking out to go see Wonder Woman today or tomorrow. Quote
Little Pixie Posted June 10, 2017 Posted June 10, 2017 A Most Wanted Man - the Phillip Seymour Hoffman film of the John Le Carre book. Excellent ! Great performances and it really held my attention. Quote
lauraloves Posted June 11, 2017 Posted June 11, 2017 Guardians of the Galaxy 2 - it was ok but not as good as the first in my opinion! Quote
Raven Posted June 13, 2017 Posted June 13, 2017 Tron Legacy Although the story was basically a re-run of the original, I really like this film. It's one of the best designed films I think I have ever seen and the Daft Punk soundtrack is excellent. It's such a shame Disney cancelled the follow up... Quote
vodkafan Posted June 16, 2017 Posted June 16, 2017 I saw Live/Die/Repeat: Edge of Tomorrow with Emily Blunt and Tom Cruise. Was OK nothing to write home about. Quote
Little Pixie Posted June 16, 2017 Posted June 16, 2017 Survivor. Milla Jovovich, Pierce Brosnan. Thriller set mainly in London. Milla J. Plays a US embassy worker who gets blamed for a bomb and goes on the run after the Baddies herself. Not brilliant, but rather enjoyable - and London looked great. Quote
Peacefield Posted June 21, 2017 Posted June 21, 2017 Finally saw La La Land last week. Best part for me was all the excellent jazz, otherwise I enjoyed the movie but not as much as others did. Quote
chesilbeach Posted June 21, 2017 Posted June 21, 2017 I watched a French rom com called Up With Love with Jean Dujardin (who was in The Artist). He plays a four foot five architect who charms a woman over the phone after she left her mobile in a restaurant and the film follows whether romance will blossom, looking at the difficulties not only with her own reservations, but also with the perceptions from other people. I enjoyed it. Quote
Athena Posted June 24, 2017 Author Posted June 24, 2017 We watched Bridget Jones' Baby yesterday evening. I liked the film, there was more humour in it than I thought there was going to be. Quote
Lau_Lou Posted June 24, 2017 Posted June 24, 2017 4 hours ago, Athena said: We watched Bridget Jones' Baby yesterday evening. I liked the film, there was more humour in it than I thought there was going to be. I am glad you liked it It is nice when you're pleasantly surprised. Quote
chesilbeach Posted June 24, 2017 Posted June 24, 2017 Went to the cinema to see My Cousin Rachel today. I didn't really know much about the story, although I had intended to read the book, but haven't found time for it yet, and wanted to see this one on the big screen, so I decided to just see it anyway. I thought it was fantastic. This isn't really a plot spoiler, but it's probably best if you don't already know the story that you go into it blind, as it were, but ... Spoiler I'd heard Rachel Weisz interviewed about it, and she said the director had told her to make up her mind whether her character was a femme fatale or not, but not to tell him, which is exactly what she did, and she hasn't told anyone what her decision was, and it's quite an ambiguous ending to leave it open to your own interpretation ... and after watching the film myself, I've made up my mind which I think it is. Quote
vodkafan Posted June 24, 2017 Posted June 24, 2017 11 minutes ago, chesilbeach said: Went to the cinema to see My Cousin Rachel today. I didn't really know much about the story, although I had intended to read the book, but haven't found time for it yet, and wanted to see this one on the big screen, so I decided to just see it anyway. I thought it was fantastic. This isn't really a plot spoiler, but it's probably best if you don't already know the story that you go into it blind, as it were, but ... Reveal hidden contents I'd heard Rachel Weisz interviewed about it, and she said the director had told her to make up her mind whether her character was a femme fatale or not, but not to tell him, which is exactly what she did, and she hasn't told anyone what her decision was, and it's quite an ambiguous ending to leave it open to your own interpretation ... and after watching the film myself, I've made up my mind which I think it is. I have never read this and wondered about this film, so I will be going into it totally blind. I better not look at your spoiler then Claire! Thanks for your recommendation. Quote
Little Pixie Posted June 24, 2017 Posted June 24, 2017 Mindscape, starring the always excellent Mark Strong. A psychological thriller with a twist - he plays a 'memory detective', who goes into people's minds to see what really happened in a crime. I guessed some of what was really going on, but thought it was still worth seeing. Quote
chesilbeach Posted June 25, 2017 Posted June 25, 2017 Potiche, a French comedy with Catherine Deneuve and Gérard Depardieu. Very entertaining, I really enjoyed it. Quote
Chrissy Posted June 25, 2017 Posted June 25, 2017 Sunshine On Leith. A really good film musical that uses 14 songs from the Scottish band The Proclaimers. It is a touching film that surprised me with it's depth. More than once I got teary, and definitely more than once I was singing along! Quote
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