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Post by Sir B3na1i on Apr 16, 2024 10:09:33 GMT
Yep. They're brilliant in horror films... We had a spare one next to us when watching the 4th (I think) Insidious movie a few years ago. There was a really jumpy lad in the seat next to it (It wasn't a scary - or good - film at all) my mate decided he'd have some fun and press the buttons and the lad next to it jumped out of his skin when it started moving. Also, was great when I took my dad to see Napoleon last year, had a nice sleep (terrible film) I guess the answer is cost but given the amount of money cinemas spend on sound equipment it surprised me how little the actual picture quality has changed in 30 years and how bad it now seems. I went to a new cinema with the aforementioned leather seats and Dolby whatever sound but the picture was the same old projector stuff I remember from going to see Return on the Jedi as a kid. You could clearly see marks on the projection screen and the whole thing was just a poor quality fuzzy picture when we are now used to UHD on our own screens. 1) My eyes are terrible so I don't mind a cinema screen 2) I find watching films on really good TVs a bit odd - they lose their cinematic quality and almost look live. I like the cinematography to look like a picture not as if I can reach in and touch the actors.
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Post by saintsfan73 on Apr 16, 2024 10:16:10 GMT
I guess the answer is cost but given the amount of money cinemas spend on sound equipment it surprised me how little the actual picture quality has changed in 30 years and how bad it now seems. I went to a new cinema with the aforementioned leather seats and Dolby whatever sound but the picture was the same old projector stuff I remember from going to see Return on the Jedi as a kid. You could clearly see marks on the projection screen and the whole thing was just a poor quality fuzzy picture when we are now used to UHD on our own screens. 1) My eyes are terrible so I don't mind a cinema screen 2) I find watching films on really good TVs a bit odd - they lose their cinematic quality and almost look live. I like the cinematography to look like a picture not as if I can reach in and touch the actors. It certainly has a different quality to it and gives the same feel of watching a film as it did in the 80s. I don't know how I would feel about watching a film on a large UHD LCD screen. It may just be too bright... It's amazing with these dodgy eyes of your Benners that you still maintain you can better judge a game of football when you are sitting in the stadium than those watching at home on TV.
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Post by Sir B3na1i on Apr 16, 2024 10:41:24 GMT
1) My eyes are terrible so I don't mind a cinema screen 2) I find watching films on really good TVs a bit odd - they lose their cinematic quality and almost look live. I like the cinematography to look like a picture not as if I can reach in and touch the actors. It certainly has a different quality to it and gives the same feel of watching a film as it did in the 80s. I don't know how I would feel about watching a film on a large UHD LCD screen. It may just be too bright... It's amazing with these dodgy eyes of your Benners that you still maintain you can better judge a game of football when you are sitting in the stadium than those watching at home on TV. I can see the whole pitch, unlike a TV viewer - it's just blurry
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Post by Furry Frank The Combat Wombat on Apr 27, 2024 12:32:53 GMT
Watched Dune Part 2 yesterday. Loved it. A lot to take in (I read the book nearly 30 years ago and it really helped at times), but these big 'unfilmable' projects, much like Lord of the Rings, are always going to leave some fans disappointed for not doing justice to the source material in some way. Given that undertaking, I think Villeneuve has done as good a job as anyone possibly could have done. It looks stunning and although there is a lot of plot and lore to get through it is never dull and rips along. Great to have a big, serious sci-fi that isn't full of wisecracks like the infinite comic book movies that come along every 5 minutes. And for it to have been a commercial hit as well bodes well for the future. Back in the day I tried starting the second book and hardly got anywhere with it, I understand that it is quite a departure in tone (and that the later books go completely off the rails, particularly after Herbert's son started writing them). I believe there are plans to film that now, I wonder how that will go but look forward to seeing it. I've now watched it and agree with reservations (see Friyay fred) It certainly will be interesting to see if he does take on the other books, especially if he gets on to the madness of God Emperor etc.
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Post by Sir B3na1i on May 7, 2024 6:13:37 GMT
Saw two films in the cinema given the unsettled weather since returning from our holiday. Varying success...
The Fall Guy - this is about a stuntman who is in a new relationship with a camera women when he has an accident on set. He goes into hiding after the accident. She becomes a director, he's tempted back to stuntwork by her film. She's pissed at him and it turns out there's a whole other plot involving the lead actor of the film their making going missing that's the real reason he's been asked to come back. It's big dumb and a hell of a lot of fun. Largely fun due to the two leads Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt, probably the two most beautiful and watchable people working in Hollywood at the moment. They make this work in a way that I can't imagine it would with other actors in their roles. It has great over the top action and a few laughs. It's great to switch the brain off to for a couple of hours. It's not highbrow, you've seen a lot of it before, but it's comfortable and fun. 7/10
Challengers - this has been getting largely good reviews. It's about three junior tennis players, two male, one female and the relationship between them. The two guys fall for the girl. She plays with both their hearts. One of them becomes a grand slam winner multiple times the other scratches around at challenger competitions. This film is awful. There's not a likeable character across any of them. The soundtrack is really grating. The tennis scenes are really dull (and I'm a tennis fan) and the story doesn't really develop beyond, we're all assholes.who like tennis. No idea where the positive reviews are coming from. I see the reviewer of the Guardian seems to be the only one I can find at the moment that agrees with me. 1/10
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Post by Mandochris on May 7, 2024 10:20:19 GMT
Thanks for these reviews Benny. They're useful. I like RG and EB too. Can I add one of mine here? Not a brand new release but I got to see "Next Goal Wins" this week. Anyone seen it? It's about the American Samoa soccer team who has never even scored a competitive goal, working with a new downbeat US trainer. Funny, endearing and totally uplifting with some good Pacific Island home spun philosophy thrown in. I will probably forget it quite soon, but it was a lot of fun and brought the odd tear to the eye. Loved it - and so did my wife who (a) doesn't like football and (b) has a tendency to fall asleep watching movies (she didn't on this occasion).
Oh, and it's heavily fact based with a short "where are they now?" about the characters in the film.
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Post by ivangolac on May 7, 2024 12:05:19 GMT
Death in Paradise, without the death, and with a ball.....right?
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Post by Sir B3na1i on May 7, 2024 12:32:24 GMT
Thanks for these reviews Benny. They're useful. I like RG and EB too. Can I add one of mine here? Not a brand new release but I got to see "Next Goal Wins" this week. Anyone seen it? It's about the American Samoa soccer team who has never even scored a competitive goal, working with a new downbeat US trainer. Funny, endearing and totally uplifting with some good Pacific Island home spun philosophy thrown in. I will probably forget it quite soon, but it was a lot of fun and brought the odd tear to the eye. Loved it - and so did my wife who (a) doesn't like football and (b) has a tendency to fall asleep watching movies (she didn't on this occasion). Oh, and it's heavily fact based with a short "where are they now?" about the characters in the film. I saw it, I reviewed it earlier in the thread too. I think I felt similar to you about it. fun, heartwarming but ultimately forgettable. An enjoyable way to spend a couple of hours.
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Post by THE BEAST on May 8, 2024 10:53:42 GMT
Thanks for these reviews Benny. They're useful. I like RG and EB too. Can I add one of mine here? Not a brand new release but I got to see "Next Goal Wins" this week. Anyone seen it? It's about the American Samoa soccer team who has never even scored a competitive goal, working with a new downbeat US trainer. Funny, endearing and totally uplifting with some good Pacific Island home spun philosophy thrown in. I will probably forget it quite soon, but it was a lot of fun and brought the odd tear to the eye. Loved it - and so did my wife who (a) doesn't like football and (b) has a tendency to fall asleep watching movies (she didn't on this occasion). Oh, and it's heavily fact based with a short "where are they now?" about the characters in the film. I saw it, I reviewed it earlier in the thread too. I think I felt similar to you about it. fun, heartwarming but ultimately forgettable. An enjoyable way to spend a couple of hours. you should both probably watch the one about the homeless World Cup then. Sounds almost exactly the same but transposed to Rome
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Post by Sir B3na1i on May 14, 2024 7:27:15 GMT
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Saw this last night, it's set "generations" after the last trilogy. Apes are in control of the Planet and Caeser (from the last trilogy) is now part legend part myth. Humans are effectively now the animals.
Going in I'd heard it's a bit slow to start and only really gets good after an hour. I didn't find this at all. You can tell why they need a bit of a slow start, you need to build the characters in the main Apes and build a bit of a world in which they live. But it's visually perfect and I thought very interesting from the off.
There's something about seeing an Ape in pain, fear, peril that tugs at my heartstrings more than when I see humans in films in similar situations. That made this made the film a tough watch at times, but also got me more invested. There's a tribe of Apes hungry for power and they destroy other communities in pursuit. There pursuit of power also means they're after human inventions that will help them advance. That's enough plot though.
This is the first of a new trilogy and a really solid start. It's long at 145min but doesn't feel long. There's good character development and you can feel the trilogy is building from here. I'm excited for part 2 off the back of this.
7/10
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Post by THE BEAST on May 15, 2024 10:40:44 GMT
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Saw this last night, it's set "generations" after the last trilogy. Apes are in control of the Planet and Caeser (from the last trilogy) is now part legend part myth. Humans are effectively now the animals. Going in I'd heard it's a bit slow to start and only really gets good after an hour. I didn't find this at all. You can tell why they need a bit of a slow start, you need to build the characters in the main Apes and build a bit of a world in which they live. But it's visually perfect and I thought very interesting from the off. There's something about seeing an Ape in pain, fear, peril that tugs at my heartstrings more than when I see humans in films in similar situations. That made this made the film a tough watch at times, but also got me more invested. There's a tribe of Apes hungry for power and they destroy other communities in pursuit. There pursuit of power also means they're after human inventions that will help them advance. That's enough plot though. This is the first of a new trilogy and a really solid start. It's long at 145min but doesn't feel long. There's good character development and you can feel the trilogy is building from here. I'm excited for part 2 off the back of this. 7/10 Yeah I want to see this as well, I really like the last trilogy for all its faults I thought it was brilliant in places. I know exactly what you mean about the apes, although I suspect that is intentional, it's much easier to connect with them in a way than it is with the humans who are often venal and massively selfish or in some other way unlikable. I'm looking forward to being able to see it. Thanks for the review
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Post by baconleetravis on May 15, 2024 11:12:18 GMT
I highly recommend two of Villeneuve's early films. Maelstrom in 2000, and Incendies in 2010(both in French with subs). Incendies is one I shall never forget, please watch if you haven't already. I'm just about to download Cosmos, his debut in 96, and August 32nd on earth, which was two years later. Talking of famous Writer/Directors early stuff, have any of you guys seen Ben Wheatley's debut Down Terrace? If not, please do.
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Post by threehundred on May 15, 2024 11:18:02 GMT
I highly recommend two of Villeneuve's early films. Maelstrom in 2000, and Incendies in 2010(In French with subs). Incendies is one I shall never forget, please watch if you haven't already. I'm just about to download Cosmos, his debut in 96, and August 32nd on earth, which was two years later. Talking of famous Writer/Directors early stuff, have any of you guys seen Ben Wheatley's debut Down Terrace? If not, please do. Not seen Down Terrace, but I like Ben Wheatley… I’ll look out for it. I loved Sightseers… I used to know Steve Oram (who costarred and co-wrote it too, I think) quite well years ago, before he got into showbiz…
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Post by baconleetravis on May 15, 2024 11:23:10 GMT
I highly recommend two of Villeneuve's early films. Maelstrom in 2000, and Incendies in 2010(In French with subs). Incendies is one I shall never forget, please watch if you haven't already. I'm just about to download Cosmos, his debut in 96, and August 32nd on earth, which was two years later. Talking of famous Writer/Directors early stuff, have any of you guys seen Ben Wheatley's debut Down Terrace? If not, please do. Not seen Down Terrace, but I like Ben Wheatley… I’ll look out for it. I loved Sightseers… I used to know Steve Oram (who costarred and co-wrote it too, I think) quite well years ago, before he got into showbiz… I really liked Sightseers too. If you have a strong stomach (its shocking), Kill List (Wheatley 2nd after Down Terrace) is really good but really nasty.
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