Movies

Bautista impressed me in Guardians Of The Galaxy, so I'm happy to see him Bond-ing. It's always a pleasure to see Monica Bellucci in films, too.

Double post, but with good cause, I'd like to think: saw Paddington on Saturday. It's a surprisingly good film, true to the essence of the character, and also pretty funny. Oddly recommended.

Last year we did a little run down of best films we saw that year, I've just looked back at what I've seen on the big screen in 2014 & what came out on DVD this year, other mediums as well but you get my point it came out in 2014.

Looking there's a few films I've still not seen that I would like to most noticeable for me is Under the Skin and hopefully will see before the year is out in the third Hobbit film.

But in till here's my Top 19 films of 2014.

1. Her
2. American Hustle
3. Gravity
4. Guardians of the Galaxy
5. X-Men: Days of Future Past
6. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
7. The Lego Movie
9. Under the Skin
10. The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies
11. Godzilla
12. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
13. Thor: The Dark World
14. Sin City 2
15. 300 Rise of An Empire
16. Transformers: Age of Extinction
17. RoboCop
18. Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
19. I, Frankenstein

Double Post

I picked up yesterday Under the Skin as I've heard nothing but good stuff about it and it has Scarlett Johansson in it, what a strange film that was help funded by the lottery & filmed in Scotland. It does seem weird and great that such a indie film has such a big name as it's lead.

The film is kinda like species but more indie is the best way to put as it's not about the horror it's more about the emotions this women goes through and everything like the nude scenes are all filmed tastefully.

I think it's worth a watch even the once but do pay attention as there isn't much dialogue during the film.

Not to triple post a quick update, I've seen the 3rd Hobbit which was good and makes me think has anything had 6 great films in the same arc.

As EP1&2 are crap so you can scratch off star wars for a start.

Has anyone seen Birdman yet? I've heard really good things.

Nope but Keaton to win best actor oscar is pretty much a lock.

Watched Lucy last night it was okay, but I've got some thoughts on Scarlett is she starting to be typed cast as she got more mainstream since avengers which she plays more action chick then lucy and now shes going to be in ghost in the shell which will be action chick again.

Which is a little bit of a shame as she is a great actress.

I'm sure she's doing the big things so she can afford to do the odd 'smaller' film, like Don Jon. Otherwise, as you rightly suggest, it'd be a huge shame.

Would you recommend Lucy, mas? I enjoy the acting of both Scarlett and Morgan Freeman...

Yes I would, yeah still does small stuff like Under the Skin from last year but what doing a big rom com for instance.

JayMoyles wrote:

Has anyone seen Birdman yet? I've heard really good things.

Yes. It's fantastic. Totally worth the price of admission.

Fastpie wrote:

JayMoyles wrote:

Has anyone seen Birdman yet? I've heard really good things.

Yes. It's fantastic. Totally worth the price of admission.

Grand - think I'll go along and see it this weekend.

Here are the films I saw last year, from the best to worst:

1. Guardians of the Galaxy
2. The Lego Movie
3. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
4. X-Men: Days of Future Past
5. Interstellar
6. How to Train Your Dragon 2
7. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
8. Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie
9. Godzilla
10. The Amazing Spider-Man 2
11. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
12. Wish I Was Here

Shame to hear about Wish I Was Here. I really liked Garden State, so I assumed Zach Braff had some modicum of directorial talent.

I really liked Wish I was here

I wouldn't worry about Cubes list too much, he appears to have mixed up The Lego Movie and The Hobbit

I saw Ouija last night. It tied the story up, but then ended on a cliffhanger that undid the story's conclusion. Aware of a sequel as I was, I checked the details out to be informed that it in no way follows the story of the first film.

JayMoyles wrote:

Shame to hear about Wish I Was Here. I really liked Garden State, so I assumed Zach Braff had some modicum of directorial talent.

It may be last on the list, but it was still a good film.

Just got in from watching The Imitation Game, the Alan Turing film starring Ben Cumberbatch.

DIGRESSION ALERT: His full name is too many letters for me to remember properly.

Great stuff - very harrowing, very Hollywood-ised and even slightly mathematical.

Saw Birdman - absolutely fantastic. One of the most unique films I've ever seen - props to Michael Keaton and Edward Norton, great performances from both.

I still need to see it but before that I'm seeing Kingsman tomorrow.

This looks like it's gonna be a really good year for films about robots. Obviously there's a new Terminator, avengers has Ultron, there's CHAPPIE, the new scifi actioner from Neil Blomkampf and there's the one out at the minute with the ginger lad that's out now and looks really good but I've forgotten the name.

There's Ex Machina do you mean that one, not sure if any gingers in it.

JayMoyles wrote:

Saw Birdman - absolutely fantastic. One of the most unique films I've ever seen - props to Michael Keaton and Edward Norton, great performances from both.

Grand! Glad you enjoyed it!

Yeh, Ex Machina is the one. The lad in it is the ginger chap from About Time and that Black Mirror episode where she ordered a replacement when he died.

Still don't know who that is drunka as I have no idea what those things are.

So watched Kingsmen yesterday, if you liked Kick-Ass you might like it also it's all very British Bruv.

Also Samuel L Jackson is pretty good in it.