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Old 26-07-2016, 15:46
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101 Dalmatians (1961) - 8/10
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Old 27-07-2016, 10:43
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The Martian - By far the most interesting thing about this is that a film so heavy with scientific jargon managed to make over $600 million worldwide. On that level it's to be admired. It's not a great film though and there are plenty of better survival films out there. My main problem was how the Mark Watney was developed. He's on the planet for many, many months so to speak and I imagine any person would almost be driven to the point of insanity. So I didn't find him believable. Worse still is the underused supporting cast. It's a decent watch with solid production values (it's a Ridley Scott film after all). But I think it falls far shot of better recent sci-fi spectacle like Gravity (also a survival film), Interstellar and Scott's own much maligned Prometheus.

6/10
The book goes into far more detail on the complexities of what he actually does to survive, but the film did a reasonable job I thought - but lets face it the premise of the film is very, very far fetched and relies heavily on good fortune.
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Old 27-07-2016, 13:16
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Walk of Shame with Elizabeth Banks

I watched this for a simple mid week film and was thoroughly entertained.

Banks was fun and likable, the situations that she got into and the characters that she met were funny but most of all I liked that the film wasn't trying to preach about how adults should be admonished for having casual sex.

Banks had some good chemistry with Marsden, she was prepared to have fun and she maintained her independence and dignity. You see a fair share of films where you feel they have to empower the women by bludgeoning you over the head with their right on attitudes.

Yet here was a girl who had a crazy night, had some wild sex with a good guy and wasn't going to feel guilty about it.

Props to her and props to the filmmakers for railing against the notion that having some carefree fun and sex needs to be prudishly frowned upon.
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Old 27-07-2016, 13:22
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'MacFarland USA'. Fact based (loosely) sports drama from Disney, Kevin Costner stars.

A very well made, enjoyable picture. Ticks the boxes you'd expect from this kind of film. A pleasant way to spend a couple of hours. 7/10
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Old 27-07-2016, 14:38
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Yesterday, saw Felicia's Journey, an unusual Brit film, starring Bob Hoskins, doing a good Brummie accent. It's a psychological type drama, and not a happy film, about loneliness and perversion - many Hoskins fans think it's best role as far as his acting goes. No car chases, explosions or sex scenes in it, so not for too many here I suspect. 7.5/10
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Old 27-07-2016, 18:07
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Schizo (1976)

OK British thriller about a young woman stalked by a knife-wielding maniac. Or is she?

The reveal at the end isn't a reveal because I would suspect the majority of the viewers would have guessed it half an hour into the movie.

6/10.
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Old 28-07-2016, 07:24
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Old 28-07-2016, 08:50
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Star Trek Beyond really enjoyed it 10/10.
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Old 28-07-2016, 09:34
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Elvis & Nixon - admittedly I'm an Elvis fan but a great little film depicting what may have gone on in the White House between the two. 9/10
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Old 28-07-2016, 17:16
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In The Electric Mist (2009) - 7.5/10

"A detective in post-Katrina New Orleans has a series of surreal encounters with a troop of friendly Confederate soldiers while investigating serial killings of local prostitutes, a 1965 lynching, and corrupt local businessmen."

Starring Tommy Lee Jones, John Goodman, and Peter Sarsgaard.

I've never been disappointed by Tommy Lee Jones, and he's great in this. Levon Helm has a small part as a confederate general. My only nit-pick about the movie was when they showed the grave of the general it has him as having died at age 48, and Levon Helm is 20 years past that and looks every bit of it.
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Old 28-07-2016, 18:52
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The book goes into far more detail on the complexities of what he actually does to survive, but the film did a reasonable job I thought - but lets face it the premise of the film is very, very far fetched and relies heavily on good fortune.
Oh I liked what we got with his survival methods, it's just that my main problem was that there wasn't much character depth other than being a cocky genius. I didn't warm to the guy in any way. Gravity is as far fetched as The Martian but at least I felt something in that movie. When the 'inevitable' happens in The Martian, I didn't. Maybe there's more to the character in the book.

Coincidentally I just watched another Matt Damon film:

Jason Bourne - Doesn't really bring anything fresh to the series in terms of story. If one were to be really cynical, you could call it a pointless sequel. But the action is as ever well executed. There are a couple of set pieces that rival the very best the series has offered up to now, especially the Athens chase at the beginning. All in all I wasn't bored like I was with Legacy.

7/10
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Old 28-07-2016, 21:56
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Finally saw Ab Fab and I almost wish I didn't bother. It was quite dull and not really funny. The scene on the airplane probably got the most laughs.

4 people walked out too. 2 couples, one just before the drag queens scene and one during.
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Old 29-07-2016, 03:21
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The Rocking Horse Winner. Not on tv for years but found copy on youtube. From d h lawrence ghost story. The main story has been turned into a sort of terrence rattigan drawing room play, just daft. But the parts where young lad john howard davis rides the rocking horse, and becomes posessed by some sort of evil spirit, are still chilling. Better than The Turn Of The Screw, film version of similar Henry James ghost story involving children ........ (john mills, trying to de posh himself with fake working class accent, also fairly hilarious .......)
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Old 29-07-2016, 14:58
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the secret life of pets 8/10 the bunny was brill!
central intelligence 6/10
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Old 30-07-2016, 12:27
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Control, really good film, great soundtrack. Sad though. 10/10
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Old 30-07-2016, 12:33
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The Good Shepherd - Matt Damon stars as a distinctly Un-Bourne secret agent in a story about the early days of the CIA and the effect it has on Damon and his family. The film was directed by Robert DeNiro and I found it really engrossing.
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Old 30-07-2016, 14:19
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Finding Dory (2016) - 8/10
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Old 30-07-2016, 14:24
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The Fundamentals of Caring.

I really enjoyed it.
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Old 30-07-2016, 16:15
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In Bruges (2008). Black comedy/drama starring Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell as 2 Irish hitmen who don't get along, hiding out in Bruges after a contract goes badly wrong. Quite violent and bloody at times with plenty of profanities, but also some very funny moments. 9/10.
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Old 30-07-2016, 17:34
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Batman: The Killing Joke

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Old 30-07-2016, 20:11
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Michael Jackson's This Is It (2009) 10/10
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Old 31-07-2016, 12:36
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Withnail & I
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Old 31-07-2016, 12:40
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Persona

Bergman's artful psycho-drama. Still a knock-out. 10/10

Jason Bourne

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Doomwatch

Workman-like big screen outing for the acclaimed TV show. Fans of 70s UK curios might want to give it a go, but sadly it's all a bit dull. Gloomwatch, perhaps. 5/10
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Old 31-07-2016, 19:22
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Sing Street (2016) 8/10
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Old 01-08-2016, 05:37
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Green Room (2015) 8/10
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