The last movie I saw was...

[Dos_Box]

Just seen the Increadibles 2 with my kids. Very good fun and is certainly as good as the orginal.

 

Another film to look for if you have Netflix is Under The Skin starring Scarlett Johansson.

Set in Glasgow and cast with 'real' locals, she plays an alien who lures lost and lonely souls back to a deserted house for...well, you'll find out.

Not full of action, or even dialogue I really do recommend this. It's quite arty and a bit of a Marmite film (youll either love it or hate it), but I highly recommend you give it a shot.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoSWbyvdhHw

[LeMarchand]

La La Land

 

The trailers for this did little for me but the reviews, including some on EduGeek and from Bonus Daughter No. 2, convinced me to give it a go. Unfortunately,even though I'm partial to musicals, it left me cold. I didn't feel the modern "realistic" relationship worked with the bright 50's musical sensibilities and I found the songs weak; I can't remember any of them and I saw it last night. The routines in the Observatory and on the hilltop were sweet, if somewhat unpolished, and that's about the best I can say about it. Also, if this is a "feel good" film, I'd hate to see a "feel bad" one.

[MkII]

Hotel Artemis

 

Despite negative reviews criticising the story I found this engaging and well done. It's been too long since I've seen Jodie Foster and she's typically great in this.

[CookieMonsterjb]

Patient 7. Very bizarre horror film!

[AJWhite1970]

District 13

 

2004 French action film (subtitled into English) looking at a corrupt government trying to overpower 5 criminal gangs who live in District 13. Film is most famous for it's soundtrack and the live action free running scenes, the plot is in there but it's secondary to the non-stop action although the ending is a good twist...

 

Some of the stunts are amazing with no wires or camera tricks used

[DeGrimmy]

The Incredibles 2 - If you loved the first one from 14 (!) years ago, you'll love this one too. There's a number of parallels with the first film's story arc, which is my only complaint, but it's a great sequel to a franchise that shouldn't have been sidelined for so long.

[siuko]

Resolution (2012)

 

The Endless (2017)

 

I don't want to say to much as it would spoil the films - they definitely aren't blockbuster film quality but I did rather enjoy them and especially like how they tied the first one into the second (it added an explanation for what happened in the first film)

 

Watch them in chronological order (if you order from amazon currently you get a special edition with both films on the bluray release)

[LeMarchand]

Resolution (2012)

 

The Endless (2017)

 

I don't want to say to much as it would spoil the films - they definitely aren't blockbuster film quality but I did rather enjoy them and especially like how they tied the first one into the second (it added an explanation for what happened in the first film)

 

Watch them in chronological order (if you order from amazon currently you get a special edition with both films on the bluray release)

 

Do you have to have seen "Resolution" to watch "The Endless"? I've got the latter to watch, but not seen the former.

[LeMarchand]

Mission Impossible: Fallout

 

After they lose 3 plutonium cores, the IMF are forced to work with an antagonistic CIA agent to recover the cores before they are used as bombs.

 

I enjoyed this. As with the previous instalment there are enough callbacks to the original series to make it feel "Mission Impossible" whilst there are also plenty of "blockbuster" bits. You probably need to have seen "Ghost Nation" and MI:3 to get the most from this, but if not it's not essential.

[siuko]

Do you have to have seen "Resolution" to watch "The Endless"? I've got the latter to watch, but not seen the former.

 

No you don't have to have seen resolution

 

But watching The Endless will spoil the mystery of resolution

[LeMarchand]

No you don't have to have seen resolution

 

But watching The Endless will spoil the mystery of resolution

 

Thanks, guess I'd best watch Resolution first.

[unixman_again]

Pandora's Box from 1929. Glorious restoration of what is now considered to be a masterpiece but at the time was a flop. It's easy to see why it was initially censored in the US - couldn't have a lesbian in a film

[LeMarchand]

Mute

 

Duncan Jones' tale of an Amish mute in a near-future Berlin searching for his missing girlfriend. One of those SF films where the SF element seems unnecessary; in many ways it may have worked better (and certainly been cheaper!) without them. Not the most cheerful film, but it did have a nice sense of mood. I can't say that I'd recommend it, though.

 

I did read an intriguing idea hypothesis that the lack of critical and audience success of most of Netflix's "hands off" films might suggest that (as much as we hate it when they do) maybe "studio interference" might actually be a good thing sometimes.

[flyinghaggis]

Nightcrawler - Fantastic movie.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightcrawler_(film)

 

Nightcrawler is a 2014 American thriller film written and directed by Dan Gilroy. It stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Louis Bloom, a stringer who records violent events late at night in Los Angeles and sells the footage to a local television news station. Rene Russo, Riz Ahmed, and Bill Paxton also star. A common theme in the film is the symbiotic relationship between unethical journalism and consumer demand.

 

It's on BBC iplayer just now :- https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05nbsc4

Edited August 6, 2018 by flyinghaggis

[Datamouse]

Mute

 

Duncan Jones' tale of an Amish mute in a near-future Berlin searching for his missing girlfriend. One of those SF films where the SF element seems unnecessary; in many ways it may have worked better (and certainly been cheaper!) without them. Not the most cheerful film, but it did have a nice sense of mood. I can't say that I'd recommend it, though.

 

I did read an intriguing idea hypothesis that the lack of critical and audience success of most of Netflix's "hands off" films might suggest that (as much as we hate it when they do) maybe "studio interference" might actually be a good thing sometimes.

 

I saw that film! Odd but good. My favourite part was when I recognised the voice of Boni and saw that they were playing an episode of the 80s children's tv programme Trapdoor on the tv screen in the car!

[Datamouse]

The last film I saw was A Ghost Story starring Casey Affleck. I almost turned it off after half an hour as it was very 'film noir' with long periods of zero dialog and not much happening on screen (including maybe 5 minutes that felt more like 20 of just watching a woman eat a pie) but it was worth persisting with. Quite interesting as it went on.

[LeMarchand]

Ant-Man and the Wasp

 

After the events of Civil War, Scott Lang is under house arrest. But when it seems as if he may be able to rescue Hank Pym's wife from The Quantum Realm he must risk his freedom once again.

 

This was a fun movie, but after the high stakes of Infinity War it does feel rather minor. Also a major change in the relationship between Scott and the Pyms has happened between films and it's not explained early enough. If you've been keeping up with all the Marvel movies, then go see it. If you only turn out for the "major" ones, you can probably skip this.

 

Credit scenes: stay for the first, which places the film in the timeline, but the post-credits scene isn't worth the wait (and you've probably already seen it).

Edited August 9, 2018 by LeMarchand
Typo

[LeMarchand]

Magic Mike

 

Construction worker/car detailer by day, stripper/club entrepreneur by night Mike (Channing Tatum) has a masterplan to get out and start his own furniture business. But when he takes on "The Kid", his life changes.

 

One of those films that seems wildly popular, but I just didn't feel the love for. (Possibly not the target audience!). Not a bad film, but if you fancy a film about male strippers "The Full Monty" is much better.

[LeMarchand]

The Meg

 

It's The Stath vs a giant prehistoric killer shark and every bit as stupid, preposterous and fun as that sounds. If it doesn't sound fun to you, then this isn't the film you are looking for.

[mavhc]

Incredibles 2: Funny

Mission Impossible N: Funny

 

Is Tom Cruise an Immortal who's trying to kill himself?

 

Then I bought 9 blurays from Pound Land, for £9 total

[LeMarchand]

Goodbye Christopher Robin

 

Biopic about Pooh author A.A. Milne's dysfunctional relationship with his son, the basis for Christopher Robin. Although it's well-made and beautifully shot film, this isn't an easy watch as most of the characters (with the exception of the nanny) come off somewhere between annoying and unlikeable. A quick Google suggests the film is fairly accurate as to the events portrayed, though Mrs. Milne was nowhere near as attractive as Margot Robbie.

[witch]

Ant Man and the Wasp

It was OK but I spent the whole film wondering why Pym didnt give the upgraded ant suit wings, and why she was never actually called the wasp

[mavhc]

Ant Man and the White, Anglo-Saxon, Protestant

[LeMarchand]

Christopher Robin

 

Not to be confused with biopic "Goodbye Christopher Robin" - though this one does start with the animals of the Hundred Acre Wood holding a farewell party for CR, who is off to boarding school. A series of short scenes lead him through the death of his father, meeting his wife, serving in WW2 and ending up in a struggling luggage factory where he is working long hours and has forgotten about his friends. One particularly bad weekend, Pooh finds his way to his old friend...

 

I did like this, but it's being somewhat mis-sold as a fun family romp; I'd suggest that it's a somewhat melancholy look at the perils of adulthood vs the joys of youth. Maybe I'm more Eeyore than Tigger, though! I still can't see little ones not getting bored during the long critter free segments. If you're a reluctant adult, you'll probably enjoy this - but probably don't take the kids.

 

Not a patch on Paddington!

[mavhc]

Ant Man and The Wasp, funny

Searching, great period detail, good thriller, in the Screencast genre. Starts with Windows XP, has old versions of facebook, youtube, gmail, google.

Alpha, 20000 BCE, young guy gets lost out hunting, finds a wolf, not great, but different