Zico Posted January 19, 2014 Posted January 19, 2014 Posted in the main thread: The Wolf of Wall Street - Assuming that it was a comedy, it was good - it was very funny. I was expecting a serious drama though, which it wasn't. A good film and an enjoyable few hours but not a great film. It also bears little or no resemblance to the investment industry, it's just the story of a total prick who's made to look a lot more sympathetic than he should've been. Di Caprio and Jonah Hill were both very good though. 7/10 Quote
Eddie Posted January 19, 2014 Posted January 19, 2014 Lone Survivor - Agree with the above 8-10. Very good film and touching bit at the end. Interesting re the villagers (won't spoil it) The Mrs turned to me and said about halfway through, "do you think they'll all get out alive" Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Yup had a tear in my eye watching the last 5 mins Quote
Muppetboy Posted January 19, 2014 Posted January 19, 2014 Let me in. As good if not better than Swedish version, 8/10 Quote
Sexton Hardcastle Posted January 19, 2014 Posted January 19, 2014 The wolf on wall street 9/10 Excellent watch. Goodfellas esque and a decent soundtrack. Quote
rudi must stay Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 The Wolf of Wall Street I wouldn't put it amongst Scorcese's best. But it is a movie that's full of energy 7/10 Quote
cosanostra Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 Bullhead 8/10 Where to start? Belgium film with subtitles that was nominated for an Oscar in best foreign film category. Story is around a steroid injecting young farmer. Matthias Schoenaerts gives a great performance but I have to disagree with reviewers who compared it to De Niro in Raging Bull, great but not that great. You have to concentrate and its a long one but I think its worth it in the end. Just watched that today. So grim and so bleak but what a film. The main actor is quite incredible. Quote
Rudolf's Mate Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 Hunger Games - Catching Fire 7/10 Much better than the last and watchable. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
Shanks said no Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 Passion 3/10 Poor effort by Brian de Palma that went straight to DVD. Good cast but was too pretentious for my liking. Quote
Shanks said no Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 Riddick 4/10 I don't like sci fi films so it came as no surprise that I didn't enjoy it. Quote
Shanks said no Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 Any Day Now 8/10 I thought this would not be for me but I was wrong. Story of a male gay couple in the USA starting around 79 who want to adopt a boy with Downs. Alan Cummings was excellent and the end really caught me unaware. Quote
cosanostra Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 Watched Black Hawk Down this morning. Must have seen it 10 times before but I still absolutely love it. Probably the best war film since Platoon and Full Metal Jacket. Unbelievable cast as well. So many talented people involved. Ridley Scott's 2nd masterpiece. 10/10 Killing Them Softly Most people seem to dislike this one but I rather liked it. It's also got Tony Soprano, Benny Fazzi and Johnny Sack from the Sopranos in it. It's kind of a simple and pointless plot and all of the characters are scumbags. It just depicts a few criminal enterprises and some reprisals without actually saying anything or going anywhere. It was quite short too. Still, 7/10. Quote
cosanostra Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 FAO whoever uses this thread - Should I move it back onto the main shed forum? Pinned threads generate a whole lot less views than unpinned threads. Most people tend to never look at pinned threads so if you want more posters to get involved then let me know. Quote
PsychocAndy Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 47 Ronan Good 7/10 Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2 Quote
cosanostra Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back I like Kevin Smith's films but this is not great. A couple of funny parts but poor mostly. 4/10 Quote
Ray Gin Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 FAO whoever uses this thread - Should I move it back onto the main shed forum? Pinned threads generate a whole lot less views than unpinned threads. Most people tend to never look at pinned threads so if you want more posters to get involved then let me know. Keep it pinned IMO. Handy not having to trawl through pages to find it. Quote
PsychocAndy Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back I like Kevin Smith's films but this is not great. A couple of funny parts but poor mostly. 4/10 The only parts that were unfunny were the parts with Will Ferrell but even he couldn't spoil that film Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2 Quote
GrimUpNorth Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 Keep it pinned IMO. Handy not having to trawl through pages to find it. Agree with this. Quote
cosanostra Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 OK guys, I'll leave it alone. Just an idea. Quote
cosanostra Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 Watched Sideways today. Quite funny character drama that was nominated for a load of Oscars a few years back but only won one for it's screenplay. Some top acting and some very funny moments even the characters are kind of tragic. Liked it. 7/10 Quote
Ray Gin Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 Watched Black Hawk Down this morning. Must have seen it 10 times before but I still absolutely love it. Probably the best war film since Platoon and Full Metal Jacket. Unbelievable cast as well. So many talented people involved. Ridley Scott's 2nd masterpiece. Not sure why Ive never seen this. Adding to my watch list now. Quote
cosanostra Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 Not sure why Ive never seen this. Adding to my watch list now. Not sure why Ive never seen this. Adding to my watch list now. Cannot endorse it highly enough. It's absolutely amazing. One of those films that I never tire of watching. Parts of it are filmed in real time and it's so intense and threatening. You really get the sense of being surrounded and attacked by an entire city of people. Watch it. Quote
Rudolf's Mate Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 (edited) 47 RonanGood 7/10 Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2 Really want to see this. Is it due on DVD soon? Edit: Just seen March Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Edited January 21, 2014 by Rudolf's Mate Quote
Grado Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 Cannot endorse it highly enough. It's absolutely amazing. One of those films that I never tire of watching. Parts of it are filmed in real time and it's so intense and threatening. You really get the sense of being surrounded and attacked by an entire city of people. Watch it. I always felt the last 10 minutes was so intense that it felt as if you were there at every move and turn. Great film with a great cast even with Orlando Bloom. Quote
cosanostra Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 I always felt the last 10 minutes was so intense that it felt as if you were there at every move and turn. Great film with a great cast even with Orlando Bloom. Ewan MacGregor Eric Bana Josh Hartnett Tom Sizemore Tom Hardy Orlando Bloom Ewen Bremner (Spud from Trainspotting) Kim Coates (Tig from Sons of Anarchy) Sam Shepard William Fichtner Ioan Gruffud Jeremy Piven (Ari Gold from Entourage) Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister from Game of Thrones) Quite an incredible cast. Quote
Zico Posted January 23, 2014 Posted January 23, 2014 12 Years A Slave - absolutely outstanding. A difficult watch although not too graphic, but shows the dehumanisation of slavery in full. Wonderfully acted by a great cast, excellent score and sound with some superb shots. I don't often give films too marks but this is the best film I've seen since The White Ribbon and is fully deserving of 10/10. Quote
Shanks said no Posted January 23, 2014 Posted January 23, 2014 The Lone Ranger 6/10 Wasn't expecting too much so it wasn't the let down that a lot of people seemed to think for me. Yes too long, yes too Pirates of the C, yes a marketting tool for Disney but a its a cowboy and indian film and as such wasn't too bad. Quote
Shanks said no Posted January 23, 2014 Posted January 23, 2014 Jeff, who lives at home 3/10 Film that tries to be quirky for the sake of being quirky and just irritated me. Story of two odd brothers who spend a day tracking one of their wifes. In the same style as Cyrus, directed by the Duplass bros. Quote
cosanostra Posted January 23, 2014 Posted January 23, 2014 The Lone Ranger 6/10 Wasn't expecting too much so it wasn't the let down that a lot of people seemed to think for me. Yes too long, yes too Pirates of the C, yes a marketting tool for Disney but a its a cowboy and indian film and as such wasn't too bad. That was one of the worst films I've seen in ages. It was so boring I struggled to stay interested. I'd give it 1/10. Quote
Don Draper Posted January 23, 2014 Posted January 23, 2014 Another Earth 8/10 Really enjoyed this - pretty thought-provoking. Ultra-low-budget, but shows what you can do with a bit of imagination and a good cast. Quote
Zico Posted January 23, 2014 Posted January 23, 2014 World War Z - I'm a sucker for a zombie film and I really enjoyed this. 8/10 Quote
Rudolf's Mate Posted January 24, 2014 Posted January 24, 2014 The Book Thief - 8/10 Despite being a bit slow I really enjoyed this. Brilliant performances from Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson & the young female main character. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
Zico Posted January 24, 2014 Posted January 24, 2014 Primer - I didn't really like Upstream Colour but I quite enjoyed his first film, even though it is a bit up its own arse. Clever though and a great achievement making it for $7k. 7/10 Quote
vegas-voss Posted January 24, 2014 Posted January 24, 2014 The Railway Man. Brilliant film. Some of that film was filmed at Cockenzie. Quote
Rudolf's Mate Posted January 24, 2014 Posted January 24, 2014 The Railway Man. Brilliant film. Your post is worthless without marking it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
Don Draper Posted January 24, 2014 Posted January 24, 2014 The Company you Keep 5/10 There was a great film in here fighting to get out. Impressive cast and intriguing premise, but it just didn't hold together for me. Was also left with the lingering feeling that Robert Redford is really getting too old for this kind of stuff. Quote
rudi must stay Posted January 24, 2014 Posted January 24, 2014 Inside Llewyn Davis Didn't build on an interesting start for me. Still it has some nice easy listening music and i'm sure Oscar Isaac's career will take off after this. 7/10 Quote
Sexton Hardcastle Posted January 24, 2014 Posted January 24, 2014 Walter Mitty 4/10 Started shite. Got quite good. Lost interest after about 70 minutes and binned it. Quote
Guest GhostHunter Posted January 25, 2014 Posted January 25, 2014 Filth - 6/10 Black Water Vampire - 5/10 Lone Survivor - 6/10 American Hustle - 8/10 Wolf of Wall Street - 8/10 Quote
Prince Buaben Posted January 25, 2014 Posted January 25, 2014 Scary Movie 5 4/10 Pretty Shite! Pitch Perfect 5/10 Standard chick film but enjoyed the sing along :'> Quote
graygo Posted January 25, 2014 Posted January 25, 2014 (edited) FAO whoever uses this thread - Should I move it back onto the main shed forum? Pinned threads generate a whole lot less views than unpinned threads. Most people tend to never look at pinned threads so if you want more posters to get involved then let me know. I've never posted on this thread but I use it for reference regularly, I would prefer it pinned Edit: Should have read the rest of the thread first Edited January 25, 2014 by graygo Quote
Sexton Hardcastle Posted January 25, 2014 Posted January 25, 2014 Filth 7/10 Always like films where you can relate to the locations its shot. I'm sure I was stuck in traffic when they were filming the bits in the Grassmarket and Victoria Street. I was a bit unsure when it was meant to be set though. Doesnt really matter I suppose. Quote
Ray Gin Posted January 25, 2014 Posted January 25, 2014 The Crash Reel. 7.5/10 Documentary about snowboarder Kevin Pearce who suffered a serious brain injury after a fall in training. Quote
cosanostra Posted January 26, 2014 Posted January 26, 2014 The Sweeney 5/10 Ridiculously far-fetched, silly plot, absurd characters, awful acting. Decent soundtrack and Ray Winston calling people "slags" brought it up to 5/10. Plan B is a seriously shite actor and his Jafaican accent is hilarious. Quote
Ray Gin Posted January 26, 2014 Posted January 26, 2014 (edited) Fruitvale Station 6.5/10 Based on a tragic real-life incident where a young man was controversially shot by a police officer. Some good performances, but seemed to be trying a little bit too hard to paint the victim as a great guy. Edited January 26, 2014 by Ray Gin Quote
Peebo Posted January 26, 2014 Posted January 26, 2014 Wolf of Wall Street - 8/10. Very enjoyable watch. Di Caprio is a superb actor. Good to see Coach Taylor in there, too. Quote
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