If I am perfectly honest no, mainly because I did not watch it in a physical format. There were no extras included, so I am at a slight disadvantage there Saint. 

Well - lets see if there's a sequel

I've just had a quick look on IMDB because they list films which have been 'green lit' but not necessarily in production. As yet I have not found any sign of a part 2, but given the way film companies work I would be surprised if there was not a second instalment. It grossed $64 million world wide, but cost $30 million to make.

THE FACILITY - rubbish, don't waste yer money.

 

Bunch of volunteers agree to medical experiments at a remote 'facility'.

Now ... allow your mind to wander ... it all goes wrong.

Yep - that's the story ... with a feeble ending.

 

Rather pointless, colour-by-numbers medical 'horror' which could easily have had a 15 rating.

LIFE OF Pi ... or do you pronounce it 'pea'.

If you are undecided you could watch the movie whilst eating pie and peas

Yes i am weird, but ... hey

 

This movie is visually a masterpiece, truly magnificent.

The story, always engaging but the ending rather an 'aah' more than the 'wow' i had hoped for.

As such it more or less tails off and left me a little crestfallen after such a breathtaking journey. It deserved more of a memorable conclusion.

Watched Thor and thoroughly enjoyed it.

 

Just about to watch a film called The Amazing Spider-Man which seemingly passed me by when released.

Thor was surprisingly good, Spider Man, much less so!

Agreed Carnelian - I could not see the point of The Amazing Spider-Man. It was not a whole lot different from the film in the other trilogy.

Anyone interested in the Great Gatsby?

Love this from WILL I AM

 

 

 

I have just come back from seeing the new Star Trek film Into Darkness. I went for 2D as I'm not a big fan of 3D, although it is in IMAX at my cinema.

 

I'm a fan of the Star Trek films and series (not a crazy massive fan, I just like them). So ignore all the bias from me. 

 

But I liked this latest installment. I liked the fact there was plenty of action, I liked the introduction of a previous character from past ST movies, I liked Mr Cumberbatch, I liked the pacing, it seemed to move along nicely, time flew for me, I liked the way they reworked some dialogue and a scene from a previous film in a new way which worked as part of this film and I liked the fact there was only a smidgin of a love story (which amounted to about four minutes screen time, and some of it was used for comedic effect).

 

So far this is the best film I've seen in 2013.

 

 

Edit: Something I forgot to mention. In IMAX 3D the glaases are free, but you hand them back at the end. I asked why and apparently they are cleaned for the next customer. I asked if I could buy a pair myself and use them each time, they said no. I said I did not care for constantly reused glasses.

 

Is it just me or would you all be OK with recycled glasses?

 

 

 

In the process of re-watching:

This is England

This is England '86

This is England '88

Watching House at the End of the Street at the moment.

Watched Captain America the other night and thought it was okay - although not nearly as enjoyable as Thor. Have a copy of Avengers Assemble to watch over the weekend... hopefully!

 if you only see one black and white horror film about 17th-century deserters and alchemists this year, make it this one

 

This struck me as rather amusing - review from The Independent of the new Ben Wheatley film; A Field in England.

http://www.independent.co.uk/a...england-8650654.html

Mr C took the boy to see The Purge last night and has told me to warn people not to bother.

 

Although I do like the look of 'The Conjuring' due out next month. *clap clap*

Probably the most disappointing film I've seen this year. I wouldn't actually call it a bad movie (I've seen some real stinkers that are much, much worse) , and it has some interesting ideas, but it's definitely not one I'd recommend to others.

Be warned: it's made so much money on a very small budget that a sequel is already on the way...

Eugene, Mr C said it was such a shame because it could have been much better had they developed the story lines a bit more.

This week we watched Mr Nice (loved it) Tinker Taylor (wAtched it all but a bit slow ) The record holders remain Sherlock (8 mins) and Australia (12) I recorded Safe House last night but have been put off by the reviews.

Agreed. As I said, it had some good ideas, but unfortunately it quickly descended into another "home under siege" film, and that's been done much better before...

yep, it was a bit lame and boring and I was disinterested by the end.

 

Man of Steel.

 

Not ever been a fan of Superman or any of the previous films, but I think I may go see this as I have a few free tickets to use up.

 

Anyone else planning to go or have thoughts on it?

 

I've always thought of Superman as a super hero that is too perfect and one dimensional to hold any interest.  

 

"Truth, justice and the American way" come on, that's not the America we know. The America we know is a country that locks up more of its citizens, per head, than any other nation on Earth, is warmongering and lets its citizens carry guns because politicians are lobbied by the NRA.

 

OK, I'm getting political, but Superman's catchphrase is political!

 

The character is too powerful to provide any dramatic interest.  In the first film he just reversed time to save Lois Lane by reversing the spin the of the Earth (which would not reverse time anyway), therefore, it set the precedent that he could reverse anything - like the rise of Nazism - by just circling the Earth really fast - but Superman couldn't be arsed to do that to prevent the rise of Hitler but he could to save Lois!  That makes him a selfish shit, really!

 

In the last Superman film Superman was able to lift a whole continent made of kryptonite and jetison it to outer space- even though kryptonite is supposed to be his fatal weakness.  So even Kryptonite can't mess up supes!

 

Where did this Fatty Cavill gadje come from? He's all over the news at the moment. Meanwhile we watched the new Bourne film tonight. Quite watchable, we thought.

 

Now that is one of my problems with Dr. Who. He "owns" a time machine, so any situation he finds himself in which does not work out, he can just fly back in time and fix it. The guy is a freakin' Time Lord, that must mean something - so he could go back and help out Ms Pond etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not watched anything new, but bought a few films, some I want to revisit and some I want to keep.

 

1. This is Spinal Tap
2. Shaun of the Dead
3. Walkabout
4. The Chronicles of Riddick
5. Hot Fuzz

 

I gotta see Despicable Me 2!!!!!!!

+1

I think we have entered the summer TV schedule and we struggle to find anything decent to watch. Mrs Jer's cousin sent us a DVD of a fillum called "Flight" so we watched that. Wonderfully flippant stuff!

This is Spinal Tap.  One of my all time favourites. Turn it up to 11. In fact I'm sure I made reference to it in the Apprentice thread when they screwed up the flag dimensions.

Did you enjoy Flight? 

 

Mr C did, I fell asleep. 

I enjoyed it, i suspect, for all the wrong reasons. Her cousin made the crass comment, "you'll never fly again!" But I decided that years ago.

For anyone who hasn't seen it ...

Talented Mr.Ripley is a great movie ... and a series of books too

Sleeping tablets for long haul and two miniature bottle of vodka with diet coke on short hops.

Yes the miniatures and coke were central to the plot. Whatever gets those pilots through such an event is OK by me.

I forgot about that bit. I woke up when they had left him alone in a hotel room with a well stocked mini bar.

He flew the plain after spending the night with a delightful young thing, drinking, smerking wacky backy, and a couple of toots.

Plane!

Flight is on my "to see" list at the moment.

 

I usually enjoy Denzel films but thought Safe House and the slightly earlier Unstoppable were only okay - rather than great.

Sorry I shouldn't have discussed the fillum. I take it Safe House isn't too good then?