What Films did You Watch Last Week (26/11 - 02/12) Closed

What Films did You Watch Last Week (26/11 - 02/12) Closed Dec 3, 2018 0:00:06 GMT

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Post by william on Dec 3, 2018 0:00:06 GMT

Dec 2, 2018 6:52:49 GMT darksidebeadle said:

Welcome back to another week of the BEST & WORST edition of 'what movies did you see last week?' thread. For those who haven't been part of it before, basically your host (me) posts my weekly movies and you can comment on those and list your movie for the same time frame. I will get back to you on yours and you can talk to other users here about their films. It's a great place to talk about film.

FIRST TIME MOVIE VIEWING

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018, The Coen Brothers)
netflix
Western anthology film with several individual quirky western set tales. It is stunningly filmed and never dull. Some segments are better than others but it's very good overall.
7-7.5/10

Creed II (2018, Steven Caple Jr.)
Cinema
After the surprise success of a Rocky spin-off we now have the inevitable sequel. This time it brings old characters back from the franchise (Rocky IV) and stokes the fire of old tragedies. The film is good enough but lacks the magic of the previous film. The fight scenes are fine but not as good as the previous and the films pacing is not as good either. It is a solid enough sequel with some great moments.
6.5/10

REPEAT MOVIE VIEWING

Black Christmas (1974, Bob Clark)
blu ray
This early proto-slasher is set during the Christmas break of a group of sorority girls who are stalked by a stranger.
It is probably the first film of his kind to adopt a holiday as it's time setting, long before Halloween or any of the others. This is the first time I have seen it with the much improved new 2k scan and it really breathed new life into the film and was probably my favourite viewing of it yet.
7/10

FIRST TIME DOCUMENTARY VIEWING

HR Finding Joseph I (2016, James Lathos)
dvd
"Finding Joseph I" is a feature documentary chronicling the eccentric life and struggles of punk rock reggae singer, Paul "HR" Hudson, a.k.a. Joseph I, legendary lead singer from the most influential underground band from Washington DC, Bad Brains.
Highly Recommended

FIRST TIME TV VIEWING

Making a Murderer (2018, Season Two)
netflix
Great and damning second season
Highly Recommended

Bates Motel (2016, Season Four)
netflix
Good season with some interesting twists. One more to go.
Recommended

WEEKLY AWARDS

BEST FILM: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
BEST ACTOR: Michael B. Jordan - Creed II
BEST ACTRESS: Tessa Thompson - Creed II
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Sylvester Stallone - Creed II
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Margot Kidder - Black Christmas
BEST SCRIPT: The Coen Brothers - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Bruno Delbonno - The Balad of Buster Scruggs
BEST DIRECTOR: The Coen Brothers - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

10/10 - Perfection (or as close to it as possible)
09/10 - An Excellent film
08/10 - A VERY Good film
07/10 - A Good film
06/10 - A Solid film
05/10 - An Average film
04/10 - Below Average film
03/10 - A mostly bad film
02/10 - A mostly terrible film
01/10 - Awful through and through
00/10 - Not only awful but offensive too

Hi, Dark.

I'll watch Buster Skruggs and Creed II soon.

Black Christmas (1975) 7.5/10

Watched it a while ago, I remember liking it.

Mine:

Bohemian Rhapsody 7.5/10

I enjoyed it, Rami Malek is great as Freddie. The Live Aid scene is something.

I liked Lucy Boynton too.

The Beguiled (1971) 8/10

The Don Siegel movie with Clint. I liked it, it's good. It's kind of crazy, it has more of a horror vibe than the remake, IMO.

First Reformed 9/10

Paul Schrader movie, finally caught up with it. I found it really fantastic. Really powerful and moving. Loved the ending. Ethan Hawke is incredible, hopefully he will win the Oscar.