What Films did You Watch Last Week (03/12 - 09/12) CLOSED

What Films did You Watch Last Week (03/12 - 09/12) CLOSED Dec 10, 2018 3:38:05 GMT

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Post by william on Dec 10, 2018 3:38:05 GMT

Dec 9, 2018 5:08:23 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

Eighth Grade (2018, Bo Burnham)
I really dislike Bo Burnham as a musical stand up so was impressed to see him put together this resonate story of an introverted teenage girl who tries to survive the last week of her disastrous eighth grade year before leaving to start high school.
The film is anchored by a stellar lead performance but the writing and direction are both strong also.
7/10

Cam (2018, Daniel Goldhaber)
Netflix
Interesting cyber horror that follows a cam girl who runs into some online troubles. The performances are strong but some of the plot points were a little too far fetched.
6/10

Mowgli (2018, Andy Serkis)
Netflix
This telling of Jungle Book stays closer to the book than the famous Disney versions did. I do not particularly like the visuals of this film but I also did not like Disney's last effort mixing cgi animals and backgrounds with a human boy. The boy is far less annoying in this film than the other one andin general I like it better.
5.5-6

The Christmas Chronicles (2018, Clay Kaytis)
Netflix
This christmas film certainly does not break much new ground as we see two kids trying to help Santa complete his Christmas run. The best thing about the film is Kurt Russell playing Santa who appears to be having a blast. However the film is way to long and bloated for what it is and also has a terrible musical number.
4.5/10

REPEAT MOVIE VIEWING

Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018, Christopher McQuarrie)
UHD disc
The sixth film in the series raises the stakes in all ways and is the best film of the series.
7.5-8/10

WEEKLY AWARDS

BEST FILM: Mission: Impossible - Fallout
BEST ACTOR: Tom Cruise - Mission: Impossible - Fallout
BEST ACTRESS: Elsie Fisher - Eighth Grade
BEST SCORE: Lorne Balfe - Mission: Impossible - Fallout
BEST SCRIPT: Bo Burnham - Eighth Grade
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Rob Hardy - Mission: Impossible - Fallout
BEST DIRECTOR: Christopher McQuarrie - Mission: Impossible - Fallout

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.

Interested in Cam.

Yours:

Mission: Impossible - Fallout 7.5/10

I liked it. Maybe it loses something in the second half, IMO. I think I preferred the previous one.

Mine:

Roma 9/10

Alfonso Cuaron's movie. I thought it was really fantastic, very moving and powerful. Visually, it's amazing. It's worth it seeing it in a theatre, besides the visuals, for the sound too, the way it plays with it.

Aguirre - The Wrath of God 9/10

Werner Herzog movie with Klaus Kinski. It's pretty powerful, tough to watch. Visually, it's really something else. The opening scene, wow...

Who's That Knocking at My Door? 8.5/10

It's Martin Scorsese's first movie, with Harvey Keitel, about a guy from Little Italy, who falls in love with a girl, but can't handle it when she reveals something from her past. Loved it. Loved the 60s New York vibe.

It feels experimental with the editing, it worked for me though. Harvey Keitel was great. Loved Zina Bethune, who played the girl, too.

Support the Girls 7.5/10

It's a movie with Regina Hall about a local sports bar in Texas, kind of like Hooters, its manager and the girls who work there. I liked it, the acting is pretty good.