What Films did You Watch Last Week (22/04 - 28/04) CLOSED

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 Mule (2018, Clint Eastwood)
Based on the true story of a 90-year-old horticulturist (Clint Eastwood and Korean War veteran who turns drug mule for a Mexican cartel.
Entertaining little film that does not outstay its welcome.
6/10

Avengers: Endgame (2019, Russo Brothers)
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So the culmination of eleven years worth of set up in this Marvel Cinematic Universe that feels like an episodic tv series is about to have its finale and its a big one... over three hours. This film is sure to satisfy those who have been impressed with the last couple of phases of Marvel films, I personally gravitate towards the Phase One films. This direct sequel to last years Infinity War starts off quite slow for the first hour or so and I think this will be the main complaint by most people but I did not mind the low key hangs with these surviving characters. The film does pick up though and has a few laughs along the way, some above average action, fun hijinx but the whole time I am thinking this story is wasted on these terrible visual directors. Marvel films are all pretty bland but the Russos make spectacle so damn ugly. That said most of the conclusions are satisfying from a story point of view bar some small missteps here and there.
6/10

Retroactive (1997, Louis Morneau)
Interesting concept film where a psychiatrist makes multiple trips through time to save a woman that was murdered by her brutal husband.
It doesn't quite work, something about the production and some pf the performances sucks the life out of some good ideas.
3.5/10

REPEAT MOVIE VIEWING

Tootsie (1982, Sydney Lumet)
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Classic film where Dustin Hoffman plays Michael Dorsey, an unsuccessful actor  who disguises himself as a woman in order to get a role on a trashy hospital soap.
The only thing that really dates the film is the music but its still a strong work overall.
8/10

This is England (2006, Shane Meadows)
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Hard hitting but also sweet and funny tale about a young boy becomes friends with a gang of skinheads. Followed by three even better sequel mini-series.
7.5/10

US Marshals (1998, Stuart Baird)
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Spin off from The Fugitive that is just as entertaining if not more so.
7/10

FIRST TIME TV VIEWING

The Orville (2019, Season Two)
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Seth Macfarlane pitched a Star Trek parody show to get on tv but smartly shed most of the parody by the end of season One and has not made a show more Star Trek than the actual Star Trek shows being produced.
Highly Recommended

WEEKLY FILM AWARDS

BEST FILM: Tootsie
BEST ACTOR: Dustin Hoffman - Tootsie
BEST ACTRESS: Jessica Lange - Tootsie
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Stephen Graham - This is England
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Vicky McClure - This is England
BEST DIRECTOR: Shane Meadows - This is England


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