What Films did You Watch Last Week (24/06 - 30/06) CLOSED

What Films did You Watch Last Week (24/06 - 30/06) CLOSED Jul 1, 2019 1:49:30 GMT via mobile

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Post by darksidebeadle on Jul 1, 2019 1:49:30 GMT

Jul 1, 2019 1:12:40 GMT william said:

Jun 30, 2019 5:10:34 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

Toy Story 4 (2019, Josh Cooley)
Cinema
After the perfect ending of the Toy Story trilogy one could be skeptical about them risking a fourth film and whilst this is the weakest of the four films it is still of a worthwhile quality. It many have not been as exciting or emotionally rewarding as the trilogy but it was a fun adventure all the same and it was nice to spend some time with these charming characters again as well as meet some new ones, especially the two played by Key and Peele.
7.5/10

If Beale Street Could Talk (2018, Barry Jenkins)
This is the emotional story of a young woman who embraces her pregnancy while she and her family set out to prove her childhood friend and lover innocent of a crime he didn't commit.
The film is well shot, well acted and produced the right emotional connection with the characters but feels lacking in story and I certainly think the film could have benefited by sharing the focus on the characters with some investigation into the crime. Despite the films strengths I was not totally satisfied with the experience.
6/10

REPEAT MOVIE VIEWING

Almost Famous (2000, Cameron Crowe)
blu ray
This is my second viewing of the director's cut which is a whopping 40 minutes longer but it never feels excessive. I do prefer the shorter theatrical cut, but this still makes great viewing. This is a beautifully realised 70's set ode to the rocknroll roadtrip partially based on the directors own experience as an under aged Rolling Stone reporter. The film has a superb cast who put in some career best work a=in this top notch production.
8/10

The Way Way Back (2013, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash)
blu ray
Pretty good coming of age film about a very awkward (possibly autistic) 14 year old boy dealing with spending the summer with his mother at her new boyfriends summer house. Some really good performances here and a well told tale.
7-7.5/10

FIRST TIME DOCUMENTARY VIEWING

Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese (2019, Martin Scorsese)
Netflix
This is an odd mash up of outtakes of an old concert movie of Bob Dylan's with some fictionalised narratives blended into the film. Would be better if it was all true.
Somewhat Recommended

FIRST TIME TV VIEWING

Cobra Kai (2019, Season Two)
As a sequel to the original Karate Kid film series. Cobra Kai season one was a big hit that did not rely on nostalgia but had really good story-telling. Season two picks up where the first season finished and is even better.
Highly Recommended

WEEKLY FILM AWARDS

BEST FILM: Almost Famous
BEST ACTOR: Patrick Fugit - Almost Famous
BEST ACTRESS: Kate Hudson - Almost Famous
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Sam Rockwell - The Way Way Back
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Frances McDormand - Almost Famous
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: James Laxton - If Beale Street Could Talk
BEST SCORE: Nancy Wilson - Almost Famous
BEST SCRIPT: Cameron Crowe - Almost Famous
BEST DIRECTOR: Cameron Crowe - Almost Famous

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.

Yours:

If Beale Street Could Talk 8/10

I liked it, it took me a bit to get really into it, but then I found it moving.

Almost Famous 6/10

Haven't seen it in ages, I remember thinking it was so-so.

Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese 10/10

I guess the mixing fiction with documentary is take it or leave it for many, I definitely take it though. I think it's my favourite movie of the year so far. ::yes::

Mine:

Good Morning, Vietnam! 8/10

I think it really holds up well, I liked it a bit more than I remembered too. ::yes::

Robin Williams was great.

Return from the Ashes 8.5/10

It's a film noir with Ingrid Thulin and Maximilian Schell, it's from the same director of Guns of Navarone, it's about a survivor from the concentration camps who comes back home. She was thought dead, her husband is living off her wealth, has an affair with her stepdaughter and they start scheming to get the rest of her money. Then there are a lot of twists. Loved it, it starts one way, then it becomes something different. I thought the acting was really great, especially Samantha Eggar, she plays the stepdaughter.

Slap Shot 8.5/10

George Roy Hill movie with Paul Newman. Loved it, it's really funny, it's a great satire. Paul Newman is fantastic.

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Hey billy

Any interest in the latest toy story? You like the series?

Good morning Vietnam - Solid enough, I actually saw this in the cinema back in the day 6.5

Slap shot - classic 7-7.5