What Films did You Watch Last Week (13/02 - 19/02) CLOSED

The dark knight 6.5
Nope - yeah I didn’t like it either 3/10
Aeon flux - I liked the animated series but I remember hating the movie. I don’t even remember if I finished it

First Time Viewing

An Officer and a Spy (2019; Roman Polanski) - An important story, well-acted and mostly well-made, but it could've been more thrilling and far more emotionally involving.
6.5/10

Death Laid an Egg (1968; Giulio Questi) - Bizarre proto-giallo about a couple of poultry farmers (Jean-Louis Trintigant and Gina Lollobrigida) who get caught up in some criminal machinations. This is too serious for a comedy, too laid-back for a drama and generally just too messy and nonsensical to convince as a thriller. I can sort of understand why it has become a cult movie though.
4/10

The Omega Man (1971; Boris Sagal) - This take on the Richard Matheson story might feel a tad dated, but I prefer it to the Will Smith version.
7/10


TV

Twin Peaks (2017; David Lynch) - I found the first half of this torturously slow and almost came to the point of giving up on it entirely. The latter episodes were a lot stronger, but it still lacked the great atmosphere and overall sense of mystery of the original series.
6/10

Repeat Viewing

Blade Runner (1982; Ridley Scott) - The visuals and set design are still incredible, but J. D. Sebastian is the only character I actually cared about and the plot leaves so many unanswered questions, that I find it frustrating to watch.
7.5/10

First Viewings:

Red Sonja (1985) 3/10

Mrs Harris Goes to Paris (2022) 7/10

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) 6/10

Earth vs the Spider (1958) 4/10

The Threat (1949) 5/10

The Man Behind the Gun (1953) 6/10

Repeat Viewings:

Clash of the Titans (1981) 7/10

 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 FILM VIEWING

Locked Down (2021, Doug Liman)
Netflix
This fun little pandemic heist movie has a pretty bad rep but I found it pretty charming. A good pedigree behind and in front of the cameras but maybe dropped the ball in the final act with attention to detail.
6.5-7/10

The Rapture (1991, Michael Tolkin)
This is a pretty wild movie about a woman’s con Erwin into a religious cult that think the end times are near.
6/10

Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects (1989, J Lee Thompson)
The final collaboration between this actor (Charles Bronson) and director. It is a nasty crime film that does not shy away from hot button attitudes.
5/10

M3gan (2022, Gerard Johnstone)
Poorly made, written, acted and quite a chore to get through.
3/10

REPEAT FILM VIEWING

Blue Jasmine (2013, Woody Allen)
blu ray
A great film with great characters that are all presented by actors on top of their game.
7.5-8/10

Death Wish II (1982, Michael Winner)
Blu ray
ThIs one has grown in my estimation over the years. It transports the action from New York to Los Angeles. It isn’t a carbon copy of the original but shares many similarities. It is however a much nastier film.
6.5/10

The Train (1964, John Frankenheimer)
I gave this one another go but found it the same. It’s a great premise, well acted with gorgeous black and white cinematography but I found it hard to stay totally engaged throughout. It feels a little bloated.
6-6.5/10

The Village (2004, M Night Shyalaman)
Disney+
I had not seen this since the cinema. It is well made and pretty interesting throughout. I think the reveal at the end could have been handled better though.
6-6.5/10

FIRST TIME DOCUMENTARY VIEWING

Punk Rock Vegan Movie (2023, Moby)
Youtube
This documentary appeals to my interests but not sure it’s for everyone. Free on YouTube.
Good Documentary 

WEEKLY FILM AWARDS

BEST FILM: Blue Jasmine
BEST ACTOR: Chiwitel Ejiafor- Locked Down
BEST ACTRESS: Cate Blanchett - Blue Jasmine
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Andrew Dice Clay - Blue Jasmine
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Sally Hawkins- Blue Jasmine
BEST EDITING: Alisa Lepselter - Blue Jasmine
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Jean Tournier - The Train
BEST SCORE: James Newton Howard - The Village
BEST SCRIPT: Woody Allen - Blue Jasmine
BEST DIRECTOR: Woody Allen - Blue Jasmine

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

M3GAN - I watched it too.

Blue Jasmine - 7.5/10

Death Wish II - 6.5/10

The Train - 7/10

The Village - Defintiely could have been done better, but I think it's pretty good overall and I enjoy both twists. The cinematography and score are the highlights though. 7/10



First Time Viewings:



War on Everyone (2016, John Michael McDonagh) - 6.5/10


The Forgiven (2021, John Michael McDonagh) - 7/10


But I'm a Cheerleader (1999, Jamie Babbit) - 7.5/10


You Never Can Tell (1951, Lou Breslow) - 7/10


Saving Mr. Banks (2013, John Lee Hancock) - 7.5/10


Thunder on the Hill (1951, Douglas Sirk) - 7/10


Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938, Ernst Lubitsch) - 7/10


The Suspect (1944, Robert Siodmak) - 7/10


M3GAN (2022, Gerard Johnstone) - 5.5/10


The Outfit (2022, Graham Moore) - 7.5/10


Great Expectations (1946, David Lean) - 7.5/10


Great Expectations (1998, Alfonso Cuarón) - 6.5/10




Repeat Viewings:



Star Trek (2009, J.J. Abrams) - 8/10


Star Trek Into Darkness (2013, J.J. Abrams) - 6.5/10


Star Trek Beyond (2016, Justin Lin) - 7/10


Scarface (1983, Brian De Palma) - 10/10


Lawrence of Arabia (1962, David Lean) - 9/10



Movie Awards:



BEST FILM: Scarface
BEST ACTOR: Al Pacino - Scarface
BEST ACTRESS: Emma Thompson - Saving Mr. Banks
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Alec Guinness - Lawrence of Arabia
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Michelle Pfeiffer - Scarface
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Freddie Young - Lawrence of Arabia
BEST SCORE: Giorgio Moroder - Scarface
BEST SCRIPT: Oliver Stone - Scarface
BEST DIRECTOR: Brian De Palma - Scarface

First Time Viewing

An Officer and a Spy (2019; Roman Polanski) - An important story, well-acted and mostly well-made, but it could've been more thrilling and far more emotionally involving.
6.5/10

Death Laid an Egg (1968; Giulio Questi) - Bizarre proto-giallo about a couple of poultry farmers (Jean-Louis Trintigant and Gina Lollobrigida) who get caught up in some criminal machinations. This is too serious for a comedy, too laid-back for a drama and generally just too messy and nonsensical to convince as a thriller. I can sort of understand why it has become a cult movie though.
4/10

The Omega Man (1971; Boris Sagal) - This take on the Richard Matheson story might feel a tad dated, but I prefer it to the Will Smith version.
7/10


TV

Twin Peaks (2017; David Lynch) - I found the first half of this torturously slow and almost came to the point of giving up on it entirely. The latter episodes were a lot stronger, but it still lacked the great atmosphere and overall sense of mystery of the original series.
6/10

Repeat Viewing

Blade Runner (1982; Ridley Scott) - The visuals and set design are still incredible, but J. D. Sebastian is the only character I actually cared about and the plot leaves so many unanswered questions, that I find it frustrating to watch.
7.5/10