What Films Did You Watch Last Week? (12/03-18/03) CLOSED

Saw Tomb Raider at the cinema.

Recorded and watched from TV....

The Martian (2015)
The Jungle Book (2016)

All three films were first-watches for me.

Hey, I liked The Mummy, but as the movie.

My films:
Closer (2004) 9/10

Tomboy (2011) 8.5/10

Where is the Friend's Home (1987) 7/10 - Solid Iranian drama film, but the ending is really touching.

Iron Man 3 (2013) 8.5/10 - Amazing one! Maybe even better than the first one.

3-Iron (2004) 9/10 - Such a lovely and strange love story. The ending is really amazing.

The Shape of Water (2017) 10/10 - I just finally saw The Shape of Water and all I have to say that I absolutely loved it. Amazing cinematography, performances, set design and story. Sally Hawkins did really an amazing job for her performance. Michael Shannon impressed me by his villain performance, and Octavia Spencer was also really good in it. I actually cried during watching the final scene, but I'm still wondering why I do found it a wonderful film while it had sex between a fish-man and a girl? I don't know, it was interesting and has a weird romantic, but also wonderful story. It is quite well-done, insane, disturbing and excellent film. It is truly a beautiful film and one of the best films of the year I've seen as it deserved to win an Oscar for best picture.

Red Sparrow (2018) 10/10 - This movie blew me away! Jennifer Lawrence was so amazing in her insane role. I never thought she would accept to do nudity, but actually did. Since she was terrified and scared of doing this. Jennifer just literally started to star in insane movies. First 'mother!' and then 'Red Sparrow'. Is she's going insane? But however, she really impressed me what she's working. It's an excellent violent spy film with a good story and has 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' vibe.

Creep 2 (2017) 7/10 - Was way better than the original which was average.

Sadie Thomson (1928) 6.5/10

I meant as a movie, I think it's midly entertaining and enjoyable movie. A few times I laughed because it has some hilarious lines and ridiculous parts. I quite enjoyed it, and the story is stupidly fun.

But as a Dark Universe movie, so this movie is supposed to be the beginning of Dark Universe? Hm, not really great start! It has weak casts, the rest is just poorly written. It definitely feels a bit "so bad, it's good" movie. I hope they will make a better Dark Universe movies in the future.

Annihilation (2018)
Expected a little more but still great 8/10

Paddington 2 (2017)
As critics would say...."utterly charming". 8/10

2019, After the Fall of New York (1983)
1st of 3 Italian 80's Mad Max/Escape From New York "influenced" B-Movies viewed this week.
The Euracs (Euro-African-Asian alliance) have won the war and New York is in ruins. Our hero, Parsifal (!) is sent to the Big Apple by the President of the Confederacy, to track down the last remaining fertile woman. Apparently filmed in Italy and on location in Nevada and New York, you think they could have saved themselves some money by actually not going to NY though there is nothing on screen to indicate the latter was ever visited.
As with a lot of these films they never get the costumes/sets/technology as quite right as the films they are ripping off. The guns throughout have a very irritating pew pew noise unlike one I've heard before. There is some so bad its good dialogue ("the Euracs are seeking you like a bunch of bananas", "it's not his fault he's not a child"). There is a guy who shouts "Bastard" everytime he takes a shot at the bad guys. Italian b-movie stalwart George Eastman plays a half man half ape! Dumb entertainment. 6/10

The New Barbarians (1983)
The post-Apocalypse again. The year is 2019 again. B-movie "legend" and Tarantino favourite Enzo G. Castellari's Mad Max "influenced" movie set in what seems to be quarry and an abandoned air field. Our hero Scorpion tries to survive and save others, helped by bow and arrow toting Fred Williamson, from the threat of the Templars, led by George Eastman, a bad guy so bad he tries to publicly anally rape our hero as a punishment. Moral of the story? Fuck knows. Though I did learn that if a woman thinks you are going to rape her, and you don't, she lets you sleep with her!
Bad all round, but stupidly diverting 5/10

1990: The Bronx Warriors (1982)
Enzo G. Castellari again...this time Escape from New York and The Warriors are his muse. Looks like he used a lot of his flair and budget on this because by comparison it is missing from New Barbarians which he made straight after.
This Time our hero is Trash, played by Mark Gregory...a long haired beefcake who just looks, well, odd. Not sure why...his arms too long maybe. Or his upper body. Or his legs too thin. Not 100% sure, but he looks really odd riding a motorbike, and has a strange walk in a few scenes.
An heiress escapes Manhattan and shacks up with Trash in no go zone wasteland Bronx (although in a few scenes it looks like normal life is carrying on in the background). Vic Morrow plays Hammer, a bounty hunter sent to bring her back. Trash leads a gang called the Riders. Fred Williamson (again) leads a gang who act and look like pimps/aristocracy, George Eastman (AGAIN!) leads a gang called the Zombies who are on roller skates (though back at his lair there seems to be a number of members who lounge around in brightly coloured unitards, or spend time bouncing on trampolines!). There is also a gang that are into Broadway shows - bowler hats, canes, make-up - and a gang of just mud caked faced men in rags.
Looks like the director came up with a neat visual where if you shoot a flamethrower behind glass, and put an actor in the foreground it looks cool. So cool in fact he has to use it almost EVERY TIME A FLAME THROWER IS USED. Which is a lot. Best bit? An unrehearsed motorcycle accident that is left in the film. 6.5/10

Captain America: Civil War (2016) 8.5\10

Only one I saw is Close Encounters. Saw it for the first time last year and liked it a lot. I thought you didn't like that one. 7.5-8/10

Mine:


The Gift (2015 Netflix): This movie offers a good but ballsy idea that was executed very well with a talented cast. The whole thing reminded me of those intense Asian thrillers. I found it to be a slow burn with a finish that won’t leave you indifferent. Formulaic but entertaining. 7/10


Batman V Superman (2016 Netflix): Not even 10 minutes in, I saw Ben Affleck save a little girl from a crumbling building, and at the very last second on top of that. I puked a little in my mouth. But I stuck with the film because, you know, it’s Batman VS Superman and it’s my man Zack Snyder. 20 minutes after, I realised it was literal bullshit and no dramatic violin could save this mess. When Bruce Wayne woke up from a nightmare involving computer generated imagery, mine was just starting. Eisenberg also made some noise with his mouth…I lost interest and started doing other stuff. It’s actually still playing in the background as I write this. Right now a creature appeared straight out from Middle-Earth. Pretty rad. 4/10


When we first met (2018 Netflix): Yeeah… killed that one too. Barely 30 minutes in. And that’s coming from a Workaholics fan. 2/10

Ferris Bueller’s day off (Bluray 1986): I had three teen comedies of the 80’s I needed to watch. Fast times at Ridgemont High, which I loved a while ago and rated a 8. This one here, which I tough was good but not outstanding, at least it went by very quick and I rate it a 7/10. Next one I aim is The Breakfast Club.

Coût de chance (2014 TV): This French DTV movie was perfect for a lazy afternoon. It even made for a great debate between me and my wife afterward. Good acting, good story, cheap filming. 6.5/10


Love Season 3 (2018 Netflix): ‘’ A program that follows a couple who must navigate the exhilarations and humiliations of intimacy, commitment and other things they were hoping to avoid.’’ This was my favorite season yet, very good stuff. Strong start, strong finish and a consistent middle. Binged it like a boss. 8/10

Yours: Not seen any

Mine:

First Time Viewings:

Black Panther (2018) - Theatres
8/10

Thor: Ragnarok (2017) - Stream
8/10

Fight Club (1999) - DVD
8/10

Blade Runner (1982) - DVD (Final Cut)
8/10

Ted 2 (2015) - Netflix
7.5/10

Repeat Viewings:

Justice League (2017) - DVD
7/10

Leprechaun (1993) - DVD
7/10

Leprechaun 2 (1994) - DVD
7/10

Leprechaun 3 (1995) - DVD
7/10

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) - DVD
8/10

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) - DVD
8/10

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) - DVD
8/10

Batman (1989) - DVD
8/10

Oh and by the way, if you were wondering why I didn't say any details was because when I first tried typing this, I pressed a key that sent me back while I was in the middle of typing. So I didn't wanna have to start all over, but you can see the ratings I added for them, otherwise.