Sam's Thread of Chattin' w/ Jake & Other Robust Subjects

[Y 2 Jake]

1. The Guest ★★★★★ x2
2. Oculus ★★★★★
3. Pride ★★★★★
4. Noah ★★★★★
5. Starred Up ★★★★★
6. The Wolf Of Wall Street ★★★★
7. X-Men: Days Of Future Past ★★★★
8. The Inbetweeners 2 ★★★★
9. A Walk Among The Tombstones ★★★★
10. Delivery Man ★★★★
11. Pompeii ★★★★
12. Non-Stop ★★★★
13. Labor Day ★★★★
14. The Fault In Our Stars ★★★★
15. Under The Skin ★★★★
16. Guardians Of The Galaxy ★★★★ x2
17. How To Train Your Dragon 2 ★★★★
18. What If ★★★★
19. Before I Go To Sleep ★★★★
20. Bad Neighbours ★★★
21. The Grand Budapest Hotel ★★★
22. Nymph()maniac: Part 1 ★★★
23. Her ★★★
24. The Raid 2 ★★★
25. Stranger By The Lake ★★★
26. Into The Storm ★★★
27. Boyhood ★★★
28. Last Vegas ★★★
29. The Book Thief ★★★
30. 22 Jump Street ★★★
31. The Lego Movie ★★★
32. Need For Speed ★★★
33. Grudge Match ★★★
34. Chef ★★★
35. Dallas Buyers Club ★★★
36. Nymph()maniac: Part 2 ★★★
37. The Purge: Anarchy ★★★
38. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 ★★★
39. Sabotage ★★★
40. Cold In July ★★★
41. The Expendables 3 ★★★
42. Godzilla ★★★
43. The Other Woman ★★★
44. Muppets Most Wanted ★★★
45. Lucy ★★★
46. The Two Faces Of January ★★★
47. Edge Of Tomorrow ★★★
48. Deliver Us From Evil ★★★
49. 12 Years A Slave ★★★
50. Out Of The Furnace ★★★
51. The Stag ★★★
52. The Monuments Men ★★★
53. Fading Gigolo ★★★
54. Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes ★★★
55. Earth To Echo ★★★
56. That Awkward Moment ★★★
57. Cuban Fury ★★★
58. The Railway Man ★★★
59. A Long Way Down ★★★
60. Let's Be Cops ★★
61. The Hundred-Foot Journey ★★
62. A Million Ways To Die In The West ★★
63. Hercules ★★
64. Hector And The Search For Happiness ★★
65. Maleficent ★★
66. Captain America: The Winter Soldier ★★
67. Sin City: A Dame To Kill For ★★
68. Sex Tape ★★
69. The Boxtrolls ★★
70. If I Stay ★★
71. Robocop ★★
72. American Hustle ★★
73. 3 Days To Kill ★★
74. As Above/So Below ★★
75. The Giver ★★
76. Transformers: Age Of Extinction ★★
77. The Unbeatables ★
78. The House Of Magic ★
79. A Most Wanted Man ★
80. Belle ★
81. Mrs Brown's Boys D'Movie ★
82. Transcendence ★

One word reviews:

Pride - Excellent
A Walk Among The Tombstones - Great
Sex Tape/The Giver/The Boxtrolls - Meh
A Most Wanted Man - Dull

Also saw The Guest again. That fucking film, man!

This week should turn up The Riot Club, that holiday film, The Equalizer and I'm going to a showing of Ghostbusters. My girlfriend recently got a managers position at a cinema. This one could be a keeper, guys.

 

[Uncle Sam]

Alright, well, just no kissing this one's sister. Unless this is the sister of the other one, in which case I suppose it's permissible.

1. The Lego Movie ★★★★★
2. The Guest ★★★★★
3. X-Men: Days of Future Past ★★★★
4. Calvary ★★★★
5. The Grand Budapest Hotel ★★★★
6. The Raid 2 ★★★★
7. Guardians of the Galaxy ★★★★
8. Joe ★★★★
9. 22 Jump Street ★★★★
10. The Wolf of Wall Street ★★★★
11. How To Train Your Dragon 2 ★★★★
12. Boyhood ★★★★
13. The Double ★★★★
14. Her ★★★
15. Inside Llewyn Davis ★★★
16. Noah ★★★
17. Starred Up ★★★
18. The Inbetweeners 2 ★★★
19. Monty Python Live (Mostly) ★★★
20. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes ★★★
21. Locke ★★★
22. Frank ★★★
23. 12 Years a Slave ★★★
24. Two Days, One Night ★★
25. Captain America: The Winter Soldier ★★
26. Only Lovers Left Alive ★★
27. Godzilla ★★
28. American Hustle ★★
29. The Wind Rises ★

Where to put the Home Video Catch-Up trio? I dunno, around the middle somewhere. Four stars for The Double? Ah, sure, I'd never want to watch it again, but it was good. Noah was a laugh riot. Starred Up, less so.

 

[Dowdsy McDowds]

I saw Noah last Saturday and it's possibly Aronofsky's least 'Aronofsky' film along with Black Swan. That said, I don't necessarily mean that as a wholly negative thing as it's been good to watch his progression from smaller indie films to bigger budgeted dramas.

The quick-cut montages of evolution culminating in repeated killings by men throughout the ages was definitely the highlight of the film for me but I did appreciate how they tried to show both the good and bad of people's faith in religion and what they believe 'a creator' wants them to do.

Overall it was just a bit disjointed and uneven in places but Crowe was pretty dam good.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

Alright, well, just no kissing this one's sister. Unless this is the sister of the other one, in which case I suppose it's permissible.

She was not happy about that.

Noah is a hoot, hence my 5 stars.

Starred Up. Seen it, liked it, forgotten it.

 

[Dowdsy McDowds]

I am genuinely surprised that I can't find A Scanner Darkly on a region 2 Blu-ray. Such a great looking film but I dunno how it compares to the book.

 

[Mighty NorCal]

http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/512541-backstage-roman-reigns-update

For Jake.

Good gracious

 

[Uncle Sam]

Inherent Vice trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmK4uS8HaA8

Looks funny.

I miss Phillip Seymour Hoffman.

 

[smizzy]

Inherent Vice has my attention.

 

[Dowdsy McDowds]

Speaking of trailers... yes please

 

[Uncle Sam]

Auld news.

 

[Dowdsy McDowds]

Aye but still! Just looks so much fun!

I should probably make a start with the originals though.

 

[FunKay the Inevitable]

Sam, you going to the upcoming film festival for anything? I've just booked a ticket for the Danish western with Mads Mikkelsen and Eric Cantona...sounds terrific.

 

[Dowdsy McDowds]

I've just booked a ticket for the Danish western with Mads Mikkelsen and Eric Cantona...sounds terrific.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

1. Fight Club ★★★★★
2. The Guest ★★★★★ x2
3. Oculus ★★★★★
4. Pride ★★★★★
5. Noah ★★★★★
6. Starred Up ★★★★★
7. The Wolf Of Wall Street ★★★★
8. X-Men: Days Of Future Past ★★★★
9. The Inbetweeners 2 ★★★★
10. A Walk Among The Tombstones ★★★★
11. Delivery Man ★★★★
12. Pompeii ★★★★
13. Non-Stop ★★★★
14. Labor Day ★★★★
15. The Fault In Our Stars ★★★★
16. Under The Skin ★★★★
17. Guardians Of The Galaxy ★★★★ x2
18. How To Train Your Dragon 2 ★★★★
19. What If ★★★★
20. Before I Go To Sleep ★★★★
21. The Riot Club ★★★★
22. Bad Neighbours ★★★
23. The Grand Budapest Hotel ★★★
24. Nymph()maniac: Part 1 ★★★
25. Her ★★★
26. Gone Girl ★★★
27. The Raid 2 ★★★
28. Stranger By The Lake ★★★
29. Into The Storm ★★★
30. Boyhood ★★★
31. Last Vegas ★★★
32. The Book Thief ★★★
33. 22 Jump Street ★★★
34. The Lego Movie ★★★
35. Need For Speed ★★★
36. Grudge Match ★★★
37. Chef ★★★
38. Dallas Buyers Club ★★★
39. Nymph()maniac: Part 2 ★★★
40. The Purge: Anarchy ★★★
41. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 ★★★
42. Sabotage ★★★
43. Cold In July ★★★
44. The Expendables 3 ★★★
45. Godzilla ★★★
46. The Other Woman ★★★
47. Muppets Most Wanted ★★★
48. Lucy ★★★
49. The Two Faces Of January ★★★
50. Edge Of Tomorrow ★★★
51. Deliver Us From Evil ★★★
52. 12 Years A Slave ★★★
53. Out Of The Furnace ★★★
54. The Stag ★★★
55. The Monuments Men ★★★
56. Fading Gigolo ★★★
57. The Equalizer ★★★
58. Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes ★★★
59. Earth To Echo ★★★
60. That Awkward Moment ★★★
61. What We Did On Our Holiday ★★★
62. Cuban Fury ★★★
63. The Railway Man ★★★
64. A Long Way Down ★★★
65. Life After Beth ★★★
66. Let's Be Cops ★★
67. The Hundred-Foot Journey ★★
68. A Million Ways To Die In The West ★★
69. Hercules ★★
70. Hector And The Search For Happiness ★★
71. Maleficent ★★
72. Captain America: The Winter Soldier ★★
73. Sin City: A Dame To Kill For ★★
74. Sex Tape ★★
75. The Boxtrolls ★★
76. If I Stay ★★
77. Robocop ★★
78. American Hustle ★★
79. 3 Days To Kill ★★
80. As Above/So Below ★★
81. The Giver ★★
82. Transformers: Age Of Extinction ★★
83. The Maze Runner ★★
84. The Unbeatables ★
85. The House Of Magic ★
86. A Most Wanted Man ★
87. Belle ★
88. Mrs Brown's Boys D'Movie ★
89. Transcendence ★

Hi, my name is Jake and I have too much time on my hands.

Fight Club will hold top spot until I see that Alien/Aliens double-bill at the end of the month.

Gone Girl lost a star for that needless extra 20 minutes.

I saw these 7 films over two days you should know. Two very long days.

 

[Uncle Sam]

And yet you still find the time to harass families.

1. The Lego Movie ★★★★★
2. The Guest ★★★★★
3. X-Men: Days of Future Past ★★★★
4. Calvary ★★★★
5. The Grand Budapest Hotel ★★★★
6. The Raid 2 ★★★★
7. Guardians of the Galaxy ★★★★
8. Joe ★★★★
9. 22 Jump Street ★★★★
10. The Wolf of Wall Street ★★★★
11. How To Train Your Dragon 2 ★★★★
12. Boyhood ★★★★
13. The Double ★★★★
14. Her ★★★
15. Inside Llewyn Davis ★★★
16. Noah ★★★
17. Starred Up ★★★
18. The Inbetweeners 2 ★★★
19. Monty Python Live (Mostly) ★★★
20. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes ★★★
21. Locke ★★★
22. Frank ★★★
23. 12 Years a Slave ★★★
24. Maps to the Stars ★★
25. Two Days, One Night ★★
26. Captain America: The Winter Soldier ★★
27. Only Lovers Left Alive ★★
28. Godzilla ★★
29. American Hustle ★★
30. The Wind Rises ★

At what point did David Cronenberg use his teleportation machine without realising there was a pretentious twat in there with him?

 

[Y 2 Jake]

I'm seeing Dracula: Untold & Dolphin Tale 2 tomorrow. Don't bitch about seeing pretentious films.

 

[Uncle Sam]

Witnessed elsewhere on the internet: somebody boldly trumpeting how they don't listen to other people's opinions on films and is going to see Dracula anyway. Possible wife material for Jake.

Aye but still! Just looks so much fun!

I should probably make a start with the originals though.

Road Warrior (i.e. the second one) is really the only one I can recommend.

Sam, you going to the upcoming film festival for anything? I've just booked a ticket for the Danish western with Mads Mikkelsen and Eric Cantona...sounds terrific.

Didn't mean to ignore this - can't forget the little people - but... no, I don't think so. The BFI one, the one you're talking about? Meant to look it up.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

I value your opinions on films, Sam. And you should value mine. Don't see Dolphin Tale or Dracula.

 

[Rusty]

I recommend you don't see Annabelle, nowhere near as good as the Conjuring.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

Fuck you I won't do what you tell me.

 

[Uncle Sam]

I'm not really into modern horror - fuck knows why I saw Evil Dead - but the buzz surrounding The Babadook has me interested.

1. The Lego Movie ★★★★★
2. The Guest ★★★★★
3. Pride ★★★★★
4. X-Men: Days of Future Past ★★★★
5. Calvary ★★★★
6. The Grand Budapest Hotel ★★★★
7. The Raid 2 ★★★★
8. Guardians of the Galaxy ★★★★
9. Joe ★★★★
10. 22 Jump Street ★★★★
11. The Wolf of Wall Street ★★★★
12. How To Train Your Dragon 2 ★★★★
13. Boyhood ★★★★
14. The Double ★★★★
15. Her ★★★
16. Inside Llewyn Davis ★★★
17. Noah ★★★
18. Starred Up ★★★
19. The Inbetweeners 2 ★★★
20. Monty Python Live (Mostly) ★★★
21. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes ★★★
22. Locke ★★★
23. Frank ★★★
24. 12 Years a Slave ★★★
25. Maps to the Stars ★★
26. Two Days, One Night ★★
27. Captain America: The Winter Soldier ★★
28. Only Lovers Left Alive ★★
29. Godzilla ★★
30. American Hustle ★★
31. The Wind Rises ★

So BBC Films it hurts. It's also spectacularly good. One suspects it could be an even stronger film minus the epilogue, though the bitter:sweet ratio would definitely be pretty skewed. Bill Nighy absolutely smashed it.

 

[smizzy]

Gone Girl is doing quite well in the box office so far and is also getting strong reviews. The movie was filmed in my hometown and our community watched much of it being filmed. It's fuckin neat seeing landmarks and police cars from your town pop up in cinema, as well as seeing the finished project of something the community has been involved with for a year and a half to this point.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

Sam might have come across something similar. He's from London or some place.

 

[Uncle Sam]

Most recently, James Bond drove through the street where I'd buy strawberry milkshake every day and Thor blew up most of my place of birth. The protagonist of Pride is from where I live. I'm basically The Rock.

 

[Uncle Sam]

Tonight: Gone Girl - the "anti-date movie" or whatever. I will obviously be going alone. Mission accomplished.