The Movie Thread

[Zonda_]

Spinal Tap 2

If you have affectionate memories of the first Tap film then you should enjoy this, it’s got some great gags and some absolutely stellar cameos from the biggest names in music. It does help if you are already in on the jokes from the first film, but overall it’s a witty and entertaining follow up, although I’m unsure how funny it would be to non diehard Tap fans.

I’d give it 7 drummers out of 11

Yep, I almost didn’t want to watch it in case of disappointment but I think they did as good as they could have done. When you’re following up one of the best films ever it was always going to be tough.

[DeskJockey]

Play Dirty (Prime)

Desperately wants to be as cool, suave and together as Ocean's 11, but isn't.

Plot is thinner than the orange menace's skin, and what tries for offhand cool and bad*ss mostly comes across as callous and weak.

Premise is decent enough, bettered many times before, but it is just too over the top and hammy. It just about scrapes through by not abandoning the pledges given.

4/10 moody stares.

[Jobbo]

We went to see I Swear at the weekend. Having seen the trailer a few weeks ago when we saw The Roses and which I failed to review in this thread, I'll mention both.

The Roses was way better than expected. Olivia Colman is brilliant and the Devon coast performs an amazing substitute location role for California. I expected it to be a bit hammy but actually it has a lovely British reserve and that works very well. Definitely worth your time if you have nothing else to do; 7.5 out of 10.

I Swear was a must see because my wife and I fondly remembered the QED documentary 'John's Not Mad' and subsequent follow-ups about John Davidson. The film isn't just a potted version of the documentaries; it really stands up on its own and by the end there were quite a few of us crying in the audience. A wonderful film, at times so funny I couldn't even breathe as well as tugging on the heart strings. 9.5 cups of tea with spunk for milk out of 10. I've only deducted half a point because there was an Oasis song playing over the closing credits.

[dinny_g]

I've only deducted half a point because there was an Oasis song playing over the closing credits.

Completely justified...

[dinny_g]

Watched The Ring this evening (for only the second time) as we’re trying to educate our son on the finer points of cinema and we’re in Halloween season.

“Horror” isn’t my bag really but I’ve forgot just how good it really is. Unique and genuinely creepy throughout. If you haven’t bothered with it recently, I’d thoroughly recommend giving it another go.

[scotta]

We went to see I Swear at the weekend. Having seen the trailer a few weeks ago when we saw The Roses and which I failed to review in this thread, I'll mention both.

The Roses was way better than expected. Olivia Colman is brilliant and the Devon coast performs an amazing substitute location role for California. I expected it to be a bit hammy but actually it has a lovely British reserve and that works very well. Definitely worth your time if you have nothing else to do; 7.5 out of 10.

I Swear was a must see because my wife and I fondly remembered the QED documentary 'John's Not Mad' and subsequent follow-ups about John Davidson. The film isn't just a potted version of the documentaries; it really stands up on its own and by the end there were quite a few of us crying in the audience. A wonderful film, at times so funny I couldn't even breathe as well as tugging on the heart strings. 9.5 cups of tea with spunk for milk out of 10. I've only deducted half a point because there was an Oasis song playing over the closing credits.

I saw it a few weeks ago at a preview screening through sky tv. Genuinely brilliant. I sat at the end for a few mins and had to compose myself before we left. Wife actually asked if i was alright.