The Movie Thread

[RobYob]

Saw Odyssey at the IMAX in Birmingham (alas, not the proper IMAX). Despite it being *deafeningly* loud, thought it was otherwise great. Chugged along at a great pace despite the 3 hour runtime. Recommended.

Also saw Spiderman, which I thought was fantastic. Highly recommended.

Tom Holland, Zendaya and Jon Bernthal absolutely cashing in this year.

I'm curious was it just the Cyclops and Storm scenes that were too loud or the whole thing? Cinema I went to had judged the levels pretty nicely and it was only those two times I though they'd gone overboard.

Spiderman was enjoyable in the moment and I thought some of the best kinetic scenes inspired by Spider verse (only ten more months to wait!) were fantastic. But man the resolution of the main antagonist was dumb. MCU wrapping things up using the power of friendship (or shouting) is becoming grating.

Pitch Meeting for Spiderman skewered it completely.

[Mito Man]

I’ve never got on with the Tom Holland Spider-Man *old man shouts at cloud*

[dinny_g]

Hamnet

Powerful and profound. It's one to strap yourself in for, it's quite heavy emotionally, the acting is phenomenal, and the story is great. It's an excellent film, but you need be in the mood for it.

Watched it this evening and even now, an hour after it finished, I am still somewhat struggling for the words to describe it and more importantly, how it’s made me feel.

It ended and me and the other half sat in silence while the entire credits ran and when they finished all I could summon at the end was “I’m speechless”

Hamnet is a stunning movie. Jessie Buckley is generational in her performance. I haven’t cried that much, without really knowing why, in years.

There isn’t a scale out of 10 to measure it so I’ll just say it’s now firmly in my top 5 of all time.

Brilliant! Just brilliant…

[V8Granite]

The original Godzilla from 1954.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IVONRrcn9 ... pbGVy&ra=m

We have all of the Show Era films and will watch them with the kids. Much to my surprise the kids were engaged even though it was black and white and subtitled. The effects were better than expected, the storyline was pretty good and we thoroughly enjoyed it.

It also has the correct Godzilla music in.

8 surprises out of 10.

Dave!

[Gavster]

Hamnet

Powerful and profound. It's one to strap yourself in for, it's quite heavy emotionally, the acting is phenomenal, and the story is great. It's an excellent film, but you need be in the mood for it.

Watched it this evening and even now, an hour after it finished, I am still somewhat struggling for the words to describe it and more importantly, how it’s made me feel.

It ended and me and the other half sat in silence while the entire credits ran and when they finished all I could summon at the end was “I’m speechless”

Hamnet is a stunning movie. Jessie Buckley is generational in her performance. I haven’t cried that much, without really knowing why, in years.

There isn’t a scale out of 10 to measure it so I’ll just say it’s now firmly in my top 5 of all time.

Brilliant! Just brilliant…

It’s interesting that neither of us actually scored this film, but also said it’s incredible. Defitnely one of the most powerful films I’ve watched in years. To some extent I’m not sure I did fully processs or integrate it, your review is a good reminder to put it on my list for a re-watch to see how it lands after that.

[dinny_g]

Giving it a rating out of 10 just doesn’t seem appropriate.

I think this is the sort of film that won’t have the same impact the second time around - like Slumdog Millionaire or City of God.

But that first watch is the gift…

[Gavster]

The Taste of Things

Absolutely stunning period French film about the relationship and romance between a chef and his assistant cook. It contains the most elaborate displays of sumptuous food, shot with incredible patience and amazing lighting. The romance is unconventional, based around the idea of food as a display of love. It's got its sad parts too, however, is also a reflection on grief and new beginnings too. I fell in love with this film the first time I saw it in the cinema, and re-watched it today, it's still magnificent. Only watch if you enjoy slow-paced films, the first 30 mins is basically a single scene cooking a meal with very little dialogue, yet it's utterly compelling.

Also - available free on iPlayer https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m ... -of-things

9/10

[Gavster]

Giving it a rating out of 10 just doesn’t seem appropriate.

I think this is the sort of film that won’t have the same impact the second time around - like Slumdog Millionaire or City of God.

But that first watch is the gift…

Good point, it's got far more impact when you don't know what's coming.