What Did You Watch Today?

[MDK]

1 hour ago, Skummy said:

I finally watched The Death Of Stalin. It was brilliant.

Very darkly funny (a couple of lines in particular had me in hysterics), and superbly cast. Simon Russell Beale is just revolting and detestable as Beria, Buscemi as Khruschev is inspired casting, Palin as Molotov just plays to his strengths perfectly, and Jason Isaacs Zhukov is absolutely brilliant.

One of the best films I've seen in a long, long time.

Cockney Stalin.

That's one for CIWW I think.

[Skummy]

As good as Cockney Stalin is, the highlight for me in terms of the incongruous accents was either Zhukov or Paul Whitehouse as Mikoyan, after Beria's death, grumbling, "I'm knackered, it's been a right busy week".

[stokeriño]

Yorkshire Zhukov definitely wins. Totally stole every scene he was in.

[MDK]

Just now, Skummy said:

As good as Cockney Stalin is, the highlight for me in terms of the incongruous accents was either Zhukov or Paul Whitehouse as Mikoyan, after Beria's death, grumbling, "I'm knackered, it's been a right busy week".

To be fair Yorkshire Zhukov was by far the best thing I've seen in a film for a long, long time. I read a little interview with Armando Iannucci and he said that reviewers in Russia liked that they didn't put on bad Russian accents and instead just went with their natural ones.

I might have to watch it again.

[Skummy]

Decided to watch another movie I've been meaning to get round to since it came out, The Limehouse Golem.

Absolutely loved it. Wonderfully shot and directed, brilliant atmosphere. Some bits were a tad gimmicky, but mostly excellent, and Bill Nighy is fantastic. A story very much in my area of interest, though, so may be biased in that regard.

[Benjamin]

I loved the Limehouse Golem! Everyone should watch it.

[Josh]

Saw Hereditary. I have mixed feelings.

[IDOL]

Watched The Incredibles 2 and Ant Man and The Wasp last night. Both were outstanding.

[livid]

Blue Ruin is still so very, very good. 

[Roster Depth Sicko No. 2]

Incredibles 2 was good fun.

[Pogue Mahone]

On 07/07/2018 at 23:32, El Hijosh del Ice Cream said:

Saw Hereditary. I have mixed feelings.

Been playing around with going to see it, all reviews I’ve seen have been amazing.

what was/wasn’t good about it?

Edited July 14, 2018 by Pogue Mahone

[Josh]

My criticism may be unfair. I loved it early on, then it went in a direction I didn’t necessarily want it to. There’s also a running mental illness theme and I’m not settled on whether it was handled well.

[mattu29]

watched american made last night, very enjoyable compared to what i expected

[livid]

Skyscraper is going to be on How Did This Get Made? at some point. 

And I mean that as a compliment.

Edited July 18, 2018 by livid

[Benjamin]

All of the Rock's movie ideas seem to have been come out of a Who's Line is it Anyway? game.

"What if it's the Rock as..."

pulls a piece of paper out of a hat

"A firefighter! And..."

pulls another piece of paper out of the hat

"An earthquake! Ready? 1, 2, go!"

 

[Mx. Canadian Destroyer]

45 minutes ago, Benjamin said:

All of the Rock's movie ideas seem to have been come out of a Who's Line is it Anyway? game.

"What if it's the Rock as..."

pulls a piece of paper out of a hat

"A firefighter! And..."

pulls another piece of paper out of the hat

"An earthquake! Ready? 1, 2, go!"

 

Rock threw some shade on twitter today when someone told him all his movies have the same plot.

 

[Benjamin]

It's like nobody gets the high art form he's producing year in and year out! 

[livid]

Also, he has to save his family!

[Benjamin]

Hey, in Rampage he only had to save his friend, okay.

 

I mean, his friend was a giant frenzied albino gorilla who was friends with a flying wolf who had porcupine spines that it could throw at helicopters...

[Arjen Robben]

Should have said he keeps playing himself, better case for it. Half expecting him to put whatever film he's in next on pause for a moment half way through to do a peoples elbow on the villain.

I watched Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom today...