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Post by barny on Dec 6, 2019 16:58:25 GMT
I will try to see the Irishman tomorrow. Finding nearly 4 spare hours of time is complicated nowadays
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Post by titchjuicy on Dec 6, 2019 17:47:15 GMT
The Irishman
Magnificent. Absolutely needed to be as long as it is. In fact, a 6 Part miniseries might have done it even more justice.
Pesci steals it for me. Beautifully understated and completely believable performance. De Niro great too and I thought near the start that Pacino‘s Hoffa was going to be the stand out, but tbh in the end it felt like any other Pacino role. Not a bad thing of course.
Stephen Graham slightly disappointing and tbh I don’t think he’s the great actor people crack him up to be. But his was a small part really.
The brilliant ending felt like a kick to the balls.
Will watch again soon.
9.5/10
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2019 19:15:46 GMT
The Irishman is a great film made by a director who's heading towards 80 yet still isn't missing a beat. For my money this isn't anywhere near being a career highlight as some have stated, yet still some achievement all things considered. As for the performances Pesci is certainly the highlight, De Niro is excellent & Pacino is Pacino, he overdoes it and eats up the scenery one too many times, but I get it, that's his shtick. Still, it's nice to see him look motivated, probably the most enjoyable performance I've seen of his since Donnie Brasco.
How did people feel about the de-ageing? Seen people saying it took them out the film. The actual look of the faces didn't bother me the slightest. The problem I find is with the physical acting. When De Niro gives the shopkeeper a beating unfortunately you can't hide the fact that he moves like somebody in his mid 70s.
Whenever I watch a gangster film I judge it by how many times somebody says COCKSUCKER, I counted 18 so with that and Action Bronson flogging graves it gets a De-Aged Old Man Mahoney thumbs up.
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Post by titchjuicy on Dec 7, 2019 10:04:23 GMT
The Irishman is a great film made by a director who's heading towards 80 yet still isn't missing a beat. For my money this isn't anywhere near being a career highlight as some have stated, yet still some achievement all things considered. As for the performances Pesci is certainly the highlight, De Niro is excellent & Pacino is Pacino, he overdoes it and eats up the scenery one too many times, but I get it, that's his shtick. Still, it's nice to see him look motivated, probably the most enjoyable performance I've seen of his since Donnie Brasco. How did people feel about the de-ageing? Seen people saying it took them out the film. The actual look of the faces didn't bother me the slightest. The problem I find is with the physical acting. When De Niro gives the shopkeeper a beating unfortunately you can't hide the fact that he moves like somebody in his mid 70s. Whenever I watch a gangster film I judge it by how many times somebody says COCKSUCKER, I counted 18 so with that and Action Bronson flogging graves it gets a De-Aged Old Man Mahoney thumbs up. Yeah, the de-aging worked ok until the physical scenes. Probably that and Stephen Graham were the only 2 slight negatives (until someone reminds me of another 😂) that made it a 9.5 and not a 10. But, i think it's a good as anything he's done since Raging Bull. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2019 19:16:40 GMT
That phone call scene was phenomenal eh
Proper acting innit
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Post by monkeytennis on Dec 9, 2019 12:25:24 GMT
The Irishman is a great film made by a director who's heading towards 80 yet still isn't missing a beat. For my money this isn't anywhere near being a career highlight as some have stated, yet still some achievement all things considered. As for the performances Pesci is certainly the highlight, De Niro is excellent & Pacino is Pacino, he overdoes it and eats up the scenery one too many times, but I get it, that's his shtick. Still, it's nice to see him look motivated, probably the most enjoyable performance I've seen of his since Donnie Brasco. How did people feel about the de-ageing? Seen people saying it took them out the film. The actual look of the faces didn't bother me the slightest. The problem I find is with the physical acting. When De Niro gives the shopkeeper a beating unfortunately you can't hide the fact that he moves like somebody in his mid 70s. Whenever I watch a gangster film I judge it by how many times somebody says COCKSUCKER, I counted 18 so with that and Action Bronson flogging graves it gets a De-Aged Old Man Mahoney thumbs up. 100% this. Get's an 8.7 from me. I kind of hope that's the end of mainstream white male dominated italian-american gangster stuff though. As much as I thought The Irishman was superb, it didn't say or do anything new. It just did what it did really well, and it's almost always a joy to witness Scorcese tell a story with such baked-in gravitas. I also saw Das Leben der Anderen (The Lives of Others) this weekend for, scandalously, the first time ever. A true masterpiece of message, direction and writing. Flawless, in fact. Goes right up there as top 10, probably even top 5 of the 21st Century. 10/10. |
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Post by titchjuicy on Dec 9, 2019 20:20:36 GMT
The Irishman is a great film made by a director who's heading towards 80 yet still isn't missing a beat. For my money this isn't anywhere near being a career highlight as some have stated, yet still some achievement all things considered. As for the performances Pesci is certainly the highlight, De Niro is excellent & Pacino is Pacino, he overdoes it and eats up the scenery one too many times, but I get it, that's his shtick. Still, it's nice to see him look motivated, probably the most enjoyable performance I've seen of his since Donnie Brasco. How did people feel about the de-ageing? Seen people saying it took them out the film. The actual look of the faces didn't bother me the slightest. The problem I find is with the physical acting. When De Niro gives the shopkeeper a beating unfortunately you can't hide the fact that he moves like somebody in his mid 70s. Whenever I watch a gangster film I judge it by how many times somebody says COCKSUCKER, I counted 18 so with that and Action Bronson flogging graves it gets a De-Aged Old Man Mahoney thumbs up. 100% this. Get's an 8.7 from me. I kind of hope that's the end of mainstream white male dominated italian-american gangster stuff though. As much as I thought The Irishman was superb, it didn't say or do anything new. It just did what it did really well, and it's almost always a joy to witness Scorcese tell a story with such baked-in gravitas. I also saw Das Leben der Anderen (The Lives of Others) this weekend for, scandalously, the first time ever. A true masterpiece of message, direction and writing. Flawless, in fact. Goes right up there as top 10, probably even top 5 of the 21st Century. 10/10. Completely agree about Das Leben Der Anderen |
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Post by monkeytennis on Dec 10, 2019 11:29:18 GMT
yes!!! it's a real privilege to watch something so perfectly put together.
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Post by whippinpicadilly on Dec 12, 2019 0:06:56 GMT
Wolf Creek (2005) 8/10
Supernatural horror films just don't scare me, cos I know there ain't a clown in my drain etc.
This film was disturbing though and it was relentless.
And irredeemably evil sadistic psychopaths like this scary fucker exist.
So yeah, I didn't enjoy the film but it's a horror and I was horrified. So I guess it's good.
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Post by bornslippy on Dec 13, 2019 14:31:24 GMT
yeah that was certainly the biggest hole i could poke at on first viewing. though, the debunking articles i've read about it miss the point of it somewhat i think, pointing to a few loose bits here and there. but it doesn't have to be flawless to be broadly correct and it's clear to see the pattern and benefits of a plant-based diet and it has to be forcefully stated but they also said that the best thing to do is to reduce animal-based protein intake, which only the moronic could argue with. On a similar-ish tip, you seen Icarus yet karl? Another documentary but about doping in cycling. It was excellent, I thought. The back and forth between the debunkers and the loyalists has been my internet highlight og 2019 The big showdown. Kinda frustrating really but James Wilks is a master troll.  |
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Post by monkeytennis on Dec 17, 2019 12:59:00 GMT
I Lost My BodyFound this when searching for dope stuff on netflix. This delivered, fucking BIG TIME. A curious tale with a combination of animation with sound that is peerless. so detailed, it's a joy. and the script is intelligent and well-paced. don't think i have anything slightly negative to say about it tbh i know i'm giving alot of things high reviews now, but the melting of boundaries and collaborative working means wonderful things are easier than ever to make. i mean, i don't think i could trust you if you watched this and didn't love it. 9.5/10
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2019 13:03:03 GMT
Fuck yeah Baz great isn’t it? One of my favourites of the year.
Netflix have delivered this past month or so with this, the Irishman and marriage story
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Post by monkeytennis on Dec 17, 2019 13:21:39 GMT
i thought it was super high quality in all aspects. gave me proper ASMR buzz too Quietly captivating stuff. Want to watch again. Not so with the Irishman thought it was really great but i'm done with that sort of stuff now. what were your thoughts? i read a brief line on it from you, but that's it i think. something is putting me off starting marriage story. really that good? |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2019 13:31:05 GMT
I posted about the Irishman on this page & you quoted it I don't have much more to add I loved Marriage Story. Baumbach has been completely hit or miss for me in the past (Francis Ha made me want to kill people) but this for my money is comfortably his best film. Both leads are excellent (not award winning level, but good enough to carry it), but it was the supporting cast that nailed it for me. Laura Dern & Alan Alda add the humour needed for a story like this & I can't remember ever seeing Ray Liotta playing a character so different from what we typically expect from him. I'm confident that you'd at least enjoy it at the very least. Back to I Lost My Body, it is nice sometimes just taking a gamble on something you've heard nothing about & being completely caught by surprise by it. Animated films have always been a blind-spot for me, this was the encouragement I needed to dig a bit deeper. |
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Post by monkeytennis on Dec 17, 2019 13:36:18 GMT
I posted about the Irishman on this page & you quoted it I don't have much more to add pahahah I JUST WANTED MORE. Although saying you gave it one line was a bit harsh. mahoney's Review of The Irishmancorrect but not detailed enough, 6/10 |
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Post by barny on Dec 17, 2019 13:37:55 GMT
Guess you could say you are (mac)leaning towards animated films, huh?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2019 13:42:51 GMT
2/10
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Post by bakester on Dec 20, 2019 21:10:42 GMT
Marriage Story (2019)  Coming into this I understood that the separating couple were semi-successful folks in the entertainment industry. I shrugged because I reckoned if they were going to try to tell a real story of divorce and all it's ugly struggles, that would not provide a realistic or interesting lens. I was wrong, this was so well done. Driver is so compellingly confused, Scarjo came off appropriately wrecked/confident/remorseful when anything was called upon her. As mahoney mentioned, the supporting cast was game. Seeing Ray L. playing the seasoned lawyer bit was fantastic. 8/10 |
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Post by srk on Dec 23, 2019 18:25:53 GMT
Star Wars - the rise of skywalker. SHOULD HAVE BEEN TWO MOVIES. 6/10
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Post by gdiddy on Dec 23, 2019 21:31:27 GMT
Irishman was trash.
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