Topic: The Movie Thread

@Jaz007 I preferred the first one as there was too much exposition for me. Also thought some of the humour and soundtrack didn't hit the same heights as the first film. Plus I didn't think splitting the group worked. Still a good film but personally didn't think it was as good as number 1.

I ordered Spider-Man: Homecoming [4K Ultra HD] [Blu-ray] from Amazon for $18. Just found out today that there is a BestBuy Exclusive Steelbook Limited Edition (love the art on that cover) as well but the third party sellers over at Amazon are selling it for $55 before shipping.:/

I'm also just waiting for Thor: Ragnarok's [4K Ultra HD] [Blu-ray] price to drop.

OK, so Infinity War watched, bottle of red wine consumed, headache pending.

No spoilers. I enjoyed it, but you need to have seen most if not all of the marvel movies for it to be at all coherent.

Does anyone else think the times movies being shown on opening is getting ridiculous? It went from midnight, tk 10:00, to 6:00 as I saw Inifinitt War was shown. It’s not an April 27th release, it the 26h it’s shown at 6:00. 10:00 was a bit early, but fine. Now it’s gonna start being shown on Wednesday at this rate.

That asked, I’m pretty excited to Infinity Wars tomorrow. I’ve seen all the other marvel movies expect for the Hulk, so I’m ready to go.

@Jaz007 Infinty War was a special occasion. Disney wanted a simultaneously release world wide to prevent spoilers from getting out and piracy.

In This Corner of the World - Slice of life anime film that follows the day to day life of young housewife Suzu during the years of WWII, and there's both ups as well as (many) downs, as you could imagine. Not one of my favorites, but I'd say it's still very much worth a watch if you're into animation or early 20th century period pieces (the scenery was often quite breathtaking).

I just saw Infinity War... no spoilers of course, but it was a good film, not my favorite Marvel movie, but it’s up there. A solid 8/10 if I had to grade it. Definitely go in without being spoiled if you can help it. That seems obvious, but it’ll enhance your experience in my opinion, you wouldn’t be getting the full experience if you do. I’ll probably give a more spoiler filled option later when it comes out on DVD, but I don’t even want to give anyone the option to spoil themselves, it’s that important.

I saw Infinity War and it was pretty good. I’ll also second the motion that you have to see it without spoilers. It’s more important than usual. It was a very good, well-paced and takes time to develop when needed. Something that some movies lack now. You need to see most of the Marvel movies for it to make sense, but it’s a very good thing that it exends this trust to the audience. It also had Thor back in character after the mess that was Ragnorok.
I’ll say that Thanos is a very well developed villain.

@Jaz007 You didn't like Thor Ragnarok?

@JohnnyShoulder No,Thor was constantly out of character and tone and sountrack were all over the place. It tried to be nothing but entertaining, but I find it hard to be entertained when the result is bad quality. A more complete explanation is on page 29 of the thread. I don’t get why everyone likes it so much. I guess they liked everything being sacrificed on it being whimsical entertainment.

I saw Avengers Infinity War earlier. Thought it was only OK and would give it 7 outta 10 max. The character development of Thanos was done really well but I did not like Josh Brolin's voice, it did not seem to fit that well. And some of the cgi looked a bit ropey in places, especially some of the cgi only characters. The action scenes were suitably epic but this is all starting to feel a bit by the numbers now. I also didn't feel that emotionally invested into any of the characters, even when big moments happened. I think this is one of the problems of dragging this all out over so many films and having so many characters involved. You usually get a couple that stand out while the rest are a bit of a blur in the background, in IW not one character I feels stands out and made me think they were awesome or anything.
Oh and the ending, ]I applaud them for trying something different but after 2 and half hours I don't expect it to end on a bloomin cliff hanger. And yes I knew there is gonna be a sequel.

@RogerRoger I've been watching the Bond films in order - one every Sunday afternoon - for the past six months or so. I still love the series and there is lots to enjoy, but certain elements have most definitely aged, and not just technically. In early films through to some of the Moore films, he forces himself on women, before they inevitably succumb to his charms. Live and Let Die stands out for its particularly racist and stereotypical depictions. It does have one of my favourite openings, however.

My favourite Bond is probably Pierce Brosnan. I think he's a good all rounder when it comes to what the character is, and they dropped some of the more undesirable trappings. I also really liked Timothy Dalton in "The Living Daylights". Daniel Craig is the best actor out of all of them though.

George Lazenby is a crap actor and perhaps the weakest part of his only Bond film, but I still believe "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" is a great film in other ways. Lovely music, great shots of beautiful places, and a brilliant sidekick in Diana Rigg. I also love the villainous henchwoman Irma Bunt and the Louis Armstrong's gorgeous song.

My favourite Bond films!
Casino Royale
Goldeneye
The Spy Who Loved Me
From Russia With Love (Colonel Klebb rules).

I enjoyed many others, but the above stand out as the best for me.

The Worst: Moonraker; Die Another Day

Die Another Day is legitimately one of the worst films I've ever seen.

Best Songs - Nobody Does it Better; A View to a Kill; Goldeneye

@RogerRoger Casino Royale was yesterday evening's Bond film. It's still my favourite (and I'll say why when you get to it), but I'll see how I feel about Daniel Craig's follow ups. I've previously watched Quantum of Solace twice, and really enjoyed it. Spectre is the only one I haven't seen. Craig is very dark and intense and brings a depth to Bond that we hadn't seen before, which I like.

Thunderball has some fun elements, but is let down by the overly long underwater (that just autocorrected as underwear) segments and a confusing, meandering plot. Sean Connery began to look increasingly weary as the series went on. You Only Live Twice on the other hand is a very good Bond film and a big improvement on Thunderball. The segment where he pretended to be Japanese was ridiculous. Did MI6 really think that the Japanese people would buy it? The beautiful Japanese scenery and exciting ninja finale really elevate it, however. Overall it's coherent and well structured with well choreographed action.

Diamonds are Forever isn't particularly good. Sean Connery looks haggard, acts bored and appears not to be working especially hard for the bumper pay cheque he received for the film. Tiffany Case is reduced to nothing more than a big-boobed ditz and Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd are very unfortunately stereotyped.

I'll wait until you've watched more before writing about them. I'm interested to hear your thoughts on my least favourite ones!

Random end of post thought! One of the elements I really like overall is the cars. They're gorgeous and awesome. It's weird because I'm not even a car fan.

1) Casino Royale
2) From Russia With Love
3) On Her Majesty's Secret Service
4) Dr. No
5) Skyfall

Least favorite:
1) Moonraker
2) The World is Not Enough
3) Die Another Day (arguably the Batman and Robin of the franchise)
4) Goldfinger (unpopular opinion, I know, but it amazes me how utterly incompetent Bond is throughout this film; it's irritating to watch)
5) Quantum of Solace (not a bad film, necessarily, but more of a generic action thriller than a Bond film)

@RogerRoger You're spot on with The Spy Who Loved Me! The pacing is so, so good and it's very exciting. It's also very beautifully shot. I was absolutely terrified of Jaws when I was a child. I was convinced he would emerge and eat me!

@Ralizah I don't hate Goldfinger but do think it has become overrated. Bond is a jerk (more than usual), and the Fort Knox sequence always sticks in my mind as being a bit naff.

@RogerRoger It's cool that you're really into the soundtracks. They often go over my head although Goldeneye's score always sticks out. The first thing I think of when I hear it - even when I watch the film - is the N64 game.

Although Moonraker is one of my least favourites, there are bits I enjoy. One sequence that I especially like is the cable car confrontation with Jaws! What I dislike about the film in general is it is just a bit too silly. It's awesome that is the reason why you like it though. My brother really likes it because of the bits in space.

For Your Eyes Only is one of my favourites. It seems to be another lavishly shot Bond. Topol is great in it and I love the climbing finale! I'd read that Melina Havelock is considered by some fans to be one of the worst "Bond girls", but I think she's very strong willed. I like how at this point General Gogol and Bond have developed quite a bit of respect for each other. The bit with the Margaret Thatcher bit at the end is cringeworthy but I find myself laughing anyway.

Octopussy is a little uneven for me and as a result probably one of my least favourites. India is an excellent setting and I particularly enjoy the infiltration of the palace. Maud Adams is excellent. She's beautiful and elegant, and clearly commands power and respect, but I dislike how she finds herself used so much by the men around her. I always find the story a little bit confusing and Bond as a clown is odd.

A View to A Kill is pure 80's camp. I love May Day! The film as a whole doesn't especially click with me though.

Me and the mister are avid cinema go-ers. We average 42 per year with our subscription based cards for Cineworld in the UK. On top of that we're currently making our way through films we missed in the cinema for whatever reason, thanks to Netflix.

Last night we watched Money Monster which was excellent - much better than I thought it would be!

Are any of you on Letterboxd?

@Feena Hey!

I had to Google it but this actually looks great and would be useful for us.

@Ayeffen If you decide to join, drop me a line and I'll add you! It's definitely useful for people who see a lot of movies like you.

p.s. I liked Money Monster more than I anticipated as well.