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  1. Beyond being technically brilliant (I could easily see this getting a few oscar noms, especially for visual effects) something in this movie really connected with me. The way the narrative is laid out really gives you time to connect with the characters and invest in them and their situation. In this way (and a few others) it reminded me greatly of Captain Phillips, especially with the emotional pay off at the end. Mark Wahlberg does a very good job as the likeable everyman, and Kurt Russell, being Kurt Russell, gives an effortlessly powerhouse performance. As was mentioned above, it cannot be overstated how stunning the set piece second half of this movie was. I became completely lost in the situation and plight of these people on that hellish platform. Although I had seen the good reviews this still took me by surprise and I wouldn't be shocked if it even ends up in my top ten of the year. 8.5/10
  2. Overall this was something of a mess and had many objective problems, but nonetheless I was able to look past this and found it very engaging and entertaining. The CGI was amazing in general (a few patchy exceptions), especially the orcs, they really came to life for me. They were also the part of the film that worked best for me, with the human side feeling a bit rushed and poorly fleshed out. The portrayal of magic is probably the best I've seen in movies. The romance was something I was rather concerned about based on the trailers, but for me it worked, the two actors had genuine chemistry. It felt at once too short and overstuffed. By this I mean that the human characters/world especially needed a bigger introduction to make us feel engaged with them, and more room to breath (many of their scenes felt chopped short). On the other hand there were some scenes (Ironforge and Dalaran I'm looking at you) that felt unnecessary and shoehorned in. As a big fan of the games I loved most of the references and being able to tie things back into my knowledge of the universe. Difficult to tell how much of my positive opinion of the film comes from that. I feel like this is the kind of film you will either go with and really enjoy, or quickly take against and dislike/hate. 7.5/10 B
  3. My feelings exactly. I kinda loved it really. It does have a number of objective flaws, I just found that they didn't stop me from really enjoying it. I am a big fan of the Warcraft universe though so that probably helped.
  4. Seems to be a lot of people in this thread hating on the previous X-men films for some reason and I'm really not sure where it's coming from. 4 out of 5 of the mainstream X-men films are good to great, and DoFP was the best of the lot in my opinion. They were well received by critics and the general public. You could definitely make an argument that (taken as a whole) the franchise has underperformed at the BO I suppose, but that really doesn't warrant such vitriol. Heck even the solo Wolverine films aren't that bad. I held off watching Origins for ages because of how awful I kept hearing it was and when I finally watched it I actually kind of enjoyed it for what it was (could be a case of lowered expectations of course).
  5. Eh, it's going to hurt Hateful Eight (and hence the distributor) far more than it hurts Cineworld. They won't have made the decision to take it this far on a whim afterall, it'll have been a calculated move. Think about it; Cineworld loses Hateful Eight which means a small loss of revenue for a few weeks. Star wars is still packing out your cinemas in any case. Then you have some slight damage to your reputation for not showing a fairly big and anticipated movie. The distributor loses the second biggest cinema chain in the entire country. That means 20-25% of available screens. Django made $25m so lets say H8 had the potential to make $20m. Your losing $4-5m in box office in exchange for an exclusivity deal with Odeon which I'm going to go out on a limb on and suggest probably isn't worth $4-5m. Then you have the fact that you've damaged your relationship with a large cinema who your going to have work/negotiate with on future releases. And this is coming from a Cineworld Unlimited card holder who is annoyed that he's going to have to go out of his way to go and see this at an Odeon. My guess (and it's nothing more than that) is that Cineworld decided it was worth calling the distributor's bluff on this and expected them to cave.
  6. Precisely. Feeling that Gleeson's character deserved better, and not liking the way things turned out for him, is not an objective criticism of the movie. If anything it is a strength because clearly the film manages to make one feel empathy for him. I personally had no problem with the ending and the idea that it could ruin the movie for someone is incomprehensible to me.
  7. So just to confirm, a movie like Good Kill or While We're Young would be a 2015 movie for the purposes of this topic/list? Even though they are shown as 2014 movies on IMDB/wiki due to initially showing in 2014 film festivals.
  8. Saw this yesterday and really what can I say, if you like Liam Neeson and any of his recent action films (Taken, Unknown, Walk among the tombstones etc etc) then you'll like this. Personally I feel that it is one of his better action films. I'd probably rank it below Taken 1 and The Grey, but above Walk among the tombstones. The real strength here is in the characters, they all feel like well rounded, unique individuals. The director and writers have done a great job instilling a sense of depth and history to the people involved and their relationships with each other. I had a strong feeling throughout that there was a past hidden behind the physical events being portrayed, waiting to be discovered. The action sequences are fairly standard fare, nothing oustanding, but nothing terrible either. The cinematography is overall very good, it really captures a sense of New York at night time and the atmosphere that that brings with it. The acting from the key players was mostly good (you know what you're going to get from Neeson and Harris), Kinnaman isn't my favourite actor but his work was acceptable here. This was an enjoyable, fun time at the movies. Ultimately forgettable, but good whilst it lasted. 7.5/10
  9. Wow. This was the first 2015 release film I've seen so far and it sets the bar high for the rest of the year. Every one of the cast members gives an excellent performance. Oscar Isaac somehow goes up another level in my estimations with his portrayal here of a corporate boss who is, on the surface, cool and chilled out but has a subtle air of unpleasantness and ego about him that gets further and further exposed as the film goes on. Domhnall Gleeson plays the geeky loner programmer very well, pulling off just the right level of awkwardness and vulnerability. But the real star of the film is Alicia Vikander. What a performance. I am not kidding when I say that if this was a 2014 release her performance would comfortably have been in the top 5 of the year for me among actresses. Playing an android isn't easy, but she perfectly captures the cold and alien 'robotic' nature of Ava together with a real feeling of humanity and sensuality. It is a mesmorising display. You would never believe for a second that this was Alex Garland's debut as a director. It is presented with the assured, delicate and careful touch one would expect from an experienced director. I am genuinely excited for his future works. Plot spoliers are best avoided at all costs for this one. The twists and turns of the story, together with the mystery and intrigue surrounding the motivations of the various characters, are definitely a key part of what makes this such a gripping and compelling watch. I simply hope now that this film is rewarded with the box office performance that it deserves. Highly recommended. 9.0/10
  10. FYC Best Score Cold in July: http://www.youtu.be/5E4hblwwB98 The Guest: http://www.youtu.be/vlhhZIVhGw8 Enemy:
  11. I freaking loved this movie. It's just shot up comfortably into my top 10 of the year, something I didn't expect even given the reviews/buzz. Dan Steven's character is simply the most badass, ice cool, chillingly threatening character I've seen on the big screen in a long time. What a performance. Unlike other reviews I have read I didn't have any issues with the change of tack about half way through. It seemed like a natural progression from the quieter, more subtle feeling of the first half (don't think it would have worked had they tried to make the whole film like that). The escalation into excessive and brutal violence was played just right for me. Have you guys seen how much this made at the domestic box office? What a crying shame. 9.0/10
  12. I highly doubt it (and I loved the film). I do however think that something will happen akin to what happened with Dredd. So there will be months of people praising it and questioning why they didn't see it in the cinema (and why, oh why, did it flop!!??) and then it will sell like hotcakes on DVD/Blu-ray.
  13. This is the example you see when you look up the term 'damning with faint praise' But seriously a B+ is still a very strong score which supports the early hype more or less. I haven't exactly seen anyone saying it's a masterpiece.
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