EDF Cinema

[titch juicy]

Not popped into this thread before.

12 Years A Slave is bona fide masterpiece. Has to be seen at the cinema and don't plan on doing anything afterwords, as you won't want to.

Ejiofor (Dulwich College student), Fassbender, Nyong'o and Dano were all outstanding. The direction is brutal but balanced with just the right amount of sympathy and despite some of the obvious explicit brutality, it's some of the scenes that aren't so graphic that are the most terrifying (Epps' chase and fight in the yard with Northup, which feels almost playful, and the way he leans on Northup's shoulder sometimes when he's talking, like an old pal- both with the menace just simmering under the surface).

Not a word was uttered by anyone in the cinema after it finished, and I didn't hear anyone say anything until we got outside. It almost felt disrespectful to.

It was humbling, affecting and quite brilliant watch and the best thing i've seen since There Will Be Blood- probably even better. 10/10

[El Pibe]

I've not seen it yet, but David simon likes it

http://davidsimon.com/slavery-a-film-narrative-and-the-myth-of-original-intent/

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12 Years a Slave - saw it today. It's basically Roots ll, or Roots Re-visited. Great photography etc, and some good acting but nothing new and nothing to write home about. If you haven't seen Roots you will be impressed, but it's just another re-telling. Over hyped IMO.

[cariad]

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[titch juicy]

Oh such lazy comments. 40 years later and it's Roots revisited? The fact that the only reference point you can use is 40 years old tells you most of what you need to know.

A film like this has never been made before- nothing this uncompromising, unsentimental and realistic about the American slave trade has had a big budget release. But it must just be a Roots rehash.

And it's a brilliant bit of filmmaking regardless of the subject matter.

Some people just love being contrary.

Give over

Drunk rant over.

[titch juicy]

Dallas Buyers Club

Another terrific watch.

The headlines are rightly about McConaughey and i'm now less surprised that Chiwetel Ejiofor didn't bag the Golden Globe. Thought Jared Leto was excellent too.

It's difficult to talk too much about the movie for want of giving loads away, but the 'bad guy turns good and takes on the real bad guys' story never tires and it's always more satisfying when it's true. There's no need for any dressing up of the story, just sensitive direction and excellent acting. Oh and a cameo from Bradford Cox.

9/10

['bout now]

titch juicy Wrote:

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> Oh such lazy comments. 40 years later and it's

> Roots revisited? The fact that the only reference

> point you can use is 40 years old tells you most

> of what you need to know.

>

> A film like this has never been made before-

> nothing this uncompromising, unsentimental and

> realistic about the American slave trade has had a

> big budget release. But it must just be a Roots

> rehash.

>

> And it's a brilliant bit of filmmaking regardless

> of the subject matter.

>

> Some people just love being contrary.

>

> Give over

>

>

> Drunk rant over.

Drunk it maybe, spot on it most certainly is.

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'bout now Wrote:

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> titch juicy Wrote:

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> > Oh such lazy comments. 40 years later and it's

> > Roots revisited? The fact that the only

> reference

> > point you can use is 40 years old tells you

> most

> > of what you need to know.

> >

> > A film like this has never been made before-

> > nothing this uncompromising, unsentimental and

> > realistic about the American slave trade has had

> a

> > big budget release. But it must just be a Roots

> > rehash.

> >

> > And it's a brilliant bit of filmmaking

> regardless

> > of the subject matter.

> >

> > Some people just love being contrary.

> >

> > Give over

> >

> >

> > Drunk rant over.

>

> Drunk it maybe, spot on it most certainly is.

Do you really need the latest film technology showing black people whipped, raped, and generally abused because you didn't quite get it when you watched Roots? The film is nothing new, nothing different other than clearer images of abuse.

[titch juicy]

Wolf of Wall Street

A bit boring basically. It left me not caring enough one way or the other. Whether it's because it was overlong and I got bored or whether it's because it's just a tedious story (we all know Wall Street- Goldman Sachs and the like- with the hideous excess) but I came out of it just thinking meh. Excess like that is fun for half an hour and in these movies the empire crumbling is usually the most interesting bit, but not here.

For a character driven movie I found myself not loving or hating any characters, and this movie should elicit all kinds of hate for the main protagonists.

I'm not sure if it's just that Scorcese chose the wrong story to make a movie from or he's just going through the motions and a long long way from his glory days- but unless he steps up with another game changer like Taxi Driver, Raging Bull or Goodfellas he should bow out now before he starts making stinkers like his protege De Niro.

Di Caprio, however was and is flipping great and there were some great comedy moments. But of the three true stories I've seen on the Oscars short list this was by far the least interesting and entertaining.

6/10

[the-e-dealer]

Rango was good! A parody of the Eastwood / Spagghetti Genre. My boy enjoyed it too!

[titch juicy]

unlurked Wrote:

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> 'bout now Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > titch juicy Wrote:

> >

> --------------------------------------------------

>

> > -----

> > > Oh such lazy comments. 40 years later and

> it's

> > > Roots revisited? The fact that the only

> > reference

> > > point you can use is 40 years old tells you

> > most

> > > of what you need to know.

> > >

> > > A film like this has never been made before-

> > > nothing this uncompromising, unsentimental

> and

> > > realistic about the American slave trade has

> had

> > a

> > > big budget release. But it must just be a

> Roots

> > > rehash.

> > >

> > > And it's a brilliant bit of filmmaking

> > regardless

> > > of the subject matter.

> > >

> > > Some people just love being contrary.

> > >

> > > Give over

> > >

> > >

> > > Drunk rant over.

> >

> > Drunk it maybe, spot on it most certainly is.

>

> Do you really need the latest film technology

> showing black people whipped, raped, and generally

> abused because you didn't quite get it when you

> watched Roots? The film is nothing new, nothing

> different other than clearer images of abuse.

Yep, it's only about the physical abuse.

[El Pibe]

I don't know why anyone bothers about anything, I mean Roots was really just Euripides' Τρῳάδες.

Who needs to see a series of still pictures flicked quickly through, with a bright light behind it when you can have a bunch of blokes with stone masks at your local amphitheatre.

[OD]

titch juicy - spot on re 12 years a Slave - I was so moved, some very powerful, hard to watch scenes which had absolutely no brutal violence in them.

If people who watched this film saw only a film about abuse - physical and verbal, then IMO they have totally missed the point. As for sighting Roots... sigh....

Hadnt thought about going to see Dallas Buyers Club...will do though!

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OD Wrote:

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> titch juicy - spot on re 12 years a Slave - I was

> so moved, some very powerful, hard to watch scenes

> which had absolutely no brutal violence in them.

>

> If people who watched this film saw only a film

> about abuse - physical and verbal, then IMO they

> have totally missed the point. As for sighting

> Roots... sigh....

>

> Hadnt thought about going to see Dallas Buyers

> Club...will do though!

Did you mean citing or did I miss the point? Lol.

[Dopamine1979]

'Wolf of Wall street'

Think Goodfellas meets Wall Street.

Based on a true story.

A bit too long but jolly good fun.

[*Bob*]

Working our way through a zillion missed films via Lovefilm.

Enjoyed these offerings - (which everyone else has probably already seen)

Let The Right One In

Gimme The Loot

Intouchables

The Place Beyond The Pines

The Kids Are All Right

[El Pibe]

Watched The Guard, rather silly but very enjoyable Brendan Gleason vehicle as a rural policeman taking on police corruption and international drug gangs.

Much lower key than it sounds, a fine turn by Mark Strong as a jaded drug baron and Don Cheadle, having already mangled an English accent in Oceans x, manages to mangle an American one! He's still curiously watchable despite this.

[Jeremy]

I thought Tha Guard was very entertaining indeed. One of the few good things to come out of my LoveFilm subscription!

[El Pibe]

Quite keen to watch Calvary now.

[Ladygooner]

Can recommend Calvary - although quite shocked by the ending!

[StraferJack]

Calvary defintely NOT along similar lines - far bleaker but very powerful (according to those who have seen it - I'm not one of them, much as I want to)

[El Pibe]

not saying i was expecting the same, but same writer, director, actor combo should hopefully produce the same quality again.

Have read mostly positive reviews, though one took umbrage that it felt it was trying to rehabilitiate the church in the post paedo climate (I paraphrase).

[Otta]

I thought The Gaurd was fecking great!

Last night I watched "Grudge Match" which is a comedy with sylvester stallone and Robert DeNiro as 2 retired boxers that come out of retirement for one last fight.

Nothing original about it, lots of cliches, but who cares, it was fun.

[El Pibe]

Dogtooth on film 4 tonight. Bonkers film but very funny.

[StraferJack]

watched Boxtrolls at the weekend - superior kids entertainment (albeit a little scary and intense)