Rate The Last Film You've Seen With Marks Out Of Ten - Part Two

[top4718]

Had a bit of a re-cap weekend:

 

Batman: The Dark Knight - 8.5/10 - Superhero film that plays like a crime thriller, the late Heath Ledger isthe Joker, essential viewing.

 

Robocop (1987) - 8/10 - The original and best still packs a punch despite the occasional dated SFX.

 

High Plains Drifter - 8/10 - Classic 70's Western with supernatural overtones, one of Eastwoods early directorial efforts and borrows from his mentors Siegal and Leone, excellent.

 

And a newish one:

 

The Babadook - 6/10 - Reasonable Aussie horror that deserves plaudits for keeping things subtle, does lack real scares though.

Edited August 2, 2015 by top4718

[mediumfast]

Southpaw - Just about every cliché the boxing film genre can throw up but entertaining all the same 8/10.

[mickey finn]

Gunman - Started out ok but sort of lost its way about two thirds in, Sean Penn looks in incredible shape for his age, Ray Winston not so much but both do ok.....7/10

[spats]

Southpaw 8/10 Not just about the boxing, although the fighting is filmed very well. You can feel every punch!

Hot Pursuit 6/10 Only just ok. Most of the funny bits are covered in the trailer.

ps Forgot to say that the upstairs Bar in Cineworld is out of action. It's been completely gutted. There's just loads of scaffolding.

Edited August 4, 2015 by spats

[Jeffrey Shaw]

INSIDE OUT: a brilliant, brilliant film. I've seen it twice (the second time, picking up a lot of stuff that I didn't at first notice) and even the 'over-the-end-credits' extra stuff is great. Can I give it > 10 out of 10, please?

[Anarchon]

Mr Turner - 9/10

 

Watched it on DVD the other night. Fascinating insight into the complex personality of JMW Turner during the latter years of his life. DVD had an excellent featurette on how they made the film. Timothy Spall was absolutely fantasic as the painter in question and I'm surprised he wasn't nominated for an Oscar. He aparently took a crash course in learning to paint from an art historian in the style of JMW Turner. Interesting to note that the scenes in the Royal Academy of Arts were filmed at Wentworth Woodhouse, which is not far from Sheffield. Next time I'm in London I'm tempted to visit the National Gallery just to see JMW Turners most famous paintings - The Fighting Temeraire and Rain, Wind and Speed.

[Guest]

Gunman - Started out ok but sort of lost its way about two thirds in, Sean Penn looks in incredible shape for his age, Ray Winston not so much but both do ok.....7/10

 

 

I give it the same score- could have been much better.

 

Agree on fact Sean Penn shape at 54 is very good.

 

Here's image from recent jog

http://www.pkbaseline.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Sean_Penn_Workout.png

[mickey finn]

Poltergeist (2015) 5.5/10

 

Ok but lacking in so many ways compared to the first one. It's not a bad film but maybe they shouldn't have tried so hard to copy the original.

 

Agreed, nowhere near as good as the original and just ok.

 

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I give it the same score- could have been much better.

 

Agree on fact Sean Penn shape at 54 is very good.

 

Here's image from recent jog

http://www.pkbaseline.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Sean_Penn_Workout.png

 

Wow 54, I wonder how regular he trains at his age to stay so fit.

[NERVY-OWL]

inside out 8/10- a veryt good animated film, loved the end credits part. no doubt watch it again on dvd at some point

[top4718]

The Imitation Game - 8/10 - Beautifully filmed and well acted, based on the true story of the brilliant but troubled mathematician Alan Turing.