Movie recommendations

[Eamonnca1]

Saw Child 44 the other night. Not a cheerful film by any means, but an interesting look at life in Soviet Russia during Stalin's purges. Another Ridley Scott masterpiece.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uia6y9SRsj4

[gallsman]

Avengers a bit of a mess and nowhere close to the brilliant charm of the first but still a lot of fun. 6/10.

[The Iceman]

Taken 3. Very different to the first two efforts this one had a bit of character development which is strange given its supposedly the last one. Not as much action but enjoyable all the same. Better than the second installment but not as good as the first. 6/10

[The Iceman]

Watched the Voices with Ryan Reynolds last night. Looked reasonable in preview. Horror/comedy.
Atrocious. Skipped 40 mins of it to see the ending which was as bad as the rest. 2/10 stay clear

[screenexile]

Is it just me or has there been very little to be excited about the last while??

[50fiftyball]

I thought Avengers : Age of Ultron was great. A solid 7.5/8 out of 10. Plenty of big names in it, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, RDJ to name a few.

There's a movie I've wanted to rent out for some time - Interstellar, Matthew McConaughey. Is it a must-watch?

[JoG2]

Is it just me or has there been very little to be excited about the last while??

Kingsman is a good watch 7.8/10

[The Iceman]

Is it just me or has there been very little to be excited about the last while??

Films are watering down. There hasnt been anything spectacular in a while. Even the Oscar nominations have been weak. 12 years a slave was one of the best I've seen in a while, the Hobit series has been good for effects but nothing spectacular. Action movies have been regurgitated rubbish. Books being made in to films can't capture the magic of the books.... you're definitely right - nothing to get excited about....

[CD]

finally got around to watching 'Good Vibrations' last night. Really enjoyable and an excellent portrayal (though romanticised) of Terri Hooley. 6/10. There was a fair bit left unsaid!

[nrico2006]

I have been feeling the same recently, very little that I have wanted to see and I have actually watched very few films the past 3 or 4 month and usually I would watch a lot.  I did watch Interstellar though and thought it was very, very good.  It was just missing something for me though.

[DownFanatic]

Quite liked Foxcatcher.
Thought Steve Carell played it very well.

[Canalman]

Is it just me or has there been very little to be excited about the last while??

Films are watering down. There hasnt been anything spectacular in a while. Even the Oscar nominations have been weak. 12 years a slave was one of the best I've seen in a while, the Hobit series has been good for effects but nothing spectacular. Action movies have been regurgitated rubbish. Books being made in to films can't capture the magic of the books.... you're definitely right - nothing to get excited about....

Alot a result of movie piracy I read recently. The wham bang comic hero movies have to and usually make their money in the first week or two. The "sleeper" movie which hopes to rely on word of mouth to make money struggles.

According to the article I read it is now very hard to get a movie financed due to illegal downloading etc.

[Eamonnca1]

Far From the Madding Crowd.

If you like period dramas then I highly recommend it. A great story, well told. Good acting, directing and cinematography.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCm1XNVD_0c

[CD]

Far From the Madding Crowd.

If you like period dramas then I highly recommend it. A great story, well told. Good acting, directing and cinematography.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCm1XNVD_0c

One of my favourite books so looking forward to it!

[Eamonnca1]

One of my favourite books so looking forward to it!

I haven't read the book yet. Sometimes I read classic novels before watching the film and find the film disappointing because it has to leave out so much.