Alien Romulus , after the disappointments of Deadpool and Dune , I had little hopes.
I wuz wrong
It was very good , some cheeky nods to its predecessors - and some scary moments , a lot better than Prometheus and whatever its sequel was .
Ridley Scott’s vision of a mining settlement was many times bleaker than Blade Runner , oh and it uses AI for it’s AI character, now that may well be a first
Having watched the trailer I couldn’t build any enthusiasm to watch it.
The original was about a group of, hard-ish working, average Joe’s finding themselves in a horror show. Here were people I could relate to, and get behind. I cared about them.
The people in the trailer came across as a bunch of feckless, foul mouthed, self-centered idiots.
My suspicion was that I would probably end up rooting for the aliens.
We decided to stay home and watch:
The original Terminator; and
Apollo 13, with the commentary by Jim Lovell and his wife. The best commentary ever.
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It had to be seen against the context of what that was happening on the mining colony on which they were living , and why they were there on the ship.
Not all the characters were unlikeable .
I totally agree with you over the bad language in films these days.
I was in London at the weekend and we went to see Gladiator II. I had been keenly anticipating seeing this as my daughter had been working on the production for most of last year out in Morocco and Malta, and even got to stand in as a Numidian archer during the opening scenes, so it was exciting to try to pick her out of the action, and also to see her name come up in the closing credits (proud dad).
Conclave… pleasent change to the recent years gung-ho Christmas blockbusters… Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, and the election of a new Pope. Nice to leave the cinema without a headache from a thumping soundtrack.
I did not like this movie. I am sick of propaganda movies…
I dont understand how revealing the flaws of the three candidates and the outsider is propaganda, guess i missed that,
The end of the movie. I won’t give away spoilers, but it seems every movie is about a certain subject nowadays.
But that was revealed after the conclave had voted, and i think motivated, by the single notable speech he made in response to the outburst by one of the other candates. Also the film finished before the public reveal so we dont know if the twist would have had any impact.
Going to see this next week… really looking forward to it!
This is a fairly bog standard biopic. It’s very well made, but it doesn’t convey much of Lee Miller’s extraordinary life or her inner demons. Winslet’s performance is brilliant in a technical sense, but she’s not good looking enough to play Miller, and she can’t convey the photographer’s magnetism, drive and charisma. But the story is compelling and Andy Samberg as Miller’s fellow photographer and sometime lover David Scherman is excellent.
Knowing quite a bit about Lee Miller I found it very limited and disappointing.
Then for Kate Winslet to go around on the PR trail telling anyone who will listen how this portrays the life of a ‘powerful’ woman is a bit sh’t.
Lee Miller was an immensely complex character who led an extraordinary life from start to the end and was not defined by WW2 or outbursts of hysterics.
This picture, based on a Robert Harris novel about a papal election, is well worth seeing at the cinema because it’s visually sumptuous. Ralph Fiennes is absolutely brilliant (so are Lithgow, Tucci and the rest of the cast) and the mechanisms and intrigues behind the ballots are really compelling. There are enough plot twists to keep you watching, despite what seems like a rather unpromising premise and the slightly bathetic climax.
I was also surpised at how many Cardinals seem to smoke or vape!
Very much agree with this. Poor casting and skimmed surface of miller. Limited mention of early life and career (modelling) or why she was forced out.
Conclave:
I enjoyed this film very much, even though I did just feel that it didn’t quite live up to the promise. Perhaps it was the edit and a lengthier cut might fill a few things out a bit more. Good to see the main themes come through strongly, that those who deserve power the most are the ones who want it the least, and that love and faith in God cannot exist without doubt (Tillichians rejoice!). There’s more, but I won’t spoil it for you… The acting was top notch, especially from Stanley Tucci, Isabella Rossellini, and most notably, Ralph Fiennes. It will be interesting to see whether there’s an extended “director’s cut” in the offing if and when it come to a blu-ray release.
A nearly faithful remake of the 1922 original… skarsgärd is ‘ok’ as the count but hardly brings anything new, Willem dafoe and simon mcburney as the doctor and property agent were good. Thought the vampire bitting the victims chest rather than their throat abit odd, a clumsy plot device to show some bare chests. Best bit was the design concept and cinematography with some nice linking panning shots and the look and feel. Prefer the ‘22 version for its originality.
A Real Pain.
Two cousins reunite on a commemorative journey for their departed grandmother.
Funny in places and poignant … could have been a Woody Allen film if made twenty years ago. Doesn’t need a big screen though so could wait for it’s arrival on a streaming platform.
Going to see it on Tuesday , it will kill some time and I will be glad to get to the cinema after all the Disney schmalz over Christmas
