I find myself very reluctant to go to any screening after 11am. A morning film, lunch and then a bus home before peak hour are most enjoyable.
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Watched Project Hail Mary at iMax for the first time in quite a few years as it was the only sane time to see it if I wanted to avoid peak hour public transport home.
As ever with the big screen I was momentarily impressed with some effects within the ads but after that it was just a very big screen. Nothing especially immersive or compelling about it.
I enjoyed the film for what it was i.e. a low key Guardians Of The Galaxy with elements of ET and Ryan Gosling playing himself. Would recommend it as a nice switch off but absolutely have to agree with all the reviews which marked it down because there was no real sense of jeopardy or hazard in it at all. No real sense the planet or its population were in immediate danger. No terror or shocks. It was just soft and gentle all the way. Woman further down by row guffawed loudly on multiple occasions to the concern of all present. They were certainly funny moments but laugh out loud funny? Clearly not.
Numerous silly elements to it which required much more than suspension of disbelief. More “that’s a huge gap, let’s pretend it didn’t happen and plough on through.”
Overall though a thumbs up. Nice and light start to the week.
Not to mention how they learned to communicate 
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All the points you make are valid but for me, I’m willing to suspend my logical analytical brain and escape from reality.
Real life is for the news.
It’s what we all do to a greater or lesser extent for every film. There’s no unwillingness about that on my part. The point was more that some parts of some films stretch that to or beyond breaking point and this very much fell into that category on multiple occasions. It didn’t spoil it for me as it wasn’t a film to be taken seriously in the first place but it absolutely meant I couldn’t ever completely switch off because there was always another ludicrous moment coming down the line.
Maybe you suffer from Misophonia.
My wife has it. Constantly complaining the fence and gate are rattling in wind. Pen clicking and eating crisps is a big no no.
There are a few suffers on the forum. Sadly they are unable to enjoy vinyl, they hear pops and clicks that most other people don’t.
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I’ve wondered if it might be that myself. I’ve noticed I’m definitely less tolerant of certain noises than my partner is. We went to see a Sandy Denny tribute singer recently and someone was tapping their foot on the wooden floor, badly out of time with the music! I had to move away from them.
Fortunately, I don’t have a problem with vinyl but I do keep my records extremely clean!
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Just got back from Hail Mary in a busy for Grantham after lunch slot at the Savoy.
I’m not into sci-fi but thought the big screen experience really helped.
I did enjoy it but I must confess to having looked at my watch twice.
I don’t think it would have lost anything by being 30-40 minutes shorter and for the makers they would have saved a few bob, but then noticed it’s an Amazon product where money is no object.
My wife and I were reflecting that maybe we’d seen the other life form in an episode of Dr Who or Star Trek.
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I saw it as more of a futuristic Robinson Crusoe story, though without the slavery aspects and with both of them on a par.
I was quite pleased that the alien was alien rather than a humanoid with pointy ears and a purple face for example.
The pseudo science was just an excuse for being stranded without much hope of returning. I didn’t really pay much attention to that aspect of the story.
Perhaps about 20 in the audience in a small cinema seating about 60. No annoyances, thankfully!
Overall we liked it.
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Just seen Hail Mary, loved it, warm , funny and well crafted imho. Highly recommend watch for escaping the current sh!t show we live in.
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The Drama - a black comedy/drama about a wedding starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson. There is a very big reveal, which I won’t mention, that drives this film. First time I’ve seen performances from either of the 2 leads that I’ve really enjoyed. I absolutely loved this and was thoroughly entertained
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On my list for next week.
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Happy to enter a more detailed discussion when you’ve seen it - I don’t want to reveal anything
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Interesting - so much kid and family stuff playing over the Easter hols I took one look and dismissed as romcom. I’ll revisit.
A very, very dark romcom - romcom noir!
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Saw it ahead of schedule this afternoon when Mrs. H. headed into Mcr. to get her hair done.
I managed to avoid a critical article in The Guardian which had spoilers but now, having seen the film and read that I think, on balance I disagree with the offence taken even though I can totally see why offence was caused.
I thought it was an excellent film with a twist, which at first seems to be an anticlimax, and yet instantly starts to pose questions in your own head which linger long after the film ends and enrich the film itself taking it very much far away from romcom/drama mashup.
Again I can see why offence was taken at Zendaya being the protagonist having fessed up to a thing which is overwhelmingly white and male but that enables you to pose deeper questions than ordinarily.
I thought both the leads were superb. I’m no fan of him at all but both were roles given huge range and I thought the range was fully explored and accurate. Nothing felt over-stretched. Extra layers added perhaps if you know the background of both leads in terms of accusations of abuse and coercive control.
In short, an absolute must see. Go as a couple. You’ll be talking about it long after the film has finished.
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3 amazing movies I saw recently.
Elvis Presley EPIC…is indeed EPIC. A very real live performance experience and I’ve never been an Elvis fan but this is a must see for music lovers.
Dying For Sex…on Disney Plus here in NZ. Michelle Williams at her best with a superb supporting cast including David Rasche aka Sledge Hammer.
Hamnet…Spellbinding, just an incredible experience. Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal are masterful in this.
Thought the Elvis thing was just a little ludicrous. Baz can’t help hyping himself and his product but, for me, it was hyper real not real.
Thought Mescal was utterly shown up by Buckley in Hammett. Her extraordinary performance showed up his usual silence and gestures for the shallow impression of acting they are.
Thought Dying For Sex was absolutely extraordinary and would recommend it to anyone. However, it was a TV series and this is a cinema thread.
Oh yes Dying For Sex is a series. My apologies. I felt Mescal was the ideal match for Buckley. He just tempered things a little I felt. Well that’s where we all see things a little differently I suppose.
A day at the Everyman to our dietary detriment as both films were classified as “Silver” so a free hot drink with rather large carrot cake or brownie.
Took Mrs. H. to see The Drama. My second viewing. She thought the entire premise not credible but agreed it was very much a film to provoke a conversation.
My second viewing confirmed that the meet cute opening is as creepy and concerning as I thought it was and worthy of probably as much discussion as the central pivot. The ending provoked equal concern. Interesting talking to the cinema staff who had seen it both morning and afternoon. Their views chimed exactly.
In the morning we saw California Schemin’. Turns out the dramatic ending was entirely fictional but that didn’t spoil a fast moving very enjoyable hour and three quarters. It’s a shame the way McEvoy wedges in the traditional music biopic redemption arc into what would have been a good study regardless bur nevertheless time well spent.
Glenrothan, directed by and starring Brian Cox. Alan Cummings plays his younger brother who fled Scotland after a family disagreement and returns 40 years later.
An unashamedly old fashioned piece of story telling that takes it’s time for the family dynamics to develop. The locations and photography really sells the Scottish landscape including the whisky industry. My only regret was not having a dram to hand.
If you ever enjoyed the Crow Road, Local Hero or I Know Where I’m Going I think you’d enjoy this.
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