What Films Have You Seen Recently?

[Rik]

Me, my gf, her two daughters and my two sons went to watch the new Night at the Musuem film this morning.
I loved the first two movies, so I went in expecting the third and final part to be a let down, but I couldn't have been more wrong! It had all 6 of us laughing right from the start and that laughter carried on for the duration of the film.
Was sad to see Robin Williams in his final acting role, but otherwise a thoroughly enjoyable film and highly recommended if you enjoyed the first two.

£50 in the cinema, followed by £55 in Harvester for lunch meant for an expensive family day out, but I don't mind one bit

[trebor8273]

Nightbeast

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Alien crash lands in backwoods America and goes about about disintegrating and dismembering the local townsfolk. It's up to the small town sheriff to try and stop it. Despite its many, many flaws some absolutely terrible acting and poor script), I really enjoyed it. A hell of a lot of fn with some great gore and for its budget the look of the creature and special effects aren't too bad. 8/10

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[Gold6082]

I'd say that was a perfect review of nightbeast. I have the purple dvd hard box version .

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

The Rite (2011)

Depressingly bland Exorcist rip off which i wanted to enjoy. Despite the film boasting a heavyweight acting presence in Anthony Hopkins, Rutger Hauer and Ciaran Hinds and some grand Rome locations, it's all very ho-hum and lightweight in all quarters especially it's horror aspects.

Even the shock twist during the final twenty minutes fails to lift the film out of its formulaic meandering. The films real disappointment to me was that it failed to tread any new ground whatsoever. Thirty eight years after The Exorcist and they couldn't come up with something slightly left field.

Average at best.

[JoshuaKaitlyn]

Lucy (2014)
Great movie!

[SShaw]

Last cinema visit of the weekend (and my fourth night at the cinema) for the extraordinary The Birdman. I'm flying to Bristol tomorrow night for work, so won't be able to make it 5 cinema nights in a row. But after I have caught up with Whiplash and A year of violence at the Watershed I may try to fit in a second viewing of Birdman. Highly recommended.

[wonderlust]

American Sniper, 2015. 9/10




Bradley Cooper was just amazing.


Birdman, 2015. 8/10



Keaton is such a great actor.. <3 Fantastic film. Norton was awesome aswell.

[R-T-C Tim]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

The Rite (2011)

Even the shock twist during the final twenty minutes fails to lift the film out of its formulaic meandering. The films real disappointment to me was that it failed to tread any new ground whatsoever. Thirty eight years after The Exorcist and they couldn't come up with something slightly left field.

I've not seen The Rite but out of sheer curiosity, without discussing any spoilers, have you seen The Last Exorcist and what did you think of the ending to that?

Personally I really liked it, caught me out completely - but then I habitually don't try and think ahead in movies and think of possible outcomes (certainly not films I am enjoying).

[R-T-C Tim]

Got home last night, my wife found this on ITV2 and we just couldn't turn it off (except when I realised how the print was and put on the DVD instead!).

It is an old favourite of mine and still holds up as one of my favourite (as in "most watchable") films. The humour and creepy scenes are perfectly balanced, it has tributes to the classic Universal Horrors and classic adventure serials without ever feeling forced.

Given the utter crapfest that was the sequel though (gratuitous annoying kid, silly effects, general over-the-top bombasticness), I wonder how much Stephen Sommers was kept on the leash for this one.

[fuzzymctiger]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

The Rite (2011)

Depressingly bland Exorcist rip off which i wanted to enjoy. Despite the film boasting a heavyweight acting presence in Anthony Hopkins, Rutger Hauer and Ciaran Hinds and some grand Rome locations, it's all very ho-hum and lightweight in all quarters especially it's horror aspects.

Even the shock twist during the final twenty minutes fails to lift the film out of its formulaic meandering. The films real disappointment to me was that it failed to tread any new ground whatsoever. Thirty eight years after The Exorcist and they couldn't come up with something slightly left field.

Average at best.

This is one of the few rare films I have given 1 out of 10. I saw it in the cinemas, and it was an absolute bore and an absolute mess. None of it is good, so much is over done (the accident in the rain sticking in my memory). I truly hated it.