What Films Have You Seen Recently?

[bizarre_eye@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by keirarts

The Lobster

Colin Farrell plays a chubby singleton who is shipped off to a resort to find a partner. It's the 'near future' aka tomorrow and everyone is required to have a partner. At the resort, if you can't find a partner then you get turned into the animal of your choice. Farrell has chosen a lobster as they live to 100 and have blue blood like the upper class. The atmosphere at the hotel is weird to say the least with some unusual rules including having your hand burned in a toaster for masturbation. After a terrible attempt at a relationship with a psychopath fails, Farrell cheeses it into the woods to live with the 'loners' people hunted by the residents of the hotel who have sworn off relationships and have equally draconian rules about anyone who deviates from the rules. This causes problems when he falls for one of the loners, played by Rachel Weisz.
As weird as it sounds the experience of actually watching the film is stranger. The performances all appear deliberately stilted and forced. The dialogue is at times frank and bizarre. The tone feels more bleak than whimsical and just when you are enjoying it as a strange comedy the film throws in something disturbing. Its probably going to rub some people the wrong way but I really enjoyed this. I must admit I also enjoyed the directors previous film Dogtooth as well. Its worth checking out before you buy it if possible but its a really great little film.

I enjoyed Dogtooth and this sounds like my kind of film. I've added it to my Love Film rental list.

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Ive looked at the lobster several times and wondered if to watch it or not but now ive been sold, thanks

[Justin101]

The Lobster sounds good to me!

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Justin101

The Lobster sounds good to me!

I like lobster. In a rich creamy sauce. Not a smart move Colin.

[J Harker]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

I like lobster. In a rich creamy sauce. Not a smart move Colin.

No sauce, just a nice garlic butter while still hot. Maybe an 8oz rump steak alongside. Surf and turf. Mmm.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by J Harker

No sauce, just a nice garlic butter while still hot. Maybe an 8oz rump steak alongside. Surf and turf. Mmm.

I had a surf and turf again about a month ago at a nearby pub and the steak was tough and gristly which totally ruined it.

[J Harker]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

I had a surf and turf again about a month ago at a nearby pub and the steak was tough and gristly which totally ruined it.

There was a really nice pub not far from us did an excellent steak and lobster surf and turf a few years back. Become a beefeater now and has the usual generic menu.

[bizarre_eye@Cult Labs]

You can't go wrong with a nice bit of surf and turf.

[Demoncrat]

Mixed bag again.
Adult World (2013, Scott Coffey)
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The Green Inferno (2015, Eli Roth)
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[Justin101]

Adult World is the one with Emma Roberts in it? I keep meaning to watch that, it's on Prime Movies at the moment.