What Films Have You Seen Recently?

[Demoncrat]

Originally Posted by Make Them Die Slowly

He's the new gag.

Or just 40 years of pop culture jammed in my cranium



Night all

Dougal And The Blue Cat tis ....

[Demoncrat]

Still Buzzcocking

AAWIL Comm (with subtitles )

A-hem.

[J Harker]

Originally Posted by Demoncrat

Still Buzzcocking

AAWIL Comm (with subtitles )

A-hem.

Nah, what the feck you talkin about man??

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by J Harker

Miss Peregrines Home For Peculiar Children. Tim Burton. 2016.

When Florida teen Jacob's supposedly barmy grandfather Abe dies under (highly) mysterious circumstances he leaves behind a series of clues leading Jacob to set off for a remote island off the coast of Wales in search of the orphanage Abe was raised at. Only he arrives to find a derelict bombshell of a building and more mystery.
I wanted to say this is the best film Burton has knocked out in a while but to be fair double checking his filmography he hasn't really done anything i didn't like. Big Eyes was quite weak i thought but was still watchable and prior to that was Dark Shadows which i loved.
I think its more that he just slowed down some.
I've no idea how idea how this film compares to the source novel but i really enjoyed it. Its perfect Tim Burton material,a kind of Burtonised version of X Men with the in no way attractive Eva Green taking on the Professor Xavier role.
The cast of kids is impressive too in that there isn't a single irritating little bugger. I want to praise the level of imagination on show but to be fair for all i know it could be entirely down to Ransom Riggs the author of the novel.
Very dark and somewhat creepy in places Miss Peregrine is well worth a watch and almost essential for Burton fans.

We are on the same wavelength with this film.

Sadly you fail to mention Blackpool though.

[nosferatu42]

Listening to the Buzzcocks and American Werewolf commentary maybe??

[Demoncrat]

Originally Posted by nosferatu42

Listening to the Buzzcocks and American Werewolf commentary maybe??

Good man. Nice to see tis not all in vein

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Demoncrat

Good man. Nice to see tis not all in vein

Course not... nos will be arseholed as well!

[J Harker]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

We are on the same wavelength with this film.

Sadly you fail to mention Blackpool though.

Thats cos I'm crap at reviews. However the rather splendid Harryhausan/Jason and the Argonauts inspired finale on Blackpool pier was both surreal and gorgeously played out. The scene where Enoch first demonstrates his peculiarity was brilliant too. Reminded me of Stuart Gordon's Dolls meshed with Toy Story.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by J Harker

Thats cos I'm crap at reviews.

Wrong again i'm afraid.

I like reading your reviews.

[nosferatu42]

Only moderately to be sure.

But having said that i do struggle with abbreviations normally.

And inebriations too.