What was the last movie you watched?

Warcraft. As someone who has never played any of the games, I liked it.

Doctor Strange 2016.

It lived up to its title, alright. It has a doctor and it was very strange at times. I still liked it, though.

Doctor Strange (2016). Fantastic film, possibly my top film of the year just for visuals alone. 9/10.

Naqoyqatsi was a little disappointing. Godfrey Reggio somewhat ruins what made Koyaanisqatsi and Powaqqatsi so great by slathering it in cheap CGI and cheesy video effects. Not all of it was bad but it got annoying after a while. At least Philip Glass was on his A game, presenting some of his best music yet.

The Accountant. I wasn't expecting much, but I enjoyed it. I loved the awkward dialogues.

Spectre. I must say, I really did not enjoy this film. The writers clearly were forcing sad attempts towards a charming, witty James Bond but I was not amused. Daniel Craig barely seemed to be acting throughout the film, possibly even being annoyed that he was in the role. The opening credit sequence was quite possibly the worst that I've ever seen in a James Bond film. It was trying way too hard to be interesting and failed tremendously. To make matters worse, the Sam Smith song was utterly atrocious. Further, the film either felt like a trailer with stylish action scenes; with no satisfying ending; or it was completely boring. In addition, the film faced many tonal shifts. Mostly, it was trying to be serious but it was hard to take the film seriously with scenes like James Bond pointing a gun at a rat. 3/10

Guardians of The Galaxy and Silence of the Lambs.

And yes, that is quite a contrast.

Shut In. I thought it was good. It made me think of that one episode of Night Visions.

Sam Smith's theme is the only thing I really liked about Spectre. What I was left with was an almost shockingly unspecial movie. No real troughs, but no real crests, either.

AFAIK, the next Bond movie features Craig as well. I guess they paid him enough to come back. The budget is huge, too. Should be interesting to see if it bombs or not, given how unreliable blockbusters have been this summer.

Spectre pales in comparison to Skyfall and Casino Royale, but at least the Honest Trailers and Cinema Sins videos for it were decent.

edited 13th Nov '16 2:19:21 PM by BearyScary

To me, Sam Smith's theme was the worst part of the film: it went nowhere, it did nothing, and it wasn't fucking Radiohead.

Re-watched Finding Nemo last night.

It holds up well to repeated re-watchings.

Jackass Number Two. Great movie to watch with friends. It may be immature but the Jackass movies never fail to make me lose my shit.

edited 13th Nov '16 3:46:11 PM by Sedmikrasky

Saw Jingle All the Way on TV yesterday. It… wasn't good. 3/10

Central Intelligence. It was ok.

You, sir, are an un-American waffle-maker.

The Prestige: I've seen it a dozen times and I never fail to find some new tidbit each time. Highly recommended.

edited 14th Nov '16 10:04:13 PM by Kesagake

A documentary about Hammer Film Studios golden age called "Legend of Hammer". Goes into some detail about most of the films, with behind the scenes footage and assessment of the quality or otherwise of the actors, scripts, direction and plots. Highly recommended.

I just finished watching Dazed and Confused. To tell the truth, I couldn't quite get into it. So the title got at least one thing right.

Captain America Civil War

It was alright. I can see the fight scenes, when not CGI, are still terrible with the shots.

A sizeable chunk of "Wanted", with James Mc Avoy, Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman. Really good entertainment.

X-Men: Apocalypse. I liked it. Giant Apocalypse looked a bit silly though.

Anastasia.

Most of "A Good Day to Die Hard". Which, sad to say, lived up to its reputation of being one step away from dog shit.

edited 22nd Nov '16 8:02:05 AM by TamH70

Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers. I liked it.

- Dune. So this is kind of a mess, chiefly because if you're going to try to condense a densely plotted epic sci-fi novel in a two hour movie and you pick a director who's kind of known for Mind Screw tendencies, you're going to end up with something that's hard to understand if you don't read the book first. On the plus side, the visual aspect of it is really strong (well, some sfx haven't dated well, but the costuming, makeup and set design departments all helped convincingly create a unique world), and the score is pretty awesome.

Lindsey Stirling - Live In London. I saw her live a few months ago and ended up grabbing a DVD of what I guess was the previous tour (along with a poster) as a souvenir. Interesting to see what stayed the same and what changed in terms of set-list and stage production - Plus when I was actually there I was up in a balcony seat and it's cool to get to see the show from a more close-up view.

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.