Your Favourite film of the year - so far.

Uncle Spielberg · Oct 18, 2013

Seen a lot recently. Captain Phillips knocks everything I have seen into a cocked hat. Hanks is amazing and the last scene with post traumatic stress is one of the greatest scenes of acting I have ever seen. Hanks knocks this one out of the Park. Abdi is also superb. It is a brilliant film and I would give it 8.7. Only Elysium comes anywhere near this one as I loved that as well 8.1.

I think this may change when Gravity comes out.

Smithy · Oct 18, 2013

Only seen 1 - Rush. Thought it was excellent. Would give it 8.3

The critics are raving about Gravity so I'll have to make sure I see that.

Uncle Spielberg · Oct 18, 2013

Brought side effects, still to watch.

Uncle Spielberg · Oct 18, 2013

2 Guns 6.8
Alan Partridge 7.6
Elysium 8.1
Blue Jasmine 7.7
Summer in February 7.5
Captain Phillips 8.7

Pevenseagull · Oct 18, 2013

I bloody well loved the Star Trek film and I don't like that sort of thing. I wish I'd seen it at the pictures. Great fun.

I thought the Planet of the Apes movie a year or two back was top notch as well.

(This from someone who believes "There Will Be Blood" to be the greatest movie of the 21st century)

Nibble · Oct 18, 2013

Uncle Spielberg said:
Seen a lot recently. Captain Phillips knocks everything I have seen into a cocked hat. Hanks is amazing and the last scene with post traumatic stress is one of the greatest scenes of acting I have ever seen. Hanks knocks this one out of the Park. Abdi is also superb. It is a brilliant film and I would give it 8.7. Only Elysium comes anywhere near this one as I loved that as well 8.1.

I think this may change when Gravity comes out.

Off to see Captain Phillips on Sunday. Very much looking forward to it. I rate Hanks. I know it will be well acted, well crafted by Greengrass, probably a bit of unwelcome sentimentality but I anticipate the good outweighing the bad . Gravity looks cracking. I am even prepared to put aside my hatred for all things Bullock and go to the big screen for this. Though I have reservations as Sandra Bullock's peril acting is rather cringeworthy and I anticipate high peril on this one. Clooney can be great but can also be a smug get but the premise looks strong enough to carry these two medium talents.
Elysium looks awful.

Best film so far? Diana or Out OF The Furnace. Christian Bale, Casey Affleck, Woody Harrelson, Forrest Whitakker, some bird.

Frutos · Oct 18, 2013

Star Trek Into Darkness

Uncle Spielberg · Oct 18, 2013

Nibble said:
Off to see Captain Phillips on Sunday. Very much looking forward to it. I rate Hanks. I know it will be well acted, well crafted by Greengrass, probably a bit of unwelcome sentimentality but I anticipate the good outweighing the bad . Gravity looks cracking. I am even prepared to put aside my hatred for all things Bullock and go to the big screen for this. Though I have reservations as Sandra Bullock's peril acting is rather cringeworthy and I anticipate high peril on this one. Clooney can be great but can also be a smug get but the premise looks strong enough to carry these two medium talents.

Elysium looks awful.

Best film so far? Diana or Out OF The Furnace. Christian Bale, Casey Affleck, Woody

Harrelson, Forrest Whitakker, some bird.

Hanks absolutely nailed this one mate. As I said the end scene was acting of the highest possible quality. Knocked me for six. The film was just superb.
Elysium was excellent as well.

Uncle Spielberg · Oct 18, 2013

Bullock is ok, speed was good, agree she has not done anything amazing and the Oscar she won was for a fairly average film. Clooney however is the mutts nuts.

Tom Hark Preston Park · Oct 18, 2013

Rush.

Nibble · Oct 18, 2013

Uncle Spielberg said:
Hanks absolutely nailed this one mate. As I said the end scene was acting of the highest possible quality. Knocked me for six. The film was just superb.
Elysium was excellent as well.

Cool, looking forward to it. Elysium prob is good, Damon is value but nothing about that film made me want to see it.

Nibble · Oct 18, 2013

Uncle Spielberg said:
Bullock is ok, speed was good, agree she has not done anything amazing and the Oscar she won was for a fairly average film. Clooney however is the mutts nuts.

Clooney can be terrific but I can only handle one of his films per year as he acts the exact same in every film and if I see that tilt of the head, the smirk and the simultaneous exhale followed by "Hmm" too often I cry.

Austrian Gull · Oct 18, 2013

Rush was a great film - Daniel Brühl deserves an Oscar for his performance.

Uncle Spielberg · Oct 18, 2013

Nibble said:
Cool, looking forward to it. Elysium prob is good, Damon is value but nothing about that film made me want to see it.

It was very good. Better than District 9 for me. Clooney is Clooney, a very good actor.

Tom Hark Preston Park · Oct 18, 2013

Uncle Spielberg said:
It was very good. Better than District 9 for me.

Durlston · Oct 18, 2013

Not a new film this year but I saw the original Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) a few days ago.

The best horror film I have ever seen. Unexpected sick bits like the self-harming nutter with the knife, the girl in the freezer still alive and the victim regaining consciousness round the dinner table eating human remains with some of the scariest looking monsters (the 'dead' old person with the hammer is probably the most disturbing scene I've ever watched) and for a hardened horror movie addict like me it's bloody terrifying. :ohmy:

vulture · Oct 18, 2013

Star trek into darkness

Uncle Spielberg · Oct 18, 2013

Tom Hark said:

It is my opinion Tom. Have you seen both ?

Nibble · Oct 18, 2013

I wasn't that taken with District 9. Was entertaining for first half but pretty mediocre/boring for second half. Don't know what all the furore was over.

Garret Bobby Ferguson · Oct 18, 2013

Can't wait for Gravity. Apparently it is well worth seeing in 3D and you can't say that for many films. Not a recent film by any means but saw Eyes wide shut the other day, thought it was brilliant. Had never bothered with it before as heard it was pretty poor and I'm not a great fan of Cruise but couldn't fault it.

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