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[Off-topic] Dirk:
Hey fella, i missed you!

Had to login to discuss phone stuff and thought 'while i'm here...yearly check in with the fine denizens of Off-topic'! GITM isn't really my thing so i skipped it. More into the Denis Villenueve approach to filmmaking right now. Sicario came out so long ago and it's still my favourite movie of the decade! I finally saw his movie Enemy recently though. Jake G. great as always. Very layered movie with strong symbolism, Takes a while to get your head around it.

How have you been? Have you seen a movie called 'Land Of Mine'? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3841424/ It's a fantastic watch. Simple but powerful. The lead actor has amazing screen presence and really carries the film on the strength of his performance. I couldn't look away for a second!

if you have any new foreign movie recommendations, i'm all ears. I've utterly exhausted a century of movie making and seen everything i want to of the obvious films. Probably watch more Documentary movies these days as they are plentiful and usually of high quality.
[Off-topic] husam666:
I've been good, thank you :D

I haven't seen Land Of Mine, but I will watch it soon I hope, thanks for the suggestion. (I'm not much of a film person)

I don't know much about foreign films, but usually French films are great.

If you like messed up foreign films you might like Martyrs http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1029234/ be careful, it's not for the weak of heart
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
" The Dark Tower" for me..great action but nonsensical scriot and story..I started to doze off and lose interest a bit half way. 4/10

"The Humanity Bureau" Nicholas Cage. nonsensically bad script. bad acting. long boring lulls..tries to be a dystooian cool movie but falls flat. low budget. waste of time .But I like Nicholas Cage so its a 4/10 for me. Probably one of Cage's worst movies. If cage wasnt in it I would give it a 2/10.

Did I mention "Outrage" Japanese movie. Takeshi Kitano. Exceklent violent action packed yakuza movie. some laugh out loud parts. 8/10 or 9/10.

"Tulip Fever" great acting. great script. great costume drama. 7/10 almost an 8/10. Highly watchable. Tulip mania explained to the masses.

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I really enjoyed BladeRunner 2049. Waiting to watch it second time on video.
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
watched

"Victoria & Abdul" better than I expected. Some laugh out loud moments . 8/10

"Mayhem" Post zombie virus low budget movie. Better than expected 7/10

"War for the planet of the Apes" highly watchable 7/10
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
"Justice League" Ben Affleck such bad acting. (Christian Bale was a MUCH better Batman). Justice League story was silly. Script/ dialogue was corny. Some nonsensical parts IMO. Some the jokes fall flat. Aquaman (??) was silly and uncool. Previous Wonder Woman movie was much better.

I give Justice League a 2/10
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
Murder on the Orient Express - great effort but boring. 4/10.

Logan Lucky - good action 7/10

Crooked House - Highly watchable 7/10

Killing Them softly- Brad Pitt. Good action 8/10
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
"Hangman"

Al Pacino top actor in a low budget movie with bad script bad dialogue bad editing, some long boring scenes, bad makeup and a mostly predictable story. 4/10.

"Oldboy (Korean original version)"

much better than the Josh Brolin American version of Oldboy movie. The Korean Oldboy movie is more violent and shocking. great cult movie. great acting and action.

9/10.
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
Daddys Home 2 : Silly but some laugh out loud moments...worth watching 7/10.
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
Star Wars The Last Jedi: Funny beginning, felt a bit boring mid way but great ending. for me its a 7/10 only.
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
"Mother!" - Jennifer Lawrence in a total mind-FUBAR schizophrenic nonsensical ridiculous nail-biting on edge your seat movie where after you finished watching it you look to each other and think what did we just see. 7/10

"9/11" Charlie Sheen stuck in a lift during 9/11 attack. low budget but entertaining some parts. 6/10.
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
havent seen Psych..will keeo an eye out for it.

but I watched a great new Korean gangster movie called "New World"...its supet violent good acting great script movie along the lines of the cult HK movie "Infernal Affairs" (which Martin Scorcese remade into the hollywood film The Departed). New World is a 9/10 . excellent.
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
"The Killing of a Sacred Deer" with Nicole Kidman and Colin Farrell. Wow. One of the best and most intense movies I seen this year. Almost as if Stanley Kubrick made it himself. Riveting. Superb acting. Superb editing. Brilliant cinematography. Shocking.

I give it a 9.5/10 . A must watch if you like kubrick movies.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
mother! -Aronofsky near his best. Requiem and Swan are better but i thought it was great.

Killing Of A Sacred Deer - Kubrickian, stylish and thought provoking. Interesting modern day retelling of Greek myth with great performances.

Star Wars - Entertaining but terrible. Disney should stick to Princess cartoons.

Justice League - Terrible, but somewhat watchable.

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri - Nowhere near as good as In Bruges. Ruined by bad writing and weird plot elements. Watchable though.

Dunkirk - Underwhelming, cold and austere. Good cinematography and score though. Needed more emotional connection to the characters, none of whom we really got to know.

Blade Runner 2049 - Film of the year. Stunning, with the best sound and visuals from any movie since Sicario. Denis Villeneuve, Roger Deakins and Hans Zimmer should all get an Oscar. Great performances all round. Better than the original film. Loved it.

Lady Bird - So so coming of age drama. Very safe and unremarkable. Laurie Metcalf plays the mother from hell which can get annoying at times. Saoirse Ronan is great as always though.

Raw - French Horror flick. Original and superb. Watch it today!

The Snowman - Horrendous. A real trainwreck that could have and should have been better.

I, Tonya - Better than expected. Worth watching.

The Disaster Artist - An insight into the making of The Room. Very average movie about a very bad movie.

Not the very best year for movies but far from being the worst. There were a couple from earlier in the year i enjoyed. Logan was great, as was Split. Get Out was really enjoyable too, Baby Driver and even Spider Man were good entertainment. Feel like i can't complain overall.

For those who haven't seen it, Godless is a Western Miniseries that you should try to catch. Every episode is like a movie in itself. It's very well done and totally compelling throughout.
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
On Wings of Eagles - good cinematograohy. Joseph Feinnes war survival movie supposed to be based on true story of Eric Liddel 7/10

Bright - very good fun to watch. Will smith 7.5/10. I think its a movie by Netflix.

Last Flag Flying- some laugh out loud bits. Steve Carell Bryan Cranston and Laurence Fisburne. the dialogue is good. worth watching 7/10

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totally agree with what u said about star wars and Blade runner 2049, justice league and killing of sacred deer.

will try to watch Raw and Godless. sounds interesting.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Have you seen The Shape Of Water yet? While i still think Pans Labyrinth is Del Toro's best movie, this one is a close second. Both are essential viewing. Glad that he won the Golden Globe.
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
Pans Labyrinth I watched long ago...thought it was very good..but I didnt watch The Shape of Water because I didnt see any good reviews at that time... will definitely try get a hold of it and check it out.

watching Godless now...slow start but seems to be very good as it goes on...good recommendation. tks

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"Mark Felt" Liam Neeson in a tense movie about Watergate crisis Nixon era .. Great movie. 8/10. ....also its Produced by Ridley Scott.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
The Lobster - From Yorgos Lanthimos, the Director of 'The Killing Of A Sacred Deer'. Great movie. Absurd and funny. Colin Farrell stars:

"In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in forty-five days or are transformed into beasts and sent off into The Woods".
[Off-topic] Sleepy!:
I watched Bright.

It's simplistic, the plot lacks depth and it's full of buddy cop cliches.

But after the superhero movie deluge of the last few years, I'll take it. Somebody needs to make something that's fun and different.

BTW I liked MIB too
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
Why Him? - James Franco and Bryan Cranston . Silly but hilarious. Great cameo roles. laugh out loud moments. 7.5/10.

The Deuce - James Franco movie made for tv. gets better as it goes along. worth watching 7/10 about pimps and cops and prostitutes in 70s in New York.

Battalion - by HighOctane picture. pure rubbish low budget waste of time scifi war movie . bad script bad acting just bad. 1/10

Godless - movie made for tv series. a Western. brilliant. 8.5/10.
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
Insidious: The Last Key (2011) - Good but not as great as the previous Insidious movies. First half very slow almost fell asleep...second half much better. Some laugh out loud moments..The ending was good shock horror and action even though the logic of what the mother does in the end was a bit nonsensical..There were girls screaming in the cinema so there were some good shock horror moments though.

TL / D R

I give it a 6.5/10 worth watching.
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
Instrument of War - Pilot crashes becomes POW in WW2. Low budget simplistic story. Not very dramatic. Script simplistic. 5/10.
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
The Shape of Water - Much better than I expected.

7.5/10 highly watchable.
[Off-topic] Calko2882:
Princess Mononoke - Made by the infamous Hayao Miyazaki. Main character goes on a quest because of a curse, and gets very interesting very fast.

Id say 8/10, but personally i like it so much, id rate it 10/10.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Michael Shannon elevates everything he appears in. The first epidode of the new mini series Waco has aired and he's in that too. I like it so far.

Can't recommend the Amazon Original show 'Patriot' enough. It is incredible. Everyone should be watching it.
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
The Polka King - Jack Black is back in form. A silly but hilarious movie about true story of a Ponzi scheme Polish folk singer in America who you would call the most positive man ever. Great movie . 8/10
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
Renegades - story about 5 Navy Seals and Nazi gold. Total rubbish. bad nonsensical script. Bad acting overall. Don't be fooled by the big CGI movie trailer action. 2/10.
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
The Commuter - Liam Neeson is great. great script and story. Good plot twists in extreme action and CGI. Highly watchable. A must watch if u like Liam Neeson movies. 8.5/10
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Please Stand By - Dakota Fanning with Autism. A sweet, heartwarming story. Sister Elle gets all the attention these days but Dakota still has what it takes. A nice, easy watch. 8/10

Lucky - Harry Dean Stanton in retirement. As above, a nice, easy watch. 8/10

Only The Brave - Until i saw this i had Wind River as the sleeper hit of 2017, but this gets the nod now. A true story writ large, it's an awesome film that should have been a massive box office hit. Almost a throwback to eighties action/disaster flicks that were more imaginative than today's standard copy/paste fare. A great ensemble cast, compelling story and emotionally gut wrenching. Looks great too. Ten times better than any Marvel movie. Avoid spoilers and watch it now! 9/10

Murder On The Orient Express - Has it's moments, but mostly it's perfectly average all round. Watch the original instead. 6/10

Molly's Game - Aaron Sorkin's Directorial debut. I'm a big fan of his writing. It's usually great and this was no exception. Jessica Chastain is excellent as the Entrepreneur Molly Bloom, a former Skier turned Poker moll. Idris Elba does a great turn as her Lawyer, as does Kevin Costner as her Father. Based on a true story. A great watch. 9/10
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
Molly's Game - Good movie. great cast. great acting. good suspense and script. The dialogue was a bit too "rushed" and fast in some scenes reminded me of the old black and white detecrive movies fast dialogue. But overall good movie. a must watch about true story of ex Olympic skiier becomes involved in poker and making big bucks. some riveting moments.

i give it an 8.5/10.

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The Open House (2018) - Netflix. First 80% great suspense and jump scares...great acting...but the last 20% was totally nonsensical waste of time and the movie had NO ending..it just ended almost mid-scene. Such a waste of talent an opportunity to make a great movie for tv. Dont bother watching unless drunk.

Its a 2/10 for me.

very disappointing.
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
"Abacus. Small enough to jail" - Brilliant true story documentary about persecution of minority community small bank, while letting too big to fail banks off the hook. Gripping. Emotional moments. Highly watchable.

8/10.
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
"I, Tonya" - Brilliant true story of ex champion skater from rags to stardom to downfall. Exceptionally well made. Great acting. great editing. Great script. Hilarious with many laugh out loud moments. A must watch. A comedy and greek tragedy and dumb and dumber in one movie. Surprisingly very enjoyable movie.

9/10.
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
Darkest Hour - about Churchill WW2. Probably Gary Oldman's best performance. Great acting all. Some tense and funny moments. A must watch. 9/10.
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
LBJ - Woody Harrison is always great. Interesting movie with a viewpoint from President Johnson. highly watchable. 7.5/10.
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
All Eyes on Me (The untold story of Tupak Shakur) - very good. Good and believable actor playing 2Pac . A must watch if you like 2Pac.

9 /10.
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
"Black Panther" - Good movie. A-class stars. Good costume. But I feel its very overrated. Some laugh out loud moments but not alot .. Some new ideas. But it was very good but not exceptional like I would want to buy a ticket to watch it again. The post credit scene fell a bit flat and they missed a great opportunity to have the whole cinema crowd clapping in the end ..but it didnt happen. Kind of ended with a silent "oh..thats it?" . I expected more after all the hype. Its not a 10/10 but I wud give it an 8.5/10. still a must see though.

and the CGI is not great in some scenes. I expected much more from this movie.
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
"Altered Carbon" on Netflix...Its not Westworld level of acring...but its gppd and some good concepts along Blade Runner cinematography...fun to watch....lots acrion..7/10 highly watchable.
[Off-topic] husam666:
+1 on Altered Carbon, also if you're a video gamer it feels like Deus Ex in a few ways. Such a great show
[Off-topic] Tranquilitysmile:
"The end of the ****ing world" is one of the best new TV-Show, i hope that 2-season relesed
[Off-topic] tw1n5nak35:
Alright, i'ts been a few months and I finally did it. I woke up bright and early and watched the WHOLE Xmen marathon in 1 sitting. We'll breaks in between for a smoke, snack, drink and use the rest room. I watched them in this order:

X Men First Class

X Men Days of Future Past

X Men Origins : Wolverine

X Men Apocalypse

X Men

X 2 United

X 3 The Last Stand

The Wolverine

Deadpool

Logan

I was going to watch it on SORT OF Machete Order ( Star Wars) Future, then the past. I was going to watch in X1-X3, then first class, days of future past, apocalypse. then, X men origins, the wolverine, Logan and Deadpool.

I think it would have worked out better this way. I watch the Charles xavier Future, then the past, then all the wolverine films fill the gap. But I'm happy i watched it in Sorty of Choronological Order, so theres less confusion :D
[Off-topic] ShapesBlue:
I just watched them in the order they were released. That's a little different the way you watched them. I'm still pissed about the way they ended Logan, I won't reveal in case no one has seen it but I'm still quite mad

Sent from my OP3T
[Off-topic] Taritz:
Intriguing, I loved Deus Ex. I guess I know what I'm doing tonight! :)
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
"Get Out!!" - great psycho Saw-like horror thriller. Some laugh out loud moments. Tense. Great acting. a must watch. (probably One of the best movies this year).

9/10.

"Cocaine Godmother- The Grisela Blanco story" probably Catherine Zeta-Jones's best performance. the amazing True story about one of the greatest drug dealers in Pablo Escobar era. Very enjoyable to watch the drama. Not for kids. Violent though. 8/10.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
The Vanishing Of Sidney Hall - 9/10

Powerful, emotion driven drama. Beautiful and poignant. A great, compelling watch that i highly recommend.
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
sounds interesting will try check it out.

i watched "Con man" surprisingly good movie very enjoyable to watch true story about conman Barry Minkow. . I never heard of this film before but when I watched it was surprised so many big names like Starwar's Mark Hamil , and Godfather's James Caan and a Rocky's wife and few others. The movie looks low budget and average in beginning but with big A-list stars and got better as it went on.. was very enjoyable to watch. 8/10.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
I love films about 'the con'! It's a great sub-genre to explore. Ocean's Eleven and The Sting are a couple of greats that spring to mind.
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
The Man who invented Christmas - about Charles Dickens. Enjoyable sometimes silly sad funny true story about the famous author. Worth watching 7.5/10.

The Post - one Meryl Streep's better movies. Some big name stars like Tom Hanks and The guy from Better Call Sal. Slow almost boring in beginning but builds up good suspense and drama as it goes on. worth watching. 7.5/10.
[Off-topic] DreameR2504:
this subject is complicated i like Action-Comedy
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
The Death of Stalin : stupid silly over-acting ridiculous movie with bad script that has one or two laugh out loud moments. 3/10

Downsizing: Big name actors in a movie that starts good but ends very flat and just silly boring. Dialogue is bad. The Vietnamese woman's accent is so bad also. Almost degrading. 3/10
[Off-topic] Toka97:
+1, it's crazy and cool
[Off-topic] Roodresh:
Its awesome. I hope their will be a season 2.
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
THREE BILLBOARDS: great movie. Tense. Plot twists. Great dialogue. 9/10

24HOURS TO LIVE : could have been great with such great action and Ethan Hawke.. But bad directing bad dialogue bad script robotic actors in some scenes and the plot was nonsensical mostly. Teens might like the fight scenes. 5/10.
[Off-topic] TravisBean:
Just watched "Atomic Blonde." Not bad, except for the over-the-top fight scenes that weren't really believable.
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD: A Ridley Scott movie about the miser soulless richest man in the world John Paul Getty. True story. Christopher Plummer is spectacular. Mark Wahlberg is good also. Good tense directing. Good script. Really enjoyed watching.

8.5/10.
[Off-topic] TravisBean:
On my "To Watch" list.

Today I'm going to see "Ready Player One" in IMAX 3d. Supposed to be good.
[Off-topic] TravisBean:
"Ready Player One" in IMAX 3d. 4 out of 5 stars. Excellent movie. Definitely would recommend it.

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Kevin Spacey was supposed to play J P Getty, but..................

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life...-scandal-complete-list-13-accusers/835739001/
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
Yes "ready player one" is on my list.. Will see soon. The reviews on imdb don't seem believable because alot of people trying to pan the movie but it seems good. Will definitely see now.

MARROWBONE: very slow in the beginning almost tedious.. But it gets better gradually.. And has a great plot twist ending. Highly watchable in the end. 7.5/10
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
"The Disaster Artist": genius funny. Great directing. Really enjoyable. Laugh out loud. Tip: watch till after the credits. 9/10.

"10x10" : started good.. But became a bit nonsensical in the fight scenes and story.. A few loopholes and gaps in story. 4/10.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
You Were Never Really Here - Amazing movie. Man On Fire without any Hollywood niceties. Simple, disturbing and very effective. 9/10
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
sounds interesting..tks. will check it out.

A Quiet Place - wow. watched yestersay. brilliant. exceptional directing and overall good effects. great acting. Emily Blunt mesmerizing. Good plot and alot of tense moments. A must watch. 9/10.
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
"My name is Lenny" - a true story English film about hard boy Lenny in East London. Alot over-acting but stars john hurt and michael bisping . starts not so good but gets much better as the movie goes along. some tense moments. good ending with real clips of the real Lenny. Ultra violent. worth watching if u like the violent old hooligan gang style movies. for adults. Didn't regret watching it. 7/10.
[Off-topic] roger_flash:
Revised Shawshank Redempten. It's my favorite movie. Who else likes this movie?
[Off-topic] Dirk:
That movie is taking off. Can't wait to see it!

Paterno - Al Pacino playing the revered Penn State Football coach caught up in the real life child abuse scandal. Very good, no nonsense movie. 8/10

I prefer the Novella by SK.
[Off-topic] simonbigwave:
PRODIGY: about a 9year old hannibal lector-like girl. low budget. rubbish. waste of time. 2/10.

started watching "Counterpart " (STARZ) looks interesting with JK Simmons. opening first S1E1 is intriguing...looks good so far..its a modern day scifi i think..
[Off-topic] Ammarali01:
3 Idiots from Bollywood is a must watch movie. Will suggest each and everyone to watch.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Infinity War: Blah Blah Blah Action. Blah Blah Blah Explosions. Blah Blah Blah Funny Dialogue. None of it means anything because:

Whatever brave choices they made in this movies will be for nothing. It will all be made right in the next one. Kill some characters this time? No problem, we'll do some time shifting in the next one and bring them all back again. It's inevitable.

Marvel have completely failed to recapture the magic of the first Iron Man, release after release. More is not better. Entertaining, yes, but not a transcendent experience and all too soon forgotten.