2015 Movie Discussion

[Smitty1993]

That's another great film.  My wife and I saw the play at The Colonial in Boston and it was lots of fun.

Never seen the play hoping too soon, loved the movie and am a huge fan of ABBA, probably one of their youngest fans ever being 22 

[Jed Cooper]

Never seen the play hoping too soon, loved the movie and am a huge fan of ABBA, probably one of their youngest fans ever being 22 

I used to hear the same thing from adults when they discovered I was an Elvis fan at just 11 years of age.  I liked ABBA when I first discovered them but as I got a little older didn't care for them because they fell under the "disco" genre and I was of the mind that 'Disco S*cks, Rock Rules!', LOL!     I felt the same way about The Bee Gees.  Nowadays, though, I appreciate both of those bands.  They have left behind quite an impressive legacy, lots and lots of great songs to enjoy.  Elvis did a great job covering "Words" by The Bee Gees. 

Getting back on topic, I'm hoping to see The Man From U.N.C.L.E. soon. 

[antonis]

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation

As good as I expected it to be.  I thoroughly enjoyed this film.

Liked it,too.
Am I the only one around thinking Tom Cruise is slightly imitating Mr Eastwood's way of talking-face expressions ?

[Smitty1993]

Just saw Sinister 2  scared of my attic now   

[antonis]

Mad Max: Fury Road



Really enjoyed this one.
Much better than the originals.
8/10

[Smitty1993]

Minions  with my nephew who didn't want to stay still and my boyfriend who just loves the minions 

[Jed Cooper]

I'm sorry but I didn't enjoy this film at all.  It was a struggle to even finish watching but my curiosity got the best of me.  I was wondering, hoping even, that the ending would be justification for watching the entire movie.  It wasn't.  I'm not a big fan of the originals with Mel Gibson but have to say I enjoyed those much more.  As Gibson made an appearance in The Expendables 3, it's too bad he didn't return to this series.  Perhaps that would've made a difference.

[Shannonsmith1993]

The Visit 1/5  it's pretty bad for a potential horror movie there's some funny moments and it's rated pg when it should have been 14A for some strong violence and horror story. Let's just say I'm quite thankful that my grandparents are dead or else I possibly would be in the same situation if they found out I posted it

[The Schofield Kid]

A nice family movie based on real events of the tiny island off Victoria that is inhabited by fairy penguins. The numbers are dwindling though as foxes have found their way to the island during low tide and it's up to a mischievous dog Oddball, to save the day and the penguins.

4/5.

Trailer:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tE7thjLAJ0

[antonis]

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.



Pure fun.Sad that it didn't perform well at the box office and there will probably be no sequel.

4/5

[Jed Cooper]

Black Mass

I saw this last night with my wife's uncle.  We both enjoyed it.

[Jed Cooper]

I just realized I posted an oversized image of this poster and have since resized it. 

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation

As good as I expected it to be.  I thoroughly enjoyed this film.

[antonis]

Minions  with my nephew who didn't want to stay still and my boyfriend who just loves the minions 

I think I fell asleep for a while 

[Jed Cooper]

Very good film.  I saw it in 3D and found myself grabbing hold of my arm rests more than once 

[The Schofield Kid]

A good film but it just went on too long for my liking.

3/5.

[Shannonsmith1993]

Just saw Hotel Transylvania 2 3/5 slightly over casted and quite long but still enjoyable even my nephew wouldn't stop laughing his little face off and I already know what I'm seeing next

[Jed Cooper]

Very good film.  Very interesting and entertaining.

[The Schofield Kid]

Se Dio vuole  (God Willing)

One of the funniest movies I've seen in a while.

Tommaso is a successful, respected cardiac surgeon who also happens to be arrogant and an atheist. However, Tommaso’s only son Andrea brings the family together to announce that he wants to become a priest. Tommaso refuses to accept his Catholicism, and is horrified when his wife Carla and daughter Bianca consider it themselves.

Tommaso goes undercover while Andrea is absent, on retreat in a monastery, to investigate and bring down the charismatic Father Don Pietro, who he believes has “brain-washed” his son and caused upheaval in his family.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Se_Dio_vuole



5/5.

[antonis]

Macbeth



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macbeth_(2015_film)

Didn't like it.Fassbender was good though.
2,5/5

[Gant]

Legend

Legend is the story of London's notorious Kray twins and their rise and inevitable fall..
Starring Tom Hardy as both Ronnie and Rggie Kray and written and directed by Brian Helgeland
of LA Confidential and Mystic River fame..

The Kray twins were gangsters who specialised in running protection rackets amongst other criminal activities and pretty much ruled Londons East End before venturing into the West End and into the world of glitzy clubs and casinos where they rubbed shoulders with starlets, politicians and peers.. during the 1960's..

Legend is a brash, flashy almost cartoonish affair. Hardy is excellent as both Ronnie (psycopathic) and Reggie (a charismatic,calculating, cool charmer, but just as dangerous) and he really convinces us with two completely different performances that gel together seemlesly..Not since Jeremy Irons in Dead Ringers have I seen this done so well.. theres even a fight sequence between them that totally convinces...

This film totally buys into the whole myth of the twins and looks like a film made with one eye on the international market. Theres quite a bit of unexpected humour, especially in Hardy's performance as Ronnie Kray.. The violence is there but somehow strangely sanitized and London looks just a little bit to shiny and glitzy.. not the bombed out dirty 60's London I remember..

I was hoping for something more gritty, especially from the writer of Mystic River but Legend completely endorses the myth as the Krays as gangster princes... not really a view shared by anyone around at the time or who was in any way connected to their story..
That said.. its still very entertaining and easily worth the ticket price for Hardy's turn.. Good music, cool suits...

7/10