What DVD have you just watched?

A gripping true story about the Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation that uncovered a scandal that rocked one of the world’s oldest and most trusted institutions. Delving into allegations of child abuse within the local Catholic Archdiocese, a tenacious team of Boston Globe reporters exposes a decades-long cover-up that reaches the highest levels of Boston’s religious, legal, and government establishment.

The very best of Laurel and Hardy. Boxset.

A well acted love story between two women taking place in 1952.

Force Awakens Blu-ray has just landed.

Star Wars landed when i went home for lunch couldn't see my preorder on amazon and it said i hadn't ordered yesterday so ordered it and realised i'd ordered the different slip cover which is why it said not ordered... so i now have a dark and a light side cover! D'oh. I might have to watch it after work tonight.

Dreaming of my OH's parents giving him a silly large cash lump sum for his birthday in a week and a bit's time so we can buy a 272

Landed and watched. Still decent. Rogue One out in December. Episode VIII being filmed as we speak. Lots to look forward to ��

STAR WARS - The Force Awakens - Arrived to my office address yesterday, was spinning in the Blu-Ray by 8pm for a very relaxed evening - sadly, out of respect for my neighbours after 9pm, I didn't really let the sub stretch its legs, but there was enough to be completely enthralled - Even thought the whole bad guy/good guy, father/son etc has been done already

TFA this is the third time of watching (first at home) and we still saw and heard new things.

I know it's not the most original story, but where the other films in the series?  It opens up some new story lines, it has a good appreciation of the earlier efforts and looks and sounds very good as far as I'm concerned.

Bonus disc has some interesting stuff, but as usual will probably be a single view item! Didn't even know there was a Dark/Light option for the cover, we got Dark, shades of In Through The Out Door or Permanent Waves?

Even in 2 channel sounded very good , I don't miss pising about with  the multi channel bits.

As Jamie says new films to come soon and for me new Star Trek: Beyond in the summer. 

Despite some negative views, we really enjoyed this. OK, plot similar to the first one but it was exciting, good characters and the CGI was used tastefully. Fabulous 7.1 channel sound! I was a bit surprised to see that Derwent Water (this should all be one word but the anti-naughty word filter doesn't like it) is apparently the Rebel's base nowadays. Can't say I've noticed much in the way of Starfighters zooming overhead, although you do get some very fast jet-things flying low.

We're looking forward to the rest of the series.

Based on the book by David Ebershoff, The Danish Girl is the love story inspired by the lives of Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener.  Their marriage and work (both were painters) evolve as they navigate Lili’s groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer. Very well acted with a gorgeous cinematography.

Couldn't sleep so put this on. One of my favourite Directors.

The usual killer Tarantino dialogue, good acting from his usual crowd of actors plus some excellent new blood. Perhaps overly long at over three hours, but I was pretty riveted for most of the time. Tarantino has a most wonderful knack of creating a constant atmosphere of brooding menace as you sit waiting for the inevitable bloodfest. Stunning scenery, immaculately filmed.

ewemon posted:

Couldn't sleep so put this on. One of my favourite Directors.

..and one of mine. I remember going to see this at the cinema when it was released, I knew it would be painful to watch as it is based on King Lear but I have never been able to bring myself to watch it again.

M

tonym posted:

The usual killer Tarantino dialogue, good acting from his usual crowd of actors plus some excellent new blood. Perhaps overly long at over three hours, but I was pretty riveted for most of the time. Tarantino has a most wonderful knack of creating a constant atmosphere of brooding menace as you sit waiting for the inevitable bloodfest. Stunning scenery, immaculately filmed.

Got a friend dropping this off to me this week so I can watch it.

ewemon posted:

tonym posted:

The usual killer Tarantino dialogue, good acting from his usual crowd of actors plus some excellent new blood. Perhaps overly long at over three hours, but I was pretty riveted for most of the time. Tarantino has a most wonderful knack of creating a constant atmosphere of brooding menace as you sit waiting for the inevitable bloodfest. Stunning scenery, immaculately filmed.

Got a friend dropping this off to me this week so I can watch it.

 

It's been on my 'to buy' list for a few weeks now.  TonyM's review has just nudged it up the order a bit. 

Yesterday evening. Had the feeling that the whole Mockinjay story could have been covered in one movie. The movie was ok, but not good....

tonym (didn't) post:

The usual killer Tarantino dialogue, good acting from his usual crowd of actors plus some excellent new blood.

Perhaps overly long at by over three hours, ....

Do I take it that you're not a fan of Mr Tarantino's then Adam?

tonym posted:

Do I take it that you're not a fan of Mr Tarantino's then Adam?

Does look like it, Tony, but I did find Adam's post funny.

tonym posted:

Do I take it that you're not a fan of Mr Tarantino then Adam?

"Violence is one of the most fun things to watch."

I can't agree - surely kittens playing with razor blades has more fun, cuteness and menace than any rendition of 'Stuck in the Middle with You' could manage.

Not of his later (post Jackie Brown) films.

I'd pick, still, Pulp Fiction as my favourite.

I really didn't like the Kill Bill rubbish - in part for its stupid violence (no kittens) and partly for its complete lack of empathy for the genre it 'homaged' . 'Death Proof' I haven't seen, have no great curiosity about and cannot comment.

Django, Turds and Eight just seem more Tarantino. Once you've got what he has to offer there's not much to learn from his additional films.

For me - sticking at Pulp Fiction allows me to admire him the maker of a good film. The rest of his stuff inclines me to reconsider even this and doesn't build a reputation as film-maker.

Tarantino films are too much "let ME tell you a story".

This can be fine over the career of a charming, urbane and eclectic director. I find that a little Quentin was enough - the rest just seems repetition.

Encouraged by the wonderful job Arrow Video did with their Blu-ray release of The Train (see earlier post), I have been buying more Arrow releases of late, and now have their restored issues of The Long Good Friday, The Wild Geese, Withnail &I, Days of Anger, Thief, and Dressed to Kill to look forward to.  

Most recently I have watched the Arrow Video blu-ray releases of Runaway Train and, last night, The Long Goodbye.   It was the first time I had seen either film and while Runaway Train was enjoyable enough, particularly thanks to Jon Voigt acting totally out of character, Robert Altman's The Long Goodbye was the more notable of the two to my mind.  How I had missed this one, I just don't know, but I'm very pleased to have now made amends.  The transfer to blu-ray seemed to be well done, although the slightly soft-focus effect ('70's Playboy look??) mean't that the picture overall looked somewhat dated.  No matter, an excellent film (can you spot a young Arnold Schwarzenegger in there?) and a highly recommended blu-ray release.

Adam Meredith posted:

tonym posted:

Do I take it that you're not a fan of Mr Tarantino then Adam?

"Violence is one of the most fun things to watch."

I can't agree

I am fully in agreement with Adam on this one. The only film of QT that I really enjoyed and re-watch is Pulp Fiction, all the others have small elements I like, with the exception of Inglourious Basterds, which I gave up on in ten minutes - a great rarity for me.

This is a man who treats violence as a Tom & Jerry cartoon and in doing so he helps normalise that which should be reviled.

I think that probably the BEST QT film is True Romance, a film made by Tony Scott and, with Pulp Fiction, a movie where the violence is in service of the story.

I will watch The Hateful Eight, but my daughter went and saw it and didn't give a good report.

So, why keep watching? He is talented and I hope for him to extend the list of his films that I will re-visit.

A man who would improve if he had restrictions placed around him me-thinks.

M

The Kingdom of Heaven (Directors Cut)

Recommended on this forum I decided to watch the extended edition. This is a big step up on the standard cut, it flows in a way that the cinema version didn't. The original cut stuttered and made limited sense. The only weakness is Orlando Bloom, and even then only in the rallying speeches - while this might be more realistic for a recent blacksmith I think it is just a lack of delivery technique.

Glad I've bought this and I would also recommend it.

M