What's the Latest Thing You Saw at the Cinema?

Thankfully, they decided against 3D and I really can't be doing with it either. http://www.comicbookmovie.com/...oshw24/news/?a=37948

Interesting what you say about not removing the 3D lenses but i wasn't impressed with the image quality during parts of the film. 

My first reaction on reading this was bollocks. Having read a bit more I'm thinking it's probably still bollocks but with the odd exception. It's certainly not the case that MANY cinemas are doing this. The reports all seem to refer to one article about a cinema in Boston, and it all hinges on whether cinemas are alternating 2D and 3D on the same screen, which is not how it's done where I am at least.

Sony have issued a statement denying responsibility as they claim their 3D lenses are capable of perfect 2D as long as the RealD filters are not in use.

It'll be interesting to see how it all pans out. One thing for sure is that 3D at the moment isn't the success the movie companies hoped for.

Senna , good to see it with English not Japanese subtitles.

I had to leave before the end, I just can't watch his final minutes again.

I can't understand the lack of emotion from the audience, I had to shut up as my lad was saying I was getting "loud".

Adverse reaction to Prost and Ballestre's politics and race fixing/altering, should be encouraged.

It always amazed me why FISA (Ballestre) never conspired to take the second Japan race away from Ayrton.

Just saw 'Source Code' in cinema. Thriller / science fiction directed by Duncan Jones a.k.a. Zowie Bowie. Verdict: 6/10. 

EJ

Yes - that's about what I'd probably give it.

Transformers 3:

What a steaming turd. Really.

OK, if you want a load of in your face special effects you get your money's worth, but you also get:

A waste of real acting talent;

A female lead who is a biscuit, but couldn't act her way out of a paper bag;

Annoying mini-Transformers, AGAIN ...product placement perchance;

No real tension;

A need to remove your brain prior to watching to believe what humans can do and survive ....

I could go on.

If I had been feeling more sympathetic to the characters on-screen I probably could have forgiven some of the above, but I truly wasn't engaged at all.

The reviews on AintItCool generally hailed it as the best of the three. I suppose it squeeks in front of T2.

So why did I bother? I hate to admit it but ....I really quite enjoyed T1, I did give a damn, and so overlooked some if the irritating aspects of the film.

This film? Save your money.

M

Mr. Baggins,

Feel the same way. Bumblebee lubricating the agent, or the fact that none of the transformers even remotely looked like their G1 counterpart (save for Prime) are still hard to digest, but there are some genuine funny lines ("So why are you here?""I bought a car. Turned out to be an alien robot. Who knew?") and characters. It was even LaBeouf's last acceptable performance, before he managed to almost single handedly ruin Indiana Jones, Wallstreet 2, Eagleeye and everything else he appeared in (except Transformers 2, which so universally bad that not all the credit for its failure should go to one actor).

My expectations for T3 are low, but I will go see it with a likeminded friend. You have convinced me to invest in a bottle of plonk to be on the safe side.

Cheers,

EJ

Today on the silver screen: Pirates of the Caribbean: on Stranger Tides 3D. 8/10. Very entertaining.

EJ

Well, saw Transformers 3D today and I have to confess I found it rather enjoyable - even LaBeouf's contribution. Apologies for my rant above.

Cheers,

EJ

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Prt II

For me the film wasn't quiet pitch perfect, although very good. Some of the changes from the book do not make internal logical sense in the cold light of day; but do not distract when watching the film.

I do not agree with a couple of critiques I read, complaining of the speed with which the film wraps, this echoes the book - and brings the audience back full circle.

When reading the books I thought that Rowling had killed Dumbledore off one book too late, as Harry needed time to become his own man before facing Voldermort. In fact Rowling was bang on the money, Harry does not 'out-wizard' Voldermort; I thought this central point was well delivered.

I watched this film in 2D, thank goodness. I think 2D digital is superb, delivering top notch quality; 3D robs the picture of dynamism for very little return.

M

I have only seen 2 films in 3d and both were pants - it was like looking at the screen wearing sun glasses and I will not be crossing the road for another experience as to me it is little more than a gimmick.

I saw the Potter movie but I have not read any of the books so can't comment but I imagine the books to be rather less light weight than I imagined them to be having seen the first HP movie when it was released.

The Tree of Life, this evening. A combination of jerky camerawork and a miserable story made me feel pretty sick.

Chris

James

My daughter took me to see the Harry Potter film (she's 8 and I'm not) and I have to say I enjoyed it. I too find the 3D fad more of a distraction than an enhancement. Thankfully this was 2D. Haven't read the books, but I too felt the film wrapped up very quickly considering all that had gone before it. Worth watching.

Pete

Jane Eyre

Well, I went in expecting something workmanlike and actually saw something quite cinematic.

The leads are uniformly very good. The locations, camera-work and direction were excellent.

The issue in making a film of a Gothic 19th Century book is how to trim it, and they did do some radical pruning; which included the ridiculous co-incidence of her collapsing outside her long lost cousins, of whom she is unaware, nice to see an edit that improves the story.

Where they concentrate to great effect is the relationship between Rochester, Eyre and Adelle; whilst also beefing up the role of Mrs Fairfax, as played by Judi Dench.

I think that Fassbender did a good job with Rochester, but I can't help to compare him to Timothy Dalton, which is somewhat unfair as he played the role over a full series, and had an extended script to demonstrate his commanding presence, and beautifully crafted delivery of some splendid lines.

The whole is supported by a well written score.

Hope the Beeb make some money on this. A MILE better than Knightly Pride & Prejudice!

M

One Day. As books, I'd preferred Nicholls' Starter for Ten but this seemed a good adaptation. Some good lines and nice camera work/ lighting. Hathaway gorgeous in blue Chinese dress. 

Chris

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, with Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara. I was expecting an americanised / sanitized version of the Swedish original but I'm happy to say the film is much more than a straight translation and stands on its own. Also not very sanitized - there is much focus on the brutal rape and torture scenes, plenty of sex scenes, and one cruel scene in particular that may be the most shocking thing I've ever seen in the theatre - and it's not the one involving the tattoo needle. The plot so-so, but the film is almost entirely character driven and the acting is great. 8/10.

EJ

Decendents

I really enjoyed this. Character driven ensemble piece that rang chords with me, although the daughters here got on better than mine can do - nitro and glycerine!

Worth seeing.

M

Seconded. I loved the music very much, especially the deceivingly innocent tune the German guy whistles while preparing to slaughter them all.

M.

After so many votes for Thor I feel ill at ease in giving my vote to Lars Von Trier's Melancholia, but I really found it a striking, touching, saddening and very impressing film.

(I hope this won't cause some poster to question my psychic balance, as has been done already..)

M.

That's a coincidence Max. The last two BluRays I've hired from Love Film are Thor and Melancholia!

We enjoyed Thor, very good amusing script. I suspect my nearest and dearest won't enjoy Melancholia but from what I've read about it I'm pretty sure it'll be to my taste.

tony,

I saw Thor and enjoyed it, it's visually rich and entertaining, but Melancholia is a terrible film, with a hopeless vision of life, which conquests the right to be seen and deeply participated in virtue of its profound sincerity. I hope you have seen it in the last few days, or that you will enjoy it. Although >enjoy< is not the word I'd use.

Max

I really enjoyed Thor, enough to buy the BlueRay - it really is a stunningly executed movie, with some good extras.

M

The Raven, just the day before yesterday.

I can only account for going that Silvia and I wanted to sit in a dark movie theatre for a couple of hours, because I still cannot figure it out how someone might want to use an unfortunate, poetic and noble figure like poor Poe in a serial-killer-based, noisy and useless thriller that would have had the same sense if set in modern times, with a fictional character depicting a writer. But this way the feeling of deja-vu would have been excessive...

M.

Not a word I'd use either Max! Melancholia's got some stunning imagery and a disturbing atmosphere but not exactly jolly and rather pretentious. Not my cup of tea at all!