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[logakght]

Only Yesterday (Omohide Poro Poro) - 9.5/10

[data]

dealin' with idiots

 

7/10 - loved it. people are gonna bash it because it's basically a long curb your enthusiasm episode only not quite as well written, but with a bunch of the same actors etc (minus larry david). but yeah, good stuff.

[Ivan Ooze]

 

pacific rim

 

so many neckbeards, so many 8 year olds. it was like a nambla convention. the movie was basically top gun with giant robots instead of tom cruise and gay. everyone loses on this one, wait for the next overhyped nerd endorsed shitpile.

lol

 

lol

[cloud capture]

skyfall

Cinematography & music is beautiful. I really enjoyed this movie.

[MadameChaos]

A Field in England 9/10

 

This is a fantastic film with beautiful cinematography and some very nice experimental visuals. The performances are extremely strong especially Reece Shearsmith whose switch between heavy pathos and maniac creepiness almost turns the stomach (he's so damn good at both). The psychedelic mushrooms scenes are genius and nods heavily to the classic avante-garde films of the late sixties and early seventies (which I really love) and which don't seem to get much love these days for some reason. Despite the fact it's so very vastly different from his last film, you still very much get the feel of it as a Wheatley film. I really hope he does more daring work as the outcome I feel just keeps getting better and better. He's really a director to watch from now on.

 

One though was I didn't totally get the end...

[mcbpete]

One though was I didn't totally get the end...

The final shot with the three of them looking at him in the field yeah ? (erm, that's not a spoiler for those that haven't seen it !) Yeah I wasn't 100% what that meant either

[MadameChaos]

 

One though was I didn't totally get the end...

The final shot with the three of them looking at him in the field yeah ? (erm, that's not a spoiler for those that haven't seen it !) Yeah I wasn't 100% what that meant either

 

Hmm it'll come out eventually...

[o00o]

Star Trek into darkness

 

7.5 / 10

 

If the last Star Wars had been like this it would be 10 times better.

[Guest jasondonervan]

2010 The Year We Make Contact

 

Not sure why it took so long to get around to watching this. It was alright for a hot lazy Sunday afternoon's viewing. The spaceship models were nice. Helen Mirren was unexpected. 6/10

[delet...]

Star Trek into darkness

 

7.5 / 10

 

If the last Star Wars had been like this it would be 10 times better.

 

!!!!

[Nebraska]

A Field in England 9/10

 

This is a fantastic film with beautiful cinematography and some very nice experimental visuals. The performances are extremely strong especially Reece Shearsmith whose switch between heavy pathos and maniac creepiness almost turns the stomach (he's so damn good at both). The psychedelic mushrooms scenes are genius and nods heavily to the classic avante-garde films of the late sixties and early seventies (which I really love) and which don't seem to get much love these days for some reason. Despite the fact it's so very vastly different from his last film, you still very much get the feel of it as a Wheatley film. I really hope he does more daring work as the outcome I feel just keeps getting better and better. He's really a director to watch from now on.

 

One though was I didn't totally get the end...

 

i've been hearing lots of good things about this film and as soon as i have the time i really want to watch it. lots of split opinions with some people completely not liking it and others swearing it's the best film of the year.

[YO303]

 

One though was I didn't totally get the end...

The final shot with the three of them looking at him in the field yeah ? (erm, that's not a spoiler for those that haven't seen it !) Yeah I wasn't 100% what that meant either

 

 

In my opinion ..

Thru the mushroom trip he gain magic powers and he was able to end the war and resurrect his dead friends

 

[MadameChaos]

 

 

One though was I didn't totally get the end...

The final shot with the three of them looking at him in the field yeah ? (erm, that's not a spoiler for those that haven't seen it !) Yeah I wasn't 100% what that meant either

 

 

In my opinion ..

Thru the mushroom trip he gain magic powers and he was able to end the war and resurrect his dead friends

 

 

Yeah I thought that too. AWESOME!!!

[mcbpete]

Ahh so -

 

 

was that alluded to by the fact the guy that accidentally got shot in the hole somehow came back to life during the later battle - the mushies are some sort of immortality ingredient ?

 

Though I'm so versed (not sure if that's the right word) on Lynch film logic that any clear cut plot explanation like that seems far too easy !

[MadameChaos]

Basicly the guys a fucking wizard and can totally do magic. AWESOME!!!

[tec]

In an interview after it was shown on Film4 the director hinted about :

 

 

them being dead and possibly in limbo, I need to watch it again to try and get a better grasp.

 

[MadameChaos]

Aw shit.

[MadameChaos]

I just realised something...

 

 

 

the field is surrounded by mushrooms, they are in a giant fairy ring...

 

[Guest Jimmy McMessageboard]

please use spoiler tags guys.

[mcbpete]

In an interview after it was shown on Film4 the director hinted about :

 

 

them being dead and possibly in limbo, I need to watch it again to try and get a better grasp.

 

Yeah that does actually sound a bit more satisfactory as

 

 

the last scene did seem very ethereal. Maybe he did in fact die right at the start - the field being limbo and then he finally expelled all his 'demons' via the vomiting of the stones and the battle before submitting/accepting the afterlife

 

[tec]

please use spoiler tags guys.

 

Sorry, my bad.

[YO303]

Im sticking to my theory because

when he eats the mushrooms during the final confrontation he says something like "im going to do it your way, im going to sink to your level", that leads me to believe the mushroom is black magic and as a holy man he does not like black magic

 

[sunshine recorder]

TRESPASS, ace early 90,s walter hill action fest with bill paxton/ice cube/ice t ,enjoyed this a lot 8/10

 

[MadameChaos]

Im sticking to my theory because

when he eats the mushrooms during the final confrontation he says something like "im going to do it your way, im going to sink to your level", that leads me to believe the mushroom is black magic and as a holy man he does not like black magic

 

 

Yes I agree, the mushrooms have massive significance. Also read up on the fairy ring thing and it tallies.

[Guest isaki]

Pacific Rim - the black captain gets angry, two buff men punch each other, the asian is the brightest worker, ray william Johnson says "it worked", the twitchy englishman lets a sigh of relief then a dog barks

 

1/10 it ends