Took my daughter to see the BFG last week before she started back at school. I knew nothing about it before going so I was pleasantly surprised at how good it was. Having realised afterwards that it was a product of the Spielberg, Mathison partnership that also brought us E.T. I guess I shouldnât have been so surprised.
Say what you like about CGI, but the amount of expression that they can get in the faces of these creations these days, combined with a great performance by Mark Rylance, made it truly believable. Ruby Barnhill who plays Sophie was also excellent as were the rest of the cast, although quite what was going on with Rafe Spallâs soft Scottish accent I have no idea.
If you have young kids and have yet to see it Iâd definitely recommend it.
This is a film Iâve seen but this is itâs first trailer.
I saw itâs premier a few months back. There a few more showings for London Film Festival and then a December release. Screen play by an old mate of mine fom Southampton. Talented guy! Itâs also got a football theme so perfect for you all
As a trade off to see Eight Days A Week, I went with Mrs SOG to see this at the weekend. If you enjoyed the first two movies you will enjoy this. There are plenty of laughs in it and it poodles along quite nicely without taxing the brain too much (pretty much standard Chickflick fare). As we walked out I overheard a guy talking about how good The Beatles movie is so I am looking forward to catching that tomorrow!
The Big Short is on Netflix, so I have how seen The Big Short
Fantastic movie. Amazing to think it does a better job of explaining the sub prime crash better than the news outlets of the day. The fact that youâve a number of very decent performers, on point, really doesnât hurt it.
On my list to watch again in the very near future. Itâs that sort of film.
Caught Hunt for the Wilderpeople tonight, the new film by Taika Waititi (What We Do In The Shadows, Boy etc).
Beautifully shot, thoroughly well written and acted all round, funny and very heartfelt and emotional too. I hesitate to say that itâs the feel-good film of the year but itâs definitely damn close. Go see it!
Itâs better than the original. The film is resolved in a better way than Jeff Goldblum uploading a fucking computer virus into the alien mothership.
The twenty year gap probably helps a lot as well. Donât get me wrong, itâs still in parts, a load of globetrotting sentimental crap, but itâs not as crap as the first film.
Eight Days A Week - a great slice of nostalgia. I was 6 when the 60s started and 16 when they ended so I did my âproperâ growing up in the 70s but it was great to see those clips again of more innocent times. Although I say innocent, Ron Howard carefully deals with the backdrop of racial issues in America, JFKs assassination and the Vietnam War, so not really so innocent I suppose. The 60s was the birthing pool of the âmodern worldâ but as a stand alone decade it was an amazing period full of so much artistic creativity and social change. You didnt get the keys to the door until you were 21. Childhood seemed to go on forever. Now you are barely out of nappies before you are catapulted into the adult world. Best moment for me was George Harrison using John Lennonâs hair as an ashtray. Happy days.
Scanning through Netflix last night I came across âEuropa Reportâ, Iâd never heard of it but because I like a bit of Sci-Fi and it has Sharlto Copley in it I thought it might be worth a watch. Itâs essentially a âfound footage/documentaryâ of a exploration mission to Jupiter. Sadly it wasnât particularly thrilling and had a weak plot that wasnât helped by fluctuating standards of special effects, some really good, some pretty shit (maybe they ran out of budget like Superman IV did). A valiant effort from a small film studio but ultimately I would not recommend.