Rate the last film you watched (4)..

[Sea]

Meg 2 The Trench - 6/10
I mean, it was exactly what I expected (i.e. stupid) but after a torrid working week then the light relief of the plot line absurdity did make me smile.

[john smith]

Mob land - 5/10 Just a totally unremarkable film.

[Percy]

Freedom Writers

Brilliant film. Basically Dangerous Minds but with Hillary Swank instead of Michelle Pfeiffer. In some ways better than Dangerous Minds with an excellent soundtrack and all based on a true story.

[Merry]

The ruins.
Just terrible. I fast forwarded a good portion of it and didn't lose track of what was going on.
1/10

[Merry]

The Platform
Intense, not for the faint hearted, I wouldn't recommend watching it if you're not feeling ok in yourself as it's a bleak, dark watch, but I thought it was excellent, with fantastic performances and a good script.
9/10

[Percy]

^The Spanish movie?

[Merry]

Yes, it's Spanish, I think it's a few years old, but it's on netflix

[Percy]

I'll look out for it. It's not on DVD.

[Percy]

The Bookshop

A very nice pleasent, feel good, film.

Emily Mortimer plays a woman who opens a bookshop in a seaside town but encounters resistance from some locals who set out to ruin her.

If you want a nice, feel good film you can't go wrong with this.

Nice plot twist at the end.

[Laurel]

Plebs- juvenile but alright 7/10

[biscuits]

The Deepest Breath

Wow was this depressing to watch. Gah. There was a weird sort of morbid plot twist.

It's a documentary film about free diving.

Never let other people choose the film to watch/10

[Percy]

The War of the World's 1953

A classic. Back when men were men and women were hysterical. Better than the Tom Cruise version anyway.

[Clumsy*]

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

I just cried my eyes out.
10/10

[Percy]

A pretty decent train hijack film from 1979. Includes William Shatner who plays a con man. Shatner apparently did all his own stunts and was quoted as saying one stunt was "the most truly dangerous stunt I ever did".

One reason I like this film is that the antagonist looks a bit like my uncle.

[Percy]

Elephant

Based on the Columbine Massacre. Considering it's based on Columbine I expected a film about bullying but there's actually very little bullying in it, barely any.

A good film, beautifully made, but takes a long time to heat up. The actual shooting is well done and the cinematics are excellent. Apparently there was no script, with the actors improvising.

[Percy]

Bird Box

Excellent film. Supposed to be a horror but frankly wasn't scary. Sandra Bullock was outstanding as always.

Would love to know more about these entities.

[Percy]

Loch Ness

As recommended by the lovely Sea.

Good film. Takes a little while to get going but is an enjoyable romp. Has the bonus of including the lovely Joley Richardson. Also nice to see Fred Elliott in something else.

[Merry]

Nerve
A bit of a 'safe' look at internet dangers, based around an online game controlled by anonymous "watchers". Definitely not really dark enough, it probably would have been far more unsettling done as a Black Mirror episode, but I found it watchable and I liked the look of it, a lot of city lights and neon colour.
6/10

[john smith]

When Strangers Appear - Good thriller from 2001

Retribution - Enjoyable although predictable Liam Nesson film.

[Percy]

Johnny Mnemonic

Not a good film, even Keanu Reeves is bad in it. Has one plus, Dina Meyer, a redheaded goddess, is in it. Otherwise avoid.

[Merritt]

Evil Dead Rise

I dunno. It wasn't great? It wasn't terrible? Was just hard to feel much of anything about it.

Horror's such a tricky genre, because if it's done right, I love it, but if it isn't then it feels like a borderline waste of time. But I don't know exactly what it is that I'm looking for. There's a specific secret ingredient, and without it horror just falls flat for me. I wish I knew what I was after.

[Percy]

Originally Posted by The Devil, Probably.

I think it's considered by documentarians nowadays that rather than being bullied the Columbine killers were the school bullies. The whole "bullied outcasts" thing was mostly a media myth of the time to try to make some sense of it.

I suggest you read No Easy Answers: The Truth Behind Death at Columbine. Written by Brookes Brown who knew the two killers and confirms bullying was rampant at Columbine.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/No-Easy-Ans...s%2C400&sr=8-1

[Mo34]

Belfast - 7/10 Not a perfect film but I do think Kenneth Brannagh is a good director and the actors (esp the wee boy) were all good. Also had a lovely human warmth and moving moments.

[Percy]

Men in Black

The best of them. Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones are stupendous. Also has the gorgeous Linda Fiorentino in a short skirt.

[Percy]

Carnage

Interesting film. Jodie Foster and Kate Winslet are in it, which is always good. Basically one boy strikes another in the mouth with a stick and their parents meet up to discuss it. What starts off as a civilized discussion soon turns less civilized. Well made and superbly acted.

[Percy]

Very good.

It's about the McMartin case from the 80's in which a family who ran a daycare center were accused of child molestation by parents, children and the media. They were later proven innocent after a 7 year trial with the children having been manipulated into making false claims.

Makes for a good watch.

[Appear]

The new Poirot one with Branaggjererer - a Hoo-hah in Venice.

I actually kind of liked it. I wasn't a fan of the other two as they just felt so contrived and predictable, but the supernatural element in this one brought something else. 7/10

[Percy]

The Creator

Brilliant film. If you like good Sci-Fi you'll probably like this.

Has a small undercurrent of the Terminator films IMV.

[Percy]

The Triumph a.k.a The Ron Clark Story

A straight to TV film. Nicely done, based on the true story of Ron Clark. Matthew Perry does a fine job in the lead role. Very similar to Dangerous Minds.

[biscuits]

Marcel the Shell With Shoes

adorable, charming!