What films did you watch last week? (25/03 - 31/03) CLOSED
Mar 30, 2024 10:06:01 GMT
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Post by dsbeadle on Mar 30, 2024 10:06:01 GMT
Welcome to the weekly watch thread hosted by me, post your weeks viewing, rate other peoples viewing, have conversations but be respectful.
FIRST TIME VIEWING
The Street with no Name (1948, William Keighly)
YouTube
This procedural noir actually has some superb cinematic moments that almost make up for its sterile delivery otherwise.
6.5/10
Taps (1981, Harold Becker)
Disney+
Timothy Hutton, Sean Penn and Tom Cruise play military cadets who take extreme measures to ensure the future of their academy when its existence is threatened by local condo developers. The film is well enough made and acted with a premise with potential but for some reason it left me a little cold.
6/10
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024, Gil Kenan)
Cinema
This one carries on from Afterlife but returns to New York City. From the trailer I had low expectations but it actually looked very similar to the original ghostbusters films and not overly bright and digital as I feared.
Unfortunately unlike the originals it is not funny at all and feels directed squarely at kids. The films not mad really, it’s just a bit limp.
5.5/10
REPEAT VIEWING
Romancing the Stone (1984, Robert Zemeckis)
Disney+
A fun adventure with two great leads (Kathleen Turner, Michael Douglas). Well made and paced.
7.5/10
Cocktail (1988, Roger Donaldson)
Disney+
This bartending drama star the impossibly gorgeous pair of Tom Cruise and Elizabeth Shirley as well as a leathery Bryan Brown. Entertaining stuff.
6.5/10
The Jewel of the Nile (1985, Lewis Teague)
Disney+
After Romancing the Stone was a surprise box office hit, they rushed a sequel into production and it shows. This overly shouty sequel lacks the charisma of the original and is a mess.
5/10
WEEKLY FILM AWARDS
BEST FILM: Romancing the Stone
BEST ACTOR: Tom Cruise - Cocktail
BEST ACTRESS: Kathleen Turner- Romancing the Stone
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: George C. Scott - Taps
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Elizabeth Shue - Cocktail
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Joseph Macdonald - The Street with no name
BEST EDITING: Donn Cambern, Frank Morris - Romancing the Stone
BEST SCORE: Alan Silvestri - Romancing the stone
BEST WRITING: Diane Thomas - Romancing the stone
BEST DIRECTOR: Robert Zemeckis - Romancing the Stone
FIRST TIME VIEWING
The Street with no Name (1948, William Keighly)
YouTube
This procedural noir actually has some superb cinematic moments that almost make up for its sterile delivery otherwise.
6.5/10
Taps (1981, Harold Becker)
Disney+
Timothy Hutton, Sean Penn and Tom Cruise play military cadets who take extreme measures to ensure the future of their academy when its existence is threatened by local condo developers. The film is well enough made and acted with a premise with potential but for some reason it left me a little cold.
6/10
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024, Gil Kenan)
Cinema
This one carries on from Afterlife but returns to New York City. From the trailer I had low expectations but it actually looked very similar to the original ghostbusters films and not overly bright and digital as I feared.
Unfortunately unlike the originals it is not funny at all and feels directed squarely at kids. The films not mad really, it’s just a bit limp.
5.5/10
REPEAT VIEWING
Romancing the Stone (1984, Robert Zemeckis)
Disney+
A fun adventure with two great leads (Kathleen Turner, Michael Douglas). Well made and paced.
7.5/10
Cocktail (1988, Roger Donaldson)
Disney+
This bartending drama star the impossibly gorgeous pair of Tom Cruise and Elizabeth Shirley as well as a leathery Bryan Brown. Entertaining stuff.
6.5/10
The Jewel of the Nile (1985, Lewis Teague)
Disney+
After Romancing the Stone was a surprise box office hit, they rushed a sequel into production and it shows. This overly shouty sequel lacks the charisma of the original and is a mess.
5/10
WEEKLY FILM AWARDS
BEST FILM: Romancing the Stone
BEST ACTOR: Tom Cruise - Cocktail
BEST ACTRESS: Kathleen Turner- Romancing the Stone
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: George C. Scott - Taps
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Elizabeth Shue - Cocktail
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Joseph Macdonald - The Street with no name
BEST EDITING: Donn Cambern, Frank Morris - Romancing the Stone
BEST SCORE: Alan Silvestri - Romancing the stone
BEST WRITING: Diane Thomas - Romancing the stone
BEST DIRECTOR: Robert Zemeckis - Romancing the Stone