I remember seeing Event Horizon when living in Leeds late 90's. I went with a housemate and we were both quite shaken up afterwards - didnt really say much to each other until the second pint at the pub afterwards... Not dared to see it since!IIRC it was the split second cut-aways to some purgatorial scenes that did me in... MrsTT is a big sci fi buff and always raves on about Sunshine....
event horizon scared the bloody shite out of me.
I didn't mind that it messed with history, but it just seemed pointless and came with zero explanation.
Quote from: andy popp on December 22, 2019, 10:26:10 amI didn't mind that it messed with history, but it just seemed pointless and came with zero explanation.If you've seen his other stuff like Inglorious Basterds (WW2 revisionist history where the Nazi top brass all meet violent ends) it's less of a surprise, if still incongruous. Seems like a personal revenge movie to redress a disliked moment in history in a violent fantasy daydream, because he can.
Quote from: mark s on December 20, 2019, 06:54:14 pmevent horizon scared the bloody shite out of me.Try watching the trailer for the current massive Christmas turkey movie Cats, now that is really terrifying.
Like I say, I didn't mind the revisionism, it just seemed really poorly thought out. Definite spoiler: why did they go to the wrong house? There was no explanation whatsoever that I could see. Manson was even shown casing the correct house. It all just seemed completely random and dumb.
Quote from: andy popp on December 22, 2019, 02:16:32 pmLike I say, I didn't mind the revisionism, it just seemed really poorly thought out. Definite spoiler: why did they go to the wrong house? There was no explanation whatsoever that I could see. Manson was even shown casing the correct house. It all just seemed completely random and dumb.Getting into definite spoiler land if I provide some explanation, but I basically agree with your overall thoughts if not the detail. It seems to me that the whole thing was a, "wouldn't it be cool if..," in the same way that Inglorious Basterds was a, "wouldn't it be cool if all the Nazis had been shot and burned to death in a cinema." Everything else was a device to get to Tarantino's daydream ending.
Me and W have a thing for viewing submarine films over Christmas so we watched “The Kursk” last night. Pretty grim but good. The captain’s wife and young son steal the show back on land as the tragedy unfolds and Colin Firth is perfect as the Navy officer trying to help.
Me and W watched 'Amazing Grace' last night. The film of Arethra Franklin's live recording of her famous gospel album from a church in LA. It's wonderful and life affirming. Well worth the rental.
El CaminoGenerally underrated, I thought it was really good. Jesse's haunted character is nicely developed and it possesses the pleasantly black comedy that characterised much of breaking bad. However, I am 100% the target audience and those less enthusiastic about breaking bad probably won't be quite as entertained.
This I need to see! It's about the Amazing Grace album I suppose?
Me and W have a thing for viewing submarine films over Christmas so we watched “The Kursk” last night. Pretty grim but good.
Quote from: Falling Down on December 24, 2019, 01:07:33 pmMe and W have a thing for viewing submarine films over Christmas so we watched “The Kursk” last night. Pretty grim but good.My father in law's company (where he worked as a dive coordinator) was involved in the salvage operations. From what he has told me from conversations with colleagues that was a pretty grim ordeal for them too.