What Films Have You Seen Recently?

[Rik]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

I thought it was rubbish. It came out during the wave of torture porn and everything that happened was off camera. A right waste of time.

I usually take your recommendations on board and they’re more often than not spot on, so I think I’ll try watch it for free somewhere before buying

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Rik

I usually take your recommendations on board and they’re more often than not spot on, so I think I’ll try watch it for free somewhere before buying

You can have my copy if you want. I'm sure i've still got it as it's region one.

[Rik]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

You can have my copy if you want. I'm sure i've still got it as it's region one.

That bad

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Rik

That bad

Oh yes. I would have got rid of it long since otherwise.

Sorry, Mr. B.

[keirarts]

Molly's Game

Jessica Chastain plays Molly Bloom. An ex skier who missed out on Olympic Glory thanks to a one in a million freak accident. We see her being arrested by the FBI and the film jumps back to her story of how she began running high stakes illegal poker tournaments and then back to her legal troubles in the present as the Federal government tries to make her tell all thanks to the presence in her games of high ranking members of the Russian mafia.
Its weird to think of this as a true story and I'd be interested in finding out what was changed for artistic licence. Hell, since its Molly telling her own story there's always the chance she's an unreliable narrator as some of the events in the story feel a little to outlandish to be true.
But anyway.
Its a good film. Probably won't take any Oscars. In places it feels very much like it was designed to win them. However the central story is a good one and well told. The films not so much about the poker being played, rather the poker is shown as a tool for the rich and successful to make power plays and network with each other. Molly as the host gets to listen in and treats it as the college she's skipped when she entered into this world. The film even makes an admittedly clumsy point that western economy is based on a much grander, but equally morally shady boys club for gambling with wall street.
Molly herself makes a reference to the Goddess Cerci from Greek mythology. This works pretty well as the key to Molly's story. We also get nice turns from Kevin Costner as Molly's dad. Michael Cera of all people appears as one of Mollys High stakes clients. He's actually demonically good in the film. He tells Molly he doesn't like poker so she asks why he plays. "I like to destroy people".
Overall its worth watching. I think Aaron Sorkin is a great writer. He probably needs a little more experience directing as this might have been a great film with a veteran behind the camera. However as a debut effort its solid.

[Justin101]

I've been keen to see Molly's Game for a couple of months now, good review Keirarts! I'll go check it out after work one night next week hopefully, when work calms down a bit.

Last night I re-watched Clueless for the nth time so I wont bother discussing it apart from to say it's still really good

[keirarts]

Originally Posted by Justin101

I've been keen to see Molly's Game for a couple of months now, good review Keirarts! I'll go check it out after work one night next week hopefully, when work calms down a bit.

Last night I re-watched Clueless for the nth time so I wont bother discussing it apart from to say it's still really good

The benefits of £4.99 cinema tickets is that I'm willing to take a chance on films like this. Molly's game has had some awful trailers and it seems they had a difficult time marketing it.

[bleakshaun]

Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus
Some people use low level sonar to break ice, unwittingly releasing a megalodon and large octopus. The navy and some scientists work together to stop them.
Well it was watchable at least. Forced romance aside, the acting was there, visually it is horrid and soundtrack is crap.
6/10

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[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by bleakshaun

Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus
Some people use low level sonar to break ice, unwittingly releasing a megalodon and large octopus. The navy and some scientists work together to stop them.
Well it was watchable at least. Forced romance aside, the acting was there, visually it is horrid and soundtrack is crap.
6/10

You should watch Movies4Men instead. Some decent Spaghetti westerns on there you know.

[bleakshaun]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

You should watch Movies4Men instead. Some decent Spaghetti westerns on there you know.

I know, but they also have some garbage on there also

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