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[Gavin]

28 Years Later

I rewatched (obviously) the previous 2 films in the week before for preparation and was looking forward to this - had not heard any buzz apart from the trailer reveal a little while ago so did not know what to expect.

I have a problem with Aaron Taylor-Johnson, in that I hate almost everything he does - and this was no exception, but Jodie Comer was very good as was the young actor playing their son.

There were a lot of weird stylistic choices in the movie I thought, especially

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the final few scenes; how they thought that that was a good idea I have no idea, perhaps it will be explained in the second movie, but jeez, I'd expect some Daily Mail backlash against that!

Overall, I didn't think that much of it to be honest - reading some 4/5 star reviews of it afterwards makes me wonder if I saw the same film. 28 Days much better (even if it was shot on a potato) and 28 Weeks more satisfying I think.

Anyway, not worth rushing to IMHO, sadly.

I just saw it today and feel pretty much the same way. I'm convinced they only gave it a North-East setting to allow Jodi Comer to do another accent.

 

[Gavin]

Jurassic World: Whatever We're Now Up to at This Point

Put all the other Jurassic Park films/scripts into ChatGPT and tell it to write a "new" one. Also let it create something barely resembling a dinosaur.

 

[davidm]

^ I just watched that. I like what that Gareth Edwards chap has done in the past and I like to watch ScarJo running around. The film ain't great tho, lots of dumb things happen because they need to - much like the film's existence.

 

[Matt N]

I managed to watch The Thursday Murder Club on Netflix earlier today.

I haven’t read the book, but I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed the film! The plot, presumably taken from the book by Richard Osman, was compelling and easy to follow, which always makes for a good whodunnit kind of film, and there were some good twists and a good payoff at the end (even if, as per usual, my mum had the conclusion nailed from the beginning!). Also, I have to say it was highly amusing in places as well, and induced some good laughs out of me! It’s got a cast absolutely stacked with famous actors, including Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan, and I think they all play their characters well (even if it is strange hearing David Tennant do a Cockney accent!).

Overall, I just thought it was a really good, fun watch, and I’d definitely recommend it!

 

[davidm]

I was out with a pal the other day, and the topic of that ^ The Thursday Murder Club came up - I said to my pal that I thought I would watch it at some point although I expected it to be terrible.

I have just watched it.

Like a big-money ITV / Midsummer Murders thing.

Wasn't even a clever "whodunnit", it just trundled through the "plot" and fell out the end.

And despite Helen Mirren being quite good, everyone else was phoning it in.

It was terrible (sorry Matt).

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On the other hand, I saw Weapons last week - film of the year I reckon. It's very odd, but very good.

 

[Will]

I do intend to see Weapons at some point - takes me by surprise when what I'd assumed was a run of the mill horror is actually getting good reviews.

I'm in a bit of a film phase at the moment because I've been bored - and I've rediscovered the old 'film's scariest moments' countdowns. I watched Doctor Sleep on Friday night, and was rather impressed.

I also watched The Ghost and the Darkness - I've always had a slightly unhealthy interest in man-eating animals and this centred around the infamous Tsavo Lions - didn't stick to the real story as closely as I'd have liked and kind of turned into a slightly far-fetched 'Jaws with lions', but it was entertaining enough to keep my attention until fairly close to the end.

A few weeks ago, I finally watched Hereditary, which had been on my list for years. Not sure what my expectations were, but I was rather disappointed. There's some really nasty stuff, but in between that, I found it rather slow.