I know what you mean about Ridley Scott, to hear him speak you'd think he wrote Do Androids Dream. Forever War movie rights have been sold so a movie is in the offing, Channing Tatum is penned in as Pte/Sgt/Capt/Major Mandela.
Southpaw 6.5/10 Basically all the best bits of Rocky with an added shooting. Uncle John 0/10 ****in tripe, switched it off after 30 minutes Revenant 6.5/10 Far too long to tell a basic story. No idea why DiCaprio is being nominated for an oscar for it. The Big Short 9/10 Excellent - Bale's ****in magic in it! Hot Tub Time Machine 2 5/10 Sunday hangover movie - mind candy
Spotlight 7/10 A fascinating story with some more than capable performances by a decent cast. Just not quite gripping enough for me. Legend 7.5/10 The movie is a 6/10, but Hardy is a 9/10. Particularly brilliant as Ronnie. Step Brothers 9/10 Probably about the third or fourth time I've seen this but, somehow, it never gets old.
Revenant 8/10 The bear scene was great. I would've loved to see more of the story behind the man who survived it though. No Escape 9/10 Watching this made it hard to breathe because of the suspense. Haha.
Everest Ok, but there are far better true life stories of Everest which would have made a far better movie. 7/10
Suburra by Stefano Sollima is worth a gander. If you enjoyed ACAB, Romanzo Criminale or Gomorra its worth at least a once over.
Joy ****in pish! 1/10 It gets one as I'd pump the burd. Deadpool 6/10: good. A lot of funny one liners but not really my thing. Bridge of Spies Excellent: 9/10. Some great charactyers and Tom Hanks is brilliant.
The big Short Probably the best horror movie you will see all year. 9/10 Ava's possessions Pretty good low budget horror flick about a girl who has been possessed and is in therapy to help her deal with it. 7/10
Hail Caesar. Do yourselves a favour, don't go anywhere near this. Truly awful (and that's from a fan of the Coen Brothers) 1/10
Batman vs Superman Action and special effects were typically good but the film itself was pretty bad I thought. Affleck was alright as batman though.
I very much doubt I'll be going to see it tbh. I'm sure it will be as mindnumbingly dull and predictable as I expect it to be.
Captain America: The WInter Soldier Although I've seen it before it's still a thoroughly good action movie so enjoyed it just as much as first time around. One of the best superhero flicks 9/10.
Sicario 7/10 Main burd in it is a pain in the arse but still very good. Night Before and Vacation. 4/10. Monday night hangover, switch off brain foderr. Mildly entertaining with a few laugh out loud moments.
Also, watched Straight Outta Compton again on Saturday morning. As a fan of NWA, this was really good - overblown/OTT in places - but with some great acting. 7/10.
Duel, haven't seen it in like 20 years and forgotten how good it was. It seemed far more intense when I was a kid though. What I appreciate now is the way Spielberg made Weaver's character look like the dangerous freak to anyone who he encountered, rather than the bloke actually chasing him. Clever stuff.