In less than 10 minutes @Sithbare will tell you that’s the wrong cauldron for cooking or the fire is too high or you should use firmer rice.
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Furiosa is a must-watch for action film fans
Film review: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (15)
Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth and Tom Burke
Run time: Two hours, 28 minutes Director: George Miller
Furiosa is the latest entry in George Miller’s long long-running Mad Max franchise, specifically being a prequel to the 2015’s Fury Road. It follows the eponymous Furiosa through a traumatic childhood into a thrilling revenge story.
One of the first things you notice is Miller’s masterful world-building as the post-apocalyptic wasteland the film takes place in feels like it is a truly living, breathing place that one could step into at a moment’s notice.
This is only expanded on by the film’s direction and visual style with wide shots displaying the enormity and imposingness of certain locations within the film as well as the size of armies controlled by the film’s warlord.
In contrast to this are visual choices such as zoom-ins on actors creating a sense of speed during action films and some close-ups inciting discomfort and tension around the movie’s villains. The editing here is also very impressive as the visual style is extremely coherent and there is never a moment where the action is hard to follow, making it even more exciting.
On the topic of villains, Chris Hemsworth plays the main antagonist Dr Dementus and delivers an amazing performance throughout the runtime. Almost akin to Heath Ledger’s Joker, Hemsworth displays this almost childlike glee at certain things that brings some needed levity to the dystopian and depressing world.
But at other times he is very sinister, making him extremely unhinged and even more intimidating as you never know what his next move will be. The other performances and character writing also toe this line very well, creating an amazingly stylistic film that manages to stay believable without getting too bogged down in its seriousness.
At points, the plot may seem to meander slightly. Still, I think due to the focus on character here this doesn’t take anything away from it as we are left with extremely tense and even gut-wrenching character moments here, even when the direction of the plot may seem unclear, which overall is thematically appropriate for this world’s chaotic and barbaric wasteland
As a whole this movie creates a cohesive experience seeped in style throughout with great characters and performances and is a must-watch for any fans of action films.
Rating: 9/10
By Alfie Ransome
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Just watched Godzilla minus one. Decided to go Japanese with subtitles. Visually stunning, even though Godzilla looked a bit stiff and ponderous.
Interesting that they took it back to Godzilla trouncing cities, wreaking havoc over being a defender and a counter balance against other monsters.
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In fairness I don’t think the Japanese Godzilla movies have ever gone in for that “anti-hero” crap.
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We watched it last night as well. Brilliant film and far better than any of the US attempts at a monster movie.
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I would have been very very surprised if they did, it would have been a complete shift for what is a Japanese creation and the underlying themes it was introduced to cover…and the Japanese seem to love doom laden shows/ movies.
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I think i’ll have to go back to the old movies where Godzilla would triumph over another monster. Of course cities would be flattened in the process but Godzilla would always win. Been a long time since I’ve watched one.
Cant fault Minus One though. I do feel they could have added more on Godzillas growth from nuclear testing but to be fair the main thread of the story wasnt about that.
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Just watched Covenant, Jake Gullenhaal.
Enjoyed it to be fair. Reminded me of the complete clusterfuck of the US and UK pulling out of Afghanistan. Angry before bed is never good.
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Depends upon what the missus is expecting.
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Clearly a Liverpool fan paying tribute to our new manager.
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Watched the new Beverly Hills Cop film last night.
Was pretty much just a rehash of the original film but rearranged some scenes around. Felt like it was simply cashing in on the franchise/Eddie Murphy name to make a quick buck.
If you’ve not seen it, save yourself the time and don’t bother
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I honestly hate it when they do that.
Put some effort in and write a new story ffs. Its as if Holywood has actually completely run dry of decent story writers.
How many good stories have come out over recent years, especially with the larger franchises?
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Watched an Indian film called Paradise last night. Very good movie. Excellent acting, plot, visuals.
It’s pretty obscure, but worth looking out for.
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It was worth the cameo from the great Shooter McGavin though.
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From 1:44:00, genius stuff.
Haven’t even watched it and I already agree with you.
just probing here, but did you watch that for the 2 hours it runs?
i just skimmed it just then for around 1 minute, its not my cup of tea.
Me? I just watched from the 1:39:55 mark. Its basically just poking fun at the overly inclusive path some films take, through hypothesizing what a new film in the same series would be like.