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The Witcher is great!

Finally watched The Joker today. Well shot, well acted, mostly predictable story. Glad to see they didn't fuck it up, but can't rate it more than 8/10

hellboy wrote: ↑Fri Dec 27, 2019 11:03 pm Finally watched The Joker today. Well shot, well acted, mostly predictable story. Glad to see they didn't fuck it up, but can't rate it more than 8/10

If Joaquin doesn't win an Oscar I will eat my hat!

9/10 minimum for me. Loved it!

tys0n wrote: ↑Sat Dec 21, 2019 10:12 pm The Witcher is great!

Just finished last night. Agreed. Jesus/Superman makes an excellent witch hunter.

The Lighthouse 10/10 Willem Dafoe acting masterclass, what a second half of the year for movies.

Busty McCracken wrote: ↑Sat Dec 28, 2019 1:08 am

hellboy wrote: ↑Fri Dec 27, 2019 11:03 pm Finally watched The Joker today. Well shot, well acted, mostly predictable story. Glad to see they didn't fuck it up, but can't rate it more than 8/10

If Joaquin doesn't win an Oscar I will eat my hat!

9/10 minimum for me. Loved it!

It's well acted for sure - no doubt Joaquin is good at his job. As to whether it should win a Oscar or not? That's the people much wiser in the ways of acting chops to decide. I didn't see anything about his work as being a level above, or a clear cut winner.

To be fair though, your idea of stellar acting is Christian Bale dressed in a spandex suit talking with a gruff voice.

tys0n wrote: ↑Sat Dec 21, 2019 10:12 pm The Witcher is great!

The first three episodes started somewhat cumbersome but then the serie got better and better.

I'd never claim to be some kind of cinematic expert, however I know what I enjoy. I'll leave the finer art of criticism to others to whom it interests. I'm happy to post my opinions as just that though - opinions, not professional critique.

I don't think I've ever claimed Batman has been well acted, or even that Bale was the best one.

Interestingly, Bale has more Oscar nominations, and indeed victories than Joaquin. What a world we live in!

Bale was fantastic in Ferrari vs Ford which I just watched funnily enough!

I saw that one recently too - enjoyed it

Man bales Batman voice did my head in. I understood the reasons for it but still couldn't help but laugh whenever he spoke. Someone give that man a soother!

Tom Hardy's Bane voice was the worst thing I've ever heard, he was honestly taking the piss.

You mean queen Elizabeth?

^The crown was really good again this season.

Two other movies that I've recently seen that are well worth anyones time are Parasite, a Korean film by the guy who did Snow Piercer, and Marriage Story with Kylo Ren.

Busty McCracken wrote: ↑Sun Dec 29, 2019 1:41 am Man bales Batman voice did my head in. I understood the reasons for it but still couldn't help but laugh whenever he spoke. Someone give that man a soother!

To be fair, the character of Batman doesn't really give the actors much to work with. I didn't think Bale was really much better/worse at it than other actors who've played the role.

hellboy wrote: ↑Sun Dec 29, 2019 3:43 am

Busty McCracken wrote: ↑Sun Dec 29, 2019 1:41 am Man bales Batman voice did my head in. I understood the reasons for it but still couldn't help but laugh whenever he spoke. Someone give that man a soother!

To be fair, the character of Batman doesn't really give the actors much to work with. I didn't think Bale was really much better/worse at it than other actors who've played the role.

Yeah I felt the same, even though he got massive plaudits for his efforts. As batman he kicmed arse well but as Bruce Wayne I found Bale to be as wooden as he always is. People smarter than me reckon he's great so he must be, I just don't really see it myself.

Michael Keaton was a great Bruce Wayne.

Batman begins and ends with Adam West.

Take that to the bank.

Knives Out was fucking great. Go see it, love me some murder mysteries