Good Movies

[HH3]

Kingsman: The Secret Service

Great spy movie that doesn't take itself too seriously. Full of action, and some great acting.

Not really a spy movie kind of guy, but this ones a winner.

[JK]

I wanna hear SLJ run the Bet365 ad with the same speech defect

[Q.]

Took the wife out to see Joy last night. Brilliant movie and J-Law absolutely nails the lead alongside some superb supporting roles.

[HH3]

I took the Mrs to see The Good Dinosaur on Monday night for her birthday (she's a Disney nut).

Surprisingly good movie. There's some very VERY sad parts that even made me almost burst out in hysterical crying, but I contained myself.

Some piss funny parts too.

I recommend anyone (with or without kids) to go see this, or at least watch it when it comes out on VHS.

[Magellan]

I recommend anyone (with or without kids) to go see this, or at least watch it when it comes out on VHS.

Roll on 1985!!

[HH3]

Picked up these bad boys the other day for the Mrs.

[Hazbeen]

Trainwreck

LeBron James is great

[Feenix]

Watched Beasts of No Nation, a Netflix original movie. Very good movie about civil war in Africa and child soldiers, a little disturbing in parts but well worth a watch.

[JK]

Wanna take my lads (5 & 6) to see Star Wars - too young?

[Dogwatcher]

Watched Straight Outta Compton last night.
Loved it. I'm sure there's a large dose of embellishment but it was great to see so many icons of hip hop in one big-ass movie.
O'Shea Jackson Jnr was totally believable playing his father, Ice Cube, and has a big future ahead of him, while Jason Mitchell, as Eazy E, was excellent (who'da thought, at that time, that a rapper would die of AIDS? We had so much to learn).
It took me right back to a time when hip hop was becoming a serious playa and changing the way us 90s kids viewed the world - I imagine for some of us it was like when rock n roll broke for the after-war generations. Hip hop, in Australia had always been a novelty to most and NWA were at the forefront of moving it into the mainstream (for better, or for worse).
For me, it wasn't just the teenage rebellion, it was the message in the words (which for a kid from the north - not quite Compton with all its guns and drive-bys, but still a place where people did it tough and where they had to make serious decisions about their life's path - spoke of a reality). NWA and Public Enemy gave so much to me.
It was also a new way of hearing the beats that I was used to listening to on my parents' old soul and top-40 funk LPs - Dre's love of ol' school choons inspired several generations of DJs and hip hop artists and his impact reverberates today.
If a movie takes you back to how you felt when you first heard the music or the cultural trends of a time, then it's done a damn good job, Straight Outta Compton did this.
I might have to grow my skater fringe, wear my high tops and get my cassette player out again.

[Booney]

Dada tracksuit?

[Dogwatcher]

Mate. Come on. Dada's too late for NWA.
More like big-flared rave homeboy jeans with a narrow waist.
Baseball caps and LaCoste shirts.

[Jimmy_041]

Hungover yesterday so watched The Revenant
It was interesting: not sure what else to say about it.
An acquired taste I think

[Magellan]

Watched Straight Outta Compton last night.
Loved it. I'm sure there's a large dose of embellishment but it was great to see so many icons of hip hop in one big-ass movie.
O'Shea Jackson Jnr was totally believable playing his father, Ice Cube, and has a big future ahead of him, while Jason Mitchell, as Eazy E, was excellent (who'da thought, at that time, that a rapper would die of AIDS? We had so much to learn).
It took me right back to a time when hip hop was becoming a serious playa and changing the way us 90s kids viewed the world - I imagine for some of us it was like when rock n roll broke for the after-war generations. Hip hop, in Australia had always been a novelty to most and NWA were at the forefront of moving it into the mainstream (for better, or for worse).
For me, it wasn't just the teenage rebellion, it was the message in the words (which for a kid from the north - not quite Compton with all its guns and drive-bys, but still a place where people did it tough and where they had to make serious decisions about their life's path - spoke of a reality). NWA and Public Enemy gave so much to me.
It was also a new way of hearing the beats that I was used to listening to on my parents' old soul and top-40 funk LPs - Dre's love of ol' school choons inspired several generations of DJs and hip hop artists and his impact reverberates today.
If a movie takes you back to how you felt when you first heard the music or the cultural trends of a time, then it's done a damn good job, Straight Outta Compton did this.
I might have to grow my skater fringe, wear my high tops and get my cassette player out again.

Good write up, DW.

I enjoyed it too. It provided a good history of the group's rise to fame and its key players, particularly useful if you're not really across their backstory (the wife, who had no real idea about NWA, found it quite interesting). And yes, Ice Cube's son does an great performance as his dad. I felt at times I was watching the Ice Cube.

However, I think there was a fair bit of airbrushing. It's also quite long at about 2.5 hours (not that I really noticed that in the cinema), and despite this it didn't really delve into any of the characters in any real depth, which is a bit of a pity. I was thinking that it could've told the NWA story through the eyes of one member (I'm think perhaps Easy-E) as opposed to spreading the narrative across the group. I also thought it made Dr Dre out to be a kind of 'hero' of the story, which is a pity given his renowned violence towards women.

But, if nothing else, it offers a great soundtrack! I loved the scene where they play Cube's solo song "No Vaseline" (a cracking tune which tips the bucket on the other members of NWA), in which the visuals are cut between Cube recording it and the rest of NWA listening to it.

[JK]

I took the Mrs to see The Good Dinosaur on Monday night for her birthday (she's a Disney nut).

Surprisingly good movie. There's some very VERY sad parts that even made me almost burst out in hysterical crying, but I contained myself.

Some piss funny parts too.

I recommend anyone (with or without kids) to go see this, or at least watch it when it comes out on VHS.

Took the kids today, pretty good movie

[bennymacca]

The Imitation Game - Was relatively unfamiliar with the history around the Poms cracking the Enigma code in WW2. Excellent story with characters very well portrayed. Highly rate.

Not close to actual events, but good movie nonetheless.

OK thats interesting to know, thanks mate.

Wouldn't mind checking up on it because it's a fascinating (imho) piece of history.

As an electronic engineer, I find Alan Turing is fascinating. Excellent movie too.

Another one that came out at the same time was The Theory of Everything, which I think is even better.

Watched American Sniper finally, IIRC (which I might not) it didn't rate massively among the SFCC (SAFooty collective critique). Thought it was pretty good myself, the Sienna Miller factor might have helped though.

From memory most of us liked it, a couple didn't but it was unanimously agreed the movie was heavily embellished for effect.

It was more the lack of complexity in the story telling that annoyed me about that film.

[JK]

Mate I dont have your occupational background, but I too find him a hugely interesting character. Yet for all his uber intelligence, I can't get over the way they treated people of his sexual preference back in those days.

[mighty_tiger_79]

The Gift

[wristwatcher]

The Gift

Yeah I watched this one the other night with the Mrs and I tried to be cool whilst she shat herself a couple of times. It certainly drew us in and was a believable journey that makes you question yourself at times. Well produced, well cast and good acting.

It's on Foxtel at the moment for $5.50 and worth a look. Do it for Gordo!!!

[gadj1976]

I took the Mrs to see The Good Dinosaur on Monday night for her birthday (she's a Disney nut).

Surprisingly good movie. There's some very VERY sad parts that even made me almost burst out in hysterical crying, but I contained myself.

Some piss funny parts too.

I recommend anyone (with or without kids) to go see this, or at least watch it when it comes out on VHS.

Took the kids today, pretty good movie

Ditto.

We went yesterday. Very surprisingly good. I thought I'd catch up on a couple of hours sleep but it had me hooked. Definitely going to watch it again, when it comes out on Betamax. ;-) Thanks HH3!

The fermented berries was a crackup. Good one by Pixar putting stuff in there for the adults. We all had a giggle.