Posted July 23, 2016 I was flicking through the channels last night and caught the final hour or so of the original 'Total Recall' on ITV which reminded me that I'd recently watched the 2012 remake Total Recall on Netflix. It's one of the dullest films I've ever watched in almost every aspect, it has none of the charm, complexity or crazy design of the original and must surely go down as one of the most pointless remakes in film history, especially when the original is one of the most apt Philip K Dick adaptations there has been. I've watched plenty of rubbish over the last few weeks, including 'X-Men: First Class' and 'X-Men: Days Of Future Past' which were both fairly entertaining but as with most superhero fare pretty shallow and uninteresting too. One Marvel film that I expected to dislike but really enjoyed was Guardians Of The Galaxy which I think is only so good because it feels so cut off from the rest of the Marvel canon, feeling more like a dumb sci-fi actioner than a superhero movie. I think James Gunn's Troma experience and slightly offbeat sense of humour was an important factor in selling the chaotic characters and their relationships to each other. I also got round to finally watching Akira, just an outstanding piece of work in every area. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 16, 2017 (edited) Haven't updated this for months, but I wanted to list my favourites of the year. Shockingly, I've seen less films than last year, I've disappointed myself yet again. Anyway, my favourites of 2016, with the complete list below. I didn't include the usual stuff, mostly short film collections, but also a remastered TV show released in cinemas here, the German show Heimat (which was great by the way). Favourites 2016 Men & chicken Miss Hokusai Spotlight Zootropolis Captain America: civil war The nice guys Me and Earl and the dying girl @ReZourceman Their distance Ma vie de courgette Captain fantastic Honourable mentions (a selection of 4 stars) Les ogres They call me Jeeg Robot The witch WOULDST THOU LIKE TO LIVE DELICIOUSLY?? En man som heter Ove The daughter Arrival Perfetti sconosciuti Moana La la land Joy ♥♥♥♥♥ Star Wars: the force awakens ♥♥♥♥♥ The hateful eight ♥♥♥♥♥ The hunger games: Mockingjay part 2 ♥♥♥♥♥ The big short ♥♥♥♥♥ Chevalier ♥♥♥♥♥ Las vacas con gafas ♥♥♥♥♥ The island funeral ♥♥♥♥♥ Lowlife love ♥♥♥♥♥ Bone tomohawk ♥♥♥♥♥ Suite Armoricaine ♥♥♥♥♥ Brand New-U ♥♥♥♥♥ El clan ♥♥♥♥♥ Men & chicken ♥♥♥♥♥ Endorphine ♥♥♥♥♥ Motel mist ♥♥♥♥♥ Yakuza apocalypse ♥♥♥♥♥ Fado ♥♥♥♥♥ Right now, wrong then ♥♥♥♥♥ A woman, a part ♥♥♥♥♥ The love witch ♥♥♥♥♥ La novia ♥♥♥♥♥ Room ♥♥♥♥♥ Alba ♥♥♥♥♥ Fata morgana ♥♥♥♥♥ Évolution ♥♥♥♥♥ Pieta in the toilet ♥♥♥♥♥ The shell collector ♥♥♥♥♥ Califórnia ♥♥♥♥♥ A copy of my mind ♥♥♥♥♥ Memories of the wind ♥♥♥♥♥ Girls lost ♥♥♥♥♥ The model ♥♥♥♥♥ Actor Martinez ♥♥♥♥♥ Les ogres ♥♥♥♥♥ Operation avalanche ♥♥♥♥♥ Keeper ♥♥♥♥♥ Esa sensasión ♥♥♥♥♥ Belgica ♥♥♥♥♥ Green room ♥♥♥♥♥ High rise ♥♥♥♥♥ 100 yen love ♥♥♥♥♥ The assassin ♥♥♥♥♥ Legend ♥♥♥♥♥ 99 homes ♥♥♥♥♥ The Danish girl ♥♥♥♥♥ Anomalisa ♥♥♥♥♥ An ♥♥♥♥♥ Pride and prejudice and zombies ♥♥♥♥♥ 10 Cloverfield lane ♥♥♥♥♥ Hail, Caesar! ♥♥♥♥♥ Préjudice ♥♥♥♥♥ Deadpool ♥♥♥♥♥ Miss Hokusai ♥♥♥♥♥ Extraordinary tales ♥♥♥♥♥ The revenant ♥♥♥♥♥ Batman vs Superman: dawn of justice ♥♥♥♥♥ Land of mine ♥♥♥♥♥ Spotlight ♥♥♥♥♥ Experimenter ♥♥♥♥♥ Zootropolis ♥♥♥♥♥ Nina forever ♥♥♥♥♥ They call me Jeeg robot ♥♥♥♥♥ The land of the enlightened ♥♥♥♥♥ Harcore Henry ♥♥♥♥♥ Southbound ♥♥♥♥♥ The invitation ♥♥♥♥♥ Nowhere girl ♥♥♥♥♥ The similars ♥♥♥♥♥ Project-M ♥♥♥♥♥ The lure ♥♥♥♥♥ Dust in the wind ♥♥♥♥♥ February ♥♥♥♥♥ I am a hero ♥♥♥♥♥ The survivalist ♥♥♥♥♥ The boy and the beast ♥♥♥♥♥ Veteran ♥♥♥♥♥ The witch ♥♥♥♥♥ Mountains may depart ♥♥♥♥♥ Tony ♥♥♥♥♥ Demolition ♥♥♥♥♥ Captain America: civil war ♥♥♥♥♥ Captain America: civil war ♥♥♥♥♥ Brooklyn ♥♥♥♥♥ Évolution ♥♥♥♥♥ Trumbo ♥♥♥♥♥ Men & chicken ♥♥♥♥♥ Monsieur Chocolat ♥♥♥♥♥ A bigger splash ♥♥♥♥♥ Midnight special ♥♥♥♥♥ The jungle book ♥♥♥♥♥ El desconocido ♥♥♥♥♥ Creative control ♥♥♥♥♥ X-men: Apocalypse ♥♥♥♥♥ The nice guys ♥♥♥♥♥ Truman ♥♥♥♥♥ Elle ♥♥♥♥♥ Kristen ♥♥♥♥♥ The red turtle ♥♥♥♥♥ Eye in the sky ♥♥♥♥♥ Our kind of traitor ♥♥♥♥♥ Now you see me 2 ♥♥♥♥♥ A hologram for the king ♥♥♥♥♥ Kriterion: sinds '45 ♥♥♥♥♥ Independence day: resurgence ♥♥♥♥♥ The neon demon ♥♥♥♥♥ The man who knew infinity ♥♥♥♥♥ The nice guys ♥♥♥♥♥ Lights out ♥♥♥♥♥ Ghostbusters ♥♥♥♥♥ The family Fang ♥♥♥♥♥ En man som heter Ove ♥♥♥♥♥ El olivo ♥♥♥♥♥ Suicide squad ♥♥♥♥♥ Finding Dory ♥♥♥♥♥ Star trek: beyond ♥♥♥♥♥ La memoria del agua ♥♥♥♥♥ La helada negra ♥♥♥♥♥ Clever ♥♥♥♥♥ Rara ♥♥♥♥♥ Me and Earl and the dying girl ♥♥♥♥♥ Magallanes ♥♥♥♥♥ Nerve ♥♥♥♥♥ Rio 2096: uma história de amor e fúria ♥♥♥♥♥ Nocturama ♥♥♥♥♥ Kubo and the two strings ♥♥♥♥♥ Bodkin Ras ♥♥♥♥♥ Julieta ♥♥♥♥♥ The daughter ♥♥♥♥♥ La tierra y la sombra ♥♥♥♥♥ Weiner ♥♥♥♥♥ The mohican comes home ♥♥♥♥♥ Bitter honey ♥♥♥♥♥ Lost and found ♥♥♥♥♥ Assassination classroom: graduation ♥♥♥♥♥ Creepy ♥♥♥♥♥ Miss Hokusai ♥♥♥♥♥ Cats don't come home when you call ♥♥♥♥♥ The magnificent nine ♥♥♥♥♥ The projects ♥♥♥♥♥ Their distance ♥♥♥♥♥ Good stripes ♥♥♥♥♥ Chinatown ♥♥♥♥♥ Don't breathe ♥♥♥♥♥ Sausage party ♥♥♥♥♥ Hell or high water ♥♥♥♥♥ Ma vie de courgette ♥♥♥♥♥ The collective invention ♥♥♥♥♥ The golden cane warrior ♥♥♥♥♥ Captain fantastic ♥♥♥♥♥ Arrival ♥♥♥♥♥ The wailing ♥♥♥♥♥ Doctor Strange ♥♥♥♥♥ Three generations ♥♥♥♥♥ Hacksaw ridge ♥♥♥♥♥ Fantastic beasts and where to find them ♥♥♥♥♥ Sing street ♥♥♥♥♥ Perfetti Sconosciuti ♥♥♥♥♥ La fille inconnue ♥♥♥♥♥ Complete unknown ♥♥♥♥♥ Frantz ♥♥♥♥♥ Neruda ♥♥♥♥♥ Moana ♥♥♥♥♥ Rogue one ♥♥♥♥♥ La la land ♥♥♥♥♥ Edited January 16, 2017 by Sméagol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 17, 2017 Not usually one for hyperbole but Manchester By The Sea is easily one of the best films i've ever seen. The acting, the mis-en-scene, the score, everything was perfect, a really tragic story told beautifully. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
