Christmas day I watched Spider-Man: Into Spider-verse on Netflix. It's been up a while, but my first time watching it. It's great fun, doesn't require you to know three decades of canon to enjoy it, and has an amazing visual style plus a great soundtrack. Justified winner of the Oscar for Best Animated Feature, and by far the best Spider-Man film.
Recommended movies etc on Netflix/Amazon Prime II
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Del monaco
Del Monaco
Nice review.
I'm guessing that we were supposed to witness the central character (Clooney) going on a personal journey, of discovering himself, through the middle scenes.
It just didn't quite knit together. Which is a shame, because I struggle to fault the production values. There was some serious quality/money evidently spent. This wasn't a skimpy budget.
I think I expected too much from the film.
Del monaco
Del Monaco
I kind of agree but Mr C has a resume full of this. The interesting bits are interesting though and he always creates an atmosphere. The acting is also a highlight. Not totally successful but always classy, well filmed and thought provoking. He also likes to take his time to tell a story, something that is missing in many shorthand thrillers nowadays. Reminds me of the seventies.
Andrew C!
Been around a while....
Get what you mean. No point in trying to compare this to, say, Gravity.
Del monaco
Del Monaco
Clooney was very disappointed by the reaction to Solaris. He was very proud of the film. I think he lauds that particular style of filmmaking and it permeates his own efforts. Personally I like films to take their time to unfold and I like little scenes that sometimes seem irrelevant but which actually add layers to the characters in the film. You can feel him exploring the medium. People are used to rapid, cartoon style storytelling of many of today’s films, films that eschew character development in favour of just hitting the main landmarks of the story. I appreciate a director who tries to add substance, even if it turns out to be a worthy failure.
i_should_coco
I am weasel
Gravity was garbage. Nicely shot, but absolute garbage.
if you want the absolute worst sci-fi movie ever made, watch Ad Astra - utterly incoherent and moronic drivel, like a 9 year old’s vision of what a sci-fi movie should be.
Andrew C!
Been around a while....
@Del monaco totally agree. Most of my favourite films do this. But, like music, one size does not fit all.
Del monaco
Del Monaco
Gravity wasn’t garbage. It was technically brilliant and that was its main thrust. It didn’t pretend to be anything more. My very favourite Sci fi was Silent Running, a dated, perhaps, but deeply human story. Movingly shot and played. Sci fi can often be cold and dispassionate. This wasn’t and stands out because of it.
You're lucky.
I bought Gravity on BluRay, just to feel both the disappointment and financial loss !
No. No
Respectfully, disagree.
My fave SciFi was "Moon". Beautifully shot; haunting soundtrack; great acting; and explored the notion of self, of loss, of isolation (bit like PFM reallly
)(Oh and Moon was done on 5 million bucks, which is nothing in terms of budget)
I'm still looing for the story, tbh. It must have fallen down the back of the settee, as I reached for another Xmas bonbon.
Bob McC
Living the life of Riley
Apart from using Gravity outtakes in the meteorite storm scene...
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