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The Lobster, that's a 7.2. Utter ****in bollocks. Never got to the end and I like Colin in stuff.

 

Why mate, you wouldn't get it? OK here goes...

It's a tragedy mate on every level but unpredictable and darkly funny with it.

You've got numerous plotlines all going on but all linking into one central story. The rape and murder of a young girl, the bitter regret of the mother who she constantly fought with, filled with self-loathing but determined to bring her killer to justice. The police chief whose underlying sympathy and admiration for the mother is masked by his frustration at her constant and very public criticism of him. Him trying to control a bunch of inherently bigoted and incompetent police officers in a backwater small-town. His sudden cancer and you see how his story plays out, leading to the subsequent route to redemption of one his officers who despises the mother throughout partly because he admires/loves the police chief and in the ends learns to let go of his hate and despite almost being killed by her becomes her closest ally.

Add to that a great script and moments where the writer fcks with your head like the mother telling her daughter in a fit of rage she hope she does get raped and killed, or the Police Chief saying they never got a lucky break like the crim mouthing off in a bar which later comes to pass. It's brilliantly done.

There's so much depth to the film it's unreal. But yeh if you were expecting Di Caprio in Inception it might not be your thing

I like Inception too btw - a great film but even though it's a great film, let me ask you something...

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Mate, can you explain The Lobster?

 

Fair enough I guess, I just found it boring and was disappointed after all the hype about it.

 

I don't like Colin but thought it was a Batshit crazy film. Was it good? Sort of and also sort of terrible.

 

Nobody can.

 

In a dystopian society, single people must find a mate within 45 days or be transformed into an animal of their choice.

Makes me want to watch it again.

 

I've never seen it.

Fcked up films I wouldn't want to explain - Last Exit To Brooklyn, Matric Revolutions and anything by David Cronenberg (especially Naked Lunch). Fck that ****

 

Gonna watch Gangster Squad. Fired up Netflix and it's just there. Wish me luck?

 

It's bang average.

 

Watched that the other night just for Emma Stone, josh broling is very good, dunno why but I can't stand Ryan gosling

Good movie

 

Blue Ruin is a great little film most haven't seen, that's on Netflix.

 

So a that's a 9 then

 

Haven't seen in ages but on the luvscale 6.4/10 but could be different if I watched again.

 

I'm not watching it again though.

 

I tried to endure 5 minutes of A Hards Days Night
You sometimes forget how bad the Beatles films really were
Might watch Westworld on TCM

 

Honey Boy 9.2/10 cracking film.

 

Have you a tendancy to overrate films?

 

No. Why?