Films

Anyone seen Valhalla Rising? Mads Mikkelsen at his best. Mesmerising.

Great film. It seemed to fly under the radar really!

I watched this last night. Absolutely brilliant, visually stunning. My step dad even managed to stay awake through the entire thing, no easy feat. The aesthetic of the 70s/80s archive footage clearly influenced directors like Wes Anderson. Would highly recommend it, I wish I'd managed to see it in the cinema.

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"how else are we going to know if these helmets work?.."

Amazing film/people.

Haven't seen it but is this the point they go in for a snog?

Seen Civil war tonight, some nice twists in it and a decent Alex garland film haven’t really been into his last few

Yeah great watch that

Valhalla Rising

Perhaps it's a future cult classic. I often replay the fighty bits. There's something horribly real about them. I don't know whether it's just Mads, or whether the director has a secret sauce.

Drive and some of his other stuff has that same sort of really uncomfortable, shocking violence.

I went to watch Civil War again after work today. Nothing more to say other than the soundscape is superb too.

There was one bit of music that was bugging me near the climax which I finally got, either it was a nod to Apocalypse Now or it’s a mad coincidence.

I don't recall the free booze, but I got the T-shirt

Recent watches, 'The Greatest Showman' is such a banger.

As is 'The Prestige'. Such a good film.

Late Night with the Devil is not bad, didn't know what to expect but was well done.

Listening to The RZAs Shaolin Soul Selection, very Jackie Brown vibes

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whether the director has a secret sauce.

I think it's this. The thing about Valhalla Rising is that the whole thing has this atmosphere like the whole shoot was just a relentless fucking slog for all involved, just grim and dirty and cold and stinky and horrible and exhausting. And that'd be horrible for like, a Wes Anderson film, but on this it feels like they just go with it, and it works with the story, and it feels right with the characters. It has such a unique texture to it.

Anything on at the cinema for tonight?

No, they are all closed tonight.

Phantom Menace 25 year anniversary re-release

Failing that, Love Lies Bleeding looks great

I think Mads' character has something else. The way he moves is doom for his opponent. He is one of many film characters better at fighting than others, but somehow he's in a different class. I can't work out how he has been created. Maybe it's the ruthlessness of nature, predators vs prey. Maybe he is presented to the audience as a different species. Living in a cage and never speaking...these things add to the perception that he's not human.

Same story, but told by Werner Herzog?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001d7lc

Great documentary and story

Oh blimey, I'll have to check that out! Thanks.

Really enjoyed Challengers but that ending just infuriated me

It's like when they made A Bug's life and Antz

Evil does not exist was amazing. Beautifully shot, amazing soundtrack. Didn't understand the ending, may need to rewatch. Totally drew me in though. Recommended.