Cinema Trips: September
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kittiwakeFinal Destination 5 3D
Although not a fan of 3D, I went along to see this film, because the cinema wasn't showing a 2D version of it. By the time I had watched the 3D trailers for "Warsaw, 1920" and "The Three Musketeers" my head was swimming and I was feeling nauseous and in no fit state to watch any film, let alone one in 3D. So I left the auditorium and went back to the box office, where I swapped my ticket.
The Inbetweeners
Although I have seen parts of occasional episodes of the television series, while waiting for something else to start, it isn't really aimed at my age group and I probably wouldn't have gone to see this film if I hadn't had to swap my Final Destination 3D ticket. But I wanted to choose a film that I hadn't seen yet, had reasonably good reviews and wasn't starting for a couple of hours so there was time for my travel-sickness to subside. However, it was very funny (although there was some gross-out humour in parts) and everyone in the audience seemed to enjoy it not just the youngsters.
The Skin I Live In
I heard a review for this film which said it was the reviewer's favourite film so far this year, but that anyone who wanted to see it should avoid reading anything at all about it as it would spoil their experience if they knew too much about the story. So for once I actually made an effort to avoid all spoilers (I didn't even read the leaflet about the film that I had picked up at Broadway) and came to the film fresh. so I can't say anything about it except that it was very good and you shouldn't miss it if you are an Almodovar fan.
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Having seen the Alec Guinness in the television series, read the book and listened to the BBC's recent radio adaptation, I was well aware of the basic story and the identity of the mole, but it was still a very tense and suspenseful film to watch. The scenes at the spies' Christmas party with them singing the Russian national anthem conducted by Father Christmas in a Lenin mask were very effective, and design of the Circus (MI6 HQ) with its huge bleak room containing portacabins as offices, suited the characters, sad elderly men, alienated from real life and not even able to trust each other.
Trollhunter
Broadway showed this at one of their Thursday Silver Screen sessions for pensioners and as I was off work that week, I persuaded my mother to go with me. The previous week they showed Jane Eyre and the Silver Screen sessions were full, but Norwegian comedy/horror was not such an obvious choice and there were a lot fewer people there. However, everyone who was there seemed to really enjoy it. The film was set in the autumn and the Norwegian scenery was beautiful, even though it usually seemed to be raining. British viewers may not be as au fait with trolls as the Scandinavians, but most should be aware that trolls are turned to stone by daylight (although some of the trolls in this film exploded rather than turning to stone) and like to lurk under bridges, due to "The Hobbit" and the story of the three billy goats gruff.
It was definitely funny rather than scary for the viewer (although the film's characters were often scared), from the first cry of 'TROLL' in the forest and the student film-makers' horror at having to strip and rub themselves with slimy 'troll stench' so that the trolls wouldn't smell them, to the iron armour that the trollhunter wore to confront the troll on the bridge.
Although not a fan of 3D, I went along to see this film, because the cinema wasn't showing a 2D version of it. By the time I had watched the 3D trailers for "Warsaw, 1920" and "The Three Musketeers" my head was swimming and I was feeling nauseous and in no fit state to watch any film, let alone one in 3D. So I left the auditorium and went back to the box office, where I swapped my ticket.
The Inbetweeners
Although I have seen parts of occasional episodes of the television series, while waiting for something else to start, it isn't really aimed at my age group and I probably wouldn't have gone to see this film if I hadn't had to swap my Final Destination 3D ticket. But I wanted to choose a film that I hadn't seen yet, had reasonably good reviews and wasn't starting for a couple of hours so there was time for my travel-sickness to subside. However, it was very funny (although there was some gross-out humour in parts) and everyone in the audience seemed to enjoy it not just the youngsters.
The Skin I Live In
I heard a review for this film which said it was the reviewer's favourite film so far this year, but that anyone who wanted to see it should avoid reading anything at all about it as it would spoil their experience if they knew too much about the story. So for once I actually made an effort to avoid all spoilers (I didn't even read the leaflet about the film that I had picked up at Broadway) and came to the film fresh. so I can't say anything about it except that it was very good and you shouldn't miss it if you are an Almodovar fan.
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Having seen the Alec Guinness in the television series, read the book and listened to the BBC's recent radio adaptation, I was well aware of the basic story and the identity of the mole, but it was still a very tense and suspenseful film to watch. The scenes at the spies' Christmas party with them singing the Russian national anthem conducted by Father Christmas in a Lenin mask were very effective, and design of the Circus (MI6 HQ) with its huge bleak room containing portacabins as offices, suited the characters, sad elderly men, alienated from real life and not even able to trust each other.
Trollhunter
Broadway showed this at one of their Thursday Silver Screen sessions for pensioners and as I was off work that week, I persuaded my mother to go with me. The previous week they showed Jane Eyre and the Silver Screen sessions were full, but Norwegian comedy/horror was not such an obvious choice and there were a lot fewer people there. However, everyone who was there seemed to really enjoy it. The film was set in the autumn and the Norwegian scenery was beautiful, even though it usually seemed to be raining. British viewers may not be as au fait with trolls as the Scandinavians, but most should be aware that trolls are turned to stone by daylight (although some of the trolls in this film exploded rather than turning to stone) and like to lurk under bridges, due to "The Hobbit" and the story of the three billy goats gruff.
It was definitely funny rather than scary for the viewer (although the film's characters were often scared), from the first cry of 'TROLL' in the forest and the student film-makers' horror at having to strip and rub themselves with slimy 'troll stench' so that the trolls wouldn't smell them, to the iron armour that the trollhunter wore to confront the troll on the bridge.
