Film 2021

[smalex]

We saw jungle cruise yesterday too. Objectively it was rubbish but it was fun enough.

[Panda]

Yes you’re right Smal - its definitely watchable. I had read a few good reviews beforehand and really enjoyed the chemistry between Emily Blunt and Dwayne Johnson when they’re being interviewed, so I had some expectations that it was going to be the new Indiana Jones. It isn’t, but there’s some daft fun in there. We watched it at home on Disney + but I reckon it will fare a lot better on the big screen.

[Hazey_Jane]

I’ve found Doctor Sleep on Netflix which is quite a good adaptation of a tricky book.

You do really need to have watched Stanley Kubrick’ film of The Shining though, otherwise much of it won’t make a lot of sense. And where the two films crossover is really well done too.

[Livilla]

I was supposed to be taking my two to see Jungle Cruise this week, but I bailed as I thought it might be a bit scary for a 7 year old. I could not face Space Jam 2 ( ) so we went to see The Croods 2. Much to my surprise, we all really enjoyed it.

[Epponnee Rae]

I am really not up for seeing Jungle Cruise seeing how horrified I was by the (apparently I changed since the 1950s) ride at Disney Land a couple of years ago. I could NOT believe that they were still operating a ride that included animatronic ‘natives’ as part of the attraction. I think it’s only been changed this year.

I’m sure the film itself avoids that but I can’t imagine the plot is up to much!

[Livilla]

They’ve only just changed the Splash Mountain theming too, which is equally mind-boggling, they know The Song of the South has been unshowable for years now…

I thought the Jungle Cruise movie looked like a massive rip off of both The Mummy and the African Queen, but I’m guessing a large part of its audience will be too young to have seen either

[Estrella]

We did watch Jungle Cruise. It was ok. No way near as good as The Mummy (which my kids have seen) or Jumanji. But the kids enjoyed it and it was a nice first day of lockdown watch at home.

We have also watched Space Jam 2. J thinks it’s brilliant (he loves both Lebron and Loony Tunes) but it’s actually quite terrible.

[Chicky]

I watched The Dry which I thought had been adapted very well and Eric Bana was excellent.

[Pippedydeadeye]

I’ve just downloaded it and will try to watch tomorrow.

I watched Palm Springs earlier this evening and loved it

[sally maclennane]

I watched The Dry which I thought had been adapted very well and Eric Bana was excellent.

We just watched it, I agree with you on both counts!

[Turtle Bean]

I thought Eric Bana was good but I wished they had picked someone who looked more like Aaron Falk was in the book.

[Flora Poste]

We saw Jungle Cruise yesterday and mine all really enjoyed it - it's very Pirates of the Caribbean meets The Mummy though and not as good as the Jumanji reboots. Mine were fine with it, but I can imagine more sensitive children being quite scared in places.

[Kleio]

The new Suicide Squad was my film last night. It is very violent and tongue in cheek.

I enjoyed it but I don't think I'd watch it again.

[wendy james]

We have Sky Cinema for 3 months so I’ve been watching films I’ve missed.

Le Mans 66 - enjoyable even if it is ultimately boys and their toys
The Dry - good adaptation and would watch the sequel if they film it
Promising Young Woman - amazing
JoJo Rabbit - turned it off

I haven’t found anything else I want to watch.

[Livilla]

It’s J’s last day of holidays today, so I took him to see Shang Chi and the Legend of the 10 Rings today. We both really enjoyed it - Simu Liu and Awkwafina are great as the leads, and I could stare at Tony Leung all day. The action is great - a couple of the set pieces are like dances between two martial arts experts, and it’s visually stunning. It’s nearly entirely standalone, with just a couple of cameos to tie in back into the wider MCU.

[Hobbes]

It’s J’s last day of holidays today, so I took him to see Shang Chi and the Legend of the 10 Rings today. We both really enjoyed it - Simu Liu and Awkwafina are great as the leads, and I could stare at Tony Leung all day. The action is great - a couple of the set pieces are like dances between two martial arts experts, and it’s visually stunning. It’s nearly entirely standalone, with just a couple of cameos to tie in back into the wider MCU.

I agree, we watched it on Saturday, and thought it was fab, thoroughly enjoyed it!

The fight scenes are beautiful, the characters were engaging, and it was all just really well done.

[Blondiejude]

If anyone has Amazon the father is definitely worth a watch. It kept me gripped and i can’t normally watch films (that said it wasn’t long) might be a bit harsh for anyone with close family with Alzheimer’s though, it brought back a lot of memories of my grandad.

[H1ppychick]

I saw Shang-Chi this afternoon, I agree it was thoroughly enjoyable. Unfortunately I couldn’t wait around for the second post-credits scene as I needed to vamoose for a singing lesson.

I am also absurdly excited by the trailer for Dune. I love that book, and have a soft spot for the David Lynch movie version too.

[wendy james]

I also enjoyed Shang-Chi. I had to explain to the girls about the ridiculousness of the very serious actor being the cause of mirth. I have already purchased a character, supposedly for Christmas but I might claim him for myself.

I quite fancy watching Infernal Affairs this week.

[Smunder Woman]

We went to see Shang-Chi this evening too, and it was excellent. I will need to see it again though because the subtitled bits being in Swedish was slightly beyond me I did manage much more than I thought i would, but I'm sure I missed loads too.