[Film] Mark Kermode

[Stat Brother]

Excuse the slight detour.


FYI - Studio Ghibli have all their films available on Netflix.



Thank me later!

 

[Mackenzie]

I like his film review on the radio, if I happen to be in the car when it’s on I listen. He’s passionate and enthusiastic about his work but if I want to watch a film I wouldn’t be put off by a bad review of his, we all have different tastes.

 

[Eric Potts]

Excuse the slight detour.


FYI - Studio Ghibli have all their films available on Netflix.



Thank me later!

Apart from Grave Of The Fireflies , which is a BIG omission.

 

[Stat Brother]

Apart from Grave Of The Fireflies , which is a BIG omission.

Very true, although that said I'm not sure I could cope with that rewatch, in the current climate.

This is very much TotoroTime.

 

[Stat Brother]

Is anyone watching his Inside Cinema on I-Player.

Well worth a watch for cinephiles.

 

[Weststander]

I love his passion for movies, respect his knowledge, and have seen countless quality films based on his reviews which I might had missed.

I don't take offence that he has no time for films such as the Taken trilogy, as to me they're perfect escapism without having to concentrate on a complex plot and exhaustive list of characters.

 

[JBizzle]

He's in a field that will always be divisive and, in a time when counter views are absolutely not tolerated, I think he does a really good job of giving a fair and balanced review. Additionally, if he hates a film (Sex and the City 2, Entourage etc) the reviews are absolutely brilliantly scathing and enjoyable.

I've listened to the show for about 7 years now and never tire of the show.

 

[Stat Brother]

I love his passion for movies, respect his knowledge, and have seen countless quality films based on his reviews which I might had missed.

I don't take offence that he has no time for films such as the Taken trilogy, as to me they're perfect escapism without having to concentrate on a complex plot and exhaustive list of characters.

I didn't think he had a problem with Taken, beyond 'whos driving the boat', more so Taken 2 and Taken 3 - Now You're Just Being Careless.

Him and Mayo love The Stath - rightly so.

 

[vegster]

I love his passion for movies, respect his knowledge, and have seen countless quality films based on his reviews which I might had missed.

I don't take offence that he has no time for films such as the Taken trilogy, as to me they're perfect escapism without having to concentrate on a complex plot and exhaustive list of characters.

Pretty much agree. I would add that usually even when he does not like a film he usually tries to explain why in a constructive manner, he will often say things like " I can see what message the film was trying to convey but by doing XYZ it went wrong for me "

 

[Weststander]

I didn't think he had a problem with Taken, beyond 'whos driving the boat', more so Taken 2 and Taken 3 - Now You're Just Being Careless.

Him and Mayo love The Stath - rightly so.

I thought I heard him condemn the entire recent career of Liam Neeson and his movies, summarised when Mayo pursued Kermode on the matter with "Let's not go there, you know my view". Kermode made it seem like a commercial sell out of a career, for which he disapproved.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Generally agree with his assessment although at times he’s too far aligned to the Guardian viewpoint of life (Wolf of Wall Street for example).

He’s not great on comedy, and we are poles apart on another specialist genre, and frankly he greatly underestimated the pathos, character development, nuance, moral compass and quantities of jizz in European Cumbath 28. I won’t give away the ending of the movie, but a bit like Titanic, it will have you reaching for the tissues.

I suspect he only watched the trailer.....

Too many dwarf, cocaine and stripper scenes for him apparently.


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Is that even possible?

 

[n1 gull]

I quite like him as a reviewer but I find his double act with Mayo rather grating. All that "wussup, wussup - hello to Jason Isaacs - wittertainment" stuff is just embarrassing.
.

When they started doing all that church stuff I switched off. Mayo constantly reads out praise which is absolutely gushing. I can't listen to them anymore

 

[keaton]

Is anyone watching his Inside Cinema on I-Player.

Well worth a watch for cinephiles.

They're very good. Was a hour long on a while back

 

[keaton]

They're very good. Was a hour long on a while back

You've confused me. he does Secrets of Cinema. Inside Cinema are the shorts on iPlayer,I don't think he has anything to do with them does he?

 

[Stat Brother]

You've confused me. he does Secrets of Cinema. Inside Cinema are the shorts on iPlayer,I don't think he has anything to do with them does he?

You are correct, I did mean Secrets of Cinema - sorry.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Alternatively

https://twitter.com/BBCArchive/status/1173910446467899393?s=09

 

[keaton]

You are correct, I did mean Secrets of Cinema - sorry.

If you've not seen any of Inside Cinema yet I'd recommend them too

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

at times he’s too far aligned to the Guardian viewpoint of life

I like him.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Peter Ebert was an opera director. Did you mean Roger Ebert?

Siskel and Ebert are highly regarded in America amongst film buffs, but whenever I see clips of them I just see two prissy old hens clucking away. Or two old women at a mothers meeting.

I disagree with a lot of their opinions too.

Yes Roger Ebert

 

[Weststander]

Just now on R4 is an amazing documentary about the work of Powell & Pressburger.