Three Billboards -Film Review

I know 4 who have seen it, 1 thought average 1 though good 2 though very good ..

Oldman should win Best Actor tremendous as Churchill (Darkest Hour)

I'm seeing it on Wednesday, 8.3 on IMDb and 93% on the Tomatometer. On the face of it it appears to be exactly the sort of film I'd really like, I'm expecting it to be excellent. I'll post my tuppence worth review when I've seen it.

casemoney

Oldman must be a certainty  for the Oscar.

Watched it 3 days ago,i got into it easily enough and was enjoying it but as said earlier the ending.Maybe it leaves itself open for a sequel but ffs.

Outstanding film with brilliant performances. Frances McDormand surely wins best actress and will take a lot of beating for best film too.

quirky offbeat,has the mood of a coen bros,worth a watch definitely but nothing outstanding about it

frances mc seems very samey to me in the stuff ive seen her in,competent enough

Seen some mixed reviews on this film and the trailer doesn't look that good, I do like Frances McDormand, and also the way she embraces her age, must be nearly 60 now and never had any plastic surgery, unlike a lot of 'em !

Watched Darkest Hour at the weekend.  Very enjoyable.  Amazed to see it only 7.4 on IMDB.  Probably needed cgi of Dunkirk and a bit more shagging to get higher.

Was looking forward to 3 billboards.....

very good film...if you dont get the ending, you dont get the film imo

Please don't give anything away, I'm really looking forward to seeing it at The Brixton Ritzy on Wednesday!

My kind of film. If you like Coen brothers stuff you will like it.

Another Manchester By The Sea ? sounds very similar

All the Money in the World ( Getty Film ) recommended

Thats Next one on my List RL  ,Spacey removed from it

Hank spot on  Very Coenesque If thats a word ..

RLKingPunter   23 Jan 18 00:27

Another Manchester By The Sea ? sounds very similar


Nope...light touches throughout this, whereas MBTS is pretty much unremittingly bleak

Great movie - takes a lot to keep my attention  to the end. Great performances and some dark humour. 9/10.

RLKingPunter

All the Money in the World ( Getty Film ) recommended

casemoney

Thats Next one on my List RL  ,Spacey removed from it

Emergency replacement stand-in Plummer's just landed the Oscar nomination (best supporting actor). Spacey will be seething.

I really liked it - ending was fine, not typical Hollywood, and all the better for that

I think Ladybird wins Best Picture

Cant get over Spacey tbh , Always Liked him  ,Seemed a Decent guy

Anyone ever see Birdman ? It won a load of awards , the worst film ive ever seen  !

if its worse than Lost In Translation I'll eat my hat

didnt mind LIT

I can't go and watch tonight unfortunately, I've got a bit of a family drama to deal with!

Slippy do you mind me asking what nationality you are?  I used to live in brixton and east Dulwich during the 80's and 90's.

Decent film. Has a chance of winning best film in what i think was a very poor year of films. I tonya and battle of the sexes are two films ive seen recently worth a watch. All the money in the world is good as well. Plummer i think will win the oscar. One bet i think is a good one for the Oscar is Dunkirk to pick up best director. Currently around 3/1.

Dunkirk was 3/1 before nominations gone in since. Probably no longer a good bet.

G Hall, both my parents were Irish, Mum a Dubliner and Dad from Tullamore in County Offaly. They met in Brixton where I was born in the 1966. It was the era of the "no Irish, no blacks, no dogs" when trying to get a place to rent and Brixton was a place where the people coming over for work back then settled. I'm very proud of my Irish roots, middle name Patrick after my Grandfather. I was in Lordship Lane earlier today getting a few dinners in the M&S store opposite the Lord Palmerston pub. Had a cheeky lunchtime livener of course, as one does.

Ending a bit weak, however best film I've seen in a long while, great acting by all concerned.
Frances McDormand and Sam Rockwell must win their nomination categories.

thought Birdman and Lost In Translation were both very good films as was St Vincent another Bill Murry film

Cheers slippy I lived in loughborough road in brixton for a while and also in melbourne grove in east Dulwich amongst other places

I know Loughborough Junction well, I had a house there back in the day that I rented out. The Green Man and The Hero Of Switzerland pubs nearby. I'm happy in my place in Dulwich now, can't see me ever moving again.

Watched it (Three Billboards) today. The woman, don't know who she is, was outstanding. It's a very good film. Watch it.

I don't rate Dunkirk.

So many reservations about this film, yet still enjoyed it. The good outways the questionable (for me, anyway). Frances McDormand was so good, but maybe the film is getting more hype than it deserves.

I thought the scene with the vicar was great

Plus, have drunk in green man, hero of Switzerland, The Canterbury,  etc etc.
(Anyone remember the Paulet arms)

When it kicks off with the husband  ,then they Re arrange the Coffee Table as Nothing as happened PMSFL

Absorbing and thought-provoking but Ted 2 was genuinely superior

"I need to use the little boys room" 

Not bad, a bit slow, devoid of violence and sex so I'm out.

bafts TONITE
A good indicaditor where the Oscars go

Glad I'm not the only one who was disappointed with the ending!

Slow

Still the hot fav

I finally got around to seeing it this week and as I thought I would it was a film that I enjoyed immensely and absolutely loved the performance by Frances McDormand as Mildred. I thought the ending actually really suited the film personally and I didn't feel in the slightest bit disappointed at all as to its conclusion. McDormand, as the market does suggest, looks an absolute given for the best actress Oscar. I'd give it a very solid 8.2/10 personally and would most definitely recommend it to anyone to make their own minds up.

Found this on dodgy box a few months ago. Quite like France's mcdormund so thought I would give it a go and really enjoyed it..quite dark and humourous in places, quite like a Cohen bros flick..8/10

Deffo Twonky I like the Fargo,s etc

Went to see its main rival

The Shape of WAter
A film which has received marmite reviews

First the good news
Their a start ,middle and
ENDING

Even better news-lots of nudity and sex
And Sally has a butt!!!

Bad news -bit of vileonce

This fantasy film is beautifully shot
No wonder he wins best director

I warmed to this fantasy film
Loved the ending

Rating 8/10

Should be fav for the Oscar
Available at 7-4

I'm hoping to see The Shape Of Water over the weekend ISLL, I'll post my thoughts when I get around to seeing it.

I might be making assumptions about this film which I haven't seen but would like to.

Even better news-lots of nudity and sex
And Sally has a butt!!!

I am assuming Miss Dagenham is having the sex with the alien?

Isn't that a bit like fceking a dog? No disrepec intentended?

Watched it twice. (Three Billboards) Frigging Brilliant!!

A1 quality on KODI... btw.

Watched it last night...8/10 but a goddam awful ending.A beginning,a middle and an END is a prerequisite for a film as far as i am concerned.

what is it with the end?

Do you know what you have for tea tomorrow evening?

I hope they,re not preaching to us in films now as well, suspect its one of those

watch it and maybe.....make up your own mind?

The Shape Of Water, dont bother slippy as it  is the biggest pile of tosh i have ever seen,in fact i walked out after 50 minutes.

I'll watch it at home acey, it's second favourite for best picture @ 2.88. not that that necessarily means it's a great film of course but I thought Three Billboards was very good indeed and that's a shade of odds against.

Whisperingdeath    03 Mar 18 14:05 
what is it with the end?

Do you know what you have for tea tomorrow evening?


When i watch a film i expect a satisfactory conclusion.Like many modern films i get the impression they just don't know how to finish them.

Hunters chicken as you ask.

"The Shape Of Water, dont bother slippy as it  is the biggest pile of tosh i have ever seen,in fact i walked out after 50 minutes."

Haven't seen The Shape Of Water but my wife went to see it with her sister, wife said it was a beautiful film and loved it, sister said it was one of the most ridiculous films she's ever seen.

Bit of a marmit job then! I'll try and watch it tonight if I get the time.

Well theres a surprise

The Shape of Water canters in

Best PICTURE

I went to see Three Billboards today with my wife who scored the film 8.5 while I thought it was nearer an 8 and well worth a watch for anyone who hasn't made up their mind yet. One minor quibble was Abbie Cornish who played the wife of Woody Harrelson's character who while pleasing on the eye was extremely wooden with an accent that seemed to be all over the place. I have just googled her and found that she is an Australian rapper known as MC Dusk as well as an actress[ I think she should probably stick to music imo.

Was about to have a huge bet on best picture but after reading about the probable reaction to the use of the N*****R word by white folk, held off. Don't think I've seen a better movie in the last 5 years... Agree with the Mrs Willoughby didnt really fit.

Shape of Water... tbh, couldnt see it through. Switched off after 1/3.

Get Out...    Just Awful.

I wasn't overly impressed with the ending at first, but after thinking about the movie the following day I changed my mind about it. As for the shape of water - didn't particularly appeal from the trailers, maybe catch it at some point. Emitdeb - I can see Get Out being a marmite movie.

Seen The Shape of Water. First of all,don't think the cat lovers on here will like it because of what happens to the cat.

Bit different to other films I've seen lately ! It was weird and strange. Sally Hawkins was quietly amazing. Won Best Picture and had a whooping 13 nominations. Surprised at that, wouldn't have said it was that good. But I stopped taking the Oscar awards seriously years ago !

If you take it for what it is, an adult fairy tale, a fantasy love story but not like Walt Disney, more like Grinding Nemo. It was good in a delightfully strange way. On a 5 Star Rating I'd give it 3/5.

Well I finally got around to watching 'The Shape Of Water' tonight. It's difficult to know where to start in describing it but as a starter I'll rank it as a top 10 contender for the worst, most boring, inane film I've ever seen in my entire life. Complete and utter cinematic nonsense and to think it won best picture ahead of 'Three Billboards' quite frankly beggars belief and that's two hours of life gone that I'll never see again. I'll score it 0.5/10, if you haven't seen it yet then just don't bother, it's simply dire beyond words.

I told you so.

blimey 0.5 slippy

I have to listen to you more acey! My God, that film was complete and utter bilge of the very highest order!

I couldn't agree more Slippy.......And to Win the Oscar for Best Film ....You couldn't make it up ffs.

Oscars, are and have been about self indulgence and leftists promotions. That it is why Hollywood is about to end.

Recent winners-The Artist, A Beautiful Mind,Birdman and The Shape of Water, all poor films issued around about the same time of year,
all very average to say the least, none particularly box office, and that's with out the PC winners.
Whole thing is a charade voted by the luvvies themselves who as we all know live in cloud cuckoo land.

Saw Three Billboards last night. I enjoyed it. Quite a tense black comedy. At times it didn't feel appropriate to smile because of the subject matter. But there were some good lines in it, some brilliant characters and I thought the ending was fine!

I didn't like the sheer amount of swearing which I thought was unnecessary and added little.

Not sure about McDormand getting an Oscar. Didn't appear to be a difficult role to play: moody, aggressive, grieving Mum. Rockwell I think deserved his. He went from villain to hero in the film and
I thought he was excellent.

No characters were wasted - they were all interesting. 8/10

I watched Three Billboards again this evening, I've upped my score from 8.2/10 to 9.0/10. It really is a very good film.

I give it a 7. It was very well acted granted, but the swearing was gratuitous at times and there were several holes in the plot. My worst criticism, however, was that the film was just so damned depressing!