It’s not out for a while but the other day Ray and JP had a sneaky peak at ‘Foxcatcher’. Put your money on Steve Carell to win the Best Actor Oscar now. Even Channing Tatum does a decent job in this true story about a creepy millionaire (Carell) who takes an Olympic champion wrestler (Tatum) under his wing. Just don’t expect too many laughs because while this is a great film it also happens to be a major buzzkill.
Which made them think... which other others were complete buzz kills. Turns out quite a few. They've put together the top 10:
10. FOXCATCHER: Steve Carell is John Du Pont who's creepier than a bag of spiders. It’ll give you THE FEAR for the rest of the day. In a word: Ominous
9. SAVING PRIVATE RYAN: Still the quietest cinema I've ever been in. At the end, people walked out in complete silence. In a word: Omaha
8. SCHINDLERS LIST: Aren’t lists great? Ticking off things on a To-Do list makes you feel good. This is not one of those feel-good lists. If you're eating Maltesers while watching this film you'll feel guilty for every mouthful. In a word: Grim
7. REVOLUTIONARY ROAD: Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio get married. Haven't they learnt anything from Titanic? This pair are just not meant to be together. Needless to say it doesn't end well. In a word: Divorce
6. WATERSHIP DOWN: A sneaky film that tricks you into thinking it's a cuddly cartoon about rabbits and then it kicks you in the emotional spuds. This film should never be shown to any child EVER. In a word: Traumatic
5. MILLION DOLLAR BABY: Another film that tricks you into thinking it's going to uplifting. Hilary Swank is a boxer trained by Clint Eastwood. Is she destined for success? In a word: No. Ps. Even Clint cries.
4. THE KILLING FIELDS: It's about Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia so already you're thinking, 'here come the major chuckles'. We were forced to watch this in school by teachers who obviously wanted to let us know how good we had it. In a word: Genocidal.
3. ON GOLDEN POND: This one’s personal. It stars Katherine Hepburn, Henry Fonda and Jane Fonda. Most mothers had it on tape and used to watch this when I was a kid. It's a film about old people who are afraid of dying. Think ‘Cocoon’ but without the immortality. In a word: Funereal.
2. LEAVING LAS VEGAS: Some of Nicholas Cage's films will ruin your day. Ghost Rider, the National Treasure films - they're depressingly bad. Leaving Las Vegas is actually high on quality but low on laughs. It’s about an alcoholic and it’ll have you reaching for the bottle before the end. In a word: Boozy.
1. REQUIEM FOR A DREAM: You’ll never look at another salad the same way again. Before Jared Leto was a singer in 30 Seconds To Mars he was an actor who got serious in this film about people destroyed by their various addictions. Top tip: don't watch it on Christmas Day. In a word: Cucumbers
