A Monster Calls (2016)

[JohnRice]

Title: A Monster Calls (2016)

Tagline: Stories are wild creatures.

Genre: Drama, Fantasy

Director: J. A. Bayona

Cast: Lewis MacDougall, Sigourney Weaver, Felicity Jones, Toby Kebbell, Liam Neeson, Ben Moor, Frida Palsson, Wanda Opalinska, James Melville, Oliver Steer, Dominic Boyle, Jennifer Lim, Max Gabbay, Joe Curtis, Morgan Symes, Max Golds, Patrick Taggart, Lily-Rose Aslandogdu, Geraldine Chaplin, Jake Talbot, Lee Bolton, Garry Marriott

Release: 2016-10-07

Runtime: 108

Plot: A boy imagines a monster that helps him deal with his difficult life and see the world in a different way.

 

[JohnRice]

I can't believe that six years after its release there isn't a thread on this film.

It is... positively... one of my favorite movies of the last ten years.

Sigourney Weaver is a little difficult to believe as a Brit, but this is one of the most moving films I've seen in quite a while.

Felicity Jones is heart-melting and Lewis MacDougall really carries the film.

An absolutely beautiful piece of filmmaking.

 

[Malcolm R]

There was some discussion at the time in the blu-ray review thread:

https://www.hometheaterforum.com/co...ter-calls-blu-ray-review.351961/#post-4472330

 

[JohnRice]

There was some discussion at the time in the blu-ray review thread:

https://www.hometheaterforum.com/co...ter-calls-blu-ray-review.351961/#post-4472330

Right... I forget about the media section sometimes. I'm just interested in movies. I don't really care how they are delivered, what extras there are, or nitpicking the video quality.

I even replied to that thread.