Movie review thread...
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Pineapple Express: Hilarious. Up there with Super Bad. <br />
Jack and Miri make a porno: Starts off well but goes to shit after that. Very disappointing.<br />
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Watched Richard Linklater's [B]"Me & Orson Welles"[/B] last night. Just came out on DVD after several delays from earlier release dates. A very, very good film elevated by Christian McKay's brilliant portrayal of Orson Welles. I've never heard or seen this actor before, but he seemed possessed by the spirit of Orson, and did a great job showing how Welles could be a genius, blowhard, narcissist, insecure arsehole and brilliant creative manipulator. 8.5/10<br />
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Also watched the new documentary film [B]"Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage,"[/B] about the most successful Canadian rock group ever, and arguably the biggest cult band in rock history. I'm not a huge Rush fan, 'tho have seen 'em several times over the past 30 years, yet was pleasantly surprised how enthralling - and funny - the doc was, with a good selection of musicians (Trent Reznor, Billy Corgan, Gene Simmons, Les Claypool, Kirk Hammett, Jack Black, etc.) talking earnestly about what the band meant to their lives and how they found success on their own terms. My fave part was the where-the-hell-did-they-get-this? film footage of a bullheaded Alex Lifeson as a 17-year-old at the dinner-table telling his disappointed parents that he was quitting high school to become a rock guitarist. South Park creator Matt Stone gave what I thought was one of the the doc's best quotes:<br />
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Saw 'My Name is Khan', about some Indian bloke with Autism in the states trying to get to the president to tell him that he is 'not a terrorist'<br />
Biggest piece of crap film I have seen in years, good for about 30 mins before it got so bad myself and my flatmates were in hysterics laughing at the absurd plot twists, grand canyon sized plot holes, racist stereotypical casting and acting. I firmly believe this was written by an local lad living in India who not only has never left his country but probably also his small village and his entire knowledge of the outside world is based on rented movies and maybe a dodgy cable news channel.<br />
An easy 0/10 and the only reason I'm rating it not in the negatives is because once you've realised and accepted you've just wasted a couple of hours of your life watching this steaming dog-turd you will actually laugh out loud at how crap it is.<br />
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What I don't understand, and this is what really bugs the crap out of me is that reviews are actually pretty good for the film and its also the highest grossing Bollywood film overseas. Could reviewers actually be bought to give this good reviews or am I really missing something here -
Death Wish 3. Oh what wonderful trash. Recommended if you like violent 80's crap.<br />
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I would love to see Paul Kersey pop up (orthopedic shoes included) in a few modern movies with his .475 Wildey Magnum and slaughter half the cast. Michael Cera especially. -
[quote name='Tim']RT, does it have any hiphop producers in the documentary? They have a bit of following in that scene, especially in the bay area.[/QUOTE]<br />
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No. The director of the film had only three prior productions, and the titles of them:<br />
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[][URL="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1361558/"][COLOR=#003399]Iron Maiden: Flight 666[/COLOR][/URL] (2009)<br />
[][URL="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1249171/"][COLOR=#003399]Global Metal[/COLOR][/URL] (2008)<br />
[*][URL="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0478209/"][COLOR=#003399]Metal: A Headbanger's Journey[/COLOR][/URL] (2005)<br />
[/LIST]- pretty much tell us the guy is coming to the project from the perspective of a metalhead.<br />
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I would have liked to have seen a few more minutes about the devoted fanbase too, they really are the Trekkies (Revenge of the Nerds?) of rock & roll. -
[quote name='red terror']No. The director of the film had only three prior productions, and the titles of them:<br />
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[][URL="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1361558/"][COLOR=#003399]Iron Maiden: Flight 666[/COLOR][/URL] (2009)<br />
[][URL="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1249171/"][COLOR=#003399]Global Metal[/COLOR][/URL] (2008)<br />
[*][URL="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0478209/"][COLOR=#003399]Metal: A Headbanger's Journey[/COLOR][/URL] (2005)<br />
[/LIST]<br />- pretty much tell us the guy is coming to the project from the perspective of a [B]metalhead[/B].<br />
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I would have liked to have seen a few more minutes about the devoted fanbase too, they really are the Trekkies (Revenge of the Nerds?) of rock & roll.[/QUOTE]<br />
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Gotcha. On the trekkie angle: Like star trek they are also very popular among self-described libertarian types (as is prog in general), ranging from "legalise it" anti-war hippie types to paleo-con-in-disguise disgruntled cold warrior types.
- pretty much tell us the guy is coming to the project from the perspective of a [B]metalhead[/B].<br />
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Step Brothers starring Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly: Bloody funny from start to finish. Was very surprised.<br />
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[quote name='Sneakdefreak']Step Brothers starring Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly: Bloody funny from start to finish. Was very surprised.<br />
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I expected this to be utter, utter shit and it was quite good. I loved the ending, and that's where movies like this usually screw the pooch -
[quote name='Sneakdefreak']Step Brothers starring Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly: Bloody funny from start to finish. Was very surprised.<br />
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Same!<br />
never been a Will Ferrell fan, but this movie surprised me how funny it was.<br />
When he tea-bagged the other guys drum kit..classic! -
[quote name='Kirwan']I expected this to be utter, utter shit and it was quite good. I loved the ending, and that's where movies like this usually screw the pooch[/QUOTE]<br />
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Cool, will have to check it out. Bit of a fan of John C. Reilly but don't normally like Farrell in larger than cameo roles (Ashley Shafer was awesome). -
[quote name='Virgil']Same!<br />
never been a Will Ferrell fan, but this movie surprised me how funny it was.<br />
When he tea-bagged the other guys drum kit..classic![/QUOTE]<br />
I am an unashamed Will Farrell fan, and i reckon this is one of his best, its laugh out loud stupid funny. -
[quote name='BartMan']I watched 'Troy' last week, and I want those three hours of my life back. "Troy, an epic bore" would be my poster slogan...[/QUOTE]<br />
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Only worth watching the Directors Cut, where the delicious Diane Kruger gets her tits out. -
[quote name='mariner4life']Only worth watching the Directors Cut, where the delicious Diane Kruger gets her tits out.[/QUOTE]<br />
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Why in God's name didnt that make the original cut???? It could have made some of my ticket money worthwhile. Brad Pitt was awful in that film. Looked the part for sure but certainly showed his limitations as an actor. -
[quote name='Rancid Schnitzel']Brad Pitt was awful in that film. Looked the part for sure but certainly showed his limitations as an actor.[/QUOTE]<br />
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The slo-mo-ish slam-dunk where he plants his dagger into Australian wrestling flameout Nathan Jones was kinda cool.<br />
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[quote name='Rancid Schnitzel']Why in God's name didnt that make the original cut???? It could have made some of my ticket money worthwhile. Brad Pitt was awful in that film. Looked the part for sure but certainly showed his limitations as an actor.[/QUOTE]<br />
Yep, Directors Cut ups the T&A content, good move. I have to admit i don't mind the movie for some light-hearted entertainment, but some of the acting is terrible. Liked the Hector v Achilles fight, thought it was well put together. <br />
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Tim i am sure you have seen this one a bunch of times, i watched "Tango and Cash" in all its 80s awesome-ness last night. Got it all, muscles, mullets, badly-acted foriegn-type bad guy, ridiculous weapons (see Cash's hand-gun with the big fuck off laser sight thing on the top) and ripping dialogue<br />
"when this is all over we should pay Jabba the Hutt here a visit"<br />
"I'll bring the chainsaw"<br />
"I'll bring the beer"<br />
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[quote name='mariner4life']Yep, Directors Cut ups the T&A content, good move. I have to admit i don't mind the movie for some light-hearted entertainment, but some of the acting is terrible. Liked the Hector v Achilles fight, thought it was well put together. <br />
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Tim i am sure you have seen this one a bunch of times, i watched "Tango and Cash" in all its 80s awesome-ness last night. Got it all, muscles, mullets, badly-acted foriegn-type bad guy, ridiculous weapons (see Cash's hand-gun with the big fuck off laser sight thing on the top) and ripping dialogue<br />
"when this is all over we should pay Jabba the Hutt here a visit"<br />
"I'll bring the chainsaw"<br />
"I'll bring the beer"<br />
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Epic.[/QUOTE]<br />
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And a Harold Faltermeyer soundtrack. <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /><br />
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Watched Salt (Bourne Identity with a chick instead of F.A.G. member Matt Damon) and Prince of Persia (Pirates of the Caribbean with "Persians" who had English accents instead of pirates) this weekend. Both pretty meh. Mindless entertainment. But too formulaic/predictable for Salt, and not enough killing/blood/splatter Gladiator style for POP (it is a Disney movie after all). Watch to relieve boredom, but don't expect too much.
