Movie review thread...
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Mission Impossible
- 1996
- Just started - but holy shit - apparently the in-flight entertainment systems in those days were absolute dog-shit
- Made me think back, as I originally thought it was bullshit - then realised: I never flew internationally until ~2002
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- And then... the "franchise" is fucking 30 years old? The difference in style... FFS...
- Anybody here old enough to confirm - did they really come down the aisle offering tapes to insert into playing devices for a fucking 7" screen - in first-class?
- What the fuck was cattle-class like? Force-fed "Friends" on a shared screen, I assume?
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@Kruse said in Movie review thread...:
Mission Impossible
- 1996
- Just started - but holy shit - apparently the in-flight entertainment systems in those days were absolute dog-shit
- Made me think back, as I originally thought it was bullshit - then realised: I never flew internationally until ~2002
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- And then... the "franchise" is fucking 30 years old? The difference in style... FFS...
- Anybody here old enough to confirm - did they really come down the aisle offering tapes to insert into playing devices for a fucking 7" screen - in first-class?
- What the fuck was cattle-class like? Force-fed "Friends" on a shared screen, I assume?
IMHO MI:1 was the closest in style to the original series by some margin. I still remember Peter Phelps carrying his big suitcase with the tape machine inside. And the masks and stuff, all classic nods to the original
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@Kruse said in Movie review thread...: www
- What the fuck was cattle-class like? Force-fed "Friends" on a shared screen, I assume?
Back in the 1980s on international flights, you could listen through headphones that made your ears sore to a choice of half a dozen radio feeds or watch a movie of the airline's choice on a tiny shared screen about 25 metres away.
On flights between Auckland and London, I used to pack a big book like the Lord of the Rings, Don Quixote or War and Peace to read while in the air.
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@sparky said in Movie review thread...:
@Kruse said in Movie review thread...: www
- What the fuck was cattle-class like? Force-fed "Friends" on a shared screen, I assume?
Back in the 1980s on international flights, you could listen through headphones that made your ears sore to a choice of half a dozen radio feeds or watch a movie of the airline's choice on a tiny shared screen about 25 metres away.
On flights between Auckland and London, I used to pack a big book like the Lord of the Rings, Don Quixote or War and Peace to read while in the air.
On a positive note, I remember as a kid being taken up to see the captain in the cockpit of a 747 on a flight to the US. And taking metal cutlery as a souvenir. Bloody terrorists ruined everything
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Too much effort to look up prior reviews. Just watched Bridget Jones Diary ((Mad about a boy) with my wife on a plane.
Actually really good, good writing, Hugh Grant very funny. A decent non CGI British comedy, don’t know if it’s because I’m getting older but themes and jokes really good,
4.5 bottles of champagnes in the fridge for emergency out of 5 mid life challenges
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Barry Lyndon
A three hour Stanley Kubrick movie from 1975 set in the 18th century. Now lots of people think this is a masterpiece of cinematography and lighting. That may be true, but the acting is wooden (especially Ryan O'Neal) and the entire plot is not helped by a pace that would make a sloth a 100m final contender.
Also no tits which is a crime for "high art eighteenth century" film.
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The Commuter.
Liam Neeson plays Liam Neeson, again. It's an easy watching, enjoyable, action flick. When it got to the last scene, I realised i'd seen it before, so I guess it could probably also be referred to as forgettable.
3 Taken Characters out of 5 Totally expected plot twists
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@MajorRage There was a good joke going around at the time of the release:-
The Commuter - "is this seat taken? No but the film wants to be".
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That movie was released in 2018. I was sure it came out at least 5 years earlier.
Workman-like, but definitely one of the better late period Neeson movies.
Wow, really thought it came out around the same time as his Air Marshall movie (apparently 2014).
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@antipodean said in Movie review thread...:
Barry Lyndon
A three hour Stanley Kubrick movie from 1975 set in the 18th century. Now lots of people think this is a masterpiece of cinematography and lighting. That may be true, but the acting is wooden (especially Ryan O'Neal) and the entire plot is not helped by a pace that would make a sloth a 100m final contender.
Also no tits which is a crime for "high art eighteenth century" film.
I'm a Kubrick fan but have to agree wholeheartedly. Barry Lyndon is a technical tour-de-force with no soul
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Caged Heat 1974.
Jonathan Demme's satirical take on 70's sexploitation films. Deliberately bad acting and script with an Incredibly high tit-watch - and an absolutely hoot to watch. Bloody hilarious.
Four 1970's B cup bras out of Five Brazilian Lifts
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@Kruse said in Movie review thread...:
Anybody here old enough to confirm - did they really come down the aisle offering tapes to insert into playing devices for a fucking 7" screen - in first-class?
Can confirm my experiences in first class were nothing like that.
I do recall a transtasman flight on QANTAS where we were sitting right at the front of cattle class and we had a dedicated small screen as you couldn't see the main one. This screen wasn't working so we were given a complimentary bottle of bubbles.
Then they ran out of time to finish the movie on the main screens. Pretty sure all those people till don't know if Seabiscuit won. But who cares we had bubbly.
Also, in the 90s we used fax machines.
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@booboo said in Movie review thread...:
Then they ran out of time to finish the movie on the main screens
I once saw The Bone Collector the wrong way around. Started 15 mins from the end and finished at the same place. Thought it was some weird David Lynch/Tarantino co-production.
Also, in the 90s we used fax machines.
In the early 90's our tech department gave an Etch-a-Sketch to one lamebrain manager after he pestered then for a laptop. Dilbert-inspired
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The new Naked Gun movie looks a bit shit.
I hope I’m wrong.
However I heard on the radio today that it’s not a remake like I thought but it’s actually a sequel.
Has anyone ever made a sequel where ALL the main actors from the first movie ( Leslie Neilsen, George Kennedy, OJ Simpson, Anna Nicole Smith, Fred Ward, Priscilla Presley ) are dead ?
Does anyone know ?
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@MN5 said in Movie review thread...:
The new Naked Gun movie looks a bit shit.
I hope I’m wrong.
However I heard on the radio today that it’s not a remake like I thought but it’s actually a sequel.
Has anyone ever made a sequel where ALL the main actors from the first movie ( Leslie Neilsen, George Kennedy, OJ Simpson, Anna Nicole Smith, Fred Ward, Priscilla Presley ) are dead ?
Does anyone know ?
They have no chance of capturing the flavour of the original. And even if they did it would spark outrage from the woke
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@canefan said in Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Movie review thread...:
The new Naked Gun movie looks a bit shit.
I hope I’m wrong.
However I heard on the radio today that it’s not a remake like I thought but it’s actually a sequel.
Has anyone ever made a sequel where ALL the main actors from the first movie ( Leslie Neilsen, George Kennedy, OJ Simpson, Anna Nicole Smith, Fred Ward, Priscilla Presley ) are dead ?
Does anyone know ?
They have no chance of capturing the flavour of the original. And even if they did it would spark outrage from the woke
They had amazing rapport as a deadpan comedy duo
EDIT: Priscilla Presley is still alive, it was Lisa Marie who died
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Heads of State
Amazon flick with Idris Elba & John Cena.
Classic popcorn flick, really entertaining, fast movie, with Elba & Cena both absolutely nailing their characters as the PM & President. Not in a statesman like way, but in a piss take type the way which is the essence of the movie. FX budget probably needed a bit more, but good, fun, easy watching with good dialogue and quality, if not somewhat far fetched, plot line.
4 non existent security detail out of 5 air force one rip offs.
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@booboo said in Movie review thread...:
@Kruse said in Movie review thread...:
Anybody here old enough to confirm - did they really come down the aisle offering tapes to insert into playing devices for a fucking 7" screen - in first-class?
Can confirm my experiences in first class were nothing like that.
I do recall a transtasman flight on QANTAS where we were sitting right at the front of cattle class and we had a dedicated small screen as you couldn't see the main one. This screen wasn't working so we were given a complimentary bottle of bubbles.
Then they ran out of time to finish the movie on the main screens. Pretty sure all those people till don't know if Seabiscuit won. But who cares we had bubbly.
Also, in the 90s we used fax machines.
Qantas still had planes without individual screens in the 2000s?
@antipodean said in Movie review thread...:
Barry Lyndon
A three hour Stanley Kubrick movie from 1975 set in the 18th century. Now lots of people think this is a masterpiece of cinematography and lighting. That may be true, but the acting is wooden (especially Ryan O'Neal) and the entire plot is not helped by a pace that would make a sloth a 100m final contender.
Also no tits which is a crime for "high art eighteenth century" film.
Kubrick is a bit of a blind spot for me, I don't really get him as a director. My favourite films of his is Paths to Glory and Dr Strangelove - black and white Kubrick.
Anyway, saw Nobody 2 today, it was fine, if you liked the first one you'll like this one. The director is the guy who made the superior Indo film The Night Comes for Us, so there are some good in close action scenes.
On my flights to NZ and Raro I decided to watch all NZ films, so watched Tinā, Cousins, We Were Dangerous and The Haka Party Incident about the Auckland engineering haka.. All were good, but Cousins probably best for me.
I also watched the Scotty Morrison Origins documentary series when I finished the movies.
