Movie review thread...
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Great cast, good story, very believable chase / car scenes
6 films we've seen before trying to be one film
3 could have been a contenders out of 5 Baby Drivers
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@antipodean said in Movie review thread...:
So if you're a fan of F1, it's comedically unrealistic. If you're not, then it's Top Gun Maverick on the track, but unwittingly a little more Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.
Nothing wrong with a bit of shake n bake!
Mental note not to take this movie seriously
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@taniwharugby said in Movie review thread...:
Deep Cover - Sean Bean, Bryce Dallas Howard, Ian McShane, Orlando Bloom.
I enjoyed this more than I thought I would!
Pretty silly but decent enough.
3 lines of coke out of 5 fake guns
I've been meaning to see Deep Cover on Amazon Prime for ages and finally got around it yesterday
Funniest and cleverest thing I've watched in a while. Some top writing. Great cast who look like they really enjoyed themselves. Orlando Bloom on excellent form. Bryce Dallas Howard very likeable. Sean Bean being Sean Bean. Ian McShane delivering as he has for 50+ years.
The only thing that disappointed were some of the action scenes. And Sean Bean didn't say "bastard."
90 minutes flew by and contained lot of laughs.
Four out of work actors out of a 5 person London crime syndicate.
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@Kruse said in Movie review thread...:
This looks like a solid well of material I have barely dipped my toe in...
Those ratings look suspiciously high.
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@antipodean IMDB ratings do tend to be on the high side, so taking that into account, some quality in that list....
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the tavern
a Cambridge feature film very very funny if you like kiwi humor https://www.facebook.com/thetavernfilm -
Very interesting choices of actors and their finest performances
The 101 Best Movie Performances of the 21st Century
We’re talking capital-A Acting, baby! From Daniel Day-Lewis in ‘There Will Be Blood’ to Mark Wahlberg in ‘The Departed,’ we’re celebrating the best of the best of the past 25 years. How do your favorites stack up?
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@antipodean said in Movie review thread...:
F1: The Movie
Tremendous cinematography capturing the cars and giving the sensation of close, competitive racing. So that's the first liberty Hollywood has taken. The other is laughably inept plot where a 60 year old man wins a F1 Grand Prix after committing so many heinous transgressions he'd have his super licence suspended if the team hadn't already sacked him
Cue up another win for DEI. A pointless (and according to Mrs Antipodean, insulting) portrayal of a female engineer/ pit mechanic. A team principal who feels the need to operate a car jack. A technical director (think Adrian Newey) running strategy on the pit wall.
So if you're a fan of F1, it's comedically unrealistic. If you're not, then it's Top Gun Maverick on the track, but unwittingly a little more Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.
don't disagree but it's fucking awesome. And i think my review was more Days of Thunder with computers.
If i want to watch documentaries i will watch documentaries, i want movies to be fun. And this is fucking fun.
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@MiketheSnow said in Movie review thread...:
Very interesting choices of actors and their finest performances
I can't say i've seen that many on the list, but totally agree. Take Charlize Theron. I like Fury Road, but surely Monster is her best performance?
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@MiketheSnow said in Movie review thread...:
Very interesting choices of actors and their finest performances
We’re talking capital-A Acting, baby! From Daniel Day-Lewis in ‘There Will Be Blood’ to Mark Wahlberg in ‘The Departed,’ we’re celebrating the best of the best of the past 25 years. How do your favorites stack up?
I think that list was designed to annoy me, and it mostly did.
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Last two movies I saw I went in knowing nothing about them.
The Life of Chuck: Based on a Stephen King short story, not horror, but philosophical I guess (yeah I know I sound movie piston wristed gibbon when I say that), told in a reverse three act structure. I quite enjoyed, had no idea what was going on the first act and then the second and third acts revealed more. Stars Loki as Chuck.
Relay: A thriller about whistleblowers, was a decent turn your brain off and watch, there's a bit of a twist near the end that I saw coming a mile away. Stars Lily James, Riz Ahmed and Sam Worthington.
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@Nepia said in Movie review thread...:
@MiketheSnow said in Movie review thread...:
Very interesting choices of actors and their finest performances
We’re talking capital-A Acting, baby! From Daniel Day-Lewis in ‘There Will Be Blood’ to Mark Wahlberg in ‘The Departed,’ we’re celebrating the best of the best of the past 25 years. How do your favorites stack up?
I think that list was designed to annoy me, and it mostly did.
Me too. I’d say close to half of those are flicks I’d have no desire to see.
…..and as for some of the omissions…..
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@Nepia said in Movie review thread...:
Last two movies I saw I went in knowing nothing about them.
The Life of Chuck: Based on a Stephen King short story, not horror, but philosophical I guess (yeah I know I sound movie piston wristed gibbon when I say that), told in a reverse three act structure. I quite enjoyed, had no idea what was going on the first act and then the second and third acts revealed more. Stars Loki as Chuck.
Relay: A thriller about whistleblowers, was a decent turn your brain off and watch, there's a bit of a twist near the end that I saw coming a mile away. Stars Lily James, Riz Ahmed and Sam Worthington.
Life of Chuck was overrated IMHO
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@MiketheSnow said in Movie review thread...:
@Nepia said in Movie review thread...:
Last two movies I saw I went in knowing nothing about them.
The Life of Chuck: Based on a Stephen King short story, not horror, but philosophical I guess (yeah I know I sound movie piston wristed gibbon when I say that), told in a reverse three act structure. I quite enjoyed, had no idea what was going on the first act and then the second and third acts revealed more. Stars Loki as Chuck.
Relay: A thriller about whistleblowers, was a decent turn your brain off and watch, there's a bit of a twist near the end that I saw coming a mile away. Stars Lily James, Riz Ahmed and Sam Worthington.
Life of Chuck was overrated IMHO
I had no idea of it's rating so it wasn't overrated to me. It's what I try (not always successfully) to do with most movies.
I have a fucking friend who wont see anything without consulting IMDB first, so he's letting some idiots on the internet choose what he sees for him.
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@Nepia said in Movie review thread...:
@MiketheSnow said in Movie review thread...:
@Nepia said in Movie review thread...:
Last two movies I saw I went in knowing nothing about them.
The Life of Chuck: Based on a Stephen King short story, not horror, but philosophical I guess (yeah I know I sound movie piston wristed gibbon when I say that), told in a reverse three act structure. I quite enjoyed, had no idea what was going on the first act and then the second and third acts revealed more. Stars Loki as Chuck.
Relay: A thriller about whistleblowers, was a decent turn your brain off and watch, there's a bit of a twist near the end that I saw coming a mile away. Stars Lily James, Riz Ahmed and Sam Worthington.
Life of Chuck was overrated IMHO
I had no idea of it's rating so it wasn't overrated to me. It's what I try (not always successfully) to do with most movies.
I have a fucking friend who wont see anything without consulting IMDB first, so he's letting some idiots on the internet choose what he sees for him.
Really talked up in the British press
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@MiketheSnow said in Movie review thread...:
@Nepia said in Movie review thread...:
@MiketheSnow said in Movie review thread...:
@Nepia said in Movie review thread...:
Last two movies I saw I went in knowing nothing about them.
The Life of Chuck: Based on a Stephen King short story, not horror, but philosophical I guess (yeah I know I sound movie piston wristed gibbon when I say that), told in a reverse three act structure. I quite enjoyed, had no idea what was going on the first act and then the second and third acts revealed more. Stars Loki as Chuck.
Relay: A thriller about whistleblowers, was a decent turn your brain off and watch, there's a bit of a twist near the end that I saw coming a mile away. Stars Lily James, Riz Ahmed and Sam Worthington.
Life of Chuck was overrated IMHO
I had no idea of it's rating so it wasn't overrated to me. It's what I try (not always successfully) to do with most movies.
I have a fucking friend who wont see anything without consulting IMDB first, so he's letting some idiots on the internet choose what he sees for him.
Really talked up in the British press
Ah right. If I'd gone in thinking it was going to be awesome I assume I would have been a bit disappointed, but as I had no baseline it was an enjoyable two hours (well confusing first 40 mins).
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@Nepia said in Movie review thread...:
@MiketheSnow said in Movie review thread...:
@Nepia said in Movie review thread...:
Last two movies I saw I went in knowing nothing about them.
The Life of Chuck: Based on a Stephen King short story, not horror, but philosophical I guess (yeah I know I sound movie piston wristed gibbon when I say that), told in a reverse three act structure. I quite enjoyed, had no idea what was going on the first act and then the second and third acts revealed more. Stars Loki as Chuck.
Relay: A thriller about whistleblowers, was a decent turn your brain off and watch, there's a bit of a twist near the end that I saw coming a mile away. Stars Lily James, Riz Ahmed and Sam Worthington.
Life of Chuck was overrated IMHO
I have a fucking friend
We all need one of those, don’t let the haters get you down
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Rewatched Tropic Thunder.
Such a cool movie.
4.5 fake movies out of 5 dudes playing a dude disguised as another dude
Eenie Meanie (2025) ⭐ 5.9 | Action, Comedy, Drama
