Movie review thread...
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@taniwharugby said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Think it is called predestination, that fucks with your head!
that movie certainly does
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@taniwharugby said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Think it is called predestination, that fucks with your head!
That had an uncomfortable ending.
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The Lost Boys soundtrack walked awkwardly between worlds
When The Lost Boys arrived in 1987, popular music was in a state of change, transitioning from the brooding, poufy-haired synth-pop that dominated the early ’80s into the boisterous, poufy-haired metal that straddled its latter half. Like the movie’s shapeshifting vampires—or like Kiefer Sutherland’s Billy Idol-in-the-front, Vince-Neil-in-the-back bleached mullet—The Lost Boys’ soundtrack reflects that by leading its own double afterlife. Sometimes it’s a pale creature of the night, holed up in the cavernous gloom of new wave. Sometimes it’s a motorcycle-riding monster of rock, trundling bare-chested down the California coastline. If you listen closely, from out of the crepuscular mist, sometimes you can even hear the lonely howl of that dude from Foreigner. And always, from deep inside it thrums an insatiable hunger for saxophone.
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Wasnt sure if there was a thread for it, had a quick look , couldnt see anything
Saw Chasing Great last night in the theater , enjoyed it, was actually better than I expected
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So, The Fog of War.
I don't buy the complete denial of the Kennedy's and the Diem assassination (Pearlman etc). I did find the point about empathy/understanding of the enemy when applied to the Viet Cong very interesting. Some might say it was a triumph for Counsellor Troi, or more seriously, a demonstration of the prophetic power of Graham Greene.
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This looks pretty cool.
Does anyone understand how it's so far in the future that Logan is finally deteriorating, but Xavier is still alive, albeit decrepit? He was one of the oldest characters in the other movies. Is it because ::: he took over that kid's body::: in X3?
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Finally got around to watching all of Kingsman the Secret Service.
Fuck that is an enjoyable movie with cracking action, tech, thrills, and even better one liners. Just about did a rib laughing after the Swedish princess smiled sweetly and said 'If you save the world we can do it up the asshole'.
5 umbrella weapons out of 5 worldwide violence frenzies to an 80's soundtrack.
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Watched Chasing Great.Enjoyed it but came away thinking someone not as interested in rugby may actually take more from it. Felt it could have delved more into the psyche required to perform at such a level for so long. But then I was across most of that anyway.
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The Good Dinosaur. As always with kids movies it pulls on the heart strings. Three separate parts had the missus in tears, particularly the part where Spot is showing a representation of his family with sticks...
The animation is great and it's a good watch, the boy loved it and spent the next couple of hours pretending to be Spot, running around on all fours howling like a wolf...
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There's a Star Wars pop up channel on Sky at the moment. I've recorded the 6 movies they have, am not a Star Wars geek but remember watching the first couple as a kid and enjoying them so thought I'd watch them all with the boy and get up to speed seeing as they are going to keep releasing new movies and I feel like I'm missing out.
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I watched the last third of Revenge of the Sith and all of A New Hope the other day. Have to say, for a late 70's flick, the special effects and space stuff was pretty amazing.
The dialogue in both was kind of appalling. And Natalie Portman and Hayden Christensen were not great. But Harrison Ford rocks it as Han.
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Just watched The Sausage Party.
Four innuendos out of five oddly shaped vegetables.
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We have another completely separate thread for Star Wars. Whilst myself and the other
geekscool guys who happen to love the greatest film series ever made appreciate the enthusiasm can you guys please be sure to put your thoughts there instead ?"The Thing"
2011 version, not the original starring Kurt Russell.
Really enjoyed this, basic story is grotesque Alien life form is discovered in Antarctica, has the ability to morph itself into any living form it touches. Some pretty harsh environments, disgusting scenes, general mistrust amongst characters in it......
Not "Alien" standard but much better than I thought.
3.5 scuttling creatures out of 5 morphed ones.
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@MN5 that post was for people who are not Star Wars geeks, as an FYI that if you want to get into it then Sky has a pop up channel. Fuck scrolling through 15 pages of geeks jerking each other off over how much they know about Star Wars...
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@No-Quarter said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@MN5 that post was for people who are not Star Wars geeks, as an FYI that if you want to get into it then Sky has a pop up channel. Fuck scrolling through 15 pages of people jerking each other off over how much they know about Star Wars...
Dude, jerking ourselves off. Doing that with other guys is just gay.
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Just for MN5...
Eventually got around to watching SWVII. Found it rather meh.
A bit more humour than the earlier movies especially between Finn and Han. But it was a bit twee and the requirement to believe in an all powerful First Order being essentially the Empire ... yeah nah.
Shit that Han died.
BB-8 reminded me of Wall-E.
2.5 straws out of 5 to grasp.
