Movie review thread...
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The Astronaut
Really good premise and plot with some genuinely scary moments but let down by cheesy dialogue and ham acting in the last 15 minutes.
3 Cuddly Aliens out of 5 Evil CIA Agents
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Watched Platoon again.
Such a good but brutal movie.
The likes of Sheen, Depp, Whittaker all very young.
Man, Berengers character was pretty menacing too, John C. McGinlys was an absolute cowardly fluffybunny.
The score hits hard, fits perfectly.
4.5 friendly fire out of 5 fuck im glad I never had to go to war
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@bayimports said in Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Movie review thread...:
A House of Dynamite
Well acted and exciting with a pretty cool ‘three different viewpoint’ perspective…….
But let down by a really stupid ending rendering the whole thing pointless.
2 Brits pretending to be Americans out of 5 Tough decisions
@MN5 said in Movie review thread...:
A House of Dynamite
Well acted and exciting with a pretty cool ‘three different viewpoint’ perspective…….
But let down by a really stupid ending rendering the whole thing pointless.
2 Brits pretending to be Americans out of 5 Tough decisions
agree on all points thought it was good and then the ending was awful
I've had a rethink and my review was a bit generous. I'm going to knock half a point off and give it 1.5 out of 5.
SUCH a load of shit that genuinely started well.I think about it more and the whole "three different viewpoints" thing was actually pretty stupid and boring, by the third act, while I enjoyed Idris Elba as el Presidente, we knew exactly what was coming even down to what line was about to be said.
Jared Harris and Tracy Letts ( had to Google that one ) play a pair of completely unlikable dickwads.
Avoid this nonsense at all costs
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@Tim said in Movie review thread...:
@MN5 yeah
critics refer to it as an "all star" cast too.
Idris Elba is a big name ( and even he isn't really genuine A list like some others ). The rest are the sort of "vaguely know them from such and such" type faces.
This movie is all hype and zero substance.
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@MN5 havent watched it, but a colleague was discussing it, and was annoyed about the ending
with the director leaving it open for viewers to decide how they thought would end....fucking cop out!Think I'll pass.
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@taniwharugby said in Movie review thread...:
@MN5 havent watched it, but a colleague was discussing it, and was annoyed about the ending
with the director leaving it open for viewers to decide how they thought would end....fucking cop out!Think I'll pass.
This review couldn't be more accurate
( spoilers if you haven't seen it obviously
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Well, I really liked it. I like those types of talky movies and I thought the switching focus was a good way to tell the story. The only storyline I felt completely out of place was:
The FEMA worker, but I guess they were using her to show the nuclear bunker at the end.On the ending:
I kind of guessed that would be the ending as it progressed, so it didn't jar as much with me as I assume it does with others.I'd even add all the points that @MN5 knocked off and in the context of it including Rebecca Ferguson, put it up to 4 out 5.
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@Nepia said in Movie review thread...:
Well, I really liked it. I like those types of talky movies and I thought the switching focus was a good way to tell the story. The only storyline I felt completely out of place was:
The FEMA worker, but I guess they were using her to show the nuclear bunker at the end.On the ending:
I kind of guessed that would be the ending as it progressed, so it didn't jar as much with me as I assume it does with others.I'd even add all the points that @MN5 knocked off and in the context of it including Rebecca Ferguson, put it up to 4 out 5.
So the.......
same story three times ? if watching people on a zoom call from different perspectives with absolutely no clear ending floats your boat then yeah, the movie was amazing I thought it was complete shit, interested in the views of others !
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@MN5 said in Movie review thread...:
@Nepia said in Movie review thread...:
Well, I really liked it. I like those types of talky movies and I thought the switching focus was a good way to tell the story. The only storyline I felt completely out of place was:
The FEMA worker, but I guess they were using her to show the nuclear bunker at the end.On the ending:
I kind of guessed that would be the ending as it progressed, so it didn't jar as much with me as I assume it does with others.I'd even add all the points that @MN5 knocked off and in the context of it including Rebecca Ferguson, put it up to 4 out 5.
So the.......
same story three times ? if watching people on a zoom call from different perspectives with absolutely no clear ending floats your boat then yeah, the movie was amazing I thought it was complete shit, interested in the views of others !
Each to their own, I think a lot of the music you like is shit, and that's before we get into the memes.
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@Nepia said in Movie review thread...:
Well, I really liked it. I like those types of talky movies and I thought the switching focus was a good way to tell the story. The only storyline I felt completely out of place was:
The FEMA worker, but I guess they were using her to show the nuclear bunker at the end.On the ending:
I kind of guessed that would be the ending as it progressed, so it didn't jar as much with me as I assume it does with others.I'd even add all the points that @MN5 knocked off and in the context of it including Rebecca Ferguson, put it up to 4 out 5.
I didnt mind the different angles but the ending for me was awful, felt like they ran out of chat gpt credits and just finished
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@bayimports Idris Elba is a dog shit actor who belongs on TV, but that was one of the worst performances I have seen. Awful writing too.
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@Tim said in Movie review thread...:
@bayimports Idris Elba is a dog shit actor who belongs on TV, but that was one of the worst performances I have seen. Awful writing too.
I personally don't mind him but yeah wasn't his best performance but with an ending like that, no one looks good
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@Tim said in Movie review thread...:
@bayimports Idris Elba is a dog shit actor who belongs on TV, but that was one of the worst performances I have seen. Awful writing too.
I think he was easily the best thing about this movie. He single handedly took it from a 1 out of 5 to 1.5 out of 5 with his presence alone.
Yeah the writing, bad acting from others and CONSTANT fucken acronyms did my head in.
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The Roses (2025)
I liked this movie. Both leads (Colman and Cumberbund are really good. The supporting actors not quite, whether that's a writing issue or their portrayal really doesn't matter - not a big detraction.
Well worth the watch of a dark comedy - just don't ruin it by watching the trailer.
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@MN5 said in Movie review thread...:
Yeah the writing, bad acting from others and CONSTANT fucken acronyms did my head in.
Disclaimer: I haven't seen the movie in question.
But I like movies that don't infantilise the audience. Most people who know their subject matter use initialisms, acronyms and abbreviations.
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@bayimports said in Movie review thread...:
@Nepia said in Movie review thread...:
Well, I really liked it. I like those types of talky movies and I thought the switching focus was a good way to tell the story. The only storyline I felt completely out of place was:
The FEMA worker, but I guess they were using her to show the nuclear bunker at the end.On the ending:
I kind of guessed that would be the ending as it progressed, so it didn't jar as much with me as I assume it does with others.I'd even add all the points that @MN5 knocked off and in the context of it including Rebecca Ferguson, put it up to 4 out 5.
I didnt mind the different angles but the ending for me was awful, felt like they ran out of chat gpt credits and just finished
I think the ending:
Would have pissed some portion of people off no matter what it was. This has. But a NK did it but it wasn't armed would. But a NK did it and it was armed. And then that's before getting into all the permutations for response that would have pissed off people too.In saying all that I can understand why people don't like the ending, I've definitely disliked similar style endings in the past. This occasion it worked for me.
@MN5 said in Movie review thread...:
@Tim said in Movie review thread...:
@bayimports Idris Elba is a dog shit actor who belongs on TV, but that was one of the worst performances I have seen. Awful writing too.
I think he was easily the best thing about this movie. He single handedly took it from a 1 out of 5 to 1.5 out of 5 with his presence alone.
Yeah the writing, bad acting from others and CONSTANT fucken acronyms did my head in.
This movie is going to be -10 the more you post in this thread. You seem to be self radicalising yourself in the thread, with some help from @Tim against it.
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@Nepia said in Movie review thread...:
@bayimports said in Movie review thread...:
@Nepia said in Movie review thread...:
Well, I really liked it. I like those types of talky movies and I thought the switching focus was a good way to tell the story. The only storyline I felt completely out of place was:
The FEMA worker, but I guess they were using her to show the nuclear bunker at the end.On the ending:
I kind of guessed that would be the ending as it progressed, so it didn't jar as much with me as I assume it does with others.I'd even add all the points that @MN5 knocked off and in the context of it including Rebecca Ferguson, put it up to 4 out 5.
I didnt mind the different angles but the ending for me was awful, felt like they ran out of chat gpt credits and just finished
I think the ending:
Would have pissed some portion of people off no matter what it was. This has. But a NK did it but it wasn't armed would. But a NK did it and it was armed. And then that's before getting into all the permutations for response that would have pissed off people too.In saying all that I can understand why people don't like the ending, I've definitely disliked similar style endings in the past. This occasion it worked for me.
@MN5 said in Movie review thread...:
@Tim said in Movie review thread...:
@bayimports Idris Elba is a dog shit actor who belongs on TV, but that was one of the worst performances I have seen. Awful writing too.
I think he was easily the best thing about this movie. He single handedly took it from a 1 out of 5 to 1.5 out of 5 with his presence alone.
Yeah the writing, bad acting from others and CONSTANT fucken acronyms did my head in.
This movie is going to be -10 the more you post in this thread. You seem to be self radicalising yourself in the thread, with some help from @Tim against it.
Fingers Crossed. Can't polish a turd.
I can analyse Ardie Savea in a much more measured fashion though.
The Roses (2025) ⭐ 6.8 | Comedy
