Movie review thread...
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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
