Movie review thread...
-
After recently watching Antoine Fuqua's remake of "The Magnificent Seven" I decided to revisit the original 1960 film. That led to me watching:
Seven Samurai (1954)
I'd never seen this movie before but Akira Kurosawa's masterpiece was used to adapt this classic tale into the abovementioned Western. Firstly, this is a long movie at 207 mins and is B&W with English sub-titles, but that running time is one of its charms as the characters and plot can be developed. You won't find all the fast-paced action we expect from modern-day films but I could appreciate what a ground-breaking film this would have been at the time. I don't think I would bother watching the movie again though.4.5 katanas out of 5 ronins
-
@mariner4life I've never seen gay porn so can't comment - but it seems like you are in a position of knowledge?
-
@MajorRage said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@mariner4life I've never seen gay porn so can't comment - but it seems like you are in a position of knowledge?
the lady doth protest too much
-
Apparently the name Reacher came from when he was in a supermarket and someone asked him to reach a product on a high shelf, or something, and his wife said he could be a "reacher" in a supermarket if his writing career falls over. There's my fun fact for the day.
-
@No-Quarter said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Apparently the name Reacher came from when he was in a supermarket and someone asked him to reach a product on a high shelf, or something, and his wife said he could be a "reacher" in a supermarket if his writing career falls over. There's my fun fact for the day.
At least it wasn't because he was good at reaching around
-
Spectre.
This started off promisingly, but the last quarter was lame. After some of the super villains that have turned up in Casino Royale and Skyfall etc, this one was tepid as fuck - and supposed to be the king villain of them all. Whatever. And the whole link to Bond's childhood was lame, too. I dunno. It just seemed that with all that mega technology they had, the Spectre people seemed to do jack shit with it in terms of terror - that bombing they did in South Africa to get them to sign up to the Nine Eyes thing was a flicker in the background when it could have been so much more. The head of the British Intelligence Max was a paper thin villain. Also, what happened to Monica B's character after all that? Liked M and Q.
Meh. The action scenes, especially in Mexico were great, but the story was average and true menace non existent. Wonder if they will wind down the franchise now. Casino Royale was such a wonderful refresh of it, but it would take something spectacular now, and I think Daniel Craig has had enough.
3 plane vs jeep altercations out of 5 drillbits to the skull.
-
It's easy to forget, but Pulp Fiction is absolute genius
-
@mariner4life Have you seen Siodmak's/Hemingway's The Killers? It was an influence to say the least ...
Don Siegel's version likewise. Highlight is Ronald Reagan slapping the hell out of Angie Dickinson.
-
Sorry @Tim i have not
But watching again tonight, it's a piece of art. The shots are brilliant, the dialogue unique, the soundtrack perfect.
Given the cinematic climate these days will we ser it's like again?
-
-
@canefan said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Deadpool 2 is coming in 2018
like the Logan references in there...also the graffiti in the phone box!
-
-
@taniwharugby And the Firefly posters on the wall.
-
@Nepia said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@canefan said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Virgil You're setting the bar high mate
Yep, I'm going to see it later this afternoon - I hope Virgil hasn't La La Land-ed it.
Bet you 5 virtual beers it's no over hyped shit like lala fucken land
-
@Virgil said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Nepia said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@canefan said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Virgil You're setting the bar high mate
Yep, I'm going to see it later this afternoon - I hope Virgil hasn't La La Land-ed it.
Bet you 5 virtual beers it's no over hyped shit like lala fucken land
Sure! And I hope I lose.
-
@Virgil said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Nepia said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@canefan said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Virgil You're setting the bar high mate
Yep, I'm going to see it later this afternoon - I hope Virgil hasn't La La Land-ed it.
Bet you 5 virtual beers it's no over hyped shit like lala fucken land
I saw the shorts, it looks hardcore
