Movie review thread...
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Been overseas for a couple of weeks, and had access to almost no english language tv, however late one night I started watching a old movie (missed the first 5 minutes) and really enjoyed it.<br />
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It was from 1952 and called Limelight. It was a drama about an aging comedian (played by Charlie Chaplin) and a young suicidal ballet dancer. There is a fantastic comedy duo act in the last 20 minutes of the movie with Chaplin and Buster Keaton on stage together.<br />
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Recommended, especially for those who like Chaplin and Keaton from their silent movie days<br />
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[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limelight_(1952_film)"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limelight_(1952_film)<br />
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Watched Killer Elite - Jason Statham, Robert Deniro, Clive Owen<br />
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Which is based on a true story following the SAS involvement (or not) in Oman where a Sheikh wants revenge on the SAS for killing his sons. BAsed on the book, The Feather Men by Sir Ranulph Fiennes.<br />
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Is not too bad for a 'based on a true story' plenty of action, with a movie plot, so I expect there was a bit of poetic licence involved! -
[quote name='taniwharugby']Watched Killer Elite - Jason Statham, Robert Deniro, Clive Owen<br />
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Which is based on a true story following the SAS involvement (or not) in Oman where a Sheikh wants revenge on the SAS for killing his sons. BAsed on the book, The Feather Men by Sir Ranulph Fiennes.<br />
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Is not too bad for a 'based on a true story' plenty of action, with a movie plot, so I expect there was a bit of poetic licence involved![/QUOTE]<br />
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Thought it was meandering and boring for a Statham film, to be honest. -
dunno, you seen his last few? IMO, it appears he is moving out of the 'action hero' type roles and while still in a kind of action film, his role is certainly nothing like those which had catapaulted him to fame.
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[quote name='taniwharugby']dunno, you seen his last few? IMO, it appears he is moving out of the 'action hero' type roles and while still in a kind of action film, his role is certainly nothing like those which had catapaulted him to fame.[/QUOTE]<br />
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Yeah have seen them. I reckon he's better suited to stuff like the [I]Machinist[/I] though. -
I decided to watch the Costner movie Swing Vote due to the upcoming election. Was a pretty good film although the ending was a bit telegraphed.<br />
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I like Statham in his Transporter/Crank style roles but also like him in ones where he has to act like The Bank Job. He was also good (voice) in Call of Duty 2.<br />
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I'll definitely watch Killer Elite as it also has De Niro, but I really do not get Clive Owen, he has zero charisma. -
yeah Clive Owen certainly didnt make me believe he was as tough as his character was supposed to be...<br />
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I tend to rate 'true stories' with a different measure, as they can so easily be blah as they are just telling a story.<br />
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Killer Elite, like Bravo Two Zero will have a bit of poetic licence involved as the British MIlitary don't really things coming out about the SAS Ops. -
Watched Human Centipede and Human Centipede 2 back to back the other night. Not sure what I think of them yet, but I am glad I saw them. I love twisted minds. They aren't for everyone, the sequal pushes the boundaries a lot more than the first. <br />
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watched The Debt; Helen Mirren, Tom Wilkinson, Sam Worthington<br />
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[quote name='taniwharugby']watched The Debt; Helen Mirren, Tom Wilkinson, Sam Worthington<br />
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I'd not say worst, possibly luckiest? LOFTY GGR
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I've been on a small movie watching binge:<br />
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Captain America: Chris Evans and Tommy Lee Jones. Competent comic book movie, although they messed up the CGI when he was puny - especially in the car, he grew and shrunk with each cut and angle. Chris Evans actually impresses me as an actor when I'm unsure if he should. I actually believe his characters.<br />
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Crazy, Stupid, Love: Steve Carrell, Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, and Julianne Moore. Pretty good rom com type movie with some pretty funny parts, a decent story hindered by an obvious twist. <br />
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Drive: Ryan Gosling. Wow, I'm really confused about this movie. On the one hand I really enjoyed it, on the other hand the existential-ness of it just pissed me off. I thought it was a good story which would have been better without the number of long slow motion scenes. Critics love it, but probably for the opposite reasons that I do.<br />
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30 Minutes or Less: Jesse Eisenberg, Danny McBride, the indian guy from Parks and Rec, and a hot indian chick. A heist comedy with Jesse Eisenberg kidnapped, had a bomb strapped to him and forced to rob a bank. I thought it was bloody funny. It's the only time the parks and rec guy hasn't annoyed the hell out of me. And the indian chick is stunning.<br />
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Centurion: McNulty from the Wire and Michael Fassbender. Story of the legendary Roman 9th Legion who went missing in Northern England/Scotland. Pretty good action film.<br />
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The Guard: Brendon Gleeson and Don Cheadle. A small town irish policeman helps the FBI hunt some drug smugglers. This was bloody funny, Gleeson is hilarious and Cheadle is basically good in anything he does. -
Bought and watched The Mark Of Zorro from 1940 with Tyrone Power . A bit cheesy and the actors had a bit of swagger about them as they did in those days . Bloody good , the way a classic old movie should be .
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Cowboys & Aliens (& Indians/Native Americans) - what you expect is what you get; cowboys, aliens, indians, shooting, western landscapes<br />
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Mongols - having just finished Wolf of the Plains, was keen to watch this, it alos had some good reviews. However, I am a little conflicted, the film states it is based on leading historical accounts and the book is pretty much a translation of a phonetic Chinese version, given there was little recorded history of the events in the life of Temujin/Genghis. While there are alot of similarities these 2 stories of his life, are still quite different (varying names aside as this is explained in the book as to his reason for name changes) I think I liked it, but was sitting there wondering if I'd have enjoyed it more had I not read the book or if I'd of enjoyed the book as much had I watched the movie first. -
This looks pretty epic<br />
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[url]http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/lions_gate/theexpendables2/[/url]<br />
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Awesome cast as well<br />
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Cast:Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Chuck Norris, Terry Crews, Randy Couture, Liam Hemsworth, Jean Claude Van Damme, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger
