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 -
[quote name='Toddy']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[/QUOTE]<br />
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That cast is nothing short of obscene, and I mean that in the best possible way. Bruce Willis must look at the rest of those explosive, greased up muscleheads and wonder how the fuck he ended up that echelon of action hero much like Ringo Starr wondered how he ended up in the Beatles.
