Movie review thread...
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watched STONE on Sky. oldish movie. it sucked. 2/10, because it has deNiro and Ed Norton, and because it had those two I kept watching and waiting for the movie to be good. I was ultimately disappointed!!<br />
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Then watched a 1994 movie with Brad Pitt, which is on again this Friday and saturday, which is handy, as 1, I can't remember the name, and 2, I feel asleep before the end, but was a top movie. Four boys go to 'boys jail', get abused by the guards, then cut to them grown up, and two have gone bad, and two have gone good. The two bad ones have just killed one of the guards that abused them, and my eyelids got heavy about then. Think one of the 'gone goods' is the DA and will have to prosecute them? ANywy, been superb until I feel asleep! -
haha, I started watching Stone the other day, and decided to stop...lucky me <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' /> I also scanned over that Brad Pitt one, maybe I'll record it afterall. <br />
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Contagion - thought it was ok, good cast, decent storyline if not a little slow moving IMO<br />
A Lonely place to die - set in the Scottish Highlands, 4 climbers/trekkers find a Serbian girl buried in a box in the middle of nowhere, was ok, some tense moments, but could have been better. -
Sleepers is the one IIRC, with Robert De Niro as well??
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Tintin. Not awesome, but still pretty great. 7.5/10. The photo-realism of the action sequences was spectacular, loved the pirate action, and the scene transitions were really well done. It's been going a week and the theatre I was at was packed with kids and adults (conversely, the Muppets film was half-full of adults with one single kid spotted), so I expect a good anticipation for the sequel.
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Saw Tintin as well - thought it was very very well done. As you say terror - the action sequences were bloody good. Loved the humour in it as well. Both my kids loved it - and my son now can't wait until the 2nd one. I remember reading the Tintin (and Asterix) books as a kid - so I was already a fan before watching the movie. Well worth the price of admission.
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is it worth watching in 3D?
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The 3D is very similar to Avatar - in that it enhances the all round feeling - and really puts you in the middle of what's happening. Rather than the gimicky 3D where you get shit jumping out at you, the scare effect type 3D. I thought it was well done - and worth going to a 3D theatre to see it. What's the difference in 3D prices compared to 2D in NZ?
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prices diff is buggar all, well up here anyway (think it is $16.50 inc glasses vs $13.50 for 2D) was more that 3D doesnt enhance some movies, whereas others it does.
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Drive - Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Ron Perlman (aka Clay Morrow) and Bryan Cranston (aka Walter White) <br />
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Thought it was a good story, just moved a bit on the slow side, but had a decent cast present who all did a fine job. -
[quote name='taniwharugby']Drive - Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Ron Perlman (aka Clay Morrow) and Bryan Cranston (aka Walter White) <br />
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Thought it was a good story, just moved a bit on the slow side, but had a decent cast present who all did a fine job.[/QUOTE]<br />
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I enjoyed the elevator scene. -
[quote name='taniwharugby']is it worth watching in 3D?[/QUOTE]<br />
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[quote name='taniwharugby']Drive - Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Ron Perlman (aka Clay Morrow) and Bryan Cranston (aka Walter White) <br />
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Thought it was a good story, just moved a bit on the slow side, but had a decent cast present who all did a fine job.[/QUOTE]<br />
I thought it was a good film, despite the fact it disappeared up its own ass on a number of occasions. The critics love it though, it's been appearing on lots of top 10 lists. You forgot Albert Brooks on the cast list there, he was brilliant as a nasty piece of work.<br />
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Ryan Gosling seems to be in everything these days. -
I quite like him as an actor, so I guess he is getting lots of gigs cos of that <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' /><br />
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at RT - yeah the elevator scene was good, bet the chick was a wee bit disturbed at the apparent randomness of it all! -
[quote name='taniwharugby']I quite like him as an actor, so I guess he is getting lots of gigs cos of that <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' /><br />
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at RT - yeah the elevator scene was good, bet the chick was a wee bit disturbed at the apparent randomness of it all![/QUOTE]<br />
I like Gosling as an actor to, so I'm not worried. Although I am still bemused that everyone thought he and the Half Nelson movie were awesome. I thought it was an ok movie and that he was ok, no better than in Drive though.<br />
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There was some great random violence scenes in drive - the whole robbery and then motel scene was crazy. -
The Guard - set on the west coast of Ireland, where a local cop (Brendon Gleeson) takes on the drug baddies with the help of the FBI (Don Cheadle). Black comedy with some real belly laughs. Gleeson's character is not adverse to taking drugs and entertaining the woman of dark repute. 8.5/10
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also watched The Guard, after seeing other revoews also was expecting some laughs, sure there were a few moments, but not as I expected, still thought was a good movie, just not quite what I expected.<br />
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Fright Night (remake) meh, take the orginal any day! -
[quote name='taniwharugby']at RT - yeah the elevator scene was good, bet the chick was a wee bit disturbed at the apparent randomness of it all![/QUOTE]<br />
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The WTF??!! look on her face was priceless, and the look on Gosling's face after his stomp was completed looked like he wanted a post-orgasm cigarette. Disturbing is right. -
Watched The Eagle yesterday . Thought on the whole it was quite well done but a little cheesy in places . Still enjoyed it and worth watching .
