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  • BovidaeB Offline
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    @canefan said in Re: Movie review thread...:

    Andrew Dice Clay? He does standup, he was to come to Auckland last year but cancelled. I guess there weren't enough people that appreciate his sense of humour 😞

    Cancelled? Un-fucking-believable.

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    @Bovidae I have to admit, I had bought tickets for me and a mate, thought it strange that we were able to get seats 10 rows from the front real easy.....

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    @canefan In all seriousness, I remember receiving the email alert of Andrew Dice Clay's gig but wasn't interested enough to go myself.

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    @Bovidae Yeah. It was more nostalgia than anything. I was probably kind of glad it got cancelled, I don't know if I would have handled 90 minutes or so of him

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    Jackass the movie.

    Strangely, despite watching the show, Id never seen the movie. Anyway, it was absolutely hilarious. Most of those guys are knobheads, but they did some outrageous funny shit. Some of it was sick though. The urine snow cone was utterly disgusting.

    Will have to watch the other films.

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  • RoninWCR Offline
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    #7563

    Watched the Korean zombie movie, "Train to Busan" on Netflix over the weekend.

    Very watchable and not your typical zombie movie of guns and gore. Some good comedic moments and some heart wrenching stuff too.

    Quite the cult movie throughout asia apparently. Really enjoyed it as did the better half.

    4 zombie train goers out of 5 walking dead

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    Alien: Covenant

    Didnt mind it, not great but not disappointing the way Prometheus was.

    Maybe it was watching it on the big screen that swayed my opinion of it, but i enjoyed it.
    Still had issues, felt rushed, very predictable (thats not always a bad thing)
    Overall you get the impression with these prequels that Scott doesnt really seem to have a solid plan to link them up to the original Alien Universe.
    Still worth a watch, some great moments and without the completely stupid shit we saw with Prometheus.

    7 out of 10 (couldnt think what to use here without giving too much away)

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    #7567

    Alexander - yeah the one with an Irish bloke trying to play a Greek.

    15 mins into this movie and it's amazing just how shit it is. Oliver Stone really went all out with the cliches on this one. Unnecessary scenes, terrible writing and woeful acting. The first battle scene build-up is a blatant rip off of Braveheart.

    Comparing Troy and Alexander is chalk and cheese(y).

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  • CrucialC Offline
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    @Virgil said in Re: Movie review thread...:

    Alien: Covenant

    Didnt mind it, not great but not disappointing the way Prometheus was.

    Maybe it was watching it on the big screen that swayed my opinion of it, but i enjoyed it.
    Still had issues, felt rushed, very predictable (thats not always a bad thing)
    Overall you get the impression with these prequels that Scott doesnt really seem to have a solid plan to link them up to the original Alien Universe.
    Still worth a watch, some great moments and without the completely stupid shit we saw with Prometheus.

    7 out of 10 (couldnt think what to use here without giving too much away)

    I read an interview with Scott where he said there was a plan but the fans were impatient so he gave them what they wanted with this new one. Gave the impression that he has given up on whatever vision he had.

    At least there weren't any midochlorians or Jar-Jars

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    replied to Crucial on last edited by
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    @Crucial said in Re: Movie review thread...:

    @Virgil said in Re: Movie review thread...:

    Alien: Covenant

    Didnt mind it, not great but not disappointing the way Prometheus was.

    Maybe it was watching it on the big screen that swayed my opinion of it, but i enjoyed it.
    Still had issues, felt rushed, very predictable (thats not always a bad thing)
    Overall you get the impression with these prequels that Scott doesnt really seem to have a solid plan to link them up to the original Alien Universe.
    Still worth a watch, some great moments and without the completely stupid shit we saw with Prometheus.

    7 out of 10 (couldnt think what to use here without giving too much away)

    I read an interview with Scott where he said there was a plan but the fans were impatient so he gave them what they wanted with this new one. Gave the impression that he has given up on whatever vision he had.

    At least there weren't any midochlorians or Jar-Jars

    Best description I've heard about these new films are that Ridley hasn't expanded the Alien universe rather he's shrunken it.
    Instead of introducing the xenomorphs as some menacing alien force to be discovered elsewhere in our universe, they are just the creation of an android playing god.

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    @Crucial said in Re: Movie review thread...:

    @Virgil said in Re: Movie review thread...:

    Alien: Covenant

    Didnt mind it, not great but not disappointing the way Prometheus was.

    Maybe it was watching it on the big screen that swayed my opinion of it, but i enjoyed it.
    Still had issues, felt rushed, very predictable (thats not always a bad thing)
    Overall you get the impression with these prequels that Scott doesnt really seem to have a solid plan to link them up to the original Alien Universe.
    Still worth a watch, some great moments and without the completely stupid shit we saw with Prometheus.

    7 out of 10 (couldnt think what to use here without giving too much away)

    I read an interview with Scott where he said there was a plan but the fans were impatient so he gave them what they wanted with this new one. Gave the impression that he has given up on whatever vision he had.

    At least there weren't any midochlorians or Jar-Jars

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    #7571

    Puzo learned everything at a card table in Vegas...? This might should prob be in "Awesome stuff" thread either way it's excellent if you like good movies.

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  • TimT Away
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    Tim
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    That "jazz man" voice is something else.

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  • BovidaeB Offline
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    replied to Rancid Schnitzel on last edited by
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    @Rancid-Schnitzel said in Re: Movie review thread...:

    Split: Pretty good, but I thought the Unbreakable tie-in was very meh. McEvoy was great. Should have received an Oscar nomination.

    Gee M. Night is seriously hit and miss.

    I watched this last night. I agree about James McAvoy - a fantastic performance.

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  • taniwharugbyT Offline
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    wrote on last edited by taniwharugby
    #7574

    John Wick 2

    Good fun watch, loads of bs, loads of shooting, killing, cool weapons and shit. Ruby Rose is tidy too

    4 how the fuck is he not dead moments out of 5 dead baddies.

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  • Stockcar86S Offline
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    wrote on last edited by
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    Jumping back 3 weeks in this thread, the Film School Rejects have just ranked all the Alien movies, including the Predator ones

    Film School Rejects: Movies, TV, Culture

    Film School Rejects: Movies, TV, Culture

    Featured Review Home Video Pick of the Week Latest Articles A Small Ad How’d They Do That? More Perfect Shots Advertisement Editor’s Picks Spotlight: “Episodes”…

    now about these guys cause they have a good podcast https://filmschoolrejects.com/section/podcast/

    Interestingly enough, they rank Mad Max Fury Road as one of the greatest action films of all time - https://filmschoolrejects.com/perfect-shots-of-mad-max-fury-road-76d583fe4223/

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  • KirwanK Offline
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    Saw Wonder Woman today, great origin film, and if you like comic movies you love it. Nailed it, IMO.

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  • CatograndeC Offline
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    replied to Kirwan on last edited by
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    @Kirwan said in Re: Movie review thread...:

    Saw Wonder Woman today, great origin film, and if you like comic movies you love it. Nailed it, IMO.

    Plus Gal Gadot. 👌

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