Movie review thread...
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Hmm, had a blonde moment and re-quoted something I had already quoted!<br />
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So I can't think of a movie but I did watch Bill Hicks - Revelations recently and I'm wondering what all the fuss is about. He was kind of funny, in parts, but not the legend I expected. -
Watched [i]Rapt[/i]. Good french movie about a kidnapping. Had a hint of Melville too it.<br />
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I don't reckon Bill Hicks is all that funny either.<br />
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I watched "Friends With Benefits" with the wife over the weekend. The first half is actually pretty funny, the second half decends into the usual rom-com schmaltzy crap. As much as i have tried to dislike Justin Timberlake, i have to admit, the guy is ******* talented, and seems like a top bloke as well. What a *****. Mila Kunis is hot, gets nude, but of course to keep the rating down all you get is ass and side-boob.<br />
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Last weekend i saw "Terrible Bosses" which got a pass mark, but no more. Colin Farrell's character could have had a heap more scenes. I would have smashed the dentists back doors in without a moments hesitation. <br />
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Bill Hicks is awesome.<br />
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Finally saw Hugo (3D). It was pretty good. Nice touches seeing James Joyce and Django Reinhardt in the train station. It looked beautiful, but somehow I can't help but think that Scorsese was trying too hard, and there seemed to be more internal coincidences than a Star Wars sequel. 7.5/10<br />
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Dangerous Method. The new Cronenberg film, with Michael Fassbender playing Carl Jung, who has an affair with his female patient played by Keira Knightley who looks like a freak, and Sigmund Freud played by Viggo Mortensen with a cigar in his mouth the entire time. Enjoyed it. 7/10<br />
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Shame. New Steve McQueen film (no, not that Steve McQueen), also starring Fassbender as a sex addict who may-or-may-not have had an incestuous affair with his sister in the past. A good film, with some nice surprising funny moments, but overall it's a character study of a person who I didn't particularly like, about a subject matter that is not my cup o' tea, and I'm not sure I need to ever see it again. Can't rate. -
I know this is probably pretty childish, but when my wife says she likes an actor, I change the name to imply they are *** (no I am not hating on *** people, and I did say it was childish). For example Michael Fassbender, becomes Michael Backender and Mark Wahlberg = Mark Wallbanger, etc etc. Yes I know it is purile and childish, but it does make me giggle
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Watched the new 3 Musketeers, with Orlando Bloom, Milla Jojovich (??)<br />
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Kinda like a James Bond Musketeers, farfetched, but a bit of harmless fun.<br />
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We need to talk about Kevin; Tilda Swinton, John C Reilly<br />
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One of those films whose content isnt one you can say you liked, as it is more a disturbing tale of how a mother deals with the grief and guilt after her son goes on a killing spree at his high school. -
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That last bit is probably a massive spoiler TR.<br />
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Haven't seen the movie but understand that for much of it you know he's done something but not qhat he's done.<br />
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This is the synopsis from IMDB; The mother of a teenage boy who went on a high-school killing spree tries to deal with her grief - and feelings of responsibility for her child's actions.<br />
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I expect if you went to a DVD shop for it, the cover would say that too, so if you were surprised at that....I knew what he had done, justnot how, or why. -
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I moved the discussion of Stieg Larsson's [i]Millenium[/i] series to the new [i]Nerd stuff and pop culture discussion[/i] thread<br />
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EDIT: reposting some comments from the book thread:<br />
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[quote]Hey Nepia, was just moving some discussion off the movie review thread really. Thought that putting it in a discussion thread would give people more freedom to really get into it, rather than worrying about clogging up the reviews thread.<br />
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I moved the "redshirts" stuff to put more interesting Trek on the new thread.<br />
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If you want to discuss books on this thread, go for gold. That's what's it's for. The new thread gives people a place they can get into in-depth/comparative discussion about different aspects of genres of books/movies/tv series/etc or individual works/series. It's also a place you can drop a link or comment about trek/star wars/fantasy/whatever if you don't want to start a new thread.<br />
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This is the synopsis from IMDB; The mother of a teenage boy who went on a high-school killing spree tries to deal with her grief - and feelings of responsibility for her child's actions.<br />
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I expect if you went to a DVD shop for it, the cover would say that too, so if you were surprised at that....I knew what he had done, justnot how, or why.<br />
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Fair enough. The only reviews I had seen or read tip toed around what the big event is (particularly Mark Kermode's BBC movie podcast in which WNTTAK was discussed at some length). I haven't followed the film's promotional material and assumed that the event was treated similarly as, my understanding of Kermode's review was that the audience not knowing exactly what it is that Kevin has done was an significant facet of the movie. -
Dunno, I watched it, always knew (maybe I assumed, I just dont think I did?) what he did (not in as much detail) as more the how and how the mother ended up where she was, there is a bit more to it.<br />
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If it was to be a surprise, the way they portray him (Kevin) throughout via flashbacks given the movie is centered around his mother trying to get on with her life after the event, they do a very poor way to disguise it! -
Just seen Flags of Our Fathers and Letter from Iwo Jima. Great films and its amazing how in Letters you're almost barracking for the ****. Havent seen much of the Pacific but might have to purchase the box set now.<br />
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Saw the Ugly Truth with the missus. Christ what a shit film. Gerald Butler should get back into the sandles where he belongs.Shit he's made some cråp films since 300. A<br />
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I saw part of a review for Terrible Bosses. Is it true that that weedy, weird looking guy wants to kill Jennifer Aniston because she's sexually harrassing him? Think I'll give that one a miss. Serously, whats the deal with Jason Bateman? That prick is as funny as a fart in a funeral. -
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I just finished watching Kevin Costner in The Postman . I mainly wanted to see it because I had heard what utter shit it was and I wanted to see just how bad it was for myself , but I have to admit I quite enjoyed it and don't know why it was so bagged .<br />
I watched Flags of Our Fathers and Letter From Iwo Jima a few weeks ago Rancid expecting them to be as great as I had heard but found them boring as hell .<br />
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[quote]Havent seen much of the Pacific but might have to purchase the box set now.[/quote]<br />
In my opinion The Pacific doesn't compare to either of these films and is far below Band of Brothers as a miniseries - however defenders try to defend it, i.e. it doesn't follow a company etc etc. It was just boring.<br />
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[quote]I just finished watching Kevin Costner in The Postman . I mainly wanted to see it because I had heard what utter shit it was and I wanted to see just how bad it was for myself , but I have to admit I quite enjoyed it and don't know why it was so bagged .[/quote]<br />
Costner was getting unfairly bagged for a while there, his shit films weren't as shit as people make out and he's made some crackers.<br />
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[quote]Serously, whats the deal with Jason Bateman? That prick is as funny as a fart in a funeral.[/quote]<br />
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a few actors seem to suffer (sometimes unfairly) at the hands of critics for no good reason; Costner, Reeves, Cage and often prejudices people against what can sometimes be a great movie!<br />
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In my opinion The Pacific doesn't compare to either of these films and is far below Band of Brothers as a miniseries - however defenders try to defend it, i.e. it doesn't follow a company etc etc. It was just boring.<br />
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Costner was getting unfairly bagged for a while there, his shit films weren't as shit as people make out and he's made some crackers.<br />
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Bateman is a straight man so he's not supposed to be in your face funny, watch Arrested Development, he's hilarious. Horrible Bosses was ok, not great, but ok. The bosses (Aniston, Colin Farrell, and Kevin Spacey) were all hilarious.<br />
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Yeah the offending word was Jåps. I can understand the other word being sensored. Will have to use the Norwegian letters more øften. Weird that the S word got through but not the other one.<br />
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I saw one episode of the Pacific and must admitt that it wasnt a patch on Band of Brothers. I've just finished reading one of the books the series is based on and thought I'd give it another go. Might wait until its on TV again rather than waste money on it.<br />
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Yeah Bateman was good in Arrested Development but IMHO was shæt in the films I've seen him in. Saw him recently in the Breakup and Couples Retreat and he was utter shart. Credit to him though for making such an amazing comeback. For a long time his greatest acheivement was Teen Wolf Too. -
Refn's [url="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117407/"][i]Pusher[/i] [/url] has had a London remake. Hmm ...<br />
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Orbital's soundtrack sounds good though. Agyness Dyne looks alright in blue lingerie.
Rapt (2009) ⭐ 6.7 | Drama, Thriller
