Movie review thread...
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Baywatch
Stupid and unfunny. The first half was kind of campy wink wink fun, but then it does a major tonal shift and starts getting into murder and explosions and doesn't know what the fuck it is trying to be. In the second half you get these occasional frat boy moments, but in the midst of all the serious shit going on around, it just doesn't work. The Hasselhoff and Anderson cameos were blink and you miss, written in with the subtlety of a sledgehammer and completely pointless. Waste of the Rock and Efron, and some quite nice cleavage.
1 pool spew out of 5 skimpy red swimsuits.
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@Tim said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Two best films directed by New Zealanders:
No Way Out
Under Siege 2Completely agree about No Way Out. That is a really great thriller. Also love Roger Donaldson for Cocktail and Thirteen Days and Species (c'mon, Natasha Henstridge was SO HOT). But I must respectfully add Taika Waititi for What We Do In The Shadows and Hunt For The Wilderpeople. Will be interesting to see what he does with Thor.
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I've always been a huge fan of No Way Out. I've watched that movie heaps of times.
Of Roger Donaldson's recent movies, I enjoyed The November Man.
@Tim At least you didn't say Cocktail.
Casino Royale (Martin Campbell) would be near the top for any NZ director.
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@Mokey said in Re: Movie review thread...:
c'mon, Natasha Henstridge was SO HOT
so much this. jesus.
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@raznomore said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Lost City of Z. Epic and long. Not for everyone but I enjoyed it.
I finished watching this last night and it is excellent. The casting is superb. The cinematography is brilliant.
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took the kids to see Diary of a wimpy Kid, long haul.
Very much in the National Lampoons vacation type movie, was decent enough with some silly laughs, kids liked it.
First time I've seen Alicia Silverstone in anything for a long time, still would.
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@taniwharugby said in Re: Movie review thread...:
took the kids to see Diary of a wimpy Kid, long haul.
Very much in the National Lampoons vacation type movie, was decent enough with some silly laughs, kids liked it.
First time I've seen Alicia Silverstone in anything for a long time, still would.
I hear she's been busy doing Vegan shit...
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Baby Driver: Latest film by Edgar Wright about a getaway driver. The movie was basically written around the soundtrack as the driver needs to listen to music constantly.
Anton Elgort (?), Kevin Spacey, Jon Hamm, Jamie Foxx and a couple of pretty girls.
Good fun even for non car people (box and 4 wheels).
4 Subaru's out of 5 Escalades.
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@Nepia said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Baby Driver: Latest film by Edgar Wright about a getaway driver. The movie was basically written around the soundtrack as the driver needs to listen to music constantly.
Anton Elgort (?), Kevin Spacey, Jon Hamm, Jamie Foxx and a couple of pretty girls.
Good fun even for non car people (box and 4 wheels).
4 Subaru's out of 5 Escalades.
Your rating system is questionable....
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Jackie - Portman was ok but the screenplay was quite inconsistent I thought. It meandered dully for long stretches and then had some particularly moving moments. Mica Levis score was fantastic. It was sparse yet broody, intense, melancholic and just downright profound at times. It turns out she scored Under The Skin so I'll have to give that another viewing me thinks.
2.5 gunmen out of 5 grassy knolls
Security - Antonio Banderas plays a veteran captain who takes a security job at a mall. A girl on witness relocation turns up the mall chased by Ben Kingsley and a bunch of goons. What plays out is something like Die Hard mashed with Mall Cop.
Its ridiculous, unoriginal, the premise is absurd and I surprisingly didnt hate it as much I was really really expecting to. The head of the mall security team is a cheesy ex high school jock who is actually pretty damn funny and he plays off Banderas well.2.5 Paul Blarts out of 5 John McClanes
