Movie review thread...
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@taniwharugby said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Baby Driver - enjoyed this, although the choice of getaway cars in a couple of the heists was odd.
Eiza Gonzalez is H.A.F, first spotted her in the Dusk to Dawn series...Lily James is fine too
4 driving songs out of 5 unecessary drifts around corners
Just watched Baby Driver. Quite good fun although the constant music references and ridiculous action at the end was a bit much. The future mrs MN5 and I agreed that Eliza Gonzales who I initially thought was Jessica Alba is indeed HAF and we also both thought the bloke that played her boyfriend was the bloke who played Negan in Walking Dead.
Definitely a 'leave your brain at the door' flick though. 2.5 mistaken identities out of 5
Also saw 'It'. Some genuinely awesome scares, But overall pretty fucken dumb to be honest. The kids go through some absolutely horrific stuff one second, the next it's banter and dick jokes with their mates. Also not sure why the Supernatural clown seemed to lose his powers at the end? ( hard to elaborate on this without spoilers )
2.5 decent Stephen King adaptations out of 5 Bad ones.
Finally watched Schindlers List for the first time in years. An absolute bonafide classic of a flick. Seeing Neeson these days with his endless array of bullshit tough guy flicks compared to his performance in this is weird....ditto Ralph Feines who plays one of the most evil fluffybunnies in history. How these two reunited in Clash of the Titans is anyone's guess.
Anyway, The movie is just a masterpiece. It's long and not exactly full of action as such but holy shit, so compelling.
4.9 Jews out of 5 Nazis
Filming in black and white was brilliant. Such a gripping emotional film but not one I'd watch again and again
I try to every Anzac day. Missed it recently so it got churned out again.
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@mikethesnow said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@kruse said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Full disclosure: I have a recent personal grievance against remakes, as my local was shut up for a week recently, while they filmed a remake of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels in there.
Who's in it? Big shoes to fill.
No idea who's in it, they blacked out every window of the pub during the week, and I couldn't be arsed paying attention when they seemed to be milling around out the back - possibly filming a couple of outdoors scenes.
But one of the actors from GameOfThrones was in the place a few weeks beforehand - I think the guy who plays the prick who wanted to be captain of the Night's Watch? Or the original captain - Mormont? Fuck knows - the landlord was all excited and tried to point him out to me, but I don't go to the pub to talk to or meet people, I go to the pub to quietly get drunk, alone.
But yeah - tough ask. For ages I had it mixed up in my head, and for some reason thought it was Get Carter they were remaking. I guess everybody can be thankful they're not aiming that high. -
What Happened to MOnday
Interesting film, set in the future where population has exploded and worldwide food shortage, which has lead to GM food, but this has had a side effect of multiple births...and a new law means you are only allowed 1 kid..so if you have more, all bar one are taken and 'frozen' for a time in the future.
Anywhoo, Willem Dafoe has 7 girls, and doesnt want to give them up, and to allow each to go out, he names them after the day of the week and they can only go on that day.
I quite liked it, Noomi Rapace plays all 7 girls, and much like Tatiana Mislany in Orphan Black, she can be hot as one of her identities and not hot as others....
3.5 identical kids out of 5 days of the week.
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@dogmeat said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@mn5 I read something yesterday that said millennials are totally unimpressed with blade runner - find it slow boring and basically meh
I rewatched it tonight (for about the 4th or 5th time) in preparation for the sequel tomorrow - it's really not as good as I remember ....
I actually think now (clearly I used to be a film snob) that it's way too arty. Although, maybe I just know more about editing/sound design now but there were sequences that I think could be cut without affecting the tone of the film.
Despite being a little disappointed, I'm still looking forward to the new one.
@Bovidae A real completest would find all 7 versions and the mythical 4 hour Scott version.
@taniwharugby I don't actually find Noomi Rapace attractive so I'm stuffed - whereas I find pretty much all (maybe no the dreadlock one) versions of Tatiana Mislany to be hot (which reminds me I really do have to watch the rest of Orphan Black, I think I'm still on S3).
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@tim said in Re: Movie review thread...:
A lot of good reviews for Brawl in Cell Block 99.
I'm there...
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@nepia each to thier own...so you like all bar the dreaded version huh...I stopped the latest season midway, just a bit meh.
Ordinarily not a fan of Noomi, but seen her in that and Unlocked and she looked much better.
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Jeremy Irons (!) did a dadsploitation movie in 2001.
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Back to the Princess Bride anniversary ....
Good read here about the sword fight scene
How The Princess Bride Built Film’s Most Beloved Sword Fight
Rob Reiner, Cary Elwes, and Mandy Patinkin on what it really took to create the greatest sword fight of modern times—30 years later.
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@taniwharugby said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@nepia each to thier own...so you like all bar the dreaded version huh...I stopped the latest season midway, just a bit meh.
Ordinarily not a fan of Noomi, but seen her in that and Unlocked and she looked much better.
Christ, tinder disaster right there
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@mn5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@taniwharugby said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@nepia each to thier own...so you like all bar the dreaded version huh...I stopped the latest season midway, just a bit meh.
Ordinarily not a fan of Noomi, but seen her in that and Unlocked and she looked much better.
Christ, tinder disaster right there
At least she doesn't hide the fact that she is a psycho assassin.
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Just read a story about Taika's new Thor movie. Looks intrigueing
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11931013
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@tim That's looking better than most of the comedy/action films Chan has been doing for God knows how long.
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@catogrande he needs to move away from.the kiddie type comedy, back to Shanghai Noon or Rush Hour!
Watched the latest Planet of the Apes movie, was ok but not as good as it's predecessors (Rise and Dawn, not that other one) also a bit long at 140 mins.
2.75 talking chimps out of 5 signing apes.
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@nta was just about to post - saw it at weekend.
Its OK but can understand why it has had (in NZ anyway) so many poor reviews.
It's pretty much a dialed in performance from everyone from the scriptwriters on.
Same basic plot similar jokes. The Bond piss taking that was clever the first time doesn't seem so original when it's repeated for the 30th time.
Hope they don't make a 3rd one or it will become what it originally set out to lampoon
5.5 Swedish princesses/10 evil overlords
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@taniwharugby I actually really enjoyed it. It was fun. When I read some reviews of it after I'd seen it I was actually wondering if they saw the same movie as I did. A friend of mine who came didn't realise it was a sequel and she loved it.
@Kirwan Yeah, Elton John was great, I also read complaints that his cameo was too long, but I thought it was just right ... actually it was more than a cameo, it was an actual role in the film.
Some of the new characters (big name actors) were underserved, but they were only contracted for short stints and they'll play bigger roles in their own film if that happens.
7.5 Robotic Dogs not killing 10 Elton Johns.
The Fourth Angel (2001) ⭐ 5.3 | Action, Drama, Thriller
