Movie review thread...
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The Snowman
If you want a creepy atmospheric thriller then Fassbender is your man. That dude is seriously creepy.
And in this he's the good guy. Your typical morose damaged good guy as played by Fassbender.
Anyway, serial killer movie set in Norway.
It's not a bad premise, and the set up is okay, but the execution is fucking poor, and i picked the bad guy/twist very early on.
2.5 disappearing mums out of 5 nifty decapitation tools
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@mariner4life was pretty damn slow too IIRC.
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@taniwharugby said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@mariner4life was pretty damn slow too IIRC.
Pacing is so difficult to get correct when it comes to suspense movies. Too fast and you can't get the mood established. Too slow and people fall asleep before the credits, or once they've identified the obvious twist.
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@mariner4life said in Re: Movie review thread...:
The Snowman
If you want a creepy atmospheric thriller then Fassbender is your man. That dude is seriously creepy.
And in this he's the good guy. Your typical morose damaged good guy as played by Fassbender.
Anyway, serial killer movie set in Norway.
It's not a bad premise, and the set up is okay, but the execution is fucking poor, and i picked the bad guy/twist very early on.
2.5 disappearing mums out of 5 nifty decapitation tools
I think I gave up on that quite early on.
I'd read the book a while ago - which I think might have not helped... as I was trying to figure out who each character was, earlier than I was probably supposed to... rather than letting the film reveal things as it wanted.
I seem to recall the version I, ah, purchased - had the sound slightly out-of-sync - and getting worse... which certainly didn't help.
Also distracted by the fact it was a really weird book in the series to start with also, if they were considering a possible franchise. -
@kruse said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@mariner4life said in Re: Movie review thread...:
The Snowman
If you want a creepy atmospheric thriller then Fassbender is your man. That dude is seriously creepy.
And in this he's the good guy. Your typical morose damaged good guy as played by Fassbender.
Anyway, serial killer movie set in Norway.
It's not a bad premise, and the set up is okay, but the execution is fucking poor, and i picked the bad guy/twist very early on.
2.5 disappearing mums out of 5 nifty decapitation tools
I think I gave up on that quite early on.
I'd read the book a while ago - which I think might have not helped... as I was trying to figure out who each character was, earlier than I was probably supposed to... rather than letting the film reveal things as it wanted.
I seem to recall the version I, ah, purchased - had the sound slightly out-of-sync - and getting worse... which certainly didn't help.
Also distracted by the fact it was a really weird book in the series to start with also, if they were considering a possible franchise.It's major problem was that it was just fucken boring.
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@mn5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@kruse said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@mariner4life said in Re: Movie review thread...:
The Snowman
If you want a creepy atmospheric thriller then Fassbender is your man. That dude is seriously creepy.
And in this he's the good guy. Your typical morose damaged good guy as played by Fassbender.
Anyway, serial killer movie set in Norway.
It's not a bad premise, and the set up is okay, but the execution is fucking poor, and i picked the bad guy/twist very early on.
2.5 disappearing mums out of 5 nifty decapitation tools
I think I gave up on that quite early on.
I'd read the book a while ago - which I think might have not helped... as I was trying to figure out who each character was, earlier than I was probably supposed to... rather than letting the film reveal things as it wanted.
I seem to recall the version I, ah, purchased - had the sound slightly out-of-sync - and getting worse... which certainly didn't help.
Also distracted by the fact it was a really weird book in the series to start with also, if they were considering a possible franchise.It's major problem was that it was just fucken boring.
Yeah, I was going to summarise with "It was just shit", but I think "just fucken [sic] boring]" is more accurate.
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@kruse said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@mn5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@kruse said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@mariner4life said in Re: Movie review thread...:
The Snowman
If you want a creepy atmospheric thriller then Fassbender is your man. That dude is seriously creepy.
And in this he's the good guy. Your typical morose damaged good guy as played by Fassbender.
Anyway, serial killer movie set in Norway.
It's not a bad premise, and the set up is okay, but the execution is fucking poor, and i picked the bad guy/twist very early on.
2.5 disappearing mums out of 5 nifty decapitation tools
I think I gave up on that quite early on.
I'd read the book a while ago - which I think might have not helped... as I was trying to figure out who each character was, earlier than I was probably supposed to... rather than letting the film reveal things as it wanted.
I seem to recall the version I, ah, purchased - had the sound slightly out-of-sync - and getting worse... which certainly didn't help.
Also distracted by the fact it was a really weird book in the series to start with also, if they were considering a possible franchise.It's major problem was that it was just fucken boring.
Yeah, I was going to summarise with "It was just shit", but I think "just fucken [sic] boring]" is more accurate.
Siskel and Ebert ain't got shit on me
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Inspired by a chat on the other thread with old mate @Virgil I decided to watch The Running Man before the Rugby.
It is sooooooooooooooooooo 80s ( yet hilariously is set last year ) and Arnie is wooden even for him 'Hey Killian, there is sub zero....now plain zero' and the vision of the future is laughable in lots of ways but you know what? It works and it rocks. Fucken good entertainment, great supporting roles ( literally everyone is Oscar worthy compared to the Governator ) and a satisfying finish.
4 stalkers out of 5 runners.
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@mn5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Inspired by a chat on the other thread with old mate @Virgil I decided to watch The Running Man before the Rugby.
It is sooooooooooooooooooo 80s ( yet hilariously is set last year ) and Arnie is wooden even for him 'Hey Killian, there is sub zero....now plain zero' and the vision of the future is laughable in lots of ways but you know what? It works and it rocks. Fucken good entertainment, great supporting roles and a satisfying finish.
4 stalkers out of 5 runners.
Arnie: "I'll be back"
Killian: "Only in a rerun " -
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Casino
On Maori TV after the Rugby so managed to catch most of it. De Niro and Shazza Stone were just brilliant in their performances but I found Joe Pesci pretty laughable as the 'tough' guy. Also the movie goes on for fucken ever and not a great deal actually happens if that makes sense.
2.5 blackjack tables out of 5 slot machines
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@mn5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Inspired by a chat on the other thread with old mate @Virgil I decided to watch The Running Man before the Rugby.
It is sooooooooooooooooooo 80s ( yet hilariously is set last year ) and Arnie is wooden even for him 'Hey Killian, there is sub zero....now plain zero' and the vision of the future is laughable in lots of ways but you know what? It works and it rocks. Fucken good entertainment, great supporting roles ( literally everyone is Oscar worthy compared to the Governator ) and a satisfying finish.
4 stalkers out of 5 runners.
Dammit, now I have to find it somewhere online to watch! Really hope they do a proper version of the book in the future, my favourite Stephen King book (along with The Stand and The Long Walk).
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@sneakdefreak said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@mn5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Inspired by a chat on the other thread with old mate @Virgil I decided to watch The Running Man before the Rugby.
It is sooooooooooooooooooo 80s ( yet hilariously is set last year ) and Arnie is wooden even for him 'Hey Killian, there is sub zero....now plain zero' and the vision of the future is laughable in lots of ways but you know what? It works and it rocks. Fucken good entertainment, great supporting roles ( literally everyone is Oscar worthy compared to the Governator ) and a satisfying finish.
4 stalkers out of 5 runners.
Dammit, now I have to find it somewhere online to watch! Really hope they do a proper version of the book in the future, my favourite Stephen King book (along with The Stand and The Long Walk).
The long walk is a threat little story, have read it multiple times. Like how subtle King is throughout with how different history turned out.
Great idea for a contest too, grab 100 teenage shits and make them walk non stop to they drop.. and earn their ticket
