Movie review thread...
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Bad Times at the El Royale
Jeff Bridges, John Hamm, Chris Hemsworth, Dakota Johnson
While not a Tarantino film, kinda reminded me of his style (although more, Tarantino-lite)
Was a decent watch, if not a little long, Dakota is pretty sexy.
3.5 pervy motels out of 5 cults
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Saw Aquaman, equal parts stupid and fun. There's something to build on for the sequel, just need a better script for Momoa's charisma (and ditch Heard competely).
Some terrible de-aging CGI on Jake the Muss, where a few ropely CGI scenes actually. But they certainly delivered on special effects at the end, which was 100% bonkers. Julie Andrews voices one of the big creatures at the end. (I'm not joking about bonkers)
I liked that the brother was the traditional casting take on Aquaman, thought that was a nice touch.
Go in expecting a light hearted comic book romp and you come away happy. Very different from Snyder's take, but still close enough they all work together.
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Ralph Wrecks the Internet: Continuing my kiddies film watching at the moment (and being unable to contribute anything to the cricket threads), this was great. Laugh out loud funny in parts and interesting how they represented the internet. They do a funny bit with Disney princess too. There's a mid credits sequence with pancakes that had me in hysterics. Like Spiderman the voice cast in this film were top notch. 4 milkshakes out of 5 pancakes.
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Battle for Sevastopol
Watched this to practise my Russian. Pointless exercise - half the movie is in English and my Russian isn't good enough to watch a movie.
Still, it's pretty well shot and an interesting dramatised story about Lyudmila Pavlichenko, WW2 sniper with 309 kills.
Amusing listening to Russians try to do an American accent, possibly dubbed.
3.5 headshots out of 5 wartime love interests.
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@mariner4life said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Zero Dark Thirty is just so fucking good. It might be one of my favourite movies now
Rewatched it, very good movie, Chastain is very good, has a pretty good cast all round.
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@Tim said in Re: Movie review thread...:
In 1995 Ellen Barkin looked like absolute shit (Bad Company). Sexless and very close to the repugnant Barbara Walters. Then she got hot. When and why?
Has anyone ever seen her and Haley Holt in the same room ?
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White Boy Rick - Matthew McConaughey
Based on the true story of Rick Jr., who became an undercover informant for the FBI during 80s as a young teen and ended up being arrested for drug-trafficking and sentenced to life.
Decent enough movie, doesnt move rapidly; obviously you take these movies with a grain of salt as you dont know how factual they are and what angle the director is making it from.
3.5 bricks of coke out of 5 corrupt cops
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Top Gun
Like Kelly McGillis this has not aged well. The dialogue is cheesy and the final scene on the carrier is gay as.
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@antipodean said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Top Gun
Like Kelly McGillis this has not aged well. The dialogue is cheesy and the final scene on the carrier is gay as.
The combat scenes are still great
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@canefan said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@antipodean said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Top Gun
Like Kelly McGillis this has not aged well. The dialogue is cheesy and the final scene on the carrier is gay as.
The combat scenes are still great
You mean the ones that cut from minimum sweep and maximum sweep in the same movement? Terrible continuity and the dialogue is dreadful.
I say this as someone that loved it when it came out. So if you did too, don't ruin your memory of it by ever watching it again.
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@antipodean said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@canefan said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@antipodean said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Top Gun
Like Kelly McGillis this has not aged well. The dialogue is cheesy and the final scene on the carrier is gay as.
The combat scenes are still great
You mean the ones that cut from minimum sweep and maximum sweep in the same movement? Terrible continuity and the dialogue is dreadful.
I say this as someone that loved it when it came out. So if you did too, don't ruin your memory of it by ever watching it again.
I watched it recently with CF jnr. He loved it but then he is 8.... I am sure there is a fair amount of looking through the nostalgia lens for me. You are right on all counts regarding dialogue, the righteous brothers sketch was amateurish on rewatch, and there is a lot of homoeroticism going on, especially Kilmer prancing around like he had a carrot up his butt, and the volleyball scene
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@antipodean said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Top Gun
Like Kelly McGillis this has not aged well. The dialogue is cheesy and the final scene on the carrier is gay as.
Back off war child
Seriously
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@mariner4life said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@antipodean said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Top Gun
Like Kelly McGillis this has not aged well. The dialogue is cheesy and the final scene on the carrier is gay as.
Back off war child
Seriously
Take my advice. Like old flames; never go back.
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@antipodean said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Top Gun
Like Kelly McGillis this has not aged well. The dialogue is cheesy and the final scene on the carrier is gay as.
Was always the working man's Officer And A Gentlemam
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@Siam said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Black Mirror Bandersnatch on Netflix is some freaky shit!!
I'm not sure about 'interactive watching' unless it offers boobie baring options. This is just way too geeky...
A secret ending to Black Mirror: Bandersnatch has been discovered, leading viewers to a playable version of one of the film’s games.
The interactive film, which was released on Netflix just after Christmas, has five official endings according to streaming service, although fans have discovered a whole host of different combinations and paths.
The Wrap now reports that there is a secret post-credits scene in which we see Stefan (Fionn Whitehead) back on the bus he took to visit Tuckersoft at the beginning of the film.
However, while previous versions offered the choice either to listen to a tape of the Thompson Twins or Now 2, the new scene sees Stefan pull out a tape of the Bandersnatch game he created.
The tape plays several high-pitched sounds before the scene ends. However, fans have figured out that the sounds actually represent data for a ZX Spectrum computer, the same kind Stefan builds the game on.When the audio is run through a ZX Spectrum emulator, it produces a QR code that links to a hidden page on the promotional Tuckersoft site created for the film.
The page includes covers for previously unseen Tuckersoft games that, like the games “Nohzdyve” and “Metl Hedd”, are all references to previous Black Mirror episodes.
A page for “Nohzdyve” includes a downloadable version of the game, although a ZX Spectrum emulator is required to play it.
The sequence to trigger the secret ending is as follows:
Sugar puffs,Thompson twins, Accept, Accept, Go back, Refuse, Yes, No, The Bermuda Triangle, Shout at Dad, Visit Dr. Haynes, Pull Earlobe, Take them, Follow Colin, Yes, Stefan, Go back, Colin, Flush them, Hit desk, Pick up book, PAC, Throw tea over computer, P.A.C.S., 20541, Who’s there?, Netflix, Try to explain, Tell him more, F**k yeah, Fight her, Kick him in the balls, Who’s there?, White Bear symbol, Back off, Kill dad, Bury body, Yes, He jumped, Chop or bury?, Chop up body, Destroy computer, Pick up photo, White Bear symbol, Chop up body, Destroy computer, Get rabbit from dad, PAX, White Bear symbol, Chop up body, Destroy computer, Get rabbit from dad, Toy, Yes -
@antipodean just watch shitty remakes and then moan how they ruin the original you haven't watched for 20 years...
Point Break is one of my all time faves, as is Highlander, but haven't watched either this century.
The remade Point Break shoulda just been called something else and it would have sucked .5 Bodhi moments less, I mean it ain't like the original Fast and Furious isn't just the same but with cars...
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@antipodean said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Top Gun
Like Kelly McGillis this has not aged well. The dialogue is cheesy and the final scene on the carrier is gay as.
Kelly McGillis looks like absolute hammered shit.
Tom Cruise on the other hand looks #nohomo quite decent still.
