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Stonehearst Asylum - Kate Beckinsale, the end.
Apart from her, was ok movie, Michael Caine, Ben Kingsley, Brendan Gleeson, David Thewlis.
A med school grad who takes a position at an asylum finds himself taken with one of his colleagues as he slowly becomes aware of some of the interestig staff.
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<p>"The Possibilities Are Endless". It's a doco about Edwyn Collins (you know, he sang "Never Met a Girl Like You Before" in 1995) who had a catastrophic stroke a few years ago and was left pretty much unable to speak or understand much of anything. The film is about his way back to making more music. It's beautifully made and important, but really, really, REALLY hard to watch. I had to turn it off several times and go back to it once I could handle it again. It's certainly life affirming, and I'm glad I saw it, but I will almost certainly NEVER watch it a second time. It's just too hard.</p>
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Take your kids to see Paddington, it's pretty bloody good
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<p>Couldnt watch all of Noah. I just couldnt do it.</p>
<p>We watched The Equalizer the other night, which if you looked past the crappy characters and the bullsh1t story line, was quite enjoyable. </p>
<p>We enjoyed Guardians of the Galaxy. I liked that it didnt take itself seriously. It was a rare gem amongst a sea of Marvel turds.</p> -
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<p>This is the End - Not the biggest Seth Rogan or James Franco fan but this comedy about a bunch of obnoxious Hollywood actors trying to survive the rapture was pretty funny, especially Jonah Hill's Rosemary's Baby moment.</p>
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<p>Seeing Michael Cera impaled on light pole was excellent. Loved this scene:</p>
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<p>It had good bits, but was a bit dull. I liked the creation montage, <strong>and making Noah batshit crazy. </strong>Emma Watson was very good in it</p>
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<p>That was great, Crowe was perfect for that TBH. I don't get the Emma Watson 'thing' so she was just another character in it to me.</p>
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<p>But a bit dull probably explains it perfectly and TBF Exodus was much the same.</p> -
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Kirwan" data-cid="465988" data-time="1419054990"><p>....When I see Emma Watson, I see a 9 year old in Hogwarts uniform.</p></blockquote>Pervert
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<p>This does not look good. Sean Penn is no Liam Neeson.<br><br><a class="bbc_url" href="http://www.hd-trailers.net/movie/the-gunman/">http://www.hd-trailers.net/movie/the-gunman/</a></p>
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<p>It will take a fair amount of faith and effort, but I'll give this a go without immediately dismissing it because of Sean Penn. I completely changed my mind about Tom Cruise as an actor after watching him in Collateral so even Sean can get a chance in a very different role.</p>
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<p>Stonehearst Asylum - Kate Beckinsale, the end. Apart from her, was ok movie, Michael Caine, Ben Kingsley, Brendan Gleeson, David Thewlis. A med school grad who takes a position at an asylum finds himself taken with one of his colleagues as he slowly becomes aware of some of the interestig staff.</p>
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<p>I liked it. Helps that I also like Kate. Good story. Good acting. Acceptable plot escape clause at the end.</p>
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<p>That was great, Crowe was perfect for that TBH. I don't get the Emma Watson 'thing' so she was just another character in it to me.</p>
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<p>Emma does nothing for me, but my review of Noah was brutal. It seemed the writers went on strike halfway through and the producers plowed on ahead regardless.</p>
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<p>Watched Moon the other night:</p>
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<p>I really enjoyed Moon, David Bowies son directed it well and Sam Rockwell was excellent as usual. If you liked that you might want to check out Oblivian.</p>
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<p>Saw the last Hobbit film last night, I prefer this series to the lord of the rings. Particularly the last movie of the rings which I thought was really really bad. </p> -
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<p>[i]Play Dirty[/i], 1969, Michael Caine.<br><br>
Probably the most cynical WW2 film I've seen (certainly from an allied nation). Not particularly entertaining, but watchable enough. The problem was that I never really cared about the characters, which stopped tension from building. Good ending.<br><br>
6.5/10. Ripe for a remake.<br>
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<p>Just saw The Hobbit : Battle of 5 Armies. What a great way to finish 14 years in Middle Earth. Loved the little behind the scenes before the movie started too, with interviews with all the main crew and cast from all 6 movies.</p>
<p>Not as long winded as Return of the King but the final battle was epic, saw it in 3D which definitely added to it.</p>
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<p>Hard to saw which series i enjoyed more, LOTR or Hobbit. Probably best to just sit through them all in multiple re-viewings for years to come.</p>
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<p>Edit: Also it was nice to see the new Star Wars teaser on the big screen, when the Millennium Falcon soars and you get the full on Star Wars theme the hairs on the back of your neck stand right up!</p>
