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  • NepiaN Offline
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    Nepia
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    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="mariner4life" data-cid="511081" data-time="1440545263">
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    <p>I thought it was awesome!</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>[spoiler]And even thought you worked out that Ethan Hawke and John were the same, don't tell me you didn't go "holy fuck" when it turned out that they were all the same person, the baby, the girl, the guy, Ethan Hawke. I certainly did.<br>
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    <p>I loved the way the story was told, i thought it was a fucking excellent movie, one of the best i have seen for ages.[/spoiler]</p>
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    <p>Yep, it was awesome, I didn't go "holy fuck" because I thought they'd sign posted it really well, not trying to claim I'm brilliant or anything - I didn't work out the Sixth Sense and still have no idea WTF Mullholland Drive was about, but because  it was extremely well written and put together.</p>

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  • phoenetiaP Offline
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    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="mariner4life" data-cid="511081" data-time="1440545263"><p>I thought it was awesome!<br> <br>[spoiler]And even thought you worked out that Ethan Hawke and John were the same, don't tell me you didn't go "holy fuck" when it turned out that they were all the same person, the baby, the girl, the guy, Ethan Hawke. I certainly did.<br> <br>I loved the way the story was told, i thought it was a fucking excellent movie, one of the best i have seen for ages.[/spoiler]</p></blockquote><br>I didnt have a "holy fuck" moment but I did have a "ewwwwwwwwwwwww" moment as well as a "oh ffs" moment.<br>It seemed like the writer came up with the premise first, and then tried to figure out a storyline that would fit it.<br>I thought the premise was silly and the storyline was unbelievable however Im pretty forgiving when it comes to Time Travel movies.<br><br>In a similar vein, I enjoyed Time Lapse which was similar to Primer except it only takes one viewing to understand it. Again it seems like the premise was thought up and the story line hammered in afterwards however there were more subtle clever nods through out which appealed to my geeky side.

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    <p>I had the pleasure of watching "Leon: The Professional" last night. Even now, 21 years on, it's a brilliant movie, with 3 awesome performances by the leads. </p>

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    One of my all time favourite films Jean Reno is the man .

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    <p>It's one of those films you watch when ever it is on, it's just amazing, and so well done. </p>

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    Tim
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    <p></p><p></p><blockquote class="ipsBlockquote">You would be my Doctor, Webb. </blockquote><br><br>
    Creepy and intriguing as hell.<br><br>
    No wonder UCLA financed the Blu-ray restoration.<br><br>
    <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043938/'>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043938/</a><br>
     

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  • TimT Away
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    Tim
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    <p>An internet repository of Alex Cox's [i]Moviedrome[/i] cult film selections series:<br><br>
    <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://moviedromer.tumblr.com/'>http://moviedromer.tumblr.com/</a><br><br>
    The original program guides:<br><br>
    <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://alexcox.com/freestuff.htm'>http://alexcox.com/freestuff.htm</a><br><br>
    His intro for [i]Trancers[/i]:<br><br>

    </p>

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    <p>Straight Out Of Compton: The story of NWA, or more accurately the story of Easy, Dre and Cube. DJ Yella and MC Ren are merely supporting players in the movie and Arabian Prince doesn’t rate a mention. The movie was produced by Dre, Cube and Easy’s widow which may explain that focus.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>It’s mainly about their early years, how they got started and then the fall out when Easy and the manager Heller seemed to be the only ones making any money. Has quite a bit about Suge Knight too - the dude is a bit psycho.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>Ice Cube’s son plays him in the movie and front on he looks heaps like him – he was pretty good at playing his old man.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>Obviously the soundtrack was bloody good. There were a bunch of other era appropriate songs not from NWA.  I had forgotten how much I enjoyed that era of rap.</p>

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    <p>A classic Aussie film, now available on Youtube</p>
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    <p>

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  • jeggaJ Offline
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    Great film, I watched it on the big screen when I was living on bondi .

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    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Siam" data-cid="513370" data-time="1441335451">
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    <p>A classic Aussie film, now available on Youtube</p>
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    <p> </p>
    <p>That was the first time Rose Byrne gave me a horn.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>Watched Love & Mercy last night. Story about Brian Wilson from the Beach Boys. Good cast with John Cusack, Elizabeth Banks and Paul Giamatti. </p>

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  • TimT Away
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    <p>A review of the new <em>Transporter </em>movie:</p>
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    <p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.avclub.com/review/transporter-refueled-winningly-stupid-224839'><strong>The <em>Transporter: Refueled</em> is winningly stupid</strong></a></p>
    <p>Ignatiy Vishnevetsky</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p><strong>B-</strong></p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>Can stupid be an aesthetic? <i>The Transporter: Refueled</i>, the Jason Statham-less fourth entry in EuropaCorp’s signature franchise, may be the hands-down dumbest movie of the year—an unnecessarily convoluted chase-heist-product-placement flick that climaxes with the hero flying feet-first off of a jet ski and straight into the passenger seat of the villain’s G-Class Mercedes. By this point, of course, suit-and-tie-clad courier Frank Martin has already fended off goons with a medieval battle ax, <strong>blown up an Audi with a self-destruct remote that proceeded to <i>also</i> self-destruct</strong>, impersonated a doctor, and gotten away from the cops by driving his car up a jetway and straight through a terminal, blending into the sparse taxi traffic of an airport arrivals lane as though it were no big deal.</p>
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  • raznomoreR Offline
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    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="mariner4life" data-cid="511280" data-time="1440632400">
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    <p>I had the pleasure of watching "Leon: The Professional" last night. Even now, 21 years on, it's a brilliant movie, with 3 awesome performances by the leads. </p>
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    <p>Luc Besson seemed like he may have been headed for greatness with this movie....</p>

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    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="antipodean" data-cid="513379" data-time="1441337713">
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    <p>That was the first time Rose Byrne gave me a horn.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>Watched Love & Mercy last night. Story about Brian Wilson from the Beach Boys. Good cast with John Cusack, Elizabeth Banks and Paul Giamatti. </p>
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    <p>Rose Byrne staring into the camera is awe inspiring in this movie. She is still bloody awesome too.</p>

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    Mad Max - Fury Road<br>
    Kinda slow, needed more action tbh, bit of a chick flic/rom com..<br><br>
    Just fucken insane, agree with previous comments, was more about Furiosa than Max<br><br>
    10.5/10

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    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Virgil" data-cid="513615" data-time="1441486044"><p>Mad Max - Fury Road<br>
    Kinda slow, needed more action tbh, bit of a chick flic/rom com..<br>
    Just fucken insane, agree with previous comments, was more about Furiosa than Max<br>
    10.5/10</p></blockquote>
    <br>
    Your description of it doesn't quite match your rating...

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    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="taniwharugby" data-cid="513631" data-time="1441491315">
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    <p>Your description of it doesn't quite match your rating...</p>
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    <p>Its because i enjoy slow paced chick flics/rom coms ;)</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>I guess my original post was too subtle!</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>It was a fucken mad movie, i recommend checking out the behind the scenes stuff, its insane the trouble they went to with the stunts and creating of the cars.</p>

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    <p>I loved Max. Saw it on the big screen, the storm sequence alone worth the price of admission, as close to the feeling of tripping on acid as I've seen in a cinema in a long time. </p>

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    <p>I thought it was damned average! Even Charlize didnt help it, which is saying somethign! </p>

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  • NepiaN Offline
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    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="taniwharugby" data-cid="513730" data-time="1441517025">
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    <p>I thought it was damned average! Even Charlize didnt help it, which is saying somethign! </p>
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    <p>Agreed, it lived up to the trailer for me, which I thought was shite and others were raving about.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>You're not allowed to say you don't like it in Oz - I made that mistake, although I was at a party with a number of people who worked for one of the effects companies' when I said it, which was kinda dumb.</p>

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