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<p>An internet repository of Alex Cox's [i]Moviedrome[/i] cult film selections series:<br><br>
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<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>
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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 doesnâ€
t rate a mention. The movie was produced by Dre, Cube and Easyâ€s widow which may explain that focus.</p>
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<p>Itâ€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>
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<p>Ice Cubeâ€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>
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<p>A classic Aussie film, now available on Youtube</p>
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<p>That was the first time Rose Byrne gave me a horn.</p>
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<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> -
<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>
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<p>Can stupid be an aesthetic? <i>The Transporter: Refueled</i>, the Jason Statham-less fourth entry in EuropaCorpâ€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 villainâ€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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<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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<p>That was the first time Rose Byrne gave me a horn.</p>
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<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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<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>
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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>
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<p>I guess my original post was too subtle!</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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<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>
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<p>I didn't like the trailer, was dragged to the movie, farkin' loved it.</p>
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<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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<p>WETA was involved in some of the effects.</p>
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<p>Ah crap, now I can't say it in Wellington either.</p>
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<p>Saw The Gift last night. It's one of those old school thrillers about a couple who bump into an old school classmate of the male who turns out to be a bit off. Was pretty decent.</p> -
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<p>Coming Attraction:</p>
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