Movie review thread...
-
Anna
Luc Besson makes a movie about a Russian KGB assassin posing as a model in Paris. And you know what? It's actually pretty entertaining. It's gratuitously violent at times, the early scene in the Restaurant is fucking great, lots of mooks get murdered in increasingly funny ways.
The jumping forward and backward in time was okay at the start, becomes gimmicky in the middle, but pays off in the end.
There isn't much new here, but if you want to be entertained for 2 hours watching a good looking woman murder people, then this is the go
Yea, Anna is pretty good looking, if too skinny for my tastes. Turns out she is one of the Michael Klim aliens from Valerian.
4 useless bodyguards out of 5 photographers filled with regret
Note: This has a pretty ordinary rating on IMDB, so i checked why. Apparently lots of Russian users don't like the artistic license taken with technology of the time. Of all the dumb shit to get your tits in a tangle over watching a movie
-
@mariner4life Just checked the IMDB for this, this one seemed to sneak under the radar for a Luc Beeson hot young women fucking people up movie.
-
@mariner4life yeah I saw this too, thought I had put a review in here too, I agree with your summary.
-
@taniwharugby said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@mariner4life yeah I saw this too, thought I had put a review in here too, I agree with your summary.
I will add it to my list to watch on a slow rainy day.
I tried to watch 6 Underground on Saturday, but I'd had a huge Friday night. So after about 10 to 15 minutes I drifted off to sleep and every 20 minutes or so I'd wake up and watch a bit and then drift off again.
I swear every time I woke up there was an indistinguishable car chase going on.
Somehow I don't think I'll be trying to rewatch it.
-
@Nepia pretty sure the car chase scene lasted about 20 mins at the start, so your timeline might be skewed
I thought it was an ok switch off your brain watch.
-
@taniwharugby said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Nepia pretty sure the car chase scene lasted about 20 mins at the start, so your timeline might be skewed
I thought it was an ok switch off your brain watch.
It was a big night.
Either way, I think it's off my list.
-
@taniwharugby said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Nepia pretty sure the car chase scene lasted about 20 mins at the start, so your timeline might be skewed
I thought it was an ok switch off your brain watch.
It had the hot blonde from inglorious bastards in it . That and Strike Back levels of mindless violence were the highlights of it .
-
MIdway - watched this over the weekend, was a good film, while I expect there was plenty for them to work with without needing to get all U.S.A, U.S.A, I assume there was still a bit of dramatic licence used.
-
@taniwharugby said in Re: Movie review thread...:
MIdway - watched this over the weekend, was a good film, while I expect there was plenty for them to work with without needing to get all U.S.A, U.S.A, I assume there was still a bit of dramatic licence used.
i'm dubious because there is already a good Midway movie
-
1917
Excellent movie, 100% recommendation. Took the olds while I was back in Aotearoa and my normally uncontrollable parents were glued to the screen. I tell ya it is usually like taking toddlers to the movies. Popcorn everywhere, faux whispers, and a slightly deaf mother screaming "What" every 5 minutes, makes for an experience.
Anyway back to the movie - No overt flag waving, focus on the two individuals and some great cameo's. Real suspense and a few yeeeeessss moments. The single shot approach didn't detract at all and felt very personal.
10 rusty bayonets out of 10 "where did the plane come from"
-
Ok, so I've now watched all the Oscar Best Movie nominees. Here's my ranking of them from best to worst:
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: Tarantino on top form, great performances by Pitt and Leo and a typically bonkers and great ending. The stuff that some critics considered indulgent (the western tv show) was some of the best bits of the entire movie for me - I actually think people who didn't think they should be included missed the point.
Jojo Rabbit: Not sure why some critics hate this movie, critics are dicks, I rate this up with Boy and Hunt for the Wilderpeople.
Parasite: This lived up to the hype. I was worried I wouldn't after reading about it for so long. I had no idea where it was going.
Marriage Story: Good movie, good performances, hard to say it was enjoyable though but definitely a well crafted movie.
Little Women: The best version of Little Women. A movie about the ladies that most men are happy to admit they enjoyed.
The Irishman: Good Scorcese, but not great Scorcese. My rating of it probably helped by the fact I enjoyed it and Silence bored me to death.
1917: Thought I really liked it when I first left the cinema, but the scripting and a few unnecessary scenes take away from the great fake single take cinematography.
Joker/Ford V Ferrari: I liked both these movie but don’t think they have any business being on this list. Joker is well made Scorcese-lite (it's really just an amalgamation of Taxi Driver and the King of Comedy, which I think the director freely admits) which benefited from the ‘controversary’ surrounding it. Ford V Ferrari is just a well made movie with good performances and a decent story.
Should have been there but wasn't:
Knives Out: This would rival Once Upon as the best movie I saw last year. Great performances. Ana De Armas was great in this (setting aside her hottness) and Daniel Craig was hilarious (so much so that I'm looking forward to this new franchise from him after I've been bored of Bond after the last couple). But all the cast were good and it was a simple whodunnit done really well. -
-
@Tim said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Nepia said in Re: Movie review thread...:
I rate this up with Boy and Hunt for the Wilderpeople.
So the harshest critics were right then. Good to know.
Damn.
You best stick to your 80s "classsics". -
@Tim said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Nepia said in Re: Movie review thread...:
I rate this up with Boy and Hunt for the Wilderpeople.
So the harshest critics were right then. Good to know.
Yep . Really impressed with the two kids in it though .
The next movie that has Waititis name attached to it I won’t bother to watch until it shows up in my Netflix or Amazon feed.
-
@jegga said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Tim said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Nepia said in Re: Movie review thread...:
I rate this up with Boy and Hunt for the Wilderpeople.
So the harshest critics were right then. Good to know.
Yep . Really impressed with the two kids in it though .
The next movie that has Waititis name attached to it I won’t bother to watch until it shows up in my Netflix or Amazon feed.
Dead to me ... I hope all videos are filmed in portrait mode from now on!
-
-
@Nepia said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@jegga said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Tim said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Nepia said in Re: Movie review thread...:
I rate this up with Boy and Hunt for the Wilderpeople.
So the harshest critics were right then. Good to know.
Yep . Really impressed with the two kids in it though .
The next movie that has Waititis name attached to it I won’t bother to watch until it shows up in my Netflix or Amazon feed.
Dead to me ... I hope all videos are filmed in portrait mode from now on!
GFYs. You were dead to me the moment I saw you admit to seeing little women .
-
@jegga said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Nepia said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@jegga said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Tim said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Nepia said in Re: Movie review thread...:
I rate this up with Boy and Hunt for the Wilderpeople.
So the harshest critics were right then. Good to know.
Yep . Really impressed with the two kids in it though .
The next movie that has Waititis name attached to it I won’t bother to watch until it shows up in my Netflix or Amazon feed.
Dead to me ... I hope all videos are filmed in portrait mode from now on!
GFYs. You were dead to me the moment I saw you admit to seeing little women .
You'll love it when you secretly watch it on Netflix in a years time. (Actually, probably three months time with the way they turn around movies these days).
-
@voodoo said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Man, I love pretty much everything Waititi has done
Agreed. Just for @tim and @jegga I'll do my list of Taika movies in order of best to worst:
- Boy
- Tama Tu
- Hunt for the Wilderpeople
- JoJo Rabbit
- Thor Ragnarok
- What We Do in the Shadows
- Two Cars One Night
- Eagle vs Shark
