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I've also never seen it. Might remedy that tonight.
Expecting big things now though. HUGE.
Same boat here. Looks like a strong contender for a date night watch. V day tomorrow right? A doz roses and Galaxy Quest on the telly, what more could a woman want?
good choice.
We do Princess Bride each year on Valentines day.
Grandson: Has it got any sports in it?
Grandfather: Are you kidding? Fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles!
Grandson: Doesn't sound too bad. I'll try and stay awake.
Grandfather: [sarcastically] Oh, well, thank you. That's very kind of you. Your vote of confidence is overwhelming.CF Jnr never got it. Fluffybunny
never too late to disown him
I'll try it again one day. There's still hope, he's only 9
So you've already tried to disown him?
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Ok so Galaxy Quest watched. Pretty good. Really enjoyed the 1st half, the 2nd half a little less. Dialogue was great, didn't love all the action, but overall a good watch. Missus fell asleep pretty fast so I finished all the wine, that was a big plus.
As far as spoofs go, I still have Top Secret top of the list. And for random sci fi spoofs, I can't go past Mystery Science Theatre 3000 (though i may have been under the influence when I watched.)
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Watched Color Out Of Space with Nicolas Cage & Joely Richardson.
One of these days someone's gonna make a great film from one of H P Lovecraft's books.
Sadly, this aint it. 5/10
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@Victor-Meldrew Cage and Willis seem to be taking the quantity over quality approach to movies that are offered to them.
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@voodoo said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Ok so Galaxy Quest watched. Pretty good. Really enjoyed the 1st half, the 2nd half a little less. Dialogue was great, didn't love all the action, but overall a good watch. Missus fell asleep pretty fast so I finished all the wine, that was a big plus.
As far as spoofs go, I still have Top Secret top of the list. And for random sci fi spoofs, I can't go past Mystery Science Theatre 3000 (though i may have been under the influence when I watched.)
Haven’t seen Top Secret in years, classic spoof must watch again!
“Do you know any German?”
“Yes I know a little German.... he’s sitting over there”Dwarf stands up and waves!
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@mariner4life @Rembrandt not sure if you remember this guy from the Bloodlands, he's the British journo that tried to get the word out about the Ukrainian famine and Duranty who got a Pulitzer prize for lying about it and hiding the truth
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The Last Thing he Wanted on Netflix.
Watched this last night over dinner. It goes for about two hours. Based on a book. I couldn't tell you at any point what it was about as I seemed to be watching without paying any attention. That was the effect it had.
I'd describe it as having a script more than a plot. Bored the shit out of me.
"Stars" Anne Hathaway, Ben Affleck, Willem Dafoe. Directed by Dee Rees. No doubt criticism is proof of a sexist, racist paradigm.
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@antipodean said in Re: Movie review thread...:
The Last Thing he Wanted on Netflix.
Watched this last night over dinner. It goes for about two hours. Based on a book. I couldn't tell you at any point what it was about as I seemed to be watching without paying any attention. That was the effect it had.
I'd describe it as having a script more than a plot. Bored the shit out of me.
"Stars" Anne Hathaway, Ben Affleck, Willem Dafoe. Directed by Dee Rees. No doubt criticism is proof of a sexist, racist paradigm.
I think I’ve seen that advertised and thought it looked poos , either Affleck puts me off seeing a movie add Hathaway into the mix and I’ll pass .
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@antipodean said in Re: Movie review thread...:
The Last Thing he Wanted on Netflix.
Watched this last night over dinner. It goes for about two hours. Based on a book. I couldn't tell you at any point what it was about as I seemed to be watching without paying any attention. That was the effect it had.
I'd describe it as having a script more than a plot. Bored the shit out of me.
"Stars" Anne Hathaway, Ben Affleck, Willem Dafoe. Directed by Dee Rees. No doubt criticism is proof of a sexist, racist paradigm.
never heard of it. googled it. top of the results list is a collection of shit reviews.
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@antipodean I just 'watched' this. One of the worst movies I've ever seen. Made no fucking sense whatsoever, literally everything was random with people showing up and disappearing/getting killed at will. I actually laughed at the end (although I suspect I was supposed to be shocked beyond reason.) If I could give less than 0/5, I would.
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@Mokey It's clear to me now that the rush for content has lead to Netflix throwing vast sums at garbage and "big name" actors are just dialling it in.
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@antipodean it's production decisions based on big data. Enough people watch the right things and it turns into a probability of success.
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@antipodean I'm still mad. Two hours of my life I won't get back.
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@antipodean said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Mokey It's clear to me now that the rush for content has lead to Netflix throwing vast sums at garbage and "big name" actors are just dialling it in.
Adam Sandler has done well recently out of the genre of "crap movies where the actors phone it in, but they somehow seem to make money" on Netflix.
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@Mokey said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@antipodean I'm still mad. Two hours of my life I won't get back.
I feel that way about Jurassic World 2. I get angry every time I think of it. Although some of it is due to the fact that Jurassic World is actually a fun movie (even with the high heeled running).
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@antipodean said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Mokey It's clear to me now that the rush for content has lead to Netflix throwing vast sums at garbage and "big name" actors are just dialling it in.
Adam Sandler has done well recently out of the genre of "crap movies where the actors phone it in, but they somehow seem to make money" on Netflix.
Asylum movies make money and propped up Syfy for years, I guess people like what they like. It's clear that Sandlers films get watched as Netflix keep giving him movie deals.
At least I know not to watch the Anne Hathaway one now. Although I did try to watch 6 Underground so my Netflix choices are iffy some times.
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@Nepia said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Although I did try to watch 6 Underground so my Netflix choices are iffy some times.
I watched the trailer and it looked unbelievably stupid. That was enough.
If Ryan Reynolds wasn't in it, it would've gone straight to the bargain bin.
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@antipodean said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Nepia said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Although I did try to watch 6 Underground so my Netflix choices are iffy some times.
I watched the trailer and it looked unbelievably stupid. That was enough.
If Ryan Reynolds wasn't in it, it would've gone straight to the bargain bin.
It was stupid, but was very watchable. A few reasons, but a major one being:
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Outrage Coda - Beat Takeshi gangster film.
This is the last in the trilogy. Didn't really need to be made and its pretty shit compared to the other 2. Lots of characters without any depth. Lots of strange pacing and plot twists for no reason.
2 Underbosses our of 5 Yakuza
Bone Tomahawk
Excellent movie. It's like nothing I have seen before. It's like Unforgiven in its pacing. SLow and deliberate but without the needless sentiment or buddy film humour. This is not for everyone and there are scenes in this movie that are terrifying.
This is a 5 out of 5
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@raznomore said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Outrage Coda - Beat Takeshi gangster film.
This is the last in the trilogy. Didn't really need to be made and its pretty shit compared to the other 2. Lots of characters without any depth. Lots of strange pacing and plot twists for no reason.
2 Underbosses our of 5 Yakuza
Bone Tomahawk
Excellent movie. It's like nothing I have seen before. It's like Unforgiven in its pacing. SLow and deliberate but without the needless sentiment or buddy film humour. This is not for everyone and there are scenes in this movie that are terrifying.
This is a 5 out of 5
@raznomore thank you for the recommendation for this. I'm a big fan of good westerns and had been looking for one recently, so I watched this yesterday after I read your review.
I have to completely agree with your review, really enjoyed it but several very tough scenes to watch including the opening scene and the "dinner prep".
For Aussie Ferners, it's showing on SBS On Demand
