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<p><em>Zero Dark Thirty</em></p>
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<p>With Netflix back in the house, I'm catching up on a few older movies, and this was consumed in two sittings. </p>
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<p>Have to say it was effective at creating the operational tension and frustration of trying to track down Bin Laden. The politics, the machinations, the dead ends and sheer difficulty of tracking down someone who doesn't want to be found in an area where locating anyone is extremely difficult without them being on the grid.</p>
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<p>The combat stuff was a little more cowboy. They're concentrating on being quiet, then screaming out instructions and shit when they're going to breach a door. The fuck? I read some comments from one of the Seal Team Six guys who said the assault stuff was a little wanky at times, and probably didn't reflect the chaos and confusion of a combat scene, no matter than the SEALs outnumbered any armed combatants 5-1.</p>
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<p>Overall I really enjoyed it. Can see why it got a lot of attention, beyond the 'MURICA! USA! USA! USA! flag waving - actually there was surprisingly little of that overall.</p>
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<p>The end sequence was quite humane - all that time, now the goal achieved, and what next? She had no fucking idea.</p>
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<p>And it raises questions about her time in the CIA to start with: 12 years, all the time, straight out of high school. She must have been recruited before 9/11, so either its part of some CIA recruitment scheme for psychopaths or genius types. A great bit of intrigue.</p> -
<p>I really liked ZDT, it was different to what i expected, and i liked the way it showed a long, frustrating process, instead of a montage in an action flick</p>
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<p>yeah I enjoyed it too, especially that it wasn't the 'yay America' kind of thing you come to expect with these kinds of film.</p>
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<p>I really liked ZDT, it was different to what i expected, and i liked the way it showed a long, frustrating process, instead of a montage in an action flick</p>
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<p>It would have been even more frustrating if they didn't get Bin Laden I guess, opps spoiler alert, that last action scene was a pretty decent way to finish.</p>
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<p>I'm still mystified she won the Oscar for the Hurt Locker - this was a much better film (not sure what it was up against, but don't think HL should have won full stop).</p> -
<p>this looks like it could be quite good</p>
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<p>I love that story, shorts look great so far.</p>
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That's the one based on wild pork and watercress isn't it? I hope it's good, that was one of my favourite books as a kid. -
<p>based on a Barry Crump book</p>
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Watched Avengers: Age of Ultron<br><br>
Formulaic isn't it? They backed themselves into a corner by making every single character an invincible super warrior (even the spy and Robin hood). So the only way they can create "tension" is to have them fight each other for half the movie. <br><br>
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<p>Watched Avengers: Age of Ultron<br><br>
Formulaic isn't it? They backed themselves into a corner by making every single character an invincible super warrior (even the spy and Robin hood). So the only way they can create "tension" is to have them fight each other for half the movie.<br><br><strong>Meh</strong></p>
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<p>Pretty much the best way to sum it up!</p> -
Watched Top Gun with the kids. Fark yeah.<br><br>
I saw this at the movies when I was 7. Goose dying still makes me sad. But, what a cool film. -
<p><em>Valhalla Rising</em></p>
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<p>Despite the 1.2 star rating on Netflix, I'm a fan of Mads Mikkelsen and historical fiction in general.</p>
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<p>I can see why people rated it that way, but I had no real issues with it. Just a lot of nothing in between the gaps of action and Mads Mikkelsen ripping people apart with his bare hands.</p> -
<p>Dallas Buyers Club. Sad, frustrating, horrible, McConaughey and Leto were both very good. The weight loss was seriously scary, their poor bodies. Jennifer Garner's role was a bit pointless.</p>
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<p>All the President's Men. Hoffman and Redford investigate Watergate. This was a bit hard to follow at times, but the thing that annoyed me most was the end. This was the scandal that brought down a president, but they didn't show Nixon's downfall or his resignation, those two huge things were reduced to a minute montage of typewritten newswire feeds.</p> -
<p>Concussion: Will Smith movie about concussion/brain issues in the NFL.</p>
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<p>This movie (and Pixels) are examples of where the reputation/ratings/reviews of a movie can sometimes be completely out of step with how good the movie is. I saw Pixels in a packed theatre that spent most of the time laughing yet it was panned as being unfunny - likely just because of Adam Sandler. </p>
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<p>I haven't seen a good review of Concussion but it's a thoroughly decent movie. Smith is good as an African doctor (once you get used to his accent) and the supporting cast do pretty well too, Albert Brooks is good, David Morse is good as a former player and Gugu Mbatha-Raw is both hot and good in this movie.</p>
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<p>Well worth the $10 I paid to see it. (I have $10 movies all February :)).</p>
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Up. Nice story. Those PIXAR movies know how to tug on the heart strings.
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Deadpool. Was excellent, never went long without laughing and was a bit upset when it finished. Go see it. <br><br>
Legend. Bit meh to be honest, tells a small part of the story and does it in a pretty boring manner. Hardy was great but still...I'd say don't bother, you're not missing anything. -
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<p>Deadpool. Was excellent, never went long without laughing and was a bit upset when it finished. Go see it.<br><br>
Legend. Bit meh to be honest, tells a small part of the story and does it in a pretty boring manner. Hardy was great but still...I'd say don't bother, you're not missing anything.</p>
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<p>I always wonder if he ( as well as whats his face from Outrageous fortune ) get paid double for playing twins.....</p>
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<p>Great performance from him but the movie wasn't particularly good, weirdly paced and seemed to descend into awkward comedy when the brothers had their punch up. A better Kray film was made years before with the two brothers from Spandau Ballet in the lead roles.</p> -
<p>Add me to the "Deadpool is fucking great" list.</p>
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<p>Funny as fuck; extremely violent; and titties. Big ticks all round. </p>
