Movie review thread...
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Eye of the Beholder
The Good: It stars Ashley Judd.
The Bad: She's supported by these blokes; Ewan McGregor, k.d. Lang and Jason Priestley. The plot is near absent. The script is pathetic. The direction is terrible, where it exists.
As with many movies, the Europeans did it better first. See Mortelle Randonnée
Even for an Ashley fan, this is difficult to watch.
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Rickman was so, so good.
The best delivered lines in movie history...:
"Cut his heart out with a spoon!"
"Why a spoon, sire?"
"Because it hurts more, you moron!""Because it's dull you twit. It'll hurt more!"
- a reading from the Book of Rickman.
Excuse me for a minute while I post a rant about pedants in the Grumpy Old man thread....
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Watched a ton of movies recently (lockdown etc) .... Here we go
Home Alone
Bit of a classic really, few laughs for the kids and a bit of light entertainment for the parents
5 for the kids out of 5 for the kids
Home Alone 2.
Kevin MacAllisters parents deserve to lose him. One fuck up is unbelievable, but two is downright negligence. Deserve to be stripped. Movie is ok, but it's basically a reboot of the same old stuff from the first.
3 for the kids out of 3 for the kids
The Bourne Legacy
I really enjoyed this film, right up until the end. Proper Bourne story, proper Bourne action and dialogue until the Manila street chase. Which just goes on and on (and those who have been to Manila know how bullshit it is that you could even have a street chase in that permanent traffic jam!) And then it ends. Really good film until the last 30 mins
3.5 Moving Traffic in Manila out of 5 Whatever Trevor!!!
Quantum of Solace
Saw this a few years ago and didn't find it memorable. Second viewing, much the same sort of view. Decent, but not amazing flick. Not patch on the bond movies either side of it (Casino Royale & Skyfall)
3 Can't out of 5 Remembers
Back To the Future 2
Pretty shitty movie really, easily the worst of the trilogy. Future stuff was just harebrained and seeing MJF running around back in 1955 was far too confusing for the kids.
2.5 Ooo Laa Laa's out of 5 Rehydrating Pizza's (why isn't this a thing yet btw as it makes perfect sense)
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GReenland - Gerrard Butler, Morena Baccarin
A disaster movie, where a comet is hurtling past earth but plenty of its fragments hit earth with one that is to cause an extinction level event.
Was ok, 2 hours long, I prefer post apocolyptic stuff as opposed to apocolyptic stuff, so would be good if they had ditched some of the pointless stuff and added some of the post event stuff too!
3 hammers to the head out of 5 near misses
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Speaking of Gerard Butler. I watched Angel is Fallen yesterday. Not sure why (weather sucks in Sydney at the moment), I think the other two Fallen movies are utter crap. This is the best of the trilogy, not great, not even good, average but watchable.
The Midnight Sky: George Clooney directed and acted sci fi movie. Better than the reviews it's getting although there are certain parts of the storyline you can actually 100% see where it's going. I would have liked to have seen it on the big screen (it's a Netflix release).
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@Nepia said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Speaking of Gerard Butler. I watched Angel is Fallen yesterday. Not sure why (weather sucks in Sydney at the moment), I think the other two Fallen movies are utter crap. This is the best of the trilogy, not great, not even good, average but watchable.
The Midnight Sky: George Clooney directed and acted sci fi movie. Better than the reviews it's getting although there are certain parts of the storyline you can actually 100% see where it's going. I would have liked to have seen it on the big screen (it's a Netflix release).
Space walk scene and subsequent interior cinematography as good as it gets.
The rest was cinematic Mogadon.
1 wasted 2hrs out of 5
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Every time I see Gerard Butler in a new movie I instantly think bargain bin at Blockbuster.
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@antipodean said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Every time I see Gerard Butler in a new movie I instantly think bargain bin at Blockbuster.
He’s actually utterly shite and has about as much range as a cork gun.
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@canefan said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Watched Mulan 2020 on Disney+ tonight. I thought it was a very good film. Cinematography showcased NZ, strong acting and good action. 4 warrior women out of 5 sorceresses
We bought that for the kids yesterday. All 3 loved it and the 7yr old lad backed up with a 2nd viewing same day with me and the missus.
Agree was good
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@voodoo said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@canefan said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Watched Mulan 2020 on Disney+ tonight. I thought it was a very good film. Cinematography showcased NZ, strong acting and good action. 4 warrior women out of 5 sorceresses
We bought that for the kids yesterday. All 3 loved it and the 7yr old lad backed up with a 2nd viewing same day with me and the missus.
Agree was good
Looks like it received critical praise but bombed at the box office. Looks like a casualty of covid19
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@canefan said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@voodoo said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@canefan said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Watched Mulan 2020 on Disney+ tonight. I thought it was a very good film. Cinematography showcased NZ, strong acting and good action. 4 warrior women out of 5 sorceresses
We bought that for the kids yesterday. All 3 loved it and the 7yr old lad backed up with a 2nd viewing same day with me and the missus.
Agree was good
Looks like it received critical praise but bombed at the box office. Looks like a casualty of covid19
Jr (who has not yet watched it but had read reviews and opinions) is of the opinion that they deviated from the spirit of the original too much and the target audience (like Jr) was lost as thet were looking for Mushu, and Crikey, and Khan.
So Dishonour! Dishonour on you! Dishonour on your cow!
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@booboo said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@canefan said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@voodoo said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@canefan said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Watched Mulan 2020 on Disney+ tonight. I thought it was a very good film. Cinematography showcased NZ, strong acting and good action. 4 warrior women out of 5 sorceresses
We bought that for the kids yesterday. All 3 loved it and the 7yr old lad backed up with a 2nd viewing same day with me and the missus.
Agree was good
Looks like it received critical praise but bombed at the box office. Looks like a casualty of covid19
Jr (who has not yet watched it but had read reviews and opinions) is of the opinion that they deviated from the spirit of the original too much and the target audience (like Jr) was lost as thet were looking for Mushu, and Crikey, and Khan.
So Dishonour! Dishonour on you! Dishonour on your cow!
Great to see Booboo Jn carrying on one of the great Fern traditions, passed down to him with pride by his old man - passing judgement and delivering scorn without actually watching/reading the subject in question.
Magic stuff, the young man has a great future ahead of him around here
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@voodoo said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@booboo said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@canefan said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@voodoo said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@canefan said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Watched Mulan 2020 on Disney+ tonight. I thought it was a very good film. Cinematography showcased NZ, strong acting and good action. 4 warrior women out of 5 sorceresses
We bought that for the kids yesterday. All 3 loved it and the 7yr old lad backed up with a 2nd viewing same day with me and the missus.
Agree was good
Looks like it received critical praise but bombed at the box office. Looks like a casualty of covid19
Jr (who has not yet watched it but had read reviews and opinions) is of the opinion that they deviated from the spirit of the original too much and the target audience (like Jr) was lost as thet were looking for Mushu, and Crikey, and Khan.
So Dishonour! Dishonour on you! Dishonour on your cow!
Great to see Booboo Jn carrying on one of the great Fern traditions, passed down to him with pride by his old man - passing judgement and delivering scorn without actually watching/reading the subject in question.
Magic stuff, the young man has a great future ahead of him around here
Her
And I think it just comes naturally
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@voodoo said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@booboo said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@canefan said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@voodoo said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@canefan said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Watched Mulan 2020 on Disney+ tonight. I thought it was a very good film. Cinematography showcased NZ, strong acting and good action. 4 warrior women out of 5 sorceresses
We bought that for the kids yesterday. All 3 loved it and the 7yr old lad backed up with a 2nd viewing same day with me and the missus.
Agree was good
Looks like it received critical praise but bombed at the box office. Looks like a casualty of covid19
Jr (who has not yet watched it but had read reviews and opinions) is of the opinion that they deviated from the spirit of the original too much and the target audience (like Jr) was lost as thet were looking for Mushu, and Crikey, and Khan.
So Dishonour! Dishonour on you! Dishonour on your cow!
Great to see Booboo Jn carrying on one of the great Fern traditions, passed down to him with pride by his old man - passing judgement and delivering scorn without actually watching/reading the subject in question.
Magic stuff, the young man has a great future ahead of him around here
That’s an excellent point. I wonder if any of our kids are sad enough to follow us on here ? Mine don’t know shit about sport but then again I never let that stop me
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@booboo said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@voodoo said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@booboo said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@canefan said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@voodoo said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@canefan said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Watched Mulan 2020 on Disney+ tonight. I thought it was a very good film. Cinematography showcased NZ, strong acting and good action. 4 warrior women out of 5 sorceresses
We bought that for the kids yesterday. All 3 loved it and the 7yr old lad backed up with a 2nd viewing same day with me and the missus.
Agree was good
Looks like it received critical praise but bombed at the box office. Looks like a casualty of covid19
Jr (who has not yet watched it but had read reviews and opinions) is of the opinion that they deviated from the spirit of the original too much and the target audience (like Jr) was lost as thet were looking for Mushu, and Crikey, and Khan.
So Dishonour! Dishonour on you! Dishonour on your cow!
Great to see Booboo Jn carrying on one of the great Fern traditions, passed down to him with pride by his old man - passing judgement and delivering scorn without actually watching/reading the subject in question.
Magic stuff, the young man has a great future ahead of him around here
Her
And I think it just comes naturally
Don't put yourself down mate, you never know what they subliminally pick up.
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@booboo said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Her
Born in Poland perchance?
Still going to fit right in, sign her up.
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@booboo said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@canefan said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@voodoo said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@canefan said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Watched Mulan 2020 on Disney+ tonight. I thought it was a very good film. Cinematography showcased NZ, strong acting and good action. 4 warrior women out of 5 sorceresses
We bought that for the kids yesterday. All 3 loved it and the 7yr old lad backed up with a 2nd viewing same day with me and the missus.
Agree was good
Looks like it received critical praise but bombed at the box office. Looks like a casualty of covid19
Jr (who has not yet watched it but had read reviews and opinions) is of the opinion that they deviated from the spirit of the original too much and the target audience (like Jr) was lost as thet were looking for Mushu, and Crikey, and Khan.
So Dishonour! Dishonour on you! Dishonour on your cow!
You and she should really watch it. Some great themes,
daughter and father,
expectations on daughter,
humour and nicely understated romance story during her time in the army, honour, guilt, bravery,
the stuff about Ch'i could have been about the Force,
A woman's place in the world
The action was Crouching Tiger-esque and looked great.Speaking of looking great, Gong Li still looks hawt, even under all that makeup. And loads of other well known Asian stars. You and Jr are missing out
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@canefan said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@booboo said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@canefan said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@voodoo said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@canefan said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Watched Mulan 2020 on Disney+ tonight. I thought it was a very good film. Cinematography showcased NZ, strong acting and good action. 4 warrior women out of 5 sorceresses
We bought that for the kids yesterday. All 3 loved it and the 7yr old lad backed up with a 2nd viewing same day with me and the missus.
Agree was good
Looks like it received critical praise but bombed at the box office. Looks like a casualty of covid19
Jr (who has not yet watched it but had read reviews and opinions) is of the opinion that they deviated from the spirit of the original too much and the target audience (like Jr) was lost as thet were looking for Mushu, and Crikey, and Khan.
So Dishonour! Dishonour on you! Dishonour on your cow!
You and she should really watch it. Some great themes,
daughter and father,
expectations on daughter,
humour and nicely understated romance story during her time in the army, honour, guilt, bravery,
the stuff about Ch'i could have been about the Force,
A woman's place in the world
The action was Creeping Tiger-esque and looked great.Speaking of looking great, Gong Li still looks hawt, even under all that makeup. And loads of other well known Asian stars. You and Jr are missing out
Yeah!
