Movie review thread...
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@antipodean said in Re: Movie review thread...:
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.
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@Catogrande said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Bones Ha! Saw an old TOTP video recently of Dexeys Midnight Runners singing “Jackie Wilson said”, with a huge background picture of Jocky Wilson the fat darts player
Yeah saw that too, was it on the Vic Reeves thing? Gold.
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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.
He’s still living off his performance in 300 which, to be fair, was absolutely farking epic.
Just watched (again)
Law Abiding Citizen
Yeah thought he was pretty good in this eh. It's a good watch, 300 out of 500.It gets kudos for a fantastic torture scene and some cool gadgets but Butler was being annoyingly Bulterish even back then I thought
I think that was the first Butler film I just stopped watching midway through. But IIRC it was more to do with the movie as a whole than him.
I'd still watch him over Clive Owen any day.
I think mine would be London has fallen.
That was utter shite.
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@Bones I saw it on some quiz thing. Had Martin Kemp and some other celebrities that I’d never heard of, hosted by two more that I didn’t know either. Was a complete charisma vacuum.
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My son wanted to watch Falling Down and I happily obliged. Watched that film to death back in the day. Classic.
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@MajorRage said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Road House
Tricked the wife into watching it by saying it's one of Swayze's finest hours. She needn't know it 's just pointless violence, thin plot and loads of fighting. It's fucking great!
4 throat grabs out of 5 epic jeff healey moments/
Always good to revisit this one. The stand out bit for me was Ben Gazarra having people’s cars crushed with his giant truck. Even for a film with s ludicrous plot that stood out.
You know, I think I’ll watch it again tonight.
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@Catogrande oh yeah, The Hit List! I actually think that show is great, it's a lot of fun ( I usually watch it with the missus before heading upstairs while celeb dancing thing is on).
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@MajorRage snap!! Watched it for the first time ever on catch up last night, loved it. The violence was hilarious tbf, but I just love the swayz' too much to hate any film of his.
5 door whores out of 5 fisticuffs for me
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Re: Movie review thread...:
My son wanted to watch Falling Down and I happily obliged. Watched that film to death back in the day. Classic.
That movie is a banger. So many classic lines and scenes.
D FENS !!!!!
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The Trial of the Chicago 7
Based on the infamous 1969 trial of seven defendants charged by the federal government with conspiracy and more, arising from the countercultural protests in Chicago at the 1968 Democratic National Convention.
Yeah this is a bloody good watch. Mostly courtroom drama with a measure of intrigue, horror and comedy that keeps you gripped.
4.5 objections out of 5 convicted felons.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Re: Movie review thread...:
My son wanted to watch Falling Down and I happily obliged. Watched that film to death back in the day. Classic.
That movie is a banger. So many classic lines and scenes.
D FENS !!!!!
We’re not the same. I’m an American and you’re just a sick asshole.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Re: Movie review thread...:
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Re: Movie review thread...:
My son wanted to watch Falling Down and I happily obliged. Watched that film to death back in the day. Classic.
That movie is a banger. So many classic lines and scenes.
D FENS !!!!!
We’re not the same. I’m an American and you’re just a sick asshole.
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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.
He’s still living off his performance in 300 which, to be fair, was absolutely farking epic.
Just watched (again)
Law Abiding Citizen
Yeah thought he was pretty good in this eh. It's a good watch, 300 out of 500.It gets kudos for a fantastic torture scene and some cool gadgets but Butler was being annoyingly Bulterish even back then I thought
I think that was the first Butler film I just stopped watching midway through. But IIRC it was more to do with the movie as a whole than him.
I'd still watch him over Clive Owen any day.
I think mine would be London has fallen.
That was utter shite.
Oh yeah, those first two Fallen's are shit, yet I somehow watched the third one as well and said somewhat complimentary things about it. Apparently they're about to make another one.
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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.
He’s still living off his performance in 300 which, to be fair, was absolutely farking epic.
Just watched (again)
Law Abiding Citizen
Yeah thought he was pretty good in this eh. It's a good watch, 300 out of 500.It gets kudos for a fantastic torture scene and some cool gadgets but Butler was being annoyingly Bulterish even back then I thought
I think that was the first Butler film I just stopped watching midway through. But IIRC it was more to do with the movie as a whole than him.
I'd still watch him over Clive Owen any day.
I think mine would be London has fallen.
That was utter shite.
Oh yeah, those first two Fallen's are shit, yet I somehow watched the third one as well and said somewhat complimentary things about it. Apparently they're about to make another one.
In a world where any number of fast and furious movies are made nothing surprises me
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@MN5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Re: Movie review thread...:
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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.
He’s still living off his performance in 300 which, to be fair, was absolutely farking epic.
Just watched (again)
Law Abiding Citizen
Yeah thought he was pretty good in this eh. It's a good watch, 300 out of 500.It gets kudos for a fantastic torture scene and some cool gadgets but Butler was being annoyingly Bulterish even back then I thought
I think that was the first Butler film I just stopped watching midway through. But IIRC it was more to do with the movie as a whole than him.
I'd still watch him over Clive Owen any day.
I think mine would be London has fallen.
That was utter shite.
Oh yeah, those first two Fallen's are shit, yet I somehow watched the third one as well and said somewhat complimentary things about it. Apparently they're about to make another one.
In a world where any number of fast and furious movies are made nothing surprises me
Fast and Furious movies are dumb but IMHO fun, they're absurd and they know it - the Fallen movies try to weave seriousness in with their stupidity and it doesn't really work, and Gerard is no The Rock, or even Vin Diesel in the charisma stakes.
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Sudden Impact
Sorry Clint, you may be the coolest motherfucker who has ever graced a movie screen but not in this movie. Unbelelievably 80s and cheesy with some lame action scenes, an unfunny farting dog and some terrible acting. Considering the original Dirty Harry is one of the greatest films ever made it probably comes as no surprise that it's sequels got worse and worse ( although The Dead Pool was actually better ).
Fun fact. The "Go ahead, make my day" line is from this, not one of the three previous Harry movies.
2 putting ketchup up on hot dogs out of 5 lesbians being punched
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Gladiator (Extended Edition)
First time watching this, and I prefer the addition of the extra 16 mins of footage.
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- A brief scene showing Maximus surveying the cost of the Battle with the Germanians. They are hacked and dying Roman's everywhere.
- A brief scene preluding the confrontation of Marcus Aurelius and Commodus. It shows Marcus praying to his ancestors for wisdom.
- Friends of Proximo try to get him to bet against his own gladiators. We are also introduced to Hagan, the German in this scene.
- Proximo tries to reason with Maximus as to not killing his opponents so quickly but to entertain the crowd.
- Maximus watches condemned Christians executed in the arena as they are fed to the lions.
- Lucilla, Gracchus and Gaius have an important meeting in Gracchus' house. They discuss the future death of the Roman People as her brother Commodus is selling the grain reserve to pay for the games. They conclude that Commodus must die.
- Commodus, dismayed by the re-appearence of Maximus, attacks a bust of his father with a sword.
- Two of the Praetorians that knew of Maximus's escape from Germania, are executed by Commodus. Quintus and Commodus have an argument.
- Commodus orders his spies to watch senators and Proximo. Proximo notices one of his followers.
- Lucilla realizes that Falco is in league with Commodus.
- Praetorians attack innocent civilains by setting them on fire.
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I also learnt something new in the lengthy special features. Brian Blessed has an off-screen cameo in a Colosseum scene and it is him who says "Maximus, Maximus the merciful" after Maximus spares the life of Tigris. He has such a distinctive voice it is so obvious if you already know this.
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Wonder Woman 1984
Context: So, on a road trip around Northland, I realise one tyre is down to the wire, and I limp into Whangarei. On New Years Day, with everything shutdown. I've now got 4 days to kill until a motorcycle workshop opens on Tuesday (hopefully)... and the “National Clock Museum” can only hold my interest for about an hour.
So, to the movies it is... with a limited selection.
Wonder Woman, following the current trend of fucking everything being set in, or referencing, the 80s.
And I get that the silliness, plotholes, overall terribleness, can partially be explained away by “homage to the 80s movies”... but... it was fucking awful. Silliness, plotholes, overall terrible.
And then, on my walk back to dodgy hotel... all the pubs are bloody closed, at like 7pm on a Sunday.
What the fuck?
2 Gal is rather hot out of 5 fuck off the 80s.
Just fuck off.
Edit: and now I've got one more day to kill... and the other movie available looks even worse... Monster Hunter.
