Movie review thread...
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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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@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. -
@Kruse said in Re: Movie review thread...:
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.I reckon Lynda Carter was hotter back in the day
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@MN5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Kruse said in Re: Movie review thread...:
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.I reckon Lynda Carter was hotter back in the day
I'd love to see them fight it out, jelly wrestling style
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@canefan said in Re: Movie review thread...:
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@Kruse said in Re: Movie review thread...:
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.I reckon Lynda Carter was hotter back in the day
I'd love to see them fight it out, jelly wrestling style
Even now she still looks pretty good but back in the 70s and 80s she was terrific.
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@Kruse said in Re: Movie review thread...:
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.That sucks. If I was around, is offer you a lift to the coast at least!
The last wonder woman was so shit, everyone raved about it, but Mrs pants and I turned it off about an hour through. Pulling teeth.
Monster hunter is based on a game, so it'll be it pants -
@Machpants I really enjoyed the first WW and was looking forward to this one
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@MN5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Kruse said in Re: Movie review thread...:
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.I reckon Lynda Carter was hotter back in the day
I think Gal copped some flack from being a bit flat chested. Certainly does the job for me.
It’s weird after how the original WW was so well received that this one has just died in the arse.
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@Kiwiwomble said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Machpants I really enjoyed the first WW and was looking forward to this one
When I see WW, I just read "world war" so enjoying the first one and looking forward to the second goes against what most people experienced at the time I think.
Hot scantily clad women makes far more sense even if the movies are shit.
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@Kruse said in Re: Movie review thread...:
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.I reckon Lynda Carter was hotter back in the day
1 million %
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@MiketheSnow said in Re: Movie review thread...:
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@Kruse said in Re: Movie review thread...:
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.I reckon Lynda Carter was hotter back in the day
1 million %
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man I hope these vaccines work!!
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@Kruse said in Re: Movie review thread...:
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.I agree with most of your issues with it, but it's still nowhere near the turgid levels of Hack Snyders DC output for me while being nowhere near the better DC output (WW1 and Aquaman).
I also don't think the 80s setting was it's problem - the script was nonsensical, it wouldn't have mattered when it was set.
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The way they brought back Steve Trevor was completely idiotic. Everything else was magic'd out of nothing but he had to replace some other human ... WTF is up with that?
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I'll add a .5 to your Gal is hot rating.
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@taniwharugby said in Re: Movie review thread...:
man I hope these vaccines work!!
I wonder how many pandemic movies are in production
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@Nepia said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Kruse said in Re: Movie review thread...:
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.I agree with most of your issues with it, but it's still nowhere near the turgid levels of Hack Snyders DC output for me while being nowhere near the better DC output (WW1 and Aquaman).
I also don't think the 80s setting was it's problem - the script was nonsensical, it wouldn't have mattered when it was set.
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The way they brought back Steve Trevor was completely idiotic. Everything else was magic'd out of nothing but he had to replace some other human ... WTF is up with that?
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I'll add a .5 to your Gal is hot rating.
haven't read the spoiler as will still watch it, just maybe not in the cinema
just from the trailer its weird chris pine is back somehow...undoes the sacrifice from the first one
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@Kiwiwomble said in Re: Movie review thread...:
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@Kruse said in Re: Movie review thread...:
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.I agree with most of your issues with it, but it's still nowhere near the turgid levels of Hack Snyders DC output for me while being nowhere near the better DC output (WW1 and Aquaman).
I also don't think the 80s setting was it's problem - the script was nonsensical, it wouldn't have mattered when it was set.
:::
The way they brought back Steve Trevor was completely idiotic. Everything else was magic'd out of nothing but he had to replace some other human ... WTF is up with that?
:::
I'll add a .5 to your Gal is hot rating.
haven't read the spoiler as will still watch it, just maybe not in the cinema
just from the trailer its weird chris pine is back somehow...undoes the sacrifice from the first one
The spoiler references Chris Pine coming back.
I nearly watched it at a friends place Sunday night but that fell through plus I have 14 movie tickets to use by 28 Feb so will be going to everything and anything for the next couple of months.
Plus, I do prefer to see comic book/action type movies in the cinema on the biggest screen possible.
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