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  • RoninWCR Offline
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    @canefan said in Re: Movie review thread...:

    @kruse said in Re: Movie review thread...:

    Right, after all that talk about Bautista, and his movies, I downloaded a couple.
    Final Score

    • Die Hard
    • But with Dave Bautista, instead of Bruce Willis
    • And in a soccer stadium, instead of a skyscraper
    • And there's a crowd in there, oblivious to everything

    That's pretty much all you need to know. If you can't extrapolate from those 4 bullet points, to pretty much feeling like you've seen the film - I envy your lack of imagination/intelligence.

    But, some bonus points you might not have envisaged:

    • Titwatch: zero
    • Explosions: big (actually - yeah, you'd have that one)
    • Gunfights on motorcycles inside a stadium concourse: check (yep - crowd is still oblivious even after this)
    • Pierce Brosnan: check. Wait, what? Is that Pierce Brosnan? What the fuck? Why.... ? What the fuck?
    • I won't list the "homages" to Die Hard. But suffice to say a dead terrorist body is thrown off the roof to let the cops know the situation is real.

    I saw that. Decidedly average but good for a mindless watch.

    Saw it too and decidedly fucking aweful!

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  • MN5M Offline
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    @antipodean said in Re: Movie review thread...:

    @kruse I watched "his" zombie movie. Easily 30mins too long.

    I haven’t even bothered finishing it yet. Zombie movies are so early 2000s.

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  • TimT Away
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    Watched Don Siegel ruin the end of his career with a Michael Caine movie in 1974 - The Black Windmill. So fucking inept. Editing and script were so bad.

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  • Victor MeldrewV Offline
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    @tim said in Re: Movie review thread...:

    Watched Don Siegel ruin the end of his career with a Michael Caine movie in 1974 - The Black Windmill. So fucking inept. Editing and script were so bad.

    Michael Caine made some pretty shit movies in the '70's. Jaws:The Revenge is staggeringly bad.

    Great actor though.

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    @victor-meldrew said in Re: Movie review thread...:

    @tim said in Re: Movie review thread...:

    Watched Don Siegel ruin the end of his career with a Michael Caine movie in 1974 - The Black Windmill. So fucking inept. Editing and script were so bad.

    Michael Caine made some pretty shit movies in the '70's. Jaws:The Revenge is staggeringly bad.

    Great actor though.

    Very diverse back catalogue: I give you "The Swarm" 1978 and counter that with "Harry Brown" in 2009. The latter is not an easy watch but a good film nonetheless.

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  • Victor MeldrewV Offline
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    replied to Catogrande on last edited by
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    @catogrande

    He was brilliant in Harry Brown - an outstanding film up there with Get Carter

    I'll raise your Swarm with Ashanti, one god-awful film

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  • MN5M Offline
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    replied to Tim on last edited by
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    @tim said in Re: Movie review thread...:

    Watched Don Siegel ruin the end of his career with a Michael Caine movie in 1974 - The Black Windmill. So fucking inept. Editing and script were so bad.

    Really ?

    Clint raved about Siegel and said he was a massive influence. Even the greats have shit moments.

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  • TimT Away
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    replied to MN5 on last edited by
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    @mn5 Yeah, Siegel was a great director, but this one was a turd.

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  • KruseK Offline
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    Paydirt
    I don't know how or why I downloaded this. But a pox on whatever was the catalyst.
    Just shitty. Characters are introduced with cheesy on-screen comic-style graphics, proudly proclaiming "The Brit", "The Babe", "The BadAss", "The Brawn", "The Brains", and probably some other shit I forgot.
    It seems to be building up for some sort of heist, but with nothing really happening.

    And then "Pow" - the protagonists are flying away... and suddenly we've got the classic "this is how the heist was pulled off" exposition flash-back scenes.
    Except... there was no fucking heist. And I think that's supposed to be the clever twist? Maybe?
    That there never needed to be a heist, cause it was already done? Except... nah, just shit.
    The genius move the main guy did, was going to prison for 6 years. Somehow, that's the clever bit.
    Just... pretty shit.

    • Titwatch: zero
    • Heists: zero
    • Action scenes: zero
    • Clever twists: zero
    • Val Kilmers: 1. Well, maybe 0.5 - he looked half-dead - and I think that was only partially intentional
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  • BonesB Offline
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    replied to Tim on last edited by
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    @tim don't even need to watch it, the title was enough.

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  • BonesB Offline
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    replied to Kruse on last edited by
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    @kruse you chose to watch a movie where the title actor is Bros. Oh man.

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    replied to Kruse on last edited by
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    @kruse you are doing God's work, warning us off movies none of us would ever actually watch anyway

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    @victor-meldrew said in Re: Movie review thread...:

    @tim said in Re: Movie review thread...:

    Watched Don Siegel ruin the end of his career with a Michael Caine movie in 1974 - The Black Windmill. So fucking inept. Editing and script were so bad.

    Michael Caine made some pretty shit movies in the '70's. Jaws:The Revenge is staggeringly bad.

    Great actor though.

    Least he was always honest about why he took on shit movies, for the money.
    Think he even said the only reason he starred in Jaws 4 was he wanted to buy a new house or something.

    Thought he was great in the Dark Knight trilogy, that kinda balances the shit ones out.

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    @bones said in Re: Movie review thread...:

    @kruse you chose to watch a movie where the title actor is Bros. Oh man.

    I'm getting a little concerned about @Kruse . It seems to be self harming.

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  • KruseK Offline
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    @bones said in Re: Movie review thread...:

    @kruse you chose to watch a movie where the title actor is Bros. Oh man.

    Is that who he is?
    Well - he's added another string to his bow of shitty things he's provided to the world.

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  • BonesB Offline
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    replied to Kruse on last edited by
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    @kruse said in Re: Movie review thread...:

    @bones said in Re: Movie review thread...:

    @kruse you chose to watch a movie where the title actor is Bros. Oh man.

    Is that who he is?
    Well - he's added another string to his bow of shitty things he's provided to the world.

    He owes you nothing.

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  • KruseK Offline
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    replied to Bones on last edited by
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    @bones said in Re: Movie review thread...:

    @kruse said in Re: Movie review thread...:

    @bones said in Re: Movie review thread...:

    @kruse you chose to watch a movie where the title actor is Bros. Oh man.

    Is that who he is?
    Well - he's added another string to his bow of shitty things he's provided to the world.

    He owes you nothing.

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    Well - other than his entire look, now that I see that photo.

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  • BonesB Offline
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    replied to Kruse on last edited by
    #14502

    @kruse well that's put the cat among the pigeons.

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  • MN5M Offline
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    @bones said in Re: Movie review thread...:

    @kruse said in Re: Movie review thread...:

    @bones said in Re: Movie review thread...:

    @kruse you chose to watch a movie where the title actor is Bros. Oh man.

    Is that who he is?
    Well - he's added another string to his bow of shitty things he's provided to the world.

    He owes you nothing.

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    I’m ashamed to admit I got this gag.

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