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@jc clever. no I totally missed that, ironic really, as I think the Gunn movies are some of the best of the Marvel canon.
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@nostrildamus said in Movie review thread...:
@jc clever. no I totally missed that, ironic really, as I think the Gunn movies are some of the best of the Marvel canon.
NB I will never forgive Stan Lee and co. for making Thor blond.i take it he's not supposed to be?
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@kiwiwomble before Marvel, red. Some say that was a Christian thing and in old Norse he had golden hair (or was that, gold hair but red beard?) Anyway, Lee and Co. apparently toyed with red hair, then chose blond.
Blond Thor: Stan Lee Wasn't Wrong
Students and scholars of Norse mythology often roll their eyes at the Marvel Comics version of Thor, with his clean-shaven chin, blond hair...
To be honest, I am more upset at their casting of Aquaman, Momoa is so clearly better suited to Namor especially in the character portrayed.
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@nostrildamus i think i always assumed it was a stereotypical scandinavian = blond kind of deal
isn't there some issue with the rights to namor? they'll never do him in the MCU surely, too similar to aquaman
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@kiwiwomble if I have not got this wrong, Aquaman is DC and Marvel is Namor but Aquaman/DC stole what I would have thought would be Namor's personality and a bit of his backstory but (and I won't search this but I think) Aquaman is old and predates Namor?
As you say Aquaman is out there so Marvel could get into trouble copying but Mavel's Namor is supposed to be the existential, brooding emo with identity issues character they had Momoa play, IMO. I just found Namor one of the more interesting characters.(I'm no expert, can get Marvel and DC and Sony mixed up now, I blame Spiderman reboots).
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Shadow In The Cloud
Mainly because I'm a BIG fan of Chloe Grace Moretz - more to the point, her lips.
Anyway...
Look this started out alright and then sort of fell into a mishmashed heap. What could have been some kind of scifi/fantasy driven with a linear, but solid plot, became a bit disjointed toward the end.
It was alright, because it was free.
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@nta said in Movie review thread...:
Shadow In The Cloud
Mainly because I'm a BIG fan of Chloe Grace Moretz - more to the point, her lips.
Anyway...
Look this started out alright and then sort of fell into a mishmashed heap. What could have been some kind of scifi/fantasy driven with a linear, but solid plot, became a bit disjointed toward the end.
It was alright, because it was free.
ha ha I agree with the first part, started out ok as you said and if they had thought it through could have made it into a proper scifi/fanatsy thriller but instead should be worthy of a razzie, it was a steaming dumpster pile of turd for me even though I aso didnt pay for it . For me I felt like they should have paid me to watch it.
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@bayimports said in Movie review thread...:
@nta said in Movie review thread...:
Shadow In The Cloud
Mainly because I'm a BIG fan of Chloe Grace Moretz - more to the point, her lips.
Anyway...
Look this started out alright and then sort of fell into a mishmashed heap. What could have been some kind of scifi/fantasy driven with a linear, but solid plot, became a bit disjointed toward the end.
It was alright, because it was free.
ha ha I agree with the first part, started out ok as you said and if they had thought it through could have made it into a proper scifi/fanatsy thriller but instead should be worthy of a razzie, it was a steaming dumpster pile of turd for me even though I aso didnt pay for it . For me I felt like they should have paid me to watch it.
I was bored.
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Like if they'd made the contents of the box somehow directly related to the existence of the gremlin, that would have made more compelling viewing.
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@nta said in Movie review thread...:
@bayimports said in Movie review thread...:
@nta said in Movie review thread...:
Shadow In The Cloud
Mainly because I'm a BIG fan of Chloe Grace Moretz - more to the point, her lips.
Anyway...
Look this started out alright and then sort of fell into a mishmashed heap. What could have been some kind of scifi/fantasy driven with a linear, but solid plot, became a bit disjointed toward the end.
It was alright, because it was free.
ha ha I agree with the first part, started out ok as you said and if they had thought it through could have made it into a proper scifi/fanatsy thriller but instead should be worthy of a razzie, it was a steaming dumpster pile of turd for me even though I aso didnt pay for it . For me I felt like they should have paid me to watch it.
I was bored.
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Like if they'd made the contents of the box somehow directly related to the existence of the gremlin, that would have made more compelling viewing.
100% actually that would have been good. They could have even done the traditonal camera view from the gremlin approaching his/her victim with foreboding music as it attacks would have also added to the suspense..lots of missed opportunities!
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@bayimports Ran out of effects budget
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I hadn't seen Kickboxer since I was about 12 years old.
In the canon of Van Damme movies - it really does not hold up. Minimal action over 100 minutes. Bloodsport did so much more with a small budget. Hard Target was a world away.
2/5
Garbage that didn't even have fights.
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Oh shit, @Kruse this one looks made just for you
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@tim said in Movie review thread...:
I hadn't seen Kickboxer since I was about 12 years old.
In the canon of Van Damme movies - it really does not hold up. Minimal action over 100 minutes. Bloodsport did so much more with a small budget. Hard Target was a world away.
2/5
Garbage that didn't even have fights.
Only a Seagal fan would write this shit. Van Damme is the man !!!!! ( especially compared to Seagal )
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@taniwharugby said in Movie review thread...:
Oh shit, @Kruse this one looks made just for you
Obviously adding the word ‘Planet’ stops them getting sued by the guys who made the, you know, DECENT Dune movie….
This looks like utter shit and I see it has an IMDB rating of 1.8 out of 10
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@tim said in Movie review thread...:
I hadn't seen Kickboxer since I was about 12 years old.
In the canon of Van Damme movies - it really does not hold up. Minimal action over 100 minutes. Bloodsport did so much more with a small budget. Hard Target was a world away.
2/5
Garbage that didn't even have fights.
Have to agree. I started watching it a few months back out of nostalgia. Didn't get more than ~20mins in.
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Planet Dune (2021) ⭐ 2.4 | Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi
