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@kiwiwomble said in Movie review thread...:
@Kruse going to have to disagree, finished it about 20min ago, still on the tram home, loved it and thought they made the set up really exciting
Wife humoured me, hadn’t ever heard of dune before apparently and said she really enjoyed, she said she was sad when aqua man died but he was a long way from water….
From memory the rebellion is a pretty small part of the book anyway, by that point he’s pretty over powered and effectively walks in
I do hope the second half comes quick though, it’s not a sequel so should be able to go straight into production
Disagree?
With me?
You fucking stupid fluffybunny! DO YOUR RESEARCH!
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@bovidae can’t upvote that
I really don’t understand why we don’t get more series released like LotR or some of the potter films, consecutive years really works with building the hype
A bit more now I’m home, visually spectacular, almost every shot, Special effects pretty much flawless, faithful to the book
Considering I read the book in anticipation, was underwhelmed and so was cautious, I’m looking forward to the next one
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@kiwiwomble Filming doesn't start until July next year, so a lot of preparation of sets etc over the next 7-8 months.
Dune definitely needs to be seen on the big screen. Hans Zimmer's score is fantastic too.
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@bovidae said in Movie review thread...:
@kiwiwomble Filming doesn't start until July next year, so a lot of preparation of sets etc over the next 7-8 months.
Dune definitely needs to be seen on the big screen. Hans Zimmer's score is fantastic too.
Yeah, obviously I understand if they haven’t filmed it yet, was meaning I wish they filmed them at the same time like LotR and just released them in consecutive years
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@kiwiwomble said in Movie review thread...:
@Kruse going to have to disagree, finished it about 20min ago, still on the tram home, loved it and thought they made the set up really exciting
Wife humoured me, hadn’t ever heard of dune before apparently and said she really enjoyed, she said she was sad when aqua man died but he was a long way from water….
From memory the rebellion is a pretty small part of the book anyway, by that point he’s pretty over powered and effectively walks in
I do hope the second half comes quick though, it’s not a sequel so should be able to go straight into production
I think Dune might be a bit thought provoking and A Grade given the movies that @Kruse usually reviews.
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@kiwiwomble said in Movie review thread...:
@Kruse going to have to disagree, finished it about 20min ago, still on the tram home, loved it and thought they made the set up really exciting
Wife humoured me, hadn’t ever heard of dune before apparently and said she really enjoyed, she said she was sad when aqua man died but he was a long way from water….
From memory the rebellion is a pretty small part of the book anyway, by that point he’s pretty over powered and effectively walks in
I do hope the second half comes quick though, it’s not a sequel so should be able to go straight into production
I think Dune might be a bit thought provoking and A Grade given the movies that @Kruse usually reviews.
I was soooo fucking tempted to watch Samurai Cop this evening, to wind the brain down... but decided on Venom: Carnage instead.
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@kruse said in Movie review thread...:
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@kiwiwomble said in Movie review thread...:
@Kruse going to have to disagree, finished it about 20min ago, still on the tram home, loved it and thought they made the set up really exciting
Wife humoured me, hadn’t ever heard of dune before apparently and said she really enjoyed, she said she was sad when aqua man died but he was a long way from water….
From memory the rebellion is a pretty small part of the book anyway, by that point he’s pretty over powered and effectively walks in
I do hope the second half comes quick though, it’s not a sequel so should be able to go straight into production
I think Dune might be a bit thought provoking and A Grade given the movies that @Kruse usually reviews.
I was soooo fucking tempted to watch Samurai Cop this evening, to wind the brain down... but decided on Venom: Carnage instead.
Did you ever watch this one ?
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@kiwiwomble said in Movie review thread...:
1917 - great film, only time I picked up my phone was to see if there was a map of his route out there
Yep, I definitely wanna see that again. I love me a good war flick….and that one is so well made
It's very immersive. Like a day in the life sort of story. I enjoyed it
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@mn5 said in Movie review thread...:
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@kiwiwomble said in Movie review thread...:
@Kruse going to have to disagree, finished it about 20min ago, still on the tram home, loved it and thought they made the set up really exciting
Wife humoured me, hadn’t ever heard of dune before apparently and said she really enjoyed, she said she was sad when aqua man died but he was a long way from water….
From memory the rebellion is a pretty small part of the book anyway, by that point he’s pretty over powered and effectively walks in
I do hope the second half comes quick though, it’s not a sequel so should be able to go straight into production
I think Dune might be a bit thought provoking and A Grade given the movies that @Kruse usually reviews.
I was soooo fucking tempted to watch Samurai Cop this evening, to wind the brain down... but decided on Venom: Carnage instead.
Did you ever watch this one ?
Nah... got a lot on my plate. Samurai Cop 1 & 2 have been sitting in the "To-Do" list for a while. And it's been really, really fucking hard to bring myself to get through that item.
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@kiwiwomble Same experience. Went and saw it yestaerday on the big screen.
Everything about it impressed. Visually stunning, fantastic score that underlines the action, great casting. It is decades since I read the book ( a quick Google tells me there are 21 in total FFS) but it seemed pretty faithful to the original.
We were really tired and only went because we'd been given movie vouchers that expired yesterday. Partner's not really into SF so it had the potential to be a bad call but she came out amped and couldn't stop talking about how much she enjoyed it. Best movie I've seen in ages.
It's the film the fan bois think Star Wars actually is. Shows what can be done with an intelligent script.
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Spiderman tickets booked for sunday...god i hope it lives up to some of the hype...impossible to live up to it all
tried to book Matrix tickets for the 28th but only shit seats left so will leave it a bit longer
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I know there is a bit of love for the Martian on here, those that have read the book too, have you read his other books and are they any good?
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@kiwiwomble said in Movie review thread...:
I know there is a bit of love for the Martian on here, those that have read the book too, have you read his other books and are they any good?
Last one was pretty good, Atermis was so-so. Neither as good as The Martian.
Both don't take long to read, and I enjoyed them for what they were. Last one was more like the Martian's structure.
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@kirwan Thats Hail Mary? cheers
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Apex Predator. Bruce Willis and that weird looking blond dude from Justified. Basically The Running Man warmed over.
Look, I can’t sugar coat this, it’s probably the worst film I’ve seen. Seagal could act these guys off the screen and the script is non-existent. Apparently these guys pay to hunt Bruce Willis, but he’s not keen on dying. That’s it really.
Don’t. Not even out of curiosity. It’s got 0% on Rotten Tomatoes, and that’s pretty generous really.
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Wrath of Man.
I had reasonable hopes for this one. Jason Statham can usually be relied upon to dish out some gratuitous violence. Guy Ritchie used to be able to direct a film with a laddish humour, plus I saw a couple of trailers which looked promising.
My advice would be to watch the trailers and leave it at that. The whole thing is a miss-mash, almost as if Ritchie has read three scripts that he likes and has decided to put them all into one film. The shootouts are OK but then they're in the trailers.
No tits either.
1 film out of five scripts.
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@nevorian said in Movie review thread...:
Ok so 3.5 Q’s out of 5 M’s for No time to Die. Good story line, acting not quite there in places. But plenty of Bond humour and obviously action a plenty.
Not going to say too much about the movie so as to avoid spoilers but worth a look if you are a Bond fan like me from way back.
OK one spoiler Ana de Armas is a babe and there are even rumours she may even get her own Bond spin-off which would be cool.
And I think I may have a theory on the next Bond actor.
Am 1/3 in (family stuff got in the way) and not that impressed. came across as tired and formulaic. Still fun to watch but lacks the edge of Casino Royale or Quantum of Solace. Trying too hard to be clever and, in parts, woke.
Next Bond? I'd go for Idris Elba. Has the right mix of menace, cool, screen presence and is just so British.
Idris Elba would be a great Bond. I'd probably go and watch one at the cinema if he was the next Bond.
Bond is white. Can’t have a black dude playing him. Plus he’s well known and too old now too.
Says who? Is Bond Scottish or English?
He’s white.
I don't know if I care that much, but I reckon Bond is a codename rather than a specific person.
If he can morph from being Scottish to English, and dark haired to blond, I am sure he can be whatever race the director wants.
I’m a traditionalist. He was written as a white guy, that’s who the character is.
Not particularly PC or woke perhaps but that’s what I feel. Some formulas shouldn’t be messed with I don’t reckon. If they want to do spin offs with other leads they can fill their boots and every black/disabled/lesbian/midget can have a crack at defeating Spectre and saving the world but I hope they leave James Bond as he is.
It's not PC because it's racist mate. Character is not colour. If someone non-white can act the character well, then what's the problem? I'd far prefer a black Bond than one that doesn't drink and womanise.
No it’s not. Take your woke bullshit elsewhere. By the same token I don’t want Shaft to be played by a white guy.
Nothing woke about it. Just like there is nothing in the Bond books or his character to indicate whiteness. And the recent Bond films are based in modern times, so there's no historical basis for whiteness either.
Making him gay would be woke bullshit, because the serial womanising is an integral part of the character, and you would be changing the character in order to pander. But white isn't part of the character, and you don't have to change the character to pick a black actor if you think he's the best bloke for the job - so you are ruling black out based on what? Inconsistency of appearance when all the Bonds have looked different?Yeah he's described as looking like Hoagy Carmichael, who is white, blue grey eyes, etc. So yes he is white in the books.
Not that it would bother me, a female bond would.
Felix Leitner managed the change ok
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@nevorian said in Movie review thread...:
Ok so 3.5 Q’s out of 5 M’s for No time to Die. Good story line, acting not quite there in places. But plenty of Bond humour and obviously action a plenty.
Not going to say too much about the movie so as to avoid spoilers but worth a look if you are a Bond fan like me from way back.
OK one spoiler Ana de Armas is a babe and there are even rumours she may even get her own Bond spin-off which would be cool.
And I think I may have a theory on the next Bond actor.
Am 1/3 in (family stuff got in the way) and not that impressed. came across as tired and formulaic. Still fun to watch but lacks the edge of Casino Royale or Quantum of Solace. Trying too hard to be clever and, in parts, woke.
Next Bond? I'd go for Idris Elba. Has the right mix of menace, cool, screen presence and is just so British.
Idris Elba would be a great Bond. I'd probably go and watch one at the cinema if he was the next Bond.
Bond is white. Can’t have a black dude playing him. Plus he’s well known and too old now too.
Says who? Is Bond Scottish or English?
He’s white.
I don't know if I care that much, but I reckon Bond is a codename rather than a specific person.
If he can morph from being Scottish to English, and dark haired to blond, I am sure he can be whatever race the director wants.
I’m a traditionalist. He was written as a white guy, that’s who the character is.
Not particularly PC or woke perhaps but that’s what I feel. Some formulas shouldn’t be messed with I don’t reckon. If they want to do spin offs with other leads they can fill their boots and every black/disabled/lesbian/midget can have a crack at defeating Spectre and saving the world but I hope they leave James Bond as he is.
It's not PC because it's racist mate. Character is not colour. If someone non-white can act the character well, then what's the problem? I'd far prefer a black Bond than one that doesn't drink and womanise.
No it’s not. Take your woke bullshit elsewhere. By the same token I don’t want Shaft to be played by a white guy.
Nothing woke about it. Just like there is nothing in the Bond books or his character to indicate whiteness. And the recent Bond films are based in modern times, so there's no historical basis for whiteness either.
Making him gay would be woke bullshit, because the serial womanising is an integral part of the character, and you would be changing the character in order to pander. But white isn't part of the character, and you don't have to change the character to pick a black actor if you think he's the best bloke for the job - so you are ruling black out based on what? Inconsistency of appearance when all the Bonds have looked different?Yeah he's described as looking like Hoagy Carmichael, who is white, blue grey eyes, etc. So yes he is white in the books.
Not that it would bother me, a female bond would.
Felix Leitner managed the change ok
He became a black guy in the 80s ( after being young, middle aged, old, fat and very tall depending on the movie )
