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@Kirwan said in Movie review thread...:
@Nepia said in Movie review thread...:
@Kirwan said in Movie review thread...:
@Nepia said in Movie review thread...:
Jurassic World something (the latest one): So, I made the claim I would never watch another Jurassic World movie after watching the second one, which I think was the worst movie with the worst ending that I saw whichever year it came out. But, needing to use up some vouchers and there being nothing else to see I went to this. And I was pleasantly surprised. It is just a bog standard blockbuster movie but that's not a bad thing as it wasn't rubbish like the previous one.
Was good to have the original 3 actors back to go along with the new cast.
Won't win any awards but decent enough 2 hours in VMax.
I also saw today that they're making a Joker sequel. Which begs the question, which two Scorcese movies do people think Philips is going to combine and remake (somewhat inferiorly) this time round?
So what movies have you seen recently that weren’t influenced by previous movies? Seems to be parroting a lazy criticism of the film by people that didn’t like it’s politics.
It was an ok movie, but it was a complete rehash of those other two other superior movies regardless of its politics (IIRC the director even noted that when promoting the movie). It's a legitimate criticism even if those who "like" its politics don't like the criticism.
Plenty of people with my same politics liked The Joker.
It's a lazy critique IMO. Like I said, plenty of other films are inspired by other films - QT has made a career out of it.
It's not lazy at all. Just because you sat down, watched the movie, enjoyed it, and didn't mind that it was a rehash of two superior movies, doesn't mean others can't criticise it for that reason.
QT gets criticised for that inspiration as well. Reservoir Dogs got criticism for taking inspiration from City if Fire. That's no more or less lazy than critiquing The Joker.
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@Nepia said in Movie review thread...:
@Kirwan said in Movie review thread...:
@Nepia said in Movie review thread...:
@Kirwan said in Movie review thread...:
@Nepia said in Movie review thread...:
Jurassic World something (the latest one): So, I made the claim I would never watch another Jurassic World movie after watching the second one, which I think was the worst movie with the worst ending that I saw whichever year it came out. But, needing to use up some vouchers and there being nothing else to see I went to this. And I was pleasantly surprised. It is just a bog standard blockbuster movie but that's not a bad thing as it wasn't rubbish like the previous one.
Was good to have the original 3 actors back to go along with the new cast.
Won't win any awards but decent enough 2 hours in VMax.
I also saw today that they're making a Joker sequel. Which begs the question, which two Scorcese movies do people think Philips is going to combine and remake (somewhat inferiorly) this time round?
So what movies have you seen recently that weren’t influenced by previous movies? Seems to be parroting a lazy criticism of the film by people that didn’t like it’s politics.
It was an ok movie, but it was a complete rehash of those other two other superior movies regardless of its politics (IIRC the director even noted that when promoting the movie). It's a legitimate criticism even if those who "like" its politics don't like the criticism.
Plenty of people with my same politics liked The Joker.
It's a lazy critique IMO. Like I said, plenty of other films are inspired by other films - QT has made a career out of it.
It's not lazy at all. Just because you sat down, watched the movie, enjoyed it, and didn't mind that it was a rehash of two superior movies, doesn't mean others can't criticise it for that reason.
QT gets criticised for that inspiration as well. Reservoir Dogs got criticism for taking inspiration from City if Fire. That's no more or less lazy than critiquing The Joker.
You absolutely can criticise it for that reason, and I can characterise that criticism as lazy. Because it is.
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@Kirwan said in Movie review thread...:
@Nepia said in Movie review thread...:
@Kirwan said in Movie review thread...:
@Nepia said in Movie review thread...:
@Kirwan said in Movie review thread...:
@Nepia said in Movie review thread...:
Jurassic World something (the latest one): So, I made the claim I would never watch another Jurassic World movie after watching the second one, which I think was the worst movie with the worst ending that I saw whichever year it came out. But, needing to use up some vouchers and there being nothing else to see I went to this. And I was pleasantly surprised. It is just a bog standard blockbuster movie but that's not a bad thing as it wasn't rubbish like the previous one.
Was good to have the original 3 actors back to go along with the new cast.
Won't win any awards but decent enough 2 hours in VMax.
I also saw today that they're making a Joker sequel. Which begs the question, which two Scorcese movies do people think Philips is going to combine and remake (somewhat inferiorly) this time round?
So what movies have you seen recently that weren’t influenced by previous movies? Seems to be parroting a lazy criticism of the film by people that didn’t like it’s politics.
It was an ok movie, but it was a complete rehash of those other two other superior movies regardless of its politics (IIRC the director even noted that when promoting the movie). It's a legitimate criticism even if those who "like" its politics don't like the criticism.
Plenty of people with my same politics liked The Joker.
It's a lazy critique IMO. Like I said, plenty of other films are inspired by other films - QT has made a career out of it.
It's not lazy at all. Just because you sat down, watched the movie, enjoyed it, and didn't mind that it was a rehash of two superior movies, doesn't mean others can't criticise it for that reason.
QT gets criticised for that inspiration as well. Reservoir Dogs got criticism for taking inspiration from City if Fire. That's no more or less lazy than critiquing The Joker.
You absolutely can criticise it for that reason, and I can characterise that criticism as lazy. Because it is.
Oh FFS, your criticism of any criticism of The Joker is lazy if we're going down that route.
Either way, I'm still going to watch the sequel, I hope it's a combo of two of Marty and Leo's films this time round.
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Baz Luhrmann has a movie about The King coming out in two weeks. Tom Hanks is the Colonel. Trailers are looking alright, but if Baz does to E what he did to Gatsby, I’m goin’ Memphis Mafia on his pencil neck.
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@Kid-Chocolate said in Movie review thread...:
Baz Luhrmann has a movie about The King coming out in two weeks. Tom Hanks is the Colonel. Trailers are looking alright, but if Baz does to E what he did to Gatsby, I’m goin’ Memphis Mafia on his pencil neck.
It’s Baz, of course you’re going to have to Memphis Mafia his pencil neck.
I will see this, but only because I have vouchers I need to use up.
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@MiketheSnow said in Movie review thread...:
Hustle on Netflix
4 matadors out of 5 wolves
Watched this last night, typical Rocky story but one of the better ones and Sandler is very good.
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@chimoaus said in Movie review thread...:
@MiketheSnow said in Movie review thread...:
Hustle on Netflix
4 matadors out of 5 wolves
Watched this last night, typical Rocky story but one of the better ones and Sandler is very good.
I just watched Hustle. What a great film. Adam Sandler was brilliant, and the chemistry between him and "Cruz" felt tangible. I love the ownership story of the 76ers, that echoed the real life Lakers story of Dr Buss, Jim and Jeannie. LBJ and Carter's involvement meant that the film was loaded with NBA folk. It felt like a lover letter to the league.
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@canefan said in Movie review thread...:
@chimoaus said in Movie review thread...:
@MiketheSnow said in Movie review thread...:
Hustle on Netflix
4 matadors out of 5 wolves
Watched this last night, typical Rocky story but one of the better ones and Sandler is very good.
I just watched Hustle. What a great film. Adam Sandler was brilliant, and the chemistry between him and "Cruz" felt tangible. I love the ownership story of the 76ers, that echoed the real life Lakers story of Dr Buss, Jim and Jeannie. LBJ and Carter's involvement meant that the film was loaded with NBA folk. It felt like a lover letter to the league.
Yeah me too, just finished it now. Good feel good sports movie even if I have no idea who modern basketballers are as I stopped watching NBA in the early 00s. Kind of reminded me of Draft Day a bit.
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The Harvest (1993 or 92?)
An early production of a postmodern thriller script that blurred the screenwriter with a basic thriller plot.
Fortunately in this case the writer was played by Miguel Ferrer.
Mildly interesting, worth watching.
There are rips on the internet of the 4:3 DVD release.
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4 hoots out of 5 wtfs
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Blast from the past - watched Polanski's Chinatown (1974) the other night. First viewing ever for Mrs M, I'd last seen it about 10 years ago.
What a bloody brilliant film. Everything about it is just about perfect.
5 Jake Gittes' out of 5 Jack Nicholson's
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Pretty good soundtrack too.
The Taking of Beverly Hills (1991) - Soundtracks - IMDb
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@Tim said in Movie review thread...:
Pretty good soundtrack too.
The Taking of Beverly Hills (1991) - Soundtracks - IMDb
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Ah, fuck ya's all, fine. The Taking of Beverly Hills - just added to the download list.
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@Nepia saw Jurassic World today, enjoyable film!
Some nice nods to the original, even more so with some of the original cast.
Some cliched moments, but adds to it, guess the door is open for another.
3.5 did you guys not learn from the last time out of 5 nope, that Steve Jobs looking mofo done learned nothing!
I am a fan of Bryce Dallas Howard, DeWanda Wise looked pretty sexy too.
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@taniwharugby said in Movie review thread...:
@Nepia saw Jurassic World today, enjoyable film!
Some nice nods to the original, even more so with some of the original cast.
Some cliched moments, but adds to it, guess the door is open for another.
3.5 did you guys not learn from the last time out of 5 nope, that Steve Jobs looking mofo done learned nothing!
I am a fan of Bryce Dallas Howard, DeWanda Wise looked pretty sexy too.
It's getting panned too, which I find strange, especially in comparison with the second one.
Agree with all your points.
I also saw another movie getting panned - Lightyear. I just thought this was a fun space movie and then I hear it's ruining Toy Story's legacy.
TBH I didn't even think of it as a Toy Story movie, to me it was just a movie about a character who was made into a toy. Maybe it's because I'm not a Toy Story absolutist, I really like 1 and 2, but I fell asleep during 3 (for reasons unrelated to the quality of the movie) and have never finished it so conversely haven't seen 4.
3.5 Taika's in everything from Disney these days out of 5.
