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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Sneakdefreak" data-cid="592375" data-time="1467027590"><p>The Conjuring 2: Based off some paranormal story from '70s Britain (most consider it an elaborate hoax). Basically ghost demon attacks family so family calls in some famous paranormal investigators.<br><br>
A really good horror film, one of the best in recent times. Starts off slow and the kids aren't great actors (especially the main girl in the family) but Aussie director James Wan doesn't follow the same horror script all else follow, i.e jump scare, kids see ghost demon but adults don't, jump scare, someone investigates spooky shit in basement alone, jump scare and so on.<br><br>
Instead it's ghost demon attacks kids, ghost demon spooks family and anyone else visiting and everyone goes "LET'S GET THE FUCK OUTTA THIS HOUSE!", cause you know, as you would if you actually saw paranormal activity like that. The ghost demon is a standard James Wan creepy old lady but a scene involving one of the investigators and a painting is intense.<br><br>
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<p>Cell</p>
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<p>Sounded good, from what I heard the premise was 28 days later with Cellphones. John Cusacks character is at an airport and all of a sudden everyone using a mobile has turned into a bloodthirsty lunatic, luckily his ran out of batteries moments before. Some good scenes of carnage followed by him meeting up with Samuel L Jackson and various other folk. <strong>This was a Stephen King book so alarm bells should have rung right then and there ( for whatever reason his stuff never holds up on screen ).</strong>...poorly paced, seemed rushed and had a few inconsistencies. SLJ gave a performance he could have done in his sleep and some of the explosions looked like they were from a bad 90s show. In fact the whole thing felt like a shit episode of the walking dead......</p>
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<p>Fucken stupid ending which made me annoyed I wasted an hour and a half of my life.</p>
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<p>1.5 Shafts out of 5 Jules Winfields.</p>
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<p>Carrie</p>
<p>The Shining</p>
<p>Shawshank Redemption</p>
<p>Green Mile</p>
<p>Dead Zone</p>
<p>Misery....</p>
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<p>5 stupid generalisations / 5 all time classics</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="dogmeat" data-cid="592881" data-time="1467233896"><p>Carrie<br>
The Shining<br>
Shawshank Redemption<br>
Green Mile<br>
Dead Zone<br>
Misery....<br><br>
5 stupid generalisations / 5 all time classics</p></blockquote>
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Cujo<br>
Pet Cemetary<br>
Christine<br>
Fire Starter<br><br>
Not great but definitely guilty pleasure movies <br><br>
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<p>Carrie</p>
<p>The Shining</p>
<p>Shawshank Redemption</p>
<p>Green Mile</p>
<p>Dead Zone</p>
<p>Misery....</p>
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<p>5 stupid generalisations / 5 all time classics</p>
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<p>Fair Call, you got me on a few of those but the interweb wouldn't exist without people using sweeping generalisations to back things up so I stand by my initial sweep.</p> -
<p>Watched Exam the other night... I'd seen it years ago but forgot how it played out.</p>
<p>Premise is 8 candidates for a job are in a room with 8 desks and 8 pieces of blank paper with 8 pens.</p>
<p>They're told they have 80 minutes after which they will be asked the answer to "the question".</p>
<p>The movie follows the candidates as they try to figure out what the question is.</p>
<p>Very cheaply done, acting isn't the best, but the screenplay is pretty good and gets you thinking.</p>
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<p>Watched Exam the other night... I'd seen it years ago but forgot how it played out.</p>
<p>Premise is 8 candidates for a job are in a room with 8 desks and 8 pieces of blank paper with 8 pens.</p>
<p>They're told they have 80 minutes after which they will be asked the answer to "the question".</p>
<p>The movie follows the candidates as they try to figure out what the question is.</p>
<p><strong>Very cheaply done, acting isn't the best</strong>, but the screenplay is pretty good and gets you thinking.</p>
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<p>7/10</p>
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<p>.....and it still gets a 7 ????</p> -
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<p>Finally watched Deadpool.</p>
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<p>No where near as good as I expected but worth the watch.</p>
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<p>Won the DVD so will watch again.</p>
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<p>I thought it was good for what it was but I don't like Superhero movies on the whole so Baron told me I'm not allowed to comment.</p> -
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<p>I love superhero movies so I wsa disappointed. Funnyish in parts though</p>
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<p>I think loads of over the top posts saying things along the lines of "OMG you HAVE to see Deadpool" has that effect.....</p> -
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<p>I think loads of over the top posts saying things along the lines of "OMG you HAVE to see Deadpool" has that effect.....</p>
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<p>yep, like anything going in with certain expectations can alter what you think...I mean some movies you hear are slated, you avoid, others you choose to make your own mind up and more often than not will come away thinking that wasn't that bad.</p>
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<p>Are a few posters on here who I think have similar tastes to me, so I usually give their ratings higher value, but there are some movies I will watch regardless and make my own mind up.</p> -
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<p>.....and it still gets a 7 ????</p>
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<p>The entire movie is set in a single room and I think theres only 10-11 characters in the entire movie (including extras). There's only one actor I recognized.</p>
<p>The budget was only 600k so I'm a bit more forgiving of some of the weak acting.</p>
<p>But I do like movies that make one think... and it had that in spades for me.</p> -
<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/movies/upcoming-movies/finding-dory-cinema-audience-shocked-when-rrated-trailer-is-accidentally-shown/news-story/fd59d41d0fc38d7fbc6dd79e932c6815'>http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/movies/upcoming-movies/finding-dory-cinema-audience-shocked-when-rrated-trailer-is-accidentally-shown/news-story/fd59d41d0fc38d7fbc6dd79e932c6815</a></p>
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<p>TL;DR - <em>Sausage Party</em> (R-rated upcoming animation film) preview shown before <em>Finding Dory</em></p>
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<p>The entire movie is set in a single room and I think theres only 10-11 characters in the entire movie (including extras). There's only one actor I recognized.</p>
<p>The budget was only 600k so I'm a bit more forgiving of some of the weak acting.</p>
<p>But I do like movies that make one think... and it had that in spades for me.</p>
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<p>Have you seen 12 Angry Men?</p>
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<p>yep, like anything going in with certain expectations can alter what you think...I mean some movies you hear are slated, you avoid, others you choose to make your own mind up and more often than not will come away thinking that wasn't that bad.</p>
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<p>Are a few posters on here who I think have similar tastes to me, so I usually give their ratings higher value, but there are some movies I will watch regardless and make my own mind up.</p>
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<p>Yeah many of you jokers really love the same stuff I do but with anything there'll be the odd clash here and there.</p>
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<p>The entire movie is set in a single room and I think theres only 10-11 characters in the entire movie (including extras). There's only one actor I recognized.</p>
<p>The budget was only 600k so I'm a bit more forgiving of some of the weak acting.</p>
<p>But I do like movies that make one think... and it had that in spades for me.</p>
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<p>Nothing I like more than seeing something completely out of the ordinary that I really enjoy. Wouldn't mind catching the Breakfast Club again for example and pretty sure that has even less characters.</p> -
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<p>Have you seen 12 Angry Men?</p>
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<p>Very simliar sort of genre, and again makes you think.</p>
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<p>cant think of the name of it, but was a movie where a teacher posed an ethical question to the class about the world coming to an end, not everyone could come into the bunker to survive.</p>
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<p>Then the movie played out like the real scene of them in the bunker and showed how it ended...first couple of scenarios was good...name escapes me and will come to me at some point as there is a review probably a hundred pages back by me....</p> -
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<p>Have you seen 12 Angry Men?</p>
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<p>Very simliar sort of genre, and again makes you think.</p>
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<p>Heard of it but never seen it, I'll check it out, thanks!</p>
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<p>cant think of the name of it, but was a movie where a teacher posed an ethical question to the class about the world coming to an end, not everyone could come into the bunker to survive.</p>
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<p>Then the movie played out like the real scene of them in the bunker and showed how it ended...first couple of scenarios was good...name escapes me and will come to me at some point as there is a review probably a hundred pages back by me....</p>
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<p>yeah that was it....thought it started well and had good potential, but didn't quite get there.</p>
