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@voodoo said in Movie review thread...:
@Tim said in Movie review thread...:
@voodoo said in Movie review thread...:
Anyone who doesn’t like Coda is a fucking curmudgeon
No offense intended dude, but you do seem to have rather pedestrian and sentimental taste in film.
That does not look like a movie I would ever watch.
I must have recommended a stinker for you at some point mate for you to avoid a movie simply because I liked it
I thought it was great. Probably not in the same class as Clueless, but still very good
I thought it was great too, and I watch all types of movies (although probably not some of the stinkers @Kruse deliberately watches or @Tim's too cool for school random 80s movies made for tax breaks). Sign swearing is hilarious.
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@MN5 said in Movie review thread...:
@MiketheSnow said in Movie review thread...:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Movie review thread...:
@MiketheSnow said in Movie review thread...:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Movie review thread...:
@MiketheSnow said in Movie review thread...:
Should have remained 'lost'
90 mins of my life I'm never getting back
Woodward was the least wooden thing about itDon't hold back, Mike....
Was it about incest?
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I hadn't really thought about that. It could be if you see it that way, I guess. I saw it as about the strength of emotion in a single-child family and the child having psychic powers she used to destroy people - whether deliberately or not.
##endspoilerIn many ways the acting was secondary to the mood the film was generating. Simple story but the way the film was constructed, written and edited was astonishingly good - and makes you think.
My take
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Woodward diddled her, hence the trepidation about the door handleThe dogs (spirits) took the girl away to protect her from Woodward
Story was being retold in mixed up timeline, so missing girl & daughter were one and the same
Dogs (spirits) who saved her then did Woodward in as revenge
##endspoilerGood take - I hadn't really thought of it that way. The reason I liked the film (aside from the high production values) was not only was it enjoyable, but had many interpretations rather than have it spoon-fed to you. IMHO, you can have just too many Spidermen-type movies.
Without a doubt
Acting was too wooden for me
That’s why I never liked Stingray or Thunderbirds on TV.
You sir don't drink enough (which would surprise me), take enough illicit Central American Native trance substances, or remember the 80s.
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if this becomes my most "liked" post then im going to have some serious questions about you all....or the quality of my other posts
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@Kiwiwomble said in Movie review thread...:
if this becomes my most "liked" post then im going to have some serious questions about you all....or the quality of my other posts
It’s ok I won’t like it just to make a point
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A Christmas Horror Story (2015)
Usual Christmas horror story anthology made above average by William Shatner's increasingly and hilariously deranged radio DJ who links the stories together.
Undemanding but enjoyable Christmas hokum. 3.5 Axe-Wielding Santa's out of 5 nuclear-tipped reindeer.
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@Nepia said in Movie review thread...:
Violent Night: Die Hard but with Santa as John McClane. Decent action film, actually pretty brutal. Stars David Harbour from Stranger Things as Santa.
Now on my watch list - looks fun.
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@Catogrande said in Movie review thread...:
@Nepia said in Movie review thread...:
@Kiwiwomble said in Movie review thread...:
@Nepia makes sense, would have thought a film that could get that many big stars to sign off wouldn't have funding issues, also a proven source material
I'm not sure it's a proven source material to the general public, as opposed to us nerds. I think there was a lot of worry about how well it would do at the time despite having the most hyped director of the time.
I wonder if the stars got them a bit of extra money or helped them get the money?
Agreed. If you’re a Dune fan your viewpoint on the film would be very different to those not so disposed.
I tried reading the book back in the day. Tried watching the shit film with Sting and thought both very tedious. Tried watching the new flick and found the pretentiousness on the same level and allied to that was the necessity to have crap dialogue purely to try and explain the story. Had to bale out pretty early.
What a pile of wank.
I agree with all of that. But still enjoyed it.
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i really liked into the spiderverse...so looking forward to this
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@Tim said in Movie review thread...:
@MN5 Steven de Souza (Die Hard, Commando, 48 Hrs) wrote a Commando II script, and you can listen to a reading here:
Haven’t seen that in years, will watch tonight !
Yeah I am genuinely amazed a movie so perfect for a sequel like Commando never had one, c’mon Arnie, there’s still time !!!!
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@MN5 said in Movie review thread...:
@Tim said in Movie review thread...:
@MN5 Steven de Souza (Die Hard, Commando, 48 Hrs) wrote a Commando II script, and you can listen to a reading here:
Haven’t seen that in years, will watch tonight !
Yeah I am genuinely amazed a movie so perfect for a sequel like Commando never had one, c’mon Arnie, there’s still time !!!!
Should have done it while Alyssa Milano was in her prime
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@canefan said in Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Movie review thread...:
@Tim said in Movie review thread...:
@MN5 Steven de Souza (Die Hard, Commando, 48 Hrs) wrote a Commando II script, and you can listen to a reading here:
Haven’t seen that in years, will watch tonight !
Yeah I am genuinely amazed a movie so perfect for a sequel like Commando never had one, c’mon Arnie, there’s still time !!!!
Should have done it while Alyssa Milano was in her prime
I can think of the plot now, her and her mate get kidnapped and then the bad guys ring Arnie who mentions all the skills he used to have…..he then goes after her and fucks up every fluffybunny he encounters on the way.
Outstanding. I should be a Hollywood writer.
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Still watching the lord of the rings extended editions….fuck the charge of the Rohirrim is one of the greatest moments in cinema, barely survive helms deep… muster an army ride three days straight…give that speech basically saying we’re all dead but let’s take some mother fuckers with us…and then charge blindly into an arms multiple time your size…might rewind and watch again
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@Kiwiwomble said in Movie review thread...:
Still watching the lord of the rings extended editions….fuck the charge of the Rohirrim is one of the greatest moments in cinema, barely survive helms deep… muster an army ride three days straight…give that speech basically saying we’re all dead but let’s take some mother fuckers with us…and then charge blindly into an arms multiple time your size…might rewind and watch again
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@MN5 said in Movie review thread...:
@canefan said in Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Movie review thread...:
@Tim said in Movie review thread...:
@MN5 Steven de Souza (Die Hard, Commando, 48 Hrs) wrote a Commando II script, and you can listen to a reading here:
Haven’t seen that in years, will watch tonight !
Yeah I am genuinely amazed a movie so perfect for a sequel like Commando never had one, c’mon Arnie, there’s still time !!!!
Should have done it while Alyssa Milano was in her prime
I can think of the plot now, her and her mate get kidnapped and then the bad guys ring Arnie who mentions all the skills he used to have…..he then goes after her and fucks up every fluffybunny he encounters on the way.
Outstanding. I should be a Hollywood writer.
Would be better than Taken 6, - the one where they kidnap Bryan Mills' budgie
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@Victor-Meldrew I thought 6 was when he lost his phone and they didn't give it back?
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Get Out
Watched it last night on Netflix with the girl who has never seen it.
Great fun a second time around, picking up subtle things I missed first time round.
Just a really well done thriller, thought provoking and the lead chick becomes quite ##spoiler
Psychotic. I’m glad my meeting with the potential in laws went better than that
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Left with plenty of scope for a sequel which would potentially be amazing if done right.
4 Meet the Parents out of 5 Stepford Wives
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@MN5 said in Movie review thread...:
@Kiwiwomble said in Movie review thread...:
Still watching the lord of the rings extended editions….fuck the charge of the Rohirrim is one of the greatest moments in cinema, barely survive helms deep… muster an army ride three days straight…give that speech basically saying we’re all dead but let’s take some mother fuckers with us…and then charge blindly into an arms multiple time your size…might rewind and watch again
Kevin Smith either produces gold or absolute shit. That there was awesome.
COMMANDO 2
