Movie review thread...
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@MiketheSnow said in Movie review thread...:
Glass Onion
About as many layers as 2-ply toilet paper
If the money spent on it is correct then this could be the vanity project which brings Netflix down
Seen better performances and story in local an-dram farces
Effects were good though
2 gherkins out of 5 that’s shollot
Watched it last night and, yeah, the plot was a bit hackneyed and didn't think it one of the great mystery films, but enjoyed it and thought it great fun. Bit of a piss-take on Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None.
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Starsky & Hutch
Very predictable movie, mainly as I've seen it about 20 times.
Still, got some legendary lines (DO IT) and the way they completely take the piss out of the 70's (the scenes, the dialogue, camera angles, hair styles etc) are always worth a laugh.
And Huggy Bear.
4 Huggies out of 5 Bears.
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@antipodean said in Movie review thread...:
@voodoo said in Movie review thread...:
I know we have a GOM thread that gets plenty of action, but we should be in no doubt that the biggest curmudgeons on the Fern live right here, in the Movie thread.
What a bunch of pretentious gits most of you are.
There seems no harm in enjoying mindless zombie films, yet a big-screen visual spectacular is somehow beneath many of you.
Maybe take off your wannabe arty hats (berets probably?) for a second and appreciate something for what it is designed for.
I've seen great CGI before. If it doesn't have a compelling plot, great acting, etc. why the fuck would I watch it?
Great call!
I can’t think why I never thought of that before.
I saw a wicked action movie once, think it was ‘84. Super flick.
Really no need to see another is there?
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@Catogrande said in Movie review thread...:
@voodoo said in Movie review thread...:
I know we have a GOM thread that gets plenty of action, but we should be in no doubt that the biggest curmudgeons on the Fern live right here, in the Movie thread.
What a bunch of pretentious gits most of you are.
There seems no harm in enjoying mindless zombie films, yet a big-screen visual spectacular is somehow beneath many of you.
Maybe take off your wannabe arty hats (berets probably?) for a second and appreciate something for what it is designed for.
Yeah. Nah. I saw the first one at the flicks and I would agree that it was visually brilliant but for me it relied solely on that with little in the way of plot or character development (save that Sigourney Weaver got more and more annoying) and once you realise that the CGI is really the only thing worth watching you need this to be giving you constant Wow! moments. Which of course is difficult and self defeating.
It then becomes apparent that it was a really shallow film.
Boring Cato, boring!!!
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@voodoo said in Movie review thread...:
@Catogrande said in Movie review thread...:
@voodoo said in Movie review thread...:
I know we have a GOM thread that gets plenty of action, but we should be in no doubt that the biggest curmudgeons on the Fern live right here, in the Movie thread.
What a bunch of pretentious gits most of you are.
There seems no harm in enjoying mindless zombie films, yet a big-screen visual spectacular is somehow beneath many of you.
Maybe take off your wannabe arty hats (berets probably?) for a second and appreciate something for what it is designed for.
Yeah. Nah. I saw the first one at the flicks and I would agree that it was visually brilliant but for me it relied solely on that with little in the way of plot or character development (save that Sigourney Weaver got more and more annoying) and once you realise that the CGI is really the only thing worth watching you need this to be giving you constant Wow! moments. Which of course is difficult and self defeating.
It then becomes apparent that it was a really shallow film.
Boring Cato, boring!!!
Yeah maybe you have a point. There was some stuff back along with what was then cutting edge visuals but little in the way of plot and one dimensional characters but I still watch Tom & Jerry to this day.
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@mariner4life said in Movie review thread...:
@antipodean said in Movie review thread...:
@voodoo said in Movie review thread...:
I know we have a GOM thread that gets plenty of action, but we should be in no doubt that the biggest curmudgeons on the Fern live right here, in the Movie thread.
What a bunch of pretentious gits most of you are.
There seems no harm in enjoying mindless zombie films, yet a big-screen visual spectacular is somehow beneath many of you.
Maybe take off your wannabe arty hats (berets probably?) for a second and appreciate something for what it is designed for.
I've seen great CGI before. If it doesn't have a compelling plot, great acting, etc. why the fuck would I watch it?
With all due respect, compared to what Cameron served up in Avatar, no you haven't
And the water shit in this eclipses the Forest shit from the last.
Based on this
Yeah, nothing ground breaking from what Unreal Engine and sufficient resources hasn't been serving up.
@voodoo said in Movie review thread...:
@antipodean said in Movie review thread...:
@voodoo said in Movie review thread...:
I know we have a GOM thread that gets plenty of action, but we should be in no doubt that the biggest curmudgeons on the Fern live right here, in the Movie thread.
What a bunch of pretentious gits most of you are.
There seems no harm in enjoying mindless zombie films, yet a big-screen visual spectacular is somehow beneath many of you.
Maybe take off your wannabe arty hats (berets probably?) for a second and appreciate something for what it is designed for.
I've seen great CGI before. If it doesn't have a compelling plot, great acting, etc. why the fuck would I watch it?
Great call!
I can’t think why I never thought of that before.
I saw a wicked action movie once, think it was ‘84. Super flick.
Really no need to see another is there?
Great argument. See above.
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@MajorRage said in Movie review thread...:
I didn't really buy-in to the whole Avatar thing the first time around, so it's unlikely I'll watch the second.
I honestly don't remember being that blown away by the visuals or special effects either.
CGI just doesn't cut it for me. Still looks like a computer game. If I want beautiful visuals I'll watch BBC nature series in 4k.
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The Outfit
Mark Rylance is superb4 cutters out of 5 suits
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@antipodean said in Movie review thread...:
@mariner4life said in Movie review thread...:
@antipodean said in Movie review thread...:
@voodoo said in Movie review thread...:
I know we have a GOM thread that gets plenty of action, but we should be in no doubt that the biggest curmudgeons on the Fern live right here, in the Movie thread.
What a bunch of pretentious gits most of you are.
There seems no harm in enjoying mindless zombie films, yet a big-screen visual spectacular is somehow beneath many of you.
Maybe take off your wannabe arty hats (berets probably?) for a second and appreciate something for what it is designed for.
I've seen great CGI before. If it doesn't have a compelling plot, great acting, etc. why the fuck would I watch it?
With all due respect, compared to what Cameron served up in Avatar, no you haven't
And the water shit in this eclipses the Forest shit from the last.
Based on this
Yeah, nothing ground breaking from what Unreal Engine and sufficient resources hasn't been serving up.
@voodoo said in Movie review thread...:
@antipodean said in Movie review thread...:
@voodoo said in Movie review thread...:
I know we have a GOM thread that gets plenty of action, but we should be in no doubt that the biggest curmudgeons on the Fern live right here, in the Movie thread.
What a bunch of pretentious gits most of you are.
There seems no harm in enjoying mindless zombie films, yet a big-screen visual spectacular is somehow beneath many of you.
Maybe take off your wannabe arty hats (berets probably?) for a second and appreciate something for what it is designed for.
I've seen great CGI before. If it doesn't have a compelling plot, great acting, etc. why the fuck would I watch it?
Great call!
I can’t think why I never thought of that before.
I saw a wicked action movie once, think it was ‘84. Super flick.
Really no need to see another is there?
Great argument. See above.
I’ve gotta say the dialogue didn’t grab me too much.
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If a film isn't any good without a big screen and surround sound then maybe it just isn't very good? As mentioned, if it's all about visuals then I'd prefer a nature doco or something like that rather than pixels.
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@mariner4life said in Movie review thread...:
@antipodean said in Movie review thread...:
@voodoo said in Movie review thread...:
I know we have a GOM thread that gets plenty of action, but we should be in no doubt that the biggest curmudgeons on the Fern live right here, in the Movie thread.
What a bunch of pretentious gits most of you are.
There seems no harm in enjoying mindless zombie films, yet a big-screen visual spectacular is somehow beneath many of you.
Maybe take off your wannabe arty hats (berets probably?) for a second and appreciate something for what it is designed for.
I've seen great CGI before. If it doesn't have a compelling plot, great acting, etc. why the fuck would I watch it?
With all due respect, compared to what Cameron served up in Avatar, no you haven't
And the water shit in this eclipses the Forest shit from the last.
No CGI is even close to the Avatar films, he literally invents new tech for them. Worth seeing on the biggest screen possible.
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Three Thousand Year of Longing
Excellent story
Excellent acting
Great effects
Sumptuous cinematography4 djinni out of 5 bottles
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@MiketheSnow said in Movie review thread...:
Glass Onion
About as many layers as 2-ply toilet paper
If the money spent on it is correct then this could be the vanity project which brings Netflix down
Seen better performances and story in local an-dram farces
Effects were good though
2 gherkins out of 5 that’s shollot
I’m with Mike. Pretty disappointing after the much better Knives Out. Great cast , shit plot, average everything else
2 seems fair
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@voodoo I went with 2.5, cos Madeline Cline
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@taniwharugby Some powerful looking thighs on her!
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Helter Skelter (2004).
Docu-drama on the Manson Family and the Tate–LaBianca murders based on the book by the prosecutor in the case. Pretty good overall with some chilling scenes but the high point is the acting of Jeremy Davies, who played Manson, which was stunning. Well worth a watch.
4 Peace and Love Hippies out of 5 crazed Commune Leaders
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Avatar.
Was looking forward to coming on here and telling you movie snobs you're wrong, and it was awesome fun.
But, you're not, and it wasn't.
Only went as Jr wanted to, so the three of us caught the morning session. Got paroled in time for afternoon tea.
Slow, boring, not engaging, unlikeable (any of the characters).
Don't know what @mariner4life was watching. I have my suspicions that he's trying to punish the rest of The Fern for him having to endure this torture himself and taking down as many as he can on the way.
Just don't.
1.5 repetitive CGIs out of 5 no discernable storylines.
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@antipodean said in Movie review thread...:
The Bombardment
Danish movie on Netflix, previously known as The Shadow in My Eye. It t4ells the story of a real life bombing raid in WW2 called Operation Carthage designed to be a low level attack on Gestapo HQ in the old Shell Building. As a result of fuckups, two waves of bombers instead target a school. The raid caused 125 civilian deaths, including 86 schoolchildren and 18 adults at the school.
It may be of interest that one of the three bomber squadrons that flew this low-level raid was No. 487 Squadron RNZAF. They were all flying De Havilland Mosquitos. One of the aircraft in the first wave crashed into a garage next to the school. This started a large fire which some of the following aircraft mistakenly believed to be the correct target.
