Movie review thread...
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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.
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@Pepe said in Movie review thread...:
@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.
Navigators getting lazy...
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@booboo said in Movie review thread...:
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.
Review of the year
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@booboo said in Movie review thread...:
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.
Shameless sucking up to Tim by a Boomer not wanting to get banned in the first week of the year…
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@MN5 said in Movie review thread...:
@booboo said in Movie review thread...:
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.
Review of the year
Early days mind.
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@antipodean said in Movie review thread...:
@Pepe said in Movie review thread...:
@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.
Navigators getting lazy...
Just talking baggage IME
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The Batman (2022)
A boring, derivative, mumbly dialogue, cliched and over-long turd of a film. Utter, utter shite and the worst 90 minutes I've watched for yonks.
1 over-done Comic Villain out of 5 Undercooked Super Heroes.
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Violent Night (2022)
Watched after Christmas and thought it was great. Anarchic, comic and a bit suspenseful at the same time. Def. on the Christmas watch-list for next year.
4.5 Uncle Scrooges out of 5 Richard Attenborough Kris Kringles
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Movie review thread...:
Violent Night (2022)
Watched after Christmas and thought it was great. Anarchic, comic and a bit suspenseful at the same time. Def. on the Christmas watch-list for next year.
4.5 Uncle Scrooges out of 5 Richard Attenborough Kris Kringles
I didn't think it was that great. Stole from a bunch of excellent Xmas and action films
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Glass Onion: A Knives Out mystery
Only half way through this as the girl kept falling asleep on the couch. Will finish it tonight.
Awesome fun so far, Daniel Craig is so good against Bond “type”, Edward Norton is great as a smarmy rich dickhead, Bautista still amazes me as a wrestler turned actor and Kate Hudson is HAF ( why have I never notice before )
Definitely recommend ( but the ending might be shit for all I know )
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@MN5 said in Movie review thread...:
Glass Onion: A Knives Out mystery
Only half way through this as the girl kept falling asleep on the couch. Will finish it tonight.
Awesome fun so far, Daniel Craig is so good against Bond “type”, Edward Norton is great as a smarmy rich dickhead, Bautista still amazes me as a wrestler turned actor and Kate Hudson is HAF ( why have I never notice before )
Definitely recommend ( but the ending might be shit for all I know )
Are you blind? She was hawt in almost famous. She has those bedroom eyes
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@canefan said in Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Movie review thread...:
Glass Onion: A Knives Out mystery
Only half way through this as the girl kept falling asleep on the couch. Will finish it tonight.
Awesome fun so far, Daniel Craig is so good against Bond “type”, Edward Norton is great as a smarmy rich dickhead, Bautista still amazes me as a wrestler turned actor and Kate Hudson is HAF ( why have I never notice before )
Definitely recommend ( but the ending might be shit for all I know )
Are you blind? She was hawt in almost famous. She has those bedroom eyes
Never seen it.
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@canefan said in Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Movie review thread...:
Glass Onion: A Knives Out mystery
Only half way through this as the girl kept falling asleep on the couch. Will finish it tonight.
Awesome fun so far, Daniel Craig is so good against Bond “type”, Edward Norton is great as a smarmy rich dickhead, Bautista still amazes me as a wrestler turned actor and Kate Hudson is HAF ( why have I never notice before )
Definitely recommend ( but the ending might be shit for all I know )
Are you blind? She was hawt in almost famous. She has those bedroom eyes
Don't get me wrong, objectively Kate Hudson is very attractive, but she's never done anything for me. I personally don't find her HAF and find her to be quite an annoying screen presence.
In saying that I thought this role was perfect for her as her character fit how I find her.
@MN5 Good movie, well worth a watch, although there's a chance that they portray the bassist incorrectly and you might hate it.
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@canefan said in Movie review thread...:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Movie review thread...:
Violent Night (2022)
Watched after Christmas and thought it was great. Anarchic, comic and a bit suspenseful at the same time. Def. on the Christmas watch-list for next year.
4.5 Uncle Scrooges out of 5 Richard Attenborough Kris Kringles
I didn't think it was that great. Stole from a bunch of excellent Xmas and action films
I think homage is the word you're looking for ...
I quite liked the Home Alone slapstick comedy violence in the attic part.
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@Nepia said in Movie review thread...:
@canefan said in Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Movie review thread...:
Glass Onion: A Knives Out mystery
Only half way through this as the girl kept falling asleep on the couch. Will finish it tonight.
Awesome fun so far, Daniel Craig is so good against Bond “type”, Edward Norton is great as a smarmy rich dickhead, Bautista still amazes me as a wrestler turned actor and Kate Hudson is HAF ( why have I never notice before )
Definitely recommend ( but the ending might be shit for all I know )
Are you blind? She was hawt in almost famous. She has those bedroom eyes
Don't get me wrong, objectively Kate Hudson is very attractive, but she's never done anything for me. I personally don't find her HAF and find her to be quite an annoying screen presence.
In saying that I thought this role was perfect for her as her character fit how I find her.
@MN5 Good movie, well worth a watch, although there's a chance that they portray the bassist incorrectly and you might hate it.
I got past that bit and coped.
100% on Hudson, she’s never done it for me until now. Apt description of all her previous work
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Shawhank Redemption
Was on TV last night. It's not aged at all (I guess it can't given when it's set), the acting and story are still utterly compelling and superb.
Only silly thing was that Mrs MR had not seen it (WTF!!!) ... and half way through looked up the ending on her phone. Unbelievable.
5 Divorce out of 5 Lawyers.
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@MajorRage said in Movie review thread...:
Shawhank Redemption
Was on TV last night. It's not aged at all (I guess it can't given when it's set), the acting and story are still utterly compelling and superb.
Only silly thing was that Mrs MR had not seen it (WTF!!!) ... and half way through looked up the ending on her phone. Unbelievable.
5 Divorce out of 5 Lawyers.
I’ve seen it on Neon or Netflix, definitely keen to rewatch.
Always nice when a classic you haven’t seen for years re emerges.
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Barbarian
Started well, then descended into something pretty stupid as SO many horror movies of that ilk do.
A few genuine scares, some tits ( @Kruse even you might not like them though )…….
Again, without giving too much away it’s weird how living in basements your whole life apparently makes you stronger than Eddie Hall, The Mountain and Brian Shaw combined. I’m surprised more pro athletes don’t do it.
2 double booked AirBNBs out of 5 Bad neighbourhoods
