Movie review thread...
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Hell Dogs on Netflix
Japanese movie about an ex-cop that goes undercover into the modern Yakuza. If you like your action movies to have a manga level of violence and don't mind some subtitles, this is well worth the couple of hours investment. Fast paced, well shot/ acted/ directed, it won't seem like two hours have passed by.
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@antipodean said in Movie review thread...:
Hell Dogs on Netflix
Japanese movie about an ex-cop that goes undercover into the modern Yakuza. If you like your action movies to have a manga level of violence and don't mind some sub-titles, this is well worth the couple of hours investment. Fast paced, well shot/ acted/ directed, it won't seem like tow hours have passed by.
When they put "PURE . VIOLENCE" in english on the front-cover, when nearly everything else is Jap... I'm fucking sold.
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I quite like an historical flick, particularly anything Viking or Roman and saw this one that had Colin Firth and Ben Kingsley as well as a veritable who’s who of future GOT actors. Iain Glen, James Cosmo, Jojen Reed etc etc.
Anyway it’s shit. It’s called The Last Legion and I cannot believe that I watched it to its pathetic, miserable end. No real plot, wooden acting, godawful dialogue, laughable love interest and no tits.
Avoid.
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@Catogrande said in Movie review thread...:
I quite like an historical flick, particularly anything Viking or Roman and saw this one that had Colin Firth and Ben Kingsley as well as a veritable who’s who of future GOT actors. Iain Glen, James Cosmo, Jojen Reed etc etc.
Anyway it’s shit. It’s called The Last Legion and I cannot believe that I watched it to its pathetic, miserable end. No real plot, wooden acting, godawful dialogue, laughable love interest and no tits.
Avoid.
you might like this. Tit watch zero btw
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Ok so, if you've seen it...
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Deacon is the killer, change my mind.
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@Bones Was that the shitty Se7en rip-off, obviously a script written back in the 90s, and probably made as a vanity project for one/all of the lead actors - where at some point they're in the middle of the desert, digging holes - and for some reason the cop is doing the digging, with the "bad guy" chilling and smirking?
I can't remember much of it, other than that. But yeah - I think I briefly considered your theory, but then decided "who cares?" -
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Johnny Mnemonic in Black and White
(the director is a respected visual artist, and has taken the original negatives and visual effects elements, and recoloured everthing)
It was a goofy attempt to make a noir cyberpunk Total Recall, with pretty lousy action scenes and lead actors, but in black and white it was pretty striking, with some "nice shots".
Apparently the director is a respected visual artist, which comes across in many compositions, but he does not seem to be a competent film director.
It was quite entertaining, and mercifully short (just under 90 minutes).
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So finally completed my watch of all the Best Picture Oscar nominations so here's my annual ranking list. I must say I found it a very average year, usually I I’m struggling to figure out my top movies and what to leave in the bottom five but this year I’ve struggled to figure out which ones are the top movies. So anyway, here goes.
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Everything Everywhere All at Once: This movie was the sleeper hit from early in the year and is still easily the best of the nominees. I think it will win, and I want it to win.
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Elvis: This is a surprise, I never thought I’d rate a Baz Luhrmann film so highly, but I really enjoyed this. The main dude doesn’t look too much like Elvis but feels like him throughout the film, and the music is good.
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Triangle of Sadness: There’s a middle scene in this which had me in hysterics, very low brow humour (throwing up, poop etc) in an Oscar nominated film. The rest of the film was pretty good too, which was more drama and black comedy. Part of what seems like a trilogy of eat the rich films along with The Menu and Glass Onion. The Menu would be at three if it was nominated and Glass Onion would be higher than most films on this list.
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The Fabelmans: A movie about Spielberg growing up by Spielberg. Was a bit of a flop at the box office but I really enjoyed it, unlike last year’s West Side Story.
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Women Talking: A movie about the women in a Mennonite community deciding whether to leave after they catch one of the men assaulting a drugged woman, something that has been happening in the community regularly. Based on a novel which is itself based on a true story.
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Top Gun: Good fun movie.
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All Quiet on the Western Front: If I have never read the book or seen either the 1930s or 1970s films then this would likely have rated much higher. The visuals are spectacular, but I think it’s the worst of the three in presenting the narrative. The others, and the book, utilise the school scenes to better highlight the idealism of the students where this one just seems to throw them in it without any character development, if I hadn’t read the book and seen the other films, I’m not sure any character outside of Paul and maybe Kat would have made any impression.
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The Banshees of Inisherin: Actually, this might win. I hope it doesn’t. I don’t believe the hype. Gleeson and Farrell are great in it, but their performances can’t overcome the fact the story is pretty stupid. I got a wee bit caught up in the hype directly after seeing it but after a day’s reflection I realised I was pretty disappointed by it. It’s no In Bruges.
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Avatar: The Way of the Water: It’s in 3D, the effects are good, the story is bollocks, I won’t go see the third one unless it too gets nominated for a Best Picture Oscar. Could have been 10 if the number 10 didn’t annoy me so much.
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TAR: Like Banshees this has a great performance, but it’s in a bollocks pretentious arty film that doesn’t need to be. This could have been an under two hour movie telling the same story in a straightforward manner and it would have been much better. But it’s not.
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@Nepia said in Movie review thread...:
So finally completed my watch of all the Best Picture Oscar nominations so here's my annual ranking list. I must say I found it a very average year, usually I I’m struggling to figure out my top movies and what to leave in the bottom five but this year I’ve struggled to figure out which ones are the top movies. So anyway, here goes.
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Everything Everywhere All at Once: This movie was the sleeper hit from early in the year and is still easily the best of the nominees. I think it will win, and I want it to win.
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Elvis: This is a surprise, I never thought I’d rate a Baz Luhrmann film so highly, but I really enjoyed this. The main dude doesn’t look too much like Elvis but feels like him throughout the film, and the music is good.
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Triangle of Sadness: There’s a middle scene in this which had me in hysterics, very low brow humour (throwing up, poop etc) in an Oscar nominated film. The rest of the film was pretty good too, which was more drama and black comedy. Part of what seems like a trilogy of eat the rich films along with The Menu and Glass Onion. The Menu would be at three if it was nominated and Glass Onion would be higher than most films on this list.
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The Fabelmans: A movie about Spielberg growing up by Spielberg. Was a bit of a flop at the box office but I really enjoyed it, unlike last year’s West Side Story.
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Women Talking: A movie about the women in a Mennonite community deciding whether to leave after they catch one of the men assaulting a drugged woman, something that has been happening in the community regularly. Based on a novel which is itself based on a true story.
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Top Gun: Good fun movie.
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All Quiet on the Western Front: If I have never read the book or seen either the 1930s or 1970s films then this would likely have rated much higher. The visuals are spectacular, but I think it’s the worst of the three in presenting the narrative. The others, and the book, utilise the school scenes to better highlight the idealism of the students where this one just seems to throw them in it without any character development, if I hadn’t read the book and seen the other films, I’m not sure any character outside of Paul and maybe Kat would have made any impression.
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The Banshees of Inisherin: Actually, this might win. I hope it doesn’t. I don’t believe the hype. Gleeson and Farrell are great in it, but their performances can’t overcome the fact the story is pretty stupid. I got a wee bit caught up in the hype directly after seeing it but after a day’s reflection I realised I was pretty disappointed by it. It’s no In Bruges.
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Avatar: The Way of the Water: It’s in 3D, the effects are good, the story is bollocks, I won’t go see the third one unless it too gets nominated for a Best Picture Oscar. Could have been 10 if the number 10 didn’t annoy me so much.
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TAR: Like Banshees this has a great performance, but it’s in a bollocks pretentious arty film that doesn’t need to be. This could have been an under two hour movie telling the same story in a straightforward manner and it would have been much better. But it’s not.
Thanks
Will visit some of those
Word on the street is the long established critics will silence the children and All Quiet will win
See what I did there?
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@MiketheSnow said in Movie review thread...:
Word on the street is the long established critics will silence the children and All Quiet will win
See what I did there?Nope, no idea. Speaking of Nope, I'd rate it above most of this list too.
TBH, I also wouldn't mind All Quiet winning.
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The Little Things (2021) ⭐ 6.3 | Crime, Drama, Mystery
