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@MN5 said in Movie review thread...:
The Running Man
I’d call this Arnies most underrated film if there is such a thing.
Fucken entertaining and always interesting to see how people in the 80s thought the future ( ie nowish ) would look.
He’s dominant and terrific with some typically awesomely bad one liners, brilliant baddies ( wrestlers and football players always make big tough fluffybunnies ), great action and a bit of a moral message there too.
Such good fun to watch again the other night.
4 sub zeros out of 5 plain zeros
One of his very finest
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@MN5 said in Movie review thread...:
The Running Man
I’d call this Arnies most underrated film if there is such a thing.
Fucken entertaining and always interesting to see how people in the 80s thought the future ( ie nowish ) would look.
He’s dominant and terrific with some typically awesomely bad one liners, brilliant baddies ( wrestlers and football players always make big tough fluffybunnies ), great action and a bit of a moral message there too.
Such good fun to watch again the other night.
4 sub zeros out of 5 plain zeros
I watched this last month.
Probably too drunk to review at the time.
Was a fucking treat.
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Interesting take on things
Fassbender was very believable
Some cool scenes
3 out of 5
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@MiketheSnow said in Movie review thread...:
Interesting take on things
Fassbender was very believable
Some cool scenes
3 out of 5
Yeah wife hated it, but I didn’t mind it. Certainly doesn’t glamourise the role like a lot of movies do.
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@bayimports It was slow paced, deliberately to reinforce the anti-Wick nature of the idea of a professional assassin.
Not a bad movie by any stretch. Well done, but forgettable.
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@antipodean said in Movie review thread...:
@bayimports It was slow paced, deliberately to reinforce the anti-Wick nature of the idea of a professional assassin.
Not a bad movie by any stretch. Well done, but forgettable.
Yeah I agree, shit I couldn’t watch it repeatedly but certainly thought it was well put together
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Titanic
This has aged about as well as Rose did. The CGI is cartoon like, greenscreen obvious and background scenery paintings look like high school art class.
The story line is just as corny as it was in the beginning with masses of overacting.
Tit watch; yes.
3.5 snobby twats out of 5 terrible Italian accents.
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@antipodean said in Movie review thread...:
Titanic
This has aged about as well as Rose did. The CGI is cartoon like, greenscreen obvious and background scenery paintings look like high school art class.
The story line is just as corny as it was in the beginning with masses of overacting.
Tit watch; yes.
3.5 snobby twats out of 5 terrible Italian accents.
Man, you're generous
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@Machpants the second half saves it from pretentious tedium.
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@antipodean said in Movie review thread...:
@Machpants the second half saves it from pretentious tedium.
Not in the Cato household it didn't.
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@antipodean said in Movie review thread...:
@Machpants the second half saves it from pretentious tedium.
When they're all dead?
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Movie review thread...:
Watched My Cousin Vinny again the other day.
Zero plot, loads of stereotypical characters but well-written and brilliantly acted. Fred Gwynne & Joe Pesci outstanding as was Oscar-winning Marisa Tomei.
4.5 Pool Room Sharks out of 5 Good Ol' Boys
A perfect film. It’s a fact.
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is the tag line "children of fire" and "part 1" new?...maybe a good sign Netflix are happy to back sequels?
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Fell into a bit of a warhole the last couple of weeks, catching up on shit I'd put on "My List" across various platforms.
Sand Castle - popped up as a recommended, and had Nick Hoult and Superman in it, as well as the smart arse from the latest Top Gun movie, so thought I'd give it a look.
Follows a guy (Hoult) who joined up right before 9/11 to get the College paid for, then finds himself getting shot at. It does well to contrast the tedium of being in-theatre with the moments of pants-shitting action. It doesn't ever really get out of second gear, but then I think that's the point: war might be hell, but it is mostly boring. And trying to fix something you destroyed isn't the best way to win hearts and minds.
War Marchine - pretty sure I'd seen this before, but worth a watch. Based on a Rolling Stone article. Brad Pitt as a four star General, still living in a world where you can win a war, even a counter-insurgency, and live in the belief that your convictions are the best argument ever. The politics of it are the thing, and the military guys want them out of the fucking way. Moments of genuine humour, but mostly not complimentary of the people or processes.
The Siege at Jadotville - this had been on the list for a while, finally got around to watching it last night. Didn't fuck around too much, and seems to match up fairly well with what I'd read about the action elsewhere. Obviously moments of heightened drama for effect, but for me it was the story: days against a numerically superior force and yet no KIA. Amazing stuff, but probably shows the lack of quality in the opposition forces. Mark Strong's portrayal of a politician out of his depth is good, if a little extreme at points.
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Oh yeah also The Covenant - enjoyed this a lot. Gyllenhaal was a good pick as the lead and I thought it trod the line between 'splosions and nuances of the situation in Afghanistan very well. So often we're shown the kind of complexity of the various tribes and sects, and how murky the whole situation really is.
The ending was a bit "Here comes the cavalry" but who doesn't love an AC-130 throwing ordnance?
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@Kiwiwomble said in Movie review thread...:
is the tag line "children of fire" and "part 1" new?...maybe a good sign Netflix are happy to back sequels?
Not super new. They split it up a while ago, second one comes early next year. So less a sequel, more he filmed a shit ton of cool stuff and they want to release it all.
With a quick turnaround between releases, and alternative versions (R version, longer versions), this is exactly what streaming services should be doing, trying new ways to distribute stuff. Wish they would add back Directors commentaries as extras, they were always interesting back in the day.
The Killer (2023) ⭐ 6.7 | Action, Adventure, Crime
