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@Bovidae said in Movie review thread...:
@bayimports said in Movie review thread...:
@Bovidae said in Movie review thread...:
After watching The Killer am I to assume that Fincher is a fan of The Smiths? Too much...
you didn't find him a charming man then?
Not my thing. In fact, I don't think there is a big Manchester band I do like.
The “Manchester” sound is a scourge on music.
Absolutely awful all round.
Every single band I’ve heard is fronted by some nasally sounding fuckwit over jingly jangly chords and boring rhythms.
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@mariner4life said in Movie review thread...:
i unashamedly love Will Farrell
Step Brothers
Talladega Nights
Semi Pro
Blades of Glory
Anchorman
The Campaign
The Other GuysThat's a piss funny lineup of movies
You forgot Elf....
Oh, hang on. That isn't funny.
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@Kruse said in Movie review thread...:
Probably too drunk to review at the time.
I'm stunned.
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@MN5 said in Movie review thread...:
Step Brothers
In terms of dumb entertainment that’s actually really funny it’s tough to beat this.
Will Ferrall can be pretty hit or miss but he’s terrific in this and John C Reilly matches him every step of the way.
Not quite sure why this flick works but it does, genuine LOL moments.
Slightly disconcerting that I’m quite a bit older than these guys now considering I thought of them as middle aged when I first saw this.
3.5 Catalina Wine Cruisers out of 5 drum kits that you’re not allowed to touch
I'm not typically a Farrell fan - and actually avoided this movie for many years because of him.
But when I did watch it - yeah, good.
Possibly my favourite Farrell moments are actually from Eastbound & Down - the blooper reels. Farrell, McBride, and Craig Robinson - all ad-hoc-ing and straight-facing ...
And recently, in my declining years - have revisited several of the Farrell vehicles... possibly a testimony to my ongoing genocide on braincells - but it's good light entertainment these days.Edit: - searching for "Step Brothers" on the old raging-rivers these days is fucking rife with peril. What an age we live in.
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Seems to be a bit of Gerard Butler going on with Amazon at the moment so watched a few ...
Greenland
Basically Deep Impact / 2012 / Day after Tomorrow plot but taken from an All American good family point of view. Worth a watch if you feel like being a bit depressed
3 dodgy mobile signals out of 5 made it at the last seconds
Kandahar
Good action flick as you long you accept the Taliban have the same ability to shoot as the average Storm Trooper. Fair bit of propaganda in there too
3 old Hiluxes out of 5 Dodgy Contacts
Plane
Real B movie based around landing a plane in the Philppines and then have to take on some pretty average rebels. Only good thing was the flight stewardess was proper up my alley.
2 bad actors out of 5 bad actors
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The Covenant
I really enjoyed this flick and and thought Gyllenhal casting was spot on. He absolutely nailed the role.
Rather one eyed look at the Afghan situation but it's well scripted, acted & the main theme is one I think most people will really relate too.
Like Kandahar, Taliban really need to learn how to shoot straight.
4 long walks out of 5 missed Taliban shots.
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@MN5 said in Movie review thread...:
@Bovidae said in Movie review thread...:
@bayimports said in Movie review thread...:
@Bovidae said in Movie review thread...:
After watching The Killer am I to assume that Fincher is a fan of The Smiths? Too much...
you didn't find him a charming man then?
Not my thing. In fact, I don't think there is a big Manchester band I do like.
The “Manchester” sound is a scourge on music.
Absolutely awful all round.
Every single band I’ve heard is fronted by some nasally sounding fuckwit over jingly jangly chords and boring rhythms.
M'lord may I present
Lots of bands which support your statement
Lots which don't
Lots of tenuous links in there, but also some genuine surprises
Like
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That list is a travesty. No mention of Freddie and the Dreamers.
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@MiketheSnow said in Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Movie review thread...:
@Bovidae said in Movie review thread...:
@bayimports said in Movie review thread...:
@Bovidae said in Movie review thread...:
After watching The Killer am I to assume that Fincher is a fan of The Smiths? Too much...
you didn't find him a charming man then?
Not my thing. In fact, I don't think there is a big Manchester band I do like.
The “Manchester” sound is a scourge on music.
Absolutely awful all round.
Every single band I’ve heard is fronted by some nasally sounding fuckwit over jingly jangly chords and boring rhythms.
M'lord may I present
Lots of bands which support your statement
Lots which don't
Lots of tenuous links in there, but also some genuine surprises
Like
Some really good bands there…..
What I meant was bands with that ‘Manchester’ sound like the Stone Roses, Happy Mondays and of course Oasis.
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Revisiting the original reviews is baffling. Many critics didn't even understand it was satire - was it not enough for them when Doogie Howser showed up in a gestapo uniform, or at the end when the troops joining up are about 12 years old?
Maybe the best description was that it was "the movie that society would make about itself".
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@Tim Yeah... I've never gone reading the original reviews. I assume it would be fun...
It's just fun watching the sequels, and trying to figure out... are you just oblivious? Do you have any idea about the satire? Or... a mixture? Or... just... a combo, money-grabbing no matter what.
