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@MN5 said in Movie review thread...:
I love Scarface. Pacinos best role ever.
Not a patch on Carlito's Way IMO. For either Pacino (whose range in Scarface appeared to be the volume with which he yelled) or de Palma. A B grade movie like most of his efforts, which makes me wonder who really directed The Untouchables.
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@antipodean said in Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Movie review thread...:
I love Scarface. Pacinos best role ever.
Not a patch on Carlito's Way IMO. For either Pacino (whose range in Scarface appeared to be the volume with which he yelled) or de Palma. A B grade movie like most of his efforts, which makes me wonder who really directed The Untouchables.
Carlitos Way is also very good yes but by god the ending fucks me off. His mate Pachanga goes from wanting to kill Benny Blanco to working for him ??? That doesn’t feel right. Also he takes the bullets from Kleinfelds gun but he still gets the drop on the guy who comes to kill him ?
But yeah, maybe Scarface wasn’t Day Lewis/Oldman level method acting but fuck AP nailed the role like no one else and I loved how GTA Vice City ripped off so much of it. I’ll always love it as a flick provided I have a break before watching it each time
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@voodoo said in Movie review thread...:
New Star Wars flick sounds like a lightheartedly romp
https://x.com/mattwalshblog/status/1742583950944432607?s=46&t=zLYGp0aFdfARhS2S-xkdGw
Looks like the only uncomfortable men will be the Disney execs who greenlighted her
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@antipodean said in Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Movie review thread...:
I love Scarface. Pacinos best role ever.
Not a patch on Carlito's Way IMO. For either Pacino (whose range in Scarface appeared to be the volume with which he yelled) or de Palma. A B grade movie like most of his efforts, which makes me wonder who really directed The Untouchables.
I'm Carlito's Way over Scarface too. Great performance and film. Can't be too down on De Palma because as you note he made this and the Untouchables.
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@MiketheSnow said in Movie review thread...:
@voodoo said in Movie review thread...:
New Star Wars flick sounds like a lightheartedly romp
https://x.com/mattwalshblog/status/1742583950944432607?s=46&t=zLYGp0aFdfARhS2S-xkdGw
Looks like the only uncomfortable men will be the Disney execs who greenlighted her
What's this about because I'm not clicking on a tweet from Matt Walsh?
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@Nepia said in Movie review thread...:
@antipodean said in Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Movie review thread...:
I love Scarface. Pacinos best role ever.
Not a patch on Carlito's Way IMO. For either Pacino (whose range in Scarface appeared to be the volume with which he yelled) or de Palma. A B grade movie like most of his efforts, which makes me wonder who really directed The Untouchables.
I'm Carlito's Way over Scarface too. Great performance and film. Can't be too down on De Palma because as you note he made this and the Untouchables.
To be fair I’m Heat over both
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@MN5 said in Movie review thread...:
@Nepia said in Movie review thread...:
@antipodean said in Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Movie review thread...:
I love Scarface. Pacinos best role ever.
Not a patch on Carlito's Way IMO. For either Pacino (whose range in Scarface appeared to be the volume with which he yelled) or de Palma. A B grade movie like most of his efforts, which makes me wonder who really directed The Untouchables.
I'm Carlito's Way over Scarface too. Great performance and film. Can't be too down on De Palma because as you note he made this and the Untouchables.
To be fair I’m Heat over both
Well, if it's picking a Pacino film then I'm The Godfather over every other movie that exists in the world.
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Worth
Michael Keaton and Stanley Tucci in a flick about the compensation fund for 9/11 victims.
While I know about the ongoing first responder cases, I found this interesting in terms of thinking about whose fault a terrorist attack is.
Good movie for a sleepy Sunday arvo on the couch
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42
The story of the first black man to play MLB. Chadwick Boseman stars with Harrison Ford as the occasionally irascible team owner. Another sleepy Sunday arvo movie but really interesting to see the history of that.
Hard to believe that a guy could get into OCS, be prepared to fight for his country, then still get treated like that.
Was a different time.
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@NTA said in Movie review thread...:
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The story of the first black man to play MLB. Chadwick Boseman stars with Harrison Ford as the occasionally irascible team owner. Another sleepy Sunday arvo movie but really interesting to see the history of that.
Hard to believe that a guy could get into OCS, be prepared to fight for his country, then still get treated like that.
Was a different time.
Good to see Harrison going against type. He’s usually so cheerful
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The Family Plan
- 5 minutes in, one could pause, write the plot of the next 90 minutes
- Marky Mark - confused? Then angry. Then confused-angry? Quip! Repeat.
- Tit-watch: zero
Possibly addled review due to the 8% beer in sun...
- Surprisingly enjoyable, lightweight, dumb fun formulaic bullshit. Perfect for after 2 litres of a double-IPA.
Did I mention, tit-watch: zero?
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@antipodean said in Movie review thread...:
@nzzp said in Movie review thread...:
@Kruse said in Movie review thread...:
2 litres of a double-IPA.
bloody hell. By yourself?
Four Pirate Life IIPAs would have me near incapable of providing a quality review.
Hmmmm.
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On Amazon Prime in the UK
Dark, funny, tragic
Really enjoyed it
3.5 foxes out of 5 hen houses
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Fearless (1993)
Great opening sequence, really strong first 20 or 30 minutes. Good movie, but conflicted emotions for a lot of it. Bridges' psychological state was one thing, but there were very frustrating sequences with how ambivalent he was to his wife and son. Made me actually react though, and was mostly engaged throughout. Maurice Jarre score was good.
4/5
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The Bricklayer
Cast: Aaron Eckhart, Nina Dobrev and Clifton Collins Jr.
An ex-CIA agent is reactivated when an extortionist targets the agency. All you need to know about this movie is contained in the following picture.
It's laughably bad. Fight/ action scenes are comically inept. Clifton's portrayal of a presumably "eastern" secret agent is a caricature. Only bright spot is Nina briefly in a red dress.
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@antipodean Sounds, especially the title, like a Stath movie that he pilled out of mid filming.
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Napoléon
Visually it's a very nice movie to watch. All the actors do an excellent job. The pacing is bang on. Just like a typical big budget Ridley Scott movie. It just didn't feel like something I'd watch over and over again like Gladiator or The Martian.
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Shooting Stars
Netflix. The story of the group of kids who formed one of/the best basketball schools in the USA, headlined by some kid called LeBron James. Interesting look at the people who were around him and the journey they took. The changing dynamics of the group etc.
Based on James' book.
3.5 headbands out of 5 humvees
Saltburn (2023) ⭐ 7.0 | Drama, Thriller
