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American Ninja 2 : The Confrontation
This is not a good movie.
I don't even know where this movie is set. The local thug has a Saffa accent. It seems to be an island, or archipelago... Pacific or Caribbean? The local (spoiler) corrupt police chief is rather sub-continental-asian, down to pith helmet. There is a "Governor" - who seems rather British, and seems to be corrupt, but bizarrely forgiven. There is an US-American embassy.Anyway, to more important things...
- The protagonis-chick isn't as hot as AN-1.
- Neither does she have that "I wanna get tit-watch-rating above zero" look in her eyes.
- And therefore, obviously, tit-watch is zero. There's lots of talk very early on about how the girls at the beaches in this weird unidentifiable place DO get the puppies out, and not just that... even the bum + front-bum out on the beach - but the subsequent montage goes no further than some lovely ladies lying on their fronts, with all bums covered. Typical Marine bullshitting. Semper Fib.
5 average marines kicking the ass of "Super-Ninjas" out of 5 "Super-Ninjas" kicking the ass of marines. This movie didn't make a lick of sense.
And what is with the subtitle? What "confrontation"? This was a random "American Ninja" encountering a random drug lord with a random pet ninja. Absolutely nothing worthy of "The Confrontation".
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Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
Better than I was expecting, and great fun. There are plenty of references to the original movie, including the music. You just knew who the bad guy was due to the casting.Have made it through the first 30 minutes so far before I had visitors and had to stop watching ( side note: I fucken hate it when people TURN UP without calling/messaging first. Fucken rude, I’m off to the GOM thread after this ). Completely agree about the music and Eddie has had some good lines as well as the inevitable quips about his age.
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@Bovidae said in Movie review thread...:
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
Better than I was expecting, and great fun. There are plenty of references to the original movie, including the music. You just knew who the bad guy was due to the casting.Have made it through the first 30 minutes so far before I had visitors and had to stop watching ( side note: I fucken hate it when people TURN UP without calling/messaging first. Fucken rude, I’m off to the GOM thread after this ). Completely agree about the music and Eddie has had some good lines as well as the inevitable quips about his age.
Watched Axel F tonight. Very nostalgic, but very well done. Captured the spirit of the first film, but gave it a little twist. Cameos from old faces was great too
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@Bovidae said in Movie review thread...:
Deadpool & Wolverine
Fuckin' brilliant. So many laughs, cameo appearances, in-jokes, dialogue directed at Fox and Disney, and breaking the fourth wall moments.
Marvel Jesus. Ha!Most disappointing spoiler ever!
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@Frank said in Movie review thread...:
“Racism is not dead, but it is on life support – kept alive by politicians, race hustlers and people who get a sense of superiority by denouncing others as ‘racists’ ” ~ Thomas Sowell
Ooooooooooohhhhhh
BORAcisT
Can't wait to see the fallout from this
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i had the misfortune of watching "American Underdog - The Kurt Warner Story" last night.
god it's lucky i had a couple of wines, what a boring load of shit. You can tell that Kurt and his wife had a fair say in teh writing. It was actually far less preachy than i was expecting given Kurt's previous utterances, and it being produced by a Christian movie company.
This dude actually has an interesting story to tell. But this movie ain't it. According to this film, Kurt got picked because heart, and it was his time. Kurt, it could also have been all the fucking football you played, all over the place.
Also, can you tell me why you didn't have any money at all if you went to college for 5 years? is it because you are a selfish asshole?
The NFL is a sport that makes fucking great movies. This is not one of them. Avoid at all costs.
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After watching Axel F I decided to watch the three original films. After the freshness of the first film, the second was okay but followed the same formula as the first. BHC3 was an abomination and it's no wonder it took them 30 odd years before anyone would let Eddie Murphy make a fourth. I did spot a cameo by George Lucas though, which did nothing to salvage the wreck
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@canefan said in Movie review thread...:
After watching Axel F I decided to watch the three original films. After the freshness of the first film, the second was okay but followed the same formula as the first. BHC3 was an abomination and it's no wonder it took them 30 odd years before anyone would let Eddie Murphy make a fourth. I did spot a cameo by George Lucas though, which did nothing to salvage the wreck
I’m not sure why they thought it would be a good idea to set the whole thing in a theme park.
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The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
People who don't like this movie don't like fun. Is it "The Guns of Navaronne"? No. It is not that serious. Is it fun and at times funny? yes. Do lots of Nazis get killed in amusing and incredibly violent ways? Oh so much yes. Is Eiza Gonzalez incredibly smoking hot? oh fuck so much yes.
It's a little thin, but that gives it a sharp run time. Not every movie needs to be 2.5 hours long and darkly toned. It's an action comedy set in WWII, enjoy it for what it is.
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@mariner4life said in Movie review thread...:
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
People who don't like this movie don't like fun. Is it "The Guns of Navaronne"? No. It is not that serious. Is it fun and at times funny? yes. Do lots of Nazis get killed in amusing and incredibly violent ways? Oh so much yes. Is Eiza Gonzalez incredibly smoking hot? oh fuck so much yes.
It's a little thin, but that gives it a sharp run time. Not every movie needs to be 2.5 hours long and darkly toned. It's an action comedy set in WWII, enjoy it for what it is.
The Seppos seem to have hated this movie which stopped it getting a cinema release in the rest of the world.
I read up about the actual people and I can see why they didn't go further into what happened to them in the end overviews. Essentially the majority of them were killed in later actions during the war, although Gonzalez's character became an actress. -
Horizon - An American Saga
Despite being 3 hours long, I enjoyed this movie.
Decent story, and moves along at a decent pace.
Read that chapter 2 is already made, but they decided to delay release to give this one time at the cinema.
3.5 fuck living in those conditions out of 5 it'd be great living in those simpler times
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@mariner4life said in Movie review thread...:
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
People who don't like this movie don't like fun. Is it "The Guns of Navaronne"? No. It is not that serious. Is it fun and at times funny? yes. Do lots of Nazis get killed in amusing and incredibly violent ways? Oh so much yes. Is Eiza Gonzalez incredibly smoking hot? oh fuck so much yes.
It's a little thin, but that gives it a sharp run time. Not every movie needs to be 2.5 hours long and darkly toned. It's an action comedy set in WWII, enjoy it for what it is.
The trailer looked good. Guy Ritchie's version of Inglourious Bastards?
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it is far less self indulgent
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@NTA said in Movie review thread...:
Deadpool & Wolverine
No notes. Would go see again in 20 minutes when the next session starts.
16 LFGs out of 5 Fourth Wall Breaks
Although I had a good time watching, I do have some reservations about it.
I think there were a bunch of good scenes that didn't necessarily add up to a good film and instead of rewatching the film in the future I'm sure everyone would prefer to just watch a bunch of clips. It felt a bit like a Scary Movie-style film, just parodying Marvel films instead of horrors. There was too many 'wink winks' to the audience for my liking, it was a bit too gratuitous, and the countless cameos mixed with the news of RDJ playing Doom in the future doesn't fill me with massive hopes for Secret Wars, because I'm worried they'll do the same thing (i.e. throw a bunch of cameos in without them serving any real purpose beyond a bit of humour).But, in saying all that, it was fun. I just thought it was a bit cheap.
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@canefan said in Movie review thread...:
@mariner4life said in Movie review thread...:
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
People who don't like this movie don't like fun. Is it "The Guns of Navaronne"? No. It is not that serious. Is it fun and at times funny? yes. Do lots of Nazis get killed in amusing and incredibly violent ways? Oh so much yes. Is Eiza Gonzalez incredibly smoking hot? oh fuck so much yes.
It's a little thin, but that gives it a sharp run time. Not every movie needs to be 2.5 hours long and darkly toned. It's an action comedy set in WWII, enjoy it for what it is.
The trailer looked good. Guy Ritchie's version of Inglourious Bastards?
Sign me up for that. IB is one of QTs best and will always hold a special place in my heart as my son’s introduction to Tarantino.
I thought Nazis getting beaten to death with bats was more appropriate than ears getting cut off and dungeon rapes with gimps guarding the door. Baby steps.
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